The weather has entered autumn, but it is still so hot.
The two armies of Zhao and Qin marched towards Handan in an orderly manner.
The battle with the Huns took half a year, but Hu Yu, who returned to Handan, had no intention of returning to Qin. Ying Zheng had no choice but to follow Li Mu to Handan to pick her up.
Along the way, Ji Fa told Ying Zheng the truth about the creation of Pangu, the subsequent disaster that destroyed the world, and the deeds of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors who led mankind to rebuild civilization.
After telling this, Ying Zheng still chased Ji Fa to ask about the story of Xia Qi and Shang Zhou.
Ji Fa patiently told Ying Zheng like he was coaxing a child. The journey was not boring at all.
Regarding what he heard this time, Ying Zheng no longer listened to it as a myth as before. He knew that what Ji Fa said was very close to the truth of the matter, because the Tiancheng lineage is equivalent to the representative of the God Clan and has inherited thousands of The thing about the year cannot be a joke.
Ying Zheng kept these words in mind, thought about them over and over again, and imagined them at the same time.
On this day, we finally arrived outside Handan City.
In the name of congratulating the new king on his accession to the throne, Ying Zheng sent people to deliver letters of credence and congratulatory gifts, and then placed the Huben army thirty miles west of the city before following Li Mu into Handan City.
Handan has not changed much. The streets are more orderly and the market is quite lively. There is almost no trace of the haze of the death of the old King Zhao.
The new king Zhao Qian received Ying Zheng with high standards. After all, he was able to successfully ascend the throne and had a lot to do with King Qin.
After some polite remarks, Zhao Qian asked Ying Zheng to take a seat.
Ying Zheng missed Hu Yu and knew that women could not enter and leave the court at will, so he proposed to meet Hu Yu in Zhao Qian's study.
Zhao Qian naturally agreed and sent someone to call Hu Yu.
Not long after, I saw Hu Yu rushing over in a hurry.
Their eyes met, as if there were thousands of emotions converging in one place.
"King Qin!"
"Hu Yu!"
Calling each other's names seems to release the accumulated thoughts.
Zhao Qian smiled and exited the room.
Ying Zheng gently took Hu Yu's hand and looked at her beautiful face carefully.
Hu Yu's face looked a little haggard, probably because he had been a little overworked in keeping his filial piety a while ago, and he hasn't fully recovered yet.
Hu Yu plunged into Ying Zheng's arms, and an inexplicable sadness surged into his heart.
She seemed to feel uncomfortable in this palace, far less comfortable than living in the Qin Palace.
After a brief moment of tenderness, Hu Yu asked instinctively: "Your Majesty, Hu Hai, is he okay?"
"Of course it's good." Ying Zheng said firmly, "With his aunts accompanying him, it won't be bad, but... I often wonder where my mother is."
When he said this, Hu Yu could no longer hold back. Two lines of hot tears fell unconsciously from the corners of his eyes, and he began to sob.
I just heard her crying and mumbling: "Of course I'm not worried about Hu Hai. I pity my Yu'er but I don't know what's going on now."
Ying Zheng's heart tightened. Every time Hu Yu mentioned this matter, he felt very guilty, so he quickly said: "Then why don't I accompany you to go see him, okay?"
Hu Yu's crying stopped immediately.
"Really?" She looked at Ying Zheng, her watery eyes filled with expectation.
"Of course it's true," Ying Zheng said, "I will accompany you to Chu State, and then we will go back."
"Yes!" Hu Yu agreed happily. She had thought about this idea more than once or twice.
"We will set off after I finish talking to your brother Wang about the Huns," Ying Zheng said.
Hu Yu nodded and said, "I'm going to find Brother Wang. Let's set off today."
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Hu Yu quickly walked out the door, leaving Ying Zheng in the room, shaking his head with a wry smile.
Regarding the Huns, Zhao Qian had already known about it for a long time, but Li Mu, in accordance with the agreement with Ying Zheng, gave most of the credit to Zhao Jun.
Ying Zheng was naturally very cooperative, saying that it was all thanks to Li Mu's siege and blockade that the coalition forces of the three countries could successfully besiege the Xiongnu. He himself only signed an alliance with the Xiongnu Chanyu on behalf of the three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, and Yan. .
For Zhao Guo's help and Li Mu's achievements, Ying Zheng expressed his willingness to give generous rewards.
When Zhao Qian heard this, he couldn't say anything about the fact that Qin had torn up its alliance and attacked Jiuzuo.
However, Zhao Qian did have something to ask Ying Zheng: "King Qin, I want to know whether Da Qin can really stop offending Zhao's borders and help me secure the throne as Hu Yu said?"
Ying Zheng had known that he had this question, so he laughed and said: "If it weren't for solving the problem of the Xiongnu this time, I would be too lazy to fight and kill. If we really wanted to fight, think about the situation now. ?"
"This is best." Zhao Qian said, "From now on, Qin and Zhao will be in peace with each other. We, Zhao, will definitely not take the initiative to invade Qin."
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "I also hope that Zhao will not do anything that can offend Da Qin in the future."
Ying Zheng said this completely to lay the groundwork for Fan Yuqi's incident.
Although the king of Zhao has changed, Fan Yuqi still stays in Zhao. If Qin wants to attack Zhao, there will be a reason at any time.
But now is not the time.
Zhao Qian had just ascended the throne, and of course he hoped to be as stable as possible. He took out a brocade used by the royal family from his arms, which seemed to be used when writing letters of credence or covenants.
"King Qin, now that the misunderstanding between us has been resolved, how about signing a new covenant?" Zhao Qian asked directly.
Ying Zheng said with embarrassment: "But the black fire thing happened before..."
Zhao Qian said seriously: "Since the divine weapon 'My Weapon' has been destroyed by King Qin, even if Zhao Guo asks for it, he will not be able to do so. The black fire oil before can be regarded as a gift to King Qin."
When he said this, Ying Zheng felt embarrassed.
"We, Great Qin, never take advantage of others in vain. Didn't I just say that we will compensate the State of Zhao? Let's re-sign this covenant." Ying Zheng took the covenant and looked at it carefully.
The content of this covenant is relatively simple, basically what Zhao Qian said just now.
After confirming, the two people each took out their own seals and stamped them.
After handling state affairs, Ying Zheng stood up and left.
Zhao Qian didn't expect Ying Zheng to be so eager to leave, so he offered to persuade him to stay.
Ying Zheng said that he had to go to Chu State again for important matters and did not want to delay, so he asked Hu Yu to pack up and prepare to leave Zhao Palace.
Hu Yu brought some clothes with him, and then went to the stable to bring Maple Leaf out.
Although her own energy was a little weak, she took good care of Maple Leaf. Its hair was shiny, its skin was compact and firm, and it seemed to have been replaced with a pair of horseshoes.
The two returned to the Qin Army camp together. Ying Zheng ordered that after having a full meal, they went directly to Luoyi for repairs.
To go to Chu State, it is safe to return to Hangu Pass, but it is too far. If we take a straight line, we have to pass through Wei State. Considering the relationship between Qin State and Wei State, it is better not to go there.
Now that Luoyi has surrendered to Qin, and Ying Zheng spent New Year's Eve there, it's time to go there and have a look.
When they arrived in Luoyi the next day, the people lined the streets to welcome him. Zhuge Teng also led his men to greet him outside the city early. When Ying Zheng dismounted, he was the first to kneel down and worship, and his subordinates behind him also paid homage at the same time.
Ying Zheng quickly pulled Zhuge Teng and asked the officials to calm down.
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Arriving at the former Eastern Zhou Palace, Zhuge Teng gave Ying Zheng the former throne and held a formal handover ceremony.
Judging from the expressions of the Luoyi officials present, there was no trace of unwillingness, and almost everyone had a look of joy on their faces.
Ying Zheng took Zhuge Teng's seal and immediately handed a tiger talisman into his hand, which also represented that from then on, all the armies in Luoyi officially became the Qin Army.
"Lord Zhuge, according to what I said before, Luoyi will remain as before without any adjustments. All officials and troops will be under your control. Within three years, Luoyi will not need to pay any payment to Xianyang. Any taxes." Ying Zheng said.
Zhuge Teng had known about this decision for a long time, but when Ying Zheng said it himself, he had to make the officials even happier and quickly thanked him.
"Also, what is the situation like among the people after New Year's Eve?" Ying Zheng asked.
Zhuge Teng cupped his hands and said: "Back to the king, the people are relatively stable, but there are still many folk legends about New Year's Eve, and there are always people who want to check out the mountain on the king's New Year's Eve, but they are all blocked by the guards. "
This situation was similar to what Ying Zheng expected, so he said: "The legends spread among the people cannot be banned. As long as they are not malicious rumors, then let the people say it. As for the guards of the mountain, it is better to withdraw them. Come on, the tighter the guard is, the more people’s curiosity will be aroused.”
"Wei Chen takes orders," Zhuge Teng said.
Qiang Yu on the side rolled his eyes and said: "Brother Wang, the people don't know everything about New Year's Eve, so they must have everything. I suggest that it should be unified into one version, so that the people will not be confused anymore. What’s the panic?”
"That's true." Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. On the anniversary of New Year's Eve, we will hold a memorial day, and then the whole incident will be made public to the world, so that the people will not make random guesses."
Ying Zheng had had this idea before, because he promised Yajue to pay homage to Xi and welcome the birth of the Little Nian Beast at the same time. Why not take this opportunity to rearrange the matters related to the Xi Beast and give the people a unified explanation and explanation? .
Having made up his mind, Ying Zheng asked Zhuge Teng to accompany him to the place where Xi was buried and take another look. If there were no flaws, he would withdraw the defenders.
Hu Yu heard about this and insisted on going with Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng's route this time was originally to fulfill Hu Yu's wish. Seeing that she was very interested, of course it was impossible to refuse.
Leaving the Hu Ben army to carry out repairs and supplies beside the city, Ying Zheng took Hu Yu and several close ministers, accompanied by Zhuge Teng, to the mountain on New Year's Eve.
That mountain had no name originally, but since the New Year's Eve incident spread, people naturally called it New Year's Eve Ridge.
Zhuge Teng sent a total of five thousand soldiers to guard this small mountain range, which shows the importance he attached to it.
Seeing the county guard coming, the garrison general first reported on the recent situation, and then led everyone up the mountain.
Ying Zheng ordered them to wait where they were, and then led a few people to the deep pit where Xi Beast was trapped before.
The deep hole had been filled in before, and there were some weeds growing on it, but other than that, there was nothing different about it.
"This is the place where Xi Beast was trapped." Ying Zheng pointed with his finger and said, "This is also where Xi Beast was executed by me."
"There's nothing special about this." Thorin looked around.
Ying Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "It's just a trap. How can it be so special?"
Hu Yu squatted down, touched the soil on the ground, and murmured: "Your Majesty, I heard that you only cut off a strand of hair from the Xi beast. Why don't you cut off some meat so that we can see it?" See what the divine beast looks like, and maybe it can be used as medicine."
Ying Zheng: "..."
