Qinjia Taimiao.

It was originally set up by the Qin family to commemorate the relatives of Dancheng after fleeing in Lingzhou, and the earliest tablet enshrined here is Qin Tongbai, the first generation head of the Qin family in Dancheng.

Although none of the Qin family members who fled here had ever seen this family master, they all knew that the Qin family's original foundation in Dancheng was created by him.

For a long time, only the tablet of Qin Tongbai was enshrined here.

It is not that no one has proposed to erect a few more tablets here to commemorate it.

There were even a few times when formal deliberations began and a list was drawn up.

But this plan was completely rejected by Qin Ning in one sentence.

He stood in front of everyone at that time, and said with a serious expression: My father stayed in Dancheng and faced the terrifying beast tide, but I believe that he will be fine, as for the relatives who drift to other directions, they will also be safe, and if we set up tablets for them now, won't we curse them?

As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent for a moment, and the corners of their mouths raised a smile.

Perhaps in everyone's hearts, those relatives and friends who are difficult to see in this life should still live well in this world.

As a result, until now, there is no tablet of that generation in the temple.

Not a contempt for them, but a good wish for them, hoping that they can live more easily than themselves in distant places that they do not know.

It wasn't until after Qin Ning's death that he was enshrined here as the founding emperor of the Dayan Dynasty, and it was officially certified as a Taimiao.

The descendants of the Qin family, as well as the collateral children and courtiers who have contributed a lot to the family and country, are all proud to be able to enjoy the Taimiao.

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At this time.

The back hall of the temple.

The decoration of the back hall is simple and simple, and the beams are lower than those of the front hall, so there is no such solemn and solemn sense of oppression that makes people feel awe-inspired, and even if they stay here for a long time, there will be no excessive psychological pressure.

Although the back hall is just a place to talk, because of the special location, not everyone can enter.

Nominally, only the Great Zong Zheng and King Dan can use this back hall.

In the Qin family, the two identities of Da Zongzheng and King Dan are not concurrent.

Dazong Zheng has always been served by Qin Ning's lineage, and he has no less authority than King Dan in the internal decisions of the Qin family.

In the back hall now, there are the three people with the most respected status of the Qin family in Danguo.

"Your Majesty, what is the purpose of summoning us all here at this ancestor worship ceremony?"

The person who spoke was Qin Fufeng, the general of Danguo, and there had been no large-scale wars in Danguo for a long time, so in recent years, he was idle at home, originally full of murderous aura, but now he is peaceful and introverted.

Sitting at the top was Qin Zhengming, the current king of Dan, who smiled kindly when he heard his question.

"Why should Fufeng be so restrained in private, there is no one else here, you are like when you were a child, why don't you call me Brother Zhengming?"

"There is a difference between respect and inferiority, how can a courtier be a brother and brother with the king, that is beyond his duty, the king has not yet ascended the throne when he was young, and it is different from now, although the minister is a military general, but this is still understood." Qin Fufeng shook his head and said.

He holds military power, and if he is placed in another country, he is the object of the most feared by the superiors.

In the Dan Kingdom, he and Wang Shang are considered a family, plus they have the ancestral patriarchal law as a tie, and there is no precedent for the Qin family to borrow troops to make trouble, so even if he has a high prestige in the army, he is not suspicious.

But he remained modest and cautious.

After all, a proper sense of distance is a better way to ensure that the foundation of one's trust is not destroyed than crossing the border.

Qin Zhengming shook his head helplessly.

He has been on the throne for so many years, so he naturally understands Qin Fufeng's thoughts.

Even if he didn't mean anything to say just now, he just wanted to connect with his clansmen.

However, if he continues to continue this topic, he may not know how Qin Fufeng will make up for it.

So he could only turn his head sideways and say to Qin Yangqi, the great sect of the Qin family on the side: "Yangqi, I specially called you over this time, there are indeed some things, I want to hear your opinions on my children, Li'er and Qian'er, who is more suitable for my position?" ”

Qin Yangwei said in a flat tone: "The crown prince is not at fault, so it is not in line with the etiquette law to abolish the elder and the young, as for the two princes, they both have their own advantages." ”

"Da Zongzheng has a point." Qin Zhengming nodded, and asked casually, "What do you think of Fufeng?" ”

When Qin Fufeng heard this, he was stunned again, and a drop of cold sweat slipped down his back.

Today's topics are a terrible topic.

After he was idle at home, he occasionally read history, and naturally knew that interfering with the prince was a taboo for ministers.

Although Qin Yangwei is a great sect, he did not appear in the Dan Kingdom, but only named the dean of the sect academy, so no matter who ascends to the throne in the future, he is an existence that stays out of the matter.

What's more, as a great sect, it is the existence of maintaining etiquette, so although Qin Yangwei's words are straightforward, he is not suspected of standing in line.

But he Qin Fufeng is different, if he says so, then he will definitely leave a "princeling" label in the king's heart.

So he was silent for a moment, and after organizing the language, he slowly answered: "The prince is calm, the third prince is smart, the prince's affairs are not good for his subordinates, everything depends on the king's decision, no matter who succeeds to the throne, we will all devote ourselves to the country in the future." ”

"You don't want to say it, but in my opinion, they are not particularly suitable candidates." Qin Zhengming sighed helplessly.

He tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, and said to himself: "Li'er is calm, but a little wooden, I don't know how to change, I am afraid that after becoming the king, I am afraid that it will be easy to be manipulated by the courtiers, and it is more than enough to be the king of Shoucheng, but now the Dan country is not so stable."

And Qian'er is smart, but his mind is more important than power, and it is difficult to use people without doubt, I am afraid that it will cause party disputes in the court, and it is difficult to unite with the outside world, which is also not a good choice for Danguo. ”

"That's it, I'm still quite strong now, and it won't be a problem to stay in this position for another twenty years, and then they should be experienced." Qin Zhengming waved his hand, "But what I'm more worried about is that in the next generation of the Qin family, there are very few sect disciples who can be of great use." ”

When he said this, Qin Zhengming, who had always been moody, had a rare sadness on his face.

Dan was born in Jiangzhou and quickly emerged, so it will naturally be targeted by many countries and targeted by all sides.

But the reason why they don't have the slightest way to take the Dan country is because every generation of the Qin family of the Dan country has outstanding people in all aspects.

As the king, he dedicates himself to the country and the people.

Those who worship the generals are unavoidable to conquer the Quartet.

Metallurgical scholars, who have been studying the classics all night.

But the gentleman's ze, the fifth and beheaded.

Qin Zhengming noticed that the next generation of the Qin family's children was far inferior to his own generation, let alone his fathers.

"I'm still used to living a good life." Qin Fufeng said with some hatred, "If they had seen the tragedy of the three hundred miles of beacons burning forty years ago, and half of the three armies had no return, I am afraid they would not have lived as leisurely as they do now." ”

He remembered that his daughter had been shouting about buying flowers a few days ago, and the whole person was not good.

Isn't that thing just used to tie your hair, and if there are only two more beads on it, it will cost ten taels of silver!

When he was a military commander in the barracks, he only had eight hundred and fifty yuan a month, although he could get far more than this by killing the enemy's heads, but it was his life in exchange, but he could only buy two bunches of head flowers.

Qin Zhengming saw his resentment, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Fufeng, you still can't say that, after all, our generation has a hard life, isn't it just so that they can have a chance to enjoy happiness?"

What's more, the good life they are living now is not the day we were looking forward to at the beginning? ”

These words stunned Qin Fufeng.

After a long while, he said melancholy: "Yes, if Danguo was as peaceful as it is today, I wouldn't have joined the army, let alone stabbed the enemy on the battlefield, maybe I would be like Qin Ran's kid, teasing flowers and plants at home with peace of mind." ”

"These words came out of the mouth of our battle-hardened general, why do I want to laugh so much." Qin Zhengming teased to ease the oppressive atmosphere in the room at this time.

He turned his head again, looked at Qin Yangwei, who had been silent, and asked, "Qin Ran, who Fufeng mentioned just now, is the child with the best cultivation talent in the next generation, how is he cultivating now?" How many of you have reached the fivefold Qi cultivation level? ”

This is also a matter of great concern to him.

The two branches of the Qin family of the Dan State, the branch of Qin Yangwei is the lizi, only if their cultivators continue to break down, it will be a powerful deterrent to the surrounding countries.

Qin Yangwei replied with a straight look: "Qin Ran is still the same, practicing qi threefold, intoxicated with his flowers and plants, and has no intention of cultivating, if there are no variables in the future, it is estimated that the upper limit of his life is no more than seven levels of qi training."

Now, in addition to me, there are two sevenfold qi cultivators, five sixfold qi cultivators, and eleven fivefold qi cultivators.

As for the new generation now, although there are a few people whose talent is slightly weaker than Qin Ran's, they have all been promoted to the fourth level of qi training, and they are heading towards the fifth level of qi training. ”

Now almost all the Qin family monks are inferior fifth-grade spiritual roots, so Qin Ran detected the fourth-grade spiritual roots at the beginning, which surprised everyone.

It's just that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

He has not cultivated well over the years, which makes these people who pay attention to him very helpless.

"When you are your age, you have already reached the seventh level of qi training, and at that time you were known as the Qin family Tianjiao, and your talent for cultivation surpassed that of the ancestor Martial King." Qin Zhengming said in a low voice.

King Wu is Qin Ning's nickname, strong and straightforward, and mighty to defeat the enemy, which is very suitable for Qin Ning's original achievements.

And Qin Ning's cultivation talent, even if it is not ancient and modern, can be regarded as the top among the Qin family members for so many years.

He paused and continued to ask: "When the Martial King collapsed, he was nearly forty years old, and it was rumored that it was the eightfold realm of Qi training, and your current cultivation is probably far more than the Martial King at that time." ”

Qin Yangwei sighed lightly and said with some regret: "Yes." I broke through to the ninth level of Qi cultivation a few months ago, and now I have just consolidated my realm, but because of the lack of exercises, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to go any further.

After all, the Qin family fled too hurriedly back then, and King Wu didn't have enough time to memorize all the follow-up exercises, leaving only a few words, and I deduced several follow-ups, but I couldn't break through. ”

When Qin Zhengming heard this, his eyes were shocked, and even his breath stagnated slightly.

Nine levels of Qi training!

You must know that the Qin family has not produced a cultivator who has practiced qi nine times for forty years.

The monk of the previous generation who practiced qi ninefold was jointly designed by the four countries to besiege him in a valley with 5,000 elite cavalry.

However, the other party also paid a heavy price, and 5,000 elite soldiers were lost.

After that, Dan took revenge on the whole country and beat them to 300 miles, barely ending the grudge temporarily.

And today, the Qin family has another cultivator who has cultivated nine levels of qi!

Qin Zhengming's voice now trembled with a hint of excitement: "Even if there are only five or six Qin family disciples who practice qi, they are all fierce warriors who are invincible to a hundred people in the army, not to mention that you are now practicing qi ninefold."

Those capricious villains back then chose to betray the covenant and harm Uncle Qin Shu because they were afraid of the existence of the Nine Cultivators of Qi Cultivation. ”

"The ninefold qi training is only less than thirty percent stronger than the eightfold qi training, and it is not invincible." Qin Yangwei shook his head, "However, the difference between foundation building and qi training is not small, when the father of the Martial King returned, he could advance and retreat freely in the face of the beast tide, but the Martial King could only stick to the city wall, this is the gap in the realm." ”

He said with some longing: "If my Qin family can have a foundation building monk, then he can directly kill a few back and forth in the enemy army without difficulty, and the opponent's army will naturally break up and flee, why do I need to be shrouded in horse leather again." ”

Qin Fufeng pondered for a moment and said seriously: "If there is really someone who can come and go freely in the ten thousand armies, the best strategy is to first cut off the enemy's army and the generals with the troops, and the other party will be chaotic; The middle strategy is to go to the opponent's military camp to burn grain and grass; The next strategy is to rush into the military formation. ”

Qin Yangwei smiled and said: "When it comes to things on the battlefield, I really don't know how to show cowardice as a scholar, and what I said just now is really ridiculous and generous in front of the general." ”

After all, he has been concentrating on cultivation in the rear, and he doesn't have much experience in battle, so the remarks of killing seven in and seven out of the army just now are just a fantasy in his mind, and he didn't think about the feasibility of practical operation.

Qin Fufeng also smiled: "That's not true, if there is a foundation building monk in the Dan country, he can use whatever strategy he wants, as long as it is a general battle on the plain, it is impossible for the other party to win." ”

Qin Zhengming, who was listening to it with relish on the side, also joined in at this time and commented.

"You have all started to discuss the strategy, it seems that Yang Wei has to work hard to cultivate, and when Fufeng wants to implement these plans, it will depend on you who will cultivate to build a foundation in the future."

Qin Yangwei said helplessly: "Although the king earnestly advised, there is still self-knowledge below, if General Fufeng wants to command the foundation building monks, he has to rely on our juniors to work hard to cultivate." ”

"Dang!"

The bell rings in the front hall of the temple.

The three of them stood up one after another.

"Later, I will go out to worship my ancestors, and then I will have to arrange for the next generation to work in their appropriate positions, and let them give full play to their expertise." When Qin Zhengming said this, he changed the affinity of the previous small talk, showing the domineering demeanor of the king.

Qin Fufeng nodded and agreed: "What the king said is extremely true, especially Qin Ran's kid, the suggestion is to arrange for a period of time to go to the army under my command to polish off his loose temperament. ”

Qin Yangwei glanced at the two of them, and said with a slight bow: "Good." ”