Chapter 91 The Empress Dowager's Sickness
"My mother is ill and can't go back to Xianyang."
Upon hearing the news from Yongcheng, Ying Zheng sighed quietly, and a hint of loss flashed in his eyes.
After Zhao Ji went to Yongcheng, she would not return to Xianyang without any trouble and build her love nest wholeheartedly. Only when Lao Ai made a request and Ying Zheng refused to agree, Zhao Ji would run back to Xianyang to protect Lao Ai's career.
During the reign of King Zhaoxiang, after the precedent of Queen Mother Xuan's participation in politics, the Queen Mother had the power to interfere in the government. In his later years, King Zhaoxiang deprived Queen Mother of the power, but the Queen Mother's habit of participating in politics was passed down. When Ying Zheng succeeded to the throne, he was still young and could not take charge of the government himself, so many things needed to be accepted by the Queen Mother.
Empress Dowager Huayang vigorously promoted the Chu people. Zhao Ji had no political ambitions and was determined to be just for her lover. Empress Dowager Huayang was happy that Zhao Ji was like this, and someone needed to check and balance Lu Buwei. With the acquiesce of Empress Dowager Huayang and the strong support of Zhao Ji, Lao Ai rose like a comet in the political arena of Qin.
In private, many people despise Lao Ai. Lu Buwei's ascension to the position of prime minister is inseparable from his early support for Yiren. However, Lao Ai was named Changxin Hou, but the root of the root of his terror that was hard to come by.
Thinking of Lao Ai being with his mother Zhao Ji, as if he had forgotten his son, Ying Zheng couldn't help but grab the bamboo slips on the table and threw them hard to the ground.
"Lao Ai, I swear to tear you into pieces!"
"The king is in a temper again."
Feng Jie shook his body and retracted his head.
"The king's father passed away early and did not receive his mother's care. He felt very depressed!"
Meng Tian looked at the direction of Yongcheng and shook his head helplessly. As the saying goes, the love between mother and son is the most difficult to give up. After all, children are the flesh that falls from mothers. Throughout history, many literati and poets have not stingy in writing and inspiring and vigorously praised the greatness of maternal love.
However, some mothers have the attributes of black widows. Zhao Ji has a new love and a new child, and only treats Ying Zheng as a stamp of request, without considering Ying Zheng's feelings at all. Just like not every man is heartless, and not every mother is great.
During the morning dynasty, the Neishi Si proposed that considering that the King of Qin was already over the age of crowning, in order to save financial resources, the King of Qin could hold the wedding ceremony at the same time.
According to convention, the crown ceremony of the King of Qin needs to be held in the ancient capital Yongcheng. After the new capital of Xianyang was built, Yongcheng was not abolished, and the ancestral temple of the Ying family was still enshrined. The palace complex of Yongcheng was managed by the Qin people for three hundred years and was even magnificent.
"My dear friends, I decided to go to Yongcheng to hold a ceremony. What do you think?"
After the court discussion, Ying Zheng summoned his confidant.
Xiong Qi served as the left prime minister and was responsible for checking and balancing the right prime minister Lu Buwei. After the death of Empress Dowager Huayang, the Chu people were the same as other horses.
"King, with the help of Chief Lis, I have won over most of the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If there are any changes, the Prime Minister's Mansion will not be in chaos."
"The right prime minister has no military power in his hands, so the king doesn't have to worry. As long as the king takes the right prime minister to Yongcheng together, the right prime minister will not have any tricks under the king's nose." Li Si didn't want to just make wedding dresses for Xiong Qi, so he quickly offered advice. He was undercover in the prime minister's mansion, patiently waiting for the day when Lu Buwei fell.
"Doctor's Order, is your commander's doctor reliable?"
As long as there are no major changes in the Prime Minister's Office, the Qin State can operate properly. Ying Zheng does not want to cause chaos in the Qin State's national affairs due to changes in the center. If the center is stabilized, Ying Zheng has to consider his own safety.
"King, I have been transferred from the unreliable doctor, and I will definitely be able to protect the king!" The doctor's wife ordered Leli to assure him.
The eldest father of Chulijin was named Chuliji, who was a think tank in Qin. He was born in a royal family. Not long before King Zhuangxiang died, he helped him as a doctor. Compared with Chuliji, Chuliji did not have outstanding military talents, but he was well-behaved and his identity as a royal family, and he also gained the trust of Ying Zheng. The Qin royal family in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period produced many loyal ministers. Only a fool like Hu Hai would slaughter his relatives in a mess.
"Meng Tian, you stay in the palace city and pacify the unstable elements in Xianyang." Ying Zheng sorted out the known information. Lao Ai's small actions were becoming more and more obvious, but Ying Zheng did not intend to take the initiative. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to catch all the unstable elements in one fell swoop. "Remember, although you are later controlled, you must be fast. I don't want to see a broken Xianyang!"
"Meng Tian takes the order!" Meng Tian moved her shoulders to a heavy burden. She must quickly pacify Lao Ai's internal response in Xianyang, but also cannot cause great damage to Xianyang.
"After stabilizing the situation in Xianyang, immediately reinforce Yongcheng!"
"promise!"
To capture the thief, the king was captured first. Lao Ai had no brains and would choose to attack Yongcheng. As long as he controlled Ying Zheng, he would win the opportunity for a coup. However, most of the Ying clan members lived in Xianyang. In order to eliminate the strength of the clan members, Lao Ai would probably also launch a riot in Xianyang.
The chaotic situation is not conducive to Qin State, but it will be beneficial to Lao Ai.
Before he wants to win, he wants to lose first. No one knows what actions Lao Ai will do, so Ying Zheng can only do his best to improve his defense. Next, it depends on how Lao Ai takes action.
"Yongcheng is almost a hundred kilometers away from Xianyang. Even if you ride a horse, the horse's hooves will not be able to stand it."
After leaving Ying Zheng's study, Meng Tian frowned at the 5,000 personal soldiers he brought back from Nanyang. After more than three years of training, these personal soldiers can fight and fight against the enemy. The quality of the human beings has followed, but the maintenance of the horse has become a problem.
Before the Han Dynasty, there were many places for raising horses in China. Historical records show that even in the south of Chen and Cai, horses were raised. Once, the Chen people used a mare to use a beauty plan and successfully kidnapped the horses raised by Cai.
However, Chinese horses consumed very quickly. There are reasons for frequent wars, and there are also reasons for China's land that is no better than grasslands. Running horses will cause great harm to horse hooves. The grass outside the border is suitable for horses to run, and the wear and tear will be much slower.
It hurts five thousand horses at one time, and when I think about it, Meng Tian feels distressed.
"The stirrups are put aside in advance, but the horseshoe can be made out early."
Meng Tian made up his mind that as long as he had horseshoes, he could quickly reduce the consumption of horseshoes. When he returned to Xianyang from Nanyang, there were many horses along the way, with strong bodies, but they had to break the horseshoes and had to become slow horses pulling carts and could no longer have a battlefield.
"But the Iron Chief of Qin State, the Iron Chief, was under the jurisdiction of the Neishishi, and the Neishishi Si seemed to be standing by the side of Lao Ai. I think it's really a headache?"
Chapter completed!