After coaxing the tide, Zhang Ji could finally have breakfast in peace.
Just after breakfast, the old eunuch came to Zhang Ji's mansion again.
"Haha, sir, this old slave invites you into the palace according to the king's order, and eats with the king and the queen mother."
The old eunuch Ling saw Zhang Ji walking out quickly with a half-filled bowl of meat soup, and his wrinkled face showed a lot of wrinkles when he smiled.
In fact, he arrived a quarter of an hour earlier, but he just didn't let the Mohist god-killing swordsman pass the message.
This can be regarded as a reward for Zhang Ji's respect.
Zhang Ji also learned about this from the Mohist God Swordsman who was guarding the gate, and also received the favor from the old eunuch.
It doesn't seem like anything, and it even feels like a deliberate attempt to trick Zhang's machine.
The King and the Queen Mother invited you to have breakfast, and you actually came back after finishing the meal?
But this is not the case.
As an old eunuch who had taken care of Ying Zheng's daily life since he was a child, he was naturally an old man in the palace who was deeply trusted by Ying Zheng, and he knew a little bit about some confidential matters.
Today's meal was obviously not an ordinary meal, but had some purpose.
It was obviously impossible for Zhang Ji to actually dine there, so the old eunuch Ling deliberately waited for Zhang Ji for an extra quarter of an hour.
A quarter of an hour is neither too long nor too short. As an old man, bringing Zhang Ji into the palace a quarter of an hour later does not delay Ying Zheng's Wang Ling, but also gives Zhang Ji time.
Therefore, Zhang Ji, who understood this, immediately drank the remaining half of the bowl of meat soup in one gulp, handed the bowl to the Mohist God Swordsman guarding the gate, and followed the old eunuch's order to mount his horse.
Qin Palace, Liuying Palace
There are countless palaces in the Qin Palace. The most famous Xianyang Palace is the place where the court meets, so the Qin Palace is also called Xianyang Palace, but in fact Xianyang Palace is just one of them.
Ying Zheng's bedroom is the Liuying Palace.
Liuying does not refer to a certain six heroes, but the name of an ancient music piece, "Emperor Ku ordered Xianhei to sing as a vocal: "Nine Moves", "Six Lies", "Six Heroes"."
Zhao Ji, who was dressed in a scarlet phoenix robe, and Ying Zheng, had their desks placed on the left and right, and there was only one desk placed at the bottom of the right.
Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng and asked with a little doubt on her pretty face: "Zheng'er, can this machine really cure my headache?"
"Don't worry, mother. Since you have spoken, sir, you must be sure."
Seeing Ying Zheng's sure look, Zhao Ji was also curious about Zhang Ji.
Zhang Ji is definitely famous all over the world now. Just for his papermaking and printing skills, no matter who will dominate the world in the future or which dynasty he will be in, his name will be in the history of the ages.
However, although Zhao Ji had a good impression of Zhang Ji at first, when the news about Ying Zheng entering Han Qian for Han Fei and Zhang Ji came to Zhao Ji's ears, she became somewhat disgusted with Han Fei and Zhang Ji.
In her opinion, these so-called celebrities just like to show off and let the kings do some tricks to treat the virtuous and corporal.
She is so talented, why not take the initiative to join Da Qin and help her son solve the pro-government affairs, otherwise she would not need to support Lao Ai to fight against that old guy Lu Buwei.
However, Zhang Ji's subsequent performance could be regarded as changing Zhao Ji's impression of him.
First, he served as an envoy to the Qin Dynasty, fought with Han Chen, and forced South Korea to cede the four cities of Lushan, Baofeng, Jiaxian, and Xiangcheng in Nanyang. Then, he served as an escort for Ying Zheng on his way back to the country, and also persuaded the people who wanted to assassinate Ying. Wang Yan, the political leader, worked for him.
And with Wang Yan's effectiveness, Meng Ao, who had originally been willing to surrender, completely stepped on Ying Zheng's ship, letting his second son Meng Jia and his legitimate son Meng Jia, who was still studying at home and had not yet joined the army or become an official, to join the army. The next time Sun Mengyi joined Ying Zheng's team.
Meng Jia was smart and quick-witted. He was from the Meng family and was extremely loyal. He also had certain martial arts skills. It happened that there was someone like Ling Qi, a senior official, lurking around Ying Zheng, so Ying Zheng simply named Meng Jia the title of "Meng Jia". The middle concubine is Ying Zheng's attendant.
As for Meng Yi, after being tested by Ying Zheng, although he is four years younger than Ying Zheng, he is steady, cautious and knowledgeable, so Ying Zheng plans to let him study with him.
For Zhang Ji, who helped Ying Zheng conquer the allegiance of two military giants in one fell swoop, Zhao Ji's poor sense and impression of Zhang Ji turned into appreciation. She once lamented, "He has done such a big thing before he officially entered Qin. I really don’t know what kind of achievements I can make in the future.”
Of course, the main reason why Zhao Ji is willing to believe Zhang Ji is because of Ying Zheng.
She knew that her son would never harm her, so she was willing to give Zhang Ji a chance.
Not long after, the old eunuch led a young man to the palace.
Zhao Ji looked at the young man in front of her. He was dressed in black, with fair skin and a slender figure. There was a faint smile under his handsome appearance, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.
People are all beautiful animals, and this has been the case since ancient times.
Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, was known as "the one who teaches without distinction". His disciples persuaded him that there was a good young man named Tantai Mieming in Wucheng of the State of Lu. He had very noble moral character and wanted to join Confucius's sect.
When Confucius heard the name of Tantai Mieming, he thought he was a gentleman with a graceful manner and excellent manners, so he excitedly went to meet him.
In this meeting, Confucius discovered that Tantai Mieming's character was indeed good enough and his ideas coincided with his, but he was not very willing to accept this disciple.
Because he looks ugly.
"Han Feizi's Records": "The forehead is low, the mouth is narrow, and the bridge of the nose is low." That is to say, the forehead is low, the mouth is narrow, and the nose is flat. "Historical Records" directly said that he had "a very evil appearance", not a little ugly, but very ugly.
So after the meeting, Confucius was very hesitant.
Looking at such an ugly person during class really made him uncomfortable, but if he didn't accept it, it would go against his philosophy of "education without distinction".
In the end, he reluctantly accepted Tantai Mieming, but because of his ugly appearance, Confucius had a very low impression of him. He naturally thought that he had low qualifications and hardly talked to him, leaving him to fend for himself in class.
Later, Tantai destroyed the Ming Dynasty and went south to Chu State. He learned from Confucius and gave lectures in Chu State. He opened a school and trained more than 300 disciples. He became prosperous and his influence spread throughout the southern region, which shocked Confucius.
If this is just a special case, there will be many other cases in later generations.
The Han Dynasty favored martial arts, and men were required to have masculine beauty, so they had to be white-skinned, tall, and have beautiful beards. Officials also had to learn the "Gongfu Step" to show their majesty.
Although the ministers selected by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were all capable ministers, they were also all ministers with extremely good looks and in line with the aesthetics of the Han Dynasty.
Gongsun Hong, "The emperor summoned him and he was very beautiful. He worshiped him as a doctor and awaited the imperial edict."
Zhu Yun, "more than eight feet long, very strong in appearance, and known for his courage and strength."
Huo Guang is "seven feet three inches tall, fair-skinned, with sparse eyebrows and beautiful beard. He is a calm and careful man, and has a dignified manner."
Jin Rixi was originally the Xiongnu crown prince. He was "eight feet and two inches long, with a very serious appearance and a fat horse."
Therefore, a dark, short and unattractive person like Pang Tong, despite his famous name and being from the famous Pang family, still had no one to conquer him. Even Sun Shiwan and Liu Bei couldn't help but judge people by their appearance at first.
During the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao won the first place in the martial arts exam, but was replaced by Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty because of his appearance.
The Ming Dynasty publicly required officials to have a good skin, because officials are the face of the country.
The Qing Dynasty even added the "Grand Challenge" to the imperial examination, and the three candidates with the best looks among the candidates who did not pass the examination were selected to be county magistrates.
Kings and officials of all dynasties would always judge people of the same gender based on their appearance, let alone women?
Therefore, facing Zhang Ji who stood tall and graceful like an elegant gentleman, even Zhao Ji could not help but lightly cover her red lips and exclaimed: "What a beautiful young man!"
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