Listening to He Bo's story, Ziyou and others also understood the love and hatred between He Bo and Ehuang, one of the Xiang ladies. He Bo, Mrs. Xiang, Xiang Jun, and Fisherman were disciples of the Yin Yang family of the previous generation. Among them, He Bo and Ehuang Nvying were both disciples of the Water Division, while Xiang Jun was a disciple of the Earth Division.
They were brought into the Yin and Yang family when they were young. They were told their future identities when they entered the Yin and Yang family, so they were raised separately from childhood. He Bo and Ehuang Nvying had a close relationship since they were both in the Ministry of Water. Well, all in all, it’s the relationship between childhood sweethearts.
Originally, Ehuang and Nvying were both cultivators, but as they grew older, Ehuang and Nvying began to fall in love. In addition, their rebellious period came, and Ehuang was not too cold about the arranged future husband Xiangjun. Especially with He Bo, a handsome, talented and beautiful man who grew up together with him, Xiangjun was even more looked down upon by Ehuang.
In addition, He Bo at that time was the most famous young talent in the Yin Yang family. Ehuang gradually found that he fell in love with this person who had grown up together, so Ehuang secretly abolished his cultivation as a good person and turned to And she practiced Bailu Qishuang in order to get rid of the name of Mrs. Xiang.
But things went against expectations. The Yin and Yang family at that time changed for unknown reasons. The top leader became the current Donghuang Taiyi, and the old leader retreated to the Jieshi Palace and there has been no news since then. It is precisely because of this that Donghuang Taiyi, in order to establish himself With his majesty, he was ready to take action against Emperor E. In order to keep E Huang, He Bo, a direct descendant of the old head, made a deal with Dong Huang Taiyi. He used himself to leave the Yin and Yang family in exchange for Ehuang's safety.
Because at that time Donghuang Taiyi suddenly took over as the head of the family, many people in the Yin Yang family were suspicious of him, and as the direct descendant of the old head, He Bo was the leader. As long as He Bo left the Yin Yang family, there would be no such leader. , then those who resist Donghuang Taiyi will have no success. So in order to stabilize the Yin Yang family, Donghuang Taiyi agreed.
Although the story between Hebo and Ehuang is very bloody, Quiet You still noticed some useful information in it.
"As a direct descendant of the old master, don't you know what happened to the Yin Yang family at that time?" Ziyou asked with a frown.
"I don't know. When the Water-Bearing Sword was born, I was sent out by the old leader to find the Water-Bending Sword. When I came back with the Water-Bearing Sword, the head of the Yin-Yang Family was already Donghuang Taiyi." He Bo shook his head and said.
"Water-Bearing Sword? The legendary divine sword?" Ziyou asked.
"Don't think about the water-proof sword. When I left the Yin-Yang family, in order to ensure the safety of Emperor E, I specially handed over the water-proof sword to Emperor E." He Bo said coldly, "You Confucians are really a bunch of bandits. No wonder Zhuang Zhou said that if a saint does not die, there will be many thieves, but you Confucians are the biggest thieves. Whatever good things you see, you want to keep them for yourself."
"Oh, each other, don't you Yin Yang family often go to other sects to snatch disciples?" Ziyou said sarcastically.
He Bo wanted to refute something, but the words could not come out of his mouth, because what Ziyou said was the truth. The Yin Yang family has extremely strict requirements on the talent of their disciples, but the world is so big and there are so many sects that the Yin Yang family cannot cover the sky with one hand. , if they want to get disciples who meet the conditions, they sometimes have to resort to robbing disciples.
"I've told you everything I know. Can you please return the flute to me?" He Bo looked at Ziyou and asked.
"When did I promise to return the bamboo flute to you? I said not to burn it." Ziyou played with the bamboo flute and said with a smile.
"You are so shameless!! A Confucian villain knows how to play word games!" He Bo immediately yelled.
Bai Feng immediately stepped forward and stuffed He Bo's mouth with a rag, and tied He Bo up with a rope. Ziyou glanced at Bai Feng with satisfaction.
"Keep an eye on him, I'll keep him useful." Ziyou said, it was hard to catch a person who knew something about the previous generation of the Yin Yang family. It would be a pity to kill or let him go easily. The best thing is to keep him. suitable.
After tying up He Bo, Ziyou and the others had a delicious barbecue, and then took He Bo back to the Qin Army camp. After Ziyou sent someone to take care of He Bo, he took a few people back Arriving at his own camp.
The current Qin army has not made any movements. Apart from besieging Daliang, the Qin army has not made any movements, nor has it attacked other cities. Therefore, the next few days are very stable. Even Daliang City, which is surrounded by grass and trees, cannot help but feel nervous. The nerves relaxed.
Qin State, Xianyang, in the main hall of Zhangtai Palace, the Qin State Court Hall is holding a court meeting.
Ying Zheng was sitting on the throne, listening to the ministers below reporting on recent domestic affairs. After Zhang Cang, the governor of the country, had arranged for the grain and grass to be transported to the front line, Ying Zheng spoke.
"Wang Jian sent back the news that Shouchun City was destroyed and he committed suicide. Li Yuan decided to cede thirteen cities to the north of Juyang plus the four cities of Mang and Xiang."
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, the civil and military officials in the court were stunned. At the same time, they couldn't help but envy Wang Jian. The seventeen cities ceded by Li Yuan were all attributed to Wang Jian and his army. This was a huge sum of money. Such great military exploits are enough to make an ordinary person become a Marquis of Guanwai.
"Li Yuan ceded seventeen cities so generously, is there any problem?" Lu Buwei said thoughtfully.
Seventeen cities north of Juyang, this is a big deal. If it is handed over to the Qin State, the Chu State's capital Shouchun will only have Juyang as a barrier. Although there was a previous covenant that said that all the cities captured by the Qin Army It belongs to the State of Qin, but it also needs to be attacked by the Qin army. Now you, Li Yuan, can cede it directly and directly, which directly changes from attacking to giving it away for free. There is no such thing as a pie in the world, and Lu Buwei is worried that there is fraud.
"What Father Zhong said makes sense. Zhao Gao, please tell everyone why Li Yuan ceded seventeen cities like this." Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Guo and said.
"No!" Zhao Guogong took a step forward and picked up the military report that had been prepared long ago, and told the reason why Li Yuan ceded the seventeen cities.
"Li Yuan ceded seventeen cities because of the military might of our Qin army."
Hearing that Li Yuan was afraid of the Qin army, he thought that Wang Jian and the Qin army would misunderstand what he said, so he thought of ceding seventeen cities to ease the relationship with Qin. All the civil and military officials in Qin laughed loudly.
Wei Liao looked at Wen Wu who was laughing with no expression on his face, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Of the five Shandong kingdoms, only Chu and Zhao are still capable of fighting Qin. Now that Chu's Li Yuan is like this, Wei Liao can't help but worry about his future.
Han Fei also couldn't stop laughing. He had never thought that the prime minister of a country could be so timid. For those who didn't know, he thought Li Yuan was Wang Jian's slave.
"In the past, the great feat of King Chuzhuang to win the throne can only be remembered as history. Today, the Chu State has long been frightened like a lost dog by our Great Qin." Lu Buwei said with a smile.
Lu Buwei originally thought that Li Yuan could successfully lead Chu King Xiong Han to escape from Shouchun to Gusu, and organized another The army and the two sides are confronting each other. No matter how you look at it, he is a man with means and ability. Before, Lu Buwei thought that he would have a chance to talk to this Chu State Lingyi, but now Lu Buwei just felt that meeting such a person would be an insult to him.
"Li Yuan is nothing more than a strong outsider." Li Si said with a cupped hand.
"No matter what happens to Li Yuan, I would like to ask you dear friends, we will definitely capture these seventeen cities, but the people in Chu are different from other countries in the Central Plains. The people are extremely superstitious about ghosts and gods. If we don't handle this matter well, I'm afraid I can't convince the local people." Ying Zheng asked.
Hearing Ying Zheng's question, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty immediately stopped laughing and began to think about this matter. Things about ghosts and gods were very popular even in the Qin State. However, after Confucianism entered the Qin Dynasty, this trend gradually declined. Later, except for some ghosts and gods that were truly beneficial to the people's beliefs, especially the obscene worship of evil gods, all were banned. In Ziyou's words, Qin State did not raise useless gods.
"If we directly use the tough measures used in Qin to directly ban it, I am afraid that not only will it not appease the people, but it will also cause resistance from the local people. I believe that after sending troops to take over the city, we should send people to investigate the beliefs in various places and select those that are beneficial to the people. Those who can stay can stay. Send people to investigate what happened after these sacrifices. If it is found that someone uses the sacrifice of ghosts and gods to plunder people's money and force people to sell their children and marry off their daughters, first make the matter public, and then send the army to arrest all those behind it in public. Divide the body into pieces by five horses!" Li Si stood up and said.
Li Si was from the Chu State and once held an official position in the Chu State, so he was quite familiar with the affairs of the Chu State. In particular, the practice of worshiping ghosts and gods was very popular throughout the Chu State. The worship of ghosts and gods in Chu State can no longer be described as popular. It should be said that it is addicted. One village has one god, and different faiths ten miles away are absolutely exaggerated. It is even a very common thing in Chu State.
As an official, Li Si had heard about some of the dirty deals behind these sacrifices to ghosts and gods, so he was particularly disgusted with this kind of thing, and he had already had certain thoughts about this kind of thing.
"Is this too harsh a method? Just cut the body into pieces and execute him in public." A minister stood up and retorted.
It is obvious to all that Li Si and Han Fei are radicals in the Qin court, and their radicalism is against everyone. Even if Confucian disciples make mistakes, they will not be merciful at all if they fall into their hands.
"I'm afraid public execution is not enough to shock people's hearts. Chu and Qin are feuding states. In addition to appeasing them, they should also be deterred from overstepping their bounds. They should be gentle and thunderous at the same time." Li Si immediately retorted.
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate. I understand what Mr. Tingwei said, but there are extreme and ordinary methods. Dismembering the body by five horses is really too cruel. The law is important, and Mr. Tingwei should know it." The minister just now continued. said.
For a while, the court quarreled again because of the radicals and conservatives. If it was about what punishment to use, there would be no need for everyone to argue. It's just that there is a big gap in concepts between radicals and conservatives, and they have differences on many things. , the two ministers initially argued about how to choose the punishment, but the debate turned into other things.
Looking at the quarrel and debate in the court, Ying Zheng raised his head slightly, and Zhao Gao immediately stood up and shouted
"quiet!"
When Zhao Guo shouted, he specially used some inner strength, which immediately shocked everyone, and everyone immediately saluted Ying Zheng.
"I have violated the etiquette of my ministers. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng waved his hand to indicate that the matter was over.
"I think it is indeed strict to dismember the body by five horses, but execution in public may not be enough to deter. If the crime is extremely heinous and the chief culprit, the body will be dismembered by five horses; the remaining perpetrators and those with less serious crimes will be punished according to their crimes, and the most severe one is beheading in public. What do you think, dear ministers? "Ying Zheng said.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Since you have no other opinions, the Prime Minister's Office is responsible for selecting suitable officials. The imperial censor will send people to Chu State to investigate, and he will also be responsible for supervising local officials. At the same time, Wang Jian will be asked to sign a land cession agreement with Li Yuan on the front line on my behalf." Ying Zheng said.
"I'll take your orders!" the ministers said with their hands raised.
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, and then the whole court meeting started again, just when it was about to end. A fast horse rushed into Xianyang City. The soldier on the horse shouted loudly with a document in his hand.
"Wei Guojun reported, get out of the way quickly!"
"Wei Guojun reported, get out of the way quickly!"
After hearing the shouts of the soldiers, the people in the city moved out of the way to allow the soldiers to pass smoothly. At the same time, they all looked in the direction of the palace with a little curiosity in their eyes. Some people even looked directly towards the palace. Go to the palace, preparing to know first-hand the war in Wei outside the palace.
When he arrived at the palace, the soldier immediately dismounted, showed his token, and said to the guard
"The military report of Wei State, the military report of General Feng and General Dunruo!"
"Quickly move forward!" The guard immediately moved out of the way.
The chamberlain responsible for delivering military reports had been waiting for a long time. Under the leadership of the chamberlain, the soldiers headed towards the meeting hall. Outside the entrance of the hall, the chamberlain responsible for delivering the news whispered, and a chamberlain came to Zhao Guo's side. He whispered about the delivery of Wei Guojun's report.
"What happened?" Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Gao and asked.
"Your Majesty, this is from the Wei State Army Report, sent back by General Feng and General Dunruo." Zhao Gao said, cupping his hands.
"Send it over quickly!" Ying Zheng said immediately.
The reason why the entire Wei war was stopped was to wait for the news of Feng Quji and Dun's weakness.
"promise!"
Zhao Gao nodded to the chamberlain beside him, who immediately walked out of the hall and nodded to the waiting military prince, who immediately walked into the hall holding military reports in both hands.
"Your Majesty, the Yulin Army, the Commander-in-Chief of Jiaziying, Bai Ruo pays homage to the King."
"Get up quickly, how is the battle ahead!?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Five days ago, General Feng and General Dunruo led their troops to ambush the Yan army in Zhuzao. Thirty thousand people defeated the 60,000 Yan army, beheaded more than 40,000 people, captured more than 5,000 people, and seized several grain, grass, weapons and horses. The military report is here , please check it, Your Majesty." Bai Ruo said.
"Bring it up quickly."
(End of chapter)
