The Great Qin: Starting with marrying Jingni, I began my quest for immortality.

Of course, if this hadn't happened, he wouldn't have had this opportunity.

It's important to understand that getting close to King Ying Zheng of Qin in the future won't be so easy...

In his attempt to assassinate Ying Zheng, Jing Ke used both the map of Dukang and the head of Fan Yuqi to find an opportunity, but he still failed.

Jiang Chuan changed the subject and explained, "As for why the Luo Wang chose to assassinate the King of Qin?"

"Of course, it's because the current King of Qin has not yet taken control of the government and has not yet mastered the Luo Wang, a killer organization unique to the Qin state."

“In the past, when he was in Xianyang, the Net of Death was not a suitable weapon to kill its master, and even if he had the idea, he had no opportunity.”

"Now that he has left Xianyang, he is essentially putting himself in danger. Naturally, some people will have designs on him, which led to the Luo Wang organization coming to Xinzheng with the intention of assassinating the King of Qin."

"Although Luo Wang is an assassin organization of the Qin state, it never cares who the target of the assassination is. They only obey the orders of their superiors."

"A year ago, they killed Cheng Jiao, the Lord of Chang'an, who had started a rebellion. What's the big deal if they kill another King of Qin now?"

"They don't care whether there will be a catastrophe if this succeeds."

Ru Shuang's eyes flickered slightly. She had once been a top-ranking member of the Luo Wang organization, so she knew that what Jiang Chuan said was true. When the Luo Wang carried out a mission, they never cared who the target was. All they needed to do was obey the orders of their superiors.

Besides, they cannot have the slightest bit of their own opinion.

If their superiors order them to kill someone, they must kill that person, even if that person is someone of extraordinary status, even if that person is their beloved family or friend.

"If what my husband says is true, then who do you think orchestrated the net to kill the King of Qin?" The amount of information contained in Jiang Chuan's words was too great, so Ru Shuang couldn't help but ask him.

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment, "The most likely scenario is that there are only two people."

Ru Shuang said, "The King of Qin ascended the throne at a young age, and many state affairs were decided by Chancellor Lü Buwei. The Luo Wang organization was also controlled by Lü Buwei. Besides Chancellor Lü Buwei, who is the other person?"

If Lü Buwei was worried that the King of Qin would assume power and he would lose his authority, then it would be reasonable for him to choose to kill the King of Qin.

But according to her husband, there was another person, which made Ru Shuang genuinely curious.

Chapter 100 Secrets of the Qin Palace

"Marquis Changxin, Lao Ai."

Jiang Chuan uttered a name that surprised Ru Shuang.

"Lao Ai?"

Ru Shuang had certainly heard of Lao Ai.

"This man seems to be a close attendant of the Queen Dowager of Qin. Why does my husband believe that Lao Ai wanted to kill the King of Qin?"

"Could it be that the Queen Dowager of Qin wanted to kill the King of Qin? But that doesn't explain it. No matter what, the King of Qin is her own son. Even tigers don't eat their cubs. The Queen Dowager of Qin has no reason to want to kill the King of Qin."

Ru Shuang was genuinely puzzled.

Seeing Ru Shuang's growing confusion, Jiang Chuan continued to explain, "The Queen Dowager of Qin wanting to kill the King of Qin and Lao Ai wanting to kill the King of Qin are actually two different things."

"Lao Ai rose from a eunuch to become the newly powerful Marquis Changxin in the Qin court. It seemed that this was due to the favor of the Queen Dowager of Qin. The Queen Dowager wanted to fight against Lü Buwei and, like the former Queen Dowager Mi, interfere in politics. Therefore, she supported Lao Ai to represent her will. However, Lao Ai was not as simple as he seemed."

"Oh?"

Jiang Chuan did not hide anything and revealed the truth: "Lao Ai was actually a fake eunuch; he was not a eunuch at all."

"And he was originally, at the age of 27, a man of Lü Buwei."

As the saying goes, "At thirty, one is like a wolf; at forty, one is like a tiger."

"The Queen Dowager Zhao Ji of Qin was originally a concubine of Lü Buwei. When Prince Zichu of Qin was a hostage in Zhao, Lü Buwei, thinking that he could get something out of him, invested in him and gave his concubine Zhao Ji to Zichu. Later, he became the current King Ying Zheng of Qin."

"When Ying Zheng was young, Zi Chu, with the help of Lü Buwei, escaped back to Qin, but left Ying Zheng and his mother in Zhao."

"Later, with the help of Lü Buwei, he changed his name from Yiren to Zichu, thereby winning the favor of Empress Dowager Huayang and becoming the crown prince of Qin. He later succeeded to the throne as king. Lü Buwei also rose from a merchant to become the prime minister of Qin."

"Later, when Ying Zheng and his mother returned from Zhao, because of Zhao Ji, Lü Buwei naturally sided with Ying Zheng. With his help, Ying Zheng became the crown prince of Qin and later succeeded to the throne after the death of Prince Zichu of Qin. Lü Buwei's status was also elevated again, from prime minister to prime minister."

"At that time, the King of Qin was young, and Zichu had already passed away. The Queen Dowager Zhao Ji was alone in the deep palace and naturally could not bear the loneliness. So she and Lü Buwei got together."

"But Zhao Ji ultimately underestimated one thing."

"That is, Lü Buwei was already old, and the idea of ​​being old but still vigorous was naturally out of the question for him. Since he could not satisfy Zhao Ji, and Zhao Ji's desires were insatiable, Lü Buwei came up with a solution: to find someone to replace him and satisfy Zhao Ji."

"This person is Lao Ai."

The more Jiang Chuan spoke, the stranger Ru Shuang's expression became.

The beginning was fine, but as the conversation went on, my husband's words became increasingly outrageous and sounded really inappropriate.

But why is it that these palace secrets, whether true or false, always have a way of making people want to keep listening?

Although she had been an assassin for the Luo Wang organization, she didn't actually know any of these things.

Then she heard Jiang Chuan say something even more outrageous.

"I'm not entirely sure about Lao Ai's origins. Perhaps Lü Buwei found him in the mountains and marketplaces, or perhaps he came from the Luo Wang organization. It's said that his thing is extremely terrifying, capable of turning a wheel. So, Lü Buwei first mentioned him to Zhao Ji, which piqued her curiosity, and then he took the opportunity to have Lao Ai faked castrated and sent him into the palace."

"Lao Ai was exceptionally capable, so naturally he could satisfy Zhao Ji."

"Zhao Ji also gradually gained favor with Lao Ai."

"Lu Buwei thought he had gotten rid of Zhao Ji's entanglement, but he did not expect that this would bring him even greater trouble. His relationship with Zhao Ji became increasingly distant. Sending Lao Ai away not only failed to bring them closer, but on the contrary, Zhao Ji supported Lao Ai and began to oppose him."

"Furthermore, he cannot reveal that Lao Ai is a fake eunuch. If he does, he will be utterly disgraced and implicated. He will be unable to escape the charge of defiling the palace."

"As for why I'm convinced that Lao Ai wanted to kill Ying Zheng?"

"Of course, there are reasons for this."

"The main reason was that the Queen Dowager of Qin was pregnant, and he gave birth to two children with Lao Ai."

"This matter must not be leaked. If it gets out, even if Zhao Ji is the Empress Dowager, her fate will definitely not be good."

"Lu Buwei is alright, because he was the one who sent Lao Ai into the palace, so he knew that Lao Ai was a fake eunuch."

Therefore, Lao Ai was not afraid of Lü Buwei because of this; what he was truly afraid of was the King of Qin.

"Although the King of Qin has not yet assumed personal rule, he is still the King of Qin. If he finds out about this, he will definitely execute Lao Ai, and Lao Ai's two children will have no way to survive."

"If I were Lao Ai, I would definitely strike first before the King of Qin knew about these things, for example... killing the King of Qin."

"Even, because his child was born to Empress Dowager Zhao Ji, it is not impossible to pass off the child as the new king."

"Of course, if such a thing really happened, the royal families of Qin would naturally disagree. But such things have happened in other countries before, such as Tian Chen usurping Qi. Since there is a precedent, Lao Ai will naturally have ambitions."

"It really is shocking and unbelievable." After Jiang Chuan finished speaking, Ru Shuang remained silent for a very long time before finally uttering a series of exclamations.

It was both shocking and unbelievable, because the news Jiang Chuan revealed was truly earth-shattering.

It's not that Lao Ai was a fake eunuch; what's truly shocking is that he actually had two children with the Queen Dowager of Qin.

It took Ru Shuang a long time to digest this massive amount of information.

To understand why Jiang Chuan said that the two most likely suspects who wanted to assassinate the King of Qin were Lü Buwei and Lao Ai.

Then, new doubts arose in her mind.

"How did my husband find out about these things?"

In the past, although Jiang Chuan knew many secrets, they were still within her acceptable range. She could accept that Jiang Chuan had some secrets, but now these things were all palace secrets, which even she, who had once been an assassin for the Luo Wang, did not know.

How did Jiang Chuan know this?

"Does the lady believe in innate knowledge?"

Jiang Chuan asked Ru Shuang a question.

Chapter 101 Apocalypse

"Born with knowledge?"

Upon hearing this, Ru Shuang was momentarily stunned, then quickly came to her senses, "Do people in this world really exist who are born with knowledge?"

Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, was considered by many to be naturally intelligent, possessing omniscience about everything in the world from birth. When his disciples told him this, Confucius replied, "I am not one who is born with knowledge; I am one who loves antiquity and diligently seeks it." This means that no one is born with innate knowledge; only through tireless study and research can one understand so many principles.

Now, hearing the words "born with knowledge" from Jiang Chuan, Ru Shuang was very curious.

Jiang Chuan shook his head. "Of course not."

"However, I do have my own destiny, a destiny no less than being born with knowledge, which can be called a revelation."

"Apocalypse?"

Jiang Chuan had also pondered how to explain to Ru Shuang that he knew so much.

It would be inappropriate to tell Ru Shuang, the transmigrator, this fact directly.

Anyone who knew that the world they lived in was an anime world, and that their fate had already been sealed, would have their Dao heart shattered and find it hard to accept.

Moreover, the fact that he was a time traveler was Jiang Chuan's biggest secret, and if possible, he hoped to keep it a secret.

Although he couldn't directly say that he was a time traveler, he came up with another explanation based on the world he was in.

"That's right, it's Apocalypse."

Jiang Chuan continued, “Madam knows that I am just a villager from the mountains on the border of Wei. I grew up under the care of many villagers. Under normal circumstances, I should be working hard in the fields, not even knowing a single character, let alone knowing the general situation of the world.”

"All of this took a turn several years ago."

"Several years ago, I went hunting in the mountains when a meteorite fell from the sky and hit me on the head."