Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 61 Questioning
Zhangtai Palace.

Qin Wangzheng looked coldly at Zheng Guo.

A quarter of an hour ago, when Zheng Guo stepped into the main hall, he was reprimanded by the King of Qin. He knelt on the ground and asked repeatedly: "Are you guilty?"

Zheng Guo sat on his knees in the hall with an unbelievable expression on his face.

He didn't know that King Qin had already learned his true identity, and he didn't know that King Qin had killed two people to vent his emotions beforehand. He only saw the blood that hadn't dried out on the ground.

Zheng Guo swallowed his saliva, looked at the cold-eyed King Qin, and said indifferently: "I have devoted my life and courage to build aqueducts that benefit the country and the people for the sake of Great Qin. I am not guilty of this!"

"Could it be wrong to convict me just because I spent a lot of money and tens of thousands of people?"

Faced with King Qin's questioning, Zheng Guo not only did not feel uneasy, but instead questioned King Qin.

Qin Wangzheng was on the verge of anger, and Zheng Guo's move was tantamount to a minefield. The angry Qin Wang quickly pulled out the Yue Wang sword, and the sharp blade was over Zheng Guo's neck.

Zheng Guo's eyes were tightly closed, with a look of indifference to life and death, he knew that as long as Yue Wangjian moved forward by half an inch, he would die like a cloud crane.

Qin Wangzheng couldn't bear it, he didn't want to watch the engineer, who was striving for perfection, die by his own sword, so he quietly put away the Yuewang sword.

Zheng Guo opened his eyes silently, cold sweat emerged from his back, seeing that King Qin would not kill, he asked back: "Thank you for your kindness not to kill!"

Qin Wangzheng turned his back to Zheng Guo, and said in a cold tone: "Zheng Guo, you are a water conservancy engineer in South Korea. Why did you suddenly visit Qin ten years ago to work for me?"

Faced with Qin Wangzheng's sudden words, Zheng Guo was calm and composed, cupped his hands and said: "Zheng Guo is only looking for a master, Han Wang is short-sighted, can't see the long-term benefits of the channel, and doesn't want to make progress. He is not the wise king that my ministers want."

"When the minister came to Qin, he proposed the huge cost of water canals. The shrewd Lu Xiangguo weighed the pros and cons, and decided to reuse the minister, so that Qin's enthusiasm for building water canals could be brought into play."

"After Lu Xiang was dismissed, Your Majesty, you have a long-term vision, judge the situation, see the long-term value of the channel, and order the minister to continue to build it. The minister concluded that you are the master I serve!"

If he didn't know it, King Qin might be moved, but after knowing Zheng Guo's identity as a secret agent, King Qin felt that it was Zheng Guo's deliberate plan, which was a sharp weapon that could pierce his heart.

Qin Wangzheng turned around, his fierce eyes focused on Zheng Guo, causing Zheng Guo's hair to be wet with cold sweat.

Qin Wangzheng's eyes were stern, and he said in a cold tone, "Didn't King Han send you here?"

Sparks burst out from his sharp gaze, and a murderous aura quickly filled the hall.

Zheng Guo concluded that King Qin was probing, so he suppressed his composure and said, "I dare not! It is because I was disheartened and decided to leave South Korea to serve the country of Qin, which is peaceful and peaceful."

Unexpectedly, King Qin was no longer sensitive to these words, knowing that Zheng Guo was trying to excuse himself, so he scolded: "Do you think the lonely king will still believe you?"

After all, the King of Qin ordered the eunuch to send several burned letters to the channel: "How can there be Korean silk in the palace of Daqin?"

Zheng Guo still refused, explaining that it was a gift from a friend when he was a courtier in Korea.

Under Qin Wang's repeated questioning, Zheng Guo finally showed his flaws, and the logical error was pointed out by Qin Wang on the spot.

The mountain in Zheng Guo's heart fell in an instant, and he also collapsed with the mountain. He knelt on the ground and said: "Ten years ago, King Han sent his ministers to Qin, hoping to weaken Qin's opposition by building channels. The investment in the war, in order to weaken the Qin State."

"However, the construction of the canal irrigation project has made Guanzhong a big city in eight hundred miles, and the country of tigers and wolves has become even more powerful, laying a solid grain reserve for Qin to annex the six countries in the future."

"In ten years, the minister did disclose information to King Han. But those information made South Korea even more afraid of Qin, which made King Han cede land for peace, bowed his head and became a minister, seeking a lot of benefits for Great Qin and adding a lot of land."

Qin Wangzheng remained silent, carefully listening to every word Zheng Guo said.

The achievements of Zheng Guo are indeed immeasurable, not to mention that although Zheng Guo passed information to South Korea, the information made the King of Han cede land to bribe Qin.

Suddenly the eunuch Ling Xi sent a message: "Your Majesty, the Korean envoys are asking to see you!"

It turned out that although the South Korean envoy had received the order from South Korea, he hadn't informed Zheng Guo yet, so under the cross-examination by King Qin, Zheng Guo shook his head frequently and didn't know.

"Since Ambassador Han is here, let him enter the palace!" Qin Wangzheng said with cold eyes.

After all, Qin Wangzheng called Zheng Guo to stand up, and immediately ordered Zhonglang's guards to hide in the hall.

After Han Shiqiu entered the hall with two attendants, King Qin flicked his sleeves and shouted, "Take Han Shi!"

When Qin Wang told Han envoy's full plan, the three were dumbfounded.

Seeing King Qin's smooth and flowing movements, Han Shiqiu, whose eyes were dull, was still suspicious: "Could it be that there are spies from Qin in South Korea?"

What he never expected was that the spy turned out to be a handsome frog.

The South Korean envoy begged to see that the deeds had been revealed, and remained silent.

However, the two servants behind him behaved differently. They fell to the ground and wailed hysterically, "Your Majesty, atonement!"

"There is an 80-year-old mother in the minister's family. The child has just been breastfed. I beg the king to make amends."

Qin Wangzheng sneered, and with a wave of his hand, the three envoys were taken out of the palace. After struggling desperately and screaming, their heads fell to the ground, blood splattered everywhere.

After the three were killed, Zhong Lang also came to report to Meng Wu, and found in Dian Ke's mansion that a dagger with a strong poison was hidden in the sword of the Korean envoy.

Zheng Guo watched all this in a daze, his face full of disbelief.

Even if the news is leaked, it is impossible for it to reach Zhangtai Palace so quickly.

The more Zheng Guo thought about it, the more flustered he became. If the King of Qin could really accept the news so quickly, wouldn't the news of the future marches and battles be known to the King of Qin in an instant?
Qin Wangzheng looked at Zheng Guo coldly, and said with a sneer, "This is the fate of betraying Qin State!"

Zheng Guo was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said, "For the past ten years, I have dedicated my life to the state of Qin without any second thoughts!"

Qin Wangzheng is inclusive of all rivers, how can he kill Zheng Guo who is benefiting Qin State?
Qin Wangzheng gently lifted Zheng Guo up, patted the dust on Zheng Guo's body, and said with a smile: "Sir, there is no need to do this. The lonely king will naturally treat those who seek profit for Qin State."

Zheng Guo was so flattered that the king of a country lowered his status and even dusted off Zheng Guo.

It really made Zheng Guo more convinced that King Qin was the king he should be loyal to.

But Qin Wangzheng did not punish Zheng Guo, and continued to serve as the Shaofu.

Zheng Guo continued to preside over the huge and smooth project. Finally, during the spring plowing, the Zheng Guo Canal was opened to bring the water from the Jinghe River into the Guanzhong Plain.

And this year's spring plowing will also double the grain and grass due to the use of Zheng Guoqu.

King Han's plan, which he thought was perfect, ended in failure again.

It's just that Qin Wangzheng in Zhangtai Palace is still worried that Zheng Guo is just one of the spies sent by South Korea.

I wonder whether the counselors from the Six Kingdoms who came one after another really wanted to serve the Qin Dynasty?
After thinking about it again and again, the King of Qin immediately issued an order to expel the guest from the Qin State who had served as guest ministers and had not yet been reused.

(End of this chapter)