The Millennium Plan is a long-term plan for the next thousand years, so as to ensure the long-term development of the Chinese ethnic group, so that it will not be eroded bit by bit, and it can also protect many inheritances, so that the efforts of the ancient ancestors will not be in vain. flow eastward.
This is the plan that Ying Zheng came up with after thinking hard for several days.
Because he is the last inheritor, he is very sure that he will no longer cultivate his successors like his ancestors. The only power he can rely on is his descendants and these closest relatives. .
According to Ji Fa's statement, the original covenant of heavenly inheritance was a time limit. Within ten years, civil strife would be quelled, the king's power would be seized, and grain would be accumulated; in another ten years, the six kingdoms would be conquered and unified; and in another ten years, the six kingdoms would be conquered and unified. , stabilize order, build the Great Wall, and repair the dragon veins.
After everything is completed, he will pretend to be dead of illness and hide from the world, and then go to Jiuyou to cooperate with the Dragon Clan to complete the final restoration of the natural source of power.
All in all, Ying Zheng's "living" time in Jiuxiao was less than twenty-nine years, and during this period, he had too many things to do.
The millennium plan has taken shape, and the overall direction of China has been settled. Moreover, after Ying Zheng has dealt with Jiuyou's affairs, he can return to Jiuxiao and secretly help these families, just like Ji Fa. Shuttle between Jiuxiao and Jiuyou.
But the difference between Ying Zheng and Ji Fa is that no matter how powerful or large their territory is, Ji Fa's descendants still occupy the name of King of Zhou and are also the nominal masters of a country.
But Ying Zheng couldn't do this.
Because Ji Fa had warned him not to follow the old path of the Zhou royal family. Instead of openly occupying an empty position, it was better to wait for work secretly.
That's why Ying Zheng gave Zhao Gao the task of reorganizing the country for future generations. On the one hand, Zhao Gao had no descendants, and on the other hand, Ying Zheng didn't want the surname "Ying" to reappear in the world, so he wanted to change the clan to the Zhao family.
This makes it even more necessary to hide the entire family.
So, the problem arises.
Ying Zheng had to quickly formulate the immediate plan and prepare everything before he retired from the world. This was one of the main reasons for his hesitation.
After retreating into seclusion, who will take over in this world?
These loyal ministers in front of me?
no!
It's not like Ying Zheng hasn't considered it.
If Meng Tian or Sima Jie were to take over, it would undoubtedly give their entire family the reputation of conspiracy and treason, and it would also affect the layout of the thousand-year plan.
Find those old aristocratic families from Da Qin to take over?
Even worse!
In that case, I am afraid that all the clans will break their heads to compete for the position of King Qin.
In the past few days, Ying Zheng had been thinking about this troublesome issue.
And this thorny issue is probably truly unprecedented and unparalleled.
Looking at ancient times and modern times, the emperors of every country are not thinking about ways to expand their territory and power, and they are all thinking about how their country can be in the hands of their descendants for eternity.
But what Ying Zheng is thinking about now is how to subvert the power of Da Qin and hand it over to someone else's hands, but he can't find this person no matter how hard he looks for it.
After sending Meng Tian and others away, Ying Zheng returned to the secret room and stared at Xuanyuan Sword and thought hard for a while, but he was still puzzled.
Finally, Ying Zheng shook his head with a wry smile, sighed, and left the secret room.
The next day, Lord Changping sent a letter, written by Thorin.
The letter stated that Yiqu's relics had received a thousand cattle and were now using these cattle to pull the family's belongings towards Longxi. It was estimated that they would arrive in Longxi in another half month.
Over in Jingjue Kingdom, the Great Elder Yiqu also sent a letter, saying that he would take the young patriarch to visit Jingjue in the near future to establish diplomatic relations.
Ying Zheng calculated the time, and then said to Lord Changping: "In ten days, I will travel to visit the Western Regions, and this time, it may take a long time. During this period, you can help me transport all the supplies, carriages and horses. Be prepared. Report everything that needs to be reported before winter.
Come up. "
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chang
Ping Jun also made the same calculation and said, "Your Majesty, in a few days it will be Princess Yuting's full moon, can you handle it?"
Princess Yuting is a little princess who was just born to Lan Ting and is also the eldest daughter of Ying Zheng. In order to be fair, Ying Zheng gave the little princess the character "Ting" when naming her.
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said, "This time, let's just have some fun in the palace and don't bother the clan members."
Changping Jun responded, said goodbye and prepared to go.
Ying Zheng looked at Chang Pingjun's back and thought of Lu Buwei, who once held the power.
I don't know if he is okay now. After I finish my business with the secret stone, I should take some time to see him.
At this time, Li Si walked into the study in a hurry, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, tomorrow is Liu An's memorial day. Do we want to pay our respects?"
After the words "Liu An" entered Ying Zheng's ears, Ying Zheng felt a buzz in his head, like thunder hitting the Tianling Cap.
"Sir, who are you talking about?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Liu An," Li Si said, "It was at this time last year that the three of us dug his grave with our own hands in Lishan Mountain."
Ying Zheng didn't forget Liu An, on the contrary, the memories Liu An left for him were so profound that they became a knot in his heart.
"Oh!" Ying Zheng sighed, "Sir, why didn't you remind me earlier that if we knew it was tomorrow, we would have stayed in Lishan for a few more days to worship him before coming back."
"It's because I was careless. I didn't think about it until today. Your Majesty, don't blame me." Li Si has been busy with Ying Zheng, and even Ying Zheng didn't think about it. It's reasonable for him to be careless.
Ying Zheng stood up and said very quickly: "No, for this first time of worship, I have to sweep his grave in person. Sir, tell Zhao Gao to prepare horses and let's go to Lishan Mountain again and try to do it before dark. Get there."
"Okay." Li Si responded and hurried out the door.
Ying Zheng also quickly packed his bags.
And in his mind, the scene of spending three days and nights with Liu An came to mind again. Those scenes seemed like yesterday.
Suddenly, a figure flashed in Ying Zheng's mind. That figure had knelt and cried in front of Liu An's grave, rejected his gift, and then resolutely embarked on the road of study tour.
That figure is Liu An's younger brother, Liu Bang!
Thinking of Liu Bang, Ying Zheng slapped his forehead.
How could I forget him?
To put it into detail, I owe him a title and wealth.
He also promised his brother that he would help him realize his ambition to stabilize the country.
I also thought about letting him be a general, galloping on the battlefield and commanding thousands of armies.
I also thought about finding him a beautiful wife.
And all of this seems to be able to fit into the problems he encountered, but...
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng packed up the package, walked out quickly, found Li Si, walked out of the palace together, jumped on his horse, and headed straight for Lishan Mountain.
After setting foot on the official road, Ying Zheng took the time to speak to Li Si: "Sir, do you know what has been troubling me these days?"
Li Si smiled and said, "Isn't what bothered the king the past few days the thousand-year plan that the king mentioned yesterday?"
Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "This time, sir, you were only half right."
"Oh?" Li Si was slightly surprised.
Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and said: "This thousand-year plan is a response to the emergence of troubled times, and what worries me is the period from the time when I retreat to the time of troubled times."
Li Si thought for a while and said, "Presumably, the king is afraid that his efforts to unify the country will be wasted, right?"
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "If all the Ying family members are allowed to live in seclusion, I have no objection, but the question is who should take over."
"Yes, we and other clans participating in the Millennium Plan are not suitable." Li Si said.
"Yes, but if other clans of Great Qin take over, it will inevitably cause chaos, and everyone will want to be king."
Ying Zheng said with a grimace.
"Haha, it's true. It turns out that this is the king's concern." Li Si smiled and thought quickly in his mind.
"So, the person who takes over the king's power must meet several conditions." Ying Zheng said, "First of all, he must come from a wealthy family and not escape our control."
"Well, what the king said makes sense. These conditions are indispensable." Li Si nodded, seeming to agree.
"So, when my husband mentioned Liu An, I thought of one person." Ying Zheng slapped the horse's body and said.
"Liu Bang?" Li Si frowned.
"Yes, it is Liu Bang." Ying Zheng said, "He meets all these conditions, not to mention, I still owe him a fortune."
Li Si thought for a while and said: "Wei Chen also feels that Liu Bang seems to be a suitable candidate, but has the king ever thought that he is only three or four years younger than the king. After the thirty-year period, He is also nearly fifty years old, so it’s hard to say whether he still has that ambition.”
"Haha, sir, don't you have a lot of tricks in this regard?" Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and smiled.
Ying Zheng, who was still quite ignorant at the time, burst out with fighting spirit and confidence under Li Si's encouragement.
"Well, your Majesty is joking." Li Si said with an undiminished smile, "But even if the candidate is selected, it must be carefully planned. Otherwise, the Qin Dynasty's 400-year-old foundation will not even be able to connect the Six Kingdoms." There is no chance of winning, how can this little Liu Bang shake this giant tree in the sunny sky?"
"That's true, but there is always a way." Ying Zheng said, "Let's ask our seniors about this matter."
"Okay!" Li Si responded, and the two of them sped up at the same time.
When they arrived at Lishan Mountain, it was already dark. After passing through the checkpoint, the two of them went straight to Ji Fa's camp.
"Why are you back again?" Ji Fa asked in confusion when he saw the two people in a hurry.
"Senior, there are two things I want to discuss with you." Ying Zheng said.
"Okay, sit down and talk." Ji Fa pulled Ying Zheng to sit down.
Ying Zheng adjusted his breathing and said, "The first thing is that I have set up a thousand-year plan."
Later, Ying Zheng and Li Si cooperated with each other to tell Ji Fa about the thousand-year plan.
Ji Fa smiled and nodded while listening.
"This plan is good, but what about the second one?" Ji Fa didn't make any comments, and seemed to approve it very much.
However, Ying Zheng's expression froze for a moment before he continued: "The second thing is that I finally have a feasible solution to my troubles these days."
Then, Ying Zheng expressed his concerns, and Li Si told what happened in Lishan a year ago.
Finally, Ying Zheng expressed his intention to use Liu Bang.
Ji Fa thought for a while and said, "If you use this person, you need to observe and judge carefully. Let's do this. Li Si has a junior brother named Fan Kuai. He is a rough man but also a fine man. I ordered him to always be by Liu Bang's side. It can not only protect his safety, but also secretly guide him to the right path."
"Okay, thank you, senior!" Ying Zheng said happily.
The next day, Ying Zheng, accompanied by Ji Fa and Li Si, came to the tomb where Liu An was buried.
The three people spent some effort to clear the entrance of the cave, and then cleaned the tomb.
In front of Liu An's tombstone, after Ying Zheng recited it sincerely, he placed a lot of sacrifices for Liu An and began to pay homage to him.
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At the same time, in a mountain valley in the northern part of the Chu Kingdom, Liu Bang, who looked unhappy, knelt in front of a simple tombstone, bowed three times, then took out a bamboo flute and played a Chu song, his heart full of sadness. .
