Beast Taming: Starting from Contracting the Mysterious Beast

In the 36th year of the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the whole country was convinced.

Ying Zheng started his fifth eastern tour, and he brought with him more than a hundred people including his second son Hu Hai, the powerful minister Li Si, Zhao Gao, etc....

The carriage was moving forward on the road.

Ying Zheng felt that his body was gradually weakening. He had been riding in a sedan chair during his last tour, but now he could not stand the wind.

"Die from a sudden illness, is that what you mean?"

Ying Zheng smiled bitterly in his heart, and his lips became dry.

He knocked on the man beside him, who was dressed as a eunuch, climbed onto the carriage quickly, and stood in front of the bed with his head bowed.

"Your Majesty." The man's voice was subtle, not noisy, but Ying Zheng could hear it, and it was very considerate.

"Zhao Gao, where are we?"

Ying Zheng asked.

Yes, the man in front of him with an ordinary height and an unremarkable appearance was the powerful minister Zhao Gao.

When Ying Zheng first met him in the palace, he could not feel the cunning and viciousness of the other party, who could be compared with Qin Hui, Wei Zhongxian and others. He was a completely loyal person.

Moreover, he was very smart, and every task he ordered was completed accurately, which made Ying Zheng feel at ease.

"Your Majesty, we will reach Shaqiu Palace in half a day."

Shaqiu Palace?

Almost at the same time, the system prompt sounded in Ying Zheng's mind.

[Character Simulation System

Host: Lu Ren

Simulated Character: Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng

Simulation Progress: 99%]

So, Ying Zheng understood.

Even if he still had at least fifty years left to live, Shaqiu Palace was the focus of his journey.

Looking back on the past, half a century had passed with the wind, let alone Lu Ren, even Bai Qi's experience gradually faded in Ying Zheng's heart.

He did not seek immortals, was not afraid of death, and there was no Xu Fu going out of the East China Sea to find Penglai.

He treated the people of the six countries well, and also had a high-pressure policy, but it was mostly aimed at the nobles of the six countries, those old and young who wanted to restore the six countries.

He did not value the Confucians of this era, just because their ideas were different from his. Many Confucian scholars wanted him to restore Zhou rituals and continue to enfeoff, thinking that it would help Qin. These people were thrown out of Xianyang City by Ying Zheng.

According to Ying Zheng's understanding, there were "immortals" in various places who made a living by refining elixirs, fooling the people and harming others.

He summoned all the immortal masters who made elixirs from various places, and pushed these people and their elixir books into the fire to refine them together, thus shattering the dreams of a group of wealthy families in various places who did not let their slaves grow food, but instead pulled their slaves to open silver parties for the immortal masters to become immortals.

This was his burning of books and burying of Confucian scholars.

In the end, he built the Great Wall, but there was no Afang Palace.

Without the Great Wall, the border people in Yan and Zhao would never have peace.

"Zhao Gao."

Zhao Gao, who was standing next to him, raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng carefully.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

"Let me ask you, do you hate Yi?"

He was talking about the fact that Zhao Gao was almost killed by Meng Yi a few years ago.

Hearing Meng Yi's name, Zhao Gao's eyes instantly shone with bloodshot, but he smiled.

"Your Majesty, I no longer hate General Meng Yi."

"That's good."

Ying Zheng coughed twice, and Zhao Gao hurriedly brought the medicine soup and wanted to feed him.

"No need."

Ying Zheng pushed Zhao Gao away and said to him.

"Let Haier come in."

Hu Hai is Ying Zheng's son.

He never had a queen in his life, but he also had concubines and many children.

Among them, he had 23 sons and 10 daughters. Except for the eldest son Fusu, the child he valued most was Hu Hai.

"Yes."

Zhao Gao did not dare to disobey.

Even though the Ying Zheng in front of him was just an old man in his twilight years.

He quickly got off the wide carriage.

As soon as he lifted the curtain, he saw Hu Hai and Li Si standing by the carriage looking forward to it.

"Teacher, how is my father?"

Hu Hai asked with a worried look on his face.

Zhao Gao looked at him, suppressed his inner joy, and sighed.

"Alas, Your Majesty... I'm afraid Your Majesty's time is running out."

"What!"

Hu Hai immediately jumped on the carriage and rushed inside.

Li Si wanted to hold him back, but was stopped by Zhao Gao.

"Hey, Lord Li, don't stop me."

Zhao Gao whispered to Li Si.

"Your Majesty is dying now. If you can make Your Majesty happy, in the future..."

He didn't finish his words, but it was already very obvious.

Fusu, the legitimate candidate for the Qin Empire, is now following Meng Tian in the north to eat sand. Even if he has the title of eldest son, he is not appointed. With the prestige of the First Emperor, if the order is re-established now and Hu Hai is made the crown prince, no one dares to say anything.

Li Si looked sad, but he couldn't help but ponder in his heart.

After a long time, he sighed bitterly.

"Father!"

Hu Hai rushed into the carriage and knelt down in front of the bed.

"Father, please don't be in trouble!"

Ying Zheng looked at the crying Hu Hai, and felt a little warm in his heart.

Since the birth of this child, because of the name of the Second Emperor in his memory, Ying Zheng was not kind to him, and even a little disgusted with him. His attitude directly determined the attitude of everyone in the Xianyang Palace. The environment in which Hu Hai grew up was full of malice towards him.

When Ying Zheng reacted, Hu Hai, as a prince of Qin, was almost starved to death in the Xianyang Palace.

This was the only thing he regretted in his life.

Later, in order to compensate, Ying Zheng loved Hu Hai even more.

When Hu Hai grew up, he wanted him to worship Li Si as his teacher, but he didn't expect that he was mixed with Zhao Gao and trusted Zhao Gao very much. Helplessly, Ying Zheng had to let Zhao Gao and Li Si be Hu Hai's teachers at the same time, and Zhao Gao also went from being an inner palace eunuch to becoming the Minister of the Central Chariot House.

"Hai'er, what will you do after I die?"

In these years, Ying Zheng has never appointed an heir.

He is hesitating.

Fusu is very strong and smart, but he is too friendly to the nobles of the six countries, so Ying Zheng can't make up his mind.

He is worried that after his death, the six countries will come back.

In contrast, Hu Hai is not so trusting of the outside world, and will definitely not let the six countries take advantage of it.

Even if the Qin Dynasty collapses in the end, Ying Zheng hopes that it will be broken in the hands of the Qin people.

"Ah?"

Hu Hai raised his head, and his tearful face was full of confusion.

For a teenager, the topic of his father's death is really too advanced, not to mention that in Hu Hai's heart, his father has always been the man who is called Wansui.

"Father, you..."

Hu Hai couldn't say a complete sentence.

"Hai'er, if I die, will you kill all your brothers and sisters?"

Hu Hai's eyes widened suddenly, looking at Ying Zheng with horror in his eyes.

"How could this happen!"

Hu Hai's eyes evaded, and he didn't know how his thoughts were seen through by his father.

During the years when he was not valued in the Xianyang Palace, his brothers and sisters bullied him the most.

Hu Hai had heard Zhao Gao say more than once that if his father died, he would most likely ascend the throne. At that time, he thought that he must kill all his brothers and sisters, except for his kind-hearted elder brother Fusu, and not let anyone go!

Alas...

Ying Zheng sighed in his heart and said nothing more.

He waved to Hu Hai.

"Let Li Si come."

"Yes."

Hu Hai left in a hurry.

Soon, Li Si came to Ying Zheng.

"Li Qing, we may have known each other for many years."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Si looked sad.

"After I die, Fusu will be made emperor. At that time, as the prime minister, you must do your best to prevent Fusu from contacting Confucianism and the remnants of the six kingdoms. If there is a chance, come again to clean up..."

"Ah? Your Majesty?"

Li Si was startled, raised his head and wanted to ask again, but saw that the hand of the first emperor Ying Zheng had already hung by the bed.

Sand Dune Palace, here we are...

The greatest emperor in history, died like an ordinary old man.