The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 805 Overseas Enfeoffment (Part )

Ying Zheng had long been mentally prepared that his sons would die in a foreign land for various reasons. After all, enfeoffment overseas was a high-risk thing. But he was still very sad when he received the news.

The environment in the wilderness is harsh, and the climate is very different from that in the Central Plains. It is far less livable than the Divine Capital. The harsh climate can easily cause immigrants from the Central Plains to become sick.

Moreover, local medical resources are scarce and it is difficult to find a miracle doctor. Once you suffer from an acute illness, you cannot withstand the fatigue of traveling, and even if you want to return to God for treatment, you cannot get it and can only leave it to fate.

Over the years, none of his many children died young; even those who were weak and sickly grew up safely in Shendu.

This is because the Divine Capital gathers the world's top medical doctors and alchemists, and with the help of Ying Zheng's own cultivation, all the children can grow up safely.

Now, Qianzhong is his first child to die, and the child was only thirty-two years old, in the prime of life. It was truly a premature death.

Ying Zheng was an emperor, but he was also a father.

That was his own son whom he had watched grow up from a cradle, and from a babbling to a handsome young man!

How could he not be sad?
If he were in the capital, he would never have died so young.

Before his death, the child never expressed any resentment towards his father, the court, or his own fate.

The last tearful letter he left behind only expressed his unfilial behavior and said that he could no longer serve his parents or share his father's worries.

Moreover, because he lived in a wild land with harsh conditions, his eldest son died young, and his second son was still young and had just begun to understand things, so he was unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility of being the king of Yiming.

When Ying Zheng saw the letter, he could not suppress his grief. He had the deepest expectations and feelings for his oldest children, the sons who had grown up before he became emperor.

His fifth son was the most caring and filial, humble and polite, and had outstanding abilities, but now he has died young.

Ying Zheng suppressed his grief and ordered the recall of Qianzhong's second son, changing his title to Prince of Shou. He brought him to Shendu to be raised by himself, nurtured him on his knees, and gave him the best care and education.

At the same time, another minister with rich administrative experience was sent as the general manager to Yiming State to temporarily take charge of the affairs of Yiming State. He would become the vassal of Yiming State after Prince Shou came of age.

However, the tragedy did not end there.

Chunhua's only son died young, and the pain of losing her child almost completely destroyed her. She could not control her grief, cried day and night, was seriously ill, had no desire to live, and no longer had any attachment to the world.

However, within half a year, she also passed away with her son, dying in the 18th year of Emperor Qin Shihuang's reign.

The matter of life and death, this is just the beginning.

In the 21st year of Emperor Qin Shihuang, after 35 years and countless financial and material resources, Ying Zheng's Eternal Auspicious Temple was finally completed. The huge underground palace and complex formations were also completed.

After Xuannv personally checked and arranged the formation and confirmed that it was activated correctly and could effectively freeze and preserve the mortal body, Ying Zheng decided to start the most important step.

Ying Zheng didn't dare wait until the last moment to send important people in to sleep, as that would be too risky.

After secret discussions, his mother, his beloved Queen Mother Zhao Ji, became the first person to enter this eternal mausoleum and fall into deep sleep in the ice.

In the 21st year of Emperor Qin Shihuang's reign, Empress Dowager Zhao Ji died.

The whole country was in mourning, and the whole court and the people were in mourning. Ying Zheng held a state funeral for Zhao Ji and buried her with the rites of an emperor, which put a perfect end to Zhao Ji's mortal life.

At the same time, the First Emperor set a precedent and broke the convention by giving a posthumous title to the Empress Dowager.

It is also a very long and highly respected posthumous title.

Posthumous title: Empress Dowager Huirou, Holy Mother, Zhaoxianyi, Dediligence, Respectful, Wise and Zhe.

In fact, he was not buried, but was secretly sent to the auspicious soil of Ying Zheng for eternity, sealed with the Nine Netherworlds Mysterious Ice of Kunlun, and slept in the deepest and safest underground palace of the emperor's mausoleum, with his body nourished by the energy of the earth veins, quietly waiting for the arrival of the era when the vitality of heaven and earth will revive.

In the 25th year of Emperor Qin Shihuang's reign, Duke Wen of Ciji, Nianduan, passed away.

The whole country was in grief, and the people spontaneously mourned for this kind-hearted duke who had saved countless lives.

Ying Zheng was extremely grief-stricken and allowed the burial of the woman he loved deeply with the rites of an emperor, and openly buried her directly in the imperial mausoleum.

The posthumous title was: Duke of Zhaode, who is extremely benevolent, beneficial to the world and helps the people.

In fact, Nian Duan was the same as Zhao Ji. After entering the imperial mausoleum, she was frozen in the Nine Nether Mysterious Ice and fell asleep deep in the underground palace, waiting for future opportunities.

His hereditary title of Duke Wen of Ciji was bestowed by Emperor Ying Zheng on Wei Zhuang and Ying Yi's second son, Wei Lang.

Since Nian Duan was born in a poor family and had no surname or clan name, there was no need for Wei Lang to change his surname. He only needed to inherit the title and offer sacrifices.

Wei Zhuang worked hard all his life to become a marquis, but in the end his title was not as high as his son's. At this time, the battle for the crown prince of the empire has entered a fierce stage, and the brotherly relationship between the older princes has now disappeared.

Many princes who had not yet been enfeoffed also joined their brothers, took sides and formed cliques, and were basically busy.

Each of them formed alliances with ministers within the family and vassal kings outside, and the internal fights between brothers were more brutal than each other.

The first to clearly express his intention to withdraw from the power struggle and take the initiative to leave was Xian Jun Wang Dayou, the son of Ying Zheng and Nian Duan, who was known throughout the world for his kindness.

He was not eliminated, mainly because he was kind-hearted and really didn't want to get involved in this kind of fratricidal fighting.

He had never had a serious idea of ​​competing for the throne at the beginning. After Nian Duan's "death", he became even more indifferent to the power struggles in the mortal world. He was even more disgusted by the fact that brothers killed each other for power. He was really disgusted by the intrigues and deceptions.

Therefore, he secretly found Ying Zheng and frankly told him that he would give up the fight for the position of crown prince.

Ying Zheng understood his son's character and knew that he was not the kind of person who would fight for power, so he did not force him to participate.

Then he was named King of Jiaodong, and the wealthy but strategically important Jiaodong County was given to him as his fiefdom to keep him away from the vortex of power.

After all, Qi was too far away from the capital of gods, and it was too easy to annex Qi back then, so there were too many abstract things left.

In recent years, Ying Zheng has toured several times and killed a lot of people in Qi, but it is only a temporary solution. He needs a trustworthy and capable son to guard the place for a long time.

That place now connects the sea routes to the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago. It has an important strategic location, and now we must send a suitable son to keep an eye on it.

During the 30 years of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's reign, after a long period of observation and weighing, Ying Zheng finally appointed his eldest son Zi Du, who was calm, thoughtful, resourceful and capable, as the crown prince. He officially entered the East Palace and became the heir to the empire.

Mi Yun was completely disheartened and asked to sleep in the imperial mausoleum.

At the same time, Prince Lian Fusu, Prince Xin Tianming, Prince Yi Yude, and Prince Hui Yunxu, were unwilling to be under him, and requested to go out to expand the territory.

For more than 30 years, they have been forming cliques in the government and engaging in self-interest, with numerous followers and extensive influence.

Now that their fight for the throne has failed, they are all terrified when facing the terrifying Crown Prince who is no longer pretending.

They could not rebel, as that would mean death. They were unwilling to be under Zi Du, and were also worried about being purged in the future, so they had no choice but to leave.

Instead of waiting quietly for death, it is better to go out and expand the territory, find another way, and build a foundation outside. Later generations may not have the opportunity to take back everything they lost today!
Ying Zheng naturally didn't want the brothers to kill each other, and he didn't want it to cause unrest in the empire.

They also don't want so many of their talented officials and brave generals to die in vain in civil strife, or to live a mediocre life with lofty ambitions.

He then supported them in going out to expand the territory and entrusted them with the heavy task of expanding the empire. They were all promoted to princes and given a large amount of resources.

Although the four brothers had been rivals in the fight for the crown prince before, they now sympathized with each other because of their common destiny and goals. They temporarily stopped fighting among themselves, but united as one and headed towards the distant and rich Sindhu region to establish their own dynasty.

At this time, the Maurya Empire had already fallen into disintegration, providing an excellent opportunity.

With the passing of the great emperor Ashoka and the cowardly and incompetent ruler who succeeded him, this once powerful empire had lost its former glory due to internal strife in just over thirty years.

The entire dynasty was in turmoil, with warlords dividing the country and the country falling apart. It was only one step away from its complete end.

Now is the best time to attack. On the one hand, the chaos within them has reached a point where it cannot be alleviated, and it is difficult for them to unite even when facing external enemies.

Secondly, through trade exchanges and early infiltrations into Yunnan and Annan over the years, the Qin Dynasty had already figured out the specific situation of the Maurya Empire and was well aware of its strengths and weaknesses, and the land route had already been opened.

Now the four of Fusu, each led their capable ministers, brave generals, two to three thousand trusted elite soldiers, three to four thousand immigrants recruited from Shenzhou, and the four mechanical giants that Ying Zheng specially gave to his four sons out of concern for them, and they all attacked the land of Sindhu in a mighty force.

After they reached the land of Sindhu, they immediately slapped their thighs in anger, lamenting that they were really late and should have come earlier!

How can I describe this place? It's so easy to fight and so easy to rule!

The land is fertile, the climate is suitable, the products are abundant, the population is large, and the civilization is also remarkable, but it is not good in governance and military!

It is not on the same level as the internal circulation in Shenzhou. It cannot be said that the combat effectiveness, willpower and organization here do not exist, but they are better than nothing and cannot be easily defeated.

Although they looked like a large number of people, they actually collapsed at the first sign of trouble and dispersed without even fighting. They were a complete mob.

There are very few people who can withstand a wave of bow and crossbow fire without retreating, and they are considered the elite in this area.

Moreover, the life of the lower class people here is really miserable. The caste system is strictly hierarchical and it is pure slavery. The vast majority of the lower class people are so miserable that they are not considered human beings at all.

(End of this chapter)