My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

The princes became uneasy one by one, and the princes of Yan and Qi were just watching and watching.

Their territory was small, their military force was insufficient, and their personnel were lazy, so they could only act on the wind.

Everyone was waiting for Qin II to react.

The King of Jin and the King of Liang saw that no one supported them. Instead, everyone laughed at them and praised the King of Guang.

The two of them immediately became cautious again.

They were worried that the emperor would ask other vassal states to mobilize troops to attack them together, so the two sides united and came up with another plan, saying, "Your Majesty, please abolish the Enfeoffment Order."

This matter became a big deal.

In addition, Wang Li deliberately exposed the fact that taxes had been robbed within the empire, which damaged the reputation of the Qin Empire.

The princes were unwilling to implement the Enfeoffment Order in the first place. Once Wang Li and Xiong Qi's joint request to the emperor to abolish the Enfeoffment Order was made public, the princes responded one after another.

In the winter of that year, there were only more than a dozen small countries among the princes who came to give Spring Festival gifts to Qin II.

All the former generals including Yang Miaocong did not come.

This was the first time that such a thing had happened since Qin II ascended the throne.

At the Spring Festival Ceremony, Qin II did not show his emotions and completed the ceremony as usual.

The Queen and the Crown Prince were also present.

After the princes left, Wei Liao said again, "Once the late emperor is gone, the princes will certainly find all kinds of reasons to get rid of their obedience to Your Majesty."

"A major war is inevitable."

Prince Yao originally lived in a very small world, and he thought that he had a very bad past.

Until the empire faced a crisis.

When he saw that most of the princes who had been polite and respectful in the past did not come, he realized that something might have happened to the empire he would inherit in the future.

But his father, Qin II, behaved as usual, and he was even happy to see such an ending.

Facing the reminder from the national commander, Fusu just smiled and said, "Fight if you want. This is inevitable. I have been prepared for it."

"Since they are unwilling to extend their favor, then we should not extend it in the future."

Qin II smiled slightly.

Wei Liao's heart skipped a beat.

Wei Liao understood Fusu well. He was not afraid of the Second Emperor crying, but was afraid of him laughing.

This is a smiling tiger. The brighter his smile, the sharper the sword he sharpens behind his back.

It looks like this is going to be a big battle.

Zhang Han looked at Qin II, and sometimes he even admired Qin II's ability to control the situation.

Two months ago, before the princes made a fuss, Fusu summoned Zhang Han privately.

He gave Zhang Han an order to assign him an additional 50,000 prisoners and asked him to complete the tomb sealing work within a year.

All the Terracotta Warriors were quickly buried.

Zhang Han felt that this matter was a bit hasty, and he also told Qin II about his concerns.

"The construction of the imperial mausoleum cost literally millions, and now it is hastily sealed. Isn't this a half-hearted effort?"

"If I give you 200,000 soldiers and ask you to fight against the princes, will you do it?"

Zhang Han was shocked when he heard this. "Your Majesty, please allow me to think about the matter of sealing the tomb."

"I think if we add 50,000 more prisoners, we might be able to complete the task within a year."

The trump card that Qin II had in his hand was not just the large army that was being prepared and built.

After the Spring Festival, early the next morning, Emperor Qin II summoned Prime Minister Meng Tian again and asked, "How are the preparations for the Golden Fire Cavalry going?"

"The soldiers' uniforms, equipment, gunpowder weapons, and even the stirrups and saddles for the horses have all been prepared."

"Okay. Prepare food and fodder, and get ready for battle."

Meng Tian hesitated a little, "Your Majesty, are we going to start preparing now? The affairs of the empire..."

"If we don't mobilize the army now, I'm afraid the ministers will join forces with the princes."

Meng Tian didn't know what to say, so he went back to prepare.
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In Zhangtai Palace, with one side of the palace door open, he was wearing a crane cloak and looking out at the bamboo mats and curtains fluttering in the wind and snow.

Jing Ke looked at Qin II for a long time, then took the initiative to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's time for me, Jing Ke, to repay your Majesty."

After years of getting along, Fusu discovered that Jing Ke was a completely brainwashed ancient man, who took the brotherhood and chivalry boasted about in the martial arts world too seriously.

He told himself many times that because he gave him food to eat, appreciated him and recognized his value, he should repay him with his life.

Qin II naturally refused many times.

Although he is a pervert, he is not to this extent.

After many years, Jing Ke said such words again, and Qin II naturally felt that Jing Ke was a little nagging.

"What are you doing?"

"Your Majesty, the King of Jin and the King of Liang did not keep their word."

Jing Ke was so angry that his eyebrows stood up.

"Well, they are not trustworthy."

"They promised you that they would extend their favors to you in the future, so you granted them the status of princes. Now that the late emperor has passed away, they are taking the opportunity to cause trouble. This is a sign of lack of credibility."

"Your Majesty, please allow me to assassinate Wang Li, the Prince of Liang, and Xiong Qi, the Prince of Jin."

After hearing this, Qin II felt a little numb.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You are going to assassinate these two people. How will people in the world view me as the emperor?"

"Your Majesty, the people can see clearly who is good to the people and who wants to start a war."

"Let me go." Jing Ke said, prostrating himself on the ground and begging earnestly, "Your Majesty, please allow me to go."

Qin II frowned, "Don't think about it. You can leave now." "No, Your Majesty. Please listen to me."

Qin II frowned, but looking at Jing Ke's expression, if he didn't listen to him, he might commit suicide.

"Okay. If what you say doesn't make sense, I won't let you go." Fusu was still reluctant to let Jing Ke go to die. Although he was a stupid assassin, he was a trustworthy person. If he was not the emperor, he would be willing to be friends with someone like Jing Ke.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember Yu Rang?"

"Oh, Yu Rang. Who in the world doesn't know Yu Rang?"

Yu Rang, a native of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period, was a professional at changing jobs. To explain why Yu Rang always changed jobs, we have to start with the situation at that time.

At that time, there were six major families in the State of Jin, namely, Zhi, Han, Wei, Zhao, Fan and Zhonghang, collectively known as the "Six Lords of Jin".

Among the six nobles, the Fan and Zhonghang families were the weakest and were often in a supporting role for many years.

And Yu Rang happened to be a retainer of the Fan family.

Since Fan was able to reach a marginal position among the six ministers, his ability to judge people could not be that strong.

The head of the Fan family never valued an ambitious and aspiring retainer like Yu Rang, and treated him like an ordinary servant, calling him in and sending him away at will, which was a great waste of talent.

After many years, Yu Rang became anxious. Taking advantage of the marriage relationship between Zhonghang and Fan, Yu Rang joined Zhonghang family, hoping to get new development opportunities.

Unfortunately, the strength of the Zhonghang family was not that strong either. His lord Zhonghang Yin did not take Yu Rang seriously, and other guests of the Zhonghang family also excluded Yu Rang. Yu Rang knew that the Zhonghang family was not his home either, so he lived a very lonely and bored life.

Just when Yu Rang thought that this would be the end of his life, he suddenly received an "olive branch" from a "headhunter".

It turned out that the Zhi family, the most powerful of the six families, had a new leader, and the new leader cordially invited Yu Rang to work under him.

Who is the new leader of the Zhi clan? It is none other than our old acquaintance, the initiator of the “Three Families Dividing Jin”—Zhi Yao.

Although Zhi Yao was known for his arrogance and domineering behavior and had a bad historical reputation, he was truly capable and ambitious, and was very good at discovering and making use of talents.

Yu Rang, who had been depressed and self-pitying for most of his life, never expected that he would be favored by the Zhi family. After all, the comparison between the Zhi family and the Fan family and the Zhonghang family is like the comparison between the great Qin Empire and the small Yan State.

With excitement and brisk steps, Yu Rang went from being a cashier at the vegetable market to working for the Zhi family in "Dachang".

He thought he would continue his career as a "screw", but something even more unexpected happened!

Zhi Yao treated Yu Rang with great courtesy and called him a national scholar. Whenever he encountered difficult problems, he would always consult Yu Rang.

This respectful attitude deeply moved Yu Rang, who had been frustrated for many years, and he vowed to devote his whole life to Zhishi Enterprise without sleep or food.

However, accidents happen all the time. Just when Yu Rang was working hard to become stronger, something suddenly happened to Zhi Yao and the Zhi family!
There were actually early signs of Zhi Yao's misfortune. When Zhi Yao's father Zhi Xuanzi chose Zhi Yao as his successor, Zhi Guo, a member of the Zhi clan, advised Zhi Xuanzi: "Although Zhi Yao has the 'five virtues' (good looks, bravery, outstanding skills, eloquence, and determination), he does not have benevolence. If he is allowed to take the throne, the Zhi clan will surely be wiped out."

However, Zhi Xuanzi did not listen to this heartfelt advice and insisted on establishing Zhi Yao as the emperor.

Zhiguo, who has an extremely high IQ, quickly separated from the Zhi family and established a new clan, Fu, just to avoid being implicated if Zhiyao gets into trouble.

After Zhi Yao became the leader of the Zhi clan, although he knew how to select and make use of talents, he was very arrogant and domineering.

He first ruthlessly wiped out the Fan and Zhonghang families and divided up all the land of the two families.

Then he humiliated the leaders of Zhao, Han, and Wei in various ways, claiming: "The difficulties will be caused by me. If I don't make things difficult, who dares to make things difficult?"

What this means is that in the territory of Jin State, I have always been the only one who has caused trouble for others, and the people who want to cause trouble for me have not yet been born! ?

Arrogant or arrogant?
God specifically punishes people like this.

The leaders of the three families, Zhao, Han and Wei, knew that they were inferior in skills, so they always swallowed their anger when faced with Zhi Yao's provocations.

Once, Zhi Yao smashed a wine jug on the head of Zhao Wuxiu, the leader of the Zhao clan, in front of everyone. Zhao Wuxiu gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Seeing that everyone was afraid of him, Zhi Yao became even more rampant. He demanded a city with ten thousand households (a piece of land with ten thousand households) from each of the Han and Wei families, and forced the Zhao family to donate two pieces of fertile land.

This time, Zhao Wuxiu, who could no longer tolerate it, flatly rejected Zhi Yao's unreasonable request.

Seeing that the relationship was broken, Zhi Yao forced Han and Wei to join him in attacking Zhao.

The Zhao family was forced to the cusp of life and death. After experiencing the siege, flooding, and the people being out of food and having to make a living by climbing trees, they were on the verge of despair. Zhao Wuxiu, holding on to the last glimmer of hope, explained to the Han and Wei families the principle of "the lips and teeth are cold together", and finally persuaded the two families to turn against him. The three families launched a joint raid, beheaded the arrogant Zhi Yao, and wiped out the Zhi family, which was once the most powerful family.

At the critical moment, Yu Rang reacted quickly and was able to escape to the mountains and forests in time to avoid the disaster, thus saving his life.

The employer's company collapsed. For Yu Rang, all he had to do was accept the reality and move on with his life. After all, Zhi Yao had brought this upon herself.

But Yu Rang could not get over this hurdle in his heart, especially when he heard that Zhao Wuxiu, the patriarch of the Zhao family, had made Zhi Yao's head into a wine vessel because he hated Zhi Yao so much, he was heartbroken and extremely angry. He decided to turn into an assassin and kill Zhao Wuxiu to repay Zhi Yao's kindness!
Yu Rang immediately changed his name and disguised himself as a convict. He sneaked into Zhao's house and did the job of cleaning the toilet.

People have three urgent needs, and the toilet is the most basic need. Not long after, Yu Rang waited for Zhao Wuxiu in the toilet.

However, Zhao Wuxiu had a keen sixth sense. He felt inexplicably uneasy when going to the toilet, so he ordered a thorough search, and as a result, Yu Rang was found hiding a weapon.

After some interrogation, Yu Rang openly admitted: "I came here to avenge my old master Zhi Yao!"

Zhao Wuxiu's men were furious and rushed forward to kill Yu Rang. However, Zhao Wuxiu shook his head and said, "Zhi Yao died without an heir, and his former retainers and retainers fled in all directions. But this man is still thinking of avenging him. He is a loyal man. Let him go. I will be careful in the future."

In this way, Yu Rang managed to survive after his assassination attempt failed. He was much luckier than Nie Zheng and others.

Logically speaking, Yu Rang had already carried out the assassination, and had repaid Zhi Yao for his kindness. Now, he had also received the favor of his enemy Zhao Wuxiu. He could have let go of the past and turned around to continue on his own path in life.

But Yu Rang is a stubborn person.

He pondered over and over again at home: The reason he was seen through by Zhao Wuxiu was mainly because he didn't pretend well enough and didn't put in enough effort.

In order to deceive Zhao Wuxiu, Yu Rang did not hesitate to paint his body, causing his skin to ulcerate and become unbearable to look at.

He swallowed burning charcoal to make his voice hoarse, and then went to the streets to beg for a living.

Yu Rang changed so much this time that even his wife didn't recognize him. Yu Rang thought this was a good time, so he began to ambush under the bridge that Zhao Wuxiu had to pass by, looking for an opportunity to assassinate him.

Yu Rang's abnormal behavior was discovered by a close friend. The friend covered his face and cried to Yu Rang, saying, "Why are you doing this? Even if you want to take revenge, you can just take advantage of Zhao Wuxiu's appreciation of you and become a retainer of the Zhao family. Then you can do whatever you want. Wouldn't revenge be easy? Why do you have to go far away and ruin your body, making the chance of revenge very small?"

Yu Rang shook his head and said, "If I became a retainer of the Zhao family, but had ulterior motives and tried to assassinate him, that would not be what a gentleman should do. Although what I am doing now is not easy to succeed, I still force myself to do it, in order to make the ministers with ulterior motives in the future feel ashamed."

The friend was amazed at Yu Rang's idea and could only turn around and leave with tears in his eyes.

After lying in ambush for a while, Yu Rang finally waited for Zhao Wuxiu to pass by the bridge. But before Yu Rang could make a move, Zhao Wuxiu's horse began to neigh wildly. Zhao Wuxiu became suspicious and sent people to search carefully, and captured Yu Rang again.

Zhao Wuxiu was completely furious this time and rebuked Yu Rang: "You were a retainer in the Fan and Zhonghang families. Later, they were destroyed by Zhi Yao, but you did not avenge them. Now that Zhi Yao is dead, why do you insist on avenging him?"

Yu Rang replied: "Fan and Zhonghang treated me like an ordinary retainer, but Zhi Yao treated me like a great scholar, so I want to repay him like a great scholar!"

Zhao Wuxiu was very moved, but this time he would never let Yu Rang go no matter what.

Yu Rang did not expect Zhao Wuxiu to release him. He said, "Today's assassination attempt failed. You can kill me or chop me up as you wish. But before I die, I have one request. I hope you can give me my clothes so that I can stab them with my sword. It will be my revenge. This way, I will have no regrets even if I die."

Zhao Wuxiu sighed and took off his clothes and threw them to Yu Rang. Yu Rang slashed at the clothes three times with his sword, saying, "Alas! A man dies for his confidant, a woman dresses for the man who pleases her, I will repay Zhi Yao!" He then slashed his neck with his sword, repaying Zhi Yao's kindness with his life. (End of this chapter)