Chapter 971 Seven Years Ago, the Prince's Brother Had Already Been Exposed! The Obstacle in the Prince's Heart Was His Brother's Life Span!
Ying Zheng knew that he had twenty years left to live? ! !
Why! How could it be! How is this possible!
Ying Chengjiao instantly pulled himself out of his lazy and leisurely state, and his mind raced.
Did I just let it slip and say what was in my heart?
There is absolutely no such possibility!
As a person who was born and raised in the palace since childhood, pushed by various forces, and deeply trapped in the vortex of power, if Ying Chengjiao could not control his mouth, he would not have lived to this day! Not to mention such a low-level mistake as letting it slip, even a physiological reaction like talking in sleep would be strongly corrected by Madam Han.
Could it be that I once told others about my elder brother's life span, and this sentence was passed on to my elder brother?
There is no possibility at all!
Since Ying Chengjiao came to this world, he has deeply engraved the saying "If the king is not secretive, he will lose his ministers; if the ministers are not secretive, they will lose their bodies; if things are not secretive, harm will be done." In Ying Chengjiao's view, confidentiality and trust are completely different things. Ying Chengjiao's trust in someone has nothing to do with Ying Chengjiao revealing secrets to him.
So let alone others, even in front of Mrs. Han, Ying Chengjiao would not tell such a huge secret as Ying Zheng's life span!
So how did Ying Zheng know his own life span?
Could it be that... Ying Zheng is also a time traveler? Or is Ying Zheng possessed?
Subconsciously, Ying Chengjiao's muscles tensed up, his left arm quietly moved forward, and his right hand slightly retreated. He first made a puzzled expression, and then laughed, "Brother, why do you say that?"
"Brother, you are only over 20 years old, and you are in your prime. Why did you set a deadline of 20 years for yourself?"
"With the combined efforts of you and me, our wishes will be fully realized!"
"Brother, please don't let your imagination run wild!"
Ying Chengjiao tried his best to hide his emotions and actions, but Ying Zheng still saw it clearly.
Knowing Ying Chengjiao, Ying Zheng knew very well that once the two brothers fought in the car, Ying Chengjiao would not hesitate to use his left arm to block Ying Zheng's attack, and would not hesitate to lose his entire left arm in exchange for a chance to attack with his right hand. As long as Ying Chengjiao could swing his right fist, Ying Zheng's head would instantly explode like a ripe gourd!
But Ying Zheng, who knew Ying Chengjiao well, knew better that although Ying Chengjiao's body was ready for a bloody battle, there was no killing intent in Ying Chengjiao's eyes, only confusion, puzzlement, trepidation and vigilance as if he was looking at a stranger!
So Ying Zheng was not nervous at all, but smiled, relaxed: "It seems that my brother guessed right."
"My brother really has another twenty years to live."
Ying Chengjiao's eyes scanned Ying Zheng's movements and expressions inch by inch, and he complained speechlessly: "What are you talking about!"
"Don't talk about life and death, lest you bring disaster upon yourself, bah bah bah!"
"Bah those bad words away!"
Ying Zheng was slightly stunned, and then laughed: "My brother is already a general, why is he still so childish!"
"Bah bah bah!"
Seeing Ying Zheng preaching, but He followed Ying Chengjiao's words, and his vigilance relaxed a little. Then he heard Ying Zheng ask, "My brother, do you know that no one in the world except me will submit a petition to the law such as the "Provisional Law of the New District"?"
Seeing Ying Zheng suddenly mention the law that Ying Chengjiao had submitted a petition to compile seven years ago, Ying Chengjiao narrowed his eyes slightly, "Why do you say that, brother?"
If Ying Zheng was really possessed by someone from later generations, the fact that he was still alive was enough to prove his identity as a time traveler. Why would he need to use the "Provisional Law of the New District" to judge his identity?
Ying Zheng said generously: "Once the "New District Provisional Law" is issued, the newly annexed territories will have five years to adapt to the laws of our Great Qin."
"This law seems to be beneficial to the newly annexed territories and Great Qin, but there is a big hidden danger, that is, your brother will suddenly die within these five years!"
"At that time, all the sons of your brother were young. Although the king's brother had destroyed Han and showed his military talent, he had no foundation in the army and the court, and was not enough to suppress the villains and take over the throne."
"Once your brother died at that time, all parties in the court would fight to the death for the throne, and would have no time to control the local areas. Those newly annexed territories that have not yet been completely brought under the control of Great Qin would either riot or defect to other countries."
"How many court officials in the world dared to be loyal at that time? "Is it certain that your brother will still be alive in five years? Even your brother dare not say that your brother will not die in five years!"
"Five years, too long!"
"In the eyes of you and me, ruling for five years without dying should be a luxury."
"Not to mention that once this policy becomes law, our Great Qin will not only give five years to the old Han land, but also five years to each of the new annexed lands such as the old Wei and the old Chu. Even if our Great Qin defeats the enemy quickly, your brother should be in power for more than ten years without collapse in order to prevent the "New District Provisional Law" from causing harm."
"Yes! But my brother naturally and without hesitation submitted the "New District Provisional Law" to advise, without considering the possibility that your brother would die in these ten years!"
Hearing this, Ying Chengjiao's heart sank.
Ying Chengjiao knew very well how long Ying Zheng would live, so when he submitted the "Provisional Law of New Districts", he did not consider what negative impact Ying Zheng would have on the "Provisional Law of New Districts" and the newly annexed land if he died during the implementation of the "Provisional Law of New Districts".
It was impossible to happen anyway, so why bother about it?
It was even less likely that Lu Buwei, Li Si and other court officials would point at Ying Zheng and ask, what if the king died tomorrow!
So when Ying Chengjiao submitted this policy, he exposed a serious cognitive bias.
When the political lives of Ying Chengxuan's father and grandfather were both far less than five years, why would Ying Chengxuan think that Ying Zheng's political life could exceed five years?
Why!
Ying Chengyu never expected that a strategy he advised seven years ago would turn into a sharp boomerang, hitting him right between the eyebrows today!
Ying Chengyu looked at Ying Zheng with wide, clear eyes as much as possible and said, "Brother, you should live forever!" "How can I think about the death of my eldest brother!"
Ying Zheng smiled: "Did I think so when you evaluated the policy of filial piety?"
"Brother Nai also knows that in order for people all over the world to recognize and uphold filial piety from the bottom of their hearts, it will take more than three generations of hard work."
"Three generations, more than fifty years."
"Although it is far away, it is not out of reach."
"If Brother Nai can live to be seventy-five like his great-grandfather, Brother Nai will benefit from filial piety in his later years."
"But Brother Wang believes that the policy of filial piety is a gift left by you and my brothers to future generations. It may be difficult for you and me to truly feel the benefits of filial piety to Great Qin in this life."
"Brother Nai knows that in Brother Wang's heart, Brother Nai's life expectancy is far less than that of his great-grandfather."
Ying Chengyu's heart skipped a beat again.
Ying Chengxuan felt that Ying Zheng had a chance to exceed the upper limit of Ying Zheng's life span in the original history.
But Ying Chengyu only dared to think that Ying Zheng could live to be over sixty years old, but he did not dare to dream that Ying Zheng could live to be over seventy years old.
And this knowledge that originated from the depths of Ying Chengyuan's heart severely deceived Ying Chengyuan once again!
Ying Chengyu defended without giving up: "I also know that a life span of seventy-five years is truly a blessing from heaven. How can we regard it as ordinary?"
"Eldest brother, you know that I am not familiar with government affairs. Although I occasionally have strange strategies, they are not considered. Only the eldest brother and the court officials can make a decision."
"This strategy is indeed something I didn't think enough about."
Ying Zheng ignored Ying Chengxuan's excuse, looked at Ying Chengxuan helplessly and fondly and said, "Brother Wang still doesn't want to confess to Brother Nai?"
"You and I, brothers, have been thinking about the grand plan of the Qin Dynasty since we were young. Brother Wang has also repeatedly made suggestions and suggestions for brother Nai."
"Yes!"
"Looking at the strategies proposed by the king's brother, they are all based on the 40th year of the Qin Dynasty."
"Before this world, Brother Wang was determined to make progress and did not hesitate to cause chaos."
"The strategies proposed by Brother Wang are very dangerous, and all the things created by Brother Wang will shake our country of Qin. However, Brother Wang is not worried that the world will be in chaos because of this. It can even be said that he is eager to put forward many radical strategies before this world. try."
"After this world, Brother Wang is confused and seeking stability to avoid changes."
"Marquis Wenxin advised us to repair internal affairs first and then unify the country, and the doctors advised us to govern filial piety and other good strategies that would take a long time to achieve success. Brother Wang either refuted them vigorously or despised them."
"Seven years ago, Brother Nai thought this was just because Brother Wang thought that decades were too long, and Brother Wang was not old enough to consider such a distant future."
"However, the years have changed, and Brother Nai and Brother Wang are both older, but the obstacle in Brother Wang's heart is still as high as the forty years since King Qin's rule!"
"Brother Nai, how can you not be worried? What is the obstacle in Brother Wang's heart?"
If Ying Chengyu was not Ying Zheng's younger brother, Ying Chengyu's words and advice were not enough to make Ying Zheng think too much, and Ying Zheng was too lazy to spend a lot of energy trying to figure out an outsider's thoughts.
But Ying Chengyu understands Ying Zheng just as Ying Zheng understands Ying Chengyu.
Ying Chengyu's character, temperament, thoughts, and little actions are all well known to Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng pays special attention to Ying Chengyu's every move and thought.
Every word that Ying Chengyuan said that he was not aware of the problem at all, and every piece of advice that he picked up without any doubts were all firmly remembered by Ying Zheng in his heart, and then connected and dissected into the truth that Ying Chengyuan had hidden!
Ying Cheng was stunned and speechless: "Brother, you..."
Ying Zheng's eyes were filled with memories, and he said quite self-deprecatingly: "At first, Brother Nai thought that Brother Wang was worried that my brother's temperament would change drastically after reaching his fifties, and he would become cowardly, violent, and cowardly."
"Or maybe I'm worried that by that time, you and I will have a plentiful heir, and we might be worried that there will be some rift between the heirs."
"I even worried that my brother Wang might have lost his life because of repeatedly commanding the earth dragon, and it would be difficult for him to survive that hurdle."
"But today, Brother Nai understands."
"When Brother Nai mentioned the longevity of his father, Brother Wang was unmoved and looked impatient. When Brother Nai mentioned the life span of his grandfather, Brother Wang changed the subject and quoted the longevity of his great-grandfather to comfort Brother Nai."
"In this way, Brother Nai will know that Brother Nai's lifespan is far longer than that of his father, but less than that of his grandfather, and even less than that of his great-grandfather."
"The King of Qin has been in power for forty years, and my brother happens to be fifty-three, which is slightly less than my grandfather's lifespan."
Ying Zheng looked at Ying Chengyu and said calmly: "The obstacle in Brother Wang's heart that spans the forty years of King Qin's administration does not belong to Brother Wang, nor does it belong to Great Qin."
"It belongs to brother Nai!"