Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 184 Lonely [Second update, please subscribe]

The arrival of King Zhuang Xiang in the first year of his reign was somewhat unexpected, especially for the Chu State, which had spent a large sum of money to purchase the "covenant" just a few years ago.

When the King of Chu heard the news that the new King of Qin had ascended the throne, he was stunned.

But the King of Chu was stupid, but the nobles within the Chu State were not stupid. They urgently discussed with the King of Chu, and they wanted to go to Qin and sign an alliance again before the new king took the throne.

This time, the King of Chu and the nobles of Chu State were very cautious. They did not sign the alliance with the idea that Zi Chu would live a long time. Instead, they were prepared that Zi Chu, like his father, would not live long.

Regarding the "city" given away for free, Zichu maintained the mentality that if he didn't want it for nothing, it would be in vain if he asked for it, and he signed an alliance with the Chu State again.

Attacking the Chu State was not in Zi Chu's plan. Zi Chu knew very well that if he wanted to truly win the world, he had to conquer the hearts of the people. But now that disasters continue, it will take "time" for the Qin State to accept a new country.

There is not enough time, even if you occupy those lands, you will not be able to "eat" the Guizhou head on those lands.

And what's the difference between not being able to capture those Guizhou leaders and not being able to capture this country?

Zichu wanted to establish a stable Qin state.

For this reason, he can be more patient.

In the first year of King Zhuang Xiang, after Qin and Chu signed an alliance, the remaining three countries, Yan, Wei, and Qi, began to have their own plans.

They are thinking about a problem.

Which country will Qin launch an attack on next?

All three countries are betting that the next country to be destroyed will not be theirs.

But whether it is King Qi or King Yan, they have full confidence that the next one to be destroyed will definitely not be their own country.

King Qi's heart was the calmest, because Qi was too far away from Qin. Even if Qin had captured Zhao, King Qin would not want to open the battle line so long.

If Qin wants to dominate the world, Qi or Chu must be the last one.

This is something that won't change.

The King of Wei indulged in drinking and sex every day. He knew that Qin's next target might be Wei, but he didn't know how to resist it.

Wei had a chance.

While Lord Xinling is still there, as long as King Wei is willing and willing to believe in Wei Wuji's loyalty, then maybe the Wei people will get a chance to breathe in that battle.

But unfortunately, this opportunity is gone.

It was King Wei who ruined this opportunity himself.

In the first year of King Zhuang Xiang, Prince Chu of Qin, who had already been in charge of the government for several years, came into power. The first thing he did after taking office was to establish a prince, respecting Mrs. Huayang as the queen mother, and respecting his mother Xia Ji as the queen mother.

Regarding King Zhuang Xiang's choice, the "Chu clan" forces in the court became proud again.

Mrs. Huayang is from the Chu State, and the reason why Prince Chu of Qin was able to become the "King of Qin" was also due to their Chu lineage.

The second thing King Zhuang Xiang did was to install the "Left Prime Minister" who had been vacant for a long time.

Lu Buwei became the left prime minister of Qin.

However, after Lu Buwei became the left prime minister, he was not as public as in the original historical trajectory. Instead, he became more "cautious".

He saw the king's "lack of kindness" from the "Chen family" incident, so he was ready to "go out" while King Zhuang Xiang was still alive.

Of course, Lu Buwei knew from the bottom of his heart that even if Zi Chu died, it would not be his turn to interfere in government affairs.

After all, there are two people, "Chen Yu" and "Chen Zhong".

As King Zhuang Xiang became the new King of Qin, he also selected and appointed many new people from the "Xianyang Academy". This has almost become the practice after King Qin succeeded to the throne. These people can be regarded as coming from the "King of Qin". "Under the door. He is neither his disciple nor his disciple.

They are the "royal party", a lineage of the King of Qin, and a "convention" that has existed since the period of King Zhaoxiang.

Among this group of candidates, there was one person who was very popular with King Zhuang Xiang. He was called "Li Si". King Zhuang Xiang even appointed him as a court official. This official position was also newly established and was regarded as an official in charge of "criminal law".

The functions are almost the same as those of Sikou. Together with Sikou, he is responsible for the "criminal law".

The people in the court smacked their lips, suddenly feeling like time was reincarnating.

It seems like they have experienced something like this.

What year is this eve?

Is it the tenth year of King Zhaoxiang? Or the first year of King Zhuang Xiang?

On the contrary, the Chen family and Chen Zhong, who was named "Sikou" among the Chen family, had a general view on the matter and did not show dissatisfaction. Instead, they seemed to appreciate the new "Tingwei" very much.

Of course, even if they admire each other, Chen Zhong and Li Si are not too close.

The first year of King Zhaoxiang passed slowly amid everyone's suspicion and King Zhuangxiang's appointment of new ministers.

Zhangtai Palace

Zichu personally poured wine for Chen Perk, the right minister, with an apology on his face: "Teacher, please don't misunderstand me."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Perk waved his hand and said, "No need to say so much."

He said with a smile: "Qin Law has indeed been in Chen's hands for too long, so establishing a new "Tingwei" is a good thing for Qin."

"Chen has no intention of controlling the government, so you don't have to worry."

Zichu looked surprised: "Teacher, I'm not worried, and I won't be worried. Don't I still know what kind of person Chen is?"

He sat there and calmly changed the topic: "Disciple just wants to ask a question, is it time for Qin to attack and annex the next country?"

"In the land of the Three Jins, only Wei is left."

Chen Perk squinted his eyes and sat up straight with the same serious expression: "It would not be a good thing for you to start a war when you first ascended the throne."

"Why not put it off until next year or even the year after?"

"By then, you will have tighter control over government affairs, and no one will say anything if you start a war."

But Zichu smiled bitterly: "Teacher, I also want to wait."

He looked out the window: "But my body."

Zi Chu leaned forward slightly and said softly: "My body can't support it for much longer."

He closed his eyes: "I don't know why. I obviously pay attention to my diet every day and do everything according to the imperial doctor's order, but my body is still in this condition."

"The imperial physician ordered that I have at most three years left to live."

"Three years."

A tear slowly fell from the corner of Zi Chu's eyes: "Teacher, I don't want to be a Qin king with only one "short-lived" evaluation in history. I want to have a page belonging to me, Zi Chu, in the history of Qing Dynasty."

"Even if this chapter is about attacking other countries!"

"Can I just watch the efforts of all the kings of Qin?"

"I'm not reconciled!"

(End of this chapter)