Under the high platform.
Hundreds of thousands of people held their breaths.
The war to exterminate Chu had happened many years ago.
Many people's memories were a little blurry.
They only remembered that the battle was extremely intense. Chu fought with all its might and hundreds of thousands of people died.
It was a real river of blood and a mountain of corpses.
As for what Wang Jian did to be mocked by others, there really were not many people who remembered.
Let alone them.
Even the person involved, Wang Jian, revealed some confusion in his wrinkled expression.
"Dad, what did you do at that time? Why didn't I know?"
Wang Ben asked with a grin.
Ying Zheng pretended to be nonchalant, but his eyes were also glancing in Wang Jian's direction.
To be honest, he didn't really remember it himself.
Back then, everyone's attention was focused on the war to exterminate Chu.
As for the other details, who would have the energy to pay attention to them?
Wang Jian, who was the person involved, shook his head. His white beard swayed back and forth.
"To tell you the truth, I don't even remember.”
Li Si and Wang Ben looked at each other with a weird expression.
It was as if he was saying,'You're lying to a ghost!'
"Brat, you don't even believe your father?”
The eyes of the doddering Wang Jian suddenly widened. A sharp light shot out explosively, appearing just like a tiger that had woken up from a long slumber.
"Ahem, yes, of course I do. How would I dare not believe Father?”
Wang Ben blushed like a tiger cub, and he didn't dare to resist the Tiger King's scolding.
Seeing this scene, Ying Zheng, who was standing at the side, could not help but smile.
This kind of kinship between father and son made people unable to help but feel a little envious.
Unknowingly.
Ying Zheng's gaze fell on the high platform in the distance, and the scenes of his interaction with his youngest son seemed to appear before his eyes.
"I really want to live a few more years so that I can watch my son grow up.”
He muttered in his heart.
……
On the high platform.
Ying Changan's childish voice sounded again.
"The King of Qin personally invited the Great General to come out of the mountain to attack Chu. The Great General did not hesitate and agreed on the spot.”
"But the Great General, who has always been dedicated to the King of Qin, unexpectedly made a request this time.”
"To be exact, there should be many requests.”
"The Great General hopes that when he returns to the court victorious, he can be given a thousand acres of fertile land, ten mansions, a hundred beautiful concubines, and all kinds of gold, silver, and treasures for him to spend his later years in peace.”
"When the King of Qin heard this request, he immediately felt that it was somewhat unbelievable.”
"Because in his eyes, the Great General is like the pillar supporting the Qin country. Even if there are thousands of storms, even if there are many demons and monsters, they will never shake his iron heart.”
"But this time, the King of Qin feels that the Great General has changed.”
"However, the King of Qin did not hesitate and immediately agreed to all the requests put forward by the Great General.”
"The Great General, who was once as majestic as iron and stone, was overjoyed when he heard that the King of Qin had agreed. He no longer had the sharpness and killing intent he once had.”
"This matter quickly spread throughout Xianyang.”
"When many people heard of this, they laughed out loud and mocked the Great General for being old.”
"That stern and decisive Great General is actually starting to enjoy wealth.”
"But this matter is not over."
"On the way to Chu, the Great General also sent more than ten troops to Xianyang Palace. Over and over again, he patiently reminded the King of Qin to prepare gold, silver, treasures, mansions, and beautiful wives for him.”
"Every time I hear this, the King of Qin doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. He keeps promising that the king won't joke.”
"As expected, this news spread like wildfire in Xianyang City.”
" The glorious image of the pillar of the Great General's Empire, which could shake mountains and overturn seas, collapsed bit by bit in their hearts. It gradually became a joke and a topic of conversation.”
"But no one knows that all of this was only intentional by the Great General.”
……
At this point, some of the older people suddenly understood.
"I remember now. That's indeed the case.”
"That's right. Back then, the Great General was indeed a little too trivial. He was not like the swift and decisive him at all.”
"I also remember this matter. Speaking of which, I feel that in the war to destroy Chu, the Great General did not really remember what contribution he made. I only remember that he patiently asked His Majesty for a reward.”
"Your Highness said that the old general did it on purpose. What does that mean? Could there be some secret during this period?”
The people below the high platform spoke one after another.
Some people were reminded of Ying Changan, while others were curious.
The situation when Wang Jian destroyed Chu was exactly the same as what Ying Chang 'an had described.
Especially when he was like a woman, constantly sending people to remind Ying Zheng not to forget about the reward.
As the pillar of the country, his image and methods were despised by many people.
After the destruction of Chu, people intentionally avoided talking about this war.
This should have been the most heroic battle among the six dynasties, but under Wang Jian's mysterious manipulation, it no longer made people look forward to it.
In the crowd.
Zhang Liang narrowed his eyes.
He had heard of this matter and had even mocked Wang Jian and Great Qin.
He thought that Wang Jian was an old man who only thought about his wife and children all day. How could he lead troops to war?
He would definitely lose!
However, what happened later gave Zhang Liang a hard slap in the face.
In just a few short months, Wang Jian had beaten the strongest and largest Chu Country to a pulp.
But Zhang Liang was unconvinced, still biting on Wang Jian's dark history and not letting it go, even mocking him from time to time.
The pillars of the Qin Dynasty are all old.
……
On the hunting ground.
Wang Ben's face turned pale as well.
He knew this matter better than anyone else.
Wang Ben had even fallen out with Wang Jian because of this incident.
He was a decisive person. How could he let his father be so overcautious?
However, whenever Wang Ben mentioned it, Wang Jian would scold him.
Ying Zheng turned his head and glanced at Wang Jian, who was sitting beside him.
How could he not remember this?
At that time, he had the same question in his heart.
Why did the usually clean and upright War God of Great Qin suddenly become a different person overnight?
This doubt had been buried in Ying Zheng's heart for many years.
And now.
His youngest son, Ying Chang 'an, once again brought up this matter and even said that Wang Jian did it on purpose.
This made Ying Zheng even more curious.
At the side.
Wang Jian leaned against the wool blanket, his eyes opening and closing, his breathing rising and falling with his heartbeat, as if he was about to become one with this world.
As for the surrounding gazes and the voices in the distance, they seemed to have nothing to do with this old man.
……
On the high platform.
Ying Changan continued to tell the story.
"Yes, the Great General has something to hide.”
"Qin destroyed the six states, and the generals were the most."
"The Great General destroyed more than half of the countries by himself. It is not an exaggeration to describe his contribution as great.”
"You can even change the word.”
"High achievements shock the Lord!"
"Several decades have passed. The once young general is gradually getting old.”
"The old general is used to life and death and has seen through human nature.”
"He has to find a balance between making contributions and protecting himself.”
"Not only for himself, but also for his partner, the King of Qin.”
"When a person's contribution reaches its peak, then his radiance will be boundless and cover all those who want to stand out.”
"Even if the King of Qin is sincere with him, what about the others?”
"Those who are envious, jealous, and want to stand up for themselves see a withered old man sitting at the top. What will they do?”
"The tide of the times will never change because of one person.”
"Even the talented and bold King Qin is the same.”
"The old general has seen through this and knows what to do.”
"For himself, for his family, and for the King of Qin, the old general made a difficult choice.”
"Self-corruption!"
"He wants beauties, fields, homesteads, and jewelry. He just wants to splash dirty water on himself.”
"Only by becoming the laughing stock of others will people forget about Great Qin's mighty War God.”
"This matter sounds very simple, but how difficult is it to do it?”
"The world is long, but life is fleeting. One must have a belief in life.”
"For fame and fortune."
"Those who seek profit will do whatever it takes."
"To be famous, one must not hesitate to die."
"How important is a person's reputation?? How many people would rather die than be humiliated for the sake of fame?”
"Who would want to become a laughing stock in their twilight years after a glorious life?”
" Who would be willing to leave a mark that might never be erased on a flawless piece of jade?”
……
In the afternoon, the sun gradually set in the west on the outskirts of Xianyang.
The vast world was silent.
Hundreds of thousands of Xianyang people were speechless.
Whether it was the children of the nobles or the officials, they all lowered their heads.
Especially those who had once mocked Wang Jian.
At this moment, her face felt like it had been slapped several times by someone. It was burning in pain.
The people who went up the mountain were laughing at the gods who went down the mountain.
The funny thing was that most of them were not even qualified to go up the mountain.
On the hunting ground.
Ying Zheng understood everything, and his expression gradually changed.
From shock, to disbelief, and finally to being touched.
The current him already understood Wang Jian's painstaking efforts.
"Old General, why must you sacrifice yourself for me? Do you think that Ying Zheng is so narrow-minded that he can't tolerate the War God of Great Qin?”
Ying Zheng's voice was low and hoarse, echoing in every corner of the surroundings along with the gentle breeze.
Wang Ben, who had never shed tears easily, looked at his father with red eyes.
Only now did he realize how childish he had been in the past.
In order not to make things difficult for his family and the Emperor, his father chose to shoulder everything on himself.
It should have been glorious and received the cheers of all of Great Qin.
However, this old man, who was in his last years, quietly retreated to the side and smiled as he looked at the glory of the empire.
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