"Put on your clothes and ask your steward to come over."
Originally, the two sisters were very surprised when they heard him say that they had achieved their goal. However, the next moment, his words were like a bucket of cold water, poured down on them. The two sisters immediately asked with pale faces: "Gentleman...is it true?" What did we two sisters do wrong to offend the gentleman?"
Zhao Gao shook his head and said softly: "No, you are right, I am indeed lustful."
"In this case, why don't we sisters serve the gentleman?" The two sisters took two steps forward. One gently raised her hand to put it on his shoulder, and the other wanted to hold his hand. Neither of them noticed that they had broken Zhao Gao's rules. .
Zhao Gao turned slightly sideways, avoided it slowly, and said warmly: "I really want to thank you two ladies today. But as I said just now, I just want to confirm some things, and I have no other intention. You can keep this gold for yourself, I will I'll pay you another 10% for your stewardship, so that you can have a good rest tonight and don't have to pick up guests anymore. So... go ahead and ask your stewardship to come over."
Everyone has their own helplessness, and everyone has their own way of living. Zhao Gao did not keep them because he looked down on them. Only he himself knew that whenever he was lustful, the shadow of Zhao Zheng would appear in his mind at an inappropriate time, making him upset. Even if he kept them here, he wouldn't be able to do anything.
What's more, it is obviously not in line with his temperament to indulge himself easily without any emotional basis just for a moment of physical pleasure.
"Will the gentleman..." The two sisters looked at him expectantly, holding on to their last hope.
Zhao Gao, however, looked calm and said two words simply and firmly - no.
After that, Zhao Gao asked the manager to find a male advocate, but the same method had no effect at all.
He doesn't feel anything...
I don't feel anything... At this moment, he was walking on the street in a daze, thinking helplessly.
Now even he is confused. He has feelings for women but not for men. Obviously, this means that his sexual orientation has not changed in any way, but for Zhao Zheng alone... this does not seem to be true.
Maybe...do you just like him as a person?
After returning, Zhao Gao took a bath first and then changed his clothes. Just when he was about to have some evening food, the housekeeper hurriedly came in with Chen Bai from the Salt Service Department.
Seeing the solemn look on Chen Bai's face, Zhao Gao knew something was wrong.
Sure enough, Chen Bai didn't have time to take a breath when he saw him. He simply bowed his hands and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, something happened over there in Yueyang! The salt official in Yueyang was assassinated. After we received the news, we asked for instructions. The internal history officer sent another salt official there, but who would have thought that today I received a summons, and on the way... alas! Only then did I know that the situation was serious. I heard that everyone in the official office over there is in danger, so I have to seal the seal behind closed doors. " When he said this, his face was filled with sadness, anger and helplessness.
Zhao Gao heard what he said and knew that the situation was not good. The salt introduction method has only been implemented for a few months. Although some good results have been achieved initially, the foundation is not yet solid, and it is very involved, so there are still many areas to be solved. The assassination of two salt officials this time was probably because they harmed the interests of some people, who became angry and wanted to demonstrate against the new salt law.
Yueyang is the hub of Guanzhong and has many merchants. In addition, it is the old capital of the Qin State and is home to many noble families and established aristocratic families. The forces of all parties are intertwined, some have great military exploits, and some are highly respected. Even Zhao Zheng, the King of Qin, does not dare to offend easily, and must take action to resist. Not too small.
If this matter is not handled well and other counties follow suit, it will definitely affect the overall implementation of the Salt Introduction Law. Knowing this, Zhao Gao, who is rarely always peaceful, also frowned.
The next moment he heard Chen Bai continue to say: "Also, the salt merchants had nothing to buy for several days, so they started a fight in front of the official office. As a result, the two sides did not agree with each other and actually got into a fight. Fortunately, Yueyang Order arrived in time, and the salt merchants got into trouble. No one was killed. But at this time, the internal history was seriously ill, and no one was in charge of the Salt Bureau. Everyone was panicking. When they heard that the prime minister had returned with the king, his subordinates did not dare to delay and came to report it immediately. "
After Zhao Gao heard the greeting, he followed him, raised his legs and walked out. As he walked, he said: "I will enter the palace right now. You can walk with me for a while and tell me everything you know in detail."
Not long after arriving in front of the palace gate, Chen Bai also finished talking about the matter.
Zhao Gao saw that Chen Bai was extremely nervous and his face was more solemn than his own. He couldn't help but comforted: "You guys are not coping well, so don't worry. I guess I will go to Yueyang later. Since my wife is ill, , the Salt Affairs Department can only rely on you to take care of it. If you encounter small matters, you can discuss it yourself. If you can't make up your mind about the overall situation, just take this and go to the palace to see the king."
Chen Bai looked at him in disbelief, obviously not expecting that he would hand over the palace sign to him with such confidence. How many opportunities do people like them have to see the king in their lifetime?
Zhao Gao couldn't help laughing when he saw that a very smart man was now dumbly stuck on the spot: "There are not many opportunities to use this brand. Well, you have worked hard in recent days, so go back."
It was almost the time of curfew. Except for the guards changing guard at the palace gate, there were no other people waiting to come in or out. The sign to enter the palace was given to Chen Bai. Without the voucher, Zhao Gao had no choice but to try to brush his face. Fortunately, his face could be brushed. It was relatively successful. The guards recognized him and let him go without any questioning.
Zhao Gao walked all the way to Qutai Palace, where Zhao Zheng used to work and live. He was originally going to ask the visitor to inform him. Unexpectedly, the visitor saw clearly that it was him, immediately smiled and said no, and then respectfully led him into the palace.
Speaking of which, this is the first time he has entered the palace without an order. In the past, there was an order, so it was reasonable to let him in without notification. But now he comes uninvited and does not follow the rules...
"Your Majesty has given orders that as long as the Prime Minister comes, there is no need to inform him at any time." The visitor told him what Zhao Zheng had told him, not because he had seen through his mind, but as a natural explanation.
Zhao Gao nodded, smiled and said "Thank you" and slowly walked into the hall.
In the past, Xiao Tingyi came here with everyone. Today, when he came alone, Zhao Gao suddenly felt a little strange. It suddenly dawned on him that he had been busy with official duties and had never carefully observed this place.
The outer hall is a meeting hall that can accommodate twenty or thirty people. It is wide and has a high ceiling, supported by twelve large nanmu pillars with black background and gold lacquer patterns. In the center is a huge black bird overlooking the mountains and rivers, painted with red, black and gold paint. Although there were many lights in the entire hall, no one was watching, but it still felt extremely cold.
Walking further inside, there is a cloister with exquisite murals painted on the walls. Zhao Gao looked all the way from the original picture of the black bird's dead eggs, and found that these murals actually recorded the origin, development, rise and fall of the Qin people...until Zhao Zheng came to the throne and stopped abruptly, almost all important events in the Qin State were painted on them.
Every few steps in the cloister, there is a pair of black bird bronze lamps standing upright, which serve as lighting and guidance. Walking out of the cloister is where Zhao Zheng reviewed the memorials.
With just one glance, Zhao Gao saw Zhao Zheng, who was wearing black uniform and lying on the big case. There wasn't even anyone around him to serve him, except Shen Yu who was still waiting in front of the door from a distance.
Shen Yu was a little surprised to see him. She looked at Zhao Zheng, then turned her head and gestured to Zhao Gao with her mouth: It's been two hours, please persuade me.
Zhao Gao followed her gaze and saw that Zhao Zheng was so focused on the memorial that he didn't even notice anyone coming in. The bamboo slips he had seen on the side had been piled up into a small hill. Unconsciously, his heart tightened. I was thinking of saluting, but now I remembered that he definitely wouldn't like it, so I gave it up secretly.
It happened that Zhao Zheng had just finished reading a certain volume of memorials at this time, and while he was stacking them nearby, he casually ordered without raising his head: "Chen Yu, water."
He kept his back straight at all times, and even when he was sitting like this, he felt as energetic as a pine tree and as divine as a cypress. When he was serious, he looked cold, solemn, handsome, and quite majestic, which actually attracted more attention than usual. But for some reason, Zhao Gao always felt that there was a faint feeling of loneliness in him, which was very different from the way he usually faced him.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Gao couldn't help but turn his head to look at Shen Yu, silently said "I'll come" to her, and took a cup of water from Shen Yu's hand. His attention was focused on Zhao Zheng, and he had no idea that as soon as he turned around, Shen Yu covered her mouth and snickered, and exited the palace in a few steps.
Walking around the heavy gold-lined case, Zhao Gao handed the water over to him unhurriedly.
Zhao Zheng casually took it and drank a few sips before handing it back to Zhao Gao. He was about to lift his pen to write but found that there was not enough ink. Without waiting for his instructions, the person next to him naturally poured some water into the inkstone from the copper cup in his hand, rolled up his sleeves, picked up the ink stick, and started grinding it slowly.
From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the hand that was grinding ink. Not only was it not as white and tender as a woman's, but it was slender and strong. It looked a bit familiar, like... Zhao Zheng's breathing froze, and he turned his head to look. Wasn't it the person he thought of?
"Xiao Gao..." Zhao Zheng raised his head, his eyes fell on his face, and murmured to himself in surprise.
Zhao Gao said helplessly: "Something happened over there in Yueyang, and I rushed over to discuss it with the king. The visitor outside the door said that I didn't need to report my arrival, so I was let in directly."
"That's what I ordered. Let's go. If you have anything to do, sit down and talk about it." Zhao Zheng saw Zhao Gao's solemn expression and knew it must be a big deal, so he stood up and grabbed his wrist and walked aside.
There was a numbness in the place where Zhao Zheng was holding him, and it was burning all over his body like a spark of fire starting a prairie fire. Zhao Gao concentrated and held his breath, forcing himself to turn his attention to business matters, and then he was able to stop the longing thoughts that surged in his heart.
Zhao Zhengshang didn't know that his unintentional move had caused many ups and downs in his heart. He only thought about what exactly made him so worried.
The two of them sat down on one side of the table, and Zhao Gao didn't waste any more time and told him the situation in a few words.
