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Chapter 3

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"Mingyue, why did you come here?"

At this moment, facing the questioning of Queen Mother Zhao, Mingyue lowered her head and avoided her mother's gaze. She had said before that after her rebirth, he had two worries. One was the Battle of Changping five years later. The other was that she didn't know how to face Queen Mother Zhao who loved her deeply.

Because she had to be busy with King Huiwen's funeral and also had to take charge of government affairs, Empress Dowager Zhao could only take some time to visit her beloved son until late at night every day.

At this time, Mingyue often pretends to be asleep. The old mother sits beside the crow's feet, her eyes full of crow's feet long looking at her son's sleeping face for a long time, and a smile appears on the corner of her mouth. Her slightly rough fingers gently stroke his long hair, or humming a song from her hometown of Qi with a beat...

"Waiting for me to be in my mind, filling my ears with plainness, and advocating my mind with Qionghua..."

As she sang, she would suddenly shed tears because she remembered her husband.

Who says the royal family has no affection?

At this time, Mingyue wanted to get up to comfort her, but her body tried hard to restrain her breathing and did not dare to move. Until the empress dowager left and the candle was turned off, he could turn over and be very distressed.

In front of her, Mingyue always felt a deep sense of guilt. He felt that he had taken away her beloved young son, stole his body, and enjoyed the maternal love that he could not have obtained.

But this fact cannot be said...

Little did she know that Mingyue's guilty attitude was a sign of grievance in the eyes of his mother, Queen Mother Zhao...

This sensitive and worried young man, seeing his son's appearance, her heart was almost broken.

"Bright moon, my son..."

Empress Dowager Zhao hugged Mingyue, but Empress Dowager Zhao started crying first. In order to cover up the haggard face of her husband, the powder she applied was immediately washed away by tears: "Did you hear all the words just now?"

"I heard it all." Mingyue replied hoarsely. Although he was no longer the Chang'an Jun before, his body was connected by flesh and blood.

These days I have been worried about the current situation and guilt about Empress Dowager Zhao have surged in my heart. In desperation, he blurted out:

"Since Qin is very anxious to attack Zhao, let the son share his worries for his mother and the State of Zhao, and go to Qi as a hostage!"

As soon as this said, Miao Xian was stunned, and Empress Dowager Zhao's eyes were tearful. When she heard Mingyue's words, she suddenly stopped crying.

"Mingyue, is this your truth?"

"I..." Mingyue lowered her head again. Five years later, the great troubles, the accidents that followed, and the intrigue palace, everything was very different from the peaceful life in her previous life. The information she collected was not enough, and he was unable to make the best choice.

Mingyue's hesitant expression made Queen Mother Zhao feel heartbroken and thought to herself: "Poor child, he just lost his father, but he was asked to be taken as a hostage. He is very sensible. He must have been worried about this matter these days, and now he is more proactive in sharing my worries..."

This aggravated the determination of Queen Mother Zhao. She raised her eyebrows and said ruthlessly: "My son, don't listen to those ministers of the royal family! Don't be afraid, the sky falls, and you are blocking your mother for you. Don't worry, no one can take you away from the mother!"

Now, Mingyue was a little stunned.

...

Although he failed to volunteer, Empress Dowager Zhao's efforts to protect Mingyue on Fengtai actually untied his heart.

"Since I owe her a son, I will try my best to play the role of a son so that she can be happy." He thought so.

On the way back to the bedroom, he relaxed and made the character of Chang'an Jun subconscious appear, showing his child's innocence, making Empress Dowager Zhao giggle.

"Mother, my son is really healthy. If you don't believe me, please see!"

Mingyue followed Queen Mother Zhao's chariot, sometimes walking slowly, sometimes jogging, sometimes breaking down the sprouts of osmanthus branches beside the pavilion, and flew in the palace patio...

Although his cheeks were red and he felt a little sweat, his healthy and lively posture was something that he had never seen before in the past few months.

Queen Mother Zhao saw it and was happy in her heart. For her son's body, she had woken up many times in the middle of the night. She had prayed to the God of Huo Tai, the ancestors of Zhao, and even the eight gods of her hometown Qi:

"If I can make my son heal, even if I take the old woman's life as a price, I will be willing to do anything!"

Now that Mingyue is as healthy as before, a big stone in her heart has finally fallen.

Unlike the heavy feeling when she came, Queen Mother Zhao felt much more relaxed when she returned home. It was the night's food, and because Mingyue was feasting on her, she drank an extra bowl of porridge because she was feasting on her.

The court rules, without saying goodbye, put down the dagger, took the gill scarf and wiped his hands, Mingyue said: "My son is fine, but the mother also needs to take good care of her body."

In later generations, Empress Dowager Zhao was not particularly old, but in the Warring States Period, where the average lifespan was only thirty or forty, she could call herself an old woman. She had poor legs and feet, so she could only sit on the chariot and travel. Mingyue saw that she had removed her makeup, and she was much more haggard than when she first met her, so she couldn't help but persuade her:

"My mother cannot just drink light porridge on weekdays, but also eat a little food she likes, such as fruits and vegetables."

Queen Mother Zhao stared at the delicious food in the table, but she had no appetite at all. She sighed: "I know, I just have a bad appetite and can't eat it."

Mingyue said seriously: "Eat is related to stomach and intestines. The mother and queen should not sit in front of the desk all day long. It is better to share the national affairs with the king and the royal family and the generals and ministers. When the weather is clear, your son will accompany you to walk around a little, so that you can be good for your health."

Queen Mother Zhao laughed: "My son is not only sensible, but also understands a lot of things."

Then he glanced at Miao Xian who was serving next to him: "The eunuch's order, did you teach the young master?"

Miao Xianheran: "Old servant is a lowly stupid man, how can he teach the young master? Or Chang'an Jun was born to inherit the empress dowager's wisdom and developed a pure filial heart. The empress dowager is blessed."

After saying that, he glanced at Mingyue and smiled slightly, and the two of them were tacitly informed.

Chang'an Jun changed from the carefree and arrogant young man who was previously carefree and arrogant to an extremely sensible precocious boy, and even cared about national affairs. In Miao Xian's opinion, this is not surprising. Because thirty years ago, he also witnessed a person's cocoon turning into a butterfly transformation...

It was a huge turmoil called the Sandun Palace. King Huiwen of Zhao, who was under twenty years old, experienced many things overnight: his elder brother, Zhang, usurped the throne and launched a mutiny, Zhao Xiangfei Yi was killed, Zhao ministers rose up to attack Anyang Jun. After Anyang Jun failed, he hid in the Sandun Palace of King Wuling of Zhao. After Li Dui and Prince Cheng successfully suppressed the rebellion, he simply did not let him go. He went all out to the palace without leaving a grain of food. He surrounded him for three months and trapped him to death in the sand dune...

The hero Zhao Zhufu, who was a hero, disappeared in such a coward. It is said that before his death, he was still trying his best to climb, trying to dig out the bird eggs from the tree to eat...

Then, Li Dui and Prince Cheng took charge of the government affairs. People only knew Fengyang Lord Li Dui but did not know King Zhao, and King Huiwen was like a puppet.

It was during that painful period that Miao Xian, who was still a small temple man, witnessed King Huiwen transforming from a deep palace son to a calm and restrained king...

How similar to today's situation.

Empress Dowager Zhao finally felt very happy, and Miao Xian did not dare to mention the previous king. Mingyue took this opportunity to ask about something.

"Mother Queen."

He obediently helped Queen Mother Zhao pinch her sore shoulders. He asked softly: "The mother does not want her son to be a hostage, and she is very happy. But if Qin attacks Zhao this time, if there is no help from Qi, how can Zhao resist?"

...

Empress Dowager Zhao, who closed her eyes and enjoyed her son's filial piety, froze her shoulders, but said as if nothing had happened: "Although the former king is gone, he left us a prosperous and powerful Zhao State. At present, the founding of Shandong is nothing like Zhao Qiang... The eunuch ordered that when Su Qin came to visit the former king, that was what he said?"

"only."

Miao Xian also recited proudly: "Mr. Su Qin said at that time that Zhao was two thousand miles away, with hundreds of thousands of armored cars, thousands of vehicles, and tens of thousands of horses. The only thing Qin feared and harmed the world was Zhao!"

It turned out that the seven heroes of the Warring States Period were originally the strongest in Wei State, and Wei Wenhou was equivalent to the overlord of the world. But in the middle, as various countries carried out reforms, Qin, Qi and Chu began to rise and defeated Wei State, and Wei State became a second-rate country from then on.

Although the State of Chu was large, it was greatly weakened during the reign of King Huai of Chu and lost its status as a great power. So it became Qin, Qi's east-west confrontation. King Zhao of Qin and King Min of Qi once gave each other the title of emperor, calling each other the Eastern Emperor and the Western Emperor.

Then, relying on the mediation of Su Qin, the Yan Kingdom during the death of Yan Kingdom, the father of Empress Dowager Zhao, the arrogant King of Qi Min, was attacked by five countries after destroying Song, and was occupied by more than 70 cities by Le Yi, and Qi Kingdom was almost destroyed. Therefore, Qin, who had no opponent, became a proud superpower, and seized the Hedong of Wei, as well as the Yan Ying of Chu Kingdom, and dominate the world.

Now, the only ones that Shandong's six countries can compete with Qin are the newly emerging Zhao Kingdom, King Wuling of Zhao, who is Hufu and Camera after being ridden.

King Huiwen of Zhao inherited the military reform of King Wuling of Zhao, and cultivated good governance internally, and promoted famous generals and virtuous ministers like Lian Po and Lin Xiangru who were born in low-level scholars. Foreign, Zhao first cooperated with Yan State, cooperated with the five countries of Le Yi to attack Qi, seized wealthy land on both sides of the Jishui River, greatly strengthened the national strength. Later, he prevented the eastward advance of the powerful Qin several times.

In the Battle of Huayang, although Zhao State was defeated by Bai Qi and was killed 20,000 people, it was not damaged. In 269 BC, Qin attacked Zhao State again, and Qin general Hu Yang and Zhao She met on a narrow road, but they were defeated. The Qin people were unwilling to accept their revenge on Wei State when they returned and attacked Jiyi. Zhao General Lian Po saved Wei, and defeated the Qin army in Jiyi's battle...

The Qin State defeated the State of Qin twice in a row within a year, and the people of the world looked at it. This was the best record of the six countries against Qin in thirty years since Mengchangjun joined forces to attack Qin and entered Hangu Pass. Now, Qin was also a little afraid of Zhao State, and then the situation occurred when King Huiwen was alive, "Qin did not dare to raise troops and attack Zhao."

So Empress Dowager Zhao blamed Qi for bargaining with her, and simply said in anger:

"The old woman doesn't believe it anymore. She can't repel the Qin people by relying on Zhao State. Since Ma Fujun four years ago and General Lian Po was able to defeat the Qin army in succession, why can't this time?"

However, Mingyue could see that Empress Dowager Zhao was deliberately showing off in front of him...

After King Huiwen of Zhao, Zhao State was rich and powerful, and it was true that it was able to defeat Qin State's two attacks. But now that the new king has just ascended the throne, there are some minor problems in Zhao. According to Miao Xian, some troops were also transferred to Dai County in the north, Yanmen defended against the Huns, and the country was empty, which caused the Qin army to attack and Zhao State to be unable to concentrate its troops to resist.

Not to mention the ambiguous attitude of Yan State behind it, it is quite powerful to attack Zhao with Qin Lian.

"Mother, if Zhao State is isolated and helpless, and Qin State is brave enough to gain profit from the border and let Wu'an Jun Bai Qi attack Zhao in a large scale, what should we do?"

As soon as this statement was made, Empress Dowager Zhao was also scared. Although Zhao State was strong, she was only the leader among the six countries in Shandong. Compared with Qin State, she was far inferior to Zhao State. She had little confidence in resisting Wu'an Jun Bai Qi alone.

The Empress Dowager gave in her heart. Now that King Huiwen of Zhao has not completed the burial ceremony in May, he can fight against the plan and resolve the problem of the plan and diplomatic relations. It is better not to attack the troops.

"At worst, let Qi change another hostage?"

After coming up with such an idea, Empress Dowager Zhao pulled Mingyue to her side: "As for you, you just need to accompany your mother in the palace and let Luling Jun go to Linzi..."

"Lulingjun..." Mingyue remembered this title in her mind, and this was his half-brother, Zhao Tong, who was named Lulingjun.

If I remember correctly, he got along well with Zhao Tong and was a childhood friend. Instead, he had a distant relationship with Zhao Wangdan, a mother-in-law, and was even... nervous!
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