The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 221 Ying Zheng's Mother Clan
On the market in Linzi, jewelry worth more than 1 gold coins were piled together casually, like a pile of filth. (Note )

Hu's complexion is different.

Thinking that his master was from Qin and not knowing the precious things of Qi, he kindly reminded:
"Master, these ornaments together are worth a thousand gold coins!"

Ying Chengjiao had no other reaction, his eyes never left the bamboo slips:

"Take it away."

Although King Jian of Qi forgot to mention how to regain the land and restore the population, Ying Chengjiao already knew what King Jian was thinking from his performance.

If you want to win back in the business world what you lost on the battlefield, you can.

The prerequisite is that you must have the strength to make your opponents fear you and make them dare not turn the table.

Money can only reflect its value when power and force are equal.

The news that Prince Zhao Dan was seriously ill and dying was more important than a thousand gold pieces combined.

Ying Chengjiao stayed awake during the New Year and spent the whole night studying the bamboo slips.

After daybreak, the young man wrote the contents of the bamboo slips and his own thoughts on a piece of animal skin he had asked for from Zhao Xuanlang, and asked his most capable retainer to deliver it to Xianyang.

The first year, the first month, the thirteenth day of the reign of King Qin Prince Chu.

Xianyang, Central Palace, Council Hall.

Prince Chu of Qin was in the upper seat, sitting on a straw mat. In front of him was a heavy wooden table, on which was an unfolded scroll of bamboo slips.

Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei is in the first position on the lower right, Qin Crown Prince Zheng is below Lu Buwei, and Former Qin Prime Minister Huang Shizhe is in the first position on the lower left.

The three of them also sat on straw mats.

In front of him was a sunken wooden desk that was smaller and less heavy than the one the king had.

On the desk were bamboo slips that were exactly the same as the ones the king had.

"The King of Zhao is seriously ill and dying. I didn't know the news, but Cheng Jiao, this brat, knew it." Qin Wang Zichu patted the bamboo slips, pointed at the handwriting of the seal order, and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, what should we do about this matter?"

Lu Buwei and Huang Shizhe looked at each other.

Huang Shizhe frowned:
"Prime Minister Lu, do you know where the Second Young Master got the information from?"

Lu Buwei glanced at the prince inconspicuously:
"I'm not sure, but I have a guess... maybe it's the Queen's family's work."

Ying Zheng, who was recording the words and actions of the three people in the Council Hall, paused and pointed out a black dot.

The queen’s family is Ying Zheng’s maternal family, the Lin family of Zhao State.

Huang Shizhe glanced at the prince belatedly, and became even more confused. He continued to ask:
"There are about thirty to fifty of our people in Zhao State, some of whom hold high positions, but none of them knows that the King of Zhao is seriously ill.

"What is the connection between the Second Young Master and the Lin family? How could the Lin family pass on such important information?"

The truthfulness of the intelligence will determine Qin's actions.

"The second young master holds the same position as the head of the Lin family." Lu Buwei thought for a moment and added, "The second young master's most trusted retainer, Gai Nie, was originally a retainer of Lin Xiangru."

Huang Shizhe nodded in understanding, and the doubts in his heart were resolved.

The old man's eyebrows were still furrowed as he looked at the bamboo slips in front of him, which he had carefully read twelve times and memorized, and said:

"In that case, the information is still reliable... I suggest that we pretend nothing happened."

The old man rolled up the bamboo slips and looked up at the King of Qin:

"Everything remains the same as before, and we will pretend that our country is unaware of this information."

"What do you mean by Huang Shigong?" Qin Wang Zichu asked with a smile, "It is a dangerous time for a country to change its ruler. I succeeded to the throne smoothly after I conquered Dong Zhou. How could the King of Zhao be so successful?"

Huang Shizhe smiled bitterly and said:
“Our country has no extra troops.

"Dujiangyan and Guanzhong Canal employed nearly 30% of my country's labor force.

"At this time, it is a blessing that other countries do not attack Hangu Pass, so how can they attack from the east?
“Although the Second Young Master said in his letter that the thoughts of one person are not as good as the thoughts of a country.

“But even a good cook cannot cook without rice.

"Given the current situation in Qin, we can only do as the Second Young Master said.

"Take good care of Zhao Yi and don't let him return to Zhao. Make sure that Gongzi Yan succeeds to the throne smoothly."

Prince Chu of Qin was unwilling to accept this.

When the Qi regime changed, Wei and Chu took the opportunity to attack and both benefited from it.

If Yan had not committed suicide, it could have benefited. Qin did not benefit, but Prince Chu of Qin could still comfort himself that Qi was too far away and could not reach it even if he did not control the flood.

But this time, the neighboring Zhao State is about to have a change of regime, and he has even received the news in advance. Should he let it go?

"Mr. Lu, is there anything you can teach me?" Prince Chu of Qin placed his hope on Lu Buwei.

Lü Buwei looked at the former prime minister opposite him with gratitude and said:

"I share the same thought as Mr. Huang Shi: we should remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances.

"Our country does not have the spare energy to go out and attack Zhao at the moment."

Prince Chu of Qin looked up at the sky:

"I got the information in advance, but I can't do anything. It would be better not to let me see this bamboo scroll!"

Ying Zheng, who had been recording and thinking, suddenly said:

“Our country can’t do anything, so can’t we let other countries do it?
"Can't we spread this news to the Hu people, to the Yan State, which has long been hostile to the Zhao State, to the Wei State, the Chu State, and the Han State?"

Qin Wang Zichu looked at his eldest son with appreciation:

“It is a good thing to dare to speak and know how to think.”

His face turned serious:

“It’s just that what you said was ill-considered.

“We have a lot of people in Zhao State, but no intelligence has been sent back. This shows that very few people know this information.

“If the news gets out, King Zhao will immediately investigate those who know about it, and it is possible that he will find the Lin family.

“When the news gets out, Zhao will suffer.

"But our country cannot send troops to capture Zhao territory, and we have lost Lin, a high-ranking spy, which will only harm our country."

Ying Zheng felt a chill on his back.

When I left the hall, I realized that I was already sweating profusely.

"Zhao Gao." Qin Prince Zheng called out.

Following closely behind Ying Zheng, Zhao Gao approached and waited for instructions.

"Take me to find my mother." Ying Zheng got on the carriage and said while sitting in the carriage.

"Yes." Zhao Gao responded and drove to the queen's bedroom.

Not long after, Ying Zheng came to the queen's bedroom and told his mother Ji Yaotiao about this.

With the tacit consent of Prince Chu of Qin, Ji Yaotiao, who had always been informed of political affairs through her son, remained calm and composed in front of her son.

After Ying Zheng left, Ji Yaotiao sighed deeply, smiled bitterly and shook her head.

Although her father and mother came to Qin from Zhao three years ago.

Although her branch had already separated from the Lin family of Zhao State.

However, the Lin family of Zhao State told Ying Chengjiao the information but did not tell her, a family member, which still made her feel a little frustrated.

Is it possible that she, the Queen of Qin, is not as strong as a prince of Qin living abroad?

She bit her lower lip, wrote a letter and sent it to Handan, Zhao State.

The Lin family is divided into two families?
The eighteenth year of King Dan of Zhao, January, seventeen.

Zhao State, Handan.

Lin Yi, the head of the Lin family, knelt in front of his father's grave, his eyes reddened:
"Father, I am going to disobey your orders and leave Zhao for Qin.

"Yao Tiao is now the Queen of Qin. She said that she has no one to rely on and her son really doesn't want to stay in Zhao State and live in fear..."

Lin Yi, who was crying to his father word by word, didn't notice it.

A tall figure stood behind him with steady steps, listening quietly...

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【Note 1: Filth, garbage.】

(End of this chapter)