My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 822 The Queen Mother came out of the palace in tears to greet me! I can't let others say that I am mean and ungrateful!
Although the Laiyang Palace was located in Neishi County, south of the Wei River like Chang'an Township, it was more than 130 miles away from Xianyang City (around Cao Village in Huyi District, Xi'an today), making it one of the palaces farthest from Xianyang City among the palace complex surrounding Xianyang City.

In order to make it in time for this dinner, Ying Zheng and Ying Chengjiao would definitely not be able to travel by car.

But what had not been deployed was not only the five-horse carriage that belonged to the king, but also all kinds of ceremonial guards belonging to the king.

Thousands of Ying Chengjiao's family soldiers carried Ying Chengjiao's ceremonial guards and galloped beside Ying Zheng and Ying Chengjiao.

If Chunyu Yue, Han Fei and other ministers were not following on horseback, it would be hard to believe that Ying Zheng was also among this group of people.

This also makes it particularly clear that Ying Zheng was "dragged" here by Ying Chengjiao.

Even though they ran all the way, it was already pitch dark when Ying Chengjiao and his party arrived at the Laiyang Palace.

Dismounting from his horse outside the gate of the Yuyang Palace, Ying Chengjiao looked at Ying Zheng with a smile and said, "Big brother, go and call for the door quickly!"

"I was already starving, and after running all the way, I was really starving!"

Ying Zheng looked at the locked palace door in front of him with complicated eyes, and said calmly: "Since my brother is trapped by his appetite, it is my brother who should knock on the door."

"As a king, how can I step into such an impolite place and seek to see a man without moral integrity?"

"I have already escorted my brother here, so I won't send him any further."

"Your Highness, please go ahead."

Ying Chengjiao came close to Ying Zheng and muttered in a low voice: "Brother, that's enough!"

"That's enough. Too much is as bad as too little!"

"It's nice to hear your casual accusation, but how do you want me to save the situation later?"

"Brother, please at least think about me!"

Ying Zheng's voice remained calm, but he lowered his voice: "If it can't be completed, then it won't be completed."

"The Queen Mother is shameless, and I really don't want to see her!"

Ying Chengjiao: (_)

Ying Chengjiao glanced at Ying Zheng with his eyes slanted: "Then why did you drag your brother along and run for more than a hundred miles?!"

After a long talk in the palace, Ying Chengjiao and Ying Zheng had carefully considered the issues of welcoming back Zhao Ji and promoting filial piety.

Welcoming back Zhao Ji would be beneficial to Qin's rule over the Guandong region, and would also give the people of Guandong a way out.

Although the Qin Dynasty was brutal, cruel, unjust and rude, and waged wars year after year, its ruler was filial!

However, it is wishful thinking and a foolish dream to imagine that Guandong could be stabilized just by the word "filial piety" as Chunyu Yue, Lu Buwei and others imagined.

Even if Ying Zheng endured the disgust and welcomed Zhao Ji back, he would still have to do much less stability maintenance work afterwards.

After carefully analyzing the pros and cons, Ying Chengjiao gave the power of choice to Ying Zheng.

then……

Ying Zheng stood up silently, left the hall, mounted his horse and galloped away!
Ying Zheng had no embarrassment on his face, and said calmly: "Although the benefits of welcoming back the Queen Mother are not as great as you once thought, victory is the result of the accumulation of little advantages."

"For the sake of the country, my brother is willing to endure the humiliation for a while."

Ying Zheng's calm expression made Ying Chengjiao a little confused.

Is the eldest brother just a tsundere or does he really wish Zhao Ji would die?

I don't understand!
It is really too difficult for Ying Chengjiao to guess Ying Zheng's thoughts!
Ying Chengjiao spread his hands and said, "But at least my elder brother should lift the ban on the Laiyang Palace."

"Otherwise, even if I go to knock on the door, the eunuchs of the Laiyang Palace won't dare to open it!"

Ying Zheng glanced at Ying Chengjiao and said, "You now know the rules!"

Ying Chengyu: ￣へ￣

Ying Zheng's eyes fell on the Laiyang Palace again, but he did not let Ying Chengjiao call for the door. Instead, he shouted in a deep voice: "Order!"

"The people of the Laiyang Palace are here to welcome you!"

At the command, the sound of bolts rubbing against door panels was heard from the main gate of Laiyang Palace.

It took only a few breaths for the eunuchs to move the heavy bolt open. Twenty eunuchs stood on both sides and pushed open the door of the Laiyang Palace that had been sealed for five years!

Inside the palace gate, all the eunuchs and maids of the Aiyang Palace stood on both sides, all excitedly looking at Ying Zheng, and shouted in a polite manner: "Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you!"

In front of a group of eunuchs and palace maids, Zhao Ji, who was wearing a black gown with red patterns and gold thread, a silver-black fox fur cloak, her hair was tied up in a fairy bun, and a golden crown with six spirits on her head, stood with her hands folded in front of her, looking at the people standing outside the door with great grace.

Zhao Ji, who was 41 years old at the time, still could not interpret the true meaning of the saying that beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin.

It was because Zhao Ji not only had a beautiful bone structure, but also had only a few faint wrinkles on her face, all of which were completely suppressed by pearl powder. Only her pupils, which were no longer bright and pure, mercilessly revealed her age.

When Zhao Ji and Ying Chengjiao looked into each other's eyes, Zhao Ji showed a smile that could make fish sink to the depths and geese fall to the ground, and called out in a gentle voice: "Qiao'er!"

Ying Chengjiao immediately bowed his hands and shouted solemnly: "Your Highness, I am the Prince Chengjiao of Chang'an, and I pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"

Zhao Ji stepped out of the palace gate and walked towards Ying Chengjiao with a smile on her face. She carefully examined Ying Chengjiao's appearance and figure and said, "I haven't seen you for five years, but I often hear about your achievements."

"When that Jiao'er destroyed Han, I was dumbfounded. I thought that the previous kings of the Qin Dynasty were worthy of comfort."

"But I never thought that within just five years, Jiao'er would destroy Wei, Chu, Zhao, and defeat the Yan army twice!"

"Although I haven't seen Jiao'er for a long time, I am excited just by hearing about his achievements!"

Ying Chengjiao was a little embarrassed and could only bow again: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your praise."

"As a prince of the Qin state and a general of the king, I should fight for the king."

"Fortunately, I have never failed to live up to the king's trust!"

Ying Chengjiao wanted to direct the topic to Ying Zheng.

But Zhao Ji didn't even look at Ying Zheng, she walked straight to Ying Chengjiao, looked at him with tears in her eyes and said: "At a young age, you have accomplished the unfinished work of the sages of previous generations, and you have repeatedly led the troops in battle."

"Look at you now. You're taller and stronger, but your skin is darker. You're no longer as lively as you used to be. There's an indelible sadness in your eyes."

"Qie'er must have suffered a lot!"

"Since you miss the dishes I cooked, just come and find me."

"I can't help keep you safe, but at least I can help you have a full meal every day!"

As she spoke, Zhao Ji even wanted to reach out and stroke Ying Chengjiao's face, which had obviously become several shades darker.

Ying Chengyu: (°Д°)
Ying Cheng took three steps back, smiled and bowed, "How can I ruin the Queen Mother's peace just because of my greed?"

"Fortunately, my brother wants to see the Queen Mother today, so I can follow him and enjoy a feast!"

Zhao Ji then turned her gaze towards Ying Zheng. After looking him up and down, Zhao Ji nodded slightly: "Zheng'er is still alive."

"Very good."

Ying Zheng: (ー`ー)
Ying Zheng frowned uncontrollably and said calmly, "I have no such intention."

"But since my brother has conquered Zhao in this battle, I will certainly grant his request."

Ying Chengjiao laughed and said, "Queen Mother, I am in a hurry, but the lamb chops will take quite a while to grill."

"I wonder if the lamb chops are properly grilled?"

Zhao Ji moved her lips a few times and finally suppressed her ridicule towards Ying Zheng. She just looked at Ying Chengjiao and said softly, "I'm calculating the time."

"It would be perfect to enjoy that lamb chop now."

Ying Chengjiao clapped his hands happily: "Then what are you waiting for?"

"Brother! Queen Mother! Can I enter the palace?"

"I am almost starving to death!"

Zhao Ji covered her mouth and smiled, and said softly: "The banquet is ready, we are just waiting for Jiao'er!"

Seeing Ying Chengjiao's eager eyes, Ying Zheng nodded slightly: "Enter the palace!"

Ying Zheng and Ying Chengjiao stood on the left and right, while Zhao Ji stood between the two brothers.

This was not in accordance with the etiquette for a king to enter the palace, but it made the historian's eyes light up.

Licking the tip of the pen with his tongue, Taishi Yao held the bamboo slips and wrote excitedly: [On September 27, the 14th year of Qin Wangzheng, the king arrived at the Kuiyang Palace. The queen mother came out of the palace in tears to greet him. The king and Chang'an Jun accompanied the queen mother and entered the Kuiyang Palace together.]

When gentlemen of later generations see this historical material, they will surely applaud and praise it!
After carefully blowing the ink dry, Taishi Yao hugged the bamboo slips tightly and hurried to catch up with Ying Zheng and the other two.

But before he even stepped into the Laiyang Palace, Taishi Yao heard a sad wail that was enough to make anyone who heard it feel sad and cry.

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooo! Woooooooo!"

"Woo!!!"

Hurrying into the palace gate, Taishi Yao saw that in the huge front yard, there were more than twenty injured and disabled people lying on the ground, rolling wildly, or slamming their remaining limbs against the rocks.

The injuries on each person were different, but everyone’s wounds were crawling with ants, and everyone’s mouth was bleeding!

Even Ying Chengjiao, who was used to seeing killings, and Ying Zheng, who cared about the world, stopped for a moment, their eyes full of surprise.

Ying Zheng asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

Zhao Ji smiled softly: "I almost forgot, since Zheng'er has entered the Laiyang Palace, he must pay his respects to the elders."

"This is your second uncle, that is your great-grandfather, and this..."

Listening to the voices of Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng, Zhao Ying and others finally regained a bit of clarity in the intense and continuous pain.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Zhao Ying twisted her body and moved towards Ying Zheng and Ying Chengjiao, her eyes filled with pleading.

Zhao Ying no longer expected Ying Zheng to let him go.

Zhao Ying only wanted Ying Zheng to grant him death!
At this moment, Zhao Ying finally understood how kind Ying Chengjiao was.

How much torture did the sword that Ying Chengjiao rewarded Zhao Feng with help Zhao Feng avoid!
It’s a pity that Zhao Ying couldn’t speak at all at this moment.

Seeing Zhao Ying's face, which was once full of pride towards them and their son, now drooping to the ground, and even being rubbed against the ground by Zhao Ying in order to make the cricket pupae grow faster, Ying Zheng felt cold in his heart.

Ying Chengjiao said with a sigh, "It seems that their tongues were just cut off?"

Zhao Ji smiled and nodded: "There will be a big banquet at the Laiyang Palace tonight. If I forget to give these relatives extra food, others will say that I am mean and ungrateful."

"That's why I prepared a delicious meal for them tonight."

"Tongue roasted!"

The fact that Zhao Ji was given to the merchant Lu Buwei as a dancer is enough to illustrate Zhao Ji's family status.

It would be fine if Zhao Ji was not very pretty.

But Zhao Ji was very beautiful, extremely beautiful.

When one is unable to protect himself, beauty is the greatest sin and can even inspire the greatest evil in human nature!
Not only was Zhao Ji extremely beautiful, she was also not valued by her biological father. The men she followed abandoned her. She was neither a widow nor a widow. She even gave birth to a child for Zhao's enemy, Prince Ying Yiren of Qin, and her child is still with her!
This not only gives many people reasons and confidence to do evil, but also gives them opportunities and handles to do evil!
The rituals and music that were already in ruins had their last fig leaf torn off.

Zhao Ying was not the only one who trampled upon the moral principles of mankind.

And there were more than twenty people in front of them who had spoken obscene words to Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng!
Zhao Ji looked at Zhao Ying and the others with a rather cold gaze: "I wonder if that tongue that can only utter obscene, evil, and vicious words can be cleaned after being roasted."

"But it doesn't matter if it's not clean. It can be used to fill your stomach, so it has some value after all."

Ying Zheng felt even colder in his heart.

No wonder Wang Diyan said that when women go crazy, men have nothing to do.

Zhao Ji's punishment of Zhao Ying and others was truly too cruel!

Ying Chengjiao's voice also became more embarrassed: "The fire that roasted the tongue couldn't be..."

Zhao Ji burst out laughing: "How could Qiao'er have such an idea?"

"The fire that burned such a foul tongue must be filthy."

"How can it be used to roast food for human consumption?"

"Don't worry, Qiao'er. The fire for roasting the mutton was made by me using reeds from this year, and using mulberry, pine, oak, rice and wheat as fuel."

"Only in this way can the original flavor of the lamb be stimulated, and it can also strengthen the muscles and bones and soothe the six internal organs."

Ying Chengjiao was even said to be hungry by Zhao Ji.

Taking two steps forward, Ying Chengjiao rubbed his hands and said with an expectant smile: "Then let's eat first?"

"Woo! Woo! Woo!" Zhao Ying's face rubbed against the ground, his facial features were distorted, and his eyes looked as hard as he could at the combat boots that were stepping on his face and the owner of the boots - Ying Chengjiao.

Let’s not talk about whether you want to eat or not.

Can you take your feet away first?

Don't crush me! Don't crush me!

(End of this chapter)