Even if he couldn't exchange the city, Tuoba Hong was very happy to hear it. The Xiongnu is also a tribal country, and their Khan is a very brave monarch, who has dominated the Xiongnu government for 20 years, and several major tribes have been submissive to him. More than ten years ago, the Xiongnu and the Qin State were at war, and it was this lord who was eloquent and strategic, constantly encroaching on the territory of the Qin State, forcing the first emperor to offer God Ji to sue for peace, and then sent the prince to the battlefield.

The only deficiency is that the khan is empty under his knees, and his two sons-in-law are useless wrecks. And the country composed of tribal alliances has a key point that is different from the Qin State and other places - once the lord of the country dies, it is not the princes' struggle for succession, but the life and death game of various tribes!

It is conceivable that even without the need for external troubles, the internal strife of the Xiongnu can drag down the country.

Regardless of the emptiness of armaments, Tuoba Hong ordered the reduction of taxes under the great joy of Longxin, and then he added officials to the knighthood of the Western Liang generals as rewards, and promoted General Feng to the governor of Youyun. The soldiers of Xiliang have all fought with the king of Xiliang for many years, they are very loyal, and after receiving the title reward, they also asked the emperor to posthumously crown the king of Xiliang who died of illness.

The emperor gladly agreed, and posthumously crowned the king of Xiliang as a first-class loyal and brave king.

Feng Huaien rushed back to Kyoto five days later, and he came to see off the king of Xiliang, and at the same time invited to the palace to participate in the royal family's night banquet. At the banquet, everyone drank heartily, and even several civil servants greeted General Feng with great admiration. General Feng showed humility on his face, waved his hand at the emperor and said, "The last general can capture the Xiongnu Khan, and it is not by manpower...... If it weren't for the Heavenly Manifestation and help my Great Qin, we wouldn't be able to have today's merits......"

Everyone was interested. Tuoba Hong has always disbelieved in ghosts and gods, and at this time he was a little drunk, showing that he wanted to hear the story, and jokingly said to General Feng: "Why did Aiqing say this?" If it's not human power, is there any immortal power? ”

"Don't believe it, Your Majesty!" General Feng showed piety: "Two months ago, the last general led 100,000 soldiers and horses to meet the Xiongnu Khan in Beita Mountain. The Khan drove the expedition in person, and the soldiers and horses were also very strong, and the Qin army was ready to retreat after a long time. However, on the way to the class, the sergeants found a spirit stone at the entrance of the North Tower Mountain Canyon-"

"Hmm, spirit stones?" Prime Minister Zuo, who loves gossip, widened his eyes: "There are more stones on the mountain, why are they called spirit stones?" ”

"This stone looks just ordinary from a distance, but when you look closely, you find that there are inscriptions on it!" General Feng hurriedly said: "There is an inscription on it, 'Autumn Valley, the end of the sky.' Blood-stained maple, the world is enshrined in Qin'".

Originally, everyone at the feast had only heard it as an anecdote, but when they heard this, many of their faces changed. Tuoba Hong sobered up slightly, frowned, and said, "The end of the sky? Does this mean that the Xiongnu Khan would die in the canyon? ”

"Exactly, Your Majesty!" Feng Huaien said: "The last general is a rough man, but he also knows what 'the end of the sky' is. Inspired by the spirit stone, the last general set the tactics of ambushing in the canyon, and finally succeeded in capturing the Xiongnu Khan. After the war, our sergeants and other soldiers went to kneel down and bow to the spirit stone to thank God, and some good people wanted to dig up the spirit stone and bring it back to the capital to present it to the emperor. The last general ordered everyone to excavate—"

"But we dug for a whole day, digging two feet into the ground, and we still couldn't dig it out! The medical officer accompanying the army knew the quality of the soil, and after he went up to inspect it, he asserted that it was a huge rock, unfathomable, and could not be dug out even if the whole mountain was razed to the ground. ”

Even if you don't believe in ghosts and gods, this story sounds interesting enough. During the banquet, everyone listened with great interest, and several superstitious old courtiers who believed in ghosts and gods also asked one after another:

"What does the spirit stone look like? Is it a human figure? ”

"Does the soil look like just ordinary stone? Could it be amethyst or jade? ”

General Feng shook his head and smiled lightly: "No, there are only words engraved on the stone." But......" he thought suddenly, and then said, "there is indeed a part of the stone that is jade!" When I was digging, I found a rough layer of jade under the inscription, and the words were also engraved on it. It seems to be some kind of martial arts star descending to earth......"

As he spoke, he waved his hand to bring in a small mahogany box, opened it and said to the emperor, "This is the jade and amethyst rough that I waited for on that stone. We didn't dare offend the gods, but when we excavated, the soil on the stone was very soft, and a lot of jade was chiseled off as soon as I went down the draft. These jade stones are rough in texture and are not of the highest quality, but they are engraved with dense small characters, and we will bring them back and present them to the emperor. ”

Tuoba Hong nodded with a smile, ordered the people around him to collect the box, and raised his hand again: "What General Feng said is indeed a strange ambition. These stones were sent to the Hanlin Academy, so that the scholars could see what kind of treasures they were. If there is nothing wrong with it, it should be stored in the national treasury as a regular collection. ”

The matter of "Spirit Stone" has added a lot of talking points to the dull court life, but this kind of thing should be talked about and played, and everyone will throw it away after chatting. The military generals of Wenchen all admired General Feng, who had great military achievements, and thought that it was his wisdom and courage that he was able to kill the Khan of the Huns, and it was the credit of General Feng, which had nothing to do with ghosts and gods.

It wasn't until two days later that the Hanlin scholars jointly played a joint performance in the court—it was about the spirit stone.

Their expressions were all shocked, led by the prince of the country, the priest of the wine Qi, although it was played jointly, he knelt in front of the emperor and spoke cautiously: "Those jade ministers have all checked, it is indeed an ordinary jade, but the inscription on it is really shocking - Wuqu Xing descends to earth, and the world respects the 'five', which can ensure the peace of the Great Qin State and the people, and the eternal prosperity of the world." If it goes against the way of heaven, the fortunes of the country will decay......"

As he spoke, his colleague next to him took out a white silk from his sleeve and presented it to the emperor's chamberlain, saying that the words on it were the inscriptions on the jade they had copied. Master Qi was a scholar who read the books of sages, and although he was afraid, he still read these words clearly and word by word.

Tuoba Hong's face was shocked, and after taking the silk silk in his hand and studying it carefully, his face changed greatly. He patted the silk silk with one hand and shouted, "Is what you said true? ”

Lord Qi shuddered and said, "How dare Weichen bully the king!" The ministers played today, and brought those jade stones, and the emperor could check them in person. The words on it were so dense that they were almost illegible. However, as long as a transparent jade inkstone is placed on it and placed in the sun, the handwriting can be enlarged. If the emperor concocts it in the same way, he will definitely be able to see it clearly. ”

Tuoba Hong did not answer. After a while, he snorted coldly and said, "Bring the jade back to the palace!" Retreat! ”

Different from ordinary ghosts and gods, the comments of several scholars immediately caused an uproar.

Lord Qi and others are all Qingliu scholars, and they are not ambitious politicians like the prime ministers on the left and right. They brought up this matter only to fulfill their duties as courtiers, but they did not expect to cause a bloody storm.

After returning to the palace, the emperor immediately gathered several important ministers to inspect the jade together. When they really placed the jade inkstone, through the inkstone, they saw the words that were exactly the same as the words written on the silk.

At that time, the prime ministers on the left and right were present. The two of them were silent together, but Zhang Yushi and the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Rites and others vied with each other to discuss. Zhang Yushi said: "Your Majesty, the words on this could not be clearer!" Wuqu Xing descends to earth, and the world respects 'five'. Weichen dared to ask the emperor to appoint the five princes as the East Palace......"

The Ministry of Rites also said: "The minister seconded the proposal! The spirit stone descended from the sky to help me win the Great Qin Banner, and the emperor would rather believe it than not! With the "five" as the respect, there is a saying on the spirit stone, if you go against the sky, our country will definitely suffer a catastrophe! Please also ask the emperor to elect the five princes as the crown prince as soon as possible! ”

In this way, the matter of Lichu was once again involved, and there was a heated discussion inside and outside the court.

That spirit stone has been seen by the emperor with his own eyes, and it is determined that it is written by Wuqu Xing. And the courtiers who originally advocated the establishment of the five princes in the court played again. This time, they don't have to worry about King Zhao and the six princes, and they don't have to worry about the seriously ill Concubine Hui, even the heavens have descended gods, they just obey the destiny of heaven.

Tuoba Hiroshi couldn't even come up with a reason to refute this. The spirit stone was clearly written, and the ministers also agreed.

When the Empress Dowager of Changle Palace heard this, she was shocked and angry, and became seriously ill.

Both the emperor and the queen went to Changle Palace to visit the queen mother. I didn't know that the queen mother didn't want to see the emperor, so she only recruited the queen into the house, and said to her: "The emperor has been fighting everywhere all these years, not to mention the hardships of the people, and he has also raised a group of wolf ambitions in the future!" That Feng Huaien, how can he be worthy of his good name, he actually came up with a way to support the five princes, and threaten the royal family with his military exploits and soldiers and horses! ”

The Queen Mother said that Yibi coughed up blood, and Empress Shangguan was shocked to see it, and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief.

"Are they confused when they look at the emperor and the mourning family?" The Queen Mother scolded more and more angrily: "King Xiliang! Von Wynn! For the sake of the five princes, what kind of heavenly spirit stones are made to respect the five?! Could it be that a four-year-old child can support his family and country? Ridiculous, ridiculous! ”

Shangguan Li listened to the Queen Mother's scolding, but she didn't dare to say a word, hanging her head and being silent. Since the conquest of the Xiongnu, the Queen Mother has repeatedly advised the emperor not to be reckless. The Huns invaded the border of Qin and fought back, at most ordering them to hand over gold and horses as tribute. As for the extermination of the Huns? That's too much to pay. However, the emperor insisted on annexing the nations.

It is precisely because of the successive wars that the Great Qin State has been heavy on military force and light on literature, and the authority in the hands of the king of Western Liang and others has become greater and greater.

Shangguan Li was secretly frightened, the Queen Mother scolded Feng Huaien, why didn't she mean that Sang scolded Huai and accused her father, General Shangguan? Since her father became the coach of the Northwest and she became the queen, the Shangguan family has been praised to the clouds.

Now it is Feng Huaien who wants to support the five princes, and the soldiers and horses in the hands of the Shangguan clan are obviously stronger than Xiliang. The Queen Mother's words are not beating her and the Shangguan family! Soon after she was canonized as the queen and welcomed back to the palace, she knelt in the Changle Palace and swore in front of the emperor and the queen mother that her two sons-in-law would not compete for the throne. But apparently, in the face of power, her oath did not win the trust of her husband and mother-in-law.