In 228 BC, the 19th year of the Qin Dynasty.
The palace of King Qin seemed to be boundless and extremely luxurious. The golden halls were arranged neatly in Xianyang Palace.
The main hall in the middle is where Ying Zheng goes to court every day.
The main hall faces a road paved purely with white stone. The white stone pillars are like meticulous guards, guarding this road where hundreds of officials go to court.
Dragons and phoenixes were carved on the stone pillars, lifelike. Their stone eyes stared indifferently at every corner of the palace.
This has been true for thousands of years.
Today's Qin Wangzheng is a little absent-minded.
Uncharacteristically absent-minded.
Ying Zheng was sitting on the throne in the study, reviewing the memorial, but his heart was already taken away by a woman he loved.
After all, he is still an emotional mortal, and there is love in his heart, no matter how ruthless and indifferent he acted before, how much like a god.
There is still softness deep in his heart, even if what is left has been obliterated by years of painful proton life and brutal power struggles.
His study was very gorgeous, and he just reviewed the memorials so quietly. After each volume, the eunuch who served him would take another volume and put it aside on the pure golden "scale" until it reached one hundred. Twenty pounds will make Ying Zheng rest.
For many years, he must have reviewed one hundred and twenty kilograms every day, but that was only a minimum number, a basis.
Most of the time, the King of Qin and the future First Emperor would work overtime for himself.
Because he knew that every decision he made and every word he reviewed on these memorials would affect the lives of countless people, even life and death.
The lights were on quietly, and in this dark hall, the stars in the sky were shown, and the rhymes of mountains and rivers were reflected.
Ying Zheng was sitting in front of the only light, as if he were a god.
It was like he was the only light.
Ying Zheng's palace is very domineering.
The Xianyang Palace is lush and lofty, and the towers of the Six Kingdoms are gorgeous.
Since the Emperor of Heaven was drunk at that time, he did not care about the mountains and rivers in Qin.
There is a poem from later generations:
"The purple pavilion is connected to the south, and the blue sky is full of color.
Looking at Xianyang from the cliff, the palace is as far as the North Pole.
Ten thousand wells were drawn out in surprise, and the nine thoroughfares were as straight as strings.
The Wei River is clear as the Milky Way and flows endlessly across the sky. "
Ying Zheng is different from those "kings" who were raised in deep palaces and passed through the hands of female eunuchs. His years of life as a hostage gave him an extremely valuable experience.
That allowed him to see the real, dark side of the world more clearly.
This is the cruelty that those "canary kings" kept in birdcages by the powerful gentry, blinded by the whitewash of peace, cannot see in their entire lives.
A king must be ruthless.
Just like that heaven.
Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs.
Only a person who treats all his people equally can govern his country well.
And this equality comes from ruthlessness.
…
This year, King Qin's new son "Ying Tianming" was born.
The world only knows that Ying Zheng likes this new young master very much.
I like Ying Zheng so much that I think I'm crazy for leaving someone who is not of Ying's blood in the palace, even...
…
It was also this year, in the Prince Yan Dan's mansion.
Compared with Ying Zheng's palace, Yan Dan's Prince's Palace is far inferior.
There are countless dignitaries in the capital of the Yan Kingdom. Yan Dan's mansion is far inferior to many dignitaries, such as Yan Chunjun and other members of the Yan Kingdom's royal family.
But Yan Dan also has his own mansion, because he is not only the prince of Yan Kingdom, but also a giant of the Mo family.
Moreover, although his mansion is small, it is densely covered with Mohist institutions. The location of the house coincides with the military strategist and the Mohist way. In addition, there are a large number of Mohist disciples, Yan Dan's retainers, and Yan soldiers stationed there. It is no exaggeration to say that Yan Dan The prince's palace is more dangerous than the palace of King Yan.
In addition to the forces of the Yan Kingdom, as a Mohist tycoon, he also colluded with the peasant knight Kui Tian Guang and other anti-Qin forces in various places. These things were impossible to do in the Yan Palace.
Today in Prince Yan's residence, everyone is very anxious and busy.
All the Mohist disciples were waiting for the result in that room, hoping for the best result.
Even Jing Ke, who used to be carefree in the past, now looked serious and anxious.
That baby cry.
Princess Yan Feiyan is giving birth today.
She gave birth to a girl for Yan Dan. In terms of status, she was the princess of the Yan Kingdom and was named "Gaoyue".
The gears of fate are turning slowly at this moment.
As early as many years ago, the foreshadowing was laid for the encounter countless years later and the dependence of life and death.
There are truths in this world that are far stranger than stories.
…
This is a small town with beautiful scenery.
Very small.
In this era when royal power does not extend to the countryside, there is almost no jurisdiction here (relatively speaking).
At the same time, Luo Wang also set up a station here.
This is a decent hut, not gorgeous, but only 67 to 70 square meters, which is considered one of the best rooms in this small house.
A small square table was spread in the middle of the room, with two windows. The bed was on the north side, and the walls with windows and doors were adjacent to the left and right sides.
Tian Yan got out of bed silently, walked slowly to the window, and opened the window.
Another year older, Tian Yan's figure is also slowly growing. Although it is still ordinary, it is no longer different from the same. He protects his body with his hands, taking a cold and mysterious step, Tian Yan Yan looked at the town silently.
The folk customs are very simple, and most people in this era will be satisfied as long as they can maintain a sufficient amount of food and clothing.
Houses piled up of stones and wood bite the only road like canine teeth. At the end of the road is a stone tablet with the name of the village engraved on it.
The location of this room is very good. The entire building is in a position that can be advanced, attacked, retreated and defended. It is called "Tianshu" in the parlance of strategists.
This room is almost the one with the best location, overlooking most of the town, and there is a slightly shorter building in front of it, making it easy to escape.
Most of the people walking on the street are middle-aged and old people.
Dong dong dong~
"Lord Jing Salamander, there is news.
Are you free now? "There was a knock on the door, and the voice of the innkeeper was almost flattering.
"Come in." Tian Yan returned to her cold male voice. When the other party came in, she had already put on her mask and resumed her usual cold-blooded killer posture.
She placed the Frightening Salamander Sword on the table, and the Fish Intestine Sword was always hidden in her sleeve.
"Lord Jingyu, this person was sent by Lord Zhao Gao, the commander of CRRC." The boss wisely put down the food and then respectfully stepped out.
He was an ordinary man in coarse brown clothes, with a sweat scarf on his head, a dusty look on his face, and dust on his face. He was no different from an ordinary middle-aged farmer.
"My subordinates, the Ground Company, has the word "kill". I have seen Lord Jing Salamander." The man did not dare to neglect, and quickly raised his hands and bowed.
"Oh, killing is a first-class thing..." Tian Yan muttered with some surprise. The most important thing is that she didn't know what Zhao Gao was going to do. She just summoned a summons, but actually wanted to send a killer with a first-class killing character.
"Lord Jing Salamander, Lord Zhao Gao, the commander of CRRC, asked me to ask you, how is your injury?
He has an important mission for you. " Dilian said.
