Qin Dynasty: Starting with clinging to Zhao Ji's thigh

"What? A wife as a reward?"

Ying Zheng was somewhat unpredictable; his single sentence caused Ying Jing's mind to momentarily freeze.

He barely managed to win over South Korea by sacrificing himself and using his good looks to get by, and it's not even completely settled yet!

Aren't you afraid that Madam Mingzhu will turn against you?

Leaving aside Madam Mingzhu, just look at the rest of the family. Jingni and the others might not care, but Yan Lingji will definitely cause a ruckus.

For the sake of family harmony and stability, please don't cause me any trouble!

If you really don't know how to bestow a reward, you can just find any reason not to.

Since it's impossible for him to be made a king anyway, Ying Jing has reached a dead end.

But Ying Zheng was not aware of this. Seeing that Ying Jing remained silent for a long time, he became even more enthusiastic.

"Recently, your reputation for being a womanizer has spread far and wide, but I know that you actually have very few concubines in your household, and you only have one daughter, Ayan."

Ying Jing suddenly felt a little ashamed. Compared to those nobles who indulged in extravagant lifestyles, Ying Jing's matter was really nothing.

We still need to keep working hard!

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "While state affairs are important, the succession of the royal family cannot be neglected. Third brother, you still need to work harder."

Even though Ying Zheng was busy with state affairs and exhausted, and didn't care about personal feelings, he still had to maintain proper marital relations for the sake of the royal succession. Now he had more than a dozen children.

In comparison, Ying Jing, despite his reputation for being a womanizer, actually only has one daughter, Xiao Yan'er, which is quite a difference.

Fortunately, there was Xiao Yan'er; otherwise, Ying Zheng would probably have had to call in a renowned physician to take a look.

"So, Brother Zheng thinks I don't have enough children, which is why he's thinking of finding me a wife?"

Ying Jing's feelings were complicated, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

A young king with such ambition, who has almost dedicated himself to the Qin state, is still worried about his younger brother's marriage.

"Brother Zheng, you've really gone to great lengths for us!"

However, Ying Jing still did not accept his good intentions: "Your Majesty, I am still young and there is no rush for this matter. However, Your Majesty's great cause is about to begin, but the position of Queen is still vacant. I dare to ask Your Majesty to establish a Queen first."

As Ying Zheng's power and prestige grew, no one else dared to mention these words to him.

Ying Zheng's smile had faded considerably: "Don't you understand why I haven't established an empress?"

As a king, the matter of choosing a queen also required political considerations, and he could only choose from among the royal women of the six states or the daughters of important ministers of Qin.

But now they have a plan to unify the world. Once the six kingdoms are destroyed, all the royal women of those six kingdoms will be people of the fallen kingdoms. How can they be qualified to become queens?

The daughter of a high-ranking official in Qin... his power and prestige are now so great that he no longer needs to use such methods to win over his ministers.

Ying Jing remained silent. Even though he had changed Zhao Ji's fate, Ying Zheng was still unwilling to establish an empress.

He didn't fully understand Ying Zheng's considerations, but he could guess some of them.

"My brother has sacrificed too much to end the centuries of war that have plagued the world."

Ying Jing sighed softly.

Ying Zheng, however, did not care at all: "With the great achievements of the ages before us, this is nothing but a trivial matter."

He stopped mentioning the lady and instead turned his attention to the map on the table.

"Third brother, take a look at this map. With your help, Nanyang is in our hands. Taking Han will be a piece of cake for us. Now we need to consider whether Zhao and Wei will send troops to help us."

"We should send a large army to block the only route between the states of Zhao and Wei and the state of Han..."

Ying Zheng spoke eloquently, becoming more and more excited as he spoke.

From how to conquer South Korea, to the arrangements and governance of South Korea, and the next plan to attack the State of Zhao...

Ying Jing simply echoed him. Since ascending the throne, Ying Zheng had always given the impression of being calm and wise, so it was rare to see him in such an enthusiastic state.

“What you say is very true, Brother Wang. After Han, Zhao is the biggest obstacle on the way east. But attacking Zhao after destroying Han may cause unease among the other states and lead to another alliance of states.”

Ying Zheng frowned. Although Qin was strong, it would not be easy to win against the allied forces of the other states.

Even if they win, they will suffer heavy losses and will hardly be able to launch an attack eastward without decades of recuperation.

"Judging from Third Brother's expression, do you have a brilliant plan?"

Ying Jing smiled faintly and said, "The so-called alliances and counter-alliances were formed by various states. Qin broke them by forming alliances and counter-alliances."

"In the past, the five-state alliance almost destroyed the State of Qi. The State of Qi was at odds with the five states, especially the State of Yan, with whom it had a deep-seated grudge. In addition, the State of Qi was the farthest from the State of Qin. We should befriend the State of Qi and attack the State of Zhao. This is the strategy of befriending distant states and attacking nearby ones."

"Furthermore, the bribery strategy established by Prime Minister Lü in the past has been used all these years. We should continue to bribe powerful ministers of various countries to undermine their possibility of unity from within."

Ying Zheng nodded and continued to discuss many details with Ying Jing.

Finally, he seemed a little tired, and suddenly took out an exquisite box from under the table, inside which was a round pill.

Ying Jing was taken aback.

Brother Zheng, you're already on drugs?