Daqin: I was overheard by Zulong

Chapter 9
In the imperial study room, on the dragon chair, Ying Zheng, dressed in a black gold dragon yellow robe and a golden crown on his head, seemed to be resting with his eyes closed.

The servant kneeling under the steps cautiously asked: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao has come here three times today, and I would like to ask you whether you need a car for your upcoming itinerary..."

Ying Zheng closed his eyes and waved his hands, "You all stand down, no matter who they are, I will send them away like Zhao Gao."

The chamberlain retreated, and Ying Zheng opened his eyes slightly when he heard the sound of the palace door.

For the past few days, he had been waiting for news from the two places. Even though Li Si and Feng Quji had been dispatched, Ying Zheng still specially arranged for the elites of Heibingtai to go to various places to find out the news.

However, in Xianyang City, all forces are shocked three times a day, and they are really puzzled by Ying Zheng's decree.

"Have you all heard that after His Highness the Ninth Prince was conferred the title of Prince of Sui, he has not been in the palace for several days in a row?"

"I don't even know, His Royal Highness is still sleeping in Huangzhuang outside the city!"

"Sleeping, what are you kidding, how can His Majesty entrust such an important position in the matter to such a prince?"

"You're crazy. Be careful that walls have ears. Didn't His Majesty issue decrees that His Highness the Ninth Prince does not need to enter the palace to serve at any time?"

"But the problem is, it's not an idle job for Shizhong. His Highness Jiu has been raised outside the palace and knows nothing. How can he be a job for Shizhong?"

"Yes, yes. I heard that Lord Li Si's son is already ready to take office. Isn't it nonsense to come out of the blue?"

The words of the great masters of the DPRK all passed through the Black Ice Platform and reported to Ying Zheng.

When Ying Zheng heard the words, he just smiled and didn't take it seriously, because he was still waiting for news from Li Si and Feng Quji.

As soon as the news from the Xiongnu and Shu land arrived, Ying Zheng would know what to do next.

As for Zhao Yi, he didn't even leave the door, and even if he heard the outside discussion, he didn't bother to answer it.

[It's not what I asked for, it was given by His Majesty, so please scold Your Majesty if you want to. 】

【You boring bastards, if His Majesty can really demote me, I would be happy to let me serve in the military! 】

[There are still people fighting against Li Si, wait until you find out that Li Si tampered with the will, let's see what you say! 】

Ying Zheng's eyes flashed sharply when he heard Zhao Yi's slander by accident.

Li Si dared to tamper with the will, when did he make it?Ying Zheng was furious.

The matter of the prince has always been a taboo topic in the court, and Li Si is the minister of Yingzheng. He is so bold, dare to do this?

But before Ying Zheng could think about it carefully, the inner guard of the Black Ice Terrace quickly came to him.

"Your Majesty the Cavalry, there is news from the North."

"Submit it!" Ying Zheng immediately became excited.

Soon, the black ice inner guard brought the people who had returned from the Northland to Ying Zheng.

The black ice warrior fell to his knees, "My Majesty, the situation in the Northland is complicated. Apart from the Xiongnu endangering our Great Qin, there are Donghu, Yuezhi, and even Fuyu people who often invade the border, but among them, the Xiongnu are the most harmful."

"But the northern land is bitterly cold. Regardless of the Huns or the Donghu and other Hu people, except for the royal court, they are all broken up into parts on weekdays and scattered around the northern land as nomads."

"But when there is bad weather outside the Great Wall, they will gather in one place and rob the border to obtain food and property for the winter."

"This year, the North Land suffered a rare snow disaster in ten years. When my subordinates went to the North Land to investigate, there was waist-high snow everywhere in the North Land."

Ying Zheng got up suddenly, and couldn't help gasping for breath. What Zhao Yi said about the Northland matter was indeed true.

According to Zhao Yi's plan, to deal with the barbarians in the north, there is no need to waste people and money, and it can even bring countless wealth to Daqin!
"Report!" Outside the main hall, another black ice warrior came, and the spies from Shu had already returned.

"Your Majesty, there is a severe drought in Shu, and all county officials have concealed it, so Xianyang has not received any news."

"Currently, the drought in Shu is very serious, but officials still extort money, causing people to be displaced, and even a wave of refugees..."

"What?" Ying Zheng yelled violently, and slapped the dragon case fiercely, his eyes were full of anger.

"Hurry up, tell Li Si, Feng Quji, Feng Jie, etc. to see you quickly, go!" Ying Zheng almost roared the order.

"No!" The servant rushed out of the hall almost at a gallop, and not long after, all the important officials in the court poured into the hall.

These days, Ying Zheng's actions made them very unhappy, but as ministers, they could only bear it.

But they were all holding back a lot of energy in their hearts, and were ready to look for opportunities to give Ying Zheng a good talk.

Right now is a great opportunity, but Ying Zheng didn't give them a chance to speak, so he directly shouted at General Meng Yi: "The war against the Xiongnu, stop now."

"Ah?" Meng Yi was stunned. Fighting against the Xiongnu was a strategic policy set by Ying Zheng himself. The whole Qin Dynasty had been preparing for this for a long time. How could it be stopped?
The people of Qin favor martial arts, because military merit is the only chance for promotion. Great Qin's hundreds of thousands of troops were all waiting to show their talents in this war, but they didn't expect to be canceled before it even started.

Meng Yi couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, hundreds of thousands of troops in the northern part of the Great Wall are now ready to attack at any time. Why..."

"Snow disaster in the north, attack at this time, what does it mean, do I need to tell me?" Ying Zheng's eyes were cold.

"Ah?" Meng Yi was dumbfounded again. Originally, the military should investigate the military situation on the front line, but now Meng Yi has no news here, and he got the information from Ying Zheng. How can this not be allowed? Meng Yi was surprised.

"Li Si, tell me!" Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Si.

Li Si was also shocked. He had just received the news, and the situation was exactly what Ying Zheng said.

Originally, he wanted to talk about it later, but he didn't expect that Ying Zheng already knew, so he could only tell the truth.

"Here, heavy snow in the north, this is a major event, thanks to not marching now, otherwise our army will definitely suffer heavy losses!"

"How could Your Majesty know so clearly, the left prime minister didn't even have time to say..."

"Obviously His Majesty doesn't trust Prime Minister Zuo. This must be investigated by Heibingtai."

The courtiers talked a lot, looked at Ying Zheng, and became even more awed. An unpredictable king is everyone's fear.

"Meng Yi, tell Meng Tian to disperse all the scouts. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Let him focus on training. When the weather is suitable and everything is ready, I will restart the Northland Raiders."

The reason why Ying Zheng said this was because he already had a better idea, but he still wanted to hear more from Zhao Yi.

But how can this kind of thing be explained in front of the ministers!

After solving the military strategy of the Northland, Ying Zheng asked Li Si and Feng Quji again: "Shu is experiencing a severe drought that has never happened in a century, do the two prime ministers know?"

"Uh..." When Li Si and Feng Quji heard this, their faces instantly turned pale.

They didn't know about the severe drought in Shu. Shu is a land of abundance. After the founding of the Qin Dynasty, there were water conservancy projects such as the newly built Zhengguo Canal. How could there be a severe drought?
(End of this chapter)