Qin Xiang

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Cheng Yu came here this time. Apart from asking you to get rid of the title of Zhao Guo on my head, the most important thing is that you can hand over the traitor Fan Yuqi." The king lowered his head, but still held his chin up, not paying attention to King Zhao.

King Zhao said in embarrassment: "Fan Yuqi fled to the country of Yan after the defeat, and did not return to the country of Zhao. As for your matter, it was Fan Yuqi who deceived the widow. My heart is soft and I can't bear to see Chang'an's order." I lost the hand of my brother, so I came to help."

King Zhao found an excuse for himself. Although Qin and Zhao are often at war now, he doesn't want to give King Qin any reason to start another war.

"Fan Yuqi actually went to the country of Yan?" Cheng Yu said loudly in disbelief, if Fan Yuqi was worried about being betrayed by the king of Zhao in the Zhao State, why did he go to the distant country of Yan?He couldn't figure it out.It's just that Brother Wang won't attack Yan Kingdom for the time being, so he can only let Fan Yuqi linger on.

Zhao Wang nodded, and said with a little ease: "Prince Dan of the Yan Kingdom wants to protect Fan Yuqi. I am afraid that in a short time, no one will receive the ten thousand gold reward offered by King Qin."

Cheng Yu didn't take it seriously, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years, sooner or later one day, Fan Yuqi would pay the price for what he did.As for King Zhao, Cheng Yu uttered harsh words to let everyone in the world know his injustice.

General Li Mu was furious, but unfortunately even he was not allowed to wear a sword in the palace, so he couldn't put the sword domineeringly on Cheng Yu's neck.Li Mu scolded angrily: "You yourself believed in the wrong person and became Fan Yuqi's puppet. Now that you are out of trouble, you want to blame my king! What's the reason? Qin will fight if it wants to fight, and I, Li Mu, will defend Zhao to the death."

Li Mu's words were very presumptuous, but Cheng Yu also had to admit that he was a generation of famous generals who were worthy of being called King Jian of Qin. With him, Zhao Guo would be difficult to destroy.

However, Li Mu showed his domineering side, showing the demeanor of a famous general, but there was a monarch who was holding back.After hearing his words, King Zhao was very unhappy. First, Li Mu took his talk and overstepped it. Second, because Qin and Zhao were in a truce, he didn't want to anger King Qin, but hoped that Qin, who was like a mad dog, would Let the army bite other countries.

Li Mu was disappointed, but he couldn't disobey King Zhao, so he had to apologize aggrievedly.

Cheng Yu looked at the few people above the main hall. Although his political sensitivity was not as good as that of Brother Wang, he could still see the hostility towards Li Mu from Queen Zhao and Guo Kai.And these two people had a great influence on Zhao Wang and Prince Qian. It seems that Li Mu's life in Zhao country was not easy.

Cheng Yu wandered around Handan, settled his title issue, and at the same time announced to the world that he is still alive and not killed by Brother Wang. As for Fan Yuqi, that treacherous villain, his reputation is rotten , no matter how Prince Dan defended, people would think that this person is disloyal, filial, benevolent and righteous.

After Yingzheng executed Lai Ai's rebellion, he announced to the outside world that the queen mother of Zhao Yuyongcheng of Qin State prayed for her ancestors, and did not take the queen mother back to Xianyang.However, there is a rumor that spreads at an extremely fast speed.According to rumors, Yingzheng imprisoned the Queen Mother Zhao in the palace of Yongcheng, and killed his two half-brothers.This kind of method is too ruthless, making people panic.

Ying Zheng can do whatever he wants, he never pays attention to other people's opinions, he really walks his own path, let others say it.However, the ministers in the court thought that treating his biological mother like this was against filial piety, and it was not good for Qin or the king's reputation.

Even though Yingzheng had issued an order not to mention the matter of the Queen Mother, there were still many courtiers who attended the meeting. If Gan Luo hadn't stopped the more than 20 people who didn't obey the order, the heads hanging on the city wall would have been enough. 28 constellations.

On this day, despite the persuasion of his companions, Mao Jiao insisted on meeting the King of Qin.What was rare was that Ying Zheng, who was in a good mood, agreed to his request to see him.

Mao Jiao was outside the hall, after arranging his clothes and hat, he walked slowly into the hall.Gan Luo often appeared in Xianyang. Mao Jiao had seen this person before, and now seeing him here, it is not difficult to understand King Qin's good mood.

The eunuch leading the way urged him to hurry up, but Mao Jiao's pace remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "I might lose my life this time, so what's the point of walking slower now?"

"You don't have to worry, with Prime Minister Gan around, you will never lose your head." The eunuch smiled slightly, as if he was joking about Mao Jiao's unreasonable worries.

After Mao Jiao heard this, he was slightly displeased with Gan Luo. Even though he knew that this son had a pure heart and was deeply loved by the people of Qin, it is not a good thing for the king of a country to favor one person too much, just like Guo Kai of Zhao State. Isn't it because he licked the hemorrhoids of Zhao Wang to relieve the itching that he became the only favored minister by Zhao Wang's side.

Thinking of this, he was horrified. Ying Zheng loved Gan Luo so much that he fell asleep almost every night. Could it be...

When Mao Jiao met Ying Zheng, he deliberately observed King Qin and Gan Luo. The intimacy between the two could not be faked, and his doubts deepened, and his expression became more serious.

Yingzheng sensed Mao Jiao's hostility towards Gan Luo, and his tone became unfriendly. He asked Mao Jiao, "What's the matter with you that you will only speak if you see someone else?"

"The minister is the one who assists the king. If the emperor does something that is against the laws of heaven and ethics, but the minister does not hear about it, it is a loss of the trust of the emperor. Today, the minister has harsh words, and I hope the emperor will give the minister a chance. Listen to one or two. This is a major event in the world, related to the rise and fall of Qin." Like other debaters, Mao Jiao first involved the rise and fall of a country when he opened his mouth to increase the weight of his words.

Ying Zheng listened to Gan Luo's analysis of the main points of the strategist's debate, so he was not too anxious, and he was easily defeated: "I will listen to you."

Mao Jiao continued: "Nowadays, Qin is respected in the world, not only because of Qin's military strength, but also because the king is the king of the world, civil servants and generals, gathered in the court of Qin. However, the king tore his own body False father is unkind; killing two young brothers is unfriending; moving one's mother to Yongcheng palace is unfilial. How can such behavior convince the world? The courtiers came to speak for the reputation of the emperor. , but the emperor does not listen, and he loses to the ministers, and if things go on like this..."

"Loyal ministers renounced, complaints abounded, soldiers defected, alas, Qin's empire was about to be achieved, but it was destroyed by the hands of the emperor alone." Gan Luo raised his voice and filled in the following words. After finishing speaking, he blinked and looked at Mao Jiao. Showed a smile.

Mao Jiao's throat choked, and the words he was about to say made his face turn red. As expected of the 12-year-old prodigy Gan Luo who won eleven cities for Qin with just one mouth, he actually said everything he wanted to say next Out.Heroes cherish heroes. Although Mao Jiao is rigid, he has to admit that King Qin's vision is much stronger than that of other monarchs.

Hearing Mao Jiao talk about false father and younger brother, Ying Zheng's breathing became heavier, and outsiders couldn't see it, but Gan Luo, who got along with him day and night, knew that brother was very angry.On the one hand, it is to protect brother, and on the other hand, it is also to save the life of a direct minister like Mao Jiao. He continued to ask aggressively: "Just now you called Lai Ai a false father? Dare I ask, what is a false father?"

"A person who adopts a child is a false father, and a person who remarries after his father's death is also a false father." Mao Jiao replied without thinking.

Gan Luo seized Mao Jiao's language loopholes and argued: "In this case, why do you call Lai Ai the false father of Junshang? Junshang is the lord of Qin and is supported by a country. Not only did Lai Ai not contribute money or effort , Instead, relying on the Queen Mother's trust, they privately built a country within a country, searched for the people's anointment, and made complaints. Although Lai Ai had an affair with the Queen Mother, the two had no status. Li, the scriptures of heaven, the righteousness of the earth, and the people How can you become a false father without the ceremony of marriage?"

Mao Jiao was speechless, and could only say: "Even so, considering the Queen Mother's relationship, the punishment of car cracking is too harsh." That's enough, why talk about Lao Ai so much.

"Gan Luo has a question, please explain it to me." Gan Luo continued to play tricks on Mao Jiao.

"Don't dare to be, please tell the prime minister."

"National affairs are more important? Or are family affairs more important?"

Mao Jiao didn't dare to answer easily. He probably guessed what Gan Luo was going to say, so he simply did the opposite, saying: "There is a family first, and a country later." But he didn't say who is more important.

"In ancient times, there was no such thing as a family. Tribes lived together. Children only knew their mothers but not their fathers. There was no family, only a country. And according to your opinion, the middle-aged soldiers had to take care of their families and refused to join the army. The common people refuse to pay taxes for a few more knives..."

Mao anxiously interrupted him: "That's not what I mean. Although there is a family first, there is a country, but if the country does not exist, why is the family? Of course, the country is more important."

Seeing Mao Jiao's anxious look, Gan Luo smiled knowingly, and continued: "Lao Ai used the name of the queen mother to harm one party, and then became greedy, trying to get rid of cholera, imprisoning the king, and stealing the world, even the queen mother is his accomplice. .If he succeeds, Qin's century-old empire will be destroyed. In my opinion, the punishment for such a gangster is light."

"The reason why the queen mother is the queen mother is the wife of the previous king, and the reason why the emperor is the emperor is because he is the eldest son of the previous king. The status and wealth of these two people all come from the previous king. And Lai Ai is just a little lowly person. Wouldn’t it be ridiculous for an unpurified eunuch to want his son to become the king of Qin? If there hadn’t been a previous king, where would the empress dowager’s dignity come from?! The emperor is filial to his father, so he will kill Lai Ai, and filial to his mother. Only the lives of the two children will be spared. It is a pity that the Empress Dowager does not trust the emperor, and would rather stay in Yongcheng to be at ease as in the past many years, and is not willing to come back."

As for the real situation, Gan Luo won't say it. His purpose now is to use Mao Jiao's mouth to whitewash the government. Although reputation is invisible, it is really useful sometimes.