Chapter 261 Jing Ke Enters Qin (asking for monthly tickets)
The huge palace gate opened from the inside, and the dismissed women lined up and walked out one by one. On the high walls on both sides, the Qin flags were blowing loudly, as if seeing them off.
The palace servants passing by looked at them with envy, and in their hearts they also hoped that one day they could leave the palace.
Zhao Le looked back, but the Queen Mother's figure was no longer visible, but she would never forget the gentle eyes that were looking at them.
She no longer lingered and turned around without hesitation and continued forward.
"Empress Dowager, all 268 concubines have left."
Zhao Yuanxi nodded slightly. The palace walls were deep, but there would always be a moment when they would open.
"Let's go! Back to the palace——"
On the way back, Zhao Yuanxi ran into Mi Qi coming out of the Qin Palace and asked casually, "Changping Jun is so happy today, is there something good going on?"
Mi Qi was stunned. "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I have no good news. It's good news from the Qin State."
"Could it be that General Wang Jian has captured another city?"
Mi Qi shook his head. "It was the State of Yan that surrendered to the State of Qin and sent us a map of Yan's Dukang region, intending to cede that land to the State of Qin."
Zhao Yuanxi's eyes widened. What the hell? Sending me a map of Yan State's Du Kang?
"Jing Ke entered Xianyang?"
Mi Qi's eyes were filled with confusion. He hadn't told the Queen Mother that the envoy from Yan was Jing Ke! How did the Queen Mother know this?
"I just arrived today. I will be going to the palace to meet the king in a few days. Queen Mother, do you know Jing Ke?"
"I don't know him, I've just heard of him." The corners of Zhao Yuanxi's mouth twitched, and he suddenly remembered the sentence "The King of Qin walked around the pillar."
Although this was a serious matter, she couldn't help laughing when she thought of Ying Zheng being chased by Jing Ke and running around the pillar.
He was such a face-conscious person, and it was no wonder that he immediately ordered Wang Jian to lead his troops to attack Yan after losing face so much in public.
"Is the king in the palace now?"
Mi Qi nodded and said, "The king is meeting with the court officials in the palace to discuss summoning the envoy from Yan State."
"I'll go take a look."
When Zhao Yuanxi arrived, everything had been discussed almost completely. She only heard the tail end of it. The King of Qin had already decided to summon the envoys from the State of Yan to the Xianyang Palace with the ceremony of nine guests.
After everyone left, Zhao Yuanxi came out from the back and asked, "So happy?"
Ying Zheng rested his chin on his right hand, tapping the tabletop lightly with his left fingers. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "The State of Yan surrendered, and I took over half of Yan's territory without a single soldier. Isn't this a happy event?"
Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but laugh out loud. "It's indeed a happy occasion, but don't let your joy get to your head. I heard that Jing Ke was Prince Dan's loyal warrior. If he was just asking for peace, why would Prince Dan send a loyal warrior?"
Diplomacy between countries has its own rules. Envoys sent to other countries have always been civil and military officials around the monarch. They can either speak or fight, and they all hold positions.
For such an important matter as presenting the map, the State of Yan should at least send a senior minister, rather than a dead soldier who does not even hold an official position.
Ying Zheng was so overwhelmed with joy that some of his ministers were bribed by Jing Ke, so they did not notice the clues. Otherwise, not only would Jing Ke not be able to approach the King of Qin with a dagger, he would not even be able to enter the Xianyang Palace.
Ying Zheng was no fool; he immediately understood what the Queen Mother meant. His face darkened, "Are you saying that Jing Ke wants to take this opportunity to assassinate me?"
"Why don't you send someone to investigate? He's staying at the post station anyway. Wouldn't it be easy for your spies to find out what they're planning?"
Ying Zheng summoned people to investigate and sent them to watch the place where the Yan envoys were staying day and night.
"Did the Queen Mother hear the news and rush here to warn me?"
"What else? You all know I never come to you without a reason. Every time I come, it's to give you a problem!"
Zhao Yuanxi still remembered what Ying Zheng had said! Who would have thought! Things have changed, and now it's his turn to be embarrassed!
Ying Zheng's brows relaxed, and he didn't care about the teasing in the Queen Mother's words. He smiled slightly and said, "Whether this is true or not, I owe you my gratitude."
Zhao Yuanxi was at a loss now. He touched his nose and said, "What's the big deal? I'm your elder after all. I can't just watch you take risks."
Although we know that Ying Zheng’s life is not in danger this time, who knows if there will be any unexpected event?
It was already night when the spies returned.
Zhao Yuanxi was playing chess with Ying Zheng. As a poor chess player, her fifth-rate chess skills were naturally not enough in front of Ying Zheng. Even though Ying Zheng had given her sixteen pieces, she still lost miserably.
She frowned, staring at the chessboard as if she could see through it. Confirming that there was no chance of recovery, she threw the chess piece back into the box and said with a sour face, "I lost."
"The Queen Mother played steadily and cautiously at first, and originally had the upper hand, but a moment of negligence caused her to lose half of her territory." Ying Zheng pointed to the corner where the Queen Mother had lost her piece. "If you had played here, I would have lost the opportunity to attack you and would have been forced to passively defend. If you had pressed your advantage and pursued me, I would have been forced to give up this piece. Then you could have switched from defense to offense, reversed the situation, and won another half piece, and I would have lost."
Zhao Yuanxi looked at the spots pointed out by Ying Zheng and deduced along with his thoughts. His eyes lit up, "So that's how it is."
Seeing that the person had returned, the two stopped reviewing the battle.
Ying Zheng said calmly, "Tell me, what did you find?"
"I discovered that there was a dagger hidden in the map in the Yan man's hand." The spy took out the map from his arms and handed it over with both hands.
Zhao Yuanxi was stunned. He stole the things just like that?
The map was slowly spread out, and a dagger shining with blue light appeared in front of them. The luster on it was obviously tempered by poison.
Ying Zheng's face darkened, and he suppressed his anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "Good, very good! Ji Dan, Ji Dan! You are really great!"
Ying Zheng and Prince Dan were once hostages in Zhao State. Although they were not very close, they could be considered friends. After Ying Zheng became the King of Qin, King Xi of Yan sent Prince Dan to Qin State as a hostage in order to show goodwill to Qin State.
Prince Dan thought he had shared hardships with Ying Zheng. Now that Ying Zheng was the King of Qin, he was still a hostage of a country. He felt a bit resentful and often talked about Ying Zheng's experiences in Zhao with others, which made Ying Zheng unhappy. He even threatened that Prince Dan would never be able to return to Yan in his lifetime. In the end, Prince Dan disguised himself and fled Qin, and the relationship between the two broke down.
When Ying Zheng heard that it was Ji Dan who sent the map, he thought it was an apology to him, but he never imagined that it was actually a trap for him!
Zhao Yuanxi saw that something was amiss and quickly rolled up the map, fearing that he might accidentally get angry and hurt himself. He then curiously asked, "What are you going to do now?"
Now that he knew Yan's plan, Ying Zheng needed to decide how to respond.
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