Changping Jun decided to take over the task assigned by Yingzheng, resign from the post of Xiangbang, first confer the title in Yingcheng, and then return to the state of Chu.

Yingcheng was the old capital of the Chu State, which was of great significance to a Chu person, and he himself knew that he could not stay in the position of Zuo Xiang for too long, and the King of Qin only used him to temporarily replace the vacancy of Lü Buwei.

And returning to Chu seems to be his inevitable choice.

The two chatted about some political affairs again, and Ying Zheng went to ask Mrs. Huayang and Zhao Ji for peace.

Changping Jun is a close person to Mrs. Huayang, and if she wants to make changes now, she has to tell her.

Originally, Mrs. Huayang was still a little unwilling, but seeing that Changping Jun accepted it gladly, she didn't say much more.

"Your Majesty, if Changping Jun goes to Yingcheng, who will take over the post of Xiangbang?" Mrs. Huayang asked.

Ying Zheng replied: "Tingwei Li Si can take on this great responsibility. ”

Mrs. Huayang thought for a moment and said, "I heard that Li Si is a subordinate of Xunzi, and he is also a native of Chu. ”

"Exactly." Ying Zheng replied.

"Okay then." Hearing that Li Si was from the Chu State, Mrs. Huayang was relieved, "Your Majesty, take your idea." ”

Leaving Huayang Palace, Ying Zheng found Hu Yu and took her to the stables of the royal court.

"On the way back, it went well, right?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Well, the pass on the road didn't encounter any obstacles, but ......," Hu Yu said, "but I still think of Yu'er from time to time." ”

Ying Zheng sighed and said, "The widow took you over to see him this time, just to let you know that he is doing well now, so that you can rest assured, but you are worried." ”

Hu Yu said: "The concubine also knows the king's intentions, maybe ...... It's good after a long time. ”

"Hmm." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Let's go, let's choose the best horse and get a foal for Yu'er." ”

When I came to the stable, ten sweaty and bloody BMWs of various colors appeared in the sight, all of them were strong and handsome, and their spirits were full of energy, as if they were descending from the world, making people feel like they were in a fantasy land.

"Your Majesty, you say, what kind of scene would it be if all the cavalry were equipped with this bloody horse." Hu Yu said slowly.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "That scene must be extremely spectacular, but according to the time calculation, we will not see it." Besides, if this horse is so easy to cultivate, Dawan itself is not all matched, how can it only exist in the royal family? ”

Hu Yu smiled and said, "That's what I said, then let's consider Yu'er first." ”

The two of them began to pick one by one from the very edge to the back.

Hu Yu can't put down every horse, if he likes it, he strokes his mane, pats and kicks, looks at his belly, and then touches the horse's back.

But in the end, she chose a solid black one.

Ying Zheng understood that she wanted to replace the black fox, so he readily agreed.

The two also gave the black horse an interesting name, called "Black Rabbit", which was used to correspond to the black fox.

After choosing, Ying Zheng handed the black rabbit to Hu Yu so that he could put it with the maple leaf and feed it.

Early the next morning, Ying Zheng received the delegation of the Dawan Kingdom and placed the exquisite immigrants.

Most of the people who came this time were ghost hands, led by the Absolute Seven Elders.

It turned out that Wu Chan's side was making every effort to cultivate more ghost hands, and she knew that Yingzheng was also in urgent need of people, so she sent a group of Cheng Hands over, after all, she could still make blood on her side.

"There is Elder Laoqi." Ying Zheng looked at the Seventh Elder and said, "I don't know if Wu Chan is okay, how is the progress of the royal tomb?" ”

The Seventh Elder performed a superb etiquette and said: "Back to the Lord, everything is fine with the Queen of Wuchan, and the royal tomb is also going very smoothly, but the queen asked her ministers to ask the Lord if the cooperation with Khotan is going to be carried out?" ”

"What did Wu Chan talk about with Khotan?" Ying Zheng asked.

The Seven Elders said: "The king of Khotan agreed to the king's conditions, but he still wanted to exchange some weapons. ”

"Ordnance?" Ying Zheng smiled and asked, "The widow also had this intention at the time, but I don't know what they wanted?" ”

"Anything." The Seventh Elder said, "Swords, bows, and crossbows are fine. ”

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "Okay, the ordnance, grain and grass are all given to the widows, and when the widows count the quantity, you will bring them back." ”

"Isn't the Lord afraid that Khotan will be deceitful?" Seeing Ying Zheng's promise, the Seventh Elder asked instead.

Ying Zheng said: "If he is cheating, just don't trade with him, as for those materials, they will all be given to Wuchan." ”

"Since the Lord has decided, the old man will repair a book." The Seven Elders said.

Ying Zheng opened his mouth and said, "I will also write one, and you will send it back together." ”

After writing the letter to Wu Chan, he wrote a letter to Tou Manshan Yu, after all, he received He's Bi, so he had to tell others.

After dealing with state affairs, Ying Zheng called Sima and his son to the study.

It was another autumn harvest, and he wanted to ask how the grain harvest was, after all, if you want to have the strength to unify, grain is the key to the key.

"Your Majesty, today's harvest has more than doubled compared to last year." Sima Hong arched his hand.

"So much?" Ying Zheng was quite surprised.

Sima Hong smiled and said: "Last year, we implemented the strategy of changing seeds, and the people were skeptical, and most of them were in a wait-and-see state, but when they harvested last autumn, they had already seen the yield of new seeds, so they were more enthusiastic this year. ”

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "How many people still don't use the original grain seeds?" ”

Sima Hong replied: "Almost all the people participated, but the amount in exchange was not the same. ”

"It's time for a complete overhaul." Ying Zheng said solemnly, "Spread the widow's will, everyone will participate in the replacement of grain seeds, including officials, clans, and magnates, and next spring, everyone must cultivate all the original grain seeds." ”

Zhao Gao saw that Yingzheng had spoken, took out pen and ink, and wrote a will.

Sima Jie arched his hand beside him and said: "Your Majesty, if you implement this matter so straightforwardly, you are still afraid of some complaints, so it is better to use a certain opportunity." ”

Ying Zheng knew what he had in mind, so he asked, "When is it?" ”

Sima Jie said, "Didn't the king say that a large-scale sacrifice should be held on the first anniversary of Chinese New Year's Eve, why not take this opportunity to let the royal court tell the people that in order to sacrifice to the gods and prevent foreign beasts from harming the world again, it is necessary to collect all the stored grain for sacrifice." ”

"That's a great idea!" Ying Zheng smiled, "Not only to worship, but also to celebrate the birth of the New Year Beast." Let the people take the original grain seeds as sacrifices, each family must be sufficient, and the old grain storage will be replaced by the court to signal the farewell to the old and welcome the new. ”

Sima Hong laughed and said, "In this way, we really lack such a lively festival in Huaxia. ”

This casual sentence woke up Yingzheng at once.

"Indeed, far from it, since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and then the division of the world, the people of all countries have their own festivals." Ying Zheng said, "It's not like a whole nation at all, and in the future, the world will be unified, and there must be a decent festival that the whole world celebrates." ”

Sima Jie said with a smile: "The king is right, each has its own festival, which is a kind of cultural separation, only different races will have different festivals, since they are all Chinese people, then the festival must be unified." ”

"Then it's decided." Yun Zheng clapped and said, "On the day I got rid of the Eve Beast before, I remember that it was the thirtieth day of the Lunar Month, so make this day Chinese New Year's Eve, and if the egg it left behind can give birth to a small year beast according to the expected broken shell, then the first month of the first month must be Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

"Wechen has a proposal." Sima Hong said, "Since we want to set up a grand festival, then the celebration ceremony is indispensable, so that the people can beat gongs and drums, sing and dance." ”

Sima Jie rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, can the firecrackers still be set off?" ”

Ying Zheng shook his head: "No, the firecrackers, along with the gunpowder, are like 'my device', which has been banned by the widow." ”

"In fact, setting off firecrackers is a very special way, which has the implication of driving away evil spirits." Sima Jie said.

Zhao Gao said on the side: "Then it's better to just put the bamboo in the fire, and it will crackle." ”

Ying Zheng smiled and said: "This is a good idea, let's arrange it like this, there is still more than a month to let all counties and fiefdoms prepare according to this plan." ”

Sima and his son retreated.

Yingzheng urged Zhao Gaodao: "How is the red egg, take the widow to take a look." ”

"Everything is fine, sometimes I move a few times, and the king will know when he sees it." Zhao Gao said.

When the two came to Zhao Gao's bedroom, they saw that the red egg was wrapped in a quilt and placed in a wooden barrel, and a lot of fine sand was spread in it.

There was a stove in the room, and it was very warm.

Ying Zheng took a closer look and saw that its appearance had not changed much, so he reached out and touched it, but he felt a little warm.

"How is it hot?" Ying Zheng asked.

Zhao Gao said: "The slave prepared some fine sand, baked it in turns, and then spread it under the red egg, so that it could withstand the cold of winter." ”

Ying Zheng smiled: "This method is good, the province uses the belly to hatch." ”

"Put your ear to it, your king, and you can hear its heartbeat." Zhao Gaodao.

"Really?" Ying Zheng put his ear on it.

Boom...... Boom......

"Haha, sure enough." Ying Zheng laughed.

At this time, I saw that the red egg moved slightly, as if the little year beast inside was too noisy.

And from the outside, it's cute.

"What will it look like, you say?" Ying Zheng was full of curiosity.

Zhao Gao shook his head and said, "I don't know, I haven't even seen its father." ”

Ying Zheng: "......"

The weather is getting colder day by day, but Yingzheng is getting busier.

He had to accompany Ji Fa to restore the Tianmu he got from Baxia, so he spent a lot of time in the original Lü Buwei's Treasure Pavilion.

Hu Yu took Xu Fu to learn alchemy together, and sometimes gave Ji Fa a start.

Ying Zheng asked Meng Tian to sort out the previously developed minerals and prepare to build a large number of ordnance, because many old weapons were given to Khotan.

The people have learned that the festival will be held on the day of Chinese New Year's Eve, and they have all prepared, especially the people of Luoyi, who attach great importance to this matter.

Because of this unprecedented large-scale event, the bazaar became more lively, and there were obviously more people doing business, and many people from other countries also came to sell goods in various parts of Daqin.

Ying Zheng ordered Li Si to build the piece and make a piece of heirloom jade seal, on which was written the words of Ji Fa: Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity.

The style of this jade seal is both majestic and exquisite, which is enough to represent the supreme authority of the royal family, and it can also be called the best among jade.

After it was done, Yingzheng hurriedly showed it to Ji Fa, and Ji Fa was quite satisfied.

As the king of a country, how can he not have a brand new gorgeous royal robe when he hosts the sacrifice activities of the whole people?

Zhao Ji took several princesses to sew by herself, only Hu Yu stared at the side, not knowing what to help, and in the end she could only thread the needle.

The ceremonial division arranged an empty field, and the lanterns were very colorful, and the time was also set at the thirtieth hour of the lunar month.

This day finally came, and Yun Zheng stood on the high platform wearing a brand-new royal robe, and he raised his hand and shouted: "People, a year ago today, it was the day of the widow's Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is also the day on behalf of our mortals to defeat demons, and this day needs to be remembered forever." ”

"Every year on this day in the future, we will hold a large-scale sacrifice to worship the gods, to avoid another disaster, and to worship the ancestors, family members, teachers and even friends who have passed away in misfortune!"

The people in the audience shouted in unison, and an unprecedented national sacrifice began in a majestic manner.