"He said that I was a wild child and that my mother was dead. He said that there would be no one to rely on in the palace in the future…"
In an instant, Tang Qiao was so frightened that her face turned pale.
He instinctively felt that something was wrong!
As expected, Brother Zheng's gaze turned to him.
Instantly, Tang Qiao married into an ice cave!
Tang Qiao knew what he was doing. How could he not know that what he said to Zhao Yan was too much?
Brother Zheng might have allowed his sons to have conflicts with each other, and it would not be a problem for them to scold each other.
However, calling Zhao Yan a bastard and mentioning his mother was something that Brother Zheng could not tolerate.
If Tang Qiao's heart was just filled with the fear of surviving a calamity, then she would have been able to escape.
At this moment, his heart was frozen in fear!
He looked at Brother Zheng in horror, not knowing what was waiting for him.
"Bastard!"
At this moment, Brother Zheng was extremely furious.
He picked up an inkstone from the table and threw it at Tang Qiao.
Brother Zheng's actions were too fast. Tang Qiao could not react in time at all.
Even if he could make it in time, he didn't dare to dodge.
Bang!
The inkstone directly smashed a bloody hole in Tang Qiao's head.
Black ink mixed with red blood slid down Tang Qiao's face that was beyond recognition.
The intense pain instantly made Tang Qiao's entire body freeze.
However, he did not dare to make a sound.
In fact, the pain was accompanied by extreme shock, making Tang Qiao somewhat unable to believe the scene in front of her.
At this moment, there were only three words in his mind: Why?
Zhao Yan went to High Spring Palace to stir up trouble and even blew up High Spring Palace in the end. His father only gave him a spanking.
However, he only said a few words and did not even touch Zhao Yan's finger.
Father was actually so cruel to her?
Hehe…So the clown is me!
If the word idiot had a specific image, Tang Qiao believed that it must be her appearance!
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, stop!"
At this moment, a scream came from the entrance of the hall.
Then, he saw Wang Zhi rush in.
Wang Zhi was shocked when the High Spring Palace exploded tonight.
When she came back to her senses, she found out that it was Tang Qiao's bedroom that had been blown up and that Tang Qiao had gone missing.
This time, Wang Zhi was scared out of her wits.
A mother is honored by her son!
This sentence was especially obvious in the Imperial Palace.
Why did Wang Zhi want to be the empress so much? Other than satisfying her vanity, the most important thing was for her son.
Once she became the empress, Tang Qiao would be the crown prince.
In the future, when he inherited the throne and became the second emperor of Qin, his glory would be unparalleled.
However, if his son was gone, all of this would be empty talk.
After discovering that her son was missing, Wang Zhi went crazy and asked people to look for him.
Then, she found out that Tang Qiao had gone to Qilin Palace to complain to Brother Zheng.
It was said that Brother Zheng flew into a rage and called Zhao Yan over.
Wang Zhi did not delay and went straight to the Qilin Palace.
She had been tormented by Zhao Yan for the past two days. She heard that Tang Qiao's bedroom was bombed by Zhao Yan.
Wang Zhi gritted her teeth in hatred.
Now that she had finally caught him, she could settle the old and new grudges together!
However, Wang Zhi did not expect to bump into the scene of Brother Zheng smashing Tang Qiao with an inkstone as soon as she entered.
Wang Zhi immediately felt like her soul had left her body.
She shouted, afraid that Brother Zheng would continue to beat Tang Qiao, so she pounced forward and stood in front of Tang Qiao.
When Brother Zheng saw Wang Zhi come in, he pointed at them angrily and said,"Look at the good son you taught!"
"Your Majesty, Tang Qiao didn't do anything out of line. Why are you treating him like this?”
The experience of the past two days had completely overturned Wang Zhi's worldview.
She had thought that she and Tang Qiao were the victims, but why was it always the mother and son who were the unlucky ones?
"Your Majesty, I know that you dote on Zhao Yan, but you have to distinguish between right and wrong." Wang Zhi gritted her teeth and said. Zhao Yan barged into my palace first, then humiliated my mother and son, but why do you always side with him?”
At this moment, Wang Zhi was also going all out.
She was a woman with a fierce personality, and she didn't know what to do.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so arrogant just because Brother Zheng had doted on her a little. She couldn't wait to do whatever she wanted in the harem and even dared to dream of being the empress.
The experiences of the past two days made her even more frustrated.
She had already made up her mind. Today, she would definitely fight Zhao Yan to the death!
She didn't believe that she, who had been Brother Zheng's bedmate for twenty years, couldn't compare to a wild boy who was picked up from the outside!
The more Wang Zhi thought about it, the angrier she became. Just as she was about to shout "I don't accept it" to Brother Zheng, her mouth was suddenly pressed tightly by a hand.
Wang Zhi turned her head and saw that her son, Tang Qiao, had stopped her from taking any further action.
At this moment, Tang Qiao was almost scared out of her wits.
If Wang Zhi did not know, how could he not know?
What happened in the hall just now made his heart turn cold.
Now, he had a deep understanding of the difference between him and Zhao Yan in Brother Zheng's heart.
The fiercer her mother made a fuss today, the harsher the punishment she would receive.
At this moment, Wang Zhi did not know that she had become a pig teammate in her son's eyes.
She was filled with anger and wanted to ask Tang Qiao why she stopped her.
At this moment, Brother Zheng looked at Zhao Yan and asked,""Tang Qiao is right. How do you plan to deal with this?”
As soon as he said this, Wang Zhi was dumbfounded, as if she had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.
On the other hand, Tang Qiao's face had a look of 'as expected' on it.
He laughed bitterly.
At this moment, he regretted not listening to Wang Wan.
Zhao Yan was indeed the child that Imperial Father doted on the most!
In the past, he doted on Huhai and Yang Zi, but when other children were present, he could at least treat them equally.
However, when it came to Zhao Yan, he did not hide his favoritism at all.
In front of Zhao Yan, Tang Qiao and her mother, Wang Zhi, were completely ignored by Brother Zheng.
It was as if Zhao Yan was his only son.
When the two sons fought, he was extremely biased.
In the end, he actually gave the power to punish him to Zhao Yan!
Tang Qiao's heart was like ashes.
He suddenly thought of Huhai.
Previously, he heard that Huhai had committed a grave mistake in the sand dune and was exiled by his father.
He had never understood why his father would make such a cruel decision when he loved Huhai so much.
Now, he seemed to understand.
Zhao Yan seemed to be the one that Imperial Father met when he was patrolling the sand dunes?
If it was Zhao Yan, even Huhai would not be able to win!
Zhao Yan raised his head and looked at Brother Zheng.
"Imperial Father, I don't want to see these two people in the future."
Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Tang Qiao's heart skipped a beat.
Did she not want to see him again? Did she mean that she wanted him to die?
Tang Qiao looked at Brother Zheng in horror.
In the past, he didn't believe that Brother Zheng would kill him just because of Zhao Yan's words.
But now, Tang Qiao had already become a frightened bird and really did not have much confidence in herself.
However, even though Brother Zheng was a baby-spoiling maniac, he wasn't crazy enough.
He smiled gently at Zhao Yan.”
Zhao Yan nodded vigorously.
Then, Brother Zheng turned to look at Wang Zhi and her son.
"Tang Qiao, I will punish you by locking you in the residence. For a year, you are not allowed to leave without my order!”
Immediately, Wang Zhi felt her vision turn black.
Actually, being grounded was not a big deal.
However, Brother Zheng's punishment had directly exposed her image of being favored by Brother Zheng, which she had been boasting to the other concubines all this time.
Brother Zheng's words had beaten her back to her original state.
She even said that she was going to be the empress, but in the end, she couldn't even protect her own son.
To her, this was no different from a disaster.
She opened her mouth and subconsciously wanted to plead for Tang Qiao.
Tang Qiao did not dare to let Wang Zhi speak again.
He quickly bowed to Brother Zheng and said very obediently,"Your son will remember Imperial Father's teachings!"
After Tang Qiao and her son left.
Brother Zheng patted Zhao Yan's head and said gently,""Ignore what they say. Remember, as long as Father is here, no one will dare to talk at once!”
Zhao Yan nodded.
To be honest, the way Brother Zheng angrily smashed Tang Qiao just now had stunned him.
However, it was this subconscious display of true feelings that moved Zhao Yan even more.
He nodded hard, feeling warm in his heart.
The explosion at High Spring Palace finally came to an end with the victim, Tang Qiao, being grounded by Brother Zheng for a year.
After this incident, in the next few days, the people in the palace kept this matter a secret.
Even Wang Zhi kept her mouth shut and did not dare to say anything.
Who dared to say it!
Gongzi Tangqiao had suffered such a huge loss, but in the end, he was grounded.
It was said that after Beauty Wang returned to High Spring Palace, she immediately closed the palace doors, unwilling to leave even half a step. Like a defeated hen, her dignity was completely swept away.
After this incident, everyone understood Zhao Yan's position in Brother Zheng's heart.
Three days later, Wang Jian entered the palace.
As Zhao Yan's teacher in the art of war, Wang Jian had long been tied to Zhao Yan.
In the imperial court, the two of them were the closest community of interests.
This kind of connection did not seem as frequent as the courtiers that Huhai and Tang Qiao had welcomed back then.
However, if one looked deeper, this was the closest relationship.
The matter seemed to have been settled, but Wang Jian did not dare to lower his guard.
One had to know that although Wang Zhi had kept quiet about the previous matter recently, it seemed that this matter had been forgotten.
But Wang Zhi was the niece of Right Prime Minister Wang Wan.
Wang Zhi and Tang Qiao had been restless recently, and everyone had noticed it.
After being tormented by Zhao Yan once, their beautiful dreams had almost been dashed. Would this mother and son really be satisfied with this?
No matter what they thought, Wang Jian also had to prepare for a rainy day.
Wang Zhi and Tang Qiao were not worth worrying about, but Wang Wan had been an official for many years and was famous for being an old fox. He had to be wary of her.
The moment he entered, Wang Jian first gave a bow.
He carefully observed Brother Zheng's expression.
Fortunately, the cut was normal.
"Why did the old general come?" Brother Zheng pinched his eyebrows and asked.
After what happened two days ago, he thought that this kid would have a better memory.
She did not expect him to be so troublesome.
He didn't randomly barge into other people's chambers, but he still brought Xu Liang and the others around the palace all day, messing around everywhere.
Last night, this kid actually brought a group of servants to the small square behind the Dew Palace and held a bonfire party. He almost scared the guards of the Dew Palace to death.
Wang Jian did not directly mention Zhao Yan's matter.
"Your Majesty, there's news from the Shao Mansion that the gunpowder has been successfully developed and can be mass-produced," he said.”
Brother Zheng immediately perked up.
Even though he was angry that Zhao Yan treated gunpowder as a toy.
However, it was undeniable that gunpowder was a good thing!
This weapon was extremely powerful.
With just a few catties, it could split mountains and rocks, and its power was comparable to divine punishment.
It was simply invincible on the battlefield!
It was especially effective against the Xiongnu.
The power of gunpowder was not limited to its destructive power.
The loud sound of the explosion was enough to scare the horses.
To the Xiongnu cavalry, it was a critical hit.
It had been fifteen years since Great Qin unified the world.
When Great Qin was first established, it was not without external threats.
The Xiongnu in the north and the Baiyue in the south could be considered a huge threat.
After nearly ten years of conquest, Great Qin had finally pacified the Bai Yue and merged Lingnan into Great Qin's territory.
However, the Xiongnu in the north had always been jumping around.
Six years ago, Meng Tian led the army to attack the Xiongnu in the north and chased them out of the west of the river, which was the Hetao Plain with abundant water and grass.
It could be considered a victory for the stage.
But after that, the troops stationed at the northern border did not obtain any major victories against the Xiongnu.
If the Xiongnu were not eliminated, it was like a fishbone stuck in Brother Zheng's throat.
Brother Zheng was an emperor through the ages. He would never place his hopes on his descendants. He always wanted to create a peaceful and prosperous world for the land of the Xia Dynasty without any external threats while he was still alive.
Thus, he had even stopped building Epang Palace, but he had never stopped building the Great Wall to stop the Xiongnu from invading the border.
It was not that Great Qin could not defeat the Xiongnu on the battlefield.
There were two reasons why Brother Zheng did not launch a large-scale northern expedition.
The first was that the Xiongnu were all cavalry. They came and went like the wind and were like rats in the trenches. They would never fight head-on with you.
To put it bluntly, the so-called 'all the people become soldiers' was actually bringing all their belongings and fleeing everywhere.
If they encountered Qin people, they would take advantage of them and fight if they could.
If they couldn't beat him, then they would flee.
Anyway, I can't beat you, so why can't I outrun you?
If they couldn't gather an overwhelming force to wipe out the north, it would be very difficult to eliminate the Xiongnu.
However, it was easier said than done.
Ever since Great Qin was established, it had been plagued by internal and external problems. The people's lives were extremely difficult, and the treasury was almost an empty shell.
It was simply beyond their ability to support such a huge battle.
If they wanted to attack the Xiongnu, they had to be prepared for a protracted war, but the logistics could not keep up.
If they were especially powerful, they could defeat the Xiongnu in one move and leave them no chance to react.
However, it was better to develop in peace.
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