novelraw Chapter 32 041~044
Chapter 32 041~044
==·Jin Feng·==
The drought in Zhao country quickly spread to other countries, not because other countries have been paying attention to Zhao country, but because...
In some places where the disaster was severe in Zhao State, the people who could not survive could only gather together, and rushed into the government with hoes, sickles and other farm tools, and robbed all the food stored in the government.
At the beginning, Zhao Guo wanted to block the news to prevent this matter from spreading.
They really did it at the beginning, even though during the scramble process, the civilians, government officials, and soldiers all suffered casualties, but because the news was blocked in time, this matter was like a stone falling into the sea, and there was no reason at all. Make some waves.
However, the disaster in Zhao State was too serious.
King Zhao and the nobles had no compassion for the people at all. After this incident, not only did they not think of giving out more food to appease the desperate people, but because they were worried that the people would follow the example of those who robbed them, they chose to kill chickens to make an example of monkeys and ordered Arrest all the people who participated in the robbery of the government's granary and show their heads to the public.
The strength of Zhao State is already one of the best among the seven countries, so it is a breeze to send troops to suppress the common people.
Soon, the common people who participated in the turmoil were arrested seven or eight eight times.
But the subsequent situation did not go according to the ideas of Zhao Wang and others——
In the view of Zhao Wang and others, after they killed so many restless common people, other common people would never dare to take the risk of being beheaded to rob food even if they could not survive.
What's more, after the incident happened, King Zhao sent troops to all parts of the country to increase the guards of granaries in various places.
However, they never thought that the common people would not be able to live any longer, so what was the threat of being beheaded?As long as they can escape before being caught.
So it didn't take long for Zhao Guo to have a lot of people who gathered to grab the food stored by the nobles.
Moreover, they were smarter. Immediately after the robbing, they took the food and ran to the nearby forest to fall into the grass and become bandits, without giving the Zhao government a chance to seize it.
The nobles are not vegetarians either. They already have private soldiers in their hands. At the beginning, they never thought that ordinary people who are not in their eyes would dare to rob them directly. After taking precautions, ordinary people can't please them.
For a while, Zhao Guomin was filled with resentment.
It's just that it's not yet winter, even if the grain harvest is poor, the people still have some old grain in their homes, and they can still find scattered wild vegetables and fruits in the mountains to fill their stomachs, so they won't starve to death, so they can barely control the situation.
But when winter comes, all the people's food reserves are exhausted...
Unlike the bleak situation in Zhao State, Qin State has a rare bumper harvest this year.
Not only is there a bumper harvest of corn, but the five grains planted by the common people: millet (millet), wheat (wheat), millet (rhubarb rice), rice (rice), bean (small bean) and Shu (soybean) 【citation】 The crops are also harvested one after another, and the composting method has been implemented all over the country. Not only did the Qin State not reduce its harvest this year, but it also increased by a full [-]% compared to last year.
The common people rejoiced for this, and the ministers in the court were also a little excited——
In addition to soldiers, the most important thing in war is food and grass. Why are they unhappy when the war is coming soon?
Linqian's ten mu of land was carefully taken care of, and the soldiers all had a lot of strength. They did a good job of hoeing and loosening the soil. The production of soybeans grown by ordinary people has increased even more, a full increase of [-]%.
Unlike corn, which is not regarded as grain and does not need to pay taxes, soybeans, as one of the five grains stipulated by the Qin Law, generally need to pay taxes.
So after harvesting the soybeans, Lin Qian approached Ying Zheng and asked him, "The soybeans in my field have been harvested, and the yield seems to be pretty good."
Ying Zheng looked at her: "What?"
Lin Qian was also unambiguous: "I just want to say, do I need to pay taxes?"
Qin's taxation system is not only not recorded in many historical books, but even various unearthed cultural relics are not recorded in detail. Lin Qian really doesn't know whether he needs to pay taxes in his current situation.
Ying Zhenglue thought for a moment, and was about to answer, when Lin Qian added: "I don't think it's useless to keep those soybeans. If I don't pay taxes, who should I sell them to? Will the court take it?"
Ying Zheng nodded: "The price will be lower than the market price."
Lin Qian breathed a sigh of relief: "It's not convenient for me to travel, why not sell it directly to the imperial court after paying the tax."
Ying Zheng naturally had no objection.
He pondered for a moment and asked her, "What do you want to do with those flower seeds?"
Lin Qian was a little speechless, 【Everyone has almost tacitly agreed, are you still planting flowers here? 】
But if Ying Zheng wants to do this, Lin Qian can't tear it down.
She thought for a while, and said: "The number of those flower seeds is too much, and the flowers that bloomed before don't seem to be pretty. Do you want it? If your majesty needs it, it's better to be a concubine directly..."
Lin Qian wanted to say to send it directly, but after thinking about it, Ying Zheng is not short of money.
So he said: "It's better to give it to Your Majesty as a concubine. If Your Majesty likes it, a little reward will be enough."
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Lin Qian: "Are you sure? Madame should know the true function of your flower seeds and the benefits they can exchange for, right?"
If you talk about the status of corn grain, its output, not to mention gold and silver, is not irreplaceable even if it is a title.
But Lin Qian, just want to exchange some property?
If it is said that Lin Qian does not understand what the yield of corn means, it is not entirely true. From Lin Qian's emphasis on "yield per mu" when she first mentioned corn, it can be seen that she understands the impact of high-yield crops on a country. How important is it.
Lin Qian said frankly: "Those jade... flower seeds are not very useful in my concubine's hands. Instead, I give them to Your Majesty. Maybe... it can save more people's lives. Besides, if Your Majesty really thinks that only a few The property is too little for my concubine, why not..."
She took a careful look at Ying Zheng, "A life-saving decree to reward my concubine?"
Ying Zheng couldn't laugh or cry: "The imperial decree to protect life?"
"That's right," Lin Qian said calmly, "as long as I don't rebel, no matter what mistakes I make, I can spare my life."
[This world is really too dangerous, I don't worry if there is nothing to save my life! 】
Yingzheng laughed. The corn has been harvested, which proved that it far exceeds the output of other grains today. It is not impossible to give her a life-saving decree.Thinking this way, he asked someone to fetch a blank imperial decree.
Lin Qian immediately looked forward to it.
Ying Zheng is not a person who likes to show off, so he quickly wrote down what Lin Qian wanted, but at the end, after a moment of thought, he swiped his pen again and added a sentence roughly meaning "because of the flowers planted by Shao Envoy Lin." The yield of the seed was quite large, and after Taicang reported it, the people were overjoyed, and special people checked whether it was imported. Taicang fed the flower seeds to livestock, confirmed that it was edible, and tested it with death row prisoners. After a day, there was no abnormality. Taicang cooked it himself Taste it, and find that the taste is actually more delicious than many grains, and it can be popularized and planted to increase production for the people..."
"When Young Envoy Lin heard about this, he presented all the flower seeds... His contribution was very great, so he was named the eighth son of the Jin Dynasty, and he was rewarded with property..."
After he finished writing, he ordered people to announce the decree on the spot.
Lin Qian was always in a daze in the process of listening to the decree. Of course it would be great to get the decree to save his life. It would be even more joyful to be rewarded with property, but the eight sons of the Jin Dynasty...
She hesitated for a while and sighed, 【Forget it, the corn is all offered up, so what is the mere position of an eighth son. 】
The corners of Ying Zheng's eyes twitched: It's been so long, and you still haven't given up the idea of leaving Xianyang Palace?
== coveted ==
Not long after the autumn harvest, Lin Qian jumped from the lowest ranking young envoy to the eighth son, which inevitably attracted the attention of other people in the palace.
You must know that His Majesty does not value women's sex. After so many years, except for some women in the harem who were promoted after giving birth, no one has ever been promoted before giving birth.
When it was reported that Shao Envoy Lin was pregnant, the news that His Majesty was going to appoint him as Minister-Envoy did spread at the same time.
But after it was found out that the pregnancy was just an oolong in the follow-up, there was no follow-up at all. Even though Shao Envoy Lin has been living in the side hall of His Majesty's palace, he has always held the position of envoy and has never been promoted.
But now, she's promoted again, regardless of the age?Or bypass the chief envoy and the seven sons, and seal the eighth son directly?
Not only everyone in the harem, but even the ministers of the former court inevitably paid attention.
Wang Wan and other Yingzheng's confidantes are fine, and they know what is going on with Lin Qian's Jin title, but other ministers who don't know will inevitably rely on the idea of favoring concubines.
But soon, the reason why Yingzheng named Lin Qianjin the eighth son came out——
At that time, he never deliberately dismissed other people in the hall, and he never ordered to keep his mouth shut afterwards. It is normal for this matter to be reported.
It's not that Ying Zheng didn't want to hide it, but the existence of Lin Qian's ten acres of land is well known in the former court and the harem: such a large piece of land is there, and it's not like no one has seen it full of corn and grass. The appearance of the soybeans and the scene of the soldiers planting and harvesting in full swing were seen by countless people, and it was not something that could be concealed at all.
Since you can't hide it, you might as well just open it up.
After all, as far as Ying Zheng knew from Lin Qian's heartbeat, corn was far from everything. He was still waiting for potatoes and other crops in the future. Now it is a good idea to test the waters with the sudden appearance of corn.
If he can catch a few big fish with this, it will be safe for Lin Qian to take out anything in the future.
But the fact is just as Yingzheng expected, after the news of the reason for Lin Qian's conferment, she became completely invisible from this matter, regardless of whether the front court or the harem, everyone looked away from her in an instant, letting go It came to the high-yield grain that was named "corn" by Ying Zheng.
As for it used to be a flower seed?who cares!
The composition of Yingzheng's harem is actually very complicated, but from another perspective, it is also extremely simple——
Except for Lin Qian's low status, who was just a mere maid before becoming a concubine, almost all the remaining concubines were beauties sent by the other six countries to marry, and their identities were either royal princesses or noble daughters of the clan.
And these people also know the reason why they married Ying Zheng, and their responsibilities: find a way to organize Qin State to attack their own country.
Of course, it would be even better if he could seek some benefits for his country during this period, even push his own child to the position of king of Qin, and follow the example of Queen Mother Xuan to develop a force in Qin that is not weaker than Chu.
In this case, the emergence of high-yield grain varieties will definitely attract their attention.
Because it was rumored that flower seeds are high-yielding grains, there was news that Lin Qian had donated all the corn, so the people in the harem scolded Lin Qian in their hearts that such important things were just exchanged for some property and useless While changing his position, he changed his previous style of stealth and salted fish, and almost used all his abilities to get a piece of the pie from Ying Zheng.
But how could Ying Zheng let them get what they wanted?
The place where the corn is stored is heavily guarded, the concubines in the palace cannot get close to Yingzheng, and the ministers outside the palace will not be stupid to come to Yingzheng...
Well, there are still.
Although the faction of the Chu State has been desolate in the current Qin State, the harem of the previous dynasties has never lacked leaders: such as the Empress Dowager Huayang in the harem, and Lord Changping and Lord Changwen of the previous dynasties.
Lord Changwen is just an ordinary clan, while Lord Changping Xiong Qi is the son of King Chu Kaolie and the current brother of King Chu.
Therefore, Mr. Changping is also very concerned about the corn that has just appeared.
Even before Lin Qian was crowned Jin Jin, he had already discovered the clues from the reactions of some informed officials and the actions of Meng Yi, Taicang and others, and after further investigation, he knew the approximate yield of corn.
It's just that the news hadn't been made public at the time, so even if he wished he could snatch all the corn away, he could only pretend that he didn't know anything.
In front of Yingzheng, he has always cherished the image of Qin State and is loyal to Yingzheng. If Yingzheng knows that he has sent people to inquire about the news of Qin State, Yingzheng will definitely make him look good!
but……
After the news became public, Mr. Changping deliberately waited for several ministers to ask to see Ying Zheng before expressing his intention to ask to see Ying Zheng. The minister who asked to see him didn't agree to see him in a daze!
……
Lin Qian was a little curious: "Why doesn't Your Majesty see Lord Changping?"
As far as he knew, Ying Zheng should have trusted Lord Changping before attacking Chu.
Ying Zheng didn't raise his head: "The reason why he asked to see the widow is well known to the widow. It is impossible to agree to him. Even if we meet, there will be no change. Why waste time?"
He is very busy!
Lin Qian saw that he was so busy that he didn't raise his head, so he obediently shut up and rubbed the ink, and didn't bother him any more.
……
After Mr. Changping's request to see him was rejected, he turned his head and handed an invitation to the Empress Dowager Huayang.
……
Since being grounded by Yingzheng last time, the Empress Dowager Huayang has returned to the old state of not worrying about eating and drinking, and not caring about everything. Even if she heard that Lin Qian was promoted to be the eighth son this time, she just listened to it. Pay attention again.
"Empress Dowager, please see Mr. Changping!"
The Empress Dowager Huayang was stunned: "Why did he come to Ai's family?"
Although the two belonged to the leaders of the Chu State, and they supported each other in the front court and the back palace, they really didn't have much affection for each other.
Gong'e hesitated for a moment, and said, "Perhaps I came here for the corn."
The Empress Dowager Huayang was puzzled: "Corn?"
Gong'e nodded, and told the Empress Dowager Huayang carefully about the fact that Lin Qian was named the eighth son and attracted the attention of others, and then led to the newly discovered high-yielding corn.
The Empress Dowager Huayang was stunned: "No wonder..."
No wonder Zheng'er valued Lin Qian so much, no wonder Zheng'er was furious when he wanted to harm her, no wonder Zheng'er put Lin Qian under his nose... It turned out that it was because of the flowers in Lin Qian's hand Is the seed actually a high-yielding grain?
Zheng'er must have recognized it early in the morning, so he protected Lin Qian tightly.
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager Huayang suddenly froze: If those corns are really high-yield grains, then Mr. Changping came to find her...
The Empress Dowager Huayang subconsciously frowned——
If Mr. Changping didn't come here for the corn, it would be fine, but if he really came for the corn, she would have to throw cold water on him.
The Empress Dowager Huayang invited Mr. Changping in, but before he could speak, she said directly: "The Ai family can probably guess why you are here today, but if the rumors outside are true, corn is a high-yield grain, and the Ai family is not I don’t think Zheng’er would be willing to take out an unknown amount of corn seeds and give them to other countries.”
She is not stupid. She has watched Zheng'er's ambitions for a long time.
The Empress Dowager Huayang even had a vague premonition in her heart, thinking that it would be fine if Qin Guo could not take down the Three Kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Zhao. If he could really win the Three Kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Zhao, with his ambition, he would definitely aim his sword at Chu in the future.
Under such circumstances, it is simply a fantasy to plant the newly discovered high-yield grain seeds in Chu State.
To put it bluntly, it is called an enemy!
Mr. Changping, however, was dazzled by the corn production, and he didn't listen to what the Empress Dowager Huayang said: "The Empress Dowager is not even willing to say something in front of the King of Qin, so she is so sure that the King of Qin will not be willing to send part of the corn to the State of Chu. , Do you think it is impossible for King Qin to give the corn to Chu State, or is it because you tried to provoke Lin Shaoshi a few days ago... No, Lin Bazi's elder brother Zhao Gao was restrained by His Majesty for dealing with her?"
"I heard that King Qin lifted the empress dowager's ban until Fusu got married, allowing the empress dowager to appear in front of people."
"I haven't figured it out until now. Lin Bazi is just an ordinary concubine with a low status, which is completely unfounded. Why did you suddenly attack Lin Bazi? Could she still hinder Fusu?"
"You talk like this, in the final analysis, it is because the grain belongs to Bazi Lin. Even if you ask King Qin to give some corn to Chu State as an elder, you have to consider Bazi Lin's mood, right?"
"Queen Mother, your rash actions have caused all of this. Don't you think of any rescue measures?"
"Mr. Changping, why are you talking to the Ai family?!" Seeing that he was eager for quick success, the Queen Mother Huayang not only couldn't see the reality clearly, but tried to put all the blame on herself, she immediately scolded, "Food is the foundation of a country. It is impossible for any monarch in the world to give his own food to the enemy to cultivate power!"
Mr. Changping gritted his teeth and finally fell silent.
Seeing that he did not speak, the Queen Mother Huayang also calmed down. After a while, she frowned: "But what message did King Chu give you?"
Mr. Changping shook his head.
The Empress Dowager Huayang immediately laughed angrily: "Since the King of Chu did not deliver the message, why are you so anxious to get angry? How dare you slander the Ai family with the intention..."
She froze, and finally understood——
It’s not that Mr. Changping doesn’t know Yingzheng’s character and the decisions he will make. He jumps up and down just because the news of the high corn yield is sent back to Chu. Afraid of being under a lot of pressure.
In order to pass on the pressure, Mr. Changping approached him.
After thinking it over clearly, the Empress Dowager Huayang's face instantly pulled down: "Mr. Changping, I thought you and I could be each other's arms, but I didn't think it was Ai's overthinking! Come and see off the guests!"
Mr. Changping still wanted to argue, but he lost his voice after facing the frosty face of the Empress Dowager Huayang.
Mr. Changping had to leave unwillingly.
The Empress Dowager Huayang became more and more angry, she was not in good health, and felt dizzy in the evening.She didn't even eat dinner, so she just lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
But in the middle of the night, when the maid next to the Empress Dowager Huayang was tucking her in the quilt, she discovered that the Empress Dowager Huayang had a high fever.
==·Death·==
After Ying Zheng heard the news, he couldn't help frowning.
After all, he still remembered the partial support given to him by the Empress Dowager Huayang when the palace changed, so he immediately ordered someone to invite the imperial doctor to the Empress Dowager Huayang's palace for diagnosis and treatment.
The emergency treatment was timely, and the condition of the Empress Dowager Huayang stabilized quickly.
But after all, as I get older, every illness is like going through a hurdle, and it is difficult to recover in a short time when the condition is under control.
Even though Ying Zheng is very busy, he occasionally visits the Queen Mother Huayang's palace.
He was also worried that the Empress Dowager Huayang would make demands on him while she was sick, but he never thought that she would never ask for corn once after being sick for several days, and she never even tried to make side-effects.
Yingzheng became more and more satisfied, and even visited the Empress Dowager Huayang's palace every day.
Everyone in the palace became more and more cautious about the Empress Dowager Huayang.
……
Mr. Changping is not the only one who wants corn.
It's just that it is very difficult for other concubines to get close to Ying Zheng, so they are powerless about it. But besides the Queen Mother Huayang, there is actually another person who is suppressed by status when facing Ying Zheng——
Yingzheng's biological mother, Empress Dowager Zhao.
Back then, the Queen Mother Zhao handed over the token to Lai Ai to lead troops to force the palace but failed and was smashed by a car. After that, the Queen Mother Zhao was sent to Yongcheng by Yingzheng.
In order to prevent Queen Mother Zhao from coming back, Ying Zheng even killed many officials who wanted to dissuade him, but in the end he was persuaded by an official named Mao Jiao to bring Queen Mother Zhao back from Yongcheng.
The reason Mao Jiao used was that if Yingzheng abandoned the Queen Mother Zhao to Yongcheng, it would make people feel unfilial. If the name of unfilial piety spreads across the vassal states, it may affect the talents of the world to go to work——
"Qin Fang regards the world as his business, and the king has the name of moving his mother's queen mother, fearing that the princes will hear it, and thus double Qin."【Quotation】
So facing Queen Mother Zhao, even Ying Zheng had to worry about his reputation.
Of course, the mother and son had long since turned against each other because of the token, and the Queen Mother Zhao also knew her son's temperament, so even if she was welcomed back to Xianyang, she lived alone in Ganquan Palace and rarely showed her face.
But this time, she had to show up.
Because the Queen Mother Zhao still has relatives alive in Zhao State, the drought in Zhao State affects not only the common people.
Queen Mother Zhao took the initiative to see Ying Zheng.
Lin Qian was next to Ying Zheng at the time, and when she heard the palace servants coming in to communicate, she subconsciously wanted to step back to leave enough space for the mother and son.
Ying Zheng glanced at Lin Qian: "No, you can stay if you want."
Lin Qian had already got up, but after hearing the words he hesitated for a moment, she had to sit down on her knees again.
Empress Dowager Zhao came in quickly, but she paused when her eyes fell on Lin Qian, but seeing that Ying Zheng's expression was unchanged, she could only walk forward without changing her expression: "Zheng'er, you are so late, and you are still busy!" ?"
Lin Qian subconsciously glanced at the door, the sky was bright.
【God, it's so embarrassing...】
Ying Zheng raised his head, and his tone was not polite: "You are not recuperating in Oasis Palace today, what's the matter with the widow?"
Lin Qian could clearly see that the veins on Queen Mother Zhao's neck bulged.
But Empress Dowager Zhao didn't get angry, but said with a smile: "Could it be that mother can't come to visit her son if she has nothing to do?"
Ying Zheng didn't answer, but gave Empress Dowager Zhao a mocking look.
If someone treats him with such an attitude, Lin Qian will definitely turn around and run away even if he can't afford it.
But Queen Mother Zhao endured it.
She didn't even change the curvature of the corner of her mouth, as if nothing had happened, ignored Ying Zheng's sarcasm, and looked at him lovingly: "I cooked for my mother today, and made a table of Zhao Guo. delicious food. As a mother, I still remember that when you and my mother and son were struggling to survive in Zhao State, my mother knew nothing about cooking, and the food I made was really hard to swallow. I still swallowed it without changing my face, as a mother at that time..."
I don't know how these words stimulated Ying Zheng, he suddenly grabbed an inkstone and threw it at Queen Mother Zhao with lightning speed.
Lin Qian got up in an instant, but it was too late, so she could only panic and say, "The Queen Mother—"
Empress Dowager Zhao froze in place, completely forgetting to dodge.
but……
slap-
The inkstone slipped past the Queen Mother Zhao's ears and shattered on the ground behind her.
Lin Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
Empress Dowager Zhao regained her senses, looked at the fragments of the inkstone on the ground, her face turned completely pale.
She lifted her foot, as if she wanted to step back, but suddenly staggered.
Fortunately, Lin Qian pulled him back in time, which saved the Empress Dowager Zhao from falling down and making a fool of herself.
But she was not happy. Not only did she shake off Lin Qian's hand after standing still, but she also looked at Ying Zheng in horror and said, "You really wanted to kill me all along..."
Before Lin Qian could react, Queen Mother Zhao ran out of the hall in panic.
[If Yingzheng really wants to kill the Queen Mother Zhao, the best chance is after the failure of Lai Ai Palace Transformation. Why leave her until now to cause trouble for himself? 】
But Zhao Ji doesn't seem to think so...
Lin Qian could see that when the Empress Dowager Zhao gave Ying Zheng that last look, the fear in her eyes was real.
She subconsciously looked at Ying Zheng, a little worried.
However, Ying Zheng seemed to be used to it. After a sneer, he continued to immerse himself in his official duties. If he needed to summon Li Si and others for inquiries, he would directly ask Meng Tian to call them to the palace. It seemed that he was not affected at all.
……
After Queen Mother Zhao left Yingzheng Palace, she still had lingering fears at first, but seeing that Yingzheng didn't send anyone to chase her, she quickly recovered.
Then, when she thought of Ying Zhengfang's merciless actions and reactions, she felt very uncomfortable.Thinking of Ying Zheng's preferential treatment and respect for the Empress Dowager Huayang during this period of time, the anger in my heart burst out——
If it hadn't been for this old godly woman to inform Ying Zheng in advance, how could Lai Ai fail?How could her two children die tragically?
Now, as Ying Zheng's biological mother, she is not paid more attention to than that old godly woman, the Empress Dowager Huayang!
Empress Dowager Zhao really became more and more angry, she turned her head and walked towards the palace of Empress Dowager Huayang.
She is having a hard time, how can that old woman Huayang be having a good time? !
……
Lin Qian has always been worried, and has become more at ease recently.
Unexpectedly, soon, another unexpected guest came——
Yan Taizi Dan.
But Ying Zheng was not so polite to this one. After the servant came in to inform him, he asked people to leave directly.
Lin Qian was quite curious, after all...
[Jing Ke's mastermind of assassinating Qin, what a pity not to see him! 】
She had just finished complaining in her heart when she subconsciously turned her head and met Ying Zheng's half-smiling eyes.
Done!
Lin Qian was very worried that with Ying Zheng's temperament to eliminate future troubles forever, he would directly kill Prince Yan.
Ying Zheng seemed to have this intention, and soon ordered to increase the number of troops guarding Prince Yan, and even ordered people to pay special attention to his communications and conversations with other people, and even ordered them not to miss any letters.
It seems that as long as he gets a handle, Ying Zheng can immediately make Prince Yan disappear from this world.
Lin Qian had some regrets: It wasn't that Ying Zheng's way of cutting off future troubles was wrong, but because Prince Dan of Yan was involved in a series of incidents. Although Jing Ke's assassination of Qin was the most famous, for Qin, it was precisely because of Jing Ke's assassination. Qin, Qin sent troops, and Yan was famous for his talents.
This simple "teacher is famous", to a certain extent, also paralyzed the vigilance of other countries against Qin, and eased the difficulty of Qin's attack on other countries.
But soon she didn't have to worry, because not two days after Yingzheng gave the order, the maid in the Palace of the Empress Dowager Huayang rushed to Yingzheng Palace to report the news with a face full of panic——
Empress Dowager Huayang is dead.
==·Earthquake·==
The Empress Dowager Huayang passed away, so Ying Zheng naturally didn't have the energy to pay attention to Crown Prince Dan of Yan any more.
He was very dissatisfied with this: "The Empress Dowager Huayang visited the imperial doctor a few days ago, and her condition is much better? I remember that the imperial doctor once said that as long as you rest in rest, there may not be no chance of recovery. Why is it that in just a few days, the Empress Dowager Huayang Died?"
That Gong'e was frightened half to death, but because of her loyalty to her master, she mustered up her courage: "Your Majesty, it's because of Lord Changping and Queen Mother Zhao!"
After listening to Gong E's story, Ying Zheng and the others finally understood the specific reason——
The Empress Dowager Huayang was originally ill and hadn't fully healed; but during this period of time, Mr. Changping and others did not give up their efforts to go to the Empress Dowager Huayang. Whether it was letters, gifts or messages, there was nothing in the Empress Dowager Huayang's palace. It has been broken, but basically the Empress Dowager Huayang will be angry once when she comes outside to deliver something; and it is the Empress Dowager Zhao who threw the last straw on the death of the Empress Dowager Huayang.
I don't know what Queen Mother Zhao was thinking. After being scared away by Ying Zheng, she ran to find Queen Huayang to have a big fight, and she fainted on the spot.
All kinds of reasons superimposed, and the Empress Dowager Huayang's condition worsened that night.
It's just that she seemed to feel ashamed herself, so she didn't let the imperial doctor mention it to Ying Zheng, and tried to be calm when she saw him every day.
But after a few days, the Empress Dowager Huayang died suddenly in her sleep last night.
Yingzheng was furious, and ordered the Queen Mother Zhao to "recover" in Ganquan Palace on the spot, and not to go out at will until she recovered.
He never let Mr. Changping off. After the incident, Yingzheng didn't show any face at all. He pointed at Mr. Changping's nose and scolded Mr. Changping several times in the courtroom.
But even so, the Empress Dowager Huayang is gone.
Soon, both inside and outside the palace began to be busy for the funeral of the Empress Dowager Huayang, and all kinds of sacrificial utensils were prepared in the shortest possible time.
It was rare for Yingzheng to let go of the government affairs in his hands and personally take charge of the funeral affairs of the Empress Dowager Huayang.
When he was busy, Lin Qian was free.
Xu had seen a lot of life and death in the hospital, and Lin Qian didn't feel much about the death of the Empress Dowager Huayang, but in the sad and bleak environment inside and outside the palace, if she behaved too calmly, it didn't seem too good.Lin Qian hid in the side hall.
She felt bored, so she picked up the book again and started to read and recognize characters. If there was something she didn't know, she would ask Meng Tian and others.
Lin Mo didn't dare to go out, and stayed in the side hall with Lin Qian.
Lin Qian didn't pay attention at first, but some words were too complicated, and she recognized her bad temper.When she raised her head, she immediately met Lin Mo's envious eyes.
She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt apologetic: "Mo Niang, do you want to read words with me?"
Lin Mo paused first, and then said pleasantly, "Can I do it too?"
Lin Qian nodded: "Of course! As long as there are conditions, it is best for everyone to read and write, so that they can understand more truths and prevent being deceived."
Lin Mo suddenly became happy, but the smile on her face disappeared even faster: "But I'm stupid and stupid, I'm sure I can't learn..."
As she said that, with a pale face, she twisted the index fingers of both hands together until they turned white and did not let go.
Lin Qian touched his face subconsciously, and recalled the previous relationship between the original owner and Lin Mo. After serious thinking, he finally realized that perhaps it was because the original owner's mother was kind to Lin Mo, and Zhao Gao asked Lin Mo to take care of him everywhere. The original owner, so even though the original owner remembered that the two were equal and truly depended on each other, Lin Mo might have subconsciously placed himself behind the original owner.
Lin Qian recalled her relationship with Lin Mo in the past few months, and found that although she couldn't tell it normally, she never raised any opinions when she occasionally implicated Lin Mo because of other things because she couldn't control her temper.
And after Lin Qian started to learn to read, Lin Mo obviously had the idea of learning, but he never took the initiative to find Lin Qian.
It was as if in her heart, all this was normal.
Lin Qian gasped. She spent most of her previous life lying in a hospital bed and never got along with friends. She never realized that there was something wrong with the way they got along.
She quickly pulled Lin Mo to sit next to her: "Mo Niang, you and I grew up together, of course you can do what I can do."
As he spoke, he took out a wooden tray and bamboo pole——
Because the bamboo slips and the brush were not used to the weight of the other, Lin Qian asked someone to make a wooden tray and covered it with sand. He usually wrote, drew, and familiarized himself with characters on it.
Before she matched all the characters she knew with the seal script of this era, she didn't plan to waste stationery for the time being.
Now is just right, you can take Lin Mo to read together.
Lin Qian first wrote "one" in seal script, and slowly taught Lin Mo word by word from the numbers.
Unexpectedly, Lin Mo said coyly: "I, I watched Qianniang recognize characters before, but I actually know some characters."
Lin Qian looked at her in surprise: "You learned how to read just by watching me? You are very smart!"
"Really?"
"Of course, I wasn't as smart as you when I learned to read."
Lin Mo was blushed by the praise, but he didn't refuse any more. He took the bamboo pole in Lin Qian's hand and wrote down the words he knew crookedly on the sand table: "That's all I know. Teach me other..."
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Halfway through making potato flour, Hua, who eats potato cakes, heard about it, and specially sent Lin Qian some ready-made food.
There seemed to be a lot of spices around the tribe where Hua lived, and the cooked potato powder had a homely taste, but because the Empress Dowager Huayang passed away, Lin Qian specifically asked Hua not to put oil in it.
Even so, the two of them ate quite satisfactorily.
But soon, the funeral of Empress Dowager Huayang officially began.
On such a serious and sad occasion, Lin Qian and Lin Mo would never dare to cause trouble, so they followed the other high-ranking concubines from the beginning to the end, and Lin Qian followed them meticulously in whatever they did, so that there was nothing wrong with them. Mistakes.
The funeral lasted for almost half a month.
After that, Yingzheng personally prayed for the Empress Dowager Huayang to become a vegetarian, and decided to keep her filial piety for 27 months in person. However, under the strong dissuasion of the courtiers, he decided to replace 27 months with 27 days.
During this month, Yingzheng strictly observed the filial piety standard for 27 days.
Lin Qian lived with him, and there was not much difference in basic necessities of life.
Until a month later, the time entered September.
The domestic disaster situation in Zhao State is getting more and more severe, and all kinds of burning incidents are emerging one after another, which makes the surrounding countries see enough jokes; and in the Qin State calendar, October is the first month. If you don’t send troops to attack Zhao State in September, then you will have to Wait another month, and send troops after the first month.
The state of Qin would not be willing to go up to Yingzheng, down to courtiers and soldiers.
So after some discussion and competition, the court finally decided to send two generals, Wang Jian and Yang Duanhe, to attack Zhao Guo.
Most of the soldiers were ready to go and began to gather at the front line.
When Zhao Guo heard the news, he was even more flustered, completely ignoring the domestic turmoil, and hastily assembled most of his troops and sent them to the border