Night fell again.
In Xianyang Palace, Brother Zheng changed into casual clothes and boarded the carriage with Wang Jian, leaving the palace together.
"Your Majesty, the Black Ice Platform has been quite active these few days. Are there any movements from the Western and White Races?”
Sitting in the carriage, Wang Jian asked Brother Zheng in a casual tone.
Brother Zheng waved his hand dismissively."Meng Mingshi, Xi Qishu, Bai Yibing, and the other ancestors of the Meng, Xi, and Bai Clans were all heroes. But now, the glory of the three races was gone. They no longer had any ambitions and were not worth worrying about.”
Wang Jian nodded. After which, he sighed softly.
Everything in the world had a law of prosperity and decline. How could Wang Jian not know this point?
The reason why he sighed was because he thought of the Wang family of Pinyang.
Wang Jian's martial arts had been illustrious throughout his life, and he was the only person in Great Qin who had been granted the title of Marquis Che.
Because of him, the Wang Clan had become one of Great Qin's top nobles.
His son, Wang Ben, had also earned the title of Marquis of Tongwu.
However, the next generation was a little ordinary.
Wang Jian's grandson, Wang Li, could be considered a young elite in Xianyang, but it depended on who he was compared to.
Now that Great Qin had established its rule over the world, it had entered a period of recuperation.
Almost all the sons and daughters of noble families in Guanzhong were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. How could they have experienced any real hardships?
Wang Jian had seen true geniuses before.
Back then, Gan Luo was only twelve years old. Because of his outstanding talent, he was made a high official by Brother Zheng.
In the army, Li Xin similarly stood out at the tender age and was doted on by Brother Zheng. His prestige in the army even caught up to Wang Jian.
And now, a three-year-old young master had appeared out of nowhere. Every move he made was shocking.
Not to mention these monstrous figures, even when compared to his own granddaughter, Wang Li was still far inferior.
Now that Wang Jian was already advanced in age, he himself also knew that he did not have many good days left to live.
After he left, his grandson, Wang Li, would be the one to inherit the title of Marquis Wucheng.
It could be expected that with his influence, it would be easy for Wang Li to get a high position.
However, these things were easy to obtain, but how difficult was it to defend them?
Meng, Xi, and Bai were extremely powerful during the Qin Mu Gong era.
Their base camp, Di County, had been the number one county in Guanzhong for hundreds of years.
In such a long time, how could Wang Li compare to the outstanding figures from the three clans?
However, their long peaceful lives had caused the three clans to be stuck in their old ways.
Now, he had completely become a mediocre person who was waiting to die.
Seeing the current situation of Meng, Xi, and Bai, Wang Jian could not help but feel sad.
As people aged, no matter how powerful and glorious they were, they could not help but feel sad.
Brother Zheng and Wang Jian had been friends for many years. Seeing Wang Jian's expression, he immediately guessed his thoughts.
Brother Zheng smiled and asked,"Old General, are you worried about the future of the Wang Consortium?”
Wang Jian nodded. Following which, he sighed and said,"I am ashamed."
"What's there to be ashamed of?"
Brother Zheng waved his hand. He did not promise Wang Jian anything.
To Brother Zheng, he had to reward and punish his subjects clearly. This was the most basic ethics of an emperor.
With Wang Jian's current achievements, as long as the Wang family did not commit any crimes of treason, it was the most basic thing for them to live with the country.
He knew that this was not what Wang Jian was worried about.
After thinking for a while, Brother Zheng continued,"Back then, when Qin destroyed the six countries, I fulfilled the long-cherished wish of the previous kings and unified the world. Old General Wang should remember that I said something at that time.”
Seeing Wang Jian raise his head and look at him, Brother Zheng continued,"I am the First Emperor. Later generations are counted according to the number of generations, from the second generation to the third generation to thousands of generations, passed down endlessly.”
At this point, Brother Zheng couldn't help but laugh at himself.
"At that time, I was in high spirits and full of myself, that's why I said this. However, you and I both know that it is easier said than done to pass down the world!”
After Brother Zheng finished speaking, he did not say anything else. The monarch and his subject both fell into deep thought.
Back then, Brother Zheng had been extremely ambitious and wanted Great Qin to continue for generations.
However, it didn't take long for him to realize that he was too naive.
Not to mention that he was a man of the highest position for ten thousand years, just the virtue of his sons would make Brother Zheng feel that it was a little unreliable in his second life.
It was said that the First Emperor was obsessed with seeking immortality.
However, only Wang Jian and his close officials could understand that Brother Zheng did these things. Was it really for himself?
If Big Brother Zheng was really like what the Six Nations had said, a tyrant who was greedy for pleasure and took over the world for his own benefit, Great Qin would not be in this situation.
In the years that Brother Zheng had succeeded to the throne, he had been working hard on state affairs every day and did not dare to slack off at all.
He went out on several patrols, and although it seemed like a huge commotion, in reality, everything was simple.
Every time he patrolled a place, it was to observe the local situation.
Even the emperor was exhausted from traveling.
In the eyes of others, this was asking for trouble.
However, Brother Zheng was never tired of it!
Very few people could fully understand Brother Zheng, but from what he said, one could see Brother Zheng's original intention.
"I rule over the six countries, unite the world, build the Great Wall, suppress the Nine Provinces 'dragon veins, protect my Great Qin, and protect my country. I swear here in the name of the first emperor that I will defend the territory and expand the territory when I am alive. Sweep the barbarians in all directions and stabilize the foundation of our Great Qin Dynasty. When I die, I will also transform into a dragon soul and protect China forever! This oath, the sun and moon as witnesses, heaven and earth as witnesses, immortals, demons, ghosts and gods as witnesses!”
Someone actually called an emperor with such ambition a tyrant?
Not only did he say that, but he also did it.
Just this sentence alone was enough to elevate Brother Zheng to the position of God.
As long as the people of the Xia Dynasty remained, he would be qualified to be worshipped by others for generations to come!
Not long after, the carriage slowly came to a stop.
"Let's go and see if that brat will still refuse Zhen outside the door today!"”
Wang Jian similarly grinned.
Yesterday, he was still a little angry because of Zhao Yan's rudeness.
But after the brief conversation just now, Wang Jian suddenly calmed down.
He realized that he understood Brother Zheng's abnormal behavior these past two days.
If it was in the past, even if Brother Zheng felt that he owed Zhao Yan and his mother a lot, he would not have indulged Zhao Yan without a bottom line.
In the entire world, this was the only family that dared to shut Brother Zheng out for two consecutive days.
The reason why Brother Zheng was so tolerant of Zhao Yan was not just because of the relationship between father and son.
Thinking about it from his own perspective, if his own grandson Wang Li was also as monstrous as Zhao Yan.
Not to mention that he gave him the cold shoulder, even if he pulled out his beard and burned it every day for fun, Wang Jian would still be happy.
Moreover, he would complain that the beard grew too slowly, making his precious grandson unable to pull it to his heart's content.
They arrived in front of Zhao Yan's new mansion.
Just like the past, the past
This time, Brother Zheng did not let Wang Jian knock on the door. Instead, he walked up and knocked on the door himself.
Soon, the door opened a crack from the inside, revealing the old gatekeeper's sorrowful face.
He raised his head and looked outside with familiarity. When he saw Brother Zheng's imposing square face, he was shocked.
The old gatekeeper rubbed his eyes.
Then, he opened his mouth slightly and held it in for a long time, but he could not say a word.
"Is Zhao Yan here?" Brother Zheng asked.
"Yes, the young master is at home!" The old gatekeeper answered subconsciously.”
After a pause, he stuttered,""Your, Your Majesty, why did you come personally?”
Wang Jian, who was following behind Brother Zheng, could not help but laugh when he heard this.
He glared at the old gatekeeper and scolded with a smile,""You old thing, two days ago when this old man called, you were very arrogant. Today, when you see His Majesty, you don't even know how to speak?”
As he said, Wang Jian raised his hand to push the door open, wanting to take the opportunity to enter.
"Old General, you can't do that!”
Seeing Wang Jian's actions, the old gatekeeper was so frightened that he immediately turned around and shouted.
"Little master has ordered that no one is allowed to visit these few days. Old General, please forgive me. If you go in and Little Master blames me, I can't afford to be punished!”
Wang Jian's eyebrows gradually rose. He said angrily,""He's just a three-year-old child. How can he punish you? "Could it be…" When
the old gatekeeper heard this, his expression turned solemn."Old General, be careful with your words!"
Then, he said word by word,"Although little master is young, he doesn't have the domineering temperament of those silkpants from noble families. Even when he treats a useless old dog like me, he treats me with great courtesy. If my master can do this, how can I not sacrifice my life for him?”
Wang Jian raised his brows.
A mere servant actually dared to speak to him in such a manner, making him very uncomfortable.
But this old gatekeeper was also protecting Zhao Yan, so Wang Jian could not say anything to refute.
After a moment of silence, he chuckled and said,""You old fool, you're quite loyal!"
At this moment, Brother Zheng suddenly pointed at the old gatekeeper and said,""Zhen remembers that you were on duty at Qi Nian Palace before, right?”
The old gatekeeper quickly lowered his head and gave Brother Zheng a standard palace bow. Then, he said,"Yes, sir!"
Brother Zheng nodded and smiled."Very good."
Then, he turned his head to Wang Jian and said,""Let's go. We'll come back tomorrow."
Watching the two of them board the carriage, the old gatekeeper seemed to have lost all his strength. He leaned against the door and slowly sat on the ground, cold sweat forming on his forehead.
After a while, he struggled to get up, carefully closed the door, and walked towards the backyard.
When they arrived at the backyard, they saw Zhao Yan lying in the arms of a maid while another maid fed him grapes.
He walked forward and bowed to Zhao Yan.
"They left?"
Zhao Yan asked despite knowing the answer.
In fact, the moment Brother Zheng and Wang Jian left, the progress of the [Three Visits to the Cottage] mission had already refreshed, and the number behind it had become 2(3.
The old gatekeeper nodded and walked to Zhao Yan's side. He squatted down and said with a bitter smile,"Little master, can you give me a definite answer? When will these days end? If this continues, I'm going to be scared to death!”
Zhao Yan grinned and patted the old gatekeeper's shoulder."You're already so old. Why are you so useless? They were both humans. How could a living person like you be scared to death?”
Seeing that the old gatekeeper was about to cry, Zhao Yan said,"Hurry up, hurry up. Just hang in there. It'll only happen in the next two days!”
On the other side, Brother Zheng and Wang Jian were sitting in the carriage on their way back.
"Your Majesty, that gatekeeper?”
After enduring for a long time, Wang Jian finally still opened his mouth to ask.
More than half of the servants in Zhao Yan's manor were internal servants that Brother Zheng had transferred from the palace.
However, there were thousands of inner servants in the palace, and only a few of them could leave an impression on Brother Zheng.
And the Qi Nian Palace that Brother Zheng mentioned was a taboo like place to Wang Jian these people.
Back then, Lao Ai had relied on the favor of Brother Zheng's mother, Lady Zhao, to be conferred the title of Marquis Changxin, and his fame was unparalleled.
As time passed, this bastard became more and more arrogant. He actually called himself Brother Zheng's fake father in private.
Later on, he even had thoughts of rebellion and launched a rebellion. This was the change of Qi Nian Palace.
After that incident, Lao Ai was tortured to death by the furious Brother Zheng.
Many of the servants on duty in Qi Nian Palace were sentenced to death. Even those who survived would never be able to make a name for themselves.
It was unknown what kind of luck the old gatekeeper had to be able to send him to Zhao Yan's residence.
These eunuchs were all eunuchs.
Eunuchs were naturally crippled, so they were prone to extreme actions.
After experiencing that great change back then, there were even fewer people who could maintain a calm state of mind.
However, looking at the old gatekeeper's state, he was still completely loyal to Zhao Yan.
This inevitably made Wang Jian somewhat curious.
The first time he had interacted with Zhao Yan, he knew that this kid was a brat.
However, his own granddaughter Wang Yan and Princess Yang Zi Ying Yin Man both doted on him, so Wang Jian thought that this kid was only using his young age and good looks to deceive little girls.
He didn't expect Zhao Yan's technique to be so sharp.
At least, Wang Jian himself could not do this.
Although he wasn't like the other dignitaries who didn't treat the servants in the family as humans and beat and scold them at will, he didn't respect them.
Other than those retainers, even if it was a hangeron of the Wang family, it was impossible for them to be so loyal to their master.
Not to mention the ordinary gatekeepers and servants.
"This kid is not bad!" Brother Zheng shook his head and smiled.”
Brother Zheng was in a good mood.
When he said to Wang Jian that he wanted to make Zhao Yingluo the empress, it wasn't just a casual remark, but after careful consideration.
And the meaning behind it was just as Wang Jian had guessed. There was indeed the intention of grooming Zhao Yan as the Crown Prince.
Zhao Yan's temperament was in line with Brother Zheng's requirements for the Crown Prince.
Because of his mother, this kid dared to reject him outside the door a few times. This meant that this kid was loyal.
Although the emperor was heartless, as an emperor, there were things he should do and things he shouldn't do.
Being able to be firm because of one's own beliefs was something that 99% of adults could not do.
Other than that, he was also brave and resourceful when dealing with his enemies. He was decisive and decisive when dealing with things without hesitation.
The two incidents at Tianxia Bookstore reflected this point.
Today, Brother Zheng had discovered that Zhao Yan was actually quite good at controlling his subordinates.
This was a pleasant surprise!
"Zhen is liking this kid more and more!”
Thinking up to this point, Brother Zheng revealed a smile as he softly spoke to Wang Jian.
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