How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 709

Zhao Ji was stunned. After all, Ying Zheng was her son, and her eldest son at that. She certainly couldn’t agree to kill him.

Zhao Ji repeatedly nodded and said, “No, no! Zheng’er is also my child. I can’t kill him.”

Lao Ai didn’t speak, but turned and gestured to his two sons. He said with a smile, “Ming’er, Yue’er, quickly, call out to Mother.”

The two children obediently called out ‘Mother’ and ran over to throw themselves into Zhao Ji’s arms.

Lao Ai was unhurried. He walked over to hug Zhao Ji and the two children, and said gently, “Zheng’er is your child, that’s true, but Ming’er and Yue’er are also your children. If he exposes our affair, none of us four will survive. You’ll lose two children, and your own life will be gone too. I don’t care. I’m content to have enjoyed these years of carefree happiness with you. But Ming’er and Yue’er are still young; their lives have just begun. Two for one, isn’t that enough? Besides, once our affair is exposed, you’ll definitely be stripped of your title as Empress Dowager. You’ll die with a bad reputation, infamous for ten thousand years. I don’t care. It’s worth it for me, Lao Ai, to have you in my life. I don’t care what future generations think of me. But you are the Empress Dowager of Great Qin. You can’t bear a bad name and be infamous for ten thousand years.”

Lao Ai’s words made Zhao Ji waver a bit.

However, after thinking it over and over, Zhao Ji still couldn’t bring herself to kill Ying Zheng, but she tacitly approved of Lao Ai taking action.

If Lao Ai succeeded, their family of four could usurp the power of Great Qin.

If Lao Ai failed, Zhao Ji could at least save her own life.

Zhao Ji could advance or retreat, but Lao Ai had no other choice. He had to take a gamble, or he and his two children would die.

Lao Ai said, “Our family of four will definitely be together forever.”

Zhao Ji nodded, hugging her two children tightly.

On the other side, Ying Zheng returned to the garden and came to Yang Chen’s car.

Ying Zheng said very politely, “Sir, what you said is all correct. Could you please come out of this… car to speak?”

Yang Chen immediately said, “Of course.”

Yang Chen got out of the car with the medicine kit, and Ying Zheng invited him inside to talk.

“Sir, are you really from 2000 years in the future?” Ying Zheng asked.

Yang Chen nodded, took out his phone, and said, “Look, haven’t seen this before, have you? This is called a mobile phone. People in the future use this to communicate over long distances. For example, I’m here with you now, but if I have a friend in Handan, or even Yingdu, or even Baiyue [ancient regions in China], I can just use my phone to dial his phone, and we can talk. But there’s no signal in this era, so the phone can’t make calls. But I can show you the ‘Great Qin Empire’ and ‘Da Qin Fu’ [historical drama series] that I downloaded in advance. After watching them, you should believe that I’m from 2000 years in the future, right?”

Yang Chen deliberately found the episode in “Da Qin Fu” where Ying Zheng discovers the affair between the Empress Dowager and Lao Ai to show Ying Zheng.

After Ying Zheng finished watching, he picked up the phone to smash it, but fortunately, Yang Chen reacted quickly and snatched it back.

“Brother Zheng, I know you’re angry, but don’t smash things. You’re a man who’s going to unify the world. You can’t get angry so easily,” Yang Chen said.

Ying Zheng was only 21 years old at this time. Logically speaking, he should be calling Yang Chen ‘Brother,’ but when everyone watches TV dramas and reads novels, they like to call Ying Zheng ‘Ancestor Dragon’ or ‘Brother Zheng,’ so Yang Chen should just follow the habit and call him Brother Zheng.

Ying Zheng took a deep breath, cupped his hands, and said, “Mr. Yang is right. I was rude, I was rude. I hope Mr. Yang will forgive me.”

Yang Chen said with a smile, “It’s okay, these are all small problems, not worth mentioning. Oh, right, I found out through historical data that you have rickets and bronchitis, so I brought you some medicine that can relieve your condition. This is medicine for rickets, three times a day, 10 milliliters each time. If you don’t understand, it doesn’t matter, I’ll teach you how to take it. This is medicine for asthma, one tablet a day, and this is also medicine for asthma and bronchitis, just spray it twice a day…”

Yang Chen took out the medicine and explained to Ying Zheng how to take it.

After explaining, Yang Chen said, “I know you may not believe me, and you may have doubts about the safety of these medicines. You can find someone to test the medicine first, and take it yourself after it’s proven safe.”

“Thank you, Mr. Yang. I will definitely remember your kindness. Since you are from 2000 years in the future, was my Great Qin powerful 2000 years later?” Ying Zheng asked.

“Um, although I don’t want to make you sad, I still have to tell you the truth. In 221 BC, you unified the six kingdoms and established the centralized Qin Dynasty, calling yourself the First Emperor. In 210 BC, you died of illness in Shaqiu [a historical site in China]. It’s now 239 BC, and if history progresses normally, you can live for another 29 years. After your death, your eighteenth son, Hu Hai, succeeded to the throne, and the government was controlled by Zhao Gao. Then there was a vigorous peasant uprising, and the remnants of the six kingdoms took the opportunity to rise up. Finally, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu fought for the world, and Liu Bang ultimately won, establishing the Han Dynasty in 206 BC, known in history as the Western Han Dynasty. So, that means Great Qin was gone four years after your death,” Yang Chen said.

Ying Zheng stood up excitedly and said, “What? My Great Qin only existed for 15 years? Also, why did Hu Hai succeed to the throne? Shouldn’t it be Fusu? Fusu is the eldest. Who is Hu Hai?”

“Hu Hai is your eighteenth son. You haven’t even given birth to him yet. Fusu is indeed the eldest, but he was harmed by Confucianism. Zhao Gao falsely passed on an imperial decree to Fusu and Meng Tian, ordering them to commit suicide. Fusu, that fool, actually committed suicide. He was your eldest son, and he had 300,000 troops in his hands. If it were anyone else, upon receiving your edict ordering him to commit suicide, they would have revolted. But he committed suicide without any resistance. After Fusu and Meng Tian committed suicide, Zhao Gao supported Hu Hai to succeed to the throne, and Hu Hai became a puppet emperor, and Zhao Gao became the real emperor,” Yang Chen said.

Ying Zheng slammed the table angrily and said, “Zhao Gao is so hateful. Who is he?”

Yang Chen replied, “He’s a eunuch. You won’t meet him until you destroy the Zhao Kingdom in 222 BC. It’s still early, now it’s 239 BC. I’m telling you the result now, so you can work hard. Maybe you can change the course of history.”

According to the theory of quantum entanglement, if Yang Chen helps Ying Zheng change history, there will be a space-time that develops according to the changed history, but it will not affect the history of Yang Chen’s era.

Therefore, Yang Chen dares to help Ying Zheng change history with confidence, but whether it will succeed is another matter.

Ying Zheng nodded and said, “Heaven sent Mr. to help me. I will not let Heaven and Mr. down. What does Mr. think I should do now?”

“If we follow the historical progress, Lao Ai will rebel with his retainers at your coronation ceremony next year, wanting to kill you and let his and the Empress Dowager’s child succeed to the throne. However, since we are aiming to change history, we shouldn’t wait slowly. Let’s take the initiative, first eliminate Lao Ai, then get rid of Lu Buwei. After you take full control, first rectify the country, and then you can start destroying the six kingdoms,” Yang Chen said.

Ying Zheng nodded and said, “Okay, let’s do as Mr. says. It’s time for lunch, Mr. please join me for lunch.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay! Then I won’t be polite, thank you.”

The two ate lunch while discussing the specific action plan.

There is no accurate number of retainers that Lao Ai has raised.

Ying Zheng’s idea is to wipe out the Lao Ai gang in one fell swoop, leaving no one behind.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “That’s easy. You’ve already been to the Lishan Palace [a palace complex near Xi’an], Lao Ai must be preparing to rebel; he can’t sit still and wait for death. So, what you have to do is create an opportunity that he thinks he can succeed in, so that he will bring all his troops to assassinate you, and then you can wipe them out in one fell swoop.”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, “Mr. is right. But how can I give him such an opportunity?”

“Brother Zheng, just say you’re in a bad mood and want to go hunting in Lishan. Have your confidants lead troops to ambush in the hunting grounds in advance. On the surface, you only take ministers and a few imperial guards to Lishan. Lao Ai will definitely seize this opportunity to attack! To be on the safe side, you should transfer troops from the border to ambush; don’t use the garrison in or around Xianyang,” Yang Chen said.

Ying Zheng said with a smile, “Mr. has a wonderful plan. Let’s do it this way! I’ll have Meng Wu bring troops from the border to ambush in Lishan, and Lao Ai won’t be able to receive the news.” “Um. Is Meng Wu Meng Tian’s father?” Yang Chen asked.

“Yes! Meng Wu has two sons, Meng Tian and Meng Yi,” Ying Zheng said.

Meng Yi?

Yang Chen nodded and said, “I’ll have you bring Meng Yi to me later so I can see what he looks like.”

“If Mr. wants to see Meng Yi, then I will order him to accompany me on the hunt, and then Mr. can see him,” Ying Zheng said.

Yang Chen got up and stretched, and said, “Well, we’ll talk about it later. I’m a little sleepy, Brother Zheng, find me a place to rest.”

Ying Zheng said with a smile, “Come, I’ll take you to rest.”

Ying Zheng took Yang Chen to his bedroom and said with a smile, “If Mr. doesn’t mind, you can eat and sleep with me from now on. When I destroy the six kingdoms in the future and establish the centralized Qin Dynasty you mentioned, I will share the world with Mr.”

Yang Chen waved his hand and said, “Thank you for your kindness, Brother Zheng, but I’m not interested in the world. I’m just here to try to help you change history. Whether it succeeds or fails, I will return to my era when the time comes. I hope I can help you change history,

It won’t be in vain that I came here to meet you.”

Ying Zheng immediately said, “Then Mr. has done me such a great favor, how should I repay you? I’m not an ungrateful person.”

“Haha… If you really want to repay me, then set your sights further afield, and let’s build a great country together. Not only within China, but we also have to turn our attention outside of China. Next time I come, I’ll bring you a globe so you can see what the world looks like,” Yang Chen said.

Ying Zheng looked at Yang Chen with anticipation and nodded with a smile.

After Yang Chen fell asleep, Ying Zheng quietly took the medicine kit and went out.

After all, he is Ying Zheng, and he certainly can’t easily believe that these medicines are safe. He must find someone to test the medicine to make sure it’s safe before he can take it himself.

When Yang Chen woke up from his nap, Ying Zheng was dealing with government affairs, so Yang Chen didn’t bother him and played a stand-alone game in the bedroom with his legs crossed.

After about half an hour, a middle-aged woman walked in with two maids.

Seeing Yang Chen lying on Ying Zheng’s bed, the middle-aged woman immediately questioned, “Who are you? Why are you on Zheng’er’s bed? Why are you dressed so strangely?”

Yang Chen quickly put down his phone, got out of bed, and replied, “Don’t get me wrong, don’t get me wrong, Brother Zheng and I are innocent. We’re both straight, don’t get the wrong idea.”

“Who are you? Why are you here? And why are you dressed so strangely?” the middle-aged woman asked.

Yang Chen asked back, “Then who are you? Why are you in Brother Zheng’s bedroom?”

The maid on the left said, “Bold, this is the current Empress Dowager, the King’s birth mother. How dare you speak like that?”

Yang Chen blurted out, “Ah? You’re Zhao Ji? As expected, you’re still charming, no wonder…”

Crap, I said the wrong thing.

The maid scolded again, “Bold! How dare you speak to the Empress Dowager like that? Do you want to be beheaded?”

Yang Chen smiled awkwardly and said to Zhao Ji, “Sorry, I’m not used to it yet.”

Then Yang Chen said to the maid with a serious face, “How dare you speak like that? You’re just a dog relying on its master, a fox borrowing the tiger’s power [idioms for someone who abuses power].”

The maid seemed unconvinced and wanted to retort, but Zhao Ji stopped her.

Zhao Ji ordered, “Put the things down and leave.”

The two maids nodded, put down the gifts that Zhao Ji had brought for Ying Zheng, and then walked out.

Zhao Ji walked up to Yang Chen and asked with a smile, “You know me?”

“Ah, I know a little,” Yang Chen replied.

Zhao Ji became nervous and quickly asked, “What… what do you know?”

“I know everything Brother Zheng knows,” Yang Chen replied.

Zhao Ji blushed with shame, thinking, “Zheng’er is really something, how could he tell such things to outsiders?”

After a while, Zhao Ji asked, “Then… did Zheng’er say what he plans to do?”

“Brother Zheng said he’s very distressed. He no longer has a father, and he doesn’t want to be without a mother. But any man would feel extremely humiliated by this kind of thing, and he can’t pretend that nothing happened. Since you’re here, then I have to talk to you. Women, it’s okay to be a little flirtatious, but you have to take precautions. Look at you, you’ve produced two children, how troublesome. What do you want Brother Zheng to do? Pretend he doesn’t know anything? That’s impossible. But if he deals with those two children, he feels that they are his brothers after all, and he can’t bear to do it. So, I think you as a mother should be considerate of your child and clean up your own mess; don’t make things difficult for Brother Zheng,” Yang Chen said.

Zhao Ji was brought to tears by Yang Chen’s words. She sobbed a few times and then asked, “Then what do you think I should do to achieve the best of both worlds?”

“In my opinion, you should let Marquis Changxin [Lao Ai’s official title] take the two children away from Xianyang now. When you miss them, you can go out of the palace to see them, or occasionally summon them. This way, Brother Zheng will have a way out, so he won’t be in a dilemma. What mother doesn’t love her son? Don’t you agree?” Yang Chen said.

Zhao Ji immediately covered her face and cried loudly, saying as she cried, “It’s my fault, I’m sorry to Zheng’er. I’ll let Marquis Changxin take the two children away from Xianyang now, so as not to embarrass Zheng’er. These are the clothes I made for Zheng’er myself, please help me pass them on to him. Also, help me convey a message, just tell Zheng’er that he is also my child, and I won’t make things difficult for him.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay, I’ll remember.”

Zhao Ji wiped her tears and immediately turned and left.

Lao Ai is determined to fight for the throne. If Zhao Ji goes back and asks him to leave with the children, he will definitely be anxious. When people are anxious, they are prone to making mistakes. Yang Chen and Ying Zheng are waiting for him to make a mistake.