After being choked to death by a copper coin, she became a demon Jin Ji in the other world

However, it is too early to talk about those things now. It is only 266 BC, and there is still some time before the Battle of Changping breaks out. Let Xunzi struggle for a while before we talk about it.

Now Shen Yuelan would rather stay in Qin and watch the show. Many interesting things have happened in Qin recently. The biggest show is the power struggle between the Queen Dowager Xuan of Qin and her son King Zhaoxiang of Qin, which has finally come to an end.

Although related TV series have been filmed in later generations, reality is always much more magical than film and television works, so Shen Yuelan has spent the past two years chasing TV series.

This war without gunpowder between the two factions ended with the complete decline of Queen Dowager Xuan's party. Queen Dowager Xuan was deposed, and Wei Ran, Mi Rong, Prince Kui, Prince Fei and other "Four Nobles" were expelled from Xianyang and sent back to their fiefdoms.

Although in the eyes of Wei Ran and others, this defeat was like the sky falling, but in the eyes of Shen Yuelan, they had already gained a huge advantage. Compared with the power struggles in later dynasties, King Zhaoxiang of Qin had done his utmost.

Even though these relatives had been his enemies, he never issued an order to kill any of them. He merely issued an order to expel and depose them. If this were to happen in later generations, he would probably be ridiculed as being soft-hearted.

The era of Queen Dowager Xuan of Qin finally came to an end, and the era of King Zhaoxiang, who had reigned for a long time and was only one step away from unifying the six kingdoms, finally began.

It's funny to say that this king reigned for a total of fifty-seven years, but he was only in charge for sixteen or seventeen years. For the remaining forty years, King Zhaoxiang of Qin lived under the shadow of Queen Dowager Xuan.

His experience was so similar to that of King Jian of Qi, but their choices were completely different. After forbearing for more than 40 years, King Zhaoxiang of Qin finally couldn't bear it anymore and chose to rebel, while King Jian of Qi was still asking him what he should do before his mother, Queen Jun, died.

The character of a monarch directly affects the character of a country, and the character of a country will affect the country's choices on major issues, and some choices are related to the country's survival.

It is a pity that the two countries with the same experience and once ranked as the Eastern and Western empires had such different final fates. They are really an interesting comparison group.

Even though Qin existed only fifteen years longer than Qi, the two countries were evaluated so differently in history. After Qin, all dynasties followed the Qin system. So was Qi's system bad? Was Qi's social atmosphere bad?

How bad could the social atmosphere that created the "Hundred Schools of Thought" be? How bad could the system that led to the first great ideological liberation in Chinese history be?

In Shen Yuelan's opinion, it is difficult to even call the Qin State today a civilization. Compared with the splendid culture of the six states in Shandong, the Qin State's foundation is too poor.

Why was it that, although the State of Wei was in decline in the late Warring States period, it was still able to continuously cultivate talented people in state governance such as Zhang Yi and Fan Sui, while the State of Qin had already occupied half of China in the late Warring States period, but we have never heard of any capable ministers who were able to govern the country coming from Qin?

It cannot be said that there were none, but people like Zhang Yi and Fan Sui who could accelerate the development of Qin were rare.

Perhaps it is because those in power are confused, while bystanders can see clearly. Only fresh blood from the outside world can point out the mistakes of the Qin court and correct them.

[King Zhaoxiang of Qin finally got rid of the shackles of his foreign relatives and took back the royal power. Fan Sui finally got what he wanted and was successfully made a marquis and appointed as prime minister. The two of them finally got their wish. ]

Shen Sushang, who had just returned from picking some fú jǔ, glanced at the information in Shen Yuelan's hand and said with some emotion.

[Oh, how should I put it? I don't think highly of these two people. It is said that it was during his era that Qin State laid the foundation for a decisive victory in the struggle against the six countries, but how much of this was done by the Queen Mother Xuan and Marquis Rang? ]

[King Zhaoxiang of Qin and Fan Sui, the king and minister, both had many flaws in their personalities due to their respective experiences, not to mention Fan Sui.]

[The oppression that Yingji had suffered for more than 40 years and his desire for power led him to make many wrong decisions in the later period of his rule, but the most controversial one was that he listened to Yinghou's words, lost the opportunity to destroy Zhao, and unjustly killed the famous general Bai Qi. ]

[During his direct rule, the largest military victory against foreign enemies was the Battle of Changping, but the funny thing is that even this achievement was greatly flawed in his post-processing.]

After listening to Shen Yuelan's complaints, Shen Sushang did not say much at the time. After drying the plantain in her hand and stir-frying a small dish with it, she slowly replied:

[That's what he said, but the flaws don't outweigh the merits, right? I don't know how other countries' descendants evaluate him, but the people of the Qin Empire still like this old King Qin very much. ]

[In fact, what does it matter if he is petty? What does it matter if he is aggressive? In the Qin State, a society that is like a war machine, as long as his actions are in the interests of the majority, he is an excellent king.]

Chapter 201: Flirting but not Marrying

Shen Yuelan thought about it and felt that what Shen Suchang said made sense. Although it was not very objective to evaluate a king in this way, since the Qin people thought it was good, then it was good.

Besides, what qualifications did he have to comment on the good or bad of their king in front of the people of Qin? It was somewhat impolite, and he gave a bad review. It was a pity that Su Shang could hold back and didn't beat him up, haha.

[I'm sorry, Suchang, for talking about your late king in front of you.]

As soon as Shen Sushang brought the wine and food to the table, she saw Shen Yuelan with a silly smile on her face. Looking at this guy in front of her whose true nature had been exposed, Shen Sushang sighed helplessly. This was her own choice, this was her own choice.

[Huh, you just noticed it? How are you going to compensate me? ]

[Well, I'll try hard tonight and do it one more time? ]

[Oh, that's enough. With your mediocre skills, it will be the same no matter how many times you come. No kidding, you said he was the previous king. Even if we are loyal to the Qin Empire, we can't care about a person who has been dead for many years. Our current king is you.]

Although this was a fact tacitly acknowledged by Qin Ruishi, it was the first time that Shen Yuelan heard an affirmative statement from Shen Sushang and others, which made Shen Yuelan somewhat proud.

[Hey, I actually became the King of Qin? Then...what would be a better posthumous title for me?]

[Pooh, pooh, pooh, the posthumous title is conferred after death. Your request is as bad as burning incense to a living person. Don't mention it again in the future.]

[Moreover, this thing is evaluated based on your merits and demerits in this life. You have only lived for a few years. If you force an evaluation, probably only a few posthumous titles such as Shang, Chong, Zhi, Ai, Shao, and You can be used.]

[Ha, why are all the posthumous titles for those who died young? I haven't died yet. Shao and You are not good enough either. Although my physical age is a little young, my mental age must be in my 50s or 60s.]

[I don't mean to curse you. This thing is determined according to the life story of the character. You have already died once before when you were in your twenties. In the other world where people are always remembered as being a thousand years old, isn't that considered a premature death?]

[Okay, even if you are right, I have done a lot of things and participated in many battles since I came to the other world. It is not too much to give me the word "Wu"? ]

【Strong and upright is called Wu; powerful and virtuous is called Wu; overcoming disasters is called Wu; punishing the people is called Wu; boasting about one’s ambitions is called Wu; powerful and wise is called Wu; eliminating falsehood and upholding truth is called Wu; powerful and far-reaching is called Wu; leading the people to obey is called Wu; protecting great achievements is called Wu;】

【To be strong and obedient is called Wu; to conquer new territories is called Wu; to resist insults is called Wu; to eliminate traitors and pacify rebellions is called Wu; to expand territory and open up new territories is called Wu; to strengthen the power of the generals is called Wu; to pacify the people and unite the masses is called Wu; to conquer the world is called Wu; to be wise and not to kill is called Wu;】

[To care for the people and eliminate harm is called martial arts; to face the enemy without hesitation is called martial arts; to spread virtue and prestige far and wide is called martial arts; to strengthen the border and strengthen virtue is called martial arts. What about you? Which one do you think you are? 】

Shen Sushang listed all the behaviors that could be posthumously awarded the title of "Wu", and asked Shen Yuelan to see which one she met. However, Shen Yuelan hadn't even memorized the entire list, and felt that she met a little bit of each of them, but none of them was enough.

So where did the problem come from? Shen Yuelan thought for a long time and found that it was because she had no territory and no subjects, which meant that she had no country.

He said he was the King of Qin, but there was only the Qin Army but no Qin State, so he was more like a warlord, a warlord in the name of the King of Qin. Tsk, it seems that he is really a little too proud, otherwise how could he dream of those empty names?

[Uh, okay, I was wrong. I am just an ordinary person in this world. How dare I claim to be a descendant of the King of Qin? ]

[Hmm? Ah Lan, you don't have to be like this. We are just discussing the posthumous title. We still recognize you as the King of Qin.]

[Alas, what kind of King of Qin am I? The Cyber King of Qin? ]

[Well, in a sense, that's not quite what I meant. After all, the real Qin Empire no longer exists, and even the 100,000 Qin warriors only survive in spirit, not in body. You are truly worthy of the title of Cyber King of Qin!]

[Yes, how about you call yourself Qin Cyber King? ]

[Huh? What the hell is this? How can this Cyber be a posthumous title? Well, you dare to make fun of me, wait and see how I deal with you! ]

Time passed quickly in such leisurely days. Not long after, Shen Yuelan received two reports of death, one from Xianyang and one from Linzi.

The report from Xianyang was about the death of Queen Dowager Xuan of Qin due to worry, while the report from Linzi was about the death of Queen Dowager Jun's husband, King Xiang of Qi, Tian Fa Zhang.

Su Xin and Su Yi, who were playing games nearby, noticed this. They crawled over to Shen Yue Lan and gossiped in front of her:

[Oh my god, now the Queen has really become a young widow. Ah Lan's chance has come. ]

[Haha, to be honest, the queen looks pretty good, a queen-like beauty. No wonder A Lan fell in love with her. The love story between the aloof queen and the lazy young lady is exciting just thinking about it!]

[Yeah, yeah, I'm looking forward to what happens next between them. ]

Shen Yuelan was a little confused when she heard what the two of them said. When did she ever say that she liked the Queen? Moreover, the entanglement between her and the Queen had completely disappeared along with the revision of history. What else was there to say?

Also, what do you two mean by saying these things in front of me? Are you implying something about me?

[Hey, hey, hey, I don't mind you guys shipping them, but don't ship them for everything, okay? The Queen and I don't have any improper relationship, okay? That guy is just a yandere, don't curse me.]

[Ah, so the Queen has the attribute of being a yandere? ]

[It seems so. I remember that guy's personality became a little distorted in the later period of the war. He was quite normal before. It's all because of A-Lan flirting with him but not marrying him.]

[Yes, it’s all Ah Lan’s fault for flirting with her and not marrying her. ]

The two Su Yi sisters sang the same tune, which made Shen Yuelan very angry. When she asked the Su Yi sisters why they couldn't do something else, the two said that they had been doing nothing for a long time, and asked Shen Yuelan how long they would want to hang out in Qin State.

[Alas, isn't this the country where you were born? I thought you would like this place so you would live here for a long time. Are you the type who hates going home? ]

[Well, we really like staying here, but we have to be moderate in doing things. We can’t just keep stuffing our stomachs with food just because the food is delicious. What if our stomachs burst?]

[Tsk, you two have improved your speaking skills recently. Now you are beating around the bush. You must be bored of staying here. Really.]

[Didn't you guys go for a walk around Xianyang? If you have nothing to do on weekdays, you can leave me and do what you want. ]

[Alas, we know, Alan, we have already visited everywhere, even the coin-making workshop where we were made, we stayed there for half a month, otherwise how could we have survived until today.]

Chapter 202: The Land of Three Jins

Shen Huanyan had mentioned the idea of moving more than once before, but each time she was comforted by Shen Yuelan, so she did not take any further action.

And now even the Suyi sisters, who have always had a good impression of the Qin State, have brought up this matter. It seems that it is indeed time to move. It just so happens that because of the matter of Xun Kuang, Shen Yuelan has to go to the Three Jins one way or another.

Since everyone can't wait any longer, let's set off as soon as possible.

The so-called "Three Jins" refers to the country established by the Han, Zhao and Wei clans, which were originally the six nobles of the Jin State. They were all doctors of the Jin State.

The Jin State was originally called Tang and was one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. During the entire Spring and Autumn Period, it overpowered the great powers of Qi, Chu, Qin, and Lu. The "Strategies of the Warring States: Zhao Strategies" once stated:

[When the Three Jins united, Qin became weak; when the Three Jins separated, Qin became strong. ]

Although the object described in this statement is not the State of Jin itself, it indirectly points out the suppressive effect of the State of Jin on the State of Qin. And the State of Qin was indeed able to rise only after the demise of the State of Jin.

It can be said that Jin was the most regrettable country in the entire Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was once the most likely overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period to replace the Zhou royal family and unify the world.

If the Qin State achieved its imperial ambitions by surviving the remaining strength of six previous dynasties, then the Jin State achieved its hegemony by surviving the remaining virtues of five previous dynasties.

Duke Wen Chong'er defeated Chu at Chengpu, marking the beginning of his hegemony.

Duke Xiang defeated Qin, and Xiao and Peng Ya continued to rule.

Duke Ling was absurd, favored flatterers, and died because of a dog.

Cheng Gongyong re-established the royal family, and at the beginning of the fall of Jin,

Duke Jing marched north, attacked Qi and Chu, and then planned to conquer the Central Plains.

Duke Li drove out Qin, weakened Chu at Yanling, and regained his dominance over the world.

Duke Dao had ten thousand chariots, exhausted Chu and subdued Zheng, and thus achieved his hegemony.

Among the seven generations of monarchs of Jin State, except Duke Ling and Duke Cheng who were two real fools, the other five monarchs were all talented people with great strategies and ideas.

During the 636 years from 558 BC to BC, China defeated Qi, Qin, Chu, Lu, Zheng and other countries several times, which shows the peak of its national strength.

There was even a Qing Dynasty scholar, Quan Zuwang, who, when commenting on the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, believed that Qi was one and Jin was four, with Jin occupying four seats, namely Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Xiang of Jin, Duke Jing of Jin and Duke Dao of Jin.

If Duke Cheng of Jin had not re-established the royal family officials, which led to the growth of the power of the nobles and the establishment of many princes within Jin, and even the rebellion against the royal family and the division of Jin, it is hard to say whether Qin could survive until Duke Xiao of Qin ascended the throne.

[Since we are here, I have to tell you about the sexy moves of Ji Heitu, Duke Cheng of Jin...]

[Wait, Master, is this Ji Heitun a person's name? ]

[Uh, yes... yes, I read it right, this is the name of Duke Cheng of Jin, Gongzi Heitu, um, the taste is quite strong, it may be that when he was born, the black mole on his butt was a bit big, so he was given this name. ]

[But this is not important. I don’t really want to talk about the color of Jin Chenggong’s butt. What I want to talk about is his actions that led to the demise of Jin.]

Ji Heitun re-established three official positions in total, namely [Gongzu], [Yuzi], and [Gonghang].

The position of [Gongzu] was given to the eldest legitimate son of a noble, and the person holding this position would also receive land; the position of [Yuzi] was given to the other legitimate sons of a noble; and the position of [Gongxing] was held by the illegitimate sons of a noble.

How could this be called the restoration of a position? This was clearly a feudal system with the characteristics of the Jin State. There were no drawbacks at the beginning, but the noble clans grew stronger over time, and successively formed eleven noble clans, namely, the Hu clan, the Xian clan, the Xi clan, the Xu clan, the Luan clan, the Fan clan, the Zhonghang clan, the Zhi clan, the Han clan, the Zhao clan, and the Wei clan.

Among these eleven noble clans, the ones who had the last laugh were Zhao, Han and Wei. They defeated the rest of the clans, such as Fan, Zhonghang and Zhi, in the civil strife in Jin in the late Spring and Autumn Period and completely took control of the power of Jin.

In 403 BC, King Weilie of Zhou recognized them as vassal states, which was known in history as "The Three Families Divided Jin". The name of the Three Jins came from this.

It is worth mentioning that the State of Jin actually still existed at that time. Although only the two cities of Jiang and Quwo were left as places for worship, it still lasted for about 27 years. This was due to both the game between the big countries and the fact that the three marquises did not dare to depose their lord immediately for the sake of their own reputation.

It was not until 376 BC that the issue of the three families dividing Jin gradually faded from people's sight. After the second and third generations of monarchs of Han, Zhao and Wei came to power successively, Zhao, Han and Wei once again set their sights on Jin.

Not only did they divide up the remaining land of the Jin royal family, they also demoted Duke Jing of Jin to a commoner and stopped the worship of Jin. Only then did Jin finally perish completely.

But as the saying goes, "I may not be in the world, but there are legends about me in the world." Although the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei divided up the land of Jin and destroyed the royal family of Jin, the behemoth of Jin left too deep an impression on these other countries.

Therefore, they were still regarded as part of Jin State or its successors, and were often referred to as the "Three Jins". The place where Shen Yuelan and others were going now was Handan, the capital of Zhao State, where Xunzi was planning his mission to save his wife.

The relatively wise King Huiwen of Zhao died last year, in 266 BC, one year earlier than King Xiang of Qi and Queen Dowager Xuan, so the monarch of Zhao at this time was his son, King Xiaocheng of Zhao, Zhao Dan.

However, since Zhao Dan was young and had just established himself at this time, the power of the government was controlled by his mother, Queen Zhao Wei. This princess from Qi was more pragmatic and paid great attention to people's livelihood. She was a capable queen dowager.

But unfortunately, her life span was not much longer than her brother King Xiang of Qi and she died in 264 BC.

Su Yi teased Shen Yuelan about this, saying that she came too late and that Queen Zhao Wei was about to wither, yet she was so reluctant to come to Handan.

Shen Yuelan expressed disdain. She was not Cao Mengde and had no interest in married women. However, Du Juan suddenly jumped out and retorted:

[My Lord, please do not look down on our boss Cao's aesthetic taste. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, people generally married early, and the women who became wives were 18 or 19 years old, young and beautiful.]

[Boss Cao's aesthetic taste was the most normal in that era. The rest are all pedophiles! They should be sentenced! Including Liu Bei, the straw sandal seller! ]

[Wow, my concubine, Boss Cao, I am the only one sober while everyone else is drunk, how pitiful! ]

Looking at Du Juan who was madly missing Boss Cao, Shen Yuelan was confused. She bumped into Shen Huanyan beside her and asked quietly:

[What's going on? What did you guys instill in Du Juan? Why do you claim that you've changed? ]

[This… this can’t be blamed on us. It’s because you, the master, have been staying in Qin for too long. Dujuan is so bored that she keeps pestering us to tell her stories. I had no choice but to give her a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.]

[How can a serious Romance of the Three Kingdoms turn out like this? Huanyan, are you kidding me? ]

[Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. I was in a hurry and took the wrong book. I threw a romance novel set in the Three Kingdoms at her. By the time I realized it, it was too late.]

Chapter 203: Learning to Walk in Handan