, wonderful and free of pop-ups! "Xiao Gao, that day... it was nothing." Originally, Zhao Zheng wanted to explain to Zhao Gao that he was not summoned that day, but now facing Zhao Gao, he secretly laughed at himself for being too nervous. If he and Xiao Gao didn't even have this tacit understanding, then all those years of sincerity would have been wasted. He hesitated to speak, but Zhao Gao didn't understand. In order to reassure him, he said, "I understand."
After a moment of silence, Zhao Gao said again: "I have been back for so long and I still haven't greeted my mother. How can you, Your Majesty, come with me?" After he said this, Zhao Zheng remembered that he had been thinking about the kid and had not had time to say hello to his aunt. . "It's rude of me. I was just talking to the kid and didn't go to see him."
The two of them left the study and walked out of the small courtyard where Zhao Gao lived. Zhao's mother came over from the kitchen with a smile on her face, supported by her maid. Zhao Gao hurriedly stepped forward to help his mother and asked with concern: "Why did mother go to the kitchen again? I hired the cook..." Before Zhao Gao could finish his words, Zhao's mother patted him kindly. Hand said: "My son has been tired for a day. What's wrong with me, a mother, making something with my own hands?"
Zhao Gao felt very moved when he heard this, opened his mouth, and finally swallowed the words to persuade his mother to rest. He thought: His mother is approaching the age of destiny, and if she indulges herself in everything she does, she will easily get sick from boredom, so it would be nice to have something to do. After coming back to his senses, Zhao Gao turned to look at Zhao Zheng, but saw that his expression was different, and his eyes were filled with sadness. He guessed that he must have remembered Zhao Ji's incident, he sighed calmly, suppressed his strange smile and said : "Mom, do you still remember who this is?"
Zhao's mother originally thought that Zhao Zheng was one of her son's aides when she saw Zhao Zheng's demeanor. Now that she was reminded by her son, she took another closer look and finally realized that in retrospect, her facial features were not like those who had been at home in the past. A soft and waxy doll? The family had just arrived in Qin in the past two days. They were always faced with the unfamiliar environment around them. It was rare to see an acquaintance. Mother Zhao was naturally surprised: "Were you a gentleman back then?"
Knowing that Zhao Zheng would definitely have frequent contact with his family in the future, Zhao Gao obscured his identity in order to make him more comfortable. Zhao Zheng didn't know what he was thinking. The two looked at each other and exchanged glances, everything was unspoken. "I've met Agu, Agu has a good memory." Mother Zhao looked at him and nodded: "You kid, don't be polite, you've grown so big."
No matter it was in the past or now, Mother Zhao felt that she liked Zhao Zheng from the bottom of her heart when she saw him. Needless to say, the child had handsome eyes, and his graceful demeanor was even more heart-wrenching. For her son to be able to make friends with such a young talent, Mother Zhao How could you not be happy? At that moment, she "left behind" her son, took two steps forward and took Zhao Zheng's hand affectionately while walking to the dining hall and said, "The evening meal is ready. If you don't mind, why don't you just eat some?"
After saying that, she pulled people around Zhao Gao, who was standing "forlornly", and walked towards the dining room. Zhao Zheng was eager to stay at Zhao Gao's house for a while longer, so he expressed his attitude: "How dare I dislike this? I'd like to thank my aunt for the hospitality." If outsiders saw this harmonious scene, they would think that Zhao Zheng was born to Zhao's mother. Zhao Zheng turned his head and smiled proudly at Zhao Gao, without any sense of overshadowing the guest.
When Zhao Gao saw this, he gave him a funny yet helpless look, completely unaware of how breathtaking the expression he was making and the gleaming light in his eyes were. Zhao Zheng was disturbed when he saw it. He was afraid that he would find out the clues, so he hurriedly turned back to deal with Zhao's mother.
The group of people arrived at the dining room not long after. At this time, Han Ying was carefully placing the tableware. Although she was young, Zhao Gao did not spoil her and always found some simple tasks for her to do. Zhao Zheng has been taught by Zhao Gao since he was a child and knows his habits very well. Zhao Gao has a gentle but not undisciplined temperament. Although he does not adhere to the etiquette of teacher and student, and the way he teaches classes is not rigid, all the requirements for his conduct and study are extremely strict.
"Xiao Gao's second and third brothers aren't coming?" When Zhao Zheng came, he always felt that something was missing from the family. Only then did he remember that Zhao Gao had two younger brothers. "The third brother is doing business with Brother Wang and didn't come with us. The second brother just found a job in Xianyang yesterday and is probably busy at the moment. Eat quickly and go back early so as not to embarrass them."
After saying that, Zhao Gao looked towards a corner intentionally or unintentionally. Several secret guards hiding in the dark stuck their heads out and nodded to him gratefully. Zhao Zhenghan swept his face with a smile, and the smiles of the people over there immediately froze on their faces, and they retracted their heads into the shadows.
Originally, Zhao Gao's other two brothers were not at home, and Zhao's mother still felt cold. Today, when Zhao Zheng came, everyone was talking and laughing, and they were having a good time. Seeing that their son had finished speaking, Zhao Zheng's aggrieved look on his face actually made him scold him. Speaking of his son, he said, "This is my son's fault. This child has only been here for a short time. Why don't you let him sit more?"
Zhao Zheng hurriedly echoed: "Since Auntie has said something, this junior will be disrespectful." After speaking, he raised his eyebrows heroically and looked at Zhao Gao with high spirits. Zhao Gao was amused and amused by the appearance of "a fox pretending to be a tiger," but because his mother was protecting him, there was nothing he could do about it, so he said silently: "You."
Observing his eyes and expression, Zhao Zheng understood what he meant. Watching the lips opening and closing inaudibly, Zhao Zheng was thinking: If those two words were spoken, the tail sound would rise slightly, and then How good would it sound with the unique warmth of his voice? Staring at Zhao Gao like this, I actually saw a lingering attitude in him that others could not imitate.
At this time, Zhao's mother was telling Han Ying to eat more vegetables, and she didn't notice the two of them going back and forth. Zhao Zheng lowered his head guiltily and took a mouthful of rice to calm the restlessness in his heart. When he raised his head again, what caught everyone's eyes was that handsome and calm look again. This scene fell into Zhao Gao's eyes exactly. Although he was a little surprised, he didn't think about it in the end. He also said that he remembered something else and never thought about it again.
Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye. It took several years to build the canal, which was finally completed and successfully connected. Because it was built by Zheng Guo, Zhao Zheng simply named it "Zheng Guo Canal" in order to commend his achievements. Those princely states who were waiting to see Qin's joke suddenly discovered that the cost of building canals not only did not affect Qin's vigor at all, but instead became a major boost to Qin.
Early spring is approaching, and people are already starting to prepare for sowing. Not to mention that it’s not the harvest season yet, even though the seeds haven’t been sown and the seedlings haven’t been planted, many people feel extremely at ease looking at the gurgling running water drawn from the fields. Looking back now, the completed Zhengguo Canal has changed the barrenness of Guanzhong and made thousands of miles of fertile fields, echoing the Dujiangyan Irrigation in Shu region from north to south, like outstretched wings, protecting the Qin State.
Another major event is that the salt introduction method implemented by Zhao Gao has achieved little success in the past few months. On the one hand, the government no longer concentrated on transporting salt, thus eliminating the harm caused by exhausting salt workers and farming cattle; on the other hand, the profits gained from the salt import were used as military pay to purchase a lot of winter clothes, which made the Qin soldiers who had been hunkered down all winter felt that this was In the warmest winter, everyone was full of energy and gearing up, waiting for the ice and snow to completely melt before they could have a good fight with Zhao Guo.
At this time, the Qin State was already showing signs of great national strength. All countries have changed their colors after hearing about Qin, and the monarchs, ministers and people are in panic all day long. But Qin also has headaches. Li Mu of Zhao State was like the natural nemesis of Qin State. Originally, the Qin army planned to take advantage of the winter to seize several cities of Zhao State, but unexpectedly, Li Mu appeared on the way, forcing the Qin army to retreat in defeat.
At this moment, Zhao Zheng summoned his close ministers to discuss the strategy against Zhao after the beginning of spring in Qutai Palace. More than a dozen people sat around a large charcoal basin in order of priority. The two prime ministers here, Wang and Feng, are old and weak, so they naturally sit closer to each other, while Wang Jian and Meng Ao are strong and not afraid of wind and snow, so they sit farther away. There are several young generals behind them, all of them are good-natured and good-natured men.
However, Li Si, Zhao Gao, and especially young civil servants like Zhao Gao were in the midst of this, but they still looked calm and not less manly, and they couldn't help but be admirable. Zhao Zheng, uncharacteristically, changed into white clothes today, and Zhao Gao looked particularly eye-catching as he sat among a dozen or so people in the dark. "Today, the king and Zhao Lingcheng have a tacit understanding. As soon as they put on these two clothes, they fell into the crowd. Who would believe that they are not teachers and students?"
As soon as Zhao Gao stepped into Qutai Palace, he saw Zhao Zheng's different attire. He felt that he, who was accustomed to wearing black clothes, occasionally put on white robes, which immediately made him less majestic and solemn, and more handsome and romantic. When I thought about it, I couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
Zhao Zheng hadn't noticed it before. When he came out, he had been thinking about Zhao Guo's affairs absently. Shen Yu handed him a robe. He was stunned for a moment and put it on without much thought. I didn't feel awkward at the time. Now I looked down at myself and then at Xiao Gao not far away. The two white figures complemented each other. Isn't that what it was like?
Meng Wu and Wei Liao had similar temperaments and had a close personal relationship. Even Zhao Gao often came into contact with Meng Wu. They were very familiar with each other before. In addition, most of the people present were the right-hand men Zhao Zheng often summoned. They all had a good relationship. At present, Zhao Gao Gao Ye had no scruples and joked with a smile: "If General Meng likes it, can he change into white clothes another day and join in the fun?"
When Zhao Gao said this, everyone really thought about the bearded Meng Wuzuo dressed as a Confucian scholar, and suddenly Qutai Palace burst into laughter. "Great, great, great, don't forget to put it on for me to see." Meng Wu thought to himself, his skin crawling all over: "Whoever dares to imitate you Zhao Lingcheng, please don't make fun of me, a rough guy."
Asking questions in Qutai Palace is not as solemn as a court meeting. The people of Qin are in high spirits. If it is not an important occasion, Zhao Zheng rarely asks these high-ranking ministers to follow the etiquette. Most of them let everyone say what they have to say, so unless there is some urgent document, it is urgent to make a decision. , everyone always likes to say a few words before discussing something to create a lively atmosphere, and over time it has become a habit. Listening to people talking about him and Zhao Gao like this, he secretly felt very happy.
When the laughter subsided, the group of people calmed down and started discussing business matters. (just love network)
