Mrs. Qin Xiangguo

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Lu Buwei walked in.

Zhao Weizhen thought about it for a while, and besides Wei Xing, she really didn't have any suitable helpers by her side.

Still need a female assistant.Juan'er is courageous and ambitious, and with only two points, he is a level above the maids around Zhao Weizhen.

But in any case, Juan'er cannot stay in Xianyang.Otherwise, wouldn't it be in vain to provide a loophole for Mr. Yangquan.

What's more, a 14-year-old girl who was born as a slave with curled ears, not to mention the pre-Qin era, even modern times, has not yet completed her nine-year compulsory education.Literacy lessons had to be made up, and Zhao Weizhen didn't have time to help her with them.

"If I make sure that you are not just a farm girl, are you willing to go to the fields to do farm work?" Zhao Weizhen asked.

If not, then Zhao Weizhen would have no place to need her.

Unexpectedly, Juan'er neither answered yes nor refused, she just raised her head and asked hopefully: "Is there a chance for my concubine to be able to read?"

Zhao Weizhen hooked the corner of his mouth.

Knowing the importance of literacy and hyphenation, this kid is pretty good.

"That's natural." Zhao Weizhen replied: "The leader of the farm family is so powerful that he is going to leave Qin and go to Shu to search for new plants. It's just that he and his wife have had no children for many years, so they want to find an heir. The children of the farm family, although The purpose is to do farming and farming, but there are also people with scholarly backgrounds. Dangwei is a simple person, and he still has a lot of knowledge."

As soon as he heard that Dangwei could read and write, Juaner agreed without even thinking about it.

"I would like to listen to Taifu's orders." Juan Er said happily: "My family was born as a slave, so I already have experience in farming. It is also farming and doing things for the farm family. It is no better than being a slave or a peasant girl!"

"Don't be too happy too soon."

Zhao Weizhen reminded: "I can only recommend for you, not make decisions for you. Whether or not to recognize you as a student depends on Dangwei's own wishes."

Juan Er kowtowed again: "Thank you Taifu!"

However, Zhao Weizhen feels the same.

When choosing an heir, you must choose the one with quick response and courage. Juaner also has a bonus point, that is, she has basic experience.

"Then it's settled." Zhao Weizhen looked at Wei Xing: "Take her to see Dangwei tomorrow."

"Yes." Wei Xing agreed.

Before Juan Er left, he thanked him again and again, until Wei Xing became impatient, how did he bring little Loli here, and how did he take little Loli out.

When the two left, only Zhao Weizhen and Lu Buwei were left in the room.

Lu Buwei turned his head to look at Zhao Weizhen: "You think so highly of her?"

Zhao Weizhen turned his head to the side: "It's a small test, she passed."

She admits she did it on purpose.

Curly ears are beautiful.In modern times, in a few years, it will be the level of instant popularity after debut.

Once a girl is good enough to see this level, she can rely on her face to eat, and she doesn't have to suffer or work in the fields.

That's why Zhao Weizhen asked her if she would like to be a farmer's child.

This is a good opportunity, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to get rich and well-fed and well-loved.

Juan Er agreed without thinking.

This proves that she is still very clear in her heart: it is temporary to rely on appearance, and it is a lifetime thing to have skills and knowledge.

"She is willing to take a gamble for herself, and there is no reason not to appreciate her." Zhao Weizhen said.

"Ambient people are more driven." Lu Buwei nodded in agreement.

Zhao Weizhen looked up at Lu Buwei: "What about yourself?"

Lu Buwei laughed.

"News came from Xianyang Palace." He finally got to the point: "After learning about this, the Empress Dowager rushed to meet the king overnight, and heard from the palace people that she would personally send Lord Yangquan to the king tomorrow to confess his guilt and receive punishment. "

The Empress Dowager Huayang took the initiative to give in, and Mr. Yangquan couldn't escape.

This is what Lu Buwei said about letting King Qin come forward.

Right now, it is not appropriate to break face with the Empress Dowager Huayang. To this extent, it not only satisfies Lu Buwei, but also complies with Zhao Weizhen's wishes. It is enough to win half of the power of the Chu faction.

but--

"Mr. Yangquan probably didn't expect that either."

Zhao Weizhen teased: "He can lose in this place."

Lu Buwei: "What does Weizhen mean?"

Zhao Weizhen: "Don't you think the rumors are insulting you?"

Lu Buwei sneered.

Of course he doesn't care.

The tall and handsome young man hooked the corners of his mouth, showing a rare hint of sarcasm, but it was not aimed at Zhao Weizhen.Lu Buwei glanced towards Zhao Weizhen's direction with his bright eyes, and the sharp sarcasm turned into meekness in an instant.

"If Weizhen is fine, let's rest early."

He didn't even bother to respond, but said softly, "Buwei will go back first."

Zhao Weizhen: "Wait a minute."

Lu Buwei: "What else is there for Weizhen?"

Without opening her mouth, she picked up the corner of her clothes and stood up.

Zhao Weizhen stood up slowly, and then walked forward slowly.The steps are slow, and the slowed down movements are tainted with a bit of meaning.

Finally Zhao Weizhen stopped in front of Lu Buwei.

"Like those yellow-haired girls who haven't grown up yet?" She looked at Lu Buwei.

"Weizhen knows that the rumors are all false." Lu Buwei lowered his voice.

Zhao Weizhen raised the corner of his mouth.

What was also evoked was her raised right hand.Her soft fingertips landed on the man's belt, and she gently hooked the fabric outside the deep clothes.

The four eyes met, Zhao Weizhen seemed to be provocative, and seemed to be pursuing: "Then you have to prove yourself."

…………

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Two months later, Dang Wei officially recognized Juan Er as his disciple and changed his name to Dang Jun.

In order to find new plants, the children of farmers in this line of Qin followed Lu Buwei's caravan to the Bashu area with fertile land and rich species.

As a result, the incident of gifting concubines was completely overturned.

What's more, Lu Buwei's actions like this actually gave Zhao Weizhen some benefits: after such a trouble, the nobles in Xianyang City would not want to play against Lu Buwei's side.Tangtang Xiangguo came forward to walk around, and many people directly skipped the dancer part and went straight to the point.

However, this has nothing to do with Zhao Weizhen.Her job is the Taifu, so she doesn't have to participate in these hypocritical activities.

On the day when Dangwei left, Zhao Weizhen sent Wei Xing to see him off, but he came to the school early.

She came early, but she didn't expect Xiao Yingzheng and Ying Chengyu to come earlier.

Zhao Weizhen: "What's the matter?"

On weekdays, Xiao Chengyu likes to stay in bed very much. Even if Supervisor Yingzheng reminds them and they still live in Xianyang Palace, they will not be earlier than Zhao Weizhen.

It was obvious that today he was specially guarding her.

Ying Zheng said directly: "I heard from my father that Madam sent the farm leader away."

Zhao Weizhen: "It's not for me to send it away, but for wanting to find new plants."

Ying Zheng: "He has a new daughter."

Zhao Weizhen raised his eyebrows: "The prince is very well informed."

Ying Zheng opened his mouth, but remained silent for a while.

The ten-year-old Xiao Yingzheng has lost her baby fat, and a youthful spirit has begun to appear on her face.Especially when his eyebrows were wrinkled, without immaturity and ignorance as the background color, the lingering sharpness in those phoenix eyes was finally elevated to a level that was hard to ignore.

But at this moment, although Ying Zheng was sharp, his stern expression showed imperceptible worries.

"Madam has always acted boldly." Ying Zheng disagreed, "But I don't think you should risk your own personal safety."

"Oh?"

Zhao Weizhen didn't expect that Xiao Yingzheng would teach others a lesson!

Seeing him scowling, she suddenly felt amused: "What does the prince think is wrong?"

Ying Zheng: "I want to... suppress foreign ministers."

Having said that, Ying Zheng quickly glanced at Xiao Chengxun who was still ignorant.He went on to say: "There are many ways. You don't need to use the matter of concubine Ji to start. What's more, Dang Jun has already betrayed a precedent, why should you give her trust?"

The implication is that he also despises Lu Buwei's use of this method.

But Zhao Weizhen couldn't help laughing: "Prince, Lord Yangquan is a foreign minister, so Lu Buwei and I are not?"

Ying Zheng was silent.

Silence can be regarded as an acquiescence to Zhao Weizhen's statement.

The young man's eyes were piercing, although his expression was serious, it still warmed Zhao Weizhen's heart.

"Thank you, Prince, for your concern." Zhao Weizhen raised a smile: "Since the prince is worried, I will be careful in the future, so as not to make the prince miss you."

After finishing speaking, she changed the topic: "But I am very confident, and I think Dangjun can really be used."

Ying Zheng disagreed, but did not refute it.

He thought for a while, and then said frankly: "I can't think of a reason."

This is what it means to listen to Zhao Weizhen's thoughts.

Zhao Weizhen: "Prince, have you ever thought about why Dang Jun betrayed Lord Yangquan?"

Ying Zheng: "There is a better chance."

Zhao Weizhen: "Then why did Dang Jun decide that taking refuge with me and Lu Buwei is a better opportunity than taking refuge in Yangquan Lord?"

Asking the question for the second time, Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment.

But Xiao Yingzheng reacted quickly, and he immediately understood what Zhao Weizhen meant.

"Mr. Yangquan hired Dang Jun, called promotion, but in fact he imprisoned Dang Jun's family members for threat." Ying Zheng said after considering, "Besides, Dang Jun was not treated very well when he was in the residence of Lord Yangquan. Skimping on food and clothing, being beaten and scolded are all very common things.”

That's right.

Ying Zheng knew these details, probably from King Qin.

It seems that Ying Zichu is also very concerned about Ying Zheng's education, and he is completely trained as his heir.

"Madam is different from Mr. Buwei." Ying Zheng concluded: "Madam will not threaten her, will not restrain her, and has no straightforward interest requirements for Dangjun."

"Yes."

Zhao Weizhen nodded: "So the prince, I don't agree with Dang Jun's 'betrayal'. She seized the opportunity to escape from the prison."

For example, if Wei Xing took refuge in Lord Yangquan, it would be called betrayal.

But Dang Jun was forced to board this thief boat by Lord Yangquan, and if she was not careful, the whole family would suffer. How could she be counted in Lord Yangquan's sphere of influence?

Zhao Weizhen didn't feel that she was trusting a betrayer, she just provided a chance to escape for a little girl who asked herself and Lu Buwei for help.

"Furthermore," Zhao Weizhen said again: "She dared to risk her life to betray, which proves that she has ambitions."

She never let go of any chance to tell Ying Zheng the truth.

"The way to control people is to be useful, able to use, and dare to use." Zhao Weizhen began to talk endlessly: "First identify whether the other party is useful, and then judge whether it can be used. The most important thing is that the prince, as the future monarch, dare not use it." Dare to use it."

"An ambitious person, isn't he afraid that his future will turn upside down?"

"The prince is so unconfident in himself, do you think he can't control the other party?"

One big and one small talked to each other, and then Ying Zheng tilted his head indifferently.

It is clear that Xiao Yingzheng has this confidence.

"A person with ambition is actually easier to control than a person without ambition." Zhao Weizhen said earnestly: "My lord, do you still remember that I told the story of Huizi and Zhuangzi during Wei Huiwang?"

"Madam said so." Ying Zheng replied, "When Huishi was chancellor, he heard rumors in the city that Zhuangzi was going to replace him as prime minister. So he sent people to search the city for three days and nights. When Zhuang Zhou found out, he Taunting Hui Shi as 'a rotten mouse'."

"People said at the time that Huizi was not as good as Zhuangzi. He regarded the wealth and power around him as treasures, and thought that everyone like Zhuangzhou would be rare." Zhao Weizhen went on to say: "But I think that for a monarch, , Huizi is more trustworthy than Zhuangzi."

Ying Zheng fell into deep thought: "Because he has ambition?"

Zhao Weizhen: "That's right."

"If you have ambition, you will want something." Zhao Weizhen said: "As a king, you can put what the other party wants in front of you and drive him to do things for you. There are countless strategists in the countries of the Central Plains. Own ambition? Whether it is for money or name, even if it is just to display ambition and realize one's political ideal, there is a purpose. If it is not the case, why did Xiaogong recruit so many people in the past? What about the able and virtuous ministers who came to Qin?"

Yingzheng's train of thought couldn't help but run in another direction: "Zhuang Zhou is also a great talent."

It can be seen that you are not going to let go of one!

Zhao Weizhen smiled and said: "It is true. However, if Zhuangzi is still alive, what position does the crown prince plan to give Zhuangzi?"

Ying Zheng: "..."

Little Yingzheng, who has always had his own ideas, is rarely stuck!

It was because he couldn't think of it that Ying Zheng had a deep understanding of what Zhao Weizhen meant.

"Zhuangzi really doesn't ask for anything." He understood: "So I don't know what to give him at all. That's what Madam said is useful and can be used."

"Yes."

Zhao Weizhen affirmed: "Is Zhuangzi useful to the monarch? He is so talented, so he is naturally useful. But he is stuck in the link of being able to use it."

"Then what does it mean to dare to use it?"

"That depends on how the monarch thinks about it." Zhao Weizhen said: "Some monarchs, because of the reputation of their subjects, or feel that the other party is too capable to control themselves, lose trust and alienate their subjects."

Ying Zheng understood immediately.

Although it was the first time for Zhao Weizhen to talk about the way of controlling officials, the teacher and student had been together for so long, and he immediately figured out Zhao Weizhen's intentions.

Hundreds of schools of thought have been arguing for hundreds of years, in Zhao Weizhen's eyes, they are doing nothing.She advocates that whoever is useful is the one who is right.

It seems that in terms of choosing courtiers, Madam still has the same opinion.

"Madam thinks that as long as it is useful and usable, you must dare to use it," Ying Zheng said.

"The prince understands me."

Zhao Weizhen continued with a smile: "As a monarch, if you are always afraid of your courtiers, afraid that your courtiers will outshine you, and thus gather a group of mediocre people who only follow the monarch, then the country will definitely not be strong."

Ying Zheng didn't answer.

He thought carefully about the content of Zhao Weizhen's words, and then extended it on his own: "The past kings employed people, and they didn't even care about the reputation of their subjects."

Isn't that right? Otherwise, Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, where did the negative images of Qin Chen's lack of etiquette come from?

Zhang Yi has been scolded for bullying Chu for thousands of years, and Fan Ju must retaliate as a saying has been passed down, not to mention that a businessman like Lu Buwei started his business and then sat in the position of Xiangguo.

It was Qin who did this, and Qin became stronger.

"A villain who is brooding on his heart can be controlled better than an honest gentleman." Zhao Weizhen's tone gradually became dignified: "They are easier to use."

"For Madam, usefulness is paramount in everything." Ying Zheng said.

"In this troubled time of the Warring States Period, you hit me and I hit you." Zhao Weizhen responded seriously: "Naturally, you can take whatever you have around you, you die and we die, and you also have to take into account the origin of the weapon in your hand and whether the purpose is not achieved? "

Speaking of which, it's almost the same.

So Zhao Weizhen brought the topic back to Dangjun: "I dare to give Dangjun a chance because I am confident that I can control her. And investing in her will also bring benefits to me."

Ying Zheng: "So, you choose the heir to the head of the farm."

The farmers in the future will be willing to be driven by Zhao Weizhen, it's a very simple reason.Even if Dang Jun doesn't have that ability, it can be considered that Zhao Weizhen gave Dang Wei a daughter, and he has to accept this favor.

Zhao Weizhen: "Can my reason convince the prince?"

Ying Zheng agreed with satisfaction: "I don't doubt the employment, I probably understand."

As for the specific application and practice in the future, Xiao Yingzheng still has a long way to go.

The two talked to the end, and it was time to prepare for class.

The other schoolchildren followed Zhao Ji and Ziying to the school one after another.

Zhao Ji held the letter in one hand and the basket in the other.Seeing Zhao Weizhen, his eyes lit up.

"lady."

She handed the basket to Zhao Weizhen with a smile: "These brats, didn't they always cry in the middle of the class before? I followed the recipe you gave me and made some suet shortbread. It's the old lady in the palace. If it’s made by the chef, it’s sure to be safe.”

"it is good."

The food in Xianyang Palace is naturally safe, Zhao Weizhen readily agreed: "Let me taste—"

In the middle of speaking, she lifted the cloth on the basket, and the smell of mutton hit her lungs, and Zhao Weizhen almost pushed her over.

She just felt a rumbling in her stomach.

Zhao Weizhen stuffed the basket back to Zhao Ji, turned around and couldn't help retching: "Ugh—"

its not right!

She had personally tasted the suet shortbread made by the restaurant before.The fishy smell of sheep that has been hoarded has been greatly reduced, and there is nothing wrong with eating it. What happened today? !

The cooks of Xianyang Palace are not so poor in craftsmanship, right?

Zhao Weizhen was full of question marks, Zhao Ji was stunned, and then a look of surprise appeared on a beautiful face.

Obviously retching at the food she sent, Zhao Ji was so happy that she wanted to jump up on the spot.

As someone who has experienced it, she really understands what Zhao Weizhen's reaction means!

"Quick."

She was so excited that she couldn't help herself: "Ziying, go and call the doctor—and invite Xiangguo over! Mrs. Weizhen is finally pregnant!"