Chapter 192 Earth Dragon Turns Over (asking for monthly ticket)
After a series of questions, the atmosphere suddenly became serious and terrifying.
Li Mu remained calm. "Your Majesty is a wise ruler of our time. I have never held a grudge against you. Now that I have returned to my homeland, birds long for their old forests and fish for their old waters. I only hope to be reunited with my wife and children, and have no other concerns."
"It is my fault that I have disappointed the king. If the king wishes to blame me, I am willing to bear the blame. I only ask for your forgiveness."
His sincere words moved many people.
Even Ying Zheng's expression softened after hearing this. "General, you are now strong and healthy. If you were to take off your armor, it would be a great loss to our Qin State. I understand that you miss your wife and children. I will order them to live with you immediately. Please do not mention this again today."
It was obvious that Ying Zheng had no intention of letting Li Mu leave.
Even after conquering Zhao State, Li Mu could not leave.
Li Mu lowered his head, sighed imperceptibly, and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After this matter was temporarily settled, Ying Zheng's next task was to deal with the remaining Zhao nobles, wealthy businessmen, captives, King Qian of Zhao, and the subsequent arrangements for the State of Zhao.
The nobles and wealthy businessmen in Handan numbered over ten thousand in total. Ying Zheng wanted to kill them all, but the previous killing of the nobles of Zhao had already caused panic among the people in Handan. Large-scale killing would only make the people of Zhao unwilling to resist Qin, unless they could be killed all.
But this also means that there will be a life-and-death struggle with the other five countries, which is not in line with Ying Zheng's original intention of unifying the six countries. Moreover, the queen mother has been talking about this in his ears these days. If he really orders them to be killed, the queen mother will scold him for breaking his promise.
You can't kill it, you can't let it go, and it's not worth keeping it.
How to deal with these people became a huge problem facing Ying Zheng.
Zhao Yuanxi has been here for almost seven days. She has stayed in Zhao State longer than she imagined. She wrote a letter back a few days ago to report her safety. Fusu and Ziying have probably received the letter by now.
The lights in the Zhao Palace were still on, and Ying Zheng was still handling state affairs.
Zhao Yuanxi has finally come to understand Ying Zheng's workaholic personality in the past few days. As long as he doesn't die from working, he will work himself to death. This is not for others, but for Ying Zheng himself.
If nothing unexpected happens, we will probably have to wait until the moon reaches its zenith.
It's still chilly in spring, and many birds have returned, but the weather is not really warm yet.
Zhao Yuanxi gathered his clothes, rubbed his hands, and soon came over with a lunch box.
After a brief exchange with the guards at the door, the door was opened from the inside. Zhao Gao stood at the door and said with a smile, "Empress Dowager, please come in!"
Ying Zheng put down his pen and looked up at Zhao Yuanxi, "Why isn't the Queen Mother resting so late?"
You should ask yourself this!
Zhao Yuanxi raised the food box in his hand and asked with a raised eyebrow, "Are you hungry?"
Ying Zheng was slightly stunned, then smiled, "I am indeed a little hungry."
"Okay, pack up your things and come over to have dinner with me."
Zhao Gao was a little shocked when he heard this. The only person in the world who could ask the King of Qin to have dinner with her at night was probably the Queen Mother Zhao. However, considering the relationship between the King of Qin and the Queen Mother Zhao, this did not seem strange.
Zhao Gao took the food box from Zhao Yuanxi and placed it on the table.
He picked up the silver chopsticks and tried them one by one.
Chew, chew, chew, these little buns newly made by the Queen Mother are so delicious!
Chew chew chew, this dumpling is delicious too!
Chew, chew, chew. What kind of dish is this? I can’t figure it out, but it’s delicious!
He took another sip of corn porridge, put down his chopsticks in satisfaction, then bowed to Ying Zheng and retreated.
Although he knew that he was testing poison, Zhao Gao was so happy eating that Zhao Yuanxi felt that he was eating openly and honestly.
Ying Zheng walked over slowly and sat opposite Zhao Yuanxi.
Zhao Yuanxi said, "It's not advisable to eat at night. Just fill your stomach. Don't stay up so late in the future. It's bad for your health and can easily cause sudden death."
After all, that was how she died. Ever since she traveled through time, Zhao Yuanxi's daily routine has become terrifyingly regular, and she no longer has to stay up all night.
"I understand."
Zhao Yuanxi chuckled, and seemed to be well behaved at this time.
"Have you figured out how to deal with those people?" Zhao Yuanxi picked up a dumpling and started chatting with Ying Zheng.
"I intend to move them to Xianyang."
Ying Zheng took a sip of the corn porridge. The hot porridge in his stomach did make him feel a lot more comfortable.
"Keeping it?"
"What is your opinion, Queen Mother?"
"I think people like those who are lazy, don't know how to distinguish between the five grains, enjoy the wealth of the world, and enslave the people of Zhao should be taken away and reformed."
"As for those talented officials, they should be given opportunities to contribute to Qin's integration with Zhao. Zhao is now such a vast territory. Even if more Qin people are relocated to Zhao, it will not change the fact that the majority of the people on this land are still Zhao. How to manage these people still depends on the Zhao people themselves."
Ying Zheng put down his chopsticks. "Is this what the Queen Mother meant when she said, 'It's easy to conquer the world, but difficult to keep it'?"
"This is just the beginning!"
Zhao Yuanxi was secretly complaining in his heart that now it was just the State of Zhao, but in the future it would have to face resistance from the remnants of the six kingdoms and the people of the world.
"In short, let the civilians settle down as soon as possible, take away those useless powerful old nobles, and then appease the knowledgeable people in Zhao. Divide and conquer, this will be more effective than violent suppression."
Ying Zheng looked at her and sighed, "The Queen Mother shouldn't be the Queen Mother."
What does that mean? Why shouldn't she be the Queen Mother? Could it be that Ying Zheng wants to depose himself? There's no tradition of deposing the Queen Mother since ancient times! Zhao Yuanxi was puzzled.
Then he added, "You can also be the Prime Minister of Qin."
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and added another half bowl of porridge to Ying Zheng. "Just think of this as a compliment!"
However, being a prime minister is not as pleasant as being a queen mother. If she wants to call the King of Qin her son, she can do so. Even if it makes him angry to death, he has to call her mother. But if the prime minister fails to do his job well, he will be beheaded!
As long as she doesn't commit suicide, no one in this world can do anything to her.
Zhao Yuanxi smiled secretly, his body shaking uncontrollably.
Her body was actually shaking!
Not only was she shaking, but the table in front of her was also shaking. The dinner plate was vibrating, and things around her fell down and clattered to the ground.
Zhao Yuanxi pulled Ying Zheng and ran away without any hesitation.
She yelled, "Run, there's an earthquake!"
The earth shook violently, and tiles on the roof kept falling, hitting the ground with crackling sounds.
As soon as Zhao Yuanxi and Ying Zheng ran out of the hall, they saw that the side hall not far away was broken in the middle, and the beams collapsed instantly. The whole palace seemed to be flattened, raising clouds of smoke and dust.
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