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Chapter 119: If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight

When King Yiren of Qin was in his final moments of life, the bedroom in his palace was filled with sorrow. Concubine Zhao and Concubine Han were both crying in agony because they knew that their fate was not going to be good.

Listening to the crying of his two wives beside him, King Yiren of Qin's face suddenly became a little rosy, and he seemed to have regained some spirit. Then he looked at his wife and son who were closest to him, and finally his eyes stopped on the tough face of Ying Zheng.

"That's enough! Stop crying! Let me be quiet!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

After hearing the order from King Yiren of Qin, Zhao Ji and Concubine Han stopped crying, then obediently stood up and left King Yiren of Qin's bedroom.

After looking at Ying Zheng again, King Yiren of Qin said, "All of you go out! The Crown Prince stay!"

When only Ying Zheng and King Yiren of Qin were left in the palace, Ying Zheng knew Yiren had something to tell him, so he knelt beside Yiren's bed and asked, "Father, what do you want me to say?"

Instead of answering Ying Zheng's question, Yiren stretched out his trembling and weak hands and stroked Ying Zheng's face with difficulty. Ying Zheng quickly used his own hands to help Yiren's hands stick to his face.

"Zheng'er, do you think I love your younger brother Cheng Jiao more?"

"Father." Ying Zheng didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Perhaps Yiren didn't need Ying Zheng to answer this question, and continued to talk to himself, "Zheng'er, I returned to Xianyang the moment you were born, and then left you and your son in Handan, a den of tigers and wolves!

After Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an, massacred 400,000 Zhao soldiers who surrendered, your life in Handan became even more difficult!"

"Today, let me be honest with you, my son. I had already given up hope on you and your son.

I believe you will definitely be killed by the State of Zhao.

Then they thought of using this as an excuse to attack Zhao."

Yiren stopped here and looked at Ying Zheng's face. Finding that Ying Zheng was not frightened, Yiren smiled happily.

"Zheng'er, do you hate me, your father?"

"No hate! I would do the same if it were me!"

After hearing what Ying Zheng said, King Yiren of Qin became even more satisfied with him. "Haha, good! Very good!"

You are truly worthy of being my son, Ying Yiren!"

"Zheng'er, I heard from your grandmother that your ideal is to unify the world?"

"Yes! Father!

Ying Zheng must truly destroy the six kingdoms and unify the world!"

"Okay! I believe you!

If it weren't for my poor health, I would definitely fulfill the last wish of the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty!

So, Zheng'er, now this ancestor's last wish depends on you!"

"Father, Ying Zheng will never let you down!"

"Yes! Father believes in you!

Zheng'er, come closer to me, I want to tell you a huge secret."

"Father, you say!" Ying Zheng approached Yiren with some surprise.

"Zheng'er, when we were arguing about the selection of the crown prince some time ago, didn't a rumor suddenly spread that you were Lu Buwei's son?"

"what?"

"Actually, I had someone spread that news!"

"what?"

Ying Zheng’s first feeling was that King Yiren of Qin was crazy. In order to prevent him from becoming the crown prince, he could even do such a thing.

"I did this because I knew my health was not good and Lü Buwei was too ambitious.

If you ascend the throne, you will definitely be sidelined by Lü Buwei!"

"To prevent Lü Buwei from becoming insatiable and plotting to kill you.

I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

"It's to make Lü Buwei think that he is your biological father, so that he will wholeheartedly assist you!"

"But this is a matter of killing one hundred enemies and losing eight thousand of your own! It's not worth it!" Ying Zheng still found it difficult to understand.

"Haha, Zheng'er, you are still too naive!
A true man should not be fussy about trivial matters, let alone us, the true rulers."

"I have always known about Lü Buwei's ambition.

Of course, I also understand his mentality of "rare goods are worth hoarding."

"When he gave your mother Zhao Ji to me, I guessed that your mother Zhao Ji was pregnant."

"what?"

“Haha, Zheng’er, don’t be anxious.

Let me continue speaking first!"

"At that time, I force-fed your mother, Zhao Ji, an abortion drug, and then pretended to be reveling every night for Lü Buwei to see.

This made Lü Buwei mistakenly believe that his plan had succeeded! "

"Then I pretended to dote on Zhao Ji and kept buying supplements for your mother Zhao Ji to please her.

The real situation is to help your mother recover as soon as possible."

"When your mother Zhao Ji became pregnant again, she was pregnant with you.

More than a month before your due date, I deliberately asked your mother, Zhao Ji, to do some violent actions just to make you born early.

This way, Lü Buwei will no longer doubt your identity, and he can then desperately help us father and son."

After hearing such an explosive secret, Ying Zheng was really stunned. Although the medical conditions in the Warring States Period were simple and there was no caesarean section like in later generations to control the date of birth of a child, there were still ways to achieve this effect.

"But, back then, Lü Buwei was just a businessman.

Why did my father go to such great lengths to devise such a plan?" Ying Zheng still questioned, somewhat puzzled.

"Silly child, I was once an abandoned child of the Qin State!
The biological mother was just an ordinary mother and son of low status, and had no supporters at all in the Qin State.

Otherwise, he would not have shamelessly acknowledged Lady Huayang as his mother and then changed his name to Zichu.

At that time in Handan, where things were difficult, the sudden appearance of Lu Buwei was my life-saving straw!

What Lu Buwei did next just proved that my judgment was correct.

He did not disappoint us father and son, and successfully returned to Qin and became the King of Qin.

Hopefully, I can successfully rescue you and your son from Handan, Zhao State."

Looking at the still bewildered Ying Zheng, King Yiren of Qin suddenly said seriously, "Remember, my son!

To be a great king, one must be alone and have no one to rely on.

It is to remind myself all the time not to act on my emotions!"

"This is what it means to wear the crown and bear its weight!"

After hearing the wise words that have been passed down to later generations, Ying Zheng finally woke up from his shock, and then looked at King Yiren of Qin seriously, "Father, Ying Zheng is here to promise you.

When I completely control the Qin Empire, I will make sure that Lü Buwei is buried with you!"

"Zheng'er, are you serious?" King Yiren of Qin became excited and quickly grabbed Ying Zheng's hands.

As a man, he could certainly understand Yiren's hatred for Lu Buwei, not to mention that he was the king of the Qin Dynasty. Then Ying Zheng nodded seriously again.

"Good! Very good! Father is waiting in the depths of the netherworld for news of your unification of the world and for Lü Buwei's corpse!"

"No! Father! Ying Zheng is planning to sacrifice Lü Buwei alive!"

"Ah? Zheng'er, you also hate Lu Buwei?" Upon hearing Ying Zheng's plan, King Yiren of Qin showed a shocked expression.

"Father, Lü Buwei has tarnished the dignity of the Qin royal family and harbored thoughts he shouldn't have. Sacrificing Lü Buwei alive is the best punishment for him!"

"Good! Zheng'er, you are so clear-headed and ready to guard against Lü Buwei.

I can now go with peace of mind!"

Looking at the dying King Yiren of Qin with a smile on his face, Ying Zheng said in a cold voice, "Rest in peace, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Ying Yiren!
I must be a more successful Qin Shi Huang!"

(End of this chapter)