"You can say that my great-grandfather is much stronger than me."
There was a slight calmness in Ying Zheng's voice. This was the first time Chen Ke heard Ying Zheng speak in a calm, even humble tone.
But while Chen Ke felt surprised, he also felt somewhat normal.
Who is Ying Zheng's great-grandfather?
King Zhaoxiang of Qin.
Among all the monarchs of the Qin State, if we want to evaluate the greatest King of Qin, then King Qin Zhaoxiang will not be weaker than anyone even if he is not the unofficial champion.
certainly--
The reason why the champion is not determined is not because King Zhaoxiang is not strong enough.
The main reason is that King Zhaoxiang has a problem that all superiors, all kings, or all emperors have.
He became very suspicious in his later years.
Anyone familiar with history, or anyone who has studied junior high school history, knows that there are several prerequisites for Qin to be able to unify the world.
One is the social environment at that time. People in the seven countries were tired of war and wanted peace and unity.
The second is that Shang Yang's reforms provided Qin with strong enough backing, making Qin the most powerful among the seven kingdoms.
The third reason is that Ying Zheng himself has great talents and good use of talents, as well as the remnants of the sixth king of Qin in the past.
The fourth was the Battle of Changping. Among the several countries in the east, the Zhao State, which was the most capable and the only one that could compete with the Qin Dynasty, and had been blocking the Qin Dynasty from leaving Hangu Pass in the west, was completely unable to stop the Qin Dynasty in this battle. Ability.
Wu'an Jun Baiqi sacrificed the lives of 400,000 Zhao soldiers and civilians to pave the way for the unification of Qin.
However, Bai Qi did not get a good ending after the Changping Battle, and was eventually sentenced to death.
Everyone knows this.
A few people know more. For example, the cause of Bai Qi's death was actually Fan Ju's conspiracy.
In short, Fan Ju gained the trust of King Zhuang Xiang, but this man was very small-minded. After Bai Qi made great military exploits, Fan Ju began to worry about his status in the heart of King Qin Zhaoxiang, so he planned a divorce plan.
In the end, under this alienation scheme, Ying Ji gave Bai Qi death.
A smaller number of people were able to understand one thing in this alienation plot, that is, Bai Qi's death was not actually blamed on Fan Ju, but on Ying Ji.
Why?
Because what killed Bai Qi was not Fan Ju's plan to divorce, but Ying Ji's suspicion.
Without Fan Ju, there would still be Liu Ju, Wang Ju, and Li Ju. As long as Ying Ji does not have absolute trust in Bai Qi in his heart, then he will have absolutely no way to survive after killing 400,000 soldiers and civilians of Zhao State and making great contributions.
It is precisely because of this that Ying Ji cannot decide the champion among all Qin kings.
certainly--
There is also a reason why Ying Zheng is really awesome.
Seeing the understanding and thinking in Chen Ke's eyes, Ying Zheng just shook his head and smiled: "You must know my great uncle, Chen Ke."
"That's easy to say."
"Do you know what happened to Great Qin after my great father died?"
Chen Ke nodded, he had already guessed what Ying Zheng wanted to say.
"If I remember correctly, after King Zhaoxiang died, King Xiaowen succeeded to the throne, but not long after he succeeded, he died again."
"After that, His Majesty's father, King Zhuang Xiang, will succeed to the throne."
Ying Zheng nodded: "Then do you know why King Xiaowen, my eldest father, died so quickly?"
Chen Ke lowered his head. He didn't know what Ying Zheng meant when he said this, but he still said while lowering his head: "I would venture to guess that it was probably because of some disputes in Qin at that time."
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke and sneered: "You know everything, you just like to act stupid."
"You obviously have guesses about everything, so why bother with it?"
"Wouldn't it make people laugh?"
He looked at Chen Ke with a lonely expression: "Tell me, let me listen and see how many of your guesses are correct."
Chen Ke then said helplessly: "Your Majesty, what I have said is just a guess."
He weighed the words in his mind, and then said: "In fact, it is nothing more than external troubles and internal troubles."
Chen Ke sighed leisurely in his heart. In fact, when King Zhaoxiang died, the situation of Qin was very similar to that of the First Emperor.
First of all, King Zhaoxiang was definitely one of the greatest monarchs during the Warring States Period.
His greatness lies in two things.
First, he is patient and wise.
Two, he lived a long time.
The first point is important, but in the face of the second point, it is not important at all.
King Zhaoxiang took charge of the government in 304 BC when he was twenty-two years old. He died in 251 BC. Only when he died did he put down his power.
He reigned for fifty-six years.
Take Zhao, the old enemy of Qin, as an example. While King Zhaoxiang was in charge, King Zhao was the strongest among the previous Zhao kings, that is, King Wuling of Zhao was on the throne.
In 299 BC, in the fifth year of King Zhaoxiang's pro-government, the Kingdom of Zhao changed its king and became King Zhao Huiwen.
That is, the King of Zhao assisted by Lin Xiangru.
In 266 BC, King Zhao Huiwen died thirty-three years after he succeeded to the throne. In the same year, King Zhao Huiwen's son, King Zhao Xiaocheng, succeeded to the throne.
At this time, King Zhaoxiang of Qin was still in power, and he had been King Zhaoxiang of Qin for forty-one years.
In 251 BC, King Zhaoxiang of Qin died; and just six years later, King Zhao Xiaocheng died.
One monarch of Qin State almost killed three monarchs of Zhao State.
And this is when the king of Zhao changed relatively slowly. If it were the same situation, Wei and Qi had already changed four monarchs.
In the ancient feudal society, changing the monarch was a big deal. It would cause domestic turmoil, and it would be huge turmoil.
Because the change of kings often represents the replacement of old and new groups.
The replacement of old and new interest groups has always been a confusing and confusing process.
While other countries were changing monarchs and domestic turmoil began, Qin State was developing its own strength in an orderly manner and gradually expanding its power under the pressure of King Zhaoxiang.
During the reign of King Zhaoxiang, the Qin State already had the momentum and scene to swallow up the six kingdoms.
The helpless point is that Xiao He succeeded and Xiao He lost. The debt owed by the Qin State because of King Zhaoxiang's long life was paid back one by one after King Zhaoxiang became suspicious in the later period.
The most repaid time was when King Zhaoxiang died.
As mentioned before, King Zhaoxiang reigned for a long time, which not only stabilized the domestic situation, but also allowed the old interest groups to expand without limit.
It even swelled and expanded to a situation that even the next king could not contain.
This is why King Xiaowen died so quickly.
Ying Zheng said in a faint and cold tone: "I have been in power for too long."
"Uncle Zeng was in office and in power for fifty-six years."
"And now if the reign name is not changed, it will already be thirty years since the First Emperor."
"I have been in office for thirty years."
"More importantly, my body is still healthy and I may be able to live for another twenty years."
"This also means that I have been in power for the same period as Great Father Zeng."
He looked at Chen Ke and said, "Do you understand what I mean?"
PS: Aba, Aba, I have been listening to the city-level standard evaluation and excellence classes for the past two days, and the result is that the promise made two days ago was not fulfilled. There are eight days left in this month, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31. I won’t say much else, just watch my performance.
