Gu Xun didn't know if Concubine Yan had listened to his reminder or warning, but as a close friend, he could only do this for the time being.
Let’s go and see!
As he was approaching a long trip, he had some procrastination and put off everything as much as possible. Now he had a bunch of things waiting to be dealt with before he could leave.
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After coming out of Xianyang Palace, go straight south, cross the Weishui River Bridge, and arrive at the south bank of the Weishui River. Then walk south along the water bank for a while, and you will come to Zhangtai, the power and political center of the Qin State, now the leader of the Seven Warring States. palace.
Walking through Zhangtai Street, which is the most prosperous and lively, with an endless stream of business travelers and all kinds of department stores from the Seven Kingdoms, you will reach the majestic and magnificent Zhangtai Palace at the end.
The Zhangtai Palace is modeled after the Zhanghuatai of the Chu State, known as the "No. 1 Palace in the World". It is said that its construction is closely related to the Empress Dowager Xuan. After all, she was born in Chu. The country knows best the 'No. 1 Palace in the World' that was destroyed by war.
Later, when the Han Dynasty was established, Weiyang Palace, one of the three palaces, was built on the basis of Zhangtai Palace.
A little northeast of Zhangtai Palace, there is a highland called Longshouyuan. Xingle Palace was built on its northern slope. Changle Palace, one of the three palaces of the Western Han Dynasty, where the Queen Mother lived in the future, was rebuilt from it. Come.
After Yingzheng's crowning ceremony, Changxin Hou Lao Ai completely defeated him. Wenxin Hou Lu Buwei claimed that he was ill and could not leave home. The Empress Dowager Zhao lived in seclusion in the cold palace of Yongcheng. Both the Hou Xi and Wang Xi fell into the hands of Ying Zheng. At this point, the power of the Qin State was completely restored to the King of Qin. With his hands, Ying Zheng no longer has any constraints.
Of course, he also moved out of Xianyang Palace, held his head high, walked like a tiger and moved into Zhangtai Palace.
For Gu Xun, the biggest advantage of this incident was that he saw that the path Ying Zheng needed to take was getting closer, and there was no need to cross a bridge.
The meaning of it... is better than nothing.
Today, Gu Xun came to Zhangtai Palace because he had something to do with Ying Zheng, but he was not alone, there was someone with him.
An acquaintance, but I haven't seen him for a long time.
Li Si!
This guy has not shown his face since he returned to the capital. Gu Xun has never seen him at Ying Zheng's place, nor does he care about his whereabouts, so he has never inquired about him.
Today they happened to meet each other on the road, and their destination was Zhangtai Palace, so they came here together.
But Li Si is different from Gu Xun. He was summoned by Ying Zheng.
The security of this place was stronger than that of Xianyang Palace. Even if Gu Xun had the winning token, he had to go through many complicated inspections before he officially entered the power center of Great Qin.
After entering and taking a look, Gu Xun refused to admit that Zhangtai Palace was indeed much better than Xianyang Palace. It was quite similar to what Du Mu said - five steps to the first floor, ten steps to the pavilion; ; Everyone holds the terrain and fights against each other.
The red walls and gold tiles, the Guidian orchid palace, the high platforms and pavilions are nothing more than this.
In one word, majestic!
Gu Xun didn't know the way, but Li Si knew that it wasn't his first time here.
He led Gu Xun inward, and the two chatted for a while on the way.
"Master Li, I haven't seen you these days. Where have you been?" Gu Xun asked curiously.
Although I'm not particularly keen on this, since I've seen him in person, I might as well ask.
Li Si smiled bitterly after hearing this and replied, "Doctor Gu, I don't know, but I have been staying at the Prime Minister's residence during this time."
"Uh..." Gu Xun was stuck for a moment, and then asked incomprehensibly, "You are returning to Xianyang with King Qin. You have made it clear that you and Lu Buwei are not on the same side, and you still go to his house to stay. Do you think you have a long life? ?”
"Doctor Gu doesn't know something, so I can't go!" Li Si shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I was recommended as an official by Prime Minister Lu. It’s done, why not go back to the prime minister’s house?”
"Uh..." Gu Xun wanted to ask him why he didn't ask Ying Zheng to take him away from Lu Buwei, but then he thought about it, Ying Zheng might not be able to win over Lu Buwei at that time, and the more he asked, maybe Li Si's The worse the situation becomes.
"Seeing that you are safe and sound, you are lucky. Lu Buwei didn't cause any trouble for you?"
"Haha, Prime Minister Lu... No matter what, he won't hold on to me for a long time. Fortunately, he spent this period of time safely in the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Hey, that's good." Gu Xun smiled and asked, "So why did King Qin summon you today?"
"Well...it's about Lu Xiangguo's matter." After Li Si pondered for a while, he didn't hide anything and told the truth, "Doctor Gu, you also know that Lu Xiangguo is deeply involved in the Lao Ai case, and it was the king who ordered me to investigate this matter thoroughly. .”
"Then you found out?"
"Haha, this matter... is mainly about Queen Mother Zhao..." Halfway through, Li Si may have considered that Zhao Ji is also the mother of his own king, so he avoided it and said briefly, "There are a lot of clues and evidence left. It’s easy to check.”
"Lu Buwei didn't deal with it, so you couldn't investigate?" Gu Xun asked again.
Li Si smiled, twitched his eyebrows, and replied, "The matter has developed to the point where it is now. Lu Xiangguo can't cover it up no matter what. Even if he kills me, the king can still find someone to investigate. Lu Xiangguo will not only kill everyone." Human.”
After saying that, he sighed, "Alas... what a pity!"
"Prime Minister Lu is also considered a wise man, with outstanding achievements and the author of "Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals". His reputation could have been passed down through the ages, but now he has been ruined because of his mistakes in the past!"
This time it was Gu Xun's turn to laugh.
Lu Buwei's reputation has been passed down through the ages, but his reputation is not that good, but after all, it is his own fault. When he took advantage of Zhao Ji's power, he should have thought that he would be rewarded in the future.
During the conversation, the two stepped on the white floor tiles, walked through the palace walls and high halls, and came to a palace that was quite gorgeously decorated, but did not have dozens or hundreds of tall and spreading steps. A team was stationed at the door. Well-equipped and well-trained Custodes.
When the leader saw Li Si coming, he probably knew him and immediately went inside to report.
Not long after, Zhao Gao, a red-haired man, walked out with his usual feminine smile.
When Li Si saw Zhao Gao, he kindly stepped forward, clasped his hands in salute, and said with a smile, "Sir Zhao Gao."
"Haha, Mr. Li, you are here." Zhao Gao naturally smiled and said hello, and then saw Gu Xun again, "Doctor Gu! Are you here with Mr. Li?"
"I happened to have something to do. I met Li Si on the road and came here together." Gu Xun explained casually.
The corners of Zhao Gaoguan's long mouth raised slightly, and his smile became even wider. He didn't seem to have any reaction to Gu Xun's words, but he just turned sideways and said, "You two adults, please come in."
Following Zhao Gao, Gu Xun walked into this small side hall.
Although it is not large in scale and does not belong to the most common high-stage palace in the palace, the decoration in this side hall is still luxurious enough, especially the quiet and simple study room where Ying Zheng used to stay when he was in Xianyang Palace. Compared with the courtyard, it is even more gorgeous.
Ying Zheng, who was sitting at the top of the throne, no longer wore a plain white robe, but put on the black royal robe with different patterns that he wore on the day of the crown ceremony. He wore a crown on his head, his eyes were like stars, and his face was like white jade, and he was incomparably majestic.
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