Chapter 166 Preparation
Mao Jiao returned to Xianyang with this injury.
Although a highway was built between Xianyang and Yongcheng, it still caused him a lot of trouble.
The attendant helped him out of the carriage and asked worriedly, "Should we ask a doctor to come and treat him now?"
Mao Jiao felt dizzy at the moment and was about to speak when his eyes went dark and he suddenly passed out.
"My lord, my lord!"
As soon as he fainted, Xianyang City immediately became lively.
Mao Jiao's whereabouts were no secret. After the King of Qin met him, he took orders and went to Yongcheng. It was nothing more than being ordered by the King to go to Yongcheng to invite the Queen Mother.
Now not only has the Queen Mother not been invited back, she is also seriously injured.
Many people speculated that the Queen Mother was angry with Mao Jiao because of the King, which only further confirmed the discord between mother and son.
It is unlikely that the Queen Mother will return to Xianyang.
When Ying Zheng heard the news, he frowned and asked, "What did he do?"
Lu Le quickly explained, "I heard that he hit his head, and it has nothing to do with the Queen Mother. Mao Zhongcheng is waiting outside the palace now. Does the king want to summon him?"
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"Let him in."
The palace door opened wide, and Lu Le walked out. Seeing the layers of cloth on Mao Jiao's head, even the official hat couldn't hide it, Lu Le's gaze lingered on his head for a moment, and he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please come in!"
Mao Jiao adjusted his hat and said, "Thank you."
Ying Zheng also noticed the odd hat and said in a deep voice, "No need to be so polite, just tell me what's going on!"
Mao Jiao fell to the ground, crying, "I have failed the king's trust!"
Ying Zheng was about to say that it was okay when Mao Jiao added, "The Queen Mother only agreed to stay in Xianyang for a short period each year. This is because I am incompetent."
He is not incompetent at all, he is clearly too capable.
In this way, everyone is happy.
"Then how did you get that head injury?"
Mao Jiao explained the whole story honestly and carefully.
There was a smile in Ying Zheng's eyes. He had seen many ministers seeking death. Whenever he wanted to make some reforms, there would always be someone standing up to oppose him.
They wanted to die, so Ying Zheng let them die. Over time, those people finally learned not to disobey his orders.
In his opinion, the Queen Mother was still too kind.
But it's okay this way.
"You have performed a great service by persuading the Queen Mother to return. Today I appoint you as Grand Tutor. When I personally go to welcome the Queen Mother, you will accompany me."
Mao Jiao hurriedly thanked him.
The hat was already unstable because of the gauze wrapped around his head, and when he bowed his head to express his gratitude, it fell to the ground.
When Ying Zheng caught a glimpse of the small patch of hair missing from the top of his head, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. He really took revenge on the spot!
Zhao Gao, who was in the corner, couldn't help feeling happy when he heard that the Queen Mother was finally coming back, but he was also a little worried that the Queen Mother didn't want to see him.
Ever since the day when he was appointed Minister of the Imperial Chariots by the King, the Queen Mother seemed to be dissatisfied with him.
Zhao Gao didn't think he had done anything wrong. Water flows to the low places and people go to the high places. What's more, this was the king's order. He was just a small eunuch. Could he really refuse the king?
Since the purpose is to welcome the Queen Mother back to Xianyang and dispel the rumors of discord between mother and son, the event must be grand.
The Minister of the Imperial Chariots was in charge of the emperor's special carriage, including the arrangement of travel ceremonials and the dispatch of carriages and horses. Zhao Gao was naturally in charge of this matter.
Zhao Gao had learned a lot from Zhao Yuanxi and was already familiar with how to make a bigger splash. He quickly let everyone in Xianyang know that the King of Qin was about to bring the Queen Mother back in person.
Some are happy, some are worried, and some are very surprised.
The royal family of Qin hoped that the queen mother would return to extend their lives, while the new nobles were worried that the queen mother would interfere in the politics of Qin again.
No matter what those people thought, the King of Qin's carriage still left Xianyang and headed for Yongcheng.
Li Si looked at the Qin royal family members who were secretly delighted, sneered and turned away. Not to mention whether the Queen Mother Zhao would be willing to help them, even if the Queen Mother Zhao wanted to reward them, the king would not agree.
Since Shang Yang's reforms abolished the hereditary aristocracy system, everything in Qin was in the hands of the King of Qin relying on the military merit system and the county system.
How could the king possibly give up something he has already obtained?
Instead of daydreaming about restoring the former glory of the nobility, it is better to do more things to make the king look at them with more respect, and perhaps even get an official position.
Unfortunately, those who only want to be parasites will not understand this truth.
After Zhao Yuanxi received the news, Jang Geum and You began to pack her things.
Zhao Yuanxi still felt reluctant to leave the place where he had lived for so long, even though it was only for a few months.
She went to Canglang Pavilion.
Chunyu Yue, Han Fei and others saw her coming and hurried forward to greet her.
"I have good news and bad news for you. Which one do you want to hear?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Chunyu Yue was considered the most informed among them, so he asked, "Did the Queen Mother come to say goodbye to us?"
"It seems Mr. Chunyu already knows!" Zhao Yuanxi said with a smile, "But I'm not here just to say goodbye to you. I'm going back to Xianyang to stay temporarily soon. Some of you are from Xianyang. If you want to go back, you can leave with me."
Zhao Yuanxi still remembered that they did not come here entirely voluntarily, and many of them were thinking of finding a way to return to Xianyang.
Chunyu Yue had to go back. As Prince Fusu's teacher, he had to follow wherever Fusu went.
Most Confucians chose to follow Chunyu Yue.
Zhang Cang, on the other hand, was reluctant to leave and was hesitating whether to leave or not.
Ling Yin hid behind and had already made his own choice.
Xu Yi is busy with breeding, Yongcheng is his base camp, and he doesn't want to leave.
Zou Heng doesn't care, he can go anywhere.
Tao Zhi chose to stay in Yuanxi College and had no plans to return to Xianyang.
As for Han Fei and Zhang Liang, they had no intention of following Zhao Yuanxi back to Xianyang.
In the end, only Zhang Cang, Ling Yin, Xu Yi, Zou Heng, Tao Zhi and three students of the Legalists were willing to stay, one of whom was Zhu You.
Zhao Yuanxi was a little surprised. She had thought that the ones who were most eager to return to Xianyang would be these Legalist disciples. After all, Xianyang was the place where they could truly display their talents.
Zhu You explained, "The book that the Queen Mother asked Han Feizi to write is not yet finished, and I want to witness its completion with my own eyes."
The other two echoed.
There is a saying that goes, "If I hear the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening." Zhao Yuanxi actually saw this kind of persistence in pursuing the truth in them.
She smiled with a curved eyebrow, "Okay, if you ever want to go back again, just tell me and I'll send someone to take you back."
"Thank you, Queen."
Ziying raised his little face and tugged at the corner of Zhao Yuanxi's clothes, "Grandmother, are we really leaving?"
Ziying grew up in Yongcheng. In his eyes, Yongcheng was his home. Now that he was no longer living at home and had to live somewhere else, he couldn't help feeling a little panicked and scared.
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