Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 51
"Your Majesty, even if the little childish slave is extremely intelligent, your Majesty can't reward you with ancient Lantian jade!"

"I, Great Qin, belong to the six kingdoms of Shandong, but there has never been such a precedent!"

"I also think there is something wrong with Lantian Jade putting a childish slave above the imperial power!"

"I, my lord, please take back your order!"

Under the leadership of Lord Changping, almost half of the courtiers began to speak out, and Qin Wangzheng took a deep breath.

"That's good. The lonely king asks you how much credit you young slaves have made?"

At this time, Lord Changwen stood up from the group of officials: "Your Majesty, the little childish slave has meritorious service in recommending him, and he will be rewarded for using it, but the credit is limited to recommending, it is a small merit!"

Qin Wangzheng snorted coldly, and said with cold eyes: "It is clearly stipulated in the laws of the Great Qin that the recommender and the recommendee have the same merit and crime!"

"Could it be that General Huanju's great victory at the Hangu Pass is a small contribution?"

"The Hangu Pass defeated the three Jin coalition forces, making the six countries frightened and afraid of the lonely king. Are these all small achievements?"

"The little child slave's recommendation has merit, and he has the same merit as General Huanjue in defeating the enemy. How can it be a small merit?"

Chang Wenjun was speechless, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Why is it that a bunch of people talked about it, not only did it not make Xiao Zhinu lose the award, but on the contrary, it became more firm in the king's heart to award the award?
Many of the ministers whispered about Qin Wangzheng, whispering: "Absurd! Absurd!"

How absurd is it for the king of a country to hand over the ancient jade from Lantian to a frog?
Not only will it harm your majesty, but it will also be difficult to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, and it will even be ridiculed by the world?

Unexpectedly, when Qin Wangzheng took the case, everyone was so frightened that they kept silent.

"You keep saying that the lonely king will be ridiculed by the world!" Qin Wangzheng looked at everyone with sharp eyes, and said coldly, "The lonely king doesn't laugh, who dares to laugh at the lonely king, is he not afraid of destroying the three clans?"

Qin Wangzheng has absolute royal power over the ministers. Anyone who laughs at Qin Wang is a capital crime. Not only will he die, but he will also exterminate the three clans.

All the officials stomped their feet angrily, but the king continued to add: "From the moment I entered the palace as a childish slave, I was bound to the lonely king. The lonely king and the young slave are brothers and sisters. The juvenile slave must be a divine beast descended from heaven!"

"By giving him the Lantian jade, the lonely king is telling the world that the little childish slave and the lonely king can sit on an equal footing!"

"The little childish slave is a sacred beast. He is dedicated to the Qin Dynasty and will never wave his lips or talk!"

Seeing Qin Wangzheng's displeasure, most people retreated one after another, not daring to challenge the kingship.

This era is not the society of later generations of aristocratic families, where the family can compete with the emperor, but a single hall, where the emperor has the final say and Qin Law has the final say!
Since there is no precedent for this, let's set a precedent from King Gu.

"I have decided to be alone!" After saying this, King Qin ordered the eunuch to hang a piece of ancient Lantian jade on his chest as a piece of jewelry.

The texture of Lantian jade is dense and fine, extremely tough, and the color is crystal clear, warm and elegant.

Under the sun, a cold light flashed, piercing the eyes of the ministers, making everyone marvel.

It's a pity that such a good Lantian ancient jade is given to a frog, isn't it a waste of money?
In the eyes of officials, frogs are just animals, and their status is lower than that of slaves. If you give him a piece of blue field jade, your Majesty will be confused.

The ministers sighed helplessly, Chang Wenjun was almost depressed, but no one dared to persuade him any more.

After all, it was a capital crime, and officials did not have the integrity to risk their lives to remonstrate, not to mention that most people were convinced by Qin Wangzheng.

Due to Qin Fa, they couldn't hold a large banquet, so they could only silently bless the Qin generals. After the discussion was completed, no one had any objections, so Qin Wangzheng ordered to retreat from the court.

After facing down, all the officials looked at the Lantian jade hanging on the neck of the little childish slave, and their teeth itched with anger, wishing to rush up and snatch it and take it for themselves.

But this kind of thinking can only exist in the heart, and no one dares to openly challenge the royal power, so the little childish slave bowed down under the eyes of everyone.

Qin Wangzheng followed Xiao Zhinu to the harem. He was just 22 years old, but there were only three people in the harem. One was a Korean princess and the other was Zheng Guo, the first prince of King Qin.

After Zhao Ji left and Queen Mother Xia died of illness, the power of the harem fell into the hands of Qin Wangzheng.

Qin Wangzheng came to the harem, naturally to see his children.

Arriving at the palace, Princess Zheng walked over with a smile on her face. Due to the child in her belly, she could not kneel down and salute.

Qin Wangzheng didn't care about it, seeing Princess Zheng's delicate beauty and lovability, he couldn't help wanting to kiss Fangze.

Princess Zheng caressed the child in her belly and explained to Qin Wangzheng: "Your Majesty, I asked the Grand Master to tell me that it is a boy!"

Qin Wangzheng showed a meaningful smile and said lightly: "If you are a man, you will be rewarded greatly!"

Princess Zheng smiled and said, "I don't need rewards, I just want to grow old together with you!"

Qin Wangzheng smiled after hearing this, and said slightly: "What's the problem?"

The two spent the night in sweet talk.

Unexpectedly, Qin Wangzheng was first woken up by Princess Zheng, only to see that Princess Zheng vaguely felt the pain in her abdomen, and gradually felt that the child was trying to struggle in her abdomen.

After Qin Wangzheng saw this, he looked at Princess Zheng's hard-working expression and shouted: "Mr. Xuan!"

Several hours later, accompanied by the cry of the baby, the little prince was born.

Princess Zheng held her own flesh and blood in both hands, and seeing the sweet smile of the baby, she couldn't help smiling.

Who can resist a cute baby?
Especially when the baby is still his own flesh and blood.

After the imperial physician informed Qin Wangzheng, Qin Wangzheng quickly stepped into the inner room, looked at the baby held by Princess Zheng, with a smile on his lips.

Upon hearing that it was a boy, Qin Wangzheng's smile gradually relaxed and turned into a wild laugh.

This was the first time that Qin Wangzheng laughed wildly in front of so many people in many years, and it was enough to see how emotional Qin Wangzheng was at the moment.

Qin Wangzheng stepped forward and teased the baby with his fingers. The baby was very smart and gently stroked Qin Wangzheng's cheek with his tender fingers.

Princess Zheng's eyes were filled with light, and her beautiful pupils were as clear as a stream of autumn water.

The baby also showed a gentle smile, like an altar of clear water, washing Qin Wangzheng's soul.

Qin Wangzheng leaned close to Princess Zheng's ear and said in a low voice: "The lonely king said that if it is a boy, he will reward you very much!"

Princess Zheng still said the same thing: I just want to grow old together with the king, which made Qin Wangzheng laugh out loud.

Unexpectedly, Princess Zheng's words, "Congratulations to your eldest son," made Qin Wangzheng's smile stop abruptly.

Qin Wangzheng looked at Princess Zheng coldly, but instead of reprimanding Princess Zheng, he showed a meaningful smile, turned around, and said indifferently: "The eldest son of the lonely king naturally wants a nice name."

Qin Wangzheng did not say that the baby was the son of the legitimate son, but also told Princess Zheng that her son was only the eldest son, not necessarily the heir apparent.

Although Qin Wangzheng liked life in the harem, he was still reluctant to record everything in the harem in history, let alone the position of prince. Qin Wangzheng never established it until his death.

Princess Zheng heard that there was something in King Qin's political speech, but she did not ask any more questions. Instead, she said lightly: "My eldest son, I dare not name him. I hope your Majesty will decide!"

Only then did Qin Wangzheng nod his head in satisfaction: "Gu Wang heard that Zheng Guo has a folk song called "Fusu on the Mountain"!"

"Fusu is a sweet vanilla tree from the Zheng Kingdom, which means luxuriant branches and leaves. How about naming your eldest son Fusu?"

(End of this chapter)