It had been raining heavily for three days, but it had not stopped, and the snow was dancing in the wind like the fluffy seeds of dandelions. The sky, the ground, and the trees were covered with the shadow of snow, and the mountains, trees, and houses were all covered with a thick layer of snow, and the whole world became a world of pink and jade.

Although the whole Xianyang was covered with heavy snow at this time, because of the arrival of the New Year, the city of Xianyang was still full of festive atmosphere. Although it was late in the evening and there were few pedestrians on the streets, the eaves of every house had been lit up to decorate as much as possible, and through the cracks in the doors and windows, the sound of happy laughter could be heard from time to time. In a good year, everyone expects that the heavy snow of the previous year will bring a good harvest for the coming year.

Although the war on the front line is not over, hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers stationed in Wei, Zhao, and Han are still in the field, but for more than 100 years, there have always been more wars and fewer armistice times, and the old Qin people have long been accustomed to this kind of life. Not only can you reunite with your loved ones, but you can also be promoted for military merits, improve the life of your family, and maybe even be promoted to the ranks of the nobility.

However, not every family can be so full of hopeful expectations, the list of soldiers killed in the early war of Wei has also been passed back to the Qin State, and families who have received the news of the death of their relatives will also add a new spirit card when worshipping their ancestors, and cry bitterly. However, the Qin State paid a very rich pension to every soldier who died in battle, and it was paid in place on time, so it did not cause any war-weariness and dissatisfaction among the Qin people.

is still the same sentence, for more than a hundred years, the Qin State has been like this, so there are still many families who encourage the men in their families to practice martial arts diligently, and when they grow up, they enlist in the army, kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, receive knighthood and promotion, and change their fate.

At this time, in the palace of Qin, it was full of palace lamps and fires, which illuminated the entire palace brightly, and the white snow, blue-gray bricks and tiles, and red-orange lights also formed a very bright and gorgeous color. The New Year's dinner is underway, and the palace maids and waiters are going in and out, stepping on the snow, silk and bamboo wind music, singing and dancing, and the atmosphere is very warm.

Although Qin's war in Wei did not go smoothly in the past year, it did not affect Qin Wangzheng's mood, because in the last few months of the year, Qin passed a series of diplomatic and military actions and achieved heavy victories on battlefields other than the battlefield.

And just a few days ago, Yin Jingtai, the commander of the State of Chu, sent an envoy to the State of Qin and promised the State of Qin that the State of Chu would definitely not rescue the State of Wei. It turned out that after Han Teng led the army back to Yingchuan County, Xiang Yan, the great Sima of Chu, led 200,000 Chu troops to the Chu-Qin border. In addition to the 70,000 Qin troops led by Changping Jun and Han Teng stationed in Yingchuan County, Wang Jian ordered Li Xin to lead 50,000 troops and rushed to Yingchuan County to help in the battle.

As a result, the two sides faced each other on the border line, and fought more than ten battles in a row, each other won and lost, led by the Xiang Dong brothers, the 10,000 Chu army that came back from the battlefield of Wei State, the table was quite eye-catching, three battles, and achieved a big victory, two small victories. The Chu army was able to maintain its rivalry with the Qin army, and this Chu army can be said to be indispensable.

At this time, Changping Jun came forward to envoy Chu and proposed to Chu that as long as Chu no longer aided Wei, Qin would be willing to withdraw troops from the border and make peace with Chu. Changping Jun was originally a clan of the Chu State, so he still has a certain amount of shape and resonance in the Chu State, and he also has good friendships with the Zhao, Jing, Qu, Xiang and other clans. And at this moment, news came from Wei that Gao Yuan was forced by the clan of Wei and led the Dai army to leave Wei. At this time, the state of Chu couldn't help but be disheartened, such a state of Wei was indeed hopeless. So the voice of making peace with Qin in the court prevailed.

So the king of Chu sent Yin Jingtai as an envoy to Qin to make peace with Qin. The five-nation communist alliance that Gao Yuan had worked so hard to establish when he was envoy to Qi also completely collapsed.

The diplomatic victory also completely reversed the disadvantage of the Qin army on the battlefield, but the Qin army that retreated to Nanyang needed to be repaired, and there was still a part of the Qin army stationed on the Qin-Chu border and had not yet returned to Nanyang County, so the Qin army could no longer attack Wei for the time being, but as long as the army left Wei, then the Wei army was not afraid.

As long as the Qin army is repaired after the New Year, it can launch another attack on Wei, and once Wei is destroyed, then the general trend of unifying the world will also be unstoppable. In this way, Qin Wangzheng was naturally in a good mood, so he frequently toasted with his ministers at the New Year's banquet.

After the dinner, it was the second watch, and the civil and military ministers said goodbye to Qin Wangzheng and left the palace and went home.

At this time, Qin Wangzheng was already six or seven points drunk, and Fusu, who attended the New Year's dinner with Qin Wangzheng, said: "Father, it's not too early, and my father should go back to the palace to rest early." ”

Qin Wangzheng nodded and said, "Yes, the widow is indeed going to rest." ”

I saw Zhao Gao kneeling on the ground and said, "King, go there to rest." ”

Qin Wangzheng thought for a while and said, "Go to Zheng Ji, tell the other concubines, let them all rest, and don't have to wait for the widow." ”

Zhao Gao hurriedly said: "Yes." "Because today is the New Year, according to the custom, the concubines in the harem of King Qin have to keep vigil, and they don't know that King Qin will rest in the palace of that concubine, so they are all waiting for King Qin.

Qin Wangzheng turned his head and said to Fusu: "Although it is not early now, your mother must not have slept yet, so you will go with the widow to meet your mother, greet her for the New Year, and then go to rest." ”

Fu Su hurriedly said: "Yes, the son also wants to greet the New Year to his mother and concubine, and go with his father to see his mother." ”

Zheng Ji is the mother of Fusu and Hehua, and one of Qin Wangzheng's favorite concubines. Qin Wangzheng has been the king of Qin since he ascended the throne at the age of thirteen, and he has been in power for more than ten years, and there are more than a dozen concubines in the harem, and there are three or four people who are favored by him, but Qin Wangzheng has never established a queen of the palace.

It turns out that these generations of Qin, the harem has almost become a popular trend, Qin Zhaoxiang King Xuan Dowager, Qin Zhuang Xiang King Huayang Empress Dowager has considerable influence on the Qin Dynasty and politics, including Qin Wangzheng when he first ascended the throne, before the pro-government, it was also the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji and Xiangguo Lu Buwei were in charge of the state affairs of Qin together, but later Zhao Ji and Chang Yu fornicated, adultery was hot, in order to please the adulterer, Zhao Ji used the power of the Queen Mother to support Chang Yu, and as a result, Chang Yu sat big, and even launched a rebellion when Qin Wangzheng was in power, There was a big mess.

Although Qin Wangzheng and Zhao Ji's mother and son reconciled later, it still left a great shadow in Qin Wangzheng's heart, so after Qin Wangzheng became pro-government, he has not established the queen of the main palace, even if he loves Zheng Ji the most and ordered Zheng Ji to manage the harem, but Zheng Ji is still only a concubine, no different from other concubines.

Zhao Gao ordered his chamberlains to prepare shoulder covers, umbrella covers, lanterns, fur furs, etc., and send Qin Wangzheng and Fusu to the palace where Zheng Ji lived.

After a while, the group came to Zheng Ji's palace, and at this time, Zheng Ji really hadn't slept yet, and the attendants guarding the palace gate hurriedly saw Qin Wangzheng, and then listened loudly in his voice: "The king has arrived." ”

And Zhao Gao helped Qin Wangzheng down his shoulder, and Qin Wangzheng said: "Zhao Gao, you can just send the widow here, it's not too early, and you are tired for a day, so go back and rest." ”

Zhao Gao hurriedly said: "No, the villain still has to serve the king, and after the king rests, the villain will go to rest." ”

As he was talking, he saw Zheng Ji greet him with Hehua and a large group of palace maids, and immediately knelt on the ground and said, "See the king for the concubines." ”

Qin Wangzheng smiled and said, "Calm down." ”

Zheng Ji got up and said, "The king must have drunk a lot of wine, come into the palace to rest." ”

He Hua also smiled: "I guessed that my father would return to my mother tonight, so I had already prepared a sobering soup for my father. ”

Qin Wangzheng nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, Hehua is still careful." He turned his head and said to Fusu: "Fusu, go with your sister Wang." ”

Fusu said yes and followed Hehua away. And Qin Wangzheng and Zheng Ji entered the palace together. At this time, there were a few large braziers in the palace, warm as spring, Zheng Ji instructed the palace maid to untie the fur for Qin Wangzheng, and then helped Qin Wangzheng to lie on the bed, wrung out the towel, wiped Qin Wangzheng's face, and Zhao Gao served on the side.

At this time, Hehua carried a large tray, and Fusu also walked in, and said, "Father, come and drink sobering soup." ”

Zhao Gao greeted him and said, "Princess, just leave it to the villain." ”

He Hua smiled: "Don't work for Zhao's father-in-law, let me come." ”

Zhao Gao hurriedly bowed and said, "The villain doesn't dare, the princess has killed the villain, so there will be Princess Lao." ”

He Hua put the tray on the table, poured a bowl of decanting soup, handed it to Qin Wangzheng, and said, "Father, please use it." Qin Wangzheng took the soup bowl and drank it all.

At this time, Zheng Ji said: "Fusu also drank a lot of bars today, and also drank a bowl of soup to sober up, otherwise he would have a headache early tomorrow morning." ”

Qin Wangzheng also nodded and said, "Fusu, your mother is right, you can also drink a bowl." ”

And Zhao Gao hurriedly poured a bowl of soup, handed it to Fusu with both hands, and said, "Son, please use it." ”

Fusu took the soup bowl, drank it all, and then said, "Thank you, father." Qin Wangzheng smiled and said, "What do you do, go and thank your mother and sister." ”