Chapter 104: Cai Ze's Celebration Gift

When Zhu Xiang returned to Xianyang, it was already the early winter of 256 BC.

Soon, the time came to 255 BC, Ying Xiaozheng was eight years old, and the old King Qin had reached the age of seventy.

When people get old, every winter is a huge hurdle.

The old King of Qin appeared to be in good health on the way back and out. But when he returned to Xianyang Palace, he didn't get enough rest, so after checking the official documents of the crown prince's prison period day and night, he suddenly fell ill with a cold.

Sickness comes like a mountain. Old King Qin's burly body, even if he was old, suddenly became rickety, and his face suddenly lost its vitality and became pale and sallow.

When Zhu Xiang returned to Xianyang this time, he deliberately took Bian Que with him, wanting to do a detailed physical examination for the elders around him.

Although the imperial physician of the Qin State has very good medical skills, it is safer to have one more famous doctor.

The old King of Qin was sick, and after Bian Que was diagnosed and treated by the Imperial Doctor of Qin, he also helped the old King of Qin to diagnose and treat his pulse.

"I'm too tired, and I'm losing my energy." The imperial doctor was afraid of the old King Qin, and said it more tactfully, so Bian Que said directly, "At the age of King Qin, if you don't recuperate well, I'm afraid this disease will be difficult to cure." ”

The old Qin King said lightly: "The widow knows." ”

Zhu Xiang knelt on the edge of the old King Qin's bed, hanging his head, in a very bad mood.

He was wondering when the old King Qin was supposed to die.

It's not the time.

Why is this happening? Does it have anything to do with yourself?

Probably relevant. Because after he appeared, the old King Qin was too busy.

In the original history, although the old King Qin suffered setbacks after the Battle of Changping, he was also idle, and he has been sitting in Xianyang and has never left Xianyang Palace.

The work of the old Qin King in the Xianyang Palace, in addition to continuing the previous policy, is to send troops at the right time, and it does not require him to spend much energy.

What's more, if he has been staying in Xianyang, he will not have to lose his energy.

Since Zhu Xiang entered Qin, the Qin State has undergone great changes.

Zhu Xiang wanted to farm, so the old Qin King Zhang Luo reorganized a huge bureaucratic system, cooperated with Zhu Xiang to promote new farmland technology and labor, and picked out money to repair water conservancy;

Zhu Xiang said that the Xianyang School Palace can attract talents, and the old Qin King stayed up for several nights to talk with the doctors all night, and soon built a tall Xianyang School Palace, and formulated detailed supporting measures;

Zhu Xiang also found a lot of things for the old Qin King when he went south, whether it was Li Bingxing repairing Dujiangyan, or Li Mu and Chu dividing the river to rule, there was the old Qin King's sleepless escort behind him.

Any "new thing" in the Qin State is indeed led by Zhu Xiang, but the tedious work behind it is done silently by the old King of Qin and the officials of the Qin Dynasty.

The old King of Qin may be suspicious and may secretly scare people, but he also gave Zhu Xiang the greatest support and trust in his actions, and fulfilled his promise to Zhu Xiang - as long as it is good for the Qin State, Zhu Xiang does not need to think about any difficulties, everything is outnumbered.

Old King Qin and Zhu Xiang were already in their sixties when they met, and even if they were retirees in modern society, his physical strength and energy had already declined.

At this time, the Qin State entered a high-speed development, and the old man, who was over sixty years old, drove the high-speed chariot of the Qin State with difficulty, galloping on the rugged and dangerous road.

Even if the food provided by Zhu Xiang made him eat more things, even if he was in a good mood watching the chariot of the Qin State galloping, how could he make up for the mental effort of the old Qin King?

Zhu Xiang is just a person. Even if he has a golden finger, he is only a mortal. He can't even cure his illness, let alone his life, old age, sickness and death.

The state of Qin is getting better and better, and the political achievements of the old Qin king are becoming more and more prominent, but the life span of the old Qin king is probably shortened because of this.

Especially when the old King Qin was seventy years old, he traveled thousands of miles to inspect Jiangdong, and blew another breath of the candle for his precarious life.

When Zhu Xiang went to the countryside, the car walked on the dirt road in the countryside, and after several hours of bumps, he felt that his bones were falling apart, and he couldn't lift his spirits at all.

Ancient roads and carriages, no matter how many shock-absorbing measures they have, can turn people around. If the carriage is a little faster, the people in the carriage can play percussion with their heads and the roof of the carriage.

Although it is slightly better to take a boat than a horse-drawn carriage, it has been rocking on the river for a long time, and its physical strength is also constantly being consumed. What's more, excessive humidity is also very harmful to the body of the elderly.

The old Qin king first took a carriage, and when he arrived at Hanshui, he changed to a boat, from Xianyang from west to east, from north to south, and crossed a long line diagonally on the map of China.

How could a seventy-year-old man bear such a long journey?

During the Song Dynasty, the emperor promised not to kill the scholars. When they wanted the scholars to die, they would keep moving the scholars from the south to the north, from the east to the west, so that the scholars would be tired on the road, and they would die of illness on the way to move the officials.

This shows the devastation of long journeys to people.

"What are you crying about? The widow is not dead. "Old King Qin didn't have a good air.

Zhu Xiang wiped his tears and said, "I'm just thinking, what kind of father there is, what kind of grandson there is." Xia Tong is the same as you, you know that you should recuperate, but you can't be idle. ”

The old King Qin was even more angry and said: "The widow has lived past seventy, and the Xia Tong you said can live to seventy?" Don't put me on a par with him, for you are an insult to your king. ”

Zhu Xiang kept wiping his eyes with his cuffs, and he couldn't stop his tears.

The old King of Qin stretched out his hand and asked Zhu Xiang to help him up, looking at Zhu Xiang, whose eyes were swollen and couldn't be opened, he was very helpless.

He knew that Zhu Xiang was afraid of him and resented him, and Zhu Xiang's friends were also on guard against him. But now Zhu Xiang's sadness and panic are sincere, I am afraid that even his own stupid prince in the world will not cry so sincerely.

Because Prince Zhu has been the prince for too many years, there must be resentment in his heart.

Maybe Mr. Fan will also cry for himself. But how many years has Mr. Fan been with his monarch? How many years has Zhu Xiang been with him?

This stupid kid is really emotionally heavy, and it's a bit of a headache.

"The widows are over seventy, don't cry." The old King of Qin gently patted Zhu Xiang's back.

When you are sick, you coax others in turn. It's a novelty, but it's not bad.

The old Qin King deeply felt that death was approaching, and at this moment his panic was suddenly relieved.

I can't help it, he's over seventy years old.

When he accepted the fact that he was dying, the old King Qin was finally able to let go of the king's scrutiny and get along with Zhu Xiang, a magical junior, from the perspective of an "elder".

"The King of Zhou and the Duke of Western Zhou are not honest, and the battle with the Zhou royal family has not yet ended; Although there will not be much movement in the Chu State for the time being, I have heard that the other five countries are forming an alliance to attack the Qin State again, and maybe the Chu State will be ready to move again after getting the news; Although the territory of the Qin State is larger, there are too many places to defend, and the battle line is too long, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to resist the Six Kingdoms......" The old Qin King chattered, "It's really not the right time for the widow to be sick. ”

Zhu Xiang complained: "The king should not go south. ”

The old King Qin smiled: "But the widow wants to see the sea." ”

Zhu Xiang was speechless. The king said that I am afraid of death and always look for death, aren't you the same? You are so afraid of death, why do you know that overwork will damage your life?

"Alright." Old King Qin put away his somewhat stiff and awkward smile, and returned to his previous easy-going appearance, "Don't spread the word about the widow's illness." ”

"Of course." Zhu Xiang choked, "It's just that I'm tired and sick, as long as you have a good rest, you will definitely be able to recover soon." ”

The old King of Qin smiled without saying a word, and waved his hand to let Zhu Xiang leave.

Zhu Xiang left Xianyang Palace with a heavy heart, and returned to Xianyang Palace with a cart of luggage the next day, saying that he wanted to be a chef for the old King Qin.

Old King Qin put down the paperwork in his hand and sighed deeply.

"Dazhu, if the widow goes, Zhu Xiang will definitely be very sad." Lao Qin Wang said, "The widow didn't expect him to be so sad. ”

Prince Zhu immediately said: "Father Jun can live for a long, long time. ”

The old King of Qin shook his head and said, "You should prepare to be the King of Qin." ”

The prince pillar was stunned.

At this moment, his heart should have been happy.

There is no prince who doesn't want to be the king of Qin, let alone the prince who has been the prince for too long.

But the joy in his heart was drowned out by dazed uneasiness, making his expression look silly.

The old King of Qin said calmly: "Now that the Qin State has taken the huge territory in the south of the Chu State, and Li Mu and the new boat division are extremely threatening, no matter how stupid the people of the Six Kingdoms are, they will unite again to resist the troops of the Qin State." The replacement of the old and new Qin kings is their chance to defeat the Qin king. The widow will not give them this opportunity. ”

Prince Zhu trembled and knelt down, kowtowing silently.

"When Zichu comes back, you will succeed to the throne in the first month of next year." Old King Qin made a final statement, then sighed and said softly, "My father will help you for a year...... If only I had a year left. The rest of the way, you have to go on your own. ”

Prince Zhu kowtowed fiercely and couldn't say a word.

He was finally able to succeed the king of Qin, but his joy was not as strong as he imagined.

Zhu Xiang came over with today's meal.

He saw the old Qin King's paperwork full of beds, and also saw the prince Zhu who was in a trance, but he didn't say anything, just silently waited for the old Qin King to eat.

As long as the old Qin King rests well, he may be able to replenish a little vitality, or maybe live a few more years.

But the old King Qin still carried the lamp and worked diligently until at least three watches a day.

He had been coughing, but his consciousness had been clear, even sharper than before.

The battle reports from the front line kept coming, not only did Wei, Yan, and Zhao send troops to help the Zhou royal family, but even the tiny South Korea came to make up for it.

The State of Qi and the State of Chu are still waiting, but looking at the movements of their armies, I am afraid that they will not be able to hold back.

Originally, because he was far away from Qin, and the ministers and doctors in the court were addicted to enjoyment, he had long been bought by Qin, and he had never been involved in the confrontation between the other five countries and Qin.

But after the news of Li Muzhou's division reached the Qi State, the Qi people seemed to be a little nervous.

Even if they hadn't seen a boat master who could travel long distances north along the coastline, some of the boat masters of the Qin State made a detour from the sea and landed on the coast of the Qi State. Therefore, it is rare for Qi to take action this time.

The Qin State became stronger, and sure enough, the Six Kingdoms were inclined to cooperate.

At this time, how could the old King Qin rest?

He wanted to personally observe every movement of the six kingdoms, and then use his more than 50 years of experience as a king to confront the kings of the six kingdoms.

One after another news quickly entered Xianyang City, and one after another edicts were sent out of Xianyang City, just like a circulating flow of water.

The entire Qin State moved.

Then the whole world moved.

There are talents in every country. In addition to the names left in the history books, there are many talents who cannot be recorded in the history books. They all revolve around their respective monarchs, trying their best to use their ingenuity and antagonize the oversized giant beast Qin State, which has the potential to devour the world.

Fan Ju and Bai Qi, two old men who had retired from illness, were recalled to Xianyang Palace by the old King Qin.

Lian Po also went to Xianyang Palace. When he returned home, Lian Po wiped his armor and sword when he had time, and seemed to have finally made up his mind.

Bai Qi's expression seemed to be regretful. Because he was sick.

Although he finally had the opportunity to return to the battlefield, his body couldn't hold on, so he could only look at Lian Po with envy who was getting bigger and bigger, and his sour eyes made Lian Po very useful.

When Ying Xiaozheng celebrated his eighth birthday, he lived in Xianyang Palace with Zhu Xiang with Xue Ji, accompanied by the old Qin King who had been taking medicine constantly, but refused to rest.

The old King of Qin would occasionally hold Ying Xiaozheng in his arms and ask Ying Xiaozheng to help him read the edict.

After Prince Zhu succeeds to the throne, Zichu will be crowned prince.

Ying Xiaozheng is still young, and he will not have a title now. Therefore, the old King of Qin used this way to tell the ministers Ying Xiaozheng's future position.