The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 475: Zhao Gao? Death

Ying Zheng laughed: "How can I be tired of looking at my mother? I can never get enough of looking at her."

"Humph╯^╰"

Zhao Ji snorted in a nasal tone and felt much better.

"You're just good at talking and deceiving your beauty."

Ying Zheng cried out in injustice: "These are my true words, how can they be considered lies?"

Zhao Ji snorted coldly: "Then bring Dayou back to me."

"I don't know who asked me to take care of the child at the beginning. They said that the child's mother was too busy and couldn't take care of her for a few years. The child was pitiful. No one else could take care of him except me, and I was worried."

"Now look, the child has just grown up and you want to leave. The child himself doesn't want to leave. I have heard about it. Dayou cried for a long time and wanted to find me. You have no conscience. You don't even feel sorry for your own child crying."

Ying Zheng said helplessly: "Mother, don't you know the reason? How can you be too spoiled to your child? If you don't discipline him properly, how can he be taught?"

Zhao Ji felt guilty, but she still said, "I can change. Besides, the child is still young. What does he know now? It won't be too late to educate him when he grows up."

"Look at you. You grew up by my side. Isn't that good?"

Zhao Ji's words were not very confident, and she knew she was wrong.

Ying Zheng snorted twice: "Change? I have told you so many times, have you ever changed?"

"When Yi'er was little, she loved to throw things around, so you asked the Shaofu to make a gold ball for her to throw around. Are you really that spoiling a child like that?"

"Dayou likes mechanical devices, you asked Gongshujia and Mojia to make as many for him as possible, how can this be? Now Gongshujia and Mojia are too busy with state affairs to make toys for children!"

"The problem is that Dayou just likes to watch mechanical devices fighting, and he breaks several of them in one day!"

Zhao Ji said, "Gold can't be broken. If the exquisite ball is broken, we can make another one. Yi'er likes it."

"As for some toys, they are nothing. The worst that can happen is that we can just make a few less."

Ying Zheng tapped the table lightly, which frightened Zhao Ji, who was already feeling guilty, even more guilty, and she dared not speak.

"Have a meal!"

Zhao Ji pouted and dared not say anything else. She knew she was in the wrong.

When they were almost done eating, Ying Zheng said, "Yier and the others are old enough to start school. It is not enough to rely on their mother to teach them. I will build a Zizheng Hall as a school for the heirs of the throne. I will find scholars with extensive knowledge and talents to teach them. All children will start school when they are five years old."

Zhao Ji hesitated for a moment, but still felt sorry for Ying Yi, so she whispered, "Isn't it too early? Yi Er and the others are still young, how about two years later? After all, it's a girl, not a boy."

Ying Zheng glanced at Zhao Ji, who shrank her head and dared not speak any more.

Ying Zheng said slowly: "Five years old is just right, any later his character will be set and it will be difficult to teach him."

"If their mothers were not well-educated, well-read, and taught well, they should have been taught well since they were three years old."

"I started studying with Zhong Cang when I was three years old. When I was five, I could recite the classics of Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism by heart."

"Who can compare with you? You are born sacred." Zhao Ji curled her lips and whispered, her voice so low that it was almost inaudible.

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Mother, what are you talking about?"

Zhao Ji quickly smiled and said, "No, no, you can talk about yours."

Ying Zheng snorted: "If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool. If a person is not taught, he will not become a talent. You must know that drowning a child is like harming him!"

"As a child of my father, you are naturally born rich, but if you are not well nurtured and you hold a high position, it will be a great disaster."

"Besides, how will I inherit this vast territory in the future? How will I govern it?"

Ying Zheng glanced at Zhao Ji and said sternly, "Mother, you can spoil your children, but no matter what, you are not allowed to spoil them anymore, especially when it comes to studying. If they don't study well, I and the teacher will punish them. You are not allowed to interfere or say anything. Do you hear me?"

Zhao Ji groaned, feeling a little aggrieved, and whispered, "Why are you so fierce? It's not like my mother doesn't understand the truth. I'll just listen to you."

Ying Zheng had no choice but to pick up the handkerchief to wipe the corners of Zhao Ji's mouth, and said softly: "It's good that mother knows. I'm not worried that mother doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. After all, your previous performance really makes me feel at ease."

Zhao Ji felt a little embarrassed by what she said. She coughed lightly and said, "Don't worry. This time, the Queen Mother really knows about it. I will never spoil the children in the future. I won't let them come to me for study. Is that okay?"

Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction: "Then it's settled. In the future, mother, don't be soft-hearted. It's good for children to suffer sometimes. How can they grow up without some lessons?"

As he said this, he took Zhao Ji's hand and pinky-pinched it.

"It's a deal."

Zhao Ji glanced at Ying Zheng with a strange look and said coquettishly, "I know, you are so nagging."

Ying Zheng smiled suddenly.

According to the old custom, Ying Zheng personally escorted Zhao Ji out of the palace. When Zhao Ji was about to get on the Zhai carriage, Ying Zheng keenly noticed something was wrong.

One of the eunuchs driving Zhao Ji's car was replaced, and this person had red hair.

Ying Zheng called Zhao Ji and said, "Mother, did you change the driver?"

Zhao Ji stopped and looked at Ying Zheng, nodding disapprovingly: "Yes, he was replaced. He was originally my mother's man and always served her well. Before my mother died, she even arranged for him to live in Ai's palace."

"Zhao Gao is indeed a good man, and he is considerate and meticulous in his work, so I will let him be my charioteer."

"Zhao Gao."

Ying Zheng uttered two words softly, very calmly.

Zhao Gao, who was waiting quietly beside the carriage, was delighted when he heard this. He immediately trotted over, knelt down and prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty, I am here."

Ying Zheng smiled slightly, narrowed his eyes, and asked, "Your name is Zhao Gao?"

Zhao Gao did not dare to raise his head, and he was more and more delighted. The Queen Mother Zhao had just praised him, and the king suddenly became interested. He was going to be rich. Everyone in the Xianyang Palace knew that as long as the Queen Mother Zhao said you could do it, then you would definitely do it.

"Your Majesty, this servant is Zhao Gao." Zhao Gao's voice trembled slightly with excitement as he replied.

Ying Zheng said softly: "Raise your head."

Zhao Gao raised his head cautiously, lowered his eyes, and did not dare to try to guess the emperor's face.

Ying Zheng looked carefully and confirmed that it was this boy. Although he was dressed simply and without any makeup, he had a childish face and looked to be in his early twenties.

But Ying Zheng was very sure that this was this kid and his face would never change.

Good boy, it is you. You have destroyed my kingdom and killed my children. You are such an ambitious, cruel and vicious servant.

"Come here, take him away and sentence him to death."

After hearing these words, Zhao Ji was stunned. What was going on?
Zhao Gao's mood instantly fell from the excited heaven to the boundless hell. He seemed to be frozen by ice and snow, and he was completely dumbfounded.

But the eunuchs around Ying Zheng would not stand there in a daze, as the king's orders were absolute.

Two eunuchs stepped forward and were about to take him away and sentence him to death.

It was not until the eunuch came to his side that Zhao Gao suddenly came to his senses, shuddering and knelt repeatedly: "My king, please spare my life, my king, please spare my life, please spare my life."

"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, please spare my life. I really don't know what I have done wrong. Please spare my life, Queen Mother!"

The head hit the ground heavily, and blood splattered everywhere in just a few hits. It must have been hit very hard.

Ying Zheng frowned: "Tell him to shut up."

The eunuch hurriedly pressed Zhao Gao's mute point, and then the two of them sealed Zhao Gao's Qi flow through his meridians, and were about to retreat while Zhao Gao, who was still struggling violently and begging for mercy, was pressed down.

Zhao Ji knew Ying Zheng very well. Although Ying Zheng did not show any expression, she could see clearly that Ying Zheng really wanted to kill her.

Zhao Ji naturally would not stop him. No matter when, as long as Ying Zheng was serious, she would stand with Ying Zheng.

But Zhao Ji still asked: "Zheng'er, why is this? What crime did this servant commit?"

This was the way out given by Zhao Ji, asking Ying Zheng to give a reason.

Killing a person is nothing, but after all, he is a close friend. If you kill him without reason, it is bound to cause grief to others.

Ying Zheng replied: "This man has the eyes of an eagle and the back of a wolf, and he has a sinister look in his eyes. He is a traitor and must be a traitor. We must not let him stay."

"Some time ago, I dreamed that a black dragon came into my dream and spoke human language. It said that there was a traitor who wanted to destroy my kingdom and kill my descendants, so I came to warn you."

"I asked Black Dragon what signs this person had. Black Dragon said: The chief strategist of the Zhao family has hidden ambitions. With eagle eyes, he observes the government and the country, and his wolfish behavior disrupts the order."

"The poem that Black Dragon chanted is an acrostic poem. I couldn't understand it before, but now that I've seen this person's appearance and heard his name, I understand it now. All of these are true for this person. He must not be allowed to stay."

Zhao Ji was surprised and said, "Is that so? You are a person favored by heaven. Since the black dragon appeared in your dream, it seems that this person will become a great trouble in the future."

The two of them sang the same tune and made the accusation very solid.

After hearing this, Zhao Gao was stunned. Will I be so powerful in the future?
But the next moment I thought, oh no, I’m dead.

He shuddered suddenly, and struggled desperately to beg for mercy, but unfortunately, his cultivation was sealed, so he had no power to fight back against the two eunuchs who were top-notch masters.

Ying Zheng waved his hand, and the two men immediately dragged Zhao Gao away.

Ying Zheng held Zhao Ji's hand, helped her onto the carriage, and gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her: "Don't think too much, mother. I am blessed by heaven and can turn misfortune into fortune. This is just a small matter. This man really deserves to die. Let my driver take you back."

Zhao Ji responded with a gentle smile. Ying Zheng didn't need to explain at all, she understood it all.

Zhao Ji patted Ying Zheng's hand in return and said, "Mother knows everything. Go back quickly."

Ying Zheng smiled heartily.

After Ying Zheng returned to the palace, not long after, the eunuch came to report that Zhao Gao was dead, and absolutely dead.

No one can survive with a hole through his temple and heart.

There was no concealment in what Ying Zheng said just now. All the eunuchs and maids around him heard it clearly and no one doubted it.

These two eunuchs served as Ying Zheng's personal eunuchs and had been trained for many years, so their loyalty was absolute.

They would never let go of someone like Zhao Gao who might betray the king and might harm the king, and they would definitely kill him.

This time the death penalty was not honorable. They adopted the safest method, stabbing the temple and heart with a dagger and twisting it, to ensure that the person would not survive.

Ying Zheng was very satisfied with this.

Then he sent the chief eunuch and the Xuanyu Guard to check whether Zhao Gao had any brothers, including cousins, especially those with similar faces.

Kill all those who are similar.

There is nothing wrong with being careful.

This bastard really deserves to die.

But he is not important, as long as I am still here.

At any time, killing him is just a matter of words.

Zhao Gao, a dog-like thing.

　It is highly unlikely that Zhao Gao in history was a eunuch, but in The Legend of Qin he was clearly one, so let's just follow The Legend of Qin. It doesn't matter. As long as Ying Zheng is alive, killing him at any time is just a matter of words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)