A Romantic Story of a Girl from the Qin Dynasty

If you want to seek peace and stability in this era, it is probably just a delusion.

Ying Zheng now holds real power. He is the only one who makes the decision in the Qin Kingdom and enjoys supreme power! This king, who had gone through thousands of sailings and was finally about to achieve his goal, soon faced new challenges.

Ying Zheng had no time to feel sad for the loss of his mother, and no time to dwell on the good things he had with his mother when he was a child. He even shelved his plan to annex the six countries. The thorny problem before him was - Qin State suffered a great disaster. !

The probability of natural disasters encountered by ancient people is completely beyond the imagination of modern people! Hail, floods, drought and insect pests occur every year, and they cannot be stopped every year! What Ying Zheng encountered was exactly the two most difficult to control, drought and insect pests.

It was supposed to be a good harvest day, but suddenly a locust plague broke out, causing the people to lose their harvest! The climate was extremely dry at the beginning of summer this year, and not a drop of rain fell until halfway through the summer. The sun hung high in the sky all day, not to mention the common people, and even the Qin Palace became difficult!

Shimi is currently pregnant. How can I bear such an extremely hot season? There is less food to eat in this era. The three meals a day of white rice that are common on the dining table of modern families are worth gold in this era. As a king, Ying Zheng couldn't eat rice every day. The counties where he originally donated rice were named after growing rice. Ying Zheng also thought that after harvesting, the rice would be used to replenish Shimi's nutrition, but he didn't expect that all of it would be given to locusts. If it enters his stomach, it will make him very angry!

It is possible to win if you compete with others, but it is too difficult to compete with heaven!

Shimi, with the support of Zhu Cui, originally wanted to visit Ying Zheng in the main hall, but on the way, he saw him rushing away with Li Si with a solemn expression.

"What's going on, Your Majesty? Are you worried a lot these days?"

Zhucui also noticed that the atmosphere in Qin Palace was not what it used to be.

"Now that there is a locust plague and there is a drought, there will be a large number of refugees. Your Majesty is naturally very angry."

The matter of conquering the Six Kingdoms has been delayed again and again. He originally planned to start making plans after taking power. Ying Zheng is almost eager to become the overlord of this world! That was the imperial hegemony that he had longed for, but now he had to end it for the sake of the people.

If you lose the support of the people, even if you win the world, you will not be able to last long.

"Let's not disturb them. It is said that Junshang and Li Si are planning to go to the disaster area to conduct on-site inspection. I heard from Li Xin that locusts have eaten up the crops that the people have worked hard for a year, and a large number of refugees die every day. "

Shikiya was naturally worried, but there was nothing she could do. In her mind, the locust plague was far away from her. In her own era, she had never seen what the locust plague was like. She had only seen it in textbooks. .

When Shimi returned to his dormitory, a servant brought some snacks.

"The Queen, this is the newly delivered bird's nest. Now that the Queen is pregnant, Your Majesty has specially asked that there should be bird's nests for the Queen every day."

"It's not like the place where the bird's nests were sent as tribute suffered a drought. Why are there still bird's nests?"

Shimi looked at the bowl of bird's nest porridge, which was of excellent quality. It was too luxurious in a year of great calamity.

"Returning to the queen, this place has to pay tribute to bird's nests and deer antlers every year. Although it is drought now, the emperor has not issued a message to stop the tribute, so the people naturally do not dare to neglect it."

Shiya glanced at Zhu Cui and asked

"Do the counties that originally paid tribute every year still have to implement it?"

Zhucui thought for a while and replied

"Probably so. A few days ago, the counties near the river sent several carts of fresh fish as tribute. It is said that each fish is fat and strong. They can probably be cooked tonight for the queen to taste."

"When the people are in trouble, I am still so arrogant. Doesn't this mean I don't care about the life and death of the people?! We ate luxuriously in the Qin Palace, and even had ice to cool down the heat, but those people can only endure hunger and the scorching sun. This... this How can she be considered a good queen who thinks about the people!"

Seeing Shimi coughing so anxiously, Zhu Cui quickly patted her back and comforted her.

"Queen, please don't get excited. This has been a rule since ancient times. All counties and counties have to pay a certain amount of tribute on time every year. It's not just this year! My queen is pregnant now, how can she compare with ordinary people? ? Just feel free to eat it, the baby in your belly also needs nutrition!"

Shimi shook her head and remained silent. Looking at this bowl of crystal clear bird's nest, her heart was shocked.

In ancient times, the people were obedient to their kings. If they neglected the tribute, they would lose their heads. Shimi couldn't even imagine the blood and sweat behind this bowl of bird's nest!

Ying Zheng had a busy day and didn't even have dinner with Shimi. When Shimi was about to fall asleep, he dragged his tired body and opened the door to the dormitory.

"Why are you still awake? Didn't I send someone to tell you not to wait for me?"

Ying Zheng saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, as if waiting for him!

He walked forward quickly and asked again

"But you're not feeling well? The weather is hot now, and it must be difficult for you to have a baby."

Shimi shook his head, stood up and undressed Ying Zheng, and said in a helpless tone.

"Today's dinner includes tribute fish soup, a whole roasted young deer, medicinal chicken soup that has been stewed for several hours, various fresh mushrooms stir-fried, freshly picked fruits, and rice porridge..."

"What's wrong? Is there any dish that doesn't suit your taste? I'll ask them to change it tomorrow."

"No, Ying Zheng...I don't mean that I don't like these dishes."

Ying Zheng saw Shimi's serious face, helped her sit down, and asked patiently

"What's wrong? I see you don't look well today? Is there some heat entering your body?"

"I'm very good!"

Shimi held Ying Zheng's hand and said anxiously

"Nowadays, various parts of the Qin Kingdom are affected by disasters, and the dinner I have tonight can be described as extravagant. Ying Zheng... it was eaten by me alone. Now the people are not hungry, but I am here enjoying the top quality ingredients. You How can I feel at ease?"

Shimi held Ying Zheng's hand and said again

"The people suffered from the locust plague, and there was no harvest! But I can still eat white porridge! I can't imagine what life these victims are living now! Maybe they have no choice but to exchange their children for food? I don't know. I can’t imagine how many people’s blood and tears are behind my bowl of white porridge!”

Ying Zheng was greatly touched. Seeing Shimi's excitement, he quickly patted her back to comfort her.

"But you are pregnant now, and you are carrying the future of Great Qin, so why isn't it hard?"

Shimi shook his head desperately and said again

"I am pregnant with a child. I know how my body is. I don't need such extravagance at all! Ying Zheng... is a citizen of the Qin Kingdom. Without the people, how can we have a country? Shouldn't we empathize with the people? How can you eat the blood and tears of the people? I...I really can't feel at ease!"