Chapter 73 'Old Friends' (Please give me a reward on Monday!)

"Handan, it's been a long time."

The mighty army stopped at the gate of Handan City, but did not enter the city immediately, nor did they set up camp on the spot. Under the command of the commander Meng Tian, ​​the 20,000-strong army quickly moved forward and surrounded the hundreds of thousands of Zhao people led by Zhao Wangqian. The carriage where Zheng Ge, Zhao Ji and others were located was protected by the Qin army soldiers with swords and spears like a forest.

Tick ​​tock!Tick ​​tock!Tick ​​tock!

Feeling the murderous aura coming from all directions, most of the nearly 1,000 Zhao royal family members and officials were stunned. Some of the more timid ones even emitted a foul odor from their crotches, and drops of liquid seeped through their clothes and fell to the ground, making a particularly crisp sound in the dead silence.

After surrounding Zhao Wangqian and others, words filled with deep sighs were heard from Zhengge's Black Dragon Chariot.

As he spoke, Zhao Gao, the commander of the imperial carriages standing on the shaft, cleverly lifted the curtain of the carriage, revealing the person inside.

Brother Zheng!

This most outstanding monarch in the history of the Qin State wore a dark royal robe and a crown on his head. Twelve strings of pearls hung down, covering his handsome face. The sun hanging high in the sky cast golden sunlight on this legendary and great monarch, making him look as awe-inspiring as a god.

Brush and pull!

In the past, King Zhuangxiang of Qin fled back to Qin with the help of Lü Buwei, leaving his wife and children in Handan. Zheng Ge grew up in Qin since he was a child. Because of the hatred between Qin and Zhao, many members of the Zhao royal family present had bullied them. After many years, they met again. Looking at the monarch standing proudly on the carriage, as majestic as a god, even the most unruly people had to admit that they were as small as ants in front of Ying Zheng/Zhao Zheng.

"Mother, you have nothing to say when you return to your hometown?"

Standing on the carriage as a ruler, Zheng Ge put his hands behind his back and looked down at the crowd. The familiar faces showed expressions of fear, uneasiness, flattery and fawning. He suddenly spoke with interest to Zhao Ji who was in another carriage.

"Cough cough cough."

The long journey had a great impact on Zhao Ji's dying life. If she hadn't had a little thought of revenge, Zhao Ji would have died on the road. Before Zheng Ge finished speaking, a rapid cough was heard from Zhao Ji's carriage. Along with the cough, several clever palace maids helped Zhao Ji lift the curtain of the carriage and looked at the people in the open space.

"Sister Zhao Ji, I haven't seen you for many years. You are still as charming as ever!"

Many of these people had seen Zhao Ji before. Looking at the old woman with wrinkles all over her face and on the verge of death, almost everyone could not believe that the woman in front of them was really the peerless Zhao Ji. However, no matter how unbelievable they were, they still had to believe it. After a moment of silence, a charming and flattering voice came from King Zhao Qian.

Tianxuan in the crowd looked in the direction the voice came from. The person who spoke was a charming and enchanting lady, about fifty years old, but still graceful. Although she did not make any provocative movements, her coquettish and charming nature was revealed from the bottom of her heart.

【Is Zhao Daochang the queen? 】

In such an occasion, he dared to take the initiative to talk to Zhao Ji. Moreover, he praised Zhao Ji, who was already in her twilight years, as still charming. Tian Xuan thought about it for a moment and knew that this person must be the mother of King Zhao Qian, Empress Zhao Daochang, whose style of doing things was no less than that of Zhao Ji.

"It's been a long time indeed."

Zhao Ji naturally knew Queen Zhao Diaochang. Seeing that Queen Zhao Diaochang, who used to be so arrogant in front of her, could only flatter her against her conscience, a smug arc appeared on the corner of her thin mouth, and she said leisurely.

"Mrs. Pingyuan!"

"Mrs. Chang'an!"

...

"Madam Julu!"

……

A few days ago, Wang Jian, a general of the Qin army stationed in Handan, received an order from Zhengge, ordering him to gather all of Zhao Ji's best friends and his playmates, and he had a great gift to give. Wang Jian, who received the order, immediately leaked the news. Handan had fallen into the hands of the Qin army, and many people were even more lucky, considering themselves to be friends in need with Zhengge and his mother.

Therefore, there was no shortage of noble ladies from the State of Zhao like Queen Zhao Daochang in this team.

The dying Zhao Ji only recognized one Queen Zhao Daochang. Her eyes, which were full of cloudiness or, in Tianxuan's previous life's terms, cataracts, searched the crowd several times, but still could not recognize even one person among those faces that were filled with flattery, fawning, and hope.

In the end, she could only follow her memory and name the people she still missed.

"Meet the Queen Mother."

"See the Queen Mother."

……

All the noble ladies whose names were called by Zhao Ji cleverly left the crowd, gathered together, and knelt on the ground. Zhao State was destroyed, and most of these noble ladies had lost contact with their natal families, and most of their husbands' properties were confiscated, so their future livelihood became a problem. If Zhao Ji had given them some wealth out of consideration for their past friendship, or even kept them by her side as playmates, they would not have to worry about their livelihood.

Soon, more than 30 noble ladies gathered in the open space, all with charming, gorgeous, cool, elegant and other faces, all with the same joyful smile. On the contrary, the other noble ladies who were not named by Zhao Ji looked at them with envy and jealousy.

"Xin Zhao!"

"Zhao Wang!"

"Zhao Yu!"

……

"Zhao Pan!"

After Zhao Ji had gathered her friends, Zheng Ge's mouth curled up meaningfully, and his sharp eyes like a hawk scanned the crowd and mentioned some people's names. Indeed, Zheng Ge was just a precarious hostage in Zhao State in the past, and the only people who could contact him were the royal family of Zhao State.

"Meet the king!"

"Your Majesty, do you still remember me? I gave you a bowl of porridge!"

"King Qin, I gave you a lot of good things back then!"

……

As Zhengge called out their names, dozens of princes of the Zhao royal family came out. These princes who claimed to have grown up with Zhengge, except for some smart ones, those who usually only knew how to spend their time in debauchery, brought up their past stories with Zhengge, hoping that Zhengge would give them an estate or even an official position because of their past friendship.

[These people are finished! ]

Tianxuan witnessed all this as a bystander. Most of the people who were recognized by Zhao Ji and Zheng Ge were arrogant; on the contrary, most of the others looked depressed, and even looked at these people with envy and jealousy. Looking at those people who were still unaware of their imminent death, Tianxuan felt endless ridicule in his heart and secretly evaluated them.

"Cough cough cough."

After calling out all the people she remembered, Zhao Ji's heart was relieved. As her mind relaxed, she coughed rapidly, accompanied by a few bloodstains.

"Queen Mother!"

"The Empress Dowager."

……

When the palace maids who were protecting Zhao Ji saw this, they were suddenly thrown into chaos.

"Send mother to the palace to rest, and find the best doctor to treat her." Zheng Ge knew that if no miracle happened, Zhao Ji might not live for more than a month. The faint sadness in his eyes disappeared in an instant, and he gave the order as if nothing had happened.

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