In 770 B.C., the Zhou Dynasty moved eastward to Chengzhou. It had been more than 400 years since then. The etiquette collapsed and the music was broken. The seven kingdoms were in a chaotic war. The orders of the King of Zhou no longer came from Chengzhou.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the power of the King of Zhou was weak, and the vassals fought among themselves. Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Xiang of Song, Duke Mu of Qin, and King Zhuang of Chu successively dominated the world. History called them the Five Tyrants of the Spring and Autumn Period.
During the Warring States Period, the Qin, Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Qi Kingdoms fought for 200 years. The wars of all sizes did not stop for a day, and the people were in dire straits. In 200 years, the population of the Nine Prefectures did not increase, but decreased instead.
A hundred years after Duke Mu of Qin, the three families were divided into the State of Jin, the State of Han, the State of Zhao, and the State of Wei.
Marquis Wen of Wei appointed Li Kui as prime minister and reformed the country to seek strength. The Wei family quickly became strong and powerful. He also appointed Wu Qi as a general to annex the land west of the Qin River and spy on Guanzhong. Qin and Wei fought several times, and Qin was defeated by Wuqi. They suffered heavy losses and could no longer resist the attacks of the three Jin.
In the Three Jin, Zhao was dissatisfied with Wei's suppression, and Zhao and Wei turned against each other, causing the Three Jin alliance to collapse. The Wei Kingdom became enemies with the vassals, and the pressure on the Qin Kingdom was greatly reduced.
After Duke Xiao of Qin succeeded to the throne, he was heartbroken by Qin's decline. It was because Wei Yang of the State of Wei had entered Qin and taught Duke Xiao the art of tyranny. Duke Xiao was very happy, and he resisted public opinion. He made Wei Yang a great man and implemented a reform.
Shang Yang's reform had greatly increased the strength of Qin."Duke Xiao, nineteen years old.”King Xian of Zhou conferred the title of Fang Bo on the Qin King, officially acknowledging his position as the overlord of the Warring States Period.
After the Battle of Maling, Wei was defeated by Qi, and its national strength declined.
During the period of Duke Xiao of Qin, Qin and Chu were friendly and signed an agreement with Korea to join forces with Qi and Zhao to attack Anyi, the capital of Wei. Wei's national strength declined.
Later on, King Wuling of Zhao implemented the reform and implemented the military policy of " Hu clothing, riding and shooting ", which continuously pushed the Zhao army to become stronger and stronger. Later on, he swallowed the Zhongshan Kingdom, defeated the Linhu and Loufan tribes, and established the three prefectures of Yunzhong, Yanmen, and Daijun, becoming the strongest country in the seven kingdoms.
Later on, Zhao and Qin fought, and Lianpo's defeat and destruction caused Zhao to be humiliated. The King of Zhao used Zhao Kuo to replace Lianpo, and Qin secretly changed the commander, Baiqi. In the end, Baiqi killed 450,000 soldiers of Zhao, and Zhao's strength declined.
Later, under the rule of King Huiwen of Qin, King Wu of Qin, King Zhaoxiang of Qin, King Xiaowen of Qin and King Zhuangxiang of Qin, the territory of Qin was vast. They defeated the State of Chu in the south and took Hanzhong, Ba and Shu in the west, fertile land in the east and key counties in the north.
At this moment, the six states began to fear Qin and formed alliances many times. They even tried to attack Qin with ten times the land and millions of people, but they all failed.
It was precisely because of the hard work of these five wise kings that they were able to complete the unification of the world with the remaining strength of the six generations.
The stubborn resistance that would not stop until death collapsed under the merciless iron hooves. The once chaotic heroes were melted into a complete territory. The once deafening noise finally became a sound.
Ying Zheng, the master of this empire, was the first emperor of the Nine Provinces, the First Emperor!
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By the time the King of Qin Ying Zheng ascended the throne, Qin was already the strongest country among the Seven Kingdoms, and the country with the greatest hope of unifying the world.
In 241 B.C., the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, was eighteen years old and had been in power for five years.
Although the Qin Country had the greatest hope of unifying the world, the situation in the world was still unclear.
Within the State of Qin.
However, Ying Zheng had yet to grasp the power. Due to his young age when he succeeded to the throne, he respected Lu Buwei as his second father (meaning uncle), and the state affairs were all controlled by Lu Buwei. From the time he succeeded to the throne until Ying Zheng was twenty-two years old and truly monopolized the power, the internal political struggles in the Qin Dynasty became more and more intense.
There were also fake eunuchs Lao Ai who had an affair with the Empress Dowager. Relying on the Empress Dowager's favor, he started to criticize Ying Zheng, secretly calling himself Ying Zheng's fake father (meaning foster father).
Fortunately, there was still the military officials in the royal court of the State of Qin. The military officials led by the Meng Clan and the Wang Clan were competing with Lu Buwei, and there was also the Black Ice Platform that was loyal to the royal family. The three of them restricted and balanced each other, preventing Lu Buwei from truly becoming the sole ruler.
The situation in the Imperial Court of the State of Qin was treacherous. Outside the Imperial Court, the wind was surging and the undercurrents were surging.
The militarists, legalists, Yin-Yang, Zongheng, farmers, Confucians, Taoists, Mohism, Gongshu, Mingjia, and miscellaneous schools all wanted to be the thieves who disturbed the world.
These were all major powers outside of the seven countries. Only the Legalism School and the Military School were closest to the Qin Country. The Yin-Yang School had an ambiguous attitude. The other Hundred Schools of Philosophy all shouted the slogan of violent Qin. As for what they were thinking, no one knew.
The Six Nations were wary of the Qin Nation, and the Hundred Schools of Philosophy were hostile to the Qin Nation. The Nine Prefectures welcomed a short period of peace, but in fact, there were even more changes in the dark.
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His mind was in a daze, and the Qin Emperor felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows.
"Oh, it smells so good. Is it sandalwood? But it didn't seem like it. This smell was really good.”
The Qin Emperor rubbed the space between his eyebrows. His eyelids were too heavy, causing him to be unable to open his eyes. Although he did not understand fragrance, he knew that the fragrance lingering around his nose and mouth was definitely very expensive and not something he could afford.
After a long time, the Qin Emperor felt his eyelids lighten a little. He slowly opened his eyes. The dazzling light made him feel a little uncomfortable. He closed his eyes repeatedly and opened them a few times before he got used to the light.
Sweeping his gaze across the room, he found that it was an ancient-looking and fragrant room, but most of the decorations were black.
At the same time, a huge stream of information suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Ahhh…"
This massive flow of information almost exploded his mind. Under the intense pain, he felt as if his head would explode in the next moment.
"Great King!"
The two maids by the bed saw that his entire body was bent like a cooked prawn. His entire body was trembling violently, his forehead was covered in sweat, and his face was filled with pain. They immediately turned pale with fright.
"It's fine. You guys can leave."
Just as the maid was about to call for help, the Qin Emperor suddenly sat up. He lowered his head and waved at them, signaling them to leave.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The two maids bowed and slowly left. The Qin Emperor was left alone in this ancient and fragrant house. No one knew how great a storm was brewing in his heart.
"I became Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng?"
"This is ridiculous."
The stream of information that suddenly gushed out of his mind was actually Ying Zheng's eighteen years of memories. Now, he had absorbed all of these memories. Although it was only ten seconds, it felt like a year had passed. He felt that if he had a few more seconds, his head would definitely explode.
The Qin Emperor was an orphan. When he appeared in the orphanage, he wore a jade pendant with the words " Qin Emperor " engraved on it. Hence, he was named Qin Emperor. After he grew up, he was teased many times because of the name Qin Emperor. As time passed, the Qin Emperor got used to it.
However, he had never expected that he would actually become the First Emperor of Qin, Ying Zheng, the one emperor in history!
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