Chapter 73 Of course I have to work (ask for monthly ticket)
Master Wei, as the teacher of these Legalist students, stood at the front to greet them.
Seeing Zhao Yuanxi and Han Feizi coming back, everyone bowed to them with excited smiles on their faces.
Han Fei had been prepared to be a prisoner, but seeing how enthusiastic these people were, he frowned slightly and became even more alert.
Han Fei had learned from Zhang Liang what had happened in the past few days, and he became more and more wary of the Queen Mother of Qin. She had no relatives or friends with him, so why did she save him? What did she want to do?
"Everyone, please sit down!" Zhao Yuanxi waved his hand. "Today, we're here to welcome Han Feizi. Let's not talk about anything irrelevant, and let's not do anything irrelevant. Let's just have a happy meal."
Han Fei noticed that everyone had a bowl of soup in front of them, but the soup was different.
Seeing this, Zhao Yuanxi smiled and explained, "Han Feizi has suffered so much these days. This red bean, barley and poria soup can dispel dampness and strengthen the spleen. It's a recipe I asked the imperial physician for. It may be of some help to your body."
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Han Fei had already experienced the King of Qin's strategy of using courtesy before force. Instead of being grateful for the Queen Mother Zhao's care for him, he became even more wary.
Zhao Yuanxi didn't know that his adopted son had dug a hole for him, and he was still very enthusiastic.
Zhang Liang saw the astragalus and crucian carp soup in his bowl, lowered his eyes slightly, and took a big sip silently.
At the beginning, everyone was quite reserved, but later, after drinking too much, they became more excited and began to clink glasses, clap their hands and sing. Some people who were good at Chu Ci started to sing along.
Among these people, some were from Qi, some from Wei, and some from Chu. They spoke different dialects, but got along well with each other.
Han Fei understood the meaning of the Queen Mother's move. Although it was indeed more clever than the King of Qin, he still would not change his mind.
As the meal was almost over, Zhang Liang suddenly asked, "When does the Queen Mother plan to let us go back?"
Zhao Yuanxi was also a little drunk. He propped his face up with his right hand and said faintly, "Although I saved you, whether or not to let you go is up to the King of Qin to decide."
Zhang Liang frowned. Doesn't this mean imprisoning them here forever?
"Don't worry, once Qin destroys Han, you will definitely be able to go back!" Zhao Yuanxi said frankly.
Both of them looked unhappy.
"Empress Dowager!" Zhang Liang was angry.
Zhao Yuanxi said in a gentle voice, "Don't be angry, I'm just stating the facts. You should accept this reality as soon as possible."
Then you can keep silent! Zhang Liang felt depressed. Although he knew that Han could not stop the Qin army, it was really infuriating to be said so directly.
After this meal, they felt a little scared when they saw Queen Mother Zhao.
That day, Zhang Liang was playing chess with his teacher in Canglang Courtyard. He heard the quarrel between Chunyu Yue and Master Wei coming from next door, and his eyes twitched.
After placing a piece, Zhang Liang suddenly laughed, "Teacher, you lose!"
Han Fei then realized that his chess pieces had been surrounded and had no way to escape.
"Teacher, you seem a little absent-minded." Zhang Liang put away the chess pieces and pointed out directly.
Han Fei chuckled, "I'm not good at chess."
"Teacher, your mind is on a vast world, not on this little chessboard. The only reason you're playing chess with me is because you're afraid I'll get bored!"
These days, Zhang Liang saw everything Han Fei did. Although he had some grudges against Queen Dowager Zhao, when his teacher looked at those Legalist disciples, there was not only admiration in his eyes, but also a hint of relief.
Perhaps in the teacher’s mind, his ideal kingdom is like the Qin State!
Han Fei looked into the distance without saying a word.
"Eat watermelon! Eat watermelon!" Ling Yin called out to everyone.
He had just returned from the Queen Mother, who happened to be picking melons. He shamelessly asked the Queen Mother for one, but unexpectedly the Queen Mother directly rewarded Canglang Pavilion with a few melons for them to share.
There were only two tables in the yard. Ling Yin placed two melons on one side and hid the others in the small kitchen.
The people who were busy in the house rushed out and surrounded Zhang Liang, Han Fei and others, waiting to eat the melon together.
Just as they were about to leave, Xu Yi stopped them, "Don't go! These are the melons that the Queen Mother and the two young masters personally planted. You can't miss them!"
Since we have a good relationship, some things can be said directly.
Xu Yi asked, "Why are you unwilling to serve the Qin State?"
Han Fei hadn't even had time to swallow the melon in his mouth. The scholars and officials all insisted on not talking while eating or sleeping, which was not like the people here.
Han Fei coughed twice, put down the melon in his hand, and said lightly, "I am Korean."
"I'm not from Qin either!" Xu Yi pointed at himself and smiled innocently. "I'm originally from Qi. I came to Qin to study, and then the King of Qin sent me here. The Queen Mother said she needed me to farm, so I came here to help her."
"That's different. My last name is Han." Han Fei frowned.
Xu Yi nodded and looked at Zhang Liang, "What about you, little brother?"
"My family has served the Kingdom of Han for generations," said Zhang Liang.
Ling Yin squeezed over, put a hand on Xu Yi's shoulder, and said nonchalantly, "Brother Xu, there's no need to persuade them. They are all nobles. How could they give up everything in Han and come to Qin?"
"But isn't South Korea going to perish?" Someone in the crowd silently added this sentence.
The two were silent...
Master Wei smiled wryly and said, "As a minister, you must be loyal. You should remember this."
These words were spoken to these students, but Zhang Liang inexplicably felt that these words were directed at them.
He himself was willing to serve the Qin State, so did he think they would be like him? Ridiculous! If the guards in Yongcheng hadn't been keeping a close eye on them, he would have left with his teacher long ago.
The atmosphere on both sides began to become tense.
"What are you guys talking about? You look so happy?" Zhao Yuanxi walked in with a smile. Seeing them eating melons, he said with a bit of self-praise, "How are they? The melons I planted taste good, right?"
This voice eased the heavy atmosphere.
"It's delicious! Thank you, Queen Mother, for letting us enjoy this feast!" Ling Yin gave a thumbs up.
Zhao Yuanxi chuckled and looked at Han Fei. "Han Fei, have you been feeling better recently? I wonder if you feel comfortable living here?"
"Everything is fine."
"That's good. I was worried that you were not in good health and wouldn't be able to do any work!"
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Han Fei was confused, Zhang Liang was surprised, and both of them had dazed looks on their faces.
"Why are you so surprised? You don't plan to eat here for nothing!" Zhao Yuanxi covered his mouth and showed a surprised expression.
Han Fei blushed with shame and anger.
Zhang Liang asked directly, "What does the Queen Mother mean by this?"
They are all prisoners of Qin now, what else does she want?
"Of course I want you to work! I don't keep idle people here. I saw that one of you was injured and the other was sick, so I didn't let you work!" Zhao Yuanxi spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.
"Even if my teacher and I die, we will never serve the Qin State!"
"Who said you should work for the Qin State? This is my territory, so of course you are working for me."
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