People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

But now, with the three states of Jin forming an alliance and maintaining close ties, he has to worry about whether targeting Han will trigger a chain reaction, allowing Zhao and Wei to take the opportunity to drag Qin into a quagmire of war.

"Zhao Gao."

Ying Zheng called out.

Zhao Gao immediately knelt down, "This servant is here."

"Immediately deliver my message to Cao Ze: I intend to form an alliance with the State of Chu. Tell him to immediately persuade King Xiong Yuan of Chu!"

Zhao Gao respectfully replied, "Yes, this servant will depart immediately."

Meanwhile, Cao Ze, who was enjoying a life of luxury in the State of Chu and engaging in polite dual cultivation with Master Nian Duan on a daily basis, was unaware that Ying Zheng had already betrayed him.

Duanmu Rong sat in the warm room, watching her master, who was naked and cultivating with Cao Ze, with a sense of boredom. She felt that something was not quite right.

Huh? Master seems to be smiling again!

Duanmu Rong tilted her head slightly, wondering if what she had just seen was a hallucination.

But Master has a really good figure, so voluptuous, he doesn't look like me at all.

In the words of that little thief, she had neither a chest nor a butt, she was just a bean sprout.

Just thinking about it made Duanmu Rong grit her teeth again. How awful!

She must write it down so she can write letters to Xue'er and Li Ji to accuse Cao Ze!

Duanmu Rong thought for a moment, wouldn't this expose her relationship with Cao Ze?

No, no, I won't write to them yet.

I'll eat more in the future and try to get bigger breasts and a perkier butt, so that little thief will be drooling!

Thinking of something else, Duanmu Rong couldn't help but giggle as she looked at Cao Ze, who was cultivating with his master.

Master Nian Duan, unaware of what his foolish disciple was thinking, was happily engaged in dual spiritual cultivation with Cao Ze.

Since Nian Duan was released, it was inconvenient for her to have a passionate encounter with Cao Ze because her good disciple was present. So she and Cao Ze devised this kind of soul-based game, which was even more enjoyable than dual cultivation in reality.

"呲-"

The sound, like a fart, was particularly noticeable in the greenhouse.

Duanmu Rong came to her senses and was greatly shocked to see her beloved master.

"Master! Master! You peed!"

……

Chapter 530 Cao Ze got the baby!

Inside the warm room, the stove still burned with silver charcoal.

When Nian Duan heard her good disciple's words, she was so ashamed that she almost fainted.

Without realizing it, she went too far with Cao Ze and lost control of her body.

Or rather, she has difficulty controlling her body when cultivating both her mind and soul.

The result was that on the spot...

Fortunately, my good apprentice mistook it for urination.

Otherwise, she would be too ashamed to face anyone.

Cao Ze almost got scalded in the face by Nian Duan.

He thought to himself, "Master Nian Duan is really a fraud."

What followed was chaos and confusion.

Nian Duan and Duanmu Rong left the post station.

Duanmu Rong asked in bewilderment, "Master, you urinated on the teacher, shouldn't you apologize?"

Nian Duan's heart nearly stopped. She hummed and said, "I've already apologized."

"Ooh!"

Duanmu Rong suddenly realized, and then said to Nian Duan earnestly, "Master, next time if you can't hold it in, tell your disciple in advance, and your disciple will help you carry the chamber pot and hold you to make it easier for you."

Nian Duan's originally gentle and pretty face trembled and almost turned ferocious.

"Shut up!"

Nian Duan glared fiercely at Duanmu Rong, startling her disciple so much that her face paled.

Duanmu Rong had never seen such a terrifying master.

In her view, it was convenient for her master to hold her when she was a child, and now that she's grown up, is there anything wrong with her holding her master to relieve herself?

……

Five days later.

Zhao Gao rushed into Yingdu, the capital of Chu, covered in dust.

In order to impress Ying Zheng, he risked his life this time. The dignified master eunuch traveled non-stop, crossing mountains and rivers, and went straight to the State of Chu without sleeping all night.

When Cao Ze saw Zhao Gao, whose face was covered in dust, at the post station, he was greatly surprised.

"Brother Zhao, what brings you to the State of Chu?"

Zhao Gao held a pot of tea and, ignoring how hot it was, drank it all in one gulp.

After a long while, Zhao Gao let out a long sigh of relief.

"Lord Cao, the King has decreed that you must persuade the King of Chu to forge an alliance between Qin and Chu!"

Cao Ze remained silent.

How could he persuade the King of Chu, who is now lying on his sickbed, half-dead?

The Qin-Chu alliance?

Did Ying Zheng not know about the many sordid things that happened between Qin and Chu?

However, he did understand why Ying Zheng had the idea of ​​an alliance between Qin and Chu.

With the fall of Qi, Qin lost its allies, meaning that the three Jin states now had no worries about their rear.

Although the Qin state was large and powerful and not afraid of the three Jin states joining forces, the presence of the three Jin states blocking its doorstep meant that if Qin did not find a way to eliminate them, even if Ying Zheng successfully came of age, successfully excavated the Zheng Guo Canal, and even dug out the Ling Canal, he might not be able to realize his predecessor's dream of expanding eastward until his death.

This is not an exaggeration. King Jia of Zhao, King Fei of Han, and King Zeng of Wei, like King Zheng of Qin, were all younger than each other, and each of them could outlast the others.

"Brother Zhao, did the King say anything else?"

Zhao Gao shook his head. "The other kings didn't tell us anything, they just told Lord Cao not to rush back to his country and to focus on persuading the King of Chu."

Cao Ze asked curiously, "Yan and Qi are neighbors, so why didn't Your Majesty choose Yan?"

This is not the later stage. At present, Ying Zheng and Yan Dan's relationship is at least good on the surface, and there is even a sense of mutual respect. This can be seen from the treatment Ying Zheng gave Yan Dan when he was sent to Qin as a hostage.

Zhao Gao said mysteriously, "I do know a little about this. Does the master know what Prince Dan of Yan did in the Yan state?"

Cao Ze truly had no idea what Yan Dan had done in the Yan state.

He's currently thousands of miles away; he doesn't have much of an intelligence network.

"Could it be a rebellion?"

Cao Ze joked.

Zhao Gao slapped his thigh, "Sir, you are truly amazing! Yan Dan has really rebelled! Everyone is now saying that your 'The Xuanwu Gate Incident' is a magnificent masterpiece!"

Cao Ze almost lost his composure.

"Dan of Yan has truly rebelled? And Zhao hasn't taken the opportunity to attack Yan?"

That's why he felt it was impossible.

Given the state of Yan's level of power, which is second only to Han, it would probably be defeated by the three Jin states shortly after internal strife and rebellion.

"This is outrageous!"

Zhao Gao affirmed, "This is intelligence that I collected from within the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven), and it has already been presented to the King for review."

"As for why the Zhao state did not mobilize its troops, according to intelligence from spies, it seems that Prince Dan of Yan and King Jia of Zhao reached some kind of deal."

Cao Ze frowned and pondered, "Yan Dan succeeded?"

Zhao Gao said, "According to intelligence from ten days ago, because King Xi of Yan was displeased with Yan Dan's secret killing of his uncle Yan Chunjun, and because both King Fei of Han and King Jia of Zhao came to power during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, they were already wary of Yan Dan. Now, in the capital of Yan, the Crown Prince's faction and the royal faction are in a standoff."

Cao Ze sighed, "It's a complete mess."

Zhao Gao agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "I think so too."

Cao Ze gave a wry smile and offered no further explanation.

Many things were no longer under his control after he arrived.

Unless he follows the example of his predecessor, the time-traveler Yi Xiaochuan, and does nothing...

But how could that be possible?

"Brother Zhao, thank you for your trouble. You should rest now. When we return to Xianyang, tell the King that I will do my utmost to broker an alliance between Chu and Qin."

Cao Ze looked solemn; anyone unaware of the situation would think he was truly going to put his heart and soul into something.

Zhao Gao waved his hand and said, "I'm not resting anymore, I'm going back to Xianyang now."

Old Zhao wants to advance, to climb to the top step by step, he has no time to waste here.

Cao Ze was moved by Zhao Gao's tireless spirit and patted Zhao Gao on the shoulder, "Brother Zhao, take care!"

"Take care, Lord Cao!" Zhao Gao left the post station and, to avoid detection, fled the capital of Chu without even riding a horse.

Cao Ze stood there in deep thought for a long time.

After much thought, they still couldn't come up with a good way to get the State of Chu to agree to the alliance.

The main reason was that there were too many internal forces in the State of Chu. If Chu wanted to form an alliance with Qin, the three families of Qu Jingzhao could not get around them, nor could the Chu royal family and the Xiang clan.

Although the Qu family intended to befriend the Qin state and show goodwill towards it, this was merely a gesture of goodwill and did not imply their support for an alliance between Chu and Qin.

It can be said that the fact that the State of Chu is not taking advantage of Qin's misfortune is already a huge help, let alone forming an alliance.