Following Ying Zheng's car, he arrived at Yongcheng. After seeing Da Zongzheng and the defenders, Ying Zheng went directly to the Qinian Palace. The ancestral hall of the Qin State was in the Qinian Palace. After Ying Zheng got off the car, Lao Ai came to the rear. He helped Zhao Ji get out of the car.
Ziyou looked at Zhao Ji and Lao Ai. He had met Lao Ai before, but this was his first time meeting Zhao Ji. When Qin was fighting locusts, Zhao Ji had sent someone to summon him to see him, but he had already left Xianyang at that time. .
Although Zhao Ji is already old, she is extremely well-maintained. Her face looks like she is in her twenties. In terms of appearance alone, she is no less beautiful than Concubine Yan, Snow Girl and Yan Lingji. She wears a golden crown and a bright red dress. A phoenix bird with two tails embroidered with gold thread, and the slim-fitting and luxurious clothes bring out the enchanting and graceful figure.
The whole person was full of elegance and luxury, but for some reason, the first time he saw Zhao Ji, he was attracted by her voluptuous figure and face. Zhao Ji seemed to be a combination of a witch and a goddess. Ziyou thought in his mind, no wonder she was so beautiful in the past. Ying Yiren was fascinated by Zhao Ji at first sight, not to mention attracting countless men and making countless men flock to Zhao Ji.
"Queen mother is tired from traveling and traveling, so please take a rest early." Ying Zheng saluted to Zhao Ji and said.
"Thank you for your hard work, Zheng'er. You'll be fine after tomorrow." Zhao Ji held Ying Zheng's hand and said. Zhao Ji's eyes were a little tired, like those after a long journey, but the attendants of Ganquan Palace knew that Zhao Ji It's been like this for a long time.
Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng with complicated expressions in her eyes. How could she forget the hell-like days she and Ying Zheng lived in the Zhao Kingdom? Zhao Ji's eyes were full of distress when looking at this child who had reached the age of being crowned and pro-government. And happiness, but also loss. When a person holds power for too long, he will gradually get lost in power.
"Please, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, take a rest early." Lao Ai bent down and said.
Ziyou and Gai Nie looked at Lao Ai. Lao Ai was a little embarrassed when the two clans looked at her. In addition, the people here were all from Ying Zheng, so they lowered their heads even lower. Ying Zheng looked at Lao Ai Chen. said loudly
"Thank you for your hard work, Marquis Changxin. Please help your mother go back to rest early."
"It's the king."
"Don't worry, Zheng'er, let the Queen Mother take a good look at you." Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng and said. Zhao Ji knew that today was the last day she could look at her child like this. From then on, Ying Zheng would be the King of Qin, a true The king is no longer his child.
Ying Zheng was also touched by Zhao Ji's words. The hand held by Zhao Ji trembled in his heart. Zhao Ji patted Ying Zheng's hand and looked at Zi You and Gai Nie behind Ying Zheng. Ge Nie and Zhao Ji saw Yes, this was the first time I met Ziyou Zhao Ji. Even in the deep palace, Zhao Ji had heard a lot about Ziyou.
"This must be Mr. Ziyou. It's just like the rumors." Zhao Ji looked at Ziyou and said.
"Meet the Queen Mother." Ziyou said.
"Yes, no courtesy." Zhao Ji nodded. Looking at the way Zhao Ji looked at Ziyou, Lao Ai became more determined to rebel.
The fatigue in Zhao Ji's eyes became heavier. She spoke a few more words to Ying Zheng and then left with Lao Ai and his entourage. Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Ji's back with particularly complicated eyes, but he remained silent.
"Your Majesty, it's time to return to the palace to prepare for the crowning tomorrow." Ziyou reminded.
Ying Zheng nodded and led his entourage to the main hall of Qinian Palace. Ying Zheng watched Zi You and Gai Nie open their mouths several times but hesitated. Zi You naturally knew what Ying Zheng wanted to ask, so Ask first
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Lao Ai is an eunuch. This is true. Don't worry."
"I doubt whether my mother knew about Lao Ai's rebellion. If she knew about it and still didn't stop it, I would." Ying Zheng lowered his head. He was not afraid of Lao Ai's rebellion. What he was afraid of was that Zhao Ji knew that Lao Ai's rebellion not only did not stop it, but also supported it. , every time he thought of this, his heart seemed to be pricked by needles.
Ying Zheng didn't care that Zhao Ji had a male favorite. During the Warring States Period, it was not uncommon for powerful women to find male favors. The most famous one was Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin - Mi Bazi. With Empress Dowager Xuan first, The clan and ministers of Qin didn't care, but everyone had a bottom line.
It doesn't matter if you find a male favorite, but you can't imitate the Empress Dowager Xuan to control the government. They can understand that the King of Qin needs someone to control the courtiers when he is young, but once the King of Qin takes charge of you, he must return the power. After all, not everyone can be as capable as King Qin Zhaoxiang. He takes power at the age of sixty and can live to be over eighty.
With Empress Dowager Xuan as an example, Ying Zheng was not too angry. In addition, his mother Zhao Ji was widowed when she was just thirty. As the saying goes, thirty is like a wolf and forty is like a tiger. Zhao Ji is at a ferocious age, so she is looking for a male favorite. It makes sense.
So Ying Zheng didn't pay much attention to Zhao Ji's affairs at the beginning, but Lao Ai completely drifted away after being granted the title of Marquis of Changxin. Not only did she treat Ying Zheng as a child, but she also secretly claimed to be Ying Zheng's "fake father", and now she wants to rebel. Wanting his life, he didn't know if Zhao Ji was involved, and what was his attitude?
But looking at Lao Ai's current operation, it is impossible without Zhao Ji's permission. Now Zi You has told him that Lao Ai is a real eunuch, and he has also sent people to investigate secretly. Lao Ai does not have that ability. This makes Ying Zheng was even more angry. He couldn't bear to have a eunuch sitting on his head as his father.
Ziyou didn't know how to answer Ying Zheng. The way Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng in front of Qinian Palace just now was indeed looking at a child. There was bitterness and reluctance in her eyes. It was the look of a mother looking at her child.
"Forget it, I will ask my mother about this myself," Ying Zheng said.
At this time the waiter stood outside the door and shouted
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has summoned Mr. Ziyou and wants to ask him some questions."
The expressions of Zi You, Ying Zheng and Gai Nie in the hall changed. They knew that Lao Ai's attack was coming. At this time, Zhao Ji summoned Zi You. It was probably Lao Ai's intention to lure Zi You away. Zi You watched. Ying Zheng nodded and went to see Zhao Ji. Zi You was naturally not afraid, and Lao Ai would not suddenly launch a rebellion as long as he was not stupid.
The most feared thing about rebellion is haste. Lao Ai and his disciples plan to launch a rebellion tomorrow, because tomorrow Ying Zheng will be crowned, and then most of the city defense forces in Qinian Palace will be at the ancestral hall, and they can easily attack Qinian. palace.
Otherwise, Lao Ai's retainers who relied on the walls of Qinian Palace and lacked the equipment to attack the city might not be able to attack Qinian Palace.
"What's the matter?" Ying Zheng asked.
"The Queen Mother has been reading Confucian classics a lot recently, and she doesn't understand some of the content. Now Mr. Ziyou happens to be here, and the Queen Mother hopes that he can answer your questions." said the chamberlain.
"The queen is tired, it's not too late to wait until the crowning is over." Ying Zheng said. No one knew whether Lao Ai wanted to take the opportunity to assassinate Zi You, so Ying Zheng did not dare to let Zi You pass easily. Zi You was very important to the current Qin State. important.
"The Queen Mother is thirsty for knowledge and can't sleep. I hope Mr. Ziyou can answer my questions first." The chamberlain still said, with Ying Zheng on one side and Zhao Ji on the other. The chamberlain was also very confused, but she still said what Zhao Ji said.
When Ying Zheng wanted to say something else, Zi You spoke first.
"I'm going to see the Queen Mother. Your Majesty, please note that if I don't come back, it means that Lao Ai has taken action in advance. Your Majesty, you must protect yourself by then. Wang Jian's 5,000 armor-piercing soldiers are on their way to Yongcheng."
Although Wang Jian led his army to the border to defend the 400,000-strong army of Han, Zhao and Wei, Wang Jian secretly replaced Wang Jian on the way. Wang Jian sent these 5,000 armor-piercing soldiers to Yongcheng in a detour and secretly, where he was expected to be crowned by Ying Zheng. Arrived in one day.
"Don't worry, Mr. Ziyou, nothing will happen to you with me here." Gai Nie said to Ying Zheng. He also knew that he was not as good as the previous Guigu disciples, but he and Wei Zhuang were the strongest among the Guigu disciples in the past. Even Pang Juan's personal strength is inferior to the two of them.
Ziyou nodded and carried Zhanlu Sword and followed the chamberlain to Zhao Ji's palace. The chamberlain stopped when he reached Zhao Ji's palace and motioned for Ziyou to go in alone. Ziyou handed the sword to the chamberlain and walked into the palace and entered the Queen Mother. Carrying a sword in the palace is like treason, so Ziyou handed over the sword. A descendant named Lin suffered a tragedy in his life because he accidentally entered the White Tiger Hall with a knife.
When Ziyou walked into the palace, the door was instantly closed. Ziyou glanced around with gaze, feeling very alert. However, there was no one in the palace. Only Zhao Ji was sitting at the table with a volume of "Spring and Autumn" in her hand. He looked at Ziyou in front of him.
There was a trace of laziness in his eyes. When Ziyou saw this, he could only bow and said
"Ziyou pays homage to the Queen Mother."
"Mr. Ziyou, there is no need to be polite, there are only two of us here." Zhao Ji said. Originally, Changxin Hou Lao Ai was also in the palace, but Lao Ai left in advance to prepare to take charge tomorrow, and Zhao Ji did not stop her too much. After all, Zhao Ji Ji also wants to get close to Ziyou.
"I wonder where the Queen Mother has any doubts?" Ziyou did not feel that there was anyone else in the palace. It seemed that Lao Ai was preparing for rebellion.
"Sir, please come over here. There are many things that the Yi family doesn't understand. Sir, sit down and answer them slowly." Zhao Ji said with a lazy movement of her body.
"Don't dare, I can stay here." Ziyou lowered his head and said, Zhao Ji is indeed enchanting, especially the combination of dignity, luxury and enchantment is enough to charm most men, but Ziyou is also determined after all. People, Yan Lingji's fire charm can't do anything, let alone Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji looked at the unmoved Ziyou and was stunned for a moment. You must know that no man has been able to refuse her so far. Weiyang Jun was fascinated by her after just seeing her once. Now Ziyou looks like this A playful smile appeared on her face. Men like to conquer everything, but Zhao Ji also likes to conquer those who don't obey.
Zhao Ji took a look at the things in "Spring and Autumn" that she took out at random and said
"Sir, as rumored, he is a gentleman, but I don't know what your opinion is on 'Cui Zhu used his wife to seduce the Marquis of Qi, and Duke Zhuang brought trouble to himself because of his greed'?"
After Zhao Ji said this, Ziyou was stunned. Looking at Ziyou's stunned expression, Zhao Ji was confused at first, and then realized that there was something wrong with what she said.
After all, Cui Zhu used his wife to seduce the Marquis of Qi, and Duke Zhuang was greedy for sex. This story is very similar to the current situation. But after the words were spoken, she didn't want to change her mind. She leaned on the table and wanted to know Ziyou. answer.
Ziyou looked at Zhao Ji and wondered what Zhao Ji wanted to do by asking this story. Asking this question in this situation now, he had to think more about it. When Qi Linggong was critically ill, it was Cui Zhu who welcomed the late crown prince Lu Guang, who was also Qizhuang. Duke, then killed Taifu Gaohou, and then controlled the government of Qin for more than 20 years, similar to Lu Buwei of Qin today.
Duke Zhuang of Qi couldn't stand Cui Zhu's arbitrary power and wanted to take back the power. However, Cui Zhu controlled Qi State very strictly. Duke Zhuang of Qi had no choice. In order to retaliate against Cui Zhu, he gave him a cuckold. At the same time, Thinking of finding an opportunity to kill Cui Zhu.
But Cui Zhu found out about this, and in turn used his wife to kill Duke Zhuang of Qi and establish a new monarch. Lao Ai can be said to be the new Cui Zhu. Zhao Ji didn't ask Ziyou for a while. I knew what to say, but I couldn't help but say it, so I said
"Cui Zhu killed his king. It comes from "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals", which says: The wife of Qi Tanggong was the sister of Dongguo Yan. Dongguo Yan's minister Cui Wuzi. When Tanggong died, Yan Yuwuzi mourned Yan. See Tang Jiang and beautify him. , then take it.
Zhuang Gongtong Yan, suddenly like the Cui family, gave people the crown of Cui Zi. The waiter said: "No." The Duke said: "If you are not Cui Zi, how can he have no crown?" Because of this, Cui Zi also used his time to attack Jin, saying: "Jin will definitely retaliate." If he wants to kill the Duke, he will tell Jin. Instead of getting time. The official whip attendant Jia Ju, who is close to him, is the Duke of Cui Zijian."
Cui Zhu killed his king in the twenty-fifth year of Duke Xiang of Lu. The wife of Duke Tang of Qi was the sister of Dongguo Yan. Dongguo Yan was Cui Zhu's retainer. When Duke Tang died, Dongguo Yan drove Cui Zhu to express his condolences. Cui Zhu saw that Tang Jiang was beautiful, so he fell in love with her and asked Dong Guo Yan to marry her for him.
Later, Duke Zhuang of Qi had an affair with Tang Jiang. He often went to Cui's house and gave Cui Zhu's hat to others. This made Cui Zhu very unhappy. If you cheat, I will forget it. He also wants to give my status symbol to others.
The hat is a symbol of a person. What Qi Zhuang Gong did made Cui Zhu know that Qi Zhuang Gong could no longer stand him, so Cui Zhu took the lead and asked his wife to seduce Qi Zhuang Gong and lead Qi Zhuang Gong to confront Tang. After Jiang had no resistance, he planned to kill Duke Qi Zhuang.
"Sir, do you also think that Duke Zhuang of Qi brought it upon himself, and Cui Zhu was a rebellious minister?" Zhao Ji said after hearing her explanation.
"Cui Zhu has controlled the government for more than 20 years and is arrogant and contemptuous of Duke Qi Zhuang. This is something that no monarch can tolerate. How can a monarch tolerate his own power being controlled by ministers and becoming a puppet?
Cui Zhu also saw what Duke Qi Zhuang was thinking, so he took the lead in killing Duke Qi Zhuang to save himself. In the final analysis, this matter was a power struggle, nothing more than right or wrong. " Ziyou said.
"Sir's opinion is surprising. It doesn't sound like a Confucian disciple at all. Didn't Cui Zhu's regicide violate the etiquette and law?" Zhao Ji asked.
"If you look at it from the perspective of protecting yourself, Cui Zhu is right. If you look at it from the perspective of etiquette, the wife of the minister of Qizhuang's public and private meeting is also shameless. What the two of them did was just a struggle for power, and their retribution will not be the same." exist.
Duke Zhuang of Qi was killed, his son was deposed, and Cui Zhu's entire clan was wiped out. His act of regicide was left in history by Taishi Gongzhi, and he was insulted and shameless by future generations. Everyone was right. , everyone is wrong, right and wrong can only be evaluated by future generations.
If the Queen Mother wanted to ask this, Zi You could only say that there are people watching what she is doing now, and no one can escape the reincarnation of heaven. " Ziyou said.
This is also the reason why Lu Buwei wanted to write "Lu's Spring and Autumn" and leave it to future generations. He knew that he had enough stigma, and he hoped to leave such a book to wash away his stigma. On the other hand, he also hoped that Can leave a good public voice in the history of youth.
"What do you think of Cui Zhu's wife?" Zhao Ji looked at Ziyou and asked. Listening to Ziyou's comments about Cui Zhu and Duke Zhuang of Qi, Zhao Ji still cared a little about reputation. Born as a dancer, she had a low status. She was fed up with contempt and cold looks, and she also wanted to be respected by others from the bottom of her heart.
"In my opinion, Tang Jiang is just a poor woman. After Tang Gong died, Tang Jiang's life as a widow was considered stable, relying on Tang Gong's family wealth. But in the face of power, Tang Jiang was just a poor person who couldn't resist. , Cui Zhu forcibly married Tang Jiang, could she resist? Cui Zhu asked Tang Jiang to seduce Duke Qi Zhuang and kill Duke Qi Zhuang. If Tang Jiang did not obey, then her fate would be death. After compromising, Cui Zhu successfully kept her position. Duke Zhuang of Qi was also killed,
But what will happen to Tang Jiang? Cui Zhu poisoned Tang Jiang to death for her secret, and Tang Jiang was also insulted by future generations, but all of these were choices she had to make in order to survive.
After all, Tang Jiang is just a poor woman, a poor person who is helpless in the face of power and can only be manipulated by these people. If Tang Jiang had a choice, she might choose to guard Tang Gong's grave. My children spend this life stable and peaceful. " Ziyou said.
After hearing Ziyou's words, Zhao Ji dropped the book in her hand and looked at Ziyou with red eyes. Tang Jiang is the epitome of women in this era, and she, Zhao Ji, is not another Tang Jiang?
Zhao Ji was originally a dancer, belonging to the bottom of society and a plaything for others to play with. Later, Lu Buwei took a fancy to her and ransomed her back home. Zhao Ji thought she had met a good girl.
But who knew that Ying Yiren had taken a fancy to her. Lu Buwei gave her to the foreigner for the sake of his rare goods. She also agreed because of Lu Buwei's ambition, but only she knew the desolation in her heart.
Yiren was also kind to her, but Yiren and Lu Buwei abandoned her and Ying Zheng who had just given birth and returned to Qin, which made this woman feel cold again. She gave her sincerity twice but was abandoned both times. Just when she was about to let go of Lu Buwei and Yiren. At that time, the army of Qin State took them back to Qin State. The foreigner also kept his original promise and made her the queen. Lu Buwei suppressed the courtiers for her.
After becoming the queen, Zhao Ji's vision and structure gradually developed, and she gradually understood that in the hearts of Lu Buwei and Yiren, she was just someone who could be abandoned at any time.
After the death of Yi Ren, Zhao Ji was afraid of being abandoned again and lived a life of loneliness and fear every day like she had in Zhao State. She agreed to Lu Buwei's request, took control of the government with Lu Buwei, and brought trouble to the palace with Lu Buwei.
When Zhao Ji thought that her life would end like this, Lu Buwei abandoned her again, which made Zhao Ji completely give up. She knew that the only thing she could rely on was the power in her hands so that she would no longer be played around with as a toy. Hui will experience the days in Zhao Guo HD again, and power has become her reliance.
This is the difference between her and Tang Jiang, but she has a similar experience to Tang Jiang. Zi You's words touched her. If she had a choice, how could she be where she is today? Seeing Zi You sincerely feel unfortunate for Tang Jiang, Zhao Ji's eyes changed when she looked at Ziyou, and she said
"Tang Jiang is indeed unfortunate. If she could choose which woman would be willing to do this?"
It's late, brothers, we are all here today
(End of chapter)
