Chapter 233 Queen Dowager Xuan

Qin Sheng thought so, and so did Qin Huaishu.

However, both of them have just returned to the palace and have stayed in Yan State for a long time. It will probably take some twists and turns for them to regain power in their own hands after returning.

I don’t know how this mother and son will deal with it.

Facts proved that things were once again not beyond Qin Sheng's expectations.

After the funeral of King Wu of Qin, Gan Mao and Wei Ran both insisted on deposing the other.

The reason was that during King Wu's funeral, Gan Mao requested a grand burial and a month of national mourning.

Wei Ran felt that the funerals of King Xiaogong of Qin and King Huiwen of Qin were not so grand, and King Wu died suddenly without any achievement, so there was no need for such a pomp.

Because no one supported him, Gan Mao had to back down, and then they had another dispute over the cemetery.

The new king Yingji was caught in a dilemma between these two important ministers and had no idea how to deal with the situation. So he stayed indoors and waited quietly for Princess Mi to come back.

Qin Sheng: ...

Qin Huaishu: ...

Although I didn't see what Yingji's abilities were before, I didn't expect that Yingji couldn't handle such a small matter.

Qin Sheng opened his mouth and finally sighed helplessly.

Perhaps it was because they had stayed in Yan State for a long time. Yan State was too turbulent. The princes, nobles and hostages lived even worse than ordinary people. They worried about their life and death every day.

It is inevitable that I neglected my teaching to him.

In addition, the power of those old ministers was complex and he dared not offend anyone, so he stayed indoors.

Until Princess Mi came back.

When Princess Mi returned, all the ministers and their families rushed to visit her.

She met him during the day and then at night, and then came back during the day after the night passed, which resulted in Yingji, her own son, not being able to see her.

It was not until he had driven the people away and waited for Princess Mi to have a good rest that he had the chance to see her.

Princess Mi said that although many people had come in the past few days, there were a few who had not come, so she had to visit them in person.

Yingji didn't think it was a big deal. Princess Mi looked at her son and had to carefully analyze the court officials with him.

Which ones can be used and which ones cannot be trusted.

She was concise and her analysis was clear.

Both Qin Sheng and Qin Huaishu were deeply impressed.

It took only a few days after Princess Mi returned to the country for her to figure out who those people were.

Not only Qin Sheng and Qin Huaishu admired him, but Yingji was also shocked.

Princess Mi never discussed state affairs with him. He thought that Princess Mi was just a wise and virtuous woman, but he never expected that she also had extraordinary insights on state affairs.

Yingji was greatly enlightened and couldn't help asking Princess Mi where to start to clean up the mess.

Princess Mi told him that it was of course from the palace.

Queen Mother Huiwen was the hope of the elders, and with her around, there would be endless troubles.

Although Princess Mi was his biological mother, in name only, Queen Dowager Huiwen was Yingji's legal mother.

Even though he did not grow up with Queen Dowager Huiwen, this act of matricide still made Yingji feel cold in his heart.

Princess Mi knew what he was thinking and told Yingji in a serious tone.

To achieve great things and establish hegemony, you must clear away all obstacles.

If one day it was his biological mother who stood in his way, he would have to push her away. This was the iron rule of being a monarch.

Whoever tries to be a merciful king will perish.

Qin Sheng's hand couldn't help but pause slightly as he wrote, and he felt a huge tremor deep in his heart.

It was not because of what Princess Mi told Yingji, but because of the bloodshed and killing that had been brought about by the transition of power since ancient times.

Even brothers, fathers and sons, mothers and sons may become enemies and turn against each other with swords.

Princess Mi's teaching of Yingji was indeed from the perspective of the overall situation, teaching him to be a qualified king.

But her obviously stronger and more careful attitude than Yingji, coupled with Yingji's immaturity and young age, seemed to mean that Daqin was about to usher in a situation where the queen mother would be the regency.

If Yingji holds power in the future, will he be able to treat his biological mother the same way Princess Mi treats him?

Will he apply what Princess Mi taught him today to Princess Mi?

Qin Sheng was not sure, but Princess Mi had shown her talent and had such an iron-fisted approach, which showed that she was indeed capable of governing a country.

Royal power is watered with blood. Without blood, there would be no radiance of royal power.

However, this kind of imperial power watered with blood has not appeared in the Dashun Dynasty for many years.

The kings of Dashun became weaker with each generation.

Qin Sheng looked at the words on the paper and seemed to have suddenly found the crux of the problem.

It is impossible to say whether Dashun’s order is good or bad. He only knows that the king of Dashun has no blood.

Now he has gained a little bit, but I don’t know how long this blood and energy can last.

I just hope that after hearing what Princess Mi said, it will be inspiring to him.

Princess Mi sent people to kill Queen Dowager Huiwen. After Queen Dowager Huiwen was buried, Yingji felt that he was now incapable of handling state affairs.

Instead of rushing forward, he decided to concentrate on studying and leave the affairs of state to his mother.

Later, under the petition of a group of veteran ministers, the ministers requested that Princess Mi be honored as Queen Dowager Hui, with the title following that of King Huiwen of Qin.

At this time, Gan Mao stood up again and asked to give the queen dowager a new title. After getting Yingji's approval, Princess Mi was named Xuan, and she was known in history as Queen Dowager Xuan.

Chu Yian couldn't help but sigh after he finished speaking.

Qin Sheng and Qin Huaishu had different ideas. As they read on, they felt that what was written here was a bit distorted.

Since ancient times, the empress dowager has been regent mostly because the power of the foreign relatives was too great, the new monarch was too young, or there was no other way, so she had to give up power.

But Yingji took the initiative to give up power, which was really unreasonable.

On the one hand, Yingji was young, and on the other hand, he had no power and had to give it up.

This is actually more in line with reality.

Chu Yian took a sip of tea and couldn't help but sigh: "The Queen Mother Xuan didn't leave her name in the history books. The history books called her the Queen Mother Xuan, or Mi Bazi."

"But Hachiko is a harem rank, and that's not her given name. No one knows what her name is."

Chu Yian felt very regretful when he said this: "She is the first woman in Chinese history to use the title of 'Empress Dowager', and also the first empress dowager to hold absolute power."

"He was involved in government affairs for 41 years, greatly developed the national strength of Qin, and made great contributions to the Qin state."

"But even such a remarkable woman as her couldn't leave her own name behind. Alas."

Chu Yian had finished sighing, but Qin Sheng was still brooding over Yingji's voluntary relinquishment of power. He couldn't help but ask, "Is this...real history or has it been altered?"

Chu Yian took a look and looked at him with a half-smile: "What do you think?"

Qin Sheng: ...

Chu Yian said: "Yingdang died suddenly, he had no sons, and he left no words to designate who would succeed him."

"As soon as he died, the Qin State fell into a power struggle."

"Empress Dowager Huiwen is determined to ensure that her son, Gongzi Zhuang, will inherit the throne. Although Mi Bazi is of low status, she has three sons, so naturally she will also fight for this position."

"Although I wanted my second son to ascend the throne, due to various reasons, my eldest son Yingji inherited the throne."

"This man lived a long life, outlasting 15 kings of the six kingdoms."

"It's just that when he first came to power, he really had no foundation in Qin State, so he still had to rely on his mother and uncle Wei Ran."

"Even though the Queen Mother Xuan was regent for 41 years, it seems that Yingji had to be quite old to gain power. In fact, he did a lot during the Queen Mother's regency."

"And if he gets into trouble, there are people to clean up the mess for him."

"And he wasn't really such a coward. He didn't get the title of the Great Demon King of the Warring States for nothing. During his reign, he defeated all six nations and made them unable to raise their heads."

"He commented on himself that he failed to destroy a single kingdom during his reign, but he never mentioned the fact that he crippled all six kingdoms and destroyed their vital forces."

"If it weren't for him, who knows how long it would have taken for the Qin State to achieve unification."

"After his death, the monarchs of the six kingdoms wept with joy and were overjoyed."

"You will know how powerful this person is in the future."

"In short, Queen Dowager Xuan and King Zhaoxiang of Qin are both amazing in their own ways, and both are very powerful figures."

"The only thing that makes me angry is why the Queen Mother Xuan's name is not recorded in history?"

Chu Yian looked at Qin Sheng and Qin Huaishu sitting opposite him, and he became more and more angry.

Meeting her fiery gaze, the two brothers sat up straight, like two good students who had made a mistake.

But she didn't know what mistake she had made, and could only look at Chu Yian with two pairs of innocent eyes.

Chu Yian slapped the table and said angrily: "It's all those dogs. They wrote the history books, but they were ashamed to record the names of those women."

"They have clearly made outstanding contributions, so why can't it be recorded? Why don't they deserve to be recorded?"

She gritted her teeth and glared at Qin Huaishu.

Qin Huai Shu: ...

Qin Huaishu quietly turned his head to look at Qin Sheng, and Qin Sheng distanced himself from him.

Qin Huai Shu: ...

Qin Huaishu choked, then looked at Chu Yian again, raised his hand and assured: "Don't be angry, then I will work harder and strive to go further."

"Give them names later."