Chapter 206: The Emperor's Death
Li Si and Zhao Gao withdrew one after another, leaving only the doctor and the maidservant on the imperial carriage, as well as the First Emperor who was gradually falling into a deep sleep again.
He forced himself not to fall asleep. He explained some things, but he still felt a little uneasy. He looked at the top of the imperial chariot and seemed to see the blue sky. He recalled everything he had experienced in Zhao State when he was young, and then he became the king of Qin State. Later, Wang Jian went to war, and he became the king of the world and the supreme emperor.
Wang Jian?
A general with a dignified temperament and a look of authority without being angry. If it weren't for the smiling face, no one would fail to be shocked by him.
It seemed like a name that had not been mentioned for many years. He was a general who was extremely cunning, but very sensible, so the First Emperor gave him a good end.
Who else?
Lu Buwei!
No one could replace Lu Buwei's position in the First Emperor's heart. He was a man who was both a teacher and a father. He brought him light in his darkest times, and then this man betrayed him.
The First Emperor destroyed "Lüshi Chunqiu" in a rage, but thinking about it now, what Lü Buwei did was not unforgivable, and the punishment for Lü Buwei was too harsh.
Where is there absolute loyalty in this world?
Although Lu Buwei seized power, at least he had no intention of seizing the throne, which was very rare. As he thought about it, the image of Lu Buwei gradually disappeared from his mind.
When a person is about to die, the experiences of this life will flash through his mind like a passing scene, but will soon be forgotten. There are not many real memory points. The First Emperor is in this stage now.
"Su Wang!"
The First Emperor couldn't help but think of this deity who held a lofty status in the hearts of countless people in China. Even though he had unified the world, in the eyes of the world, he was still inferior to this deity, or even far inferior.
This was naturally something that the First Emperor could not tolerate. It would be wrong for later generations to stand on the shoulders of their predecessors and still not be able to surpass them.
He also always believed that King Su was really watching him somewhere. He did a lot of things, but King Su did not react at all, which made him feel even more uneasy.
Ji Zhao was naturally looking at this emperor who held an extremely important position in history. Although the First Emperor was extremely controversial, in general he could be described as "his crimes were committed in his own time, but his merits will be passed down through the ages."
Purple air gradually overflowed, and the First Emperor's face became even more gray. Ji Zhao looked up at the sky. This was the man chosen by heaven. If he wanted to see him, he still had to get the consent of his parents. Ji Zhao said that he was a person who understood the rules.
God did not stop it, he is emotionless. Now the First Emperor is about to die, and it is no longer necessary for God to keep him. The purple air will gradually dissipate, and a new person of destiny will appear.
Ji Zhao guessed that it would be Liu Bang, but it was not certain. Perhaps it would be Xiang Yu. After all, Xiang Yu had once been the ruler of the world. In any case, it could not be Hu Hai. The purple energy had already favored the First Emperor, and it would not favor the second emperor of the Qin Dynasty so soon.
The so-called destiny is certainly not immutable. Heaven only governs those who receive the destiny, such as key nodes such as King Wu and the First Emperor, as well as the figures before them. The fierceness of the six generations of the Qin Dynasty was influenced by the destiny. But from the moment the First Emperor unified the world, the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of the dynasty had little to do with the destiny. Perhaps the lifespan of the dynasty will be extended, like the thousand-year-old Zhou Dynasty, or perhaps it will be shortened, or even die suddenly. All of these are possible.
Especially the variable of the Luo family will greatly affect the changes within the dynasty. God will only bring down the destiny step by step at the most critical nodes.
Every dynasty change in this game is like a drama. Only when the protagonist is in place will the new plot begin. When the Mandate of Zhou is extended, God cannot find the birth point of the First Emperor, so the drama of the Qin Dynasty will be delayed, and all major events related to the Qin Dynasty will be delayed. After all, the protagonist has not appeared, so there is no need for supporting roles and extras to appear so soon.
From this point on, Ji Zhao felt that this was really not the real world because it did not conform to the rules.
If Luo had wanted, the Qin Dynasty could have ended without the second emperor. The First Emperor was appointed by heaven, but its demise in the second emperor was not.
Ji Zhao's body naturally did not move, but a thought carrying some luck points slowly fell to the human world. Now the luck points must be used sparingly. Once the luck points are insufficient, he will have to rely on heavenly items to change his fate.
"So this is what the Su Wang looks like. He is so precious."
The First Emperor thought it was just his dying fantasy, muttering to himself, but soon he felt something was wrong, and his somewhat decadent spirit suddenly perked up, staring at Ji Zhao intently.
“Su Wang?
Is that you?
The First Emperor, who had always made it his mission to overthrow the belief in the Su Wang, actually used honorifics in his words at this moment. One should know that after killing Lu Buwei and the death of Zhao Ji, the First Emperor never used honorifics again. This is also a point that people criticized him for. He ordered ministers and clan relatives around and did not have the demeanor of the ancient sage kings who respected the wise and humble.
You should know that in the past thousand years, even the emperor had to address wise men as "you" to express respect, but the First Emperor never did so.
Ji Zhao nodded slightly, "It's me."
After getting a positive answer, the sick First Emperor almost struggled to sit up. He never expected that he would be able to meet the legendary figure Su Wang before his death.
The King of Su is not really dead!
Zhao Gao actually guessed it right. He had countless questions to ask, but his face suddenly turned pale because he remembered what he had done before. In order to verify whether King Su was really there, he did a lot of things, but after he really found out that King Su was there, he realized that he shouldn't have done that.
"King Su, I have done a lot of things..."
Ji Zhao looked at him quietly without saying anything. He just wanted to meet this legendary emperor. He was an ordinary person in his previous life. In this life, with the fusion of Xuanhuang Qi, he was gradually becoming a demigod. But there was still a trace of curiosity in his heart. Now coming to meet the First Emperor was to satisfy his curiosity.
The First Emperor suddenly thought of something and asked slowly, "Since you are able to interfere in the human world, then I guess the direct descendants of the Luo family must have escaped from the storage room?"
Ji Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, although I am high above the nine heavens and have never interfered with the affairs of the world, I will not let my descendants be cut off."
The First Emperor asked again: "I wonder if the other holy kings in heaven have any descendants left. I have never seen any in the human world."
This is what the First Emperor wondered. Why had he never seen the descendants of other holy kings? As a holy king, the Su King was not even considered a holy king. After all, the Su King had never truly ascended the throne. Why was it that only the descendants of the Su King could stir up the situation? Did the other holy kings sit back and watch their descendants die out?
Ji Zhao saw a trace of uneasiness in the words of the First Emperor, and laughed softly, "I am the only one who reigns supreme above the Nine Heavens, and without other Holy Kings, you can't do it either.
I am the only one who is immortal, watching the world change without changing. "
boom!
This was perhaps the biggest blow to the First Emperor. He failed to obtain the elixir of immortality during his lifetime, and now he was told that it was fake to become a god after death based on his merits. Even the First Emperor, facing the fact that his greatest pursuit in life had come to nothing, was almost breathless for a moment and unable to accept this cruel fact.
Moreover, he could not accept that he was not a special person after all, and his identity as someone appointed by heaven seemed to be false.
But he had to face all this bleakness eventually, and the moment he realized that he could not live forever, he finally remembered his dynasty.
The First Emperor's eyes were red, his hands were about to crush the cloth on the bed, and he said in a hoarse voice: "King Su, is my Great Qin going to perish?
Since the direct descendants of the Luo family are still alive, they will surely destroy the Qin Dynasty.
The black bird of the Shang Dynasty lasted for 600 years, the phoenix of the Zhou Dynasty lasted for a thousand years, so why was the black dragon of the Qin Dynasty so short-lived?
Am I really the Son of Heaven? Is my Great Qin really the dynasty appointed by Heaven? "
The First Emperor raised many questions.
Ji Zhao's eyes remained calm, "You are indeed appointed by heaven, and the Qin Dynasty was appointed hundreds of years ago. The last king who was appointed like you was my brother, King Wu of Zhou, who eventually became a holy king.
Heaven has given you the opportunity to unify the world, but it will never help you to continue the dynasty. The reason why the Qin Dynasty is going to perish is not because of the transfer of Heaven's mandate.
You want to build the Great Wall, that's correct, it can indeed stop the invasion of the Huns. You want to build canals and straight roads, that's also correct, without them the various states cannot be connected as one. You want to build a mausoleum, that's nothing, since ancient times you have not been the only one doing that, but the problem is that you shouldn't do them all at the same time.
You do it slowly, and if you can't finish it, let your son do it. The Qin Dynasty may really last for tens of millions of years.
When the people of this world can no longer survive, they will unite and overthrow the monarch. This is the truth. "
The same words spoken by different people have completely different effects. Just like now, it is useless for anyone in the world to say these to the First Emperor, but it is useful if Ji Zhao says them, and it is extremely useful.
For the first time, the First Emperor realized that he seemed to have done something wrong.
He wanted to say something, but the person in front of him was a true God who existed forever in the world. What lies could deceive him?
"Sir, the historians often say that one's life is judged after the coffin is closed. How can one evaluate Zheng's life?"
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The First Emperor received the mandate from Heaven, and he carried on the legacy of the six previous emperors, annexed the other states, made the country one, made laws and regulations, unified the measurement, and brought order to the world. His achievements were equal to those of the three previous dynasties, and he accomplished achievements that no sage king in ancient times had ever achieved. Since the time of the first emperor, no one has been as prosperous as him. He possessed extraordinary talents and wisdom. How great! - "Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of the First Emperor"
(End of this chapter)
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