Chapter 465: Triumph
Chapter 465
On this day, the black flag fluttered in Xianyang City, the crowd was crowded, and hundreds of officials in the imperial court were dressed ceremoniously and gathered outside Xianyang City.
In front of the black-skinned war drums, the soldiers of the forbidden army stood there shirtless with drumsticks in their hands, which was a beautiful scenery.
In front of the war drums, two people carried it, and one person played a huge horn.
And the hundred officials lined up in the middle of the line, ready for battle. Before the hundred officials, the high priest of Great Qin was pretending to be a god and making a strange blessing dance.
After the blessing of the sacrifice is over, the sacrifice bows to the hundred officials and takes away all the things used for the sacrifice.
Li Si immediately motioned to the person on the side, the man nodded, and then only heard the man shout: "The army is triumphant!" ”
"Woo~!" The long and deep sound of the horn resounded throughout Xianyang City, and then I saw a large banner with red characters on a black background appearing on the ground level.
"Great Qin Wannian! Your Majesty Long live! Great Qin 10,000 years! Your Majesty Long live! Great Qin Wannian ······"
The army shouted slogans, and the loud voices drowned out the sound of trumpets and war drums, and they came towards Xianyang City step by step.
Qin Xi rode a war horse at the forefront of the army. Although Qin Xi had come back a long time ago, not many people knew.
Moreover, Qin Xi is the commander-in-chief, and the triumphal ceremony cannot be escaped, which is the last responsibility of a commander-in-chief when leading this army.
Behind Qin Xi were the three generals Meng Tian, Yang Rui and Nei Shiteng, and then the generals of the Qin army.
Since Cao Yu and Baiyi were not official generals of the Qin army, but were only appointed by Qin Xi, neither of them participated in this triumphal ceremony, but returned to the city early yesterday evening.
Cao Yu and Bai Yi also had no complaints, because they knew that this expedition was just an experience. If they participate in the triumphal ceremony, they must be rewarded, and then they will belong to His Majesty's people, even if Qin Xi ascends the throne, they are also the elders of the two dynasties, and the emperors of the past dynasties are often not the most trusted people.
Liu Ji and several of his brothers were also faced with this choice, but Qin Xi let them participate in the triumphal ceremony and accept the reward.
Liu Ji and the others are also in a different situation, Liu Ji is a type of person who is uneasy about not seeing benefits, you have to give him tangible benefits, otherwise it is difficult to ensure his loyalty.
The triumphal ceremony of Daqin, although in Qin Xi's opinion, can make the soldiers full of pride, but it is a little cumbersome, less capable than what a soldier should have, and more procrastinating like a corrupt Confucian.
Li Si was an observant person, and when he accompanied Qin Xi, he naturally saw the impatience between Qin Xi's eyebrows.
"Your Highness, after completing the matter of worshipping the heavens, you can return to the city. At that time, His Royal Highness and several generals will directly enter the palace to accept the reward, and the army will be arranged by the commander of the forbidden army. Li Si whispered in Qin Xi's ear.
Qin Xi couldn't help but ask, "If you need to be so troublesome, can't you streamline it?" ”
Li Si said with a smile: "Your Majesty, my Great Qin is already the most streamlined, and the remaining six countries back then are much more complicated than this." ”
Qin Xi shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay then." ”
Worshipping the heavens outside the city needs Qin Xi to complete, because Qin Xi is the commander, and he must pray to the heavens to wash away the blood on the soldiers, so that the souls of the dead on the battlefield will return to dust and earth.
After the sacrifice, the army entered the city and had to go around the city for a week, and during the reception of the people, someone would pour water on the army, which meant washing away the filth from the body. Of course, this is a folk practice, but the imperial court will not stop it.
Qin Xi attaches great importance to going around the city, this is the best time to show the prestige of the Great Qin army and show that the Great Qin soldiers can protect the people of Great Qin.
Qin Xi asked all the soldiers to show the best spirit, walk out of the most neat steps, and shout the loudest voice.
This day is destined to be the most memorable day for the people of Xianyang, the uniform pace of the Qin army, and the "Great Qin Ten Thousand Years" floating in the sky above Xianyang City! Your Majesty Long live! The Qin army is mighty! The voice could not be dispersed for a long time.
By the time Qin Xi entered the palace with a group of generals, it was already an hour and a half later.
The next thing is that the First Emperor rewarded everyone, Qin Xi and Meng Yi, but there is no title to reward, only to reward something.
Meng Yi was rewarded with thousands of acres of fertile land and 10,000 taels of gold, while Qin Xi was just an empty compliment.
Fusu was named the king of Shu, and he could enjoy thirty percent of the tax of Shu, but he had no fiefdom and no military power, but he could participate in the government and enjoy the same fortune as the prime minister.
Fusu became the first king of Great Qin, and at the same time explained to the world that the position of the crown prince, Fusu has completely lost its play.
Fusu also gladly accepted it, after all, this matter had already been decided, and now it was just announced to the world.
After rewarding all the soldiers, it was already evening when the first emperor held a banquet in the Xianyang Palace to entertain the soldiers.
This time, the closest to the First Emperor in terms of position was no longer Fusu, but Qin Xi. Seeing the arrangement of the position, Baiguan also understood in his heart that Qin Xi's position was basically stable.
Among the princes, only Gao is still fighting for this position. But what made the prince Gao depressed was that Qin Xi was so lazy that he basically stayed at home except for having to go out.
Qin Xi didn't move around too much with the officials in the court, and the few times he walked around, it was always when there was something. This made some of the prince's plans a little nowhere to play, and the only Qinxi Chamber of Commerce that had a breakthrough was half of the emperor's, and he didn't dare to move at all.
Facing such a Qin Xi who doesn't fight with him, doesn't even use tricks against him, Huang Zigao sometimes really wants to scold his mother,
The banquet hadn't started yet, and the First Emperor hadn't come yet, Qin Xi looked at the situation below, and then suddenly walked down and walked to Zhao Yi and Chen Bin's side.
"Your Highness!" Zhao Yi and Cheng Bin hurriedly got up and saluted.
Qin Xi whispered to Zhao Yi: "Tell them, arrange you to go next to Liu Ji and them in the back, your position is too high, this is the position of scholars and some veterans, if you sit here, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the DPRK or the army in the future."
"Your Highness, is there anyone who wants to harm us?!" The two of them suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
The two of them felt that something was wrong before, because they were surrounded by some old generals, and the two of them were the youngest and had the lowest official positions in the army.
Qin Xi said: "It is estimated that the person who did this should be the target of me." After all, you are my confidants, and getting rid of you is like cutting off my arm. ”
"Your Highness, let's go now." Zhao Yi hurriedly said.
Qin Xi waited for Zhao Yi and Chen Bin to sit down again before returning to his position.
And after Qin Xi walked past Wang Zigao, Wang Zigao's face was a little ugly, because he didn't expect that Qin Xi would actually notice these small details.
On the other side, Liu Ji couldn't help but pull Chen Bin and asked, "General, aren't you in front, why did you come back?" ”
Chen Bin said in a low voice: "Someone wanted to pay us back, so they arranged us up." Don't talk nonsense about this matter, so as not to invite death. ”
"Yes, yes, the little one understands." Liu Ji shrunk his neck and said.
Suddenly, the drum sounded, and everyone sat up straight and looked up at the top.