Daqin: I was overheard by Zulong

Chapter 15 How Did I Forget Her

The continuous compliments from the civil and military officials made Ying Zheng suddenly feel elated, but Ying Zheng still knew what he was doing.

His own conspiracy has almost nothing to do with him, but it was proposed by his good son Zhao Yi.

Ying Zheng just added some of his own ideas on the basis of Zhao Yi's strategy.

Therefore, Ying Zheng knew very well how much the courtiers in front of him were flattering him at the moment. In the future, these guys would be slapped in the face if they disparaged Zhao Yi, but this was not the time to care about it.

Ying Zheng waved his hand, calming down all civil and military officials, "Meng Yi, I'll leave it to you to handle the affairs of the Northland!"

Meng Yi was overjoyed when he heard the words. He thought that Ying Zheng would have a grudge against the Meng family because of the previous incident. Now it seems that he is short-sighted, so he quickly stepped forward and knelt down: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best!"

"Well, if you have nothing to do, please withdraw from the court!" Ying Zheng took the initiative to withdraw from the court this time, and no one made any comments.

All the ministers were impressed by Ying Zheng's strange plan. Ying Zheng himself pretended to be cowardly again. At this moment, he was in an extremely happy mood.

After retiring from the court, the ministers were still talking about it when they left the hall.

"Oh, why didn't we think of this? Wang Ben, you and General Wang have also fought against the Huns. Have you ever thought of this strategy?"

"I have occasionally heard about the grassland tribes killing each other, but the grassland is vast and the barbarian cavalry comes and goes like the wind. I have never thought of it."

"That's why Your Majesty came up with this strategy. Using cavalry against cavalry can fundamentally solve the problem."

"Yes, using elite cavalry to kill tribes one by one, and then supplementing it with His Majesty's alienation strategy, will definitely be able to greatly reduce the strength of the grassland tribes."

"Exactly. I heard that the relationship between the Yue clan and the Xiongnu is not good. Donghu also has friction with the Xiongnu from time to time. If you make good use of it, it will become a sharp weapon for my Great Qin to attack the Xiongnu!"

"Oh, I'm really dizzy just thinking about it. Your Majesty is very foresighted and really strategized to win a victory thousands of miles away!"

"That's right, I thought His Majesty was confused. Perhaps His Majesty has also considered the appointment of His Highness the Ninth Highness as the General of Chariots and Cavalry."

"Is this a measure to paralyze the barbarians? Why exactly?"

Civil and military officials are all discussing fiercely, but in their eyes, Ying Zheng is a wise and wise king, as for Zhao Yi, he is still mediocre and incompetent.

Outside Xianyang City, Zhaozhuang, after Yingzheng came down to court, he couldn't wait to come to find Mrs. Qiongzhi.

Mrs. Qiongzhi was excited when she saw Ying Zheng coming. She knelt down when she saw Ying Zheng from a distance, "Your Majesty, I haven't come far to welcome you, so please forgive me!"

"What's wrong with you? Get up quickly." Ying Zheng stepped forward quickly and helped Mrs. Qiongzhi up with a warm look on his face.

Mrs. Qiongzhi was overwhelmed. Even in the palace, Yingzheng treated any woman without false words, but today he treated her with unprecedented enthusiasm, which suddenly surprised and frightened Mrs. Qiongzhi.

But Mrs. Qiongzhi soon realized that she was able to receive such attention from Ying Zheng, probably because of her son's blessing.

Because what Ying Zheng mentioned in the first sentence was Zhao Yi.

"Qiongzhi, Yi'er was still in Zhuangzi recently, why didn't she return to Xianyang?"

Mrs. Qiongzhi's face changed instantly. She really didn't know how to answer. She knew her son's nature, but she couldn't speak ill of her son in front of Ying Zheng.

But the question is, Zhao Yi has now been canonized as a general of chariots and cavalry, and is a highly respected minister. How should he answer?
"Are you still eating, drinking and having fun at Zhuangzi every day?" Ying Zheng said with a smile when he saw Mrs. Qiongzhi's hesitant expression.

Mrs. Qiongzhi suddenly became even more embarrassed, and she didn't dare to look up at Yingzheng.

With people from Heibingtai on Zhuangzi, Ying Zheng naturally knew Zhao Yi's whereabouts every day. He deliberately revealed it in front of Mrs. Qiongzhi, creating an atmosphere that he didn't care about.

"Yi'er is now a general of chariots and cavalry, and he also holds a position in the military affairs. There are many eyes in Xianyang City, staring at him."

"You go and warn him, let him use his mind, even if he put on a show every day, he can stop the mouths of those people outside."

"Some people said this morning that he is dead. If you ask him to go to court tomorrow morning, there is no way to let me protect him."

Ying Zheng's words seemed to be commonplace, without any worry in his tone.

But Mrs. Qiongzhi knew clearly in her heart that Ying Zheng was warning her that Zhao Yi must be allowed to do things.

When Mrs. Qiongzhi heard Ying Zheng say that he had protected Zhao Yi in the early court and refuted the minister's words, she was frightened and moved at the same time.

If this were applied to others, it would range from being demoted to a banished person to being beheaded. She did not expect that Ying Zheng was really interested in Zhao Yi.

Mrs. Qiongzhi immediately knelt down in front of Yingzheng, "Your Majesty, my concubine's family knows about her family affairs, and Yi'er is really not made to be a general!"

"He has always had no ambitions. He only knows how to eat, drink and have fun all day long. If His Majesty doesn't want to, let him stay in Zhuangzi all the time and be an idle prince, so that His Majesty won't worry about him!"

Mrs. Qiongzhi certainly hoped that her son would be successful, but she knew that her son was not a piece of material.

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng looked at Mrs. Qiongzhi with a slightly more sneering expression.

Fortunately, you are still your son's biological mother. People say that a child is as good as his mother. But now it seems that is not the case at all. Even Mrs. Qiongzhi didn't realize her son's talent for worldly affairs!
"The imperial edict has been issued. How can I take back my golden words?" Ying Zheng waved his hand, "Remember what I just said. Let Zhao Yi go to court tomorrow. Remember it!"

After saying that, Ying Zheng stood up and left. Mrs. Qiongzhi suddenly stood up in fear, kowtowed and watched Ying Zheng leave.

In fact, the reason why Ying Zheng was so impatient to let Zhao Yi go to court was because he wanted to hear Zhao Yi's voice.

In Ying Zheng's eyes, Zhao Yi is absolutely a man of great wisdom, but unfortunately he is unwilling to show it for some unknown reason.

Therefore, Ying Zheng simply took advantage of the situation. As long as Zhao Yi could go to court, he would listen to Zhao Yi's voice while constantly asking various questions at the court meeting. This would definitely bring out Zhao Yi's characteristics to the greatest extent.

Maybe those political affairs in the court that make Yingzheng extremely upset, but helpless, will be solved easily!

Ying Zheng felt that way, thinking that his idea was excellent, so his mood when he returned to Xianyang City was extremely beautiful.

But he was happy, but Mrs. Qiongzhi had a headache.

She knew something about Ying Zheng's temper. He was a person who never repeated his words. Today, for Zhao Yi's court, he repeated one thing to himself several times in a row.

This made Mrs. Qiongzhi understand that Ying Zheng thought he could make Zhao Yi go to court, but in fact it was not the case!

"What should I do? What should I do? How could that careless person listen to me?" Madam Qiongzhi suddenly thought of someone, "Why did I forget her!"

(End of this chapter)