, wonderful and free of pop-ups! After Zhao Gao left the palace, he and Zhao Zheng did not see each other again for half a month. It's not that the two of them deliberately avoided it, but that he was about to leave Qin, and the affairs of the Salt Service Department had to be handed over in advance, and preparations had to be made in advance for going to Zhao State. Zhao Zheng also had to make a lot of arrangements and arrangements for Wang Jian's troops and Zhao Gao's secret mission.
As luck would have it, Le Mi fell ill during this period. She took medicine and had injections, but she didn't get better over and over again. Zhao Zheng had a dark face all day long and was angrier than before. The ministers only thought that he was worried about the queen's condition, but they didn't know that there was something else that was worrying him.
But no matter what, no one dared to touch his bad luck during this period. Shen Yu was temporarily transferred to Le Mi's side to guard him. Unlike Shen Yu, the newly transferred palace attendant was completely unsure of his thoughts and habits. At first, he was eager to stick to him and serve him, but Zhao Zheng gave him a sharp look. After being forced to retreat, he stayed in place all day long and lived in fear. Even Zhao Zheng didn't notice that his clothes were thin and his food was short. However, Zhao Zheng was busy with government affairs and couldn't care about these. Within a few days, there were complaints in the palace and in the court.
Similarly, the salt officials at the Salt Service Department are not having a hard time either. Firstly, they ordered the Prime Minister to leave for a while, and many things had to be handed over in advance, so the workload suddenly became much greater than before; secondly, they ordered the Prime Minister to be strange. Although he looked at you and smiled as usual, he always smiled like usual. I felt that the smile didn't reach my eyes and was a bit perfunctory.
Many people are wondering, is it because everyone has a heavy workload recently and is paying attention to the beginning rather than the end? What is wrong with him and makes him dissatisfied? This is related to assessment results and salary collection. Some people couldn't help but made some insinuations, but the answer they got was: "Well done. You have worked hard during this period. Come back and eat more food during the day."
Since everyone's work is fine, which one did Ling Cheng come from?
It snowed a little one morning. While several civil servants were standing in the main hall waiting, they saw their prime minister walking in alone in the wind and snow. Looking at the figure that blended with the snow, he looked cold and desolate. Some people could not bear it. I can't help but think: If she were to look like a woman, I would still feel pity for her.
Pooh! Stop it, stop it, what are you thinking? You think of your prime minister as a woman. Look at that handsome figure who stands like a orchid tree and smiles like a bright moon in his arms. Not to mention his hands in the Salt Service Department, even in the Salt Service Department. The entire Zhi Su Neishi Mansion also has unrivaled archery skills, and no one can be like him.
And I heard that not only archery, but also swordsmanship, under the old Guowei's hand, he could perform dozens of moves without losing. He was by no means a weak scholar, let alone a girly figure on him. Hey, what and what, I think too far, I think too far...
A few days later, it was finally the time when the spring sun melted and everything recovered. Zhao Gao needed to set off before the army, so he set the day on a cold spring morning.
Although he and Zhao Zheng were at odds, they could not delay state affairs. Zhao Zheng had sent a message to him a few days ago, saying that he would come to see him off in person and arrange some things personally. But when it came to the end, more than a dozen people stood around Zhao Gao outside the palace gate in the wind and rain. After waiting for half an hour and no one was seen, some people began to curse.
It shouldn't be. The king respects this teacher the most. Even if he felt aggrieved and came to wait in front of the palace gate first, it was a matter of course for him. Now he has been brewing for a long time... No matter how he thinks about it, he shouldn't!
Zhao Gao stared in the direction of the palace gate, and finally withdrew his gaze after a long while. That's all, maybe something has stopped him, and if he doesn't get on the road, he'll be late. Zhao Gao sighed secretly when he thought of this, paused for a moment, picked up a bowl of rice wine from the tray held by the boy, and cheered up: "Thank you all for sending me, Zhao Gao won't say any more polite words, just do it first out of respect. "
After saying goodbye to everyone, Zhao Gao led a secret guard and rode away from the palace gate. What he didn't know was that shortly after he left Xianyang City, a burst of bells rang in the city. It was the death knell of the queen who died of illness in the palace.
The reason why Zhao Zheng didn't rush over was because something big happened with Queen Lemi before he left, and he was hindered by life and death. The story begins when Le Mi gave birth to Fusu in childbirth. At that time, she gave birth to Fusu in dystocia, and her body suffered from the root cause of the disease. This winter, she did not take care of herself properly, and her illness got out of hand, and even the doctor was helpless.
She happened to be on her deathbed when Zhao Zheng left. Zhao Zheng should have guarded her because of circumstances and reasons. The queen's bedroom was in a mess. Zhao Zheng felt uncomfortable when he saw it. He had never even sent a letter to Zhao Gao. He even forgot the password. This confusion led Zhao Gao to leave. When he came to his senses again, he regretted it, but that was already after Le Mi's affairs were finished that day.
When he came out this time, Zhao Gao pretended to be a traveling Confucian scholar from Qi State, so that his experience of traveling to various countries could come in handy. In order to prevent the crowd from attracting attention and attracting suspicion, only one servant was brought with him. Of course, Zhao Zheng sent a dozen secret guards to protect him secretly and at his disposal, so he didn't have to worry about anything on weekdays. Zhang Jing, who is under Zhao Zheng, has been active in the State of Zhao recently. When Zhao Gao arrives in the State of Zhao, he will be there to support him.
Youdao means common people wear white robes. Zhao Gao also wears white clothes. He darkens his face and restrains his energy to make himself look softer. When he is among the crowd, he looks ordinary. It fits perfectly. After coming out of Xianyang, the secret guard saw his sudden change of demeanor and couldn't help but look at him curiously.
Although people are easy to deal with, transportation is troublesome. You said that if you take an ox cart and drive slowly to the State of Zhao, Zhao Gao will not have to make this trip, delaying the opportunity to fight. But it was necessary to change horses. Riding a serious Xiongnu thoroughbred horse was not easy, but the local horses of Qin were replaced, and their leg strength was really worrying. In the end, Zhao Gao finally picked out two horses from the pile of native horses that didn't look very good but had some endurance. As expected, it is quite proportional for a person to ride on it.
They did not dare to travel over land for a long time, as it would be too much for the horses. So I did some calculations before leaving, and finally remembered that I could still take the water route. It would be fast and safe to go east and then north along the Wei River, so I rode to the dock on the first day and boarded the ship together. It only took a day or two to travel from Qin to Han and then to Wei. country, then abandoned the ship and went northward by land, and arrived at the border of Zhao and Wei in another day or two.
The secret guard who followed Zhao Gao was named Li Xun. When they entered Zhao State, they reported false household registrations, but everything went smoothly and they quickly passed the pass, and then went straight to Handan. Zhao Gaoyuan thought that this journey was too smooth, but he never thought that he would encounter something unexpected when he arrived at the border of Zhao State.
"No one is allowed to move. Anyone who moves will be chopped down."
This country of Zhao is arrogant when it comes to drinking alcohol, and it is even more arrogant when rogue bandits appear in the mountains and fields without a village or shop behind them. Zhao Gao just walked to a certain point, sat down at a small restaurant, drank some water, ate a few bites, and won the lottery.
This is a fork in the road, and there are a lot of people taking a rest. It seems that a merchant is passing by with his family, and the owner of the wine shop and the bandits are too crowded to reveal their identities. So Zhao Gao made a gesture without leaving a trace, telling the secret guards hiding in the dark not to take action.
Many people were frightened out of their wits by these bandits, and they wailed one after another. "Shut up, you guys. Howling, you're going to feel dizzy. If you keep yelling, I'll teach you a lesson!" After the bandit leader finished speaking, he asked his brothers to kidnap people quickly, then he found a place to sit down and said lazily: "Boss, bring the wine."
Zhao Gao frowned and watched all this without saying a word. Li Xun lowered his voice and asked expectantly: "Sir, is there any way to prevent others from taking action?"
It is true that it is normal for Confucian scholars to know some swordsmanship in this era, but if they really want to do it, there are twelve of them. Although they have not experienced any formal training, with their bravery and thorough preparation, Zhao Gao and Li Xun'er can People have to deal with it like moths flying into a flame, and it is not something Zhao Gao would like to see if the people around him are implicated to the point of being injured or even killed.
"No way." Zhao Gao answered very honestly, looking at Li Xun with a rather innocent look. Li Xun was so anxious that he couldn't even take a breath, and his face suddenly turned red. Immediately afterwards, they were all tied up at knifepoint.
These gangsters were not regulars here. It was obviously the first time for the boss to encounter such a thing. He responded with trepidation. His hands were shaking when he poured the wine, which made the bandit leader glare at him impatiently. Fortunately, the wine was good. The wine had a lot of dregs, which was more filling after a day of hunger. The bandit leader was satisfied with the drink and did not trouble him any more.
Zhao Gao was originally the most inconspicuous Confucian scholar among the group of people, and it was not his turn to commit wealth or sex for the time being. Now he was looking at him with a half-smile, which made the bandit leader feel uncomfortable being looked at by him like this while he was drinking. , put down the bowl and glared back. Unexpectedly, when their eyes met, the bandit leader was laughed to the point where his scalp went numb: "You're laughing like a bird?"
Now Zhao Gao immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. The knife placed on his neck was a little closer to his neck, and blood beads rolled down instantly. The wound was actually very shallow, but the shocking appearance of it falling on the white clothes was very frightening. He didn't care at all, his expression remained unchanged and he never moved.
"Hey, why are you smiling?"
"I see that you are very brave, and you should be regarded as a bold and indulgent man who does not drink strong liquor." Zhao Gao spoke in a calm tone and neither fast nor slow, but the content was full of provocation.
He had just drank this wine. It was used to quench his thirst and fill his stomach. However, the alcohol was too low to be used as wine. In the eyes of future generations, it would be nothing more than a bowl of glutinous rice water. Of course, due to the limitations of the times, the brewing technology was not up to par, and all the good wines were sent to the hands of the nobles. The so-called spirits drank by ordinary people were indeed not very eye-catching in Zhao Gao's eyes, not to mention that they were simply the most ordinary glutinous rice wine. .
When Zhao Gao did this, he had no consciousness of provoking others, and his smile was so kind. Poor Li Xun looked at the bandit leader with a wary face, deeply afraid that Zhao Gao might anger someone. He still remembered the king's careful instructions before he sent him out. If the person in front of him bumped into him, wouldn't the king peel off his skin when he got back?
While Li Xun was suffering in his heart, the bandit leader was looking at Zhao Gao with disbelief. Seeing that he was neither a servile servant nor a pedantic scholar stubbornly resisting, he looked inexplicably a little pleasant to his eyes. Then he thought that he said that he should drink strong alcohol. With his talent for wine, he couldn't help but ask: "Scholars like to talk nonsense. You said that the wine I drank was weak. If I found you a bowl of strong wine, would you dare to drink it?"
At the moment, Zhao Gao's hands were tied with a rope and behind his back, but there was no trace of embarrassment on his body. Looking from the front, he looked completely calm and composed. He could only hear him utter a few words leisurely: "Give it a try. After saying that, he looked at the boss and said, "My father-in-law, please bring your two jars of fruit wine."
When the boss heard that Zhao Gao wanted to brew his own fruit wine, he almost regretted bragging to him about the quality of his fruit wine. But when he was hesitating, he looked into Zhao Gao's eyes that seemed to say, "Which is more important, wine or human life?", I hesitated, and finally went to hug him. (just love network)
