Mrs. Qin Xiangguo

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After the national funeral ceremony, the Qin State slowly got on the right track.

Although An Guojun will not officially sit on the throne until a year later, he is already the current King of Qin.

A few days ago, in the middle of the court, An Guojun canonized Yingzi Chu as the Prince of Qin, and Lu Buwei as the Grand Tutor.After five years of planning and brewing, the capital invested by Lu Buwei has finally paid off in a legitimate way.

For a while, the last voices about Lu Buwei's background disappeared.

Zhao Weizhen has no idea about this - this is just the first step, at best it can be regarded as recovering the cost, as a business, at best it can be regarded as no loss and no profit.

If you want to make a profit, you have to look back.

The next afternoon, Huayang Palace.

After Zhao Weizhen finished the class and packed the bamboo slips, he had just stepped out of the school with his front foot, and his back foot hadn't landed on the ground. When he looked up, he saw Lu Buwei standing in the courtyard of Huayang Palace, as if waiting for her.

The young man was tall and tall, and when he took the position of the prince and tutor, he finally changed out of the fake coarse white clothes.The Qin people were still dark, and Lu Buwei changed into a black dark suit and an exquisite jade crown. The dark color settled his gentle and peaceful demeanor, and he looked like an important minister of the country with a high reputation.

Zhao Weizhen stepped forward, looked at Lu Buwei without a trace, and laughed before he could say anything.

Lu Buwei: "What is Weizhen laughing at?"

Zhao Weizhen: "A man depends on his clothes."

Going out like this, no one would dare to say the phrase "Lu Buwei is just a businessman" easily.

"Xie Weizhen praises it." Lu Buwei was taken aback for a moment, then understood her meaning, and smiled.

"I'm afraid you have prepared this outfit for a long time." Zhao Weizhen teased.

"That's natural."

Lu Buwei readily admitted that his voice was still as warm as ever: "Buwei takes out this clothes every night and touches it, wishing he could sleep with it in his arms, waiting for today."

In the end, even a slight sarcasm appeared on his own face.I don't know if it was self-deprecating, or those contemptuous voices that completely disappeared on the surface after the ridicule gained power.

Zhao Weizhen sneered a few times.

"Madam Gui and Miss Ziying, are they easy to use in school?" Lu Buwei asked with concern.

Zhao Weizhen thought about it, and gave a semi-positive evaluation: "She can do it."

Lu Buwei couldn't help being surprised: "It's actually possible?"

As for being so surprised!

Zhao Weizhen couldn't laugh or cry: How low is your evaluation of Zhao Ji!

When he was still in Handan, Lu Buwei expressed his opinion tactfully: he thought that Zhao Weizhen could completely get rid of Zhao Ji and lead Xiao Yingzheng by himself.

Of course, Zhao Weizhen disagreed with her point of view.

She always felt that if she couldn't teach, as long as Zhao Ji could make a change, even a little bit, then everything would be negotiable.

So, yes, it actually works.

Zhao Weizhen directly entrusted Zhao Ji with the heavy responsibility of helping to teach, and a big burden was thrown down, which made Zhao Ji very nervous.

However, being nervous means paying attention. Although she has not been doing things very smoothly these few days, far less than Mrs. Boyao's, Zhao Ji has devoted all her energy to assisting Zhao Weizhen. After a few days, she has not made any mistakes. .

That's all, after getting familiar with it, she can do it.

Isn't it great!

Zhao Weizhen has long felt that the reason why Zhao Ji can't get on the wall with mud is not because of her natural nature, but because from her background, education, and surrounding environment, there is only one requirement for her: you are good at being a beach. Just mud that will get people in trouble.

No one told her that she can do things other than "beautiful wife", so how can you ask a person to work beyond the scope of your own cognition?

To sum it up, the love brain is completely idle and the soul is empty, and it doesn't matter when you are busy!

What's more, Zhao Ji and Miss Ziying are completely on their own, so Zhao Weizhen feels at ease in appointing them.

The atmosphere of the school is better than before, I don't know how much, she is very satisfied.

"What are you doing here?" She didn't continue the topic, but looked at Lu Buwei and asked.

"There's news from Handan." Lu Buwei said, "The caravan was one step ahead of the spies and brought the clues."

After speaking, he took out a neatly folded silk book from his sleeve.

Zhao Weizhen took the silk scroll, unfolded it, and immediately understood it.

"Yanzhao is indeed at war," she concluded.

As early as when the news of Mr. Pingyuan's death came, Zhao Weizhen mentioned it to Lu Buwei.

In the eyes of the Six Kingdoms, Mr. Pingyuan is not only the hero of Zhao, but also the actual pillar.Within a year, Lord Pingyuan and Lin Xiangru both died. Even though the Qin State would not attack because of the national mourning, it does not mean that other countries would not.

Especially Yan State, which is the closest to Zhao State.

"Shouldn't have hit."

Zhao Weizhen commented coldly: "The death of Mr. Pingyuan does not mean that there is no one left in Zhao Guo."

Lu Buwei agrees: "Weizhen looks down on King Yan, there is a reason for Weizhen."

She has long said that Yan Wangxi is short-sighted and likes to take advantage of small things, so he can't accomplish big things.

Historically, Li Fu proposed to send troops to conquer Zhao, and all the officials agreed.Only Yan Chen Lejian objected, saying that Zhao State is surrounded by enemies, the people are tough, and Yan State is weak and weak, so it cannot be fought against.It's a pity that King Yan did not adopt Le Jian's suggestion and insisted on attacking Zhao.

As a result, Yan State was defeated and forced to cede [-]% to Zhao State.General Lian Po, who was in charge of this battle, returned from a great victory, and bestowed the title of Yi Wei Wen, named Xin Ping Jun.

This is simply giving old general Lian Po his record for nothing.

"General Lian Po is really capable." Zhao Weizhen commented: "This king should have been sealed long ago, but there was no chance before, so it can be regarded as King Yan giving him a fief."

"Weizhen appreciates General Lianpo very much," Lu Buwei said.

"If it weren't for the old general Lianpo," Zhao Weizhen closed the silk book, "I am afraid that Mr. Zheng and I would not be able to leave Handan alive."

Recalling Zhao Weizhen's adventures in Qin, Lu Buwei also restrained his smile slightly: "In this way, Buwei has to thank General Lianpo."

You don't have to.

Zhao Weizhen muttered in his heart, after all, it was General Lian Po who tried to introduce someone to her.

Zhao Weizhen couldn't hold back his smile again when he recalled the frenzy in Handan.She shook her head: "It's also fortunate that King Yan decided to start a war with Zhao. After such a fight, even though the battle is over, Zhao still has no time to take advantage of the opportunity to attack."

Lu Buwei was not so optimistic: "But if the Zhao country does not fight, it does not mean that the other five countries will not fight. The blood of Zhou Tianzi is not dead yet."

A few years ago, the Lord of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty united with other countries to attack Qin, and was beaten up by King Xianzhao, and the East and West Zhou basically perished.

However, the bloodline of the Ji family has not been broken, leaving behind a Duke Wen of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it is inevitable that he will secretly wait for the opportunity to restore the country.As long as he is there, any of the six countries can send troops to attack Qin in the name of Emperor Zhou.

In history, it was after Ying Zichu became the Queen of Qin that this residual force was completely eradicated.

Zhao Weizhen felt that he could not fight now.

"We can make peace with Zhao State first." She pondered for a moment, and said: "In the whole world, only the power of Zhao and Chu should be feared. Make an alliance with Zhao, so that Chu State will not dare to act rashly. Without a strong country to take the lead, The rest of Han, Wei and Yanqi naturally did not dare to act rashly."

Lu Buwei agreed: "Weizhen has good eyesight. When he goes to court next time, he can tell Mr. An about this. Buwei also thinks so. Even if he wants to fight, he will delay it until Mr. An sits on the throne of Qin." We will fight after the position."

Zhao Weizhen didn't speak.

Her silence attracted Lu Buwei's sideways glance, who looked at Zhao Weizhen's expression for a moment, and then took half a step forward.

The two were already standing close to each other, with such a half step, they almost wrapped Zhao Weizhen in half, as if they wanted to embrace him.

Lu Buwei bowed his head slightly, leaning close to Zhao Weizhen's ear, his voice was barely audible: "Is it really so sick?"

Naturally speaking, it was An Guojun's physical condition.

He didn't know that Zhao Weizhen understood the future, but at that time, his transparent beloved wife attended classes in Huayang Palace every day and had more opportunities to contact the prince than anyone else.

Zhao Weizhen handed over the silk book.

"Just know what you have in mind." She said softly, "I can't say more."

Lu Buwei's eyes wandered for a moment, then he nodded.

He raised his hand, while his knuckle fingers circled the silk book, he also held Zhao Weizhen's fingertips.

"It's been cold recently." Lu Buwei said softly, "Is it cold for Wei Zhen to sleep at night?"

Zhao Weizhen: "..."

It's almost summer, it's so cold, why are you talking nonsense with your eyes open!

Lu Buwei, who is a natural student, has the thick skin to open his eyes and talk nonsense, and his face is clear and refined, but the words he said have another meaning: "If Wei Zhen feels cold, I can go to accompany Wei Zhen at night."

She tried to withdraw her hand, but Lu Buwei exerted a little force and refused to let go.

"I've been dreaming of Weizhen every night for the past few days." His voice was a little lower than before.

Well, I endured it for a year and finally couldn't bear it anymore.

It is estimated that Lu Buwei has long been thinking about sleeping in the same room with Zhao Weizhen, but he couldn't find a chance to speak.

After that night, it was an opportunity for him.

What Zhao Weizhen meant was to give some sweetness.However, she wanted to open the sluice to release the water, but unexpectedly, the huge flood of Taotao was even worse.

"You know the taste from the marrow, don't you?" Zhao Weizhen sneered.

"Know the taste of the marrow?"

Lu Buwei was stunned for a moment, then understood what Zhao Weizhen meant, and smiled: "Weizhen is easy to describe."

Then he said: "It is said that the Mohist Juzi is exquisite in craftsmanship, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes. Maybe in a few days, I can ask him to put on that pair of gold rings for me."

Zhao Weizhen: "..."

A technical nerd, I provoke you, who is as perverted as you!

"Don't trouble Qin Yang." Zhao Weizhen couldn't help laughing: "He doesn't know where he offended you. Are you really going to fight him? Let go."

Zhao Weizhen tried to withdraw his hand again, but Lu Buwei thought it was interesting and refused to let go.

After pulling and pulling, Zhao Weizhen was suddenly annoyed: "Lu Buwei! This is in Huayang Palace, you—"

"Shh, Mr. Zheng, don't go there!"

The sudden voice stopped the movements of the two of them.

Zhao Weizhen and Lu Buwei looked at the sound at the same time, and saw the female official Yingzheng holding Yingzheng with one hand and Chengyu with the other at the entrance of the school, trying to slip away as if nothing happened.

Just now I wished I could stick Zhao Weizhen's hand with glue, but now Lu Buwei immediately let go of her.

The couple returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Ying Zheng let go of Miss Ziying's hand.

He took a bold step and walked in front of Zhao Weizhen and Lu Buwei.

Now that Ying Zheng celebrates his birthday again, he will be eight years old.Compared with the past, his appearance is a bit longer, and the indifference and sensitivity that were hidden due to immaturity have become quite sharp.He looked in Lu Buwei's direction with his black and white phoenix eyes, and then politely saluted: "Mr. Buwei."

Lu Buwei put on his usual polite and courteous appearance, and replied with the same respect: "Mr. Zheng."

The salute of the two seemed ordinary, but Zhao Weizhen's eyes flickered.

Although the two had met before, it was either in front of Ying Zichu and Zhao Ji, or when the officials and nobles were all present under a major event, it was not Xiao Yingzheng's turn to talk to Lu Buwei.

——This turned out to be the first official meeting between the future monarch and ministers.

"Congratulations, Mr. Buwei." After saluting, Ying Zheng straightened his body and spoke calmly.

"Oh?"

Lu Buwei slightly turned his head: "Dare to ask Mr. Zheng, what are you congratulating me for?"

Ying Zheng: "Congratulations to Mr. Buwei for becoming the Tutor. My father said that this title should have been given to you a long time ago, but there has never been a chance."

Lu Buwei: "The prince's Taifu is naturally the one who teaches the prince. Before that, Mr. Chu was not the prince."

Ying Zheng: "Mr. Buwei has always had a good eye for business."

Lu Buwei paused when he heard that.

Xiao Yingzheng's implication is: Everyone wants to vote for Qin, but only Lu Buwei chose to support Ying Zichu early on.He had waited for the position of today's Grand Tutor, and now that he has got his wish, I have to say that Lu Buwei has a long-term vision.

There are words in these words, which don't seem to come from the mouth of a child at all.

"No wonder Weizhen said that Mr. Zheng is talented and intelligent." Lu Buwei sighed: "It really is a young genius."

Hearing Lu Buwei utter the word "Weizhen", Ying Zheng unconsciously looked in Zhao Weizhen's direction.

She just stood by, looking at herself with a smile, neither speaking nor using her eyes as hints.

In terms of posture and expression, Mrs. Wei Zhen rarely showed a relaxed posture.

Did you trust so far?Ying Zheng was a little surprised.

It is true that Mrs. Weizhen has always been a bold, daring character.But Ying Zheng knew that Mrs. Weizhen was in a different state when facing someone she trusted, and when she was facing outsiders.

Especially in front of him, if there is an "outsider" identified by Madam Weizhen, she will definitely become vigilant, as if someone else's words can hurt Ying Zheng.

There are very few people who are not in this "outsider" category.

And Lu Buwei was there.

After coming to Xianyang, everyone said that Lu Buwei was afraid of his wife and respected his wife. He and Mrs. Weizhen had such a good relationship that they would not accept concubines or dance girls, which can be described as a model of loving couples.

But Yingzheng has never forgotten that during the Battle of Handan, Lu Buwei took his father and left without saying anything, and directly left Mrs. Weizhen and his mother in Handan.

He thought it was an expedient measure for Mrs. Wei Zhen to discord.

But now it seems...

Just now, the two adults were arguing like children. If they didn't have a really good relationship, they shouldn't have reached this point, right?

That being the case, Ying Zheng felt relieved.

Mrs. Weizhen trusts Lu Buwei, so Ying Zheng also trusts him.

After deliberating, Ying Zheng quickly listed Lu Buwei among his own people.

"I still have a lot to learn."

Ying Zheng said truthfully: "It is far from worthy of the name of a genius."

Lu Buwei: "I don't think Zheng Gongzi's schoolwork is not a problem, but besides schoolwork, he needs to accumulate, right?"

These remarks not only recognized Ying Zheng, but also pointed out a problem.

Ying Zheng was secretly satisfied: Lu Buwei didn't treat him as an outsider, and he didn't fool him like a child.

"Mr. Buwei is my father's husband." Ying Zheng said: "Do you also teach my father such knowledge as the laws of the Shang Dynasty and the theory of a hundred schools of thought?"

Lu Buwei shook his head.

Ying Zheng: "Then what did my father learn from my husband?"

Lu Buwei: "These theories can be regarded as the foundation, and Mr. Chu knows it well."

Ying Zheng frowned immediately.

Seeing his displeasure, Lu Buwei laughed softly.

The man picked up the hem of his clothes, squatted down () like Zhao Weizhen, and chose to look at Ying Zheng.

"It's not perfunctory son."

Lu Buwei explained patiently: "Although Mr. Zichu confronted Zhao as a young man, and he didn't have Weizhen by his side, he was taught by other gentlemen. Maybe other gentlemen are not as good as Mrs. Weizhen, but Mr. Zichu understands these things, doesn't Mr. Zheng know?" ?”

Also.

Ying Zheng thought about it, although my father was not in Xianyang before, but whether he grew up in Xianyang, the laws of Qin and Qin are still deep in his heart.

"What I taught Mr. Chu is how to do it."

"How to do it?"

Lu Buwei continued: "From the trivial matters of the court to the harmony of relatives, the prince needs to set an example."

Ying Zheng immediately understood: "You are teaching my father how to be a king. This is what a prince and a prince should do."

Lu Buwei praised: "Young Master Zheng is smart."

only……

This still hasn't completely resolved Ying Zheng's doubts about Lu Buwei.

He admitted that he was curious about the man in front of him: Father recognized him, and Mrs. Weizhen also recognized him. Even his mother said that although Lu Buwei was a businessman, he was very powerful.

Naturally, Ying Zheng had to figure out for himself what he was really good at.

"Since the master knows what the monarch should do, he should assist the monarch." Ying Zheng said, "Why do you only want to be a tutor?"

Lu Buwei raised his eyebrows slightly: "Isn't the Grand Tutor not enough? The future of a country rests on the shoulders of the Grand Tutor."

Ying Zheng: "Isn't Mr. Wei willing to stop here?"

Lu Buwei: "..."

Ying Zheng: "The next step is the prime minister of a country."

Lu Buwei then turned his head and looked at Zhao Weizhen.

Zhao Weizhen gave him an extremely bright smile.

Told you already!Xiao Yingzheng is a rare genius.Even if you just treat him as a smart kid, it's easy to overturn yourself.

But Lu Buwei performed well.

I don't know what Qin Shihuang's mentality was towards Lu Buwei in history, but in the end, it was clear that Emperor Qiangu felt that this powerful minister was rampant and hindered his way of centralizing power.

But now, Ying Zheng is not yet eight years old, his grandfather and father are still alive, and there is no conflict of interest between them.

Zhao Weizhen can speak good words for Lu Buwei, but Ying Zheng never trusts others.

Lu Buwei showed a respectful attitude, and didn't treat Xiao Yingzheng as a child, so Yingzheng had a further conversation.

At least it's off to a good start.

Hearing Xiao Yingzheng's blunt words, Lu Buwei hesitated a little.

But he chose to be honest with him in the end.

"I don't need to fight with Lord Yangquan." Lu Buwei said gently.

"Mr. Yangquan?"

Ying Zheng's brows tightened even more.

Zhao Weizhen once analyzed the pros and cons for him, and Xiao Yingzheng naturally understood the role of the Chu people's power in the Qin court.

Lu Buwei continued: "Mr. Yangquan has been walking in front of Mrs. Huayang frequently recently, because he wants Mrs. Huayang to persuade Mr. An to make him the Prime Minister of the country."