According to the usual practice, after tutoring Ying Zheng for a while and deepening their relationship, Zhao Mu was about to leave the palace. No matter how trusted he was, he could not stay in the palace for the night. Zhao Gao was still leading the way.
He was sent by Ying Zichu to be by Ying Zheng's side. Because of his status as a distant relative of the imperial clan, he naturally became the leader of all the eunuchs and serving girls around Ying Zheng.
"Zhao Gao, young master's status is noble and cannot be harmed at all. You must serve young master carefully. If there is any negligence, I will take your life without the Crown Prince!”
Zhao Mu said.
Zhao Gao quickly bowed and said," I understand. Don't worry, sir. I will protect you even if I have to die." However, in the future, I hope that Teacher will take care of me.”
"You're a smart person. As long as a smart person can be patient, he will naturally have a chance.”Zhao Mu's voice was indifferent. Zhao Gao and Wang Luo were like a sharp sword, a sword that could hurt others as well as themselves.
The Network was an organization that he had to build in his plan, so he needed to first grind Zhao Gao until he was convinced.
"Yes, sir." Zhao Gao understood Zhao Mu's meaning. He was almost considered Zhao Mu's subordinate now, but he still needed to be tested. He could not be considered a trusted aide, but Zhao Gao believed that one day, he would not be a small eunuch like today.
Ying Zichu had arranged a house for Zhao Mu in Xianyang City. The house was very big, with pavilions, gardens, and ponds. It was definitely not cheap, and there was also a bunch of maids and servants. In order to win Zhao Mu over, Ying Zichu had obviously put in a lot of effort.
Zhao Mu did not care about these things. After Zhao Gao returned, he instructed the servants and maids to work according to the schedule and hid in the study room alone.
He didn't care how many of these maids and servants were sent by the nobles in Xianyang City, because when Ying Zheng ascended the throne, everything would be overturned and started all over again. Right now, he was just like that fish called Kun, waiting for the wind to rise and turn him into a roc!
And this gust of wind was Ying Zheng's ascension.
Ying Zichu had only been in power for three years, which was actually a very short period of time.
When Zhao Mu returned to his own residence, Lu Buwei was also entertaining General Xiang Shou at his own home. Unlike Zhao Mu, who was alone, Lu Buwei was the richest man in the State of Zhao, even though he was a little embarrassed when he escaped with Ying Zichu six years ago.
However, he still had a considerable family business, so his mansion was very large and grand.
After he came to Xianyang, he had helped Ying Zichu to recruit officials and nobles. Xiang Shou was the most important person he had recruited.
Xiang Shou was a relative of Queen Huiwen of Qin and Empress Dowager Xuan, the mother of King Zhaoxiang of Qin. He had been very close to King Zhaoxiang since he was young, so he was put in an important position after King Zhaoxiang ascended the throne.
Moreover, he had used the credit of attacking Yiyang of Han Country to become a relatively famous general.
However, there was some inside story behind this. The one who really conquered Yiyang was Gan Mao. It was just that Gan Mao had given the credit to Xiang Shou in exchange for Xiang Shou to help him do something. Later on, Xiang Shou was persuaded by Su Dai, the henchman of Han Country's Prime Minister Zhong Xi, to oppose Gan Mao's return of Wu Sui.
In the end, Gan Mao was forced to escape from the front line of the attack on Wei's Puban.
Moreover, he was a sycophantic official, so he had a bad reputation in the court. At the same time, because he pushed Gan Mao out, he was also viewed with hostility by many people. After all, Gan Mao was the Left Prime Minister when he was a Martial King, so his influence was not small.
These people had always wanted to kill Xiang Shou.
However, with King Zhaoxiang's protection, Xiang Shou had always been fine. Now that King Zhaoxiang had passed away, and King Xiaowen's relationship with Xiang Shou was only average, Xiang Shou, who only wanted to live out his life peacefully, longed for King Xiaowen's trust.
This was also the reason why Zhao Mu had chosen him.
Halfway through the banquet, Lu Buwei's carefully selected concubines came to the main hall and started dancing. The one in the middle was the most beautiful. She had a delicate face, long hair, snow-white skin, and a graceful figure.
Xiang Shou's gaze was instantly attracted by it.
Lu Buwei's heart was bleeding. This woman was called Qing Mei Ren, and he had bought her in the State of Qin. He had not even had the chance to enjoy her, and now she was being pushed out. Fortunately, compared to power, this was nothing.
After the dance, Xiang Shou clapped his hands and laughed, his gaze fixed on Qing Mei as she retreated.
"Lord Xiang, let's continue drinking," Lu Buwei said.”
As he spoke, he raised his cup to Xiang Shou. The two drank for a while more. Xiang Shou was old after all, and with the help of the guards, he bid farewell to Lu Buwei. Although he did not have much talent, he knew that Lu Buwei was helping the Crown Prince to build connections.
Therefore, he drank the wine with a clear conscience.
When he got on the carriage, he was suddenly shocked. That green beauty was in his carriage, and Xiang Shou's wine was instantly awakened.
"Greetings, Milord."
The azure beauty bowed. Her expression was delicate and pitiful, causing one to feel pity for her. She was the kind of woman who would cause one's heart to ache when they saw her. Xiang Shou asked her to stand up and sit beside him.
The green beauty was indeed very beautiful. Xiang Shou knew that Lu Buwei had seen his performance at the banquet, which was why he had given her to him.
However, he wasn't greedy for the beauty of the green beauty. He was already over seventy years old. Who knew when he would die? It was normal for him to be powerless. He wanted to give Qing Mei to His Majesty. Everyone knew that His Majesty was lecherous.
A year of mourning was definitely a very bitter thing for King Xiaowen.
If he gave the Emperor a one-in-a-thousand beauty, he would definitely gain the Emperor's trust. As long as the Emperor showed a little bit of interest, the remaining forces of Ganmao would not dare to find trouble with him.
After all, Gan Mao was already dead. These people were just struggling on their last breaths. They were only staring at him for revenge.
He had also been looking for beauties these days, but none of them could compare to the woman in front of him. This banquet was worth it.
"Do you want to enter the palace?" Xiang Shou looked at Qing Mei and said.
Qing Mei lay on Xiang Shou's lap and said softly,""I'll leave it to you to decide."
"Hahaha."
Xiang Shou's smug laughter came from the carriage.
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