The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Chapter 288 Go and enjoy a peaceful life

Then he looked at Xu Wei's accomplices: "You are ignorant of the dangers and are accomplices of the evil. Each of you will be demoted three levels! And fined one year's salary!"

When the ministers saw that they had not been punished but only demoted and had their salaries fined, they breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down in thanks.

He then ordered Liu Ze to concurrently serve as the left prime minister and Gongzi Ri as the commander-in-chief of the city defense army.

He promoted these officials who supported him to important positions.

From then on, the struggle for the throne was completely settled, and Zixu devoted himself to the government affairs every day, forgetting to eat and sleep, and working diligently...

Zixuan stayed in the space for three days guarding his mother's body, feeling sad.

Only then did he return to the bedroom on the morning of the fourth day, moving his mother out of the space and placing her on the bed.

Then we came to the Council Hall. Today was Monday and all the ministers were in the court.

Zixuan, wearing a crown and gorgeous clothes, slowly walked up the steps from the back door.

A minister was immediately surprised when he saw her: "Your Majesty! It's Your Majesty! Look, the King is back!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers also raised their heads and looked upwards. Seeing that it was indeed Zixuan, they all knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, we are here to see you!"

"Where have you been, my king? You want to kill me! Wuuuuuu... Wuuuuuu... Wuuuuuu..."

Immediately, there was a cry in the hall. Zixu turned his head and saw that it was really his mother.

Tears of excitement fell from his eyes. He immediately stood up and bowed deeply: "Your son greets you, mother!"

Zixuan walked forward and pushed him to his seat, then raised his hand to the ministers:

"My dear ministers, please stand up! I have two announcements to make today!"

"The first thing is to appoint Prince Xu as the Regent and continue to govern the country!"

"The second thing is that the Queen Mother was shot in the head by the rebels and has passed away despite failed attempts to save her!"

Ah! Upon hearing this, Zixu felt as if he had been hit on the head by a club or struck by thunder. He immediately fell backwards.

Zixuan was shocked and reached out to hold his son in his arms. Seeing that Zixu had fainted, he quickly gave him first aid.

After a round of rescue, Zixu slowly woke up, opened his eyes and immediately burst into tears.

All the ministers knelt on the ground and wailed. Zixuan also cried loudly while holding his son in grief.

After crying for a long time, she slowly stood up, wiped her tears, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Where is the history of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Qi Shi hurried out of the class: "I'm here!"

"Go and prepare for a national funeral for the Queen in three days! All entertainment activities throughout the country will be suspended for seven days!"

"All city officials of the fifth rank and above must enter the palace to pay their respects and attend the Queen's funeral. Furthermore, the flag will be flown at half-mast for seven days as a token of mourning for the Queen!"

"Yes! Your Majesty, I obey your command!"

After saying this, he left the hall. Zixuan looked at Liu Ze and said, "Prime Minister."

"I've been feeling down lately, so I'd like to trouble you to help the Regent with government affairs."

Liu Ze hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty! As you command!"

After the queen's funeral, Zixuan ordered the chief of public security to execute Xu Wei, who had disrupted the government, by boiling him in oil.

All members of Xu Wei's party were dismissed from their posts, their property was confiscated, and they were not allowed to hold official positions within three generations.

He also asked Zixu to select a group of talented people from the civil service to fill the vacancies.

When the public security personnel found the portrait from Xu Wei's basement.

Only then did Zixuan realize that Xu Wei was Xu Tu's son.

She couldn't help but gasp. Such a big villain, a time bomb, had been by her side for so many years without her noticing it at all.

Zixuan slapped his forehead in annoyance. How many years had it been since he had used the art of judging people on his ministers?

What a careless and stinky king, so she asked Zixu to order all officials above the fifth rank in the city to come to Beijing for a meeting.

Two days later, all the officials arrived and Zixuan announced to everyone that the regent would have full authority over state affairs from now on.

She said that she was old and wanted to retire. The ministers looked at her face which looked like a young girl and thought to themselves.

My great king, if you were old we would have been in the coffin long ago...

Afterwards, Zixuan used his human identification skills to check all the officials.

Sure enough, more than 30 people were found among them whose loyalty level was less than 80 points.

She immediately asked the boss to write down all the names of these people.

Afterwards, Zixu dismissed all these people for various reasons. From then on, Zixuan's court was clear again.

She returned to the space and asked Boss Ji: "Old Ji, you said that I will let the young master continue to take charge of the government."

"Does this count as giving up the position of Lord of Fugui City to someone else?"

"Will Heaven think that I have violated the prohibition and will destroy us?"

Boss Ji smiled and said, "No, my king, if I wanted you to disappear, I would have disappeared twenty years ago."

Zixuan asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"

"Didn't you hand over the administration of the government to your ministers when you traveled around the world twenty years ago?"

“Now that you have handed over the government to the young master, if Heaven wants to punish you.”

"It has long been reduced to ashes. Why are you still standing here asking this humble minister?"

Zixuan nodded and said, "That's right. Since Heaven has allowed you to continue to rule, I will no longer be involved in the matter."

"Let Zixu manage Fugui City. I can enjoy my leisurely life from now on."

Boss Ji smiled and nodded: "No problem, but you must not let them be crowned and inherit the title!"

"If we do that, we'll all have fun!"

"Got it. If I ever have this idea, remember to remind me."

From then on, Zixuan handed over all government power to Prince Xu.

Zixu retired at the age of eighty, and Zixuan appointed Gongziji to take over.

Ziji served as regent for another thirty years, and the next one was his son Prince Kuan.

In this way, Zixu's descendants passed it down from generation to generation...

Time flies, days and months pass by like a shuttle, time is like an arrow, and now is a chance.

A thousand changes are everywhere, and a west wind blows, and two or three leaves fall...

In 230 BC, great changes took place on the continent during the Zhou Dynasty.

Many weak vassal states were annexed by powerful ones.

Now there are only seven powerful countries left: Qin, Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi.

Among them, the Qin State has become increasingly powerful in recent years. The Qin State is located between the Central Plains and the Guandong region.

The advantageous geographical location enables effective control of strategic locations, thus gaining an advantageous position in war.

The Qin State continued to expand its territory under the rule of 37 generations of kings, Ying Zheng.

It has accumulated rich war experience and strong military strength.

The combat effectiveness of the Qin army was unmatched among the various vassal states.

Ying Zheng's army was strictly disciplined and did not allow the indiscriminate killing of innocent people.

Therefore, the stability of military morale and the loyalty of soldiers are guaranteed.

Internally, Ying Zheng implemented the system of three dukes and nine ministers to ensure the implementation of centralization and unified command across the country.

He also implemented the county system, strengthened the central government's control over local governments, and ensured the smooth implementation of government orders.

The prosperity of the country gave Ying Zheng great ambition and lofty aspirations. He began to plan to destroy the six kingdoms and unify the world.

First, he set his sights on South Korea, which is located in the central region of the Central Plains.

When the Qin State moved eastward into the Central Plains, it had to pass through the territory of Han, unless it destroyed Han.

When Qin attacked other countries, it had to pass through the territory of Han, and there was a risk of being cut off from food supplies and obstructed.

Therefore, in order to ensure unimpeded eastward advancement into the Central Plains, Ying Zheng chose to attack South Korea first.