Chapter Eighteen: The Last Edict of the First Emperor II
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"Are you Zhao? Chu? Han? Wei? Qi? Yan?" Ying Zheng asked. Although Emperor Ying Zheng felt that this infiltrated person would not be detrimental to him, he still did not lose due vigilance.
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"Your Majesty, I am a native of Qin, not a descendant of the nobles of the old Six Kingdoms."
"Oh? Are you from Lao Qin? Why did you pretend to be a Qin army and sneak into my camp? Do you want to assassinate me?" When Ying Zheng heard that Qin Yang was from Qin and was very respectful to him, he became wary.
So he asked pleasantly.
Ying Zheng's heart was not only full of curiosity and doubts about this man, but he also couldn't help but have deep admiration for this man's ability to sneak into his "bedroom" unnoticed under the tight protection of thousands of people. He has always
He loves and respects talents. What he wants to do most is to make all the heroes in the world available to him, so that these people can push this empire that he has devoted all his efforts to a higher peak. At that time, the Legalist master Han
Fei's death (note) was an eternal pain in his heart, so Ying Zheng really wanted to keep this extraordinary figure in front of him for the empire during his lifetime.
Qin Yang felt the change in Emperor Yingzheng's mentality and knew that the First Emperor no longer had any doubts and fears about him, so he raised his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, my surname is Qin Mingyang. Where is this, this..., let's put it this way,
I am from Xianyang. I am here to kill Zhao Gaolai today, not because I want to be disadvantageous to Your Majesty."
Qin Yang was a little speechless because he didn't know how to answer where he was from. After all, there were too many differences between the two time and space.
"Why do you want to kill Zhao Gao? He is just a servant, but he is worthy of your risk? Do you think I can't stand it? Haha..."
Ying Zheng didn't pay attention to Qin Yang's speechlessness, but was very surprised by Qin Yang's intention. After all, the restoration forces of the Six Kingdoms are now trying to kill him. In Ying Zheng's heart, there is more reason to believe that Qin Yang is a nobleman of the old Six Kingdoms.
The target of the assassin sent should also be himself, so Ying Zheng wanted to find out.
"Your Majesty, do you know something? This Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao..." Facing Emperor Ying Zheng's surprise and confusion, Qin Yang didn't know how to answer for a while, because he didn't think clearly whether he should tell the First Emperor
Regarding Zhao Gao's affairs in the future, he was not sure that the First Emperor would believe his words.
"Oh? I don't know? What's wrong with Zhao Gao? Come on, tell me!" Ying Zheng became more and more interested and even asked Qin Yang.
After a pause, Ying Zheng saw Qin Yang still kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly called to Qin Yang: "Quick, get up, find a place to sit by yourself, I'm sorry Ying Zheng can't be polite." Ying Zheng struggled to remember, but
He was so weak, and his efforts ultimately failed.
At this time, Emperor Ying Zheng's caring tone seemed like he was having a heart-to-heart conversation with someone closest to him, rather than facing a mysterious infiltrator who could take his life at any time.
Seeing Emperor Ying Zheng like this, Qin Yang felt sad again, so he stood up as he was told. Then he took out his thumb-sized medicine bottle from his underwear pocket, poured out one pill, and handed it to Ying Zheng silently.
.Although Qin Yang knew that Ying Zheng had become ill due to overwork and was almost exhausted, and no matter how good this medicine was, it could only help Emperor Ying Zheng suppress his illness and improve his energy, Qin Yang still wanted to do his best.
"Medicine? For me? Okay, let me give it a try!" Ying Zheng took it without any hesitation and put it into his mouth without thinking. At this time, the First Emperor had no doubts about the young sergeant in front of him.
, and I am not afraid that this is poison. A situation like this is unique in the decades of life of the First Emperor since he can remember. Everything seems to be so natural.
The medicine melted in the mouth, and Ying Zheng suddenly felt the fluid on the bottom of his tongue, and his mouth was full of fragrance. After just a few tea breaks, Ying Zheng felt a warm current rising from his abdomen, slowly traveling throughout his body like a warm sun. His
Fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead, and his pale face began to turn rosy. The strength that had disappeared for a long time seemed to have returned to his body. Ying Zheng squinted his eyes and quietly felt the changes in his body. He seemed to
It's back to the era when the Japanese were wiped out and unified all the wasteland more than ten years ago...
After a long time, Ying Zheng opened his eyes, looked at Qin Yang with a strange look, and said: "You are not from the old Qin, you are an alchemist from the old Qi state, your medicine is better than Xu Fu's medicine.
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How can the alchemist's elixir be compared with the high-tech medicines more than two thousand years later, but in this era, Qin Yang couldn't explain it. Qin Yang was a little dumbfounded. After thinking for a while, he replied: "I am not an alchemist.
The medicine is not the elixir of the alchemist, there are only these six pills in the whole world, so please don’t be surprised, Your Majesty."
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Okay, let's continue to talk about your purpose, why do you want to kill Zhao Gao?" Ying Zheng is an open-minded person after all. Seeing Qin Yang's words, he no longer worries about medicine.
Where he came from. Now that he was physically and mentally comfortable, he remembered the original topic again.
"Your Majesty, I really can't explain this for a while. If your Majesty doesn't mind, I would like to tell you a story first." Qin Yang, who was in critical danger, had already put life and death aside, and now he only had one thought in his mind.
While trying to persuade the First Emperor to kill Zhao Gao, Qin Yang was afraid that the Emperor would not be able to accept it, so he wanted to change his approach to remonstrate.
"Story? Okay, you tell it and listen. Haha..." Yingzheng's health improved slightly, his energy was high, and the last trace of wariness towards Qin Yang disappeared. What followed was an unreasonable feeling.
Trust and kindness.
"Okay, let me start talking now. If there is anything you don't like, please don't be angry. You know, I can't afford it if the emperor is so angry that he dies thousands of miles away." Qin Yang said with a smile. He began to plan an escape route.
He didn't want to die in the hands of the First Emperor inexplicably, because he still had more things to do.
"Forgive you, go ahead." Ying Zheng showed a long-lost smile on his face.
"Follow your orders." Qin Yang cleared his mind, slightly modified the history of another time and space, and began to tell the story that made people cry.
"A long time ago, a great king was born in this land. He was born in an enemy country and went through many hardships to return to his country. He became the king when he was thirteen years old, took charge of the government at the age of twenty, and then spent nineteen years
He wiped out many enemy countries, achieved great unification, and established the first multi-ethnic centralized state. Afterwards, he pursued perfection in everything, centralizing power internally, establishing ministers, abolishing feudalism, replacing prefectures and counties, revising criminal laws, and implementing the legal system
, the book is written in the same text, the chariot is on the same track, and one measure is used to defeat river defenses, build canals, and connect water systems; attack foreign enemies, pacify the barbarians, relocate the common people, promote integration, build the Great Wall, and prevent foreign attacks; he is also known by later generations because of this.
Known as the one emperor for eternity. However, he was so focused on the world that he neglected the livelihood of the common people. In the last ten years of his life, he used his people's power to his heart's content. In the end, the entire empire was barren, bandits were rampant, and opposition forces gradually rose.
, the empire inevitably declined. This king also died at the most critical time due to overwork and illness. The biggest mistake in his life was not to identify the successor of the empire's power in time, thus leaving a person he
He was used by the most trustworthy chamberlain, which led to the subsequent bad governance and chaos in the country. After the death of the king, the chamberlain colluded with a very powerful minister, tampered with the king's last edict, and forced the king who was very popular in the government and the public to die.
The eldest son supported an idiot prince to ascend the throne. Then the three of them began to massacre the heroes and members of the royal family. Those heroes and members of the royal family were almost slaughtered. They even taxed the common people in the world, causing anger and resentment throughout the empire.
It soon reached the brink of collapse. Finally, in the second year after the death of the king, the people began to riot. The opposition forces that had been ready to move took advantage of the opportunity and a storm of destruction swept across the entire empire. Two years later,
The empire created by this great king collapsed..."
Qin Yang finished telling this "story" with great sadness, his eyes already filled with tears. He took a deep breath and looked at the First Emperor quietly.
After listening to Qin Yang's "story", Emperor Ying Zheng's face was very solemn, and his eyes were even more complicated. Anger, shock, shame, and confusion were all intertwined in his heart. Ying Zheng knew that although Qin Yang did not
Nominated, but Qin Yang was talking about himself, Qin Yang just changed his way. Because in his memory, no one in this land has done anything similar to him in the past. King Wen of Zhou did not, Jiang Xiaobai (Qi Heng)
King) No, neither Zhao Yong (King Wuling of Zhao), nor even Yao, Shun, and Yu! Why is this Qin Yang so familiar? And why does he know about his "behind"? Who is he, and what is he?
Who is he? A killer? No! He can come and go freely in a camp guarded by thousands of people. It is easy for this person to take his own life. Why should he give himself a magic pill?
After his serious illness, Ying Zheng no longer tabooed matters of life and death. Now he is most concerned about the empire. However, in this story of Qin Yang, his empire will die just three years after his death, and the culprit is still
How did Zhao Gao and Qin Yang learn about this? Ying Zheng had too many doubts in his heart, and for the first time in his life, he felt deeply confused.
Silence, deep silence!
Emperor Yingzheng and Qin Yang just looked at each other silently...
When the first ray of dawn quietly leaked in through the gap in the big tent, Ying Zheng finally seemed to understand something. He insisted on getting up from the bed and stood in front of Qin Yang, and asked softly: "Can you
Can I see you taking off your helmet?"
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Note: Han Fei was a descendant of the Korean royal family at the end of the Warring States Period. He was the most representative figure of Legalist thought in ancient China. Legalist thought reached a new peak in the hands of Han Fei. He and Li Si were both disciples of Xunzi.
At that time, South Korea was very weak and was often bullied by its neighboring countries. He repeatedly proposed strategies to become rich and powerful to the King of Han, but they were not adopted by the King of Han. Han Fei wrote a series of articles such as "Indignation" and "Five Worms". These works later
It was collected into the book "Han Feizi". King Yingzheng of Qin read Han Fei's article and admired it very much. In 234 BC, Han Fei came to Qin as an envoy from South Korea and wrote to the King of Qin, urging him to attack Zhao first and delay the attack on South Korea.
.Li Si was jealous of Han Fei's talent, and worked with Yao Jia to frame him. Han Fei was forced to commit suicide by taking poison, and the First Emperor blamed himself very much for this.