Chapter 74 Unofficial history may not be history, but it's definitely unofficial enough...
Looking at this age, Zhu Qing'ai felt a pang of conscience. For the past eleven years, she had only focused on keeping her host 996007 (a reference to a specific health condition), and had never considered whether her host was single.
However, she also had a question: Do people transformed by the system need a partner?
Even if they need to, they will have to leave this world eventually, and they can't take their partner with them. This isn't a novel where you can slice up your partner.
Zhu Qing'ai was conflicted. She was worried about losing a useful tool, but she also secretly despised herself for her own thoughts.
Taishu Jiu was also surprised that the King of Qin suddenly brought up this issue. Because of the Waterloo caused by the previous hosts' various attempts to build harems, he was reluctant to start a family.
There's always this feeling that one second you're getting married, and the next second your home will be ransacked.
But how could he refuse the King of Qin...? Taishu Jiu thought that this was, after all, an ancient ruler of mankind, and the legislative power was in the hands of the person in front of him, so the reason he came up with could not be too perfunctory.
After much thought, Taishu Jiu said, "Well... I love farming and don't go home often. I don't want to hold those women back..."
Zhu Qing'ai stopped sending private messages. It seemed that the host did not have a need to start a family. Well, it was strange for a former system to get married.
However, she was still in "working" mode, so she had to maintain a caring attitude. Thus, she followed Ying Zheng's lead and asked a question. After Taishu Jiu expressed his insistence, she immediately said, "In that case, I can't say anything more. It's always up to you to decide what kind of life you're comfortable living."
Qin had given up trying to persuade him. Taishu Jiu looked at King Zheng of Qin with expectant eyes, just waiting for him to change the subject.
Although he listened to Qin's words, Ying Zheng still wanted to insist a little longer, as it was also a matter of his own reputation.
Because the ministers are given too many tasks, they have no time to start families, which doesn't sound good when it gets out.
In fact, Ying Zheng himself felt that whether or not he was married would not hinder his ability to employ people. In fact, not being married would save him more time to work overtime. However, he could not say this outright, or his ministers would think he was inhuman.
He secretly set a standard in his mind, determined to continue to push things along. He also thought that with the Left Prime Minister's abilities, the children he raised would surely be good as well. With this in mind, the benefits of the Left Prime Minister's marriage became apparent.
He said, “Uncle Tai, you may not know this, but many ministers in the court have asked me about this matter. I have just been too busy to ask you personally.”
"Many of them were willing to form a marriage alliance with Mr. Taishu."
Taishu Jiu realized one thing, which was...
Having a high position and great power isn't good either. People would often interrupt his efforts to earn points, with some wanting to form a marriage alliance with him. It was all just a marriage for mutual benefit. Humans really are eloquent creatures; they can make even something as seemingly unrelated as a matter of self-interest sound so sophisticated.
He decided to use his trump card and politely decline again.
He looked troubled, as if he had some unspeakable secret: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty has a hidden illness that prevents you from having sexual relations, and you do not wish to marry and harm others."
Ying Zheng: ? ? ? !!!
Ying Zheng did not speak immediately, but stood up abruptly. Of course, he did not criticize Taishu Jiu, but took two steps at a time to the censor who was recording the events beside him and pressed down on the page that the censor was writing on.
His voice was low and deep: "Don't bother remembering this."
When Ying Zheng went to stop the historian, Zhu Qing'ai had already given the host a full-body check and found that everything was normal, and there were no debuffs displayed on the host's panel.
She sent a private message to Taishu Jiu with a question mark, unable to resist asking him: [System 99 (Zhu Qing'ai): Didn't you see that censor next to you? Be careful and speak little in front of the censor!]
[Host Taishu Jiu: Hesitant (jpg)]
[Host Taishu Jiu: Having a hidden illness shouldn't be illegal, so it's fine.]
Oh, that's what it is. It's okay then. (crossed out)
This doesn't seem like anything is alright at all!
Qin stood up and walked towards Ying Zheng and the Imperial Censor, where Ying Zheng was still arguing with the Imperial Censor about whether or not to record the matter.
King Zheng of Qin said, "This is not a big deal. If it is passed down, future generations will laugh at us. It's better not to record it."
The imperial censor felt that the King of Qin's words made a lot of sense, so he politely declined, saying, "Your Majesty is right, but if everything is deleted from the history books for this reason, what credibility will the final record have?"
That's why they say historians are all stubborn...
"This is the Left Chancellor's personal privacy, and recording it won't do any good for history." King Zheng of Qin was still trying to protect the reputation of his Left Chancellor.
Taishu Jiu also stood up and immediately submitted his statement: "I don't care about this. Let the Censor record it if he wants."
Even the censor was now looking at Taishu Jiu in shock, unable to see that the Left Prime Minister was being sarcastic; he could only see that the other party was being sincere.
The censor was starting to feel dizzy, and a small voice in his mind said, "Maybe I should just let it go..."
The oppressive aura emanating from the King of Qin, coupled with the disapproving gaze from 'Qin' beside him, made him realize he was just a lowly imperial censor!
Ying Zheng also turned to look at Taishu Jiu, seemingly wanting to speak but holding back.
He himself rarely reads the censor's records, and today, just because the Left Chancellor wanted to change what he had already recorded, the Left Chancellor agreed first.
King Zheng of Qin sighed and looked at Taishu Jiu with a complicated expression: "The Left Prime Minister doesn't understand. This matter cannot be explained in a simple way."
If that's how official history records it, who knows how wild unofficial history is? As everyone knows, unofficial history isn't necessarily history, but it's definitely wild enough. As one of the people present, he was already 'afraid'.
Besides, Qin was also present. He could disregard his own reputation, but he would be heartbroken if Qin's reputation were even slightly tarnished.
It's already risky to just keep this matter on paper; there's no difference between making it public or not, and he can't keep monitoring it forever anyway.
Therefore, Qin came up with a compromise. She said, "How about this, the torn page will be recorded here with me. It won't be considered changing history; at most, it's just that the place of writing is different."
She conjured up a blank book and copied and pasted the contents that the censor had just written into it.
Taking advantage of the fact that the imperial censor's attention was drawn to 'Qin', Ying Zheng swiftly snatched the page full of writing, tore it up without even looking at it, and destroyed the evidence.
Censor: ? ! !
He wrote so much painstakingly over a long period of time, and this morning he remembered that everything was on that page!
He used to be proud of being able to write characters as small as ants, but now he realizes how naive he was. He has so much to learn now.
The censor felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it, but he dared not pick up anything from the trash can in front of the King of Qin. He was lucky to have kept his personal desk and chair in his office today.
Qin comforted the censor, saying, "It's alright, I have another copy here, you can copy it."
She presented the copied content to the censor, but deliberately omitted the latter half of the conversation between the King of Qin and the Left Chancellor, leaving only the first half. The meaning was obvious.
With the King of Qin himself watching him, it could be said that he received the best treatment today, with Qin watching him from the left and the King of Qin watching him from the right.
Writing the truth the first time showed courage; arguing with the King of Qin the second time demonstrated his commitment to historical truth; and insisting on the truth even after Qin promised to preserve it was simply ungrateful.
Therefore, the censor picked up his pen with tears in his eyes and only wrote half of today's content, that is, the first half, excluding the shocking secret revealed by the Left Prime Minister himself.
After the imperial censor finished copying, 'Qin' sealed his own archived copy, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it would never be seen again for thousands of years.
The King of Qin immediately ordered: "What happened today must not be told to outsiders."
"...Yes." Since the history books have already been altered, how could he refuse this small request? Besides, some major events are inherently confidential and are simply recorded in the history books so that future generations may have the opportunity to know about them.
The emperor and his minister then sat down again, exchanged a few pleasantries, and Taishu Jiu took his leave.
Qin was still standing next to the censor, and asked him curiously, "Why were you so insistent just now? It wasn't a big deal."
The imperial censor glanced furtively at the King of Qin and the Left Chancellor before lowering his voice and replying, "Your Majesty, as I just said, if Your Majesty's order can alter the history books, then there is no point in recording them."
"Even the smallest things shouldn't be changed casually. History is meant to record the truth; how can we open that door to arbitrary alterations..."
As if realizing that the person in front of him, 'Qin,' was also someone who wanted that section changed, he paused and added, "Of course, you are almost like a walking history book. With you here, there is no need to worry about the truth being buried by time, nor is there any need to worry about someone distorting the truth and history."
Originally meant to comfort himself, the censor found himself increasingly convinced of the truth in his words. His eyes sparkled as he looked at 'Qin,' for wasn't the man before him the greatest historian?
The Qin dynasty itself, with its own historical records and memories, is the best history book. I hope that one day I will be fortunate enough to hear Guo Ling tell history.
He thought with great regret that it was a pity that he was of low status and that being able to have a conversation with 'Qin' even once was extremely lucky. The only one who could receive personal instruction from the national spirit was probably the King of Qin himself.
Bamboo, the History of Time, and Green Mist's gaze drifted for a moment, then she thought that it wasn't a big deal to change. She could just pretend that her host hadn't said those words. If she left behind a subroutine that could sustainably earn points after Ying Zheng's death, she would definitely set up an iron-fisted rule for the subroutine to record everything.
'Qin': "Your considerations are for the sake of the country and its people. There's no need to worry. Everything that has happened will leave a trace, and my memory will not let them be forgotten."
The imperial censor bowed respectfully to Qin: "You understand me, I am truly..."
Seeing that the person was so excited that they could hardly speak, 'Qin' smiled and said a few words of comfort.
Today's interlude has come to a complete end. Zhu Qing'ai preserved the reputation of her host, and King Zheng of Qin also preserved his reputation in unofficial history.
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Half a month later
Most of the philosophers from various schools of thought who intended to come to Xianyang had arrived, but as they held no official positions, it was difficult for them to see the King of Qin, let alone the Qin state itself.
No matter, they can first persuade the high-ranking officials in the city, and then have the officials recommend them to the King of Qin, and finally achieve their goal of meeting Qin indirectly.
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