Journey to the West from Daqin

Seeing Li Jue, he waved and said, "Li Shaoqing, Father is calling you, come quickly."

Li Jue went over immediately, and Fu Su said in a low voice: "Zhao Gao seems to have said a lot of bad things about you in front of the father, you should be cautious in your words and deeds after you go in."

Li Jue smiled and said, "I've always been like this."

Step into the castle.

The inside is brightly lit, extremely bright, and very spacious, without feeling crowded at all.

The emperor Yingzheng sat at the head, and everyone waited at the bottom of the steps.

In addition to Zhao Gao, Wang Ben, and Duke Mo, the three ministers were all here, but they did not see any members of the Meng family.

Li Jue sighed in his heart, it's no wonder that the Meng family was in decline and dared not confront Zhao Gao, this time, Ying Zheng invited him to the banquet, but no one from the Meng family was seen.

In fact, during this southern tour, many big figures in the court sent juniors from their families, but no one from the Meng family could enter the imperial castle, which shows that they have lost their favor.

Ying Zheng said: "Li Shaoqing, do you have any good suggestions for this southern tour?"

Li Jue said: "Your Majesty, everything has been arranged perfectly, and I don't have any suggestions."

Ying Zheng nodded, and said again: "However, just now Zhao Gao and several lovers, including my two sons, are trying to persuade me to go north instead of going to Chu in Jiangdong, what do you think?"

Li Jue was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect such a dispute just now.

Taking a closer look, Fusu nodded slightly at him, and he knew that it was indeed the case.

At the same time, Fusu winked at him, as if trying to get him to support the diversion.

Li Jue understood that Yingzheng changed course and went directly north to Qidi, and then climbed Mount Tai to record meritorious service, which would save a lot of trouble.

It will take a lot of time for the subordinates to go to the east of the river and then go to the north. Along the way, people eat horses and chew water, and they need to spend a lot of manpower and material resources, which is not worth the loss.

Some people have already estimated that this trip will cost at least one quarter of Daqin's taxes.

If you go directly north, it will save time and effort, and everyone will be more relaxed.

Moreover, Emperor Chu's folk customs were tough, and the anti-Qin wave wave after wave, if one stepped into it, it was likely to be extremely dangerous.

Li Jue also understood everyone's worries, and he knew that Daqin had changed its course because of this time in history, but it didn't change its course just before Weihe.

Instead, they crossed the Weihe River and arrived at Sanchuan County. They found that the Huai River was difficult to cross. In addition, there were disturbances by Confucian scholars in Qi at that time, and it was rumored that there were gods haunting Mount Tai, so they changed their route in advance and went to Mount Tai.

Li Jue knew that it was Xu Fu's trick that time, he united Confucian scholars from various schools, and then pretended to be a ghost on Mount Tai.

The same is true, Xu Fu was approved by Ying Zheng, and he raised ships for him, as well as boys and girls, and asked him to find the elixir of longevity.

Li Jue thought that when he came, no one would bring up old stories again, but he didn't expect that the tide of history would still be hard to stop.

but.

Li Jue wanted to give it a try and stop the tide of history.

He said, "Your Majesty, it cannot be changed!"

Everyone was stunned.

Fu Su was stunned, and Wang Ben was also stunned.

Zhao Gao even snorted coldly, while Gong Gong remained silent.

Ying Zheng seemed to be a little surprised, but he was actually moved because all the ministers and his own son advised him.

And he also wanted to go to Taishan Leshi to record his meritorious deeds early, record his great achievements, and be famous in history.

In other words, he was moved.

The ministers also persuaded Li Jue to support him.

but.

Unexpectedly, Li Jue felt that this should not be the case, which made Ying Zheng a little unexpected.

Interest also came, and said: "Oh? Tell me, why can't I just change the route to the north?"

Li Jue said: "Your Majesty, I'm only going out at this moment, and I haven't even crossed the Wei River. If I go directly to the north, it will only make people laugh at me for changing the order of the Qin Dynasty."

"Furthermore, the originally planned route has already been ordered. Officials at all levels along the route are ready to welcome their emperor. People from all over the place are even eating pots of milk to reward the first emperor who has made great achievements in the world!"

He raised his head and said firmly: "Your Majesty, if you don't come, they won't feel your royal aura at all. Instead, they will think that they are not the people of Great Qin, and it will make the former nobles want to move!"

Ying Zheng was taken aback for a moment, feeling comfortable being flattered by Li Jue, but he felt it made sense.

When the others heard this, they didn't even know how to refute for a while.

How could Zhao Gao bear Li Jue's high-spirited talk, and said, "It's absurd to talk less. Do you know that if we really follow the original route for this trip, we may increase the risk and cost a lot?"

Li Jue said: "My lord Zhao, if there is a risk, can't my great Qin cavalry be defeated? General Wang Ben is unparalleled in power, his horse rides on both sides of the Yellow River, and his sword smashes 72 cities in the Central Plains. He is brave and unparalleled. It is my Great Qin Tongwuhou, where is it?" Xiaoxiao dare to make a mistake?"

Wang Ben, who was in a daze, heard the flattery, and suddenly became full of energy, and cast a grateful look at Li Jue.

At the same time, he clasped his hands together and said, "Your Majesty is making absurd praises, but, Your Majesty, the general feels that the route must not be changed, otherwise people in the old land will think we are afraid."

Ying Zheng nodded slightly, already feeling that what Li Jue said made sense.

Zhao Gao was even more upset, and said, "However, the cost of this journey is a lot of money. I spent a quarter of Daqin's tax revenue on this."

Li Jue smiled, his words were not shocking, and he said endlessly: "Master Zhao, you are too small, and the structure is too small. Don't you hear, take it from the people, and use it for the people?"

"Taxes come from the common people and are spent on us, so that they can make money. Only then can Daqin's economy be revived!"

Ying Zheng's eyes sparkled, and Li Jue's words made him very useful.

The eyes of the others were also bright, and Fu Su couldn't help applauding Li Jue, only Zhao Gao had an ugly face.

Li Jue continued: "I have heard that Mr. Zhao took over a lot of Lu Buwei's property, and now he is already rich as a country. If I were Mr. Zhao, I would donate half of my property to support the country."

Zhao Gao gasped, Li Jue wanted to kidnap morally!

He hurriedly said: "No, no, you're talking nonsense. I'm not as rich as a country, nor...Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense."

Ying Zheng smiled and said nothing.

Zhao Gao pointed at Li Jue again, and said, "You really love Daqin so much, why don't you donate half of your property?"

Li Jue cupped his fists and said, "Master Zhao reminded me."

Clenching his fists at Yingzheng, he said: "Your Majesty, I obviously only have the liquor factory and the twelve liquor sales stores that I co-founded with others before. I was gifted by His Majesty and asked Mr. Zhao to return it. I think I can make a thousand catties of gold every year, although it is not as good as that." Master Zhao, in case, is already the entire property of the minister, and he is willing to donate it to the Qin treasury!"

Then he looked at Zhao Gao, the meaning was obvious, I donated everything, but it’s not just a donation, it’s up to you.

Zhao Gao was really shocked, he didn't expect Li Jue to be so bold.

And he came to morality to kidnap him!

At this time, everyone was watching, and Ying Zheng also looked at him, not intending to help him out, as if he couldn't get through without an explanation.

Zhao Gao was full of hatred in his heart, but he still tried his best to smile, and said, "Your Majesty, since the country is difficult, I am willing to donate half of my family property, including those under my name..."

He mentioned a series of industries, and every time he said one, he almost gritted his teeth and his heart was bleeding.

That was the wealth he had accumulated through taking down Zhao Gao and gaining the trust of Ying Zheng.

I donated half of it, and I don't know how many years it will take to earn it back!

It's all Li Jue's fault!

Ying Zheng smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Hahaha, you all have hearts, but I am not a greedy person. You can donate half of it, Zhao Guowei, you can donate one third."

Zhao Gao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly thanked him, but felt it was inappropriate, so he insisted on donating half of it.

The two shied away for a while, Zhao Gao accepted it when he saw it was good, promised to donate one-third of his family property, and immediately wrote down the list.

As for Li Jue, he didn't intend to take it back at all, and he didn't give Yingzheng any face. He said he donated it all, so he donated it all.

Anyway, the liquor store and factory were all brought back from Zhao Gao, and he didn't expect to take over all of them.

It's better to give it to Ying Zheng and sell favors.

At that time, after his tea and other liquor brands are established, he will still make money, and even more.

And this time, donate to the emperor, put on the name of the royal family, and then let Hu Man drink the same liquor as the royal family, it will definitely become a hit.

This is the best signboard, he doesn't need to take it back.

Such behavior made Ying Zheng really feel good about Li Jue, and he couldn't stop laughing.

Although Zhao Gao donated one-third of his wealth, which was many times more than that of Li Jue, but he received very little praise.

He was envious and jealous in his heart, wishing to kill Li Jue immediately.

Both of these two people donated money and materials, not to mention the others, Wang Ben also said that the Wang family would donate one-third of their wealth.

Gong Gong said that the Taoist temple has accumulated a lot of incense money over the years, and is willing to give it to the royal treasury.

Fu Su and Hu Hai also expressed their willingness to reduce the monthly allowance.

The house was full of joy, but in private, everyone except Ying Zheng resented Li Jue to some extent.

because.

He kidnapped everyone.

but.

Li Jue didn't care, he was just trying to trick Zhao Gao anyway, and the others were accidental injuries.

If you trick Zhao Gao, you can upset him, and if you make a mistake, you can kill him openly!

Chapter 230 The Sixth Chapter

Although Li Jue could kill Zhao Gao in minutes, it's not good to kill him directly.

First of all, it will make Ying Zheng suspect that he did it, not him, and the yellow mud fell off his crotch, and it was either shit or shit.

And Li Jue didn't want to leave Daqin immediately, he has been here for more than a year (actually the past four or five years), and he already loves this land very much.

I want to contribute a little more to this first dynasty that created the miracle of China and opened up the world.

The second is Zhao Gao's status and the blessing of the Great Qin Guowei. His status is not worse than that of the former monarch, and even higher!

After all, the former kings were the kings of the vassal states. Although they established the country and called themselves kings, they were actually just local kings.

Zhao Gao is the captain of the country who is under one person and above ten thousand people in Daqin.

Status and identity are naturally high above.