It was the Ancestral Dragon's third tour of the world. On the way back, he suddenly fell seriously ill and had to recuperate in the Sand Dune Palace (now Guangzong of Hebei Province).
However, his condition did not improve at all. Instead, it became more and more serious…
"Che 'er, pick up that Taia sword and kill me!”
Ying Zheng, who used to be a man of great talent and bold vision, was now terminally ill. He coughed from time to time and said something shocking.
However, that pair of extremely sharp eyes directly covered the figure in his line of sight.
"It seems that father is about to die. This is a test for the heir.”
Hearing this, Sixth Prince Ying Che's thoughts flashed through his mind, and he saw through the intention just now.
Today was the ninth day of the seventh month. According to the history recorded in the later generations, it was less than three days before the death of the Ancestral Dragon.
"Great Qin will not perish in the second generation!"
Ying Che thought about the collapse of his empire and how he felt so much regret. He clenched his fists tightly.
“呯!”
In response, Ying Zheng did not say another word, and threw the Tai'a Sword in front of the Sixth Son.
"Buzz!"
Ying Che had a rough idea of what was going on, so he didn't hesitate to pull out the Emperor Shihuang's sword, Tai Ah.
"Swoosh!"
With a flash of cold light, the extremely sharp Tai'e Sword easily broke through the barrier and cut off the crown on Ying Zheng's head.
Immediately after, a large pile of hair fell and scattered all over the floor of the palace.
"Very good, you have courage and strategy.”
Ying Zheng did not even blink his eyes. In his abyss-like eyes, there was a slight hint of approval.
It had to be said!
Ying Zheng was worthy of the title of the one emperor in history. During this period, he did not show any fear at all. Instead, he appeared rather calm.
"Just now, I ordered you to use the Tai'a sword to kill me. Why didn't you do as I said?”
Slightly raising his eyebrows, Ying Zheng's awe-inspiring aura burst out, and the prestige he had built up over the years swept across the entire hall.
Not to mention Prime Minister Li Si, even the battlefield general Wang Jian probably couldn't take it.
"Father ordered me to wield the Tai'e Sword for the Great Qin Emperor. Using the crown to replace life and death is filial piety for the Ying royal family.”
Ying Che didn't retreat at all as he looked straight into that gaze. He maintained a relatively calm tone.
"Che 'er, you have to think carefully. According to Great Qin's laws, you will be executed.”
Retracting his gaze, Ying Zheng's tone suddenly dropped, and his voice was as cold as the cold weather.
"Your son is telling the truth.”
Knowing that he couldn't give in now, Ying Che stood up and said firmly.
"Decisiveness and ruthlessness are the foundations that an emperor must have.”
Hearing this, the more stern Ying Zheng looked on the surface, the more he wanted to continue the test, and he was already satisfied with it.
However, compared to Great Qin, which had more internal problems than external ones, this was far from enough.
"Minister Zhang, kill the sixth prince, Ying Che!”
Seeing the Sixth Son still persevering, Ying Zheng suddenly increased the strength of his pressure, and his tone became colder and colder.
"Here, Your Majesty."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Han, the commander of the Imperial Army, appeared in his line of sight.
"Che 'er, it's not too late. Admitting your mistake is not a bad thing.”
Noticing that Zhang Han had stepped into the Palace of Sand Dunes, Ying Zheng turned to Che 'er, who was standing in front of him, and exerted even greater mental pressure on him.
Only a strong psychological quality and a calm shrewdness could control the entire world.
"Imperial Father, your son will still say the same thing.”
Ying Che wouldn't panic and chose to persevere.
"Che 'er, I hope that you didn't force yourself just now. We will wait for Great Qin's second Emperor.”
The next step was the crucial part of the test. Ying Zheng muttered to himself, then continued to observe the Sixth Son's every move.
"Ding, detected that the host is facing a huge gamble. Do you want to use the resurrection card now?”
"I won't use it for now…"
Hearing the system notification, Ying Che didn't rush to use his precious chance to revive. He directly said no.
This was a heaven-shaking gamble for the throne. If he won, he would become the Ancestral Dragon's successor and control the entire Great Qin Empire. If he lost, he would use the Resurrection Card to start over.
"The emperor's orders cannot be disobeyed, and filial piety cannot be disobeyed.”
Ying Che, who was well aware of the situation, immediately changed the scene to one where he was unafraid of death and said righteously.
Following that, he slowly raised the Taia sword to his neck and gently exerted force.
"Sixth Prince, no!"
Seeing that the sharp Taia sword was about to cut through him, Zhang Han, who had been highly focused all this while, struck the Taia sword away in the nick of time.
On the side of Ying Che's neck, there was not a single trace of blood mark, which was obviously arranged by Ying Zheng.
"Alright, if you are so ruthless to yourself, you will be even more ruthless to others.”
Looking at the details of the entire process, even though Ying Zheng appeared exceptionally calm, a great storm was raging in the depths of his heart.
In the face of an absolute threat of death, he was still expressionless. Compared to himself, he was even more expressionless.
"Che 'er, just now you publicly disobeyed orders. Do you know that you have lost the qualifications to be emperor?”
Without the bone-piercing coldness from before, Ying Zheng's tone was neither hurried nor slow as he unleashed another trump card.
After saying that, he stared at the Sixth Son, sensing that something was wrong.
"If I could do it all over again, your son would still do it, and I would not change it at all.”
Ying Che was telling this to his father. His face was filled with determination, without a trace of fear.
"His style is ruthless enough, his actions are decisive enough, and his handling of matters is calm enough.”
Listening to the clanging words echoing in his ears, Ying Zheng's tightly knitted brows relaxed at once, and he returned to his high-spirited self from more than twenty years ago.
Great Qin was in a period of change, and the second Emperor had to be extremely ruthless and calm in order to be qualified to inherit the throne.
As for the eldest son, Fu Su, he was only suitable to be the ruler of a prosperous era. He could not suppress the current undercurrents in the world. The other princes 'aptitude was even worse.
"I'm tired, you may leave…"
Without mentioning the heir of the Crown Prince, Ying Zheng waved his hand, his indifferent tone devoid of any emotions.
"Here!"
After obtaining a crucial victory, his body relaxed. Ying Che cupped his hands as a sign of respect and left the hall with Zhang Han.
"Cough…cough…cough…"
Ying Zheng coughed violently, as if he had exhausted all his energy in the test just now. A mouthful of blood stained the brocade cloth in his hand red.
" The remnants of the royal families of the six dynasties, the hidden clowns. You didn't expect this, did you…"
"Even if I die, Great Qin still has someone even more ruthless than me!”
As he spoke, Ying Zheng's pale face became much redder.
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