With the fall of the Qin state, the land of China, which had been divided for more than 500 years, was finally reunited.

Zhao has always regarded Qin as a mortal enemy, after learning the news of Qin's surrender, Zhao Wangjia was so excited that he stayed awake all night, and he decided to set off to Xianyang in person overnight to reward meritorious soldiers. A month later, when King Zhao came to the outskirts of Xianyang in his chariot, Zhao Kuo had already led a group of Qin ministers led by Ziying to greet him on Weishui Avenue.

In the solemn drum music, Zhao Kuo, who was dressed in military uniform, strode to the bronze king's car, bowed deeply to Zhao Wangjia, who was sitting in the car, and said: "Great Zhao destroys Qin, the world is unified, and the old minister congratulates my king!" ”

Staring at the thinning figure of the general in front of him, Zhao Wangjia couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, he immediately jumped out of the king's car and walked forward quickly: "If there is no horse to serve the king, how can Zhao Jia be today?" Why did Zhao have today? Please bow down to the widow! ”

Seeing that King Zhao was about to bow down, Zhao Kuo hurriedly held King Zhao in fear, knelt on one knee, and said with tears: "How can the old minister be so gifted by the king?" ”

Zhao Wangjia stretched out his hand to pull Zhao Kuo up, patted the dust off his body for him, and then moved his gaze to the Qin ministers who were standing in the Zhao Army's iron cavalry: "Where is the infant of King Qin?" From Zhao Wangjia's tone, I couldn't hear the slightest joy, anger and sorrow.

Hearing King Zhao shouting his name, Ziying hurriedly fell to the ground and said, "Descend to the minister Ying Ziying, meet King Zhao." ”

Ziying buried his head very low, and Zhao Wangjia raised his eyes and saw only his white hair.

"Edict! Yun Ying Ziying was invited before, named him the Marquis of Longxi, and led the rest of the Ying family to move to the land of Longxi, and the old Qin people in Guanzhong went to stay for their own convenience, and the civil and military officials along the way were not allowed to obstruct it! Zhao Wangjia stared at Ziying's slightly trembling white head and said word by word.

"Surrender to the ministers and the baby, thank King Zhao for not killing him!" Zhao Wangjia's words made Ziying's heart suddenly relieved, the vicissitudes of life have changed dramatically, and the Great Qin Qi has been exhausted, perhaps this is also the only way out for the Ying family now.

Zhao Wangjia didn't look at Ziying again, he waved his hand to signal the subordinates to retreat, and then turned around and sat back in the king's carriage.

The next day, in the main hall of Xianyang Palace, Zhao Wangjia held the first court meeting after the destruction of Qin.

"The world has been decided, and the six are one. Today's court meeting is to establish the new court rules and ceremonies, and you must speak freely and express your opinions. Zhao Wangjia said as he unfolded a first draft of the canon jointly drawn up by Xiangguo Li Si and Neishi Liu Bang.

Xiangguo Li Si happily said with a jade wat in his hand: "Establishing the name of the monarch should be the first priority of the new dynasty!" The old minister has drawn up the name 'Thai Emperor' with Lord Liu, and the king is invited to consider it. "Zhao Guoneng has today, half of the credit should be attributed to him Li Si, now that he has done it, the second half of his life will be inexhaustible in glory and wealth. Every time he thought of this, Li Si's heart was filled with irrepressible excitement.

"What is the Emperor?" Zhao Wangjia put down the bamboo slip in his hand and asked puzzledly.

"In ancient times, there were three emperors of heaven, earth and Thailand, among which the emperor of Thailand was the most expensive! Today's fate is returned, all the people want, the minister takes the liberty to ask for my king to be the emperor of Thailand, in order to calm the hearts of the people in the world! Li Si got up and walked to the middle of the hall, bowed down and persuaded him to enter.

Li Si's explanation made Zhao Wangjia frown slightly: "Although the name of the Thai emperor is good, it seems to be a little ethereal. ”

Liu Bang closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "King, how about being called 'Emperor'?" The emperor is also a great man! The emperor's name is also higher than the king's name, and the king's name of the ancient emperor's throne is more prominent, and it shows the great cause of my king's domination of the world! ”

"The Emperor...... Emperor? Zhao Wangjia's heart lit up suddenly, "The emperor is virtual, the emperor is real, the virtual and the real complement each other, and it is wonderful!" It's the Emperor! Zhao Wangjia immediately nodded and made a decision.

Subsequently, under the auspices of Li Si, the court decided on a series of emperor systems: the emperor called himself "I", his subordinates called the emperor "Your Majesty", the emperor's order was "system", the emperor's order was "edict", and the things used by the emperor were "royal".

After the emperor's system was discussed, Li Si put the matter of moving the capital on the agenda again: "The land of Handan, the four fields are flat, there is no danger to defend, and it is also expedient for the ancestors to build the capital of Handan. ”

"Move the capital to Xianyang?" Zhao Wangjia repeated knowingly.

"Exactly!" Li Si continued, "Because of Qin, Guanzhong has become a place of ointment, and the capital is here, and there is no harm in it!" ”

"What Xiang Guo said is not true! Although Guanzhong is rich, civilization is not prosperous, changing customs, and it is very difficult to believe! Luoyang, the eastern capital, a hundred years of Wangji, with a back to Cuihan, and Heluo Huanzhi, is really a god-given emperor's house! Please also ask the king to move the capital to Luoyang! Si Kou Xiao He immediately expressed his opposition, in his opinion, for hundreds of years, the Qin State has been regarded as a barbarian state by the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, and if the capital Xianyang is built, it will lose the heart of the scholars of Shandong.

"The ministers seconded the proposal." Most of the ministers of the DPRK and China were from Shandong, and they had a deep rejection of the Qin state, so of course they did not want to have their capital in Xianyang.

When the dispute in the hall gradually subsided, Zhang Liangfang said loudly: "If you want to move to Luoyang, it is better not to move!" Luoyang Siping land, easy to attack and difficult to defend, and the city is only a few hundred miles in radius, after several wars, it is even more dilapidated! According to the minister's view, Xianyang is surrounded by mountains and rivers, fertile fields for thousands of miles, all four stops are solid, Jincheng is connected, there is an emergency, and millions of people can easily rely on it! Entering the customs and the capital is to suffocate the world's arrogance and slap its back! Please make a clear decision! ”

Zhang Liang's few words made Zhao Wangjia, who had been hesitant, completely make up his mind: "Determination has been made!" Move the capital to Guanzhong! Take the meaning of long-term peace and stability, and change the name of Xianyang to Chang'an! The expansion of the new capital is entrusted to Xiangguo Li Si to be fully responsible! ”

"King Shengming." Since King Zhao had spoken, the ministers naturally no longer objected.

At the beginning of May, Zhao Wangjia held a grand ceremony for the enthronement of the emperor in Chang'an City, announcing the heavens and the earth, and officially proclaiming the emperor.

After the enthronement ceremony ended, Zhao Kuo did not leave the hall: "Your Majesty, the old minister is nearly eighty years old, his body is not as good as before, and after many years of fighting, he is riddled with diseases. Today, it is decided that there will be no more swords and soldiers, please allow your majesty to resign from the country and leave the dynasty and retire for the rest of your life. Over the years, although Zhao Kuo has been named a general, he has actually been gradually turned into an empty shell by Han Xin, rather than this, it is better to let go and retreat bravely, after all, he has long been tired of his decades of horse career.

"This ......" Emperor Zhao Jia was anxious when he heard it, "The world has been decided, does Ma Fujun want to abandon me and abandon the world?" ”

"Your Majesty, the DPRK is already assisted by Li Si and General Han Xin, so why should the ministers worry? The old minister is in his old age, and he should abdicate to make Xianye! Zhao Kuo squinted his old eyes slightly, with a tired look on his face.

Seeing this situation, Emperor Zhao Jia couldn't be reluctant, so he had to nod helplessly: "That's it!" That being the case, I will not allow any reward if I want to ask for anything. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the old minister has nothing else to ask for, only one grass house on the coast of the East China Sea is enough." Zhao Kuo said calmly.

"That's all?" Emperor Zhao Jia couldn't believe that the famous Zhao Kuo would only have such a small request.

"That's all!" Zhao Kuo's tone did not have the slightest hesitation.

Emperor Zhao Jia was helpless again, he leaned on the throne silently, and closed his eyes motionlessly.

"The old minister farewell, Your Majesty take care." Zhao Kuo bowed deeply to Emperor Zhao Jia, then turned around abruptly and left the palace without looking back.

Ji Xue had already packed her bags and waited in the mansion for a long time, and when she saw Zhao Kuo coming back, she hurriedly stepped forward: "Childe, how is it?" Although she is no longer young, Ji Xue, the title of "Childe", has never been able to change her words.

"Your Majesty has allowed me to ask for it, and I can leave today!" Speaking of this, Zhao Kuo's face suddenly showed a childlike smile, he quietly took Ji Xue's hands, and then stared at her eyes affectionately, "Zhao Kuo is accompanied by Sister Xue in this life, fortunately!" From now on, let the world fall apart, and there is no other care, I just want to be with Xue Mei forever! ”

"Childe ......" In an instant, Ji Xue was in tears, she had been waiting for this sentence for fifty years......

Within a few months, a simple grass hut had risen in a bamboo forest on the outskirts of Jimo.

When the first rays of sunlight in the morning passed through the gaps in the roof and converged into countless pillars of light into the grassland, Zhao Kuo woke up. He moved his body up, sat up slightly, and then reached out and gently hugged Ji Xue, who had just opened his sleepy eyes beside him, into his arms.

At this moment, he felt a kind of tranquility and satisfaction that he had never felt in his life.