King Zhuang Xiang's pale face suddenly turned red. The people serving him knew that this was the last moment of his life.
King Zhuang Xiang also noticed it.
He looked at the healthy and ruddy face in the bronze mirror and could not help but reveal an extremely unwilling smile.
He had spent a lot of effort to return from the State of Zhao, and he had taken Empress Dowager Huayang as his foster mother to please her. Only then did he become the Crown Prince. The heavens pitied him, and King Xiaowen died three days after he took the throne. At that time, he was so excited.
He did not expect to become the king of Qin so quickly.
However, the heavens only gave him three years.
"Summon the civil and military officials as well as the Crown Prince.”
"Go and invite the Empress Dowager of both palaces."
King Zhuang Xiang knew that he did not have much time left. He had to explain everything.
To be able to see Lord Xinling being deposed in the end, to be able to discover such a great talent like Zhao Mu, the heavens were already good enough for him.
Not long after, the eunuchs invited the civil and military officials, as well as the Crown Prince, Childe Cheng, Empress Dowager Hua Yang, and Empress Dowager Xia, to their chambers.
Looking at the ruddy face of King Zhuang Xiang on the bed, everyone knew that King Zhuang Xiang was about to die.
Empress Dowager Hua-Yang wept in her heart. Of course, she knew that there was a purpose for King Zhuang Xiang to become her adopted son, but King Zhuang Xiang was really good to her, and that was enough.
Now, she had lost her husband first, and now she was going to lose her son. Why was the heavens so vicious to her?
Lu Buwei looked at King Zhuang Xiang, feeling a little sorry for him.
He and King Zhuang Xiang had spent a lot of effort to reach the position of the King of Qin. However, King Zhuang Xiang had only been on the throne for three years before he died.
Seeing that all the civil and military officials had arrived, King Zhuang Xiang waved his hand and let Crown Prince Ying Zheng come to his bed.
Then, he asked Young Master Cheng to come to the bed.
He grabbed one of Cheng Hu's and Ying Zheng's hands with both hands, then stacked them together.
"The two of you brothers must be of one heart and not suspect each other.”
"Yes!"
Ying Zheng bowed and promised,""Father, I plan to confer my brother the title of Lord Chang 'an. Please allow it.”
This was what Zhao Mu said to Ying Zheng, and it was to make Ying Zheng stand on the side of righteousness.
Ying Zheng agreed with him. Zhao Mu had told him something very important, that was, the more critical the moment was, the calmer he had to be, and he could not leave any flaws.
As expected, Ying Zheng's words made King Zhuang Xiang feel very gratified. He saw Ying Zheng's tolerance towards Cheng Jiu.
"Good!"
"I agree."
After talking about Ying Zheng and Cheng He, King Zhuang Xiang turned to look at Prime Minister Lu Buwei.
"Prime Minister, I will take my leave first. You must assist the Crown Prince well so that your name of loyalty will be passed down through the ages.”
"Yes!"
Lu Buwei bowed.
At this moment, the ministers thought that King Zhuang Xiang had finished his words.
However, he did not expect King Zhuang Xiang to call Zhao Mu over.
He personally held Zhao Mu's hand and looked at the young man whom he had entrusted with such a heavy responsibility.
"Bring me the crown."
The eunuch at the side immediately stepped back and took a jade crown.
"Although you are married, you have yet to be crowned. This is not in line with etiquette, so I will personally crown you.”
King Zhuang Xiang held the jade crown with trembling hands. Zhao Mu bowed and let King Zhuang Xiang put the jade crown on his head and tie up his hair.
"Good!"
"Very good!"
Looking at the heroic Zhao Mu, King Zhuang Xiang praised him.
His actions frightened the ministers present. None of them had expected that King Zhuang Xiang would still want to build up momentum for Zhao Mu before his death.
This further increased Zhao Mu's status.
"Zhao Mu has made great contributions and has been promoted to the rank of Left Shu Chang.”
After King Zhuang Xiang personally crowned Zhao Mu, he also promoted Zhao Mu to the rank of Zuo Shu Chang.
All the officials were shocked.
" No, Your Majesty," Lu Buwei said directly." Zhao Mu is only seventeen this year. His rank cannot be too high."”
King Zhuang Xiang shook his head and said," Prime Minister, you are wrong. As the saying goes, meritorious deeds must be rewarded and wrongdoings must be punished. This is the foundation of the Qin law. If Zhao Mu has made great contributions, there is no other way to resolve Lord Xinling's threat. Zuo Shu Zhang's title was well-deserved!”
King Zhuang Xiang's resolute words let Lu Buwei know that Zhao Mu's knighthood was set in stone. King Zhuang Xiang was doing this to further increase Zhao Mu's strength.
Lu Buwei had no choice but to agree.
After Lu Buwei agreed, none of the officials objected.
Zhao Mu had successfully become the newly appointed Left Shu Chang and was on the same rank as Wang He.
Wang He looked at Zhao Mu coldly.
Zhao Mu did not notice this, but even if he did, he would not care too much.
After promoting Zhao Mu, King Zhuang Xiang looked at the civil and military officials and said in a deep voice,"The Crown Prince is still young, so Great Qin is relying on you.”
The flush on King Zhuang Xiang's face quickly faded and he became extremely pale. Then, he stopped breathing.
This scene caused everyone to cry.
In May of the third year of King Zhuang Xiang, King Zhuang Xiang died.
Prince Ying Zheng succeeded the throne at the age of thirteen.
Lu Buwei was the Prime Minister, and his title was Zhongfu. His authority had reached its peak, and he had the authority of the Great Qin Empire.
The King of Qin, Ying Zheng, had almost become a wooden puppet, only responsible for being a mascot.
Five months after the death of King Zhuang Xiang.
It was still the familiar Zhangtai Palace, covered in white banners.
The thirteen-year-old Ying Zheng gazed at Xianyang City, his eyes fixed on Lu Buwei's residence.
Beside him, Zhao Gao was slightly bent over, serving Ying Zheng.
"Minister Zhao Mu greets Your Majesty!"
Ying Zheng turned around and looked at Zhao Mu, the trusted aide left behind by his father.
"Have you been living comfortably recently?”
Zhao Mu smiled and said," It's indeed comfortable. There's nothing to do every day. It's naturally very comfortable to stay at home and accompany my lovely wife." Isn't King the same?"
Ying Zheng sneered." You are a loyal subject, but you are helpless in the face of the current situation. Do you think you can face your father?"”
Zhao Mu said," Your Majesty, there's no rush. Three days ago, Minister Lyu's father passed away. Countless people from the vassals came to offer their condolences. They were packed shoulder to shoulder, and the roads were blocked by carriages and horses. It was even grander than the previous king's funeral.
Your Majesty, we can't bear it. What can we use to compete with him? The previous king had high hopes for the king. If the king could not even endure this, he would definitely not be able to defeat Minister Lyu. Your Majesty, the Tiger Tally has always been with Minister Lyu, not us.”
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