210 BC!
Late night!
Qin Dynasty, Xianyang City!
The early spring weather still carried a touch of chill.
Many homes were still burning braziers!
At the mansion of Ying Su, the sixth prince of Qin!
“No!”
“No!”
“How could this be?”
Inside the room, Ying Su on the bed shouted loudly!
He suddenly sat up, his entire body drenched in sweat!
A nightmare?
It was indeed a nightmare!
His entire family was dead!
Ying Su was jolted awake by the nightmare!
But… even more terrifying than the nightmare was that this nightmare would eventually become reality!
Because… the fifth expedition of the First Emperor was about to begin.
On this expedition, he would die!
After his death, Zhao Gao would collude with Li Si to forge an edict and support Hu Hai's ascension to the throne.
After Hu Hai ascended the throne, he would massacre the Ying clan to consolidate his power!
In his massacre, almost all members of the Ying clan would perish.
And he, the sixth prince Ying Su, would naturally not escape this fate.
As a time traveler, he still couldn’t forget the entry about the Ying ancestral shrine!
“Prince Su, his entire family perished, the entire mansion, not a single living creature left!”
“This… what should we do?”
At that moment, Ying Su’s body trembled!
He was utterly terrified!
Yes!
Even as a time traveler, facing such a certain death situation, he felt helpless!
Over the years, for the sake of his survival, he had made many efforts to change the historical outcome.
For example, he tried to persuade Fu Su not to pursue further enfeoffment, as it was a clear act of division and truly a curse on the nation!
He also tried to persuade the First Emperor not to go on the expedition, and not to eat the so-called elixir of immortality.
This elixir could not grant immortality, as there was no such thing as immortality in this world!
However, when Fu Su heard his advice, he simply scoffed and turned away!
As for Ying Zheng…
Well, although he was the sixth son of Ying Zheng, he had rarely seen him!
To be precise, he had only seen Ying Zheng three times since he transmigrated, and each time he was observing from a great distance, at least a hundred paces away.
A chance to talk to him?
No chance!
This was normal!
When facing his sons, Ying Zheng in history focused almost all his attention on Fu Su!
He had almost no regard for his other princes.
It should be noted that he had eighteen sons, but only four were mentioned in the historical records!
Fu Su, Gao, Jiang Lü, and Hu Hai!
Among them, Jiang Lü was mentioned in the history books because he committed suicide to preserve his integrity!
Gao was mentioned because he was sensible and asked to be buried with him, allowing his descendants to survive and preserve the lineage of the Ying clan!
Other princes?
Sigh!
No presence!
Currently, in Qin, besides Fu Su!
All the princes lacked any presence!
Even Hu Hai was the same, but because his mother was favored by the First Emperor, he received slightly more attention!
This was also why he was taken on the expedition!
But in reality, his presence was still insignificant!
Even Fu Su, he had a high presence in the early stages, but once Ying Zheng sent him to Shangjun, his presence was no longer very prominent!
Against the backdrop of Ying Zheng's disappointment in all his sons, Ying Su naturally had no presence at all!
But… if he couldn't persuade them, he couldn't change history!
And the consequence of not being able to change history was the death of his entire family!
Damn it!
Ying Su felt panic rising in his chest, his heart pounding.
He had contemplated countless times how to face the approaching crisis.
To join Ying Zheng on the expedition, watch over him and see how Zhao Gao forged the edict!
Or, to seek refuge with Fu Su!
If all else fails, he could adopt the policy of “if you can’t beat them, join them”, collude with Zhao Gao and Li Si to forge an edict, just replace Hu Hai’s name with his own!
However, these thoughts merely flashed through his mind before he realized they wouldn’t work!
Let alone whether Ying Zheng would take him with him.
Even if he was willing to take him, what would it change?
The one who served the First Emperor for years was Zhao Gao, not him!
Zhao Gao’s advantage was inherent, he could easily forge the edict, even if he followed him on the expedition, he wouldn’t be able to achieve anything!
Perhaps… to avoid trouble, Zhao Gao might even kill him!
That would be courting death!
Seeking refuge with Fu Su? Even more absurd!
Zhao Gao could simply issue a fake edict, and he would commit suicide to atone for his sins.
His own death didn’t matter, but he would also have to force Meng Tian to die with him!
If he went to him, would he also be forced to commit suicide?
When the emperor demands death, the minister must die. When the father demands death, the son must die!
Sixth brother, your father demands your death, yet you refuse to die, aren’t you being unfilial?
Oh, you’re afraid to die? Don’t worry, brother will kill you himself!
If you can’t beat them, join them?
This seems like a good idea, intercept Hu Hai.
But… after thinking it over, it was still a stupid idea, Zhao Gao was Hu Hai’s teacher, he had a natural advantage.
Why help him when he could support his own person?
This doesn’t work, that doesn’t work.
Why don’t… I just run away.
Leave Xianyang, this place of strife, early?
Ying Su thought to himself repeatedly, but ultimately didn’t think it was a good idea!
He could run, but what about his mother?
Could she run too?
He could run away secretly.
After all, he was just a nobody to Ying Zheng!
But the First Emperor’s wife running away, wouldn’t that cause chaos?
Wouldn’t the Luo Net and Black Ice Platform search for them all over the country?
Could they escape from the pursuit of the Luo Net and Black Ice Platform?
But… what else could he do?
If nothing else works, should he go to Fu Su?
While he’s still not completely abandoned by Ying Zheng!
He could teach him how to please the First Emperor, how to become the crown prince faster?
At least try to secure the position of crown prince first?
Or, should he try to build a relationship with Hu Hai?
Even if he tried to build a relationship with Zhao Gao?
Ying Su’s thoughts flew wildly, however, no matter how he thought about it, he felt these ideas were unreliable.
Especially the idea of persuading Fu Su and helping Fu Su was the most unreliable.
Fu Su, that stubborn fool, how easy would it be to persuade him?
Moreover, it seemed too late to persuade him now, because he had been sent to Shangjun by the First Emperor!
Although he hasn’t been completely abandoned, the First Emperor is already very disappointed in him!
He wants Fu Su to experience the hardships of the world through the border region, and to make him realize his mistakes!
In this situation, continuing to persuade Fu Su would be completely futile!
But… this doesn’t work, that doesn’t work, what should he do?
Must… he die?
He just wanted to protect his family’s lives, what was wrong with that?
“Ah!”
Ying Su had a headache!
At this moment, he felt almost hopeless.
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind!
“Ding! Sensing the host's predicament, the Divine Selection System has been activated!”
“Option one: Continue being a salted fish, obtain the Wealth Explosion System, the system will initially reward the host with ten thousand gold, and will continue to reward the host with ten thousand gold every day! Guaranteed that the host will have more money than they can spend!”
“Option two: Unleash your ambition, the system will reward you with the Divine General Summoning System, allowing you to summon all historical, anime, martial arts novel, and even mythological legendary generals from ancient and modern times!”
“Please make your choice!”