Lü Buwei informed the envoys of various countries of Yingzheng's decision to elect a concubine.

But Lü Buwei did not say it so absolutely, but only said that all of them passed the performance, and Princess Nansu of Chu and Princess Hu Yu of Zhao State would become princesses at the same time and marry Yingzheng.

And the princesses of other countries still have the opportunity to become the princesses of Great Qin, but they need to stay in the Qin Kingdom for a while longer.

Ying Zheng went to Mrs. Huayang and chose an auspicious day to travel.

The time is set to go to Yongcheng three days later, and nine days later, that is, on February 15, the ceremony of worshipping ancestors and worshipping the sky is carried out when the moon is full. Then go to Qishan and hold a spring hunting event.

After thinking about it for a while, Ying Zheng was going to take the two princesses, Nansu and Hu Yu, to travel together, while the princesses of other countries were waiting at their original residence.

Ying Zheng prepared a lot of items. It was used for sacrifice, hunting, and many of them were brought to Zhao Ji.

As for the accompanying escorts, of course, they can't use other people's, Meng Fu has already handed over the army to Yingzheng and can be dispatched at any time.

Ying Zhengte went to Meng's house for this matter.

Meng's condition remained the same, not improving, but not getting worse.

Due to Meng Wu's illness, Meng Wu could not accompany Wang to travel. But Meng Wu took out the talisman and handed it to Yingzheng, and personally ordered 20,000 elite soldiers to travel with Yingzheng.

Meng Tian and Meng Yi were brothers, and asked Meng Wu to travel with Yingzheng.

Meng Wu thought about it for a while, left Meng Yi in the mansion, helped him take care of Meng Fu, and let Meng Tian travel with Yingzheng, one to escort him, and the other to have more experience.

Meng Yi was still dissatisfied with this arrangement, and Ying Zheng immediately appeased him with a few words, and said that he would reward him with the hunting prey, so Meng Yi gave up.

The major events of the Qin State continued, and all kinds of discussions were endless. Especially the crowded literary house.

"Have you heard, King Qin is going to take the two princesses on a trip this time, and when he comes back, he will marry the two princesses together." A person dressed as a Chu State said to the person next to him, "No matter what, you have to prioritize it." ”

"If you want to score, you will win Princess Hu Yu of Zhao Kingdom first." A person wearing the costume of Zhao State next to him teased, "You princesses of Chu State have to go to the back row." ”

"This may not be, the queens of the kings of the Qin State in recent generations are all the princesses of the Chu State, and you Zhao State should stand aside." The bachelor of the Chu State also said.

"You know what?" A man in local costume from the Qin State said beside them, "It is said that this time the King of Qin will marry all the princesses who are running for election, otherwise why not let the princesses of those countries return to China." ”

"No, it won't." The scholar of the Chu State said in surprise, "King Qin wants to marry all the princesses?" ”

"yes, that's too exaggerated, there's never been such a precedent." That Zhao Guoren also had a similar reaction.

"That's not an exaggeration." Qin Guoren said, "It is an exaggeration to say that when I heard that when I worshiped my ancestors this time, I wanted to knight the red man next to the Queen Mother, that is, the eunuch Chang Yu, it seems to be some kind of Changxin Marquis." ”

"Huh? Marquis? ”

This time, it was not only the Chu and Zhao people, but everyone present who heard his words and saw his words opened their mouths wide.

"You can't talk nonsense." Someone said.

"yes, isn't that a eunuch?" Someone else said.

"If this is true, then the Qin State can make all countries have a lot of knowledge." The Chu countryman's tone was a little frivolous.

The Qin man said, "It shouldn't be wrong. In the next place, he is a guest in Lu Xiangbang's mansion, and most of the guests in the mansion know about it. Lu Xiangbang was annoyed for a while at first because Chang Yu's title was comparable to his. Later, when I saw that the Queen Mother was very persistent, and she sealed Chang Yu out, she didn't care. ”

"It seems that this should be true." The man from the Zhao Kingdom said to the person next to him.

"I haven't heard that this Chang Yu has any merits to Daqin, why did he suddenly become a marquis, and he still had to give him a territory." Another scholar from the Qin State said, "You must know that even the highly decorated old general of Mengfu has never been knighted. ”

"Yes, that Chang Yu and General Meng are not the same at all." Someone chimed in.

"People are celebrities around the Queen Mother, and in this regard, General Meng Lao can't compare." The man who claimed to be a guest in Lü Buwei's mansion said, "However, then again, I heard that General Meng Lao is sick and has handed over the military power, and this time the king traveled, it was the Meng family's army to escort him, and the Meng family only sent Meng Tian's young son to accompany the king alone." ”

"It's still the people in Lu Xiangfu's well-informed, can my brother be accommodating, and I also want to go to Lu Xiangfu to be a guest." One person quipped.

"No problem, it's up to my brother." Qin Guo boasted.

The crowd was talking and talking. But no one noticed that not far from a few people, two people smiled weirdly, turned around and walked out of the Wen Ju.

Now that the news has spread, it won't be long before the whole city and even the whole country have spread it. It is unknown whether some of the news was deliberately spread by Lü Buwei, but the topics that people are discussing will definitely reach Yingzheng's ears.

Ying Zheng can not care about other things, but comparing Chang Yu with General Meng Lao makes Ying Zheng somewhat annoyed, and he is indeed a little guilty about Meng Wei.

Helplessly, the promise to Zhao Ji had to be fulfilled. However, public opinion and Yingzheng also have to pay attention to it.

Since Lü Buwei has a prejudice against Chang Yu, he will use this to get some articles out in the future.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

Lü Buwei stayed in Xianyang and maintained the government. But Ying Zheng knows that he doesn't want to see Chang Yu Fenghou with his own eyes, which is also one of the reasons.

In addition to the important ministers of the court and the central government, almost all the members of the Ying clan went out.

This worship is different from ordinary ancestor worship, and it is a necessary ceremony for the new king to ascend the throne. Ying Zheng held it once when he was thirteen years old, but at that time he was just a spectator.

Ancestor worship, on the other hand, is performed on major festivals, or at any time according to the king's will. Just like the first day of the first lunar month more than a month ago, at the beginning of the new year, the ancestor worship has just been completed, but it cannot replace the ceremony of worshipping the heavens.

Two thousand Praetorian Guards escorted the princes and ministers out of Xianyang City, joined up with the Mengjia army waiting outside the city, made slight adjustments, and then set off for Yongcheng.

As the vanguard, Meng Tian led the 5,000 Mengjia army to the forefront. There were 5,000 Mengjia troops on both sides to respond, and 5,000 Mengjia troops walked behind the rearmost hall. In the middle, guarding around Yingzheng were 2,000 Praetorian Guards.

Whenever he passed through a city or pass, Ying Zheng would ask the local officials or guards about the local situation, especially about grain production and mineral resources.

Lees also recorded all their statements.

At dusk on the third day, Yongcheng was already in front of him.

Yongcheng is the ancient capital of Qin, more than a dozen kings of Qin have governed Qin for nearly 300 years, although it is no longer prosperous, but the heritage is still there, and the population is also very dense.

Ying Zheng passed on the order, and everyone was stationed outside the city, and the people were not to be disturbed. Then he took Zhao Gao and his entourage and hurriedly went to the palace.

Although he has not seen him for more than ten days, Yingzheng is very concerned about Zhao Ji.

Since childhood, I have been dependent on my mother, and that sense of dependence does not disappear easily.

Who knew that Zhao Ji still had that cold attitude.

After only a few words with Ying Zheng, Zhao Ji said that she needed to go back to rest and let Ying Zheng prepare for the sacrifice ceremony, but she was unwell and could not attend.

Zhao Ji told a few more words about the knighthood, and then got up and went back to the palace.

Out of the palace gate, Ying Zheng turned to Zhao Gao and said, "The will and seal of the Queen Mother, have you kept them properly?" ”

"Back to the king, the slaves carry it close to him, and he doesn't dare to be negligent." Zhao Gao said.

Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Tomorrow will immediately promulgate a decree to pay homage to Chang Yu as the Marquis of Changxin, give Shanyang County as his residence, and Taiyuan County as his land." ”

Zhao Gao looked surprised and asked, "Your Majesty, the original will did not give him a fief?" ”

Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Gao and said: "These two counties are quite far away from Yongcheng, and the widow wants to see how the queen mother will react if he is not by his mother's side." ”

This seems to be a gamble.

Zhao Gao gave up his hand and didn't ask anything more.

That night, Ying Zheng did not live in the palace, but in the military camp outside the city.

On the second day, Ying Zheng led all the courtiers and Ying clan relatives to the palace hall together.

Zhao Ji was already waiting in her seat, and there was a radiant Chang Yu standing beside her.

Chang Yu changed the costume of the palace attendant in the past, and put on the court clothes, with a strong sense of ceremony and extraordinary bearing.

After Ying Zheng asked Zhao Ji for peace, he looked at Chang Yu and didn't say anything.

Zhao Ji swept his gaze at the ministers below, raised his voice, and said loudly: "This heavenly sacrifice is the national sacrifice of my Great Qin. Sacrifice to the sky with the gift of the new king, and respect the earth with the gift of the crown, so as to protect the great Qin for thousands of generations, and the country will be forever. ”

The ministers lowered their heads and listened very respectfully.

"In order to be well prepared, the palace set off to Yongcheng in advance. Unexpectedly, I occasionally got sick on the way, and then I couldn't afford to get sick after a bump and hard work. Zhao Ji said, "Fortunately, the chief manager is by the side of the palace and takes care of it, and the palace can recover." Otherwise, the life of this palace is not guaranteed. ”

Some ministers raised their heads and looked at Zhao Ji, and then lowered their heads again.

"To save the life of this palace is to be kind to this palace, and to be kind to this palace is to be kind to the royal family." Zhao Ji continued, "My Great Qin royal family has always been rewarded for meritorious service and rewarded for kindness. The king was also very grateful to him, and specially invited him to reward him. ”

Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Ji with wide eyes.

This story is made up, if Ying Zheng didn't know what happened to the whole thing, he would have believed that what Zhao Ji just said was the truth.

"Your Majesty, have you not made your will?" Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng, "The palace is quasi-playing, let's announce the decree." ”

Ying Zheng smiled bitterly in his heart, and said to Zhao Gao: "Zhao Gao, declare the decree." ”

"Honor the king's orders." Zhao Gao said.

Zhao Gao took out Zhao Ji's will to hand over to Ying Zheng and read it out.

When he finally said that Shanyang County and Taiyuan County would be given to Chang Yu, Chang Yu's eyes moved, and then he showed joy.

This was an unexpected surprise, and even Zhao Ji didn't expect it.

The corners of her mouth smiled, and she immediately knelt down and bowed, receiving the order, thanks.

All the ministers congratulated in unison, but they didn't want to do much, where was there still the slightest doubt.

After reading the will, Zhao Ji left, staying in Chang Yu and being crowned in the palace. After all, this official was reluctantly sealed to Chang Yu, and it would not be appropriate for Zhao Ji to intervene too much.

added a knighthood to Chang Yu, and Ying Zheng discussed the matter of sacrificing to the heavens with the ministers, and left the palace.

Zhao Ji's goal has been achieved so far, but it is Chang Yu who is happy, but Ying Zheng is uneasy.

Everything, forced to be helpless.