Chapter 200 Educating Children
From ancient times to the present, no monarch has ever killed all of his brothers and sisters.
Zhao Gao was indeed wrong, but Ying Zheng had to bear at least half the responsibility for raising a child like Hu Hai, who was the stupidest and worst child in the world. In addition, he implemented harsh laws and imposed extensive corvee labor, and the seeds of the Qin Dynasty's demise were planted in Ying Zheng's hands. Yet he still felt very good about himself.
The Queen Mother's eyes made Ying Zheng feel uncomfortable. Although he did not personally raise his children, he hired the best teachers for them and never treated them unfairly.
Not to mention the other babbling children, Fusu was brought up very well. I thought that he would be influenced by the Confucianism by following Chunyu Yue, but now it seems that he is more like himself.
Besides, his father had never educated him, and he thought he was doing better than his father and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Ying Zheng said coldly, "The Queen Mother says I've done something wrong, but what have the Queen Mother and the late King ever taught me?"
Zhao Yuanxi was speechless for a moment.
He seemed to be just stating the facts, but it made Zhao Yuanxi feel guilty.
She deserves to die!
There are probably few emperors in this world whose childhood was more miserable than Ying Zheng's. Isn't this stabbing him in the heart? Ying Zheng can be cheerful and everyone should praise him for his good attitude. It seems that asking too much of him is indeed a bit embarrassing.
"My fault. I didn't do well."
It's like the pot calling the kettle black when you're fifty steps apart. She didn't do anything very well. Zhao Ji was a confused person, and Zhao Yuanxi didn't care much about Ying Zheng. The relationship between her and Ying Zheng didn't seem like that of mother and son.
But she has only been a teacher, not a mother!
Zhao Yuanxi fell into deep thought. Since she couldn't regard Ying Zheng as her son, it didn't seem so strange to regard him as her student.
The more I think about it, the more this explanation makes sense.
Zhao Yuanxi felt that the strange relationship that had originally existed between her and Ying Zheng was instantly clarified.
"Yes, that's right, I didn't do it well! There's nothing wrong with you, it's me who hasn't handled this matter well!" Zhao Yuanxi's eyes changed when he looked at Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng may not be a good son or a good father, but he will definitely be a good student.
"Then from today on, I will take on the responsibility of being your old mother! I will teach you well!"
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Ying Zheng felt as if he had brought trouble upon himself. The way the Queen Mother looked at him was truly frightening. Since he took power, no one had ever given him such an oppressive feeling, just like the way the Grand Tutor had looked at him before.
"That's not what I meant, and I don't need your guidance!"
Zhao Yuanxi was puzzled: "Don't you need it?"
She felt that Ying Zheng had many problems. She didn't bother to care about him before and would at most give him a few reminders when she saw them. But now she treated him as a student, and some of his problems should be corrected in time.
Ying Zheng hurriedly said, "I already have many tutors around me, so there's no need for you, Queen Dowager. You're still going to stay in Zhao, aren't you? I'll agree. You don't have to worry about Fusu and Ziying either. I'll take good care of them."
"Okay then!" Zhao Yuanxi felt a little regretful.
She saw through Ying Zheng's thoughts and couldn't help but find it a little funny. Is she that scary?
Or is he rebelling?
"When does the king plan to return to Xianyang?"
The situation in Handan City has stabilized. The Zhao royal family members who should be arrested have been arrested, and those who should be killed have been killed. All the work has been done, and it is time to return.
"We will set off in three days. I will leave Meng Tian and Li Mu behind and leave another 100,000 troops to garrison this place."
There was only the Great Wall between Zhao State and the Xiongnu. Leaving them behind was necessary not only to guard against the Xiongnu's southward advance, but also to stabilize Zhao State.
"I have established Handan and Julu Commanderies. The two governors will be taking up their posts soon. If the Queen Mother has any questions, please contact them."
"I will bring all the nobles left behind by Zhao back to Xianyang for disposal."
Zhao Yuanxi asked curiously, "What about King Zhao Qian?"
King Qian of Zhao no longer poses any threat. Killing him will only increase the dissatisfaction of the people of Zhao and increase the reputation of Zhao Jia in Dai County. If Zhao Qian is not killed, Zhao Jia can only be a branch of the Zhao State that has wandered away.
Ying Zheng thought of King Qian of Zhao's current appearance and sneered, "I will take him back and treat him well."
You'd better tell the truth! Zhao Yuanxi complained in his heart and reminded, "Don't let him die peacefully. The better the King of Zhao lives, the more it will reflect your benevolence and righteousness as the King of Qin."
"The Queen Mother likes to care about these reputations." Ying Zheng seemed to be mocking her.
Zhao Yuanxi snorted in dissatisfaction, "You don't want a reputation? Why did you take me back to Xianyang in the first place? You can not care about reputation, but you can not live without it."
"Do more good things in your daily life, and don't always think about solving problems by killing people. Be careful not to be kind and righteous, because the offensive and defensive forces will be different."
"I understand."
Zhao Yuanxi sighed. What's the use of just knowing? It's a pity that she is alone and can only take care of her head but not her butt. Now she has to take care of Zhao State's spring plowing this year.
"After I get back, send someone to deliver some corn seeds. Xu Yi also has a batch of new bean seeds. Ask him to send some as well. Forget it, I'd better write a letter back. I can't explain it clearly here. There are also two little ones..."
Zhao Yuanxi muttered a lot, but Ying Zheng only half understood it. He was relieved when he saw that the Queen Mother finally gave up asking him to deliver the message and started writing a letter instead.
Zhao Yuanxi wrote several letters and put them away one by one. "You——"
She glanced at Ying Zheng, turned around and shouted, "Zhao Gao, please help me deliver these letters to these people."
Ying Zheng said with a hint of meaning, "The Queen Mother seems to have forgotten that Zhao Gao is now my eunuch."
"That person was taken from me by you." Zhao Yuanxi was dissatisfied.
She was once the CEO of a group, but she became a treacherous minister beside Ying Zheng, and she wasn't even unhappy! So what if I ordered him around now?
"Since the Queen Mother has said so, I have a few requests. I am very interested in Ling Yin and Zhang Cang, both of your subordinates."
"Don't even think about it!" Zhao Yuanxi's voice was trembling. "Don't go too far. Qin has so many talented people, how could you possibly be short of these two?"
This is going to directly expose her past! Her newspaper only has these two capable people, and they have poached her pillars in an instant. Then her newspaper should just close down.
"Doesn't the Queen Mother want the articles written by your newspaper to spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms?" Ying Zheng concluded that the Queen Mother would accept this request that would please everyone.
"What do you mean?"
"The Qin State needs an institution that can speak on behalf of the government."
Zhao Yuanxi directly objected: "You want to incorporate the newspaper into the Qin bureaucracy? No, you can create one yourself, but my newspaper must stand on an objective stance."
The government can control public opinion, but public opinion cannot be controlled by the government alone.
No matter what Ying Zheng planned to do to her, he couldn't affect the place where she left people to talk.
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