Ying Si's voice became colder.
If Zhou Jia heard this, she would definitely look at Mi Bazi who was beside Ying Si with her gossipy eyes.
"After dealing with Lao Ai and his rebellious brother Cheng Jiao, Ying Zheng completed the first step in ruling the country. The second step was naturally Lü Buwei, who had always controlled the government. Therefore, in 237 BC, Lü Buwei was dismissed by Ying Zheng. At this time, Ying Zheng could truly hold all power in his own hands.
Later, Ying Zheng issued the "Edict of Expulsion" to expel all the people from the six states. At this time, a stubborn young man came into Ying Zheng's sight. Li Si's memorial "Remonstration against Expulsion" dispelled Ying Zheng's idea of dispersing the talents of the six states, and he continued to reuse the talented and ambitious people from the six states who were willing to stay in Qin.
Zhou Jia suddenly became excited when she said this, twisted her body and said:
"Speaking of this, I have to complain. They're all emperors, but the emperors after you look at Ying Zheng and then at you. The First Emperor was able to bend and stretch without fear of being slapped in the face, but the emperors after you are so arrogant. They say things like 'The emperor's words are not jokes' and 'imperial decrees cannot be taken back'. It's true that the emperor can't change his words overnight, but have most of you emperors actually issued any decrees that benefit the people? Not necessarily."
The emperors who were listening to the story intently were suddenly called out:
After mocking the emperors, Zhou Jia cleared his throat and began to harass the nobles of the six kingdoms. The smile on his face became increasingly charming and unbridled. He was so excited that he almost jumped out of his chair. He rubbed his hands and said, "Then it will be the era of unification that everyone loves to see. Tremble, six kingdoms!"
Kings of the Six Nations: Thank you, we don’t want to listen.
Unfortunately, the sky curtain was controlled by Zhou Jia, so no matter how much they didn't want to listen, they had to prick up their ears and listen carefully.
“In the seventeenth year of King Zheng of Qin, that is, 230 BC, he destroyed Han;
In the 19th year of King Zheng of Qin, that is, in 228 BC, Zhao was destroyed;
In the 22nd year of King Zheng of Qin, that is, 225 BC, Wei was destroyed;
In the 24th year of King Zheng of Qin, that is, in 223 BC, he destroyed Chu;
In the 25th year of King Zheng of Qin, that is, in 222 BC, he conquered Yan;
In the 26th year of King Zheng of Qin, that is, in 221 BC, he destroyed Qi.
By 221 BC, all six states had been destroyed, and Ying Zheng, the young king of Qin, finally realized the long-cherished wish of all Qin monarchs to unify the world.
"Wow! Hahaha, great! You are indeed my good great-grandson!" Ying Ji laughed loudly towards the sky, very happy. Ying Zhu and Ying Yiren also smiled happily, with smiles in their eyes.
The successive kings of Qin were all very happy, which was in sharp contrast to the nobles of the six destroyed states.
Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu, listened to his attacks one by one and angrily shouted, "What good is it to unify the world? At the latest, one day I will march into Xianyang and take the head of this tyrant!"
The strategist Zhang Liang and Xiang Yu had the same idea, but Zhang Liang was more interested in assassinating Ying Zheng in secret rather than confronting him head-on.
At the same time, Han Fei, whether in Han or being escorted to Qin, closed his eyes with complicated feelings as he listened to what Ying Zheng did.
South Korea is doomed in the end.
The founder of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, had the same complicated feelings as him. He had guessed from the fragmentary words of these people in later generations that the situation of the Zhou Dynasty might not be good in the later period, and that Ying Zheng, who unified the world, should have replaced their Zhou Dynasty.
"well."
Jifa sighed deeply.
He had just founded the Zhou Dynasty, and now he was told that the Zhou Dynasty was eventually destroyed. It really made people feel complicated.
King Xiao of Zhou, the eighth king of the Zhou Dynasty after Ji Fa, had the founding king of Qin, Qin Fuzi, brought to his presence when he learned about Qin Ying Zheng. Unlike the kings of Qin in later generations who were happy about beautiful women, Qin Fuzi was very nervous. He was naturally happy that a descendant of a horse breeder could become the one who unified the world, but now he was just a vassal of the Zhou Dynasty. It would be too easy for King Xiao of Zhou to kill him.
King Xiao of Zhou looked at Qin Fuzi below without saying a word. He really wanted to kill Qin Fuzi at the beginning. No one could accept that his kingdom was plundered by others. But a cold voice in his mind stopped his thoughts and did not allow him to attack Qin Fuzi. It only told him to make a choice after the end.
"He has a good descendant."
King Xiao of Zhou was so angry that he said this. Qin Fuzi was ashamed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
King Xiao of Zhou was about to say something but was interrupted by Zhou Jia.
"Pah~"
Zhou Jia suddenly snapped his fingers and said with a smile:
"Ancestors, here comes a free question. What system did Ying Zheng establish after unifying the world? Why did he proclaim himself that? Just a gentle reminder, His Majesty has already told you all about this. I've also said a lot about it."
People in Qin and after could immediately answer that it was the imperial system, and Ying Zheng proclaimed himself the First Emperor.
Before the Qin Dynasty, anyone with a little bit of common sense would think about it and remember that Ying Zheng had made a comment before, with the prefix "First Emperor". With a little speculation, they could guess that it should be the imperial system.
To be fair, the system will wait until everyone has finished answering before displaying their answers on the screen.
However, it was different from what Zhou Jia thought. She thought most people would answer Emperor and First Emperor, but she didn't expect that the most common answer was Emperor and Qin Shi Huang.
In Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng felt helpless as he looked at the countless comments about Qin Shihuang that flashed by.
He didn't even know that he was calling himself Qin Shi Huang.
Zhou Jia laughed at the answer.
"Oh my god, most people are wrong about this. Ying Zheng did establish the imperial system, but he named himself the First Emperor, not Qin Shi Huang. It's just that later generations generally call him Qin Shi Huang. Don't confuse the name we give him with the title he gave himself.
To put it simply, Ying Zheng named himself the First Emperor because he didn't like people giving their predecessors posthumous titles. If they did well, that was fine, but if they didn't... King Zhou of Shang was a good example. So he abolished posthumous titles and once said: "Say I am the First Emperor, and future generations will count by me, from the Second, Third, and Ten Thousand generations, and the line will be passed down endlessly."
So according to his opinion, the emperors who succeeded the Qin Dynasty also did not have posthumous titles, but were only called Qin Ershi and Qin Sanshi...
As for the name Qin Shi Huang, it comes from the "Records of the Grand Historian" written by the Western Han Dynasty historian Sima Qian. The chapter about Qin Shi Huang is "The Book of Qin Shi Huang," so the name Qin Shi Huang has been used ever since. By the way, remember Sima Qian's name; some of you will interact with him frequently.
Chinese
Sima Qian, who had just been castrated and imprisoned, was startled when he heard the three words "Sima Qian" and felt hope in his heart.
Sima Qian, is that him? But why the Western Han Dynasty?
If it's really him...
Sima Qian's eyes lit up. Doesn't that mean that he finally fulfilled his father's wish?
Another person who was as strange as him was Emperor Liu Che. After hearing Sima Qian's name, he immediately took him out of prison and had him guarded and treated.
Qin
When Ying Zheng heard the Chinese characters, he immediately looked up. He did not forget that Zhou Jia had mentioned in his previous letter that Liu Ji, the head of the Si Shui Pavilion, later changed his name to Liu Bang and established the Han Dynasty. He also mentioned Liu Che, who was not sure how many generations later Liu Bang was, always together with him.
"Western Han Dynasty? Is there another Eastern Han Dynasty?" Ying Zheng said.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com