Tang Dynasty
Wei Zheng: "Your Majesty, I think this hundred-word memorial is quite good. Some officials are not motivated to make progress, but are only interested in personal gain. Most of the memorials are flattering, which is truly despicable."
Li Shimin: "Yes, indeed, sometimes I get impatient and it wastes my energy."
Some officials gnashed their teeth and said, "Wei Zheng, you are so noble! You are so great! You use us as your political achievements!"
【bright】
The extremely poor Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up at this moment. "Pass the order down. From now on, implement the 100-word order. If you exceed one word, you will be fined... cough cough, just one or two taels."
The officials present, who were equally impoverished, all cried poorly.
"Your Majesty, my monthly salary is less than ten taels!"
"Your Majesty, my monthly salary is only three words!"
"Your Majesty, please try to persuade His Majesty! I am so poor that I can't even afford porridge!"
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People in all dynasties before the Han Dynasty attached great importance to the legendary papermaking technique, especially scholars, who could better understand the preciousness and difficulty of preserving classics.
Some clever businessmen and common people soon realized the business opportunity. If they could develop papermaking technology, they would never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives.
For a time, countless people began to make paper enthusiastically.
Some were pulling weeds, some were peeling bark, and some fishermen were lost in thought as they stared at the broken fishing nets in their hands...
At the same time, the sound came from the sky again.
[Ahem, we've strayed off topic again. Let's get back to the main topic.]
The First Emperor was a man of great talent and vision, diligently governing the country, and a truly wise ruler. However, his ministers were greatly concerned that the First Emperor, despite having reached adulthood for many years, remained aloof from women, had no concubines in his harem, and had no children.
[While in modern times, a man in his twenties is still considered a baby of over 200 months old, in ancient times when life expectancy was extremely short, a man in his twenties was considered an "older, leftover man."]
[And unlike those idiot men online who have set house rules requiring two children a year, our Zheng Ge's family truly has an heir to the throne.]
The people of various dynasties in front of the sky curtain had strange expressions on their faces.
Although Qin Shi Huang was not considered licentious and immoral, he couldn't be said to be indifferent to women either, right?
There are more than twenty descendants recorded in history books alone.
【The Great Tang Dynasty】
Li Bai took a swig from the wine pot, then laughed heartily and composed a doggerel on the spot:
Qin Shi Huang was not interested in women, and Liu Shanghui remained calm while a woman sat on his lap.
Late Tang Dynasty
Du Mu: "'Concubines, maids, princes, and grandchildren of the emperor, left their palaces and came to Qin on chariots, singing mornings and playing music nights, becoming Qin palace ladies.' How could such a foolish and tyrannical emperor not be attracted to women?"
【Northern Song Dynasty】
Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, who was seriously ill in his later years, sighed deeply.
"I really have no one to inherit the throne right now!"
"I have three sons and fourteen daughters. Except for four daughters who grew up, the rest of my descendants all died young. Why did Heaven punish me like this?"
Prime Minister Han Qi stepped forward to offer his condolences: "Ministers and officials, this man has passed away. Please do not grieve any longer."
Bao Zheng, Fan Zhen and other ministers once again advised: "As the sky is a warning, Your Majesty, please adopt a son as the heir as soon as possible, otherwise the country will be unstable!"
【clear】
Kangxi: "This Qin Shi Huang is truly foolish! Even if he didn't like women, he should have at least eight or ten children. Otherwise, wouldn't his vast empire be handed over to others?"
"Fortunately, although I have few children, they are all outstanding, and they are all friendly and united. There is no need to worry about the lack of successors for the Qing Dynasty!"
The ministers complained silently: Yes, yes, your majesty, you only have more than fifty children, which is too few.
But, isn’t this “brotherly love and respect” too self-deception?
These brothers are so stupid that their brains are about to be beaten out.
Qin
When Qin Shi Huang saw the strange looks from his ministers, his face suddenly turned dark and he shouted coldly.
"What are you looking at me for? Look at the sky!"
The officials shrank their necks and looked at the sky as if nothing had happened.
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[It stands to reason that a young man in his twenties is full of vigor and vitality, yet our brother Zheng remains unmoved by the sight of so many beautiful women. As to why, there are many different opinions.]
Some believe that Zheng Ge was influenced by his mother, Queen Dowager Zhao.
Qin Shi Huang ascended the throne at the age of thirteen, but due to his young age, the Queen Mother and Prime Minister Lü jointly controlled the government. Lü also frequently entered and exited the harem, and had an ambiguous relationship with the Queen Mother. Perhaps because of the power in her hands, the Queen Mother became even more unrestrained, with a constant stream of male favorites and a life of reveling every night.
Actually, Zheng Ge could have turned a blind eye to all this. After all, mother and son had once depended on each other in Zhao State. However, the Queen Mother of Zhao was greedy and tried to get her hands on the royal power. However, she did not have the political skills of the Queen Mother Xuan. As the saying goes, "People are useless and they are still good."
If the Qin State fell into her hands, the outcome would be predictable.
After a political struggle, mother and son separated, Queen Mother Zhao was imprisoned in Yongcheng, and Zheng Ge was deserted by his friends and family, and thus sealed his heart and locked away his love.
When this explosive royal secret spread, the Xianyang Palace fell into silence.
Who doesn’t know that the “Luo Ai Rebellion” was a disgrace to the entire Qin royal family?
Even though Queen Mother Zhao had passed away at this time, the scandals had already become known to everyone, but due to the majesty of the royal family, no one dared to say anything.
However, Tianmu now said it out loud like this, which is no less than a public execution.
At this moment, Qin Shihuang had a sinister look on his face, as if he was recalling unbearable past events, and a cold aura emanated from his whole body.
Everyone present was trembling with fear, acting like quails.
No one dared to step forward and bring bad luck upon themselves.
At the same time, many world planes were in chaos.
Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period
King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Yingji, had an extremely gloomy expression. The strong murderous intent and pressure were chilling, showing the horror of the "Great Devil of the Warring States Period."
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