The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 12: The Grand Instructions of the Prince Qin

Ying Chengjiao finally spoke, and his words seemed to be chiseled out from under three feet of ice.

"What did the imperial doctor say?"

The King of Qin clenched his fist and pounded his lower back lightly, nonchalantly.

"I am under the will of heaven. Those quack doctors know nothing."

"quack?"

Ying Chengjiao was so angry that he laughed.

“You have tinnitus, forgetfulness, headaches, insomnia, and back pain.

"In summer, you have to wear long clothes. In winter, the charcoal fire in the house is kept burning day and night. Who would not sweat when entering your palace?
“Nocturnal urination should be at least six times a day.

"If you don't light incense and take medicine, you can't have sex!
"Are these facts?!"

Qin Wangzhu looked embarrassed.

"Who in the palace is gossiping? I'll cut off his tongue!"

Ying Chengjiao raised his arm and pointed at his grandfather.

"You are about to die, and you still want to cut off people's tongues? You are so powerful, why don't you send it to the six countries?
"According to the will of heaven? When heaven chooses people, does it choose those who are inhumane?"

Qin Wangzhu wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling extremely fortunate that he had closed the door in advance.

Ying Chengjiao became more and more excited as he spoke.

"You have been having sex too much, and your yin and yang are both deficient, which has caused an imbalance in your qi and blood, and you are seriously ill. If you hadn't been taking medicine to keep you alive, you would have died long ago. The imperial physician asked you to abstain from sex, is that wrong?"

"That's right, I've already admitted my mistake..."

"What's the point of admitting your mistake? I've only been gone for a few days. Look at your eyes in a bronze mirror. Even the dead can't be as black as you!"

"You bastard! You've gone too far!"

Qin Wangzhu's face turned dark. He took a few quick steps and sat down on the bed.

He turned around and faced his grandson.

The prince had small feet, and it took him more than ten steps to rush to the Qin Wangzhu.

“If you don’t want to hear it now, you can still hide.

"Continue to summon people to sleep with you, and call all your forty-plus concubines. I wonder how long you can last!

"When you lie in the Zi Palace, I will scold you every day in front of your tomb. You won't be able to hide from me even if you want to! (Note 1)
"Since you are about to die, while you still have breath, I will choose a posthumous title for you and see if you like it."

He stood in front of the King of Qin and insisted on speaking to him face to face.

"You, how?
"Yong means obstruction. You did not listen to the doctor's advice, which led to disaster. (Note 2)
"Lewdness destroys a country. You are called You. The words lewdness are tailor-made for you. Destroy a country? Ha, you are willing to sacrifice your life for lust, how can you remember your country? You have already destroyed the Qin State in your heart!
"King You of Qin.

"Are you happy that future generations will call you like this?"

Qin Wangzhu could no longer sit still, so he stood up, his face so gloomy that it seemed as if water seemed to drip out of it, and he pointed at his grandson, trembling.

"you you you!"

Ying Chengjiao, who was already standing, jumped up and slapped the King of Qin's fingers away.

"What's wrong with me!"

Qin Wangzhu swung his black sleeves violently, which happened to block Ying Chengjiao's sight, and was thrown away by Ying Chengjiao.

"You! How dare you give me such an evil posthumous title!"

The old King Qin was so angry that he put his hands behind his back and paced quickly in the back room, turning around two and a half circles in a row.

I was so tired that I was panting and breathing heavily.

"Whenever Duke Huan of Qi traveled, he would bring a carriage of beautiful women with him. Whenever he saw a beautiful woman on the street, he would abduct her and take her to his carriage to have sex with her. He even did not spare his nine sisters, but he still achieved his hegemony.

"What about me? I am the king of Qin! What's wrong with asking my concubines to sleep with me?

"Why do I want you to humiliate me like this? Curse me! Give me a bad posthumous title!"

This sentence is full of energy, but lacks strength.

"What a way of avoiding the main point! Don't you know that your health is weak and you will die if you get close to women? Why are you bringing up Duke Huan of Qi?
"You are about to die, but you are still stubborn! If your mouth could be used as a weapon, Qin would have unified the world long ago!"

The prince's temperament and vigor were all full. The old King of Qin slapped the table with loud claps.

"Today is October 16th! October 16th! Thirteen days have passed since October 3rd! The Grand Historian said that I have passed the calamity of death!"

Only then did Ying Chengjiao understand the main reason why his grandfather dared to indulge in lust.

The Qin State's Grand Historian was not only responsible for compiling history books, but also had many other duties. One of them was to be in charge of astronomy and calendar, observing the sky to predict human affairs.

His words were deeply trusted by Qin Zhu.

Wang Sun was so angry, and the temperature in the back room was so high, his face turned red, and he pointed at himself and said:

"Do you believe me or him?

"Two years ago, I was the first to calculate that you would die on the third day of October this year, and he added the words afterwards!

"He said that your doom is over. Bah! He knows nothing! I tell you, if you don't control yourself, every day will be a doom for you!"

Qin Zhu looked shocked.

"really?"

Ying Chengjiao nodded seriously.

The old King Qin sat on a round stool with his head drooping, close to the desk, like a child who had done something wrong and was filled with regret.

The sunlight coming in through the window was shining on the desk, making his old appearance apparent.

Neither the grandfather nor the grandson spoke, and for a moment, the back room fell into a rare silence.

Seeing that his grandfather had listened to him, Ying Chengjiao's anger slowly subsided.

This anger is ignited by love, with fear as its charcoal.

He couldn't tell fortunes, he just remembered the history books, which said that Qin Wang Zhu changed his reign title to Zhi and died three days later...

His heart calmed down a little, and he remembered the important matter at hand.

He took out the Hangu Tiger Tally and returned it to his grandfather, told him about the assassination attempt outside Hangu Pass, and made some artistic processing.

"I led fifty riders out to meet them, but within two miles of leaving Hangu Pass, a group of assassins surrounded us..."

According to Ying Chengjiao, it was not the Zhao convoy that was assassinated, but himself. The Zhao convoy suffered the disaster because they were trying to rescue him.

"…If it weren't for Meng Wu leading a thousand cavalrymen to support me, I would have died outside the Great Wall, and my father would never have seen me again. But my father sentenced these thieves to death and wanted to execute them immediately, preventing me from tracking down the case."

King Zhu of Qin was furious and put the Hangu Tiger Tally back into Sun's hand.

"This rebellious son! What does he want to do!
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! Take this as evidence and go get the Qin King's Seal! I don't see who dares to stop me!"

Ying Chengjiao responded and ran away.

He had to first find the person in charge of all the seals, seals, and tiger talismans of the King of Qin, get the seal of the King of Qin, and then use the seal of the King of Qin to snatch people away from the prince's butcher knife.

time is life!

When he reached the door, he slammed on the brakes.

"Father, my brother is back and waiting for you to summon him outside the door. After we meet, let the old chief examine his identity. If you don't urge him, the old chief will dawdle for who knows how long. (Note 3)
"I was the one who ordered the palace gate to be broken down. Don't vent your anger on the two eunuchs at the gate."

The echo is still there, but the person is gone.

Qin Zhu sat for a moment and tidied his appearance.

"Someone! Tell Han Ming to come in and see me!"

The carriage official Han Ming came in. Qin Zhu glanced at him, grabbed a plate of oranges on the table and threw it at him.

"Why did you bring Cheng Jiao here?"

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【Note 1: Zigong, the king’s coffin, is made of catalpa wood. 】

【Note 2: 飅抑不通 means being stubborn and not listening to others’ opinions, which makes it difficult to communicate.】

[Note 3: Zongzheng was a Qin official who managed the household registration and clan affairs of the royal family. He was appointed by a person of high moral character and prestige in the royal family.]

(End of this chapter)