Chapter 255: One Emperor Through the Ages and Five Virtues!
When receiving such news, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were talking about it. Unexpectedly, the emperor actually gave Fu Su the right to supervise the country. This was clearly paving the way for him.
If there were no accidents, he would most likely be the next emperor. Although they were a little surprised, no one raised any objections, and this was considered reasonable.
After all, Fusu is the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty. Since ancient times, the emperor has established the elder rather than the younger, and established heirs rather than concubines. In the absence of a crown prince, the eldest son of the emperor is naturally the first heir to the empire.
One afternoon, Yingzheng invited Wei Liaozi, the general of the state, into the palace, and retreated to the left and right to talk with him in secret.
When Wei Liao entered the door, he saw Ying Zheng standing with his head bowed and his back turned to him, with a map hanging in front of him.
Then he slightly cupped his hands and said, "I wonder why your Majesty summoned this old minister to come here?"
Upon hearing the question, the former did not answer directly, but asked: "What do you think of Fusu?"
After hearing this, Wei Liao pondered for a moment and replied: "The eldest son has a benevolent heart and is diligent and diligent. If he is tempered, he should be able to become a benevolent monarch who is loved by the people."
Ying Zheng turned his head and said: "Fusu has indeed made some progress in the past few years, but it is still far from enough to take over the heavy responsibility of Da Qin."
Wei Liao chuckled majestically and said: "Everyone needs to grow up. The eldest son is still young, so your Majesty should not be too harsh."
Ying Zheng said: "Are you still young in your twenties? When he was this age, I had already been in charge and put down the civil strife in the court, but now he may not even be able to handle state affairs well."
Wei Liao stroked his beard and said, "Everyone is different. Your Majesty, please don't always use yourself as the standard for your eldest son. This will not be too harsh."
Hearing this, Ying Zheng sighed and said, "It's not that I want to force him, but God is forcing me."
Since King Zhaoxiang, the kings of the Qin State have not lived long, especially the first prince of Chu, who died before reaching middle age.
In the past few years, he has also felt that his body is obviously not as good as before. If something happens one day, the empire must find a suitable successor.
As soon as he thought of this, he looked at the other party and said: "I hope that when the empire is really handed over to him in the future, the Imperial Lieutenant can help him."
Wei Liao nodded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will try my best to assist the eldest son."
After receiving the assurance, Ying Zheng nodded, and then suddenly asked as if something had occurred to him: "Guowei, do you think I am a tyrant?"
Hearing the question, Wei Liao was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the other party would ask such a question. In his mind, Ying Zheng was a confident and domineering king, and he didn't think he cared too much about other people's evaluations.
But since the other party asked, he still replied very seriously: "I'm not a tyrant, but I've taken a step too far, and sometimes my methods are too tough."
Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said: "Your evaluation is quite fair. I destroyed the six kingdoms for the purpose of unifying the world. Although I killed many people, I saved more people."
Countries fought with each other for hundreds of years during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Many people were displaced and their families were destroyed. They were all descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, but they were killing each other, and so many lives were wasted in vain.
And it took me less than ten years to turn the seven countries into one country, so I won’t have to fight against myself in the future.”
"What your Majesty said is true. It is for this reason that I came to serve in Great Qin."
Wei Liao replied, as a representative figure of political strategists, he himself also supports the unification of the world. Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. It is better to fight the battles that need to be fought at once than to continue to separate and divide.
Ying Zheng smiled lightly: "Guo Wei's words make the formation happy, but I don't know how the people of the world and future generations will discuss it."
Wei Liao said: "The merits and demerits will be judged by future generations. Even if there are stains in the history books, I believe that thousands of years later, someone will naturally rectify your name.
With what you have done, your majesty deserves to be the emperor of the ages!"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel a little more at ease, and said, "I hope it's as you said. But it doesn't make sense to say this now. What happens in the future depends on God's will.
As long as Fusu can successfully take over the Qin Dynasty, I will be satisfied..."
In the Yin Yang family, preparations for the Great Evolution of the Five Virtues have also been completed. As a supporter, Ye Zhang stood on the high platform and looked at the dozens of Five Spirit Xuantong below, feeling quite emotional in his heart.
I remember that I was one of them back then, and more than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Behind him were Concubine Yan and Moon God. They were responsible for assisting the former in arranging certain matters. Feiyan looked at Ye Zhang and said, "I heard that you imprisoned Xinghun in the dungeon?"
"Just teach the naughty kid a lesson to avoid causing trouble in the future."
Ye Zhang replied nonchalantly.
When Concubine Yan heard this, she raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "You are still a little impulsive. You should tell Master at this time that you are dealing with it."
"Jun Yan, what does it have to do with him?"
Ye Zhang asked.
Concubine Yan replied: "You may not know it well since you haven't returned for many years. Xinghun grew up in the Yin and Yang family and received a lot of teachings from his master."
Hearing this, Ye Zhang complained: "It turns out he is his disciple. No wonder he has the same bad temper."
"You guy, you really don't know what to say."
Concubine Yan snorted lightly, and then continued: "Although Master and Xinghun do not have the title of master and disciple, they have been teaching each other for many years, but they are quite affectionate. You have punished him this time. I am afraid that Master will not take it seriously because of his temperament."
Nothing happened."
Hearing this, Ye Zhang just smiled softly: "Let him go, if he wants to cause trouble, I can't help it."
Seeing his appearance, Concubine Yan had no choice but to shake her head and said no more.
Ye Zhang looked at the people below and said: "I will preside over this Five Virtues Great Evolution. It is divided into three rounds of assessments. They will test your cultivation, talent and character respectively.
Okay, without further ado, let’s get started now.”
As soon as the words fell, he saw him pointing his sword, and shouted softly: "Qianzi, everything is in chaos!"
In an instant, a ray of invisible spiritual light surged, and the entire hall changed its appearance as if it were turned upside down. The originally bright room suddenly became dim, and ghost-like figures floated away.
At the same time, a strong sense of oppression swept across, and everyone couldn't help but feel frightened, as if they had seen something extremely terrifying.
Some people kept running around, some were waving their limbs and shouting loudly, not knowing what they were doing, as if they were possessed by a demon.
Seeing this scene, Concubine Yan raised her eyebrows slightly. Although she knew that these disciples must have been under some kind of illusion, she couldn't figure out what was going on.
Chapter completed!