After sending Lu Yan home, Zhao Ling looked at the Xiqu jade sword on the sword stand and remained silent with his hands behind his back.
The sword attendant hesitated again and then said, "Your Majesty, it would be too cheap for Lu Yan to report everything without any reservation."
Zhao Ling recalled the conversation with Lu Yan and shook his head, "He came to the door in person, so it's okay to give him those things. You saw the scene at that time. Do you think he was really drunk or pretending to be drunk?"
The swordsman lowered his head and analyzed calmly, "If he is pretending to be drunk, it means that he has been extremely suspicious of me from the beginning, and this time he wants to test something.
If he is really drunk, well, it seems that apart from knowing that he is not good at drinking, there is nothing else to tell."
Zhao Ling agreed with his statement, and suddenly changed the topic, "Have all contact with the Iron Blood Alliance been completely severed?"
"It's all over. Qin destroyed countries one after another and unified the world unstoppably. The Iron Blood Alliance also shrank, presumably because it was afraid of being uprooted in the war."
"The laying of Qinfa will make me suffer, but if I get through it, I will still have a bright future. Once the relationship with the Iron Blood Alliance is exposed, there will be no recovery."
After thinking about it, Zhao Ling was still a little worried. He ordered the sword servant: "Go in person and confirm all those people. Don't leave any traces of previous transactions."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After accepting the order, the sword attendant disappeared into the darkness.
…
Ever since he successfully overthrew the State of Zhao, Guo Kai's life in Handan City was, well, good or bad.
In order to help Luo Wang's Zhan Sun bring out Li Mu, he spent all his accumulated wealth over the years. After the Qin people came in, they did give him a lot of rewards, but that little money was nothing for Prime Minister Guo.
He was still thinking about the promise he had made before Zie Ri, but he didn't have the courage to ask Lu Yan for money. Because he was self-aware and felt that a scholar like Lu Yan would never like a money-grubbing person like himself.
The secret room at home was not stuffed full of gold, silver and jewelry. Every night, the concubine was still on the hot bed. Guo Kai covered the quilt, feeling the warm body next to him, and stared at the dark beams with his eyes open.
"Alas~"
"Master, what are you sighing for?"
Guo Kai rolled his eyes, "Oh, you don't understand even if I tell you."
The concubine did not dare to say a word.
For so many days, no one has cared about me. Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. Now that Zhao Yan is no longer on my head, I don’t have to worry about targeting this or guarding against that. The people of Qin don’t care about me at all. I’m going to be alone these days... If I can still
It would be perfect if you have endless money.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the dark night, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, you are living a very happy life."
Guo Kai was shocked. Just when he was about to scream, something like a wooden stick pressed against his neck. It was the scabbard of the Sun-Shielding Sword.
He turned around and looked at his concubine, and sure enough, she had lost consciousness.
"Are you, Lord Zhiri?"
Lu Yan moved the sword away and lit the candles in the room with his hand, "Get up. I have something to ask you."
"Yes, yes, get up right now." Guo Kai agreed repeatedly and climbed out of bed quickly, shivering from the cold in the winter night.
Lu Yan threw the hanging mink coat to him with the scabbard of his sword, and went straight to the topic, "Pingyuan Lord Zhao Ling, what are the forces under his command? How much do you know about it after so many years in Zhao country?"
"Pingyuan Lord Zhao Ling, hiss~" Guo Kai wrapped his coat and tried to think back, "I have never heard anything about him in so many years. When the Qin army besieged Handan, he led the Zhao family to donate money.
Over grain and grass.”
"Gone?"
"Get out of the way and think about it, think about it."
He pursed his lips and his face was tangled together. He thought for a long time, and after mumbling for a long time, he said: "Master Zhiri, when Zhao Sheng was still there, he was extremely wealthy and powerful in all walks of life. After his death,
Those who were attached to him dispersed like birds and beasts, and they all ran away. Is there anything special about Zhao Ling?"
"Wealth is as great as a country's, and it will all be gone in one day." Lu Yan muttered these eight words, and then asked, "Did the previous King of Zhao ever attack Lord Pingyuan?"
Guo Kai shook his head, "No."
"The so-called centipede insect is dead but not rigid. When its power develops to the level of the Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period, it shouldn't have been able to wipe out everyone so quickly and disappear without a trace from the highest authority in the country."
Lord Xinling was targeted by King Wei of Wei, Lord Chunshen was murdered by Xiong Han and Li Yuan, Lord Mengchang was killed by Qi after his death, and Wei Jue heir. Of the four young masters, only Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng clearly retained an heir.
Judging from the limited information Guo Kai knew, Lu Yan felt that the loneliness of Pingyuan Jun's lineage was not in line with human nature.
Even if Zhao Sheng dies, his son can still inherit the hereditary title of king and land, and his family still has great power in blood politics.
However, without King Zhao targeting them, this family quickly faded out of people's sight. This is not in line with the normal development of a family.
"When something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Zhao Ling, no, it should be said to be Zhao Sheng. Their lineage has hidden some things."
Lu Yan was originally just generally wary of Zhao Ling, but after the confirmation, he already had the urge to dig deeper into Zhao Ling.
This is the case with Zhao Ling for now. Anyway, we will have to deal with him in the future. He looked at Guo Kai again, "How is life in Handan under Lu Yan's rule these days?"
Guo Kai straightened his body instantly and replied: "Okay! Of course. Hehe, I don't have much ambition. I can have whatever I want in my life. Being a rich man, I can't say how happy I am."
Lu Yan knew what this guy was thinking, and sneered, "Hey, rich man, how many properties did you acquire when you were the prime minister? Do you think you can't count them all?"
Guo Kai was startled, and his tone of grievance was as if he was about to cry, "Master Zhiri, Kai Ke relies on those people to eat!"
"Don't worry. It's written in black and white. Those are yours. No one will take anything from you. But now I have an errand for you. Are you happy with it?"
"I'm happy, of course I'm happy. What do you want to do?"
Lu Yan showed a successful smile, "Unify the currency, and all future transactions will be done with Qin's money. Start with your industry."
Guo Kai slapped his chest and made a very loud promise, "That's it, no problem. Anyway, we are now under the rule of the Qin State, so we should use Qin State's money."
"Okay, as expected of you! From now on, in addition to using Qin money for transactions, the Qin system will also be used for dimensions, and the Qin system will also be used for weighing. Can you do it?"
He felt as if he had fallen into a big pit, and his whole body was freezing. He couldn't help but pull his coat tighter, "Master Zhanri, if I do this now, I'm afraid no one from Zhao will buy my account."
Lu Yan pretended to think about it for a moment, then nodded and said, "You are right. In this way, after the results are released by the high platform, you can take the lead in switching to the Qin system. I think you can do it."
Guo Kai agreed one after another: "Definitely, definitely!"
"This matter is of great importance to the Imperial Master. If you can handle it well, I don't need to tell you the benefits."
Being reminded by Lu Yan, Guo Kai's eyes lit up.
That's right! In order to cure Zhao's headaches, the national counselor Lu Yanzheng unified the trading currency and weights and measures. If such a major thing is accomplished, it will be a huge credit.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Zhanri, for your support."