Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 214 Ascending the Throne
“So, drinking too much is not good!”

He Bo sat in the main hall, laughing at the many dead ghosts sitting below.

"Especially when you're drunk and still insist on doing things!"

Hearing the ghosts say this,
The Qin king and his ministers present all showed embarrassed expressions.

Because Ying Zichu had been drinking for several days in a row, and he also frequently had sex with several women.

This person he is,

Actually, he is lustful by nature.

If not,

He wouldn't have tolerated Zhao Ji for that long.

But compared to beauty,
Ying Zichu valued himself more and was more reluctant to give up his power and status.

So when Ying Zichu was clearly acquainted with Lu Buwei, he could have fun every night and feast with beauties in his arms.

However, after marrying Zhao Ji, he behaved gentle and dignified and never had any affairs with other women.

The reason,

It was because when he was in Zhao State, he needed the protection of Zhao Ji's father, so he had to use his "loyalty" in exchange for his own safety in Zhao State.

After returning to Qin,

Lady Huayang married a woman from Chu to him.

In order to gain Lady Huayang's full support, Ying Zichu not only behaved extremely filially in front of her, but also became an excellent husband even in the boudoir.

In the first year of his marriage to the noble lady of Chu, Prince Cheng Jiao was born.

On the day when Cheng Jiao was one month old, Ying Zichu even held his son in his arms and said in front of many people, "I have never felt the joy of being a father like today!"

Everyone praised Ying Zichu for his thoughtfulness and kindness. Lady Huayang also felt that since this man loved his wife and children so much, there would be absolutely no problem with the rise of the Chu faction in the future.

result,

Once Ying Zichu ascended the throne,

He completely abandoned his disguise.

No more acting!
In addition to repeated outward expansion,
He also collected many beauties for his harem and plundered a lot of treasures from all over the country for his own enjoyment.

In Ying Zichu's own words, that is:
Before I became the King of Qin, I had to endure everything.

If I still have to endure it now,
Then my position as the King of Qin would be in vain!

However, they were too happy and indulged themselves too much, so the six states in Shandong picked up the alliance that had been abandoned for many years and dealt a heavy blow to Ying Zichu.

This was the first setback he suffered since becoming King of Qin.

therefore,

Ying Zichu was very depressed.
He comforted himself with wine and women.

Then because I drank too much and used too much...

a careless,

It's windy right away!
For this,

The Qin officials in the world of the living could not say anything.
The Qin king and his ministers in the underworld couldn't say anything.

Everyone tacitly agreed not to mention him.

But ghosts and gods are the rulers of the underworld.
He says whatever he wants to say.

The other damn ghosts can only hold it in!

"The new king is only thirteen years old. I am very worried about his ability!"

privately,
After thinking about the ridiculous death of Ying Zichu, the ancestors of the Qin State exchanged their views.

As for being a monarch,
Ying Zichu actually didn’t do too badly.

However, his sudden death left a considerable hidden danger to the Qin State.

First of all,

After Duke Xian of Qin, there was no more example of a young ruler ruling the country.

Emperors Xiao, Hui, Wen, Wu, and Zhao were almost twenty years old when they succeeded to the throne. They had accepted the early crowning and became legal adults. Therefore, once they ascended to the throne, they could take charge of the government themselves.

Ying Ji is a little special.

Because he was somewhat terrified that his father, grandfather, and brothers all died before the age of fifty, and he was worried that the same would happen to him.

It just so happened that his mother, Queen Dowager Xuan, was a woman who pursued power, so she was brought to the forefront by Yingji, the filial son, to serve as a shield.

In the end, Ying Ji successfully became the devil of the Warring States Period.

But now,
The new king of Qin was only thirteen years old.

This is an age where it is impossible to be crowned or take power early.

He is too young.
No one would obey his orders.

therefore,

It was natural for the Queen Mother to take charge of the government.

This,

This is the second problem facing the Qin State today.

"There are too many queens!"

When the Qin ancestors heard Zhang Yi say this, they couldn't help but nodded.

Lady Huayang was the queen of King Xiaowen of Qin, Ying Zhu, and the biological mother of Ying Zichu, so she had to be the queen mother.

But after Ying Zichu succeeded to the throne, he also made his biological mother, Xia, the queen dowager.

So during his reign alone, there were two queen dowagers in the Qin State.

right now,

Zhao Ji was also the queen mother.

Three women in one drama,

Not to mention that they were three women who served as empress dowagers.

"Huayang has a lot on his mind, Xia is also angry because of her son's affairs, and Zhao Ji's brain... ah!"

The Qin ancestors who had silently watched the affairs of the world sighed in unison, feeling helpless.

It is clear that destiny has fallen into the hands of Qin.
Why couldn't we defeat the six kingdoms smoothly and unify the world?
Why are there always ups and downs like this?

What made the Qin people in the world so frightened?
The ancestors who were about to die also began to worry about the cold pork in their own temples.

They could only pray that these three women would calm down and not make the Qin court so chaotic.

As for the fact that Lu Buwei might very likely seize power in the future, our predecessors were not too worried.

After all, this person is from Wei and does not have enough power in Qin.

Under the strict Qin law, he could at most become a powerful prime minister while the King of Qin was still a minor, but he had no way of shaking the foundation of the Qin State.

"After all, it's Ying Zichu's fault!"

King Wu of Qin stood up angrily, clenched his sandbag-sized fist, and shouted, "When he comes out of hell, I will hang this lecherous man up and beat him!"

According to Ying Zichu's "active" nature, he would launch several battles of varying sizes in a year. As soon as he came down, he would naturally have to take a trip to hell.

He hasn't come out of there yet!
But he couldn't get out.
He Bo, however, was planning to stick his bird's head out from the underworld into the world of the living.

He planned to go and watch Ying Zheng's coronation ceremony.

anyway,

He also watched Ying Zheng grow up.

The coming to power of this monarch also meant the opening of a new chapter in Chinese history.

Qin Wang Zheng,
First Emperor!
That glorious and bright new era is about to come!
For this,

He Bo said that he must witness it with his own eyes!
It was just that Ximen Bao would occasionally turn his head and stare at him for a while.

"What are you looking at!"

He Bo, who was ready to make a move, looked calm and said confidently, "Have you never seen a gentleman as handsome as me?"

Ximen Bao said, "In terms of appearance, I have never seen anyone better than you."

He Bo puffed out his chest proudly.

"It's just that I heard that you once had dealings with Prince Zheng of Qin, is that right?"

He Bo glared, slammed the table and asked, "How did you know?"

"Your wife betrayed me!"

Ximen Bao choked suddenly.

This is what I said,

Whose lady is this?
He could only say, "My wife never mentioned it, but I once received the ghosts of Handan, and I learned from them that when Gongzi Zheng lived there, a black bird would often fly over."

As for what that extremely human black bird is...

That's a matter of opinion.

Just right,

Ximen Bao also noticed that
The gods and ghosts were secretly very concerned about Prince Zheng of Qin and often spied on his life.

Now, Ximen Bao just made a test and the ghost revealed himself.

"…Alas, I didn't actually say much to him, let alone do anything to him."

He Bo immediately explained,

He was worried that Ximen Bao would advise him against this.

Anyway, after getting this old ghost to his side, He Bo finally understood the "pain of being a wise ruler."

Be receptive to good advice and have a broad mind.

This is really not something that an ordinary monarch can do.

"Of course I know this!"

How could Ximen Bao doubt the actions of ghosts and gods?
We have known each other for so many years.
He Bo is always easy-going about small things and cautious about big things.

most of the time,
He just likes to watch and listen, but doesn't like to talk or do much.

Maybe it's laziness.

But a lazy ghost or god is always much better than one that is too diligent and frequently interferes in human affairs.

Because the territory extends to the Western Regions,

There were often envoys from the Western Regions coming over.
Therefore, Ximen Bao had some understanding of the situation outside the territory.

Many barbarian countries worship gods fanatically, and the status and power of their shamans and priests are higher than that of a country's monarch.

Near Xinxia, the country established by the Sindhu people went even further in the way of worshipping gods. They even divided the people into strict classes, did not observe etiquette and laws, and only focused on chanting scriptures.

This made Ximen Bao feel very speechless, and he started to work more seriously, hoping that the ghosts and gods could be more lazy.

If the Chinese became like Shentu,
That would be far beyond the acceptance of a pragmatist like Ximen Bao.

"I just want to ask the gods and ghosts, will this Gongzi Zheng be the one to achieve great things?"

When He Bo heard Ximen Bao's question, he just waved his hand and said nothing.

then,

Ximen Bao also had the answer in his mind.

"finally……"

A complicated look came over his face, but it eventually turned into complete joy.

The years in which he was born and raised,
It's been over for a long time.

He witnessed the Warring States Period.

Finally it came to an end.

……

At the coronation ceremony,
Ying Zheng, wearing a heavy crown, walked up to the high platform to worship the gods of heaven and earth and announce to his ancestors.

His body was not yet strong, and because he was in a period of rapid growth, he looked very thin.

The crown was wrapped around his body, and the tassels blocked his face.

The young monarch, who was high above everyone else, had a hard time seeing his face clearly under the sun.

What was he thinking about?
What is he going to do?
No one knows.

Only a gust of wind blew by, causing the crown tassels to sway slightly.

Just as the ministers below the high platform shouted "Long live the Qin Kingdom" and bowed down together,

King Zheng of Qin seemed to hear a familiar voice.

He raised his head and looked at the clear sky in the distance.

A black bird was flying lightly past and disappearing into the skyline.

(End of this chapter)