In Yongcheng, several people were sitting in the palace, drinking wine wantonly.
These people seemed to be servants in the palace, but they all spoke vulgar words loudly, were drunk, and did not care about the etiquette of ministers. And the ones sitting in the upper position were naturally Lao Ai and Lao.
Ai held up the wine cup in his hand, looking extremely comfortable. Indeed, life could not be more comfortable than it is now. In the palace, he almost covered the sky with one hand, and the Queen Mother was obediently at his mercy.
In Yongcheng, those supervisors sent by Lu Buwei did not dare to offend him. They ignored his behavior and allowed him to do whatever he wanted. He was almost the king of Yongcheng. Anyone who dared to offend him would be arrested and executed.
Whoever can please him will definitely get an official position. In this place, the Queen Mother's seal is more useful than the King of Qin's seal. This makes Lao Ai continue to expand and become more and more ambitious. He does not even compare the King of Qin and the King of Qin.
Lu Buwei took it seriously.
He drunkenly looked at the few chamberlains around him, and just now said: "A dignitary is holding a crown ceremony at the Qinian Palace in Yongcheng. He is already over twenty...Do you know why he came to Yongcheng? He came to pay a visit.
The Queen Mother is also here to see me... It is said that he wants to get married. All these require the permission of the Queen Mother and me... If I don't agree, the government will not be able to perform the crowning ceremony here, or even get married.
!”
Looking at the arrogant Lao Ai in front of them, several of the chamberlains were dumbfounded. One of the chamberlains stood up and said, "How can you call the king directly by his name? What's more, coming to Yongcheng to perform the crown ceremony is a common etiquette in the Qin State. How could you do this?
Is it because of you? As a minister of the King, you cannot be rude to the King!"
When Lao Ai heard this, he was extremely angry. He stood up unsteadily, walked in front of the chamberlain, grabbed his neck and slapped him. Lao Ai shouted angrily: "I am the king's father.
, How dare you be rude to me?!" The waiter's face turned red from suppressing his anger, but he dared not speak out. He also did not dare to provoke Lao Ai anymore. He just lowered his head and did not dare to speak when he saw this guy.
, Lao Ai just pushed him away.
Lao Ai laughed wildly. He pointed at the servants in front of him and laughed.
"When the king arrives at Yongcheng, let the two and three sons see how much respect the king has for me!!" Lao Ai said, and then continued to sit down and drink. He didn't take the servant sitting in front of him seriously at all.
, and at the end of the banquet, when Lao Ai's confidants helped him return to the back hall to rest, the other servants looked at each other a few times and left. At midnight, they left the palace and gathered at the
In the house of the servant who was beaten.
The servant who had been humiliated by Lao Ai turned red with shame. He looked at the friends in front of him and said: "This fake eunuch is completely crazy. He must expose his crime to the king. Otherwise, if we wait,
If he does something even crazier, we will definitely be punished, and our family members may be affected by him. We must draw a clear line with him, and we must not be implicated by this lunatic."
"You are right. I once heard him blatantly slandering Marquis Wu Cheng. He said that Marquis Wu Cheng did not have any official position, had no retainers, and did not obey his soldiers. He would not look down on anyone who came to serve as his retainers.
, is such a thing something an ordinary person can say? If he makes a blunder while drunk again in the future, I'm afraid we will all be implicated and executed..." Another chamberlain was also a little worried.
Lao Ai thought he had the entire palace, so he became more and more arrogant, and even insulted King Qin and Marquis Wu Cheng. The servants originally wanted to follow him to enjoy the blessings, but seeing him become more and more crazy, these
The chamberlains were a little scared. Anyone in their right mind would not say anything about asking Wu Chenghou to be his retainer. This guy is definitely crazy, and he must end his relationship with him as soon as possible.
Everyone began to list his crimes. As Lao Ai's followers, these people did have a lot of crimes about Lao Ai. After they finished sorting out, the beaten chamberlain said: "Just let me go.
Go to the King of Qin and report these things to him." The other people seemed a little hesitant at this moment, suing Lao Ai was also a gamble for them.
Because they were not sure whether the King of Qin would believe their words, whether the King of Qin would silence them, and whether Lao Ai would survive to take revenge on them.
However, what Lao Ai said today was still too terrifying. They would rather risk their lives to expose him than accompany this madman to die.
Coincidentally, King Qin was preparing to come to Yongcheng at this time to perform the crowning ceremony. After some discussion, the servants left the place in a hurry.
The next day, Lao Ai woke up and looked at Zhao Ji sleeping beside him. He rubbed his forehead. He drank too much yesterday. He drank so much that he couldn't even remember what happened yesterday. When eating
After finishing the meal and gathering his confidants, Lao Ai then asked about what happened last night. These confidants of his were also from low-level backgrounds. They relied on their relationship with Lao Ai in the past to get to where they are now.
, they are only good at catering to Lao Ai, but they cannot give any suggestions or strategies.
They smiled and told him what Lao Ai had said yesterday, and they had not forgotten even the fact that he had beaten the chambermaid. Hearing this, Lao Ai couldn't help laughing. He shook his head and said, "It seems that I am indeed drunk.
I didn’t know that I was treating them like this, so go and invite him over, I want to admit my mistake and apologize to him!” When the confidants heard this, they naturally gave another loud blow, boasting about Lao Ai’s noble character.
Character.
Then, they went to find the waiter from last night.
Unfortunately, when they arrived, they discovered that the chamberlain had already left, and even his family had left with him. Their confidants couldn't help but laugh. This coward actually ran away like this? They took advantage of the situation and snatched away the chamberlain.
After the things left by his wife at home were divided equally, he returned to the palace in a big way. A confidant said to Lao Ai: "We rushed to his mansion, but there was no one in his mansion. Neighbors said that he took his
My family left Yongcheng in the morning."
Lao Ai was stunned for a moment and then laughed. Naturally, his confidants also laughed. They said, "He must be afraid that you will blame him, so he is in a hurry to escape from Yongcheng."
Lao Ai smiled for a moment, then suddenly stopped. He frowned, but he didn't know what he was thinking of. His confidants saw that Lao Ai's appearance became a little serious, so they did not dare to say anything more. Lao Ai looked at them
, but said: "Why did he leave Yongcheng? He was working in Yongcheng. If he left Yongcheng, wouldn't the officials from all over the country catch him? What excuse did he have to ask the patrolling officials to let him go?
"
Lao Ai thought for a moment and shouted: "No! Find me the servants who drank together yesterday!"
The confidants realized that something was wrong and took action one after another. However, like the original chamberlain, those who drank last night also fled Yongcheng and gave birth to no one. Lao Ai suddenly panicked and went out in person.
After arriving at the palace, he went to the city gate and asked the officials stationed here. Of course, these officials did not dare to be rude to Lao Ai, so they had to tell him what they knew.
When these people left Yongcheng, the officials stopped them. They said that they were going to Xianyang to complain. If they stopped them now, they would be killed in the future. Therefore, after registering their information, these soldiers
He allowed them to leave. When Lao Ai heard this, he was furious. He didn't understand why these people were going to Xianyang to file a complaint. No wonder they were not worried about the officials along the way. If these officials knew that they were going to file a complaint, they would probably escort them.
Head to Xianyang.
Lao Ai's control over Yong City was through the Queen Mother, so he only restrained the high-ranking officials in Yong City, but at the bottom, he did not have any control at all. Lao Ai sent his confidants to find
These people were executed for treason. At the same time, she returned to the palace in a hurry. Zhao Ji was sitting in the palace at the moment, looking at the two children in front of her tenderly.
This is the child of him and Lao Ai. The two children are not too old. The age difference between them is only two years. The elder brother is more lively, while the younger brother is more reserved. Zhao Ji likes them very much.
They would accompany Zhao Ji every day, and there was no indifference similar to that of King Qin in their eyes. Zhao Ji was tying up their hair and combing it into a horn-like shape.
Lao Ai hurriedly walked into the palace, his face was pale, he was trembling, looking at Zhao Ji in front of him, he said dullly: "Something happened..." Zhao Ji was stunned, then lowered his head and looked.
Looking at his two sons, he said: "You go out to play first and come in later!" The two brothers were still very obedient and left the place jumping up and down. Lao Ai watched them leave and then looked towards them.
Zhao Ji.
"What happened?"
"Someone is planning to inform the King of Qin and impeach us."
Zhao Ji also trembled and looked at Lao Ai in fear, who is it? What should I do... what should I do?" Zhao Ji panicked immediately. In fact, she knew very well that the matter between her and Lao Ai could not be hidden.
Sooner or later, the King of Qin would find out, but she had no choice. She and Lao Ai gave birth to two sons. She lived a very happy life in Yongcheng. She could only pretend to forget these things and not think about them.
But when this day really came, she was so scared.
She completely lost her courage and even lost her thoughts. Her mind went blank. She just looked at Lao Ai in front of her, hoping that the fake eunuch in front of her could come up with a way to solve these things, and Lao Ai
Looking at Zhao Ji in front of him, although he was also scared, there was a crazy idea that was constantly stimulating his mind. He gritted his teeth, his eyes were red, and he said: "Why don't we go to Xianyang first."
"What??"
Zhao Ji's eyes widened and she looked motionless at Lao Ai in front of her.
"If King Qin knew about this, he would definitely not let us go. He would kill our two children...Do you want to watch your children being killed? All we can do is to take the initiative to attack.
Go kill the King of Qin, and then we let our son be the King of Qin, and no one can disturb our lives anymore..." Lao Ai's face became more and more ferocious.
"No, Zheng is also my son. I don't allow anyone to kill him..."
"Then isn't our child your son? Do you want to watch King Qin come and kill your other two sons? Who is closer to you? Who is willing to call you mother? Don't you know?"
"No, I will go to Zheng to plead for mercy. I will beg him to let the child go. I am willing to die..."
Lao Ai felt like she was going to explode. What kind of person was King Qin? Could he spare them? What's more, he was still young and he didn't want to die. Zhao Ji's method, even if it could save the child's life, could not
Do you want to save your own life? The so-called attacking Xianyang for the sake of the child is just a reason for Lao Ai to ask Zhao Ji to agree. To Lao Ai, it is just a child and can still be regenerated. What does it matter?
Lao Ai did not dare to attack Zhao Ji. He just cried and said: "Why do you think King Qin will forgive the child? If you are not willing to hurt King Qin, we can not kill him, but let him abdicate and imprison him.
Get up... don't hurt him, don't hesitate anymore, even if it's for our two children, we have to do this, we want to continue living, take care of the children, and live happily..."
Lao Ai's bewitchment slowly took over Zhao Ji's mind. Zhao Ji just looked at him blankly, and then murmured: "Don't kill Zheng?"
"No killing, absolutely no killing, there is no time left, hurry up, hurry up."
Listen to you, I will listen to you."
Zhao Ji finally gave in. She lowered her head and handed her seal to Lao Ai, and repeatedly told her not to hurt Zheng, but just to catch him. Lao Ai was not so panicked at this moment, he smiled.
Then, he agreed to Zhao Ji's request, as if he could capture Xianyang at any time and arrest the King of Qin at any time. Lao Ai quickly organized his confidants to summon the soldiers of Yongcheng and the palace, and began to recruit grain
, prepare to send troops.
While he was preparing, King Qin also saw the chamberlain who came to complain.
The chamberlain rushed all the way to Xianyang. Just as he thought, the officials along the way did not dare to embarrass him at all. When they learned that he wanted to report the rebellion to the King of Qin, they even took the initiative to escort him to Xianyang. When he arrived in Xianyang
Afterwards, under the protection of Xianyang soldiers, they entered the palace directly. King Qin had already known the news about this person, and he met with the chamberlain in the palace.
After the chamberlain paid homage to the King of Qin, he told the King of Qin everything about Lao Ai's daily words and deeds, as well as what happened with the Queen Mother, the two children, and the situation in Yong City.
Zhao Zheng was sitting in the upper position, his expression becoming increasingly sinister and murderous.
"What you said...is all true?"
"Yes, you can ask the Prime Minister. Marquis Wenxin has always known these things. He gave Lao Ai to the Queen Mother..."