Chapter 208: Couple's Night Talk and Master-Disciple Dialogue Fu Li...

Fu Li had no idea how much his little disciple had grown.

The couple returned to their residence in the Eastern Palace. After washing up, they dismissed the palace maids, leaving only a bronze palace lantern in the inner room.

The two of them lay side by side on a Shu-style bunk bed. Nezha couldn't wait to ask, "Sister, what did you want to say to Zheng'er just now?"

Fu Li was about to speak, but he covered her lips again: "Sister, don't say anything yet, let me guess."

"Heh." She turned over to face Nezha and said with a smile, "Then you guess."

Nezha also turned over, and the two men faced each other, staring into each other's eyes in the dim light. His eyes sparkled, tinged with a youthful pride and cunning. "It's those two Shu warriors, isn't it?"

"How clever!" Fu Li leaned forward and placed a kiss on his lips as a reward. However, Nezha was not satisfied. When she tried to retreat, he held the back of her head and deepened the kiss.

After a long while, they separated, breathless. Looking at the gleaming water in each other's eyes, Nezha was very dissatisfied: "The mortal body has too many limitations!"

Fu Li smiled and said, "Their magical powers are just sealed. If they were truly mortal bodies, could they have remained healthy for over ten years like us?"

"Ah!" Nezha said hopefully, "I hope Zheng'er can unify the country soon, so we can return sooner. The mortal world is nice, but I'm tired of it."

He rubbed against this side, hugged Fu Li in his arms, and breathed in the unique fragrance of her body. His restless heart gradually calmed down.

After a long while, he continued the previous topic: "Sister, do you also suspect that those two are not mortals?"

"Yes," Fu Li said, "The potential of mortals is unlimited, but there is an upper limit. Once you break through that limit, you will become extraordinary."

Although the thousand-pound strength in his hands has not yet exceeded the upper limit of mortals, it has not reached the limit of those two people.

Nezha narrowed his eyes and had a bad guess: "Could it be that person from Lingxiao Palace sent to kill us?"

The names of gods carry their own causal relationships. The higher the god's status, the stronger the response. If someone calls out a god's name, no matter how far away, the other person will feel it.

Therefore, when the two mentioned Haotian, they never called him by his name or his honorific title, but only referred to him as "Lingxiao Palace" or "Pixiang Palace".

Fu Li shook her head, denying his guess: "Those two men lifted the thousand-jin stone lock, which was already enough to stand out. They even deliberately said that the stone lock was too light.

No matter who sent them, I don't believe they didn't know our status in Qin before they came. They did this to attract our attention."

Nezha said: "That could also be a trick."

"It's indeed possible." Fu Li said solemnly, "No matter if there's someone behind these two people or who sent them, they can't be allowed to stay with Zheng'er. Tomorrow morning, I'll tell Zheng'er to bring those two people over."

Although harming the Human Emperor would have a huge causal impact, Ying Zheng has not yet become the emperor, so blocking the causal impact midway would be much smaller.

She couldn't take the risk, either for public or private reasons.

Nezha agreed with this, but couldn't help but worry, "Will there be another major upheaval like the Shang and Zhou dynasties in the mortal world?"

After experiencing the Conferred Gods Battle, Nezha deeply realized that it is best for gods not to interfere in the affairs of mortals. Even if they have to interfere, like they and their husbands, they should do so in a mortal way.

Because the destructive power caused by the gods is really too great!

"I don't know, but it's better not to have one." Fu Li also became worried.

But she was always calm, and her worries soon subsided. She smiled and comforted Nezha: "What is bound to happen will happen. It's useless for us to worry about it here. It's better to conserve our energy and cheer up. When the enemy comes, we will fight with our troops, and when the water comes, we will block it with earth."

In this world, the person Nezha can empathize with the most is her. For the same thing, no matter who comes to persuade Nezha, Fu Li's words are more effective.

After hearing Fu Li's words, he quickly cheered up: "That's right. No matter what kind of monsters they are, as long as they dare to come, we will make sure they never return!"

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The next morning, after getting up, the two men asked the palace maids and learned that Ying Zheng had already started working. They did not disturb him, but had breakfast in the East Palace.

After Ying Zheng sent Dai Xuan, Zheng Cuo and Dai Qu away and sent people to inquire about their situation, the two of them went to Zhangtai Palace.

Ying Zheng told them that he had ordered Dai Xuan and Zheng Cuo to form a spy team and go to Shuzhong, paying special attention to observing the changes in Fu Li's expression.

Fu Li was a little surprised, but then she felt relieved. She nodded and said, "Zheng'er, I didn't expect you to have such great ambitions so early. Very good, just go for it. Nezha and I will always support you!"

She had wanted to pat Ying Zheng on the shoulder, but he was growing so fast that she had to stand on tiptoe. After watching him, she decided to give up.

Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, his expression a little strange: "Teacher, are you encouraging me to attack Shu? That's your motherland."

He found that his thinking and that of his teacher seemed to be out of sync.

Fu Li said as a matter of course: "Since we want to unify the world, we naturally want to rule all political powers in the world. Isn't Shu a part of the world?"

Seeing him frown in thought, Nezha added, "The Zheng regime is now on the verge of collapse. It can only last another ten or twenty years at most. By that time, you will have basically unified the Central Plains."

Fu Li continued, "You unified the Central Plains, and the order of Shu Kingdom completely collapsed. Isn't this also destiny?"

Ying Zheng's expression gradually grew firmer, and he nodded vigorously. "You two teachers are quite right. However, Shu is vast and its population is as dense as that of the Central Plains. This is a tough nut to crack. To conquer it, we must gather the strength of the Central Plains."

When Fuli unified Sichuan, he unified not only Sichuan and Sichuan, but the entire Sichuan-Tibet region. The climate today is still warm, and elephants can still be seen in the Central Plains. The climate in Tibet is much better than in later times.

However, Tibet is at a high altitude and has thin air, so the population is not that large. The most densely populated area is in Sichuan and Shu.

She told Ying Zheng all this and highlighted the most crucial point: "Since its founding, Shu has been a unified and complete regime. Although dynasties have changed over the years, every successor has been committed to unification.

They are much more receptive to the idea of ​​'unification' than the people of the Central Plains. Of course, this presupposes that the Qin State is strong enough, and that you, the King of Qin, are even more capable."

Women have always been in power in Shu Kingdom, and Ying Zheng's gender is inherently a disadvantage for the people of Shu.

But the people of Shu also admired capable people, and there were many men serving as officials in the court and local areas of Shu, but the king of Shu had always been a woman.

As long as Ying Zheng demonstrated his extraordinary abilities, the people of Shu were willing to bow their heads.

Ying Zheng nodded, taking all this into account. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Teacher, can the marriage alliance you mentioned speed up the process?"

The marriage of a king is inherently a political exchange. Compared with the Central Plains countries, the value of the marriage with Shu is obviously higher.

Fu Li gave him a deep look and reminded him, "The women of Shu Kingdom are not like the ladies of the Central Plains. Even if the male monarch is an official, he is still the master at home. They will not willingly stay in the harem. You must think carefully."

Ying Zheng’s character is too strong. Can he tolerate his queen sharing his power?

But Ying Zheng also has another advantage, that is, he is open-minded, especially towards people with outstanding talents, he has a very high tolerance.

After hearing Fu Li's words, he immediately said, "If the candidate sent by Shu Kingdom is extremely talented, Zheng would not be willing to trap him in the harem.

Besides, the status of Shu men is similar to that of Central Plains women. Those who are willing to leave Shu and marry in the Central Plains are naturally adaptable and will not be ignorant of the limits.

In a marriage between countries, as long as the people on the Shu side are not all fools, they will definitely not choose someone unwillingly.

If he wants to rule the country himself, he must get married. Why not choose someone with greater value?

Fu Li remained noncommittal, saying, "Unlike the Qin Kingdom, Shu doesn't consider height to determine adulthood; only age is considered. Regardless of gender, men and women are considered adults at eighteen, and only after reaching adulthood can they discuss marriage. You're only sixteen this year, so you should wait two years."

——Maybe after two years, you change your mind again.

In the Qin State, as long as one met the height requirement, no matter how old one was, one was considered an adult. Someone like Ying Zheng, who was naturally tall, was considered an adult at the age of nine.

Those born with dwarfism, who could never grow tall, were not counted as part of the family. Even the eldest son in the family would be kicked out by his parents to fend for himself.

The state will manage these people in a unified manner, gather them together to domesticate livestock for the state, and also give them a way to survive.

Ying Zheng nodded with a hint of excitement. "Teacher, you're right. Once our spies have established a foothold in Shu, it won't be too late to discuss a marriage. By the way..."

He thought of something else: "I don't know what the Supervisor said to Dai Qing and Zheng Qing that made them change their minds and completely abandon Shu and devote their all to Qin."

For example, Changping Jun, who was born in Chu, always had Chu in his heart even though he was working for Qin. If there was a war between Qin and Chu, Ying Zheng would not let Changping Jun participate.

Before meeting Dai Qu, Dai Xuan and Zheng Cuo were obviously the same, but after a secret conversation between the three of them, Ying Zheng immediately noticed that their attitudes had changed.

Originally he was just trying it out, but he didn't expect Dai Qu to really change their minds.

"Teacher, Zheng remembers that you also had a secret conversation with Dai Qu. Can you guess what the three of them talked about?"

Fu Li nodded and said, "I can guess, but I can't tell you."

Ying Zheng's smile froze: "...Okay, I won't ask." He said it in a wronged tone.

Fu Li gave him a funny look and changed the subject: "Those two Shu warriors might have some issues. Don't assign them as guards. It's best not to give them any chance to contact you."

Seeing her serious tone, Ying Zheng felt a chill in his heart: "Teacher, don't worry, I will pay attention."