"What is this?" Ying Zheng asked in confusion, "Did Li Si already know this thing?"
"This thing is called 'Tai Gong Zu Ling'." Lu Buwei replied.
"Tai Gong's ancestral order?" Ying Zheng seemed to have guessed some clues from the name.
"That's right." Lu Buwei looked calm and spoke slowly, "Your Majesty, you still remember that when I gave you "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", because of the word 'family', I talked about my life experience for the first time. "
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "I remember that Father Zhong is the 23rd great-great-grandson of Jiang Taigong. Could it be...?"
"The First Clan"
"Yes, this Taigong Ancestral Order was made by the ancestor Taigong himself. This is one of the nine Taigong Ancestral Orders." Lu Buwei said.
"Ah?" Ying Zheng opened his mouth wide and looked at the shiny black Taigong Zuling in his hand in surprise.
"At that time, it was said that the ancestor Taigong left a will. All the descendants of the Lu family named Jiang should respect the ancestral order as if they were meeting the Taigong. They must respect the requirements of the holder of the ancestral order and spare no effort to fulfill it." Lu Buwei was full of energy. Yiyi talked about the secrets of his family, "It is said that in the past 800 years, there have been four pieces that have appeared in the world, and they have all performed major events for the Lu family. One of them is the well-known 'Tian family's generation of Qi'." '!"
"What?" Ying Zheng asked in shock, "Father Zhong said... that Tian's replacement of Qi was the Grand Duke's last order?"
Lu Buwei shook his head and said: "It is not the order of the ancestors, but the order of the holder of the ancestral order. He ordered the Lu family of Qi to secretly transfer the royal power to the Tian family, and then went into hiding and waited for the next A summons from a bearer.”
"Why do you do this?" As the king of a country, Ying Zheng certainly knows how difficult it is for a king to voluntarily give up his country, which is the inheritance of his ancestors!
"Of course Duke Kang couldn't understand it at the time, but the Taigong's training could not be disobeyed. After struggling for several days, he finally agreed to the request of the order holder." Lu Buwei sighed, "So, he secretly dismissed almost all The descendants of the royal family distributed the money, and then wasted their time all day long, drinking to drown their sorrows, and secretly supported the Tian family to replace them as soon as possible. "
Naturally, Ying Zheng had read some historical materials about Tian's generation on Qi's behalf, and before that he didn't quite understand why the Qi Kang Guild had fallen so far and lost its empire.
It turns out that the truth of the matter is this.
"What happened next?" Ying Zheng asked curiously.
"Later..." Lu Buwei put away his unwilling expression and continued, "Later, the Lu family's descendants fled to other countries and hid their identities. However, for the sake of Taigong's ancestral order, they did not remain anonymous so that they could be dispatched at any time. And this branch of my ancestors went to the State of Zhao to settle down."
After hearing about the connection between Lu Buwei and Taigong's ancestral order, Ying Zheng felt a sigh of relief. He lowered his head and looked at the dark ancestral order in his hand, and couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that this one from Father Zhong was obtained from some mission?"
"Hahaha..." Lu Buwei burst out laughing and didn't stop for a long time.
Ying Zheng felt uncomfortable in his heart, but he did not interrupt loudly.
Probably tired of laughing, Lu Buwei stroked his beard, then turned around, looked out the window, and began to tell his story: "My real name is not Lu Buwei, but Lu Shang. I have been dependent on my brother Lu Chong since childhood. Unexpectedly, my brother and sister-in-law left behind two children."
"In desperation, I had no choice but to make a living selling cloth to support my two nephews."
"Suddenly one day, a young man named Jing came to me and showed me this Taigong Ancestral Order."
"Before this, I thought that the ancestral precepts were just a legend, which was still far away from me. But the moment I saw Taigong's ancestral order, I strengthened my belief in the ancestral precepts, and that day became A turning point that changed my life."
"After identifying the authenticity of Zu Ling, I accepted this seemingly quite
Bizarre mission. "
"The man surnamed Jing gave me a woman and told me that the woman's original surname was Ji and that she was a descendant of the Zhou royal family. In order to avoid being noticed, he changed the woman's surname to that of Zhao. The surname, the original surname became the first name.”
Ying Zheng read the two words together in his mind, but his eyes suddenly bulged out and veins popped out: "Mother?!"
"Well, yes, that woman is your queen mother." Lu Buwei continued, "At that time, your father was serving as a hostage in the Kingdom of Zhao, and that man's request was for me to do everything possible to get close to your father, and then Marry your queen mother to your royal father."
Ying Zheng: "..."
"I was very curious as to why it was the woman in front of me. When asked why, the man only said two words: bloodline!"
"So, at that time, I felt that their heir, that is, your bloodline, the king, must be extraordinary."
After saying this, Lu Buwei turned back to look at Ying Zheng, his eyes still sharp.
But when he saw Ying Zheng, his chin almost hit his feet.
I don’t know whether he was surprised by his own life experience or felt that things were too bizarre.
"Your Majesty, don't be too shocked." Lu Buwei smiled and said, "When I tell you everything I know, and combine it with what you know now, everything will be straightened out."
Ying Zheng finally came to his senses, pushed his chin hard, and nodded.
Lu Buwei continued: "The man named Jing who holds the ancestral order gave me a sum of money for expenses, and then ordered me to find a way to help your father return to Qin and become the crown prince."
"The ultimate goal of all this is to enable you to become the Lord of Great Qin one day!"
Ying Zheng's eyes widened, and his hands unconsciously rubbed the cold sweat on his palms: "Father Zhong is saying that even the birth of the widow has been planned for a long time?"
"That's right." Lu Buwei replied, "Since you have noble blood, you will definitely become a hero. Or perhaps, this is a necessary factor."
"It is precisely because of my curiosity about this bloodline that I recruited talented people from all over the world to explore the mysteries in the name of compiling "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"."
It turns out that this is the real purpose of Lu Buwei's book.
"Then what did Father Zhong find out?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Haha, this matter seems complicated, but it's actually not that difficult." Lu Buwei said with a smile, "The so-called blood inheritance is passed on to future generations, and if you want to trace the origin, you only need to keep searching for the origin of your ancestors. We will get closer and closer to the truth.”
"If you look back, your Ying family originated from the Yellow Emperor's lineage; while the Ji family in the Great Zhou Dynasty originated from the Yan Emperor; and look at the Yin and Shang royal families before the Great Zhou Dynasty, they are also the bloodline of the Yellow Emperor; and Dayu's lineage is also the descendant of Shennong. Therefore, after years of accumulation and analysis, I have made a bold guess."
"What guess?" Ying Zheng seemed to be completely led into the mystery by Lu Buwei.
"Chaotang... no substitute!" Lu Buwei narrowed his eyes and said an incomprehensible four words.
Ying Zheng shook his head in confusion, then nodded again.
Lu Buwei continued to explain: "Everyone in the world calls themselves the descendants of Yan and Huang, but the meaning seems to have been misinterpreted. The correct term should be the descendants of Yan and Huang, which does not refer to the ethnic group of China, but It’s the blood of those in power.”
Ying Zheng finally understood what Lu Buwei meant: "Does Zhongfu mean that the highest power in the court is controlled by the bloodline of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang in turn?"
Lu Buwei nodded seriously: "Yes, on the surface it seems that dynasties are constantly changing, but in fact, it has always been in the hands of the Yanhuang bloodline, and behind it, there seems to always be a driving hand, or perhaps
The reporter said that there is one person who maintains the rules specifically for this inheritance, or several families are controlling the direction of history. "
Ying Zheng did not let his shock bury his reason. He carefully thought about every word and sentence Lu Buwei said.
"So, my bloodline was determined before I was born." Ying Zheng thought for a long time before murmuring, "So he is also the most qualified...to inherit the throne?"
Lu Buwei did not answer Ying Zheng, but stroked his beard again and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to know, what else does the man with the ancestral order ask for?"
Ying Zheng nodded.
"He also asked me to personally lead the troops to destroy the Great Zhou Dynasty and bring back Jiuding." Lu Buwei's eyes flickered, "Because only if I personally lead the troops can we ensure that the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty will not be slaughtered. Even if the country is destroyed, And people will not die. Moreover, after the king grows up, the Jiuding can be successfully handed over to the king directly."
"I feel that this order holder is quite related to the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but since the destruction of Zhou Dynasty came from his mouth, it must be the decision of the forces behind him, which means that the time for a change of dynasty has come. "
Ying Zheng blinked and remembered what Li Si said to him at the beginning: Jiuding is moved, and the country is changed.
"Oh, by the way, the king has also seen the person holding the order." Lu Buwei said.
"Have you seen this before?" Ying Zheng was greatly surprised.
Lu Buwei nodded and said: "I betrothed the queen mother to the late king, and then the king was born. The king also knew what happened next. But when I took the king back to Da Qin, we were attacked by the soldiers of Zhao State. We were chased and almost killed, and the person who rescued us was the order holder. He must have been secretly protecting us in those years."
"What?!" Ying Zheng's head buzzed, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.
The surname Jing...
It’s Jing Liang!
Jing Liang, who has now been renamed Jing Ke!
It turns out that Lu Buwei had known Jing Liang for a long time.
No wonder Jing Liang was always elusive when he was in Xianyang. He must have deliberately avoided Lu Buwei.
It turned out that it was Jing Liang who arranged Ying Zheng's life experience.
But he never told Ying Zheng about this.
Moreover, in terms of age, the current Jing Liang should be similar to Lu Buwei, and should be nearly fifty years old, but his appearance does not look like he is thirty years old.
Seeing that Ying Zheng's face was stiff, Lu Buwei seemed to be touched by something, so he asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
"Oh, I'm fine." Ying Zheng came back to his senses and said, "I have met the person Zhongfu mentioned more than once. When I went to Qishan to worship my ancestors, he was also the one who helped me out. After chatting with him for a while, he asked me not to tell Father Zhong that he had seen him."
Ying Zheng told half of the story and kept the other half because it was difficult to tell the truth about deceiving Lu Buwei and taking the ransom.
Lu Buwei rolled his eyes and said: "It seems that he is always guarding the king, but we didn't notice it."
Ying Zheng nodded and changed the subject: "Father Zhong, what happened next?"
"You already know most of what happened later." Lu Buwei stroked his beard again, "I helped the late king successfully sit on the throne. The purpose is to hand over the country of Great Qin to your hands one day. But the only accident is that It was your father's untimely death that really caught me off guard, until that day, Li Si came to my house and showed me this picture of Grand Duke Zuling."
"At that time, I knew that someone was here to take over the next task, so I finally breathed a sigh of relief."
"And during this period, the king must have experienced a lot and learned a lot."
Ying Zheng nodded noncommittally.
