Creak--
As the door opened, an old man in a black royal robe walked in.
The old man was about 60 years old. His sideburns and beard were already white, and the corners of his eyes were filled with wrinkles.
And he was the current King of Qin, Ying Ji!
Looking at the King of Qin, Ying He and Ying Zhu couldn't help but be stunned.
Compared to the past, the King of Qin seemed to have aged a lot.
Looking at his father who had suddenly aged, Ying Huo swallowed the blame that was about to come out of his mouth.
Especially when he saw the blood vessels in his father's eyes, Ying Kong sighed in his heart.
Perhaps, his father was not such a heartless person.
However, as a ruler, he had to hide his emotions.
As if sensing the aura of the King of Qin, the originally hazy Empress Dowager Qin instantly woke up.
"Is it…Ji 'er?" Empress Dowager Qin raised her trembling hand as if she wanted to grab something.
The King of Qin quickly walked forward and grabbed the Empress Dowager's hand. He then knelt down.
Qin Wang opened his mouth. He had thousands of words to say, but he found that no matter what he said, it was all so pale.
Because his mother was already on her deathbed, like a candle in the wind that could be extinguished at any moment.
" Mother..." Qin Wang called out softly.
Hearing the word 'mother', Ying Lin and Ying Zhu were filled with emotions.
Ever since he was born, he had never heard the king of Qin address the empress dowager as 'mother'.
Empress Dowager Qin opened her murky eyes and sized up the king of Qin.
Ji 'er, you…you're getting old." Empress Dowager Qin's voice became choked with sobs, and large amounts of tears flowed out of her deeply sunken eyes.
"Mother has let you down, letting you suffer for so many years.”
Empress Dowager Qin gently stroked the king's cheek, her voice filled with guilt.
Qin Wang's body trembled, and his eyes instantly moistened.
He thought that he would be very happy to hear this.
Because he had indeed suffered a lot of grievances. He had been a puppet for a whole forty-one years!
He inherited the throne at the age of 19 and only took back the regime at the age of 56.
It wasn't until this year, when he was sixty years old, that he completely grasped the political power of Qin State and became the true King of Qin!
However, not long after he regained power, his mother was about to leave him.
Great joy and great sorrow. This huge difference made the king of Qin feel a little confused.
The power that he once dreamed of had already been in his hands, but he realized that he was not as happy as he had imagined.
But he felt even more lonely!
For many days and nights, he sat alone on that cold throne, thinking about what the path of an emperor was.
In the end, he got the word 'lonely'.
He had gone through so many hardships, but in the end, he had become a loner.
Ironic?
A little, but more than that, it was a responsibility!
After taking over the government, the King of Qin gradually understood how difficult it had been for the Empress Dowager.
A woman managing such a huge country.
The amount of effort and energy he had expended was simply indescribable.
It was also because Empress Dowager Qin was too tired when she was young that her body had hidden dangers.
That was why they had to part today.
The King of Qin held the Empress Dowager's hand tightly and said in a trembling voice,""Mother, Ji 'er doesn't blame you. If you hadn't restrained Ji' er back then, with Ji 'er's insufferably arrogant personality back then, I don't know how much trouble he would have caused!”
Qin Wang said this sincerely because it was true.
When Qin Wang was young, his personality was extremely arrogant. He clearly didn't have much talent, but he always wanted to do something great.
Because of this, Empress Dowager Qin had cleaned up the King of Qin's mess many times.
For example, the King of Qin had tricked King Huai of Chu into coming to Xianyang, saying that he wanted to ally with the Chu Kingdom, but in the end, he imprisoned him in Xianyang.
In the end, he imprisoned King Huai of Chu until he died!
This incident almost caused a war between Qin and Chu. In the end, it was the Empress Dowager of Qin who came forward to stop the war.
It was not an exaggeration to say that if the State of Qin did not have such a powerful woman like the Empress Dowager, the State of Qin would have long been ruined by the King of Qin, Ying Ji!
And it was also because of Empress Dowager Qin's governance that the Qin country could become the overlord of the western region of the Nine Provinces in just a few decades!
Looking at Empress Dowager Qin's gradually fading consciousness, the King of Qin hurriedly said,""Mother, Ji 'er doesn't want anything right now. He just wants you to get better quickly. Ji' er…Ji 'er still wants you to take me to ride a horse.”
"Mother, do you still remember those years when we were hostages in the Yan Country? Those few years were actually the happiest times in Ji 'er's life.”
"Yan Country…"
A trace of nostalgia flashed through Empress Dowager Qin's eyes.
An image appeared in his mind.
In the picture, a young and beautiful woman was riding on a horse with a young man.
"Ji 'er, driving a horse is like controlling a person's heart. The tighter you pull the reins, the more the horse will resist. If you don't pull, the horse won't listen to you. If you want it to listen to you, you have to relax and let it run first. Do you understand?"
"Ji 'er understands. Mother, let me try.”
"Okay, then be careful. You have to take it slow at the beginning.”
……
Recalling the past, it seemed as if everything had happened yesterday.
However, when he raised his head, the young face of the past was already full of gray hair.
And she herself was also on her deathbed.
"Time really flies." Empress Dowager Qin couldn't help but feel a little emotional. She then turned to look at the Ying brothers.
"Come here, I have something to say to you.”
Seeing that Empress Dowager Qin's spirits had suddenly improved, Ying Zhu and Ying Lin's hearts trembled.
They knew that the final moment had arrived.
Ying He and Ying Zhu knelt beside the King of Qin and looked at the Empress Dowager together.
Empress Dowager Qin's gaze stopped on the three of them and slowly said,""Don't feel sad for me. I'm already very satisfied with my life.”
" I followed the former king and witnessed his achievements and coronation. Then, I watched Ji 'er grow up little by little. Later, Zhu' er also grew up, and Xiu 'er was born…"
"Think about it. I really have no regrets in my life.”
At this point, Empress Dowager Qin paused for a moment, then changed the topic and her tone became serious.
"But there is one thing that I hope the three of you can do!”
"Grandmother, please speak!" Ying Zhu hurriedly said.
The king of Qin and Ying He both looked at the empress dowager, waiting for her next words.
"Don't forget to go east, don't forget the path of being a ruler, and don't forget the painstaking efforts of your ancestors!”
The three 'don't forget' showed the Empress Dowager Qin's expectations for Ying He and the other two.
The King of Qin immediately said," Mother, don't worry. Ji 'er has already formed an alliance with the State of Zhao. Soon, he will be able to send troops to Han and Wei. At that time, he will definitely be able to advance eastward!"”
"Ji 'er, you're wrong." The Empress Dowager shook her head.”
"Wrong?" Qin Wang frowned.
The Empress Dowager stared at the King of Qin with a burning gaze and said word by word,""If my Qin country wants to go east, the true obstacle has never been the Han and Wei countries, but the Zhao country!”
"As long as the State of Zhao is not eliminated, our State of Qin will not be able to leave the East!”
As soon as these words were said, Qin Wang's expression immediately changed.
He didn't dare to doubt the Empress Dowager's foresight. After being the Empress Dowager Regent for more than forty years, the Empress Dowager's strategic foresight was far beyond what he could compare to now.
A trace of surprise flashed across Ying Kong's eyes. As expected of Grandmother Wang, her eyes were extraordinarily sharp.
"How do we get rid of the State of Zhao?" Qin Wang asked in a deep voice.
The Empress Dowager revealed a vicious expression." If we start a war, we must eliminate Zhao at all costs. Even if we don't eliminate Zhao, we must cripple it first!”
"Only by getting rid of the State of Zhao can Great Qin truly go east and unify the country!”
"What a pity, I'm afraid I won't be able to see that day…"
As she spoke, Empress Dowager Qin's face paled at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The hearts of Ying He and the other two trembled as they stared at Empress Dowager Qin.
At this moment, a low voice came from Empress Dowager Qin's mouth.
"Qiyue Wuyi ~ I'll be your companion ~"
"The king is in charge of the army ~ repair my spear ~"
The king of Qin, Ying Zhu and Ying Wei sang together.
"Qiyue Wuyi ~ With you ~"
" The king is going to send troops to repair my spear and halberd!"
Their voices grew louder and louder, and in the end, they all traveled out of the Palace of Sweet Spring.
Outside the Palace of Sweet Spring, all the royal family members, the Mi family, and the officials of the State of Qin were singing in a low voice.
"Qiyue Wuyi ~ I'll be your companion ~"
"The king is in charge of the army ~ repair my spear ~"
……
When the last snowflake fell from the sky, the entire Qin royal palace fell into a sorrowful atmosphere.
Mi Yue, also known as Mi Bazi, was the first Empress Dowager in the history of Huaxia. She had ruled the Qin State for forty-one years, and made the King of Qin Ying Ji a puppet for forty-one years.
Her life was extremely legendary. She had experienced three generations of Qin kings!
Although she had already left this world and her life experience was mixed, the achievements she had made for the Qin country were enough for future generations to remember!
A month later, the State of Qin held a national funeral ceremony. Mi Yue was buried in Mount Li in Zhiyang, and her memorial tablet was sent to the Imperial Ancestral Temple of the State of Qin.
The King of Qin, Ying Ji, personally added a posthumous title to him-Xuan!
History called her Empress Dowager Xuan!
(There's another chapter…)
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