"Enough, enough! To think I've been feeling so guilty and self-reproachful over a mere trinket that I couldn't even sleep!" Ying Zheng smiled in relief. It seemed he was destined to be completely at the mercy of Bingzhou for the rest of his life. He accepted it; he truly accepted it.
At least as far as the State of Qin was concerned, grain had to be sold to someone anyway. Rather than subsidizing those Central Plains vassals who would sooner or later become enemies, supporting Bingzhou was not a bad thing.
What was more, they only needed to back Bingzhou to get two commanderies for free. It was hardly a loss.
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