Zhang Ji took advantage of Zhao Ji's cover, bent down, and hung his head in front of Zhao Ji.
From Ying Zheng's perspective, Zhang Ji felt guilty, and even though Zhao Ji personally supported him, he felt guilty, but still remained half-courteous.
But the position where Zhang's head hangs is right in front of Zhao Ji's fruit. Zhao Ji, with her slender waist, gives people the feeling of a fruit hanging from a thin branch.
Zhao Ji's dress today is different from the past. Perhaps because she was angry about the rumors and wanted to go out quickly, she just wore a simple hair with flowing hair. She did not put on the complicated and heavy phoenix robe palace dress, but changed into She put on a high-waisted skirt that was easier to wear. A bright red top was draped over her body. Inside was a pure white tube top. The bottom skirt was the same bright red and was tied around the waist with a corset. , two palace ribbons made of light yellow ribbons were held by Zhao Ji and wrapped around a pair of jade arms.
Moreover, today Zhao Ji did not apply the heavy makeup she had in the past, but simply put on a dark red eye shadow and hurried to Liuying Palace.
Light makeup paired with a simple high-waisted skirt did not diminish Zhao Ji's temperament. Instead, it gave people a virtuous, gentle and light posture. The bright red theme color also maintained the Queen Mother's temperament. Graceful and luxurious.
Sniffing the fragrant smell coming from the top of the mountain, Zhang Jicai pretended to stand up slowly with Zhao Ji's repeated support. The monarch and his ministers were in harmony, everything seemed so harmonious, even the anger in the hearts of Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji dissipated. A lot.
"Sir, Lao Ai's plan is vicious. Now the rumors are spreading all over Xianyang, and there are even faint signs of spreading in Qin. I wonder if you can do anything about it, sir?"
A look of expectation appeared in Ying Zheng's eyes.
Since he led 5,000 Pingyang heavy armor troops and returned to Xianyang with the power of the military, the attitude of the officials towards him has changed greatly. Scholars from the Six Kingdoms who came to Qin no longer entered the prime minister after preliminary screening at the recruitment hall. The state government recommended itself, and a large number of scholars chose to go to Xianyang Palace to seek an audience.
Of course, those who came to the Palace of Qin to see him were not only the scholars who had been initially screened by the Recruitment Hall, but also some children from wealthy families.
Since Meng Ao's second son Meng Jia, his eldest grandson Mengtian, and his eldest grandson Mengyi have all been favored by Yingzheng and deeply trusted by Yingzheng, other wealthy families will naturally not sit back and watch the Meng family monopolize the benefits.
For example, there is a descendant of Feng Ting, the key figure who triggered the Changping War.
At that time, Feng Ting dedicated Shangdang to the State of Zhao. The State of Zhao granted Feng Ting the title of King of Huayang and granted him 30,000 yuan of land, but Feng Ting refused. Then Feng Ting organized the Shangdang defenders to join the Zhao army to fight against the Qin army, and died in battle with Zhao Kuo in Changping.
After Feng Ting's death in battle, his clans dispersed. Some stayed in Shangdang, while others joined Zhao, and each developed and multiplied.
During the fourth alliance, although some of Shangdang's cities were captured by Zhao, Wei, and Han, the Feng family of Shangdang did not choose to defect to Han, Wei, or return to Zhao to merge with the HD Feng family. Instead, they chose to help Qin and sent members of their clan to The children become officials.
Among the younger generations of the Feng family, the two most outstanding ones were named Feng Jie and Feng Quji. Under the recommendation of Wang Yan, a veteran who had been stationed on the border between Qin and Zhao for many years, they entered the palace to pay homage to Ying Zheng and became Ying Zheng's doctors.
Therefore, there is no shortage of civil servants around Yingzheng to make suggestions.
However, most people did not dare to make any suggestions on matters involving royal family affairs, for fear that their suggestions would anger Ying Zheng. A few people, such as Li Si, Feng Jie, Feng Quji and others, were also a little overwhelmed when faced with this rogue plan, and were unable to make any truly effective suggestions.
But Zhang Ji was different. According to Ying Zheng's understanding, Zhang Ji was sometimes a bit unscrupulous. He had even blackmailed Ji Wuye. Although he came from a well-known family, he was not unfamiliar with such market tricks.
Moreover, since knowing Zhang Ji, Zhang Ji has never let Ying Zheng down.
Whether it was several crises on the way back to Qin, recommending Li Si, or helping Ying Zheng gain military support, Zhang Ji never let Ying Zheng down. As Ying Zheng's first important minister and confidant, Ying Zheng naturally developed a slight dependence on Zhang Ji that even he himself was not aware of.
In his heart, Zhang Ji was to him what Zhang Yi was to the late King Huiwen.
Therefore, Ying Zheng sincerely expected Zhang Ji to make some suggestions with substantive effects.
Zhang Ji naturally noticed the look of expectation in Ying Zheng's eyes, and Zhao Ji on the side was looking at him with fiery eyes.
Fortunately, when he entered the palace, he also thought of ways to deal with the rumors.
Chinese people have had the habit of joining in the fun and spreading gossip since ancient times, just like the attributes deep in their blood.
Rumors stop among the wise, but the people of this period did not have much culture. They may not have any malicious intentions, they were just like the melon-eaters of later generations.
Therefore, in the face of rumors, blindly prohibiting them is useless. On the contrary, it may arouse people's curiosity, stimulate the further spread of rumors and the widespread spread of more versions.
Just like a huge flood, it is better to block it than to clear it.
"It's just..." Zhang Ji looked hesitant, stopped talking, and looked at Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji.
Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji felt that Zhang Ji's unique way of stopping rumors was quite novel. It was better to block rumors than to clear them up. However, they were both very curious about how to unblock rumors.
Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji looked at each other. Naturally, he could promise not to hold Zhang Ji accountable for any fault he made with his words. However, these remarks should involve his mother, Zhao Ji, and he could not directly make decisions for her, so he still It depends on what Zhao Ji means.
Zhao Ji seemed to be dignified and generous. She smiled sweetly and said softly: "Sir, you don't have to have any scruples. Just speak up. Your Majesty and I will not hold you accountable."
At least compared to the initial anger, Zhao Ji felt much better after realizing that Zhang Ji really cared about him.
The men who had relationships with Zhao Ji, such as Lu Buwei and Ying Zichu, gave her glory and wealth, but they never gave her enough care and care.
They even made the decision to leave her and Ying Zheng in Xianyang and escape back to Qin alone. When their mother and son were in poverty, they didn't even send half a penny of food.
Over time, Zhao Ji seems to be independent, but deep down she longs for a man who can stand up when she faces difficulties.
The narrow phoenix eyes painted with red eye shadow looked at Zhang Ji slightly, and she also had the same expectations for Zhang Ji in her heart.
Faced with Zhao Ji's burning eyes, Zhang Ji, although he didn't understand what Zhao Ji was thinking, still proposed his own way to smooth things over.
Zhang Ji's method of unblocking the situation is to intensify the spread of rumors.
Didn't Lao Ai want to spread rumors? Just give him a hand!
The followers of Lao Ai who were responsible for spreading rumors had long been identified one by one by the net, followed and observed secretly, and then killed a few of them and replaced them with disguise techniques.
Zhang Ji's method was to let the killers in Luowang claim to be Lao Ai's retainers, and use their so-called "Changxinhou retainers" status to guarantee the authenticity of their remarks and spread more rumors.
For example, Ying Zheng planned to abdicate the throne in favor of his younger brother, Chang'an Jun Chengyu; another example was that Zhao Ji was planning to marry Lu Buwei, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty; and another example was that the Queen Mother Huayang died of illness, and people should prepare for a national funeral and other rumors.
Moreover, each rumor must specifically indicate the time when these things will happen, so that the more people know about it, the better.
The best way to stop rumors is to lose the trust of the people who spread rumors.
Moving trees can build trust, but moving trees can also break trust.
Zhang Ji's method is similar to that of Yimu Lixin, but in the opposite direction.
When the people discovered again and again that these were rumors, the rumors about the father-son relationship between Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei would be self-defeating, and all rumors would be automatically imagined as maliciously spread by people.
By then, if Lao Ai's retainers spread rumors again, they will be captured directly by the people on the street without the need for a net.
After all, Qin law stipulates that "those who report traitors will be rewarded with the same reward as beheading the enemy." No one will refuse the reward for reporting these traitors.
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