At the mention of Zhao Yingluo, Zhao Yan's mood became even more depressed.
Wang Jian was old and shrewd, naturally seeing through this point too.
If it was something else, he could have teased Zhao Yan.
However, it would be too insensible for her to do this when she was missing her dead mother.
Then, the room fell silent again.
Soon, they were full.
Zhao Yan stood up and clapped his small hands."Thank you for your hospitality today, Old General!”
He thought for a moment, then pulled out his beast skin pocket, took out the globe from inside, and handed it to Wang Jian.
"I'll leave this to the old general.”
Wang Jian frowned and said,"The Imperial Palace is unobstructed for you. Why do you still need this old man to pass it over?"”
Zhao Yan smiled bitterly but didn't say anything.
He patted the globe and said to Wang Jian,""Old General, you must take this matter to heart. This item did not seem to be anything special, but if it was used well, it would be of great significance to Great Qin!”
After saying that, he turned around and waved his hand.
"I'm leaving. Take care, Old General!”
Looking at Zhao Yan's back view, Wang Jian's expression could not help but become solemn.
"Why does this kid look like I won't be seeing him in the future? Take care…" Wang Jian's brows suddenly twitched when he thought of Zhao Yan's action of asking him to hand over the item.
"Not good!"
Thinking of this, he quickly picked up the globe and hurried out.
Very soon, Wang Jian arrived at the Imperial Palace.
At this moment, Brother Zheng was handling government affairs.
"Old General, why are you in such a hurry?”
Brother Zheng asked curiously.
As the Ancestral Dragon, Brother Zheng had the courage to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him. His tone was still very calm.
Wang Jian's expression was somewhat ugly.
He took out the globe and handed it to Brother Zheng.
"Your Majesty, this is the item that Zhao Yan entrusted me with.”
Brother Zheng took it and said with interest,"What is this?"
In the past, whenever Zhao Yan gave something to Brother Zheng, it was either something that was of great use to the country or something that was full of sincerity.
Now, Brother Zheng had no qualms about accepting Zhao Yan's things. He even felt that he was not tired of it.
The thing that Wang Jian sent over was very unique in shape.
The main body was a big round ball, fixed by a walnut shaft frame, and there was a base below.
Brother Zheng casually patted the big ball, and the globe began to spin quickly.
"This item is quite interesting!”
Brother Zheng chuckled. He thought that Zhao Yan had created some new toy and wanted to share it with him.
On second thought, Brother Zheng felt that something was wrong.
Zhao Yan had never given her anything useless, and she had never seen him play with toys like an ordinary child.
He raised his hand and pressed it on the globe, only to find that the round ball was filled with words.
Because it was a product of the system, the globe was marked with Qin Wen's small seal script.
It was marked with the geographical structure of the countries in this era. It could be said to be extremely accurate.
Coincidentally, Brother Zheng had pressed down on Great Qin's territory.
When he saw the map of Great Qin on the globe, Big Brother Zheng's eyes widened.
"Go get the map!" he said hurriedly.”
This sentence was said quickly and urgently.
Originally, things like retrieving things were done by the inner servants of the palace.
However, sensing Brother Zheng's eagerness, Wang Jian hurriedly ran to the wooden cabinet at the side and took out a map with familiarity.
Right now, the two of them were in the Qilin Hall where Big Brother Zheng usually stayed. As the Great General, Wang Jian already could not remember how many military affairs he had discussed with Big Brother Zheng here.
He knew exactly where the map was.
Spreading the map on the table, Wang Jian also moved closer to Brother Zheng.
"Your Majesty?"
He asked in a low voice, but Brother Zheng ignored him and stared at the globe.
Wang Jian also went over and looked at the globe.
With this look, Wang Jian's eyes immediately widened.
At this moment, the seemingly simple and unadorned globe was like countless treasures in the eyes of Brother Zheng and Wang Jian, the two most powerful people in the world.
The two of them stared at the globe for a long time before they reluctantly raised their heads.
They looked at each other and saw disbelief and horror in each other's eyes.
"They all match!"
Wang Jian sighed. His expression was somewhat strange.
Brother Zheng nodded and let out a long sigh of relief.
He understood what Wang Jian meant.
At the beginning of the Great Qin Dynasty, there were thirty-six outer counties, plus the Neishi County of Guanzhong, which was generally counted as thirty-seven counties.
However, later on, Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo took over Tu Sui's task and conquered Lingnan, establishing Guilin, Nanhai, and Xiangjun.
In addition, Meng Tian had driven the Xiongnu out of the Hetao region and added Jiuyuan Prefecture.
Now, Great Qin had 41 Outer Commandery.
On this small globe, Great Qin's territory was exactly the same as the map in the hall.
What made the two of them feel even more incredulous was that…
The terrain displayed on the globe was even more detailed than Brother Zheng's secret map.
For example, the terrain of Guanzhong on the military map.
The Zhongnan Mountain on Longshou Plain was only a rough square map, it wasn't precise.
But this mountain, Brother Zheng and Wang Jian were very familiar with it.
On the globe, even its exact outline was depicted.
This was simply unbelievable!
"It's so exquisite that it's simply a masterpiece!”
Wang Jian said with a shocked expression.
As a general, no one knew better than him how important an accurate map was to the army.
From this point of view, the globe in front of him could definitely be considered a treasure of the military!
Brother Zheng chuckled and asked,""Did Old General Wang only see this?”
Wang Jian was stunned. Then, he said,"Your Majesty, what you mean is…" Brother Zheng pointed at the globe. To the north of Great Qin's territory, there was a region marked in gray, and the word 'Xiongnu' was written in small seal script.
He pointed at the area with his finger and said,"This thing is not simple. From what I can see, it should be all the countries in the world gathered here.”
Wang Jian nodded. After which, he subconsciously said,"I understand the logic, but…why is the world a ball?”
As soon as he said this, the hall immediately fell into a dead silence.
Soon after, Wang Jian laughed dryly and said, Brother Zheng shook his head and said,"
"I heard from that kid that he has a master. His strange ability was taught to him by his master. Perhaps, in the eyes of their faction, the world should be a ball.”
This kind of thing was not strange to Brother Zheng.
China had just experienced the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought.
The various schools of thought had never stopped thinking about the world they lived in.
Just in Great Qin, there were many theories such as the theory that the sky was round and the earth was square, the theory that the sky was covered, the theory that Yin and Yang were the five elements, and the theory that the four directions were the center.
There was a faction that proposed that the world was a ball, but it seemed to be acceptable?
However, this was where the strangeness of the situation lay.
What others proposed were all conjectures, which meant that they relied on one's brain to think hard.
Anyway, I only need to express my thoughts. I can't guarantee whether it's true or not.
If you take it seriously, that's your problem. I can't even prove that this thing is real.
However, the globe that Zhao Yan took out revealed a huge difference.
It could actually prove that what it said was true!
Do you dare to believe this?
Just by looking at the Great Qin Territory, it was incredibly accurate.
Since Great Qin's map was real, then the other maps…this was the reason why Big Brother Zheng and Wang Jian felt their teeth go cold.
For a moment, the two of them fell silent. They leaned on the table and silently turned the globe.
After a long time, they finally raised their heads.
"I didn't expect that there would be so many interesting countries in this world.”
Brother Zheng's eyes flashed with a bright light.
Wang Jian's face revealed a somewhat crazy expression.
"Your Majesty!"
He looked at Brother Zheng. It was just two words and a form of address, but it seemed to gather thousands of words. Everything was in silence.
At this moment, Wang Jian finally understood why Zhao Yan had said that this item was of great importance to Great Qin.
To Wang Jian, this was more than just significant. This was simply opening the door to a new world.
In the past, in the knowledge of Wang Jian and the other nobles, the world was actually only as big as this one mu of land.
After they followed Brother Zheng to unify the Xia, they looked around and felt a sense of loneliness like an expert.
At that time, Great Qin would still have to deal with the Xiongnu and the Yue.
But now, the Xiongnu had been beaten into a dead dog by Meng Tian. It was said that the Xiongnu Chanyu, Touman, was unable to recover after returning and was killed by his own son.
Now, the Xiongnu could only hide in the cold north and struggle to survive.
As for the Southern Ridge's Hundred Yue, Great Qin had already taken care of them five years ago.
To Wang Jian, these military higher-ups, reaching the peak too early in life was inevitably somewhat dull and boring.
Now, it seemed that his plan was still too small!
Great Qin did not want to fight for the Xiongnu's crappy land.
The fun of fighting the Xiongnu was just fighting the Xiongnu itself. It was no different from eating, sleeping, and fighting Doudou.
However, after crossing Jiuyuan, Longxi, and then to the west, crossing the desert, they would arrive at a plain.
They were all extremely intelligent people. Now, Brother Zheng and Wang Jian had also studied and understood the various mysteries of this globe.
For example, yellow with shadows represented mountains, light blue represented rivers, dark blue represented oceans, and green represented plains.
This thing could be used for farming.
Wang Jian's thoughts were very simple. He wasn't Brother Zheng, and he didn't have the ambition of "ugh, ugh, ugh, it's all ugh".
He only knew that in the future, Great Qin's army would no longer have to worry about not fighting.
It was really a happiness that could make one tear up…At this moment, Wang Jian suddenly heard Brother Zheng sigh faintly.
He raised his head to look at Brother Zheng and saw that Brother Zheng had a conflicted expression.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Brother Zheng shook his head and didn't say anything.
Zhao Yan was Zhao Yingluo's son. He planned to bury this matter deep in his heart and was unwilling to tell others.
Judging from the timeline, Zhao Yan was not her child.
Due to his feelings for Zhao Yingluo, Brother Zheng found it difficult to accept Zhao Yan's identity.
However, Zhao Yan had brought him so many surprises one after another. How could Brother Zheng not be conflicted?
Although Big Brother Zheng did not say anything, Wang Jian still guessed that the knot in Big Brother Zheng's heart was definitely related to Zhao Yan.
When he thought of Zhao Yan's somewhat lonely little figure when he left earlier, Wang Jian also sighed in his heart.
He did not know what had happened between Brother Zheng and Zhao Yan.
However, Wang Jian could see very clearly that the crux of the problem was Brother Zheng here.
Zhao Yan's sincerity towards Brother Zheng was not lacking at all.
Since he already sensed Zhao Yan's intention to leave, it was impossible for Wang Jian to just watch helplessly like this.
He didn't care what Brother Zheng thought. He simply felt that Zhao Yan shouldn't have left just like that.
The reason was simple.
Great Qin needed this monstrous brat!
Moreover, after this period of interaction, Wang Jian also liked that mischievous devilish child from the bottom of his heart.
From a personal standpoint, he couldn't just leave it be.
Thinking up to here, Wang Jian suddenly opened his mouth and said,"Your Majesty, I will be having lunch with Zhao Yan today. I guess that this kid might want to leave.”
"Leave?"
Brother Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he said angrily,"Nonsense, he's just a three-year-old child. Where can he go?”
"Before meeting His Majesty, he also wandered the world alone.”
After Wang Jian finished speaking, he looked down.
Even though the relationship between the monarch and his subjects was close, this sentence was considered extremely bold for him.
Brother Zheng glared angrily at Wang Jian. Then, his expression collapsed and he finally let out a long sigh.
"Old General, do you still remember that five years ago, I visited the people privately and stayed at the ferry for several months before returning?”
Wang Jian nodded.
When Brother Zheng was injured that time, everyone in the imperial court was frightened. Even now, he still felt a lingering fear when he thought about it.
"I met a woman there. Her name was Zhao Yingluo…" The sky outside the window gradually darkened.
Following Big Brother Zheng's narration, Wang Jian then found out the whole story of Big Brother Zheng's assassination attempt.
"Such a strange woman, His Majesty should bring her into the palace and at least give her the position of a wife!”
Wang Jian clapped his hands and said loudly.
Brother Zheng had not established an empress until until now. The courtiers did not dare to say much about the matters of the harem.
However, with Wang Jian's status, it was not impossible to suggest that Brother Zheng appoint a wife whose status was second only to the Empress.
Brother Zheng shook his head and laughed at himself."How could I not want this…" In one sentence, he expressed Brother Zheng's regret about this matter.
Brother Zheng's next sentence directly made Wang Jian dumbfounded.
"Zhao Yingluo is Zhao Yan's mother!”
Looking at the dumbstruck Wang Jian, Brother Zheng laughed bitterly.
"Now, Old General, do you understand why I don't want to see Zhao Yan? She really didn't know how to face him!”
When Brother Zheng said this, he said in a melancholy tone,"How I wish that Zhao Yan was my son. Unfortunately, according to the investigation of the Black Ice Platform, Zhao Yan was only born eighteen months after I left the ferry. Surely the old general understood what this meant?”
Wang Jian nodded.
She had only given birth to a child eighteen months after she had engaged to someone else.
If this kind of thing happened to someone else, there was still the possibility of him being a father.
However, for Brother Zheng, it was impossible!
Wait!
There seemed to be something wrong!
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