Yongcheng is the old capital of the Qin State. It was established as the capital in Yongcheng in the first year of Qin De (677 BC), and was not moved to Yueyang until the second year of Qin Xiangong (383 BC). The capital was established for 294 years, with 19 people. The king of Qin ruled here, and it was the capital of Qin for the longest time.
Yongcheng is a city with a river as its "city moat and riverside", and it is the "capital of Qin on the water", which allowed Zhang Ji to see a different kind of style.
After entering Yongcheng, Zhang Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Different from Ying Zheng's excitement, Zhang Ji, who was secretly playing games with spies and killers from various countries in Shandong, was actually a little tired.
There were endless temptations, but thanks to the help of Zhenri, Zhang Ji would be really tired of dealing with them otherwise. But at least on the way to Yongcheng, no accidents happened.
Ying Zhima moved forward slowly, followed by a group of Yulin troops, and entered Luoquan Palace. In Luoquan Palace, the Yulin Army and Luowang Killer had already eliminated hidden dangers in advance.
When Ying Zheng stepped into Luoquan Palace, all the Yulin troops behind him dispersed. The cavalry and chariots were stationed outside the city. Infantry and crossbowmen were stationed in batches at Luoquan Palace where Ying Zheng lived and where Queen Mother Zhao Ji lived. In the Jiuyang Palace, there are snare killers secretly paying close attention to the movements in Yongcheng.
The defense of Yongcheng was taken over by the 20,000 garrison troops brought out of Xianyang by Wang Jian, who strictly checked the people coming and going.
In Luoquan Palace, looking at Zhang Ji who accompanied him into the palace and still issued a few orders to the Luowang Killer from time to time, Ying Zheng chuckled: "Mr. I'm tired this time."
At this moment, apart from the chamberlains and maids, there were only Ying Zheng and him. Seeing that there were no outsiders, Zhang Ji did not show any pretense, but nodded and sighed: "The spies from various countries in Shandong have been tested no less than forty times in just these three hundred miles. Although they raised their hands and It can overcome the pressure, but it is exhausting to deal with.”
"More than forty times?" Even Ying Zheng's character couldn't help but be a little shocked, "Zheng really didn't expect that the countries in Shandong would attach so much importance to this crowning ceremony."
"Perhaps they feel that if the king cannot be crowned with the crown ceremony, he will not be able to support the country's affairs. There may be a fight between the king and Lu Xiangbang within the Qin State, which will affect the stability of the Qin State."
Zhang Ji didn't think it was unusual.
For ordinary men, the significance of the crowning ceremony is limited to adulthood, but for princes, it means whether they can legitimately rule the country.
It is recorded in "The Rites of Zhou" that the crowning ceremony is a gift for adults. Without the crowning ceremony, one cannot govern people.
Therefore, even heroes of the generation like Huiwen King Yingsi and Zhao Wuling King had difficulty in running the country because they had not yet been crowned. Therefore, there is naturally no shortage of people who think that Yingzheng cannot govern himself if he cannot perform the crowning ceremony.
"Ha, that's ridiculous."
Hearing this, Ying Zheng let out a sneer, and his falcon-like eyes became sharper as he looked at the crown that was placed not far away: "Even if the crown ceremony is destroyed, what Zheng didn't wear is just It’s just a crown bene.”
"Without this crown, the government would still be able to rule the Qin Dynasty."
Ying Zheng's face was calm, and the majesty and domineering that belonged to Ying Zheng radiated out with Ying Zheng's words.
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After traveling for several days, even the energetic Ying Zheng couldn't help but have a look of tiredness on his face, and chose to take a nap.
Zhang Ji naturally withdrew, but instead of going to Zhuyang Palace to see Zhao Ji, he turned around and left the palace in Yongcheng.
Along the way, Zhao Ji was a little dishonest.
Zhang Ji once mentioned his experience on the carriage with his wives and concubines, but Zhao Ji wanted Zhang Ji to accompany her on the carriage this time, which was ridiculous.
Ying Zheng was in another carriage next to him, accompanied by the Yulin Army and a group of second-generation generals currently serving in the Yulin Army, as well as Wang Jian, Yang Duanhe and other generals guarding him.
Surrounded by so many people...it's like an old man eating arsenic!
I really don’t know what Zhao Ji is thinking.
At this time, going to Zhuyang Palace, where Zhao Ji lives, is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
Although Zhang Ji still remembers the humiliation last time, he still has many things to deal with.
Outside an exquisite and quiet mansion, Zhang Ji stopped his horse.
There were no guards outside the door, the door was closed, and no noise came from it. It seemed that this was an uninhabited mansion.
Zhang Ji slowly opened the door and walked in grandly, stopping in front of a house.
"Zhang Ji, the leader of the Mohist family, paid homage to Master Xun."
When the king of Qin held a crown ceremony, he naturally invited hundreds of states and scholars.
Among them, Confucianism, another prominent school, is naturally not missing.
However, Confucianism was also very entangled with Qin's invitation.
As a supporter of etiquette and law, Confucianism has been constantly fighting within Confucianism over the norms and provisions of etiquette and law, but no Confucian school will object to the crown ceremony, which is performed by every adult male.
If Ying Zheng's crowning ceremony is destroyed, it will undoubtedly be a violation of etiquette and law, which is naturally unacceptable to Confucianism.
Therefore, if Confucianists came to Qin to observe the ceremony, they would inevitably have to take action to maintain the order of Yingzheng's crown ceremony.
But Confucianism's attitude towards Qin has always been negative.
Qin did not like Confucianism and advocated law. Compared with Confucian education and ritual music, Qin believed more that law could restrain people's hearts.
Therefore, Confucians did not enter the Qin Dynasty. This was the consensus reached by the various Confucian schools at that time, until Xunzi was invited by King Zhaoxiang to enter the Qin Dynasty.
Xunzi's theory of evil nature is consistent with Qin's legal thought that human nature needs to be restrained.
It was only after Xunzi entered the Qin Dynasty that the relationship between Confucianism and the Qin State gradually broke through. However, it is still difficult for the Confucian schools to have much favorable impressions of the Qin State.
But not joining the Qin Dynasty violated the Confucian concept of maintaining etiquette and law.
Therefore, Xunzi, who once entered the Qin Dynasty, became the candidate to enter the Qin Dynasty after consultation by various Confucian schools.
"come in."
Xunzi's voice penetrated the door, with a little vicissitudes of life, but also calm.
Zhang Ji nodded, opened the door, and saw this another Confucian saint after Confucius and Mencius.
Xunzi in the room was dressed in a light blue Confucian robe and was sitting on his knees in front of a chessboard. He held a chess piece in each hand and lowered his eyes in deep thought.
After leaning down to salute, Zhang Ji took the initiative to sit down and looked at the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard with interest before Xunzi could say anything.
He was somewhat good at Go, not very proficient, but he was well-informed. However, Zhang Ji had only heard of Xunzi's left-handed and right-handed playing method only in later generations.
Seeing Zhang Ji sit down directly, Xunzi raised his head slightly and looked at this young man who seemed a little rude, his eyes narrowed slightly.
Although he is a Confucian master, he is not a person who is obsessed with etiquette. On the contrary, he actually has a better impression of people who are simple and free-spirited in nature, just like his favorite disciple Han Fei, and like his recent new disciple. Disciple Zhang Cang has a free and uninhibited temperament.
Therefore, Xunzi became more interested in Zhang Ji in front of him and smiled.
"My little friend, how about a round of hand-to-hand talk?"
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