Ying Zheng decided to take Zhao Tuo to the Qin State to train him into a talented person who could be put to great use.
In fact, Zhao Tuo has always wanted to go out and see the world.
Needless to say, Zhao Li always hoped that the Zhao family could regain its glory. Although he was a little reluctant to let go, he could not delay his children's future.
So the two sides hit it off immediately.
What was originally a good banquet turned into a farewell party.
Every time Zhao's mother prepared a dish, she served it a plate, and she naturally overheard their conversation, but as a woman, she didn't have much say, but she couldn't bear to leave her son, so she hid in the kitchen and secretly wiped her tears.
Everyone at the table, except Ying Zheng, was very drunk, so he chatted with his aunt for a while and comforted her.
Early the next morning, the whole village came to see him off.
Zhao Li and Yang Lin originally tried to persuade them to stay, but Ying Zheng was afraid of causing other troubles if they were delayed for a long time, so he insisted that they had to leave immediately.
The two of them also knew that King Qin's situation was not very favorable at this time, so they no longer forced themselves.
The villagers brought some fruits, green vegetables, and fur gloves to Ying Zheng, and then sent them far away before waving goodbye.
Zhao Li and his wife looked at the traveling team for a long time, but still refused to leave until they disappeared.
"I said cousin, when you arrive in Xianyang, you can't call me cousin directly." Ying Zheng said to Zhao Tuo with a smile.
"What should it be called?"
"Just like them, call me 'Brother Wang', or Your Majesty, it doesn't matter." Ying Zheng said.
Zhao Tuo learned the lesson now and said: "Brother Wang, I understand."
"Haha, you learn quickly." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "When you arrive in Xianyang, you will meet your aunt, your cousin, and your sisters-in-law. Please pay attention to the rules in the palace."
Immediately, Ying Zheng explained the rules in the palace and the court in general.
After hearing this, Zhao Tuo stuck out his tongue and said, "It sounds so complicated."
"If you don't understand anything in the future, just ask Zhao Gao." Ying Zheng said.
"It's better not to be common." Zhao Tuo chuckled, "I don't want to be like him, I still want to provide a heir for the old Zhao family."
Ying Zheng slapped the back of his head and said angrily: "You kid, no one will let you live in the palace."
Zhao Tuo stuck out his tongue: "Then where should I live?"
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "I want you to train with the Tiger and Ben Army, and I will give you some art of war. You can exercise your body and will while studying the art of war and strategies."
"This is a good idea." Zhao Tuo smiled, "But let's agree first. If I can't read the words fully, don't scold me."
Ying Zheng thought the same thing. Children who grew up in the mountains had less ink in their stomachs than salt, so it would be good if they could read.
"It seems that I have to give you another scholar." Ying Zheng patted his forehead.
Zhao Tuo said nonchalantly: "That's not necessary. Since my cousin wants me to be a military commander, it doesn't matter if I don't know a few words."
"That won't work." Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "In my plan, you are not just going to be a general."
"Plan?" Zhao Tuo asked curiously, "What is the plan, cousin?"
Ying Zheng said mysteriously: "I can't tell you this plan yet. In the future, if you grow up to be good enough to shoulder the important responsibility, I can entrust you with the plan."
(Many years later, in accordance with Ying Zheng’s plan, Zhao Tuo conquered South Vietnam and drove the Vietnamese to the Mekong River, expanding China’s huge territory and becoming the King of South Vietnam. This is a story later)
Zhao Tuo said with some disappointment: "Okay, it all depends on my cousin's arrangement."
Ying Zheng pointed at Suolin and said: "From now on, you will follow your brother Suolin and obey him in everything. I now plan to build another Tiger and Ben army, composed of Yiqu and Xiqiang people, Suolin and Qiang That’s the leader.”
Zhao Tuo cupped his fists towards Solin and said, "Brother Solin, please take more care of me in the future."
Thorin replied: "Easy to say, we are all brothers. We should take care of each other."
After chatting and walking along the way, we returned to the pass on the border between Qin and Zhao.
Ying Zheng and others replenished their horses and headed straight to Xianyang.
Not long after they arrived outside the city, they saw Li Si and Zhao Gao waiting at the city gate.
Ying Zheng pointed to the man with a slightly round face, a slightly fat body, and wearing special clothes and said: "That is Zhao Gao, your cousin."
Zhao Tuo had been looking forward to meeting this blood brother for a long time, so he spurred his horses and ran in front of Zhao Gao. He dismounted, knelt down on one knee, bowed his hands and said, "Zhao Tuo, son of Zhao Li, pays homage to brother Zhao Gao!"
Zhao Gao had long received the news that King Qin had met his long-lost maternal cousin by coincidence. He had not heard from his family for a long time, and he always felt like a duckweed, rootless and helpless. Now that he had news about his loved ones, he was so happy that he couldn't sleep for several nights.
Now that his cousin suddenly appeared in front of him, Zhao Gao panicked. He quickly helped Zhao Tuo up and said: "Brother, please get up quickly."
The two brothers looked at each other with eyes that seemed to contain a thousand words.
"If you have anything to say, please go back to the palace. There are many people here, and there are many eyes." Ying Zheng, who had been tricked by spies before, now became extra cautious.
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Zhao Gao pulled Zhao Tuo ahead, but Ying Zheng pulled Li Si over and asked softly: "Have the spies in the city found out?"
Li Si nodded and lowered his voice and replied: "I found out. He is indeed from the Jing family class. He is originally from the Zhao Kingdom. He was bribed by the former prince of the Zhao Kingdom, who is now the King of Zhao."
"How did you find out?"
"He used carrier pigeons to deliver news to King Zhao before," Li Si said. "King Zhao sent him a reply a few days ago, asking us to catch Xing Xing."
"Besides him, who else is suspicious?"
Li Si shook his head slightly: "There must be spies in Wenleiju, but there is no actual evidence. It's just that there are two Wei people whose behavior is suspicious."
"Arrest him for questioning." Ying Zheng said resolutely, "It's time to clean up."
"I understand." Li Si turned to ask, "What should we do with the prisoners the king asked Qiang Yu to send back?"
"Keep it for now," Ying Zheng ordered. "It will be useful when we attack Zhao."
Arriving at the palace not long after, Ying Zheng took Zhao Tuo to pay homage to Zhao Ji.
Although she is already in her 60s, Zhao Ji has taken good care of herself. There is no white strands in her hair, her cheeks are still rosy, and there are only a few subtle lines at the corners of her eyes.
"Is this my little nephew?" Zhao Ji pulled Zhao Tuo and asked with concern, "How are your parents? Where did your grandfather take you to?"
This series of questions made Zhao Tuo, who was already quite nervous, not knowing where to start.
Fortunately, Ying Zheng was there to help and answered them one by one.
"Aunt, my father asked me to bring you a letter." Zhao Tuo took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Zhao Ji respectfully.
Zhao Ji quickly opened it to take a look, but her eyes became wet and the bridge of her nose became sore.
Although there is no blood connection, Zhao Ji has grown up in the Zhao family since childhood. In his eyes, Zhao Li is no different from his biological brother.
But as fate would have it, the Zhao family was forced to live in seclusion in order to protect their mother and son from returning to Qin smoothly.
It's not that Zhao Ji hasn't looked for them in these years, but she can't inquire openly, so she has no clue. Of course she has also inquired about the old couple in the old house, but the identity of the other party is unknown. Of course, the old couple cannot reveal the traces of the Zhao family. .
After reading the letter, Zhao Ji pulled Zhao Tuo and said: "Nephew, your father and I have not seen each other for more than twenty years. We miss you so much. When will we bring your father to the palace? Let us Siblings get together.”
Before Zhao Tuo could speak, Ying Zheng said from the side: "When I was at my uncle's house, I asked him to follow me, but he said he didn't want to expose his whereabouts and cause trouble to the whole village, especially since Zhao Guo had just sent If he comes to Xianyang at this time, he will be framed as a collaborator with the enemy, which is even more unclear."
Zhao Ji then remembered that Li Si mentioned the Huashan assassination a few days ago, so she quickly asked about it.
Ying Zheng briefly explained the story of the future, which shocked Zhao Ji and made Zhao Gao break into a cold sweat.
"You kid, you are such a big man, why are you still running around?" Zhao Ji complained, "Let alone other countries' territory, even if it is our own land, there is no guarantee that we will not encounter bad people."
"I have something special to do," Ying Zheng said. "Besides, if it hadn't been for this trip, I wouldn't have met my cousin or found my uncle."
Zhao Ji frowned and said, "Although I say so, I'm afraid of you, mother."
"If you don't mention this, I forgot. I'll send the things to you as soon as possible." Ying Zheng found an excuse and said, "You guys reminisce about the past first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to say."
Zhao Ji wanted to say something, but saw Ying Zheng run away in a hurry.
Ever since Lu Buwei retired and told Zhao Ji about taking over the Grand Duke's ancestral order, Zhao Ji knew that her son had a special bloodline and had an extraordinary mission, so she stopped interfering in anything he did, but that didn't mean that she didn't It's heart-wrenching, especially when I heard that Ying Zheng met an assassin.
Fortunately, he came back safe and sound. After struggling for a while, Zhao Ji began to ask Zhao Tuo questions again.
Ying Zheng left the Queen Mother's palace, found Solin, took his Tianmu, and went straight to Sima Mansion.
Today, Sima Jie has been appointed Taishi by Yingzheng, and is responsible for the compilation and distribution of historical annals, including the collection of ancient books.
After some rectification, half of the original guests left by Lu Buwei were driven away. The remaining ones were all people with no problems and real talents and learning, plus the group left by the original Wen Leiju. At present, the entire foreign government The number of staff is probably close to two thousand.
Ying Zheng found Sima Jie, pulled him into the inner room and said: "I will tell you two things. One is to drive away all the guests from the Wei State in the outer palace, and to closely observe the guests from the Zhao State. "
"Drive away all the Wei people?" Sima Jie was surprised.
Ying Zheng nodded seriously.
"Okay, what about the second one?"
Ying Zheng said: "When I go to Huashan this time, I brought back a person who is my mother's relative in Zhao State, that is, my cousin. His name is Zhao Tuo. From today on, you are responsible for teaching him how to read, digit, and read." Read poetry books.”
"Uh... Your Majesty." Sima Jie said with a smile, "Does it include music, chess, calligraphy and painting?"
Ying Zheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Do you think I'm training singers?"
Sima Jie said: "Singing girls may not be all-rounders, but it is always beneficial to learn more. Qiang Su has been recuperating at my place these days. When he has nothing to do, he talks about scriptures with the guests and competes in chess, calligraphy and painting. I thought the king That cousin also has the same arrangement."
No wonder the people who didn't see Qiang Yu were hiding here to recover from their injuries.
Before Sima Jie finished speaking, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from far away, and it was Qiang Su who came.
"Brother Wang, are you back?"
Ying Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "I asked you to come back early to recuperate. You have finally found a place where you feel comfortable."
"If you are idle, you should be idle. Study more literature and history." Qiang He said, "Don't tell me, China's civilization is not just blown away. It can surpass us Xiqiang by tens of thousands of miles."
"Then you will take Zhao Tuo to practice martial arts with you." Ying Zheng said, "I'm going to the Treasure Pavilion, so you guys can chat first."
After that, Ying Zheng came to the Treasure Pavilion carrying the lead box containing the Third Eye.
During this period of time, Ji Fa has been living here, and the second-floor room has been transformed into a very comfortable residence.
The two of them sat down on the balcony by the lake. Ying Zheng recounted the whole process of the trip, especially what Suan Ni said in great detail.
After listening to Ying Zheng's story, Ji Fa stroked his white beard and thought about it for a while, and then said: "In this case, you should go to Jiuyou alone, and don't cause any trouble on the way."
