Zhao Gao held his breath and stared blankly at the scene in front of him. As soon as Zhao Zheng appeared, two gray geese flapped their wings and surrounded him excitedly. Thinking they were used to being fed, the two geese didn't recognize food at all. Zhao Zheng grabbed a handful of corn in his hand, and the geese started to eat it wholeheartedly.
"This is..." Zhao Gao's eyes were confused and he murmured softly.
Zhao Zheng stared at the two geese with an extremely serious expression, and asked without looking back: "Did you forget to give it to me as a gift?" That resentful tone made Zhao Gao look like a weak lover, and he actually failed. Such a good daughter for so long.
No one knew that Zhao Gao's hands had already been clenched into fists in his wide sleeves. After a long time, he took a deep breath and said slowly, "Have you been keeping him?"
Zhao Zheng pretended to be relaxed and said: "I planned to fatten up and roast it, but when I brought it back for inspection, I found out that the wings were broken. It's strange, they are all male geese, but they have a very good relationship. I only need to move one of them, The other one pecked me as if it was risking its life. In this way, it didn’t mean it was cruel.”
"It's such a thing." Zhao Gao looked at the man in front of him and said in agreement, his tone of voice not disturbing at all, but his heart was already in a mess because of his words.
Zhao Zheng suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at him with a straight face: "Xiao Gao..."
Unexpectedly, the visitor came over at this time and reported: "Your Majesty... Zhang Jing is asking for an audience. There is also a chaste woman from Zhi County, Naba County, who is waiting for the imperial edict at the post office."
Zhao Zheng's words were interrupted by the visitor, and the atmosphere around him suddenly changed. When the visitor saw him turning around, his face was frighteningly ugly, his heart skipped a beat, and he broke into a cold sweat.
After a long time, Zhao Gao vaguely saw Zhao Zheng frowning and sighing inaudibly, and then impatiently waved his hand and told the visitor to let Zhang Jing in, and then said to the visitor: "Let her enter the palace."
Just now, Zhao Gao felt that Zhao Zheng was about to say something, and he didn't know how to respond. He was suddenly interrupted in time, which saved him trouble. Once something is said, it will tie things up. It is better to maintain the status quo, which is better for everyone.
"Your Majesty, it's been found out. It was the negligence of the subordinates that allowed Na Lu Sheng to see the drunken king being helped into the carriage outside the Neishi Mansion. But he was only outside, and he didn't know what happened in the mansion. He just didn't know what he had done with him in the past. What's wrong with the internal history, to frame the internal history like this?"
When Zhang Jing mentioned "what happened in the house", Zhao Gao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. If that thing was seen, I'm afraid the whole Qin country would be turned upside down.
Zhao Zheng was so drunk last night that he didn't realize it. After hearing this, he just said "Thank you for your hard work" and waved his hand for Zhang Jing to go down and rest first.
"When he was in the State of Yan, he used a sword dipped in alkaline water and a cloth dipped in potion to perform a show of treating illnesses and saving lives. When I passed by, I saw that the man was seriously ill and couldn't bear to be defrauded of his life-saving money, so he exposed it. I'm afraid that this time he recognized Chen on the road and followed me all the way, and that's what happened later." Zhao Gao explained leisurely.
After a pause, Zhao Gao remembered something and said tentatively: "If the king goes to the ministers too many times, it will not be good for him to be discovered. In the future, he will still..."
"Are you chasing me away?" Zhao Zheng did not expect that things would turn out like this.
He had planned to express his feelings to him through the matter of Yan, but it was already extremely unpleasant to be interrupted. Not wanting to add fuel to the fire, Zhao Gao stabbed him in the heart with a knife. He lost control and his tone became particularly cold.
Zhao Gao felt better after saying those words, but after all, there was a gulf between them, and the fact that they were master and disciple in name only made the situation even worse. If they were just ordinary people, they would be free to do whatever they wanted, but unfortunately, due to their status, they couldn't help themselves.
He said such words just because he didn't dare to gamble again. If they did this again and again, one day they would get into trouble and get out of control. How would it end then?
"I..." Some words were stuck in his throat, but he couldn't say them out.
"That's all, I won't embarrass you. I'll just come less often from now on." Zhao Zheng's tone didn't fluctuate much when he spoke, but if you listen carefully, there is a strong feeling of powerlessness.
He complied with his wishes so simply and gave him the answer he wanted, but after hearing it, he felt as if a piece of his heart suddenly felt empty, his mind was also blank, and he couldn't even say a word.
Zhao Zheng didn't look at him. He just turned around and squatted down again. After feeding the last bit of corn in the pottery bowl, he slowly clapped his hands and stood up.
"Now that Bajun's chaste woman has entered the palace, the teacher should also go and have a chat with her."
Zhao Gao, who had lowered his eyes and didn't know what to think, was suddenly awakened by these words, and then realized that they had walked out of Zhuhong Terrace.
There was a widow in Ba County with a clear name. After her husband died, she earned countless family fortunes. What's more, there was a saying in the local area: rituals can resist thousands of times, and fame can be seen in the world.
Zhao Gao had seen it with his own eyes when he passed through Bajun. As long as she was within her sphere of influence, almost every household would stay open at night and no one would pick up lost things on the road, which showed that she was very capable of bringing wealth to the people. And it was precisely for these reasons that Zhao Zheng invited her to Xianyang this time.
At this time, seeing her entering the palace, the two of them realized that this famous chaste woman Qing from Ba County was actually such a young and beautiful woman. For a while, they could not be connected with the rumors about her.
"A commoner's wife pays homage to the king." She wore a plain skirt with a red edge and only a plain waggle on her head. She was completely elegantly dressed, without the slightest smell of copper. This ceremony was neither humble nor overbearing, but graceful. Therefore, Zhao Gao and Zhao Zheng had a good impression of her.
Zhao Zheng raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite."
Ba Qing slowly raised his head and was a little surprised when he saw the appearance of the two people in front of him. He had heard before that King Qin had adopted the appearance of his mother, Zhao Ji, and was very handsome. However, when he saw it today, he found that his figure was Xiao Su, looking even worse than he had imagined. It looks better.
Looking at the person sitting next to him, he is not bad at all. His eyes are clear and clear. Even if he is sitting on his knees, his whole body is as tall and straight as a bamboo, and there is always a quiet and peaceful aura about him.
She looked over the two of them in just a moment. After all, she had been in the business world for many years. She thought about these thoughts in her heart, but she was very calm on her face.
"I heard that Madam's family is engaged in mining and refining cinnabar?" Zhao Zheng looked at her and asked.
Ba Qingdou put his hands on his waist and bowed slightly, and replied calmly: "The rough management makes the king laugh."
"My wife has created a rich family fortune as a female prostitute. She is rich, capable and benevolent, and strives to maintain peace. She can be regarded as a model of a chaste woman in the Qin State. After listening to the teacher's talk about her visit to Bajun in the past, I admire her so much that I can't even laugh at it." Zhao Zheng and Yan Dao.
Zhao Zheng's words sounded like ordinary polite words at first, but they actually conveyed a message to Ba Qing: It's good that you have the ability to earn such a big family fortune. It's also good that you can control and benefit a party. The State of Qin will not interfere too much, but you must be careful in everything you do and do not make any oversteps.
Ba Qing was so insightful that he immediately grasped the key point in Zhao Zheng's words, and immediately bowed Yingying again: "If it weren't for the protection of the guards of Ba County and the blessing of the king, the women of the common people would never be able to earn this business."
After a pause, she added: "Therefore, to express my gratitude to your Majesty for your kindness, the women of the country would like to offer a million red gold to buy new clothes for the soldiers who guarded the border between Qin and Chu, as a mark of respect."
Zhao Zheng and Zhao Gao looked at each other and thought: It's really not easy to have good insight and be generous.
Bashu has a special location and is the top priority of Qin and Chu's strategy. Once a war breaks out, soldiers and food and baggage will definitely pass through this place, so it is better to be safe than to cause chaos.
And this Ba Qing is the key to it. She has skills, brains, and reputation. Giving her preferential treatment and pushing her to come forward can show Qin's favorable attitude towards the land of Bashu and stabilize the situation. Zhao Zheng ordered her to enter the palace this time for this reason.
Therefore, Zhao Zheng knew clearly that Ba Qing's family had many private soldiers, and they were so dominant that they even spread the word "courtesy against ten thousand vehicles", but he still allowed her to let her go, just for this reason. consider.
"Then I would like to thank you madam on behalf of the soldiers." Zhao Zheng generously accepted the money from her in order to clearly tell her Qin's attitude.
Then Zhao Zheng said: "It's rare for Madam to enter the palace, and I can't offer anything good to entertain you. Why don't I show you around." Silently he added: "Teacher is coming too."
In Zhao Gao's view, Zhao Zheng wanted to take the beauty to enjoy the scenery and tour the palace, but he insisted on taking him as his companion, which was really a bad intention. It's a pity that he has already spoken, and it's hard to refuse in front of others, so he can only bow his head and agree.
"It turns out that the gentleman is the one who implements the method of salt introduction, and the peasant woman has just been rude." Ba Qing looked at Zhao Gao softly, and said politely. Listening to his tone, it seemed that he admired Zhao Gao. Long.
Zhao Gao bowed his hands and said, "Madam, you're welcome."
As soon as he raised his head, he saw Zhao Zheng stepping in, standing between them, saying "Madam, please" to Ba Qing, and taking the initiative to lead her out. The corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch, and he thought to himself: Which song is this song from?
To say that Zhao Gao not only implemented the salt introduction method, but now the whole country's business network is in his hands, no matter how special Ba Qing is, he is still a merchant, so it is reasonable to be polite to him. But Zhao Zheng was not happy after seeing it, so he turned around and invited the beauty, leaving Zhao Neishi who was stunned on the spot and took the lead to step out of the hall.
This time it was Zhao Gao's turn to look at the two people's backs, speechless and choked. Unexpectedly, what made him speechless and choked was still behind.
On the way, Zhao Zheng changed his stern and solemn look and became affectionate with the beauty. There was a pool here and a platform there. He introduced everything in detail, leaving him to follow behind in the cold wind and rain. It's like there is no such person.
Although Na Baqing was a figure, he was only in his early twenties, the age when he longed for his beloved. As for Zhao Zheng, there have been songs sung for a long time, such as: Mu Mu, King Qin, has a female admiration for him. Attracting a young woman is completely easy.
Seeing the beauty saying goodbye after her tour of the palace, and not forgetting to look back secretly after walking far away, there was no one around Zhao Gao said quietly: "I just accompany the beauty to enjoy the scenery, and the government treasury can generate millions more." Red gold, it’s not a loss after all.” The implication was that Zhao Zheng was laughing at Zhao Zheng’s betrayal of his appearance.
"Isn't the national treasury in the hands of the teacher? I am working hard and thriftily for the teacher. Why, the teacher is jealous?" Zhao Zheng raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Gao, smiling very maliciously.
Who knew that Zhao Gao was more direct and admitted openly without changing his expression: "Yeah, I'm jealous."
Zhao Zheng was startled and then joked: "That's easy to say. Don't worry, teacher, I will always have a vacant post. When you figure it out, let me know. The six rites will be prepared by then, and the matchmaker will marry you."
Hearing this, Zhao Gao's heart trembled, but he quickly returned to normal. Now that he knows that Zhao Zheng has these thoughts about him, Zhao Neishi has become more balanced in his heart. As the saying goes, if you injure the enemy a thousand, you will lose eight hundred to yourself. Mr. Zhao Zheng teased him like this, and he couldn't even try to please him. The two of them are evenly matched, and there is no need to bury the other.
"Then I would like to thank you for your kindness." 166 Reading Network
