The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 98 Jinyang Rebellion
In an instant, cries were heard everywhere, and the sound slowly spread from Lanchi Palace to the whole Xianyang.

Ying Zheng did not have much time to cry and grieve. Amidst all this chaos, Ying Zheng succeeded to the throne as King of Qin.

The war had just ended, the crisis had just been resolved, and the ruler of a country passed away at this time. There were too many things that Ying Zheng needed to do.

Now the importance of reputation is reflected. At this moment, Ying Zheng directly succeeded to the throne and ruled the country. No one opposed it, and many people applauded. Now Ying Zheng is extremely grateful that his father had awakened him. If he had not hyped up his reputation over the past few years, he would definitely not be able to control the court now.

Although Zichu had done his best to pave the way for Ying Zheng during his lifetime, if Ying Zheng himself could not convince others, it would be difficult for him to control power at this age.

Before his death, Zichu paved the way for Ying Zheng, with Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei checking each other and helping Ying Zheng through his growth period. However, Zhao Ji was too smart to check Lu Buwei, and
Lu Buwei held all the power in his hands, fortunately he had the support of Queen Dowager Huayang and Queen Dowager Xia. Ying Zheng had no choice but to marry a noblewoman from the Chu clan early on to use the power of the Chu clan to check and balance Lu Buwei and maintain the balance in the court.

However, Queen Dowager Xia had little power outside the court and could only provide psychological comfort and care. As for Queen Dowager Huayang, although she also strongly supported Ying Zheng, it was for the Qin royal family and she had her own thoughts. The fact that Changping Jun became the prime minister was proof of this.

But now the situation is much better. Zichu divided the position of prime minister into three, and the three of them check and balance each other. Moreover, none of them have other thoughts at the moment, so it can be said that they are like one arm under one's command. They are all great talents of the time and can handle all affairs with ease. This has greatly reduced the political pressure on Ying Zheng, allowing him to focus on personnel adjustments.

Ying Zheng immediately promoted Wang Ben Mengwu to take charge of the capital's army, imposed martial law throughout the city, and disbanded the original imperial guards. He sent his own Prince's Guards to serve as middle-level and grassroots officers. After a thorough reorganization, Zhong Cang was in charge of the imperial guards, and Yan Jin was quickly promoted to Weiwei. The original Prince's Guard of Honor was merged into the Yingmi Guard, and renamed Xuanyu Guard, which was managed by Yan Jin. Chang Lu and Qingqin were no longer just in charge of paper and book sales, but were arranged into the inner palace.

In addition, his trusted associates in recent years have also been placed in the court to serve as deputies to important officials, and he will wait for an opportunity to decide their positions in the future.

Originally, Ying Zheng wanted to reform the official system. The current official system is still not perfect, and the powers are not sufficiently checked and balanced. However, after thinking about it, he decided not to rush. It is barely enough now, and the court can be controlled. If it is decided now, it will be difficult to arrange after the unification in the future, which will be a big problem. Now the pie is getting bigger every day, which can cover up some problems. There is no need to reform the system now. It is more appropriate to prepare for after the unification.

Moreover, the imperfect official system and unclear functions also have their advantages. Many officials today have no fixed number of officials and no specific responsibilities, so it is easier to arrange what people should do, and the king can have unlimited power.

The disadvantage is that such power needs to be exercised personally, and if you are not careful it may flow elsewhere to be divided up.

Ying Zheng worked for more than a month before he sorted out the clues and took initial control of the court. During this period of time, Ying Zheng worked day and night. Personnel adjustments were the most difficult and troublesome. The interests of the court had to be adjusted well, otherwise there would be hidden dangers. In addition, there was Zichu's funeral, all the rewards and punishments for the previous war, and it happened to be the busy farming season.

Ying Zheng was suspicious by nature, and during this sensitive period he had to personally handle everything, no matter how big or small. This also caused Ying Zheng to be extremely exhausted during this period, and he was able to hold on only because of his profound cultivation. It was only in the past two days that he was able to reluctantly hand over some matters to the three prime ministers.

Jingwei and Liwu were very worried when they saw Ying Zheng working day and night to handle government affairs. He was really too tired. Only today did Ying Zheng relax a little and sleep well.

It was almost midnight when Ying Zheng returned to the bedroom to rest. Now Ying Zheng had moved into Lanchi Palace, and Zhao Ji was named Queen Mother and moved into Ganquan Palace. Zhao Ji had been too heartbroken these days, so Ying Zheng asked her to have a good rest, and asked Nian Duan to prescribe some tonics to calm her nerves. He also named Mi Yu a lady-in-waiting, and named Chengjiao Pinganjun, hoping that he would not go astray in his life and live in peace. Seeing Ying Zheng coming back, Li Wu hurriedly stepped forward to take off Ying Zheng's robe. Ying Zheng walked into the bathtub and sat in the water with his eyes closed to rest. Li Wu also took off her clothes and went in to help Ying Zheng wash. Jingwei knelt beside the bathtub and gently massaged Ying Zheng from behind to relieve his fatigue. Li Wu looked at the tired Ying Zheng with pity in her heart, and her hands were deliberately gentler.

After staying with Ying Zheng for some time, Jingwei and Liwu were no longer as reserved as they were at the beginning, and during this period they were completely conquered by Ying Zheng.

As long as they didn't do anything wrong or stupid, Ying Zheng was a very tolerant person in his daily life. He was also very gentle to his servants, especially to his close associates. He was not shy about making some teasing remarks and was quite humorous.

And they admired Ying Zheng's ability even more. Reliable and strong men are always attractive, and women all admire strong men.

Just as Li Wu was staring blankly at Ying Zheng's profile, Ying Zheng opened his eyes and said teasingly, "Li Wu, how come you have learned to be lazy? If you continue to be so lazy, I'm afraid I won't be able to lie down before dawn today."

Li Wu pursed her lips and said, "My lord, I know I was wrong, but I saw that you were working hard and just now I saw you closing your eyes to rest, so I was really afraid of disturbing you."

Ying Zheng pinched Li Wu's face and said, "Hurry up, I am indeed a little tired recently."

Li Wu nodded quickly and quickened her hands' movements. Ying Zheng had just finished bathing and Jing Wei had just put on his pajamas when the eunuch came hurriedly with a report that an urgent message had come from Jinyang over eight hundred miles away: Jinyang had rebelled!

Ying Zheng's face suddenly turned as cold as ice, and he gave an order without any emotion: "Call the three prime ministers and the two generals Wang Meng to discuss politics at the Zhangtai."

"Also, ask Yan Jin to come over and wait in the side hall first."

Ying Zheng's expression shocked Jingwei. This was the horror she had never seen before. Even though Ying Zheng was extremely sad some time ago, he had never been so cold. He was so cold that he seemed to have no emotions at all. Under this cold expression, Jingwei could feel that Ying Zheng was hiding a surge of anger and murderous intent.

Jingwei guessed correctly. The heart of Ying Zheng was indeed filled with murderous intent and anger. He had just ascended the throne and was still in mourning. Even though other countries had not sent troops to attack Qin, Jinyang, which had already been conquered, dared to rebel at this time. Did he think that now was the best time, or did he have some other conspiracy?
Is someone trying to take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble?

This insult and political signal made Ying Zheng extremely angry.

Several important ministers had not rested until late at night. Ying Zheng had been very busy during this period, so they naturally had a lot of things to do as well, and were no more relaxed than Ying Zheng.

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