The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 104: Zhao Wangdan swallowed his anger and drank bitter wine, while Qin Gongzi showed off his knowledge in Chang'an Palace

Everyone looked at Ying Chengjiao in surprise, and no one could speak for a moment.

Bai Wuxia gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, but did not dare to pull it out, for fear of exacerbating the already obvious conflict.

She is proud of her martial arts skills.

But with so many Zhao officials present, she had no confidence that she could lead her little disciple out of the encirclement.

So she stared at Zhao Wangdan with her beautiful eyes.

If the situation gets worse, the girl will imitate her grandfather's story about Lin Xiangru in the meeting at Mianchi and hold the king hostage!
Lin Xiangru, who was over eighty years old, had cloudy eyes. He glanced at Ying Chengjiao, wanting to say something but stopping himself, cursing in his heart.

[This crazy guy! Mad man!]
[How could Qin Yiren, who was so cunning, give birth to such a reckless child!]
After the initial shock, the ministers were shocked.

Some were worried that Prince Qin would die and that Qin and Zhao would go to war.

Some are very interested and are afraid that the world will not be in chaos.

Others smiled slightly, as if they had insight into something, and exuded a sense of superiority that everyone else was drunk while they were the only ones sober.

Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao stood up from his seat tremblingly, holding a wine jar.

It was like he was the only one moving in the still picture.

The old man walked slowly towards Zhao Wangdan. After taking just seven or eight steps, only eight points of the wine in the nearly full bottle were left.

"Your Majesty, our ancestors, like the royal family of Qin, are all from the Shang official Fei Lian.

"Prince Qin Chengjiao is my minister's great-grandson and the king's nephew.

“I heard that the prince is treated with great courtesy in Qin State, and his food, clothing, housing and transportation are better than those of the young master of Qin.

"Just as Prince Zhao behaved in Qin, Prince Qin should behave in Zhao. Your Majesty should not embarrass Prince Chengjiao.

"Your Majesty, are you drunk and said something wrong?

"You should drink a bottle of wine as punishment. You should drink a bottle of wine as punishment."

Pale but powerful words echoed in Changle Palace.

Zhao Wangdan, with a gloomy face and an extremely ugly expression, narrowed his eyes and looked at his uncle.

The pleading look in his uncle's eyes was exactly the same as the look he had shown before the Battle of Changping when he advised him not to accept Shangdang County offered by Han.

His mind couldn't help but recall the conversation he had with his uncle nearly ten years ago.

Ten years ago, the Qin State attacked Yewang and cut off the connection between Shangdang County of the Han State and its own country.

Han State was unable to defend Shangdang County, so the governor of Shangdang County, Feng Ting, sent an envoy to convey a message to King Zhao.

[Shangdang is about to be annexed by the Qin State, but the officials and people of this county are willing to be annexed by the Zhao State and do not want to be annexed by the Qin State.]

[Shangdang County has a total of 17 cities, large and small, all of which are willing to be presented to King Zhao.]

King Dan of Zhao was delighted when he read it.

The Shangdang County in South Korea occupied half of the territory of South Korea.

The so-called Shangdang means that the land is extremely high and is in the same party with the sky, so it is called Shangdang!

The terrain of Shangdang County in South Korea is very dangerous, with Taihang Mountains as a barrier.

If it had been returned to Zhao, it would have been a great achievement in expanding the territory, and a cliff would have been erected in the southwest of the country to resist Qin.

He called his relatives to discuss the matter.

After Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao learned the truth, he said:

"Since ancient times, sages have regarded gaining benefits without reason as a great disaster."

Zhao Wangdan was dissatisfied and retorted:
"Qin is tyrannical, and the Han people of Shangdang County were inspired by my kindness. How can it be said that it was for no reason?"

Zhao Bao said again:

"Qin State eroded Yewang of Han State and cut off Shangdang from the middle, preventing Han State from communicating and helping each other, just to get Shangdang safely.

“The reason why the governor of Shangdang County did not submit to Qin and offered his land to Zhao was that he wanted to shift the disaster to Zhao.

"Qin has worked hard, but Zhao has gained for nothing.

“Even a strong country cannot profit from a weak country at will. Can a weak country profit from a strong country?

"How can this not be considered as unwarranted benefit?"

When King Dan of Zhao first ascended the throne, he was ambitious and had great aspirations.

The State of Zhao where he lived reached its peak strength after being governed by two kings, King Wuling of Zhao and King Huiwen of Zhao, and was on par with the State of Qin.

So he thought his uncle was timid and cowardly and refused to listen to what he said.

Seeing that his nephew was determined to do what he wanted, Zhao Bao's eyes were full of pleading, and he advised him three times:

"As far as I know, Qin's cattle are already plowing the fields of Shangdang, Qin's ships are already transporting grain on the river of Shangdang, and the government's decrees have been issued and implemented.

"Han is a country that is used to fighting, but it couldn't even keep Shangdang. Why should Zhao go against Qin?
"I hope Your Majesty will think carefully and not be fooled."

King Dan of Zhao did not listen and took Shangdang, and the Battle of Changping began.

Not counting those who died in battle, the Zhao army was buried alive with 450,000 men. From then on, the national strength plummeted and declined to...

King Dan of Zhao glanced at the Qin kid with an angry face.

He had fallen to the level of a prince of Qin, yet he dared to demand the head of the King of Zhao in the palace of Zhao!

Ten years younger, what does he care where this kid comes from?

Qin, Qi, Chu, Wei...had all killed him long ago!
just now.

The image of his uncle Zhao Sheng, who had been angered to death that morning, came to Zhao Wangdan's mind.

Whenever there was an important event, he had to know the opinion of the world-renowned Lord Pingyuan. This had become his habit over the years.

Lord Pingyuan is dead.

Zhao Wangdan lowered his head sadly and once again met the earnest eyes of his uncle Zhao Bao.

At the beginning, I didn't listen to my uncle's advice, which led to a big mistake.

As a result, I am still conflicted today.

His shoulders shook first.

Bai Wuxia, who had been paying attention to Zhao Wangdan, began to tremble as well, and the Qin sword was half an inch out of its sheath!
The officials, who were nervous and holding their breath, saw the unusual movement and heard the strange sound, and handed forward all their sharp weapons!
Bai Wuxia was just about to take a risk and let the king and his ministers of Zhao see the five-foot sword of Qin. If he failed, he would die.

The left hand received the grip.

It was very light, but it should be the full strength of a boy who had been spoiled until he was seven years old.

She didn't know the truth, but she completely trusted her little apprentice.

Her spirit steadily subsided, and her right hand silently thrust Qin Jian back.

Bai Wuxia became quieter, attracted by his aura, and the officials who were about to attack him calmed down and did not move.

Zhao Wangdan seemed unaware of the commotion caused by him.

He raised his arms behind his back, smiled happily, and took the eight-tenths full copper wine cup from his uncle's hand.

“It’s extreme, it’s extreme.

"I was drunk and said something wrong, so I deserve a bottle of wine as punishment."

Zhao Wangdan's hands were shaking a little.

In order to avoid being discovered by his ministers, he quickly drank the wine in one gulp.

The wine tastes bitter when it enters my throat.

A moment ago, he thought it tasted sweet and sour.

[This is all my fault, this is all my fault!]
He held the empty wine bottle upside down in the air and walked past the seats on both sides.

He showed every Zhao official that he had drunk up the entire copper jar of wine, not even a drop left.

"I have drunk all the wine, I have drunk all the wine.

“Gentlemen, you should drink to your heart’s content today!

“Hahahaha, let’s drink to our heart’s content!”

King Dan of Zhao waved his arms excitedly and laughed heartily amid the flattery of his ministers, looking like a madman.

Prince Chengjiao had a suspicious look on his face and asked Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao in a very natural voice as he usually spoke.

"Pingyang Jun, is your king suffering from madness?"

Except for Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao, all the surrounding officials heard it clearly and glared at him.

As long as they get the order, they will go up and tear to pieces the seven-year-old Qin man who insulted their king!

Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression did not change when he heard this. He frowned and glared at the officials.

"What are you doing? Get out of here!"

He pointed to the head on the small table at the right seat.

"Shock the Qin envoy, your skulls are on the table! Get out!"

The officials dared not to get angry or say anything, they just lowered their heads and replied with a muffled "Yes".

How to enter the palace and how to leave the palace.

Pingyang Lord Zhao Bao smiled and leaned forward to the seven-year-old Prince Qin and said:
"I have long heard that there is a young man named Cheng Jiao in the State of Qin, who is a prodigy even more amazing than Xiang Tuo.

“I also heard that the child prodigy has a bigger heart than Xianyang, and he is a true master and gentleman.

"Our king was drunk and said something wrong. The child prodigy should not argue with our king, okay?"

The boy seemed to be overjoyed by the flattery. He put his hands behind his back, acting like an adult, with a smile on his face.

"Oh, is it so?
"Has my reputation spread to the State of Zhao?

"Don't worry, don't worry. I am the most generous one!"

The three tripods were placed on the table and the banquet continued.

Lin Xiangru patted his chest and moved back closer to the brazier.

Close your eyes and take a nap.

The King of Zhao drank happily until dawn, while his ministers sang praises to him, and in the middle, the actors danced enchantingly.

Some of the actors and actresses who arrived late were naked, dancing with ribbons, showing their feminine beauty. These were Zhao women.

Some of them wore animal skin clothes and had goshawk feathers on their heads, showing off their agile bodies. They were Hu women.

The scene was filled with cheers and conversation.

Ying Chengjiao, however, looked uninterested and a little unhappy.

Zhao Wangdan leaned forward from the top and asked with a smile:
"Why does the Qin envoy look like this? Aren't our Zhao actors beautiful?"

Seeing that Ying Chengjiao was about to speak, Zhao Wangdan reached out his hand and pressed it.

"The Qin envoy spoke slowly.

"I would venture to guess whether the Qin envoy is going to say that he is still young?
"Hahaha, as far as I know.

"The Qin envoy has been touring various buildings in Handan this afternoon. Don't use this as an excuse."

Ying Chengjiao looked unhappy at being interrupted.

"King Zhao guessed wrong, I didn't mean to say that!
"I like beautiful women, and I am not young at all. I am not a child anymore!"

His expression turned into disappointment and he was speechless.

"I have heard of the fame of Handan prostitutes since I was in Qin.

"Only after this search did I realize that it was all just a false reputation."

The little hand pointed at the naked Zhao girl in front of her with a ribbon waving in her arms.

"That's it? Vulgar, too vulgar, unbearably vulgar!
“I got tired of watching it when I was five, but you all still enjoy watching it.

“I’m not picking on you.

"King Zhao, what kind of life are you living in Zhao?"

"Oh?" Zhao Wangdan was drunk and said with interest, "Since this is not to Lord Chang'an's liking, Lord Chang'an, can you let me learn something from it?"

Ying Chengjiao's spirit had visibly improved. As soon as he opened his mouth, his expression suddenly froze.

He turned around and glanced at Bai Wuxia who was so close to him in confusion.

"Why are you poking me so hard?"

Bai Wuxia, who did nothing and didn't even touch his little disciple, widened his eyes.

Ying Chengjiao looked at each other for a moment, and immediately said "Oh" in sudden realization.

He turned around, straightened his back and sat upright.

He spoke in a serious tone, as if reciting a classic:
"King Zhao, I am here to serve our country's Prime Minister Li Chong.

“Some time ago, there was a misunderstanding between Qin and Zhao, so Li Chong stayed in Zhao for a while longer.

"Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, Li Chong's family is eagerly waiting in Xianyang, and his wife has cried so much that her eyes have gone blind because she missed her husband so much.

"Please have mercy, King Zhao"

“Alright, alright!” Zhao Wangdan laughed, “Let him go. I’ll let him go.” “Ah, you’ll let him go now?” Ying Chengjiao blinked and said angrily, “No, King Zhao, you can’t let him go yet!”

"Why?" Zhao Wangdan was puzzled.

"I haven't finished reciting yet, there are still two sentences to go." Ying Chengjiao didn't know if it was right or not, but he was very angry: "The King of Zhao has to wait until I finish reciting. No, he has to finish it before letting me go."

Zhao Wangdan was stunned for a moment, then he slapped his thigh and burst into laughter.

This time the reaction was genuine.

His extremely bad mood actually improved a little.

Zhao Bao, who had been paying attention to this side, couldn't help but smile.

They both felt that this little Qin kid was actually quite interesting.

"Okay, I won't let you go for now." Zhao Wangdan waved his hand vigorously, and said with great pride: "Envoy Qin, please continue."

Ying Chengjiao's face furrowed again.

“Please, King Zhao, have mercy on the love between Li Chong and his wife, and let Li Chong fulfill his filial piety as a son, his duties as a husband, and his responsibilities as a father.

"Let Li Chong return to Qin to show the King of Zhao's kindness."

Zhao Wangdan waited for a moment and asked with a smile:
"End?"

Ying Chengjiao nodded stupidly.

"It's over."

"Can I be released then?"

"Yes, put it in quickly."

"Hahaha, come here, tell Li Chong to wait outside the palace, and go back to the posthouse with the Qin envoy later."

Ying Chengjiao turned around and gave Bai Wuxia a conceited look, looking very proud.

Bai Wuxia: “…”

This was outside, otherwise she would have to let her little disciple know what the dignity of a teacher is.

What are you doing for no apparent reason?
Ying Chengjiao clapped his hands to attract Zhao Wangdan's attention.

"King Zhao, your Handan prostitutes are really no good.

"This woman, being completely naked is actually not very interesting, she looks better when she is holding a lute and half covering her face.

"Wearing a light and translucent gauze dress, it is looming and hazy, like a flower blooming in the fog. The more you look at it, the more interesting it becomes."

Zhao Wangdan was just trying to tease the child, but he didn't expect the kid to say anything.

At the age of seven, he understood political affairs and had a quick wit, and was already worthy of the title of a child prodigy.

If they have a special understanding of beauty...then the Qin royal family's education in this area was really early.

Zhao Wangdan thought about Ying Chengjiao's description of the scene in his mind.

I don’t know if it was because of the erotic scene or because I drank too much, but the little bird that was curled up now stood up.

Ying Chengjiao continued to speak with great excitement:

"Throwing them down one by one, they hook your heart and grab your soul.

“It would be best to fix a thin copper tube in the center and let the beauty spin and dance on the tube.

“Just imagine, strong white thighs clamped around a copper pipe.

"Leaning back and looking down, with her breasts hanging upside down, contrasting with the smooth copper pipe, isn't this better than waving a broken silk bag around?
"This is called dance, this is elegance."

Zhao Wangdan felt so sad when he heard this, he thought it was so elegant.

Bai Wuxia's pretty face became colder.

The chill spread, causing the chief Lin Xiangru to move closer to the brazier.

The girl thought the boy was too young to understand anything, but she didn't expect to hear such a sensual discussion.

She had some doubts when she followed the young man to the balcony.

How can someone who misses his mother go to a prostitute? And a prostitute who sells her body!
Then she thought about how she had taken the initiative to ask the boy to touch her and also wanted him to... eat her.

[This pervert! He's still so young! I'll kill him with one sword!]
The young man, who had just felt the murderous aura in the morning, was still not sensitive to it.

The murderous aura behind him penetrated through his spine and reached his heart.

The young man shrank his body, silently saying that this was all for the Qin State, and continued to explain to King Dan of Zhao.

“And more.

“King Zhao, let me tell you, this beauty and the musical instrument are connected.

"Just like there are musical instruments, there are also beauties, you have to practice them."

Zhao Wangdan is humble and eager to learn, and he controls the gun manually.

"Playing the flute, the zither, singing, playing the strings... I can't think of any instrument, but that's not important!" He skipped the topic himself, his eyes sparkling: "What do beautiful women play, play, sing, and sing?"

Ying Chengjiao smiled a smile that only men can understand and licked his lips.

"Listen to me and I'll tell you in detail, this is just a lie..."

Zhao Bao, the Prince of Pingyang, who was in his fifties, shook his head and kept repeating the four words "rituals collapsed and music was in disarray" in his heart.

I listened with my ears pricked up, afraid of missing anything.

Lin Xiangru, who was dozing off, opened his eyes a little and saw Zhao Wangdan, who had a longing look on his face, and he sighed inwardly.

Then he glanced sideways at the prince of Qin who was beaming with joy and eloquently speaking.

The old man couldn't even breathe.

Lin Xiangru was a man of profound knowledge and great reputation. He was not the prime minister but was respectfully called Lin Xiangru by the king and his ministers of Zhao. He had been famous for fifty years. It is difficult to find an accurate word to describe Ying Chengjiao.

[Who taught this brat?]
[Prodigy, scourge, pervert, celebrity, strategist... this is simply inhuman!]
This lecture lasted more than half an hour.

The actors are long gone.

Zhao Wangdan listened with great interest and concentrated his attention.

After one group of actors finished dancing, the eunuch in charge of the actors saw that the king and the Qin envoy were chatting happily, so he did not dare to make a decision on his own to send in the second group of actors.

He had just taken the head out of the cauldron. He didn't know if he had scared the ridiculously young Qin envoy, but he was definitely scared.

He did not dare to displease the King of Zhao, let alone the envoy of Qin.

No one wants to have a dumb brain.

Without the singing and dancing, Ying Chengjiao's childish voice expanded its territory and was heard by the third, fourth and fifth people on the right seat.

These Zhao ministers looked at each other, with lust written in their eyes, and they all moved forward at the same time.

When the remaining Zhao officials saw people gathering in front of the king, they also came over. In the end, all the people in Changle Palace surrounded Ying Chengjiao to listen to the beauty.

Ying Chengjiao seemed to be so absorbed in talking that he had no idea what was going on.

In fact, I had already paid attention to these people and was secretly happy.

The Zhao nobles were even more corrupt than he had imagined, and the effect of this speech was surprisingly good.

Before leaving Qin, he always thought that Qin had no rules and that court meetings and banquets were very casual.

After arriving in Zhao State, he found that Zhao State was the same. The strict hierarchy in movies and TV shows was all deceptive.

After finally finishing talking about beauties, the studious ministers of Zhao State smacked their lips, wanting to end the banquet as soon as possible and go home to put their new learning into practice.

This Qin kid is great! He knows so many things!
Ying Chengjiao nodded secretly. As he expected, the aesthetic tastes of ancient and modern people are interconnected.

He knew it before he said it.

The modern beauty performances he mentioned may not necessarily surpass those in ancient times, but they will definitely surprise the people of Zhao State.

People are always interested in things they have never tried, just for the sake of novelty.

The ministers were excited and ready to leave, but Ying Chengjiao had not finished speaking yet.

The young master of Qin picked up the chopsticks on the table and poked the kebab in front of him.

"Not only are the prostitutes in Handan not acceptable, but the food in your Zhao State is also not acceptable."

The young man held the skewer of meat and quickly passed by the gathered ministers. Finally, he stopped in front of Zhao Wangdan with a look of disgust:
"Excuse me, is this the food for the Zhao Kingdom's state banquet? How do you eat this every day?"

The king and his ministers looked at each other.

This...hasn't this been the way people have been eating for thousands of years? Otherwise, what would the nobles eat?
Although they also found it monotonous and boring, meat was the food of the nobility and it was extremely difficult for the untouchables to eat it.

"And this." The young man picked up a piece of mutton from the mutton soup in the pot.

He put it to his nose and sniffed it, then threw it to the ground and dry-heaved twice.

"What is this! Is this for human consumption? Is this how a human should live if he eats this every day?

"King Zhao, have you drunk too much again? Are you deliberately making things difficult for me? I am starving to death!"

"You little kid, you're just bragging!" a shrill voice rang out.

Ying Chengjiao moved his eyes to look and saw a very handsome young man with powder on his face.

Although he had not seen him in the court this morning, Ying Chengjiao recognized the identity of this extremely handsome young man at a glance, and his eyes lit up.

He looked at the portrait of this young man as many times as Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng.

[Isn’t this Guo Kai? He is the real god of war of our Qin State! I must get along well with him!]
The ministers dispersed slightly to allow Guo Kai, who was on the periphery, to approach King Zhao.

King Dan of Zhao noticed the way Ying Chengjiao looked at his beloved concubine, smiled heartily, and pushed Guo Kai in front of Ying Chengjiao.

"It turns out that the Qin envoy is of the same interest. I will give it to you as a gift."

Guo Kai turned around abruptly, his face full of disbelief and shock, his lips trembling.

"Don't open it! Kai is the king's man..."

He couldn't believe that the King of Zhao, who doted on him to the point that all his ministers gave in to him, the King of Zhao he loved the most, would actually give him away like this.

Zhao Wangdan's face turned cold and a heavy sound came from his throat.

"Ok?"

Guo Kai frowned and lowered his head, his eyes filled with tears.

He imitated the posture of an actor, sat slightly forward and bowed to Zhao Wangdan.

He turned around and walked towards the Prince of Qin.

Ying Chengjiao: “…”

The prince of Qin, who had seen life and death, was dumbfounded. The series of events caused his brain to crash and he was completely unable to react.

He looked confused, and his mind was also confused. This was the first time at the dinner that he was consistent in his words and deeds.

[This isn’t the kind of relationship I’m talking about!]
Guo Kai walked up to the prince of Qin and stood still.

At the age of thirteen, he was two heads taller than the seven-year-old prince of Qin.

He turned his head sadly, glanced at the boy next to him who was younger than him, and sat down.

He stretched out his arms and hugged Ying Chengjiao's arms.

Ying Chengjiao woke up.

He has chills.

A different kind of anger rose in my heart that I had never felt before in either of my past lives.

He suddenly jumped up and pulled out his arm as fast as a nimble monkey.

He used all his strength to kick the Qin God of War in his mind.

The graceful young man Guo Kai was kicked so hard that he rolled on the ground like a gourd, overturned the small table, and rolled three times in the mess.

"Get out of here!"

At this moment, the prince of Qin completely forgot the mission of Qin.

When he came to the banquet, he was ready to sacrifice himself for the Qin State, but this sacrifice definitely did not include anything!

Zhao Wangdan looked at the newly replaced eunuch, frowned, and tilted his chin towards Guo Kai who had stopped rolling.

The new eunuch, who had been waiting for orders, was startled and rushed forward, calling the palace official, and together they took Guo Kai out of Changle Palace.

Zhao Wangdan laughed out loud.

"Qin envoy Mo Qi, it's not worth it for a lowly concubine.

"Since the Qin envoys look down on the food of our Zhao State, they must have eaten more delicious food before?
"I sincerely ask the Qin envoy to teach me, is that possible?"

　I don't know what water is and what is not water, and I don't know why there are so many complaints about the description of Bai Wuxia. How can laying a hook for an engagement with Wang Wan in the future become a poisonous point?

　　The engagement has been deleted and does not affect the overall situation.

　　Bai Wuxia...The second volume is very important and must be written.

　　Just bear with it. I won’t be able to write a book based on what you said.

　　If you want to raise one, then go ahead. 6000 a day is my limit.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)