Chapter 85: I haven’t made up my mind yet, what do you think?
"It's been so long..."
The First Emperor, who was regarded as a god by the world, was in a daze, muttering to himself.
His eyes were blank, and no one knew what this emperor of all ages was thinking.
Zhao Gao was still respectful, Gai Nie was still dignified, and they quietly waited beside the First Emperor.
Guarding the founder of a unified dynasty who was more criticized than praised, guarding the first unified dynasty in Chinese history.
"Zhao Gao, how long has it been since the State of Zhao was destroyed?" Ying Zheng said in a low voice.
"More than seven years." Zhao Gao bowed and said respectfully.
This time even the moon cannot be accurately measured.
Gai Nie thought.
"When we met in Zhao, you were Prince Gao and I was a damned Qin. The people of Zhao have hated Qin for a long time. If it weren't for your protection, I would not have lived to see my father call me back. You have protected me since Zhao and all the way to Qin. You have protected me for more than 20 years."
"If you had known that the damned Qin people you protected would capture Handan in the future, you would not have protected me. Do you hate me for taking over your Zhao State?"
Plop~
Zhao Gao immediately knelt down and kowtowed, his head pressed against the bricks, his whole body trembling as if blown by a freezing cold wind.
"I have never thought of this!"
"I believe it."
Ying Zheng personally helped up this man who had always been respectful to him, obeyed his orders without any overstepping of the mark and had followed him for more than 20 years.
Seeing that there was dust from the floor tiles on Zhao Gao's knees, Ying Zheng naturally bent down, as if to pat Zhao Gao's knees.
Zhao Gao said urgently, "Your Majesty, this is not possible."
He exerted force on his legs, causing the hem of the soft eunuch's uniform to straighten instantly. His legs, which contained powerful explosive force, gave a slight jolt, and all the dust on the eunuch's uniform was dispersed, and the smoke and dust flew away.
Zhao Gao first shook off the dust on his knees and did not dare to let the First Emperor clear it for him.
The First Emperor did not hesitate in bending down and waving his hand. He patted Zhao Gao's knee as he thought, even though it was already very clean and did not need patting.
"Back in Zhao State, even if I wanted to take a picture for you, I couldn't get close to you. You have risked your life to save me from danger so many times that I can't even count them all. With you by my side, I have nothing to worry about. It's no big deal to take a few pictures for you."
Tears quickly gathered in Zhao Gao's eyes. He wiped away his tears and said with a choked voice, "Your Majesty, you are too kind to me."
Gai Nie felt that he was somewhat out of place and found it difficult to integrate into the atmosphere of this monarch and his ministers. It was a bit awkward, but he did not feel uncomfortable in his heart.
When he was the commander of the secret guards and inspected the Xianyang Palace, he saw that the First Emperor was high and mighty, exuding an aura of dominance, and his words were obeyed by the whole world.
Even if he learned from Ying Chengjiao that the First Emperor would be furious and draw his sword to kill people, he would still keep a straight face and wait for you to give him a way out for the sake of his reputation.
If he hadn't seen this scene with his own eyes, Gai Nie couldn't have imagined that the First Emperor, who was known as a tyrant by the world, would have so many human characteristics.
After performing the seal and talisman mission, Gai Nie finally realized that what Ying Chengjiao said was right.
In private, the First Emperor was still high and mighty, full of domineering aura, and his words were followed by the whole world.
But there will also be the dilemma of worrying about the safety of the eldest son but being unable to let go, the tsundere feeling of asking for help from one's younger brother but refusing to say it out loud, and the loneliness of being unable to do anything but want to enjoy the night breeze.
And today, when I heard that Ying Chengjiao was still a virgin, I was first amused and confused, then stunned, and finally sentimental.
Your Majesty, you are just a human being.
Gai Nie thought so.
If Zhao Gao could forget the hatred for his country and family, couldn’t Cheng Jiao and his mother let go of their grudge?
Ying Zheng thought so.
Da da da~
An eunuch stepped in, taking each step carefully, and stood six feet away from Ying Zheng. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Meng Tian is here to see you."
"Send him in quickly."
After a while, Meng Tian walked into Zhangtai Palace with big strides and a somewhat nervous look on his face.
"Your Majesty."
"Get up, get up."
Ying Zheng quickly stepped forward, pulled Meng Tian to sit down side by side, and complained: "Why are you dealing with all this red tape? What do you want from me?"
Today's Ying Zheng has many different personalities.
Meng Tian was stunned.
At this moment, he felt that the person standing in front of him was not Ying Zheng, but Ying Chengjiao.
Meng Tian was the most trusted Qin general by Ying Zheng.
Since Ying Zheng returned to the Qin State, the first general's son to be loyal to Ying Zheng was Meng Tian.
The two were of the same age, grew up together, and played together. It was well known in the court that Meng Tian was favored by the First Emperor.
In terms of military achievements, Wang Jian was the best in Qin, followed by Wang Ben.
Although Meng Tian occasionally appeared in Qin's campaigns against the six states, his achievements were far inferior to those of the previous two.
If Li Xin had not suffered a crushing defeat in the battle to destroy Chu, Meng Tian's reputation would be even lower than that of the brave general Li Xin.
The title of General of Qin State was extremely difficult to obtain. Generally, one had to lead a battle to destroy a country before it would be awarded by the First Emperor. The General of Qin State could be understood as a Grand Marshal, who had extremely high combat command authority and would be removed from office after the battle.
There were only three people who led the Qin State's battle to annihilate the country - Wang Jian, Wang Ben, and Li Xin.
Li Xin was appointed as the supreme general when he attacked Chu. As for Wang Jian and Wang Ben, there is no need to mention them. In the war to destroy a country with Wang Jian present, Wang Jian was the supreme general; in the war to destroy a country without Wang Jian, Wang Ben was the supreme general.
According to common sense, the Qin State should only have three generals.
But in fact, there were four such generals in Qin State. In the war against Chu led by Li Xin, Meng Tian fought alongside Li Xin and was also named general.
Meng Tian was the only person in the Qin State after the First Emperor took power who was promoted to the rank of general without leading a war to destroy a country.
The rank of a general during war directly affects the responsibilities he assumes and the military exploits he gains after the war.
In the Qin State, where military merit was everything, Meng Tian was granted the title of general even though he was not the chief commander. The First Emperor was openly giving him a military merit accelerator.
Li Xinchu was still resentful and very hostile to Meng Tian.
But when he was defeated in the war against Chu, but the First Emperor did not exterminate his three clans, he became as grateful to Meng Tian as he had been hostile to him before. Li Xin always believed that the First Emperor did not kill him because of Meng Tian.
This shows how much Ying Zheng favored Meng Tian.
The two sat side by side, caused by Xiao.
After Ying Zheng became the King of Qin, he rarely pulled Meng Tian to sit like this again - the emperor is unique and cannot be replaced by anyone else.
"His Majesty……"
Although Ying Zheng seems to be very friendly at the moment, Meng Tian still doesn't dare to say some things.
"Don't hesitate, just say what you want to say."
Meng Tian gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, holding the attitude that if he stuck his head out, he would be stabbed, and if he withdrew his head, he would also be stabbed, and he said in a hard voice: "Tian wants to know, Your Majesty, do you support the feudal system or the county system?"
After saying this, Meng Tian held his breath, waiting for Ying Zheng to get furious and punish him severely.
Spying on the monarch's thoughts, shouldn't you be punished?
But he waited for a long time, but did not receive any rebuke or beating from Ying Zheng.
His childhood playmate, now the emperor, frowned and thought seriously for a while, then said, "I haven't thought about it yet, what do you think?"
