The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 218 Doesn’t Qi want to be the hegemon of the world again?

Ying Chengjiao looked at the humble eunuch in front of him, and a thousand question marks appeared in his mind.

He never expected it.

I had just finished shopping with the Seventh Princess Tian Yan and returned to the Jixia Academy to rest. I am still feeling tired.

King Jian of Qi came again to summon him into the palace.

It’s New Year’s Day, and it’s nothing unusual for a favored princess to go out shopping.

Is the king of a country so idle that he has nothing to do? Does he have the time to meet a prince from another country who he has not yet married?

In the Qin State, on October 1st, even the laziest King Xiaowen of Qin was very busy, spinning like a top.

The ancestors are worshipped for protection, the heaven is worshipped for blessings, the earth is worshipped for prosperity, the Shennong and Houji are worshipped for good weather in the coming year...

Sometimes Ying Chengjiao really admires the imagination of the ancients - how could they imagine so many gods out of thin air?

Water, fire, wood, metal, earth, clouds, rain, wind, thunder, lightning... basically every thing that exists in nature has a god and a name.

In the Qin State, a country where the belief in gods was not popular, there were a lot of gods that Ying Chengjiao could not name to worship during the New Year.

There are many people with magical skills in Qi State, and the belief in immortals is very popular. Is it not necessary to worship gods during the New Year?
Ying Chengjiao tilted his head slightly and saw sweat running down the eunuch's forehead. It seemed that he was in a hurry along the way.

"Is the King of Qi still free to see me today?"

The eunuch lowered his head and said in a pleading tone:
"Master Jijiu, please get up quickly!
"Even if Your Majesty is too busy, he will definitely have time to meet the Lord Priest!"

The young man lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and shook his head.

In the eunuch's expression of "Ancestor, please don't play with me", he said seriously:
"I want to spend the New Year at home."

"Master Jijiu, Yingzi, the king's order I received is to invite Yingzi to the palace!" The eunuch was about to cry: "Please have mercy on my life, a castrated man, and leave quickly!"

Ying Chengjiao lowered his eyes:
"Am I going to take your life?"

If this happened in public, for the sake of reputation, the young man would just sigh and follow.

The boy would not fall for the moral blackmail played behind the scenes.

The eunuch begged again and again, kneeling on the ground and refusing to get up.

The boy refused to go and changed from sitting to lying down.

He called the servants in the mansion to drive the eunuch out, and Ying Chengjiao closed his eyes to rest.

He didn't have any other thoughts, he just didn't want to cause any trouble.

He will be summoned to the palace in the New Year, which is a big deal no matter how you think about it.

The young man is now the chief priest of the Jixia Academy and has the title of leader of the Jixia Academy.

As long as he does his job as a chief priest and doesn't interfere in anything else, he will be able to achieve complete success in his trip to Qi State.

If you are sure to win, keep the pace and operate slowly.

Don't think about showing off your skills, just make sure you don't make any mistakes.

The boy closed his eyes and relaxed.

I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

When he woke up again, it was more than an hour later. As soon as the awakened boy opened his eyes, he saw the big face of the eunuch who had just read the king's decree.

"Didn't I tell you?" the young man said impatiently, "I want to spend the New Year at home and not go to the palace."

A male voice sounded from outside the boy's sight:

"You don't have to enter the palace, Yingzi. I will just leave the palace."

Although the voice was deliberately meant to add a smile, deep down there was a lingering sense of anxiety.

Ying Chengjiao was startled and quickly turned over and sat up.

The person in front of him was none other than King Jian of Qi!

"What is so urgent that His Majesty would come on New Year's Day?" the young man asked in surprise.

Now that people have come to your door, there is no way to hide away.

It is better to ask proactively, which will increase your favorability and seize the right to speak.

King Jian of Qi's expression eased a little.

Originally somewhat dissatisfied with Ying Chengjiao's refusal to enter the palace, he looked for the reasons from within himself and admitted that it was a bit rude to invite people into the palace to discuss politics in the New Year.

He pretended to be relaxed, not wanting to lose his dignity as the King of Qi in front of the prince of Qin, so he used his daughter and Ying Chengjiao's afternoon fun as an introduction:

"Xiao Qi said that he was very happy to travel with Ying Zi today.

"It's embarrassing for a girl to ask Yingzi about his feelings, so I, as a father, will help her find out what Yingzi feels."

When King Jian of Qi said this, Ying Chengjiao thought of the coincidental mother and son, and immediately tried to test him:

“The magnificent scenery of Linzi surpasses that of Xianyang and really opens my eyes.

"If I hadn't met that mother and son whose husband died in battle today, I think my trip with the princess would have been even more enjoyable."

Ying Chengjiao sighed heavily repeatedly, deliberately leading the sentence in the direction of "disturbing the mood".

For the same sentence, the tone and expression can lead the meaning in completely different directions.

If it were in Zhao or Yan.

King Dan of Zhao and King Xi of Yan pretended to be angry, demanded to know who had disturbed the young master's pleasure, and sent their men to bring him to justice.

King Jian of Qi sighed along with Ying Chengjiao and consoled him:
"It is absolutely not what the mother and son wanted to see their husband and son's father die on the battlefield.

"The sorrow in their hearts is far greater than that of Yingzi, so please don't blame them."

Ying Chengjiao paused for a moment, lowered his head to hide his expression, and shook his head to explain:
“How can I blame them?
"I just feel bad for them for losing a loved one and me not being able to help."

Qi Wangjian looked pleased:
"I said Yingzi was a gentleman, how could it be...it turns out that I was wrong about Yingzi.

“I was wrong.

“Yingzi is wrong to say that he can’t help.

"As long as Yingzi is willing to help his homeland and facilitate an alliance between Qin and Qi, he can save millions of families in our country."

I don't want to force myself, but only seek outside help... Ying Chengjiao thought about it and asked the question in his heart:
"Doesn't the King of Qi want to reorganize his troops, develop the military, and lead Qi back to the position of hegemony over the world?"

(End of this chapter)