Yongcheng, is the former capital of Qin, since the first year of Qin De (677 years ago) the capital of Yongcheng, until the second year of Qin Xiangong (383 years ago) before moving the capital to Liyang, the capital was built for 294 years, there are 19 monarchs of Qin ruled here, it is the capital of Qin for the longest time.

Yongcheng takes the river as the city, and the "moat river is on the verge of the river", which is the "Qin capital on the water", which makes Zhang Ji see a different style.

And when he entered Yongcheng, Zhang Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

is different from Ying Zheng's surging spirits, Zhang Ji, who is secretly playing with spies and killers from Shandong countries, is really a little tired.

There are endless temptations, and it is also thanks to the assistance of the cover day, otherwise Zhang Ji is really tired of coping. But at least on the way to Yongcheng, no accidents happened.

Ying Zheng's horse walked forward slowly, followed by a group of Yulin troops, and entered the Luquan Palace. And in the Luquan Palace, there are already Yulin Army and Net Killers who have eliminated hidden dangers in advance.

When Ying Zheng stepped into the Luquan Palace, the Yulin army behind him dispersed one after another, the cavalry and chariots were stationed outside the city, the foot soldiers and crossbowmen were stationed in batches in Yingquan Palace where Ying Zheng lived and the Jiyang Palace where the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji lived, and there were net killers who paid close attention to the movements in Yongcheng.

The defense of Yongcheng was taken over by the 20,000 garrisons brought out of Xianyang by Wang Qian, and the people who came and went were closely investigated.

In the Luquan Palace, looking at Zhang Ji, who accompanied him into the palace and still issued a few orders to the net killer from time to time, Ying Zheng chuckled: "This time I am tired of Mr. Labor." ”

At this moment, in addition to the chamberlain and the palace maid, there are only Yingzheng and him. Seeing that there were no outsiders, Zhang Ji was not hypocritical, but nodded, and sighed: "The spies of these Shandong countries, just these three hundred miles of travel, there are no less than forty temptations, although it can be overwhelmed by raising your hand, it is tiring to deal with. ”

"More than forty times?" Rao Yizheng couldn't help but be a little stunned, "Zheng really didn't expect that Shandong countries would attach so much importance to this crown ceremony." ”

"Maybe they feel that if the king can't reach the crown ceremony, he won't be able to be close to the national government, and there may still be a fight between the king and Lu Xiangbang within the Qin State, which will affect the stability of the Qin State."

Zhang Ji didn't think anything else.

For ordinary men, the meaning of the crown ceremony is limited to adulthood, but for princes, it is whether they can justifiably govern the country.

It is recorded in the "Zhou Li" that the crown ceremony is an adult's asset, and if the crown ceremony is not performed, it is impossible to govern people.

Therefore, even a generation of male lords like King Huiwen and King Zhao Wuling have found it difficult to take charge of national politics because they have not yet been crowned, so naturally there will be no shortage of people who think that Yingzheng cannot perform the crown ceremony and cannot pro-government.

"Oh, ridiculous."

When Ying Zheng heard this, he let out a sneer, and his eagle-like eyes became sharper and sharper, and he looked at the crown that was placed not far away: "Even if the crown ceremony is destroyed, what Zheng didn't wear is just a crown." ”

"Without this crown, the government will dominate Daqin."

Ying Zheng's face was calm, and the majesty and domineering that belonged to Ying Zheng alone emanated with Ying Zheng's words.

……

After rushing for several days in a row, even the energetic Ying Zheng couldn't help but show a touch of fatigue on his face, and chose to take a nap.

Zhang Ji naturally retreated, but he didn't go to the Wuyang Palace to see Zhao Ji, but turned his head and left the palace in Yongcheng.

Along the way, Zhao Ji was a little dishonest.

Zhang Ji once mentioned the experience of being in the carriage with his wives and concubines, but Zhao Ji wanted Zhang Ji to accompany her in the carriage this time.

Ying Zheng was in another carriage on the side, and there were also Yulin Army and the second generation of generals who are now serving in the Yulin Army, as well as Wang Qian, Yang Duanhe and other generals guarding the side.

Surrounded by so many people...... It's like an old birthday star eating arsenic!

I really don't know what Zhao Ji thinks.

And at this time, going to the Jiyang Palace where Zhao Ji lives is tantamount to a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.

Although Zhang Ji still remembers the shame of the last time, he still has a lot of things to do.

Outside an exquisite and quiet mansion, Zhang Ji stopped his horse.

There were no guards outside the door, the door was closed, and there was no noise coming from it, as if it were an uninhabited mansion.

Zhang Ji slowly pushed open the door, and walked in in a grand manner, knowing that he stopped in front of a house.

"Zhang Ji, the commander of the Mo family, meet Master Xun."

The king of the Qin State held a crown ceremony, which naturally invited the nations and the sons of the hundred schools.

Among them, there will naturally be no shortage of Confucianism as another great scholar.

It's just that Confucianism is also very entangled in Qin's invitation.

As a supporter of etiquette, although Confucianism has been fighting endlessly over the norms and terms of etiquette, all Confucian factions will not oppose the crown ceremony, which is a ceremony that every adult man will hold.

If the crown ceremony of Yingzheng is destroyed, it is undoubtedly a violation of the etiquette, which is naturally unacceptable to Confucianism.

Therefore, if Confucianism enters the Qin Dynasty to observe the ceremony, it is inevitable to take action to maintain the crown ceremony order of the winning government.

But Confucianism's attitude towards the Qin state has always been negative.

Qin did not like Confucianism and advocated law, and compared with Confucian education and etiquette, Qin believed more in the law to bind people's hearts.

Therefore, Confucianism did not enter Qin, which was the result of the unanimous discussion of various Confucian factions in that year, until Xunzi was invited by King Zhaoxiang to enter Qin.

Xunzi's insistence on the theory of sexual evil is, in a way, consistent with Qin's firm belief that human nature needs to be restrained by the legal system.

It was also since Xunzi entered Qin that the relationship between Confucianism and Qin gradually broke the ice, but it was still difficult for the Confucian factions to have much favor towards Qin.

But if it does not enter the Qin Dynasty, it violates the Confucian concept of maintaining etiquette.

Therefore, Xunzi, who once entered Qin, became the candidate for entering Qin after consultation among various Confucian factions.

"Come in."

Xunzi's voice penetrated the door, with a little vicissitudes, but it was also calm.

Zhang Ji bowed his head, pushed open the door, and saw another Confucian sage after Confucius and Mencius.

Xunzi in the room, dressed in a light blue robe, was kneeling in front of a chessboard, twisting a chess piece in each of his left and right hands, and pondering.

Leaning over and saluting, without waiting for Xunzi to speak, Zhang Ji took the initiative to sit down and looked at the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard with great interest.

He knows a little bit of Go, not very proficient, but he is also well-informed, but Xunzi does this way of playing chess with both left and right hands, Zhang Ji has only heard of it in later generations.

Seeing that Zhang Ji sat down directly, Xunzi looked up slightly at the young man who seemed to be a little rude, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Although he is a generation of Confucian masters, he is not a person who is obsessed with etiquette, on the contrary, he actually has a good impression of people who are simple and free by nature, just like his favorite disciple Han Fei, and his recently accepted disciple Zhang Cang, all of whom are free and uninhibited.

Therefore, Xunzi was a little more interested in Zhang Ji in front of him, and smiled.

"Little friend, how about a game of hand talk?"

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