I am already immortal, why should I ascend to become an immortal?

Chapter 190: Zhao Ji is in agony; reward according to merit
"Why do you hate me so much?"

Being called a bastard by his own mother, even Jin Chan couldn't help but feel hatred and unwillingness.

He didn't understand why Zhao Ji was like this and why she hated him so much.

In Jin Chan's memory, although Zhao Ji's face was as beautiful as a pearl, her bright dark eyes always revealed an unspeakable resentment when she looked at him.

It was as if he was not her blood-related mother and son, but an uninvited guest standing in the way of her happiness.

Even after the death of the previous king, the resentment never diminished in the slightest, but instead became even stronger.

What made Jin Chan even more confused was that Zhao Ji was already the queen mother second only to the emperor of Qin, enjoying the highest courtesy and respect.

Even if she and Ying Qi succeeded in rebelling and usurping the throne, she would make the unborn baby the King of Qin.

Her identity and status will not change because of this.

"Resentment? I wish I could eat your flesh, dig out your bones, and kill you, you bastard, with my own hands!"

At this time, Zhao Ji seemed to have fallen into some kind of madness.

Even though she was blind, she still used her remaining strength to wave her hands vigorously, trying to tear her own son to pieces.

Zhao Ji, who was once known as the Pearl of the Central Plains and the most beautiful woman in the world, now looked like a hungry jackal, with a ferocious and ugly face.

Seeing his mother like this, Jin Chan felt mixed emotions.

A sense of desolation and brokenness emerged from my heart.

"Haha, Ying Chu, you damned beast are here too! Are you going to kill me together with your bastard son?"

When Jin Chan heard Zhao Ji suddenly call out her father's name, he was stunned for a moment.

Then he subconsciously turned his head and looked around, the room was still empty.

"Come on, do it. I should have died more than 20 years ago. I'm not afraid of you. I'm not afraid of you at all! Haha, you know, I slept with countless men after you died. I just want to let the whole Qin know what kind of bitch you married. I want you to die in peace. I want to ruin your reputation. I want..."

Zhao Ji's voice went from excited to slightly trembling.

Even at the end of her speech, her voice became smaller and smaller, her hands were clasped across her chest, and her whole body was shaking with fear.

The vital energy and blood were almost drained away, and the pupils of the cloudy eyes gradually dilated.

The body has become cold and cold.

There was a whoosh sound of breathing, and there was almost only exhalation, no inhalation.

The dry lips looked like they were covered with a layer of white frost.

"Qi, are you here to pick me and the child up?"

Sudden.

Zhao Ji seemed to have a last glimmer of life, and her face showed the same sweet smile as more than 20 years ago.

But just as the corners of her mouth rose, her raised hand fell down weakly.

I had exhausted all my strength and even breathing became difficult to do.

With her eyelids drooping, Zhao Ji calmly waited for death to come.

"Let her die?"

Jin Chan raised his neck and stared at the dark beams in a daze.

suck~
Call ~
After a breath, "I just want to understand what she just said!"

In Zhao Ji's words just now, she mentioned Qin's former king Ying Chu, which inevitably makes people suspicious.

After saying that, Jin Chan pulled out the fish belly and cut his wrist without hesitation.

Then he dripped fresh blood along Zhao Ji's lips.

I fed him like this for a quarter of an hour.

Only after Zhao Ji's face turned slightly red did the golden cicada stop.

"Sew it up for me!"

Then Jin Chan slapped Qingtan, causing it to stretch out several silk-thin tentacles that slowly sewed up the wound on Zhao Ji's stomach.

And at this time outside the bedroom.

"After all, the person inside is the king's biological mother. Has the general been in there for a little too long?"

Zi'an asked Li Xin.

"The king has instructed that everything shall be subject to the general's arrangements."

Li Xin, who never questioned Ying Lou's orders, made his position clear in just one sentence.

"What are you thinking about? I'm afraid something might happen to the general. I'm worried, okay?"

"I didn't say anything!"

After the battle of Yongcheng, Jin Chan not only gained considerable prestige in the army, but even the two Qin generals, Li Xin and Zi'an, admired him.

This feeling has nothing to do with Ying Lou's appointment. It is purely earned by Jin Chan through his own strength. It is the glory that belongs to Jin Chan's body.

"Hey, Xuanzi, why are you so sad? We won the fight, not lost. Come on, smile!"

Seeing that Mu Xuanzi looked worried, Zi'an put his arm around his shoulders.

"Brother Zi'an, I'm here for other things. I'm naturally happy that we won."

Mu Xuanzi's military life in the past few days has made Zi'an and Li Xin get along very well with this simple-minded guy.

He even remembered to invite them to join him when drinking and eating meat.

"Brother Xuanzi, you defeated that evil Taoist all by yourself this time. You will definitely be rewarded when you return to Xianyang. Why don't you come to my camp? Then we can conquer the world for Qin together and kill those three bastards from Chu, Tang, and Qi at Hangu Pass."

However, as soon as Zi'an said this, he remembered that Yuetan Mountain was within the territory of Chu State, and Mu Xuanzi was also a native of Chu State.

"It's okay. Once you enter the Dao sect, you will have no worldly concerns. Besides, I'm not from Chu. I was brought back to the sect by Master when he traveled around the world."

Mu Xuanzi saw the embarrassment on Zi'an's face and spoke quickly.

"Haha, that's good, it's settled. When I return to Xianyang, I will personally ask the king for the person."

Zi'an doesn't want to miss the opportunity to find a good helper who is both honest and skilled in Taoism.

"Stop chatting, the general is coming out!"

Li Xin on the side suddenly interrupted their conversation.

A creak.

The door to the bedroom slowly opened.

Jin Chan was seen holding the unconscious Zhao Ji in his arms and walking out.

Although Zhao Ji, who was nestled in Jin Chan's arms, was no longer in danger of death, she was still in a coma because she had exhausted all her strength.

"Let's go find a carriage and get a few maids from Yongcheng to follow and take care of us. After we have a night's rest, we will set out for Xianyang tomorrow!"

"By the way, let's burn this place down and no one is allowed to enter!"

Pointing to the bedroom behind him, Jin Chan gave his instructions and then went to the city wall of Yongcheng alone with a pot of wine.

Zhao Ji's words just now made his thoughts a little confused.

Jin Chan vaguely wondered if something had happened before he was born, which caused Zhao Ji to become what she is now.

"Ugh!"

After drinking a pot of strong liquor and feeling the warmth in his throat and stomach, Jin Chan sat on the ground, looking at the flames rising high in the distance, and sighed slightly.

My intuition told me that perhaps my actions tonight were not wise.

If Zhao Ji was killed just now, and all the charges were put on Ying Qi and the old Taoist priest, then Zhao Ji would still be the Queen Mother of Qin, and all the rumors would be slowly forgotten with her death.

However, when Jin Chan saw Zhao Ji was about to die, his heart softened.

The night passed quickly.

The Yongcheng army was divided into groups of ten, looking after each other and following the center of the Qin army, heading towards Xianyang together.

Everything went smoothly on the rest of the journey.

Except for the third day, when Zhao Ji woke up, she screamed like a madman and even the maid who served her had one ear bitten off.

This also forced Jin Chan to distance her carriage from the team and travel alone ten miles away.

And Xianyang received the battle report.

The first thing they did was to prepare for rewards and honors.

Even the civil and military officials in the court became interested in Jin Chan, the man who suddenly appeared in Qin State, and they all wanted to see this young hero with their own eyes.

On the other side, urgent news came from Hangu Pass.

On the day when Ying Lou donated the national fortune, heavy snow fell three hundred miles outside Hangu Pass, and there was even heavy rain.

This kind of rain and snow situation was the first time it occurred, which resulted in hundreds of miles of plains being completely covered with ice.

Although the military camps of Chu and Qi were not affected by the rain and snow, the sudden drop in temperature still affected them.

In addition to this news, it is rumored that Xiang Yu, the grandson of Xiang Yan, the young man who commanded the Central Plains' unique weapons, Lan Jing Chariot and Deng Lou, has also returned to the army and become a general of the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops.

He had only one goal, which was to break through Hangu Pass, then march to Xianyang City and personally chop off the heads of Bai Qi and Ying Lou.

If it weren't for the rain and snow, the damaged Hangu Pass would have been completely destroyed by Xiang Yu's ascent to the tower.

"Thankfully, we donated our national fortune. If it had been one day later, Hangu Pass would have been lost and the Qin Empire would have been in danger!"

Seven days later, the army that was attacking Yongcheng had arrived at Xianyang City.

Inside the Qilin Hall, Ying Lou, who was sitting on the Black Water Dragon Chair, looked at the battle report in his hand and let out a long sigh.

Although he only met Xiang Yu once, the young man left a deep impression on him.

Although he is bold and uninhibited, full of youthful vigor, he is endowed with natural strength and has the bearing of a great general.

If he had not died within ten years, he would have had a place among the four famous generals of Central Plains sooner or later.

"Your Majesty, this is the list of meritorious service and rewards, please have a look!"

Li Si, who was the Minister of Justice and also the Imperial Physician, held the list of rewards in his hand, bent down and spoke to Ying Lou on the stage.

"No need to be polite!"

After Ying Lou nodded, Zhao Gao took the list and handed it over.

If nothing unexpected happens, Jin Chan should be the chief contributor to this expedition against Yongcheng, followed by Mu Xuanzi, and then Li Xin and Zi'an.

As for the trial of Zhao Ji and the Yongcheng army, although Ying Lou did not mention it, he had already made up his mind.

When he opened the list, he found that the contents were almost the same as Ying Lou had guessed.

But something unexpected happened when I saw the last two lines.

"The Yongcheng army, behead 50,000 of them, and the rest will be dismissed from the army. The three clans will be removed from the Qin register, and all will be escorted to Mount Li to build the royal mausoleum. On the day of completion, all will be buried in the royal mausoleum!"

"Zhao Ji, announce to the world the crimes of adultery and rebellion, and then execute her with poison!"

After reading about the punishment of the Yongcheng army and Zhao Ji, Ying Lou narrowed his eyes and looked up at Li Si below.

"Li Si, did you write this?"

"My Lord, some of the contents are determined by me according to Qin Law!"

Li Si lowered his head and replied.

part?

It is not difficult to hear the implication of Li Si's words, that the crime concerning the Yongcheng army and Zhao Ji was committed by someone else.

"Who else was involved in this besides you?"

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister discussed this with me last night."

really.

In the court today, only Lu Buwei dared to sentence the mother of the King of Qin to death by poison.

"Prime Minister, the Yongcheng Army has a total of 150,000 soldiers. Although they are not the elite of our Great Qin, if they are trained now, they can go to the battlefield when the national fortune at Hangu Pass disappears. Now that the Three Kingdoms are attacking Qin, it is the right time to use troops. I have decided to pardon all of them and reward them according to Qin law."

Ying Lou put down the list in his hand and spoke to Lu Buwei.

There was no intention of negotiation in the words.

"Your Majesty, if you are merciful to the rebels, then everyone in our Great Qin will be able to rebel!"

"The royal mausoleum, which has been under construction for hundreds of years, is now 80% complete. Now is the time to use manpower. As long as these hundreds of thousands of people participate in the construction, it can be completed ahead of schedule within 20 years."

Lu Buwei walked out of the line of ministers, stood in the center of the hall, then bent down and replied to Ying Lou.

"All the rebels with more than a thousand men have been executed, and Ying Qi has also been executed. This is enough to tell the world the fate of those who betray the Qin Dynasty."

"As for the matter of the royal mausoleum, although it is a hundred-year plan of our Great Qin, but now the Three Kingdoms are attacking Qin, instead of letting these soldiers build a dispensable mausoleum, why not let them contribute to the country? I have already made up my mind and there is no need to say more!"

Ying Lou slammed the table in front of him.

With a bang, all the officials were frightened and fell to their knees.

"Your Majesty, calm down. The Prime Minister is also considering the interests of the Qin Empire."

Everyone shouted in unison.

"Today we will only judge by merit, not punishment!"

After Ying Lou snorted coldly, he sat back on the Black Water Dragon Chair.

Lu Buwei, who was standing in the center of the Qilin Hall, slowly raised his head and looked upward, and then he stopped talking.

Although he didn't know what Lu Buwei's real intention was, Ying Lou knew in his heart that this guy would never do these things for no reason, and he must have other intentions.

As for what the purpose was, Ying Lou was not clear at this time.

"Your Majesty, the heroes who suppressed the rebellion in Yongcheng are waiting outside the palace. Would you like to summon them?"

Zhao Gao took a few steps forward and whispered in her ear.

"Summon!"

After the short farce ended, as Ying Lou's order was issued, Zhao Gao shouted loudly outside the palace: "Call Li Xin, Zi An, Jin Chan, and Mu Xuanzi into the palace!"

At this moment, all the civil and military officials, including Lu Buwei himself, turned their heads and looked towards the door.

Li Xin and Zi'an did not find anything surprising, but the only thing that interested them was the golden cicada that suddenly appeared.

Da da da
The combat boots made a crisp sound when they stepped on the floor tiles.

I saw three figures walking towards the hall in a line with their heads held high and their chests puffed out.

"Why are there only three? Jin Chan and Mu Xuan Zi, who on earth are so bold as to not come?"

Because everyone in the court knew Li Xin and Zi'an, they were curious whether Jin Chan didn't come or Mu Xuanzi didn't come.

But no matter who it is, this is too much of a face!

Today the King of Qin is rewarding people for their merits. What an honor it is! Yet you don’t even want to see him when you have this opportunity to bring honor to your family.

Even if my legs are broken, I have to crawl over here!

(End of this chapter)