activa-t Chapter 36, "The Queen's Concubine," isn't this a typical female lead script?
Chapter 36, "The Queen's Concubine," isn't this a typical female lead script?
Jing Dashan was very pleased.
In this world, there is another great philanthropist like him, willing to strive for peace in this chaotic land.
He was willing to bear the infamy to persuade the King of Zhao to cede territory in order to prevent war between Qin and Zhao from breaking out again.
Guo Kai was also very pleased.
Lord Changxin of Qin really understood him too well!
Not only did he understand the art of gift-giving, but he also brought Yan Dan this great achievement, and even knew of his deep concern for the country and its people!
Qin is so difficult to deal with, while Yan is such a soft target that it's easy to bully.
They could cede some insignificant territory to the difficult-to-deal-with Qin state, and then use Yan Dan to extract even greater benefits from the seemingly easy target, Yan.
This deal is a good one!
The Prime Minister has truly gone to great lengths for the sake of the Zhao state.
Both philanthropists were very satisfied with today's meeting.
They each achieved their goals and obtained what they wanted.
So, the Prime Minister happily pulled Jing Dashan aside and talked for a long time.
From the customs and traditions of various countries to the overall situation of the seven states, from the dancers of Zhao to the women's garden of Qi.
They had a very pleasant conversation!
Consider him a close friend!
If it weren't for Lord Changxin's unsuitable age, Guo Kai would have dragged Ying Jing along to become sworn brothers.
"I heard that the Feixue Pavilion caught fire last night, and Lord Changxin rescued many dancers from it, including the number one dancer of our Zhao Kingdom?"
Guo Kai patted his head, as if he had just remembered this matter.
Ying Jing frowned slightly: "Your Excellency is well-informed; this is indeed true."
"When Jing first arrived in Handan, he never expected to encounter such a tragedy. Feeling compassionate, he stepped in to help. Is there anything wrong with this?"
"There's nothing wrong with it."
Guo Kai quickly shook his head, but then asked mysteriously, "According to Gongzi Qian, Lord Changxin and I witnessed Gongzi Jia drawing up a marriage contract for Xue Ji. Is this true?"
Ying Jing's brows furrowed even deeper.
This old codger, I just considered you a close friend, why are you speaking in such a roundabout way now?
"Your Excellency, if you have anything to say, please speak frankly."
Fortunately, the purpose of this mission had been achieved, and Ying Jing really had no intention of going through all this trouble.
Guo Kai shook his head again: "It's not that I have anything to say, but I would like to ask Lord Changxin to be careful, as the Queen may come to you soon."
queen?
The queen of Zhao was none other than the famous Queen Chan!
Initially, she was just a courtesan in a brothel, but later she caught the eye of a member of the royal family of Zhao and was taken back to be his concubine.
After the death of that member of the Zhao royal family, this woman caught the eye of King Daoxiang of Zhao, who married her despite opposition, and she gave birth to a son, Zhao Qian.
With her beauty and cunning, she won the favor of the King of Zhao, who devoted all his attention to her.
Despite the opposition of the court officials, he insisted on making her, a courtesan who had been married before, the queen.
Later, he joined forces with Guo Kai to depose the former crown prince Zhao Jia and put his own son Zhao Qian on the throne.
These events, one after another, from a prostitute to a queen, this woman's experience is truly outrageous.
Novels dare not write like this!
She's practically living the life of a leading lady!
What does a woman like that want from Jing Dashanren?
"Thank you for the reminder, Your Excellency. I will remember it."
Ying Jing wore a faint smile. Although Guo Kai was greedy, he was actually quite capable.
They took a whole cartload of valuables; their service was impeccable.
Not only did he immediately and proactively raise the issue of ceding territory, but he also offered reminders on other matters.
Pay attention!
If anything happens again, I'll have to contact him again!
As for the matter of the Empress... Ying Jing didn't care too much about it.
He had no interaction with the Empress.
The only thing I can think of is probably the messy affair between Zhao Qian and Zhao Jia.
Guo Kai also mentioned Fei Xue Ge and Xue Ji, which suggests that the Empress Dowager wanted to use this matter to her advantage against Zhao Jia.
Ying Jing agreed with this in principle.
After all, Zhao Jia is a ruthless man. If he becomes the King of Zhao, he will definitely be more difficult to deal with than Zhao Qian.
Given the relationship between Zhao Jia and Li Mu, it would be difficult for the counter-espionage plan to succeed again.
Zhao Jia becoming King of Zhao would be detrimental to Qin's future unification of the world.
We need to put in some effort to cut off Zhao Jia's chances.
Ying Jing had already made up his mind.
This was done so that the Qin state could unify the world as soon as possible and bring an end to the wars, and it was absolutely not intended to target Zhao Jia.
When Ying Jing came out of Guo Kai's residence, his carriage had been changed.
The cartload of valuables has already been left at Guo Kai's residence.
Although it was public funds brought from the Qin state, Lord Changxin still felt a pang of regret.
"Guo Xiang is of noble character and will surely perish with the state when the state of Zhao is destroyed."
"In order to avoid causing too much damage to Guo Xiang's family, I will personally come and search your house when the time comes!"
On the carriage, Jing Dashan lifted the curtain and looked back at the Prime Minister's residence, secretly making up his mind.
He's not the kind of person who doesn't understand things!
You give me a plum, I'll repay you with a peach. I'll repay Prime Minister Guo when his property is confiscated!
"Your Majesty has to personally visit and persuade Prime Minister Guo. Your Majesty, Gan Luo is truly incompetent."
Gan Luo looked rather dejected as soon as he got into the carriage.
He volunteered to accompany Lord Changxin on his mission to the State of Zhao, but it seems to have been of little use.
He's been quite busy these past few days, making connections with many powerful figures in the Zhao state, but none of them do any real work.
The only useful person was Guo Kai, but he couldn't even get through the door.
Today, accompanied by Changxin-jun, I finally met him.
Gan Luo couldn't fully understand the convoluted conversation between the two, and couldn't get a word in edgewise.
He was just a tool, a prop, throughout the whole thing, without saying a single word.
Although the outcome was good, Gan Luo was unable to play any role in it.
He had no use or merit, so what was the point of him coming to the State of Zhao?
How can this possibly revitalize the family?
"You're only twelve years old, why are you in such a hurry?"
Ying Jing, however, remained unmoved.
The fact that Gan Luo was able to succeed in history shows that he did have some ability.
However, on this mission, Lord Changxin was the principal envoy, while Gan Luo was merely the deputy envoy, which was a disparity in status.
Identity is important.
Without a proper status, one is inherently inferior, rendering even the strongest abilities useless.
When Ying Jing returned to the inn, it was bustling with activity like never before.
A group of dancers are practicing their dance under the guidance of Yukihime.
These are the skills they rely on to survive in this war-torn era, and even after the great calamity of last night, they cannot afford to lose them.
Butterflies flutter and dance, their sleeves rising and falling.
Today's dance was elegant yet tinged with a touch of melancholy.