plumnovel Chapter 21: One Night of Absurdity, the Young Qin Emperor Finds a New Love!
Chapter 21: One Night of Absurdity, the Young Qin Emperor Finds a New Love!
You were only 9 years old that year.
"I believed what a thirteen-year-old boy said."
"I came all the way from Xianyang to the foot of Longshan Mountain, just to keep my promise to him."
When this was mentioned, Wei Liao sighed, "No one expected that he could do such earth-shattering things."
"Huh?"
Wei Heng glanced at Wei Liao, then at Li Xin, frowning as he pondered.
"Not only your grandfather, but I am the same."
Li Xin said in a deep voice, "With the world unified, I retired to Longxi and have never been involved in worldly affairs."
"That day, a thirteen-year-old boy appeared before me."
"I made a bet with him, and I lost."
'Thump!'
Wei Heng was shocked and his eyes showed disbelief.
Wei Liao was a military officer of the Qin state, and Li Xin was the Marquis of Longxi of the Qin state.
Apart from the First Emperor, he couldn't think of anyone else who could make the two of them stay together at the foot of Longshan Mountain for seven years to keep a promise.
"The nineteenth year of the First Emperor (228 BC)."
"General Wang Jian led his army to capture Handan, the capital of Zhao, and took King Qian of Zhao prisoner."
"The sworn enemies of my Great Qin have thus been destroyed."
"When the good news arrived, a son was born in Xianyang Palace."
"His Majesty was overjoyed and personally named him: Xuan, meaning bright and illustrious."
"Among the sons of the First Emperor, apart from Prince Fusu and Prince Huhai, Prince Xuan was the most special."
"At the young age of thirteen, Prince Xuan was granted the title of Lord of the West and led three thousand cavalry on a western expedition."
"After crossing the Yellow River at Longxi, we headed west all the way to the Western Regions, which were three thousand miles away."
"People only know that Meng Tian launched a northern expedition against the Xiongnu and took all the land south of the Yin Mountains (now the area south of the Yin Mountains)."
Wei Liao patiently explained, "However, few people know of the illustrious reputation of the Western Lord Ying Xuan."
"Three thousand cavalrymen marched west for three years and destroyed thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions."
"hiss!!!"
Wei Heng gasped. What kind of person was this?
"Do you know grapes, pomegranates, sesame seeds, walnuts, garlic, coriander, carrots, cucumbers, and broad beans?"
"And alfalfa, which is the favorite food of horses, mules, donkeys, cattle and sheep."
"These all came from the Western Regions."
Wei Liao gave examples one by one.
"Unfortunately, after His Majesty's death, we lost contact with the Western Regions."
"The Xiongnu launched large-scale military campaigns against the Yuezhi and Wusun, making the Hexi Corridor extremely dangerous and unpredictable."
Merchants who used to travel this route no longer dare to use it.
Li Xin sighed, somewhat regretfully.
"So that's how it is!"
Many of the mysteries in Wei Heng's mind were easily solved.
That's exactly why the grandson of the Qin state's military commander developed a great interest in Ying Xuan, the Western Lord.
"I have taken on a disciple who will accompany the Western Lord on his western expedition."
"Looking back over the years, he has improved a lot."
Wei Liao stroked his long, gray beard, recalling that dull-witted young man from Huaiyin.
"The world is in chaos."
"As Xijun said, His Majesty is still too merciful."
"The so-called unification did not bring about any major changes, and the nobles remained high and mighty."
"If the royal families and nobles of the six kingdoms are not exterminated, how can the world truly be unified?"
"Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were merely the vanguard for the king."
"Xiang Liang, Zhao Xie, Han Cheng, Tian Rong, Tian Heng, Wei Jiu..."
"These former nobles of the six kingdoms are the real threat to the empire."
A chilling murderous intent surfaced on Li Xin's old face, which was etched with the marks of time, and his voice was extremely cold.
In the past, if it weren't for the betrayal of Lord Changping, Mi Qi, in the war against Chu, we wouldn't have lost 200,000 elite Qin soldiers.
"What the Marquis of Longxi said is absolutely right."
Wei Liao agreed, saying, "Great order can only follow great chaos."
"The world isn't chaotic enough yet; this fire must be kept burning."
Witnessing their conversation firsthand, Wei Heng felt deeply shocked.
.............
Xizhou, Chang'an, Weiyang Palace.
"His Majesty."
Lu Bing, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, said meticulously, "The three kingdoms of Great Xia, Parthia, and Kangju have already mobilized all able-bodied men."
"The population of Daxia is about 1.5 million, with 30,000 cavalry and 200,000 infantry."
"The population of Parthia was about one million, with about two hundred thousand infantry and cavalry."
"Kangju has a population of 800,000, with about 150,000 archers."
"hehe."
Ying Xuan chuckled lightly, completely disregarding the Three Kingdoms.
He said, "Keep a close eye on the movements of the Three Kingdoms, and report back immediately if there is any disturbance."
"Also, send someone from the Greek Federation of India to the Protectorate of the Western Regions to deliver a message."
"only!"
Lu Bing readily agreed and turned to leave.
"His Majesty."
"The governor of Egypt sent a gift."
The attendant hurried inside and bowed to report.
"Gift?"
Slightly taken aback, Ying Xuan didn't understand why Yu Yunwen would give him a gift at this time.
"It's one person."
The attendant hesitated before speaking.
"Bring it in."
Ying Xuan raised his hand in a gesture.
"only."
The attendant quickly went to make the arrangements.
After a while.
A beautiful woman with a graceful and elegant figure, dressed in a long linen dress, appeared in the inner palace.
The face has a well-defined contour, a high nose bridge, and full lips with clear lines.
Her long, narrow eyes were as deep as a galaxy, and her eyeliner was outlined with exquisite mineral pigments, giving her an alluring and mysterious look.
Her smooth, olive-colored skin exudes a healthy charm.
Her long, jet-black hair was styled into an intricate braid and adorned with a gold headdress.
He was adorned with numerous gold and painted pottery ornaments, decorated with geometric patterns and images of deities.
Every gesture and movement exudes classical elegance and a mysterious charm, with a natural sense of nobility and sanctity.
"What's your name?"
Ying Xuan was somewhat amazed and asked a question.
Cleopatra.
The Egyptian beauty uttered soft, whimpering words.
Cleopatra!
With his eyes fixed on the girl in front of him, a strange look flashed across Ying Xuan's face.
In Greek, the name means "the glory of the father".
Historical records indicate that seven queens of the Ptolemaic dynasty used this name.
Cleopatra VII is the most famous of them all, the last pharaoh of Egypt: the "Queen of Egypt".
Without a doubt, the beautiful woman before us must be a princess of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
"Are you Ptolemy IV's daughter?"
"Um."
The girl lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at Ying Xuan.
"really."
Ying Xuan understood.
If he wasn't mistaken, Cleopatra was the daughter of Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III.
The Ptolemaic dynasty had a long tradition of endogamy; Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III were siblings.
The reason why the Egyptian queens of later generations became so famous is naturally inseparable from the extraordinary beauty of the princesses of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
"You may all step back."
"I wish to bathe alone."
With a beautiful woman before him, Ying Xuan naturally couldn't be a saint and loudly gave his orders.
"only!"
The attendants on either side withdrew from the inner hall.
Cleopatra tactfully removed her linen dress and jewelry, then accompanied Ying Xuan into the bath.
After a night of fish and dragon dances, at dawn, the imperial edict of reward from Weiyang Palace was sent to the Egyptian province.
Cleopatra was crowned Lady of Egypt.
His mother, Arsinoe III, was granted the title of Lady of Chang'an, with a fief of three thousand households and three hundred guards.
His younger brother, Ptolemy V, who was still an infant, was given the name Atlas by the emperor.