Chapter 51: Street Rat
Jin Yao was speechless. What use is a woman to me? Can she help me comprehend the fifth level of Mohist sutras before going to the battlefield? Or can she give me money to spend without spending my money?
Well, it seems that it is possible. Not only can she give herself money to spend, but she can also get various scriptures and secret books for herself. After all, the entire State of Zhao belongs to her.
"Except for the face, which is not curvy, what's so good about it? Its chest muscles are not even as big as mine!" Jin Yao said lightly.
Ying Zheng covered his face and said, you are really poisonous!
However, looking at Jin Yao's bronze skin that was obtained from practicing the Horizontal Golden Body Technique, his chest muscles seemed to be really bigger than those of girls of the same age.
"Brother, you don't dislike girls, do you?" Ying Zheng looked at Jin Yao with some horror. In that era, homosexuality was very popular among the nobles, and Ying Zheng couldn't help but worry about Jin Yao's sexual orientation.
"Get out!" Jin Yao was speechless and struggled to learn the Zhao language.
"Brother, don't you think it would be great if there was only one kind of writing in the world?" Ying Zheng saw Jin Yao studying hard, and then he suddenly had an idea.
Jin Yao's hands trembled. Don't tell the future Emperor Qin Shi Huang that it was because of him that he unified the writing system!
"Maybe!" Jin Yao nodded with a smile.
"There's not much I can teach you if you want to survive in Qin!" Jin Yao looked at Ying Zheng solemnly.
Ying Zheng also sat up straight and listened carefully. During this period of time, he already knew what kind of dangers he would face when he returned to Qin in the future.
"Learn to curry favor with others. Your father is your best supporter, and the royal family of the Qin Dynasty is also your most trustworthy backers. The same goes for Lu Buwei!" Jin Yao said.
"Lü Buwei? Merchant?" Ying Zheng was puzzled.
"It is precisely because he is born into a merchant family, no different from a eunuch, that he has no roots in the Qin State. The king is his greatest support, so you will also be his greatest support in the future!" Jin Yao said.
He thought carefully about Lu Buwei's situation. The biggest force in Qin State was the royal family, followed by the hostile Chu forces. Lu Buwei was surviving in the cracks between them, and the only thing he could rely on was the support of Qin Yiren.
Even after the death of King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Lu Buwei 's power was still inferior to the army controlled by the Chu faction controlled by the Queen Dowager Huayang and the royal family.
Without a king to back him up, Lu Buwei would be like a rootless duckweed in the Qin State. But if he had a king to back him up, Lu Buwei would be the most powerful person in the whole world!
King Zhuangxiang of Qin had only two children, Ying Zheng and Cheng Jiao. Cheng Jiao was originally from the Chu clan and was naturally hostile to Lu Buwei. For the sake of his own power, Lu Buwei had no choice but to support Ying Zheng and form an alliance with the royal family.
"Thank you, brother, for your advice!" In fact, Ying Zheng was more curious about why Jin Yao, as a senior minister of Zhao, told him all this. Wouldn't it be more beneficial for Zhao if Qin State was constantly fighting and in turmoil?
Seeing Ying Zheng hesitant and wanting to speak, Jin Yao said, "Just ask whatever you want to ask."
"Brother, you are the prime minister of Zhao State. Why are you helping me so much?" Ying Zheng spoke.
The air seemed to cool in an instant.
"Anyone with great talent will travel around the world and learn from all directions. Only when he feels that he has learned enough will he choose a country to settle down in." Jin Yao said slowly.
"The reason why Zhao State appointed me as Shangqing is because they value the Mohist school behind me and because of the crisis Zhao State is facing now."
"Once the crisis is over, I will be dispensable to the State of Zhao!"
Jin Yao saw it very clearly that people would be respected and valued only if they had value. Once Zhao had overcome this crisis, his importance would be dispensable. In fact, because he had the Mohist school behind him, he would be feared by Zhao.
The repeated abandonment of Mohism profoundly reflects the ruthlessness and unrighteousness of royal power.
Ying Zheng nodded as if he understood, the only thing he knew was that his brother would not die in Zhao State, but might travel to various countries in the future and choose one to settle down.
"The war is getting more and more intense, and I can't see you off!" Jin Yao said as he stood up.
Mo Jia and Le Cheng had already rushed to the border with the remaining troops of Zhao State, intending to use the vast territory and depth of Zhao State to delay the Yan army and provide time for the training of the new army.
Lian Po also received military orders, asking him to rush to the new army camp in Handan immediately to train the new army.
"Take care, brother!" Ying Zheng also knew that Jin Yao was not only the Shangqing of Zhao, but also the deputy general of this army.
Jin Yao stood up casually, thought for a moment, and then handed Lingxu from his waist to Ying Zheng. "If he can come back alive, I will go to Xianyang to get him back in the future. If he can't come back, please do me a favor and find a suitable owner for him!"
"Ah?" Ying Zheng was reluctant to take Ling Xu. He was afraid that Jin Yao would never come back.
"Don't worry, I still value my life!" Jin Yao smiled and turned away.
The main reason was that Lingxu was too expensive and beautiful, and was not suitable for use on a battlefield full of fighting, so he chose to lend Lingxu to Ying Zheng for self-defense.
Ling Xu is also Mo Bian's token of trust. With Ling Xu around, the Qin-Mo lineage will also help take care of Ying Zheng. What Jin Yao already knows is that the Meng family of the Qin military is actually a disciple of the Mo family, so this can be considered a gift to Ying Zheng.
Outside the palace, Diao Xun was already waiting. When he saw Jin Yao coming out, he moved the horses over. Now that the country was at war, time was life. Therefore, King Xiaocheng of Zhao allowed them to ride their horses in Handan to ensure that the news could be delivered to the palace as soon as possible.
"You should thank him!" King Xiaocheng of Zhao whispered to his children in the palace.
All the princes lowered their heads and said nothing. They knew very well that Zhao no longer had Lord Pingyuan. If King Xiaocheng of Zhao had not adopted Jin Yao as his adopted son, he would have chosen one of them to join the army.
Seeing that no one spoke, King Xiaocheng of Zhao sighed deeply and was very disappointed. If there was even one person willing to stand up and speak for him at this time, there would be hope for the State of Zhao.
Unfortunately, no. The bloodiness of the Zhao people is only reflected in the Zhao people, not in these young men!
He whipped his horse and rode through the streets of Handan, but the people around him did not show any gratitude. Instead, they looked at the young man on the horse with hatred and threw all the rotten fish, shrimps and vegetables at Jin Yao.
They were angry, and they were willing to destroy their families and defend their country with their lives. But the young man on the horse just opened his mouth and donated the land they protected with their lives to the Qin State.
"Don't mind it, Shang Qing!" Looking at the filth on Jin Yao's body, Diao Xun persuaded, "They don't know that Shang Qing is doing this to save Zhao."
Jin Yao smiled and shook his head, dismounted from his horse, and walked into the Handan camp.
The soldiers around all looked at Jin Yao angrily, but did not do anything out of line, because he was their deputy general and the prime minister of Zhao State.
Jin Yao seemed to ignore the soldiers' anger and walked into the central military tent coldly and arrogantly.
