The lively and jubilant greeting event has been returning to Xianyang from the Xingyuan near the Chang'an Palace, and the thirty-mile-long Dongfang Road is full of dense and enthusiastic cheering crowds on both sides.

In the cheers of the mountains and the sea, the first emperor invited the Marquis of Tongwu to take the jade chariot of the Son of Heaven into the city, and offered three animals in the Taimiao, and at the same time presented several heads of the leaders of the Baiyue tribe who were killed because of the rebellion against the Qin army, and also held a grand sacrificial song and dance "Dawu" to comfort the ancestors of the Qin State with sacrifices.

That night, the first emperor held a grand banquet in the palace to invite the Marquis of Tongwu and dozens of military generals who had made great contributions, including Han Xin, Hu Kuan, Shi Lu and a group of officials of the Academy of Sciences responsible for the construction of the Ling Canal, accompanied by the directors of the three provinces and six departments and many princes and ministers, there were dozens of celebrities from all walks of life in Xianyang, and the emperor also invited Versace, the director of Huaxia Qianzhuang, to express his gratitude to Huaxia Qianzhuang in this battle that lasted for more than two years and used a lot of manpower and material resources to support Shangjia to transfer grain and grass, purchase ordnance and build ships, the payment of the wages of craftsmen and other affairs.

Overall, although the war took more than two years, the emperor felt that he was hardly too worried from beginning to end, and it was far less powerful than the shock brought to him when the Xiang clan rebelled.

On the dinner, in addition to the delicious food and wine, the musician Shi Xuan of the Qinghe Theater was also arranged to personally arrange and compose the music, the supervisor Bo Daocheng personally conducted the rehearsal, and the chief singer and dancer Wanwan personally participated in the large-scale Yuefu song and dance "Song of Qin".

This rehearsal lasted for more than a month, and the large-scale song and dance with mythology and war love stories integrated made all the participants in the banquet fascinated.

Endless deliciousness, endless wine, a grand banquet from Shen Shi to the end of the time, and drink to the end, the first emperor is personally on the scene with the Qing singing and dancing harmony, the monarch and the ministers have never had a joy in Daqin.

The next morning, the first emperor announced the reward of the Marquis of Tongwu and all the soldiers and officials who participated in the Lingnan War, the Marquis of Tongwu, as the general who conquered Baiyue, because he had been ranked as the Marquis of Che, so he could only be rewarded more on the money and grain estate, and was rewarded with several mansions and thousands of households, as well as hundreds of acres of grain fields and forests, and the rest of the gold, jewelry, money, beautiful jade, silk, slaves, horses, etc.

Although Zhao Tuo and Ren Huan, the two generals who are still guarding Lingnan now, did not return, they were also knighted and rewarded.

In addition, Gao Yan and a group of other officials who had fought in Lingnan for four or five years and had made meritorious contributions for their crimes were all pardoned and reinstated, and all of them were appointed as officials, large and small, to guard the Lingnan lands.

The rest of the officials, such as Han Xin, Hu Kuan, Shi Lu and other officials, were all rewarded, not to mention the addition of officials to the knighthood, all kinds of money, beauty, jade, etc. also got several cars, real estate and land are also essential, and they are all excited and almost lost their temper in the court.

Han Xin used to be a civilian, but this time he was knighted as a doctor according to his merits, and he was only one step away from entering the next Qing sequence, and his official position was named Zuo Zhonglang General, and he joined the Lang General Department as a five-grade official, although there is no real power, but as long as there is a real vacancy, he can be transferred to the army to serve as a general and a county lieutenant of the county, and it can be regarded as a success in just two years, in the eyes of many princes and princes in Xianyang, this is also a reward for one step to the sky, not to mention that there is a great god Chen Xu behind Han Xin, and his day of sealing the marquis will be a matter of course, There won't be any problems at all.

Hu Kuan's title was promoted to the right chief and reached the rank of lower lord.

Shi Lu was also awarded the rank of third, the rank of duke and doctor, and his status also rose a lot out of thin air.

The rest of the soldiers, officials, craftsmen, and craftsmen will be rewarded by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Household after checking the records of the military commanders and officials.

The lively reward lasted for a whole morning, at the end of the hour, the early dynasty dispersed, the first emperor took the civil and military officials and princes and princes to the martyr's shrine to worship, enshrined for the soldiers who died in the battle to conquer Lingnan, arranged for the military department to carefully check the spirit card of the fallen soldiers, and placed it in the martyr's shrine to enjoy the incense offered by the people.

An unprecedented victory to open up the territory and expand the territory, naturally the whole world to celebrate, the first emperor ordered Xianyang City to celebrate again for three days and nights without curfew, Daqin Metropolis Daily soon launched a special issue on the conquest of Lingnan, through interviews with the soldiers and officials who returned to the dynasty, etc., the process of conquering Lingnan was written with surging flowers, the construction of the spiritual canal, the five-way army rushed to kill, 100,000 people and prisoners transferred grain, grass and ordnance, the hot and humid climate and the environment intertwined with the water network, as well as the endless poisonous snakes, mosquitoes and jackals, tigers and leopards, The barbaric monkey-like Yue savages attacked and harassed, etc., and also described in detail how to use the Taiyi Divine Thunder to blow up a group of high-ranking people of the Xiou tribe such as Yihu Song, the leader of Xiou.

Through the description of the newspaper, the people of Xianyang, who had never been to Lingnan, felt the same and rejoiced, gathered in the streets and alleys of Quyuan Miscellaneous House to listen to those literate disciples of hundreds of schools of thought to read the newspaper loudly, and even told stories on the main board like a storyteller.

Storytelling has gradually become popular in recent years, and many stories have been told by some families and orators in the Quyuan Cottage as a way to make a living.

Not to mention, these people are also very popular, and countless people like this favorite art form, and they can't help but reward when they hear about happy places.

"Newspaper~~"

In the early morning of the last day of the celebration, when Xianyang was still noisy and lively, several fast horses galloped into Xianyang from the west gate, and the horses were full of warriors with tigers on their backs, holding a white jade token and heading straight to the palace.

"Report~, Your Majesty, the Marquis of Tongwu sent his retainers to report, the general is very sick, and his breathing was cut off several times last night, and the imperial doctors are helpless, and I am afraid that it will be in danger!" A leader of the forbidden army knelt on one knee in front of the door of the Zichen Hall to report.

Qin Shi Huang, who was sitting alone at the desk reviewing the recital, shook slightly, then slowly put down the brush in his hand, stood up with a sad face and sighed, and ordered after a while: "Quickly prepare the guard of honor, and spread the word to the officials of the three provinces, six departments and above the three grades, and the princes and princes in Beijing, and go with me to visit the general in Meiyuan Town!" ”

"Whoa!" The forbidden army and a group of palace attendants waiting in front of the palace retreated, and soon the entire palace was busy, and many palace people went to the palace of the princes and princes of the three provinces and six provinces with an edict in hand, and then the whole Xianyang was alarmed, and the news of the general's imminent death soon spread among the people.

An hour later, under the escort of thousands of forbidden troops and Xuanwu guards, the First Emperor led a group of civil and military officials to the town of Mihara in a horse-drawn carriage.

The team was silent, and could only hear the sound of horns echoing in the cold wind.

"I'm afraid the general is really hopeless this time, I'm heartbroken!" In the midst of the Son of Heaven, Qin Shi Huang sat on a black bearskin chair with a very sad expression.

"Your Majesty, don't be too sad, how can you stay in life and death, the general has been bedridden for more than a year, since ancient times, the general has been fighting on the battlefield and the horse leather shroud, and it is also a blessing for the general to enjoy his old age in peace......" Chen Xu sat opposite and persuaded softly.

"What Zuo Xiang said is that the general has fought countless battles in his life, and now he can lie on the couch and go to peace, which is really a blessing!" Meng Yi, who was in the same car, also persuaded with a look of concern.

"Alas, I also know, it's just heartache, the general is my Great Qin Pillar Stone, and he has made great contributions to my Great Qin Dingding the world, and this time, I will lose an arm...... " The First Emperor's eyes were slightly red, his sad expression and slightly gray hair seemed to be much older in an instant.

The carriage was rolling, more than 100 miles are now flat cement roads, an hour later, the emperor's guard of honor entered Meiyuan Town, and the officials of Pinyang County and many villagers knelt down and bowed along the way, and the sound of crying was endless.

Wang's assistance to Daqin has been decades, and now a family of three Chehou are the most famous generals of Daqin, assisting the first emperor to sweep away the six countries, so the great achievement is unprecedented, so Wang is the pride of the entire Pinyang County, from officials to civilians, are extremely respectful to Wang, Tongwu Hou conquered Lingnan, for Wang in Daqin's merit book to add another grand sum, it is no less than the merit of destroying the six countries, but this victory has not been celebrated, and the bad news of the general's imminent death came out.

And today, the First Emperor and the Manchu Dynasty Civil and Military Ministers came to visit, and there was almost no suspicion about this matter, and the general was really helpless.

The palace was already crying at this time, although Wang Jian had not officially announced the news of his death, but the servants and guards who came and went were all extremely sad.

Knowing that the emperor's guard of honor came, Wang Ben, the Marquis of Tongwu, led the whole family to welcome the old and young to the bottom of the archway at the entrance of the town, after the monarch and the ministers met in grief, Qin Shi Huang entered the palace with a horse, and then walked into Wang Qian's bedroom accompanied by Wang Ben, Chen Xu and Meng Yi followed each other left and right, and the rest of the civil and military officials and princes and princes were waiting in the courtyard.

The room is relatively dark, there are lamps and candles lit in the daytime, and the air is filled with a strong smell of decoction, Wang Jian is lying on the couch, covered with tiger skin bedding, and his hair is snow-white to describe the withered, which is completely different from the situation a few years ago, and there is almost no trace of the courage and domineering when the wild wolf valley hunted the tiger.

"Dad, Your Majesty has come to visit you!" After Wang Ben waved his hand to let the several imperial doctors and imperial doctors in the room leave, he stepped forward and gently shook Wang Jian on the couch.

Wang Qian's body moved slightly, and then slowly opened his eyes, and after the appearance of the First Emperor was reflected in his cloudy and dim eyes, a bright light slowly lit up in his eyes.

"Your Majesty...... Under...... The old minister was dying...... Can you still ...... before It's really good luck to be able to see Your Majesty again......" Wang Jian struggled and seemed to want to sit up, but he didn't succeed, and was immediately held down by Qin Shi Huang, "Old general, don't move, I'm too late!" ”

Looking at the appearance of Wang Jian in front of him, Qin Shi Huang gently held Wang Qian's thin arm, "The old general laid down the current Great Qin River and Mountain for me to sweep the Six Kingdoms, I remember it in my heart, but the destiny of heaven is difficult to disobey, I am just a mortal king, and I will never be able to renew my life for Aiqing, Aiqing rest assured, I will take care of the descendants of the Wang family carefully, and I will never be treated badly......"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the old minister will no longer be able to serve His Majesty, ......" Tears welled up in Wang Qian's eyes, and Chen Xu and Meng Yi, who were looking sadly, had red circles in their eyes.

"Dad~" Wang Ben knelt on his knees, crying with tears in his eyes.

"Manly...... Big husband, if you die, you die, cry...... What a fart......" Wang Jian was as disdainful as ever for his son, and after scolding, a relieved smile appeared on his face, and his dry hand grabbed Qin Shihuang's hand tightly, "Your Majesty, don't be sad...... His Majesty has given countless rewards to the minister, and he has enjoyed all the honor in this life, and he has died without regrets...... After the death of the old minister, the funeral is all simple, do not use the luxury of the mausoleum, only a grave is enough, the way of the sky, the loss of more than enough to make up for the deficiency, the old minister fought all his life, although he had to pour the heavenly merits, but also caused boundless killing, if he died and then got glory, I am afraid that the descendants will also be affected, please also ask Your Majesty to promise the old minister! ”

When he woke up at this time, Wang Jian seemed to be in good spirits, his eyes were bright, his mind was clear, and his speech was extremely smooth.

But everyone knows that this is the last return of life, just a last burst of life energy before his life is about to pass, and he seems to be only waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

Qin Shi Huang was slightly silent and then quickly nodded and agreed: "Although I don't want to agree, since Aiqing insists on doing so, I will naturally agree!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Jian nodded slightly, slowly loosened the emperor's hand and said: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, the old minister still has a few words to say to the Marquis of Qinghe alone......

"It's okay, I and Meng Qing go out first, if Ai Qing has any other requirements, tell me and Qinghe Hou to do it!" Qin Shi Huang did not hesitate at all, and took Meng Yi to turn around and walk out of the room, and Wang Ben also hurriedly followed out and closed the door.