August 15, Luoyi Heavenly Womb.

The sky was getting dark, and a full moon was already set in the inky blue sky.

The 10,000-point stars are like night pearls scattered on the sky, shining with brilliant silver light.

The bright moonlight scattered its tenderness in the city of Luoyi in Wangji, and the palaces, trees, houses, and streets in the city were all covered with a layer of silver light.

The Zhou people believed that there was yang and yin in heaven and earth, "the sun is the lord of yang", and "the moon is the sect of yin".

"The hanging image is bright, and it is as big as the sun and the moon." Therefore, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the Son of Heaven and the kings of all countries should perform the rituals of the morning sun and the setting moon, communicate with the heavens and the earth, and pray for the blessings of all the peoples.

This is the origin of the "Mid-Autumn Festival" in Ji Kang's previous life.

The way of sacrificing the sun and moon of the Zhou people is: "Sacrifice the sun to the altar, and sacrifice the moon to the kan".

The two objects of the altar and the kan are used as symbols of the sun and the moon.

The altar is above, and the light is bright; It's quiet.

After the bright moon came out, Ji Yan, the son of heaven, carried out the "moon sacrifice" according to the usual customs in the past. Pray to heaven to bless the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment, a good harvest of food, and prosperity of all things.

After the moon worship ceremony, Ji Yan returned to his dormitory. Because of this expedition to Qin, Ji Yan took out many things in his palace to pawn and sell, so the remaining items in the dormitory were extremely simple and simple.

The bright moonlight shone through the Zhu Pavilion in Ji Yan's empty dormitory, and Ji Yan himself suddenly felt uneasy.

A few days ago, because Yan Guo promised to help Ji Yan, the son of heaven, repay his debts, and now there are no people outside the palace who come to collect debts. Ju Wu, the envoy of Yan State, has already gotten up and gone to Yan Country with many Luoyi people who are willing to go to Yan State.

"What's going to happen? Why do you feel so uneasy? ”

Ji Yan, who was already eighty years old, walked slowly in the dormitory, and couldn't help but think of his past.

When Ji Yan ascended the throne, he was only twenty-two years old. When he first ascended the throne, Ji Yan was still full of passion, and he naively thought that he would be the master of the Zhou Dynasty, and he would inevitably revitalize the Zhou Dynasty and restore the past glory of the Zhou Dynasty.

But as time passed, he found that he could only be confined to this Luoyi City, and he could not do anything anywhere in the world.

It was in this land of Wangji Luoyi that the power of the country had also been held by the Western Zhou Duke and the Eastern Zhou Duke. The Western Zhou Dynasty was based on Luoyang, and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was based on Gongyi (now Kangdian Village, Kangdian Town, Gongyi City, Henan).

And the only place he can control is the palace of the Son of Heaven left to him by his father.

As a dignified son of Zhou Tianzi, don't say that even a prince in the world can't command, even in this land of Wangji, he can't say a word, what a sad thing!

Especially through this Tianzi Yan incident, Ji Yan finally realized that the Zhou Dynasty was powerless to return to heaven and was about to come to an end.

At this moment, an attendant came in and reported: "Qi Qi Son of Heaven, the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty led people to ask to meet the Son of Heaven." ”

When Ji Yan heard this, his restless mood suddenly became agitated.

I looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late.

It's so late, the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty will lead people to ask to see it, it will not be a good thing!

Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, calmed his heart and said to the attendant: "Chuan Xigong will come to see you." ”

After a while, the figure of Ji Ji, the prince of the Western Zhou Dynasty, appeared in front of Ji Yan, the son of heaven.

But Ji Yan found that Xigong Ji was not led by one or several people. Accompanied by Ji Ji, there were hundreds of soldiers in black military robes. At this time, there was also a commotion outside the dormitory.

The hundreds of soldiers who came with Xigong Ji Ji took control of the guards of the entire Ji Yan's dormitory as soon as they came outside Ji Yan's dormitory. Next to the steps of Ji Yan's dormitory, holding Changge, he stood in two rows in steps.

At this time, Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, discovered that these soldiers in black military robes were all Qin soldiers.

Ji Yan was shocked, and he already felt that something was wrong.

said to Xigong Ji, who walked into the dormitory: "Xigong, what do you mean by this?" ”

Ji Ji met the Son of Heaven Ji Yan at this time, and he did not salute respectfully as in the past.

came to Ji Yan's face, just bowed to Ji Yan and said:

"Son of Heaven, the old minister is now leading General Zhao Yi and others of the Qin State, on the orders of the King of Qin, there is something I want to report to the Son of Heaven."

Ji Yan first looked at the Qin general Zhao Yi and many Qin soldiers standing at the gate of the palace, and then looked at the Xigong Ji Ji.

His voice trembled a little, and he said to Xigong Ji: "Xigong, you ...... What's the matter with you? Just say it! ”

The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Ji Ji, looked at the ugly face of the Son of Heaven by the light of Ji Yan's dormitory, and said:

"Qi Yu Son of Heaven, the minister led the army back from Yique, and found that the people in Luoyi City were panicked, and many people actually fled from the land of Wangji with their families; There are even rumors circulating in the city, which is not conducive to the stability of Wangji. The minister thought that this was the cause of the traitor's rebellion and that it must be controlled. ”

"Just now, when the Son of Heaven was "sacrificing the moon", the minister and General Zhao Yi led their subordinates to control Wangji Luoyi with the help of the Qin army. Sure enough, I found that there were many ill-intentioned people who committed rebellious things in the name of the Son of Heaven, and now they have been controlled one by one by the ministers and General Zhao Yi. ”

Hearing this, Ji Yan's face became extremely pale, he stood up tremblingly, pointed at Ji Yan and said:

"Xigong, you...... You've taken refuge in King Qin, haven't you? If you do this without the consent of the Son of Heaven, this is a rebellion! You...... What do you want? Don't forget, you are also my Ji family's in-law! ”

Xigong Ji shook his head, sighed, and looked at the Son of Heaven Ji Yan and said:

"Son of God, you are right. It is precisely because the minister is a relative of the Ji family that he has to do this. The Son of Heaven sent the Son of Heaven this time to ask the princes of the world to join forces to attack Qin, which was against the heavens and had been convicted of the heavens. ”

"Now the state of Qin has sent a large army to the city. All the people of my Zhou Ji clan are facing the fate of death and annihilation at any time. Since the minister is a relative of the Ji family, he naturally does not want to see this tragic incident happen. Therefore, I entrusted the king of Qin to bring the Qin army here. ”

Speaking of this, Ji Ji looked at Ji Yan again, and slowly spoke again:

"Son of Heaven, the old minister has now drawn up an edict. As long as the Son of Heaven issues this edict, the edict will be issued to the world. At that time, it will naturally be able to calm down this turmoil and benefit the country and the people. And as long as the Son of Heaven does this, he will inevitably be praised by future generations. ”

As he spoke, he took out a document he had prepared in advance from his arms and handed it to Ji Yan.

The uneasiness in Ji Yan's heart was even stronger.

With a trembling right hand with a wrinkled hand, he took the document handed over by Xigong Ji, opened his eyes wide, and looked carefully.

If you don't look at it, when you look at it, Ji Yan's face becomes even more ugly, and it is also gray.

"Xigong...... You're ......."

Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, looked at Xigong Ji Blame, with a cry in his voice: "Xigong, since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, he thinks that he is not thin on you. Why do you ...... Why is this so...... That's how it was done to me. ”

Seeing the Son of Heaven like this, Ji Ji was a little unbearable in his heart, but he put this feeling away in a blink of an eye.

said lightly to Ji Yan: "Son of Heaven, what the minister is doing now is for the sake of my Zhou Ji clan, and also for the sake of the common people in the world!" Since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, the princes of the world have been in constant disputes; People are displaced and their livelihoods are struggling. ”

"The Son of Heaven himself, but he did nothing. Could it be that you, Son of Heaven, are you like this, watching the people in dire straits, and not helping the people in the world? ”

"Today, only the king of Qin can command the princes of the world, and let the people of the world no longer suffer from the war. But if you want to do this, how can you not have a name? Don't the old ministers know that if the Son of Heaven is placed in the King of Qin, he will be scolded by the historians? But even so, Lao Chen can't abandon the world. ”

In front of Ji Yan, who came to the West Gong Ji, he whispered to Ji Yan: "Son of Heaven, Qin's annexation of the Six Kingdoms is already the trend of the times, and Han and Wei will not be spared. What's more, now the Qin army has taken control of Wangji Luoyi. ”

"If the Son of Heaven does not settle in the King of Qin, he will be captured and humiliated, and the relatives of the Son of Heaven will also be exterminated by the Qin royal family. It's better to follow King Qin's wishes as soon as possible, Zen is located in him, and the ending may be better! ”

And on the order of King Yingji of Qin, the Qin general Zhao Ye who accompanied Xigong Ji to come here.

At this time, seeing Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, he refused to agree to Zen in Qinwang Yingji.

took a few steps forward, touched the handle of the sword on his left waist with his right hand, and loudly scolded Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven:

"Son of Heaven, Xigong begged you so hard, are you still unwilling to give the Son of Heaven to my King Qin? Today, you have to say yes if you don't, and you have to say yes if you don't. ”

"Don't be ignorant! If you still don't agree to give up the position of the Son of Heaven, a certain general will kill you here now, and then kill your whole family, see if you obey or not? ”

With that, Zhao Yi pulled out the bronze sword on his waist and pointed at Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven.