Chapter 997

"I will feel more at ease if he protects you."

Ying Zheng could not refute Ying Ying Zi Ye's words and could only support him fully.

Who told Ying Ying Zi Ye to be the Crown Prince?

This is the responsibility he must bear and cannot escape.

This is also his sense of duty; if he didn't even dare to go in such a situation.

He would instead be looked down upon.

"Your Majesty, this general will definitely protect Your Highness well."

General Zhang Han stood up, his tone very serious.

He also somewhat wanted to go to Nanyue to take a look.

"Forget it, Father Emperor."

"General Zhang is your personal bodyguard; how can I take what you love?"

"It is impossible for me to take General Zhang with me."

"General Zhang, don't get excited; just stay obediently by Father Emperor's side."

Ying Ying Zi Ye did not want to take General Zhang Han with him.

Brother Zheng also needed someone to protect him.

"It's not like I have no one to protect me; I have General Meng Tian, General Han Xin, General Wang Li, and others."

"And with so many Qin Ruishi, I can definitely be at ease regarding safety."

Ying Ying Zi Ye's strength was not weak; it would be better to keep General Zhang Han to protect Brother Zheng.

Even if no one protected him, he could live very well.

And it wasn't as if no one was protecting his safety on this trip.

There was really nothing to worry about.

Seeing that Brother Zheng still wanted to say something, Ying Ying Zi Ye hurriedly changed the subject.

"Father Emperor, have the supplies and grain been prepared?"

"If they are ready, we can set off tomorrow."

"If they are not yet prepared, we might have to delay for a few days."

He had returned in a bit of a rush and didn't know how the grain preparations were going.

"The required supplies are not few; it will likely take a few days."

It wasn't that Ying Zheng didn't want to prepare in advance, but the required supplies were too many.

Even if they started loading the carts now, it would still take a few days.

Ying Ying Zi Ye nodded; then they would just have to wait a few days.

He would treat it as giving the soldiers a few more days of rest.

"Father Emperor, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"

"How about we eat something together?"

"I haven't had potato wine in a long time."

Thinking of potato wine, Ying Ying Zi Ye felt a bit hungry.

Once he brewed rice wine in the future, life would be even more perfect.

Rice wine was much purer than potato wine.

And this was another big business deal.

The kind that was guaranteed to make a profit.

Ying Zheng felt somewhat helpless seeing this situation.

Ying Zi Ye had made up his mind not to take General Zhang Han with him.

Since he had already decided, he could only let him be.

"Then take care of your safety on this trip, and come back immediately if anything feels wrong."

"It has been a long time since we ate together, so let's have a meal together."

Ying Zheng gave orders for food to be brought over.

Before long, a table full of sumptuous dishes was laid out on the octagonal table.

General Zhang Han also stayed behind to have a meal.

The atmosphere also became warm.

The three of them exchanged cups, looking very lively.

This meal lasted for a long time, until the sky turned dark.

All three were somewhat tipsy, and only then were they full of food and wine.

The three talked about many things at the table.

Great Qin's agricultural development, the Academy of Sciences, bicycles, gourmet food, imperial roads, engineering—involving every aspect.

The Great Qin of today was completely different from the Great Qin of before.

Who could have imagined that Great Qin would undergo such great changes in such a short time?

All of this was closely related to Ying Zi Ye.

If it weren't for Ying Zi Ye, Great Qin might not be what it is today.

Ying Zheng and General Zhang Han both looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye with burning gazes.

As if they wanted to see right through him.

Ying Ying Zi Ye couldn't stand such gazes.

He prepared to slip away; these things were impossible to explain.

"Father Emperor, you and the others just wait in Xianyang for my good news."

"Just wait for our triumphant return."

"You should also hurry up and finalize the matters of the imperial roads and the Great Wall."

"This trip to Nanyue will likely take quite some time."

Ying Ying Zi Ye left the Imperial Study after saying this, as if he were escaping.

Leaving only Ying Zheng and General Zhang Han behind, stunned.

"This brat is really..."

Ying Zheng was somewhat speechless; he hadn't even asked anything yet.

"Did you hear that?"

"Get the matters finalized immediately."

"This trip to Nanyue is destined to take a lot of time."

"I hope that when Ying Zi Ye returns, our projects here won't have fallen behind."

Ying Zheng calmed down; the moment he thought about the Lishan project nearing completion.

He couldn't stop himself from getting excited.

Would the remaining projects be far off?

As long as Great Qin had money, wasn't building projects like child's play?

With the experience from the Lishan project, Ying Zheng felt no pressure at all regarding the remaining projects.

"Your Majesty, rest assured; this general will hurry to handle this matter."

"Your Highness is out pacifying the rebellion, so we will handle the infrastructure here."

General Zhang Han was earnest and serious; these projects were of great use to Great Qin.

They had to be finalized as soon as possible.

"It's good to be young; otherwise, I would be the one going on the expedition this time."

Ying Zheng sighed somewhat.

General Zhang Han was startled upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, that must not happen; you are currently in the midst of life-nourishing."

"It's better to leave some opportunities for the young people."

"If you were to go out personally, that would be terrible."

"They would likely surrender the moment they saw Your Majesty."

If His Majesty were to go on an expedition, that would be a super major event. ===== CHAPTER 999 =====