The bet between Ying Zheng and Hu Yu was originally a joke between the young couple, but unexpectedly, as soon as Fusu gave guidance, Hu Hai actually started calling for help.
This surprised and delighted everyone present.
It is not unusual for babies under one year old to call for help. What’s more, when they were in their mother’s womb, they were nourished by the medicinal properties of Linggu Dan. The milk they drink now contains medicinal properties, so It is normal to have a higher speed of intellectual development than ordinary people.
What is surprising is that there seems to be some communication between the two children, but it is Fusu, not Ying Zheng and Hu Yu, who really taught Hu Hai how to speak.
But why did Fusu call "Dad" when he opened his mouth?
Ying Zheng said proudly: "Look, these two children are both close to me, haha."
"Hmph!" Hu Yu said in a slightly angry voice, "If you lose, you lose. It doesn't matter."
Only then did Ying Zheng remember that Hu Yu had not placed any bets just now, but simply bet around the right to use Maple Leaf. In this case, only Ying Zheng would suffer.
"Hahaha." Ying Zheng smiled heartily, "For the sake of Hu Hai being so well-behaved, I promise you that if I don't go out riding Maple Leaf, you can ride Maple Leaf. However, you must protect it. Don’t let it happen, understand?”
"Yeah!" Hu Yu nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice.
That being said, how could Ying Zheng not go out riding Maple Leaf?
At this time, Nansu, who was holding Fusu in his arms, said, "Your Majesty, you can't be too partial."
"Haha, of course I won't be partial." Ying Zheng tapped his chin with his finger and said, "But you don't. During this trip to the Western Regions, except for maple leaves and some ingredients from the Western Regions, I didn't bring back anything. What."
"Those delicacies from the Western Regions are quite delicious, but you can't eat them endlessly. I don't want you to become a fat woman."
"Apart from these, the rest..." As he was thinking about it, a flash of inspiration appeared in Ying Zheng's mind, "By the way, how about I give you some beautiful and unique Loulan clothes?"
Nansu's beautiful eyes immediately showed joy and expectation: "Okay! Those Loulan costumes must be very colorful."
When dealing with women, as long as you understand what to eat and what to wear, you will naturally win.
"Whether it is colorful or not can only be verified by making it. Now I only have the patterns of the clothes in my hands." Ying Zheng said.
"Compared with the Hufu, which one looks better?" Hu Yu also became interested.
"Actually, what we call Hu clothing is conceptually smaller, because we only have more contact with the various ethnic groups in Beidi, so we call Di clothing Hu clothing." Ying Zheng said, "And the clothing in the Western Regions , in fact, it can be regarded as a kind of Hufu.”
"Hehe, I want it too," Hu Yu said with a smile.
"I knew you were everywhere." Ying Zheng said angrily, "Wait, I asked Zhao Gao to bring all those scrolls."
After that, Ying Zheng walked out of the room and ordered Zhao Gao to move all the scrolls stored in the study.
Nan Su and Hu Yu were not idle either, and ordered the maids to call the other three ladies over.
If there are good things, of course we must share them together, otherwise it will not be conducive to harmony.
Not long after, Zhao Gao and a dozen eunuchs brought over all the scrolls brought back from Loulan.
There was a sudden buzz of discussion in the palace, and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time.
"Be careful, don't damage it." Ying Zheng said, "I still have to make these clothes based on these patterns. You can choose the style you like and make more."
Nan Su looked at the patterns in front of him and was a little dazzled: "There are so many patterns. We can choose the ones we like, but how do we mark them?"
Hu Yu said with a smile:
"What's so difficult about this? Let's just label the drawings with numbers, and then everyone will remember their own numbers so they won't make mistakes."
"Well, this is a good idea." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Then you go first
Preface, I still need to go to the study to see if there is anything missing. "
Several ladies responded together without sending Ying Zheng off, and continued to lower their heads to select the scrolls.
Ying Zheng sighed softly, left Zhao Gao here to take care of him, and then returned to the study alone.
Taking out his pen and ink, Ying Zheng wrote a letter to King Qiemo. Most of what he mentioned in the letter was the purchase of a bloody BMW from the Kingdom of Dayuan.
Early the next morning, Ying Zheng came to Thumb's residence with a letter.
"Senior Thumb, this is a letter written by me to King Qiemo. Could you please translate it into Qiemo script?" Ying Zheng said directly.
Thumb smiled and said: "This is Qie Mo. It is a small country and has no writing at all. They have always used Loulan script."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng asked, "As for Loulan Wen, Senior Thumb should be familiar with it, right?"
"This is natural. Come on, I'll help you." Thumb said.
"Okay." Ying Zheng took out the letter, pen, ink and silk, and placed them in front of his thumb.
Ying Zheng read the contents of the letter.
Thumb thought for a while and said: "If we send the letter directly to Qiemo, it will definitely pass through Loulan, and the defenders at Yumen Pass may not let it go. The best way is to write a letter to the King of Loulan at the same time and talk about this by the way. Regarding the progress of trade, let King Loulan deliver this letter to King Qiemo."
"Well, that's a good idea." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Then I will write another letter to King Loulan and ask him to prepare to receive the first batch of goods."
"Okay, I'll write it."
Immediately, Thumb helped Ying Zheng write another letter to King Loulan.
Loulan and Qiemo both wrote letters. Yingzheng had no reason not to write to Wuchan, so he wrote another letter to Jingjue.
But this time, it was written by Ying Zheng himself.
First of all, Wu Chan can read Chinese, and secondly, his thumb is too embarrassed to help translate. If there are any disgusting words in it, wouldn't it be very embarrassing?
After sorting out the three letters, Ying Zheng came to Jingyao with his thumb.
Jing Kiln already has a lot of materials used to make dense stone instruments. All that is missing are some monolithic stones that make up the pipeline.
Ying Zheng checked all the existing materials with his thumb, and then ordered the sergeants to load them into the car, led by Meng Yi, and transport them to Lishan first.
After Meng Yi set off, Ying Zheng returned to the palace, sorted out the scrolls arranged by the ladies in the harem, and handed them to Zhao Gao.
Lord Changping had summoned a large number of tailors yesterday and sent them to Sima Mansion.
Sima Jie specially selected several houses so that these tailors could rush to make clothes here.
There was also some surplus of silk and brocade, enough to cut these garments.
It doesn't matter if the inventory is not enough, countries will continue to deliver raw materials.
The reason why Nansu and Hu Yu wanted the reward and were very interested in this matter may be because they like different kinds of clothes. On the other hand, the Chu State is a big country rich in tea and silk. The Qin State opened up the Western Regions. The passage, from a certain perspective, is the most beneficial to Chu State.
What's more, Ying Zheng came back with so many orders this time, which further illustrates the popularity of silk and satin in the Western Regions, so Chu State will definitely make a lot of foreign money.
And this Sima Mansion may become a transit station for goods in the future, or it may also be a clothing workshop.
The tailors had just been arranged here when they saw Mr. Changping hurriedly running into the house.
"Your Majesty, I have already sent Zheng Guo away, but..." Lord Changping hesitated to speak.
"But what?" Seeing Chang Pingjun's slightly nervous expression, Ying Zheng's heart also lifted.
"However, Wei Chen is quite eager to see Zheng Guo returning home, and is worried that he will never come back." Changping Jun said.
"Haha, I thought something had happened." Ying Zheng relaxed and said, "I don't think you need to worry about this. As for you, Lord Changping, if I order you to go to Chu State, will you? Why don’t you leave and never come back and stay in Chu State to serve?”
"of course not
meeting. Changping Jun said categorically, "Although Xiong belongs to the royal family of the Chu Kingdom, he has always done Qin affairs, enjoyed Qin's wealth, and swore to be loyal to the king to the death. He will definitely not abandon or rebel."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng asked calmly, "What if one day, in order to achieve some of my goals, I order you to abandon the Qin Dynasty?"
In order to deal with Xiang Yan's request, Ying Zheng could not leave a backup plan. After all, Hu Yu was pregnant again, so he had to consider this matter immediately.
"This..." Lord Changping thought for a while and said, "If it is beneficial to the king and the Qin Dynasty, I will naturally obey the orders."
"Haha, you don't have to be nervous." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "I just said it casually, so don't take it too seriously. As for Zheng Guo, I feel that there is no reason for him not to come back."
"Why?" Changping-kun asked in confusion.
"Think about it, when Zheng Guo agreed to stay in Daqin to build the canal, wasn't it because he knew he was in the wrong and was afraid that we would send troops to attack Han." Ying Zheng explained, "Since this reason was established at that time, now that the canal has not been completed, the reason is also The same holds true."
"Furthermore, Zheng Guo's family and ideals are in Da Qin, how could he give up and return to Korea?"
"Besides, the King of Han now regards him as a foreign minister. Even if he goes back, he may not be able to use him."
Ying Zheng's analysis is clear and logical.
Talented people all want to realize their ideals, and whichever country's monarch can help them realize it, this person will follow that monarch.
This truth remains unchanged forever.
"Well, that's true." Chang Pingjun nodded and said, "It seems that Wei Chen is overly worried. Then, Wei Chen will prepare to meet Han Fei."
"No." Ying Zheng raised his hand and said, "I am talking about the Zheng State. It will definitely return to the Qin Dynasty, but it may not be possible to bring Han Fei back."
"Oh?" Changping Jun said, "Could it be that Zheng Guo, please ask Han Fei?"
Ying Zheng did not answer, but looked at Li Si next to him: "Sir, in your opinion, will Han Fei come?"
Li Si shook his head slowly and said: "Han Fei, although he is a bit silly, is quite arrogant. What's more, this strategy of building a canal was originally proposed by Han Fei, and his real purpose was to weaken Qin. And it has already been exposed, so he will not come until he is sure whether it is a blessing or a curse."
"Haha, I think so too." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "The purpose of letting Zheng Guo take the lead this time is to send a signal."
"Send a signal?" Changping Jun thought about Ying Zheng's intention.
"Well, that's right." Ying Zheng nodded, "When South Korea proposed the strategy of weakening Qin, intending to team up with Zhao and Wei to defeat the Qin Dynasty, I didn't go into it deeply. But now, it's time to talk about it."
"Haha, indeed." Li Si also smiled, "If Han Fei admits his fault and helps repair the canal, then everything can be discussed. If he doesn't come, then we will have a reason to send troops."
Lord Changping thought for a moment and said, "Didn't the king say before that he would not go to war within ten years? He would cultivate his health and accumulate national strength."
"Haha, I did say that," Ying Zheng said, "So, we still hope that Han Fei will come, so that we can save some energy."
Li Si cupped his hands and said, "This time, if Zheng Guo cannot invite Han Fei, then I would like to go to South Korea to meet Han Fei."
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "That's good. The old King Han just passed away last year, and we just happened to meet the little King Han."
The little King of Han mentioned by Ying Zheng is the current King of Han, Han An. One of the main reasons why South Korea proposed the strategy of building the canal at that time was that Han An had just ascended the throne and the situation in the court was unstable.
It was also because of this that Zheng was afraid that Qin would send troops to attack Han.
