The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 727: Golden Branch Mansion, Dragons Fight in Nine Regions

Seeing this, Ying Zheng laughed and hurriedly comforted them: "Father has prepared residences for you all in the Divine Capital. It is time for you to learn to be the masters of your own house. This does not mean that Father does not want you anymore. You can come back to the palace at any time."

Ying Zheng said, pretending to be worried: "Oh, what if Yue'er forgets about her father and mother once she leaves the palace and doesn't even know how to go home to see them? Oh, maybe she will forget about her father and mother completely once she has a lover."

"Hmph!" Yue'er pouted and let out a soft snort when she heard this.

She said coquettishly, "Father always bullies Yue'er. How could Yue'er forget Father and Mother?"

Ying Zheng laughed out loud. He had always been lenient towards these daughters, otherwise they would not dare to act so recklessly in front of him.

Ying Zheng was very busy with government affairs and was a government-obsessed person. He also knew that he had too little time to spend with his children, so he never treated them too harshly or put on airs like a monarch.

It would be too lonely and boring if they had no humanity towards their own children. In comparison, their mothers are stricter with their children.

But I will be stricter with my sons. After all, the expectations for sons and daughters are different.

Ying Zheng waved his hand, his eyes full of doting: "Okay, okay, go and have fun, and tell your mother too."

Yue'er nodded obediently and said softly, "Yes, Father, I will take my leave now. Father, please don't forget the agreement you made with me."

Ying Zheng smiled and nodded, then sighed softly after watching Yue'er leave.

Not only sons had to be sent out of the palace when they grew up, but daughters also had to move out of the palace when they grew up.

Although marriage is important, there is no need to force it. At least don't reject it. As a parent, you can't let your children resent you for the rest of their lives.

After all, there are many inconveniences in the palace. Leaving the palace to set up a separate residence can help them develop their ability to be the master of the house, and it is also more conducive to the children's socializing. When the children grow up, they should be given some freedom.

After all, the capital of gods is the capital of gods. It gathers many noble sons of the Qin Dynasty. You can meet more of them. As long as you don’t hate them and have some good impression of them, it will be enough.

Marriage should be a good thing, but if you force it, it will turn into a bad thing.

However, Ying Zheng frowned as he thought about Yue'er's abnormal behavior just now.

Yue'er is not a thoughtful child. The abnormality just now must be a lie.

If you have someone you like, there is nothing you can't tell them. Even if you are embarrassed to say it, you won't lie.

There's something going on here.

Ying Zheng made up his mind to ask Feiyan about this matter to see if she knew about it.

Then he sent an imperial edict to Ying Xin, asking her to inform the concubines, princes and princesses in the harem that the princes could leave the palace and set up their own residences at the age of fifteen, and must leave the palace at the age of sixteen at the latest, and the princesses would leave the palace when they reached adulthood at the age of sixteen.

At the same time, Ying Zheng issued an edict to confer titles on the eldest princess Ying Yi as Princess Duan Yi, the second princess Ying Hua as Princess Zhao Hua, the third princess Ying Jing as Princess Jing Shu, the fourth princess Ying Yan as Princess Jin Yu, and the fifth princess Ying Yue as Princess Ming Yue. They were to leave the palace and move to different residences on the same day.

In addition to the princess's mansion, Ying Zheng also rewarded his daughters with a lot of wealth and servants, so as not to let them suffer any injustice.

However, the richest one is Ying Yi. The medicine shops of Shendu Taoism and Yin-Yang School are all hers. They have all been officially transferred to her to cultivate her ability to manage the household.

Over the years, one can imagine how much wealth the monopoly of the medicine business has brought, which is already an astronomical figure.

Of course, the inner court is the one that really controls things, so it would be useless if Ying Yi relied on himself.

But I guess Ying Yi wouldn't take it too seriously, because she has never been short of money, or in other words, she has never been short of anything.

She is the eldest princess of the Qin Dynasty. She has been loved by the Queen Mother since she was a child. She is the favorite of Zhao Ji and the apple of the eye of Ying Zheng. She has everything she wants.

Money? What is money? She had no idea about money. Anyway, she had everything she needed. Everything was ready. If it belonged to Ying Zheng, it belonged to her. If she really wanted something, it was just a matter of a word.

The marbles she used for shooting birds were all half-inch East China Sea pearls. She had her own little private vault, and in the entire harem, only Mi Yun could compare with her.

At the same time, the news that the nine princes had entered various ministries to attend court sessions caused an undercurrent of unrest in the entire court.

Ying Zheng's distribution method caused his ministers to discuss it secretly, and no one was sure of the deeper meaning behind it.

Those who are really in high positions can still keep their composure. This is a matter concerning their life and property, so they cannot invest recklessly.

Even if they invested later, they could still have a say in the court due to their status and position.

Although the greatest merit is to save the emperor, the greatest achievement is to follow the emperor.

But if you make a mistake and the person investing is not a real dragon, then you are doomed.

For senior officials, as long as they are loyal to His Majesty and do what they are supposed to do, it is much better than meddling in other people's affairs.

Only those who hold low positions and have little power and want to take a chance by following the emperor's lead will place a bet immediately.

However, most of these people are insignificant and not enough to shake the overall situation. On the contrary, this will test the princes' ability to judge and control people.

It is normal to be betrayed by your subordinates many times.

From now on, the competition between the princes has truly begun.

Although it seems calm on the surface, there are actually undercurrents and swordplay everywhere.

All merits and demerits will determine Ying Zheng's final arrangements for them.

The curtain has officially opened on this drama of dragons fighting for the throne!
In June of the first year of Emperor Qin Shihuang's reign, Zou Shi called in the next leader of the Yin-Yang School.

In the secret room of Zou Shi's mansion, Zou Shi sighed and said slowly: "An Yun, I have kept you from showing your face for so many years and kept you behind the scenes. I really wronged you."

"Master, your words are serious. It's no big deal."

A clear and pleasant sound was heard, like the winding flow of a cold spring in a mountain stream, gently hitting the bluestone, revealing an ethereal and cold sound.

The person who spoke was actually a woman.

This is a gorgeous woman, especially her amber eyes, which sparkle like stars in the night sky, extremely beautiful and attractive.

Zou Shi sighed again, shook his head slightly, and said solemnly: "No one can see the fate of the world any longer. If you keep hiding, you won't have any chance."

"Your Majesty is truly the Son of Heaven, the true Son of Heaven. Don't even think about going against this Son of Heaven. No one in this world can go against the true Son of Heaven and still have a good ending."

"The Son of Heaven himself is the Mandate of Heaven."

The secret room fell into a long silence. After a long while, the woman, An Yun, slowly said, "Master also believed this before he died. The current emperor does have a destiny, but his original fate was too hard."

"Originally, we should have been able to control the world with our long-term strategy and to whip the world with our whips. Even if our power was so great, it would not last long."

"When this majesty is alive, everything will be in accordance with his will. But when this majesty leaves, the Qin State will perish, and someone else will take its place."

"But now, your majesty not only practices the way of power and hegemony, but also the way of benevolence, justice and forgiveness. He practices both kindness and power, and hegemony and hegemony go hand in hand. In today's world, all living beings praise him, and the people enjoy peace and security. The Great Qin has a sign of long-term prosperity."

"The world has been in chaos for hundreds of years. It is not easy to achieve peace now. The people want peace. No one can overthrow the Qin except your Majesty himself."

"and"

An Yun hesitated for a moment, her beautiful eyes wandering, and then continued, "Your Majesty's destiny seems to be even stronger, and I don't know why. Could it be that the Queen Mother Hou Tu has really come to earth to match your Majesty's destiny?"

"If it weren't for the great benevolence and love of the Queen Mother Hou Tu, who in this world could have persuaded such a tyrannical and tough Majesty to return to the path of benevolence and righteousness?"

Zou Shi smiled bitterly, the wrinkles on his face deepened a bit, and he shook his head: "At that time, I was just cooperating with Your Majesty. As for whether it is true or not, I don't know, but if Your Majesty thinks it is true, then it must be true."

"Now the whole world is building temples and erecting golden statues for Tzu Chi's Wen Guogong."

"Your Majesty has prepared to recruit 50,000 corvées to build a statue at the Longmen Gate of Yishui in Luoyang to worship the Qinghua Emperor and Hou Tu Niangniang."

"Your Majesty wants to carve the entire mountain into Hou Tu Niang Niang, and the faces are taken from your own and Tzu Chi Wen Guogong."

An Yun couldn't help but smack her lips when she heard this. Her beautiful eyes widened, and her pretty face, which was so beautiful that it was impossible to look at it directly, was full of shock. "This..."

"Your Majesty has always been frugal. Over the years, your Majesty's Wannian Jifu has only been built by more than 10,000 people. Now you are willing to summon 50,000 corvées to do this."

"Your Majesty is indeed..."

Zou Shi sighed, "Who says it's not true? Your Majesty really loves Duke Wen of Tzu Chi. Who doesn't know how favored the eldest princess is? This is all because of the love for the woman."

"Alas, man can conquer nature, and your majesty has done it."

"Now, Shendu, Zhongnan Mountain, Luoyang, Bianliang, Shuntian, and Yingtian are all building Five Emperors Temples. Only Longmen, not far from Luoyang, has built an additional temple dedicated to Qinghua Emperor and Hou Tu Niangniang. The meaning is very obvious."

An Yun couldn't help but said, "Then the Queen won't be happy." Women's thinking is indeed different from men's, so Zou Shi didn't associate this matter with anything.

Zou Shi was stunned, and after a moment of thought, he was still quite gloating. Because the Yin-Yang family sent too many people to the palace and they were from the Chu clan, they were never liked by Queen Ying Xin.

"It's no use being unhappy. The Queen can only be unhappy for a while about this matter."

Zou Shi sighed again, his expression becoming more solemn, and said: "Our Majesty has already achieved unprecedented martial arts. What he needs to do now is to make his civil administration unrivaled in the world."

"The current court system and etiquette are already perfect, and your majesty has absolute power."

"It also established a new writing system, unified various systems, and implemented it throughout the country."

"In the field of civil affairs, he successively published books on medicine, agriculture, engineering, and the calendar, and he is also compiling the national history."

"Not only that, in terms of belief in gods and ghosts, the world's beliefs have also been redefined, with the Five Emperors at the top and all the gods in the world. Your Majesty is already compiling a list of gods to be canonized, and all the sages will be canonized as gods."

"There is also a temple for sages, which is also under construction. Now, various schools of thought are vying for their own sages to be enshrined in the temple."

"Our Majesty has everything firmly in his hands. He has not used any coercive means, and everyone is willing to accept his orders."

Zou Shi looked up to the sky and sighed deeply, his eyes full of helplessness and emotion:
"The First Emperor, oh the First Emperor, your achievements surpass those of the Three Sovereigns, and your virtues surpass those of the Five Emperors."

"Don't think too much. Such a monarch is beyond human power."

"The Nine Cauldrons are in your Majesty's hands. Your Majesty has swept across the world. The treasure box that contains the secrets of the Blue Dragon and the Seven Stars is also in your Majesty's hands. Two years ago, the Six-Fingered Black Knight also presented the Phantom Sound Treasure Box to your Majesty."

"And now, Your Majesty has newly established the Imperial Seal, and the Emperor's Imperial Sword protects the country and the palace."

"Don't harbor any more illusions. Such illusions are too dangerous. It is not worth it to risk going against His Majesty for a legend that is so far away and whose authenticity cannot be confirmed."

An Yun nodded gently, and in her heart she agreed. Even without Zou Shi telling her, she didn't want to, and it was impossible for her to go against Ying Zheng.

She may hide, but the world situation is being closely watched, and she is not stupid.

(End of this chapter)