Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

Late December.

Almost a month has passed since the Jin Youjun case.

The turmoil in the court has gradually subsided.

Jin Youjun's death did not have much impact on the Qin State, because the day after the truth of the case was revealed, Li Si naturally took the position of 'Tingwei'.

Li Si's original position of 'Dian Ke' was also occupied by someone sent by Ying Zheng.

besides.

It was Luo Wen, the former force under Lu Buwei's command, who surrendered to Ying Zheng.

And the Yin Yang family, a major sect among hundreds of scholars in the world, joined the Qin State.

These two incidents slightly caused some fluctuations in Qin's peaceful situation, but in a short period of time, there were basically not many changes.

As for the snow disasters in various counties.

Although it is not completely over yet, with the help of the "Shi Nie" supported by the imperial court, the disaster situation in various places has basically been stabilized. Judging from the current situation, it should not be a problem to survive this winter smoothly.

Seeing that the internal situation of Qin State is gradually stabilizing, other countries have also stopped their activities due to this year's snow disaster.

Staying in Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng was bored and thought of 'cruising' again.

then.

A carriage left Xianyang Palace quietly.

This time when he left the palace, Ying Zheng brought a total of two people with him.

One of them is naturally Ying Zheng's chief guard and bodyguard Gai Nie.

The second is Zhao Gao, Ying Zheng’s ‘new favorite’ in recent times.

Ever since the last time Mr. Mo sent a 'thank you gift' to Zhao Gao with great fanfare, Zhao Gao's presence in the entire eunuch court suddenly became stronger.

Even Ying Zheng paid more attention to him.

Recently, Ying Zheng accidentally discovered another little skill of Zhao Gao, that is, his handwriting is quite good.

Considering that he was traveling in winter this time, he might need a servant to serve him, so after some consideration, Ying Zheng simply brought Zhao Gao over.

Logically speaking.

Being able to leave the palace with Ying Zheng should be a good thing for a eunuch like Zhao Gao.

However, in fact, Zhao Gao was not happy at all.

Because this has completely disrupted his original plan, it is naturally a good thing to be paid attention to by Ying Zheng, but if there is too much attention, it may not be a good thing.

In addition, Zhao Gao had already guessed that the destination of Ying Zheng's inspection tour was Hanzhong.

to be honest.

Zhao Gao doesn't want to see Mr. Mo now, mainly because Mr. Mo gives him a somewhat evil feeling.

Zhao Gao is not very old now. After the last time he successfully set up a scheme to plot against Mo Jun behind the scenes, it is natural that he is a bit young, frivolous and proud.

After all, who is Mr. Mo?

That is Lord Shengping, who is now famous throughout the Seven Kingdoms of the Central Plains.

But he, Zhao Gao, was just a little eunuch.

A eunuch played a trick on the dignified Lord Shengping. No matter how deep his thoughts were, Zhao Gao couldn't help but feel a little proud.

But he didn't expect that before he was happy that day, even before it got dark, Mo Jun gave him a blow to the head with his backhand.

Until now.

Zhao Gaodu was still not sure whether the previous thank you gift was intentional or unintentional.

But there is no doubt that because of Mr. Mo's high-profile thank you gift, Zhao Gao, a little chamberlain who was originally unknown in Xianyang Palace, was completely exposed to the sun.

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The road after heavy snow is not easy to walk.

The wheels were not traveling very fast in the snow, and they were also very bumpy. Ying Zheng had gradually become accustomed to this tremor.

But at a certain moment.

The carriage suddenly became calm, and at the same time, the surrounding environment gradually became noisy.

"What's going on?" Ying Zheng in the carriage frowned.

"Mr. Wang..., [Qinping Avenue] has arrived." Zhao Gao, who was sitting on the shaft of the car and driving, responded.

"oh?"

Ying Zheng opened the thick car curtain, and as a cold wind blew into the car, Ying Zheng suddenly became energetic. When he saw the scene in front of him clearly, a look of surprise quickly appeared on his face.

In front of the moving carriage, the first thing that comes into view is a gray-white flat road.

Further down the flat road, there were only seven or eight convoys lined up, dozens of carriages, and hundreds of people standing in the cold winter, chatting enthusiastically.

The scene before him seemed incompatible with what Ying Zheng had seen along the way.

Winter is a season of complete silence.

What's more, it's still snowy weather this year.

Not to mention the rural towns he passed through on the road, even when he came out of Xianyang, Ying Zheng didn't see many people along the way.

However, now at the entrance of Qinping Avenue, there are so many motorcades coming and going. How could this not surprise Ying Zheng.

"Hunter, are you also taking shelter from the cold in Hanzhong?"

Just as Mr. Mo was surprised, suddenly, he heard a voice coming from behind.

Ying Zheng turned around and saw that while he was waiting in line, several more carriages came from behind, and a middle-aged man who looked quite rich stepped out of the carriage closest to him. The businessman was greeting him with a smile.

When he heard someone calling him a junior, Ying Zheng was not annoyed. Instead, he asked: "Escape from the cold? What does the old gentleman mean by this? If you want to escape the cold winter this year, it would be better to go to Nanjun further south! Why come here? The land of Hanzhong.”

The middle-aged businessman looked surprised and said, "Huh? Don't you know that the best place to escape the cold in the entire Qin State is no longer Nanjun, but the Baichuan Restaurant in Hanzhong and Xianyang."

"Baichuan Restaurant?"

"Yes, it is said that [Baichuan Restaurant] was built by Lord Shengping himself. Even in the coldest month of winter, the environment inside is still as warm as spring. Now the wealthy merchants and nobles of the entire Qin State have regarded this place as a 'holy place to avoid the cold'."

Speaking of this, the middle-aged businessman shook his head regretfully and said: "My little girl has always been in poor health, so I originally wanted to book a room in Xianyang nearby. Unfortunately, the [Baichuan Restaurant] in Xianyang was already fully booked. Now I have no choice but to Come to Hanzhong and a group of people."

Hearing the middle-aged businessman's explanation, Ying Zheng nodded somewhat suddenly, then pointed to the motorcade in front and said, "Are they all coming to Hanzhong to escape the cold?"

The middle-aged businessman glanced ahead and said calmly: "They are just here to do business."

Ying Zheng was surprised and said: "Business? Is business in Hanzhong so developed now? In this snowstorm day, there are still so many merchants?"

The middle-aged businessman glanced at Ying Zheng and said, "Hunter, is this your first time in Hanzhong?"

Ying Zheng said: "Why did the old gentleman say this?"

The middle-aged businessman said disdainfully: "Because if you have been to Hanzhong this year, you wouldn't think that there are many businessmen here? Affected by the snowstorm this winter, the number of businessmen traveling to and from Hanzhong has been reduced by many fewer than a few months ago."

"Since Mr. Shengping opened the 'free trading market' in Hanzhong, there have been hundreds of caravans traveling to and from Hanzhong every day. Compared with a few months ago, these caravans are just a drop in the bucket. .”

"When you go to [Shengping Town] later, you will know what real excitement is."

Ying Zheng caught another key word and asked: "Shengping Town? What is this place?"

The middle-aged businessman said: "That's a newly built town outside Shengpingjun's mansion, and it's also the center of the Hanzhong Free Trade Market... Okay, let's not talk about it for now. It's your turn to pay. This place is too cold. , let’s talk again after we cross the Qinling Mountains.”

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