The first year of King Chu, Xia.
Zhangtai Palace.
"I request to discuss with the Crown Prince!"
An old official stepped forward and shouted,"Ever since Duke Xiao's reform, our Great Qin has already decided to appoint a Crown Prince. Now that the King has succeeded to the throne, it is time to appoint a Crown Prince.”
"I agree!"
"The Crown Prince's position is still up in the air.”
"Now that the two young masters are young, I think we should slow down!”
While the officials were persuading him, the generals remained silent because this was none of their business.
Civil officials could participate, but if generals were to participate, the outcome would not be good.
On the high platform, the kneeling Qin Wang pinched the space between his eyebrows. It had been three days.
This matter had already been mentioned for three days, and it had to be repeated every day. It was extremely annoying.
Actually, Ying Zichu already had someone in mind for the Crown Prince position.
But he knew that now was not the time.
Because Ying Zheng had only returned to the country for less than a year, he wanted to give Ying Zheng some time to familiarize himself with everyone, before making him the Crown Prince.
And now, those who requested the meeting obviously understood that, which was why they wanted to fight for Cheng Jiao while Ying Zheng's foundation was still unstable.
"Milords, the king is in his prime, so the crown prince should naturally be appointed. However, the most important thing now should be Zhou.”
Lu Buwei took a step forward and spoke, instantly silencing the entire palace.
"Zhou?"
"Zhou has already been demoted from King to Duke. What does it have to do with Zhou?”
Everyone looked at each other in confusion.
"It seems that everyone has been above others for a long time and has forgotten that the six countries are still eyeing my Qin country covetously, thinking that my Qin country has really unified the world.”
" I've heard from the frontlines that the Eastern Zhou King and the other vassals are plotting to attack the Qin Kingdom. This matter is more important than the crown prince's position!"”
The moment these words were said, it was so loud that a pin drop could be heard. Then, there was a heated discussion. At the same time, there was also indignation.
"What is it? Duke Wen of Zhou was so bold to actually use this opportunity to contact the six states. He deserved to be killed!”
"He should be killed!"
"He should be killed!"
The moment they heard that there was an enemy coming, the officials who had been at loggerheads with each other earlier instantly felt a common hatred.
As for the reform of the Shang Dynasty, the State of Qin was established by farming and fighting. Without meritorious service, it could not be knighted, so everyone was thirsty for war.
The general on the right revealed a look of joy and excitement.
Since Qin State seized the land of Western Zhou several years ago and deposed the Son of Heaven, it had been several years since there had been a war.
Ying Zichu had obviously heard about this long ago.
Now that Lu Buwei had brought it up, his expression turned solemn. He looked around the entire court until everyone had calmed down. Then, he ordered coldly," The King of Dongzhou has colluded with the vassals to attack the State of Qin. This is an offense against the superior, Lu Buwei!”
Ying Zichu shouted.
Lu Buwei's expression turned solemn as he bowed slightly." I'm here!”
"I order you to lead 50,000 troops to destroy Dong Zhou. We will set off in three days! Any objections?"
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Lu Buwei received the decree loudly, full of confidence.
With Great Qin's current strength, destroying Dongzhou was not a challenge at all.
All the officials could only cast envious looks.
……
Ying Zheng, who was now living in the harem, soon received the news.
He had been idle for too long.
"Destroy the Eastern Zhou Dynasty?"
Ying Zheng was moved.
Now that he had a photographic memory, his learning speed was extremely fast. In just a year, he had read all the books he needed to read and understood everything he needed to understand. What was left was to slowly revise and practice.
"Zheng 'er, your father is here."
At this moment, Zhao Ji's gentle voice came from outside the door. The door was opened. Zhao Ji was dressed in a plain and gentle manner." Come, quickly follow me to see your father."”
Because he had just ascended the throne, there were many things to do. In this one month, Ying Zichu finally found some time to go to the inner palace.
"Zheng 'er, how's your homework recently?”
Ying Zichu casually sat on the couch and asked with a smile.
"My homework is alright."
"Father, I heard that they are going to attack Dong Zhou?”
Ying Zheng didn't try to hide anything. He was still young, and there was no need for him to hide anything between father and son. Therefore, he asked directly.
"Oh? Zheng 'er, you're also interested."
Ying Zichu was quite interested. Back then, his beloved son had given a passionate speech at Xianyang Palace, and even he had felt his blood boil. He had also designed a new plow that allowed the people to plow the land faster and save energy, and he had done a great service to Great Qin.
Therefore, he was very concerned about his son and wanted to hear what his son had to say.
Ying Zheng immediately became excited." Father, I want to go too."”
"No!"
Before Ying Zichu could even speak, Lady Zhao's expression changed and she immediately berated him.
"Weapons have no eyes. How can a child like you go to the battlefield?”
Lady Zhao knelt down and hugged Ying Zheng, her expression unprecedentedly stern.
She could not bear to see her son go to the battlefield. If anything happened, she would regret it for the rest of her life.
Moreover, ever since her son was born, she had never been separated from him for more than a day.
Therefore, Concubine Zhao was determined.
Ying Zichu naturally wouldn't agree," Zheng 'er, you're still young. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to go on the battlefield in the future. Furthermore, as a ruler, you don't have to show off your individual strength. You don't have to do everything big or small. You just have to grasp the overall situation in the court.”
With the example of King Wu of Qin, Ying Dang, who had raised the tripod, the later Qin King could be said to have a deep understanding of his successor's personal heroism.
"Zheng 'er understands, but Zheng' er also wants to see the real battlefield. Only in this way can one understand soldiers and generals.”
Ying Zheng's tender face was filled with solemnity and determination.
Seeing this, Ying Zichu fell silent. Clearly, he was somewhat moved.
Indeed, the current Dong Zhou was only left with a small city that could be destroyed with a snap of the finger.
"Your Majesty, Zheng 'er is still young.”
Zhao Ji was just a woman. She only had her beloved son in her eyes. How could she give him up?
"Mother, don't worry. In less than three months, Zheng 'er will return victorious. At that time, he will use the destruction of the country to celebrate mother's birthday!”
Ying Zheng turned around and faced Lady Zhao with a solemn expression.
Although Lady Zhao felt warm in her heart, she was still hesitant, especially when the assassin attack from a year ago was still fresh in her mind.
How could Concubine Zhao dare to let her beloved son take the risk?
As for letting her beloved son take risks to celebrate her birthday, it was even more unacceptable.
"Beloved wife, since Zheng 'er is so insistent, give him a chance.”
After pondering for a long time, Ying Zichu finally made a decision.
"Your Majesty…"
Concubine Zhao turned her head in shock and wanted to dissuade him, but when she saw Ying Zichu's solemn expression, she could only swallow her words.
"It is a good thing that Zheng 'er has such thoughts. Only in this way can he rule the Qin country in the future!”
When Ying Zichu said this, the slight dissatisfaction in Lady Zhao's heart instantly disappeared without a trace.
The meaning of this sentence was naturally to make Ying Zheng the Crown Prince.
Zhao Ji had been thinking about this matter recently. She had originally wanted to hear it from Ying Zichu tonight, but she didn't expect that Ying Zichu already had such intentions. How could she not be excited?
However, Lady Zhao still gave Ying Zichu a cold look. She stood up, pulled Ying Zheng along, and was about to leave." Zheng 'er will sleep with me today. I have to check him carefully, in case he's lacking something when I come back."”
"Good, good, good!"
Ying Zichu laughed lightly and didn't think much of it. In reality, he had been extremely busy recently and had only taken some time to come over today. He needed to rest well and didn't have any other thoughts to do anything.
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