Chapter Thirty-Third: Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin
Ying Zheng noticed Li Si's depressed mood and took him for a walk to talk. After all, he was his loyal horseman and could not let him get too decadent.
"Li Si, how is the writing of the history book going?"
"Back to the king, the prehistoric mythology system has been compiled according to the king's wishes! It's just that the official history starting from the Xia Dynasty is more complicated and may not be easy!"
"Yeah! I could have predicted it a long time ago. After all, it is difficult for future generations to grasp the authenticity of history!"
“Now that the theological system has been compiled, let’s start preparing for publicity!”
"Ah? How to promote this?"
"It's very simple! Find some ordinary people who are eloquent and teach them like telling stories. Then send them to preach in various places, such as our military camp in Daqin, the construction site of the straight road, and the water conservancy project in Guanzhong
of those workers.”
"Ah? Your Majesty, this plan is very clever! It doesn't matter whether these people are literate or not!"
"Yeah! We can also compile some stories praising the Qin Dynasty, and let storytellers spread it to the world. We can just take this opportunity to change our reputation of violent Qin among the six kingdoms of Guandong."
"Your Majesty, Shengming! However, should we revise the official history to make Great Qin even greater?"
"No! Official history is different from others and does not allow for any random fabrication. Try to collect all the history books from all over the world and try to restore a true history. Let's compile it from the Xia Dynasty to the death of the first king Qin Zhuangxiang!"
"Yes! Your Majesty! Why don't you also revise it during your reign?"
Of course, Ying Zheng cannot say that it is because he is a time traveler. The future outcome of the Qin Kingdom is difficult to predict, and it is not a true history.
"When I am ready to rule the world and ascend the throne as emperor, I will start writing history from the time I became the King of Qin."
"emperor?"
"Huh? How about it? After the reunification, I will call myself the emperor, which means the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors."
"Great King Shengming!"
"Haha, Li Si, do a good job! Everyone is optimistic about you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment!"
...
As Ying Zheng continued to work hard, Zhao Qian did not become pregnant. This may be because she was already frail and sick. In addition, she was sent to Wei by her father Zhao Wangdan for marriage, and the long journey made her health worse.
On the contrary, Mi Hua, the daughter of Chu, was the first to get pregnant. Ying Zheng knew that he might be the future son Fusu. Thinking of his wonderful eldest son in the future, Ying Zheng planned to educate him well from the beginning and never let Confucianism teach him to cripple him.
Mi Hua had just tested positive for pregnancy, and Princess Li Qiu was also pregnant. However, she was a step too late and missed the throne of Qin's queen.
"Your Majesty, isn't Qian'er useless? She's not even pregnant with a child yet?"
"Why is it so easy to get pregnant? In addition, you are already weak, so it must be more difficult than others. You should keep your mentality stable and pay attention to taking care of your body, and you will get pregnant slowly!"
"Your Majesty, is this really true?"
"Haha, of course! However, Qian'er, you have to work hard to get pregnant. There is no use in feeling sorry for yourself here."
"Ah? Your Majesty, you are so pregnant!" Feeling Ying Zheng's big hands and hearing his pointed words, how could Zhao Qian not understand.
After another stormy night, Ying Zheng and Zhao Qian finally calmed down, "Your Majesty, Qian'er once had a best friend in the Kingdom of Zhao. She was so beautiful! Why don't you, Your Majesty, take her into the palace as your concubine?"
Hearing Zhao Qian's words, Ying Zheng immediately thought of Wu Tingfang back then, and then pretended not to know and said, "Oh? What's her name? Where is she now?"
"Your Majesty, her name is Wu Tingfang, and she is now a famous prostitute in a brothel in Xianyang!"
"Bold! Zhao Qian, you actually let me marry a famous prostitute?"
"Your Majesty, Qian'er also knows that it's inappropriate! But I really can't bear to have my former best friend fall into the dust."
"Zhao Qian, there are many ways to help people, not just accepting her into the palace! I don't like smart women very much. This is the first and last time!"
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
"By the way, you have been in the palace, when did you know about Wu Tingfang?"
"Your Majesty, it's... the guardian of Shanrou!"
"Huh! It's really this stupid bitch!"
In fact, Ying Zheng had already guessed that it was Shanrou who told Zhao Qian. He knew that he hated Wu Tingfang the most and was not prepared to continue to take revenge on Wu Tingfang, but Shanrou suddenly did this.
...
In a tall building complex in Chu State, a vicissitudes of life old man stroked his beard and looked at the young beauty in front of him.
"Qin Qing, I heard that King Yingzheng of Qin summoned the world's wise men to go to Xianyang to compile history books. Therefore, I am preparing to rush to Qin."
"Master, we have been away from Qin for a long time, and we really feel homesick!"
"Well! I didn't expect that after not returning to Qin for many years, such a big change would occur."
"Yes! The Qin State was already the strongest among all the other countries, and now it has conquered the three kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Qi without a single blow. The trend of unifying the world is irreversible!"
"Well! Qin Qing, as far as I know, your family has a lot of assets in Shu. What do you think about the current Qin King Yingzheng?"
"Master, almost all the assets in Shu belong to my husband's family. Although my husband died in battle on the first day after we got married, my husband's assets have always been in my hands. As for King Qin Yingzheng, Qin Qing only hopes that
It’s better that he is not a tyrant!”
"Haha, based on King Qin Yingzheng's actions, I don't think he is a tyrant!"
...
Just when Zou Yan rushed back to Qin with his female apprentice Qin Qing, Jing Ke, the envoy of Yan, had already arrived in Xianyang.
Looking at the bustling Xianyang, Jing Ke was filled with anger, because in his opinion, the prosperity of Xianyang was based on the suffering of the six kingdoms of Guandong.
Jing Ke believed that the more prosperous Xianyang was, the more miserable the people of Han, Wei and Qi would be. All this came from the blood and tears of the people of the three kingdoms.
Thinking of this, Jing Ke felt that he was standing on the moral high ground, and he felt even more proud of his subsequent assassination of Qin King Ying Zheng.
After hearing the report from Dian Ke, the envoy from the State of Yan presented the map of the State of Yan and expressed his submission to the Qin Dynasty. Ying Zheng was a little surprised, and he thought of the allusion of Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin.
"What is the name of the envoy from Yan State?"
"Go back to your Majesty and call me Jing Ke!"
"Haha, it is indeed him! It seems that our Prince Yan is a little dishonest!"
"Go! Bring here Jing Ke, the envoy of Yan State!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Jing Ke followed Qin's diplomatic officer all the way to the King of Qin's palace. When he saw the aloof Qin King Ying Zheng, it was difficult to connect the violent Lord of Qin with this green young man.
"The King of Qin, the envoy of the Yan Kingdom, Jing Ke, came to see him. He presented a map of the Yan Kingdom's thousands of miles of rivers and mountains to express his submission to the Qin Dynasty."
"Jing Ke? I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
"Well?"
"Jing Ke, I suddenly remembered an idiom. Can you explain it to me?"
"Huh? King Qin, the foreign minister is here to present the map of Yan Kingdom!"
"Haha, this idiom is related to the map of Yan State you presented today, so I only asked this question!"
"King Qin, please speak!"
"See you soon!"
"What?" Jing Ke showed a horrified expression and looked at the young Qin King Ying Zheng sitting on the throne.
Soon the doctor ordered Li Xin to take the palace guards to control Jing Ke. Li Xin took the map of Yan State from Jing Ke's hand and found the dagger inside.
"Your Majesty, how should we deal with this person?"
"Jing Ke, you must think that I will kill you! But I won't, because I know that by killing you, you will become a hero in the world."
"So I am going to let you go and drive you out of Qin."
"King Qin Yingzheng, although I can't kill you today! But thousands of Jing Kes will appear! You can't even think of conquering the world!"
"Haha, I'm just waiting for thousands of Jing Kes to appear!"
Seeing the superior Qin King Yingzheng, Jing Ke really couldn't figure out what went wrong that would lead to the failure of today's assassination.
"King Qin, can you tell Jing Ke how you knew about Tu Qiong Dajian?"
Hearing Jing Ke's question, Ying Zheng was quite speechless. Fortunately, he had prepared in advance, and then said with a smile, "Haha, of course it was your Prince Yan, Dan Feixin, who told me."
"Nonsense, our Prince Yan will never betray us!"
"Jing Ke, you are too naive to think so! Prince Dan of Yan sent you to assassinate me just to appease the people of Yan. He wrote again to inform me that he did not dare to offend me, the Qin Dynasty! So Jing Ke, you are just
Just a victim!"
"No! You lied to me! You must have lied to me!"
Seeing Jing Ke's excitement, Ying Zheng took out a piece of silk in advance that had been copied by Prince Yan's handwriting, and threw it to Jing Ke.
"Jing Ke, don't you know that the widow and Prince Dan of Yan once worked together as protons in Handan? Our relationship is better than you imagine!"