The solemn and majestic Daqin Zhai Palace was dead silent. The plain palace bricks were splattered with blood, full of murderous aura. The head of the prime minister of this generation of Daqin was cut off and rolled down at Ziying's feet. Ziying's face was pale and he retreated in fear. The sharp warrior, who was still wearing eunuch clothes and could not hide the murderous aura, slowly put the sword into the sheath.
In the low hum of the sword, blood fell down along the sword spine in strings.
Then there was a long period of silence.
"Zhao Gao has been eliminated. Your Highness can ascend the throne now."
Yuan suppressed his emotions and deep hatred, and said slowly: "This sword returns to its original owner."
Raising his hand and throwing it, the Shuluo sword, one of the world's famous swords, fell at Ziying's feet, still whistling. Yuan took off his eunuch official uniform, put on his own plain clothes, picked up the Qin sword forged with blood and fire, carried it on his back, and walked away step by step.
Ziying didn't react until he turned around and walked more than ten steps. He suppressed his joy and said:
"Thank you, warrior. I will definitely record this matter in the history books to pass it down to future generations."
"No need. Thank you, Your Highness."
"This, this is a matter that will go down in history."
Yuan kept his pace and casually patted Han Tan's shoulder who was waiting behind him, saying:
"If you want to record it, record it for him."
"As for going down in history, we have already done it."
"The name of the Great Qin warrior will still be remembered by future generations even after thousands of years."
The last Iron Eagle Warrior left this sentence and left without looking back.
After Ziying's gratitude flashed through his heart, he was occupied by the joy of ascending the throne as king. He ordered his sons to go out and lead the last loyal people to hold weapons and ride chariots that can run within the palace walls. In the end, he killed all three clans of Zhao Gao, rectified the government, and ascended the throne as king.
Through the files, we know who made the move on that day.
However, we still followed the agreement and said that it was the eunuch Han Tan who drew his sword to kill Zhao Gao. This made the ministers feel that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers around Ziying, and they dared not show any disrespect. Ziying did everything he could. He wanted to make peace with the princes like his ancestors in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, even if he ceded land, at least he could guarantee his throne.
This naturally did not get consent and approval.
All the princes refused.
In October of the first year of King Ziying of Qin, it was only more than 30 days after he ascended the throne.
The army led by Liu Bang had already broken through Wuguan and Yaoguan, approached Xianyang, and stationed troops in Bashang. They could capture the city at any time, and many ministers had already surrendered. Ziying was desperate and sighed every day.
......
Yuan was sorting out the Black Ice Terrace books he found in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
It was a map of the entire Qin Dynasty, with mountains and rivers, the locations of various gods, and minerals and medicines produced in various places. This was collected from the original six kingdoms, and the Black Ice Terrace Iron Eagles accompanied the First Emperor on his tours. It was one of the most precious things in the entire Xianyang City.
After the Black Ice Terrace was destroyed by Zhao Gao, these things were moved to the Prime Minister's Mansion to facilitate his search.
Then they were taken back by Yuan.
Yuan quietly read these books. He only accompanied the First Emperor on the first three tours, and did not know about the later ones. He could only imagine a few through the records in these maps. When he finished reading the things recorded during the last tour, there was a knock on the door outside.
Yuan put down the books and pushed the door to see.
Outside the door was Han Tan holding the general's tiger talisman, armor, and sword.
He knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily:
"The king has summoned me. Please lead the general's tiger talisman to resist the coalition forces of the princes."
......
Even if it was not his first time to come to Xianyang Palace, Yuan would still be amazed by its grandeur.
But the emperor who was in the palace at this moment was not the emperor who swallowed the world.
Ziying did not wear a black robe, but the princes' official robes and crowns, which were majestic and complicated, but in Yuan's eyes, he still had no kingly spirit at all. Having seen the hottest sun and the most vast sky in the world, how could he be easily shaken again?
Yuan heard Ziying's request to mobilize troops in Xianyang City and fight against the coalition forces of the princes, and then refused.
Ziying couldn't believe it. Yuan recalled the suffering of the people along the way and asked:
"Your Highness, how do you think your talents compare to your majesty?"
Ziying was silent for a while and said, "Far from it."
Yuan asked again, "Then how do you think my talents compare to General Wang Jian?"
Ziying opened his mouth and comforted him:
"In my opinion, your bravery is not inferior to General Wang Jian."
Yuan shook his head and said:
"Your Highness, you are wrong. I have never fought against General Wang Jian alone, so I don't know. But even if I win against General Wang Jian alone, what will happen? What? Human strength is limited. It doesn't matter if you can kill ten or a hundred people. The ones who can really influence the world are the top commanders and generals. "
"It's easy to get a thousand soldiers, but it's hard to get a general."
"That's ten thousand enemies, or even a hundred thousand enemies."
"Under the current situation, only if your majesty is resurrected, and General Wang Jian and Wu'an Jun reunite under his command, can we whip the six countries and restore the prestige of the Qin Dynasty. But your highness is far inferior to your majesty, and I am just an ordinary man who doesn't understand military affairs. If I force it, it will only let the Qin elders in Xianyang City die with me. I don't want that."
Ziying's face turned pale and he sat down on the throne.
Yuan was still dressed in cloth, and said:
"I will go out of the city alone to meet Liu Bang, and try to save the elders of Guanzhong and your family. This is the limit of what I can do."
He turned and left. Ziying seemed unable to bear the end of his hope being shattered again. He slapped the throne heavily and shouted angrily as if to vent: "Your ancestors and grandchildren have all been fed by Qin for three generations, and the First Emperor has been very kind to you. Do you have the heart to see the Qin Empire created by the First Emperor disappear like this?!"
"Disappear?"
Yuan paused slightly, and looked at Ziying who was sitting high on the throne. , replied:
"No, your majesty's empire will not perish."
Ziying said angrily: "But Qin! Qin is going to perish!"
"The empire left by your majesty is Qin, but not only Qin."
The Iron Eagle Warrior turned around and stared at King Ziying of Qin. He said: "Where in the world is there a dynasty that will not perish? Even the Great Zhou only lasted for 800 years. During the Warring States Period, who still respected the so-called Zhou Emperor?"
"The Great Qin will perish one day."
Ziying was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Yuan stepped forward step by step, his eyebrows sharp, and said slowly: "But, so what?!"
He was wearing cloth, but he seemed to be still wearing black clothes and armor. He raised his head, speaking in an arrogant and contemptuous tone, pausing between each sentence, like a heavy hammer hitting the air: "As long as the future of Shenzhou is still governed by law, as long as Shenzhou is still a county system, as long as this county is still there thousands of years later, as long as Shenzhou is still one country in the world thousands of years later, then the era created by your majesty will not end!"
"What is a dynasty, what is this bloodline and ancestral temple?!"
"The nine continents of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors have been unified since then, and your majesty's achievements far exceed bloodlines!"
"Even if it is ten thousand years, even if it is a hundred thousand years later, even if you and I are not known to people, Knowing that even if the princes and nobles all turned into dust, as long as China must be unified and the concept of Shenzhou is still there, then the people living on this land in that era are all the people of the Great Qin! They all share the dream of a unified country for thousands of years with Your Majesty!"
"And they must know it too."
"Where is the starting point of this dream!"
Yuan felt that his blood seemed to be boiling, but it was flowing quietly. He stood under this tall and empty palace, holding the sword, as if he had returned to the vast youth of that day, as if he saw Gao Jue's back again, and saw him walking calmly into the distance.
Qin, the second generation became king, and the third generation could not even keep the country.
This world is vast. From ancient times to the present, and even in the future, there will never be a second Qin emperor.
Countless universes, Qin emperor is the only one.
Ziying was so shocked that he could not speak. He saw the Iron Eagle Warrior suddenly lower his eyes, raised his hand and knocked on his chest and said:
"Your Majesty, I am leaving."
Ziying was stunned. The surprise in his heart even exceeded the shock at this time. This was the first time that the Iron Eagle Warrior under the throne called himself like this, but he suddenly realized that the person the other party was looking at was never him, and the word "Your Majesty" was not addressed to him.
He was frustrated, but he felt it was natural.
It turned out that the only person worthy of following the Qin Warriors was that person.
"I will go to see Liu Bang. If I can get him, at least I can save the ancestral temple. If not, I will die first. Please escape from the secret passage, Your Majesty, maybe there is still a chance."
Yuan changed into the clothes of the Iron Eagle Warrior. He rode a horse, carrying a sword, and left Xianyang.
Like an arrow, he rushed to Bashang.
He knocked on the gate, and the general on guard asked who he was, and heard the response: "Yuan."
"Yuan, the Iron Eagle Warrior of the Black Ice Terrace, led by His Majesty the First Emperor of Qin!"
"?!!!"
The Han army was terrified when they heard this, and even when facing one person, they subconsciously drew their bows and swords, and the sound of steel whistling continued.
The faces of the surrounded Qin warriors remained unchanged, but in this situation, there was another laugh: "It turned out to be an official under the First Emperor. I used to be the head of the First Emperor. In this case, we are still colleagues. Please come in quickly."
Yuan drove a war horse and met Liu Bang.
He was a sloppy man with a frivolous and unruly air, but he was still a hero in his bones. After asking Yuan what he could come up with, Yuan replied that it was the hearts of the people in Guanzhong, the cornerstone of the world, and the picture scroll stored in the city of Xianyang in the Qin Dynasty.
Liu Bang's eyes lit up slightly, and he stood up and said, "Okay!"
This man, who was not young but still had great ambitions in his heart, picked up the wine, his expression was open and calm:
"Bang and the elders have an agreement, and the law is three articles: those who kill people will be killed, and those who injure people and steal will be punished."
"How?"
Yuan was surprised at the man's decision. He took his wine and drank it up. He also saw the young man in white who had been chasing him when he was young. The latter was also over 30 years old. He smiled and nodded, his expression was calm and elegant, and he no longer had the anxiety of the past. He saw Fan Kuai, Xiao He, and heroes.
Troubled times are a place to hone heroes and heroes.
He thought.
Troubled times create these heroes, and heroes fight each other to choose who is the strongest, and then pacify the troubled times.
After Yuan left, Liu Bang sat down directly in his seat with a smile, wiped the sweat off his face, and couldn't help muttering curse words. Without the heroic spirit just now, Fan Kuai looked at Liu Bang and said, "Pei Gong?"
Liu Bang gritted his teeth and said, "What a good deal."
Fan Kuai was puzzled: "Based on people's hearts and maps, this is indeed a good deal."
Liu Bang cursed the foolish head twice before saying, "There is a third one."
"The third one?"
Fan Kuai was puzzled.
Zhang Liang said slowly, "There is also the Iron Eagle Sword of the Qin warrior within seven steps."
"But Pei Gong did not show his cowardice, which is rare."
He joked.
Fan Kuai came back to his senses, a little angry, but Liu Bang waved his hand to stop him. Liu Bang rubbed his legs and said: "It's normal to do your job, and we didn't suffer any loss. However, the man who dared to charge into the battle alone is really brave..."
He couldn't help but fantasize, and sighed bitterly: "I really want to recruit him!"
"If I can use such a great man..."
Pei Gong entered the pass and made three articles of law to stabilize the people's hearts.
So Ziying surrendered, Liu Bang did not hurt him, and implemented the three articles of law, becoming the foundation of Yanhan.
Yuan rejected the invitation of Zhang Liang and Liu Bang.
He rode a fast horse, carrying the Qin sword with the iron eagle emblem, and left here.
As a common man, he was no longer able to reverse the general trend of the world. It was the limit of what he could do to make Liu Bang make three articles of law and treat the elders of Guanzhong and the old Qin people in Xianyang City well, but as a wanderer, there were still things he could do.
A man should draw his sword, and when he draws his sword, he should kill!
He wants revenge.
"Xu Shi..."