Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 215 Qin Wangzheng

"Young Master Cheng Jiao has recently repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the king. He should be severely punished!"

In the fifth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign,
The young monarch sat in his seat with a few books piled in front of him.

And Hei Zhuang, who grew up with the King of Qin, was reporting the evil deeds to the monarch.

For this,

Qin Wangzheng simply said, "Cheng Jiao is still young, what does he know?"

"Let him be!"

Hei Zhuang was very dissatisfied, "He is almost sixteen years old, how can he still be considered ignorant?"

Changping Jun Xiong Qi and his brothers nearby also echoed the idea, hoping that the King of Qin would teach Prince Cheng Jiao a lesson they would remember deeply.

But the King of Qin only said, "I have not yet been crowned, and I have left state affairs to my father-in-law and household affairs to my mother. This is already very good!"

"If Cheng Jiao is at fault, I should report it to my mother and ask her to intervene."

Hearing this,

The three young people who could be called "childhood sweethearts" just looked at each other and stopped talking.

After Qin Wang Zheng ascended the throne,
The problems we face are simply too complex.

He has two grandmothers and a mother, both of whom weigh on him.

According to the system, Prime Minister Lu Buwei could temporarily take charge of many affairs when the monarch was not yet an adult or was unable to act.

The young monarch thus became a puppet.

He just sat there.

But matters of size,
No one would obey his orders.

Fortunately,

King Zheng of Qin did not care about this mess, but was happy to add fuel to the fire.

He used "filial piety" as an excuse to praise Zhao Ji, who did not have a very good brain, so that Lady Huayang, who wanted to use the young monarch to control the government, had to find a way to get rid of Zhao Ji first.

After all, to "take care of the young master",
My mother is still here.

How could it be my grandmother's turn to intervene?

Zhao Ji's brain circuits are simply extraordinary.

At first, Lady Huayang thought that after she secretly made some threats and showed her deep-rooted power in the harem, Zhao Ji would feel frightened and then voluntarily withdraw from the battle for power.

Understand what people say, and then retreat when you know it's difficult.

Isn't this what normal people should do?
But Zhao Ji just didn’t like that!
Her self-confidence seemed to be a gift from the gods and ghosts and would never waver.

In her opinion:
King Zhuangxiang became king on his own.

Qin Wang Zheng became king by himself.
Without these two,
Why does Huayang become the empress dowager?

This damn old woman should bow and scrape to me instead!
Madam Huayang was almost pissed off by her!

So, the two women began to consume each other's energy in the harem.

Qin Shi Huang's real grandmother, Queen Dowager Xia, has always been very quiet.

She had wanted to do something.
However, King Zheng of Qin changed his mind and, using his young age as an excuse, appointed Lu Buwei as "Zhongfu" and let him take charge of state affairs.

all of a sudden,

Lu Buwei, who had already made the Qin nobles and the emerging Chu faction very dissatisfied, attracted even more of their attention.

Lu Buwei liked this kind of power "second only to one person and above everyone else", so he just gritted his teeth and endured it.

In a daze,

Everyone was busy with internal conflicts, and no one was thinking of undermining the power of the King of Qin.

In order to gain legal support so that they could gain greater advantage in the power struggle, the Chu clique in Huayang, the royal family of Qin, and even Lu Buwei, who had no roots in Qin, all began to get close to King Zheng of Qin.

Because they know:
Just one word from this child,

The balance between the court and the harem will be broken.

You can win!

But Qin Wang Zheng always had the same attitude:
"I am still young, how can I make such a decision?"

Go and ask the Queen Mother or the Prime Minister!
Queen Mother Xia, who witnessed all this in secret, did not move.

She knows:
I couldn't even cause any trouble in King Xiaowen's harem, so how could I possibly escape unscathed after getting into this muddy water?
Since I have no ability,

It’s better not to cause trouble!

but,

This method was very effective a few years ago, but has become less effective in recent years.

After all, the heat of the struggle gradually faded with time, and everyone is not a fool. After calming down, they can naturally see through King Zheng of Qin's methods.

But so what?
years passed,

Qin Wang Zheng was already strong and proficient in martial arts. His guards were replaced by trusted guardsmen, and some officials in the court were promoted by him. He was becoming more and more mature, no longer the weak and insignificant young master who succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen.

His close confidants included Changping and Changwen, two men who grew up together.

A year ago, he even took the initiative to tell Lady Huayang that he wanted to marry a noble lady from the State of Chu and hoped that she could find one for him.

Although Qin Wangzheng was still two years away from getting married, the Qin State had special rules regarding marriage.

The Qin people did not set a fixed age for marriage, but instead set a limit based on height. If a man was six feet and five inches tall, he could consider marriage.

And now we are looking for candidates.
She could get married just in two years, allowing King Zheng of Qin to smoothly complete such important life events as his coming of age and marriage.

Queen Dowager Huayang was very satisfied with his attitude.

Therefore, after realizing what he had missed, he did not have too many regrets, and even stopped arguing with Zhao Ji, the mindless person in the harem.

She happily contacted the noblewoman of Chu State, and at the same time began to take care of her old age with peace of mind:
She started keeping a lover a year ago and is now obsessed with male beauty and cannot extricate herself!

After hearing the rumors from the harem, the Chu faction in the court gradually came to their senses and vaguely expressed their intention to submit to King Zheng of Qin.

Zhao Ji, who didn't understand the situation, just thought that the hateful Queen Dowager Huayang was forced to retreat by her, and her heart became even more inflated.

So recently,
She is very motivated to interfere in state affairs.

Lu Buwei, who was in charge of the imperial court, was so angry that he was trembling with anger at this woman, but he dared not say anything.

After all, she is the mother of the King of Qin.
Who dares to disrespect the Queen Mother?

And how could the people who followed King Zheng of Qin not know how powerful the queen mother was?
This was also the main reason why Hei Zhuang and the others remained silent when they heard that the King of Qin wanted to hand over Cheng Jiao's matter to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji is here to do this?

Is there still a way for Gongzi Chengjiao to survive?

Although everyone knew that the King of Qin allowed Cheng Jiao to be ignorant, he was just repeating the story of "Duke Zheng defeated Duke Duan in Yan".

But your biological mother doesn't have the brains to act out the drama of "meeting in the underworld, mother and son are as good as before" with you, my king!

“…Forget it!”

"I'd better find some time and beat up Young Master Cheng Jiao in the dark!"

Hei Zhuang hesitated for a moment, sighed, and gave up the idea of going through the formalities to deal with Cheng Jiao.

The two princes of Chu said, "Remember to call me when the time comes!"

"I'm going to hit him in the face!"

Prince Chengjiao often claimed that he was the late king's favorite son because he looked most like his father.

And Qin Wang Zheng had a bee-like nose and long eyes, and he always had a sullen face. It was obvious that he was not a good person!

This must have made Hei Zhuang and others unhappy!
"Okay, hit him in the face!"

Hei Zhuang clapped his hands and laughed.

When this group of friends are alone, they always ignore the etiquette between ruler and subject.

And to this,
King Zheng of Qin never scolded him.

……

"that person……"

In Xianyang City,

Lü Buwei, who was deeply harassed by Zhao Ji, was feeling depressed. He couldn't help but open the small window of the carriage frame to watch the bustling crowd on the street, which made him feel relaxed.

Just this look,
But Lu Buwei saw something dirty!
He was shocked and asked, "How could such a thing happen in Xianyang City?"

The servant driving the car said, "Such performances are only available during this period."

Lu Buwei felt some pain in his eyes.

He couldn't help rubbing his eyebrows.

then,

A bold idea suddenly emerged!
He thought of Zhao Ji's recent attempt to become complacent because of her "satisfaction" -

Seeing that the Empress Dowager Huayang had a concubine,

As the queen mother who holds great power, she naturally has to keep up with this trend to show that she is not inferior to others in her life!
But the man who can haunt the harem,

Zhao Ji always felt that he was not strong enough.

She wants to find a handsome, young and strong man to satisfy herself!

right now,

Lu Buwei felt that he had met the right person.

He subconsciously began to think:
Can we use this to our advantage?

To distract Zhao Ji's attention and even indirectly strengthen her influence on King Zheng of Qin?
Lu Buwei narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)