Chapter 87 The Emperor’s Art
After arranging everything, Zhang Liang returned to the wine shop and informed Uncle Fu to leave temporarily. The excuse was to go to the countryside to visit a doctor, but in fact he was going to the suburban house he had just bought to take shelter from the limelight.
And Zhang Liang became the shopkeeper of the wine shop.
In order to prove that he bought the wine shop from Uncle Fu, Zhang Liang deliberately made the publicity louder and let all the guests of the wine shop know about it.
In this way, even if the court really wants to pursue the case, it will only pursue Uncle Fu and not him.
Zhang Liang stayed for two reasons. One was to wait for Ying Zheng to bring out the other two farm tools, and the second was to know where Ying Zheng found the farm tools.
If it was built by the imperial court itself, the Quyuan plow would have been made public when it was made. There was no need to wait until all the farm tools were made public.
This is not something the court can do.
In addition, Ying Zheng vowed that there were two more farm tools, so the person who built them must have researched them soon. This made him even more curious, who could come up with so many advanced farm tools at once?
What Zhang Liang didn't know was that what shocked him was yet to come. A few days later, the four treasures of the study - pen, ink, paper and inkstone - appeared on the market.
But that’s a story for another day.
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"Your Majesty? Ah... Your Majesty, nothing can happen to you and me..." Zhao Gao knelt down in front of Ying Zheng's chariot and howled loudly.
Zhao Gao had been in the palace. When he learned that Ying Zheng was back, he immediately stepped forward to greet him. However, he became frightened when he saw the bows and arrows on Ying Zheng's chariot.
Ying Zheng cannot die now. If he dies, his plan will fail.
Hu Hai would not be able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. The only person who can get the throne is Fusu, and his fate is unknown.
So after Zhao Gao saw Ying Zheng's chariot, he was so frightened that he burst into tears. He cried so miserably, as if his own father had died, no, his entire clan had been wiped out.
Seeing this, everyone thought that Zhao Gao was a loyal minister and could not be a rebellious minister. It was even more unimaginable that he would be the culprit who would destroy Qin in the future.
"That's enough. Didn't I say that your crying is unpleasant?" Ying Zheng's voice came from the car.
"His Majesty?"
Zhao Gao immediately stopped howling and crying, looking at the car with a look of disbelief on his face. Am I hallucinating?
Ying Zheng walked out of the chariot, walked slowly towards Zhao Gao, helped him up, and said, "I am very happy that you are so loyal to me."
"Your Majesty?" Zhao Gao still didn't react. The car had turned into a hedgehog. How could His Majesty remain unharmed?
Ying Zheng smiled, then took out the white silk silk and wiped Zhao Gao's tears.
"Okay, don't cry. I know you are a loyal minister. Come and go back to Xianyang Palace with me to handle government affairs."
"promise."
Zhao Gao woke up at this time, responded happily, and then followed Ying Zheng to wait on him.
Great, the First Emperor is not dead, I still have a chance, and Hu Hai still has a chance.
The news that Ying Zheng met the assassin quickly spread throughout the court and Xianyang City.
Li Si, Feng Quji and other officials all came to Xianyang Palace to inquire about the situation.
Ying Zheng summoned all officials.
"Greetings to your Majesty, may your Majesty be blessed." Li Si and a group of other officials saluted Ying Zheng.
"My dear friends, you don't need to be polite. Are you here to see me dead?" Ying Zheng said half-jokingly.
The ministers were shocked and knelt down one after another.
"Your Majesty has been put in danger because of his incompetent management. Please punish him."
"Punishment? Huh, I was assassinated in Xianyang City, in front of my home. Tell me, can I still leave the palace?" Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, this is all Wei Chen's fault." Wang Ben said, "As Lang Zhongling, Wei Chen is responsible for protecting Your Majesty, the palace and Xianyang City.
His Majesty was assassinated in Xianyang City because of his negligence. I beg your Majesty to convict him. "
Wang Ben, the son of General Wang Jian, was granted the title of Marquis of Wu, and now serves as Lang Zhongling, managing the safety of the entire Xianyang City.
Now that Ying Zheng is assassinated, he bears the greatest responsibility.
Ying Zheng glanced at Wang Ben and ignored him, but looked at another person, Taiwei Wei Liao.
"Wei Liao, don't you have anything to say?"
Wei Liao opened his mouth and said: "Reporting to your Majesty, I am guilty of this, please punish me."
"Okay, since you plead guilty, I will punish you for catching the assassin. However, I will leave the task of catching the assassin to Meng Yi, and you will help from the side. You must catch the assassin, otherwise your entire clan will be cut in half along with you. "
"No." Wei Liao responded helplessly.
As a Taiwei, one of the three princes, he actually had to obey the order of a high official. If he told it, he would be embarrassed and would be very embarrassed.
However, there was nothing he could do. He repeatedly refused to give face to the First Emperor, and was even so angry that he wanted to kill himself several times.
Nowadays, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the First Emperor used this assassination to beat himself up or solve himself.
Li Si, Feng Quji and other officials did not ask for mercy.
Not to mention that Ying Zheng is furious now, and asking for mercy may cause Ying Zheng to anger himself. Moreover, everyone knows about the affairs between Ying Zheng and Wei Liao, so it is better to avoid getting involved.
Ying Zheng suddenly smiled and said: "Wei Liao, as long as you catch the assassin, I promise to publish a book for you.
I know that you have been carving your art of war for a long time. Countless bamboo slips have been destroyed, but you still haven't finished carving it.
I accidentally got the four treasures of the study: pen, ink, paper and inkstone, which will allow you to write a military book in a few days. "
Wei Liao was stunned. He didn't expect that His Majesty knew about his affairs. Could it be that there was someone from His Majesty at home? Sure enough, he was being watched all the time.
He was only concerned that he was being watched, but ignored the four treasures of the study mentioned by Ying Zheng.
Feng Quji and other officials were stunned. Pen, ink, paper and inkstone? The Four Treasures of the Study? What baby is that?
Feng Quji frowned slightly: first it was farm tools, then the policy against the Xiongnu, and now the four treasures of the study: pen, ink, paper and inkstone. How much benefit did His Majesty and Li Si get from the strange man?
And who is this strange man, and how did he create such a thing?
When Ying Zheng saw that Wei Liao was silent, he smiled and said, "You don't believe me?"
Wei Liao came to his senses and said, "I don't dare."
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. If you don't believe me, I have a way to make you believe me. Li Si, please give the Four Treasures of the Study to Wei Liao and tell him how to use them."
Li Si responded: "No."
When they left Zhaojiacun, Ying Zheng brought more than a dozen sets of pens, ink, paper and inkstones, which Li Si kept safe. Ying Zheng did not start using them himself, but gave them to Wei Liao first.
Li Si understood that what Ying Zheng did was to slap a candy and eat it, which was the emperor's technique.
Wei Liao also understood this. He had seen Ying Zheng's character early on. He could be humble and sincere when he needed you, but he would become extremely cruel when he was offended, and he would show no mercy to his enemies.
Although this character was very good before the unification of the six kingdoms, now that he has become the first emperor, he lacks benevolence, which is not good.
Da Qin will forget this character sooner or later.
