The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 27: Yingji, Death
Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng strangely, but said nothing.

Gongsun Li looked at Gongsun Yu, not knowing whether she should accept it or not.

Gongsun Yu nodded slightly to her, and Gongsun Li accepted it: "Thank you, young master."

Ying Zheng smiled and said nothing more.

All good things must come to an end. After bidding farewell to Gongsun Yu and his party, Yan Dan also returned to the Zhi Palace under the guidance of his teacher.

Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng with a meaningful smile, which made Ying Zheng feel a little strange: "Mother, why are you looking at me like this?"

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "It's okay, I just feel that Zheng'er is getting bigger and bigger."

"Let's go back to our room. You must not go out again during this period of time, and you must go out less in the future."

"I know mother. Let's see how Zhao reacts first."

The outcome was just as Ying Zheng had expected.

As expected, King Xiaocheng of Zhao refused to admit that it was the people of Zhao who did it, and insisted that they were assassins sent by other countries to alienate the relationship between the two countries.

However, he still felt uneasy, after all, Zhao was in the wrong, so he increased the number of guards at the hostage house to fifty.

This time, shield soldiers and crossbowmen have been added. With such a protective force, ordinary masters will be killed if they come.

He also gave many daily necessities to appease Zhao Ji and her son.

Under pressure from the Qin court, King Xiaocheng of Zhao executed all the assassins in Handan and displayed their bodies to the public.

He strictly ordered that no one should harm the hostage, and repeatedly assured Qin that he would protect the hostage's safety in Zhao.

Yan Dan also sent more people to guard.

Afterwards, Zhao Ji gave Yan Dan a large sum of money to apologize, and Yan Dan was very happy.

After experiencing this incident, his relationship with Ying Zheng became even closer. After all, they had suffered the same disaster together.

Of course, King Xi of Yan also asked Zhao for an explanation, but King Xiaocheng of Zhao ignored him.

Many of these dozen assassins were from Handan.

Many of the people still had family members alive, and King Xiaocheng of Zhao's actions inevitably hurt the people's hearts.

As the rabbit died and the fox mourned, many people inevitably felt resentment towards King Zhao and even the Zhao court.

Anyway, Ying Zheng's life became better and better. King Zhao's operation was effective, and he never encountered any serious assassination attempts afterwards.

Ying Zheng still insisted on practicing martial arts and reading every day, without slacking off for a single day.

The days in Handan passed one by one, and before I knew it, two years had gone by.

Finally, the time came to the 251th year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin ( BC).

Every day of this year, Ying Zheng was waiting for that day to come.

It has been eight years since he came into this world. Today, Ying Zheng has grown up well, and is more than six feet tall, with a strong and well-proportioned body. (Calculated according to the Qin ruler, one foot is about 23.1 cm)

In the past eight years, he has grown from a hungry baby to the child he is today. The soul of an adult is trapped in this tiny body. This is a pain that ordinary people cannot imagine.

One can only use great perseverance to temper one's temperament and endure the loneliness of the seven emotions.

Only by going through the trials of solitude and improving one's abilities can one become a truly strong person.

Practice day after day to improve your body and mind.

Even after going through so much hardship, when time came to this year, Ying Zheng felt that time was passing much slower.

The puppy from two years ago has now grown up healthy and is running around lively in the yard. Zhao Ji named it "Xiao Huang", which is in line with Zhao Ji's naming style.

Time finally came to the autumn of this year.

A truly big piece of news spread throughout the world: King Zhaoxiang of Qin - Ying Ji, passed away!
The vassal states in the east of the Guandong region were celebrating and telling each other the news. The old man was finally gone!
Even in Qin, there were more happy people than sad people.

For the State of Qin, King Zhaoxiang of Qin certainly had far more merits than faults.

King Zhaoxiang of Qin reigned for fifty-six years and greatly expanded the territory of Qin. Every Qin citizen in Guanzhong had a title.

But all this was not without cost. During the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, there were wars every year.

Although the State of Zhao suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Changping, the people's livelihood in the State of Qin was also in decline by that year.

Although the country was prosperous, the people were suffering. The whole Qin State was devastated and in a state of depression. The Qin State had reached the point where it had to recuperate.

Even An Guojun, the new King of Qin, was both sad and happy at this time.

I am sad that my father passed away, but I am happy that my father finally passed away.

If you don't die soon, you will die soon.

In the past one or two years, An Guojun has felt that his health is getting worse and worse. Sometimes he really wonders whether he will die before his father and whether he will have a chance to become the King of Qin.
Fortunately, he was still stronger.

Naturally, Ying Zheng had no feelings for this great-grandfather whom he had never met in two lifetimes.

All the dangers he encountered in his childhood in both lives were caused by this great-grandfather.

It is understandable from the perspective of a monarch, but don't expect Ying Zheng to be sad about it.

When Ying Zheng heard the news, he couldn't help but clench his fists, and almost showed his joy on his face, even though he had cultivated the temperament he had for so many years.

Finally, finally, the time to return to Qin is finally approaching.

Once we return to Qin, we will be like a dragon swimming into the sea, with no more shackles.

as predicted.

An Guojun succeeded to the throne of Qin and made Lady Huayang the queen.

With Lady Huayang's full support, Zichu became the crown prince of Qin.

It was worth it that Zichu went to great lengths to become Lady Huayang’s adopted son.

And Ying Zheng naturally became the eldest son of the Crown Prince of Qin.

This identity is no longer the same as before.

In the eyes of the people of the world, this means that Ying Zheng may be the future King of Qin.

At Zichu's pleading, An Guojun, who became the King of Qin, sent envoys and delivered a letter, asking the King of Zhao to release Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng and return them to Qin. King Xiaocheng of Zhao hesitated again and again, but still dared not disobey.

Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng were allowed to return to their country, and Zhao sent troops to escort them back with courtesy.

King Xiaocheng of Zhao couldn't help but feel fortunate that he did not abuse the mother and son. He really left them a way out so that they could meet again in the future.

However, this year was not a good year for Yan Dan.

King Xi of Yan was also a ruthless character. Regardless of the fact that his son was in the enemy country, he suddenly sent troops to attack the State of Zhao this year.

It was a pity that he had great ambitions but little talent, and had no self-awareness. He refused to listen to good advice and insisted on attacking Zhao.

This is understandable. After all, the new king has just ascended the throne and has just secured his seat on the throne. He must demonstrate his abilities and find a soft persimmon to squeeze. If he can expand the territory, everyone will be happy.

It’s a pity that there is an old saying that King Xi of Yan must not have never heard: Don’t show your true ability easily, otherwise everyone will find out that you are really incompetent.

Although the State of Zhao suffered severe damage in the Battle of Changping, it only turned from a ferocious tiger into a sick tiger.

The State of Yan is just an old dog, yet it dares to stroke the tiger's whiskers.

Zhao still had top generals like Lian Po and Li Mu, but what did Yan have? A narrow-minded, greedy and incompetent villain prime minister?
As expected, Zhao State, with Lian Po as its general, easily defeated the Yan army.

Lian Po led his troops to chase the Yan army for 500 miles. The capital of Yan was surrounded, and Yan ceded five cities before negotiating peace.

The prime minister Li Fu, who provoked the war, was killed in the battle, and the entire Yan State became a laughing stock among the princes.

King Xi of Yan took the initiative to seek an alliance with the State of Zhao and gave King Zhao 500 gold as wine money, but he thought that the other side was weak.

He turned around and betrayed the alliance, was instigated by villains, became greedy, and refused to listen to loyal advice.

The point is, I haven't fought.

He was beaten up and lost five cities. It was a laughing stock. He wanted to show his face, but in the end, not only did he not show his face, but even his butt was exposed.

The State of Zhao had always looked down on the State of Yan, and now after what had happened, it looked down on it even more.

Fortunately, he looked down on the State of Yan and was unwilling to kill its hostage, otherwise Yan Dan would have surely died.

But Yan Dan’s days in Zhao State were really more difficult.

(End of this chapter)