Qin Gong

Chapter 739: Offering sacrifices to heaven and offering sacrifices to heaven, Ying Zheng's joy and rage

In the study of the palace, before Li Si, Feng Quji and others could figure out why Ying Zheng was suddenly ecstatic and walking back and forth with bamboo slips in his hand, they saw Ying Pi and Ying Huai coming to the study under the leadership of eunuchs.

When Wang Wan saw Ying Pi, his face lit up with joy, after all, they were all one of his own.

However, to Wang Wan's surprise, when Ying Pi appeared this time, he did not even look at him, but hurried directly into the study and knelt on the ground facing Ying Zheng.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Ying Pi looked excited. He ignored everyone and after paying his respects, he stared straight at Ying Zheng.

Seeing this look, not only Wang Wan, but also Feng Quji, Li Si and others were very confused. Ying Pi was not in Guanzhong before, and Ying Zheng was already dissatisfied. The clan members should have informed Ying Pi. Logically, Ying Pi should have explained his previous whereabouts to Ying Zheng while he was delayed.

Why...

As soon as he arrived at the study, he excitedly congratulated Ying Zheng.

What on earth is happening?

In the study room.

Many Qin ministers were puzzled and frowned, and finally had to look at Ying Zheng.

"Zong Bo, where did you go before?"

Ying Zheng put away the bamboo slips and saw Ying Pi's actions with a look of displeasure.

After all, Ying Pi's every word and action made Ying Zheng have a premonition that Ying Pi already knew about the massacre of the Huns!
In other words, Ying Pi was in the north before, even... in the territory of the Xiongnu!
Think of this.

Ying Zheng's eyes couldn't help but look at Ying Huai, who was also kneeling next to Ying Pi.

But what surprised Ying Zheng was that Ying Huai did not seem to feel guilty. This made Ying Zheng, who knew Ying Huai a little, feel puzzled.

"I, your humble servant, was invited by Lord Wu Lie to go to Mobei to perform the Fengshan ceremony for His Majesty!"

Ying Pi raised his hand, spoke loudly to Ying Zheng, and then knelt on the ground.

"Feng Chan?"

"Mobei?"

In the study, when Li Si, Wang Wan, Feng Quji and others heard Ying Pi's words, they all widened their eyes and looked at each other. Even Wei Liao and other ministers were stunned and somewhat doubted their ears.

Feng Chan?

Mobei? What Zen?

Mobei!!!!!!!

Mobei!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From the initial confusion, Wei Liao, who was the first to react, came to his senses and his expression instantly became horrified. He looked at Ying Pi and Ying Huai with shock in his eyes.

Feng Quji, Li Si, Xin Sheng and others also changed their expressions.

Meng Yi, Han Yezhe and Zhao Gao, who were standing behind Ying Zheng, were already stunned.

Feng Chan!

Bai Yan invites Ying Pi to go to Mobei to offer sacrifices to the gods for Ying Zheng! ! ! !
As the thoughts flashed through their minds, everyone, everyone in the study who heard this, couldn't help but get goose bumps, and their scalps felt like electric currents flashing through them in an instant.

Mobei! That was the royal court of the Xiongnu territory, the place of origin, thousands of miles away from the Central Plains. Not only was there no one along the way, it was easy to get lost, but there was also a desert with no life.

Bai Yan actually went to Mobei to offer sacrifices to the gods for Ying Zheng!
now.

In the study, let alone other Qin ministers, even Ying Zheng, the person involved, who had originally made some guesses, was stunned after hearing Ying Pi's words. He looked at Ying Pi in a daze and stood there.

Lost in thought, this was a look that Ying Zheng, who had risen from the king of a country to the ruler of the world, had never had before in his life.

But at this moment, Ying Zheng stood there in amazement, with a figure repeating over and over in his mind.

Bai Yan! ! !

As Bai Yan's appearance emerged, the next thing he thought of was that since he was a child in Handan, Zhao State, he had heard legends about Mobei. That place was the origin of the Huns and had been a forbidden area for people in the Central Plains for thousands of years.

The Huns would offer sacrifices to the heavens and their ancestors there!

And Bai Yan is now in that territory, offering sacrifices to the heavens for Ying Zheng and consecrating the gods for him...

Even though Ying Zheng had experienced many ups and downs and held the power of the world, at this moment, he couldn't help but be moved by the thoughts in his mind.

With such a minister as this, what else could a king ask for?
These were the words that instinctively came to Ying Zheng's mind.

No matter whether it was Princess Mi or Concubine Qi, Ying Zheng had never felt as excited as he did now. It was a different kind of emotion from the love between men and women. Perhaps, only Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, could understand this feeling.

"I must be loyal to my master and eat his salary! Bai Yan has pledged his life to Qin and will never be able to return to Qi!"

Suddenly, Ying Zheng remembered that Zhang Min had once written a letter to the emperor, mentioning what Bai Yan had said.

After coming back to his senses.

Ying Zheng looked at the ministers in front of him, and finally looked at Ying Pi and Ying Huai excitedly.

"Tell me what happened in the north!"

Ying Zheng spoke, his tone full of urgency and desire. He was extremely anxious to know what had happened in the north.

"promise!"

Upon hearing this, Ying Pi nodded quickly, and seeing Ying Zheng's appearance, he felt relieved.

Afterwards, under the watchful eyes of Ying Zheng and other Qin ministers, Ying Pi told Ying Zheng everything he had learned and experienced on the northern grasslands in full and accurately.

No matter whether Bai Yan led the Qin army to massacre the Xiongnu people, or offered sacrifices to the heaven at Langjuxu Mountain in Mobei, or offered sacrifices to Ying Zheng at Guyan Mountain, Ying Pi did not hide anything and told Ying Zheng that it was not only him and Ying Huai who were involved in this matter, but also many scholars and noble families. Presumably, this matter has spread outside the Great Wall and is known to the world.

In the study room.

Ying Pi's whispering narration left Wang Wan, Li Si, Xin Sheng and others dumbfounded. Starting from the time when Bai Yan massacred the Huns, Li Si and others could not close their mouths. When they heard the latter part, they looked dazed.

Feng Quji, Wei Liao and the others were not in a much better condition. They looked at each other in bewilderment at their old ages, unable to express in words what they were feeling at the moment.

The most excited person was Ying Zheng. When he heard that Bai Yan was leading troops in Mobei and killing people everywhere, Ying Zheng's mouth could not close. That smug smile was as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

When he heard about Fengshan, Ying Zheng's breathing quickened. Even though he was trying hard to suppress his excitement, Ying Zheng still patiently asked Ying Pi about the details, over and over again.

Ying Zheng had already made up his mind to reward Bai Yan when he returned.

But when he heard later that Bai Yan was going to lead his troops to the Donghu territory and destroy the Donghu in one fell swoop, Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel a little worried. He frowned slightly and looked at Ying Pi without saying a word.

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A month later.

In the Qin State's Xianyang City, Bai Yan's deeds had spread throughout the streets and alleys. Whether it was teahouses, restaurants, or small shops, everyone was discussing the matter of Fenglangjuxu.

No matter how Bai Yan felt about the Fengshan ceremony at Langjuxu Mountain, it did not prevent people from praising it.

Foreigners are foreigners, and the northern foreigners have invaded the Central Plains for thousands of years, committing acts of burning, killing, looting, rape and plunder, which are hated by the people of the Central Plains. However, the Central Plains has always been helpless against the northern foreigners.

Now, a general has finally appeared who can avenge the Central Plains and even go thousands of miles deep into the northern desert to offer sacrifices to the heavens on the sacred mountains of foreign tribes and to worship the ancestors of the Central Plains people. How can a Central Plains person remain calm?

Rumor has it that the nobles outside the Great Wall were not happy that Bai Yan performed the Fengshan ceremony for Ying Zheng, but they could not refute Bai Yan's offering to heaven.

However, just as the world was waiting for Bai Yan's return, and just as the children in the streets were vying to call him "Bai Yan".

Several pieces of news that came one after another shocked everyone.

Bai Yan has lost his trace!

In the past, in the Donghu territory, Bai Yan led the Qin cavalry to fight against the Donghu. At the time of the decisive battle, the Xianbei tribe in the Donghu territory suddenly retreated, causing the Donghu army to fall into panic. The Qin cavalry took the opportunity to encircle them, and after a day of siege and pursuit, the rest of the Donghu tribes were killed or wounded.

The Qin army won a great victory!

"Bai Yan returned to Mount Langjuxu and took back the Central Plains woman hiding in the mountain, but then he disappeared? Do you think it was the resentful spirits of the Xiongnu who wanted to take revenge on Bai Yan? After all, Bai Yan wiped out the Xiongnu clan!"

"I think so, but I heard that many people speculated that it was the Yue clan who sent people to ambush Bai Yan in Langjuxu Mountain. They were afraid that Bai Yan would lead his troops to attack the Yue clan one day, so they ambushed and killed Bai Yan in Langjuxu Mountain and buried his head in the snow-capped mountains further north. It's very secretive!"

"No, I heard that many people speculated that Bai Yan took the Lu family woman to a place further north, where he discovered a fairyland, and then he couldn't get out, so he lived in seclusion there!"

In the streets and alleys of Xianyang, people from Qin State could be seen talking to each other everywhere. Even in the carriages of many officials and nobles, conversations about Bai Yan could be heard.

And in the Xianyang Palace.

Ying Zheng was furious. He stood in the main hall, looking at the civil and military officials below the steps, and threw the bamboo slips directly to the ground.

"How could Wu Lie Jun disappear? No matter what, you must find Wu Lie Jun for me! If a thousand people can't find him, send ten thousand people! If ten thousand people can't find him, send a hundred thousand or a million people! Until we find Wu Lie Jun!"

Ying Zheng was breathing rapidly, veins popping out on his forehead, especially when he looked at Meng Tian, ​​Wang Ben and Yang Yan who were kneeling in the hall.

Thinking of Bai Yan's figure, Ying Zheng's heart could not calm down for a long time. Even at this moment, in Ying Zheng's eyes, he seemed to see again the scene of the young man coming to the palace for the first time.

That time, it was also that young man who wrote his origins in a letter and told everything.

The boy was not Zou Xing, but came from a place called Shuicun.

"Your Majesty! The Qiang tribe has sent envoys to ask Qin for help. In the south, General Wang Jian from Baiyue has also sent news. Right now, we must not dispatch the army northward and waste the national treasury!"

Your Highness, Wei Liao stood up and tried to dissuade Ying Zheng.

With Wei Liao's leadership, Wang Wan and other Qin officials and generals dared to kneel down and stop the furious Ying Zheng, hoping that Ying Zheng would not act on impulse.

In the palace hall.

Ying Zheng stood behind the throne, watching the dissuasion of Wei Liao, Wang Wan and the civil and military officials, his eyes flashing with anger, especially when he saw Li Si, who also spoke out about the cost of sending the Qin army north to search for people, as well as the dangers of the Yuezhi. If they were not careful, the entire army would be wiped out.

Seeing that more and more civil and military officials were kneeling down to stop him, Ying Zheng not only did not remain calm, but became more and more angry and disappointed.

Bai Yan could lead 3,000 cavalrymen to penetrate thousands of miles into the north to offer sacrifices to the gods for Ying Zheng. However, no one in the entire court dared to send troops to the north where there were no enemies.

"Yao Jia, Meng Tian, ​​Yang Yan!"

Ying Zheng finally turned his gaze to the three people among the civil and military officials. Then, under the gaze of everyone, Ying Zheng gave orders in a firm tone, telling the three people to find Bai Yan's trace at any cost.

"promise!"

"promise!!"

Yao Jia, Meng Tian, ​​and Yang Yan, all dressed in official uniforms and armor, knelt hurriedly in the center of the hall and bowed to Ying Zheng to receive his orders.

Seeing this, Feng Quji and Wei Liao looked at each other and Li Si, and the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. Ying Zheng did not send Wang Ben, and it was obvious that he still had his sense. He planned to let Wang Ben lead the troops to support Wang Jian who was attacking Baiyue.

But at this moment, the three of them were also very curious, why did Bai Yan suddenly disappear?