Chapter 9: Order from the Ancestral Temple! "it is good." Yingji on the throne laughed loudly. But then. His eyes became extremely cold, revealing a depressing kingly aura. "The Emperor of Zhou." "Zhou Kingdom." "There is no need to exist anymore." Yingji said coldly. With the ambition to let Meng Ao lead his cavalry to crush the Zhou Kingdom.
"Start the memorial, Your Majesty." "After all, Zhou was once the sovereign of the world. If we crush them directly with our cavalry, it may give them an excuse to attack our Qin in the name of revenge for the emperor. This is not a good thing." "Although my Great Qin is not afraid, we must destroy the Zhou Kingdom with dignity." "Only in this way can our Great Qin resolve its future worries." Lu Buwei, who was the prime minister at the time, stood up and spoke loudly. Hear this! All the officials in the court nodded in unison. After all, what Lu Buwei said makes sense. Although the Zhou Kingdom was weak, it was still the nominal overlord of all the other states. If the Qin Dynasty were to send troops to crush it directly, this might not be a good thing for the Qin Dynasty. "What do you think we should do?" Yingji looked at Lu Buwei and asked. "Return to the king." "Although our Qin cavalry cannot directly attack Luoyi and destroy Zhou." "But the Zhou Kingdom should not exist," "I propose that we send envoys to the State of Zhou to force it to cede all 58 cities under its jurisdiction to our Great Qin," Lu Buwei replied loudly. "The Zhou Kingdom had 58 cities. After the cession, the Zhou Kingdom no longer existed." "it is good." Yingji nodded. "Who do you think can take on the important task of being an envoy?" Ying Ji asked again. "After all, it is the Zhou Kingdom, and our Great Qin needs to send a royal envoy."
"Use military force to intimidate them, and use the ancestral temples of the Zhou royal family and the Zhou emperor as hostages. If they are unwilling to cede them, then destroy the Zhou Kingdom." Lu Buwei said immediately. Seeing Lu Buwei talking so eloquently, Yingji was also somewhat surprised. "Zhu'er." Yingji looked at Prince Ying Zhu who was standing on the stairs. "Your son is here." Ying Zhu responded immediately. "The mission of the diplomatic mission is now left to you." Yingji said immediately. Hear this. Ying Zhu's face changed, but he still accepted the order respectfully: "Your son obeys the order." "Your Majesty." "The Crown Prince has been feeling unwell for a long time. The long journey to the Zhou Kingdom for negotiations may harm the Crown Prince's health." "Since ancient times, fathers and sons have been of one mind." "I suggest that the adopted son go in place of his father." Lu Buwei spoke again. Yingji glanced at the sickly Yingzhu and nodded: "Okay." "Great King Shengming." All the civil and military officials in the court shouted loudly. "Zichu." Yingji said immediately. "Sun Chen is here." Ying Zichu stood up slowly, looking excited. "You can go to Zhou Kingdom on behalf of your father." "I have only one request, that Zhou no longer exists." "If the Zhou emperor is willing to cede the city, I will ensure that his ancestral temple remains intact, and his bloodline is preserved, and the Zhou emperor can still live in Luoyi." "besides." "By the way, bring your young son back from Zhao State." "Since our Great Qin has already mobilized its troops, we will continue to do so. If Zhao is unwilling to hand over its people, our Great Qin warriors will turn around and attack Zhao." "all in all." "The millions of elite soldiers of the Great Qin will be your backing." Ying Ji ordered Ying Zichu. "Sun Chen will never let the king down." Ying Zichu bowed immediately. "Yeah." Yingji nodded and said no more. He is old now.
Being able to destroy the Zhou Kingdom before his death can be considered as fulfilling a great wish. At this moment. "Your subject Ying Bing requests an audience." A loud shout rang out outside the hall. Hear the words. Everyone in the hall looked over there. Even Yingji had a bit of surprise in his eyes. Among the nine ministers of the Qin Dynasty, the Zongzheng who was in charge of sacrifice was the most special, because they did not need to go to court, and would only enter the palace when it was related to the ancestral temple. The identity of the Zongzheng was the high priest of the ancestral temple, and in the court he was the Zongzheng, with a lofty status. "Xuan." Yingji said without any hesitation. "The king has an edict." "Emperor Xuanzong is here to see the emperor." The eunuch serving on the side immediately shouted. Ying Bing, wearing the official robe of the Qin Dynasty, strode into the hall. Although the Zong Zheng only holds the power of sacrifice, he does not control government affairs or military power. But no one in the court dared to look down on him. The Great Qin Ancestral Temple. This is the most mysterious place in Daqin. How did the four great masters of the Qin Dynasty break through? All of them have reached the peak of the Grandmaster level and have made sufficient military achievements for the Qin Dynasty. They will be summoned by the Ancestral Temple and can enter the Ancestral Temple once to get a chance to break through to the Grandmaster level. Since the founding of the Qin Dynasty by our ancestor Qin Ying, the ancestral temple has existed, and this has been the case for all the great masters of every era of the Qin Dynasty. of course. There is one exception. That was Bai Qi, who previously held military power and served as the national commander. He was summoned to the ancestral temple only after he had broken through to the level of grandmaster. Therefore. It is enough to foresee how powerful the ancestral temple is. There are only four grand masters in the Qin Dynasty, but almost everyone can guess that there must be a powerful grand master hidden in the ancestral temple. But they do not come out into the world, they only protect the country. Ying Bing walked slowly past, and all the civil and military officials in the court looked at him with a glance and saluted. "Zongzheng."
"I wonder what instructions the ancestral temple has?" Yingji asked aloud. Even if it was him, as the king of Daqin. He also used the word "order". He still remembered what his father and even his eldest brother had said when they passed away. anyway. In the Qin Dynasty, the ancestral temple comes first. It’s not just because the ancestral temple has a lofty status, but also because it is the true foundation of the Qin Dynasty. Ying Bing bowed to Ying Ji, then slowly said, "The ancestral temple has issued an order." "The Zhou Kingdom must be destroyed, and the seal of the Zhou emperor and the nine tripods of Shenzhou must be transported back to the ancestral temple." Hear this! Yingji nodded: "I know the order of the ancestral temple." "In that case, thank you, Your Majesty." Ying Bing bowed respectfully and then slowly retreated. "Zichu." "Did you hear what Zong Zheng said?" Ying Ji looked at Ying Zichu. "Sun Chen heard it." "The seal of the Zhou emperor, the Nine Cauldrons of Shenzhou." "Sun Chen will escort him back personally." Ying Zichu said immediately. "kindness." "Go and negotiate as soon as possible." "And Zhao Zheng, my great-grandson." "Bring it back as soon as possible." "I'm afraid if it's any later, I won't be able to see him." Yingji said with a bit of twilight in his voice. And these words. The ministers in the court changed their expressions and bowed one after another: "Your Majesty, may you live forever." but. Many court officials were thinking.
"Who is Zhao Zheng?" "Is it worthy of the king's attention?" "The great-grandson of the king? Could he be the son of the heir?" "But doesn't the heir have only one son, Young Master Cheng Jiao?" Suddenly it comes. This was the first time that Zhao Zheng's name appeared in the court, which naturally caused a lot of discussion. but. Yingji didn't care about anything at all. What he wanted was to see his great-grandson, the little baby in his dreams, while he was still alive. He also felt that he didn't have much time left! …… PS: Please read my book, recommend it, and give me monthly votes. (End of this chapter)