Prince Chu of Zhuangxiang only had two sons, both of whom were underage. Since he had already established a crown prince, there was no doubt that the original candidate for succession should be Ying Zheng.

But before the new king succeeded to the throne, he had to serve a year of filial piety. One year was enough for many things to happen.

Jiang Anrao's family had just returned to Wugong County not long ago. After hearing the news from Ying Zheng that King Zhuang Xiang had passed away, Jiang Anrao returned to Xianyang immediately.

The Qin Dynasty has been in some turmoil this time. Within four years, Qin has changed three kings, which makes it difficult for the Qin Dynasty to maintain stability.In fact, the best way at this time is to quickly confirm the new king, but Yangquanjun has to struggle a little, trying to depose the prince and support him instead.

Above the court, Lord Lu Buwei and Lord Yangquan had different opinions, and they couldn't agree on who should succeed the new king.

Mr. Yangquan's reason is: Cheng Xiu grew up under Zi Chu's knees and was loved by Zi Chu. Moreover, he was very meritorious at a young age.

I have to say a few words about this so-called meritorious service at a young age.

Ying Zheng is now 13 years old, and Cheng Yu is now nine years old. Although they are not very old, the gap between the two children has become obvious.

Cheng Xi is certainly not stupid, but compared to Ying Zheng, who is both civilized and military, he is just an ordinary nine-year-old child.Yang Quanjun wanted to support him single-handedly, but he often felt helpless, like a rotten tree that cannot be carved.

However, he was unwilling to be subordinate to Lu Buwei, and because he had always supported Cheng Xi, he was afraid that Ying Zheng would bear a grudge and be unable to switch sides, so he was embarrassed here.

Of course Yang Quanjun didn't give up, so after thinking about it, he decided to focus on other things.

It happened that the Qin State was using troops abroad, and Lu Buwei asked Meng Ao to attack the three Jin Dynasties. The battles were fruitful, and Lu Buwei was part of Ying Zheng's line. If Ying Zheng had to take credit for this, it would be justified.Therefore, Lord Yangquan used his own connections to put pressure on South Korea and sent Cheng Xi as an envoy to South Korea, and successfully obtained more than a dozen cities from South Korea!

Cheng Xi was young, so he was not the main person on the mission, but he captured many cities without a single blow, which was considered a great achievement.

Originally, Lord Yangquan was running these things so that after realizing Cheng Xi's contribution, he united his courtiers to write to King Zhuang Xiang of Qin to depose the crown prince and make Cheng Xi the crown prince instead!

I just didn't expect that Zichu would die suddenly!
Although the plan was disrupted, Lord Yangquan would not back down. At this time, he directly came into conflict with the Prince Zhengyi faction headed by Lu Buwei.

Cheng Yu achieved great success at a young age and conquered the Korean city without a single blow, while Prince Zheng made no achievements at an older age.

This is the reason why Yangquan Jun supports Cheng Yu's succession.

Although Yangquan Jun was as powerful as Lu Buwei at this time, Yangquan Jun was from Chu after all, and behind him, he also represented the Chu State's relatives group.

Although Chu could not explicitly intervene in Qin's internal affairs, it could state its position.

At the same time, South Korea naturally agrees with Cheng Xi.

Lu Buwei was born in Weiguo, but Weiguo is now just a vassal of Qin and has no say. He cannot get the approval of other countries and can only lobby the Qin clan.

As for the clan, it is more inclined to support the establishment of direct descendants, so it can be regarded as supporting the prince's government.Zhao Ji was born in the State of Zhao. Although the State of Zhao later found out about Zhao Ji's evil intentions and was very angry, when she became the king of Qin, people from the State of Zhao would naturally come to support her.

Therefore, in the past two years, Zhao Ji has raised many people under her command, which can be regarded as a force.

Zhao Ji naturally supported her son, so the strengths of both parties were almost balanced again.

Jiang Anrao came back and immediately went to see Ying Zheng's condition.

Ying Zheng didn't get along with Zi Chu for long. He knew that Zi Chu was actually his biological father after he became a little sensible. However, Zi Chu did not recognize him at that time, and even when he occasionally came to see him, he did not recognize him. He showed no affection, so his feelings for Zi Chu had always been very weak.

However, after Zhao Ji came back, because Zhao Ji had many tricks to win over Zi Chu, Zi Chu treated him very well.At this time, Zi Chu suddenly passed away, and Ying Zheng was also a little sad.

However, this child has rarely cried since he was a child. Even if he was a little sad at this time, he did not shed any tears.At this time, he was more calmly thinking about the current situation.

Even though Lord Yangquan has made up his mind to support Chenglong, Lu Buwei's faction supporting Ying Zheng currently has no absolute advantage. The neutral faction is undecided, and now it is a stalemate.

"Auntie, what should I do?"

Ying Zheng had big ideas, but he was still a child after all. He couldn't think of a countermeasure, so he naturally asked Jiang Anrao for help.

"Don't worry, I'm here." Jiang Anrao patted his shoulder and said, "We will help you find a solution."

After saying this, Jiang Anrao probably had an idea in his mind.

Since the two parties are in a stalemate, as long as a third party can come out and clearly express support for the prince's side, there will naturally be nothing to argue about in the end.

Of course, there is another way, which is to eliminate all opposition forces.

If he wanted to, Jiang Anrao could take the black cat and kill everyone in Yangquanjun's party!

However, this method must be used with caution after all, because if you really kill people at such a time, in the evaluation of later generations, Ying Zheng's rise to power will be criticized by others through unfair means.

And it would not be good for Ying Zheng to solve the problem after seeing such violence.

She was his first teacher. Although Li Si taught him for a long time, she still had a great influence on Ying Zheng.Don't give him the impression that violence can solve a problem.

So Jiang Anrao left Qin Palace and went to Feifang.

Then several casting masters from the Moh family were summoned.

After some discussion, several casting masters followed Jiang Anrao into the research institute and did not come out for several days.

Someone outside was observing her movements after returning to Xianyang from Jiang Anrao, but they only dared to watch from a distance. Seeing her entering Feifang, they didn't know what she was going to do, so they could only watch from a distance.I have been waiting for several days.

The people following Jiang Anrao here were puzzled. On the other side, the government affairs of the Qin State also had to be handled, but the throne was still pending, which resulted in every court meeting being particularly lively.

Empress Dowager Huayang, Prince Zheng, Young Master Chengyu, Zhao Ji, and Han women were all present.

Sit in a row at the top.

The two factions of Lu Buwei and Yang Quanjun below were in clear opposition. In addition to arguing about the successor, they also had to argue about other things that happened, and in the end there was a stalemate.

As the Queen Mother, Mrs. Huayang was supposed to be present, but she did not express her position or stand in line. She listened to the court twice and the quarrel made her head hurt. After participating in two court meetings, she immediately complained of illness.

The meaning is obvious, just go ahead and figure it out yourself.

The result is that every court meeting lasts a long time, but few things can be resolved, and most of them are spent arguing and quarreling.

The audience was really laughing to death. They had never seen such a lively Qin court.It’s no different than the vegetable markets of later generations.


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