It is said that Qin Shihuang was controlled by a daughter

Chapter 490: A secret visit, Zhao Gao sets up a trap
"These people have always been annoying me. Hehua's method has worked and has done a great job. I will consider what you said about promoting it in Chu."

"Thank you, father." Xu Zhi nodded.

Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Ying Zheng thought that this was her first time to set foot on the land of Linzi. Before this, Fusu always followed him to Yongcheng. This was her first time to follow him to offer sacrifices to the heavens and parade. It was normal for her to be happy.

Little did she know that on the parade, Xu Zhi was very worried about the assassins of the Six Kingdoms after assassinations became commonplace. Now, her paranoia is probably even worse than Ying Zheng's.

Xu Zhi touched the crossbow mechanism improved by Wang Heng at her waist. She was going to tell Ying Zheng that one of the things he let her forge in Zhilan Palace finally worked.

There exists in the world a weapon with enormous destructive power, the pistol.

"As for the affairs of the Confucian scholars in Qi today, if you obey them, they will be governed. If they disobey you in the future, you don't have to show mercy. This is true for everyone."

Ying Zheng's voice at the Jixia Academy suddenly rang in her mind.

Was he reminding her, or...was he teaching her?
Why did she have to learn such a tough approach?
Xu Zhi didn't understand, but she didn't hesitate to speak out.

But Ying Zheng looked tired and slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The years have left their mark on his temples, and his hard-working life has made him look older than a normal 40-year-old man.

Xu Zhi gently placed a thin blanket on his knees and quickly got out of the car.

After the thunderous day at Mount Tai, the weather was sunny for a few days and then turned cloudy again.

I felt very depressed that day.

Zhao Gao is waiting.

Xu Zhi saw the sweat on his forehead, "Even if the Imperial Chariot Officer rushed here from the Taishan Palace at full speed, I'm afraid it would be too late."

Zhao Gao bowed, his eyes smiling, "Your Highness, I am not the servant who has come to see you. You made Tian Dan bow down to you in Yongcheng, and now you are shining in the Jixia Academy. I am honored that you have also heard of it."

"Meng Yi?"

"Princess, I'm afraid you don't know that Mr. Meng's ancestors were from Qi."

Xu Zhi really knew about this. She was worried that Tian Dan wanted to stay in Xianyang and go to Meng's family, but the facts proved that the loyal ministers did not need her to worry.

"Oh?" She pretended not to know, "What does Lord Zhao mean?"

"Your Highness the Princess has misunderstood me because of the transfer of Lord Li a few days ago. After careful consideration, I want to make amends."

Zhao Gao tried his best to show the same humility as Ying Zheng in front of Ying Hehua.

Ying Hehua is indeed just like her father, liking compliments and flattery.

However, she is even more hateful than Ying Zheng.

Because she had a stunning face, but she had all the sarcasm of Li Si and his son, and sometimes she had a kind of calmness that she didn't know where she learned from.

She lowered her eyes and smiled, "Master Zhao, that's not right. Just don't say anything irrelevant to my father."

Zhao Gao was good at confusing right and wrong, and he was not afraid of Ying Hehua, who disliked him. Not to mention, he could use Tian Dan, a prince of a fallen country, as a chess piece.

"I want to tell the princess that the students of Jixia Academy have made great contributions to the matter of establishing the queen. And the life of Tian Dan, the prince of Qi, was saved and he became the princess's helper, thanks to Lord Meng on that day."

Zhao Gao had already figured out that Tian Dan wanted to kill Ying Hehua.

As he said this, he also felt disgusted with Meng Yi, whom he hated.

As expected, Ying Hehua's expression darkened.

"I came to Jixia in a hurry not because the princess asked me to stay in the palace, but because I know the pain that the princess has suffered in promoting Qin seal script. I have been treated badly by you in recent years, and privately you have some complaints about seal script."

"Why should I listen to your one-sided story?"

"I have physical evidence."

He solemnly handed a scroll of silk book to Xu Zhi.

Xu Zhi touched the words engraved on the seal tube.

"Lord Zhao's calligraphy is not inferior to Prime Minister Li. A discerning person can tell whether something is good or not, and a smart person will not exclude it."

She unfolded it and looked at it.

In Zhao Gao's eyes, her face really changed, and she was so angry that she said something without thinking, "If Meng Yi doesn't know what's good for him, then don't blame me."

"Your Highness, calm down."

After saying this, the little princess pulled the curtain of the carriage closed.

Zhao Gao looked with interest at Meng Yi who was taking off his sword not far away. Thinking that a good show was going to be staged soon, he couldn't help but smile.

However, beyond Zhao Gao's expectations, what first made Ying Zheng furious was not Xunzi's death from illness, but another incident.

Ying Zheng rubbed his aching temple and threw away the fifth volume of the wooden certificate that lied about the millet production.

"How dare Wei Ju deceive me!"

He suddenly stood up, called Zhao Gao, and asked him to convey the order.

"Change the route to Kuaiji County tomorrow!"

It was August. Qi was located in the east and had a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall in the summer.

The heavy rain finally poured down on the official road and created a deep pit.

An hour ago.

When the news about Meng Yi was first delivered to Xu Zhi, her face froze and she frowned.

Only after she finished reading Sikong Ma's letter did the fear on her face gradually turn into sadness, and then she sighed.

The long ancient life, political struggles, and her understanding of Zhao Gao have created her unique temperament.

Her sharpness amazed Meng Yi.

She beckoned him to lean forward.

Then, in public, he was scolded by Xu Zhi.

She scolded him in order to make Zhao Gao really believe that she and Meng Yi were enemies.

So, although it seemed like some trivial matters to others, she deliberately made things difficult for Meng Yi, so she simply kept picking on Xu Fu and continued to act arrogantly.

"Lord Meng is quite trusted by my father, but you can't even do such a small thing as finding someone. How dare you refuse my marriage?"

Meng Yi paused. It was clearly Li Xian who let Xu Fu go, so how could this matter fall on him?

And how come Ying Hehua even knew what he said to Wang Wan?
Why is she still bringing it up?!

Because she is determined to be a widow, so there are no taboos?
"What are you looking at? Get out!"

Xia Wuqie and others who were accompanying them quickly turned their backs, and the bureaucrats who heard the gossip stayed as far away as possible.

Xu Zhi saw that there were almost no people around her car.

Only then did she notice Meng Yi's stiff expression.

He was actually stunned by her scolding.

Xu Zhi wanted to make friends with Meng Yi, a loyal and upright minister. Unfortunately, she followed Li Si's style and became more tyrannical.

It would be strange if Meng Yi didn't hate her more and more year after year.

Xu Zhi coughed lightly and whispered, "I need to remind you of something."

Meng Yi felt her voice soften instantly and just stayed there at his shoulder.

"It's just a casual work discussing the issue of unification. Even if there are other opinions, once it's decided, it can't fall into the hands of people like Zhao Gao. He has already made a big fuss about it with me. If it gets to the ears of the emperor and changes its nature, I'm afraid it will end badly."

He was struck by the trust and sincerity with which she spoke.

Meng Yi only listened to her continued words, "I have known for a long time that you have the heart to serve Qin. Don't worry, I have destroyed the scroll, it won't cause any impact. But Zhao Gao has been by your father's side for many years, you have to be careful."

Zhao Gao had taught her, so their relationship should be better than his.

How could she say these things to him who seemed to have different political views from her?

After all, he was not blind. Even Li Xian did not get much trust.

"I haven't explained yet that I didn't do it on purpose, so why did the princess..."

"I trust you as much as I trust myself."

What she said reminded Meng Yi of a night in Handan many years ago.

She got drunk and said something to him - "You will be a high minister in the future." - "You are all loyal ministers, but I can't see his end."

"I don't understand."

"I don't understand, forget it."

"I find it terrifying that the princess trusts me for no reason."

As she listened to Meng Yi's endless questioning, she felt that he was very much like someone.

"It's not without reason. I can tell you a secret."

She turned sideways, smiled, and beckoned for him to lower himself.

Meng Yi paused and said with a hint of humility, "I am not insisting on asking this. Princess, you don't have to tell me."

She has something to say, so why not open her mouth?

A firm voice came faintly from the height of Meng Yi's jaw.

"I am a god."

……

The last time she bluffed people like this, Meng Yi heard something about it. She lied to Zhao Jia and said she was a witch.

"You don't know about the rain on Mount Tai. The Confucian scholars at the Jixia Academy all say that I am a god. Li Xian can testify for me."

...Meng Yi was suddenly speechless.

"I think the princess should listen less to the flattering words of the Confucian scholars."

"I have the ability to predict the future. So I know you can be trusted."

Meng Yi thought she was teasing him.

But her eyes were frank.

"Zhao Gao slandered you and told me about Tian Dan's incident. I thought he would make a big fuss about Xunzi's death. I thought he would wait a few years before taking action, but I didn't expect it to start so soon."