At the beginning of the rising sun, the red morning glow was like a furnace of boiling molten steel, spraying out, sprinkling red light all over the earth, giving light and tropics to the Qin people.

It's a good day.

Not only is the morning glow brilliant, which makes people feel refreshed, but also dispels the slight cold in early winter.

In the seventh year of the reign of King Qin, October 24, today is destined to be a day that will go down in history.

For there is a king who is about to perform the crown salute and become a true king.

His name is Ying Zheng.

The suburbs of Yongcheng are full of carriages and horses, including the carriages and horses of Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji and others.

According to the process of the crown ceremony, Ying Zheng must first enter Yongcheng from outside the city, and then enter the Qi Nian Palace to hold a sacrifice, and with the consent of the ancestors of Zongzheng Ling, Ying Zheng can start to hold the crown ceremony.

Therefore, Ying Zheng and others had already come to wait outside the city before dawn, including the Empress Dowager Huayang, who was already in her fifties, and Ying Zheng's grandmother, Empress Dowager Xia, and other relatives.

In the Yingqin clan, all those who are not sick enough to stay are all here.

This is not only because of the crown ceremony of Yingzheng, but also because of the sacrifice of the Qin kings of the past dynasties.

Ying Zheng rarely wore a colorful costume called "Cai Yi", and tied his long hair that was usually draped behind his back into a bun.

Zhang Ji is also a mysterious person, accompanying Ying Zheng.

Today, he is not only the captain of Yingzheng, but also the winner of Yingzheng's crown ceremony.

At the crown ceremony, there are only five characters in total, excluding the guests.

One of them is naturally the champion, that is, Yingzheng himself.

The second is the master, which consists of two people, in addition to the parents, according to the clan system, the "master" must be a male clan elder.

Zhao Ji is naturally one of them, but Ying Zichu has long passed away, so the other "master" can only be served by Zong Zheng Ling Ying Mu.

The third is Zhengbin, that is, the person who is responsible for crowning the crown, but the person who serves as the guest must be highly respected, because the Zhengbin is equivalent to the life guide and social model of the champion, and also has a close relationship with the champion.

Lü Buwei, the teacher who is both a father and a teacher, is naturally the best choice.

The fourth is the praiser, that is, the praise crown, is to assist the assistant to assist the official guest to crown, is the master of ceremonies for the crown to sing during the crown ceremony, and sometimes also assists the crown person to comb hair, change clothes, etc., generally by the division commander, or the elders respected by the crown, without identity and status constraints.

Zhang Ji found the respected Xunzi for Yingzheng to serve as a praiser, which not only increased the face of Yingzheng, but also further melted the ice between Qin and Confucianism, and pulled some Confucianism onto the chariot of Qin.

The fifth is the three mourners, who are responsible for informing the relatives and friends of the crowned person about the upcoming crown ceremony, and the person who holds the crown for the crown bearer at the time of the crown ceremony can choose young people such as friends and siblings to serve as the crown, and there is no age or gender constraint.

For the loser, Ying Zheng naturally chose the first person to be Zhang Ji, a confidant and confidant.

The second thing that comes to mind is his own brother, Gongzi Cheng.

At this time, Cheng Chan had not yet rebelled, and according to Zhang Ji's understanding, the relationship between Ying Zheng and Cheng Chan brothers seemed to be quite good.

Although the relationship between Zhao Ji and Ying Chengcheng's biological mother Han Ji is not good, as the heir of Yingzi Chu, coupled with the lack of companionship of his peers when Yingzheng was a teenager, he naturally has a good impression of this younger brother.

And the status of Ying Zheng is due to the importance of King Xiaowen, when King Xiaowen was still wearing prince clothes and filial piety clothes to mourn, he designated Ying Zheng as the heir of Ying Zi Chu, so after Ying Zi Chu succeeded to the throne, he was designated as the crown prince, so there was no contradiction between Ying Zheng and Ying Cheng, and it was also for this reason that Ying Zheng and the Chu family who once wanted to support Ying Chengcheng to take the throne did not have any real contradictions.

And the third is a strange child, who looks pink and jade, and has a small face that is white and tender, and looks extremely cute. Dressed in a green robe, because he was not yet old enough to tie his hair, the long hair was scattered behind his back.

The facial features that have not yet grown are still childish, but it can be seen that he will be an extremely handsome young man in the future.

However, there was always a serious expression on that childish face, which made people want to tease him.

"It's a pretty little Langjun." Zhao Ji also noticed the child standing next to Zhang Ji and Ying Chengcheng, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, "However, I don't seem to have seen this child, is it a child of the clan?" ”

"He's not a child of the clan."

Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji walked side by side, and glanced back at the children following him, his young steps were far less big than the others around him, so his pace was very fast, so that he could keep up with the steps of others, but he didn't see any rudeness, but his posture was elegant, which was refreshing.

"His name is Gan Luo, the grandson of Gan Mao, and the young son of his middle father."

Ying Zheng explained the identity of the child to Zhao Ji.

Gan Mao, a native of Chu, was the left prime minister during the reign of King Wu of Qin.

He was introduced to King Huiwen of Qin by Zhang Yi and Zhu Liji. He once assisted Zhang Yi and Wei Zhang, the chief of the left house, to determine the land of Hanzhong. Later, he was slandered by Xiang Shou and Gongsun Zheng, and threw himself into Qi when he attacked Pu Han of Wei during the reign of King Zhaoxiang, and served as the secretary of Qi State.

It can be said that Gan Luo's background is not bad, and the Gan family is also a famous family in Xia Cai, but it gradually declined with the death of Gan Mao.

Moreover, after all, Gan Mao is burdened with the stain of betrayal of Qin, even if it is due to the villain's slander and slander of Gan Mao, after all, he will not be able to avoid Gan Mao's betrayal of Qin.

Therefore, it is difficult for the Gan family to eat well in the Qin State, if it weren't for Lu Buwei valuing Ganluo's talent, otherwise the Gan family might have to go back to Xia Cai in disgrace.

It's just that as soon as Ying Zheng said the beginning, Zhao Ji didn't seem interested, and the phoenix eyes with red eyeshadow looked away. , from time to time, he will glance at Zhang Ji, and his vicious expression is like trying to eat people.

Ying Zheng smiled helplessly, it seems that Zhao Ji still remembers the fact that the queen mother's dress was wet with soup.

As soon as the morning dawned, Zhao Ji came to the Luquan Palace wearing an ordinary black and red queen mother's phoenix robe, saying that Zhang Ji accidentally sprinkled the meat soup on her queen mother's dress during breakfast.

Ying Zheng didn't care too much, in fact, the difference between Zhao Ji's phoenix robe and the queen mother's dress was not much, but there were some missing edges embellished with gold threads.

The people who can stand in the front row to watch the ceremony, except for the clan and relatives, are only the leaders of a hundred families. And among these people, there are not many people who know about the etiquette system of the Qin State, so the only person who can find the difference between this phoenix robe and the queen mother's dress is probably the only one who knows about it in person.

Even if the Empress Dowager Huayang is dissatisfied with Zhao Ji, she will not expose Zhao Ji's disobedience on such an occasion.

Rao is Yingzheng has already told Zhao Ji that this is fine, but Zhao Ji is still a little concerned about this matter and looks a little uneasy.

It's just that Ying Zheng doesn't know what the real reason for Zhao Ji's restlessness is.

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