The rising sun is like fire, golden thousands of miles, on the straight road leading to Lishan, the carriages and horses are noisy, the colorful flags are displayed, the banners are like rainbows, the Praetorian Guards are divided into two columns on the left and right, escorting nearly a thousand carriages, there are three thousand guards led by Yang Ruihe, the guard captain Yang Ruihe leads the way, and there are three thousand iron horsemen of Wang Ben to follow, line up for more than ten miles, look at it, like a long river, extend the sky.

Lishan Mountain is surrounded by the Qinling Mountains in the south, Weishui in the north, the scenery is beautiful, the aura is abundant, it is said that the great god of Nuwa refining stones and mending the sky is here, the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty are also buried at the foot of this Lishan Mountain, the lush peaks and mountains are embraced, the mist is slowly drifting, and the kingfisher is singing through the forest, which can really be described as a treasure of feng shui.

In front of the tomb mound arranged from east to west, rammed earth to build an altar, a total of nine bronze tripods are placed side by side in front of the spiritual seat, which respectively contain sacrifices such as cattle, sheep, pigs, jade silks, etc., and the official musicians are neatly arranged on both sides, and burn incense and pray for blessings.

The Praetorian Guards were a hundred feet away from the altar, and they surrounded the altar in the middle of it, vigilant and vigilant, and the attendant guards and cavalry, ten feet away from the Janissativary Guard, lined up neatly and solemnly.

The civil and military officials, the princes of the clan, and the princes of the clan, knelt down in four columns according to the rank of the altar and under the stairs, Ying Zheng was dressed in a black crown dress and supported by Zhao Gao, and walked up to the altar step by step, with black scales, green feathers, red pupils, and wind on the left and right sides.

Wu Ji bowed his head and knelt behind Feng Zheng, scanned the surroundings, did not find the figure of the group, I don't know where they are hiding now, squinted at Yang Ruihe in the same row, and saw that he knelt on the ground respectfully, perhaps he was already in his chest.

Ying Zheng walked to Wuji's side, stopped, and saw that the position behind Ying Teng was vacant, his face sank, and he scolded angrily: "It's just that this rebel doesn't go to see me, and now he dares not to come to worship his ancestors, I see that he doesn't want his ancestors, where is he now?"

Meng Yi replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Wechen has not seen the eldest prince for a few days, please Your Majesty is angry, according to the virtue of the eldest prince, how can he be absent, there must be a reason, after returning to Xianyang, Wechen will ask clearly." ”

Gongzi replied in a low voice: "Some time ago, I heard that he often went out of the palace to Qingya Pavilion to listen to the piano, so he won't go there again." ”

When Ying Zheng heard this, he said coldly to Gongzi: "You know his whereabouts very well, have you been holding this sentence for a long time?"

Gongzi Gao hurriedly said in a panic: "Erchen just overheard it, and when he saw that his father was worried, he remembered it, please ask his father to find out!"

Ying Zheng snorted coldly, climbed the altar, faced the ancestral spiritual seat, knelt on the ground, and only heard Feng Chang Hu Wujing shouting loudly: " Read out the first emperor's sacrifice proclamation document: the ancestors are on the top, since the first emperor ascended the throne, inherit the ancestors' hegemony, the wise law, the light of the Wenhui, clean up the territory, the external punishment of the violent strong, the vibration of the four poles, sweep the Liuhe, explain and merge the world, the soldiers stop, the head of the Qian, the five emperors, the county set up the county, unified weights and measures, the same track for the car and driving, the same text for the book, the great development of water conservancy, the blessing of the four seas, the Great Wall outside, to consolidate the peace, the mountains and rivers, the observation of the people's customs, the education of the barbarians,...... "The weather is hot, after reading the long document, Hu Wujing is covered with sweat.

Listening to the sacrificial texts of singing praises of virtue, I felt that such great emperors, ancient and modern, how many of them could be compared with the six princes, and their own parents, died in a mediocre country, under the treacherous schemes, against the hands of the ministers, this hatred is too heavy, this road when the father left angrily, as long as he lived, he had no choice.

Hu Wujing shouted in a long voice: "Incense!

The drums sounded in unison, Ying Zheng got up, took the three high incense sticks that had been lit by the official next to him, and steadily came to the incense burner.

"The first wine, music!"

Ying Zheng took the wine bottle of the official on the right side, in the sound of drums, placed in front of the spiritual seat, still three bows, sprinkled wine on the ground, kneeling on the ground three kowtows, after flattening, it is the sub-offering, the final offering and many other cumbersome processes, Ying Zheng's crown dress has been soaked with sweat, every time he kowtows, the civil and military officials who knelt on the ground also followed Qi Qi to kowtow, already with back and leg pain, sweat to wash the face.

After sending off the ancestors, Dao Xuan got up, walked slowly to the altar, came to Yingzheng, bowed down and said, "Please move your majesty and go to the Nuwa Temple with the poor road to pray for blessings." ”

Ying Zheng was wiped by Zhao Gao's sweat and asked, "Why didn't you see the national teacher coming?"

Dao Xuan replied: "There was a slight mistake in the middle, and the national teacher is dealing with it, so he ordered the poor Dao to come and pick up the car and preside over the sacrifice to the sky and pray for blessings." ”

"Oh, will it go as planned?"

"It's hard to say about this poor road, the national teacher has his own arrangements, and he will report to His Majesty when the time comes!"

After hearing this, Yao Jia glanced at Feng Zheng beside him, flashed a sly smile, and only heard Zhao shout: "Get ahead!"

Ying Zheng got off the altar, boarded the chariot, accompanied by hundreds of civil and military officials, turned to the nearby Nuwa Temple, presided over by Dao Xuan, three hundred immortal Taoist disciples knelt in front of the bronze Nuwa statue, chanted mantras and prayed for blessings, Ying Zheng led hundreds of officials to burn incense and offer wine, three bows and nine bows, praying for good weather and peace for the country and the people.

After the sacrifice day, it is past noon, the heat is abnormal, and then enter the valley mouth, it is the open basin, the Lishan Immortal Palace built by Xu City and Zhang Han is here, Ying Zheng sat under the temporary pergola, drank three cups of tea in a row, it was also unbearable heat, and there were people in the ranks of civil and military officials, entourage, and the Praetorian Guards, and they were constantly suffering from heat stroke, and were carried to the shade for treatment.

Standing under the scorching sun, muttering in his heart, he didn't dare to ask, and for half an hour, he only listened to the humming cicadas.

Ying Zheng was a little impatient, and asked Dao Xuan again: "Isn't the national teacher ready?"

Dao Xuan replied: "If it is appropriate, the national teacher will personally come out to pick up the driver, and please bear with Your Majesty for a while." ”

When Wang Ben heard this, he said coldly to Dao Xuan: "On such a hot day, let Your Majesty and the ministers bask under the sun, the national teacher is really a big shelf, what mistakes are encountered, you might as well say it clearly, and let us have a number in our hearts." Wang Ben's prestige in the court is very high, and he is silent in the court, and his words naturally have a lot of weight when he passes through his mouth, and the ministers wipe their sweat and nod their heads in agreement.

Dao Xuan glanced at the silent Ying Zheng, hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Returning to Taiwei, this is the surprise that His Majesty wants to give to the ministers, if you say it, this surprise will be greatly discounted, and when you see it, it will naturally be clear." ”

"I'm afraid I can't deceive it, I don't dare to hide it and see Your Majesty!" Yao Jia said coldly, and then bowed to Yingzheng and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen suspects that Xu Shi has deceived Your Majesty, amassed national wealth, brought disaster to the country and the people, and plotted against him!" When the ministers heard this, they were shocked, and looked at each other, and the disciples of the Immortal Dao Academy looked at Yao Jia angrily.

Wu Barrier said: "It's finally started!"

Dao Xuan looked at Yao Jia coldly and said, "Yao Jia, as a court lieutenant, don't tell right and wrong, spray people with blood, how can you slander the national teacher?"

After Ying Zheng heard this, he looked at Yao Jia, his face froze, and he asked in a deep voice: "Since Ting Wei is suspicious, where is the evidence?"

Yao Jia Langlang said: "The minister implores His Majesty to take down the people of the Immortal Dao Academy first, and take the ministers to find out inside, if it is too late, I am afraid that the evidence will be destroyed by them." ”

Dao Xuan said angrily: "Yao Jia, don't deceive people too much, you have to make inches, you framed the old camel, we haven't settled accounts with you yet!"

Yao Jia's face changed, and Zheng Zheng said: "Since the real person mentioned this matter in front of His Majesty, then the old man also revealed this matter to the world, let me ask you, whether the robbed tribute was found in the old camel's mansion the day before yesterday, whether the old camel has bowed his head and confessed his guilt in the Tingwei Mansion, why should he stay in front of everyone to kill people and abscond?"

"This is a conspiracy that you have already designed, to lure away the old camel, disguise the two of them, hide the stolen goods in his home, and secretly make the old camel confess, fabricate the facts, and then blame the blame, why stay!"

"At that time, in the Tingwei Mansion, in addition to the two personal guards of Lord Yushi, only the real person and the protégé brought by him were cultivators, and the cultivation of the real person had reached the realm of scattered immortals, and the 'empty decision' had long been famous all over the world, we had no cultivation, how could we do that kind of thing that we had never heard of in front of the real person, besides, the cultivation of the old camel was well known, how could it be tricked, the real person cast a spell to confuse the public, it was nothing more than trying to cover up the facts and escape responsibility. After hearing this, the ministers whispered, and most of them believed Yao Jia's words.

Dao Xuan ignored the discussion of the ministers, and angrily reprimanded: "That Gu worm's behavior of controlling people in the brain, who doesn't know the people in the Dao, how can it be that I cast a spell to confuse the people?

"At that time, the two imperial historians were there, the evidence was conclusive, and the stolen goods were obtained, do the real people still want to deny it!" Most of the ministers heard about this, and turned their eyes to Feng Zheng and Wu Ji, and seeing that the two were silent, they were basically convinced.

Ying Zheng asked in a deep voice: "Old Yushi, is what Ting Wei said true?"

Feng Zheng bowed down and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, what Ting Wei said is what we have seen with our own eyes, and the situation is true!"

Ying Zheng said angrily: "These two people who are against the grain dare to rob the tribute, and they are innocent of death!"

Dao Xuan's eyes were like electricity, and his anger surged, he couldn't wait to swallow the lives of these people in front of him, the Dao robe was inspired, and his body was full of murderous aura, "This is their collusion with the Demon Dao and the Immortal Dao Academy, Your Majesty must not listen to their slander!"

Ying Zheng was silent for a moment and asked: "Since it is found out that they did it, beheading them to show the public, the Immortal Dao Academy has a fault of lax discipline, and they should be punished, but what is the crime of the national teacher?"

"With the strength of the two of them, how can they loot a team in an instant, who can be behind this, you can know it when you think about it, besides, we are only recovering part of the tribute, and the rest of the tribute is still to be traced, this is the confession of the survivors, please check it Your Majesty," took out the silk silk from his arms and entrusted it to Zhao Gao, obviously it had already been prepared, and it was inevitable to add oil and vinegar.

Zhao Gao took the silk silk and unfolded it in front of Ying Zheng, although Ying Zheng knew about it, but after reading it, he was still angry, and ordered Zhao Gao to hand it to Dao Xuan, and said coldly: "How can you explain this real person!"

The more Dao Xuan looked at it, the more angry he became, and said coldly: "This person is the Demon Dao Burning Abyss that disappeared fifty years ago, good at witchcraft, known as 'white-faced impermanence', this water ghost is his golden flute to defend it, the night before he and several Demon Dao people ambushed by the river, wanting to assassinate Jiang Yuan and others, during which he summoned hundreds of ghouls. Pointing at Yao Jia and saying, "He is colluding with that demon Dao to frame the Immortal Dao Academy!"

Yao Jia snorted coldly and said, "Is there any evidence for a real person to say this?"

Dao Xuan looked at Wu Jian and said: "Lord Yushi can prove this, if he hadn't passed by and cracked it with the sound of the qin, presumably the Immortal Dao Academy would have been ambushed." ”

Ying Zheng asked, "Wuji, is there really such a thing?" and everyone's eyes focused on Wuji's face.

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(End of chapter)