Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

  Chapter 258 The Chess Game Begins

  Madam Zheng took Fusu back to her original seat.

   On the surface.

  The conversation between Mrs. Zheng and the Empress Dowager Huayang just now was just an ordinary exchange.

  But none of the guests present today is a human being, and how could they fail to notice the tit-for-tat flavor between Mrs. Zheng and the Empress Dowager Huayang just now.

However, what surprised everyone was that Mrs. Zheng and the Empress Dowager Huayang belonged to the royal family of Chu, and they were related by blood. In the past, the relationship between the two of them in the harem had always been very good. Why did they suddenly become "hostile" today? .

   Could it be that Mrs. Zheng is going to challenge the status and rights of the Empress Dowager Huayang because of the promotion of the eldest son's status after "supervising the country", and then take the position of "lord of the harem"?

  In the hearts of many guests, this seems to be the only reasonable guess.

   But in fact, the real inside story is completely different from what everyone imagined.

   It wasn't Mrs. Zheng who stopped Fusu just now, it wasn't that she wanted to do it, but she had to. Just now, the Empress Dowager Huayang let Fusu go there, it seemed that it was only for the love of grandparents, but in fact, the real purpose of the Empress Dowager Huayang was to keep Fusu away from Mr. Mo.

  Jun Changping's "Prince Prince Plan" is not a plan that can be completed in a short period of time. Once implemented, it is very likely that it will be a protracted battle that lasts for more than ten years or even decades.

   During the period of Yingzheng Yujia's personal conquest, the first thing Changping Jun has to do is to plant a "seed" in Fusu's heart.

   But this 'seed' is not easy to plant.

  If he wanted to successfully implant this 'seed' into the heart of Fusu who was still young, there were three people in Xianyang who he couldn't get around.

  One is the Empress Dowager Huayang.

  The second is Mrs. Zheng.

  The third is Mo Jun.

  The first two need Mr. Changping to win over and cooperate, while Mr. Mo is the biggest obstacle.

  As the imperial censor, Mr. Mo was originally Yingzheng's first layer of 'defense'. If Fusu could not be kept away from Mr. Mo's interference, then Mr. Changping's plan would naturally be difficult to implement.

   But the problem is that Mr. Changping and Mr. Mo are now at the same level of official position, and the two have fought each other many times. Mr. Changping naturally understands how difficult this seemingly young opponent is.

  If Mr. Changping is allowed to do it himself, maybe after the frontline battle is over and Yingzheng has returned to Xianyang, he may not be able to deal with Mr. Mo.

  So in the end Mr. Changping decided to ask Empress Dowager Huayang to take action.

  However, Mr. Changping did not tell the Queen Mother Huayang of his plan for the time being, because although the Queen Mother Huayang was partial to the "family of relatives outside Chu", she might not agree to such an act of treason.

   Winning over Mrs. Zheng and the Empress Dowager Huayang will at least start after Mr. Changping's plan has progressed to a certain extent.

  The reason why he asked the Empress Dowager Huayang to act this time was just to persuade the Empress Dowager Huayang under the pretext of 'the relationship between Fusu and Mr. Mo is too close.

   After all, with the current relationship between the "Chu foreign relatives lineage" and Mo Jun, there is no reason at all for the Empress Dowager Huayang to target Mo Jun.

  What the Empress Dowager Huayang did just now was just a test before making a move.

  But no one thought of it.

  Madam Zheng actually reacted so violently.

   "Already discovered?"

  Mr. Mo sat beside Fusu, looking calmly at what Mrs. Zheng did just now, and knew in her heart that Mrs. Zheng had seen through part of Yingzheng's layout.

   But he wasn't too surprised, after all, Ying Zheng had given Madam Zheng a lot of hints before that.

  For example: Fusu himself got the news in advance that he was going to "supervise the country".

  These are actually some hints that Ying Zheng sent to Mrs. Zheng and Fu Su indirectly through Mo Jun.

  If it weren't for these hints, how could Mrs. Zheng have seen through this chess game that even the Empress Dowager Huayang and Lord Changping have not seen through since she has lived in the harem for a long time?

  As for why Ying Zheng did this?

   This is probably Ying Zheng's last bit of kindness, or ambivalence.

  The chess game that Ying Zheng set up before leaving included Lord Changping, Empress Dowager Huayang, Fusu, and Mrs. Zheng, and even Jun Mo was in the game.

   Among the four, Ying Zheng can cut off his relationship with Lord Changping and Empress Dowager Huayang.

  But he cut off his relationship with Fusu and Mrs. Zheng.

   At the end of the day.

   After all, Ying Zheng is a person, not a machine.

  So in this contradiction between wanting to get the 'test result' and not wanting to see the 'worst ending', Ying Zheng finally chose to secretly give Fusu and Mrs. Zheng a little hint before the test began.

   And from Madam Zheng's reaction just now, it can be seen that Madam Zheng has clearly seen something.

  The fact is true.

  In fact, Madam Zheng already had a lot of doubts in her heart after she got the news from Fusu that Fusu was about to 'supervise the country'.

For example:

  Why did Ying Zheng discuss this matter with Mo Jun?

   You know, at that time Fusu was studying in Mojun's residence, and Ying Zheng discussed this kind of thing with Mojun, didn't he just ask Mojun to tell Fusu?

  In addition, why did Ying Zheng choose to discuss with Mr. Mo instead of Mr. Changping?

In terms of relatives and distances alone, although Mr. Mo has made great achievements in the court, Changping Lord Xiong Qi is a "foreign relative" after all, and he is a "family member". Shouldn't the "family member" be more trustworthy in such things? ?

  Is this because Mr. Mo is more trustworthy?

  Or... Mr. Changping is no longer trustworthy?

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  After realizing this at the time, Mrs. Zheng felt inexplicably terrified.

   And when she later heard that Mo Jun and Xiong Qi were promoted at the same time, and respectively served as 'Prime Minister of the Right' and 'Doctor Yu Shi' respectively, the creepy feeling suddenly became stronger.

   In the eyes of others.

  Ying Zheng promoted Mo Jun and Xiong Qi to the position of 'Three Dukes', it seems that it was only for the balance of power.

  However, in the eyes of Mrs. Zheng at the time, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that Mo Jun's "Doctor Yushi" was not to check and balance Xiong Qi, but more like an insurance policy.

  Reconnecting with some abnormalities Madam Zheng noticed before, an extremely terrifying guess instantly appeared in Madam Zheng's mind.

   It was precisely because of this guess in her heart that Mrs. Zheng made such a drastic move just now.

   After all, if her guess just now is correct, it means that in the next period of time, once she makes a wrong choice, maybe she, Fusu, Lord Changping, and even the Empress Dowager Huayang, will all be in doom.

   This game under Ying Zheng is too cruel and ruthless.

  Even so ruthless, Mrs. Zheng felt that she didn't recognize Ying Zheng.

   Even until now.

   Although Mrs. Zheng was calm on the surface, her hands and palms were covered with beads of sweat.

  Actually, so far, Mrs. Zheng is not sure whether her guess is correct, but she dare not bet on this game, nor can she afford it.

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  (end of this chapter)