Chapter 7 Section 2

When Gan Mao returned to Xianyang, he frowned greatly. As soon as King Wu of Qin drove into the palace, Ying Zhuang, the head of Zuo Shu who stayed in Xianyang, brought a group of ministers to visit him.When the ministers greeted him outside the city, the Imperial Physician Order had already announced the imperial edict: "This king is hurt and afraid of the wind, and all ministers should work hard on their own." After entering the palace, it seems unreasonable to stop it again.But the matter has come to this, and these ministers have to be blocked even if they have to bite the bullet, otherwise, wouldn't it be a big trouble to come here every day?Gan Mao pondered for a while, and whispered into the old servant's ear, and the old servant walked out with a livid face.

Ying Zhuang and a group of ministers were waiting under the corridor of the outer hall, everyone was full of doubts, but no one dared to speculate, let alone asking and discussing openly at this moment, there was an uneasy silence in the corridor.Uncle Wang Yingzhuang had a calm expression on his face, and smiled to the waiting ministers: "The king of Qin was born with a different phase, and God blesses him, so there will be no serious problems. Don't worry, everyone." At that moment, all kinds of eulogies to pray for God to bless the King of Qin poured out insincerely, but no one could understand what was said.

At this moment, the old maid came out with a stooped body and a straight face, and without looking at anyone, he announced in a long and loud voice: "The King of Qin issued an edict: You don't have to make noise in the palace, just go back and take care of the affairs, and you can't enter unless you obey the edict." Palace. Zuo Shuchang should manage the state affairs with the prime minister, and there is no need to worry about the king!" After speaking, he turned around and shook his head without looking at anyone. The ministers were stunned for a while, they looked at me and I looked at you, but they became at a loss what to do.The king of Qin really had such a character, he often uttered foul language, embarrassing the ministers, but he just laughed it off.This "Don't make noise in the palace!" is just like the spoken language of the King of Qin, and no ministers doubt it.However, the monarch has encountered such a big change, and the rumors of flying into Xianyang from Shandong for many days have been frightening. Moment, personally witness a living King Qin?Even if he is disabled, as long as King Qin is still alive, there will be no chaos in Qin State, and the government and the public will immediately settle down!Without taking a look at King Qin, everyone would feel restless.As a minister, who has experienced vicissitudes of life, who doesn't know the ancient strategy of "the king's death will not be mourned outside the capital"?But at the moment it is strange: Has King Qin passed away?Since the car has been returned to the capital, and there is no sign of mourning, then the King of Qin is clearly alive, at most disabled; is the King of Qin still alive?But no one was seen.According to King Qin's bravery and vigor, even if a leg is broken, he will not be too weak to show his face.Thinking about it like this, everyone hesitated, their eyes drifted, they didn't dare to say what they thought, and they didn't dare to be the first to go, as if they were all nailed to the corridor.

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter, and the eyes of the ministers all gathered together, but it was Zuo Shu, Ying Zhuang.I saw this tall warrior in fine iron and soft armor waving his big hands and laughing: "Everyone seems to be beaten by frost! How stunned? My king is so clear-headed, how could he be sober! Go back, each director is doing his job! Let's go!" Yes, I'm going to see the prime minister." After saying that, he swung his black cloak and strode away. Supervisor Zuo Shu said so, what can other ministers do?There was a burst of laughter and chatter, and they all dispersed.

Gan Mao, however, listened to the old servant's announcement to dismiss King Qin's edict, and immediately left the palace through the back door and went back to the prime minister's mansion.I don't want Ying Zhuang to follow him just after returning home.Gan Mao then invited Ying Zhuang to be seated, ordered the maid to serve tea, and ordered the clerk to bring up all the recent official documents, clearly to solemnly discuss state affairs with the Zuo Shu chief.Ying Zhuang just stood in the hall and said with a smile: "Ying Zhuang came here today, just to congratulate Prime Minister Qin Wang for his meritorious service! There is no need to account for state affairs, and King Qin returned to the capital safely. I, the Zuo Shu of the town, should hand over power tomorrow. "Gan Mao said with an open-minded smile: "Is there any reason for this? The King of Qin issued an edict: The Chief Zuo and I will manage the state affairs together. The prince handed over the power. Could it be that I have to force the old man to hand over the power?" Ying Zhuang laughed loudly: "How can the prime minister hand over the power? See? It seems that Ying Zhuang can only try his best to accompany him." Gan Mao nodded with a smile: "Thank you, Zuo Shu, for growing up." He pointed to the big official document and said: "I don't have much to explain, just one thing : Before King Qin recovers from his injury, Xianyang City’s defense and civil governance will still be under your jurisdiction. These are related documents from Bang Sikong, Guanshi, Da Nei, and Xian Bandit. For a strong warrior, it is a blessing that the city defense is safe, how can you manage so many things?" Gan Mao laughed and said: "Important ministers of the royal family, how can they hide from troubles? Take the book, and immediately send these official documents to Zuo Shuchang's mansion properly. "

The head of the Prime Minister's Mansion agreed, and with a wave of his hand, two clerks immediately carried the large official documents aside and tied them neatly, and the vehicle was loaded in a short while.Ying Zhuang smiled helplessly: "The prime minister forced the ducks to go on shelves." Gan Mao waved his hands irresolutely: "Also, the King of Qin can't be in charge for the time being, and the city defense is of great importance. Xianyang ordered Baishan to have only 5,000 soldiers and horses. If you want to increase the number of troops, you and I will jointly ask the king of Qin to use the military talisman." Ying Zhuang cupped his hands: "Let me go back to the mansion to make plans. Let me go." Then he turned and strode away.

Gan Mao watched Ying Zhuang's back go away, turned around and whispered to the old servant behind him: "Master, prepare the car!" The white-haired old butler hurriedly walked away.A moment later, a black car with black tarpaulins on all sides stopped under the corridor of the hall.Gan Mao boarded the car in casual clothes, and the car rattled out of the back door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and briskly turned into a quiet side street. But when Ying Zhuang returned to the mansion, he immediately ordered the door to be closed to thank the guests, and strode hurriedly towards the back garden.

Although Ying Zhuang became the head of Zuo Shu, the mansion is still the old man's house.This mansion is very big, its specifications are nine entrances, one garden and two spans, it is bigger than the prime minister's mansion, and equal to Feng Jun's mansion.According to Ying Zhuang's seniority and meritorious service, he is naturally not suitable for such a mansion, and it is obviously inherited.The royal ministers who have such a mansion are only the special characters of the Qin royal family—the concubine brother of Qin Xiaogong, the uncle of Qin Huiwang, and the son Qian of the year!Gong Ziqian supported Shang Yang's reform back then, but after the prince broke the law, he was punished by Shang Yang because he was also the prince Fu—cutting off his nose.From then on, Young Master Qian endured hatred and stayed behind closed doors for more than ten years.After Qin Xiaogong’s death, Prince Qian came back to assist the former prince (Qin Huiwang) to mediate the court situation: he not only used the hatred of the old family for the reform to split Shang Yang, but also used the power of the government and the public to support the reform to eradicate the old family, while insisting on Shang Yang The legal system remains unchanged, so that the Qin State will continue to be strong!Gong Ziqian's special merit and special status made Qin Huiwang treat this uncle extremely kindly, but he couldn't seal it.Although Young Master Qian is a fierce general, he is not a reckless warrior. He is very clear about the overall situation of the government and the public. After King Qin Hui came to power, he lived in seclusion in the mansion again, and rarely foresaw the state affairs.King Qin Hui was also a man of great talent, strategy and deep strategy, he put aside his son Qian but reused his sons and daughters.During King Qin Hui's time, Ying Hua, who was in charge of the secret foreign power Black Ice Terrace, was the eldest daughter of Gong Ziqian and the cousin of King Qin Hui.Gongziqian also has two young sons, one is Ying Li, and the other is this Ying Zhuang.

With this family background, Ying Zhuang is naturally a prestigious and important minister in Qin State, no matter whether he is Zuo Shuzhang or not. This back garden is also unusual. Bamboo forests and grasslands on all sides surround a water surface of five or six mu of land. There are no rocky islands in the water, but only covered with boundless green leaves and flowers of various colors. The vast green leaves and red flowers embrace the central one. The quaint Maoting looks like a huge flower boat inlaid with a cabin pavilion.As the breeze passes by, you can see rustling bamboo forests, chirping water birds, whirling green leaves, and swaying flowers. Looking at the thatched pavilion among the green leaves and red flowers, it is really heart-swaying.

Ying Zhuang came to the lake in a hurry, but he didn't care about admiring the beautiful scenery in front of him. He put his finger on his mouth, and with a long whistle, he swung away, covering the lake full of green leaves and red flowers.In a short while, I saw a lone wooden boat in the lake floating over through flowers and broken leaves. A man in coir raincoat and bamboo hat was standing on the boat swinging a slender penny, just like a fisherman in the south of the Yangtze River.The small boat was about five or six times away from the shore, and the person in the coir raincoat and bamboo hat must have a penny, and the small boat was firmly nailed in the green bushes.At the same time, Ying Zhuang jumped up and flew over the green leaves and red flowers like a black eagle, and lightly landed on the solitary wooden boat no more than two feet wide.

"It's still enough." The man in coir raincoat and bamboo hat said lightly, and then tapped the penny, and the small boat disappeared into the green bushes like an arrow that left the string.In the blink of an eye, the solitary wooden boat arrived under the thatched pavilion, leaned against the stone pillars under the pavilion, then paused and retreated slightly.The two people on the boat took advantage of their strength to fly up almost at the same time, and landed steadily in the Maoting. Ying Zhuang took a seat in front of the stone case in Maoting, picked up a large clay jug on the case and drank for a while, then put down the pot and wiped his mouth: "It's a pity that brother doesn't drink alcohol!" "Why don't you regret having no wine?" The man in the coir raincoat and hat had already taken off his coir raincoat and hat, and turned around, and a man in a white silk robe with white hair hanging down his shoulders and a white gauze on his shoulders stood in front of Ying Zhuang. The strength and straightness of the iron and soft armor are completely polarized.As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was as clear as that of a young man: "Brother Feng Huo came here, could something be unusual?" "Brother's speculation is correct." Ying Zhuang said excitedly, "King Qin will definitely die! Gan Mao tried every means to stabilize the court. Not only did he not take away the power of city defense, he even gave me the right to govern the people! Xianyang City is firmly in my hands palm!" "Brother Zhuang is in trouble." The young man said with a faint smile, "Gan Mao is old in the court's schemes, how can he give you real power? The rule of the people is full of trivialities, and I'm afraid it will be an introduction to incrimination in the future." Ying Zhuang blushed immediately: "Brother is smart. I was also suspicious of Gan Mao, but I didn't push him away. This old owl!" "But it doesn't matter." The young man's voice laughed, "Just follow the plan, knowing that it's not a blessing? The most important thing at the moment is twelve words: clarify the situation in the court, mobilize backup, and launch immediately." "Brother thinks the court situation is unknown?" "I understand, but you may not understand." The young man's voice was quite admonishing, "First, the king of Qin's right leg was almost crushed by the Yongzhou tripod, and everything was calm after that, which shows that he will undoubtedly die; Not announcing you to enter the palace means that the new monarch belongs to someone else; thirdly, the name of your power is just to stabilize the royal family and facilitate their secret preparations. At this time, if you don’t act quickly, you will miss the throne!" "Who will King Qin pass on the throne to?" Ying Zhuang couldn't help feeling anxious. "It must be Yingji, there is no one else." Ying Zhuang's face was ashen, and he slapped the table: "Bird! A child hostage, who has not made an inch of merit for the country, how can he establish a heir and become king?" The boy's voice sighed: "Ying Ji is too weak. If he becomes the king, the bravery and character of my old Qin tribe will surely perish. The ancestors Xiangong, Xiaogong and the long-term vision of the father will also be in vain. The people of Qin If you want to go out of the world, who is better than a strong brother?" Ying Zhuang gritted his teeth and said, "My late father was originally the crown prince, but he gave it up to Duke Xiao! If Yingdang has a son, he will return it. Since he has no son, why not pass on the throne to me?" The young man pondered and said: "This is a mystery. According to Yingdang's character and the deep friendship with his strong brother, he must choose a strong brother who is as brave as him. The choice of Ying Ji must have been a matter of death. .” "Don't talk about him!" Ying Zhuang suddenly stood up: "Brother only said how to do it?" The young man's voice was extremely firm: "At this time there are three key points: first, to get the support of the queen mother, thinking that the name is justified; second, to attract an external force, thinking that the Xianyang mutiny will increase. Third, and the most important point, the secret Assemble an elite army and directly attack the vital points of the palace. Once the key points are occupied, great things will be accomplished!" Ying Zhuangda was pleased: "It's so foolproof. I have a plan for both ends, but it's just that it's difficult to find a suitable person for the envoy." The young man said with a faint smile: "Since I am a compatriot, I should play for the strong brother once." "Brother..." Ying Zhuang suddenly choked up, and couldn't help bowing deeply to the man in white. The white-haired man in white clothes with a youthful voice supported Ying Zhuang, and still smiled lightly: "Everyone has his own destiny. If a brother is born with a disability, the heavens will give the strong brother a counselor. Why do you need to be born? Be you Let's go, the Empress Dowager is important." Ying Zhuang bowed deeply again: "Brother, take care." Ying Li nodded, turned around and dialed the Qin Zheng on another stone table, and with a long ding-dong sound, he saw a girl in white clothes coming out of the canoe with a canoe. Floating leisurely among the green bushes.Ying Zhuang flew down, and the boat suddenly disappeared into the twilight.But in the Maoting Pavilion, the unique sound of the eight-stringed zither of the Qin people resounded, trembling violently on the branches of red flowers, icily overflowing the surface of the misty green water, and permeating into the fiery red sunset.Ying Zhuang's heart was trembling, his blood was burning, but he never looked back. Without stopping for a moment, Ying Zhuang got out the back door from the back garden, stepped into a cart, and went straight to Hui Wen's bedroom.As he approached the palace gate, he couldn't help feeling a little timid, and panted heavily from nervousness.Since he was born, he has lived in this courtyard, grown up here, and crowned adult here.Every plant and tree in this courtyard is deeply engraved in his heart. At that time, his father Yingqian lived behind closed doors, tormenting him like a beast. Only his sister Yinghua and a barbarian girl followed him quietly all day long, fearing that something might happen to him.The barbarian girl later became her father's concubine, and later became pregnant.At that time, his father's mansion was like a prison, and the concubine Hu gave birth to his elder brother Yingli in a small dark stone room.No one can say why, but Brother Yingli was born with white hair and a beautiful face, and he had to look hard to find a small penis.Father screamed like a tiger, wanting to strangle the monster to death.But the bearded girl who was usually docile and kitten-like suddenly became extremely fierce, and she screamed and fought with her father.The elder sister Yinghua took the opportunity to take away brother Yingli, and begged the elders to open the back door like a dog hole, fled to the prince's mansion, and begged the princess to adopt brother Yingli.At that time, Prince Ying Si had just returned to Xianyang for more than a year and married the daughter of a general of the old Qin family, and the princess was just a newlywed young woman.The concubine was intelligent and kind. She knew well the foundation of Yingqian's prestige among the old Qin people and the special relationship between Yingqian and the prince, so she made her own decisions and sent a middle-aged maid out of the palace secretly to adopt this weird baby. A few years later, the crown prince has become the king of the country, the internal political turmoil in the Qin state has subsided, and his father is already a white-haired old man in his sixtieth year.Just at this time, the concubine Hu was pregnant again.His father lived in isolation for many years, but he had a weird idea: God came to punish him again, and sent him another monster.Therefore, the father insisted on asking the imperial physician to abort the concubine Hu, and he said through gritted teeth, "Yingqian would rather be extinct than lose the tongue of others!" Without another word, he came to Yingqian's mansion to pick up Hu Nu.This time, Nu Nu gave birth to a grown-up son who weighed about ten kilograms, and this was Ying Zhuang. Empress Hui Wen fell in love with this carefree infant boy, and happily named him "Zhuang", and stayed in the palace to raise her personally, only sending Hu Nu back to Yingqian's mansion.From then on, Hu Nu's mother became his wife, but Ying Zhuang grew up in Huiwen's harem until he was twenty-one years old.It wasn't until his father and mother both died of illness that Ying Zhuang returned to his family's mansion to set up a household, and only then did he find his brother Ying Li who had been separated for a long time. In Ying Zhuang's memory, Empress Hui Wen was his mother, and this bedroom was everything about his childhood.According to seniority, Empress Huiwen is just his sister-in-law.However, Ying Zhuang always regards Empress Huiwen as his mother, and never calls Empress Huiwen sister-in-law, but sister-in-law.Now, the Empress Huiwen is the Queen Mother Huiwen, and Ying Zhuang often comes to visit her, so why did he suddenly have an inexplicable fear?Involuntarily, he walked towards the green pool.The newly lit palace lanterns meet the hazy moonlight, and a familiar figure is leaning on the white jade railing and staring at the emerald green pool water.The graceful back, the waterfall-like long hair that always hangs on the shoulders, are the eternal marks branded in his heart. "Strong, remember? Every day at dusk, I will lead you here to watch the fish." The graceful figure did not look back, but her tone was full of doting and tenderness. "Sister-in-law..." Suddenly, Ying Zhuang's eyes were moist, and he walked over gently, put his cloak on her body, combed and fiddled with the waterfall-like long hair: "There are a few more strands of white hair, Go back, you are afraid of the cold at night." Huiwen still didn't look back: "Zhuang, if you become a king by yourself, does your heart become cold and hard?" "Sister-in-law..." Ying Zhuang was at a loss. "Zhuang, you and Dang, although they are called uncles and nephews, are actually brothers and sisters. Do you think Dang will forget me?" "Sister-in-law," Ying Zhuang said with a tremor in his heart, "Dang is your own beloved son, connected by flesh and blood." "No." Hui Wenhou was still leaning against the stone railing, and his voice was so indifferent that it was a bit cold: "Dang is not my own. His mother, also a bearded woman, died after giving birth to him." "Sister-in-law... is this true?" Ying Zhuang was shocked!As a son of the royal family, he has been in the palace for 21 years, and he has been with Yingdang for more than ten years. The court has no secrets about him. How could he not know that Yingdang was not the son of Empress Huiwen?For a while, Ying Zhuang suspected that his sister-in-law had been widowed for a long time and had gone mad.He walked to the side of the stone railing, embraced his sister-in-law's head affectionately, imagining how he used to comfort her, who would have thought that this face turned away by him surprised him—once upon a time?The plump and fair face in the past has turned haggard like a knife, and patches of age spots are clearly visible!The pair of big eyes that were as bright as autumn water also became hollow and dry. Although there was no trace of tears, those cold eyes made Ying Zhuang shudder! "Sister-in-law..." Ying Zhuang was sore, and after suddenly hugging Hui Wen, he let go and knelt down suddenly, "Mother! Ying Zhuang is your biological son! You are Ying Zhuang's biological mother!" Empress Huiwen stroked his cheek affectionately: "You, you are my son." Ying Zhuang was stunned, he didn't know if Empress Huiwen's "Originally" was a kind of love or hidden a bigger secret?For a moment, he just nodded with tears in his eyes.After Huiwen sighed softly: "Get up, tell me, why don't they let me see you?" Ying Zhuang was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "Dang, already, dead..." Huiwen opened his mouth silently, then fell softly into Ying Zhuang's arms.Ying Zhuang hurriedly picked up Huiwen, strode to the stone pavilion by the pool, laid her flat on the stone table, and gently pinched her Renzhong acupoint.After a while, Huiwen opened his eyes and grabbed Ying Zhuang's arm: "Tell me, how did Dang die?" Looking at Huiwen's empty eyes, Ying Zhuang narrated Ying Dang's tragic death intermittently and without missing a word.Huiwen listened quietly, without interruption or tear, until Ying Zhuang finished speaking, she was still lying quietly.Ying Zhuang knew his sister-in-law too well, so he didn't say anything, just held her thin hands and waited silently. "Strong, hug me and go to the dormitory." After a long silence, she finally spoke angrily. After Ying Zhuang gently hugged Hui Wen, he walked through the corridor to the familiar dormitory, and served her to drink a cup of boiling medicinal wine.After Hui Wenhou was sweating profusely, he finally sat up and said abruptly, "Ying Zhuang, do you dare to be King Qin?" Ying Zhuang was shocked!Didn't he come to the palace just to seek the Queen Mother's support?But after seeing Huiwen by the side of the pool, he suddenly looked old, but he forgot everything, and only wanted to stay by his sister-in-law's side forever, and be her son forever.At this moment, Hui Wenhou suddenly asked, and he suddenly realized: "Mother, is this something you dare to do?" Huiwen smiled slightly, got up and walked behind the curtain and took out a copper box covered with green rust: "The old way, open it!" Ying Zhuang was very mischievous when he was young, he used a copper stick to tinker with all kinds of copper boxes with locks that can be seen in the palace all day long, and he always had to open them before he stopped.Although there were not as many lock boxes in Huiwen's empress dorm as in the study of the royal family, there were still quite a few of them, and over time, he managed to crack them all open.King Hui of Qin was angry and laughed when he knew about it. Once, he patted a copper box with a secret edict on the desk and said with a straight face: "In an hour, if you can poke this copper box, I will reward you with a good sword." Zhuang was so happy that he jumped up and down, took out the five-inch long copper stick, and fiddled with it for an hour, but he couldn't open it in the end, so he pouted his mouth and said, "Brother, give me another half a stick." Shichen, if you can’t open it again, I will never unlock it!” Qin Huiwang said with a smile: “It’s okay to give it half an hour, but no matter whether you open it or not, you have to wash your hands.” Without further ado, Ying Zhuang nodded and immediately put his head down After tossing and tossing, after a while, the copper box with heavy mechanisms was unexpectedly opened. Empress Hui Wen ignored Qin Huiwang's "washing hands" ban, and still intentionally or unintentionally put some iron boxes with locks and copper boxes in the bedroom, allowing Ying Zhuang to spend time secretly.But Ying Zhuang is also very strange, since then he can't open the lock, he just practiced the crescent-shaped Wu hook all day long, and after more than ten years, when he came to the crown, he became an iron eagle swordsman with rare opponents. Except for strength, he was not inferior to Ying Dang at all.Because he hadn't practiced lockpicking for many years, Ying Zhuang really didn't know if he could still open this rusty lock, so he couldn't help but secretly said in his heart: "If I can open this lock, it means that God has allowed me to achieve great things." "Look, who is this thing?" Hui Wen smiled and shook his sleeves, and there was a shiny copper stick in his hand. "Mother!" Ying Zhuang's heart suddenly became sour. This copper stick, which he had forgotten long ago, was so treasured by Empress Huiwen. Even if he was the biological mother, he might not be able to do it, let alone a queen mother?Finally, he carefully took the copper stick, carefully inserted it into the keyhole, and fiddled with it for a while, the copper box bounced open with a sound of "Boom!", and the red silk inner box was immediately reflected in front of his eyes. "Mother, what kind of thing is this?" Ying Zhuang felt an inexplicable panic. "Look for yourself." Hui Wen said coldly, and there was no more to say. Ying Zhuang carefully opened the inner box of the red silk, and when he glanced at it, his eyes immediately lit up, and a tiger-shaped soldier talisman was in sight! Huiwen asked lightly: "Is it enough?" Ying Zhuang knelt down solemnly to Hui Wenhou: "Mother! Eight thousand soldiers and horses are enough for my son!" "Get up, let's go." Hui Wenhou sighed softly, "Remember, I'm not your mother, don't bark." Turning around, she didn't even look at Ying Zhuang, and then drifted away.Ying Zhuang stood up and looked around, but couldn't think of where Huiwen could go in this small dormitory?Dazed for a moment, he bowed deeply behind the curtain, picked up the military talisman and left the palace without looking back. At this moment, Gan Mao was sipping tea and chatting in the Chili Ji Mansion.Gan Maoyuan came prepared and wanted to ask Xili to come out of the mountain quickly to stabilize the royal family.But he also wanted to see the direction of Chili Jifeng, so he was not in a hurry to get to the point, and only talked about trivial things first, hoping that Chili Ji would pick up the topic so that he could respond with a camera.He believed that although Xi Liji didn't leave his house, he must be very clear about the major affairs of the country, and he might be more anxious than him.Unexpectedly, Xi Liji kept blinking his slender triangular eyes, just listening to him without saying a word.When he finished talking about two or three trivial matters, the dark and fat Chi Liji burst out laughing, and then began to chatter, astronomy, geography, customs, folk customs and anecdotes poured out continuously, for more than an hour. Still unable to hold back, he seemed to have exhausted all his knowledge.Gan Mao was anxious, knowing that his petty tricks had offended the old think tank, but he couldn't find a reason to stop him from talking. Seeing that the moon is already in the sky, how many urgent things are waiting to be taken care of, and he will never grow old and sit here to kill time . With a sudden change of mind, Gan Mao stood up and bowed deeply: "Old Prime Minister, Gan Mao has offended." "Hey hey, where did this come from?" Chu Li smiled and patted his fat belly: "People talk a lot, and I've been holding it back for a long time. I just want to meet a learned person to sell the old man and chatter about it. After three days and three nights, the prime minister thinks the old man is noisy?" "The state is in emergency, the old prime minister taught me." Gan Mao didn't say much, but bowed solemnly again. Chi Liji twitched the corner of his mouth, but finally suppressed the hehehe: "If you want to use this old man, don't talk around the corner." Gan Mao took his seat again, clasped his hands solemnly and said, "Gan Mao asked: Do you think the old prime minister thinks that King Qin passed away and succeeded to the throne?" "Although Yingji is a young man, he is calm and solid, which can be attributed to the true qualities of Qin people. Of course." "Gan Mao asked again: If there is someone who can seize the throne in the country, who might it be?" "The eldest son of Zuo Shu is Ying Zhuang." "Gan Mao asks three times: This life changes, where is the way?" "External help, internal private soldiers. That's all." "Gan Mao's Four Questions: Internal and external coercion, how to break it?" Xi Liji couldn't help laughing: "The old man is not the prime minister, how do you know?" He stood up and flicked his sleeves, and went straight out of the hall.Gan Mao shook his head helplessly and smiled, and had no choice but to go back home.Along the way, he finally couldn't figure out what happened to Xi Liji, so he suddenly got up and left in a huff.As soon as he entered the gate of the mansion, the elders came to report in a hurry, saying that Liyang Ling Wei Xun was waiting.Gan Mao lifted his feet and walked towards the main hall, but the elder said in a low voice, "Prime Minister, I'm in the Songzhu Garden." Gan Mao felt relieved when he heard this, and felt that Wei Xun was really vigilant and meticulous in his work, and knew how to avoid people's eyes and ears.When I entered the Pine and Bamboo Garden, there was no one there!This pine and bamboo garden is a small garden sealed off from the entire back garden. It is not big at first, and there are no pavilions on the water surface. Could it be that Wei Xie can still hide behind the trees? Gan Mao was wandering around the edge of the bamboo forest, when there was a sudden sound behind him: "Prime Minister, I have been waiting for a long time." When Gan Mao turned around, he saw a large black robe standing under the swaying green bamboo. terrible!Can't help being surprised: "Where are you hiding, Wei Xun?" Wei Xun said: "It's at the prime minister's feet." Sleeping and waiting here, I couldn't help laughing angrily: "Be careful if you play tricks." Wei Xun clasped his hands solemnly and said: "If the king loses his secret, his country will perish. If the minister loses his secret, he will perish himself. Does the prime minister not care?" Gan Mao was silent for a while, and was very displeased with Wei Xun's tone , but what he said was reasonable, if he had any words, this cold-faced guy would only be more blunt, so he waved his hand and said: "How is Zhangtai?" Zong talked about Zhangtai's preparations, and finally said: "I estimate that after five or six days, the new king and his party will arrive at Zhangtai. How is the prime minister's deployment?" Gan Mao pondered: "At present, Xianyang is still If there is no change, it is better to wait for the return of the new king and discuss together." "The prime minister is on the mend!" Wei Xie said anxiously, "I heard from Princess Mi in the past that the royal family of Qin has a secret ancestral system: if the old monarch dies of illness first, he must leave a soldier amulet with the queen mother to prevent accidents! Today, if the queen mother Huiwen Wouldn't it be a big trouble to have a soldier talisman?" Gan Mao was startled—the Queen Mother has a military talisman?How has he never heard of it?If this is the case, it is another big variable, but how to deal with it?Thinking about it, You Qing said: "Having a military talisman is not terrible, the key is whether Huiwen will give it to others privately? The first king was born after Huiwen, and if it is true that Huiwen has a military talisman, how can it be concluded that she violated the will and favored others? You must know Huiwen The later wise men are well-known.” "The prime minister is poor." Wei Xie put down a sentence of judgment again, and then solemnly bowed his hands, "The power struggle is more fundamental than virtuous and foolish people's hearts. From the next point of view, this matter is clear at a glance: Hui Wen The Empress Dowager has raised Ying Zhuang for 21 years, and her love surpasses that of mother and son, and her heart is unfathomable. Why is the Prime Minister so confused? If the Queen Mother Huiwen does not support Ying Zhuang, I would like to lose my head to the Prime Minister!" Gan Mao's heart sank, and suddenly he remembered something, and asked abruptly, "What do you think, how will Xi Liji treat this matter?" "Qi Liji is very scheming, so enough is enough, and he will never help me wholeheartedly." Wei Xie didn't hesitate at all. "In this way, Chi Liji knows about Queen Huiwen's move?" "The old fox, the think-tank, has long seen three points in the tree, but the old monarch and his ministers have a deep friendship, and they would rather ignore it." Gan Mao's heart suddenly brightened: "Let's go! Find General Baishan." Wei Xie smiled and pulled Gan Mao's sleeve: "Is there any reason why the prime minister came out of the mansion to visit? You and I will wait in the garden. General Baishan will be here in a while." With the sound of frogs, a black figure suddenly floated out of the bamboo forest. Gan Mao was surprised: "Did you bring the warrior here?" "Written affairs must be armed. The prime minister laughed." Gan Mao pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Wei Xie, there are so many things going on this time, so you will be in charge of planning. I just need to stabilize the situation." Disgrace the mission." Without the slightest hesitation to decline, he agreed without hesitation.After several exchanges, Gan Mao became familiar with Wei Xun's nature, and he no longer cared about these details, so he explained several specific matters one by one, mainly that King Wu of Qin gave Bai Qi the dragon-shaped soldier talisman for three months, and Baishan's In general, Wei Xun was told to make the new king ascend the throne within two months and end the chaos in Xianyang. Wei Xun slammed his fist into the palm of his hand: "Such matters need to be done quickly. Why March? It will be settled within a month!" Gan Mao sternly said: "It must be properly prepared, and nothing will go wrong." As he was talking, he heard the crowing of frogs, two figures floated out from the bamboo forest, and when they reached the two of them, only one of them bowed their hands in salute: "Xianyang orders Baishan, see the prime minister." Gan Mao cupped his hands and said with a smile: "General Bai Shan, don't come here without any problems. And when we go to the study, there is a letter written by Bai Qi, please read it first." Bai Shan said: "There is no need to read it. The old Bai family has a family of three hundred years of military service, and it is natural for the country to be in trouble. First of all, the prime minister is just giving orders." Gan Mao couldn't help sighing: "The general is really the pillar of the country! Come, let's get to know each other a little bit, this is Liyang Ling Wei Xie, uncle Xinjun, I want to ask this gentleman to take care of the big plans , what does the general think?" But Wei Xun smiled heartily: "Uncle Xinjun is a bird! The prime minister also uses a statement?" Then he bowed his hands to Baishan: "The general is well-known, and Wei Xun has admired him for a long time. If there is anything wrong, the general will kick Wei Xun away. That's right!" Gan Mao couldn't help frowning, feeling that Wei Xie was really elusive, why were his words so rude?I don't want Baishan to laugh, "But if you say this, you can see that you value real talents. You can be rude, Baishan is an old soldier, but you can trust me!" Gan Mao couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing: "Okay! The three of us are in the same heart, Its profit cuts gold. Go, go to the pavilion over there and say, there is good wine." Under the thatched pavilion outside the pine and bamboo garden, the three of them drank the old Fengjiu and talked until the rooster sang.