Chapter 327 Who is Bigger and Who is Smaller
Zhao Yuanxi had to admire Ying Zheng's wild imagination. "You guessed right, but not entirely. The Qin Dynasty in my world perished over two thousand years ago. Those who were killed weren't the people of the Qin Dynasty, but the people of another dynasty in that land."
Now it was Ying Zheng's turn to be shocked. What did they mean that the Qin Dynasty was destroyed more than two thousand years ago?
Zhao Yuanxi laughed heartily upon seeing this. "Don't be so surprised. The rise and fall of dynasties is normal."
This was indeed normal for Zhao Yuanxi, but for Ying Zheng, the first founder of the dynasty, this was a reality that was difficult to accept.
"Why did the Qin Dynasty fall?"
Ying Zheng suddenly remembered that the Queen Mother had said that 'Qin died during the Second Emperor', and his face instantly darkened. "Could it be Fusu?"
Zhao Yuanxi was unhappy. "How can you blame Fusu for your fault? Besides, Qin Ershi was not Fusu! After your death, Fusu died with you!"
Ying Zheng felt that he had to slow down, "What is going on?"
"This world is different from mine. Don't get too excited. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. You've done very well."
Zhao Yuanxi sighed. "In my world, after Qin Shi Huang died, Zhao Gao assisted Hu Hai in his succession and falsely issued an imperial decree to execute Fusu. Almost all of your sons, daughters, and trusted ministers died, and the Qin Empire was ultimately overthrown by the people."
"Zhao Gao?" It took Ying Zheng a long time to recall the eunuch from his memory. He didn't expect that he had something to do with this.
"Why didn't the Queen Mother tell you then?"
"If I tell you this, will you believe it?" Zhao Yuanxi asked back.
Ying Zheng fell silent.
Zhao Yuanxi chuckled, "You were angry at the time, so you would have thought I was just quibbling. Using this matter wouldn't win your trust, but would only make you more suspicious."
Originally, his distrust of her turned into distrust of everyone. Zhao Yuanxi didn't want to see this result. Anyway, it was fine for her to solve some things for him.
"Now that he's been killed, not even his bones are left. It's impossible for him to come out and jump around now."
Ying Zheng still didn't understand why a eunuch could be so powerful that he could cause the entire Qin State to be slaughtered.
"He only assisted Hu Hai in his succession to the throne. How could he kill so many people in our Qin State? Is Hu Hai stupid? Or are all the ministers stupid?"
"Probably both. The events of over two thousand years ago were not recorded in detail in history books. Anyway, after Hu Hai ascended the throne, many matters were handed over to him to handle."
Zhao Yuanxi then gave him a detailed explanation of the story of "calling a deer a horse," which infuriated Ying Zheng so much that his face turned pale. "Is Li Si dead? How could he allow an eunuch to distort the truth in the court?"
"He really is dead. He was beheaded! His entire family is dead too! But he's not entirely innocent. After all, he contributed to Zhao Gao's success."
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Ying Zheng didn't know what to say anymore. He didn't know whether to scold Zhao Gao, Hu Hai, or those ministers he trusted...
Even though he knew these things would not happen, he still couldn't help but feel angry.
"Don't be angry, this isn't all their fault. If you hadn't let Zhao Gao go and let Meng Yi execute him according to the rules, this disaster wouldn't have happened!"
"When did I..." Ying Zheng was about to argue, but he found that even though he and the Queen Mother were in different worlds, he still let Zhao Gao go!
His face was so dark that ink seemed to be dripping out. He really couldn't understand why he would do such a stupid thing.
"What stupid things have I done?"
"Are you talking about yourself, or my world?" Zhao Yuanxi asked sincerely. In fact, Ying Zheng in this world did a lot of stupid things, but how can people not make mistakes? It's human nature!
"Let's talk about yours first."
"That's too much!"
So, Zhao Yuanxi told him everything she knew, such as how he had over-enslaved the people, leading to the decline of their livelihood and widespread resentment; how he had been deceived by a group of alchemists in their search for the elixir of immortality, not only having been cheated of his money and not told, but also being insulted behind his back; and how the failure to choose an heir sooner had led to the throne being seized by villains, leading to the death of Qin II...
With every additional word, Ying Zheng's face grew darker.
Zhao Yuanxi patted his head and comforted him, "Don't be angry. Since you also think that's not you, then slowly change! Look, isn't Zhao Gao dead now? And Fusu has become your crown prince. Things didn't develop as history did!"
Listening to the Queen Mother's endless words of comfort, Ying Zheng's heart calmed down. Indeed, as the Queen Mother said, many things have changed.
The opportunity for all this to change was the Queen Mother in front of him.
"Why are you helping me?"
Zhao Yuanxi said seriously, "I once said that I consider you my child. This is not a lie. It is all from the bottom of my heart."
At the beginning, Zhao Yuanxi was indeed prepared to witness the rise and fall of this dynasty with the mentality of a spectator, but she was an ordinary person, she had selfish desires, and she had concerns in this world, so it was impossible for her to stay out of it.
She wanted to make the world a better place, and she also wanted to make his path smoother. Fortunately, it wasn't a matter of having to choose one or the other.
"You..." Ying Zheng was speechless for a moment.
"I don't know what to say, so there's no need to say anything. I don't need you to be grateful to me. As long as you are all well, I will be very happy."
Zhao Yuanxi doesn't ask for much, she just hopes that the person she loves will live a safe and happy life.
Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly became firm, "Queen Dowager, no, Mother, since you regard me as your own son, why shouldn't I be one too?"
Zhao Yuanxi's heart seemed to explode with fireworks. She blinked in disbelief and pinched Ying Zheng's face. "Does it hurt?"
"pain."
"You really think so, you're not lying to me, are you? I'm a very casual person, you don't have to deliberately lie to me, and I didn't do anything right either. You were right to be resentful of me, and I'm also very partial. I don't really care about you on a daily basis, and I like to watch you having fun..."
Zhao Yuanxi was almost incoherent and didn't know what he was saying. He criticized himself a lot.
At first, Ying Zheng was laughing when he heard this, but gradually he couldn't laugh anymore. What did it mean that she liked to see him having fun? So sometimes the Queen Mother was teasing him on purpose?
Seeing that Ying Zheng's face darkened the more she spoke, Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but lower her voice and added softly, "I can only blame you for your funny reactions sometimes."
"You teased me, and it's my fault?"
"This is the Queen Mother's trust in you! How can you call it a joke?"
"Oh--"
Ying Zheng snorted, "If I remember correctly, I should be considered your ancestor! Don't be disrespectful!"
"Then if I call you ancestor, do you dare to answer?"
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