Xia Wuji's move was actually within Ying Zheng's expectation, and it also confirmed his suspicion.
"You said he was my brother, do you have proof?" he asked.
Xia Wuji shook his head and said: "Although the common people have no credentials, I hope that the king will allow me to meet the Queen Mother."
really.
Since the death of Mrs. Huayang, Ying Zheng's biological grandmother, Mrs. Xia, has become the natural king and queen mother.
Ying Zheng said: "Although you are all surnamed Xia, you can't recognize your family members randomly. If you randomly try to get married to the royal family, the consequences will be serious."
Xia Wuqie shook his head with a wry smile, took out an old longevity lock from his arms, handed it to Ying Zheng respectfully and said: "Please give this thing to the Queen Mother, and tell Xia Jun's son Xia No need to ask for an audience."
Ying Zheng took the longevity lock and looked at it. There was nothing unusual about it except that it was old. He then put it in his arms and said, "It's getting late now. I'll give you an answer tomorrow morning."
Xia Wuqi responded, bowed his hands and exited the inner hall.
Sima Jie looked at Zhao Tuo and said, "Maybe this Xia Wuji is just like you and has a cousin with the king."
Zhao Tuo smiled: "My cousin is a bit hypocritical. If he is really related to Mrs. Xia, then he is really related to the king."
Ying Zheng rolled his eyes at him and said: "Who said your cousin is a bit vain? Even if we are not close, I still recognize you as a brother."
"Hehe, that's what I said." Zhao Tuo said, "Brother Wang, even if you don't recognize me, I will follow you."
"That's more or less the same," Ying Zheng said, "Seriously, you've learned almost enough here. I want you to go to Wei Liao's place and help him train new soldiers while studying the art of war with him."
When Zhao Tuo returned to Xianyang with him, his original intention was for Zhao Tuo to learn the art of war and strategy from Wei Liao. However, Wei Liao was in Qi State at that time, so Zhao Tuo had no choice but to follow the injured Qiang Yu and live in the Sima Mansion. .
Now that Wei Liao is back, it's time for Zhao Tuo to find him.
"Okay, I'll go there tomorrow." Zhao Tuo said, "But I have to come back here often, and there are some things I need to discuss from time to time."
Ying Zheng and Sima Jie were both amused by him.
The children who grew up in the mountains are quite serious in their studies.
Ying Zheng asked Sima Jie again: "I heard that your history book is basically completed. Show it to me another day."
Sima Jie said: "I have long wanted to show it to the king, but you have never been in the palace."
"Then send it here, I can always find time." Ying Zheng said, "By the way, has there been any news from your father?"
"There is news." Sima Jie said, "He divided the labor with Li Xin. Seeing that the King of Chu refused to send troops to avenge Nansu, Li Xin asked the King of Chu for a lot of food and grass. On my father's side, He mobilized many of his old connections to purchase the goods needed by the west in various parts of Chu State."
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "Let your father continue to buy goods in Chu State, and then let Li Xin come back first with the grain and grass and the things he has bought."
"Okay." Sima Jie said, "Oh, by the way, Li Xin also said that someone placed Lord Chang Wen's head in his bedroom."
Ying Zheng was shocked and asked quickly: "Who did it?"
"From the bamboo slips left at that time, it seems that Liu Bang ordered Fan Kuai to assassinate Chang Wenjun." Sima Jie said.
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said, "I didn't expect that Liu Bang was really capable of scheming. He used Lord Chang Wen's head as a gift and gave it to me. But what was Lord Chang Ping's reaction?"
Although Chang Wenjun was killed by Liu Bang, his hatred was relieved, but Ying Zheng also had to take into account Changping Jun's feelings.
"Of course Changping Lord knew that Chang Wen Lord was missing, but his body was not found." Sima Jie said, "Although he suspected that Li Xin had found Chang Wen Lord, he did not dare to question Li Xin because there was no evidence. "
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "If he questions Li Xin, he will just change his direction and admit that he is harboring Lord Chang Wen."
"That's right." Sima Jie said, "Liu Bang did have some tricks, and he found the hiding place of Lord Chang Wen very easily. You know, Li Xin and my father led people to search for many days, but they didn't find it. Not the slightest trace.”
Ying Zheng said: "Liu Bang doesn't have that ability. The really powerful one is Fan Kuai beside him."
Only Ying Zheng knows this secret. Fan Kuai is an envoy of Ji Fa, and his ability may not be weaker than Jing Liang.
Speaking of Liu Bang, Ying Zheng suddenly remembered something and said quickly: "By the way, when sending the news to Li Xin, ask him where Zhang Ping went after killing Han An, and Zhang Ping's family members, especially Zhang Ping His son Zhang Liang."
"Your Majesty wants to track down Zhang Liang's whereabouts?" Sima Jie asked.
"Yes, ask Li Xin to send people to follow Zhang Liang and don't lose his news."
This was a strategy that had been discussed with Lu Wen and Lu Wu a long time ago. They wanted to find some helpers for Liu Bang in the future, and Zhang Liang and Han Xin, who had national hatred and family feud with Da Qin, became the first choice among them.
Perhaps ordinary people will never believe that not only Liu Bang, but also his entire team was created by the King of Qin.
Having said all that needed to be said, Ying Zheng stood up and returned to the palace.
Early the next morning, Ying Zheng came to Mrs. Xia's palace, first greeted her, and then took out the longevity lock and handed it to his grandmother.
"Does grandma know Xia Jun?" Ying Zheng asked directly.
Mrs. Xia was obviously startled, and then her voice trembled a little: "Your Majesty...could it be that you have seen him?"
Ying Zheng shook his head: "There is a student named Xia in Wen Lei Juli. He said he came to find relatives, but he never said who he was looking for. When I went there yesterday, I happened to meet him giving a lecture. I thought this young man was here. He was quite talented, so I called him over.”
Then he told what happened when he met Xia Wuji at Sima Mansion last night.
"Grandson, if what he said is true, he is really my grandmother's relative." Mrs. Xia said, "The Xia Jun he mentioned is my biological brother, and this longevity lock is what I personally gave him when he was a child. Bring it with you.”
Ying Zheng did not dare to neglect and said quickly: "Grandma, wait until I call him into the palace. You can ask him face to face."
Immediately, Yingzheng ordered Zhao Gao to go to Sima Mansion to bring Xia Wuji into the palace, and asked Xu Fu to take several guards and escort two pieces of Tianmu to the palace.
After Mrs. Xia's conversation with Xia Wuji, it was confirmed that Xia Wuji was the grandson of Mrs.
When Mrs. Xia married Duke An Guo, her status was completely different from that of Mrs. Huayang. Later, Ying Yiren was sent to the State of Zhao as a hostage, and Mrs. Xia was even sent to the palace in Yongcheng to be with her. My mother-in-law's family never dared to contact her again, for fear that something would happen one day and harm her family.
Mrs. Xia hugged Xia Wuji and cried bitterly for a while, then she took him and asked him questions.
Ying Zheng ordered Xia Wuqi to stay in the palace and learn medical skills from the imperial physician, and then hurried back to the imperial study.
He put one of the Tianmu brought by Xu Fu into the secret room of the study, then took the other piece, got on the carriage that had been prepared, took Xu Fu and the imperial army, and rushed to Lishan again.
In the not-so-bumpy carriage, Ying Zheng told Xu Fu various matters that needed attention.
"Let's talk first. Your master was not afraid when he saw Zhu Jiuyou. If you pee your pants in fear, I will cut off your thing. It won't obey anyway." Ying Zheng warned.
Xu Fu subconsciously covered his crotch and said with a wry smile: "Why don't you, Your Majesty, stop the carriage and I'll clean it up before we talk."
"Look at your potential." Ying Zheng said angrily and actually stopped the carriage.
After Xu Fu came back with his pants in hand, the team continued to move forward.
Not long after they arrived at Lishan, after meeting Ji Fa, the three of them drove a group of sheep into the forbidden area.
"No wonder the king has to drive some cattle and sheep to Lishan Mountain every time. I never figured out the reason. I thought it was really to show filial piety to the mountain god." Xu Fu said with a smile, "I have been doing it for a long time to show filial piety to Zhu Jiuyou. It seems It’s not just edible.”
"If you say bad things about him, be careful he eats you too." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Xu Fu covered his mouth and whispered: "I almost forgot, the king said that the hearing of these mythical beasts is extremely sharp."
Ji Fa said: "You have been taking Linggu Pill for so long, but you haven't noticed that your hearing is much better than before?"
Xu Fu said: "I didn't feel anything about hearing. I just felt that my eyesight was better than before. It turned out to be the effect of Linggu Dan. I thought it was because I ate too much pork liver a while ago."
"Okay, don't be poor." Ying Zheng said, "We are almost there. Watch the sheep quickly and don't mess up the situation. Then find a tree to tie the first sheep, and then check the rope of each sheep. Don't bark. They got lost."
"Okay!" Xu Fu responded and ran to check the knot happily.
Ying Zheng and Ji Fa looked at each other, smiled and shook their heads at the same time.
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At this time, the capital of the Yan Kingdom was the Jicheng Palace.
Prince Yan Dan clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the autumn leaves outside the window, wondering what he was thinking about.
There was a knock on the door, and then a deep voice said: "Prince, I'm back."
Yan Dan did not turn around, but waved his hand.
The personal eunuch beside him went to open the door.
The visitor bowed and said, "Prince, Wei and Qi did not send troops to aid Zhao. The Chu State also gave Da Qin some grain and grass to show its intention to avenge Nansu."
"How about the north?" Yan Dan turned around and looked at the man.
The visitor cupped his hands and said: "The Huns have been stationing troops at the border, and they are just harassing on a small scale, but there are some big moves on the Donghu side. It seems that they want to take advantage of the Huns to invade our territory and come to fish in troubled waters."
"Hmph!" Yan Dan said coldly, "It seems that this is all Ying Zheng's plan to take revenge on me. Qin Wuyang, this time you went to Fan Yuqina, what is his condition?"
It turns out that this person is Qin Wuyang, Yan Dan's chief bodyguard.
Qin Wuyang said: "No one was found at the address mentioned by His Highness. He may have escaped because he was afraid that Zhao Ting would dedicate him to Qin to seek peace. I checked and found out that Zhao Ting did not know who he is now. where."
Yan Dan thought for a while and said: "Now that things have happened, Fan Yuqi has no great use value. His only role now is to use his head to sue Qin for peace. Therefore, we must fight against Zhao." Find him ahead."
Qin Wuyang said: "But if he really hides or leaves Zhao State, wouldn't looking for him be like looking for a needle in a haystack?"
"There is one person who will definitely be able to find Fan Yuqi." Yan Dan said.
"Who?" Qin Wuyang said sternly, "I'll go and capture him."
"You may not be able to beat him."
Qin Wuyang's brows moved.
"His name is Jing Ke, and he can be said to be one of the few top masters I have ever seen." Yan Dan said, "He was also the one who rescued Fan Yuqi from the Qin army and brought him to Handan."
"Jing Ke?" Qin Wuyang said, "There are not many legends about this person in the world."
"He is a hermit." Yan Dan said, "Now I am in Mengjia Village in Lanling, Qi State. Before I went to Qin State, I went to see him. He said that if something happened to me in Qin State, he would avenge me."
"Now, it's time to ask him to come out."
Qin Wuyang cupped his hands and said, "His Highness is still grounded at the moment. Why don't I invite Jing Ke here to discuss the next step?"
"Okay, but be careful. If he refuses to come, a little girl named Meng Jiang from Mengjia Village will be his weakness." Yan Dan turned around again, "I don't think you need to teach me what to do. you."
"Subordinates take orders!"
The next moment, Qin Wuyang had disappeared from the door like the autumn wind.
