Qin Shi Huang: Swordsmanship begins with picking up Xiao Meng

Chapter 25: Struggle in Xianyang, Lü Buwei and Queen Mother Zhao

Xianyang!

The palace!

The young King of Qin sat upright on the throne, with two figures waiting below.

A man in his sixties, with a gaunt face that highlighted his prominent cheeks, narrow and long eyes that were gloomy and cunning, giving him the look of an eagle or a wolf.

This person is none other than the most powerful person in Qin State, and even in the whole world, the Prime Minister of Qin State, Marquis Wenxin, Lu Buwei.

In addition, if you really think about it, Lu Buwei and Jiang Yu have a close relationship.

Because Lü Buwei, like Jiang Yu, was a descendant of Taigong Jiang Ziya. In ancient times, surnames and clans were counted separately. Jiang Ziya's surname was Jiang and his clan was Lü, so Jiang Yu could actually be called Lü Yu, just like Changping Jun's surname was Mi and his clan was Xiong.

Therefore, Luo Wang wanted to snatch the "Fushui Sword" from Jiang Yu's hand. In addition to his own hobby of collecting famous swords, it was also because of Lu Buwei's identity that he wanted this famous sword of Jiang Qi.

The other person was a middle-aged man with a handsome appearance. He was somewhat similar to Changping Jun, but he was older, with gray hair on his temples, and looked more experienced.

Changwen Jun, whose name is unknown in history, once helped Qin Shihuang to quell the rebellion of Lao Ai together with Changping Jun. There are not many other records about him, or they have been lost, but the fact that he can be listed alongside Changping Jun is enough to prove his ability.

In addition, Chang Wenchang also had a famous disciple, Li Xin. It was Li Xin who would later tell Qin Shi Huang that only 200,000 soldiers were needed to destroy Chu. However, he was defeated and became a supporting role for Wang Jian.

"Your Majesty, this is a memorial from my younger brother regarding Chang'an Township."

Changwen Jun presented a memorial with both hands. He had received two letters from his brother Changping Jun today, and this was the first one to arrive.

(Whether Changwen Jun and Changping Jun were brothers is not clearly recorded in history books. The author set them as brothers for the convenience of writing. Please understand.)
"Come here, present..."

Ying Zheng was about to ask his attendant to bring it, but when he saw Lu Buwei standing beside him, he immediately changed his words and said:

"Let Zhongfu read it!"

At this time, Ying Zheng was not yet the Qin Shi Huang who would dominate the world in later generations, but a fledgling whose wings were not yet fully grown.

Lu Buwei was not polite and took it to look at it before passing it to Ying Zheng.

The above mainly talks about the attack on Changping Jun and the specific situation of Chang'an Township.

"Master, how do you think we should handle this matter?"

After reading it, Ying Zheng immediately asked for Lu Buwei's opinion.

"Since the people of Chang'an are so difficult to appease..."

Lü Buwei stroked his beard and thought for a moment:

"Then there's no need to waste a lot of manpower and resources to appease them. Simply relocate all the people in Chang'an Township to the border areas. Faced with a survival crisis, they naturally won't have the energy to think about other things.

This is not only a punishment for these rebellious people, but also a way to strengthen the border defense and resist the invasion of the Hu people."

This is how the Qin State arranged the people of Chang'an Township in history.

After hearing this, Ying Zheng did not agree directly, but turned around and asked Chang Wenjun:

"Chang Wenjun, what do you think?"

"This works!"

There was nothing unreasonable about this handling method. Moreover, the person who was attacked was his own brother, so Chang Wenjun naturally would not oppose Lu Buwei. Instead, he further added:

"It just so happens that Lintao County is in urgent need of manpower for the construction of the Great Wall, so the people of Chang'an Township can be relocated to this settlement."

"Then notify Changping Jun and execute it!"

Since both of them agreed, there was no need for Ying Zheng to object. Moreover, among the three parties, he had the least say, so there was no point in objecting. "Yes!"

Changping Jun responded.

"Uncle Zhong, Lord Changwen, is there anything else?"

Ying Zheng asked in a formal manner.

Both of them said that nothing was wrong. Normally, Ying Zheng should have asked them to leave and go home.

But today, Ying Zheng suddenly added something out of character:
"Lord Changwen, please stay. I have some questions for you regarding my studies."

As soon as Ying Zheng said this, Lu Buwei and Chang Wenjun both stopped leaving at the same time.

Lu Buwei couldn't help but take a deep look at Ying Zheng and Chang Wenjun.

The reason why he was able to sit firmly on the position of Prime Minister of Qin for more than ten years was not only because of his service to the emperor, but also because of his own abilities, which made him fully worthy of the position of Prime Minister.

For example, under the governance of Lu Buwei, although the Qin State experienced some disturbances such as the Cheng Jiao Rebellion, it was generally on a steady upward trend.

However, Lu Buwei only paused for a moment before continuing to leave, only sighing at the entrance of the hall:
It seems that the child has grown up!

Lu Buwei watched Ying Zheng grow up since he was a child, and he used to subconsciously regard Ying Zheng as a child. But after experiencing the scene just now, Lu Buwei suddenly remembered that it was almost time for Ying Zheng to have his coming-of-age ceremony.

However, the sense of elation brought about by holding the power of Qin for many years made Lu Buwei not take Ying Zheng too seriously even though he knew this.

I don’t think that the immature Ying Zheng can defeat me. After all, I have gone through decades of ups and downs. What kind of storms have I not seen?

Unfortunately, Lu Buwei is not a time traveler!
The First Emperor!

This was the first time in the world that Lu Buwei had ever seen it. Not only Lu Buwei, but no one in the world had ever seen it except Jiang Yu.

Just as Lü Buwei was about to leave the palace, a maid came over and whispered to him:
"Master Prime Minister, the Queen Mother invites you!"

"understood!"

When Lu Buwei heard "The Queen Mother invites you", his face looked a little bitter.

Back then, he had a dancer whom he loved very much. Later, Ying Yiren took a fancy to her and asked for her. Thinking that he had already invested a lot of money in Ying Yiren, Lu Buwei, who was reluctant to give up the sunk cost, had to reluctantly give up the dancer and gave her to Ying Yiren.

Afterwards, the dancer gave birth to Ying Zheng for Ying Yiren, and was named Madam Zhao, and became the current Queen Mother Zhao.

After Ying Yiren's death, Lü Buwei resumed his improper relationship with the Queen Mother of Zhao. However, as Lü Buwei grew older, he became less and less able to perform sexually. In addition, debauchery in the palace was not a good thing after all and was likely to bring disaster.

So gradually, Lu Buwei rarely visited Queen Dowager Zhao, hoping to gradually sever his relationship with her.

But although Lü Buwei wanted to break off the relationship, the Queen Mother Zhao was unwilling to let him go.

Lu Buwei had no choice. The Queen Mother Zhao had the upper hand over him. When that woman went crazy, she could do anything. Lu Buwei could only bite the bullet and follow the palace maid.

After having a lot of fun with Queen Dowager Zhao, Lu Buwei was finally able to drag his tired body out of the palace.

"We can't go on like this!"

Lu Buwei didn't want to become a tired ox. His grand ambitions had not yet been realized, so a bold plan gradually took shape in Lu Buwei's mind.

Isn't that what women want? Why not just find a man to replace her?

But Lu Buwei didn't know that one day in the future he would die because of this plan.

(End of this chapter)