In the fifty-first year of King Qin Zhao's reign (i.e., 256 BC), the Qin army once again attacked Korea, capturing Yangcheng and Beihuang in Korea, and beheading 40,000 Korean troops.
Then attack the State of Zhao, seize twenty counties of the State of Zhao, and behead 90,000 Zhao troops.
Then attack the Western Zhou. The Western Zhou Emperor sacrificed thirty-six cities, with a population of 30,000, and surrendered to the Qin state. Qin was subjected to his surrender, but he did not cease to worship him.
In the fifty-second year of King Qin Zhao's reign (i.e., 255 BC), the nine Great Dings (one of which had broken the thigh of King Wu of Qin, resulting in the death of King Wu of Qin), was transported from Luoyang, the capital of Zhou Tianzi, to Xianyang, and was accidentally lost while passing through Surabaya. The Zhou Dynasty initially declared its demise.
In the autumn of the fifty-sixth year of King Qin Zhao's reign (i.e., 251 BC), the old King of Qin went west. Crown Prince An Guojun succeeded to the throne and became the new King of Qin. Lady Huayang was made queen, and Zichu was made crown prince.
The princes sent their ministers to the State of Qin to mourn. King Han was present in person. It is said that Zi Chu, that is, the yiren who had previously been a hostage in the Zhao kingdom became the prince of the powerful Qin state, and the prince missed his wife Zhao Ji and son Zhao Zheng, who were still in exile in the Zhao kingdom. Zhao Guojun quickly posted a notice of search for people across the country, offering a reward for finding Zhao Ji and Zhao Zheng's mother and son.
Mangrove Maggie's house.
Zhao Zheng held Mei Ji's arm and refused to let go. Crying, he said, "I don't go to the Qin Kingdom." I'm going to stay here. From my mother, I don't go to the Qin Kingdom, I want to stay here. ”
Mei Ji wiped a handful of tears and said, "Zheng'er, you just went to the Qin Kingdom to meet you Weng." He misses you and you. You can come back later. From the Mother will always be here waiting for you. ”
Zhao Zheng stopped crying, looked up at Mei Ji and said, "Really? Does it count from the mother?? ”
Maggie said, "Count." When you come back, we'll go catch rabbits and catch fish. ”
Zhao Ji said, "Old Bustard and Sister Mei, you should just go to the Qin Kingdom with us." ”
The old bustard said, "I'm old and don't want to go out." If only I had seen this by chance."
The old bustard took a look at the notice on the table and continued, "I will not come here from afar to look for the official notice posted at the entrance of the alley looking for your mother and son." Not to mention leaving his hometown for the Qin Kingdom. ”
Maggie said, "I'm not going to leave the mangroves." ”
The old bustard said, "Zhao Ji, take Zheng'er with you, don't tell others that you know us." Don't tell anyone that you've been hiding in the mangrove Maggie all these years. ”
Zhao Zheng asked the old bustard, "Why can't you say I know you?" ”
The old bustard said, "When you grow up, you will understand." ”
Zhao Zheng said, "Just now my mother said that I could come back, but it turned out to be a lie to me." I can't even say that I know you, can I still come back? ”
The old bustard said, "You are different from your mother, you can come back and see your mother." ”
The old bustard turned his face to Zhao Ji and said, "You should take Zheng'er away, the road is far away." ”
Mei Ji said to Zhao Ji, "You and Zheng'er will go out like this now, so that they will not attract the attention of the neighbors." I'll send you out of the mangroves. ”
The old bustard said to Maggie, "Don't send it." It is inevitable to send a thousand miles to the king. When you watch Zhao Ji and Zheng'er leave, you will definitely come back crying all the way. When you meet a neighbor, the neighbor will definitely ask. How do you answer? Or let Zhao Ji take Zheng'er out of the house naturally like this. Unobtrusive. You don't have to bring food, drink, or clothing, but when you get to the official palace, the officials will prepare them all for you. ”
Zhao Ji took Zhao Zheng's hand and said, "Then let's go." ”
The old bustard picked up the notice from the table and said to Zhao Ji, "Take this notice and tell the official messenger that you are the people this notice is looking for." The government will send you to the Qin Kingdom. ”
Zhao Ji took the notice, folded it into her sleeve, and bowed deeply to the old bustard and Mei Ji: "Thank you old bustard and sister for saving your life!" When I arrive in the Qin Kingdom, I will tell Zi Chu that I will repay you well. ”
The old bustard waved his hand and said, "Don't tell the prince!" I don't need your reward. I saved you from the love of mother and daughter when we were in the Qinglou. ”
Maggie shook her head, "I don't need your reward either." I saved you from the love of our sisters in the Qinglou. ”
Zhao Zheng asked Mei Ji, "What is the Qinglou?" ”
The old bustard said, "Little child, don't ask what you shouldn't ask." Don't listen to what you shouldn't hear. ”
Then he turned his face to Zhao Ji and said, "When you get to the Qin Kingdom, don't mention me and Mei Ji, let alone the past." Let what has passed be passed. Don't be willful in the Qin Kingdom. Wait for the prince, take good care of the politicians, and leave other things alone. ”
Zhao Ji said, "Remember." ”
Mei Ji said to Zhao Zheng: "When you arrive in the Qin Kingdom, you must study quietly, do things in accordance with the rules, and speak in accordance with etiquette." Better than in the mangroves. Xianyang can be many people. You are the son of the prince, and you cannot make people laugh. ”
Zhao Zheng said, "I remember." ”
The old bustard said to Zhao Ji, "You should take Zheng'er with you." ”
Zhao Ji dragged Zhao Zheng towards the door. The old bustard and Mei Ji stood up, walked to the door and stopped, and looked at the back of Zhao Ji's mother and son who were gradually drifting away without a sound, until they could not see it, and then the two turned around and sat down on the stool where They were sitting. The old bustard looked at Mei Ji and said, "Do you know why Zhao Ji came to our Hongxiang Qinglou in the first place?" ”
Maggie said, "I don't know." ”
The old bustard said, "It was because Zhao Ji's Weng told others after he was drunk that his family would produce a powerful emperor in the future, and would destroy the Zhao Kingdom, Korea, wei Guo, and so on, and unify the world." He was denounced and his whole family was killed. Men go to prison and exile; women are slaves and prostitutes. Zhao Ji was sent to our Hongxiang Qinglou. She was originally Miss Qianjin. ”
Maggie said, "That's the way it is!" No wonder Zhao Ji cried so hard at first. It seemed that Zhao Jiweng's words were about to come true. Now, our Zhao state has only one breath left after being beaten by the Qin state. I guess that powerful emperor must be Zhao Ji's husband, the current prince of qin. ”
The old bustard said, "Not necessarily." I think it could be political. ”
Maggie said, "Zheng'er? ”
The old bustard said, "Yes." When they first hid in our Hongxiang Qinglou, Zheng'er was only three years old, but he was quite well-behaved, not at all like a three-year-old child, much more sensible and smarter than ordinary children. I think that Zheng'er may be the powerful emperor who his family said that his family will destroy the Zhao kingdom in the future. ”
Mei Ji said, "Listening to you say this, I also think it is a political child." Politicians are indeed more sensible and intelligent than their peers. No matter what you learn, you will teach it and do it well in a while. Whether he went up to the tree to pick wild fruits, went down to the river to catch fish, or went up the mountain to hunt, he never went empty-handed. Much better than kids of the same age. He only played with boys older than him, over the age of ten. Mr. Tun Li told me the other day that he could no longer teach Zheng'er, saying that Zheng'er was too powerful, and he learned what he taught him at once. He no longer had anything to teach the politicians, and he asked me to ask for another master. There is fierceness, tenacity, and pride in Zheng'er. Zhao Ji Weng said that the powerful emperor of his family must be a political child. ”
The old bustard said, "Therefore, I plan to sell the Hongxiang Qinglou and go to a secret place in the distance to retire, and you will also sell the house and land here and walk with me." ”
Maggie said, "Why are you leaving?" ”
The old bustard said, "Zhao Ji is now the crown prince of the Qin Kingdom, and if the Qin people knew that she had once made a living in the Qinglou, they would definitely look down on her and even laugh at her." I don't know if the prince will abandon her because of this. Then the politician will be implicated. We disappear, and those who do good things have no place to inquire, and they can't get into trouble. ”
Maggie said, "You're right. I'll go find someone to buy it now. ”
The old bustard said, "Don't worry." After I sell the Red Fragrant Qinglou and come to you to rest my feet, you will start selling again. ”
Maggie said, "Good. ”
The old bustard stood up and said, "I went back to the Hongxiang Qinglou." ”
Maggie said, "You'll go again tomorrow and stay here for one night today." We haven't seen each other in a long time, so let's talk more. ”
The old bustard said, "When I sell the Red Fragrant Qinglou, we have time to talk." ”
Maggie stood up and said, "Okay. I send you. ”
The two got up and went out. Maggie turned back to cover the door, turned around again, lovingly took the old bustard's right arm, and talked with the old bustard as she walked, leisurely walking toward the mangrove.
In the first year of King Xiaowen (i.e. 250 BC), 9-year-old Zhao Zheng and his mother Zhao Ji were solemnly sent to the Xianyang Palace of the Qin State by the envoys of the State of Zhao.
Zhao Ji's youthful beauty and Zhao Zheng's youthful handsomeness made a small wave in the Xianyang Palace.
On the one hand, the princesses were jealous of Zhao Ji's being favored by the prince as soon as she appeared, and they could not help but inquire about Zhao Ji's origins. When it was rumored that Zhao Ji was from the Zhao Guoqing Building, the concubines were happy and relieved. After all, they were selected and educated princesses, after all, this was the Xianyang Palace of the Qin Kingdom, and no matter how jealous they were, they would not be stupid enough to compete with the Qinglou people. On the contrary, every time they saw Zhao Ji's mother and son, they smiled and were affectionate.
On the other hand, the Gong clan with the surname Of Ying was divided into two factions due to the emergence of Zhao Zheng. The two factions debated the question of who was more suitable as a grandson, Zhao Zheng and Cheng Jiao. Cheng Jiao is Zhao Zheng's half-brother.
Faction A believes that Zhao Zheng is vigorous and should be cultivated as a key cultivation of his grandson.
The B faction believes that Cheng Jiao was born in the Xianyang Palace of the Qin Kingdom and had a pure bloodline. Chengjiao should be cultivated as the focus of the grandson.
Faction A believes that as long as the current prince says that Zhao Zheng is a descendant of our winning surname, there is no blood problem. If the Qin state wants to unify the world, it must have a strong and strong king.
The B faction believes that Cheng Jiao is still young, and after three or five years, Cheng Jiao may be more domineering than Zhao Zheng.
Faction A believes that Zhao Zheng's domineering spirit is innate, and the innate qi cannot be cultivated.
The B faction believed that Zhao Zheng had an arrogance in his bones, and he was afraid that he would not be able to listen to the opinions of his courtiers in the future.
Faction A believes that "good listening" is an attitude, a way of doing things, and can be cultivated through education. ......
No matter how the two factions argue, the opinion of changing the name of "Zhao Zheng" to "Win The Government" is the same. And immediately.
No one expected that the King of Qin, who had only been on the throne for three days after the funeral, would suddenly die.
In the shock of the whole country, the crown prince Chu succeeded to the throne and became the new king of Qin. The New King of Qin declared Lady Huayang and her own mother Xia Ji empress dowager, Zhao Ji empress, and Yingzheng crown prince. An Guojun's courtesy name was "King Xiaowen".
The controversy between the A faction and the B faction over who Zhao Zheng and Cheng Jiao were more suitable to be the grandson naturally ended.
In the first year of The reign of King Zhuang Xiang (i.e. 249 BC), Lü Buwei was promoted by the New Qin prince Chu to the rank of Chancellor of The Chu Dynasty, and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Wenxin, with 100,000 households in Luoyang, Henan.
After making the book, Lü Buwei knew in his heart that he had received such a generous reward from such a high-ranking official just by supporting Zi Chu to ascend to the throne, which was difficult for the people of the Qin State to pay attention to rewarding official positions, awarding knighthoods, and granting fiefs based on military merit after the Shang Dynasty changed the law. You must go to the battlefield as soon as possible to establish military merit! Lü Buwei said to himself in his heart.
What a thought. One day, Lü Buwei was sitting in the Xiang Mansion watching Qin Lu. Wang Xuan came in and said, "Minister, the intervening people have come to report, and the Eastern Zhou Jun and the princes are plotting against Qin." ”
Lü Buwei shot the case and said, "Great! ”
Wang Xuan was puzzled: "Great? ”
Lü Buwei smiled, "Our opportunity has come." You are guarding here, and I see the King of Qin go. ”
Lü Buwei went out, got on the carriage, and went straight to the Xianyang Palace. Lü Buwei's Xiang mansion was very close to the Xianyang Palace, and it was a few minutes away by horse-drawn carriage. The eunuchs in the palace led Lü Buwei to the Qin King's study. The eunuch standing at the door of the study saw Lü Buwei coming, and shouted in a small voice: "The minister has arrived." ”
The King of Qin, who was reading the recital, raised his head. Seeing Lü Buwei walking toward him with a spring breeze on his face, he said, "What happy thing is there for the prime minister?" ”
Lü Buwei said, "It is a great joy for both of us, and it is also a great joy for the Qin Kingdom." ”
The King of Qin said to the eunuch, "Give the throne to the eunuch." ”
The eunuch brought a square stool to put in front of the Qin King's desk, and Lü Buwei sat opposite the Qin King. Lü Buwei said to the King of Qin: "The people of Jian have come to report that the Eastern Zhou Jun and the princes are plotting against Qin." ”
King Qin said, "This is what you call the great joy of the two of us?" A great joy for the Qin Kingdom? ”
Lü Buwei said, "Yes." ”
The King of Qin said, "When the Eastern Zhou and the princes plotted to invade, you actually said that it was a great joy?" ”
Lü Buwei said, "Rewarded by the Great King, the subject has been made a minister, but because he has not made military merit, it is difficult to convince the people." The conspiracy between the eastern Zhou emperor and the princes of the present-day Eastern Zhou Dynasty is a heavenly opportunity. Ask the king to send his ministers to lead an army to attack Eastern Zhou, destroy the country, and take its land for the Qin state. The great merit of the subject can not only serve the people, but also prove that the king has a unique insight, and can also prove that it is extremely wise for the previous king to make the king a prince. Isn't this a great joy for both of us, a great joy for the Qin Kingdom? ”
The King of Qin put down the bamboo in his hand and said, "That makes sense." However, you have not led a soldier, you have fought a war, and it is difficult to have a certainty of victory. ”
Lü Buwei said, "Although I have never led a soldier or fought a battle, I have read a book on soldiers." Moreover, our Great Qin soldiers have already made the Six Kingdoms feel frightened, and there is absolutely no problem in destroying the Eastern Zhou. ”
The King of Qin said, "In the Eastern Zhou War, it must be foolproof." In this way, in this battle, you are the commander-in-chief, and Meng Xiao is the deputy commander, so that he can cooperate with you. ”
Lü Buwei said, "Great King Yingming! Rest assured! We definitely destroyed the Eastern Zhou. I went to see General Mengxiao. Lü Buwei stood up after speaking, took a few steps back, bowed deeply to the King of Qin, and then turned and walked towards the door.
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