"Son, everything is ready. I will record everything Miss Zhou Jia says." Ying Quliang bowed and took his seat. Ying Qian, who arrived a little later, also sat down.
"Ying Shixi, born in 424 BC, was also known as Prince Lian. His accession to the throne was also extremely difficult. After the death of Duke Ling of Qin, he was originally supposed to succeed him, but his throne was eventually seized by his uncle. He fled Qin and began a long period of exile."
As Zhou Jia spoke, Ying Shixi also recalled his life in exile many years ago.
It was really hard at that time.
Ying Quliang and Ying Qian both looked at their father with pain in their eyes.
"During his years of exile, Qin State had three more monarchs, and the four generations of chaotic rule were coming to an end. Let's focus on the third one, Duke Yingchang of Qin. When Yingchang succeeded to the throne, he was only two years old. Since the monarchs were young, their mothers would take charge of the government.
I can only say that some mothers are very good at protecting the interests of themselves and their children, while some mothers... Ying Chang's mother, Lady Qin, happens to be the latter. She has made many outrageous moves, causing dissatisfaction among the Qin court officials.
Since there is not much information about Qin, many people are curious about the specific circumstances of the four generations of chaotic rule.
Sima Qian, who was writing "Records of the Grand Historian", also hoped that Zhou Jia could say more so that he could enrich the story of Qin.
When the word "mother" was mentioned, Zhou Jia subconsciously glanced in the direction of Ying Zheng.
I can only say that his facial expression management was quite good, and Zhou Jia didn't see anything.
Long Bao was very depressed. No matter what Zhao Ji would be like in the future, she was still good to him now. But since returning to Qin, Zhao Ji was imprisoned and he could not see her. He had read the book and knew the future of him and his mother.
But he was still young after all, and he still missed his mother.
Zhou Jia rubbed his head, pulled him into his arms, and continued, "When a country's internal affairs are unstable, the surrounding countries will naturally have plans. Ying Shixi has been in exile for a long time, and the land west of the Yellow River has been occupied by the State of Wei.
So, Ying Shixi decided to return to his country and reclaim the throne. I won’t go into detail about the process, but the most important thing is that he succeeded. In 385 BC, he killed Lady Qin and Ying Chang, and then ascended the throne as Duke Xian of Qin.
It was just a short sentence, but only Ying Shixi knew how difficult his path to the throne was.
A little earlier, during the time of Duke Ling of Qin, many court officials and people called for the throne to be passed to Ying Shixi, and asked Duke Ling of Qin to severely punish Ying Daozi, who had usurped the throne. Later, during the time of Duke Chu of Qin, people demanded that Ying Shixi be brought back.
Ying Shixi, who was still in exile, naturally would not miss any opportunity. He always paid attention to the movements of the Qin State, actively contacted all parties, and prepared to return to Qin.
Naturally, there were also many people in the comments who strongly demanded that Ying Shixi be brought back.
Zhou Jia was stunned for a moment, feeling like she had gotten into trouble. If this continued, the Qin State would already be in turmoil. If the other six states seized the opportunity...
What she realized, the kings of the six kingdoms and the king of Qin could naturally also realize. Ying Shixi himself responded in the comment area to comfort the people of Qin.
The King of Qin who succeeded Ying Shixi simply followed Ying Shixi's reply, and King Zheng of Qin naturally also responded.
Gradually, the people of Qian were indeed appeased, and the King of Qin felt relieved, but the kings of the six states were not very happy.
"Now that everyone has calmed down, let's continue. Soon after Ying Shixi ascended the throne, he announced the abolition of Qin's system of human sacrifice!
Regarding human sacrifice, the most outrageous case was during the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty was a slave society. To those in power, the lives of slaves were not lives, and they certainly did not volunteer to be buried alive.
Qin has always insisted on this crap. Why are you trying to learn this rotten rule? The population is so sparse every day. You have buried all the people alive with you. Who else needs people? It's not just Qin. Several other countries have records of human sacrifice! I'm not just scolding Qin! "
It is difficult to remain calm after witnessing human sacrifice. Zhou Jia became increasingly emotional and began to ignore everyone around him.
"It's so funny. Only the lives of you people in power are counted, while the lives of others are not. You can even think of human sacrifice. You even think that you can continue to enjoy the service of others after death. Why? People died because of you, and after death, you still make them your slaves. How dare you do that?"
This way they feel more familiar and at ease.
Zhou Jia had been smiling at them these past few days, but she always felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. Now that she saw her arguing with them in person, she felt a lot more relieved.
"Just the fact that he abolished human sacrifice is enough for me. Ying Shixi doesn't need any other merits. This is enough. At least it has been abolished. There are definitely people who still insist on it behind the scenes, but at least he can save most people. Isn't this a great merit?
So I really want to interview Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. What on earth was your thinking behind reinstating the practice of human sacrifice, which had been abolished during the reign of Duke Xian of Qin? Did all your suffering before go in vain? Did you forget your origins after becoming emperor?
Zhou Jia really didn't understand.
But she felt that there was a saying on the Internet that was very suitable for Zhu Yuanzhang: He who slays a dragon will eventually become an evil dragon.
"What do women know?"
Since he had become the emperor, he naturally would not allow anyone to trample on his majesty. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, and his sons did not dare to argue with him. Naturally, whatever he said was what they did, and no one dared to say anything nonsense.
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally became increasingly dissatisfied with Zhou Jia.
Zhou Jia had never intended to let him be satisfied with herself.
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Jia, and Zhou Jia also extremely disliked Zhu Yuanzhang, and the two of them disliked each other.
"Regarding human sacrifice, after Zhu Yuanzhang restored the Ming Dynasty, our overseas student Zhu Qizhen, the Ming Dynasty's God of War, made his greatest contribution before his death: he abolished the system of human sacrifice that Zhu Yuanzhang had restored. This is also the only point that Zhu Qizhen can bring up to be talked about.
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