Chapter 522: Taking this woman is equivalent to taking Bashu, Your Majesty, think twice
Amid the jokes and teasing from the civil and military officials of the Qin Dynasty, Ba Qing became more and more embarrassed.
The color of the earlobe spread quickly, and the fair face was immediately filled with blush, as if it was dyed with the sunset glow.
She lowered her head, shy and timid, not even daring to look at the Second Emperor .
It seems that he is afraid that he will forget about Bashu after a single glance and lose the motivation to return to Bashu.
Her lotus steps were slow and swift, jumping like a frightened deer.
Finally, he jumped back onto the plain-looking carriage, quickly urged the driver to drive, and flew away as if escaping.
It is also thanks to the cement road that appeared more than two thousand years ago, which is hard and flat.
The two tracks on the former loess road, which had been formed by hundreds of years of crushing, could not withstand the speed of the car and had to break.
"Your Majesty is mighty!"
Zhou Qingchen praised loudly, and relying on the emperor's favor, he walked up to the second emperor with contemptuous looks from a group of officials, covered his mouth and spoke in a low voice.
"Traitor!"
"Flattery!"
"You have no spine!"
The other officials whispered among themselves, their contempt evident in their words, not even bothering to try to hide it.
Among so many prime ministers of the Qin Empire, Zhou Qingchen was the only one who was ostracized and disrespected by all Qin officials.
Even Li Si, who went against the interests of his ministers and wanted to establish fiefdoms with counties, was not so despicable. He had a group of die-hard Legalist disciples supporting him.
Feng Quji, who was also the prime minister and stood on the right, always joked privately:
"As a prime minister, Qingchen has set a precedent in the Qin State by not forming a clique or engaging in private interests."
There is some sarcasm in this sentence, but it is more of a joke between two people on good terms.
Whenever the Qin Dynasty established left and right prime ministers, the relationship between the two prime ministers had never been so good.
Right Prime Minister Feng Quji knew it very well. Without the man on the left who flattered too obviously and too much to take the blame, he would most likely be the one to be ostracized by the other ministers.
Zhou Qingchen is Shu Diao, and Feng Quji is Yi Ya.
If Zhou Qingchen had not carried the heavy burden forward, how could Feng Quji have lived a peaceful life.
Did Feng Quji really think that if he had been a loyal minister for a period of time during the previous king's reign, all his subordinates would be loyal to him? Feng Quji did not believe that.
He was a fence-sitter, so naturally, the people he attracted were all rootless duckweeds that drifted in the wind. The talented trees with deep roots in the ground would never look down on him.
Everyone could look down on Zhou Qingchen, except Feng Quji.
There must be a most unpopular person in a group, just like there is always a bad student in a class and there is always a most annoying colleague in a company.
Zhou Qingchen was not angry. Whenever he heard similar teasing, he would fight back with the sentence "Cows and sheep travel in groups, tigers and leopards always walk alone."
This was the evaluation given to him by the Second Emperor himself. Zhou Qingchen always kept it in mind and regarded it as his motto.
"Your Majesty, shall I lead the troops to capture this woman?"
The left prime minister had a sly smile on his face and acted in a fawning manner; his voice was only heard by himself and the Second Emperor.
"You want to marry me a concubine?"
The second emperor asked with a smile.
"I dare not!"
Zhou Qingchen did not dare to neglect it, and immediately clarified in panic, then with a lustful look on his face, he said:
" Taking this woman is equivalent to taking Bashu. Your Majesty, think twice."
No matter how clever the ministers were, they could not have guessed that a treacherous minister with a filthy look on his face could speak so seriously.
The second emperor smiled and shook his head, denying the advice. He patted the left prime minister on the shoulder and turned his back to the palace.
Zhou Qingchen looked so that he even lowered himself a few inches.
When he received another look of contempt from the ministers, he resisted the urge to follow up and persuade them.
Everyone says that Zhou Qingchen is a traitor. So what is a traitor? Is it flattery?
Then, was Guan Zhong a traitorous minister because he created brothels for Duke Huan of Qi to visit because Duke Huan of Qi liked beautiful women?
Living in Xianyang is not easy.
Sitting in the court is not easy.
Many times, Zhou Qingchen had the urge to resign from his post, as he felt he could no longer control the second emperor's court.
Your Majesty's methods are much wiser than those of the previous king. He quietly seized the power of the ministers, promoted ministers with different personalities to high positions to divide the forces, and yet he is not hated by the ministers.
When the previous king was alive, although he held a low position, he had an easy life and only had to flatter and sycophant.
Now, he is the prime minister, but he doesn't get the respect he deserves. What's the point of being an official? And it's not enough to just brag about it.
Although the Second Emperor didn't say it, he was not stupid. It was just that Zhou Qingchen, who loved to take shortcuts, had already sensed it.
He did not have Shang Yang's power, but he had Shang Yang's life.
He was the second emperor's bargaining chip to show goodwill to his ministers. When the quarrel between the emperor and his ministers became unbearable and they refused to give in to each other, his death would bring harmony between the emperor and his ministers.
Just like after King Huiwen of Qin had Shang Yang torn to pieces, once the officials were angry, they all cooperated with him.
This winter has not yet passed, and the Second Emperor's control over the Qin Empire is almost as strong as that of the previous emperor. The only difference between the two is the reputation of unifying the world.
Since the beginning of the Qin State, no king has ever been able to control the Qin State so quickly. How could Zhou Qingchen, who likes to study, not work hard to show his value? He wanted to resign but didn't dare to.
The north wind is howling.
Your Majesty left first, and the ministers followed.
After delivering the food and fodder, the Bashu caravan went away and no one paid any attention to it anymore.
Except for the Yue girl, because the Yue girl was in the lead car of the Bashu convoy.
"Qing has always believed that the Baiyue Goddess was just a legend, but I never thought that I could actually meet the real Goddess. How lucky I am. If the Goddess has nothing important to do, how about accompanying Qing to Bashu?"
Ba Qing invited with a smile. The woman's fair face under her bun was like jade.
The girl said calmly:
"Thank you for your kindness. I am the doctor-in-chief."
The duty of the Langzhongling is to guard the Xianyang Palace and protect the safety of the second emperor. This is the most important thing.
She was a little displeased with Ba Qing, and she still remembered that she had left the palace first in order to create conditions for Ba Qing and His Majesty.
"I heard that the Baiyue have been in constant conflict recently, and Ou Luo has established a nation with Gu Luo as its capital, with the intention of unifying the Baiyue. I don't know if it's true or not."
Ba Qing seemed completely unaware of Yue Nu's distant intentions and continued to smile sweetly.
The Yue woman's words still lack emotion and have no ups and downs.
"I have been away from Baiyue for many years, so I don't know how many years it has been. If you have nothing else to do, please stop here. I want to go back to Xianyang."
The car was going too fast and the Vietnamese girl didn't want to run too far.
Ba Qing looked normal, with a hint of apology on her face.
"I am sorry for being so reckless. Thank you for escorting me all the way."
The fragrant wind blew away, and Ba Qing was the only one left in the carriage. She smiled at herself.
"Luo Tianshui, ah Luo Tianshui, look at other people, how free and easy they are, and you are the only one who still cares about his name."
Luo Tianshui was Ba Qing's original name.
Since becoming the second generation of Ba Guafu Qing, she has lost her own name.
Just like the Yue girl, after becoming the goddess of Baiyue, she no longer had a name.
"I lost my name and became Bashu, and you lost your name and became Baiyue. I thought you and I were the same kind of people. But looking at you, you seem to have forgotten not only your name, but also Baiyue..."
