Chapter 128: Meeting Ying Zheng in Zhangtai Palace

Qin State capital, Xianyang.

Led by Gainie, Su Xuan walked slowly into the Royal City.

Not long after, Gainie stopped, and another figure appeared before Su Xuan.

"Mr. Su, the King invites you!"

A voice that was thin, feminine, and carried an indescribable sense of discomfort suddenly rang out. A fair-faced man wearing red-patterned clothes walked slowly to Su Xuan. He had dark red hair, delicate cheeks, and eyes that shone with a sickly light.

Glancing at the person who had come, Su Xuan nodded deeply, ultimately saying nothing more.

Of course, he recognized the person who had come to him.

Zhao Gao, the future Prefect of the Carriage Office, the master of the Net.

He was also another architect of conspiracies in the original story.

But the other's so-called playing the god and acting the devil could only fool the natives. For Su Xuan, he had never placed Zhao Gao in his eyes, not only because he knew the ending of Zhao Gao in history, but also because even Donghuang Taiyi had been defeated by his hands; what did a mere Zhao Gao count for?

If he really wanted to take his life, a flick of a finger would suffice!

Following Zhao Gao along the way, the Xianyang Palace was much larger and more magnificent than the Royal City of the Han State. Although the Qin State did not like luxury, it was a powerful nation after all, and to display the dignity of the nation, these palaces were built extremely grandly.

The place where Ying Zheng met Su Xuan was the famous "Zhangtai Palace." This palace was an important place for the Qin King to handle daily government affairs and live. Ying Zheng often worked hard here, judging cases by day and reading documents by night. Memorials from various government offices in the center and from all counties and prefectures across the country gathered here. When the memorials were sent to Zhangtai, the duty officers had to present them for Ying Zheng to inspect personally. Only when the clay seals were intact and it was confirmed that they had not been privately opened or read by treacherous people, would the clay seals be broken for imperial review.

When Su Xuan followed Zhao Gao to a side hall of Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng was sitting behind a desk, processing memorials.

After dismissing Lu Lu Buwei as Chancellor, although Ying Zheng had completely grasped the power of the government, relatively speaking, his government affairs also increased. In the past, there was Lu Lu Buwei to help him manage state affairs, but after Lu Lu Buwei was dismissed, these things could only be done by himself.

Because he had no experience in handling government affairs alone in the past, he was initially overwhelmed and extremely busy.

However, it was ultimately painful yet happy.

Although handling government affairs was tiring, thinking that he no longer had Lao Ai and Lu Lu Buwei to restrain him, and that he could realize his ambitions at will, a faint smile still could not help but curl at the corner of Ying Zheng’s mouth.

After finishing reviewing a memorial.

Zhao Gao’s voice rang out, "Your Majesty, Mr. Su is brought here!"

Ying Zheng had a good impression of Zhao Gao. He was originally a man of the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji. Although Ying Zheng felt some dissatisfaction toward his mother because of the Lao Ai incident, this did not hinder him from reusing Zhao Gao. After all, the Lao Ai incident was first reported by Zhao Gao, and later, his ability to dismiss Lu Lu Buwei from the position of Chancellor also benefited from the evidence Zhao Gao provided.

It can be said that Zhao Gao helped him a lot.

But compared to Zhao Gao, for Ying Zheng, clearly another person was more important.

Upon hearing Zhao Gao’s words, Ying Zheng hurriedly put down the memorial in his hand and said to the outside, "Bring him in quickly!"

A moment later, Zhao Gao brought Su Xuan into Zhangtai Palace.

Seeing Su Xuan, Ying Zheng hurriedly stood up and walked forward. "Mr. Su, long time no see."

His emotions appeared somewhat excited.

Since dismissing Lu Lu Buwei as Chancellor, because he was eager to deal with the mess Lu Lu Buwei left behind, he was indeed unable to attend to other things. When he remembered Su Xuan and asked Gainie to invite Su Xuan into the palace for a talk, he found that Su Xuan had already disappeared.

This once made Ying Zheng stunned.

In the past, it was because the threats of Lu Lu Buwei and Lao Ai had not been eliminated, and he did not want Su Xuan to appear in public, so it was not convenient to summon Su Xuan into the palace to meet.

When Lao Ai was executed and Lu Lu Buwei was dismissed, he held great power and had no more worries, and was just about to find Su Xuan.

As a result, Su Xuan had disappeared.

Had Su Xuan left the Qin State? Or was it because of other reasons?

Ying Zheng once became suspicious.

Fortunately, he did not suspect for too long. Today, Su Xuan suddenly contacted Gainie.

This meant that Su Xuan had returned.

After knowing this news, Ying Zheng hurriedly asked Gainie to bring Su Xuan into the palace.

How could he not have some intention of sharing his joy with Su Xuan?

At this moment, he had already escaped the cage and was about to start realizing the ambition in his heart. The world of the Nine Provinces today, he wanted it, and the world outside the Nine Provinces that Su Xuan spoke of, he also wanted it.

His ambition was even greater than imagined!

Before Su Xuan could answer Ying Zheng’s words, Ying Zheng saw Zhao Gao, who had brought Su Xuan here, and said in a deep voice, "Zhao Gao, you go out first!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Gao lowered his head and responded.

He had seen Ying Zheng’s attitude toward Su Xuan.

In his heart, to say he was not jealous was clearly impossible.

He had made so many contributions to Ying Zheng, first reporting Lao Ai, then providing evidence of Lu Lu Buwei’s crimes, and only temporarily gained Ying Zheng’s trust. As for Su Xuan? Judging from Ying Zheng’s attitude toward him, it could be called favor!

Especially earlier, when Ying Zheng learned that Su Xuan had come here, he actually put down the memorial in his hand and stood up to welcome Su Xuan.

After Zhao Gao left.

Su Xuan then said to Ying Zheng, "The Qin King looks a bit unwell compared to earlier!"

Ying Zheng sighed, "It was only after personally handling government affairs that I realized that handling government affairs is not an easy task."

"Then does the Qin King regret it?" Su Xuan asked Ying Zheng.

"Regret?" Ying Zheng was stunned, then said, "I will not regret it!"

"As a king, since one enjoys the benefits brought by power, then handling government affairs is an obligation that must be borne to enjoy these benefits!"

"Heaven mandates the Emperor to shepherd, and the Emperor inherits Heaven to rule! The Qin King sees it clearly." Su Xuan evaluated.

Hearing this sentence, Ying Zheng could not help but mutter it softly, feeling it made great sense.

After keeping this sentence in his heart, Ying Zheng asked Su Xuan again, "Let's not talk about me, but Mr. Su, your whereabouts have been truly hard to find during this time!"

"Actually, it is not very hard to find." Su Xuan explained to Ying Zheng, "I have been wandering around Lishan during this time."

"Lishan?"

"Yes, by chance, I became the current Sect Master of the Yin-Yang School in Lishan!"