CHAPTER XXXI
Wei Huihou was extremely excited, and he urged the frame to hurry up, and rushed to Daliang City half a day earlier than the scheduled time.
Shangqing's uncle praised and Gongzi, who was busy waiting outside the city, and led the king of Wei into the county mansion to arrange a rest. But the king of Wei insisted on going to the wilderness and lived in the Great Wei Xingyuan, which had already been set up for him.
Colorful flags are everywhere, the ceremonial platform is high, and there are great Wei soldiers wrapped in armor and spears in their hands everywhere, which adds a bit of grandeur and solemnity to the line.
On both sides of the line, it is Qin, Qi, Yan, Zhao, Han, Zhongshan, Song, Weilu and other countries in turn, the flagpole in front of the door floats with the big flag with the name of the country, under the big flag, before and after the line, the colorful flag flutters, the flame is galloping.
King Wei stood on a high place, watching all this, and nodded with satisfaction. A stream of heat surged throughout his body, and after decades of fighting, many people wanted to have this honor, but only he did it. Thinking that it would be time for the enthronement ceremony in two days, a subtle smile crossed the corner of King Wei's mouth.
Regardless of the fatigue of the journey, he immediately asked Shangqing to summon the ministers to listen to the preparations for the enthronement ceremony.
The ministers who had arrived in advance to arrange various matters were already waiting outside the Yuanmen, and when they heard the words of the King of Wei, they immediately walked into the Yuan Hall with a look of joy.
Gongsun Zan was the first to say it. "My king! No, no, no, it's Your Majesty. "He deliberately corrected with laughter, and the ministers were stumbling." His Majesty has been prestigious for 20 years, and has inherited the duties of the leaders of the alliance, according to the merits of King Wen and King Wu. Now that all the people are waiting for him, all the people are asking His Majesty to ascend the throne, and they also know that it is difficult for His Majesty to put him on the throne, and our ministers are as happy as all things under the sun, and the birds of the mountains and rivers. Gongsun Zan paused for a moment, peeked at King Wei, and then looked at the ministers.
King Wei closed his eyes and listened quietly, smiling slightly, and nodding frequently.
All the ministers and workers agreed. "What Shangqing said is extremely true!"
"Therefore, we specially invited all the countries to participate, and the envoy had already set off with the edict stamped with the jade seal, and the three of them made a trip, for fear of missing the ceremony of Your Majesty's good time. Now the messengers are all waiting to sign and rush back to this place, and there is no omission! The ministers expected that at this time, the candidates were already on the way to Wei. Gongsun Zan was extremely proud.
"Erchen has ordered the army of Wei Realm Border Fortress to let go!" Gongzi Wei is also anxious to show his merits. "And once the guards see the Chaohe vehicle, they need to send troops to escort it and go straight to the road!"
Sure enough, King Wei opened his eyes and looked at him, kind and kind.
"Another son selects 10,000 soldiers, and ranks the chariot array, the single cavalry array, the bow and crossbow array, the rattan array, and the infantry array, and before the ceremony, they are read in turn in front of the Xingyuan viewing platform. With the chapter to show His Majesty's magnificent division, the mighty division. ”
"Your Majesty!" The sorghum county guard is not far behind. "Thousands of gongs and drums, 10,000 folk dancers, 3,000 bontrains, the twilight of the ceremony, within a radius of ten miles, the lights are brilliant, and all the guests are invited to sing and dance."
"Good!" The king of Wei was overjoyed. "This is the image of the enthronement of the Son of Heaven, and all the people rejoice together! Hahaha! ”
King Wei pondered, and said slowly: "There are many roads and roads in Daliang, and the roads are difficult to argue, so we must arrange a good greeting envoy and greet them for fifty miles along the way to ensure that nothing goes wrong, so as not to make the kings laugh at the widows and rude!" ”
"Wechen obeys!" Gongsun Zan responded urgently.
"Without Bai Xiangguo, everything is so smooth!" King Wei muttered to himself. "It's no wonder, without him blocking left and right, the widow lacks something in his heart. I don't know if he really went to Xingxiu Barrage Dam, or went to General Gentian! When he is older, the widow feels that he is too serious! He missed a moment of glory. ”
Bai Zhixiangguo really didn't go to repair the dam, and was lying on the bed at this time, drowning for a while.
Standing next to the bed were the great general Gentian, the general Xia Li and the doorman Gongsun Yan who rushed back from the Hexi Shousai.
Bai Xiangguo held General Long's hand, trembling, and his voice was low. "The king was ignorant, bewitched by the Qin people, and claimed to be the king in vain, which became the target of the public. The century-old foundation of the Great Wei Dynasty was ruined in one fell swoop, and he was old and incompetent, and he was ashamed of his ancestors! ”
"Old Xiangguo!" General Long was in tears. "You did your best! You and I have been in the same dynasty for decades, and the heart of the country is strong, but the sun and the moon can be right. You are the person of the heart of the ministers, and you are also the minister of the lord's country, if you go, the old man will not know what the sword is referring to! ”
"You should know what Jian Ge is referring to!" Baek Sang-kook panted. "Since Wu Qi seized Hexi, there has been a Jiazi, for these 700 miles of land, Qin and Wei have repeatedly fought wars, and Hexi white bones can be seen everywhere. The Qin people have clear grievances, and they will have to avenge the hatred of Hexi sooner or later, I am afraid that the general will have to drink this hatred! ”
"Xiangguo said, Gentian has a deep feeling. Over the years, the gentian has built the Great Wall outside, stored grain and grass inside, fortified everywhere, cautious, and always beware of the Qin people! ”
"Gongsun Martingale changed the law to strengthen Qin for several years, and now Wei Xiuhe, at the cost of his life, encouraged the Marquis of Wei to be king, and Qin was willing to surrender, but in fact set fire to Wei. The old man dares to decide, within a year, there will be a big war in Hexi, this 700 miles of rivers and mountains in Hexi, the old man will entrust you! ”
General Long choked up and said, "Gentian has written it down!" ”
Bai Zhi gasped for breath, and Gongsun Yan hurried over and gently supported his back.
After a while, Bai Xiangguo calmed down a little, and then turned his gaze to General Long. "General, talent is the foundation of the country, Wei is not short of military rate, only few talents. can rival Gongsun Marting, only Gongsun Yan is now. The old decay has been recommended many times, but my king... Alas! Wei first lost Wu Qi, and then lost Gongsun Ying, he can't lose him anymore! Just let him go with you, Hexi Defense, you can use it! ”
"Gentian should be kind to Gongsun Yan!"
Bai Zhi's eyes were searching, and the housekeeper who was kneeling on the ground knew what he was thinking, and moved forward with tears. "The second young master has gone to practice martial arts! Someone has been sent to call. ”
Bai Zhi cracked his mouth self-deprecatingly, but it was difficult to expression. "It must be gambling and drinking!" After speaking, a few old tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. "The eldest white eagle, the young man is vindictive, and he has gone against the law in a foreign land, and he has a successor. The second young white tiger is addicted to gambling money and drinking, although he has wives and concubines, but he has no descendants. He muttered to himself.
Leaning less, he turned to Gongsun Yan. "The dog is not good, and the old man is pampered. Gongsun Yan! Promise me to take him to Hexi and let him die in battle... Field... It... Up, don't..."
Bai Kui coughed sharply, his eyes straightened, twitched, and tilted his head to the side.
Inside and outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, there was a sudden sadness and crying.
Gentian discussed the future affairs of the old Xiangguo with Gongsun Yan and Xia Li, and did not dare to delay, got up and participated in the ceremony of being enthroned by the king.
Along the way, he thought about Xiangguo's dying words from time to time, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He has been guarding the west of the river for many years, only a river away from Qinsai, and the two look at each other without blocking. In the early years, the Qin people used horses to exchange grain for grain, but now they use grain to exchange for Wei horses. Merchants and merchants all said that Qin Gongsun Martingale changed the law to gain power, the country was rich and the soldiers were strong, and he secretly trained armored soldiers in the mountains. But Qin sent Gongsun Ying to Wei Xiuhe, and persuaded Wei Hou to ascend the throne and become king, and he promised to match Princess Qin and his own son's seal, which seems to be a fake. In the early years, when Qin was poor and scattered, they did not give in, they went into battle shirtless, starving to death. Now... Long Jia didn't dare to think about it anymore, he just wanted to participate in the enthronement ceremony of King Wei as soon as possible so that he could return to Hexi.
When he arrived in Daliang, he hurriedly congratulated King Wei first, and wanted to tell the news of Bai Lao Xiangguo's death and last words to King Wei, but when he saw King Wei's excited state, he buried it in his stomach.
At dusk, the greeting envoys sent by Uncle Zan in the morning came back one after another, but there was no one to come. On the third day of the ceremony, the envoy only brought back the small country of Zhongshan Jun and Song Guogong. The probe horse galloped and reported to the king of Wei, Yan, Qi, Chu, Han and other big countries that none of them came, only the prince of Qin and Gongsun Fuying led a hundred people to arrive.
Uncle Zan stood in front of King Wei with a hard head, and Gongzi Yin, Gentian and other ministers stood helplessly in ceremonial dresses.
There was silence in the row.
King Wei's originally excited expression became increasingly hideous, and Ji'er let out a long creepy smile. "Hahaha! … Hahaha! …”
Uncle Zan rolled his eyes and was busy playing the round. "Your Majesty, even though those big countries did not come, it was a hindrance to bow down to Your Majesty's face, and it was also expected by Your Majesty. But only this little Wei Guohou is close at hand, and the land of projectiles is not congratulated, but he can't say anything! ”
"That's because there's someone backing you up!" King Wei gritted his teeth. "I finally saw them clearly this time, it seems that the most trustworthy is still Qin Gong, as long as he helps me, see how I clean them up."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Uncle Gong continued to speak. "Take the old dog sacrifice knife of Wei Guo Ji Su, and kill the chickens and monkeys. Wei and I canine teeth, cut him, within ten days, the army can reach Diqiu! ”
"Erchen, please! Within ten days, Ji Susheng will be arrested and handed over to his father for conviction. ”
"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the old minister!" Gentian wanted to persuade the King of Wei to listen to Bai Xiangguo's words and stop ascending the throne, but when he saw the anger of the King of Wei, he suddenly thought of the scene when Xiangguo persuaded him to be driven out of the royal court, so he changed his original intention. "Your Majesty, let's treat the country of He first!"
"What the general said is extremely true!" Uncle Zan agreed. "After Your Majesty ascends the throne, the trip of the Son of Heaven is the way of heaven!"
"That's all it can be!" King Wei muttered to himself, and then loudly echoed. "Open the door and greet the envoys of the Qin State with the widows!"
Seeing the smiling King of Wei and his ministers wearing a crown and a royal robe appear at the gate of Yuan, Ying Si and Gongsun Ying were really surprised. But almost at the same time, Gongsun Martingale was the first to fall to the ground, and the stinger also fell to the ground and bowed three times together.
Yu Si said loudly: "The prince of the Principality of Great Wei and the Prince of Qin will knock to see His Majesty the Son of Heaven of Great Wei, and congratulate Your Majesty on your good health and longevity!" "The prince lives up to the professors of Gongsun Martingale all the way, and he is really fluent, but his childish voice is somewhat out of place.
Gongsun Ying sang with sophistication: "The vassal state of the Principality of Great Wei, the Great Liang of the Qin State knocked on His Majesty the Son of Heaven, and wished His Majesty the majesty of the world and the country forever!" ”
The kings of Wei and the ministers, as well as the first Duke of Zhongshan and the Duke of Song, were overjoyed.
King Wei walked over and pulled one in one hand. "Two Aiqing, please get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two of them bowed again.
Welcome music plays, and male and female dancers jump in pairs.
The king of Wei is in front, Ying Si, Gongsun Xuan is behind, Gongzi Wei, Gentian accompanies each other, and walks into the big tent. Uncle Gong praised the rest, asked the two princes to go to the stage first, and ordered someone to arrange for Gongsun Martingale to accompany him.
In the line, King Wei sat on the top and looked at the crown prince with a smile. "How is Gong Qin?" He had something to say.
Ying Si got up, stepped forward and bowed: "My father-in-law is bent on the king, and he wants to choose gifts in person, and he doesn't want to be tired and bedridden when he is leaving, and the high fever does not go away, and it is difficult to get up." I blame myself for losing the ceremony, and I ask Your Majesty for my guilt! ”
King Wei nodded slightly. "Gong Qin's mind, the widow has received it! Go back and tell Duke Qin that he still needs to be healthy, and the widow still relies on him! ”
Win goodbye. "Win Si on behalf of the father-in-law, thank Your Majesty for your grace of not sinning!"
"Excuse me, take a seat!" King Wei waved his hand magnificently.
When Gongsun Ying saw Gongzi staring at him, he knew that he was worried about the marriage of the daughter of the Duke of Qin. This matter was his own idea to confuse the king of Wei, and despite the opposition of many ministers, the king of Qin agreed.
He nodded at Gongzi Yin, turned to King Wei, and bowed to him. "Your Majesty Qi Qin, when Duke Qin heard that His Majesty had agreed to get married, he was overjoyed, and immediately prepared the princess's dowry. Although he was sick, he still reluctantly left the palace and sent the princess to the car with tears. At present, the five doctors have escorted the princess to Anyi, and after the ceremony, she can marry the general. ”
Gongzi was overjoyed, and made the uncle who had just entered the account inexplicable, so he had to smile, and said in his heart, you are really happy King Wei!
When King Wei heard this, he let out a long breath, looked around the left and right, and said with emotion: "Today, it seems that the only one who really supports the widow is the Duke of Qin!" ”
"Your Majesty, as long as Wei and Qin form an alliance, I'm afraid that those countries won't succeed!" Childe continued. "After the ceremony, the sons will invite soldiers to defend them!"
Gentian snorted, as if to remind him.
Gongsun Ying knew General Long's vigilance, nodded his head again and again, and said in response: "What the general said is extremely true! When Gongsun was leaving, the Duke of Qin personally held the martingale hand and said to the martingale, 'Please tell Your Majesty that Qin and Wei have married and should be allies in life and death. ’。 ”
"Duke Qin has such loyalty, and the widow is very relieved! Remember that after the ceremony, you must prepare for a grand wedding ceremony, and you must not compromise the beloved daughter of Duke Qin! Hahaha. "King Wei laughed from the heart this time.
"The retainers obey!" Childe also smiled even sweeter.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Congratulations to Gongzi!" Uncle Zan also laughed flatteringly.
Gentian was expressionless, and he stopped talking.
Gongsun Ying was so smart that he could already see it, and when he was laughing, he was also busy changing the topic, afraid that General Long's words would break each other's trust. "The moment of the ceremony is imminent, and the princes of the countries don't seem to have arrived, don't you haven't received your majesty's congratulations!"
Uncle Zan and Gongzi stopped laughing, showing regret.
King Wei sneered. "Gongsun Aiqing! They'll be there! ”
"Your Majesty Chengtian is by the way, there must be a way to invite you!" Gongsun Ying secretly angered the King of Wei. "If you want to go against the heavens, they are also worthy."
"What Aiqing said is very true, if you don't invite you, you can invite again, if you don't invite you, you can invite you, and you don't believe that there are guests who can't be invited!" King Wei suddenly became stern, and squeezed out words word by word from between his teeth. "General!"
"Erchen is here!" Childe took a step forward.
"According to Uncle Aiqing's performance, after the ceremony, 50,000 troops will be sent immediately to conquer and defend the country!" King Wei's tone was low and resentful. "Kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, and see which monkey dares to jump out again!"
Childe Wei was in good spirits. "The last general obeys!"
"Your Majesty!" Gentian really couldn't bear it, so rash, as Lao Xiangguo expected, he couldn't be silent anymore. But before he could speak, the deacon began to sing outside. "The time has come! Your Majesty! Respectfully the Ministers of the Nations! ”
King Wei couldn't wait to walk out, and everyone followed closely.
Gongsun Ying and Prince Yingsi glanced at each other, proud of each other, tacitly.
The ceremony of King Wei's enthronement was held as scheduled in the sound of ceremonial music, and it also ended hastily in the sound of singing and dancing. Subsequently, the wheels of the Wei army rolled and rushed to the border of the country with murderous spirit.