Chapter 44: Once Upon a Time in the Old Country: Long Mingtong
Qin and Chu is the oldest country in the world in the Three Realms, and it is also the only country in the Three Realms that absolutely takes blood as the principle of the throne, and has been pursuing the system of inheriting the throne with the blood of the Ying family and the high concentration of imperial power for thousands of years, which makes each generation of the crown prince of the imperial family smoothly claim the title of emperor and continue the huge power of a country.
But in order to restrain the excessively concentrated power in the hands of each emperor, Qin Chu has always adhered to a thousand-year-old iron law - "equal power." ”
In the first ten years of each emperor's succession, there will be a person of high moral standing and virtuous ability, or selected by the emperor or elected by the ministers. He divided the imperial power in the hands of the new emperor equally, fully assisted the new emperor in governing the country, and at the same time formed a balance of power with the new emperor, so that the country could develop harmoniously under such a balance of power. Until the end of the ten-year period, he automatically abdicates behind the scenes and returns all power. This person, who has a very high status in each dynasty, is known as the "equal-power person" in history.
——A few days later, Ying Zheng buried the old emperor according to the highest funeral rites of Qin and Chu, and the officials were there, and the whole country mourned. And after the king's funeral, all the civil and military officials of Qin and Chu also happened to gather in Xianyang Palace to discuss the top priority of Qin Chu's current leaderlessness.
As the second prince, Ying Zheng led the forces to defeat Xu Fu, who had been in trouble for many years, ending the absurd ten years, and giving the entire Qin Chu a new tomorrow, which seemed to be the most suitable candidate for the emperor.
However, according to the law, the emperor's throne has always been chosen by the previous emperor, and the traditional principle of the eldest son entering the throne is that there are many inconsistencies in this regard, so it eventually led to a democratic referendum of the ministers of the whole country.
Some people clearly expressed their support for Yingzheng ascending to the throne to lead Qin Chu, but there were also some people who declared that they did not support Yingzheng's ascension to the emperor, especially Xiang Yu, whose opposition was extremely firm. However, more people present were like Liu Bang...... Abandon the vote and stand in silence.
The meaning of the supporters is very clear, they are trying their best to move their footsteps into the camp of Yingzheng, and the purpose naturally faintly points to the chain of interests in the new dynasty. Everyone knows how important it is to stand in the right formation in this kind of emperor change.
There are also people who choose to stick to their own ideas, for example, those who oppose Yingzheng's ascension to the emperor have a very clear meaning, and they use their future fate as a bet to stick to their principles, and there are many reasons why they oppose Yingzheng, because Yingzheng's ascension to the emperor itself has many conflicts with the laws of Qin and Chu for thousands of years.
Only Xiang Yu, he is actually not confined to the old decree of the previous dynasty, he strongly opposes Ying Zheng just because of a certain feeling in his heart, when he saw Ying Zheng did not hesitate to throw down his 100,000 soldiers as the sacrifice and foil of the fighter, he felt from the bottom of his heart that Ying Zheng was not suitable to cooperate with their king and be the emperor of Qin Chu.
However, most of them eventually chose to abstain from voting and neutrality, and those people were neither willing to anger the future emperor of Qin and Chu, nor willing to violate the principles of the laws governing the ancient kingdom, so they remained neutral and waited to see what happened. This is actually a very wise choice, because no one knows what direction fate will eventually point, so they can wait and see, and first ensure their own safety......
Liu Bang also abstained from voting, but he had real confusion in his heart - whether Ying Zheng should be the emperor of Qin Chu or not - he was actually not very disgusted with Ying Zheng's sacrifice to the 100,000 soldiers, those who achieve great things must have sacrifices, and have the courage to sacrifice. And Yingzheng's actions did bring him a chance to win, and he eventually killed Xu Fu.
Therefore, Liu Bang did not doubt Ying Zheng's quality as an emperor at all, and even in a sense, Ying Zheng was perfect as an emperor - but Liu Bang was still very confused, he was not sure if the current Qin Chu really needed such a "perfect" monarch?
As a result, the discussion situation of the civil and military officials fell into a deadlock that could not be resolved for a while, but Ying Zheng, as the person concerned, could not express more opinions, all of which were actually expected by him, and he didn't care at all what the ministers of the court and China would choose, what he really cared about was the thoughts of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu......
In the few years that he was far away from the palace to contend with Xu Fu's troops, not only Liu Bang and Xiang Yu saw his potential, but he also saw the transcendence of these two people...... Their final decision was the same as Ying Zheng imagined, one was neutral and the other was opposed...... In short, none of them supported their ascension to the throne in the end.
But Ying Zheng is very calm...... In order to ascend to the emperor on this day, he has already made sufficient preparations......
Just when the civil and military officials were arguing, as the first lady of the first emperor, the first queen Miyue stood up and gave Yingzheng a crucial vote...... The queen is the existence of the mother of the world, and Mi Yue's support made Yingzheng finally successfully pass the national discussion that hundreds of officials are arguing about.
Ying Zheng finally succeeded in ascending to the throne and became the thirty-seventh emperor of Qin and Chu.
After January, the ascension is imminent.
Stepping on ancient music and bells, accompanied by purple smoke and sandalwood, Ying Zheng, who was dressed in imperial robes, ascended the throne of the gilded dragon seal step by step.
Looking back...... When he was ten years old, Xu Fu entered the palace through Miyue's relationship, and bewitched the emperor as an imperial doctor, gradually causing chaos to the entire imperial family and government affairs.
And he has always had his own pursuits, and it doesn't matter whether Xu Fu exists or not. But now that Xu Fu has appeared and formed an obstacle to his future, he will definitely eliminate Xu Fu as well.
So ten years later, he escaped from the palace and began to build up his own armed forces to compete with Xu Fu. During those years of war, he gathered Zhong Wuyan, Bian Que, and Miyamoto one by one, and condensed them into his own organic strength......
Ying Zheng always knew that for his distant ambitions, he needed the assistance of many strong people, and now everything will just start...... That's right, the throne of Emperor Qin Chu is just the beginning!
Just when Ying Zheng sat on the throne, next to him, a simple and heavy black jade seat was placed, and Mi Yue sat up after Ying Zheng, as the new emperor of Qin and Chu, and Ying Zheng on the throne as the new emperor of Qin and Chu was on an equal footing - as the first queen of Qin and Chu, Mi Yue herself was actually the most suitable candidate for this equalizer, and no one objected at all.
On the occasion of ascending to the emperor, Ying Zheng also enshrined his special courtiers, Zhong Wuyan as the general after the country, Bian Que as the chief imperial physician, and Bai Qi as the generalissimo of Qin and Chu...... But the last scene shocked the Manchu civil and military.
“…… Finally, all the secretaries know that the important principle of the country in the thousands of years since the founding of my Qin and Chu countries - the border of the country separated from the ancient land - and now I will entitle the two new generals as the protector of the king, and guard the border line of Qin and Chu with a heart of ten thousand hearts! ”
"Xiang Yu, I have named you the king of Chu who protects the country, and immediately take heavy troops to Longshun City to guard the right flank of the border. Liu Bang, I have appointed you as the king of Han to protect the country, and I will immediately send troops to Huyao City to guard the left flank of the border - you all know the weight of the border city very well, and I now entrust the heavy responsibility of this country to the hands of the two of you, as the new protector of Qin and Chu, you are up to the task? ”
Everyone present, including Xuanhou Miyue, did not understand Yingzheng's move...... Mi Yue was especially puzzled in her heart, it was clear that Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were a huge obstacle to Yingzheng's imperial power, why did he entrust such an important position to them - to protect the king, that is to protect the king! The power in the country of Qin and Chu is second only to the emperor and the equalizer, and the protector of the king is above 10,000 people under one person!
And Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were the most shocked in the audience - they knew the importance of the Qin-Chu border, and they also knew that the two of them were probably the most worthy people in Qin-Chu today, but they still never thought that Yingzheng would give them the name of the protector of the king with such a heavy position.
Don't forget, at the Qin and Chu State Meetings not long ago, none of them supported Yingzheng's throne. As the opposing party, they have already thought of various measures in their hearts to target them and exclude dissidents...... But I really didn't expect that instead of punishing Yingzheng, he gave them such a high position.
But Xiang Yu Liu Bang, who was shocked in his heart, of course, still quickly made a statement - "Your Majesty's holy decree, we will do our best to suppress the border city!" ”
All this Manchu civil and military, and even the people of the whole country saw it, and in one day, Yingzheng established an image of a Ming Jun in Qin Chu who ignored his past suspicions and valued his talents, and all the people returned to their hearts for a while.
——Qin Chu Fengqi Mountain——
Zhang Liang stepped on the void, suspended in the endless mountain wind, staring at the page of the ancient book of words and spirits in his hand, with a contemplative expression.
Suddenly, Zhang Liang turned around and walked into the Purple Sandalwood Temple in the void. In the temple, Jiang Shang, who has crane hair and white beard, is sitting at a sandalwood table, listening to the song of birds and sipping tea.
"Teacher, has anything happened to Qin Chu recently?" Zhang Liang looked at Jiang Shang, and the ancient book of words and spirits in his hand was still open.
"Huh? Do you care about the things of the world? Jiang Shang raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Liang, who was hanging in front of him, with a puzzled face.
“…… No, I'm translating and reading ancient books, and I'm a little confused, and I feel that it has something to do with state affairs......"
"Hmm...... There have indeed been great changes in Qin Chu recently...... Jiang Shang turned his face, glanced lightly at the clouds and mist in the sky, and said lightly, "The old emperor died, Xu Fu was killed, the imperial power was replaced, and the second prince Yingzheng ascended the throne." ”
"Oh......" Zhang Liang nodded slightly, his eyes fell on the page opened by the ancient book of words and spirits, and looked at the prophecy made up of mysterious words and spirits - "The beginning of the thousand years of chaos, the dragon's bright pupils." ”
——Jinyuan Wollongong——
A cute little cardinal fluttered its little wings in the air and flew into a quaint grass house.
The little finch was very fat, like a red pompom ball, but its posture was unexpectedly light, as if a feather gently fell on the middle-aged man wearing a hat and weaving straw sandals on the east side of the grass house.
Liu Bei put down the straw sandals in his hand, lowered his head gently, and listened to the little cardinal on his shoulder squeaking.
The little cardinal chirped a few times and then flew off Liu Bei's shoulder, flying lightly in the grass house. But Liu Bei's gentle eyes were a little more solemn, he raised his head and looked at the light blue-haired man who was sitting in the inner hall of the grass house reading, only to see that the man was sitting quietly in front of the desk, holding a book and reading, his breath was restrained and elegant.
"Kong Ming, you really expect things like a god...... The new emperor of Qin Chu is indeed the second prince Yingzheng! Liu Bei said with a calm face, but there was no trace of admiration in his tone.
"The lord has won the award. However, Ying Zheng's movements are very fast......" The man looked at Liu Bei, bowed slightly, nodded to Liu Bei, and smiled at the corner of his mouth.
Hearing the conversation between the two, the two men sitting on the west side of the cottage were also obviously taken aback.
"Mr. God, Guan admires!" One of them had a long beard on his bare face, a green robe and armor, but when he saw him caressing his three-foot long beard, he bowed his hand to Kong Ming, who was sitting in front of the copywriter.
"Awesome! We are separated from Qin Chuguo by thousands of miles, sir, you can figure it out. I Zhang Fei didn't even help the old lady, so I will obey you. The other person had tiger eyes and a majestic appearance, and he also smiled at Kong Ming.
The two generals were serious...... Kong Ming is not as brave as the two generals, so he naturally has to do his best to see the situation clearly. Kong Ming said with a smile to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
"But sir, with all due respect. I really don't understand one thing, we are obviously facing such a tense war situation in Jinyuan, why are you and my eldest brother still worrying about Qin Chu's affairs all day long...... They are tens of millions of miles away from us, don't say anything about the second prince, he is just changing the second fool to be the emperor, and it has nothing to do with us! Zhang Fei glared at the tiger and asked suspiciously.
Zhang Fei has always been rough, and the sentence "two fools" made everyone laugh.
"Huh...... Yide, that's what you didn't see. Although we are facing the situation of Jinyuan, we have to see the situation of the whole world...... Although the three borders of Jinyuan, Qinchu and even Tang Cao are separated by the Henggu River, this world is also called the Three Realms instead of just Jinyuan...... In this chess game in the world, every chess piece has an inextricable impact on the situation. ”
"Oh sir, I don't listen to these clouds, you can be more straightforward." Zhang Fei frowned and asked Kong Ming again.
"To put it simply......" Kong Ming smiled and said again, "Just because of Yingzheng's ascension to the emperor, there will be no more major wars in Jinyuan in a few years." ”
"Years without a fight...... Kong Ming, why are you so sure? Liu Bei on the side asked softly.
"Because after Yingzheng ascended to the emperor, Cao Cao, the leader of the Wei forces, and Zhou Yu, the spokesman of the Wu forces, will increase their attention to Qin and Chu, and will make a truce to raise troops in the following time. The reason is, they must all know - Yingzheng is a person with the eyes of the dragon! ”
——Tang Cao Xuanwumen——
The wind is light and the clouds are light, the sun is warm and the sky is clear, a woman in a purple robe is lying on the gold-patterned royal chair, bathed in the mild sunshine, and a group of palace maids are either holding peacock fans or serving ice plum soup, standing aside.
Xuanwu Gate is a place where the aura of slaughter is naturally condensed, but she is happy to rest here.
"Your Majesty, the General Bureau of Dali Temple and the Prime Minister of the Dynasty, Lord Di Renjiedi, is asking to see you in the main palace."
"Pass him over." Wu Xiao narrowed his eyes and exhaled softly, with a condensed imperial temperament between his words.
Not long after, a middle-aged man with a clean face and clear eyebrows walked into the Xuanwu Gate and bowed nine steps away from Wu Cao.
"Weichen Di Renjie, meet Your Majesty."
After hearing Wu Cao's lazy "no courtesy", he approached Wu Cao's side.
"Huaiying, I heard that someone pulled out the giant sword 'Cangxiao' sealed in the dark phoenix abyss of Dali Temple, is this serious?" Wu Cao still said in a lazy voice.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. The one who pulled out the giant sword 'Cangxiao' was a woman named Mulan. Di Renjie replied.
"Woman? can be recognized by the sky...... Well, I admire her. The corners of Wu Cao's mouth showed a slight smile.
"Well, it's amazing. But Wei Chen didn't come for this matter this time......" Di Renjie raised his eyes and looked at Wu Cao who was lying on the imperial chair, his eyes were slightly solemn.
"I know why you're here......" Wu Cao's voice was still lazy.
"This new emperor of Qin Chu is not simple............ Di Renjie said in a deep voice, his words simple but very profound.
"I ...... Something to know. Wu Cao said, his voice slightly more serious, "Don't worry too much, be ourselves, and wait and see." ”
Wechen heard...... Ying Zheng has eyes like a double dragon......" Di Renjie paused word by word, and said with a solemn expression, "This is a huge threat to us—not at the level of strength, but at the level of fate!" ”
"I know...... Let's wait and see what happens. ”
The dragon's bright pupil, that's the face of the emperor!