The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 103: Official Succession, the First Year of Qin Wangzheng
It was already late at night after a day of government affairs. Ying Zheng returned to Lanchi Palace. Even with his energy, he couldn't help feeling a little tired, not physically, but mainly mentally.

It was also during this period of time that Ying Zheng realized how exhausting it was to govern a large country. It was easy to be a foolish ruler, but it was not easy to be a wise or even a sage ruler.

What Lao Tzu said is the eternal truth that governing a large country is like cooking a small fish.

If the fire is too big, it will burn; if it is too little, it will ruin things; if the fire is too small, it will not work; if the temperature is not high enough, things will be difficult to accomplish.

Too much salt is not good, it is too heavy and difficult to bear; too little salt is not good, it is too light and does not relieve fatigue.

I can only say it’s not easy.

The most fundamental task of being a boss is to make the cake and divide the cake. Dividing the cake is even more important than making the cake. It is not easy.

Fortunately, if it is really difficult to divide the pieces, you can kill people. It will be easier to divide the pieces if you kill a few of them.

Still the same as before, Jingwei was kneeling on the couch, Ying Zheng was lying on her legs, Jingwei used her slender fingers to massage Ying Zheng's head to soothe his mind, Li Wu was kneading Ying Zheng's calves.

At this time, someone came to report from Ganquan Palace, and the empress dowager was frightened and unable to sleep.

Ying Zheng quickly got up, put on his clothes with the help of Chunhua Qiushi, and hurried to Ganquan Palace.

Since Zichu's death, Zhao Ji has been extremely sad and unable to sleep at night. She can only rest with the tranquilizers prescribed by Nian Duan. Ying Zheng has been too busy recently and has neglected sleep and food. Not to mention accompanying Zhao Ji, he hasn't even had dinner with Zhao Ji every day for a long time. During this period, he has been eating directly in Zhangtai Palace and even sleeping directly in Zhangtai Palace.

Ying Zheng didn't have much time to accompany Zhao Ji every day. Zhao Ji knew that Ying Zheng was busy, so she never disturbed him. She just asked Nian Duan to prescribe more medicine. However, relying on medicine for a long time is not a good thing, and she is afraid of drug dependence.

Nian Duan has been slowly reducing the amount of medication he takes, hoping that Zhao Ji can get over time to ease her mood. However, this is easier said than done. Today, Zhao Ji had trouble falling asleep and was experiencing heart palpitations. Geng Ying was at a loss and hurriedly sent a maid to ask Ying Zheng to come over.

Ying Zheng hurried to Ganquan Palace, and Dahuang ran to meet him. Ying Zheng did not have time to pay attention to it. Without waiting for anyone to report, he hurried into the bedroom, only to see Zhao Ji lying on the couch, looking haggard and pale. He hurriedly stepped forward and held Zhao Ji's hand, putting their palms together and using his innate internal Qi to regulate his breath.

Zhao Ji was delighted to see Ying Zheng coming. She smiled and said, "Zheng'er, why are you here? Mother has nothing to do. It's so late. You've been very tired recently. Go back and rest."

While treating Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng smiled and said, "I haven't had much to do lately, so I've been quite free. I came to see you, mother. It's my fault. I've been busy with state affairs and haven't been able to spend enough time with you."

Zhao Ji shook her head and said, "Nonsense, it's so late and you haven't slept yet. How can you have time? Mother is fine. Don't waste your time. Go back and rest. Mother will drink another dose of medicine in a while. Master Nian Duan's medicine is still effective."

Ying Zheng felt that Zhao Ji had calmed down, so he was relieved. He put away his power, helped Zhao Ji tidy up her messy hair, and said with a smile: "It's not okay to take medicine all the time, mother, relax, Zheng'er is here, Zheng'er will always be by your side, and I am here, there is nothing to worry about."

"Starting tomorrow, Zheng'er will come to accompany you whenever he has time. You should also go out more often. Xianyang Palace is big. Don't stay in Ganquan Palace all day. Zheng'er doesn't like the way you look now. You are not pretty anymore. Zheng'er will be happy only if you take good care of yourself."

Zhao Ji sighed: "My mother is old, of course she is not beautiful anymore."

Ying Zheng pretended to be displeased: "No, mother is the most beautiful in the world, how can you be old? It's just that you have been thinking too much about random things recently."

Ying Zheng held Zhao Ji's hands and said gently, "There are still many good days ahead. Zheng'er is already the king, and you, the queen mother, should also enjoy the happy life of the queen mother. Open your heart and welcome the future."

Zhao Ji nodded slightly.

With Ying Zheng's comfort and staying by her side, Zhao Ji finally fell asleep after a long time. After a long time had passed since Zhao Ji fell asleep, Ying Zheng saw that she was indeed sleeping soundly, so he went back to Lan Chi to sleep.

In the following days, Ying Zheng tried his best to find time to spend more time with Zhao Ji. Sure enough, with Ying Zheng's company, Zhao Ji quickly recovered her spirits.

Before they knew it, a year of mourning was over, and it was time for Ying Zheng to truly ascend the throne. All the countries in the world sent envoys, and the Qiang tribes in the west and the Wu tribe in Shu also sent envoys with valuable gifts to congratulate him.

On the first day of June in 246 BC, Ying Zheng officially held a succession ceremony in Qinian Palace, officially offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, becoming the 31st Qin monarch since Duke Xiang, and also the last Qin king. This was the first year of Qin Wang Zheng. Since Ying Zheng, there has only been one most honorable title in the land of Kyushu.

The river of time flowed towards an unknown direction on this day. On the same day, Ying Zheng ascended the throne, and the Qin Dynasty was peaceful without any chaos.

At the same time, on this night, while Ying Zheng was sleeping, a huge black dragon circled around the entire Xianyang city and suddenly attached itself to Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng woke up suddenly, and for a moment it seemed that he did not notice anything.

In Zhangtai Palace, the first grand court meeting after Ying Zheng officially ascended the throne was held. Ying Zheng was dressed in black clothes and purple skirt, and wore a black bird nine-tassel crown on his head. He sat on a high seat, and all the civil and military officials of the Qin Dynasty gathered in the hall in front of him.

All the ministers bowed down in unison, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed with long life and good health."

After shouting three times in succession, Ying Zheng looked at his kneeling ministers with a smile on his face.

He said slowly: "Everyone, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Please take your seats, everyone."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All the ministers stood up and took their seats.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "In the past year, the Great Qin was in crisis, and I relied on your assistance. Now that I have succeeded to the throne, I would like to thank you all. I hope you will continue to work hard and build the Great Qin together."

All the ministers stood up and bowed again: "We are all honored by the king's great fortune. We will do our best to serve the king."

Ying Zheng nodded: "Please take a seat, my lords."

Next, Ying Zheng granted amnesty to the entire nation, generously rewarded the civil and military officials in the court and a number of royal family relatives, in order to calm the hearts of the people at all levels, and also allow the common people to relax.

All the ministers thanked him one after another, and Ying Zheng continued:

"My greatest wish in life is to unite the world and bring peace to the people. If I can achieve this wish, I will pacify the six kingdoms."

"To pacify the six kingdoms, we need talented people. Although the Qin Dynasty is full of talented people, it is still not enough to control the vast nine states. I want to issue a call for talented people to the world. What do you think?"

As the head of all officials, Lü Buwei was the first to speak: "I second the proposal. In any fight for the world, talented people must be the first priority."

All the ministers seconded the proposal, and Ying Zheng nodded: "In this case, this matter will be handed over to Prime Minister Lu."

"The minister obeys the order."

"Besides, when I ascended the throne, the other countries only sent envoys to congratulate me. Why didn't the King of Han come to pay homage?"

"The King of Han has been subject to the Qin since King Zhaoxiang. Now that I have succeeded to the throne, the King of Han dared not come to celebrate in person. Last year, he dared to join the Wei coalition to attack Qin. Is this the way of a minister?"

"Prime Minister Cai, send an envoy to Han and ask the King of Han to give an explanation to the Qin Dynasty."

"The minister obeys the order."

　(The timeline of the plots about Korea in Qin's Moon and Legend of Qin is messy. My principle is to be logical and at least explain it clearly, so follow the setting of the book. I will try my best to make the plot perfect. I hope you understand. Thank you.)
　　
　
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