Longyang loves Qin
Chapter 25
The withdrawal of Yan State not only dealt a major blow to the coalition forces, but also gave the coalition forces a hard time.
It's all because the King of Yan kept asking Lord Pingyuan to protect the Kingdom of Yan before. Although Lord Pingyuan didn't think that the goal of Qin State was the Kingdom of Yan, it was because he was the king's face that he mobilized some people in the border of Zhao Yan. The guards on the side are not all Yan people, at least one-third are Zhao people.
In addition, Mr. Pingyuan was also confused by what King Yan said, so he transferred some people to guard at the junction of Qin and Zhao just in case.
But in fact, the goal of the Qin army going north was not Zhao or Yan from the beginning, but South Korea.
South Korea has gone through a period of prosperity and entered a period of decline, which can be easily known from its dwindling land area.
Before that, in the second year of King Zhuangxiang of Qin Dynasty, when Meng Ao led his army to attack several cities in Gaodu, he completely cut the little remaining land into two parts.
Today, the Qin army is attacking a large piece of land after South Korea was cut, that is, the Shangdang area.
As if the Qin army was going to vent all the previous anger, it was quite meaningful that Shangdang was captured by the Qin army not long after, and the scattered coalition forces had no time to stop it.
Ye Yu looked at the land where the Qin flag had been planted under his feet, and walked towards the main tent after counting the number of heads.
He no longer needs a referral to enter the account as before.
"Come in." As soon as he stood at the door, Meng Ao's voice came from inside.
Ye Yu walked into the tent and sat down on his seat with ease.
He was the last one to come. Although he is now doing what a counselor (official position) does, he is still the only one present who still needs to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Who made all the positions available?He can only work two jobs but receive one salary, and then fill in the gaps later.
"He Zong has been broken, and the Three Jin Dynasty is nothing to worry about. We should go back to Xianyang next." He Fuxin said while looking at the map.
"No." Meng Ao said, "There is still one thing left to do."
"There is one more thing?" The counselors were puzzled. They whispered to each other and discussed, but they still couldn't remember what they hadn't done.
Ye Yu's eyes fell on the map, and a flash of light flashed in his mind, "Did the general say—Jinyang?"
Meng Ao glanced at him, nodded and said, "That's right, it's Jinyang."
He Fu knew it well, but he didn't quite agree, "Although we have not cut off the supplies because of our preparations, but even so, the soldiers are already exhausted, and it is not appropriate to continue to attack the city at this time."
Meng Ao also had his own reasons: "Jinyang is the old capital of Zhao State. If this place is not captured, Taiyuan will not be peaceful for a day, so this expedition is not considered a victory."
Ye Yu remembered that Jinyang would still rebel after being defeated, and said to Meng Ao: "I agree with the general, but what He Fuxin said is not wrong. Our army's current state will only lead to defeat in Jinyang. , and there are three Jins who are eyeing them, so we can't just divide our forces like this."
After fighting for so many years, Meng Ao already had a solution in his mind, but he still asked, "Then what do you think should be done?"
Seeing Meng Ao's non-curious expression, Ye Yu knew what Meng Ao meant. He smiled helplessly and said, "Since the general already has a solution, why bother asking me? Is it difficult? Everyone can figure it out. It's just pretending to return to the court and leading elite troops from Qin to attack Jinyang."
Meng Ao patted his thigh and said: "If you want to say it, you can say it."
Of course Ye Yu knew that Meng Ao was not really angry, but he got up and made an apology to cooperate with him.
As a matter of course, Ye Yu was among the elite soldiers led by Meng Ao.
Although they raided Jinyang, Jinyang's resistance was definitely higher than that of Yuci and other cities before. Fortunately, they came this time with elite soldiers.
Elite soldiers are not suitable for siege warfare like a large army, and Jinyang, as the former capital of Zhao State, has a very strong defensive ability, even if the large army comes here to surround it, it is not so easy to take it down.
So the instruction given by Meng Ao is - disturb.
It's not any other disturbance, it's really the disturbance that disturbs the people.
After a few days, the soldiers guarding the city were exhausted. Another group of Qin soldiers also sneaked into the city in the past few days.
After annihilating Zhao's army that stayed here, Ye Yu withdrew his gaze to the west.
Turning his head, he saw several of his subordinates staring at him blankly.
It shouldn't be...
Ye Yu was puzzled for a moment, then touched the corner of his lips to understand.
He usually pays attention to his expression, but probably because he has been staying with Meng Ao and others recently, and the war has finally come to an end, he can't help but relax a lot.
He put away the expression on his face, kicked the corpse under his feet towards the soldiers under him, and didn't care what their reaction was, turned around and walked away with his sword in hand.
With his current status and state of mind, he doesn't take this kind of thing very seriously, because although the wound on his face is gradually healing, his military title is also gradually rising, and he is no longer the former gangster. A recruit who has no confidence in enlisting in the army, with his own strength and frequent participation in military meetings, at most others will sneak a few glances at him, and what's more, he doesn't have the courage.
"You don't have a place to stay in Xianyang, do you?" Meng Ao suddenly asked Ye Yu.
Ye Yu put down the slips and nodded.
"Then after you go back, you can come and live in my mansion first." Meng Ao said.
"How can this be done..." Ye Yu hurriedly refused.
"Could it be possible that you still want to continue living in the building? How decent!" Meng Ao said forcefully, "It's just a guest room. I don't have any shortages in the Meng Mansion."
Seeing Meng Ao's tough attitude, plus he thought of the Meng family brothers, he didn't refuse any more.
"By the way, general." Ye Yu suddenly thought of something, "Jinyang is a special place, I suggest sending more people to stay." Ye Yu didn't want the Jinyang rebellion in history to recur, and he was beaten down. It's too embarrassing to lose this thing.
Meng Ao thought about it for a while, but didn't directly make a decision, but asked someone to mention it to He Fuxin.
This was enough, Ye Yu recalled and confirmed that there should be nothing missing, then followed Meng Ao back to Xianyang with peace of mind.
The marching speed of the large army was relatively slow, and they arrived only one day earlier than them. After the two sides met outside the city, they rested for another day. Meng Ao led his army into the city the next day.
Meng Ao broke the alliance, relieved the crisis of the Qin State, captured the Shangdang area and 38 cities, and pacified Taiyuan. Therefore, it is not unexpected that Ying Zheng came to greet him in person this time.
Ye Yu could sit with high-level officials in the army, but at this time he had to ride a horse and stand behind according to the regulations.
This is much farther away from Yingzheng than when he was hunting last time. Ye Yu thought that Yingzheng would not notice him, so he boldly made a taboo and did the thing of looking directly at Junyan.
Perhaps it was because of the distance, or when he hadn't reached the height yet, Ying Zheng looked about the same height as last year, but looked thinner under the large and heavy dress.
Standing behind Ying Zheng was a middle-aged man in a purple dress. Judging from his position, this man should be Xiangbang Lu Buwei.
Although he couldn't hear it, he could roughly tell that it was Lu Buwei who spoke to Meng Ao, and Ying Zheng spoke very little.
Ye Yu watched Ying Zheng standing aside expressionlessly, and couldn't help but think of the conversation he had with him before joining the army.
Looking at the taciturn Ying Zheng now, and thinking about the Ying Zheng who pierced him right then, Ye Yu had to admit that he felt a little gloating in his heart.
He is not a saint. Although he knew that what Ying Zheng said was true, he always felt a little uncomfortable.
When a person has achievements, it is always inevitable to show off in front of those who have ridiculed him, either intentionally or unintentionally, and Ye Yu is no exception.
He thought of his current situation, and compared Yingzheng's current situation of being unable to take charge of the government, because Yingzheng couldn't see it, he cast a slightly complacent look at him.
Ye Yu is still very self-aware, and his showing off is just to vent the little resentment in his heart for himself, so he does it very cryptically.
However, sometimes things are just such a coincidence.
Ying Zheng suddenly looked over.
Although there was no obvious expression on his face, and he knew that Ying Zheng couldn't see his expression from the current distance, Ye Yu still froze suddenly.
Got caught...
Ye Yu was so guilty that he was dying, but he didn't dare to make any obvious movements, so as not to attract Ying Zheng's attention.
Ying Zheng turned his head away again, as if his behavior just now was just an ordinary sweep of the army.
But it may be due to a guilty conscience, or for some other reason, Ye Yu always felt that Ying Zheng was looking at him just now.
Feeling the little heart thumping with fright at the random glance of the future Emperor Shi Huang, Ye Yu repeated the words "full of damage, modest benefit" hundreds of times in his heart, both annoyed and ashamed.
Then secretly vowed never to do such a villainous thing again.
When the army returned to the court, they were naturally not the soldiers who were busy, so after a series of events were over, Ye Yu followed Meng Ao and Meng Wu to the Meng Mansion.
Meng Tian and Meng Yi had been waiting at the door early on, seeing Meng Ao and Meng Wu coming back on tall horses, the faces of the two children were filled with joy, and they couldn't help but took two steps forward.
"Ah Tian, Ah Yi, you have grown a lot taller." Meng Ao patted the shoulders of the two children.
"Grandfather, father, come into the house." The two children said, getting up.
"Okay." Meng Ao's face was filled with the joy of reuniting with his family, and he took the lead to step into the Meng Mansion.
The two brothers walked towards Meng Wu, but suddenly saw Ye Yu behind Meng Wu.
"Ye Shiwei? How could you..." Meng Yi looked at Ye Yu in surprise. If it wasn't for that face, he would hardly have recognized that the person whose temperament had changed was Ye Yu.
Meng Wu patted him on the back, signaling to enter the mansion.
The two children stood beside Meng Wu, but turned their heads to look at Ye Yu frequently.
When they arrived at the main hall, the Young Madam had been waiting for a long time. The family had a lot to talk about when they reunited after a long absence, but since Ye Yu was still there, they exchanged a few simple greetings and then shifted the topic to Ye Yu.
"This is Ye Yu, the left concubine of our army. He stayed at our house for a while before, so you should know each other." Meng Ao introduced.
"Acquaintance is acquaintance, but didn't you enter His Majesty's sect at that time?" Meng Yi asked doubtfully.
Only then did Ye Yu realize that the two brothers had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "It's my fault. I left too hastily and didn't explain it to the two young scholars. In fact, I actually went to join the army at that time."
The two brothers tacitly didn't ask him why he joined the army in such a hurry, nor did they ask him the result of defecting to Yingzheng at that time, they didn't even mention it.
Meng Tian just said: "Why do you have to apologize? It's just that I and A Yi had a disagreement."
Meng Yi looked at the decorations on his clothes and said: "It's only a year since I've seen you, and you've become Zuo Shuzhang, which is faster than my dad's back then."
Meng Wu coughed lightly as a reminder.
Meng Ao laughed and said: "Your father didn't fight so many battles at one time. But you are right, this kid is indeed much stronger than your father at that time, if he hadn't reminded me, I would have eaten Big loss."
Meng Tian quickly thought of the thrilling He Zong a while ago, and asked, "Is it about He Zong?"
Meng Ao nodded and said: "That's right, it was the alliance of the five kingdoms. At that time, Taiyuan was about to be flattened. We focused on the current war, and only noticed Zhao Han's strangeness. It was this kid..."
Meng Ao began to talk endlessly about the battlefield, Meng Wu and Ye Yu also talked to each other from time to time, the two brothers listened intently, and the young lady watched this scene with a smile on her face, as if she was used to it.
The warm atmosphere of the Meng Mansion was a big shock to Ye Yu, who had traveled through time and space, and whose parents had both died since he was a child, which kept him up all night.
In the end, he finally said good night to the parents in his mind, and not long after he fell asleep, he was called up again by Meng Ao.
"General Meng, what's the matter?" Fortunately, he was used to this kind of situation in the army, so Ye Yu quickly dressed and washed to meet the man who woke him up at dawn.
Meng Ao was so rare that he turned his gaze away, coughed lightly in embarrassment and said, "I forgot to tell you about something last night."
He said in his heart: I am getting old, my memory is not good, my son never reminded me.
Meng Wu who had just washed up sniffled his nose, wondering if the water was too cold.
"What's the matter?" Ye Yu recalled it in his mind, he shouldn't have forgotten it, and what's the matter to say so early?
"This morning, you go with us."
Ye Yu asked suspiciously: "I'm just Zuo Shuzhang, and today is not a grand court meeting, so why should I attend?"
If before Shang Yang's reform, he, Zuo Shuchang, was a very powerful title, even Shang Yang himself and Bai Qi had been Zuo Shuchang, but after Shang Yang's reform, this title has become a pure military title. No longer has real power. Although he has already entered the rank of official rank, it is not too high. It is only the tenth rank, which is right in the middle. There are quite a lot, in fact, it is not as good as a county magistrate.
Meng Ao waved for the maid to come in with a tray, "Don't ask so many questions, go and change your clothes and follow me."
Ye Yu was also familiar with Meng Ao's character, so he had no choice but to take the clothes and go inside to change.
He also thought about it while changing his clothes. He thought it was more likely that the reason was that he had brought forward the news of the alliance, so that Qin would avoid a tumble, so Ying Zheng wanted to reward him.
Well, it must be this, it is impossible for Ying Zheng to find out about my disrespect.
He suppressed the bad thoughts in his mind and threw out yesterday's picture.
After getting dressed, Ye Yu went out. His status was not high, and his court clothes were just a red gown embroidered with lace. He adjusted his cuffs. He hadn't worn clothes with wide sleeves for a long time. It was so cold that he was not used to it.
When he went out to have a look, he noticed that because of Meng Ao's high status, his court uniform was more gorgeous, and it was a green robe that only high-ranking people could wear.
But the point is not this, it's red and green!
He complained in his heart, no wonder the general court meeting doesn't bring the people below to play, red and green every day, so it's okay?
But when he raised his head again, he noticed that Meng Ao frowned.
"Why..." Ye Yu just wanted to ask, but suddenly realized, looking at the red clothes on his body, his expression was not very good.
He never wears such colorful clothes, so he didn't notice this problem at first.
He fits the color so well.
The eye-catching and bright red made his already bright appearance even more gorgeous, and he was completely unable to use the force of evil pressure like before, which was really eye-catching.
This is not a good thing for him.
Meng Ao sighed and said: "Forget it, there is an old man who will hold you down for you."
Ye Yu also knew that this was the only way at present, he smiled wryly, and said to Meng Ao: "Please trouble the general, this court uniform...is really not easy for everyone to wear." He followed behind Meng Ao with a straight face .
When he arrived at the hall, Meng Wu was also ready, even though he had seen Ye Yu many times, he was stunned for a moment this time.
Ye Yu felt terrible in his heart, he had almost forgotten the troubles caused by his appearance, and now the sense of crisis came again.
The three got on the frame and drove towards the palace.
Before going to the court, the ministers usually gather in one place and wait for a while before entering the court together.
Meng Ao will undoubtedly be the highlight of today, so his arrival immediately attracted the attention of all the officials.
Old General Meng is indeed still healthy and strong.
Little General Meng looks good too.
Such thoughts flashed through the minds of the ministers, and they were about to go up to say hello, when they saw a person following behind Meng Wu, and that person was naturally Ye Yu.
A moment of silence.
The people here are all ignorant people, and they won't do anything too outrageous, but that doesn't mean they don't respond.
After a short pause, everyone still congratulated Meng Ao and Meng Wu enthusiastically. It seemed that there was nothing unusual, but in fact, there were not a few people who paid attention to Ye Yu.
For example, this senior doctor pretended not to care and asked Ye Yu's identity when he was composing.
For another example, what Feng Chang was talking to Zong Zheng over there, from their eyes, it was obvious that they were talking about Ye Yu.
When Lu Buwei walked to the door, he saw such a lively scene. Given the color of Ye Yu's clothes and his appearance, of course Lu Buwei noticed him immediately.
"Who is that?" Lu Buwei asked the servant behind him softly.
The servant seemed to think for a while before replying: "It was brought by General Meng, presumably it must be the Chief Zuo Shu who came to receive the reward today."
"Oh?" Lu Buwei also remembered Ye Yu's identity, and suddenly had an idea in his mind, and ordered a few words in the ear of the inner servant, "Go quickly." He urged.
The servant hurriedly nodded, and quickly went to do what Lu Buwei ordered him to do.
Lu Buwei tidied up his clothes a little, then walked in, "Haha, why is it so lively, it turns out that old General Meng has arrived."
Meng Ao stopped the conversation here, turned around and said to Lu Buwei: "Lu Xiangzao, it's just that we haven't seen each other for a few days, so we talked for a while."
The two of them don't have a deep friendship, and they said everything that should be said yesterday, so now they just greet each other briefly, and there is no more to say.
Lu Buwei was the last one to come, and not long after, a servant came to inform him that it was time to go to court.
Everyone entered the hall in an orderly manner, Ye Yu was at the end, and beside him were a few scholar-bureaucrats in orange court uniforms.
But this time he didn't dare to raise his head casually.
It was probably to get together to pick an auspicious time. There are so many Wang Lings today, and the Lings about Meng Ao can only be regarded as small ones.
Ye Yu listened, and after a bunch of big shots, it was finally his turn to be rewarded by a small guy.
"Ye Yu, the left commander in the army... a salary of 100 shi, a fief of 100 households, a land tax of 100 households, 20 guards, a hundred gold coins..." Sure enough, it was a reward, Ye Yu thought in his heart.
But who would have guessed that the order was not over after the reward was finished, Ye Yu continued to listen attentively.
"Zite is an official doctor of Xiangbang, and enjoys a yearly salary..."
Ye Yu blinked blankly, and realized after receiving the order that he not only has a military rank now, but also has an official title of doctor, and his boss is Lu Buwei.
The doctor at this time is of course not a doctor, but similar to a guard, but much taller than the guard, a bit like a combination of a doorman and a guard, usually used as a springboard.
Generally speaking, this position is not high. It mainly depends on who the boss is. If you become a doctor next to the king, then you will be able to rise to the top just around the corner.
Although Ye Yu's direct boss is not Ying Zheng, it's about the same, because Ying Zheng hasn't been in charge yet, and Lu Buwei mainly relies on political affairs.
For him, this is a very good position, he is familiar with the responsibilities, and has a bright future. The only thing that needs to be worried is that there are so many followers under Lu Buwei, and he doesn't know when he will be able to meet him.
When he was thinking about it, he didn't know that Meng Ao was surprised when he heard the order.
Standing in the front row, Meng Ao looked calmly at Lu Buwei, who was in the opposite row. Seeing his satisfied expression, he sighed in his heart and turned his head away.
He was the one who reported Ye Yu's matter, so how could he realize that he didn't know something?
Meng Ao clearly remembered that Xiangbang's official was originally Shangqing's official.
But since it has already been read out, there is no need for Meng Ao to tell the story, otherwise it will be troublesome if there are rumors that Qin Xiangbang and Shangqing are robbing a doctor.
After leaving court, Meng Ao quickened his pace to catch up with Ye Yu, and told him: "Since you are an official under Prime Minister Lu, you should be more careful."
Ye Yu didn't know why Meng Ao said that, but he suddenly recovered from his joy and nodded seriously.
Just for a while, Lu Buwei also came here, he looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "I didn't realize this talent in Ye Langzhong until now, it's really my fault."
Meng Ao snorted softly and didn't say anything, but Lu Buwei also knew his temper, and this person was dug out by himself, so he didn't take it seriously.
Ye Yu turned around and wrote to him, and replied: "Master Xiangbang has praised you, but Yu is just a pawn."
Lu Buwei said: "You have achieved so much before reaching the crown, why should you be humble? Now that you are my official, I still hope that you will be even better."
If Lu Buwei has the heart, he can always build a good relationship with others, but Ye Yu still remembers what Meng Ao said just now.
Lu Buwei said again: "You are my official, follow me today."
Ye Yu nodded and said, "I am a doctor, so I should accompany you."
Seeing this, Meng Ao simply bid farewell to the two of them.
Lu Buwei took Ye Yu to the place where Yingzheng was dealing with official documents after his downfall. There were two tables in the room, and after one table sat Yingzheng who was reading bamboo slips, while the other side was still empty.
"Father Zhong, please take your seat." Ying Zheng put down the bamboo slips in his hand after Lu Buwei came in, "I just sent a letter from South Korea, and I want to send an envoy to ask for peace." Ying Zheng didn't seem to see Ye Yu who was behind Lu Buwei in eye-catching clothes. , directly discussed the court affairs with Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei didn't have time to arrange Ye Yu's position, so he waved his hand to let Ye Yu take it easy, then took the official document that Ying Zheng was reading, and quickly read it.
Ye Yu couldn't stand behind Lu Buwei, he looked around hastily, and finally stood near the door.
"Han's intentions for this move are unclear, but He Zong has just been defeated, and the Shangdang area has been recovered. I think the so-called peace should be true. It doesn't matter if your majesty speaks tougher when he summons him. Just give him a try." Lu Buwei finished watching said later.
Ying Zheng nodded, "I've ordered you to go down just now." Since he called Lu Buwei "Father Zhong", he put himself in the position of a junior, and naturally he didn't use the title of "widow".
Although Lu Buwei enjoys the taste of being in power, he doesn't really want to train Yingzheng to be a puppet. He prefers to let Yingzheng get used to relying on him, just like King Qin Zhuangxiang.
Therefore, he was more active in discussing political affairs with Yingzheng, "Your Majesty, our army has won a great victory, and now we should intersect with other countries."
Ying Zheng followed his will and asked: "South Korea has sent people to seek peace, but other countries have not expressed their views. What does Father Zhong think should be done?"
Lu Buwei replied: "We should make good friends with Chu and Yan. As for Zhao and Wei, they are two restless countries. If they don't ask us for peace, we should punish them."
Ying Zheng said: "I don't know if Father Zhong has any candidates to be a waiter?"
Lu Buwei said: "Yan State is far away from us. If we send an eloquent Mr. Gang Cheng to Yan State, it will not only alienate Yan State from other countries, but also strive for the greatest interests for our Qin State."
Ying Zheng said, "Good."
Lu Buwei continued: "Chu and we are relatives by marriage. If we send Lord Changping, the son of Chu who became an official in Qin Dynasty, to deepen the relationship between our two countries."
Ying Zheng nodded, "Then follow what Father Zhong said."
Ying Zheng wrote a few words on the bamboo slips when a servant came in.
Lu Buwei looked up, his expression suddenly changed.
Ying Zheng didn't see this, he put down his pen, raised his head and asked the servant, "I remember that you are a person next to the Queen Mother, but something happened to the Queen Mother?"
The servant looked at Lu Buwei and said, "Go back to your lord, the empress dowager summoned Wen Xinhou."
Ying Zheng was only 12 years old this year, so he didn't think much about it. He was originally assisted by the Queen Mother Zhao and Lu Buwei. Now the Queen Mother wants to see Lu Buwei, which is normal.
Lu Buwei got up, wiped the sweat from his forehead when Ying Zheng was not paying attention, he said goodbye to Ying Zheng, and then walked out quickly with the servant.
Ye Yu wanted to follow, but Lu Buwei said, "No need."
Ye Yu didn't think of it at first, but immediately remembered the secret of Lu Buwei and Queen Mother Zhao.
He glanced at Ying Zheng who was at the desk, thought for a while, but still didn't tell him about it.
One is because he can't be 100% sure, and the other is because Ying Zheng is still fledgling and needs to rely on Lu Buwei. It would be terrible if something wrong is discovered after knowing.
He remembered some conspiracy theories on the Internet in his previous life. Some people suspected that the deaths of King Qin Xiaowen and King Qin Zhuangxiang were planned by Queen Mother Zhao and Lu Buwei.
Of course, this statement is a bit absurd, but it is also good to be a wake-up call.
Anyway, Yingzheng will be in charge of personnel affairs in two years, and Ye Yu doesn't believe that Yingzheng, who is as smart as him, won't be able to find out by then.
"What are you thinking?" A voice suddenly sounded in the quiet room.
Ye Yu froze, feeling guilty again of being caught.
But then he felt that Ying Zheng wasn't talking about him, how could there be such a coincidence.
"Ye Langzhong." Ying Zheng raised his head and said, it seemed that Ying Zheng had seen through his thoughts again and told him that I was talking about you.
Ye Yu lowered his head, concealing his complex mental activities, "The minister is here."
"Help me move the bamboo slips over there." Ying Zheng pointed to a pile of bamboo slips next to Lu Buwei's case.
Ye Yu obeyed his order, moved the pile of bamboo slips to Ying Zheng's hand, and then removed the bamboo slips that Ying Zheng had reviewed.
Amidst the crisp sound of flipping through the bamboo slips, Ying Zheng said slowly in his voice that hadn't passed the period of changing his voice: "You have changed a lot compared to last time."
Ye Yu's first reaction was yesterday, but thinking about it, Ying Zheng should be referring to the time he recommended himself.
What a dark history...
Ye Yu felt ashamed just thinking about it.
He thought for a while, and still replied with a panacea, "People will always change."
Ying Zheng stopped the pen in his hand, murmured his words, then laughed and continued to write.
I don't know if it was Ye Yu's illusion, but he always felt that Ying Zheng knew something.
"Father Zhong asked someone to come to the widow to change an order this morning." Ying Zheng said without raising his head, "Not much, just two words changed, do you know which two words they are?"
Ye Yu remembered Meng Ao's reminder, and already had the answer in his heart.
He pursed his lips and frowned.
In addition to being wary of Lu Buwei, he was also puzzled why Ying Zheng wanted to tell him this.
But he didn't ask, just buried this doubt deep in his heart.
While Yingzheng was trying to review the official documents here, in the Queen Mother's Palace on the other side, Lu Buwei was enjoying the joy of fish and water with the Queen Mother Zhao who came to him.
After finishing the matter, Lu Buwei clapped his hands and said softly: "Don't look for me in front of Zhao Zheng in the future, it will be worse than him finding out."
Empress Dowager Zhao groaned, glared at him and said, "How many days have you been away? I heard that you even accepted a subordinate officer who looks like a pretty woman? Say, is he as beautiful as me?"
Ordinarily, this is the time when men say "you are beautiful", but before Lu Buwei blurted out, he thought of Ye Yu's appearance. That beauty is not comparable to that of Queen Mother Zhao, so he hesitated.
Empress Dowager Zhao pinched him hard, Lu Buwei hurriedly said: "You are beautiful, of course you are beautiful, how can a man like you have such a beauty in the world?"
Queen Mother Zhao was satisfied, she lightly patted Lu Buwei's cheek and said, "Come again."
Lu Buwei pushed her hand away, "It's broad daylight, what if Zhao Zheng finds him? I'll come back tomorrow night."
Empress Dowager Zhao is still a bit modest now, so she replied slowly after hearing what he said: "Okay, but if you don't come tomorrow night..."
"Definitely come!" Lu Buwei replied.
Empress Dowager Zhao was relieved.
***
It had been a long time since Lu Buwei returned to the palace where Yingzheng was staying. Although he was an upright man, the Empress Dowager Zhao was even more difficult to deal with. The ups and downs just now consumed a lot of his energy. Fortunately, Yingzheng had finished reading all the official documents. He didn't stay for long, and took Ye Yu away.
Lu Buwei went to see the place where he kept his diners, and told Ye Yu along the way, "I heard that you are temporarily staying at Old General Meng's, so you should move here in the future."
Ye Yu was already prepared for this, as an official of the prime minister's mansion, he really couldn't live in the general's mansion for a long time.
Lu Buwei had a lot of diners, and he had seen quite a few along the way just now, almost every few steps he walked, he would meet a few. No, another man who was nearly forty years old walked up to him.
The man said to Lu Buwei: "Congratulations to Lu Xiang for being a great general."
Lu Buwei obviously has a good relationship with him, which can be seen from his expression, so he asked curiously: "Who are you referring to as a general? I only have one official today."
The man looked at Ye Yu with a smile and said, "Your subordinate is a fierce general. I heard that he joined the army last year, but he was able to enter the court this year. This shows that he must always be at the front and be appreciated by the general, isn't it?" A man who only knows how to kill."
Although he didn't know who he was yet, Ye Yu still had a good impression of him, because he was the only one who didn't talk about his appearance just now.
After hearing this, Lu Buwei laughed and said: "You are right, Ye Langzhong is indeed a fierce general, not only that, but also a wise general. He is the first person to discover the conspiracy of the Five Kingdoms."
The man's eyes lit up, and he said to Ye Yu: "It's true that you have eyes but don't know Mount Tai."
When Ye Yu heard him proclaiming himself, a person suddenly came to mind.
"Lis?"
The man asked in surprise, "You know me?"
It's all because the King of Yan kept asking Lord Pingyuan to protect the Kingdom of Yan before. Although Lord Pingyuan didn't think that the goal of Qin State was the Kingdom of Yan, it was because he was the king's face that he mobilized some people in the border of Zhao Yan. The guards on the side are not all Yan people, at least one-third are Zhao people.
In addition, Mr. Pingyuan was also confused by what King Yan said, so he transferred some people to guard at the junction of Qin and Zhao just in case.
But in fact, the goal of the Qin army going north was not Zhao or Yan from the beginning, but South Korea.
South Korea has gone through a period of prosperity and entered a period of decline, which can be easily known from its dwindling land area.
Before that, in the second year of King Zhuangxiang of Qin Dynasty, when Meng Ao led his army to attack several cities in Gaodu, he completely cut the little remaining land into two parts.
Today, the Qin army is attacking a large piece of land after South Korea was cut, that is, the Shangdang area.
As if the Qin army was going to vent all the previous anger, it was quite meaningful that Shangdang was captured by the Qin army not long after, and the scattered coalition forces had no time to stop it.
Ye Yu looked at the land where the Qin flag had been planted under his feet, and walked towards the main tent after counting the number of heads.
He no longer needs a referral to enter the account as before.
"Come in." As soon as he stood at the door, Meng Ao's voice came from inside.
Ye Yu walked into the tent and sat down on his seat with ease.
He was the last one to come. Although he is now doing what a counselor (official position) does, he is still the only one present who still needs to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Who made all the positions available?He can only work two jobs but receive one salary, and then fill in the gaps later.
"He Zong has been broken, and the Three Jin Dynasty is nothing to worry about. We should go back to Xianyang next." He Fuxin said while looking at the map.
"No." Meng Ao said, "There is still one thing left to do."
"There is one more thing?" The counselors were puzzled. They whispered to each other and discussed, but they still couldn't remember what they hadn't done.
Ye Yu's eyes fell on the map, and a flash of light flashed in his mind, "Did the general say—Jinyang?"
Meng Ao glanced at him, nodded and said, "That's right, it's Jinyang."
He Fu knew it well, but he didn't quite agree, "Although we have not cut off the supplies because of our preparations, but even so, the soldiers are already exhausted, and it is not appropriate to continue to attack the city at this time."
Meng Ao also had his own reasons: "Jinyang is the old capital of Zhao State. If this place is not captured, Taiyuan will not be peaceful for a day, so this expedition is not considered a victory."
Ye Yu remembered that Jinyang would still rebel after being defeated, and said to Meng Ao: "I agree with the general, but what He Fuxin said is not wrong. Our army's current state will only lead to defeat in Jinyang. , and there are three Jins who are eyeing them, so we can't just divide our forces like this."
After fighting for so many years, Meng Ao already had a solution in his mind, but he still asked, "Then what do you think should be done?"
Seeing Meng Ao's non-curious expression, Ye Yu knew what Meng Ao meant. He smiled helplessly and said, "Since the general already has a solution, why bother asking me? Is it difficult? Everyone can figure it out. It's just pretending to return to the court and leading elite troops from Qin to attack Jinyang."
Meng Ao patted his thigh and said: "If you want to say it, you can say it."
Of course Ye Yu knew that Meng Ao was not really angry, but he got up and made an apology to cooperate with him.
As a matter of course, Ye Yu was among the elite soldiers led by Meng Ao.
Although they raided Jinyang, Jinyang's resistance was definitely higher than that of Yuci and other cities before. Fortunately, they came this time with elite soldiers.
Elite soldiers are not suitable for siege warfare like a large army, and Jinyang, as the former capital of Zhao State, has a very strong defensive ability, even if the large army comes here to surround it, it is not so easy to take it down.
So the instruction given by Meng Ao is - disturb.
It's not any other disturbance, it's really the disturbance that disturbs the people.
After a few days, the soldiers guarding the city were exhausted. Another group of Qin soldiers also sneaked into the city in the past few days.
After annihilating Zhao's army that stayed here, Ye Yu withdrew his gaze to the west.
Turning his head, he saw several of his subordinates staring at him blankly.
It shouldn't be...
Ye Yu was puzzled for a moment, then touched the corner of his lips to understand.
He usually pays attention to his expression, but probably because he has been staying with Meng Ao and others recently, and the war has finally come to an end, he can't help but relax a lot.
He put away the expression on his face, kicked the corpse under his feet towards the soldiers under him, and didn't care what their reaction was, turned around and walked away with his sword in hand.
With his current status and state of mind, he doesn't take this kind of thing very seriously, because although the wound on his face is gradually healing, his military title is also gradually rising, and he is no longer the former gangster. A recruit who has no confidence in enlisting in the army, with his own strength and frequent participation in military meetings, at most others will sneak a few glances at him, and what's more, he doesn't have the courage.
"You don't have a place to stay in Xianyang, do you?" Meng Ao suddenly asked Ye Yu.
Ye Yu put down the slips and nodded.
"Then after you go back, you can come and live in my mansion first." Meng Ao said.
"How can this be done..." Ye Yu hurriedly refused.
"Could it be possible that you still want to continue living in the building? How decent!" Meng Ao said forcefully, "It's just a guest room. I don't have any shortages in the Meng Mansion."
Seeing Meng Ao's tough attitude, plus he thought of the Meng family brothers, he didn't refuse any more.
"By the way, general." Ye Yu suddenly thought of something, "Jinyang is a special place, I suggest sending more people to stay." Ye Yu didn't want the Jinyang rebellion in history to recur, and he was beaten down. It's too embarrassing to lose this thing.
Meng Ao thought about it for a while, but didn't directly make a decision, but asked someone to mention it to He Fuxin.
This was enough, Ye Yu recalled and confirmed that there should be nothing missing, then followed Meng Ao back to Xianyang with peace of mind.
The marching speed of the large army was relatively slow, and they arrived only one day earlier than them. After the two sides met outside the city, they rested for another day. Meng Ao led his army into the city the next day.
Meng Ao broke the alliance, relieved the crisis of the Qin State, captured the Shangdang area and 38 cities, and pacified Taiyuan. Therefore, it is not unexpected that Ying Zheng came to greet him in person this time.
Ye Yu could sit with high-level officials in the army, but at this time he had to ride a horse and stand behind according to the regulations.
This is much farther away from Yingzheng than when he was hunting last time. Ye Yu thought that Yingzheng would not notice him, so he boldly made a taboo and did the thing of looking directly at Junyan.
Perhaps it was because of the distance, or when he hadn't reached the height yet, Ying Zheng looked about the same height as last year, but looked thinner under the large and heavy dress.
Standing behind Ying Zheng was a middle-aged man in a purple dress. Judging from his position, this man should be Xiangbang Lu Buwei.
Although he couldn't hear it, he could roughly tell that it was Lu Buwei who spoke to Meng Ao, and Ying Zheng spoke very little.
Ye Yu watched Ying Zheng standing aside expressionlessly, and couldn't help but think of the conversation he had with him before joining the army.
Looking at the taciturn Ying Zheng now, and thinking about the Ying Zheng who pierced him right then, Ye Yu had to admit that he felt a little gloating in his heart.
He is not a saint. Although he knew that what Ying Zheng said was true, he always felt a little uncomfortable.
When a person has achievements, it is always inevitable to show off in front of those who have ridiculed him, either intentionally or unintentionally, and Ye Yu is no exception.
He thought of his current situation, and compared Yingzheng's current situation of being unable to take charge of the government, because Yingzheng couldn't see it, he cast a slightly complacent look at him.
Ye Yu is still very self-aware, and his showing off is just to vent the little resentment in his heart for himself, so he does it very cryptically.
However, sometimes things are just such a coincidence.
Ying Zheng suddenly looked over.
Although there was no obvious expression on his face, and he knew that Ying Zheng couldn't see his expression from the current distance, Ye Yu still froze suddenly.
Got caught...
Ye Yu was so guilty that he was dying, but he didn't dare to make any obvious movements, so as not to attract Ying Zheng's attention.
Ying Zheng turned his head away again, as if his behavior just now was just an ordinary sweep of the army.
But it may be due to a guilty conscience, or for some other reason, Ye Yu always felt that Ying Zheng was looking at him just now.
Feeling the little heart thumping with fright at the random glance of the future Emperor Shi Huang, Ye Yu repeated the words "full of damage, modest benefit" hundreds of times in his heart, both annoyed and ashamed.
Then secretly vowed never to do such a villainous thing again.
When the army returned to the court, they were naturally not the soldiers who were busy, so after a series of events were over, Ye Yu followed Meng Ao and Meng Wu to the Meng Mansion.
Meng Tian and Meng Yi had been waiting at the door early on, seeing Meng Ao and Meng Wu coming back on tall horses, the faces of the two children were filled with joy, and they couldn't help but took two steps forward.
"Ah Tian, Ah Yi, you have grown a lot taller." Meng Ao patted the shoulders of the two children.
"Grandfather, father, come into the house." The two children said, getting up.
"Okay." Meng Ao's face was filled with the joy of reuniting with his family, and he took the lead to step into the Meng Mansion.
The two brothers walked towards Meng Wu, but suddenly saw Ye Yu behind Meng Wu.
"Ye Shiwei? How could you..." Meng Yi looked at Ye Yu in surprise. If it wasn't for that face, he would hardly have recognized that the person whose temperament had changed was Ye Yu.
Meng Wu patted him on the back, signaling to enter the mansion.
The two children stood beside Meng Wu, but turned their heads to look at Ye Yu frequently.
When they arrived at the main hall, the Young Madam had been waiting for a long time. The family had a lot to talk about when they reunited after a long absence, but since Ye Yu was still there, they exchanged a few simple greetings and then shifted the topic to Ye Yu.
"This is Ye Yu, the left concubine of our army. He stayed at our house for a while before, so you should know each other." Meng Ao introduced.
"Acquaintance is acquaintance, but didn't you enter His Majesty's sect at that time?" Meng Yi asked doubtfully.
Only then did Ye Yu realize that the two brothers had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "It's my fault. I left too hastily and didn't explain it to the two young scholars. In fact, I actually went to join the army at that time."
The two brothers tacitly didn't ask him why he joined the army in such a hurry, nor did they ask him the result of defecting to Yingzheng at that time, they didn't even mention it.
Meng Tian just said: "Why do you have to apologize? It's just that I and A Yi had a disagreement."
Meng Yi looked at the decorations on his clothes and said: "It's only a year since I've seen you, and you've become Zuo Shuzhang, which is faster than my dad's back then."
Meng Wu coughed lightly as a reminder.
Meng Ao laughed and said: "Your father didn't fight so many battles at one time. But you are right, this kid is indeed much stronger than your father at that time, if he hadn't reminded me, I would have eaten Big loss."
Meng Tian quickly thought of the thrilling He Zong a while ago, and asked, "Is it about He Zong?"
Meng Ao nodded and said: "That's right, it was the alliance of the five kingdoms. At that time, Taiyuan was about to be flattened. We focused on the current war, and only noticed Zhao Han's strangeness. It was this kid..."
Meng Ao began to talk endlessly about the battlefield, Meng Wu and Ye Yu also talked to each other from time to time, the two brothers listened intently, and the young lady watched this scene with a smile on her face, as if she was used to it.
The warm atmosphere of the Meng Mansion was a big shock to Ye Yu, who had traveled through time and space, and whose parents had both died since he was a child, which kept him up all night.
In the end, he finally said good night to the parents in his mind, and not long after he fell asleep, he was called up again by Meng Ao.
"General Meng, what's the matter?" Fortunately, he was used to this kind of situation in the army, so Ye Yu quickly dressed and washed to meet the man who woke him up at dawn.
Meng Ao was so rare that he turned his gaze away, coughed lightly in embarrassment and said, "I forgot to tell you about something last night."
He said in his heart: I am getting old, my memory is not good, my son never reminded me.
Meng Wu who had just washed up sniffled his nose, wondering if the water was too cold.
"What's the matter?" Ye Yu recalled it in his mind, he shouldn't have forgotten it, and what's the matter to say so early?
"This morning, you go with us."
Ye Yu asked suspiciously: "I'm just Zuo Shuzhang, and today is not a grand court meeting, so why should I attend?"
If before Shang Yang's reform, he, Zuo Shuchang, was a very powerful title, even Shang Yang himself and Bai Qi had been Zuo Shuchang, but after Shang Yang's reform, this title has become a pure military title. No longer has real power. Although he has already entered the rank of official rank, it is not too high. It is only the tenth rank, which is right in the middle. There are quite a lot, in fact, it is not as good as a county magistrate.
Meng Ao waved for the maid to come in with a tray, "Don't ask so many questions, go and change your clothes and follow me."
Ye Yu was also familiar with Meng Ao's character, so he had no choice but to take the clothes and go inside to change.
He also thought about it while changing his clothes. He thought it was more likely that the reason was that he had brought forward the news of the alliance, so that Qin would avoid a tumble, so Ying Zheng wanted to reward him.
Well, it must be this, it is impossible for Ying Zheng to find out about my disrespect.
He suppressed the bad thoughts in his mind and threw out yesterday's picture.
After getting dressed, Ye Yu went out. His status was not high, and his court clothes were just a red gown embroidered with lace. He adjusted his cuffs. He hadn't worn clothes with wide sleeves for a long time. It was so cold that he was not used to it.
When he went out to have a look, he noticed that because of Meng Ao's high status, his court uniform was more gorgeous, and it was a green robe that only high-ranking people could wear.
But the point is not this, it's red and green!
He complained in his heart, no wonder the general court meeting doesn't bring the people below to play, red and green every day, so it's okay?
But when he raised his head again, he noticed that Meng Ao frowned.
"Why..." Ye Yu just wanted to ask, but suddenly realized, looking at the red clothes on his body, his expression was not very good.
He never wears such colorful clothes, so he didn't notice this problem at first.
He fits the color so well.
The eye-catching and bright red made his already bright appearance even more gorgeous, and he was completely unable to use the force of evil pressure like before, which was really eye-catching.
This is not a good thing for him.
Meng Ao sighed and said: "Forget it, there is an old man who will hold you down for you."
Ye Yu also knew that this was the only way at present, he smiled wryly, and said to Meng Ao: "Please trouble the general, this court uniform...is really not easy for everyone to wear." He followed behind Meng Ao with a straight face .
When he arrived at the hall, Meng Wu was also ready, even though he had seen Ye Yu many times, he was stunned for a moment this time.
Ye Yu felt terrible in his heart, he had almost forgotten the troubles caused by his appearance, and now the sense of crisis came again.
The three got on the frame and drove towards the palace.
Before going to the court, the ministers usually gather in one place and wait for a while before entering the court together.
Meng Ao will undoubtedly be the highlight of today, so his arrival immediately attracted the attention of all the officials.
Old General Meng is indeed still healthy and strong.
Little General Meng looks good too.
Such thoughts flashed through the minds of the ministers, and they were about to go up to say hello, when they saw a person following behind Meng Wu, and that person was naturally Ye Yu.
A moment of silence.
The people here are all ignorant people, and they won't do anything too outrageous, but that doesn't mean they don't respond.
After a short pause, everyone still congratulated Meng Ao and Meng Wu enthusiastically. It seemed that there was nothing unusual, but in fact, there were not a few people who paid attention to Ye Yu.
For example, this senior doctor pretended not to care and asked Ye Yu's identity when he was composing.
For another example, what Feng Chang was talking to Zong Zheng over there, from their eyes, it was obvious that they were talking about Ye Yu.
When Lu Buwei walked to the door, he saw such a lively scene. Given the color of Ye Yu's clothes and his appearance, of course Lu Buwei noticed him immediately.
"Who is that?" Lu Buwei asked the servant behind him softly.
The servant seemed to think for a while before replying: "It was brought by General Meng, presumably it must be the Chief Zuo Shu who came to receive the reward today."
"Oh?" Lu Buwei also remembered Ye Yu's identity, and suddenly had an idea in his mind, and ordered a few words in the ear of the inner servant, "Go quickly." He urged.
The servant hurriedly nodded, and quickly went to do what Lu Buwei ordered him to do.
Lu Buwei tidied up his clothes a little, then walked in, "Haha, why is it so lively, it turns out that old General Meng has arrived."
Meng Ao stopped the conversation here, turned around and said to Lu Buwei: "Lu Xiangzao, it's just that we haven't seen each other for a few days, so we talked for a while."
The two of them don't have a deep friendship, and they said everything that should be said yesterday, so now they just greet each other briefly, and there is no more to say.
Lu Buwei was the last one to come, and not long after, a servant came to inform him that it was time to go to court.
Everyone entered the hall in an orderly manner, Ye Yu was at the end, and beside him were a few scholar-bureaucrats in orange court uniforms.
But this time he didn't dare to raise his head casually.
It was probably to get together to pick an auspicious time. There are so many Wang Lings today, and the Lings about Meng Ao can only be regarded as small ones.
Ye Yu listened, and after a bunch of big shots, it was finally his turn to be rewarded by a small guy.
"Ye Yu, the left commander in the army... a salary of 100 shi, a fief of 100 households, a land tax of 100 households, 20 guards, a hundred gold coins..." Sure enough, it was a reward, Ye Yu thought in his heart.
But who would have guessed that the order was not over after the reward was finished, Ye Yu continued to listen attentively.
"Zite is an official doctor of Xiangbang, and enjoys a yearly salary..."
Ye Yu blinked blankly, and realized after receiving the order that he not only has a military rank now, but also has an official title of doctor, and his boss is Lu Buwei.
The doctor at this time is of course not a doctor, but similar to a guard, but much taller than the guard, a bit like a combination of a doorman and a guard, usually used as a springboard.
Generally speaking, this position is not high. It mainly depends on who the boss is. If you become a doctor next to the king, then you will be able to rise to the top just around the corner.
Although Ye Yu's direct boss is not Ying Zheng, it's about the same, because Ying Zheng hasn't been in charge yet, and Lu Buwei mainly relies on political affairs.
For him, this is a very good position, he is familiar with the responsibilities, and has a bright future. The only thing that needs to be worried is that there are so many followers under Lu Buwei, and he doesn't know when he will be able to meet him.
When he was thinking about it, he didn't know that Meng Ao was surprised when he heard the order.
Standing in the front row, Meng Ao looked calmly at Lu Buwei, who was in the opposite row. Seeing his satisfied expression, he sighed in his heart and turned his head away.
He was the one who reported Ye Yu's matter, so how could he realize that he didn't know something?
Meng Ao clearly remembered that Xiangbang's official was originally Shangqing's official.
But since it has already been read out, there is no need for Meng Ao to tell the story, otherwise it will be troublesome if there are rumors that Qin Xiangbang and Shangqing are robbing a doctor.
After leaving court, Meng Ao quickened his pace to catch up with Ye Yu, and told him: "Since you are an official under Prime Minister Lu, you should be more careful."
Ye Yu didn't know why Meng Ao said that, but he suddenly recovered from his joy and nodded seriously.
Just for a while, Lu Buwei also came here, he looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "I didn't realize this talent in Ye Langzhong until now, it's really my fault."
Meng Ao snorted softly and didn't say anything, but Lu Buwei also knew his temper, and this person was dug out by himself, so he didn't take it seriously.
Ye Yu turned around and wrote to him, and replied: "Master Xiangbang has praised you, but Yu is just a pawn."
Lu Buwei said: "You have achieved so much before reaching the crown, why should you be humble? Now that you are my official, I still hope that you will be even better."
If Lu Buwei has the heart, he can always build a good relationship with others, but Ye Yu still remembers what Meng Ao said just now.
Lu Buwei said again: "You are my official, follow me today."
Ye Yu nodded and said, "I am a doctor, so I should accompany you."
Seeing this, Meng Ao simply bid farewell to the two of them.
Lu Buwei took Ye Yu to the place where Yingzheng was dealing with official documents after his downfall. There were two tables in the room, and after one table sat Yingzheng who was reading bamboo slips, while the other side was still empty.
"Father Zhong, please take your seat." Ying Zheng put down the bamboo slips in his hand after Lu Buwei came in, "I just sent a letter from South Korea, and I want to send an envoy to ask for peace." Ying Zheng didn't seem to see Ye Yu who was behind Lu Buwei in eye-catching clothes. , directly discussed the court affairs with Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei didn't have time to arrange Ye Yu's position, so he waved his hand to let Ye Yu take it easy, then took the official document that Ying Zheng was reading, and quickly read it.
Ye Yu couldn't stand behind Lu Buwei, he looked around hastily, and finally stood near the door.
"Han's intentions for this move are unclear, but He Zong has just been defeated, and the Shangdang area has been recovered. I think the so-called peace should be true. It doesn't matter if your majesty speaks tougher when he summons him. Just give him a try." Lu Buwei finished watching said later.
Ying Zheng nodded, "I've ordered you to go down just now." Since he called Lu Buwei "Father Zhong", he put himself in the position of a junior, and naturally he didn't use the title of "widow".
Although Lu Buwei enjoys the taste of being in power, he doesn't really want to train Yingzheng to be a puppet. He prefers to let Yingzheng get used to relying on him, just like King Qin Zhuangxiang.
Therefore, he was more active in discussing political affairs with Yingzheng, "Your Majesty, our army has won a great victory, and now we should intersect with other countries."
Ying Zheng followed his will and asked: "South Korea has sent people to seek peace, but other countries have not expressed their views. What does Father Zhong think should be done?"
Lu Buwei replied: "We should make good friends with Chu and Yan. As for Zhao and Wei, they are two restless countries. If they don't ask us for peace, we should punish them."
Ying Zheng said: "I don't know if Father Zhong has any candidates to be a waiter?"
Lu Buwei said: "Yan State is far away from us. If we send an eloquent Mr. Gang Cheng to Yan State, it will not only alienate Yan State from other countries, but also strive for the greatest interests for our Qin State."
Ying Zheng said, "Good."
Lu Buwei continued: "Chu and we are relatives by marriage. If we send Lord Changping, the son of Chu who became an official in Qin Dynasty, to deepen the relationship between our two countries."
Ying Zheng nodded, "Then follow what Father Zhong said."
Ying Zheng wrote a few words on the bamboo slips when a servant came in.
Lu Buwei looked up, his expression suddenly changed.
Ying Zheng didn't see this, he put down his pen, raised his head and asked the servant, "I remember that you are a person next to the Queen Mother, but something happened to the Queen Mother?"
The servant looked at Lu Buwei and said, "Go back to your lord, the empress dowager summoned Wen Xinhou."
Ying Zheng was only 12 years old this year, so he didn't think much about it. He was originally assisted by the Queen Mother Zhao and Lu Buwei. Now the Queen Mother wants to see Lu Buwei, which is normal.
Lu Buwei got up, wiped the sweat from his forehead when Ying Zheng was not paying attention, he said goodbye to Ying Zheng, and then walked out quickly with the servant.
Ye Yu wanted to follow, but Lu Buwei said, "No need."
Ye Yu didn't think of it at first, but immediately remembered the secret of Lu Buwei and Queen Mother Zhao.
He glanced at Ying Zheng who was at the desk, thought for a while, but still didn't tell him about it.
One is because he can't be 100% sure, and the other is because Ying Zheng is still fledgling and needs to rely on Lu Buwei. It would be terrible if something wrong is discovered after knowing.
He remembered some conspiracy theories on the Internet in his previous life. Some people suspected that the deaths of King Qin Xiaowen and King Qin Zhuangxiang were planned by Queen Mother Zhao and Lu Buwei.
Of course, this statement is a bit absurd, but it is also good to be a wake-up call.
Anyway, Yingzheng will be in charge of personnel affairs in two years, and Ye Yu doesn't believe that Yingzheng, who is as smart as him, won't be able to find out by then.
"What are you thinking?" A voice suddenly sounded in the quiet room.
Ye Yu froze, feeling guilty again of being caught.
But then he felt that Ying Zheng wasn't talking about him, how could there be such a coincidence.
"Ye Langzhong." Ying Zheng raised his head and said, it seemed that Ying Zheng had seen through his thoughts again and told him that I was talking about you.
Ye Yu lowered his head, concealing his complex mental activities, "The minister is here."
"Help me move the bamboo slips over there." Ying Zheng pointed to a pile of bamboo slips next to Lu Buwei's case.
Ye Yu obeyed his order, moved the pile of bamboo slips to Ying Zheng's hand, and then removed the bamboo slips that Ying Zheng had reviewed.
Amidst the crisp sound of flipping through the bamboo slips, Ying Zheng said slowly in his voice that hadn't passed the period of changing his voice: "You have changed a lot compared to last time."
Ye Yu's first reaction was yesterday, but thinking about it, Ying Zheng should be referring to the time he recommended himself.
What a dark history...
Ye Yu felt ashamed just thinking about it.
He thought for a while, and still replied with a panacea, "People will always change."
Ying Zheng stopped the pen in his hand, murmured his words, then laughed and continued to write.
I don't know if it was Ye Yu's illusion, but he always felt that Ying Zheng knew something.
"Father Zhong asked someone to come to the widow to change an order this morning." Ying Zheng said without raising his head, "Not much, just two words changed, do you know which two words they are?"
Ye Yu remembered Meng Ao's reminder, and already had the answer in his heart.
He pursed his lips and frowned.
In addition to being wary of Lu Buwei, he was also puzzled why Ying Zheng wanted to tell him this.
But he didn't ask, just buried this doubt deep in his heart.
While Yingzheng was trying to review the official documents here, in the Queen Mother's Palace on the other side, Lu Buwei was enjoying the joy of fish and water with the Queen Mother Zhao who came to him.
After finishing the matter, Lu Buwei clapped his hands and said softly: "Don't look for me in front of Zhao Zheng in the future, it will be worse than him finding out."
Empress Dowager Zhao groaned, glared at him and said, "How many days have you been away? I heard that you even accepted a subordinate officer who looks like a pretty woman? Say, is he as beautiful as me?"
Ordinarily, this is the time when men say "you are beautiful", but before Lu Buwei blurted out, he thought of Ye Yu's appearance. That beauty is not comparable to that of Queen Mother Zhao, so he hesitated.
Empress Dowager Zhao pinched him hard, Lu Buwei hurriedly said: "You are beautiful, of course you are beautiful, how can a man like you have such a beauty in the world?"
Queen Mother Zhao was satisfied, she lightly patted Lu Buwei's cheek and said, "Come again."
Lu Buwei pushed her hand away, "It's broad daylight, what if Zhao Zheng finds him? I'll come back tomorrow night."
Empress Dowager Zhao is still a bit modest now, so she replied slowly after hearing what he said: "Okay, but if you don't come tomorrow night..."
"Definitely come!" Lu Buwei replied.
Empress Dowager Zhao was relieved.
***
It had been a long time since Lu Buwei returned to the palace where Yingzheng was staying. Although he was an upright man, the Empress Dowager Zhao was even more difficult to deal with. The ups and downs just now consumed a lot of his energy. Fortunately, Yingzheng had finished reading all the official documents. He didn't stay for long, and took Ye Yu away.
Lu Buwei went to see the place where he kept his diners, and told Ye Yu along the way, "I heard that you are temporarily staying at Old General Meng's, so you should move here in the future."
Ye Yu was already prepared for this, as an official of the prime minister's mansion, he really couldn't live in the general's mansion for a long time.
Lu Buwei had a lot of diners, and he had seen quite a few along the way just now, almost every few steps he walked, he would meet a few. No, another man who was nearly forty years old walked up to him.
The man said to Lu Buwei: "Congratulations to Lu Xiang for being a great general."
Lu Buwei obviously has a good relationship with him, which can be seen from his expression, so he asked curiously: "Who are you referring to as a general? I only have one official today."
The man looked at Ye Yu with a smile and said, "Your subordinate is a fierce general. I heard that he joined the army last year, but he was able to enter the court this year. This shows that he must always be at the front and be appreciated by the general, isn't it?" A man who only knows how to kill."
Although he didn't know who he was yet, Ye Yu still had a good impression of him, because he was the only one who didn't talk about his appearance just now.
After hearing this, Lu Buwei laughed and said: "You are right, Ye Langzhong is indeed a fierce general, not only that, but also a wise general. He is the first person to discover the conspiracy of the Five Kingdoms."
The man's eyes lit up, and he said to Ye Yu: "It's true that you have eyes but don't know Mount Tai."
When Ye Yu heard him proclaiming himself, a person suddenly came to mind.
"Lis?"
The man asked in surprise, "You know me?"
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