Although Cheng Jiao had many childish ideas in his heart, he did not have the slightest chance to implement them!
Cheng Jiao couldn't see Prince Qinzhuang at all. When he went to see Prince Qinzhuang, he was told that he had something important to deal with.
Moreover, Cheng Jiao didn't even know what Ying Zheng looked like.
When Ying Zheng returned to the country, he entered the Xianyang Palace directly, and was then dragged to verify his bloodline. He did not give Cheng Jiao a chance to meet him at all.
A eunuch holding a black gown ran to Cheng Jiao in small steps and said,""Young Master Cheng Jiao, the King sent me to deliver this. It is the ceremonial dress to be worn at the inheritance ceremony six days later.”
Cheng Jiao looked at the black gown that the eunuch was holding with both hands, and the fire in his heart couldn't help but explode.
"Get lost!" Cheng Jiao kicked the eunuch's lower abdomen, causing him to fall to the ground. His black robe also fell to the ground.
The eunuch's face contorted. He endured the pain and got up from the ground. He picked up the black gown and quickly retreated.
A side hall in Xianyang Palace!
Prince Zhuang of Qin and Ying Zheng sat opposite each other!
There was no chessboard, no tea, and no eunuch. There was only a solemn atmosphere!
Prince Zhuang of Qin stared at Ying Zheng with his sharp eyes, giving him a sense of oppression.
Ying Zheng sat still, but the beads of sweat on both sides of his cheeks revealed his nervousness and the pressure he was under.
A kind smile appeared on Prince Zhuang's face, sweeping away the solemn atmosphere.
"Zheng 'er, we were separated for thirteen years. It's been thirteen years since we met!”
" But they are still related by blood," Prince Qinzhuang said." The relationship between father and son cannot be severed."”
"Father, I have some doubts in my heart and want to ask you.”
"I wonder if Father would allow me to ask?" asked Ying Zheng.”
"Zheng 'er, you've just returned to the country, but you're about to take over the position of the King of Qin. Naturally, your heart is filled with questions.”
"Zheng 'er, you can ask as many questions as you can since we're having a conversation today," said Prince Zhuang of Qin.”
"Your son understands."
Ying Zheng put his hands forward and said,""Then your son will begin to ask."
Prince Zhuang nodded, indicating that Ying Zheng could ask now.
" Father," Ying Zheng asked with a calm expression," you still have a son under your command named 'Cheng Jiao'. Although he is five years younger than me, I am still underage.”
"Cheng Jiao grew up in Xianyang Palace and has a good understanding of Great Qin, while your son grew up in Handan, the State of Zhao, so he only knows a little about Great Qin.”
"Why did father choose your son and not Cheng Jiao?”
Seeing that Ying Zheng could ask such a question, a satisfied smile appeared on Prince Zhuang's face.
"Age is very important. A difference of five years is enough to change the most important thing.”
" Besides, Chengjiao likes to practice martial arts," Prince Qinzhuang explained." He doesn't like to study literature. He's also easily provoked."”
"Although shrewdness can be slowly nurtured, there's not so much time to nurture a dragon.”
"Cheng Jiao is also the successor of the King of Qin. I'm afraid he will be played in the palm of the Great Qin royal family and become a puppet.”
"As for you, Zheng 'er, from the border of Zhao to the Xianyang Palace, you maintained a calm state.”
"This means that you can calmly deal with all the civil and military officials and Great Qin's royal family.”
"There's also Lu Buwei. There's no relationship between him and Cheng Jiao, but he still has some remaining friendship with Zheng 'er's mother. Even if it's just a little, it's enough.”
Ying Zheng did not ask what the remaining friendship was, but was prepared to ask the next question.
"Your son understands!"
" Father, Lord Gao Ling is Zheng's elder brother," Ying Zheng continued.”
"Why did Royal Father send Imperial Mother to visit Lord Gao Ling as soon as possible?”
"Also, why did the documents written by those clan elders have to be signed by Gao Lingjun?”
"Does Gao Lingjun have such a great influence in Great Qin?”
Prince Zhuang of Qin did not hide anything from Ying Zheng, so naturally, Ying Zheng knew all these things.
Faced with Ying Zheng's three consecutive questions, an ugly smile appeared on Prince Zhuang's face for a moment.
"The first Lord Gaoling was Young Master Kui, the son of King Huiwen of Qin and the third son of Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin. He was initially conferred the title of Peng. Later, Sima Cuo was ordered to lead an army to attack Wei and seize Zhi Land of Wei (now south of Jiyuan in Henan). He also attacked Han and seized Deng Land of Han (now Dengzhou in Henan, or now Xiangyang in Hubei). He then conferred Deng Land to Young Master Kui.”
Prince Zhuang of Qin still explained to Ying Zheng,""Peng Di and Deng Di are enough to make Young Master Kui the strongest royal family below the King of Qin.”
"But Young Master Kui passed away when he went to Peng Land and Deng Land.”
"The royal family didn't want Lord Gao Lingjun to die just like that. They searched desperately and finally found the posthumous son that Young Master Kui left behind.”
"After the efforts of the two kings of Qin, King Ji of Qin Zhaoxiang and King Dang of Qin Wu, they managed to take back Peng and Deng.”
"However, under the pressure of the royal family, we have also made compensation. We have ten thousand mu of fertile farmland and a horse farm outside Xianyang City, as well as a promise that we do not need to hand over the spoils of war to the royal family.”
"Zheng 'er, your father, I, also sent a Lord Gao Ling to the Nine Plains Battlefield, causing that Lord Gao Ling to die on the battlefield.”
"And the current Gao Lingjun, the son of the previous Gao Lingjun who died on the battlefield, is Zheng 'er's elder brother,' Ying Song'. It can be said that he has the greatest prestige in the royal family.”
"Even if Gao Lingjun is declining day by day, he is still a behemoth whose face cannot be seen through.”
"In addition, Ying Song is always careful, and most of them are staying in the Gaoling manor. He also has Feng Quji's connections, and he has the protection of a hundred Yellow-scarved Strongmen.”
"I didn't expect my clan brother to have such an important position.”
Ying Zheng sighed and asked in confusion,""Father, when I was in Zhao, I often heard of the Great Qin Iron Armored Army, the Great Qin elite soldiers, the Golden Fire Cavalry, and the Dragon and Tiger Cavalry, but I've never heard of the Yellow Scarf Strongmen.”
"Every Yellow-scarved Warrior's stamina, strength, and defense are higher than those of a hundred battle-hardened soldiers. Together with the military, every Yellow-scarved Warrior has the strength of a beginner Black Rank.”
" If we have more than a thousand of them," Prince Qinzhuang said," when paired with an army formation on the battlefield, their lethality won't be inferior to Great Qin's elite soldiers, Golden Fire Cavalry, or Dragon-Tiger Cavalry.”
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