Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

"Yang Ming?" When he heard the name again, Lu Qi was slightly startled. When he looked at it carefully, he realized that what his father Lu Buwei had in front of him was the file about Yang Ming, and there were even more red annotations on it.

"Well, the text above is still too little after all. I want to hear more specific content." Lu Buwei looked at the name on the bamboo slip and seemed to be quite interested in the name.

"The basic situation is similar to what was recorded in the bamboo slips. As for more things..." Lu Qi couldn't continue for a while.

"Can't you see?" Lu Buwei looked at his son, somewhat disappointed. It seemed that he was destined to have no successor.

"Father, please make it clear." Lu Qi has been a little more careful. Lu Buwei is not the only son in the Lu family. If Lu Buwei is completely disappointed with him, then he will really not dare to lose his position in the Lu family in the future. Imagine.

"Yang Ming's father, Yang Xi, have you done any investigation?" Lu Buwei asked.

"Yes, there were Bai Qi's soldiers back then, but no more information could be investigated. After Bai Qi's case, all the information about the soldiers around him seemed to have been erased," Lu Qi said.

"That was just erased from the text. Some of those people are still alive and well. You can still find useful information from their mouths, but you didn't do it."

"You only saw the reason why these people in Baihu Village helped Yang Ming, but you couldn't see the information behind them. Yang Xi, a member of the Yang clan, is a direct descendant. If it hadn't been for Bai Qi's case, he would now be Maybe he is already the head of the Yang family, even if Yang Duanhe meets him, he still calls him the head of the family." Lu Buwei said.

"I didn't know this before," Lu Qi said.

"Why did you order the snare people to lure him to Xianyang?" Lu Buwei asked again.

"Father, I think this person has extraordinary talent and is not a thing in the pond. I want to bring him to Xianyang and train him. In time, he can be a great help to our Lu family." Lu Qi regained a little confidence this time, Yang Mingzhi If he hadn't had a far-sighted vision, who would have noticed a young man thousands of miles away.

"In the past, there was Hengshan who used his vertical and horizontal skills to unite his gangs to attack the Hu people and intercept their property. Later, there was Yanmen who used his military power to show off his power for a while and became famous in the northern frontier. Such people are worthy of your words and can be in Xianyang. You did a good job in paying attention to what happened in the northern border of Zhao State, but since he has already entered Xianyang, why did you turn a blind eye to him?" Lu Buwei questioned.

"Father, I want to observe and see if he is worthy of our investment." Lu Qi was already a little more cautious.

"You want to imitate what I did in the past, but you are afraid of losing the cost?" Lu Buwei asked.

"How dare I compare with my father, but..." Lu Qi said quickly, but was stuck. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"I spent all the accumulation of three generations of my Lu family for the late king. At that time, I didn't hesitate to lose money. What are you worried about now?" Lu Buwei recalled.

At that time, a businessman in Zhaodu bet all his fortune on a Qin proton. If he failed, he would not be able to recover the cost, or even his life. But even so, Lu Buwei finally won the bet. People who are not attached to powerful people have become one of the top powerful people in the world.

"Do we still have to worry about this problem now that the Lu family owns something? Even if we bet heavily on him and lose money, what will happen?"

"Now that you've made your decision, why do you have to look forward and backward?"

"The opportunity is fleeting. If you can't make friends with him and be kind to him in his last years, how can you reap tenfold or a hundredfold benefits in the future?"

"Since you know how extraordinary he is, can't others see it? Aren't you worried that others will get there first?"

Lu Buwei asked a series of questions, which made Lu Qi confused, and his face turned red immediately. He was a scheming person, but when faced with the questioning from his father, he still couldn't calm down for a while.

"Yang Ming is capable and talented, and he is not without any background. It doesn't take long for such a person to get ahead in Xianyang. By then, I'm afraid you won't be able to win over him if you try to win over him. The desired effect." Seeing his son's embarrassed look, Lu Buwei slowed down his tone.

"Father, I have been observing him since he came to Xianyang. Although he left Meng Ao's relationship, Meng Ao seemed to be quite perfunctory with him and only arranged a cold job for him." Lu Qi said.

"Do you think the Ganquan Palace guards are cold guards?" Lu Buwei asked.

"It should be so." Lu Buwei's attitude made Lu Qi unable to believe his own judgment for a moment.

"It won't be anymore soon." Lu Buwei said.

While Lu Qi was waiting, Lu Buwei said: "The Queen Mother will probably move out of Xianyang Palace soon."

"Father, why is this?" Lu Qi was shocked when he heard this.

Today, the State of Qin has three queen mothers, namely the Queen Mother Huayang, the aunt of the first king of Qin, the Queen Mother Xia, the biological mother, and the Queen Mother Zhao, the mother of the current King of Qin.

The one mentioned by Lu Buwei at this time must be the Queen Mother Zhao. Among the three queen mothers, the Queen Mother Zhao is the most powerful because she is the mother of Qin Wangzheng and now lives in Xianyang Palace. Without the crowning of Qin Wangzheng, she is the queen mother of Xianyang. The real controller of the palace, and the influence of Xianyang Palace is unique in Qin.

But if Empress Dowager Zhao moves out of Xianyang Palace, she will lose control of Xianyang Palace, and then lose the influence of Xianyang Palace. By then, although the authority of Empress Dowager Zhao will not be greatly weakened, the impact will be. inevitable thing.

The most important thing is that the Queen Mother Zhao and Lu Buwei are in an alliance. Once the power of the Queen Mother Zhao is weakened, Lu Buwei cannot be unaffected.

"Your Majesty is already seventeen years old, it's almost time to discuss marriage." Lu Buwei said.

"What does the king's marriage proposal have to do with the Queen Mother moving out of Xianyang Palace?" Lu Qi asked.

"Xianyang Palace can only have one mistress. Previously, the Queen Mother could live in Xianyang Palace as a mother, but after the king gets married, it is not appropriate to live there again."

"The Queen Mother is willing to move out of Xianyang Palace?"

Lu Qi knew the importance of power very well. The rules were there, but Queen Mother Zhao could not follow the rules at all. Who could force her to leave Xianyang Palace?

"Of course she is willing. Don't forget that in addition to the Queen Mother of Qin, she is also a mother and the mother of the King. The Queen Mother may not want to harm her own power, but a mother can willingly fulfill her son's needs." Lu Buwei showed a hint of sadness when he said this.

"The Queen Mother Huayang has negotiated with the Queen Mother to let the king marry the Princess of Chu. In this way, the King can get the support of the Queen Mother Huayang. The Queen Mother is guarding against me."

After Qin and Chu helped the Chu State recover from the Wu State in the late Spring and Autumn Period, generations of people intermarried, and the relationship between them could be described as intertwined. Over the past two hundred years, people with blood ties to the Chu State had already become an extremely powerful force within the Qin State. This power finally reached its peak during the period of Empress Dowager Xuan.

At that time, the Queen Mother Xuan was in charge of the power of the Qin State with the dignity of the Queen Mother, and her two younger brothers were in charge of the military and political affairs. Even a hero as talented and strategic as King Zhaoxiang of Qin had to compromise. It was not until she was in her fifties that she truly had the power of the King of Qin. of royal power.

Although that force now no longer has the power it had when Empress Dowager Xuan was on the throne, its influence in the Qin Kingdom is still very important. Even Lu Buwei, as the first person under the Qin Kingdom, must deal with it carefully.

"Tell me, if the Queen Mother moves out of Xianyang Palace, where will she move?" Lu Buwei suppressed the worries in his heart and continued the question.

"Father, are you talking about Ganquan Palace?" Having said this, how could Lu Qi still not understand what his father was talking about.

"Ganquan Palace is now a cold palace, but it won't be anymore soon. From the information you collected, I saw that Yang Ming is now guarding Qilin Pavilion, and he is the only person who can persist in that place in the past ten years. It seems that this person has caught Wei Wei's eye. He is already old, and he is planning to let Yang Ming take over his position." Lu Buwei analyzed.

"The imperial guard captain of Ganquan Palace may not be worth much at this time, but once the Queen Mother really moves there, this position will be very important. Of course, if the Queen Mother moves to Ganquan Palace, whether Yang Ming can become this captain is still a question, but this Do you dare to gamble?"

"So, should I start to win over and support Yang Ming now?" Lu Qi said hesitantly.

"Go ahead and do it. Although Yang Ming may not be able to become the Colonel of Ganquan Palace, he is the person closest to that position. If we help again, the distance will be even closer. You should know what that means." Lu Buwei said.

"Father, Li Wu has a good relationship with Yang Ming, but I have other plans for Li Wu. Should I change my plan?" Lu Qi said hesitantly.

"Li Wu? The person responsible for training the Frightened Salamander?" Lu Buwei asked.

"yes."

"What are your arrangements?" Lu Buwei asked.

"lurking in Chang'anjun's residence."

"This plan can be cancelled." Lu Buwei directly denied Lu Qi's plan.

"Father, why is this?" Although Lu Qi was hesitant, Lu Buwei's denial of his plan so directly still made him feel a little conflicted.

"Chang'an Lord, not only can we not limit his power, but we must secretly help him increase his own power." Lu Buwei stroked his long beard and showed an enigmatic smile.

Under Lu Qi's puzzled gaze, Lu Buwei continued: "Tell me, Lord Chang'an is becoming more and more powerful. Who is the most worried person?"

Lu Qi wanted to say it was us, but thinking that his father would never ask such a stupid question, he quickly swallowed the words he was about to say. After a long time, he suddenly realized and almost blurted out: "It's the king, the queen mother."

"Yes, it is the king and the queen mother. If I, Lu Buwei, are the only voice in the court, then I will be the target of public criticism. But what if there is another voice?"

"My power is not small in the Qin State, but no matter how powerful I am, I am still a minister after all, and I do not pose much of a threat to the king's throne. But Lord Chang'an is different. The more powerful Lord Chang'an is, the more powerful he is. , the harder it is for the king and the queen mother to feel at ease, the more they need me." Lu Buwei said.

"If this is the case, then isn't it more important for Li Wu to lurk into Lord Chang'an's residence?" Lu Qi asked.

"No need, a dancing girl can only play a limited role in Chang'an Jun's mansion, but if she is used on Yang Ming, she may be able to achieve better results." Lu Buwei said with finality.

"yes."