The eighth day of the first month.

Qinzhou, the land of sacrifice to the ancestors.

On the high platform, there is a bronze tripod, and there are several cases listed.

At the foot of the steps, hundreds of civil and military officials gathered, all wearing official uniforms.

Further down, there are two Qin army soldiers lined up, with black armor and red tassels, a horizontal and vertical line, leaving a wide passage in the middle.

On the periphery, there are countless ordinary people.

In the era of male ploughing and female weaving, the people cared about agricultural sacrifices, and now it is the king who is here in person, and Qinzhou has already been empty of thousands of people, and the whole scene is crowded with people, and there is no end in sight.

Before the ceremony began, a group of officials were naturally whispering and exchanging words there.

After a while, the magnificent horn sounded, and the ministers were immediately silent, and then they all stood up, bowed slightly, and stood with their heads bowed.

Xiao Yuan wore a black and red royal robe, a Qin Wang sword on his waist, a royal crown on his head, and nine strings of jade beads on his forehead, walked between the two armies, and stepped up the steps step by step.

After arriving at the high platform, he first made incense seriously, and then, Taibu also knelt on the ground, raised his hands high, and respectfully handed over a silk book.

Xiao Yuan took it, and after unfolding it, he also thought about it.

"The ancient precepts are on the top, worship the heavens and pray to the gods, there is a way to do righteousness, the gods of heaven bless, Qin Min, sad and panicked, the nine days of the Eastern Emperor, the punishment of the floating stupe, but the gods Zhaojian, the king cares for Qianli, Yi Lun Yuxu, enlightens the grace, and Fu Wei is still feasting......"

This sacrificial text was written by Shangguan Wenruo, for Xiao Yuan, it was cumbersome and simple, obscure and secluded, if he hadn't read it in advance yesterday, he would definitely have to stutter today.

After finishing this, he also handed the sacrifice to Taibu, and then spread his sleeve robe and bowed to the sky:

"Today, Xiao Yuan, the monarch of the Qin State, leads the civil and military officials, and the old Qin people, and prays to the heavens, prays for smooth wind and rain, peace for the country and the people, and looks to the gods to protect ......"

As the monarch bowed, at that moment, everyone below knelt down, and the crowd fluctuated, and the scene was magnificent and magnificent.

After all these things were done, Xiao Yuan also stepped down from the high platform, and next, it was Taibu's business, and there were still many sacrificial ceremonies to be presided over.

On the high platform, ancient dances also began to appear, and the people raised their arms and cheered in unison to celebrate the imminent start of farming.

However, as soon as Xiao Yuan walked down, Ding Rong was the first to trot forward, holding a cup of tea in both hands, and said with a shy smile: "Oh, the king is benevolent and loves the people, leads the people, and personally holds a farm sacrifice, which is really hard." ”

Xiao Yuan was really a little thirsty, and after taking the tea with a smile, he didn't forget to explain to Liang Yuan: "There are too many people on the scene, and the matter of agricultural sacrifice is a big matter, so you must protect the safety of Taibu." ”

"Yes, Weichen has transferred all the elites of the Duwei Battalion." Liang Yuan said respectfully.

"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded, and was just about to say something more, but Lin Chu walked over quickly, and whispered in his ear: "King, the secret report of the Chu State." ”

When Xiao Yuan heard this, he thought for a moment: "Let's go back and talk about it." ”

This agricultural festival ceremony, made very grand, the people who came to watch the ceremony do not know how many, now the sacrifice is over, the people have not dispersed, still holding some spring ploughing activities, the scene is also lively.

As a monarch, after Xiao Yuan came forward, there was no need to stay here any longer, and while returning to the palace, he also asked Lin Chu, "What is the matter?" ”

Lin Chu said: "According to the rumors, many of the Qin merchants in Chu were forcibly arrested by the Chu State government. ”

"What?" Xiao Yuan frowned, and asked again, "Do you know what the reason is?" ”

"This ...... According to the secret report, it was the state of Chu that suspected that Qin Shang was mostly meticulous, and on this ground, he was arrested. Lin Chu said.

"Huh." Xiao Yuan sneered and said, "It's ridiculous. ”

As he spoke, he said coldly: "You immediately issued an order to arrest all Chu merchants, since the king of Chu acted like this, regardless of the consequences, then there is no need for us to be polite." ”

"No!" Lin Chu took the order and left.

The next morning.

After the ministers knelt down to salute and Xiao Yuan sat down, he also directly raised the matter.

Hearing the news, there was a commotion in the hall, and many people began to talk to each other.

"This, what is Chu Guo going to do? There is no reason to arrest our businessmen for no reason......"

"Yes, this kind of behavior is no different from a robber, isn't this a deception of Qin Shang in Chu......?"

"It just doesn't make sense! This matter, no matter what, can't just be left like that......"

Between the discussions of the ministers, Liu Changqing was also the first to stand up, arched his hand and said: "The king, since the king of Chu is rude, the Weichen suggests that the Chu merchants of Qin should be arrested immediately and given back to him." ”

"It's been ordered." Xiao Yuan said: "What we want to discuss now is what the secretaries think about this matter." ”

Hearing this, Jia You stood up and said in a slight mutter: "Great King, from the perspective of the ministers, the arrest of Qin Shang for no reason is of no substantive significance to Chu, but the King of Chu has done so, which shows that he is showing his attitude to my Qin State, and even more so to the other countries." "TV updates the fastest www.biqugetv. (com)/ /

"The minister agrees with what Lord Jia said." Shangguan Wenruo followed: "For a long time, my country has never taken the initiative to attack Chu, but Wu Chu has attacked Qin three times and twice, and now that the king of Chu has done this, next, Wu will definitely respond." ”

"In other words, they want to attack my Qin State commercially, right?" Xiao Yuan asked.

"You can speculate about it." Shangguan Wenruo said.

"En......" Xiao Yuan's face was not very good-looking: "As far as the behavior of the king of Chu, this king can think that he is provoking our country!" ”

"What the king said is extremely true, this is a war provocation!" Su Yi stood up and said: "In the opinion of the ministers, as far as Qin Shang is concerned, my country can hold the King of Chu accountable, and if he can't give a satisfactory answer, he can take advantage of this to use troops against Chu!" ”

Hearing this, the minister was in a commotion again.

Xiao Yuan looked at him: "If it is solved by force, what is the general's plan?" ”

Su Yi said: "The water division of Chu State is famous all over the world, if you want to cross the Yangtze River moat, it will be unfavorable to our army, so Weichen suggested that if you prepare for the war, you can first use the road to Xuanguo, from the Xiangshui line, to transport troops, and enter Chu State." ”

The matter of Qin Shang was directly discussed in military warfare, which was obviously not the best policy.

But before Xiao Yuan could speak, Liu Yuzhi had already stood up and objected directly: "The minister does not approve of the use of troops against Chu, and this matter has not developed to the point where it must be solved by force. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal." Jiang Yi followed: "Xiangguo is reasonable, this matter, the envoy is certain, and the minister is also willing to go to Chu State to share the king's worries." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Yuan's spirit was shocked, and after thinking about it, he also said: "Okay, Lord Jiang will make a hard trip, on behalf of this king, to envoy to the Chu State." ”