my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 355: If the young master holds the island and defends it
Zhao Ying looked at Xiong Xin, who was clearly in a panic but still barely maintaining his composure, and suddenly smiled.

"Zhao Ying, the eldest grandson of Emperor Qin——"

After saying that, he walked straight to a large fallen bluestone in front of Xiong Xin's house, sat down, and then raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at Xiong Xin in front of him with a half-smile.

"Why, the king and grandson of Chu don't welcome you?"

When Xiong Xin heard this, his expression changed drastically and he subconsciously took a few steps back.

"You, you have recognized the wrong person..."

He never imagined that after so many years of herding sheep here anonymously, someone would finally come to his door.

Zhao Ying didn't say anything, just sat there and looked at him quietly.When Xiong Xin saw Zhao Ying's playful eyes, he was shocked that Zhui Gu and others had already vaguely surrounded him and blocked his way.His face changed, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally collapsed on the ground like a deflated ball.

"Yes, your highness is Sun Xiongxin, the king of Chu! If you want to kill or scrape, just come..."

Zhao Ying couldn't help but smile when he saw this.

"Why do I want to kill you? I, the Qin Dynasty, govern the country with benevolence. Even if the princes in the world do not understand the overall situation, ignore the destiny, and stubbornly resist in the corner to fight against the king's masters, your majesty does not kill them all. Instead, he builds palaces and pavilions for them in Xianyang. Their residence, let alone a destitute prince and grandson?"

Xiong Xin's face suddenly turned green and red.

He wanted to loudly refute Zhao Ying's hypocritical words, but when the words came to his lips, they finally turned out to be true.

"Then what will you do if you find me..."

Zhao Ying smiled and stood up.

"On Grandma's orders, I came here specifically to repair the tombs of my maternal grandparents and offer incense..."

Speaking of this, Zhao Ying said calmly.

"Speaking of which, you and I are still cousins. Get up - go back with me first, then take me to visit my grandparents' graves..."

Seeing that Zhao Ying really didn't mean to kill him, Xiong Xin got up from the ground and followed Zhao Ying very consciously.Seeing that Xiong Xin was so aware of current affairs, Zhao Ying couldn't help but nodded slightly in his heart, and became more and more determined about his previous thoughts.

If everything goes well, Xiong Xin will be a good helper for him to conquer the hearts and minds of the people of Chu.

In his previous life, he only knew that Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang's uncle and nephew, under Fan Zeng's suggestion, found Xiong Huai's grandson, Xiong Huai, King Huai of Chu, and proclaimed him King Huai. With this flag, the world rebelled against Qin. The soldiers were surging and gathered their subordinates, which quickly opened up the situation.But it’s really unclear where Xiang Yu, Fan Zeng and others found Xiong Xin.

In fact, he had once entertained the idea of ​​letting Jing and others search for him secretly and then eradicate the root cause.

But in the end still not.

Now, he is no longer a young man with simple ideas at the beginning of time travel, thinking that as long as he kills a few rebel leaders such as Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, or Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, he can eliminate the hidden dangers of Da Qin and solve the crisis of Da Qin.

As long as Great Qin cannot strengthen itself, maintain stability for two generations, be tolerant of talents from all over the world, and gradually eliminate the resentment of the people of the six countries, even if there is no Xiong Xin, Zhao Xin and others will appear.In fact, in later history, Xiong Xin was not the only child of the six royal families who were supported by various princes.

It's just that the Chu region was the most violent against Qin, and Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew were also outstandingly capable.

However, being able to find Xiong Xin this time is a good thing after all. It gives him another good option when it comes to policy choices for Chu Di.However, after returning with Xiong Xin, he was not in a hurry to talk to Xiong Xin about this.

After all, there are too few records about this "Righteous Emperor" in the history of his previous life. Apart from being sought out and supported by others, he was obsessed with Xiang Yu and was then beheaded by Xiang Yu.

Whether it can be used or not depends on observing his character.

However, he was not idle and took the time to personally meet with the officials from Nan County.Seeing that Zhao Ying only urged them to prepare grain and fodder ships as soon as possible and inquire about the customs and customs here, these officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When they learned that Zhao Ying had just arrived and took people to the city for a "private visit", everyone felt uneasy, thinking that the emperor's eldest grandson was coming here with bad intentions and was going to find fault with them.

Did not expect a false alarm.

Although the emperor's grandson didn't say it clearly, the meaning he revealed was obvious, and he had no intention of interfering in local government affairs.

Because of this, these officials were much kinder to Zhao Ying, and the smiles on their faces became more sincere.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. After the official returns, he will personally supervise this matter. It will not delay His Highness's schedule..."

Before leaving, the governor of Nanjun, Ji Mu, repeatedly promised.

Zhao Ying smiled and thanked them, and then he personally sent the group of people out of the camp with a gentle smile.

This time, although the First Emperor gave him the power to purge officials, Nanjun was located at the core of Guchu, and the situation was complicated. Before he had an in-depth understanding, he did not feel that relying on his frivolous insights and some Of course, with a slap on the forehead, he can do better than these officials in Nan County.

Rather than working so hard to cause trouble for others, it is better to ignore it for the time being and stabilize the minds of these local officials.

As for these people, there may be corruption or other behaviors.Zhao Ying felt that compared to maintaining local stability, these actions could be put on hold for the time being. Even if he wanted to investigate, he would have to wait for a more appropriate time.

Before the First Emperor could get past that sensitive point in history, he had no intention of staying outside for long.

The day after sending off the Nanjun officials, Zhao Ying summoned Xiong Xin and asked him to lead the way. He took Zhang Liang, Zhui Gu, Xiaoyaosheng, Ah Nu and Jing and others, put on regular clothes, and went in front of his maternal grandparents’ graves.

Although it is the tomb of the royal family of the Chu Kingdom, over the years, the Chu Kingdom was destroyed and the royal city was abandoned and turned into ruins. The remaining royal family members were also packed up and escorted to Xianyang by the First Emperor, and became the First Emperor's trophies.

If you have too much time to take care of yourself, how can anyone care to pay homage to these so-called ancestors?

Even if people who miss the old country occasionally come to pay homage, they have to worry about the government's attitude and dare not blatantly do so. Therefore, most of these tombs, which used to be luxurious and grand and covered a vast area, have been covered with moss and vines and are submerged. Amidst the smoke and grass.There are even several tombs with burials that show signs of being excavated and stolen.

Messy bricks and stones were thrown everywhere.

Zhao Ying had no intention of being sentimental.

There is nothing much to say about the success of the king and the defeat of the bandits.At any rate, these people can still die in peace. If history had followed the original trajectory, I would have been even worse off than them.

Neither the head nor the body can necessarily stay in the same place.

Only Xiong Xin knelt before these graves and cried loudly.

Over the years, he was afraid that his identity would be discovered. As the grandson of the King of Chu, he hid on the ruins of Yingdu and grazed herds every day. Before that, how could he dare to come to visit the tomb and pay homage?
Zhao Ying didn't bother to care about him. He took a few people and personally cleaned the weeds and eradicated the vines on the graves of his maternal grandparents.Fortunately, the tombs of his grandparents were relatively well protected and did not require any repairs. There were even traces of sacrifices, which made him secretly relieved. Otherwise, he would not have been able to explain to his grandma after he returned. "Who are you, how dare you come here to act so arrogantly? Do you know that this is the tomb of my clan, the eldest son and his wife of Great Qin..."

Zhao Ying and others were busy clearing weeds when they heard someone yelling with a clear Chudi accent.

Zhao Ying and others couldn't help but look back.But he saw an old man wearing a brown jacket and gray hair, leaning on a cane, rushing over.

"The little old man is the tombkeeper here. Several nobles, why are you here..."

Seeing that Zhao Ying and others saw him, they were not panicked, and even looked at him searchingly.Only then did the old man realize that Zhao Ying and others not only had shovels, sickles and other tools in their hands, but they also had incense, candles, paper money, melons, fruits, livestock and other sacrifices beside them, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He slightly arched his hands towards Zhao Ying and others, then took off the talisman around his waist and revealed his identity.

Tomb guard?
Only then did Zhao Ying remember that in Da Qin, there really was such a system of low-level officials.

These people are responsible for managing and maintaining the safety of tombs.In normal times, they are not only responsible for inspecting and maintaining the safety of tombs, but also responsible for preventing and combating tomb robbing.

It can be regarded as the Da Qin version of the mausoleum administrator.

Seeing the old man in front of him, who was walking with a cane, Zhao Ying couldn't help but frown slightly.Although this tombkeeper is just an insignificant official, it is somewhat excessive to find someone of such an age to come and make up the numbers.

"We are distant relatives of the owner of the tomb here. We are passing by here and came here to pay our respects. I also ask the elder to make it convenient..."

Before Zhao Ying could say anything, Zhang Liang stepped forward with a smile and handed over his hands. Then, he handed the old man a few large sums of money.

The old man took it down skillfully, weighed it slightly in his hand, and then waved his hand, his tone a little gentler.

"It turns out that I came here to worship——"

After the old man finished speaking, he glanced at Zhao Ying and others.

"Nowadays, there are not many people who are willing to come here to worship. You guys are kind and friendly. However, please listen to the old man's advice. This is not a place for leisure. After you have finished worshiping, leave quickly. , so as not to get into trouble..."

After the tomb guard finished speaking, he did not leave. He just stepped aside and found a random place to sit on the steps.Obviously, there is still some grudge against them, fearing that they might dig up the graves here under the guise of worship.

"Although the boss is a bit greedy for money, he still fulfills his duties..."

Zhao Ying couldn't help but nodded slightly.

After the cleaning was completed, he had people put out incense and candles as tribute, and personally burned some paper money for his grandparents, whom he had never met before. Then he got up and led everyone to worship.

As for Xiong Xin, he silently picked up a handful of paper money and distributed a handful to the relatives buried nearby.

Although they are royal families, not all royal families can occupy a hilltop to themselves.Xiong Xin would naturally not take notice of these people in the past, but today, he felt sad and silently gave them a handful of paper money.I don’t know if these people would feel flattered if they knew what they were doing.

Before leaving, Zhao Ying winked at Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang understood immediately and deliberately lagged a few steps behind. When Zhao Ying and others were gone, he walked up to the old tomb guard who was about to get up and leave, and bowed his hands slightly.

"My father-in-law, the tomb here is different from other places. The ones buried here are the relatives of the eldest grandson of the Emperor of Qin. I hope that I will take more care of you in the future to ensure that no accidents happen..."

After saying that, he handed the old tomb guard a large amount of money, and then Shi Shiran left.

The tomb guard looked at the large handful of Qin Banliang in his hand, and then turned to look at the incense and candle tributes placed in front of the tomb. Suddenly he seemed to remember something, and turned around suddenly to look at the backs of Zhao Ying and others.

Looking at the unusually tall figures of Zhao Ying and Zhui Gu, I suddenly remembered the folk legend about His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson, who was over ten feet tall and had a heroic appearance...

Coupled with the news that the emperor's eldest grandson had arrived in Nanjun, when the two were compared, they suddenly shivered and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Could it be..."

He looked at the backs of Zhao Ying and others in surprise. He was originally planning to wait for Zhao Ying and others to leave, then pack up the tributes and return them to the old tomb guard who would eat them with meat, but he immediately put an end to this idea.

Zhao Ying didn't know that this old tomb guard had already vaguely guessed his identity.However, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Although he traveled in a low-key manner during this memorial ceremony and did not alert the county officials, he believed that he would not be able to hide it from anyone afterwards.After that, local officials will naturally come to maintain and repair the tombs of their maternal grandparents and strengthen inspections here.

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"I never imagined that there would be such a huge island in this vast sea..."

Standing on the bow of the boat, looking at the endless mountains not far from the shore, Young Master Gao couldn't help but look surprised.

"Young master, you don't know that this island is not only quite large, covering hundreds of miles, but also rich in products. The mountains and rivers are dangerous, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we can defend it based on the land, it will undoubtedly become a country within a country..."

Ge Jun, the eldest of the three Ge brothers, seemed to mention it accidentally.

"No wonder my nephew, before leaving, repeatedly told me to run the business well and not slack off when I got here..."

Young Master Gao nodded with understanding.

This made Ge Yun feel very depressed. Is this what I meant?

However, he did not dare to express it too openly, so he could only nodded dullly.Fortunately, after getting along with each other for the past few days, the three brothers have successfully gained the trust of the Da Qin Master. After getting along for a long time, they can always find opportunities to give advice.

On the contrary, Fan Kuai, who was following behind and protecting Young Master Gao, heard Ge Jun's words and couldn't help but frown slightly, showing a hint of surprise.

Subconsciously, I felt that something was wrong.

But the three brothers Ge Yun seemed to have said it unintentionally. After mentioning it casually, they had already started talking about the scenery on the island, so they could only follow them in silence.

The three Ge brothers are really knowledgeable people. Not only do they have rich sailing experience, but they also seem to have actually been to the island. They talk about the situation on the island very clearly.

Fan Kuai couldn't help but admire him.

(End of this chapter)