The fireworks in Handan burned for several days.
Looking at the ruins of Handan, Zheng stood not far away in a daze for a long time.
He is a great king.
He is also a lonely and painful king.
The process from taking power to actually completing revenge took a long time.
He was thirteen years old and had just succeeded to the throne, so his influence was insignificant.
At the age of 21, he put down the rebellion of Lao Ai, Marquis of Changxin, and then eliminated the powerful minister Lu Buwei, and began to truly monopolize power.
There was a full eight years in between.
But it's all worth it.
After that, he could not wait to start his great cause of destroying countries and unifying the country.
Not only did he want to gather strength to find the person he met when he was a child, but he also wanted to go to Handan immediately to end the hatred that he had remembered for more than ten years.
What he wants to do in the future.
There has been a detailed plan in place.
In 238 BC, the Qin State began its conquest.
Zhao State was naturally the first target.
But the God of War Li Mu was too powerful.
Zheng was extremely angry, but he was helpless facing the army led by Li Mu.
So, Qin's target quietly changed to Han.
In 231 BC, the Qin army invaded the Kingdom of Han.
The following year, in 230 BC, the Qin army suddenly crossed the Yellow River to attack Han, conquered the Han capital Xinzheng in one fell swoop, and then occupied the entire territory of Han, turning it into Yingchuan County of Qin.
South Korea was destroyed.
After this, Zhao State encountered a natural disaster.
Earthquakes and droughts occurred frequently, making life difficult for the people.
In 229 BC, Zheng, full of hatred, took the opportunity to launch another war.
This time, because he was afraid of Li Mu, he used a strategy of sowing discord and killed Li Mu.
From then on, Zhao State completely lost any power to resist Qin State.
In 228 BC, the Qin army captured Handan, and the State of Zhao was basically declared destroyed.
Only a few remnants escaped.
And Zheng also came here at this moment.
Although I haven't seen it for more than 20 years, the city still looks the same as it did back then.
However, the child who walked out of here is no longer poor and helpless as he was before.
Zheng returns here with the most fierce power in the world, and those who have looked down on and bullied him will be retaliated against.
Handan, which brought him endless painful memories, completely disappeared.
It was his order to destroy the entire Handan.
Although his mother Zhao Ji seemed to have forgotten the pain she had suffered and spent all her time seeking pleasure and looking for men, she was put under house arrest by him.
But politics is different.
Zheng, who had been very sensible since childhood, remembered deeply how those Zhao people bullied him and his mother.
This hatred is unforgettable.
It is so cold that even the sun can hardly smile.
Looking at the ruins with black smoke rising and the ashes burned out.
Zheng’s thoughts are a bit complicated.
But he soon recovered from his distraction.
In his life plan, destroying the State of Zhao and destroying Handan was indeed a very important stage plan.
But this is not all of his life.
He planned to think about the remaining joy and relief when he returned to the palace.
Next, Qin Jun would have to continue his eternal journey. Then he would calm down and look for the figure he had always longed for.
In 225 BC, the Qin State destroyed the Wei State.
In 224 BC, the Qin State destroyed the Chu State.
In 222 BC, the Qin State destroyed the Yan State.
In the same year, Wang Jian's son Wang Ben captured Prince Jia and eliminated the remnants of the Zhao State.
In 221 BC, the Qin State destroyed the Qi State.
From 230 BC to 221 BC, Qin successively destroyed the six kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi, completed the great cause of unification, and established a centralized, unified multi-ethnic country - the Qin Dynasty.
King Zheng of Qin believed that he "combined the virtues of the Three Sovereigns and the achievements of the Five Emperors", so he used the "Huang" of the Three Sovereigns and the "Di" of the Five Emperors to form the title of "Emperor". He was the first monarch in Chinese history to use the title of "Emperor", so he called himself "the First Emperor".
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From now on.
The government has the most power in the world.
Under the premise of a series of stable policy development, he also started the second step of his life plan which he had set when he was a child.
Find the person you once admired!
Perhaps some people think that he had various reasons for his grand ambition to unify the world.
But in fact.
Zheng felt that what he wanted more was actually the longing he had when he was a child.
When he was a child, he clearly understood that he had no power and no qualifications to find out anything about that very special man.
He firmly believed that he would have this power after unifying the world.
I also have the qualifications!
Wherever the mountains and rivers are, wherever the sun and the moon shine, it's the king's land.
He spread his power out.
Touring the East, searching for immortals.
For that initial vision, Zheng did everything he could.
In just a few years, he made many tours to the East.
Others thought that he wanted to rule the country for eternity by himself, and that he had grand designs for the Qin Dynasty and needed to make constant inspections in order to influence and conquer it with his willpower.
Others thought that he wanted to demonstrate the majesty of the Qin Empire, consolidate imperial power and strengthen his rule.
Others thought that he wanted to understand the administrative conditions in the former six kingdoms in order to consolidate his power and status.
But actually.
The eastern tour was just to find the original aspiration.
Because he had seen the sun-patterned logo on the man's body before, he set his search direction in the direction of the rising sun.
This is a long search process.
During this period, he was looking for so-called alchemists, trying to find people with special powers, hoping to find out everything about that man.
But this behavior seems like he is seeking immortality, making people outside think that he is pursuing immortality.
Zheng was annoyed by the many alchemists who tried to deceive people.
He tried to cooperate at first, but later found out that most of them were just frauds.
So he burned books and buried scholars alive.
Countless alchemists were buried alive and countless fraudulent books were burned.
Zheng continued to try to find that longing helplessly.
Until he began to prepare for his fifth eastern tour.
The alchemist Xu Fu was sent out in 219 BC.
In less than five years, he quietly returned.
Xu Fu was actually his trusted and loyal disciple. On the surface, he went out to sea five years ago as a Taoist priest in search of the so-called Penglai Island, but in fact he was looking for the sun pattern.
Xu Fu returned quietly.
While hiding it from everyone.
He also brought back good news.
Somewhere.
He discovered the origin of the sun pattern because he found the remains of eternal day.
In other words, the policy has been found.
Or should I say that in a sense I have found my original vision.
Although I didn’t find the tall figure from before.
But from that ruins, Xu Fu brought back too much information.
In that message.
Zheng knows a lot.
[Eternal Day is an organization that secretly protects humanity.
They didn't care about Qin's conquest of the six kingdoms.
They care about the survival of humanity.
The enemy they are more concerned about is the so-called Abyss. 】
The man who seemed to have special powers and the political vision that he had initially admired came from such an organization.
[The second generation of Yong Zhou has been devastated after experiencing the Conferred God Civil War, the Boundary Monument Project, and the World Tree Defense War.
They were thought to be resting in peace, but most of them had gone to an unknown secret location to carry out a plan in which all members of a generation had invested.
The remaining small part should have been kept as a backup in the secular world, ready to monitor and deal with any crisis at any time.
But the abyss strikes again and catches everyone off guard.
The remaining small group of people used some means to move the battlefield outside the star and threw themselves into it. 】
Above the cold palace.
More than thirty years have passed since the day he met the man at the age of eight.
The scenes from the past seem to still be in my mind.
Forbearance, personal rule, destruction of Zhao, unification, development, eastward tour, search for immortals...
He has done so much in his life.
There are stupid things, and there are smart things.
There is royal power and hegemony, as well as love between young men and women.
But fortunately, at this age of forty, I finally found my original aspiration.
The life plan he had been making since childhood seemed to finally come to an end.
He has found the eternal daylight he longed for.
It’s just that they are gone now, having gone to the so-called outer space.
Everything seems to end here.
But……
Is it really over?
"Jun Fang, is the so-called outer space you saw really that exaggerated?"
"Can the technology in the ruins really create an enemy of ten thousand people?"
Zheng asked as he looked at Xu Fu who was bowing in the hall.
His broad shoulders, which supported the entire Qin Dynasty, gradually rose up.
Face Xu Fu with a majestic posture.
He wanted to know as many details as possible from this hidden confidant of his.
This is about his future choices.
"Yes, according to the records in the ruins, the world we stand on is just a circle, which Eternal Day calls a star. The Eternal Day that Your Majesty is pursuing has gone to fight on other stars."
"And the power left by Yong Zhou is definitely enough for us to create millions of enemies!"
Xu Fu bowed his head respectfully.
Everyone says that he is the last disciple of Mr. Guiguzi and a world-famous alchemist and scholar.
He is also the smartest person in the world.
But actually.
The smartest person in the world should be the emperor in front of him. He had already committed himself to this capable man who could be called the emperor of mankind.
The outside world believed that he had tricked Qin Shi Huang into taking away 3,000 young boys and girls five years ago in search of the so-called elixir of life.
In fact, this was just an excuse created by the First Emperor.
He had been secretly searching for the so-called sun pattern overseas for the First Emperor.
And now, finally there is a harvest!
There really is a "Penglai" overseas! He found the remains of Yongri, which contained not only some important information and technology, but also a one-time road to the outer space.
With the information, the First Emperor was able to fulfill his obsession.
With technology, the Qin Dynasty can live forever without worries.
With the help of roads, maybe...
“We just finished our fourth tour last year.”
"We can plan for the fifth time this year."
"Tell me, what will happen if I die on this fifth tour?"
Zheng hesitated for a long time and then spoke slowly.
Maybe it will all be over.
However, he always felt somewhat unwilling.
When Xu Fu heard this, his eyes widened immediately and he understood what the First Emperor meant.
Is this to... fake his own death and escape? It seems that the First Emperor obviously did not choose to stop his pursuit, nor did he choose the option of ruling the world for eternity.
The First Emperor simply still felt that it was not enough.
I don’t think it should end here.
The First Emperor planned to continue pursuing the eternal daylight he longed for.
Until beyond the stars!
only……
"If this happens, your Majesty's foundation may be unstable."
Xu Fu said seriously.
The great cause of sweeping across the six kingdoms can now be said to have many drawbacks.
If the First Emperor were no longer around.
Perhaps it will collapse in an instant.
"It is better to start over than to reverse the situation."
"I have done a lot of what I should do and laid some important foundations for those who come after me. If I did something wrong, I will let those who come after me correct it."
"As for now..."
"I want to do something I want to do."
Zheng slowly raised his head, his eyes gradually becoming more determined.
It was never his wish to become the First Emperor.
All he wanted to do was to go to Handan to take revenge and find his original dream.
Becoming the First Emperor and gaining power were the means for him to achieve his goals.
now.
It's time to let go.
He is not a perfect Qin Shi Huang.
In fact, he has always been just a child longing for eternal daylight.
Now.
He didn't want to be too far away from Yong Zhou.
"Secretly learn and absorb the technology left by Yong Zhou. Five years later, we will take some people with us to go beyond the stars."
Zheng spoke slowly.
There was no doubt in his tone.
Hearing this, Xu Fu didn't say much.
He would only choose to stay firmly by the side of the First Emperor.
If the First Emperor wanted to give up everything to pursue eternal day.
Then he will follow closely.
As for now.
It would be better to think of a scam that can deceive the whole world.
"I see."
"Five years later, I will come back with the big ship that I hid overseas."
"Let the world think that I have come to cheat you again, Your Majesty."
"And by the way, take some supplies that we may need in the future."
Xu Fu smiled slightly.
The words quickly formed in my mind.
[The giant sharks in the sea are very powerful, and it is difficult for ships to approach the fairy mountain to get medicine. We must send someone who is good at archery to go with us and kill the sharks before we can go ashore to get medicine.]
[You need to bring more than 500 boys and girls, as well as skilled craftsmen, warriors, and archers, and bring grain seeds, food, utensils, fresh water, etc., and go to the sea to seek medicine from the fairy mountain. ]
It doesn’t matter whether anyone believes it or not.
All the Emperor had to do was pretend to believe it.
This was just a show before faking his death so that he could take some supplies and leave here.
Heading out to the stars!
"And I have relied on the technology you brought back to develop my strength over the years."
I looked at my confidant and smiled in tacit understanding.
After that, time passed.
The decision made by the First Emperor cannot be questioned.
In 210 BC, Xu Fu returned from his voyage to the East, and everyone in the world knew that he was setting sail again with rewards.
In the same year, the First Emperor went on a trip.
On the Bingyin day of the seventh month, the First Emperor died on the Shaqiu platform.
Afterwards, the world was in chaos.
No one cared that Xu Fu never returned.
No one cared about Fusu and Meng Tian's lack of resistance.
No one noticed the disappearance of the twelve golden men that Qin Shihuang had made by collecting metals from all over the world.
The occasional rumors of sightings of endless terracotta warriors walking around during troubled times were also regarded as nonsense.
All the commotion surrounding the First Emperor's departure was drowned out by the chaos that followed.
There was no unrest.
Only a few members of the Eternal Day who were on Mars at the time knew that the First Emperor had brought a few people with him and 129,600 terracotta warriors and horses puppets and twelve golden man puppets.
Here we are! This is not a surprising story.
This basically marks the end of the story.
(End of this chapter)