Shen Qing had no choice but to take back the letter paper and read it softly: "Respectfully present to His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince: I was shocked to hear that His Highness was injured, and I was terrified, so I prayed day and night for His Highness to be safe......

Qin Lei scolded with a smile: "This must be Xu Ge's bullshit kid, it seems that he is still alive." ”

Shen Qing nodded and smiled: "It was indeed written by Captain Xu." He continued: "A few of us are fine, except for bad food and too many mosquitoes along the way, we didn't touch a single hair of Qi Bing. Only Ma Kui's unlucky guy was wiped out, and only he broke through with more than a hundred people. ”

Qin Lei feigned anger and said: "Straight lady thief, Lao Tzu has also been beaten to the ground, isn't he also unlucky, see how I clean him up." ”

Shen Qing could see that although His Highness had broken thoughts on his lips, he was obviously much more relaxed. He continued: "By the time we arrived at the assembly point, you had already been sent back to China by the brothers of the Tiger Army, and I regret that I didn't have time to see your old side. ”

Qin Lei was speechless depressed, Shi Wei and Shen Qing had already told him that Tie Ying handed over his handwritten letter to the emperor in time, and the emperor really had a great joy and sent more than 8,000 people from the Soul Tiger Ben Army of the Forbidden Army to meet and ambush the Baisheng cavalry that was following behind. As a result, he was half-dead and was sent back to China directly, and missed the good show of the Tiger Ben encircling and annihilating the Baisheng Army.

Shen Qing ignored Qin Lei's pain and continued to read: "However, if we follow the Tiger Ben Army to annihilate the two battalions of the Baisheng Army, it can be regarded as avenging your old man." ”

Qin Lei stood up, snorted, and said indignantly: "Is Lao Tzu that old? I'm only seventeen. ”

Shen Qing finished reading the last few sentences: "Now that Your Majesty has left us to serve in the formation, when the battle is over, we will go back to serve your old man, you can be patient and recuperate." Good bye. Xu Ge Shi Yong Hou Xin. ”

After listening to the letter, Qin Lei smiled at Shen Qing and said, "Seeing that they and Tieying have been left to serve in the army, are you envious?" ”

Shen Qing thought about it, but still nodded, he felt that there was no need to hide his thoughts in front of His Highness.

Qin Lei patted him on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "This is a war of the previous generation, I promise you that in a few years, I will give you a one that belongs to us." ”

Shen Qing's slightly boiling heart was gently patted by Qin Lei, and he calmed down like water again.

This year, Qin Lei was just seventeen years old, and Shen Qing was only eighteen years old.

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When there are three points today, Qin accounts for one. There are nine provinces and one hundred and eight prefectures in Western Qin, among which Zhili Province, also known as Guannai Province, is the land of Gyeonggi. The capital of the capital of the Qin State, the head of one hundred and eight states, is located in Zhili.

After passing the Tangzhou Wei of Zhili Province, it is considered to have entered the ground of Kyoto. The originally wide official road has been opened up for three points, and the ten-zhang wide avenue is full of cars and cars, from which they all drive in all directions, or from all directions to gather in the middle of the capital of the convoy business travelers in an endless stream, the Great Qin Dynasty is thriving.

It has long been discovered that planting trees on both sides of the road can effectively prevent the invasion of wind and sand on the official road and prevent dust. In summer, it can also prevent heat stroke and cool down. It also looks beautiful and generous.

Therefore, on both sides of the official roads of the Qin State, there are all kinds of street trees, among which the poplars that are tall and straight, easy to plant and grow fast are the majority. These street trees, also known as official trees, belong to the property of governments at all levels and are not allowed to be cut down by private individuals.

As the first good place, there are six rows of street trees planted in the middle capital, which are divided into official roads. The outermost layer is a 10-zhang tall poplar tree, and the middle layer is planted with a plane tree, which is also 10 zhang high.

On the innermost side of the official road are two rows of precious ginkgo trees, straight and tall, lush, and unsightly. These ginkgo trees were planted by Qin Gaozong when the country was founded more than 200 years ago, symbolizing the long fortune of Great Qin and its longevity for thousands of years. The folk are known as "Gongsun Shurong, Great Qin Xinglong".

Ginkgo biloba has also become the favorite plant of the Qin people and is endowed with special significance. Whenever a Qin person goes to Beijing from other places and sees the first ginkgo tree, they know that they have entered the last stage of this journey. I often get off the horse and get off the bus for the last rest before entering Beijing. The leader of the procession will take out the incense burner and candlestick, put on the three fruits and five foods to worship, and pray for all the best and peace after entering Beijing. If the leaves of the ginkgo tree fall from the tree at this time, the traveler will take it as a good omen and will surely have everything coming true.

A month after the convoy escorting Qin Lei left Hangu Pass, they finally saw the first ginkgo tree.

Qin Lei didn't know the custom of worshipping ginkgo, and when the Imperial Forest Army Captain Fu who escorted Qin Lei invited him to preside over the memorial service, he was a little stunned. After listening to the explanation of the young officer named Huangfu Shengwen, he gladly accepted this effortless task.

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The tall ginkgo trees with a canopy of clouds block out the scorching midday sun, and the shade of the large trees is cool, as if it were another world. Qin Lei got out of the carriage and came to the smoky offering platform under the shade of the trees. The offering platform is one zhang long, two feet wide, five feet high, it is the texture of good white marble, the surface of the platform is embossed with exquisite patterns, Qin Lei fixed his eyes to see, it is Qingyun, Zhuluo, Ruyi and other Zen totems.

As he often said to Shen Qing, he buried his doubts in his heart and waited for the right opportunity to solve them.

Shen Qing led people to put the incense burner, candlesticks, snacks and fruits and other offerings on the offering table, then stepped back and stood behind Qin Lei with the Imperial Forest Army.

Qin Lei twisted a pillar of golden incense, lit it on the candlestick, held it above his head with both hands, bowed three times to the old ginkgo tree behind the offering table, and said in his mouth: "Hold my incense and candles, worship my grandson." Pray for my grandson and peace for me. ”

Hundreds of people in the back followed in unison: "Pray for my grandson, bless me for safety......" The voice was neat and uniform, revealing incomparable piety.

Qin Lei respectfully inserted the incense into the incense burner. Raising the wine bud with his left hand, he dipped his right index finger lightly in the wine, flicked it three times to the sky and the earth, and then slowly sprinkled the wine on the ground in front of the table. If it is three times, the ceremony is completed.

After doing all this, both Qin Lei and the guards felt their spirits lifted, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of reverence for Zhongdu, which was ninety miles away.

Qin Lei shook his head and shook this feeling out of his head. He admired the five-body devotional of his predecessors who designed this kind of worship before entering the city in order to achieve a stable social order and increase the sense of belonging to the country.

After the worship, everyone changed their costumes and prepared to enter Beijing. It is said that a big man will greet him at a long pavilion ten miles outside the city.

Under the service of Shen Qing and Shi Wei, Qin Lei put on the royal dress of the Qin State for the first time.

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