Zichu actually had some dietary restrictions at that time.
Avoid foods high in sugar, oil, protein and fat.
These are the foods that Zichu likes to eat.
But after Zhu Xiang discussed with the imperial physician, all dietary restrictions were lifted for Zichu. As long as Zichu could eat, Zhu Xiang would find ways to make what he wanted to eat.
Zhu Xiang made smooth and delicious egg tarts, prepared hot pot bases of various flavors, and ground dried seaweed and dried shrimps into powder to enhance the flavor of the dishes... Zichu had a good appetite.
But even when Zichu was lying on a hospital bed, he refused to give up the power in his hands.
Although Crown Prince Zheng was the regent, he still had to stay by Zichu's bedside every day, tell him about the important government affairs of the day and let him make decisions.
Zhu Xiang originally wanted to persuade him, but when he saw Zichu's eyes sparkling when he was handling government affairs, he gave up.
According to Zichu, lying in bed and doing nothing will only add a few months to your life. Life is short, so why not do what you like
He is a selfish person who will not suppress himself to reassure his friends and family.
He is the King of Qin now, can't he do whatever he wants
The drunkard Lin Zhi nodded in agreement and asked Zichu if he wanted a sip of good wine.
The winters in Xianyang in the past few years have become increasingly cold, and Zhu Xiang had already built a kang in his courtyard. Now kangs have become popular in the Xianyang Palace.
However, since King Zhaoxiang of Qin, whenever the King of Qin was seriously ill, he only wanted to spend the last leisurely life in Zhuxiang, and Zichu was no exception.
Besides, when he was not seriously ill, he would come back here whenever he had free time, so naturally he lives here now.
Although Zichu still asked about government affairs every day, since Crown Prince Zheng had already gone through all the government affairs, and there were not many major events in Qin State at present, Zichu had free time every day to go out for a walk with Zhu Xiang.
If he was not feeling well, Zhu Xiang would push his wheelchair out for a walk.
As the weather grew colder, his face became darker and darker, and his fingernails also turned black.
This is a sign of low blood oxygen.
If he were in modern society, he would have used oxygen. But in this era, there was no oxygen available, and Zhu Xiang could only watch Zichu grow increasingly haggard.
Zichu should be feeling very uncomfortable, but he smiles every day, more than before.
He always teased Zhu Xiang, telling him not to look so sad. He said that he had gone from being a hostage to the King of Qin, and that even after becoming the King of Qin he had not become a lonely man. This was enough for him to die with a smile on his face.
Gradually, Zhu Xiang was able to face Zichu with a smile, and they joked with each other as before.
Later, after Cai Ze coordinated government affairs, he gave Prime Minister Lin Zhi a long vacation. Lin Zhi also moved in, chatting with Zhu Xiang and Zichu every day, taking a walk, and playing chess.
The three of them were just like they were in Zhao State before.
"To be honest, I knew at that time that I would not live long." Zichu recalled the past.
When he was a proton, he was only twelve or thirteen years old and was very thin.
The journey to Zhao State was long, and he was almost cut off from Qin State. He did not have many valuables on him, and he was not used to the climate and water there. His parents were already prepared for his death in Zhao State.
The hostage would take away some property, and the State of Zhao would treat the hostage with the courtesy of a royal family member.
Compared to ordinary people, Zichu's life should have been good. But he had to accept his fate and stay in Zhao forever, doing nothing but making enough food and clothing, to have enough money.
If he wanted to find a teacher to study, if he wanted to socialize with other people, if he wanted to build a reputation so that the Qin State would remember him, the money he had would not be enough.
Zhu Xiang once joked that he wanted to give Zichu a character who was a hard-working man who studied hard, such as hanging from the beam and piercing his thigh with a needle, chiseling a hole in the wall to let in light, using a firefly to read at night, and studying until he vomited blood.
In fact, although Zichu did not reach this level when he was studying, he was extremely hardworking and arduous.
The cost of studying is too high.
"I brought some books from Qin State, copied them and exchanged them with others. It should have been a mutually beneficial thing, but others looked down on me, and I could only exchange books for money."
“I want to find someone to answer the questions in the book for me, but I can’t do it without money.”
"Almost all the money and property I brought from Qin was used for my studies."
Zichu took a sip of fruit wine and sighed.
He had no means of making a living in Zhao State, and his life soon became difficult.
The food got worse, there was no medicine, and if you were sick you had to bear the consequences on your own. You even had to sell your car to get money for daily expenses.
Most of the servants who had followed him to Qin had left, and only a few followed him, finding work outside to support themselves and also to support this useless master.
He often curled up in a dim room, body hunched over, relying on his willpower to endure illness after illness.
That's how a lot of illnesses come about.
In the history of Zhu Xiang's previous life, in April of the third year of King Chu of Qin, Xinling Jun led the coalition forces of Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, and Chu to defeat Meng Ao and blocked the Qin army back to Hangu Pass. Although the coalition forces of the five countries retreated due to the alienation strategy, the efforts of the previous generations of Qin kings in the Three Jins were in vain.
Prince Chu of Qin was extremely worried and angry, and died suddenly in May.
A healthy person will not die suddenly due to worry or anger. A person who dies suddenly is already in a precarious physical condition.
If the situation had not been so difficult, Zichu would not have gotten rid of all his arrogance, and would not have abandoned the importance he attached to his status that he had been influenced by since childhood, and would not have gotten to know and befriend the commoner Zhu Xiang.
"And he ate and drank for free at my house." Zhu Xiang added.
Zichu scolded him, "What do you mean by freeloading? Didn't you give me enough work to do? You use anyone you can to death and push everything onto me!"
Lin Zhi nodded: "Yes, that's right. He treated Zheng'er the same way. Who would leave all the family property to a five or six-year-old child to manage?"
Zhu Xiang said shamelessly: "I gave Xia Tong and Zheng Er the opportunity to display their talents. They should thank me."
Zichu said, "Then I really thank you. Do you want me to write a letter of thanks?"
Lin Zhi said, "Since you said so, he will definitely want it."
Zhu Xiang said: "Okay, write it with sincerity and remember to write it in your own handwriting."
Zichu looked down on him: "Ugh."
Zhu Xiang also despised: "Hypocrisy, if you don't want to write, don't say it."
Lin Zhi was fanning the flames from the side.
Zichu and Zhu Xiang immediately turned their attacks and attacked Lin Zhi together.
Lin Zhi was fearless. As long as he was thick-skinned enough, all the dark history would be his glory. Besides, dark history was not really dark history, and he was still like that now.
Prince Zheng was in a very low mood. But every time he came to see his father with a lot of government affairs, he would not feel depressed again when he saw his father talking and laughing with his uncles.
In particular, every time they saw him, these three elders would immediately change the subject and talk about the "interesting things" from his childhood, which would always cause his blood pressure to soar and he would not be able to lower it at all.
The prince had originally asked Cheng Jiao to accompany his father. But when Cheng Jiao asked him several times, "Is it true, brother?", he took Cheng Jiao away, saying that he did not want to disturb his father's recovery, and did not allow Cheng Jiao to take leave from school again.
Cheng Jiao’s clever little head nodded slowly.
He understood, he understood it completely. His elder brother was angry and humiliated, so what his father, uncle and uncle said about his elder brother must be true.
It seemed that my eldest brother was not very smart when he was a child. He even appointed a big yellow dog as an official. How childish.
Cheng Jiao stood with his hands behind his back, shaking his head, and decided to secretly write down his elder brother's dark history and tell it to his elder brother's children later, in order to avenge his elder brother for always making him do math problems.
Zichu is a man of his words.
Although the time he spent standing up became shorter and shorter, and gradually changed from chatting with friends to mainly listening, he still exceeded the imperial physician's expectations and survived the New Year.
If King Zhaoxiang of Qin and King Renwen of Qin had existed by this time, they would have abdicated by then.
But Zichu was still the King of Qin.
As long as he can open his eyes, he will always be the King of Qin.
His friends all knew how stubborn Zichu was, so they had stopped trying to persuade him.
There was no point in persuading him. It made no difference whether Prince Zheng became the King of Qin a few days earlier or later. King Zhaoxiang of Qin and King Renwen of Qin abdicated early because they wanted to lead the next King of Qin for a while, but Prince Zheng was already a qualified King of Qin, so Zichu didn't need to lead him.
On Zheng'er's birthday, Lian Po, Li Mu and Xue Ji all rushed back.
Li Mu also brought back the King of Qi, who was no longer of much use. Zichu made him Marquis of Le.
Zhu Xiang complained that it was quite funny that Zichu chose this title.
Li Mu detained the King of Qi in Qi and never sent him back, in order to let the King of Qi knock on the door and persuade him to surrender before attacking the city.
Even if the other party does not surrender, it can still break the mentality of the Qi people.
When Zhu Xiang learned about this, he almost choked.
This idea was thought up by Li Mu and Wang Jian. These two are really mean.
He was worried that if the King of Qi had a bad attitude, he might not survive long in Qin.
The King of Qi was indeed in low spirits.
Although he was incompetent, his IQ was not pathological, and he was a normal person. He certainly knew what the people of Qi and future generations would say about him for doing such a thing.
If he would live and die with Qi for the sake of the King of Qi's dignity, why would he surrender to Qin
He would be scolded anyway, so if he resisted now, wouldn't he fail? Therefore, the King of Qi had a better mentality than Zhu Xiang thought. He could even scold those who did not surrender together with Hou Sheng, saying that they were disobedient and wanted to kill him.
Prince Zheng complained to Zhu Xiang that if he were the King of Qin, he would definitely kill the King of Qi to prevent him from being disgusted by him.
My father is really awesome. In order to hurt Qi's desire to restore its country, he tolerated this disgusting guy to stay in Xianyang and pollute the environment of Xianyang.
Prince Zheng certainly knew that it would be best to place all the kings of fallen countries in Xianyang, but he just didn't want to be on the same map with these kings of fallen countries.
Disgusting! I want to vomit!
Exile! Exile everyone!
Zhu Xiang patted Prince Zheng on the back to comfort him.
He wondered whether the Qin Shi Huang in history would also be a "man of temperament" like his own Zheng'er.
Most likely.
well.
When Zichu learned of Crown Prince Zheng's thoughts, he called him to his side and gave him a lecture for a long time.
A king must endure what ordinary people cannot endure. Even if you, my son, become the emperor and the most powerful person in the world, you still have to endure many things and cannot do whatever you want.
Governing a country is like cooking a small fish. You must stir it, otherwise it will burn; you must be careful when you stir it, otherwise it will rot.
Many actions of wise rulers may seem drastic, but in fact they are like carving with an axe, and every step is taken with caution as if walking on thin ice.
Prince Zheng hung his head and listened to his father scolding him for being immature.
Zhu Xiang and Lin Zhi were eating melon seeds on the side.
Li Mu did not join these two unscrupulous elders in laughing at Zheng'er. Zheng'er was about to become a father, so he still had to give him some face.
Zichu, despite his illness, gave Crown Prince Zheng a grand birthday celebration.
There was no tradition of celebrating birthdays before the Wei and Jin Dynasties. No one, from the emperor to the common people, celebrated birthdays.
When Zichu succeeded to the throne, he changed the Qin State's New Year from October to the first month, and stipulated that New Year's Eve and New Year's Day would be two days off. Crown Prince Zheng celebrated his birthday on the second day of the first month, so he ordered the whole country to have a day off on the second day of the first month as well. The Qin State's New Year holiday was extended to three days.
In the past, Zhu Xiang would have celebrated Crown Prince Zheng's birthday behind closed doors at home, but King Prince Chu of Qin actually celebrated the crown prince's birthday publicly, which went against etiquette.
But King Qin Wang Chu gave all officials a day off, and Xunzi talked to those who opposed it, and most of the Confucian disciples who opposed it most strongly no longer opposed it.
The officials of Qin were all very tired.
The king took the lead, and everyone from top to bottom worked hard. Officials rarely had a chance to rest.
Now that there is finally one more day off during the New Year, the total holiday is three days. Compared with the original two-day holiday, officials still have the energy to visit relatives and friends after resting, or even go for an outing to a slightly farther place.
The officials are all grateful to the King of Qin for this move, but you are against it. Do you believe that your colleagues will throw feces on your door
What's more, the reason why the King of Qin gave the holiday was "You all have worked hard in the past few years. You can have one more day off during the New Year to spend time with your family." In name, it had nothing to do with Crown Prince Zheng's birthday.
Some Confucian scholars are so noble that they insist on observing "propriety" even if they don't have a holiday.
Then, these Confucian scholars soon suffered from diarrhea and other reasons and did not have time to submit their memorials. They watched with regret as the Qin Prince Chu's proposal was passed unanimously.
They beat their chests and stamped their feet.
It was just a one-day holiday, but they were actually backstabbed by their most trusted fellow students and even relatives and friends!
Those who stabbed them in the back put their hands behind their backs and looked up at the sky.
If you are in trouble, I can die with you. But this is a whole day off!
When Xunzi talked about this, he didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.
Qin Wang Zichu laughed so hard that he fell forward and backward, and his dark face turned red.
"Zheng'er, when you unify the world and have some rest, give all the officials a few more days off," Qin Wang Zichu said, "They have all worked hard."
Prince Zheng disagreed. There is a lot of work to be done. Why should I take a vacation if I don't work for myself
But the elders kept nagging about how combining work and rest would be more efficient, and he could only agree with a sullen face.
"I don't know when the baby in Mi Ji's belly will be born." Zichu coughed twice and felt that he could not hold on any longer.
There are limits to human willpower.
Just when Zichu was about to give up, it seemed that God did not want to give any more regrets to the King of Qin who had just missed out on the title of "Qin Shi Huang".
Mi Ji finally gave birth to a big fat boy, who was much fatter than Zheng'er.
Because she was too fat, Mi Ji had a lot of trouble, which made Xue Ji, who was guarding in the delivery room, very nervous.
Fortunately, although Mi Ji was in poor health, both mother and child were safe.
Prince Zheng looked at the fat boy who was howling without any tears, with a face full of disgust.
Zichu praised his grandson highly, saying that he was the most handsome child in the world, even prettier than Zheng'er.
Zhu Xiang: "Not as good as Zheng'er."
Xue Ji: "Not as good as Zheng'er."
Prince Zheng was pleased: "Humph."
Zichu chose many names, but after thinking about them, he was still not satisfied with any of them.
Crown Prince Zheng originally thought that "Fusu" would no longer be called Fusu in this life.
Zhu Xiang said, "Why not call him Fusu? In the poem "Fusu in the Mountain" in the Book of Songs, the woman was clearly waiting for the man, but when the man came, she said that she was waiting for the handsome man, not the crazy man. This fits the fact that Zheng'er clearly likes this child, but dislikes him because he is ugly and stubborn."
Zichu clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Great! Let's call him Fusu!"
Prince Zheng: "Wait!"
Lin Zhi said: "That makes sense. Fusu's description of trees as luxuriant and leafy has a very good implication."
Prince Zheng: "But..."
Xue Ji suppressed her laughter and said, "It's a beautiful name."
Prince Zheng: "Aunt!"
Cai Ze comforted Prince Zheng: "Fusu is indeed a good name. As a parent, we hope that our children will grow into lush trees."
Prince Zheng certainly knew the good meaning of the word "Fusu". He named his eldest son "Fusu", which means luxuriant trees.
But what the hell is this uncle's "There is Fusu in the Mountain"
The elders agreed and deprived Crown Prince Zheng of the right to name his son.
So Fusu was still Fusu, in such good spirits that he could urinate three meters high in the wind, and he urinated all over Crown Prince Zheng when Crown Prince Zheng held him for the first time.
Prince Zheng was holding his stinky son, his face stinking even more than his son's urine.
Xue Ji smiled and instructed Prince Zheng on how to help his son pee, and recalled Prince Zheng's childhood.
Zhu Xiang laughed and patted the back of Prince Chu of Qin, who was almost out of breath from laughing.
Lin Zhi laughed the most wildly. Cai Ze patted Lin Zhi on the shoulder and told him not to laugh too much.
Li Mu coughed twice and turned his face away so that others could not see his expression.
Xunzi, who was already upset because Prince Chu of Qin and Zhu Xiang and others had given the prince a name that was too childish, couldn't help laughing.
He was not mocking Prince Zheng, he just thought of something interesting.
Another few days of leisure.
When the warm spring sunshine came in through the window, Zhu Xiang told Zichu that the spring ploughing was going smoothly this year and it should be a year of good weather and harvest.
Zichu smiled and said, "I can finally feel at ease."
Then, he closed his eyes, holding his giggling fat grandson in his arms, surrounded by his best friends and son.
In 241 BC, in February of the tenth year of the reign of King Qin, King Qin passed away.
Prince Chu of Qin issued an edict saying that the Qin State was at a critical juncture, so there would be no national mourning and the people would not be allowed to observe mourning for him.
After several years of running around to save the country from famine, Prince Chu of Qin became more famous in the heartland of Qin than King Wen of Qin. Even the old farmers in the countryside wept bitterly when they heard the news of King Qin's death.
King Zheng of Qin succeeded to the throne and changed the era name the following year.
An era has come to an end.
After this, although the stars were still shining brightly, the sun was so blazing in the sky that the stars and the moon were not visible.
The era of "Ying Zheng" has arrived.
(End of this chapter)