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Chapter 18 Yingzhu's Ascension to the Throne

King Zhao of Qin, the grandson of Qin Xiaogong and the youngest son of King Hui of Qin, was sent to conquer swallows when he was young. When the Yan Kingdom was in chaos, he almost died in the Yan Kingdom. In order to survive, he was not allowed to dig bird nests, dig rat holes, compete for food with birds and animals, and survived with difficulty.

Although King Zhao of Qin was young at that time, he was extremely smart. Even the reckless King Wu of Qin was convinced by this younger brother. Therefore, King Wu of Qin passed the position of King Qin to him before he was dying.

Under Bai Qi's escort, King Zhao of Qin returned to Qin and became the king of Qin. At that time, King Zhao of Qin was only sixteen years old. The real power of Qin fell into the hands of his mother, Queen Mother Xuan. His uncle Wei Ran, Marquis of Rang, was the prime minister. The brother and brother joined forces to undermine King Zhao of Qin, and King Zhao of Qin became the nameless King of Qin.

However, King Zhao of Qin was particularly able to tolerate his patience, and his tolerance was the best among all the emperors in Chinese history, and those famous emperors in later generations, such as Emperor Wu of Han and Kangxi, were not comparable to him.

King Zhao of Qin was not only a few years, not ten years, not twenty years, but nearly thirty years. Emperor Wu of Han was undermined by Empress Dowager Dou for six years, and Kangxi was undermined by Oboi for several years. Compared with King Zhao of Qin, they were not a little worse than King Zhao of Qin.

It was not until Fan Sui entered Qin and was appreciated by King Zhao of Qin and became a guest minister. Under Fan Sui's plan, he seized the power of the prime minister of Marquis Rang in one fell swoop and forced Queen Mother Xuan to hand over the power. King Zhao of Qin became the worthy King of Qin.

After being the King of Qin who was in name only for decades, he really made King Zhao of Qin so hard that as soon as he regained power, he made a big move. He wanted to seize the Shangdang of South Korea, prepare to suppress Handan, fight with Zhao, and kill Zhao, the only competitor on the road to unification of Qin.

However, this plan was discovered by Feng Ting, the prefect of the Shangdang of South Korea. Feng Ting disregarded the will of King Han and presented Han Shangdang to Zhao State. At first, Qin State was afraid of Qin and did not dare to collect land. After Feng Ting analyzed it, the king and minister of Zhao State realized that King Zhao of Qin had a very profound plan and had to bear it, which triggered the famous Changping War.

After a hard battle, Qin finally won, and Zhao, the only competitor on the Qin unification road, no longer existed. He lost the qualification to win the world, and the world's general trend was in the hands of Qin, and the Qin's road to unification was opened.

The influence of the Changping War was very far-reaching. Later historians unanimously agreed that the Changping War greatly shortened the unification process of Chinese history. This was the result of King Zhao of Qin!

In history, King Zhao of Qin did not have the three Qin kings, Duke Mu of Qin, Duke Xiao of Qin and Qin Shihuang, who were famous. However, his contribution to Chinese history is beyond doubt. It can be said that without the Changping War planned and implemented by King Zhao of Qin, it would be difficult for Qin Shihuang to unify China.

Because Zhao was very powerful at that time and was the only Warring States Period that could compete with Qin for the world. If Qin wanted to unify China, it would have to kill Zhao first, which was impossible to escape. Without the Changping War initiated by King Zhao of Qin, Zhao would not have been killed by Qin and would have become the biggest obstacle to Qin's unification. Even if Qin Shihuang was very good, it would be very difficult. No one can tell whether Qin Shihuang could unify China.

From Shang Yang's reforms to King Zhao of Qin, Qin State had a total of four generations of monarchs, but the one who really fought with Shandong was King Zhao of Qin, not King Xiao of Qin, not King Hui of Qin, and not King Wu of Qin.

Qin Xiaogong issued an edict to seek talent, recruited Shang Yang and valued Shang Yang. After Shang Yang's reforms, Qin State turned from weak to strong and became the strongest Warring States Period. Qin State had not fulfilled its ambitions and died young, so Qin State had no chance to advance eastward.

By the time of King Hui of Qin, the great reforms carried out by Duke Xiao of Qin had not been completely solid. When it came to the "Shang Yang Reform", later generations would think that Qin had killed Shang Yang, but did not abandon Shang Jun's law, believing that this was Shang Yang's law in line with the national conditions of Qin.

This is true. The law of Shang Jun is indeed in line with the national conditions of Qin, and this is the reason why it can be implemented smoothly. However, the one who really stabilized the law of Shang Jun was King Hui of Qin. Although King Hui of Qin killed Shang Yang, he continued to implement the law of Shang Jun and implemented it all over the Qin State. Even remote and remote places were no exception. After his efforts, the foundation of Qin State was consolidated.

It is precisely because King Hui of Qin devoted his main energy to stabilizing Qin that Qin had almost no eastward advance at that time, but only fought with the "union" proposed by Su Qin. The front was mainly diplomatic relations, that is, diplomacy. There were very few real military operations.

Needless to say, King Wu of Qin, he has only been in power for only two years, and has made little contribution to Qin. He has not made Qin's country more stable, nor has Qin's national strength stronger, nor has he ever won a battle of victory outside, but has fallen into a laughing stock that has broken his legs and died.

When King Zhao of Qin ascended the throne, Qin State had become stronger and had the conditions to compete for hegemony with Shandong. Therefore, during King Zhao of Qin, Qin State advanced eastward and fought a series of victories.

The Battle of Yique beheaded nearly 300,000. The Battle of Helio broke the ancient saying of not using troops in Dong and seized a large number of land and cities of Wei. Bai Qi attacked Chu, captured Ying, the capital of Chu, and forced Chu to move the capital. Qu Yuan was so angry that he jumped into the Miluo River. The Battle of Changping killed Zhao, the biggest rival on the road to unification of Qin, greatly shortening the unification process of Chinese history...

This series of brilliant victories were achieved during the reign of King Zhao of Qin.

To put it bluntly: If Su Qin had been born for decades and lobbying King Zhao of Qin like he was lobbying King Hui of Qin, and wanted Qin to move eastward, King Zhao of Qin would have agreed happily. Unfortunately, Su Qin had been born for decades and did not understand that Qin was not strong and his strength was not strong enough, he would have been lobbying Qin Hui and wanted Qin to move eastward. This was why Su Qin was not used for Qin and triggered a series of major events.

"Father!" Ying Zhu cried bitterly, pounced on King Zhao's body and cried to death, almost fainting.

"Big Father!" A scene of getting along with King Zhao of Qin appeared in Qin in his mind. Although King Zhao of Qin was a little harsh and even a little ruthless, he was still a qualified grandfather and was very good to Qin Yiren. Qin Yiren was also sad and shed tears.

"Great-grandfather, what's wrong with you? Why don't you talk anymore? Don't ignore Zheng'er." Tears surged in Xiao Yingzheng's eyes, and his little hands shook King Zhao of Qin desperately, but King Zhao of Qin did not move.

"Your Majesty!" Fan Sui pounced on him, knelt in front of King Qin Zhao's couch, and threw himself on King Qin Zhao's corpse, and tears rolled down like a spring.

For Fan Sui, King Zhao of Qin had the kindness of knowing him, and this kindness was greater than the sky and deeper than the sea. When King Zhao of Qin died, he felt as if the sky had collapsed.

Fan Sui was from Daliang, Wei State. His life was extremely difficult. Although he was possessed by peerless talents, he had no chance to show his ambitions. Not only did he not have the chance to show his ambitions, he was almost killed by Wei Qi. After being humiliated, he was a despised person like him. He did not say that he was appointed as prime minister by King Zhao of Qin, but he respected him very much. He obeyed him, what a deep kindness he was so kind?

"Your Majesty!" Bai Qi also knelt in front of King Zhao of Qin, hugging his head and crying bitterly, and the crying sounded like thunder.

Bai Qi is a military genius who is rare and famous. He has won so many victories in his life, and his achievements are extremely amazing. All of this is given by King Zhao of Qin. If it were not for King Zhao of Qin and without the trust of King Zhao of Qin, even if Bai Qi is not a man of a genius, what's the use?

Good ministers also need wise rulers!

It is precisely because of the wise king of Qin Zhao, who trusts Bai Qi and uses Bai Qi more, that Bai Qi has the opportunity to show what he has learned. He let go of his hands and feet and has no worries.

You should know that the most lacking military generals in this dynasty of King Zhao of Qin were military generals, including Bai Qi, Wang Ling, Meng Ao, and Huan Qi. Which of them was not a good general who was famous all over the world and made the land of Shandong frightened? Except for Bai Qi, Wang Ling, Wang Ling, Meng Ao, and Huan Qi, they could lead troops to the battlefield and win battles. However, King Zhao of Qin reused Bai Qi. This conversation was a great favor, and King Zhao of Qin's death made him extremely sad.

"Your Majesty!" The Chief Secretary Huanxing cried so hard that he burst into tears, and he kept beating his chest, as if his father was dead.

The position of Chief Shi seems not high, but it is extremely important. It is equivalent to the current Secretary-General. He is in charge of the secret affairs of King Zhao of Qin and can know the most confidential matters. Not to mention, the two have been together for decades, and this relationship is extremely deep, and Huan Xing will not be able to be sad.

"Father!" The fourth prince, the fifth prince, the sixth prince... When these princes and grandsons heard the crying sounds from the palace, they knew that King Zhao of Qin was dead, and they all burst into tears.

King Zhao of Qin was a great hero of his generation and admired the world, but he was not necessarily a qualified father. He was very strict with his children and grandchildren, and even cruel. In order to make friends with Zhao, he did not hesitate to send Qin Yiren to Zhao to die. This shows how cruel his nature is. However, if possible, he would do his duty as a father. His princes and grandchildren were afraid and respectful to him, and he could not help but feel sad when he heard the news of his death.

For a moment, the whole palace was filled with crying and mourning the world.

Qin Yiren was also sad, unable to shed tears, and cried very sadly. Coming into this world, it was also a great blessing in life to have King Zhao of Qin who truly cared for and cherished his grandfather like this. It would be impossible for Qin Yiren not to be sad.

While crying, Qin Yiren suddenly thought of something and shouted in a deep voice: "Enough!"

The crying of Ying Zhu, Fan Sui, Bai Qi, Huan Xing and others stopped abruptly, as if they were cut by scissors. They turned their heads and looked at Qin Yiren in confusion.

"The eldest father has passed away, Qin has no master, and the country cannot be without a king for a day. I also ask my father to ascend the throne." Qin Yiren choked up and said.

"The Prince of the King said, the country cannot be without a king for a day. Now the prince's ascension to the throne is the top priority." Fan Sui wiped his red eyes and was the first to agree.

To be sad, Fan Sui's grief is not inferior to Ying Zhu and Qin Yiren. After all, King Zhao of Qin was very grateful to him. However, now is not the time to be sad, but the country of Qin must be the first priority.

"Please ask the prince to ascend the throne!" Bai Qi, Le Yi, Huan Xing, Wang Jian and others said in unison.

"I...I..." Ying Zhu couldn't speak.

In the past, he was afraid that King Zhao of Qin would depose his position as crown prince. Now, he is about to become Emperor Qin, but he is a little unbelievable. He is a famous sick man, weak and sickly. He is really not sure whether he can become the king.

Not to mention whether King Zhao of Qin would depose him, whether he could survive until the throne became a problem.

"See you." Qin Yiren, Bai Qi, Fan Sui, Le Yi, Huan Xing, Wang Jian and others greeted Ying Zhu.

Crown Prince Ying Zhu ascended the throne, and this is the short-lived king in the history of Qin: King Xiao of Qin.
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