After getting rid of Wang Yan, Ying Zheng showed his royal seal and showed his identity as the ruler of Qin. With the support of Meng Tian, who had a high prestige in the army, Ying Zheng officially took control of the army stationed in Wusui.
With a large army on his side, Ying Zheng, who was protected, passed a secret edict to the two brothers Changping Jun and Chang Wenjun (Historically, Changping Jun and Chang Wenjun assisted Ying Zheng in quelling the Lao Ai Rebellion, and they were awarded knighthoods. However, during the Qin Dynasty,
It only mentioned that Lord Changping played an important role in quelling the Lao'ai Rebellion, but his brother Changwen Lord should have also participated) and ordered them to lead troops to Xianyang to quell the Lao'ai Rebellion.
Speaking of Lord Changping, we have to mention the division of power in the Qin court.
During the Warring States Period, there were many conquests among the seven kingdoms. However, due to interest relationships, there were many intermarriages among the royal families of various countries, and most of the people who accompanied the princesses in marriage were unfavored princes in the country.
The princess gave birth to an heir for the monarch, so she was not destined for the throne, but because she was of the monarch's blood, she became a force of her own.
After multiple generations of intermarriage, a force that can influence the court will naturally form.
This move also resulted in each country having a powerful representative of foreign relatives composed of the other six countries.
Although the Qin State accepted talents from various countries, after hundreds of years of marriage with various countries, the most powerful ones in the country were already the foreign relatives from various countries.
For example, the mother of Cheng Qi, who was replaced by the protagonist, is the daughter of the current King of Han and the eldest princess of South Korea (I can’t find any information about Cheng Qi’s mother, only that she is the daughter of King Han Henghui. Based on her age, she should be the eldest princess.
Female.), Cheng Qi was the representative of Korean relatives in the Qin court.
(So according to seniority, the protagonist should call Han Fei his uncle.)
Ying Zheng's mother, the Queen Mother Qin, and Lao Ai were both from Zhao, and were representatives of Zhao's foreign relatives.
Lord Changping was the most powerful representative of Chu's foreign relatives in Qin.
Everyone says that "Qin and Jin are good", but in fact the relationship between Qin and Chu is even closer. They have been married since the Spring and Autumn Period, which has lasted for eighteen generations.
The most famous among them is the mother of King Qin Zhaoxiang, Queen Mother Xuan (Mi Bazi, also known as Mi Yue), the queen of King Qin Xiaowen, and Mrs. Huayang (surnamed Mi, Xiong) who adopted Yingzheng's father, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, as an adopted son.
Changping Jun's life experience is even more extraordinary. He is the son of Xiong Yuan, King of Chu Kaolie.
At that time, Xiong Yuan, the crown prince of Chu State, was held hostage by Qin State. Later, he married the daughter of King Zhaoxiang of Qin and gave birth to his eldest son Changping Jun and his second son Changwen Jun.
At that time, Mrs. Huayang, who was still the first wife of King An Guo (King Xiaowen of Qin), as a member of the Chu royal family, took good care of the prince from his homeland.
Later, after Xiong Yuan left the State of Qin, Mr. Changping and his family were able to survive in the State of Qin under the care of Mrs. Huayang.
After the death of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, King Xiaowen ascended the throne as King of Qin, and Mrs. Huayang became Queen.
However, King Xiaowen of Qin only reigned for three days and died. His adopted son Chu succeeded to the throne as King Zhuangxiang of Qin, and respected Mrs. Huayang as the Queen Mother. Subsequently, with the support of the Queen Mother Huayang, Lord Changping gradually entered the Qin government.
In order to win over the powerful foreign relatives of Chu, Ying Zheng even married the daughter of Lord Changping as his queen.
(So Fusu should call Lord Changping his grandfather. Of course, the above are speculations by historians, and there is no conclusion yet.)
Now we only need to wait for the food and grass to be ready and the soldiers and horses around to gather, then we can march straight to Xianyang, join forces with Lord Changping, and put down the rebellion launched by Lao Ai in one fell swoop.
On the eve of the army's departure, inside the royal tent, Ying Zheng seemed to be waiting for someone to come.
After a gust of breeze, a person appeared in the big tent.
It was Cheng Qi who came from Xinzheng to settle the grudge with Xuan Jian.
The first thing Ying Zheng said when they met was, "It seems that Xuan Jian is dead, and you have gotten back what belongs to you." But he noticed the jasper ring on Cheng Qi's hand.
"Indeed, I narrowly escaped death back then. If I hadn't had another chance encounter, I would have died in the trap. Now I have finally gotten my revenge, and I won't go back to hiding for the past three years."
"I had a quick farewell in Xinzheng City before, but I haven't told you yet about Ziying's condition in Xianyang?"
The Ziying that Yingzheng mentioned was his young son who stayed in Xianyang before he was besieged and killed by Lao Ai and Lu Buwei. He was also the so-called "third generation of Qin" in later history.
"With you here, I don't have to worry, right? Brother Wang."
"Back then, I fell into a trap and was falsely accused of treason against the Qin State. Everyone in the mansion, except Zi Ying, was charged with treason. However, the people who framed me back then were sealed. Now that I'm back, I naturally have to pay tribute to them.
Let's settle it." As he said this, the deep resentment in Cheng Qi's body seemed to be aroused, and a strong murderous aura spread in the air.
Ying Zheng, who was talking to him, couldn't help but secretly wonder, what exactly did Cheng Qi go through in these three years? To become what he is today.
In order to prevent his revenge from going too far and killing a lot of people, which would trigger violent turmoil in the Qin State, he said: "The things that happened back then were complicated. There was not only Lao Ai, but there were people behind it..."
Cheng Qi interrupted: "Of course I know that there are shadows of Lu Buwei and even the Queen Mother of Qin behind him. As the only prince of the late king, I naturally became a thorn in their side. Otherwise, with only one letter that day
An unfounded letter is not enough to convict me, the young son of the late king of the Ming Dynasty, and the younger brother of the current king."
"and you..."
"I am of the same bloodline as the former king, so I will not disturb the Qin State. I am going back this time just to kill the culprit."
"Are you the culprit? It turns out that you have a plan for a long time. But I don't know what your plan is after you go back and wipe out Lao Ai this time?"
"Cheng Qi has died long ago, and his name has been erased from the Qin clan's annals. Let him continue to exist as a dead person. Only the name of Prince Han remains in the world."
"Then after the Lao'ai Rebellion ends, where do you want to be rewarded?" Understanding Cheng Qi's meaning, Ying Zheng no longer had any worries, so he directly asked him what reward he wanted.
"I want a hundred miles of land in Shu, close to Baiyue, as a fiefdom."
"Is it just that simple?" It's not that Chengyu's requirements are too high, but rather too low.
A hundred miles of land may seem like a lot, but it depends on where it is placed. If it is placed in the densely populated Central Plains or Guanzhong region, it can completely become a country within a country.
However, although Bashu in the Qin Dynasty had fertile land due to Li Bing's construction of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, its population was sparse and its output was not as rich as that of later generations. To this day, many places are still smoky and smoky, and no one should approach them.
In addition, the inner region is surrounded by mountains and transportation is inconvenient. Only the plains in Shu County are suitable for human habitation.
The Qin State now mainly relies on the output of the development of the fertile land in Guanzhong, an area of 800 miles, to dominate the world.
Didn’t you see that the land of Bashu and the land of Jiangnan became a populous province in later generations through the development of successive dynasties, especially during the Tang and Song Dynasties?
The land of a hundred miles close to Baiyue that Cheng Qi sought was sparsely populated, and the Qin State had not yet established a favorable political power there, so it was a buffer zone to prevent the Baiyue people.