It is also a long distance from Longxi to Xianyang. This is indeed a bit difficult for Ying Zheng and the soldiers who are eager to return home. Everyone wants to put on two wings and fly directly back to Xianyang.
Therefore, the marching speed was much faster.
After returning to their own territory, everyone changed back to Qin Jun's costumes, including thumbs and other ghost hands.
And along the way, Ying Zheng also walked side by side with Thumb.
In the past, when we were in foreign countries, we had no choice but to let Thumb and the ghost hands wear the clothes of merchants and mix with the army, but it is different now. Inviting Thumb is the core purpose of this trip, and besides, we are still family members, so we can't neglect it. .
"Prince Qin, how do you feel about this maple leaf?" Thumb looked at the maple leaf and then at Ying Zheng and asked.
"It's quite good." Ying Zheng said without thinking, "Not only is it handsome, but its speed and endurance are better than those of Chinese horses. It's really a rare good horse!"
"Yes, this bloody horse will be a local national treasure no matter where it is placed." Thumb sighed.
"Indeed." Ying Zheng said, "Presumably such good horses are not common in Dawan Country, right?"
He nodded slightly with his thumb and said: "It is said that this sweat-blooded horse is a strain that has been cultivated after many generations of breeding. It is also a line of its own in Dawan. Although the number is gradually increasing, it is far from reaching the level of its own. It is used as a war horse. Therefore, Dawan itself regards it as a national gift, exchanging national gifts with other countries or directly giving it as a gift. It is said that Dawan's own dignitaries must go through very strict procedures if they want to purchase this horse. Screen and keep strict records.”
Thumbs said this, which further highlights the hard-won maple leaves.
"As expected." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "It seems that the merchant who gave the maple leaves to Wu Chan must have put a lot of effort into it."
"That's natural, otherwise how could he show his gratitude." Thumb said.
"Senior Thumb, don't worry, I will definitely treat Maple Leaf well." Ying Zheng said, "Let alone Wu Chan."
Unexpectedly, Thumb's face darkened, and his voice turned cold as he said, "Then I don't know what method King Qin wants to use to live up to Wu Chan's wishes?"
Of course Ying Zheng knew what the thumb meant, and he also understood the difficulty between him and Wu Chan, so he sighed softly and said: "I know that this matter is not easy, but it is not impossible. Senior Thumb But I still remember that at the edge of the desert, I once said that if one day, the Jingjue Kingdom is no longer suitable for survival, Great Qin will always welcome the Guidong tribe to move to Great Qin and live there for a long time."
Thumb said nothing, just nodded.
"Senior Thumb also saw it, and the case of Yiqu was clearly in front of us. If I treat my former invading enemy like this, how can I treat Jingjue badly?" Ying Zheng continued.
Thumb breathed a long sigh of relief, and after a long while, he slowly said: "To be honest, I will never treat King Qin's promise as a joke. Putting aside Wu Chan's matter, this Sha Sha Without the threat of the millstone, Jingjue will have to consider the way out in the future."
"Yes, no one can stop the changes in the living environment." Ying Zheng said in a helpless tone, "Everyone hopes that the environment they live in will get better and better, and no one wants the environment of their own tribe to get worse and better. Oops."
Looking at Ying Zheng's expression, Thumb seemed to realize something and asked anxiously: "Does the King of Qin know some secrets about the Western Regions?"
Ying Zheng sighed softly and said: "What I know is not very conclusive, and it is not clear what should be told to Jingjue. You can only seek answers to these things from my seniors. .”
Thumb frowned and asked slowly: "Who is the senior that King Qin keeps mentioning?"
Ying Zheng spread his hands helplessly and said, "On this point, you can only ask him face to face."
At this moment, Ying Zheng suddenly understood Li Si in the past. He would wait for his master to come before talking about anything.
Thumb's eyes flashed, and his eyes were quite complicated. He didn't know whether he was thinking about Ying Zheng's words, or imagining what the senior Ying Zheng said about him.
What does it look like.
For thousands of years, the relationship between Huaxia and Jingjue has been quite subtle. Jingjue knows more or less some things about Huaxia, but it is all superficial. The sense of mystery accumulated over generations is not I can speak clearly in a few words.
Just like in Wu Chan's impression, Huaxia borrowed the secret stone from Jingjue to build a "nine-story demon tower", but he did not have a clear concept of the "nine-story demon tower".
Although Thumb was extremely curious about the senior mentioned by Ying Zheng, he stopped asking about it and instead changed the subject to talk about something else.
He passed many city gates along the way, but Ying Zheng didn't even stop and went straight to Xianyang.
On this day, I finally returned to the outside of Xianyang City.
Changping Jun, who received the news early in the morning, made a big scene to welcome Ying Zheng back to the court. Zhao Gao, Li Si, Sima Jie and others also came out to welcome him.
Ying Zheng saw several close ministers appearing in his field of vision from a distance, and felt very warm in his heart. He seemed to have thousands of things to say, but he didn't know where to start.
Among the few people, the one with the greatest emotional fluctuations was Zhao Gao. Probably after Ying Zheng returned to Qin at the age of thirteen, Zhao Gao had not been separated from Ying Zheng for so long.
The other few people suddenly turned their attention from Ying Zheng to the mount under King Qin's crotch.
What kind of horse is this?
Why is it so beautiful!
I saw Maple Leaf strutting with her head held high, calm and calm, just like a celestial horse coming to earth.
And Ying Zheng on horseback, with his majestic appearance and heroic hair, is truly a proud emperor.
People borrow the horse's power, and the horse borrows the power of the person.
At this moment, it really attracted everyone's attention and attracted many envious eyes.
The next moment, there was an uproar, eliciting countless surprised exclamations.
However, Ying Zheng jumped off his horse and came to the courtiers as if nothing had happened.
"I pay my respects to the king." Zhao Gao took the lead in bowing and said.
Only then did the others come to their senses and bowed in the same manner: "I pay my respects to the king."
"Haha, everyone, get up." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "After a few months, how are you managing our Xianyang?"
Lord Changping took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Back to the king, except for a few matters that need to be decided personally by the king, everything in the court is stable."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng asked, "What's the important matter? Let me tell you."
"It's not too important, but it's hard for me to make a decision." Changping Jun said, "Zheng Guo, who built the Zheng Guo Canal, reported to the temple that the project encountered some problems and Han Fei needed to solve them."
"Zheng Guoqu?" Ying Zheng was slightly surprised.
Unconsciously, it has been almost two years since the construction of Zheng Guo Canal. Previously, Lu Buwei was responsible for the allocation of money and the control of labor. Now that Lu Buwei is far away from the temple, this matter will naturally return to Ying Zheng's management.
But Ying Zheng was quite busy during this period. If Zheng Guo didn't mention it, Ying Zheng might not even be able to remember this matter.
"Exactly." Lord Changping said, "Also, when the countries heard that the Great Qin Temple was purchasing a large amount of tea and silk, they all sent envoys to request an audience with the king."
Ying Zheng nodded and asked, "Is there more?"
Before Lord Changping could speak, Zhao Gao cupped his hands and said, "I also want to congratulate the king on his arrival."
Looking at Zhao Gao's smile, Ying Zheng had already guessed: "Hahaha, maybe Min Ruo and Wen Xuan are also pregnant."
"Haha, that's right." Li Si also answered, "Congratulations to the king on getting another son and a princess."
"Well, okay, okay." Although he had been thinking about this since he was in the Western Regions, after hearing the good news with his own ears, Ying Zheng was still so happy that he grinned from the corners of his mouth to his ears.
"Not only that, the king is also happy." Zhao Gao
Said with a smile.
"Oh?" Ying Zheng said, "Is there any more joy? Tell me."
Zhao Gao cupped his hands again and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Madam Hu Yu is happy again."
Ying Zheng's smile suddenly froze on his face.
What I was worried about before actually happened.
As early as half a year ago, after the Western Chu army fought against Lao Ai, it was
After being severely injured, Xiang Yan came to the State of Qin angrily to ask for an explanation from Ying Zheng, and threatened to take away Nansu and Fusu.
In desperation, Ying Zheng made an expedient decision and promised Xiang Yan that no matter which wife gave birth to a son, he would send it to Chu State as a hostage.
But it happened that during that period, Ying Zheng lived in Hu Yu's palace the most. At that time, he was a little worried whether this promise to Chu State would be Hu Yu's turn.
Now it really comes true.
I hope Hu Yu is pregnant with a girl.
The ministers looked at Ying Zheng's expression, but they had completely different understandings in their hearts.
King Qin had been away for more than four months. When he came back, he heard that his wife was pregnant. I am afraid that any man would doubt whether he had been cheated on.
Zhao Gao immediately put away his smile and explained: "Your Majesty, please don't be suspicious. Shortly after your Majesty left Xianyang, the imperial doctor diagnosed Mrs. Hu Yu to be pregnant, and she is now one month old."
Only then did Ying Zheng come back to his senses. He looked at the embarrassed ministers in front of him, waved his hands and said, "You have misunderstood. I have not misunderstood."
Why is this a bit difficult to say?
Among the crowd, only Li Si guessed what Ying Zheng was thinking, so he said, "Your Majesty, you have had a long journey, please return to the palace to rest."
After Li Si said this, all the ministers suddenly got out of the way and surrounded Ying Zheng back to the palace.
In front of the palace gate, Queen Mother Zhao Ji, Nan Su and Lan Ting have been waiting for a while.
When Ying Zheng saw his mother coming out to greet her in person, he hurriedly walked a few steps and then bowed and said, "My son, I send my regards to my mother!"
Zhao Ji was smiling all over her face, but her tone was a bit resentful: "Your Majesty, you are finally back. My ears are about to be nagged by ladies like you."
Apparently Madam was looking forward to Ying Zheng's return every day, and would ask Zhao Ji about Ying Zheng's current situation from time to time.
"Hahaha, that was really hard work, Queen Mother." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "However, although I have been away for a longer time this time, I have gained a lot."
Zhao Ji glanced at Ying Zheng and said, "It seems that you are going to tell a story again."
"Haha." Nan Su, who was standing aside, couldn't hold it back, covering her delicate lips and laughing to herself.
Ying Zheng looked at Nan Su, his eyes full of longing, and asked softly: "Are you okay, and are all the ladies okay too."
"Yes." Nan Su nodded. Then he remembered that he had not greeted Ying Zheng yet, so he bowed politely and said, "Nan Su respectfully welcomes the king."
Lan Ting, who was next to Nan Su, also followed suit.
"Why are you so polite to me?" Ying Zheng said, "Where are the other people?"
Zhao Ji smiled and said: "The other three are naturally inconvenient to go out. Do you know that during the time you were away, the palace had a new population."
"Hehe." Ying Zheng said with a grin, "I heard from Zhao Gao that Wenxuan and Minruo also gave birth, and Hu Yu is pregnant again."
"Then why don't you go take a look." Zhao Ji rolled her eyes at Ying Zheng.
"Hey!" Just as Ying Zheng took a step, he suddenly turned to look at Lord Changping and said, "You should go back first. We will discuss political matters at court tomorrow morning."
Lord Changping responded and left the palace with his ministers.
In Wenxuan's palace, Ying Zheng looked at the prince on the left and teased the princess on the right, feeling very happy.
The son born to Min Ruo was named Min Xing by Ying Zheng, while the princess born to Wen Xuan was named Yu Xuan.
