The end of the third year of King Zhuangxiang of Qin

The throne ceremony of King Zheng of Qin officially began.

Because of Lu Buwei's new policy, the new Qin king did not have to wait for the previous year before ascending the throne, but completed the ascension and then continued to obey filial piety. The Qin Dynasty's ascension ceremony was no different from other countries in the Central Plains. After the death of the king, the ministers were all wearing white clothes and white silk, and did not wear crowns to show their respect for the previous kings. At this time, the warriors would go to the city gates to strengthen the security in various places.

The throne ceremony during this period was to mourn first and then to be happy. The funeral was to express mourning for the previous kings. Therefore, the ministers and warriors who participated in the throne ceremony had to bathe, feast, Pan Bing, Xiao Lian, Da Lian and other etiquettes, and then the prince, prince, prince, prince, lord, marquis, as well as ministers, royal family members, women, etc. The so-called crying was to cry loudly and express their sadness.

Zhao Kuo was also in the team where crying was coming. What was embarrassing was that he was still at the forefront, second only to the prince, and there was Cheng Zi beside him. Zhao Kuo heard the people behind him crying loudly, and the little guys around him were crying in silence. Even Ying Zheng was constantly wiping his tears, but Zhao Kuo couldn't cry out. Of course, he was sad and sad when Yi Ren passed away, but he really couldn't cry like everyone else. He could only lower his head and express his respect for the deceased.

After crying, the crown prince's ceremony of ascension was officially begun. The prime minister stood up. The prime minister first came to read the article of Ce. This article was very long and boring, making people drowsy. The writing was foggy, and it was not necessarily understandable without any cultural level. Zhao Kuo understood it. The content of the entire article was to praise the previous kings and tell the merits of the previous kings.

At this time, the ministers still had to cry, the louder they cried, the better. Even Lu Buwei, who read Ce Wen, had to read intermittently at this moment. However, Lu Buwei seemed to be really crying. Because Zhao Kuo was sitting close, he clearly saw Lu Buwei's tears. Lu Buwei's tears kept falling. He did not make a cry, but he could not stop his tears. He might have thought of the young man in Handan City that made his eyes shine.

Perhaps I remembered that promise again, and I will work with you to govern Qin State.

Lu Buwei read it very slowly and solemnly, and read all the merits of King Zhuangxiang. The article was written by Lu Buwei. After reading the merits of the previous kings, Lu Buwei began to introduce the legality of the blood relationship of King Zheng of Qin ascending the throne. In fact, in Zhao Kuo's view, this was just a matter of one sentence. The prince Zheng was the eldest son of King Zhuangxiang. In this sentence, Lu Buwei said it very complicated.

From Zhao Ji to the side of the King of Qin, when she was pregnant, when she gave birth to Zhao Zheng, etc., in Ce Wen, the legitimacy of blood ties will be mentioned, while Zong Zheng will constantly compare to ensure that the person who ascended the throne is the blood of the royal family. In this way, the argument that the Qin king's life story in later generations may not be tenable. After telling the legitimacy of the prince's blood ties, Ce Wen began to praise the prince's character and talents.

That's right, this is to explain the rationality of the prince's ascension from the perspective of talent, one is legitimacy and the other is rationality. After explaining these two aspects, Ce Wen began to encourage the prince, which was to persuade the prince to learn from his ancestors after ascending the throne, to revitalize the country, to have morality, etc. After a period of persuasion, Ce Wen finally finished reading it.

Immediately, the prime minister began to invite the crown prince to inherit the throne. The ministers stood up and worshiped again. An official brought the seal of the King of Qin to the front of the crown prince. The prime minister invited the crown prince to succeed the throne and took Zhao Ji as the queen mother. After the memorial was over, the ministers were about to leave, and Zhao Kuo also left with the ministers, but the ministers left to change their clothes. They wanted to take off their mourning clothes, change them to auspicious clothes, and then hold a ceremony again.

At this time, it is time for the throne ceremony to turn from mourning to auspiciousness.

Next, the new king ascended the throne, and the prince Zheng officially became King Zheng of Qin. The ministers met with him, and then the Qin king ordered the pardon of some criminals and the like. Of course, Han Fei was still very angry. Except for Chu, the kings of other countries liked to pardon the throne, and Han Fei hated this very much. He felt that pardoning criminals was not a good way to show the king's mercy, but it showed the king's stupidity.

The throne ceremony ended soon, and Ying Zheng officially became the King of Qin.

Of course, there were still many problems immediately. The biggest problem was that Ying Zheng wanted to leave Zhao Kuo, leave Yi, and go to the palace to live. When Ying Zheng learned the news, he was very reluctant and refused to agree at all. Lu Buwei left Zhao Kuo helplessly, hoping that Wu Chengjun could help him persuade the King of Qin. King of Qin was a little angry. He looked at the eunuchs beside him and said angrily: "Who said that the king must live in the palace? I have never ruled. What should I do in the palace?!"

The eunuch Ling stood beside him and said helplessly: "King... As the king of Qin, how can you live in Wu Chengjun's mansion? It's not in accordance with etiquette! You must live in the palace... You have to learn how to deal with government affairs in the palace..." Ying Zheng was still very angry, and he said: "Then I will build another courtyard in the palace and move all my family in!"

"How can this work... This is absolutely not possible!" The eunuch Ling widened his eyes, and he was at a loss. At this moment, Lu Buwei brought Zhao Kuo to the King of Qin, but the King of Qin saluted to his father. The scene suddenly became a little strange. Lu Buwei cleared his throat, looked at the eunuch Ling in front of him and signaled him to leave, then he looked at Ying Zheng with a smile, and asked, "What are the instructions of the king?"

Zhao Zheng looked at his father, and then he felt a little afraid in his eyes. He didn't dare to yell like he had just done. He whispered: "I... I don't want to move out, I want to stay in my original home... I have not taken power, so what are you doing in the palace?" The King of Qin said, and looked at his father again. Zhao Kuo frowned, not knowing what he was thinking. In fact, the situation at home is similar.

Because after ascending the throne, the King of Qin would move to the palace, and Zhao Kuo accidentally told them this. As a result, Yi started crying. She was reluctant to let her son go to the palace, but she was afraid that she would delay the serious matter. She did not dare to complain to Zhao Kuo, but she could only cry secretly. Zhao's mother was naturally the same. After hearing this, she ignored Zhao Kuo again, and refused to look at him again with a stern face.

Zhao Kang, the boy, was crying all the time, asking Zhao Kuo to find a way to keep his brother. Zhao Kuo didn't know what to do. However, sooner or later, the child would grow up, and he couldn't keep him by his side for the rest of his life. Lu Buwei looked at the two people in front of him, and then he said, "Your Majesty, you can't always be in Wu Chengjun's courtyard. This is wrong. However, you can learn how to govern the country from Wu Chengjun, and live in the palace at the rest..."

Lu Buwei came up with a compromise solution. Zhao Kuo thought for a while before he agreed. When his father and the prime minister agreed, the King of Qin naturally did not refuse.

Lu Buwei left quickly. After the throne ceremony was completed, the country began normal operations again, and the things Lu Buwei had to deal with became much more. Zhao Zheng had a lot to say to Zhao Kuo, but Zhao Kuo asked him to follow Lu Buwei to study and went home himself. Qin Wang Zheng had no choice but to follow the Prime Minister. Lu Buwei first responded to the memorials from various places. He read it very quickly. Some areas needed relief, some places needed officials, and some places needed weapons.

Lu Buwei dealt with these things quickly, and Zhao Zheng sat aside without disturbing him, and watched him deal with it with concentration.

At the same time, Lu Buwei was busy digging channels... Originally, Zheng State followed Zhao Kuo to Qin State, and then he was preparing to start digging canals in the internal areas of Qin State, and his proposal was also approved by King Zhaoxiang. Since then, Qin State has been digging canals in northern and other areas. Due to the previous war, Qin State recruited many soldiers, resulting in the interruption of the project, which made Zheng State very angry and wrote several letters to request continued digging.

Nowadays, Lu Buwei naturally wants to continue his project. The project volume in Qin is not too low now. In addition to the canals, there are also the tomb project of the King of Qin, infrastructure in various places, and even the expansion of Qin in the north. Qin State effectively expands by constantly setting up cities and increasing stations on the grasslands in the north. These are all manpower and material resources, so Lu Buwei has to deal with a lot of things.

Fortunately, Qin State had enough manpower, that is, criminals. Most of the criminals of Qin State were sent to carry out these projects, and the local people of Qin State were also transferred to take charge of these projects every year.

In addition to these projects, there is also the most important thing, that is, the transformation of the internal system of Qin. As early as when King Zhuangxiang ascended the throne, Lu Buwei had already begun to reform the system. The most important thing to change is of course the military merit system. After Meng Ao was defeated by Xinlingjun, many people began to question whether Lu Buwei's transformation was good or bad. Fortunately, Zhao Kuo successfully defeated the enemy again, proving that there was no problem with the system.

Now that Lu Buwei is in power, he naturally wants to change Qin according to his own ideas. In Qin, there is only Zhao Kuo who can influence his decisions, but now Zhao Kuo is on his side. Zhao Kuo supports his reforms, which is the best news for Lu Buwei. Lu Buwei is trying his best to shift the focus of the military merit system from war to production.

After two full years, Lu Buwei's policy can finally be promoted. The military merit system has been developed in Qin for many years. It is not easy for Lu Buwei to change him. This requires a gradual process. Lu Buwei originally set a strategy for himself for twenty years, and changed the military merit system through twenty years, slowly focusing the title of Qin on production.

However, the sudden death of King Qin made Lu Buwei a little anxious. King Zhuangxiang of Qin was much younger than him. He was afraid that he would not have twenty years to do so, so he needed to speed up his pace. Now Qin State is actually the one that he is in power, so Lu Buwei no longer cared about anything else and began to speed up his strategy. At the same time, Wang Jian destroyed the Duchy of Eastern Zhou.

Lu Buwei was nominally the head coach, but the war was left to Wang Jian.

After Wang Jian successfully destroyed the Duchy of Zhou, Lu Buwei did not destroy his sacrificial sacrifices. Instead, he moved them out of Xianyang and allowed them to perform sacrificial sacrifices to worship his ancestors. Lu Buwei was very busy every day, and at this time, there were often news in the palace that the empress dowager held a banquet or even went out disguised. These news gave Lu Buwei a headache.

It is not difficult for him to get rid of Zhao Ji. The difficulty is how he faces the King of Qin.

After all, this is the biological mother of the King of Qin. So, Lu Buwei found the best way to curb Zhao Ji. Lu Buwei went to see a woman, namely Mrs. Huayang, who was the wife of King Xiaowen and was also respected as the queen mother by King Zhuangxiang. She is still in the palace. When Lu Buwei went to see her, the old lady was very happy because Ying Zheng was not close to her, and after Yiren passed away, no one had visited her again.

Lu Buwei deliberately went to get close to Mrs. Huayang and intended to let Mrs. Huayang become the master of the palace.

Both his identity and qualifications were steadily inferior to Zhao Ji. After receiving the support and instructions of Lu Buwei, Mrs. Huayang stared at Zhao Ji. When Zhao Ji was about to go out again, Mrs. Huayang suddenly came and scolded her fiercely, asking her to go back and think about her mistakes behind closed doors. This blow was very effective. Zhao Ji finally realized that she did not have absolute power in the palace.

Ying Zheng rarely stays in the palace. Even if he is in the palace, he is indifferent to his mother's crying.

In fact, there was another person who could help him, that was Cheng Qi's mother, but Lu Buwei did not look for her. This was because he was worried that this would cause dissatisfaction from the King of Qin. Under such circumstances, Qin gradually restored internal stability. The destruction of Huashan's granary still brought great pressure to Qin. Fortunately, the ministers of Qin successfully saved all this under the leadership of Lu Buwei.

At this moment, conflicts within the coalition also broke out. The King of Wei sent his soldiers to attack Chu again. After successfully joining the Qi State, Yan State also asked Zhao State to return the land he had previously robbed... At this time, an envoy from Qin State rushed to Wei State.

The envoy came to pay homage to the King of Wei, but when the King of Wei met the envoy.

The messenger asked in surprise: "What? Xinling Jun hasn't ascended the throne yet?"

ps: Another chapter completed under the gaze of the brothers in the live broadcast room.
Chapter completed!