In 249 B.C., the mourning period of King Zhuang Xiang of the Qin Dynasty had ended. He brought Zhao Mu along with him to officially change the year title and ascend the throne. He announced a general amnesty for the people.
The royal family of the Zhou Dynasty was sealed to the land of the Yang people to continue the incense of the Zhou Dynasty and to continue their sacrifices.
Lu Buwei was appointed prime minister and granted the title of Marquis Wenxin. He had 100,000 households in Luoyang, Henan Province, 3000 diners and 10,000 servants. Zhao Mu was appointed Shangqing and granted the title of Marquis Wuxin. The rest of the officials were rewarded.
Zhao Ji is the queen.
After King Zhuang Xiang ascended the throne, another important thing was to appoint a crown prince. Currently, he only had two sons. One was the eldest son, Ying Zheng, and the other was Cheng Qiao, who had only been appointed after returning to Xianyang.
He favored Cheng Qiao a little. After all, it was almost instinctive for many people to like their youngest son.
However, King Zhuang Xiang was not stupid. He knew that Zhao Mu and Lu Buwei, whom he trusted, were both supporting Ying Zheng, but he could still drag things out. But he did not expect Kui Lin to be the first to stand up and say,""Your Majesty, the late king's death was too sudden. I request that Your Majesty appoint the Eldest Young Master as the Crown Prince to stabilize the country.”
King Zhuang Xiang's face darkened. He had not expected Kui Lin to jump out. He was worried about Zhao Mu and Lu Buwei.
After Kui Lin came out, Zhao Mu also stood out and said,""Your Majesty, please appoint a crown prince as soon as possible to stabilize the country.”
At this moment, Lu Buwei knew that he could not let King Zhuang Xiang take any chances. He immediately stood up and said,""I agree."
"I agree."
"I agree."
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Wang Jian, Meng Ao, Yang Duan He, Wang He, and Duke Zhuang all stood out, pushing King Zhuang Xiang into a very awkward position. He looked at his officials and felt a little angry.
He was their king, but they actually forced him to do something he was unwilling to do.
However, he could not possibly go against the wishes of so many people. He immediately thought of Ying Zheng, who had always been obedient, and heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. The ministers were right, he could not throw the country aside just because of his own preferences.
He sighed." Zhun, issue an edict. Eldest Young Master Zheng is studious since he was young. He is polite and trustworthy…" He can be the prince and live in the North Palace from now on.”
Zhao Mu and Lu Buwei looked at each other, and both of them revealed a faint smile. With Ying Zheng as the Crown Prince, their positions would be the greatest guarantee.
King Zhuang Xiang could not help but snort coldly when he saw how happy his ministers were. He then issued an edict to confer Chengqiao the title of Lord of Chang 'an. However, Zhao Mu and Lu Buwei did not care. The righteous cause was already on their side.
No matter how capable Cheng Qiao was, he couldn't overturn the heavens, let alone the fact that he was just a middle-aged man. If there was one person among the officials who was unhappy, it would be Zuo Shu Chang Fan Yuqi. He looked at Zhao Mu and Lu Buwei with a slightly gloomy expression.
However, he also knew that under the current circumstances, he could not possibly stand out and oppose Ying Zheng's appointment as Crown Prince. Otherwise, he would become the target of public criticism. He still had this bit of political wisdom.
After discussing the matter of the Crown Prince, King Zhuang Xiang started talking about serious matters.
"Ever since King Hui Wen and General Sima Cuo destroyed Shu, Shu has been Great Qin's granary, providing Great Qin with a lot of help. At the same time, it also allowed Great Qin to suppress Chu from Shu. General Sima Cuo had once led the Longxi Army to attack the Chu Kingdom from the south to the east, forcing the Chu Kingdom to give up the land north of the Han River and Shangyong.
However, the ministers should also know that the rebellion in Shu has never stopped. In the first year of King Wu (310 B.C.), Chen Zhuang, the prime minister of Shu, betrayed Qin. Sima Cuo was ordered to help quell the chaos in Shu, and Gan Mao killed Chen Zhuang.
In the sixth year of King Zhaoxiang (301 B.C.), the governor of Shu, the Marquis of Shu, Gongzi Hui (Qin Gongzi, named Hui, granted the title of Marquis of Shu, the local governor of Shu), rebelled in Shu and rebelled against the State of Qin. General Sima Cuo was ordered to crusade against the rebels. He killed 27 people, including Gongzi Hui and Doctor Ling, and the chaos in Shu was pacified.
King Xian Zhao was famous, and Shu had always been stable. However, not long ago, news of the alliance army had spread to Shu, and people in Shu had started to think of challenging Great Qin's prestige.
According to the information from the network, the Yuyuan clan in Shu has always been hiding behind the scenes. If the Yuyuan clan is not eliminated, Shu will not be at peace for a day. What can you do?”
"Your Majesty, if we want to completely flatten Shu, we need to strengthen the connection between Shu and Guanzhong, build roads, and widen the boardwalk so that Xianyang can better control Shu. Secondly, he wanted to send trusted officials to suppress Shu for a long time, just like General Sima Cuo during the reign of the former king.
The third was to completely destroy the so-called Yuyuan clan so that the people of Shu would not dare to rebel again.”Prime Minister Lu Buwei stood up and said. His analysis was very reasonable. The reason why the rebellion in Shu continued was that the Yuyuan clan was behind it.
More importantly, although Shu was close to Qin, the road was difficult to travel. Therefore, the connection with Xianyang was not deep. The people of Shu naturally did not have much cohesion with the central government. This was a big problem even in the later generations with developed transportation.
"What the Prime Minister said makes sense, but who do you think can go to Shu to suppress the rebellion?”King Zhuang Xiang asked.
"I think Marquis Wu Xin is the person who can stabilize Shu. With him around, he believed that there would be no future troubles in Shu.”Lu Buwei seemed to admire Zhao Mu's talent.
However, Zhao Mu was sneering in his heart. Lu Buwei was planning to push him away from Ying Zheng's side, so as to increase his influence around Ying Zheng. Sima Cuo was waiting for his death in Shu.
Could it be that he would also stay in Shu until he died?
However, it was undeniable that Shu Land was a very good place. If he could really have an extremely high reputation in Shu Land like Sima Cuo, he would be able to borrow a lot of power from Shu Land in the future.
Moreover, Zhao Mu also had his own plans regarding the matters of Shu Land. He did not intend to stay in Shu Land forever.
Moreover, there was an inherent weakness in Lu Buwei's plan, and that was that King Zhuang Xiang would die in two years. In two years, as long as he did not completely cut off his connection with Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei's influence would never surpass his.
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