"Yo yo yo~ look at it! It's such a big cauldron!"
"Really! No wonder it's called Jiuzhou Cauldron, it's so impressive!"
"It's a pity that it's wrapped up, otherwise...hey, don't squeeze me!"
Thick and endless crowds of people gathered on both sides of the official road, watching the cavalry passing by on horseback. After waiting for a long time, they finally saw the large cauldron coming slowly from a distance, with many men working together to carry the load.
Although the cauldron does not look like a big cauldron, just looking at its size immediately caused a stir among the people watching, and noisy discussions filled the surrounding area.
And among the densely packed people.
Xiang Bo, Xiang Ji and others were also mixed in the crowd, looking at the big cauldron escorted by cavalry in the distance. They looked at each other with sneers. Now on the way to Xianyang Palace, people have been arranged everywhere.
This time.
Not only Bai Yan, they also want King Qin Yingzheng to lose all face.
"Walk!"
Xiang Ji spoke up, turned around first, wore civilian clothes, mixed with the people, and followed the people towards Xianyang.
In Xianyang City.
Not only Xiang Ji, Xiang Bo and others were mixed in the crowd, but Kuang Jing and a group of old people such as Wei, Zhu, Tian and Chen were also already in Xianyang City. However, compared to Xiang Ji, Xiang Bo and others disguised as merchants, , Kuangjing and those old people are much more conspicuous.
Unlike the Chu State, Qin and Qi are not at war with each other now. These clan elders from the Qi State can stand in the crowd uprightly wearing Qi State's exquisite clothes.
"Look, Jiuding is coming!"
"Go, go, go!"
Listening to the people around them squeezing to see the tripod, Mr. Wei and Mr. Zhu looked at each other and sighed at each other, as if they had already made some preparations in their hearts.
"Look, Ying Zheng doesn't seem to have stopped offering sacrifices to heaven!"
At this time, Mr. Chen noticed that on the street in the direction of the palace in the distance, a Qin minister wearing Qin official uniform and carrying a high mountain knight was riding a horse and came with many palace guards.
"That person is a member of the Ying clan, Mr. Chongquan Yingkan!"
When Kuangjing heard what Mr. Chen said, he naturally noticed Yingkan coming from a distance with his troops. Mr. Chen didn't know Yingkan because he was old, but Kuangjing, who lived in Luoyang, was very familiar with Yingkan.
Since Ying Xi no longer interfered with the affairs of the court, the Ying clan recommended Ying Kan to assist the court. Just half a year ago, with the incident in Yueyang, after it was properly handled, plus the previous contribution to escorting Ying Zheng, and other For meritorious deeds, Ying Kan will be granted the title of king as he wishes.
In many cases, the title of king and the title of marquis were of the same status. Even in countries such as Wei and Qi, kings and marquises were both interchangeable, such as the famous Lord Xinling and others...
If you want to dig deeper, then the title of marquis was before the emperor of Zhou Dynasty, and the title of king was more commonly used by all the countries in the world after the three families were divided into Jin Dynasty.
In the Qin State, as Shang Yang entered Qin, he established a unique title for the Qin State and ascended the throne. This also made the Qin State slightly different from other vassal states, among which the king was excluded.
But this does not mean that the status of the prince is not high. On the contrary, the prince who is placed outside the title level is more unique in the eyes of the world.
It seems that it has stopped here. The impression given is that being a king is more about recognition of a person and acknowledging his status and reputation, while being a prince is more about substantive rights.
But, beyond that, there is one thing that needs special attention.
That is, there is also a gap between kings. In the Qin State, if you want to be crowned a king, you have to do so either because of your birth or for your merits. The two are almost the two ways for most people to be crowned a king in the Qin State. For example, famous people Bai Qi was posthumously named Lord Wu'an because of his meritorious service, and he used his martial arts to rule the world and bring prestige to the country.
The other is to make a king in the name of a fiefdom.
This kind of kingship is not as focused on personal abilities as Wu'an Jun. It is more about revealing one's status to the world after being named the king, and this is also the most terrifying part.
manor!
Behind these two words, it represents real power. The most intuitive point is that in its fiefdom, if there is no king, even if it is an important official with the official title of prime minister, imperial censor, national captain, or even a title Those who are marquis cannot interfere in the affairs of the fiefdom.
This is also the reason why princes and kings are often unwilling to reward fiefdoms. In many cases, they will only give a title to a lord, status and reputation, but not real power. Even if they have no choice, they will only reward a remote territory. Areas should be given as fiefdoms. After all, those places would not only be attacked by foreigners and other princes at any time, but there was no need to worry about threatening the temple.
When Ying Zheng enfeoffed Luoyin and rewarded Bai Yan, the reason that shocked the world the most was that Luoyin was a city within Hangu Pass. Whether it was from the west to Xianyang or to the east of Hangu Pass, the distance was huge. Not too far.
Everyone in the world couldn't believe that Ying Zheng actually ignored the obstruction of all the officials in the court and the concerns of the clan, and finally rewarded Luoyin to Bai Yan as a fief.
And now.
The fact behind Yingkan's title of lord means that Yingkan also already owns a fiefdom.
"Chongquan-kun!"
When Chen Lao and others heard Kuang Jing's words, they quickly realized that this should be a place, so they also instantly realized in their hearts the right to win Kan and his status in the Qin court.
"Step aside!"
"Everyone retreat, anyone who dares to get close will be killed without mercy!"
Elder Chen and others watched as the palace guards of Qin State, holding long swords and sharp swords, kept driving the people along the streets to make way.
As the people retreated timidly, Mr. Chen and others were also among the crowd, slowly retreating.
By this time, they had already seen Ying Zheng's plan.
It seems that Ying Zheng has got the news and heard the rumors in the city, but now it seems that Ying Zheng still wants to try to save Bai Yan.
Think of this.
Mr. Chen, Mr. Tian and others had angry and mocking expressions on their old faces that were wrinkled by time. Their eyes looked at the Qin soldiers and palace guards, showing no fear at all.
"Anyone who dares to approach Jiuding will be killed without mercy!"
Ying Kan was riding a war horse. Ying Kan was wearing official uniform and had a love sword on his waist. At this moment, Ying Kan frowned and looked around vigilantly, looking at the dense crowds of people everywhere, a sea of people. appearance.
"promise!"
The guard asked Cui Ping to salute Ying Kan, then quickly turned his head, looked at the palace guards behind him, and quickly raised his hand to give orders to be alert to both sides of the street.
Turning his head, Ying Kan looked at the cavalry general Jiu leading his troops in the distance, and learned from the news that the man named Xun Shuo rode forward slowly.
"Jiu! Meet Mr. Chongquan!"
"Xun Shuo, meet Mr. Chongquan!"
When Xun Shuo and Jiu saw Ying Kan, they got off their horses and bowed their hands to Ying Kan.
"No need to be polite, take Jiuding to the palace immediately!"
Xun Shuo said, looking at the two of them, and after looking around, he quickly turned his horse around and returned to the palace.
Xun Shuo and Jiu looked at Ying Kan's appearance, looked around him, and roughly knew what Ying Kan meant, so they did not refuse. After getting on their horses again, they followed Ying Kan and rushed towards the Xianyang Palace.
"Walk!"
Seeing Jiu, Xun Shuo and Ying Kan leading the cavalry, Qin officials and palace guards, heavily guarding the streets along the way, escorting Dading to the palace, Kuang Jing, Chen Lao, Xiang Ji, Xiang Bo and others among the crowd also Leave the crowd and rush to Xianyang Palace from other streets.
In a tall restaurant in Xianyang City.
In front of a window, listening to the chirping sounds of women and the chatter of gentry children coming from next door, a man held a bottle of wine in his hand and looked straight at the people on the street in the distance among the sea of people. The figure of Qin Zu.
"I'm afraid that Bai Yan will not be able to escape the blame this time."
Lu Shizhi also held a bottle of wine, leaned against the wooden window, looked out the window, and said to his brother.
Lu Ze held the wooden window with one hand and drank heavily from the wine bottle with the other. After putting down the wine bottle, his face in his twenties was full of arrogance.
"We walked from Shanfu to Sishui River for several years and never saw Jiuding. I didn't believe it before. The tripod Bai Yan got was the Jiuzhou Tripod!"
Lu Ze said.
After getting the news about Jiuding from Shan's father's home, Lu Ze took his brother Zhong and his friend Ding Fu to follow the Qin army to Xianyang. Unfortunately, the Qin army was very tightly guarded, and the Qin soldiers were all elite cavalry. Lu Ze had always No opportunity found.
Now that he came to Xianyang and heard those rumors, Lu Ze was completely sure that it was simply a fake tripod.
They had been looking for Jiuding for so many years. They searched up and down the Sishui River but could not find it. How could Bai Yan find Jiuding.
"Fortunately, when I was a single father, I didn't decide to take action!"
Ding Fu also nodded at this time and said.
As a Yue man, Ding Fu was extremely powerful, but what Ding Fu said was not referring to himself, but to the Lu Ze brothers. In other places, the Lu Ze brothers might not have many connections, but in Shan's father.
It is no exaggeration to say that even without Mr. Lu and Uncle Lu Wen having to speak, the two Lu Ze brothers can recruit hundreds of people just by relying on their connections and the knights they have made.
With the talents and strength of these two brothers, if they want to win the championship halfway, they may not have no chance.
"I just don't know whether the frame-up of Bai Yan was done by the Chu State or the Qi State!"
Lu Shizhi turned his head, looked out the window, and said with interest.
"Someone is going to stop Jiuding!"
Lu Ze looked at the street in the distance. Someone rushed out of the crowd of people. Before he could speak, he was caught by Qin soldiers.
Xianyang Palace.
Ying Zheng is waiting patiently in the main hall, waiting for the news that the tripod has been delivered to the palace.
"Kings!"
"Kings!!"
"Kings!"
Outside the main hall, five officials in total wearing Qin official uniforms came to the main hall one after another. Under the watchful eyes of Li Si, Wei Liao, Chang Wenjun and others, they saluted Ying Zheng.
They were all subordinate officials of the Fengchang Mansion. Among them were Tai Zhu, who was responsible for the sacrificial affairs of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Da Zai, who was responsible for offering food during sacrifices, Tai Shi, who was responsible for observing the weather and stars, and Tai Bu, who was responsible for fortune-telling.
"I order you to issue an edict immediately and inform the people in the city that there is something strange in the sky today. It's time to perform divination and sacrifice to the sky again!"
Ying Zheng looked at these ministers and said.
After learning that the tripod sent by Bai Yan was definitely a fake tripod, Ying Zheng naturally would not hold another ceremony to worship heaven, let alone let the tripod be seen by the world.
The officials of Fengchang Mansion are the people who must be informed.
"Your Majesty, the matter of the sacrifice has already spread throughout the city. If at this time..."
After hearing Ying Zheng's words, the first person who was embarrassed was Tai Bu. Tai Bu, who was in his sixties, looked at his colleagues with a troubled expression, and then looked at Ying Zheng with some hesitation.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Ancestral Temple has also made preparations. If I and the Grand Prime Minister rashly cancel the sacrifice, I fear that our ancestors, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, will be disrespectful to etiquette!"
The elderly Taizhu did not agree with canceling the sacrifice.
Now all the candles in the Ancestral Temple have been lit, the wine and meat for the sacrifice have been delivered to the Ancestral Temple, and everything has been prepared. If it is canceled at this time, how will it be done appropriately, how will it be explained to the ancestors and kings, and how will it be explained to the sky.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
The other three officials also agreed with Ying Zheng at this time and did not agree to cancel the sacrifice.
Wang Wan, Wei Liao and others on the side all looked at Ying Zheng when they saw this scene.
They all could see that Ying Zheng was trying his best to protect Bai Yan, otherwise he would directly prove that the fake tripod was Bai Yan's doing in front of all the people, accuse Bai Yan of the crime in full view of the public, and order Bai Yan to be recalled. .
In this way, it will be settled once and for all.
"Your Majesty! It's not good, it's not good!"
Suddenly, outside the palace hall, a eunuch and palace guards hurried into the hall.
"What happened?"
Ying Zheng looked at the eunuch's appearance and frowned.
"Your Majesty, many scholars suddenly appeared in Xianyang City, risking their lives to block the cauldron, and kept shouting, Your Majesty ordered Bai Yan to find a fake cauldron in an attempt to deceive the world with the fake cauldron and offer sacrifices to the sky!"
The eunuch knelt on the ground and reported to Ying Zheng: "All the scholars from all countries have palace guards brought by Lord Chongquan. There is no way to stop it. Now there are rumors everywhere in the city that the tripod is a fake tripod!"
When Ying Zheng heard what the eunuch said, his expression changed drastically.
Ying Kan brought so many palace guards and cavalry, but they still couldn't stop him.
"Your Majesty, it's obvious that someone has been preparing behind the scenes from the very beginning just to wait for this day!"
Li Si looked worried at this time, and shook his head slightly while thinking.
Now that the situation has become a foregone conclusion, Li Si's thoughts have changed from how to protect Bai Yan to how to prevent Xun Shuo from being implicated.
"Go and have a look with me!"
When Ying Zheng heard Li Si's words, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
Ying Zheng, who had been patiently staying in the palace, felt violent in his heart when he thought of the nobles from various countries gathered outside the palace to prevent Dading from returning to the palace.
Ying Zheng knew that he could no longer stay in the palace and let things get worse.
"Kings!"
Wang Wan saw Ying Zheng walking towards the outside of the palace. After thinking about it, he suddenly stepped forward and raised his hand to Ying Zheng.
Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng stopped and looked sideways at Wang Wan.
"Your Majesty, if it turns out to be a fake tripod, I hope your Majesty can punish Bai Yan!"
When Wang Wan saw Ying Zheng's eyes full of anger, he still reminded him.
With Ying Zheng and Qin's reputation on one side, and Bai Yan on the other, Wang Wan hoped that Ying Zheng, as the King of Qin, would no longer hesitate between choices.
No matter how favored Bai Yan is, he is still a minister and a general.
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"
At this time, Wei Liao, like Wang Wan, raised his hand to salute.
Ying Zheng looked at the two of them and knew what they meant. After hesitating for a moment, he turned around and walked towards the outside of the hall.
Li Si, Wang Wan, and Wei Liao looked at Ying Zheng's back, looked at each other, and followed suit.
In Xianyang City.
"Two dear brothers, I am here to expose Bai Yan's character. I am going to be in trouble! My death is not regrettable, so I ask you to stop. If I die, I also ask you two dear friends to tell Bai Yan's past." Tell the world what happened!"
Lu Qiu Zong looked at his friends Ju Lu and Fan Mang, raised his hand, saluted them, and then handed all the remaining money to them.
Ju Lu, Fan Mang and Lu Qiu Zong are life and death friends, and they are also the people Lu Qiu Zong trusts the most.
But now, these two people can no longer go together. Lu Qiu knows very well that when Ying Zheng is so angry, there is no guarantee that he will not order all the accusers to be arrested and executed one by one. If he dies, someone else needs to be alive, so earlier Spread this matter.
"Take care of yourself!"
Lu Qiu Zong looked at the two friends who were full of reluctance. After the ceremony, he thought of Master Tian's instructions in his mind. Without any hesitation, he turned around and walked away.
And just as they were walking towards Luqiu, passing through the densely packed sea of people, on the street, young men wearing silk clothes were seen, regardless of the dozens of corpses around them, regardless of the surroundings and the front, there were countless people holding long swords and swords. Qin Zu still shouted loudly.
"Everyone, let me tell you that that tripod is a fake tripod! It was Bai Yan who got the order from Ying Zheng and secretly killed people in Pengcheng to seize the tripod and pretended to be Jiuding!"
"The King of Qin, Ying Zheng, tried to deceive the world with a fake tripod..."
The shouts of the scholars spread throughout the streets. Even though they were detained by Qin soldiers and palace officials, they still shouted with all their strength.
Xun Shuo was riding a war horse, chatting with Jiu and Ying Kan, looking around vigilantly.
Looking at the corpses lying on the ground in the streets in front and behind him, as well as the Qin soldiers and soldiers with long swords in their hands, and the gathered scholars from the Six Kingdoms, unlike Ying Kan who had a solemn and nervous look on his face, Xun Shuo was relatively calm at this time.
"Back off! Anyone who dares to speak nonsense will be killed without mercy!"
Ying Kan was riding a war horse, looking at the soldiers who were desperate for their lives. He stretched out his hand and pulled out his sword. His whole body was already irritated.
However, in the eyes of everyone, the scholars blocking the street in front not only did not retreat and run away, but their number became more and more, and several elderly people also stood up at this time, not only announcing their homes , and even claimed to have seen the real Jiuding, and wanted to ask why Jiuding did not offer sacrifices to heaven.
The origins of these old men are all extraordinary. They are from Chu, Wei, and even Qi.
This made Yingkan tightly hold the sword in his hand, not daring to act rashly.
"Fake tripod?"
"Could it be true? Is this really a fake tripod?"
"I don't know! The tripod is wrapped, and we have never seen Jiuding!"
On the street, all the surrounding people, as well as merchants and young scholars from other vassal states, all began to whisper at this time, and the noise became louder and louder.
This scene made Ying Kan gradually panic, knowing that things were a little out of control.
Xun Shuo, who was riding a war horse at the side, looked at the crowds of people in front of him and glanced behind him at the cauldron that was strictly protected by the soldiers. What Xiao He said that night could not help but come to mind.
The tripod was not salvaged from the Sishui River, but Bai Yan had a dream and found it in the deep roots of a ginkgo tree that was nearly forty years old.
Xun Shuo had not seen the scene that day with his own eyes, but Xun Shuo had personally interviewed hundreds of cavalry soldiers and seen it with his own eyes.
Thinking of the cauldron behind him, Bai Yan found it in a dream.
Looking at the crowds of people in front of him, Xun Shuo actually wanted to know if the tripod behind him was the Kyushu tripod. He had never had the chance before, couldn't find anyone, and had no time to inquire.
"I woke up from a dream all night and searched for what I got. If this is the real Kyushu Cauldron, if word spreads..."
When Xun Shuo said this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. This was really shocking.
"I'm afraid everyone in the world will be shocked by it!"
I checked the information for a long time. I had the knife from ten o'clock yesterday until eight o'clock this morning and I didn't sleep. I also had the title of Lord. I was thinking about it all day long.
Dear friends, if you have any good-sounding title for the title of Lord, please suggest it in the comment area and open a post with a knife.
(End of chapter)
