The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 937: Abdication? [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

"Mr. Wen Zheng, have you ever thought about what will happen if Bingzhou has no heirs in the future?"

Many people dare to think about this question, but no one dares to ask it. After all, it is somewhat like a curse.

In other words, Ying Zheng can ask this question and doesn’t need to worry about anything else.

Yan Yan frowned. In fact, he and Shao Siming had roughly guessed it since Xiao Yun'e was born.

Xiao Yun'e was extremely talented. She was born with the innate energy of a master. It could be said that she was born in the realm of heaven and had perfectly inherited all the talents of her parents.

This means that, to a certain extent, people like Grandmasters have actually broken the boundaries of human beings and belong to a higher level of life. Because they master different principles, the evolution of their physical skills has also shown differences.

In other words, although they still look like humans, they are actually two different creatures.

There is reproductive isolation between them.

Even though Yan Yan, Shao Siming and the others had dispersed their cultivation, their physical qualities had already been finalized and stabilized.

This is one of the reasons why many branches of Taoism prohibit marriage. It is not only because of the pursuit of purity of mind and few desires, but also because they have touched upon this level of things and know how painful it is for two people to be together without having children.

The martial arts of the Central Plains mainly focus on internal cultivation, while the martial arts of the grasslands are more intuitive. For example, when grassland masters such as Maodun and Old Man Bailu display their master's skills, their bodies directly transform into beasts. They are completely two different species.

This is also the reason why the grassland worships the golden royal family.

Perhaps the grassland has gone further than the Central Plains in this regard. The Golden Family will choose to marry women with the same advancement direction, thus breaking the boundaries of reproductive isolation.

The grassland is not very far away, but the probability is higher than that of the Central Plains.

The Central Plains of China is proud, and those who can cultivate to the Grandmaster level are the pride of their generation, and they will only be more proud.

This means that I will not walk the path that my ancestors have walked, nor will I walk the path that my peers have walked.

As a result, each of them is moving further and further away in the evolution of their physical functions, and there is almost no one who can stand by their side.

It is just like the righteous and upright spirit. In Confucianism, the only two people known to have cultivated the righteous and upright spirit are Yan Yan and Xunzi, but the righteousness of the two people is different.

Not to mention that women like Shao Siming and Yan Lingji follow the same martial arts school as Yan Yan, so the differences are even greater.

"It's not that I haven't thought about it!" Yan Yan looked at Ying Zheng with a smile.

"Oh?" Ying Zheng also became interested.

"What do you think about a female emperor appearing in Bingzhou?" Yan Yan said with a smile.

Ying Zheng was stunned for a long while before he slowly gave Yan Yan a thumbs up.

This was against moral principles. Even though he was the greatest emperor in Chinese history who was about to unify China, he dared not even think about such a thing.

"It may be difficult to change to the Central Plains, but it may not be impossible in the grassland!" Yan Yan smiled, "For example, Donghu was just a small tribe on the grassland before. It was not until the appearance of Madam White Deer that Donghu developed into the strongest tribe on the grassland. Therefore, Donghu used the white deer as its totem. Although Madam White Deer was not the King of Donghu, she was exercising the rights of the King of Donghu. At that time, there was no King of Donghu."

"This... is not impossible!" Ying Zheng also put away his thoughts. Originally, he planned to find his son and try to cultivate a childhood sweetheart, but now it seems that it is unlikely.

Yan Yan also guessed what Qin Guo and Ying Zheng were thinking, and he was indeed secretly upset in his heart, "So what if we are childhood sweethearts? You don't know that according to the legendary story, childhood sweethearts are not as good as those sent from heaven!"

Although it is not in accordance with the rules for a woman to be in power, if Bingzhou has not had a legitimate eldest son, then Bingzhou will have no choice but to do so.

As for abdication, don't even think about it. The last country to do this was Yan.

That’s right, it is the State of Yan that is far ahead of all the other princes on the abstract road.

After King Yi of Yan died, Crown Prince Kuai succeeded to the throne. He placed great emphasis on Prime Minister Zizhi and made great efforts to make progress. He launched major reforms and tried to become stronger. He even united five countries to attack Qin in the third year of King Kuai of Yan.

However, King Kuai of Yan seemed to feel that he was not capable enough, and because of his trust in Zizhi, he handed over all the power of Yan to Zizhi. Then, under the instigation of Zen masters Su Dai and Lu Maoshou, he made a move that shocked the world. In the sixth year of King Kuai of Yan, he held a ceremony of abdication and abdicated the throne to Prime Minister Zizhi.

The result was that he encountered opposition from the entire Yan State's old aristocrats of the Ji clan and Crown Prince Ping, which eventually led to internal strife.

This was originally just an internal conflict in the State of Yan. Who would have thought that an unknown party would invite the State of Qi to intervene. The State of Qi sent troops to help the State of Yan and captured the capital of Yan. King Kuai of Yan and Zizhi were killed, and Crown Prince Ping also died in the war. The State of Yan was almost destroyed.

It was at this time that King Wuling of Zhao took action and sent troops to send the illegitimate son of King Kuai of Yan, who was held hostage in Zhao State and later became King Zhao of Yan, back to Yan State, and helped Yan State expel the Qi army from Yan State.

Because the consequences of this incident were extremely dire, King Kuai of Yan was the only monarch in the State of Yan and even among all the princes in the world who did not have a posthumous title. He was directly recorded as King Kuai of Yan.

Similarly, King Wuling of Zhao, who clearly participated in all of this, seemed to think that the story was just something that happened to someone else and didn't take it to heart at all. In his later years, he abdicated the throne and took the initiative to divide the State of Zhao, which had been so hard to become strong, into two. As a result, he starved to death in the Shaqiu Palace.

Therefore, talking about abdication in this era is seeking death.

The grassland can be unified because of Yan Yan's existence. Once Yan Yan passes away without an heir, this huge empire will fall apart in an instant.

Especially since the grasslands have been dominated by tribes for thousands of years, they are more adept at splitting up than anyone else.

The one that each tribe identifies with is Yan Yan, and they cannot win over just any Tom, Dick or Harry.

Even if the successor is Yan Yan's offspring, as long as he is incompetent and unable to control the court, Bingzhou will quickly split.

"Just let Xiao Yun'e become the Queen of Bingzhou, is she willing?" Ying Zheng asked with a frown.

He knew how hard it was to be an emperor, and he really didn't want Xiao Yun'e to take over Bingzhou, a huge empire with complicated relationships.

"Everything depends on human efforts!" Yan Yan shook his head.

Born in an imperial family, some things are already destined.

When you enjoy the support of the people, you must naturally shoulder the responsibility of protecting the people. Otherwise, why should you enjoy these?
“The situation in Qin may not be much better!” Yan Yan looked at Ying Zheng, his desire to win rising again.

Bingzhou was a multi-tribal alliance, and the unified Qin State was still a combination of the seven major princes.

If Fusu was not capable enough, the Qin State would have been on the verge of collapse.

(End of this chapter)