bayedsolid Chapter 270: Ying Zheng is hurt by love
Chapter 270: Ying Zheng is hurt by love
Ying Zheng was disheartened, as if his heart had been frozen by frost. With tears in his eyes, he stared at Luo Ying, his voice trembling with despair. He asked Luo Ying excitedly, "So I am just a chess piece in your mission to complete the heaven, right? All the kindness you showed me before was just to make me trust you, listen to you, and help you complete your mission to unify the world, right?"
Ying Zheng's words were like a cold blade, piercing deeply into Luo Ying's heart, like lightning scratching her fragile soul. She looked at Ying Zheng painfully, and responded with a trembling voice: "My care and love for you have never been fake. Unifying the world is your mission in this life, not mine. I am here to help you. How could I treat you as a pawn?"
When Ying Zheng heard this, his emotions suddenly exploded. He suddenly pulled Luo Ying over and hugged her tightly in his arms. He said with a choked voice, "Then why can't you marry me? Why do you have to find someone else to replace you? You know that I love you and only love you, why are you so cruel to me? There is no conflict between my loving you and unifying the world! Why do you reject me thousands of miles away?"
At this moment, Hua Yuchen rushed into the palace, pushed Ying Zheng aside, protected Luo Ying behind him, and shouted at Ying Zheng angrily: "Give up on this idea! It is absolutely impossible for her to be with you. It is impossible for gods and mortals to have a result. Look, ten years have passed, and we haven't changed at all. Ten years in your mortal world is only one day in our heaven. What qualifications do you have to marry her?"
When Ying Zheng heard Hua Yuchen's words, he felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer. He instantly lost his support and collapsed to the ground, like a body with no soul. Seeing this, Hua Yuchen's heart tightened, and he quickly pulled Luo Ying up, and the two hurried back to their residence.
As soon as she entered the room, Hua Yuchen frowned and said in a low, accusing voice, "Why did you still go to find him? You knew that he loved you so much that he couldn't get over it."
Tears welled up in Luo Ying's eyes. She bit her lips gently, her voice choked with sobs, and said sadly, "But I must go and remind him of the impending danger."
At the solemn and grand ceremony of Ying Zheng's coming of age, the young Ying Zheng personally led a guard of honor composed of 3,000 elite soldiers and walked into the palace in a majestic manner. He was dressed in gorgeous clothes and wore a crown, and every step he took seemed firm and powerful. At this sacred moment, he officially performed the official ceremony to succeed to the throne, announcing the arrival of his new era.
When Lao Ai saw that Ying Zheng had stepped into the trap he had carefully planned, he was looking forward to a successful encirclement and suppression in one fell swoop. He had never expected that the 3,000 elite soldiers behind Ying Zheng were like tigers descending from the mountains, unstoppable. In just a moment, they subdued Lao Ai, his children, the entire family, and all the generals under Lao Ai's command with a thunderous force. In this battle, Lao Ai's conspiracy was completely shattered, and his ambition and power seemed so vulnerable in front of Ying Zheng's iron fist.
At Ying Zheng's order, Lao Ai was brutally executed by being torn apart by five horses. Just as he was about to impose the same cruel punishment on his mother Zhao Ji, Luo Ying rushed in like a storm, firmly stood in front of Zhao Ji, and loudly rebuked Ying Zheng in an impassioned voice: "She is your mother. No matter how big a mistake she made, you can't touch her. Otherwise, it will be unjust."
Ying Zheng's anger was like a raging fire. He roared, "She promiscuously prostituted the harem and made me, a lonely person, a laughing stock in the world because of having a mother like her."
Luo Ying looked at Ying Zheng distressedly, her tone full of understanding and sympathy, and said to him earnestly: "From your perspective, it would not be excessive for you to kill her ten thousand times, but from her perspective, she is just a poor woman. She just wants to find someone who loves her wholeheartedly and gives her complete love and a complete family.
But she was always wronged, becoming a pawn for men to gain power, and a victim of the regime. She was pitiful enough, and how sad would she be if she died at the hands of her own son? Have you forgotten how she protected you and suffered with you during the eight years in Zhao State? Without her, you would have died long ago!"
Hearing this, a complex emotion flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes. He suddenly put down the long sword in his hand, but anger drove him to pick up the sword again and pointed it directly at Lao Ai's children. Zhao Ji saw this, her heart was like a knife, she screamed and tried to stop it, but Ying Zheng's order was ruthless, and she was forcibly dragged away from the scene by the guards.
Just as Ying Zheng's sword was about to touch the two innocent children, Luo Ying stepped forward quickly and stood in front of them without hesitation, saying to Ying Zheng in a firm tone: "The children are innocent, don't commit more crimes."
Ying Zheng's eyes widened, his voice filled with anger and determination, he roared: "I must kill them both, they are the shame and stain of my life."
Luo Ying tightly grasped Ying Zheng's sword-holding hand, his eyes as sharp as torches, and earnestly comforted him, "Have you forgotten what I told you? It doesn't matter what others think of us, and it doesn't matter what they say. From beginning to end, we have only one enemy, ourselves. You can pretend to kill them in front of everyone to serve as a warning to others, but don't really have the intention to kill them. We have been with you for ten years, watching you grow up, and we know that you have a pure heart. Promise me that you will not become a tyrant. The purpose of your life is to help the people of the world and avoid catastrophes in the world. You can't increase the sin of killing in vain."
Hearing Luo Ying's words, Ying Zheng immediately threw the sword in his hand to the ground and ordered the guards beside him with a firm look: "Go! Find some beef and mutton, mix it with blood and put it in a sack. I will personally deal with it in front of the Queen Mother for her to see."
Luo Ying spoke anxiously, her voice revealing deep uneasiness. She said anxiously: "This is still too cruel. She will go crazy."
Ying Zheng said coldly: "This is my lowest bottom line."
Luo Ying knew that it was useless to persuade her any further, so she could only turn around and leave silently. Ying Zheng looked at her back as she walked away, and an indescribable pain surged in his heart, but he was powerless and could only let her disappear from his sight.
Ying Zheng returned to the palace and sent He Hua out. From then on, there were three thousand beauties in the harem, competing with each other for beauty. He was addicted to them, drunken among the flowers every day, indulging himself, and living a life of drunkenness and dreams.
A year later, Luo Ying could no longer bear the torment in her heart and ran to his palace, where she saw Ying Zheng surrounded by many concubines, hugging them left and right, indulging in wine and women. The laughter and the aroma of wine filled the air, and the indulgence was heartbreaking.
When Luo Ying's figure came into view, Ying Zheng's heart was surging like a storm, and the pain pierced his heart like a sharp blade. He tried his best to calm the turmoil in his heart, raised his drunken eyes, and raised a bohemian smile at the corner of his mouth, but his voice was a little hoarse and self-deprecating. He said to her with a dissolute smile: "What are you doing here? Can't bear to see me indulge in wine and women like this? Are you here to save me again?"
The moment Luo Ying heard him say, "Are you here to save me again?", her defenses completely collapsed and tears flowed like a spring. She recalled the first time she saw him, his eyes were full of expectation and trepidation as he asked, "Are you... Fairy Sister? Are you here to save me?"
Luo Ying felt mixed emotions at the moment. She remembered that she had been his salvation, but she had pushed him into a deeper darkness because of her emotional entanglement. The guilt and reluctance pierced her heart like a knife.
Luo Ying suppressed his guilt and rebuked him harshly, saying, "Your indulgence in wine and women is not only a betrayal of our training for you, but also a betrayal of the burden bestowed upon you by God. Instead, you are a betrayal of the thousands of people of the Qin Empire who trust you. If you were not the King of the Qin Empire, I would not care about you even if you died of drunkenness or abandoned yourself."
But you are the king of the Qin Dynasty, you have no way to choose. There are six countries in front of you that are eyeing you covetously, and behind you are the people in danger and the ministers who do not trust you. The only one you can rely on is yourself.
You indulge in wine and women all day long, which will only make those who don't trust you distrust you even more. National turmoil will only make the people fall into dire straits. You are the chosen one, the only one sent by God to save all living beings in the world and save the people from war. Therefore, you must unify the six kingdoms, unify the world, and become the greatest emperor in the history."
Ying Zheng was awakened by her words. Her words pierced his heart like a knife and made him suddenly wake up.
From then on, he resolutely abandoned his past emotional entanglements and placed the fate of the country in the supreme position. He worked diligently on government affairs, day and night, like a farmer plowing the fields, just for the prosperity of the country and the welfare of the people. His deep affection for Luo Ying was deeply buried in his heart and turned into a driving force for silently serving the country.
He put the past aside and put state affairs first, worked diligently on government affairs, and loved the people like his own children to suppress his love for Luo Ying. From then on, there was no record of the affairs of the harem. In his eyes, there was only the future of the country and the peace of the people, nothing else.
The following year, after careful consideration, Ying Zheng decided to let Lü Buwei retire and return home to enjoy his old age. The prime minister was puzzled by this and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, Lao Ai and Lü Buwei are two mountains above your head. Now that Lao Ai has been eliminated, aren't you afraid of leaving troubles if you don't get rid of Lü Buwei?"
After hearing this, Ying Zheng sighed softly, his eyes revealing a deep wisdom and determination. He said calmly: "She told me: learn to be grateful, accept, tolerate and love unconditionally, learn to let go. Let go of the ego and obsession in your heart, and focus on your own spiritual awakening and improvement. It seems that you understand and tolerate others, but in fact you are letting yourself go. All those who have done me a favor must be remembered in my heart. Never kill any meritorious official, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the people of the world. How can I unify the world?"
A few years later, Luo Ying and Hua Yuchen quietly hid in the shadows of the hall, observing how Ying Zheng handled the complicated state affairs.
After careful consideration, Ying Zheng solemnly instructed the prime minister: "In the future, the law must be changed. If the army fails to reach the destination as planned during the march, verbal criticism is sufficient. If the army is delayed due to heavy rain, the punishment can be exempted."
"Also, during the conscription, at least one male from each family must be left behind to take care of the elderly."
"Also, you are not allowed to cut trees in the mountains in February, you are not allowed to kill young birds, you are not allowed to slaughter oxen, and hunting is prohibited during the spring mating season."
"By the way, if it is really difficult for the people to break the law in the future, they can use corvée labor instead of fines. Also, whether they are criminals or corvée laborers, they must be paid. It should be 8 taels of money a day. One tael of money can buy 4 kilograms of rice. 8 taels of money a day should be enough for them to support their families.
In addition, they must be given clothes during their labor service, no two people from each family are allowed to serve at the same time, and the workload is reduced by one third in winter. They must be given 40 days off during the busy farming season, and infants and young children who accompany their mothers to do odd jobs in government offices must be given separate rations to ensure that these children do not starve.
The prime minister was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty is so kind! You are so thoughtful."
Ying Zheng's heart trembled slightly, touching the unspeakable emotion in his heart for Luo Ying. He sighed softly, with a hint of nostalgia in his voice, and said sadly: "If Queen Ying governed the country with me, she would also suggest me to do this. She is so kind-hearted, she will definitely remind me to be a wise ruler for all ages. She told me that if I want to live a good life, it is very simple, just make others live a good life, and the better the lives of others are, the better my life will be."
The Prime Minister looked puzzled and surprised. He tilted his head slightly and asked doubtfully, "Who is the Queen?"
Ying Zheng sighed softly, his tone revealing a hint of helplessness: "I'm overthinking it!"
The moment Luo Ying heard these words, her heart felt as if pricked by a needle. She felt a wave of sadness and her tears began to fall uncontrollably, like pearls falling from a broken string.
Seeing her like this, Hua Yuchen frowned, a hint of jealousy flashed in his eyes, and undercurrents surged in his heart.