Zhangtai Palace in the middle of the night is silent.

At this time, in the empty hall, there was a sudden call from Yingzheng.

"Little Gaozi, bring the wine!"

Zhao Gao's figure walked in briskly from outside the hall.

"The king has always been self-disciplined, and he never drinks alcohol at night, what's the matter these days?"

Ying Zheng had a smile on his face, pressed one hand on the table, looked at the bamboo slip on the table and said: "Such a strange text, how can there be no wine!" ”

In the past few days, in the main hall where Ying Zheng is located, empty wine jars can always be seen on both sides of the bookcase, and there is always a strong aroma of wine in the big study.

Ying Zheng has often drunk the case in the past few days, and then looked at the "Tao Jing" written by Ye Qianqiu and marveled again and again.

He saw the vastness of heaven and the insignificance of humanity, and saw Ye Qianqiu's understanding of the Great Dao, since Yingzheng refined qi and refining gods, he was also full of endless interest in immortality, which was originally full of illusory colors.

If his lifespan can be like that of Da Chun, then Da Qin Wannian will no longer be an empty slogan.

In the past, although he practiced martial arts, he had never experienced the wonders of heaven and earth.

It wasn't until he got the method of refining qi and refining gods from Mr. Ye that he realized that the potential of people is really endless.

In the past few days and nights, he has read the twelve chapters of the "Tao Sutra" with hunger and thirst.

After reading these twelve articles, there is only a feeling of unfinished content in my heart.

The hidden truths in the Tao Sutra need to be studied over and over again in order to gain something.

In the past few days, he has sometimes chanted aloud, sometimes meditated, and realized the insignificance of human beings compared to heaven and earth.

He wants to create an immortal cause, and he has too many ambitions and ideals to achieve.

Life has been in a hurry for decades, how can he do what he thinks in his heart?

The last time I read a book that made Ying Zheng so crazy, it was when I read "Han Feizi" brought back by Li Si, and I was so shocked.

The shock of "Han Feizi" to Ying Zheng made Ying Zheng not hesitate to take the risk to go to Xinzheng, went to see Han Fei in person, and wanted to invite Han Fei to participate in the grand event and create an unprecedented great achievement.

The shock of this "Tao Sutra" to Ying Zheng is more to give Ying Zheng a kind of hope, a kind of hope that can prove the road to immortality.

Ying Zheng has read a lot of books for many years, but none of the books can give him such an indescribable strange feeling.

Reading "The Book of Shang Jun" is like climbing the majestic peak to see the small of the mountains, and what is rushing in the chest is the heart of the decisive battle of splitting the mountain and opening the way to the avenue.

Reading "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period", it is like coming all the way from a distant desolate land, the rise and fall of the past dynasties are as vivid as in front of you, and the rise and fall of allusions to the ancestors are like a few treasures, whether you agree or disagree, you will suddenly sigh with emotion.

Reading "Lao Tzu" is a groping for a boundless and profound wisdom, which may give insight into a strange treasure or pick up a useless straw.

It seems to be a strange stone in the ocean, some people regard it as the peak of ten thousand thousands, some people regard it as a comfortable pillow, some people regard it as a divine weapon, and some people regard it as a pure heart medicine stone.

However, no matter how you try to figure it out, its soul is shrouded in boundless mystery, which makes you feel a kind of mediocrity and insignificance in the face of the wise.

Reading "Zhuangzi", a kind of mystery, a kind of free and easy, a kind of remoteness, a kind of supernatural transformation, a kind of mirage, a kind of life and death, with the unpredictable state of mind haunts you.

You can sigh at the Kunpeng that flies thousands of miles but doesn't know where to go, or you can angrily despise the squeaky and real pengjian sparrow, but in the end, you will be at a loss and don't know what you are.

Reading the "Tao Sutra" will give people a hope that life can have infinite possibilities, the freedom hidden between the lines, the persistence of the avenue, after reading the whole book, in the mind, as if a membrane has been punctured.

Ying Zheng seemed to find that it turned out that God rewards hard work, and it can also be like this.

He seemed to understand why there were so many hermits of Taoism seeking immortality among the mountains and rivers.

That is the purest instinct and desire from the bottom of the human heart!

Survival!

From the princes and generals to the common people, who doesn't admire immortality?

Ying Zheng has determined that this "Tao Jing" will become a masterpiece of Taoism through the ages, and it is destined to be regarded as a supreme treasure by future Taoist practitioners.

This Taoist book is unprecedentedly broad and profound, and it is difficult to figure out its essence after the first reading, and it is only after intensive reading that you can appreciate its indestructibility.

If Lao Tzu is the pioneer who founded Taoism, Zhuangzi and Liezi are the inheritors of Taoism.

Then Taixuanzi will be the master of Taoism.

Ying Zheng now understands why Mr. Taixuan can reunify the two sects of Taoism and Heaven and Man that have been divided for nearly three hundred years in less than a year.

In this post-Zhuzi era when the sons passed away at the end of the Warring States Period, only Xunzi could make the world look sideways.

But now, Ying Zheng can say with certainty that Taoist Taixuanzi will become an existence as bright as Xunzi.

"Mr. Taixuan, he is really a natural talent."

"Heaven does not give birth to too Xuanzi, and the avenue is as eternal as a long night."

Ying Zheng stroked the bamboo slips on the table, and the excitement on his face had not yet dissipated.

Zhao Gao stood aside, looking at the heroic King Qin, only to feel that since Taixuanzi and King Qin talked at night on the boat, King Qin seemed to have become more confident and calm than before.

Zhao Gao was carefully thinking about everything about Taixuanzi, he knew that in the future Qin State, Taixuanzi would be a pivotal figure.

……

Just when Ying Zheng couldn't sleep all night because of the twelve chapters of the "Tao Sutra".

Ye Qianqiu was also instructing Xiaoyaozi in Baiyunzhai, a Taoist stronghold on Changyang Street.

Xiaoyaozi was originally a heroic man in Guanzhong, with outstanding martial arts, and after worshipping Taoism, he turned to the Taoist method of refining qi.

Xiaoyaozi is highly talented, and in less than a year, he has made a lot of progress.

Being able to confront the first-class assassin of the Heavenly Peak level and retreat with his whole body shows that his strength is very strong.

At the very least, it's higher than the current Gainie.

Although Gai Nie is the chief swordsmanship teacher under the throne of Qin, his kendo has not yet been formed, and he is not an opponent when facing black and white Xuanjian alone, and he is naturally not an opponent when facing the sun.

Ye Qianqiu personally instructed Xiaoyaozi, but in fact, he still valued Xiaoyaozi's ability to do things.

In Xianyang, the capital city of the gathering of storms and clouds, there will be many unexpected situations in the future.

Without a certain degree of adaptability, it is absolutely not possible.

Xiaoyaozi's ability to do things, Ye Qianqiu is still quite satisfied.

Ye Qianqiu came to Xianyang to help Yingzheng.

At present, the power of the Qin court is complicated, there are the Chang Yu faction who has become the climate with the help of the Empress Dowager Zhao, the six foreign scholars led by Xiangbang Lü Buwei, and the Chu family headed by the Empress Dowager Huayang.

If you want Ying Zheng to take over the power of Qin from these people in peace, you have to eradicate some people and win over some people.

Ye Qianqiu can do a lot of things, but if you want to find out the truth of these people, you must have enough people to listen to the news.

The net has deep roots in the Qin country, so Ye Qianqiu has to attack the net first.

If you can control a murder weapon like Luo Wang in your hands and do a lot of things, you will naturally be much more handy.

And if you want to break through the net, it seems that at present, you can only start from the sun.

There is no doubt that he obeyed Lü Buwei's orders.

But who controls the net, and how many hidden hands are behind the scenes.

Ye Qianqiu has to figure out these things.

Therefore, Ye Qianqiu already has a plan.

That is to find an opportunity to clean up the sun, and it would be great if you could get more clues from the sun.

If he can't, he plans to make Xiaoyaozi the new occultation after he kills him.

Therefore, he wants to raise Xiaoyaozi's strength to another level in the short term.

However, since Xiaoyaozi fought with the sun, the sun has never appeared around him again, and his whereabouts have never been monitored again.

The sun did not appear, and he could not find the whereabouts of the sun covering.

When necessary, he will go to Lü Buwei's mansion to startle the snake, so that the sun will take the initiative to appear.

Fortunately, there is still time, and if you want Xiaoyaozi's strength to improve enough, it is natural that the longer the better.

If Ying Zheng wants to be pro-government, he must obtain the consent of Wenxin Hou Lü Buwei and Empress Dowager Zhao.

At the moment, Lü Buwei didn't want to hand over power, and Empress Dowager Zhao also excused herself that Yingzheng was not stable enough, and it would take two years to learn and temper.

Chang Yu was also named the Marquis of Changxin for a while, but it took some time for his ambitions to swell to the point of rebellion.

Therefore, now, Ye Qianqiu still has enough time.

He had time to dig up the rhizomes of Luo Net's in Qin.

Originally, he didn't plan to stay in Xianyang for longer, but the plan couldn't catch up with the changes.

Judging from the current situation, before Yingzheng did not have a pro-government, he could only stay in the Qin State temporarily.

I'm afraid that after Yingzheng is in power, he will not be able to leave Xianyang to travel around Zhao Yan and Qichu.

Right now, Xiaoyaozi didn't know anything about Ye Qianqiu's plan.

I only thought that Ye Qianqiu, the head of the house, favored him, and practiced very hard every day.

Ye Qianqiu's guidance to Xiaoyaozi is also tailor-made.

For several days, Ye Qianqiu stayed at home and gave one-on-one guidance to Xiaoyaozi.

Until more than half a month later.

That night.

The night sky is like a wash, and the river is bright.

I saw a burst of white light in the deep blue night sky, and it turned out to be a huge comet dragging its long tail, crossing the night sky like lightning!

Ye Qianqiu stood in front of the window, watching the appearance of the second broom star in this month, and he already knew in his heart that something big was probably going to happen in the Qin State.

Sure enough.

Within two days, he heard the news of the death of the general of the Qin State, Meng Fu.

A generation will fall stars.

The proclamation jointly signed by the Qin Wang Yingzheng and the Empress Dowager, the Marquis of Changxin, and the Marquis of Wenxin was urgently issued to the government and the opposition to mourn the general Meng Fu.

On the day of the funeral, Lü Buwei and King Yingzheng of Qin personally carried the hearse, and the 36 generals of the Qin army and 5,000 elite iron horsemen were all dressed in sackcloth to protect the mausoleum, and sent Meng Fu to the cemetery next to the cemetery of King Qin Zhao.

The Qin people were grateful for Meng's loyalty, diligence and uprightness, and many people in Xianyang City went to escort the coffin, and the cry on the south bank of Weishui shook the sky.

……

Two more days passed.

The female disciples of the Yin and Yang family, who were destined to inherit the two titles of Dongjun and Moon God, came to Baiyunzhai where Ye Qianqiu was staying.

"From today on, the two of us sisters will follow my husband to serve tea and water."

Dongjun looked at Ye Qianqiu and smiled lightly, as if he had forgotten how Ye Qianqiu sent the two of them away more than half a month ago.

Although the moon god was a little colder, he was also standing in front of Ye Qianqiu's door, and he had no intention of leaving.

Ye Qianqiu looked at the two little girls who had disappeared for more than half a month, and couldn't help laughing: "Did the Eastern Emperor Taiyi ask you to come?" ”

Dongjun smiled lightly and said, "Your Excellency Donghuang said that Mr. Taixuan will not go to see him, so it is naturally okay." ”

"However, he can't come to see Mr. either."

Ye Qianqiu smiled: "Oh? Why is that? ”

Dongjun said: "Your Excellency the Eastern Emperor said that the time has not yet come. ”

Ye Qianqiu looked at the two little girls and said, "Then what does he want to do when he sends you two here?" ”

Dongjun said: "Your Excellency Donghuang said that Mr. Taixuan is a sage figure who comes out of Taoism once in 500 years, let us learn from Mr. Taixuan." ”

Ye Qianqiu smiled: "Why should I keep you? ”

Dongjun said: "Sir can not keep us, but we will always stay here, and we will follow him wherever he goes, until Sir agrees to keep us." ”

Ye Qianqiu looked at the moon god who had stood aside for a long time without saying a word, and said, "Girl, do you think so too?" ”

The moon god nodded, bowed to Ye Qianqiu and said, "Please take in Mr. Taixuan, we can do anything for Mr." ”

Ye Qianqiu smiled faintly, looking at the two girls, for a while, he couldn't figure out what the Donghuang Taiyi guy meant by sending the two girls over.

According to the relationship between the Yin and Yang family and the Taoist family in the past, the behavior of the Eastern Emperor Taiyi to send a woman was definitely ill-intentioned.

Moreover, these two girls are going to inherit the titles of Dongjun and the Moon God.

After thinking about it, Ye Qianqiu still shook his head and said, "You two should leave, the friendship between the Taoist family and the Yin and Yang family is not good to this point." ”

As soon as the words fell, Ye Qianqiu raised his hand and closed the door.

The moon god and Dongjun, who had eaten the closed door, glanced at each other, and had to leave Baiyunzhai for the time being.

Rewind the clock to a few days ago.

In the underground palace of the Yin and Yang family.

Donghuang Taiyi looked at the broom star that crossed the sky, and muttered in a low voice: "The star will fall, and the destiny of heaven will not be violated." ”

"The originally clear sky, because of the appearance of Taixuanzi, fell into chaos again."

"The reincarnation of fate is about to be subverted."

"The fate of the Yin and Yang family will also change with it."

"Where is the limit of heaven and man?"

Donghuang Taiyi, who had been chattering with the gods, summoned Dongjun and the moon god, and instructed the second daughter: "Your mission has appeared. ”

"Stay by Taixuanzi's side, try to win his trust, don't anger him easily, his energy is greater than you think."

"Taixuanzi will be a vital part of the fate of all living beings."

It was the first time that Dongjun and the Moon God had seen His Excellency the Eastern Emperor treat a person so cautiously.

So, the two cleaned up and came to Baiyunzhai again, hoping to follow Ye Qianqiu and become Ye Qianqiu's entourage.

Dongjun and the moon god, who were rejected by Ye Qianqiu, only left the guest room where Ye Qianqiu was, but did not leave the range of Baiyunzhai.

The two sisters are of the same age, they have always worshiped the Eastern Emperor Taiyi as a god, and they will spare no effort to complete the things that the Eastern Emperor Taiyi ordered.

This time, they must become Ye Qianqiu's guards.

But right now, it doesn't seem to work.

In the face of a Taoist master like Taixuanzi, it is not a simple matter to change his views and decisions.

Dongjun and the moon god sat in the lobby of Baiyunzhai, you look at me, I look at you, there is no good way for a while.

Dongjun said: "It seems that we can only continue to wait here." ”

The moon god nodded and said, "There will be a turnaround." ”

……

Early the next morning, Ye Qianqiu's door was knocked open.

It was the two girls of the moon god and Dongjun who came, and the moon god carried a basin of water, with a towel on his shoulder, and the water basin was still steaming.

Dongjun took the teapot, stood at the door, and said respectfully to Ye Qianqiu: "Sir, get up early, it's time to wash." ”

Seeing this, Ye Qianqiu waved his hand and asked the two girls to put down their things and leave.

The two girls were obedient, put down their things and went out.

For several days in a row, the moon god and Dongjun of the dignified Yin and Yang family served tea and water, and when they arrived, they also sent food to Ye Qianqiu.

Ye Qianqiu didn't refuse, but he didn't open his mouth to accept what they left behind.

Until this day, Gang Chengjun Cai Ze came to visit Ye Qianqiu again and invited Ye Qianqiu to talk about it again.

Ye Qianqiu readily agreed and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion with Cai Ze.

It has been three months since he arrived in Xianyang.

The last time I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion was more than two months ago.

For more than two months, he didn't seem to be doing anything, but he was just waiting for a suitable moment.

He sent the "Tao Jing" to Yingzheng, and he was also reminding Lü Buwei that Yingzheng, the king of Qin, had grown up and had his own choice.

Ye Qianqiu believed that Lu Buwei must have planted eyeliner beside Yingzheng.

The relationship between Yingzheng and him, Lü Buwei must also be clear.

With Lü Buwei's acumen, he naturally knew that he wanted to help King Yingzheng of Qin.

Now, it seems that Lü Buwei can't sit still.

In the past, Yingzheng had no helpers, but now Yingzheng has his help, which is naturally incomparable.

……

Ye Qianqiu and Cai Ze had just arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion had already greeted them attentively.

The seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, the head of the prime minister's house, is not an ordinary person, but at this moment, with a smiling face, and Ye Qianqiu said respectfully: "Mr. Taixuan, Gang Chengjun, please here, Xiangbang has been waiting for the two of you for more than a long time." ”

As he spoke, he led the two to a courtyard in the deepest part of the Xiangbang Mansion.

When I walked outside the courtyard, I saw that the garden was full of bamboo forests.

Last time I came, I didn't see each other here.

The housekeeper had already gone in early to report.

In a moment, loud laughter could be heard in the courtyard.

I saw a person with cloth clothes scattered and soft sleeves walking leisurely from the bamboo forest path, it was Lu Buwei.

At this time, Lü Buwei did not look like a powerful minister, but like a hermit who had lived in the mountains and wilderness for a long time.

Lu Buwei in this outfit is more relaxed and free than Lu Buwei more than two months ago.

I saw Lu Buwei smiling and arching his hand towards Ye Qianqiu and Cai Ze.

"Mr. Taixuan, Gang Chengjun, it's really not slow."

Cai Ze said with a smile: "Mr. Taixuan knew that it was Xiangbang's invitation, and he didn't shirk it, so he naturally didn't come slowly." ”

Ye Qianqiu said with a smile: "I don't know why Prime Minister Qin invited me to come today?" ”

Lu Buwei raised his hand and said, "The two of you, please speak inside." ”

The three of them walked towards the courtyard.

This deep courtyard in the prime minister's mansion is not big, but it is the willows covering the green bamboo, walking on the stone path in the forest, the breeze is coming slowly, and there is no dampness, heat and depression, and I suddenly feel refreshed.

Ye Qianqiu said with a smile: "I didn't expect that there was such a leisurely place in the Prime Minister's Mansion. ”

Lü Buwei said: "In the past, before I became the prime minister of Qin, I traveled around the world to do business, and my favorite thing was such a quiet place. ”

"It's just that in recent years, I have been busy with government affairs, and I rarely have time to sit in a quiet place, so I let people build this elegant garden in the house."

"When you're upset, sit down."

The three of them walked all the way into the courtyard, and after passing the bamboo forest, they saw two thatched huts surrounded by willows.

In front of the thatched hut courtyard, there is a thatched pavilion hidden under the thick shade of willows, and a copper stove for boiling tea on the stone table under the thatched pavilion is steaming out a strange fragrance leisurely.

Ye Qianqiu had a smile on his face and said, "It seems that Xiangbang invited me today, not to invite me to tea." ”

Lü Buwei invited Ye Qianqiu and Cai Ze to sit down in front of the stone case in Maoting.

Lu Buwei sat opposite Ye Qianqiu and said, "Mr. Taixuan's "Tao Sutra" made the king overjoyed. ”

"Even the Empress Dowager Huayang, who has lived in the deep palace for a long time, heard that the Taoist True Immortal Taixuanzi has arrived in Xianyang."

"I heard that the Empress Dowager Huayang will invite Mr. Taixuan to the palace in a few days to ask Mr. Taixuan for advice on how to maintain health and nourish the spirit."

"Mr. Taixuan can win the favor of the king and the Empress Dowager Huayang, and it seems that the Taoist trend will soon continue in Great Qin."

Ye Qianqiu smiled and said, "Then borrow Xiangbang's auspicious words." ”

At this time, Lu Buwei said: "The last time I played chess with Mr. Taixuan, Buwei was not yet happy, and today, I finally got free, and I want to play a few more games with Mr. Wei." ”

As he spoke, he saw Lu Buwei clapping his hands twice, and a green-shirted girl walked over with a rectangular wooden box with bronze trim in both hands.

The girl walked to the pavilion and pulled out a rectangular chessboard from the box.

The chessboard is heavy mahogany, and the position of the nine stars is connected by copper bars, and the plate surface is interwoven with a soft and exquisite "Tian" character.

And those two boxes of chess pieces are also crystal clear and crystal clear.

Cai Ze exclaimed on the side: "This is not Jingshan Essence Jade. ”

Lu Buwei smiled: "Exactly." ”

"To play chess with a holy chess player like Mr. Taixuan, you naturally have to use a good set of chess equipment."

Ye Qianqiu picked up a black and a white pair from the chess box, looked at the afternoon sun, and then said: "Blue as the sea and sky, red as the morning glow, and as colorful neon, it is indeed a top-grade Jingshan jade!" ”

Lü Buwei said: "Mr. is also a person who knows the goods. ”

Ye Qianqiu smiled slightly and said, "A little dabbling." ”

The two of you said a word, and while talking, they began to fall.

After falling dozens of sons, Lü Buwei said: "Qin State has two heavenly fires in a month, Mr. is the head of Taoism, and he must be familiar with celestial phenomena, I don't know what Mr. thinks these celestial phenomena portend?" ”

Ye Qianqiu said: "The court of the Qin State will be in chaos. ”

When Lü Buwei heard this, he asked slowly, "What's the chaos?" ”

Ye Qianqiu smiled slightly and said, "Why should Prime Minister Qin ask knowingly. ”

Lu Buwei paused for a moment, and then said, "What does Mr. think of the current king?" ”

Ye Qianqiu smiled slightly and said, "Today's king has great ambitions and a mandate of heaven, and he is a person with great luck. ”

Lu Buwei said: "Many things in the world are easy to say, but how difficult it is to do, even if you have the destiny of heaven, you need to be cautious step by step, otherwise, if you take a wrong step, you may be doomed." ”

When Ye Qianqiu heard this, he smiled slightly, and said to Lu Buwei: "Xiangbang must have heard a word. ”

Lu Buwei smiled and asked, "What words?" ”

Ye Qianqiu said slowly: "The hall is full of gold and jade, and Mo Zhi can keep it; Rich and arrogant, self-blame. After retiring, the way of heaven is also. ”

When Lu Buwei heard this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

The chess pieces in his hand were also held in mid-air, and they never fell.

After a long time, a fierce color appeared on Lu Buwei's face, and he saw him pinching the chess pieces and clapping his hands with a snap.

With this applause, a light breeze blew through the bamboo forest.

Several figures slowly appeared on the left and right of the pavilion.

I saw Lu Buwei staring at Ye Qianqiu, and said slowly: "Mr. wants to get involved in the authority of the Qin State, do you want to try the sharpness of the Eight Swords of King Yue?" ”