Chapter 13 Blind Bag Assassination [Jinjiang Authentic Edition Only Released·Free Gift]…
Against the historical background of the Zhou Dynasty's 800 years of feudal enfeoffment, the newly unified Qin Dynasty did not gain popularity at all.
In order to allow the common people in all counties of the world to accept the "Great Qin Empire" more quickly, to allow the common people in the former territories of the six destroyed countries to quickly accept the identity of "new Qin people", and to be able to more conveniently implement the subsequent unification policy, at the instruction of the First Emperor, the fantastic events that took place in the Zhangtai Palace in the morning also swept through the royal city, the small city in the southwest, and the big city in the southeast like a swift hot wind in summer, and spread rapidly to the cities and towns in all directions with Xianyang as the center.
Just after noon, the Ying clan members living in the royal city and the noble officials living in the small southwestern town all heard the shocking news - the emperor's eldest grandson Qin Ying had entered the Zhangtai Palace for the second time in the morning, and accidentally attracted the black bird to descend to the earth and bestow blessings. His Majesty was very pleased and called him "the good holy grandson."
These words, which sounded somewhat unbelievable, instantly caused countless Xianyang nobles to turn their attention to the eldest prince's mansion.
The eldest son, who had just turned six months old, had only entered the palace twice and yet he was able to attract the Black Bird to the mortal world? And even bestow blessings upon him?
His Majesty the Emperor had just imprisoned the eldest son who had spoken inappropriately in the royal mausoleum to reflect on his mistakes, and now he is calling the eldest grandson the "good holy grandson" who can prosper the Qin Dynasty?
Outrageous! Outrageous! This sounds too outrageous, doesn't it?!
…
At dusk, the red sunset enveloped the entire three-story Tingwei Mansion.
Li Si, who was over sixty years old and had white hair and beard, knelt in the pavilion in the garden. After patiently listening to his second son Li Cheng's more detailed information about the "Saint Grandson" from the royal city, he could not help but stroke the long beard on his chin with his hand, frowned and thought deeply.
He was a poor boy whose ancestors were once nobles of the State of Cai, but later fell into poverty when the State of Cai was destroyed by the State of Chu.
Li Si's life experience was quite remarkable. When he was young, he worked as a clerk guarding the granary in his hometown Shangcai. He accidentally saw the huge gap between the "rat in the granary" and the "rat in the toilet", and suddenly realized the importance of the "platform". He decisively resigned from his official position and went to Lanling to find Xunzi, who was retired, to study. He became a classmate with Han Gongzifei, the emperor's lifelong white moonlight who died young.
After studying with Xunzi for several years, Li Si, who had mastered the ways to build a country and benefit the people, left the State of Chu with his keen sense of smell and traveled west to Qin to seek an official position. Unfortunately, King Zhuangxiang died young in his prime. The 13-year-old eldest son Zheng relied on his status as the eldest son, his background unrelated to the State of Chu, and the political support of Lu Buwei to seize the throne of Qin in the turbulent political disputes.
Li Si, who was unlucky in timing, became a servant under Prime Minister Lu. However, the situation changed and Lu Buwei fell. During the turmoil of expelling foreigners, Li Si's article "The Memorial on the Remonstration of Foreigners" made the young King Zheng of Qin see his talent, thus officially starting his official career.
Time flies.
More than 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Li Si rose from a small clerk in Shangcai, Chu State, to the high position of Tingwei in Xianyang, Qin State. He watched the young King Zheng of Qin, dormant under high pressure, gradually overturn the many heavy mountains weighing on his head, sort out the chaotic political situation caused by the sudden death of King Zhuangxiang, and lead the Qin people to fight eastward through Hangu Pass. In ten years, he completely completed the unprecedented glorious feat of sweeping across the world and unifying the country.
Everything he has now is of course inseparable from his own talent and ability, but what is more important is the unlimited trust and favor that His Majesty the Emperor has given him for ten years.
Not only did he send his eldest son Li You to serve as the governor of Sanchuan County, he also married the eldest princess Ying Yinman to his second son Li Cheng, betrothed his youngest son Li Cen to the second princess Ying Yangman, and even tied his eldest daughter and second daughter to Prince Gao and Prince Jianglu at an early stage.
It can be said that except for his eldest son who was too old to marry into the royal family, the remaining two sons and two daughters were all married into the royal family. Even if you look at the whole world, there is probably no one else who can match this great favor except Li Si.
Since Li Si is so valued by Your Majesty, there is no doubt that he is loyal to the First Emperor and the Qin Dynasty.
In order to assist His Majesty in implementing true unification, and to ensure that the Legalist cause he had worked hard for all his life would continue to flourish in the Qin Dynasty, it can be said that Li Si, whose thoughts and feelings were in tune with His Majesty's, had great admiration for His Majesty, but he was also "dissatisfied" and "disdained" for the eldest prince, who was not close to "Legalism" but close to "Confucianism", and who was not in the same mind with His Majesty in every way!
But today, what did Li Si hear?
His Majesty actually personally acknowledged in Zhangtai Palace that the eldest grandson of the eldest prince was the "Grandson of the Holy Qin"?!
[Could it be that Your Majesty has truly decided to make the eldest son, Fusu, the crown prince?]
Li Si's heart was in turmoil, and his long, frosted eyebrows were twisted into a "川" shape.
Li Cheng looked at his father's serious expression and could roughly guess what his father was worried about at the moment.
After all, this "Xuanniao coming to the world" story sounds too unreal. Anyone who sees it would think that His Majesty the Emperor is trying to build momentum for his eldest grandson.
Isn't building momentum for the emperor's eldest grandson just to build momentum for the eldest son?
The eldest son's Confucian character was well known to all the civil and military officials in the court. As the eldest son's brother-in-law, Li Cheng firmly believed in one thing -
If the eldest son really inherits the throne in the future, the Confucian officials will surely be promoted, but for the Legalist Tingwei Mansion, it will not be as simple as sitting on the bench.
He couldn't help but whispered to his father:
"Father, how about I wait until I return to the Princess Palace and discuss with the Grand Princess about choosing a good day and bringing gifts to the Grand Master's Palace to see the Emperor's eldest grandson?"
I understand that the second son's implication is that he wants to make friends with the "eldest prince" with whom he has an average relationship through the "eldest grandson of the emperor".
Li Si pursed his lips and shook his head:
"Okay, don't be too anxious. Didn't you say that His Majesty has also benefited greatly from the blessing of the Black Bird? I haven't witnessed what happened today, and I can't make up my mind right now. Let's wait until tomorrow to see Your Majesty at court, and then we can discuss how to get along with the eldest son."
"Yes, I always listen to my father."
Li Cheng nodded in agreement.
"Alas, it's getting late and curfew is almost here. Okay, you should go back to the princess's mansion." Li Si, who was in a state of confusion, closed his eyes and waved to his second son.
"Okay, then father, you should rest early. I will go back home first." Li Cheng advised again.
Li Si closed his eyes and nodded.
Unfortunately, after nightfall, Li Si still couldn't sleep while lying in bed.
The eldest son is a Confucianist! Not only does he not favor the county system, but he constantly seeks to benefit his younger siblings through fiefdoms! Such a foolish son, lacking Your Majesty's sense of the bigger picture, has no trace of an emperor! How could he possibly deserve Your Majesty's support?!
[None of your majesty's eighteen sons is capable of handling this important responsibility! Is your majesty really going to make the eldest son the crown prince?]
As the night deepened, Li Si, tossing and turning in bed, had more thoughts in his mind and his mood became heavier and more complicated.
That night, there were many people who couldn't sleep like Li Si.
Qin Ying, lying in the rosewood bed, also had her bright eyes open, not feeling sleepy at all.
However, unlike Li Si who suffered from insomnia due to excessive worry, after the events in Zhangtai Palace were over in the morning, Ying, the little fat boy's unlucky father, was continued to be sent to the royal mausoleum by his grandfather and imprisoned. He was taken back to the mansion by his mother in a carriage and slept in bed for the whole afternoon. He slept too much in the afternoon and naturally could not sleep at night.
The sleepy servants kept their eyes open and watched until it was late at night. The emperor's eldest grandson was still lying in his crib in high spirits, playing by himself. They couldn't help but feel like crying.
However, Qin Ying was not playing around, but just refreshing the system mall over and over again, hoping to get lucky and pick up a bargain with the twenty-seven blind box coins.
I saw on the floating light screen that it was already 11 o'clock in the evening.
In this ancient era without nightlife, it was very, very, very late.
Qin Ying had been browsing the mall page for two hours without seeing any promotions. She yawned and was about to close the page to go to sleep. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a line of golden characters suddenly popped up on the screen.
[System testing shows that the host has completed two tasks within two days. This is truly impressive!]
[In the early summer, the mountain flowers are in full bloom! This system has specially prepared a free gift for the host! If you miss this opportunity, you will never see it again. Please claim it quickly!]
[Free gift?!]
After seeing this line of inspiring golden words, Qin Ying was no longer sleepy. She excitedly stretched out her little hand and tapped "Receive" on the light screen.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Three large red characters flashed by, and a new page popped up.
Five pictures instantly appeared on the light screen in front of Qin Ying.
[Figure 1: An interstellar hover car.]
[Figure 2: A piece of ancient flowing brocade.]
[Image 3: A magical sword from the world of immortal cultivation.]
[Figure 4: A blind bag of 50 kg of random seeds.]
[Figure 5: A laptop computer.]
[Five pictures spun non-stop, dancing before Qin Ying in dazzling brilliance.]
Without hesitation, he slapped his little hand on the "Random Seed". "Picture 4" instantly enlarged and occupied the entire light screen, and the other four pictures disappeared one after another.
[Congratulations to the host for winning the random seeds! It contains flower seeds, grass seeds, grain seeds, and vegetable seeds. It's such a great blind bag gift pack!]
【You must get the free gift this time! 】
After seeing this line of silver words, Qin Ying suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.
The next moment, he saw a colorful lottery wheel appear on the screen, and two lines of red text popped up next to the wheel:
[Host! You're so lucky! As a reward for completing two missions, you have ten free draws. As long as you collect 100 gold coins, you can get the blind bag seed gift pack!]
Sure enough, free benefits are not that easy to get.
Qin Ying sighed inwardly, then stretched out her little hand and tapped the light screen in front of her.
[The colorful wheel spun once, and whoosh—fifty gold coins were drawn!]
Qin Ying's eyes lit up, and she quickly drew the lottery for the second, third, and fourth time...
Soon he collected ninety-nine gold coins.
[The host is so lucky! You only have one gold coin left to get the blind bag seed gift pack! Please cheer up! ]
Qin Ying was full of confidence and used up her last chance to draw a lottery in a snap.
The colorful turntable spun rapidly, and ninety-nine golden beads popped out.
Qin Ying was stunned and rubbed her eyes in disbelief. When she looked again, she found that they were still "gold beads" instead of "gold coins".
While he was wondering, he saw another line of words appear on the screen.
[The host is truly incredibly powerful! One hundred gold beads can be exchanged for one gold coin. The host is only ten gold beads away from receiving the free blind bag seed gift pack!]
[This summer, you must get this gift for free! Please keep up the good work! ]
Qin Ying: “…”
"Young Master, please go to sleep."
The servants who were on night watch saw the emperor's eldest grandson lying in the rosewood bed, waving his hands in the air and kicking his legs in the air. He was really lively!
But, it’s already late at night! How can a six-month-old baby not sleep?!
Seeing the tiredness on the servants' faces, although Qin Ying was still reluctant to sleep because of the system's lottery, she still obediently closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
After a while, the emperor's eldest grandson's breathing became steady, as if he was fast asleep.
The servants who were on night watch immediately leaned against the wall, some leaned against the table, blew out all the lights in the room until only one was left, paid some attention to the outside world, and then fell into a doze.
In the dim light, Qin Ying opened his eyes again and saw that the light curtain suspended in the air, which was visible only to him, was still emitting soft light.
The "ten golden beads" were still jumping on the light curtain.
Unfortunately, he no longer had a chance to win the lottery. He saw the small words at the bottom: Watching the advertisement for ten minutes can earn you a chance to win the lottery.
Qin Ying gritted her teeth and clicked on the ad, once, twice, three times...
After drawing six more prizes and watching the commercials for an hour, Qin Ying finally noticed the words on the screen:
One hundred silver beads can be exchanged for one gold bead! You are only one silver bead away from getting the blind bag seeds for free! Please don't give up! You must get the free gift this time!
“Fuck!”
Looking at this lottery method that was deeply imbued with certain attributes, Qin Ying's face turned green.
Look, it’s already past twelve o’clock.
He was so sleepy from watching all those commercials! In the end, this cunning system actually used another "silver bead" to keep him hooked!
Qin Ying was furious, and she reached out and slapped the lottery wheel on the screen.
Unexpectedly, the wheel spun again, and a message popped up on the screen: [Congratulations on winning 0.5 Silver Beads!]
Qin Ying was stunned and only then realized that it was already the "next day".
[A new day, a new beginning. The host has successfully completed the sign-in task. The system rewards you with ten blind box coins! ]
[The ten newly acquired blind box coins have been automatically exchanged for two "free gift draws" for the host. Please keep up the good work! Don't give up!]
Seeing that he had just accidentally used up one chance to draw a lottery, and that there was still one chance left, which was only "0.5 silver beads" short, Qin Ying closed his eyes tiredly, yawned, and tapped on the light screen based on his feeling.
Unexpectedly, an electronic sound rang in my mind immediately afterwards.
[It's a hot summer day! Congratulations to the host for winning the first free raffle gift - a blind bag of seeds! ]
【Please select the delivery address:】
【Address 1: Random】
【Address 2: System Space】
Qin Ying opened his eyes with a whirl of his voice and was so moved when he saw the spinning and jumping "blind bag seeds" on the screen! It was so hard!
Free things are really expensive in other places!
Looking at the two addresses flashing with colorful halos on the screen, he was about to click on the "System Space" option when suddenly a cool breeze blew through the half-open screen. Qin Ying couldn't help but yawn, and his right hand trembled as he clicked on the "Random" address option.
Qin Ying was stunned.
The servants, who had not dared to fall asleep, were also woken up by the baby's sneezing.
The wet nurse who was on night watch hurriedly got up from her seat and saw that in the dim light, the emperor's eldest grandson, who was lying in the small bed, had opened his eyes again and kicked off the small quilt covering his belly button.
The wet nurse could not help but whispered helplessly: "Young Master Ying, it's really late at night, you should go to sleep quickly."
After saying this, she covered Qin Ying with the quilt again, yawned, sat down again, and closed her eyes to rest!
Qin Ying was going crazy when she saw the golden words "Blind bag seeds have been shipped" appearing on the screen!
Random address!
Random address!
Ahhhh! Where on earth had the seed bag he had finally obtained been randomly sent to in the middle of the night?!
…
Inside the Zhangtai Palace, three miles away.
The emperor, who had regained his youth and strength and was full of endless energy, reviewed basket after basket of bamboo slips one after another. When the palace servants were almost exhausted, at the end of midnight, the First Emperor finally felt sleepy.
He stood up from the large lacquer table, walked into the bedroom in his silk slippers, and was about to go onto the dragon bed to rest, but as his right foot just stepped on the ancient agarwood footrest, a sound suddenly broke through the air above his head.
Ying Zheng's heart trembled, and he immediately tightened his grip on the sword at his waist. Looking up, he saw a strange bag half a person's height suddenly appear out of thin air from the carved beam, and then with a "dong" it fell heavily on his dragon bed, smashing the black brocade quilt into a big hole.
The First Emperor: “???”
The palace servants following behind: "!!!" [This is going to kill me! What kind of ridiculous time is this?! In the middle of the night! Even a strange giant bag is trying to assassinate His Majesty?!]
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
