Even with his experience, he never expected that Zhao Kuo would be able to say such words without any reason or courage.
He has never seen such a shameless person!
"Alas, from now on a Zhao thief will never be able to escape the name." Zhao Kuo looked at Lu Buwei's back and sighed deeply.
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"Your Majesty, there are thousands of women in the world, and there are many beautiful ones. Your Majesty, there is no need to do this." Liu Ping hesitated, stepped forward and leaned over and said.
"You don't understand." Zhao Kuo shook his head and did not explain. There is no way to explain this kind of thing.
"But this move by your Majesty will not only arouse the hatred of Qin State, but also cause criticism from scholars all over the world." Liu Ping said.
"The hatred of the Qin State? Didn't the Qin State hate our Zhao State before? As for the criticism of the scholars in the world, haha, how is Tian Chengzi compared to Duke Huan of Qi? I just have one more woman, that's all.
There is no coercion or inducement. Why fear the criticism of the world’s scholars?”
Zhao Kuo laughed, got up and walked towards the harem.
"well."
Liu Ping sighed and had no choice but to stop persuading.
"Your Majesty." Zhao Ji breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zhao Kuo's expression remained as usual, and hurried up to greet him, saying in a sweet voice.
"Lu Buwei is gone." Zhao Kuo hugged Zhao Ji and said.
"What is he... coming to see the king for?" Zhao Ji asked cautiously, and then quickly said: "I have no other intentions, I just want to ask, if it is inconvenient for the king..."
"It's nothing, he wants to take you mother and son back to Qin." Zhao Kuo said.
"Your Majesty will not send Zhao Ji back to Qin, right?" Zhao Ji said extremely worriedly, her frail body looking even weaker.
"Don't you want to go back to Qin?" Zhao Kuo looked into Zhao Ji's eyes.
"I want to stay in the Kingdom of Zhao and stay with the king." Zhao Ji whispered.
Compared to the unfamiliar Qin State, she naturally prefers the familiar Zhao State.
If she was living in the same poverty now as before and Lu Buwei came to pick her up, she would definitely follow Lu Buwei back to Qin with pleasure.
But she is living a good life now. Both Zhao Kuo and Yan take good care of her. When Yan prepares gifts for other daughters-in-law, she will also prepare one for her and treat her equally.
Although An Ning and others were not as close to her as sisters, they did not exclude her. Zhao Ji was already very satisfied with this, and her life was a hundred times better than before.
In addition, Zhao Ji still had some resentment in her heart for Yirenhe and Lu Buwei abandoning her. Especially after being admitted to the palace by Zhao Kuo, her resentment became even greater.
What people fear most is comparison. Zhao Kuo, a stranger, helped her when she was in the most difficult time. Another stranger, Lu Buwei, left her when she was pregnant and needed the most care.
Moreover, Zhao Kuo is superior to Yiren and Lu Buwei in terms of identity, status and ability, so Zhao Ji naturally prefers Zhao Kuo in her heart.
"I refuse Lu Buwei." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
"I would like to thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Ji said with emotion.
"Okay, mother asked us to come over for dinner at noon. You should prepare yourself first and then go over with me later." Zhao Kuo said.
"Yeah." Zhao Ji nodded.
…
This is an inconspicuous house. It was once Lu Buwei's residence in Handan. He returned to Qin in a hurry and didn't have time to sell it. Now it is just left for Prince Zhu to live in.
"King Zhao didn't agree?" Prince Zhu asked strangely, looking at Lu Buwei who angrily pushed the door open.
Logically speaking, King Zhao should not have trouble with Qin over such a trivial matter.
"No consent." Lu Buwei said with a gloomy face what happened in the palace.
"King Zhao is still too young. Even if he has great talent, he will inevitably be tempted by beauty. This is a good thing for Qin. After returning home, I will immediately report to my father and select some beautiful women in Qin.
Give it to King Zhao."
Taizizhu said with a smile.
As long as there are weaknesses, it's easy to deal with. I'm afraid there are no weaknesses.
As for Zhao Ji's mother and son, Prince Zhu didn't care.
He has more than twenty sons and even more daughters. He doesn't even care about strangers, let alone his daughter-in-law and grandson whom he has never met.
If Mrs. Huayang hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten that he had a son named Yiren.
In his opinion, it was a good deal to use Zhao Ji and his son to test out Zhao Kuo's weaknesses.
"I initially thought that King Zhao only fell in love with Zhao Ji, so I proposed to bring the child back to Qin and leave Zhao Ji in Zhao. But King Zhao refused. And... he also asked me to bring a message to Wang Sun,
Say, 'Your son, I love him very much'!"
Lu Buwei's face was as gloomy as water, and the veins on his forehead bulged high like tree roots. His hands were clenched into fists, and his nails were embedded in his flesh.
In all his years of living, he has never been so insulted!
"I'm afraid he thinks that by controlling a child, he has grasped the leverage of Qin. Haha, how naive. One day he will regret leaving my descendants of Qin in Zhao." Prince Zhu sneered.
Once the war machine is launched, it will not change because of anyone, even if the other party is a prince or grandson.
Lu Buwei didn't say anything. He always felt that the matter was not that simple, but he couldn't understand why Zhao Kuo insisted on leaving Zhao Ji, mother and son in the country of Zhao regardless of his reputation.
Just to disgust the foreigners and the Qin State? It would be too childish for a dignified monarch to act like this.
"I will report this matter to my father." Taizi Zhu waved his hand, which was considered to have revealed the matter.
Taking Zhao Ji and her son back to Qin was only one of the purposes of their trip, and they could not delay other matters because of it.
"No." Lu Buwei cupped his hands and said, "By the way, I saw King Han's bicycle frame when I came back just now."
"The King of Han is here too! Haha, it's just a wedding, but two monarchs came in person. They are indeed the kings of Zhao." Prince Zhu sneered.
This kind of treatment could only be enjoyed by the Qin State in the past.
"By the way, have you found out where the envoys from Yan, Qi and Chu live?" Prince Zhu asked.
This time they came to Handan for five purposes. The first was to attend Zhao Kuo's wedding. The second was to find a famous doctor to treat Prince Zhu. The third was to bring back Zhao Ji's mother and son. The fourth was to establish a kingdom with Yan and Qi.
A deeper connection. The fifth is to find ways to damage the relationship between Zhao and other countries.
"The envoys from the State of Yan live in the official residence. Their monarch has just passed away, and the new monarch will not ascend the throne until next year. They do not dare to provoke the State of Zhao, so they came half a month ago. The State of Qi needs to send ceremony officials and Zhao
The state has come to discuss the wedding process a long time ago. There is no news from the Chu state yet," Lu Buwei said.
These things are not secrets at all. You can find out by just throwing a handful of coins on the street without any difficulty.
"Prepare a gift and come with me to see the envoy from the State of Yan." Prince Zhu stood up and said.
"It's too risky. Let me go alone to see the Yan envoy." Lu Buwei was shocked and said with his hands raised.
If something unexpected happens to Prince Zhu in Handan, he will definitely be implicated. Even if he is not ordered to be executed by the King of Qin, he will never be reused again.
