Ying Zheng's eyes were extremely sharp, as if he saw the mighty Great Qin Empire in the future through the horizon.
"good."
Zhang Ji slowly walked behind Ying Zheng, as if he had gotten the answer he wanted, and smiled softly.
Although he had long known that such majestic and timeless remarks should be Ying Zheng's answer, he still wanted to hear Ying Zheng say it himself.
Many things in this world have been changed because of him, so he is afraid that the Ying Zheng he wants to serve will also change accordingly.
"Then please allow me to follow the king and witness the establishment of a peaceful and prosperous era."
Ying Zheng turned around and looked at Zhang Ji with a serious expression in surprise. While he was happy, he couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.
"Sir, don't you think this is rhetoric and nonsense?"
"You know, in today's government, you have not yet personally taken charge of the government, and you don't have any real power in your hands. Government orders may not even be issued from Xianyang Palace. How dare you, sir, choose politics?"
The majesty and domineering gradually dissipated, and the youthfulness returned to Ying Zheng's still slightly childish face.
The Ying Zheng in front of him is still a young man under twenty years old after all. Facing the situation inside and outside the court, he is just a confused and helpless young man who wants to relax.
Lu Buwei controlled the government of Qin and was in charge of all the affairs of Qin.
Since Qin Xiaogong, scholars from all over the world who came to Qin to seek a future must go to Qin's Talent Recruitment Hall, pass the evaluation and recommendation of the Talent Recruitment Hall, and then go to Xianyang Palace to meet the King of Qin.
And every recruitment official was a highly trusted minister of the Qin kings in the past dynasties. Just like the Jing Jian who recommended Shang Yang to Qin Xiaogong three times, he was the favorite and trusted minister of Qin Xiaogong.
Only the ministers who were extremely trusted by the kings of Qin in the past generations would wholeheartedly recommend virtuous people to the kings of Qin in the past dynasties.
However, since Lu Buwei took control of the Qin Dynasty, the officials of the Recruitment Hall have also become Lu Buwei's confidants. These scholars from various countries went to visit, not Xianyang Palace anymore, but the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Scholars from various countries who came to Qin entered Lu Buwei's Prime Minister's Mansion one by one, or served in court and local offices to accept Lu Buwei's promotion, or became Lu Buwei's disciples and made suggestions for Lu Buwei, but no one became dedicated to him. This person works for King Qin.
In addition to Lu Buwei, there are many factions in the court, such as the forces under his mother Zhao Ji, who are resisting Lu Buwei's suppression on his behalf.
Da Qin Zongzheng ordered Ying Mu to watch and be impartial, but if someone wanted to tamper with him, he would definitely help him.
There is also a special force floating inside and outside the court, and this force is the Chu family that has a long history in Qin.
It is almost impossible for people from other countries to establish their own power in the Qin State, but the Chu family is an exception.
Although there are constant wars between Qin and Chu, in fact, for nearly four hundred years since Duke Mu of Qin and King Cheng of Chu, the marriage between Qin and Chu has almost never been interrupted, and has lasted for twenty-two generations, but it may not necessarily happen every time. A generation of women have become queens. .
The power of the Chu clan was established during the Jingjian period when San Jian Shang Yang was in charge, and reached its peak during the reign of Empress Dowager Xuan. The two other sons of the Empress Dowager Xuan, Wei Ran, Ranghou Wei Ran, Huayang Jun Mirong, and the other two sons of Empress Dowager Xuan, Wanhou. The two Ying Qin clan members, Gongzi Fu and Denghou Gongzi Kui, can also be regarded as half of the Chu family.
King Qin Xiaowen's queen, Mrs. Huayang, was also from the Chu royal family. As the adopted son of Mrs. Huayang, King Qin Zhuangxiang naturally wanted to marry a woman from the Chu royal family as his concubine. Even Ying Zheng was born in Yingzi Chu. Before his death, a marriage was arranged for him with a Chu woman, which was regarded as a marriage of the twenty-third generation.
However, due to Lu Buwei's taking power and Zhao Ji's displeasure with Queen Mother Huayang and the Chu clan, the Chu clan's current position is very embarrassing and unprecedentedly weak.
But even so, the Chu clan still did not decide to invest in Ying Zheng.
Therefore, this is the reason why Ying Zheng took such a huge risk to leave Qin and enter South Korea this time.
How can he fight against Lu Buwei and other forces without talented people around him who are dedicated to serving him?
Han Fei and Zhang Ji are the great talents in Ying Zheng's eyes.
Although Han Fei did not show any actual great talent, most of the governance concepts and thoughts on state governance expounded in Han Feizi's works such as "Indignation" and "Five Worms" coincided with Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng believed that Han Fei definitely has great talents, but because he was born into a noble family of the Korean royal family, he was hampered by the royal family and powerful ministers in Korea, a weak country, and was unable to fulfill his ambitions.
As for Zhang Ji, although Zhang Ji has no works and Ying Zheng has just learned this name not long ago, Zhang Ji is completely opposite to Han Fei and he has already proven his talents.
The actual benefits brought by papermaking and printing to the Qin State have already input a lot of blood for the Qin State's treasury, which was squandered in building canals. The net deployed by Zhang Ji also turned Xinzheng into a net. The second hotbed, so that Ying Zheng does not have to worry about his current safety.
Han Fei, he hasn't visited yet, but Zhang Ji... knew that the situation he was facing was very bad, but still decided to work for him.
So, Ying Zheng wants to know why.
What kind of confidence does he have to serve himself, who is almost like a puppet?
"Because you are Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng is the king of Qin."
Zhang Ji and Ying Zheng looked at each other, and they both saw the solemnity and seriousness in each other's eyes. After a moment of silence, they suddenly burst out laughing at the same time.
Especially Ying Zheng, this may be the first time he has laughed so freely and comfortably since he sat on that cold throne. The laughter has dispelled his confusion, his hesitation, and the depression in his heart. .
There is probably no one in this world who trusts him as much as Zhang Ji in front of him.
Just because he, Ying Zheng, was the king of Qin, he chose to believe that he could do something that seemed to have little hope.
However, Zhang Ji was right.
Because he is Ying Zheng!
He is the king of Qin!
Ying Zheng grabbed Zhang Ji's hand, his eyes filled with smiles and trust.
Different from Han Fei, Han Fei has very similar views to Ying Zheng in terms of governance concepts, and has become Ying Zheng's confidant in terms of governance concepts; while Zhang Ji has become Ying Zheng's hard-earned search for someone who can find his way in life. The confidants who support each other are the confidants who are willing to trust Ying Zheng and support him when he is isolated and helpless.
"Mr. Zheng does not need to follow Zai Zheng to witness the establishment of a peaceful and prosperous age." Ying Zheng shook his head and rejected Zhang Ji, but extended his hand to Zhang Ji with a smile on his face, giving people a The cordial and warm feeling, "What Zheng wants is for Mr. Zheng to work together to build the vast Qin Empire, and to unify with Zheng to create eternal peace!"
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