Zhangtai Palace is located south of the Wei River and in the center of Xianyang Palace. It is the political center of the Qin State. Daily court meetings, meetings with envoys, etc. are all held there. Today, Zhao Jia will enter it as the hostage of Zhao State.
, met with the civil and military officials of the Qin State and the Qin Shihuang who would rule the world in the future and be known as the one emperor through the ages.
It's impossible to say I'm not excited.
The majestic palace towers above the ground, with nearly a hundred steps. Looking from a distance, it looks majestic, like a huge thing crawling on the ground, giving people an invisible sense of oppression.
Much bigger than the one in Zhao State... Zhao Jia stood in front of Zhangtai Palace and muttered in his heart.
According to the memory of the original owner.
The political center of Zhao State was called Xin Palace, and its size was only two-thirds of the current Zhangtai Palace.
It is worthy of being a dark horse that has developed in recent decades. The national power is strong... Zhao Jia sighed in his heart and followed the attendants up the stairs towards Zhangtai Palace.
Along both sides of the road stood Qin guards wearing black armor.
Their whole bodies were covered with shiny black armored stomachs, they held long swords in their hands, and wore animal-shaped bronze masks on their faces. They were like gatekeepers with no emotion. Their eyes looked straight ahead indifferently, demonstrating the military might and discipline of the Qin army.
There was no words to say all the way, and Zhao Jia quickly entered Zhangtai Palace with the servants of Xianyang Palace.
The hall is extremely vast, and there are many golden pillars that require dozens of people to surround them. Walking through the front hall passage of tens of meters, what you can see are the civil and military officials standing on both sides. The Chang'an Juncheng who was seen yesterday stood among them.
, and going up, on the tall throne, there was an extraordinary young king sitting on his knees.
The other person had a handsome face, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and his eyes looked at him calmly.
Ying Zheng... Zhao Jia thought of the other party's name and recorded the other party's appearance in his heart. Compared with Qin Shi's description, Ying Zheng in reality was slightly greener and had not yet grown into the domineering power he would become in the future.
There is no intimidating sense of oppression.
At the same time, Zhao Jia's eyes were also attracted by a beautiful young woman kneeling beside Ying Zheng.
He was dressed in a bright red phoenix robe, with auspicious clouds embroidered with gold thread on the edge of the collar. He had plump breasts and charming curves. He wore a gorgeous phoenix crown on his head. Under his curved willow-leaf eyebrows, a pair of delicate eyes looked at everyone calmly, until
Seeing Zhao Jia coming from a distance, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and his cherry lips pursed slightly.
She didn't expect that the little guy from Zhao Guo would look so handsome now.
"Zhao Jia of the State of Zhao has met the King of Qin, the Queen Mother, and everyone from the State of Qin!"
Zhao Jia walked slowly to the center of the officials, bowed his hands and saluted everyone.
Before Ying Zheng could speak, Zhao Ji on the side raised her hand, with a hint of recollection in her eyes, and said softly: "I remember you, but I never thought that your father would be willing to send you to Qin.
As a pledge, how is your mother doing now?"
Zhao Ji still had some impressions of Zhao Jia's mother. She was a woman with elegant manners and gentle temperament.
"My mother died of illness a few years ago."
Zhao Jia lowered his eyes slightly and said softly.
"Died of illness?"
Zhao Jia was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and lost the desire to speak.
Ying Zheng looked at his childhood playmate in front of him, and couldn't help but think of his days in the Zhao Kingdom. Those days were not happy days for him. As a young master of the Qin Kingdom, he served as a member of the Qin Kingdom.
Only you can understand the taste of it.
He looked at Zhao Jia, without any unbearable feeling in his heart, and said calmly: "Master Jia of the State of Zhao, you are asking to see me for the sake of the war between Qin and Zhao!"
The moment the words fell, Lu Buwei, who was standing in the first place on the right, flashed his eyes. His eyes that were about to fall asleep seemed to open a little. He glanced at Ying Zheng sitting on the throne. With just one sentence, he understood.
A little trick that Ying Zheng wants to play.
Want to use Zhao Guo's protons to deal with him?
It's a good idea, but all the civil and military officials in the dynasty belong to him, so what does a young master from the Zhao Kingdom mean?
All the civil and military officials of the Qin State were silent. Few of the people standing here are fools. Ying Zheng is nineteen years old this year, and it is only two or three years before he is crowned. Once he is crowned, Ying Zheng will definitely take power. At the moment, he is just
miniature.
But Lu Buwei's power is overwhelming, and who dares to disobey him?
This time, Ying Zheng was obviously using Zhao Jia's help to express his dissatisfaction with Lu Buwei for sending troops to attack Zhao. After all, this matter was not negotiated with Ying Zheng.
in other words.
Today's Ying Zheng is only the king of Qin in name only, and does not control much real power, especially military power!
Zhao Jia is undoubtedly a pawn in this confrontation.
Chang'an Juncheng looked at Zhao Jia with dark eyes.
"yes!"
Zhao Jia did not hesitate and said in a deep voice: "I would like to ask Qin why it sent troops to attack Zhao. If it is really resolute, why should it agree to peace talks with Zhao?"
"This matter has nothing to do with me, but the will of the Prime Minister!"
Ying Zheng said lightly, walked away directly, and threw the question to Lu Buwei.
Zhao Jia took the opportunity to look at Lu Buwei, an old man with gray hair, a thin body but a cold temperament, and asked: "Dare I ask Prime Minister Lu, what does this mean? Could it be that the dignified Qin State also imitated the people in the market and likes to go back on their word?
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The moment the words fell, the officials were furious and scolded.
"Be bold!"
"How can Da Qin be slandered by a kid from an enemy country like you?"
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Zhao Jia couldn't see that these people were Lu Buwei's lackeys. At this moment, they were helping their master, trying to suppress Zhao Jia with their momentum and force him to shut up. If he was a timid person, he might really give in at this moment.
"The facts are before our eyes."
Zhao Jia's expression did not change and he said calmly.
Lu Buwei slowly opened his eyes, and the sounds around him gradually became quieter. He looked at Zhao Jia and said in a cold voice:
"In a time of great strife, when countries are frequently attacking each other, why are you allowed to join forces with Zhao to attack Qin, but not allow Qin to attack Zhao? This is not the case in the world. As for the peace talks, Qin only had this idea and did not actually sign an alliance. It is to blame.
I can only blame your father for being too timid and not daring to face Qin's military peak. Instead, he tried to use his son to ease the relationship between the two countries.
How can you, a kid like you, intervene in such major world events to change them?"
The moment the words fell.
Ying Zheng's brows were also slightly furrowed. How could he not understand? Lu Buwei's words were reprimanding him, reminding him that he was still young and not yet old enough to interfere in state affairs. This made him slowly tighten his hands on his lap.
There was no change in expression on his face.
"Child? Since Lu Xiangguo thinks that I am a child and does not bother to negotiate this matter with me, then we will change the way!"
Zhao Jia took a deep breath, his eyes suddenly became sharp, looked at Lu Buwei, and said in a deep voice: "Lu Xiangguo was a merchant back then, so we will negotiate like merchants, and I want to make a deal with Qin!"
The moment the words fell, the whole place fell into silence.
Cheng Yu looked at Zhao Jia with strange eyes. The other party really dared to say that this surprise was really big.
At this moment, a low-key man in a luxurious robe standing next to Cheng Yu also looked at Zhao Jia. He had not seen such an interesting young man for a long time.
Dare to speak like this in front of Lu Buwei, in the Zhangtai Palace of Qin State, in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.
Not to mention anything else, this courage is enough to be recognized.