Back in the city, Zhao Huaizhong's carriage passed by Xuangu Academy and sent Mu Yangjing back to Huacaoju.
After getting off the car, Mu Yangjing looked back at the motorcade driving away and sighed softly.
Jiang Shu went back to the ancestral land of the Shennong family to visit relatives half a month ago. She was not at Huacaoju, and her maid Zhu Xi also went with her.
There are only three or five servants in the house, who are responsible for taking care of the vegetation in the garden while a few people are out.
Mu Yangjing returned to her room, took off her outer shirt, revealing the white inner garment, took out an ancient book, leaned on the low mat, and read through it casually.
After a while, she put the ancient book on the table, turned her gaze to the lush vegetation outside the window, held her chin in one hand, and began to be in a daze, with countless thoughts.
Zhao Huaizhong returned to Xianyang at noon, and first went to Ye Yufu.
In the afternoon, I returned to Xianyang Palace to discuss and communicate with King Zhuang Xiang on the construction progress of Zheng Guo Canal. It was getting late before I left the palace and returned to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
In the past year, in order to facilitate his handling of matters, he mostly lived in the Crown Prince's Mansion outside Xianyang Palace.
Half an hour later, the moon rises.
Zhao Huaizhong, dressed in casual clothes, came to the street surrounded by guards such as Xin Wu and Liu Qi.
Next to him is a figure with red lips and white teeth, dressed in men's clothing, but everyone can tell at a glance that she is a woman. It is the dancing concubine Yan Huansha who was once famous in the Qi Kingdom and had an alluring appearance.
She was wearing a light lead-blue dark dress with a smooth surface like brocade, but her face was fairer than the white lining exposed at the collar. She followed Zhao Huaizhong in a leisurely pace.
Soon the group met up with Wang Ben, Meng Tian, Meng Yi and others.
Everyone had made an appointment to meet up before, have dinner together, and have something to discuss.
Nowadays, on Xianyang Street, you can see sugar rollers, pastry snacks and other items everywhere, as well as high-hanging lanterns.
It has been two and a half years since Zhao Huaizhong came to Xianyang. Qin's national power has become increasingly powerful, and Xianyang has become more and more prosperous.
In this era, apart from the seafood market, few people actually go out and walk around at night, but in Xianyang after dark, there is no shortage of pedestrians.
Zhao Huaizhong strolled to a long street and entered a large restaurant to prepare for dinner.
This restaurant is semi-official.
Zhao Huaizhong has done a lot of business in the past two years, and in his spare time, he also has high requirements for daily necessities.
Food, clothing, housing, transportation, everything a person wants, and living without these things is indispensable.
Lieutenant Zhao Huai described some of the foods he was familiar with before traveling through time, and the people below would study and copy them.
After more than a year, I have now made dumplings and other foods in addition to hot pot and barbecue.
This restaurant in a busy city was opened by someone who was saved by Ye Yufu.
The food sold in the store is all made according to the recipes provided by Zhao Huaizhong, and 70% of the monthly profits are under the name of Ye Yufu's Materials and Manufacturing Department.
At this time, Zhao Huaizhong and others came in civilian clothes.
The store welcomes everyone to the backyard, where separate rooms are prepared. The environment is spacious and quiet, but you can still feel the excitement of the street not far away.
Outside the window is a peach tree that has just sprouted in spring. Its pink stamens are in buds and its fragrance has not yet been revealed.
In the room, Wei Yang and Zhong Changzai, the guests of the Prime Minister's Mansion, had arrived first and were waiting.
Seeing Zhao Huaizhong, the two hurriedly stood up to greet him.
"There's no need to be polite outside, just sit down." Zhao Huaizhong said.
Everyone took their seats one by one, each occupying a low seat.
Yan Huansha knelt down beside Zhao Huaizhong and served him eagerly.
The banquet was roast duck.
Chickens, ducks and geese have been popular in China since the Spring and Autumn Period, and are the three most common poultry.
It's just that the roast duck method described by Zhao Huaizhong transcends this era and imitates the practices of later generations.
After the banquet started, roast duck dripping with hot oil was served, with a fragrant aroma.
Liu Qi checked in advance that there was nothing wrong with the food. Yan Huansha went to wash her hands and came back to help Zhao Huaizhong roll duck cakes. The brown duck meat was overflowing with fat and was paired with thin white flour cakes cooked with hot beetroot.
Then add the sauce made from natural sugar.
Yan Huan's gauze was wrapped very carefully, so delicately that no flaws could be seen on her pretty face with a focused expression.
From Zhao Huaizhong's position, you can see her full curves as she leans over to wrap the duck cakes, which is particularly attractive.
At this time, Wang Ben, who was next to Zhao Huaizhong on the left, spoke:
"Your Majesty, now that the Wei and Chu people are jointly attacking Qi, do we, the Qin Dynasty, want to take advantage of the opportunity to take action? We only need to mobilize 20,000 elites to attack the Wei Dynasty by surprise, and we can occupy at least three or four counties."
More than a year ago, the six countries sent envoys to Xianyang and learned that Qin had adopted the Korean plan and decided to build water conservancy projects. They all returned happily.
The rare and warlike Qin people devoted their efforts to repairing the Zhengguo Canal. Without the threat of the Qin people, the other six countries became uneasy this year and attacked each other.
In Chinese history, during the ten years when the Qin people built the Zhengguo Canal, the six countries also had constant friction and were keen to tear each other apart.
After Zhao Huaizhong returned to Qin, his power became increasingly powerful.
In the past, only Lu Buwei could influence King Zhuang Xiang's decision-making in front of others, and only Zhao Ji in the queen. Now, everyone in front of people and behind King Zhuang Xiang trusted and relied on his son.
In the past year, Lu Buwei, Wang Jian and others would mostly communicate with Zhao Huaizhong in advance and reach a consensus whenever there was a major event.
Zhao Huaizhong was approaching the center of power of the Qin Dynasty step by step. The people around him already had strong political power, which could be called the prince-king clan, and also the so-called Eastern Palace clan in later generations.
Behind Wang Ben's inquiry was his father Wang Jian, and it also represented the intentions of some Qin army generals.
Zhao Huaizhong thought for a while and said: "It is not a wise move to participate in the chaos of the Six Kingdoms at this time. It will only make them wary and wary of our Great Qin again. It is better to sit back and watch."
Wei Yang and Zhong Chang were present. Wang Ben and others nodded in agreement and immediately stopped asking this question.
Zhao Huaizhong's words mean the final decision.
Everyone also talked about some of the problems within the world and the people of Qin today.
After having had enough wine and food, the group of people came out of the food shop and walked casually on the streets of Xianyang, chatting while walking, but the topic turned to romance, which was quite relaxing.
Suddenly I heard the sound of horses galloping in the block ahead, and the sound of horse hooves falling on the night streets was deafening.
In the blink of an eye, several richly dressed descendants of the Qin clan passed by on horseback in front of the long street.
Those people also saw Zhao Huaizhong and his entourage. They looked arrogant at first. They were standing on horseback in the street, looking down at everyone. However, the moment they saw Zhao Huaizhong, the team of seven or eight people looked as if they had been rehearsed, and their faces all turned pale.
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Several people obviously knew Zhao Huaizhong, so they quickly got off their horses and led the horses away at a fast pace.
Two years ago, Ye Yu Mansion uprooted the Shixiang Sect. At that time, they knew that the Shixiang Sect was connected with some powerful people in Xianyang City.
Due to the situation, the purge of the noble forces in Xianyang was not immediately launched.
But in the following two years, Ye Yufu, with the support of Zhao Huaizhong, rectified many clan dignitaries in Xianyang City.
Especially in the past year, many members of the royal family have been arrested by Ye Yufu one after another, and many of them have been killed for serious crimes.
The current "notoriety" of Zhao Huaizhong can stop the silly sons of landlords from crying at night in Xianyang.
The few clan members who were riding horses just now never expected that they would suddenly encounter Zhao Huaizhong so late at night.
I felt so naked that my heart almost stopped due to fright. I led the horse for a long distance, but my face was still pale.
Zhao Huaizhong and others here smiled happily.
"Except for official duties, horses are not allowed in the city. These people are making trouble and riding. They can be exempted from the death penalty, but they cannot be left alone. Xin Wu, please send an order to the palace and ask them to come and arrest people and punish them severely." Zhao Huaizhong said.
"promise!"
As the night got darker, the group separated and went back to their homes.
The Crown Prince's Mansion.
After Yan Huansha came back, she went to prepare the necessary things for bathing, and then went to the bed to tidy up the bedding. From behind, she looked straight and round, with a graceful figure...
Zhao Huaizhong smiled and said: "Remember to put three sleeping pillows on the couch."
Yan Huansha was stunned for a moment before she realized what Zhao Huaizhong meant. Her face was rosy, but she looked as if she was overjoyed and ready to pick whatever he wanted.
"You are so happy to sleep with me?" Zhao Huaizhong teased.
"Hmm." Yan Huansha nodded shyly and asked strangely: "Even if I sleep with the prince, there are only two of us, so why do we need three sleeping pillows?"
Zhao Huaizhong: "I like to sleep higher."
Yan Huansha believed it innocently, and obediently placed two pillows in Zhao Huaizhong's place.
Half an hour later, she learned new knowledge and knew the use of the third pillow.