For teacher, for father

231 BC.Catastrophic disasters occurred in Zhao's capital, epidemics broke out everywhere, people were in agony, corpses were exposed in the wilderness, the power of the Zhao king fell, villains and treacherous officials were in power, and the court was strong outside but middle-ranking, but it was the end of its strength.

Qin took this opportunity to launch another large-scale attack on Zhao. The Zhao army fought hard, but Li Mu, the general of Zhao State, resisted desperately, so that Zhao State still had a little respite.

……

Li Mu?

There was a flawless smile on Zhao Gao's lips, and a trace of disdain in his dark and narrow eyes.The fingertips move slightly, swipe across the delicate silk in his hand—who would have known that Li Mu, the general of Zhao State who was still bloody and killing the enemy on the battlefield today, was stripped of his military power by his master before the time of a stick of incense? With Jiang Yin, the loyal ministers were in tears, but because of a few words of flattery whispered by Guo Kai, the favorite minister of King Zhao, around the king.

A mere 800 taels of gold was exchanged for Li Mu's life...

Zhao Gao lowered his head, withdrew the obvious smile on his face, bowed respectfully to salute, raised the general seal on the mahogany tray above his head, and spoke softly, as if he was afraid of disturbing the man who was looking at the bamboo slips in front of the case: "Your Majesty, just now Guo Kai sent a message—'The execution time is set at noon tomorrow.'"

"This handsome seal is a wish from Mr. Guo, please accept it."

This day has already changed.

He is no longer the young and ignorant little palace man ten years ago. He has seen clearly who is Zhao Gao's real master these years.It was this clarity that allowed Zhao Gao to be promoted all the way up and saved his life, until he sat firmly in the palace supervisor's seat next to Ying Zheng.

"Oh... Zhao Gao, there's Li Mu's blood on it, and Guo Kai's spittle stars, how dare you use this kind of dirty thing to stain the eyes of the widow?"

There was a bit of hoarseness in the deep voice, and it was now the third watch. Ying Zheng squinted his slightly tired eyes and stared at the slightly trembling person in front of him. On the desk table, the corners of the cheeks became clearer after several years of war experience. Behind the man was a blanket made of thick black fox fur. His expression was indifferent, lazy and dangerous.

Ying Zheng was playing with the pottery teacup in his hand, his lips curled into a curve that only he could perceive, but there was no smile at all in his words, instead he was stern: "How much benefit did you take from them? Tell me!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! How, how dare a villain!"

Zhao Gao was shocked, and fell to his knees in front of Ying Zheng's case with a "thud".

Originally guessed that Ying Zheng would see the dragon's heart happy when he saw Li Mushuai, but unfortunately the sacred heart was unpredictable, but instead he touched the dragon's reverse scale in a daze.

Zhao Gao did receive some benefits from Guo Kai's feedback, but it was just a few altars of good wine from the Zhao Kingdom Palace, and the gold and silver were not taken. Famous - this time Zhao Gao also thought that Zhao Guo was defeated, the king was in a good mood and would not take him into consideration, so he acquiesced to Guo Kai's gift, but who knows...

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... the villain was just confused for a moment. Once Li Mu died, our Great Qin would achieve this great victory. The villain was too happy to make a big mistake... the villain is willing to be punished by the military law!"

He didn't dare to look up at Ying Zheng's expression. Zhao Gao knew that nothing could escape the eyes of the young King of Qin, so he simply admitted it all. Although the officials in the Qin army punished officials who took bribes privately, most of them were flesh and blood. , Penalties such as fines and salaries will not harm lives.

Only if he speaks out by himself, will he not be dragged out immediately and beaten to death with sticks!

"You are willing to admit your mistake." A smile appeared on the corner of the man's lips, but Zhao Gao was not moved by the coldness in his eyes at all.On the contrary, he was even more depressed because he saw through the opponent's little cunning.

Of course Ying Zheng knew that Zhao Gao's move was just to save his life, but the other party didn't know that Ying Zheng was in a bad mood these days—very, very bad.

Two months, he hasn't heard from Ji Hao for two full months!

If it wasn't for the critical moment to attack Zhao, he would have rushed to Guanzhong to see what the master was doing right now, so much so that he would have forgotten the letter he wrote to him!

"Come here, take Zhao Gao down!"

The irritability in the black eyes was surging, Ying Zheng looked at the official military documents on the table and became annoyed, so he simply wanted Zhao Gao to disappear as soon as possible.As soon as the man finished speaking, someone pushed the door and entered - but it wasn't the soldiers who pulled Zhao Gao down to punish him.

"Ah Zheng. I don't think I came in at the right time?"

Qi Yi walked into the room leisurely with a cool air on his lips and a smile on his lips. His relaxed and leisurely atmosphere was in stark contrast to Ying Zheng who was exuding black air all over his body.

Aware of his brother's impatience, in order to avoid himself from being hit by Ying Zheng's gun, the young man hurriedly shook the stack of letters in his hand: "Mr.'s letter, don't you want this anymore?"

"..."

Why didn't Ji Hao contact Ying Zheng for two whole months?

It seems that only the young King Qin was kept in the dark.

That is, the Empress Dowager Huayang, after several years of cultivation and rest, her bones seem to have strengthened again, and she has started to move around in the palace again.Perhaps because of her advanced age, the old queen mother once again made a stupid decision-to get a virtuous and gracious queen for Yingzheng.

If this is the first wrong decision made by the Empress Dowager Huayang, then the second... She quietly sent someone to contact Ji Hao, who was far away in Guanzhong to supervise the water, hoping to let this gentleman who had been with her grandson since childhood Come to choose a candidate for the queen, and use Ji Hao's hand to separate the relationship, so that Ying Zheng will not refuse the matter because of his anger with her.

Hua Yang kept a low profile on this matter, and no one else knew about it except Qi Yi and Gui Guzi who were beside Ji Hao.

……

With a slight movement of his fingers, he slid across the pile of beauties—it was said that he was allowed to choose a queen for the king, but in fact he was just choosing one of the beauties brought by the Queen Mother Huayang.

Ji Hao held the hand-warming ceramic cup in his left hand, gently sipped the hot ginger tea in the cup, flipped through the picture book with his right hand, and slowly nestled in the chair to admire the beauties of different styles and ages in the picture book.

Most of these women were born in the Chu Kingdom, and they were all official women. They were young in their teens, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and affectionate eyebrows.Every time Ji Hao looked at it, the curvature of his lips faded a bit.

Teenage girls, in this era, can already call him daddy!That's right...Even if the few years he fell asleep are excluded, Ji Hao is already 40 years old this year.

"...Sir, don't look at it."

Qi Yi cautiously rubbed over, trying to take back the album on the table, but Ji Hao held it down.The other party didn't speak, just shook his head.

The atmosphere in the room was weird and tense, only Guiguzi remained calm when he heard the sound, and still leisurely nestled in the corner drinking tea and enjoying the flowers, turning his head to look at Qi Yi from time to time.

Ji Hao was silent for a while, and looked at his still white hands with clear bones.He's not that thousand-year-old ghost of Guiguzi, what will he look like in a few years?

Obviously, Hua Yang's little tricks shouldn't be taken seriously, but he is just depressed, full of irritability and depression-could it be the menopause?

……

"Ah, I want to ask you a question."

It was rare for Guiguzi's real name to be called out. Ji Hao forced himself not to look at those beauties albums, raised his head to stare at the innocent and indifferent black-haired man, and said seriously: "When you were first 40 years old, How...to calm down?"

"..." Qi Yi.

The man froze for a moment, stared at Ji Hao expressionlessly, and frowned again, until the ginger tea in the pottery cup was about to turn cold, before he silently uttered a few words: "I... forgot."

Seven days after Li Mu's execution, Ying Zheng sent Wang Jian and Qiang Li's troops to attack Handan City.Li Mu is good at managing soldiers, loves his subordinates, and has lived and fought with officers and soldiers in frontier defense for many years, which is quite popular among soldiers.But now he was personally ordered to be beheaded by King Zhao because of the villain Wuwu.Now is the time when Zhao Bing's army is distracted and the troops are disintegrating. In this way, Qin Jun's iron hooves once again set foot on the capital of Zhao State, easily broke the situation of several months of hard fighting, and invaded Handan City on a large scale.

The army has no leader, so how can they resist?

800 taels of gold was exchanged for Li Mu's life and Zhao's demise. I wonder if Guo Kai thought it was worth it?

Yingzheng took off his military uniform and entered the dilapidated city of Handan wearing only a black Qin suit with gilt borders.His eyes are full of contempt and indifference towards the current Zhao country.

Walking on the Qingshi Road in Handan City again... It has been a full 18 years.

18 years ago, he was just a haggard proton of the Qin State who was struggling to survive.Every day at the joint, everyone shouts and beats, and accepts everyone's hostile eyes and fists. Never thought that one day, when the wind and water change, and time flies, he will step into the once bustling Handan City again as the King of Qin—— — This time, who can stop his pace?Who would dare to show any disrespect to him again!

……

Qi Yi came to the front line of the Qin army, and Guiguzi naturally followed.Now that the old man returned to the country, he stepped into the territory of the former Zhao country again, full of devastation, not only Ying Zheng, Qi Yi's mood was also complicated and chaotic.Guiguzi didn't speak, but followed closely beside the young man, holding his hand firmly.

"Back to the origin again, with you by Qi Yi's side...Qi Yi is fearless."

The young man sighed, and gently held Guiguzi's warm hand, interlocking his fingers, making some touching oaths.Guiguzi just tilted his head, quietly kissed the other person's icy cheek which was blown by the cold wind, and said softly: "I will be with you, in this life and in the next life."

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After all the courtiers and military officers were pushed back, Ying Zheng walked alone in the dilapidated territory of Zhao State.As if time traveled, he was still surrounded by those Zhao people who were still looking at him coldly. In a daze, he raised his head again, and the man had unknowingly arrived at the origin of his first encounter with Ji Hao - the dilapidated thatched hut outside Handan City.

Ever since he finished reading Ji Hao's letter yesterday, Ying Zheng began to feel restless—yes, Ji Hao wanted to personally recommend a suitable 'Queen' to him!

The man is both angry and funny, angry at his husband's distrust of him, and laughing at the way the other party is so angry and cute.

If it wasn't for rewarding the three armies today, he must be present, otherwise Ying Zheng really wanted to rush to Qin Zhiguan, thousands of miles away, to hold that angry man tightly in his arms, and see if Mr. What a worthy queen!

Ying Zheng, dressed in fine clothes and full of aristocratic aura, looked very incompatible with the dilapidated hut in front of him. Now the man who has reached the age of 25 has already held the royal power, but he walked into the dilapidated courtyard of the hut like nostalgia, and faded away. Out of breath, Ying Zheng stood quietly beside the straw mat that he used to sit with Ji Hao on summer nights.

Nothing has changed...the only thing missing is that white dress.

As if the softest corner of his heart had been raised, Ying Zheng's lips curved slightly, and he gently pushed open the dilapidated wooden door of the hut——

His black hair was disheveled, his white clothes were as old as before, his chestnut eyes contained peach blossoms, and the curve of his lips seemed to turn into a leisurely smile in the next second. Ji Hao put down the bamboo slip in his hand, stood up and stared at the door in a daze the emperor.

The sun shines pitifully on Ji Hao's dark hair and cheeks. Time seems to favor this leisurely and casual person. The warm and beautiful looks in his memory overlap instantly, and Ying Zheng can't say a word for a moment. exit.

Even in such a dilapidated and simple environment, Ji Hao has a touch of gentle elegance on his body, whether it is now or in the past, Ying Zheng is nostalgic for it.

Zheng'er, from now on, what you say to you, Mr. Mister, will last ten years, a hundred years, and a thousand years... Otherwise, I won't say it. ... Ji Hao will definitely help you rule the world in this life, and will do his best to never die.I'll protect you, silly boy.

So, why is Zhao Zheng afraid of...

If I go back to Qin, if I am king, I will never let Mr. Qin leave Qin...

With Mr. here, a hundred years is enough.

……

Silly boy, sir is in love with you.

……

"I have something to do, I have to propose it to the king personally."

Returning to the original point again, the lingering anger towards Hua Yang in Ji Hao's heart just now completely disappeared, and what was left was full of melting warmth and...happiness.

After going through so much, all the uneasiness and agitation settled at this moment - it was enough to see his Zheng'er here again.

Ji Hao sighed, and let Ying Zheng walk over quickly and stretched out his long arms to hold him tightly in his arms. With his eyes slightly closed, he said softly, "Teacher for one day, husband for life, about the matter of 'The Empress' , I would like to recommend myself... I don't know what Zheng'er wants?"

-The end-