"Your Majesty, the eastern patrol route has been informed to the counties along the way and it will depart in two days. Does your Majesty have anything else to arrange?"
In the emperor's study, Meng Yi respectfully reported to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng smiled and nodded, praising: "You have arranged this matter. I feel at ease. I don't need to make other arrangements. I can just set off as planned."
"yes."
Meng Yi bowed and responded, then suddenly thought of something and asked: "Your Majesty, is there any change in the list of accompanying ministers this time?"
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "Except for Feng Jie, the other ministers will be notified according to the list."
"promise."
Meng Yi accepted the promise and retreated.
Not long after, Zhao Gao walked into the study again and reported to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, the inspection of the carriage of the Eastern Patrol has been completed, and the corresponding utensils have been moved to the carriage."
"Um."
Ying Zheng nodded lightly, then raised his hand and took out a bamboo board, and said to Zhao Gao: "My jade seal and seal are at the Fuxi Office. Take them out and keep them carefully to make sure there are no mistakes."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. This old slave will sacrifice his life to keep it safe. There will be no mistakes."
"Go ahead."
"promise."
Zhao Gao respectfully agreed and carefully exited the study.
When he came to Fu Xi's office, he happened to see his younger brother Zhao Cheng, who was working in the palace.
"Brother!"
Zhao Cheng saw Zhao Gao and greeted him immediately.
Seeing this, Zhao Gao took three steps at a time and stopped him quickly: "Didn't I tell you? Don't yell in the palace!"
"Oh~~ Zhao Fu Ling!"
Zhao Cheng made a long note and saluted with a playful smile.
"Why are you here?"
Zhao Gao frowned and looked at Zhao Cheng doubtfully.
Zhao Cheng smiled and said: "Today's rotation, the superior has something to do, so let me take over!"
"."
Zhao Gao nodded suddenly.
His mother was originally a servant in the Hermitage Palace. After her mother died, the two brothers depended on each other.
He originally thought that his fate was destined to be miserable and that he would never get ahead again. Unexpectedly, a chance opportunity brought him into Ying Zheng's field of vision, and he prospered from then on.
After Zhao Gao's rapid rise to prominence, he did not forget his younger brother Zhao Cheng. He used the limited power in his hands to find a job for Zhao Cheng in the palace.
"Come with me!"
Zhao Gao waved his hand helplessly, then turned and walked towards Fu Xi's office.
When they arrived at the Fuxi Office, several royal officials responsible for guarding the Fuxi Office came up to them and saluted, "Order of Zhaofu!"
Zhao Gao returned the salute and said with a normal expression: "Your Majesty has a decree and ordered me to come to collect the jade seal and seal. This is your Majesty's handwriting!"
As he spoke, he took out a bamboo board from his arms and handed it to a royal official.
The royal official took the bamboo board and inspected it carefully to confirm that it was correct before raising his hand to indicate to Zhao Gao.
"Zhao Mansion orders you to come here."
"Um."
Zhao Gao nodded as usual.
Then he followed several royal officials through numerous iron doors and came to a secret room.
I saw a royal official striding into the secret room behind the stone screen. After a moment, he took out a jade box and came to Zhao Gao.
"Please ask Zhao Fu to inspect it!"
"let it go."
Zhao Gao said calmly.
After the royal officials exited the secret room, he inspected it carefully.
He slowly opened the jade box, revealing a piece of beautiful jade that was soft and soft but could not tell what color it was. It was about three or four inches in size. It was natural and simple, filled with a kind of radiant light.
People are attracted to it at a glance.
"It's truly a unique divine creature in the world!"
Zhao Gao looked at the jade seal in front of him and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice. There was excitement, love, and a hint of greed in his eyes.
At this time, Zhao Cheng, who was behind him, muttered in confusion: "Isn't it just a stone? What's so strange about it?"
"What do you know!"
Zhao Gao came back to his senses, turned around and scolded Zhao Cheng, pointed at the jade seal and said: "In the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, bronze nine tripods were used as artifacts, and that's why King Zhuang of Chu said he wanted to conquer the Central Plains!"
"However, Jiuding disappeared in the chaotic world, and then the world was left without a master!"
"Your Majesty unified the six countries and became the common master of the world. This jade seal has become an artifact of imperial power. Why?"
"Because before the Qin Dynasty, all subjects used gold and jade as their seals. After your Majesty unified the six kingdoms, the emperor only used the jade seal as his seal, and the subjects could not use jade as their seal. Therefore, the jade seal became the emperor's exclusive artifact!"
At this point, he became very interested, pointed to the mythical beast on the jade seal, and asked, "Do you know what this seal button is?"
"this"
Zhao Cheng hesitated for a moment and shook his head slowly.
"snort!"
Zhao Gao snorted coldly and explained seriously: "This is called the Chi Beast Button. The Chi is a genus of the dragon. It has no horns on its head, looks like a dragon and is yellow, which corresponds to the water virtue of Qin!"
When it comes to learning, Zhao Gao is very serious.
Zhao Cheng felt very uncomfortable hearing this.
But Zhao Gao's desire to express himself was very strong at the moment. He didn't care whether Zhao Cheng understood or not, and asked himself: "There are eight Qin seals engraved on this jade seal. Do you know what they are?"
"Know!"
Zhao Cheng said excitedly: "I was ordered by heaven to live a long and prosperous life!"
"Who wrote it?"
"Lee Si!"
"good!"
Zhao Gao nodded with satisfaction, then stroked his hair at the temples and talked eloquently:
"Li Si, my brother doesn't admire him for anything, but his talent, I admire him very much. If nothing else, I just say that my Qin seal skills are not as good as mine, and he can also make seals!"
"Even Shangfang's jade craftsman couldn't polish this emperor's seal at first, but he had to let him do it. Not only did he polish it, but he also wrote and carved it himself, and he made this emperor's seal by force. Tell me about it. , is this person worthy?"
"Really amazing!"
Zhao Cheng agreed, then suddenly thought of something, and continued, "I heard that the origin of this stone is also extraordinary."
"Let's talk about stones. I'll hold your mouth for my brother!"
Zhao Gao glared at Zhao Cheng and said with a frosty expression: "This is called He's Bi, the best jade in the world!"
"Oh oh oh"
Zhao Cheng was a little afraid of Zhao Gao's anger, so he nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and then asked thoughtfully: "Brother, are you talking about the Heshi Bi from Zhao State?"
"He's Bi is not a property of the State of Zhao, but was obtained by Bian He, a native of Chu, who spent his entire life!"
Zhao Gao shook his head and solemnly explained: "Later, he was exiled to the State of Zhao. Fortunately, King Qin Zhao snatched it from the State of Zhao. Otherwise, I would not have been able to find good materials for this emperor's seal!"
After saying this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "If King Hui of Wei had met He's Bi, he would have been extremely happy if he had exchanged the beam from the Wei capital for He's Bi."
"this"
Zhao Cheng was stunned and quickly complimented with a smile: "Brother, it is really gratifying and congratulatory for your majesty to pay such attention to you and to keep the sacred artifact of the country!"
"That's a good point!"
Zhao Gao smiled and nodded, then waved his hand: "Okay, let's go quickly. Brother Wei will go into the palace to serve His Majesty later, so don't let Li Si and Wang Wan steal the limelight."
at the same time.
A group of people surrounded the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Even though all of these people were wearing coarse linen clothes, the wealth in their hands was quite astonishing.
It's just that because of some restrictions placed on merchants by Qin's laws, even if they were rich, they couldn't live in a comfortable life.
"Go back, don't wait here. The old prime minister said that in three days, he will personally summon you here to discuss the lottery station with you. Go back!"
The officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion stood in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, waving to the businessmen waiting outside, hoping to see Wang Wan first.
After hearing the official's words, the businessmen who gathered in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion looked at each other, looked at each other, and finally left without looking back.
Whoever can see Wang Wan can seize the opportunity.
Although the establishment of a lottery station is nothing to those powerful people, it is a huge benefit to businessmen.
They naturally flocked to it.
Inside the mansion.
Wang Wan sat on the main seat, rinsing the mutton while saying to Zhao Hao: "Young master, this is a wonderful idea. I haven't been treated like this for a long time!"
"Having someone come to your door is not necessarily a good thing, it could be a bad thing!"
Zhao Hao shrugged, then picked up a glass of fruit wine, took a sip, and then continued: "Have you asked anyone to investigate what I said?"
"Um."
Wang Wan nodded slightly, then put down his chopsticks and said with a puzzled look on his face:
"There is indeed a man named Xiao He in Pei County, but he is just a minor official. Why do you care about this man?"
When Zhao Hao heard this, he smiled and said meaningfully: "Although this person is a small official, he has great talents. If the old prime minister doesn't believe it, he can be transferred to Xianyang for inspection."
In history, Peixian County produced many famous ministers and generals, such as Xiao He, Cao Shen, Fan Kuai, Xia Houying and others.
It’s not that Pei County produces talents.
But times make heroes.
For example, Xiao He, the most talented among them, was just a minor official in the Qin Dynasty.
So why can these people help Liu Bang win the world?
Zhao Hao feels that it has a lot to do with the platform.
Without the platform of the chaotic times of the late Qin Dynasty, these people would still be doing nothing.
Therefore, he wanted to transfer Xiao He to a larger platform and try his talents.
But when Wang Wan heard what he said, he was a little puzzled and said: "It seems that it is not in line with the rules to transfer a small official to Xianyang. How do you explain it to your majesty?"
"I didn't ask you to adjust now."
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes, then winked and said, "You can wait until my father leaves before you adjust."
"Well"
Wang Wan twitched the corner of her mouth and thought to herself, isn't this different and against the rules?
But Zhao Hao spoke, and he couldn't refuse directly, so he thought for a moment, nodded and agreed: "Then let's talk about it some time later!"
"good."
Zhao Hao showed a satisfied smile and was about to raise his glass to drink with Wang Wan when he suddenly saw a small official walking outside the door and reported to Wang Wan:
"Old Prime Minister, Li Si's second son Li Zhan wants to see you!"
"Um?"
Wang Wan was stunned, glanced at Zhao Hao subconsciously, and said, "What is he here for?"
"It is said that they are here to invite Young Master Hao!"
"this"
Wang Wan hesitated, then looked at Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao thought for a moment and said to Wang Wan: "Old Prime Minister, aside from Li Si, Li Zhan and I have a good relationship. I'll go see what's wrong with him. Please do it yourself!"
With that said, he stood up from his seat.
Wang Wan didn't say much, just nodded with a smile and watched Zhao Hao leave.
Not long after, Zhao Hao saw Li Zhan wandering in the courtyard.
"Brother Li Zhan, what do you want from me?"
Zhao Hao asked Li Zhan with a smile.
When Li Zhan saw Zhao Hao, he quickly stepped forward to salute and said with a grimace:
"Sir, you must come with me to my home today. If you don't go, my father has already said that that home will no longer be my home from now on!"
"So serious? What happened?"
Zhao Hao said in surprise.
Li Zhan said helplessly: "Nothing happened, it's just that my father always compares me with you!"
"?"
A small black question mark slowly appeared on Zhao Hao's forehead, and he couldn't help but said, "Compare to what?"
"What else can you compare!"
Li Zhan's eyes instantly became extremely resentful, imitating his father Li Si, hating the way iron cannot become steel;
"Look at how many major national affairs Mr. Hao has solved through his suggestions for the country. And look at you. You can't even learn arithmetic. What use are you to the country?"
"Look at Young Master Hao, not only can he provide advice to the country, but he can also share your Majesty's worries. Even your father is impressed by his ability to make money!"
"Tell me about you. You are not as good as Young Master Hao, and you are not as good as your brother. You should not become an official in the future. Those who disgrace me should go back to Cai to walk their dogs!"
Li Zhan learned it vividly.
Zhao Hao looked at him and couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Good guy!
Listening to the meaning behind these words, Li Si, who had always wanted to be strong in his life, seemed to resent him a little.
"Sir, can I beg you? Come with me to your house!"
Li Zhan said to Zhao Hao almost begging.
Zhao Hao said, somewhat dumbfounded: "No, why should I go to your house? Nothing happens?"
"Why is everything okay? Go to my house and talk to my father. There are rumors outside that you are at odds with my father. My father is very depressed now. If I invite you to my house, my father will definitely be very happy!"
Zhao Hao: "."
Li Zhan: "."
The two looked at each other, both speechless.
After a long while, Zhao Hao sighed helplessly.
Having said that, if he didn't go, he would really have gone along with the rumors outside.
Although there is nothing wrong with the rumors outside, he is indeed not close to Li Si, but how can such a thing be made public?
So after a moment of silence, Zhao Hao looked at Li Zhan with a complicated expression:
"I can go with you, but there is a condition!"
"Don't mention one, even a hundred, I promise you all!"
When he heard that Zhao Hao was going home with him, Li Zhan quickly patted his chest and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Originally, Li Si wanted to invite Zhao Hao himself, but when he learned that Zhao Hao was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he had to ask Li Zhan to invite him.
After all, Wang Wan had just slapped the ministers in the face in the court a few days ago. It was a bit inappropriate for him to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to invite people.
In addition, Ying Zheng didn't like the minister of state affairs being close to Zhao Hao, so he asked Li Zhan to invite him to avoid suspicion.
But Zhao Hao smiled and said, "You can go, but don't let me teach you anything!"
With Wang Li's experience, he has become smarter now and no longer teaches people casually.
Because the understanding ability of the ancients was different, some people understood it as soon as they heard it, while some people couldn't understand it no matter how much it was explained. It was time-consuming and laborious not to explain it, and it was easy to cause trouble for yourself.
People like Li Zhan belong to the latter, and Zhao Hao naturally doesn't want to cause trouble to himself.
"Don't worry, sir, I won't let you teach me anything."
Li Zhan seemed to know that his talent was limited, and he scratched his head in embarrassment.
Zhao Hao smiled and patted his butt, saying: "Then let's go!"
"good!"
Li Zhan responded happily and took Zhao Hao into his carriage.
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