The night is as dark as ink.
Meng Ao naturally knew Hong Wu.
This man was born in a remote mountain village in Qianzhong County, adjacent to the border of Chu State. He lost his parents and relatives in a war. He joined the army, performed meritorious service, entered the royal city, became a palace servant, and won the trust of the late king Zhuang Xiang.
After Ying Zheng returned to Qin from Zhao, he was transferred by King Zhuang Xiang to become the prince's bodyguard, and he was among the first batch to be transferred.
Apart from that, Meng Ao didn't know much.
But one thing that confused Meng Ao was that although this Hongwu was previously a servant in the royal city, he basically only hung around the first-class masters.
However, in the recent period, his cultivation level seems to have improved by leaps and bounds, and now he has a vaguely advanced foundation-building cultivation level. This kind of cultivation speed is not unpleasant.
But what makes Meng Ao puzzled is that haven't all the cultivation methods in the royal city been divided up by Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang? Where did Hongwu get the cultivation methods at such a fast speed?
Shake your head.
Meng Ao no longer thinks about useless things.
The current situation is too unfavorable for the king. Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang have been completely alarmed and have begun to spare no effort to encroach on the power of the Qin State. Even he has begun to encroach on power.
In the next period of time, both Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang will definitely step up their offensive.
It can take as little as one year, as long as two years, and it is destined to completely oust the king. This kind of encroachment has nothing to do with realm or cultivation, it is a political game.
The current king is really at a disadvantage. He has no team and power of his own. Just one or two guards and attendants cannot make much difference at all.
Even if the king is already a Qi practitioner in the Linghai realm, Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang have people who are not inferior to the king.
Silently thinking, looking at Hong Wu standing under the moonlight, Meng Ao said in a deep voice: "Did the king send you here?"
Hong Wu nodded.
"The general is wise. I am here this time. It is indeed on the order of the king to invite the general to attend a grand ceremony that is about to be held."
"Grand Ceremony?"
Hearing this, Meng Ao was stunned for a moment.
He originally thought that Hong Wu's arrival was because Ying Zheng wanted to win over him, but he didn't expect that it was not the case. Instead, he came to invite him to a grand event?
Hongwu nodded slightly and said with great respect: "To celebrate the King's breakthrough and accession to the throne, this grand event will be the most grand event in the Qin Dynasty for a hundred years."
"For this grand gathering, General Wang has invited countless sages from the six countries and hundreds of schools of thought, including all the masters in the world."
"Above the grand meeting, the king will observe the heaven and earth, recruit talents, consolidate the country, gather the power of the immortal Qin and the heavens for eternity, and build the foundation of the divine dynasty for eternity."
"This is a situation that is rare throughout the ages."
As he spoke, Hong Wu respectfully presented an invitation with both hands.
"This is the invitation from the king to General Meng."
Hearing this, Meng Ao's frown slowly relaxed.
The king is preparing to use his breakthrough to the spiritual sea realm to recruit talents and absorb heroes from all over the world to expand his power.
But soon, he frowned again.
The idea is good, but is it a bit too flamboyant?
You must know that Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang are now desperately preparing to usurp the power of the Qin Dynasty, and even try to get their hands on the military power, just to prevent Ying Zheng from growing up and forming his own power.
Do these two people really not stand in the way of holding such a grand event for the whole world?
The old housekeeper came forward, took the invitation, and handed it to Meng Ao.
With suspicion, Meng Ao opened the invitation and read it.
But as he looked at it, Meng Ao's expression gradually started to look wrong.
Because he discovered that in addition to the many tedious words of invitation, there was one very important thing on this invitation.
That is.
"Five months from now?"
Meng Ao suddenly raised his head, "Why should the feast be held five months later?"
“And it’s actually on the Taihang Mountains?!”
Facing Meng Ao's words, Hong Wu also shook his head.
"Reporting to General Meng, I don't know about this matter."
"But this feast ceremony will indeed be held in five months, and will be held on Taihua, the Fairy Mountain in Daqin."
"This is what the king himself ordered."
"Please don't be absent when General Meng introduces you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hong Wu disappeared into the darkness.
Looking at the invitation in his hand, Meng Ao's face gradually darkened!
What is your Majesty doing?
When he first came to the throne, he just asked the Legalists to go to the Qilian Mountains to compile the Human Emperor's Scripture. As a result, the compilation failed, and he got angry and blew up the Qilian Mountains. This incident has become the biggest joke among the Six Kingdoms.
But now, after finally breaking through to the Linghai realm, he has reversed his decline and attracted the attention of many strong men from the six countries. Why not take advantage of this time to recruit troops, expand his power, compete for the power of Da Qin, and eliminate Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang? Even if you don’t follow the two rules, what’s the point of holding a banquet here?
Originally, after Hongwu arrived, Meng Ao planned to help Ying Zheng. After all, Ying Zheng had the purest blood of the King of Qin. As a minister of the three dynasties of the Qin Dynasty, it was impossible to watch the Qin regime fall to a female and a foreigner. In the hands of the people of the dynasty!
but now.
What's going on here? ?
Is Your Majesty too happy with your success?
It's just a breakthrough, but holding such a huge event to show off?
In the huge courtyard, the veteran Meng Ao frowned and looked ugly.
On the other side, Wang Jian, one of the two famous generals of Da Qin, also received an invitation from Ying Zheng!
Compared to Meng Ao's ugly face, Wang Jian's expression was still calm, but it could be seen from his frown that his mood was obviously not calm either.
As one of the two famous generals of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Jian had similar thoughts to Meng Ao. The Qin Dynasty was a blessing to Wang Jian. Previously, the government was in chaos, and Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang controlled the power of the government. That was because there was no real leader. King Qin sat down.
Now, after passing through the throne hall, the Qin Dynasty has a real king, and Wang Jian naturally supports Ying Zheng's side.
Especially the previous enthronement ceremony and the magnificent vision that covered the entire Xianyang not long ago made Wang Jian certain that this thirteen-year-old boy would definitely lead the Qin Dynasty into a new chapter.
So these days, facing the coercion and inducement of Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang, Wang Jian had no intention of being moved at all. He just sat in his hall, silently waiting for Ying Zheng's arrival.
As a result, Ying Zheng did not wait, but instead waited for the news that he would go to Mount Taihua to attend the grand ceremony five months later!
Ceremonial banquet?
Immortal Qin?
At this time, is this really the time to do these things?
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you really picked the wrong time.
In five months, with the power of Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang, it should be enough to completely empty the entire Xianyang, right?
When that time comes, what if you can really summon the talented people from all over the world? Could it be possible to turn defeat into victory?
Looking at the invitation in his hand, Wang Jian frowned, and his handsome face gradually became more solemn.
In fact, it’s not just Meng Ao Wang Jian!
On this day, Hongwu traveled throughout Xianyang with a bunch of invitations!
Almost all Xianyang officials, regardless of whether they have surrendered to Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang or not, as long as they reach a certain level, almost all received this invitation!
The first time they saw this invitation, many officials who were attached to Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang were stunned for a moment. They didn't understand why Ying Zheng sent them invitations. What is this, a gentle policy?
Those who had not yet attached themselves to Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang were a little excited!
After enduring this for so long, the king is finally going to take action and kill these two disrespectful villains!
However, when these officials opened the invitation, they were suddenly stunned.
"????"
"How is this going?"
"Immortal Qin ceremony?"
"Taihua Mountain?"
"Five months from now?"
"this"
"What's going on?"
In order to ensure the grandeur of this feast, not only many local officials in Great Qin, but also hundreds of schools of thought in Xianyang and top sects in Great Qin also received corresponding invitations! !
Even Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang received invitations!
Even a few days later, Ying Zheng made countless copies of these invitations and scattered them throughout the seven kingdoms!
At this time, almost everyone in the Seven Kingdoms was completely confused!
"I'm so angry! What are you doing? Is Ying Zheng crazy? He just became the only king in the spiritual sea realm among the seven kingdoms. He didn't seize the opportunity. As a result, he held a grand meeting five months later and invited Are all the talented people in the world going to go?"
"Hahahaha! Is this a fool? After half a year? The day lilies are already cold!"
"What a great achievement! Another stupid king!"
"Hehehe, he ordered the Legalists to go to the Qilian Mountains to compile classics, and he held a grand meeting five months later. Doesn't the King of Qin have no common sense?"
"You're too naive. It would be fine if you recruit them secretly. By expanding your power so blatantly, do you dislike the power expansion speed of Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang?"
"Extremely stupid! Extremely ignorant! I thought that after the Qin Kingdom had King Qin, its fortunes changed dramatically, which was a sign of its rise, but unexpectedly it fell into the abyss!"
"Why? Your Majesty, what are you doing? Why do you have to wait five months?"
"Start now? Hey, hey, do you think Lu Buwei, Mrs. Huayang, and Lu Buwei are idiots? How could they just watch Ying Zheng worry about the world's talents?"
Faced with Ying Zheng's move, countless people from all over the seven countries started talking about it!
Some sneered, some were sarcastic, some were noncommittal, and some were angry.
There are also calm people with furrowed brows, thinking about all the possibilities.
"Is this really something that King Qin can do? I heard that King Qin was very good at forbearing when he was a son. Is this action really going to hold a grand ceremony? It is more like a trick to lure the enemy and delay it!" In the Yan Kingdom, The Mohist tycoon frowned.
However, people like the Mohist giants are still in the minority after all. Faced with Ying Zheng's measures, very few people in the entire Seven Kingdoms are optimistic about it!
Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang acted uncharacteristically in the face of Ying Zheng. They did not show any expression. They only accelerated their control over Da Qin's power and quickly brought one Da Qin official after another under their command.
A few days after Ying Zheng released the news, he gradually took control of a large area of land!
Seeing all this, many kings and high-ranking officials in the six kingdoms also laughed.
"Hehehe, I thought it would be quite troublesome for King Qin to break through the spiritual sea realm, but now it seems that King Qin's head seems to be a bit difficult to use."
"It's a human emperor scripture and a grand meeting. Do you really think it's so easy to govern a country? It's really stupid."
"I still have some doubts. Is this really an order from a king?"
"It's true. There's no need to doubt it. Now spies from the Qin State have come to report. I heard that the King of Qin has sent thousands of people to Mount Taihua. I heard that they will build altars and buildings for the grand event."
"Hahaha! I've heard about it too, and it seems that the number of people mobilized this time is even greater than the previous one on Qilian Mountain!"
"The Qin State has reached its end by wasting its people and ruining its wealth."
"Well, after all, he is still just a thirteen-year-old boy. Even if he has unparalleled spiritual talent, he is still just a fledgling, and he wants to show off before he has grown up."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Five months, I'm looking forward to that day!"
Faced with Ying Zheng's weird decision, there was a lot of discussion among the six countries. They felt that the main purpose of Ying Zheng's actions was to bluff. How could Ying Zheng, who had no power, fight with two old foxes?
Although he possesses extremely powerful cultivation talent, wanting to grow up in just half a year is too arrogant and ignores the existence of Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang.
Convene again in five months?
By the time you start recruiting talents from all over the world in five months, Lu Buwei and Mrs. Huayang will have already snatched away all the real power in Great Qin!
What's the point of gathering a few people?
Facing many words from the Six Kingdoms and Great Qin, Ying Zheng looked calm and had no intention of paying attention at all.
He was sitting in the Book Pavilion, silently practicing the Human Emperor Sutra, while instructing Zhao Tuo Hongwu to start many preparations and practices.
Even the little clay monkey had already settled in the royal city at this time, practicing ancient cultivation methods with the many newly selected guards of the Black Ice Platform.
Time flies, spring goes and autumn comes, time is the fairest, the strong wind rolls up the yellow sand in the sky, thousands of miles of green forest turns into a sea of mulberry fields, birds chirp in the ancient palace, wasting away thousands of years of time.
As the years passed, the stars of the ages were rotating in the dark universe. Thousands of years ago, chisels were driven into the Huashan Mountains one after another, the tall trees were cut off with the sharp knives, and the flames of slash-and-burn burned a large area of the sky.
Countless people arrived in Taihua and began to build a grand meeting hall among the mountains in accordance with the orders of the First Emperor.
And just as the thick trees fell down, something was happening silently in the distant and modern forest of steel and iron bones.
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