In just a few days, Wenleiju was completed.
The house has been renovated and decorated. Li Si has been arranging things on site, allocating people and things sent by various sects to help, and is very busy.
Ying Zheng went to visit a few times every day and was quite satisfied with everything. However, Li Si was not around, so he felt somewhat empty.
A plaque with the words "Wen Lei Ju" written by Ying Zheng himself was hung on the lintel and the museum was officially opened.
On this day, there were quite a few bachelors who came to join in the fun. Most of them were disciples from various provinces, but there were also a few bachelors from various countries.
The courtyard is very wide, with a high platform in the middle. The decoration is very grand, and it can be seen that it was the work of the royal family.
Lu Buwei ascended the high platform and announced the official completion of "Wen Lei Ju". Everyone in the audience clapped their hands and applauded. Later, Lu Buwei explained the functions and rules of "Wen Lei Ju".
When it was said that the bachelors could come and go as they pleased and debate freely, the audience cheered again.
Ying Zheng was wearing casual clothes and watching the lively scene behind the high platform. He was very happy. He thought that with the support of various governments, he would not be afraid that no one would come to Wen Lei Ju.
Suddenly, Ying Zheng saw a very familiar young figure, Sima Jie, the son of the Sima family.
Ying Zheng whispered a few words to Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao nodded, turned around and left, squeezing into the crowd from the side.
Not long after, Zhao Gao led Sima Jie back from the outside of the crowd.
When Sima Jie saw Ying Zheng, he quickly bowed and bowed.
However, Ying Zheng quickly raised his hand and winked, indicating that he did not want to reveal his identity.
Sima Jie understood, came to Ying Zheng's side, cupped his hands and whispered: "Sima Jie pays homage to the king."
"No need to be polite." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Why, are you also interested in Wen Lei Ju?"
"Although the common people have been familiar with poetry and books since childhood, they know that there are people outside the world and there are mountains outside the mountains." Sima Jie said, "I heard that the king specially opened this place for the world's scholars to set up literary competitions so that the scholars can learn from each other. Academics, increase knowledge. Not only are ordinary people interested, but they also look forward to coming here every day to make friends through literature."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng said with a sense of accomplishment, "It seems that my decision is quite correct."
"The king has not only done a great thing for the scholars in the world, but he has also been able to recruit talented people and gather good advice for the Qin Dynasty. It is really a brilliant move." Sima Jie said.
"Are you really willing to come here every day to gain more knowledge?" Ying Zheng asked instead.
"Of course it's true." Sima Jie said, "I am speaking from my heart and I don't dare to deceive the king."
"Okay." Ying Zheng paused and said sincerely, "If Wen Lei Ju is to run smoothly, it needs someone to sort out various affairs, and there is no suitable candidate for the position of director. Why not, let you do it. do it."
Sima Jie was shocked and said quickly: "I am still young and have little experience. I am afraid that I will insult the king's order, so I cannot accept this mission."
"You are about the same age as me. I can even take on the role of the King of Qin. Why can't you take on a mere chief?" Ying Zheng looked in the direction of Lu Buwei. "Do you want Lu Buwei to send a chief?"
Sima Jie immediately understood. Thinking of the situation in the Meng Mansion when Ying Zheng gave him wine, he no longer shied away: "In this case, I am willing to give it a try, but if I don't do well, I hope the king will not blame me."
"Actually, it's not as difficult as you think." Seeing that he agreed, Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Select some people, record some insightful remarks, and then summarize them. Then give them to Li Si and let him screen them. It’s good to be talented.”
The stone in Sima Jie's heart fell to the ground, and he nodded and said: "Young people will do their best."
"I will inform Lu Xiangbang about this, and then let him complete the order given to you." Ying Zheng said, "If you have nothing important to do today, go back and prepare as soon as possible. Also, I would like to say hello to your father on my behalf."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I will go back and prepare immediately." Sima Jie bowed his hands and stepped back. He no longer stayed to watch the excitement and went back to prepare.
Ying Zheng asked Zhao Gao to call Li Si, and then explained Sima Jie's matter to Li Si.
Li Si accepted the order happily, knowing that Ying Zheng would not let him stay here for a long time, so he went to work again.
Ying Zheng went to Lu Buwei again and asked Lu Buwei to arrange Sima Jie's affairs.
Lu Buwei didn't know Sima Jie and was a little skeptical at first, but when he heard that Sima Jie was Meng Wu's nephew and a member of the Sima family, he didn't say anything more. After all, the "Taoist Temple" in Lu Mansion was not even a Even if there is no main thing, isn’t it running very well?
Ying Zheng stayed in Wenleiju for a while, and then he was accompanied by Zhao Gao and returned to the palace, leaving Li Si in Wenleiju to take charge of affairs.
After another two days, Queen Mother Zhao Ji finally organized some things, prepared carriages and horses, took the attendants, and the maids prepared to leave the palace.
Most of the items had already been transported to Yongcheng, and the rest were only some things for daily use, but they were also loaded into dozens of carriages. After all, there were many people accompanying them.
Lao Ai rode a tall horse and followed Zhao Ji's car, looking very arrogant.
He was also in a surprisingly good mood, because Zhao Ji had agreed to grant him the title of Marquis of Changxin in the name of his meritorious service in escorting the Queen Mother after arriving at the palace, and Shanyang and other places would also be given to him as fiefs.
Being a knight is something that some powerful people desire, let alone a marquis. Now that she has a title, is freed from the right and wrong of the palace, and has her own fiefdom, and Zhao Ji has her own flesh and blood in her belly, Lao Ai's future is bright. Now she is leaving the city, how can she not Get excited.
Ying Zheng was also riding a horse, following Zhao Ji's car, but his mood was completely opposite to Lao Ai's, and he seemed very disappointed.
Zhao Ji has always said that she is feeling unwell recently, and it is a long way to Yongcheng during this trip. Ying Zheng is worried that Zhao Ji will not be able to bear it. Zhao Ji rarely met Ying Zheng recently. Even when she got into the car this time, she did not let Ying Zheng help her, but let Lao Ai help her get into the car.
Ying Zheng feels that his mother is quite alienated from him. Is it because he has become an adult?
Looking at the arrogant Lao Ai in front of him, Ying Zheng felt a little uncomfortable. The Queen Mother's alienation from her seemed to have started when Lao Ai entered the palace.
It is common for the Queen Mother to favor her chamberlain, but it seems that while favoring Lao Ai, the Queen Mother ignores everyone and everything, even the state affairs. This is a bit too much. After all, Ying Zheng has neither It was a crowning ceremony, and she had not yet assumed the royal power. She urgently needed someone to support her, but Zhao Ji chose to leave the palace at this time.
But Ying Zheng is not ready to attack Lao Ai. As long as his mother is happy, it doesn't matter if he is ignored.
Just after leaving the city gate, Zhao Ji lifted a corner of the car curtain and said softly: "Zheng'er."
Ying Zheng urged his horse to walk a few steps quickly, came to Zhao Ji, and asked: "Queen mother, what's the matter?"
"You have already left the city gate, so you don't need to send me away any more." Zhao Ji said, "I heard that you got a new 'Wen Lei Ju'. You must be very busy. Go back, political affairs are important."
"Everything else doesn't matter," Ying Zheng said. "My mother has been feeling unwell, and I'm worried that the journey will be bumpy and my mother's body won't be able to bear it."
"Don't worry, the queen is fine." Zhao Ji said, "Even if the queen is uncomfortable, what's the point of following you."
"But I'm still worried," Ying Zheng said.
"Extend your hand, Zheng'er." Zhao Ji said and stopped the carriage.
Ying Zheng got off his horse and stretched his hand in front of the car curtain. Zhao Ji also stretched out her hand and put a brocade bag into Ying Zheng's hand. It was heavy, and to the touch, it should be a rectangular wooden box inside.
"What is this?" Ying Zheng asked.
"This is your King Qin's seal, which has been kept by the queen mother." Zhao Ji said calmly, as if she didn't care.
"Ah? This..." Ying Zheng really didn't expect that Zhao Ji would actually hand the seal to him, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Don't be surprised." Zhao Ji said, "This belongs to you, but you haven't performed the crowning ceremony yet, so the mother will keep it for future generations. The mother will leave the palace this time, and she will not come back for who knows how long, and the decree must be declared without a seal. This seal Just stay by your side, and if it comes to a critical moment, I will keep you safe."
"Queen mother, why don't you hand it over to Lu Xiangbang?" Ying Zheng raised his head and asked, his eyes finally moving from the bag to Zhao Ji.
"The Queen Mother is not confused." Zhao Ji said, "Before your father died, he handed the seal to the Queen instead of giving it to Lu Xiangbang. She must have been afraid. And when you were young, the Queen Mother did not give the seal to the Queen. Leave it to others. Now that you are an adult, how can you leave it to others?"
Ying Zheng nodded, thinking that the late king was also worried about Lu Buwei.
"Before, the Queen Mother persuaded you not to perform the crown ceremony for the time being, out of consideration of the overall situation." Zhao Ji said seriously, "But how could the Queen Mother not leave you a backup plan? If the seal is in your hand, when will it be completed? Crowning the crown and assuming the royal power are just matters for you to find the right time."
Ying Zheng remained silent, his mind was confused. All along, in his eyes, Zhao Ji was a queen mother who only knew how to be pampered, but he didn't know that Zhao Ji was also so thoughtful.
"According to etiquette, the Queen Mother should hand over the seal to the Queen Mother." Zhao Ji continued, "It's just that the Queen Mother is old after all, and it is inevitable that she will be confused. Therefore, the Queen Mother decided to hand it over to you directly, but you are Before you have to use the seal, you must not let outsiders know about it. And my mother has another entrustment, and I hope Zheng'er will agree to it."
Ying Zheng looked at Lao Ai and said, "But the queen mother mentioned before, the matter of Lao's manager being knighted?"
"Exactly." Zhao Ji didn't shy away from anything and said calmly, "It would be okay if she didn't leave the palace. Now that she is outside the palace, the queen mother cannot act in the name of the queen mother in everything. She needs to have a reliable official by her side. Lao Ai He is decisive in his actions and extremely loyal to his mother, so she wants to use him again."
This is what Zhao Ji wants to achieve, to exchange Ying Zheng's seal for Lao Ai's title. Granting titles and land is a matter for the king of a country. No matter how powerful Lu Buwei is, he does not have such power, so Zhao Ji must make Ying Zheng agree.
As for Ying Zheng, compared with Seal, Lao Ai's matter is not a matter at all. Even if he had to pay it back as a condition, he still made too much.
Without a moment's hesitation, Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Everything will follow the mother's arrangements."
"Then it's up to you to explain it to Lu Xiangbang." Zhao Ji took out another cloth bag and said, "The queen mother has already prepared the decree to seal the seal, and it can be read out when you worship your ancestors."
Ying Zheng accepted the order and put the two bags together, thinking that his mother had already planned it.
"On the wedding day, let Lu Xiangbang and the Queen Mother make a decision. If the queen mother recovers, she will come back to host your wedding ceremony." Zhao Ji said softly, "In the future, when the queen mother is not in the palace, you must take good care of yourself. , and take good care of your grandmother."
Ying Zheng knew that Zhao Ji was referring to Mrs. Xia, and said: "Queen Mother, Zheng'er is not with you, you have to take care of yourself. Zheng'er will take the time to go to Yongcheng to visit the Queen Mother."
Zhao Ji nodded and said, "It's getting late, let's go back."
"I have one more thing to do when I leave the city this time." Ying Zheng said, "The envoys and princesses from Chu State have just arrived in Qin State and are stationed ten miles away. The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother ordered her ministers to take Princess Nansu to Huayang Palace. Let me send my mother back ten miles away."
Zhao Ji nodded, but she felt uncomfortable in her heart. If she wasn't pregnant and was afraid of being discovered, she would have wanted to meet her future daughter-in-law. But now she had to leave the palace and travel far away. Only she knew this helplessness.
Ying Zheng got on the horse, Zhao Ji put down the curtain and continued to move forward. Outside the city, the farewell army was waiting for the order. This was the 10,000 troops assigned by Zhao Ji to Lu Buwei. Their duty was to escort Zhao Ji all the way to Yongcheng and guard there all the time.
Lao Ai announced his decree, and the ten thousand horses were divided into several teams, guarding the four sides of Zhao Ji's team, and slowly headed west.
Ten miles away, mother and son said goodbye.
