Chapter 456: My younger brother Ying Chengjiao! He will succeed the second emperor!
"No one dares to raise their heads and stab me?
"The nobles of the six nations are all servile people. They speak nicely, but when they come before me, they just bang their heads on the ground.
"Li Si."
Li Si clasped his hands together, holding the hilt of the sword in the middle, with the tip of the sword pointing straight down.
"I am here!"
The First Emperor turned around and looked at the green needles of the pine trees nearby that pierced the deep autumn, and at the red clouds in the distance that rolled like dragons.
Amid the vast heaven and earth, the sun hanging on the edge of the sky was setting in the west, but it was not yet as high as the Mount Tai under his feet.
He put his hands behind his back, and his black bird crown robe fluttered in the wind, as if he was about to escape from this world and flap his wings towards the sky!
It seems that being the king of the world is not enough, he has to compete with the almighty Emperor Haotian for the title of king of heaven!
"I think, you write."
"only!"
Li Si stood sideways with his sword tilted, his inner strength surging from his dantian and flowing throughout his body.
“Wang Yue.
"How is Mount Tai? The green mountains of Qi and Lu are endless.
"Nature is full of wonders, with yin and yang dividing day and night.
"The clouds are rolling in my chest, and the returning birds are flying into my eyes.
“I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains.”
The First Emperor recited slowly and softly.
Li Si used his sword as a pen, and he wrote faster and faster, even faster than the First Emperor read!
Because this poem, which has a different format from the current poem, he has seen, read, and memorized it in the monarch's study. It is one of the many amazing poems that have never appeared in the world.
Li Si still remembered that the poem was signed by Du Fu, one of the aliases frequently used by the monarch.
There is nothing wrong with the title of this poem here. It is very appropriate. If Your Majesty does everything, everything will be fine. But if Your Majesty does...
Li Si suppressed the doubts in his heart and stopped his thoughts from wandering.
Don't try to guess what His Majesty is thinking, just do what His Majesty says!
Stone chips fell down.
The words appeared one by one.
Show off your talents and be domineering!
Whether it is the content of the poem or the sword marks on the stone tablet, they all convey a high-spirited momentum!
"color!
"Your Majesty's poems are as majestic as a lark flying in the sky. I can feel the emperor's aura of supremacy and the ambition of no one else but me.
"Listening to your Majesty's poem, I just want to kowtow and thank you. I am lucky to be born in your world!"
Zhou Qingchen kowtowed three times and nine times to the emperor, his eyes shining and his face glowing.
Those doctors who had just started eating the emperor's food were stunned. They temporarily put aside their surprise at the First Emperor's disrespect for heaven and earth and their worries that he might start a massacre.
This guy is a doctor like us?
The scholars who were originally glad to become doctors suddenly felt that this official position was shameful.
The Qin officials who followed the patrol from Xianyang City were indifferent. They had long been accustomed to Zhou Qingchen, a flatterer and treacherous sycophant, and they felt a little uncomfortable when they didn't hear this guy flattering them.
These people focused their attention on the sentences recited by the First Emperor, and many of them began to have doubts in their minds.
Each sentence has five words, is catchy, and has neat rhythm. It is a new five-character poem created by those poets who moan for no reason.
Your Majesty, who has never had a good impression of poets, would you compose new poetry?
Although this poem is quite powerful, the last sentence "I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains" is a bit strange.
Your Majesty has already reached the summit, so how could you have such expectations? Was this poem really written by Your Majesty?
If that is true... then is His Majesty's wish to defeat the Heaven? Is His Majesty suffering from hysteria? Madness?
Just when the ministers were having wild thoughts and were somewhat frightened, the First Emperor said calmly:
"Dr. Zhou, this poem was not written by me, but by that bastard Cheng Jiao."
The ministers showed no expression on their faces, but their hearts were filled with surging waves.
Sure enough, it was not written by His Majesty...
But, why did Your Majesty write the poem of Chang'an Jun during the Fengshan ceremony?
Moreover, if this poem was written by Chang'an Jun, given Chang'an Jun's status, this would be the pinnacle of the pinnacle, wouldn't it be the throne? !
The position of Crown Prince has been decided, but Your Majesty asked Chang'an Jun to go up to the high platform to speak to the world during the wax festival to heaven, and also disrespected heaven and earth by writing Chang'an Jun's poem "Viewing the Mountain" during the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai. Could it be that the position of Qin II is still uncertain?
Zhou Qingchen, who was named by the First Emperor, was secretly groaning in his heart, because he had just lost his mind and talked nonsense, and he did not flatter to his usual level in order to prove himself.
Who would have thought that the busier he was, the more confused he became, and he didn't even realize that this was not a poem written by the First Emperor.
Your Majesty is already the ruler of the world, what kind of peak will he face? How could I be so stupid!
While cursing himself, Zhou Qingchen wanted to say a few nice words to make amends, but before he could open his mouth.
"Zhou Qingchen, reward one hundred gold."
The First Emperor said.
If there is no reason for the reward, then just give it!
Zhou Qingchen, who was somewhat dazed, kowtowed again hurriedly, put his head on the ground, and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your reward!"
Zhao Gongming, who was sitting astride the black tiger, had been frowning since the moment the First Emperor disrespected heaven and earth.
The thing he least wanted to see happened. The First Emperor was influenced by Chang'an Jun. Now he not only disrespects ghosts and gods, but also disrespects heaven and earth!
How could Heaven not bring down a great calamity on one who has brought such evil upon himself?
After the death of the First Emperor, the world was in chaos.
During the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Heaven would punish him and a catastrophe would surely befall him.
Zhao Gongming closed his eyes in despair, two lines of hot tears flowed down, and he murmured:
"What guilt have the people committed..."
He had known for a long time that this catastrophe was difficult to change, but when he found that he had even lost the direction of his efforts, he was overwhelmed with grief!
"I heard that the Yellow Emperor often visited immortals here. If there are really immortals here, please cut off my head for the sake of heaven and earth."
The First Emperor stepped forward, step by step, to the edge of the cliff, shouted, and kicked a large rock down. The rock fell quickly and soon disappeared from the First Emperor's sight.
The First Emperor stood there for half a quarter of an hour, not knowing whether he was waiting for the echo of the stone he kicked or for the illusory god.
The gods have not arrived yet.
There was no response.
"Oh."
The First Emperor sneered.
“The heavens and the earth, the gods and immortals, are all false.
"If there really is a God in this world, he should obey my orders!"
He shook his sleeves, and the moment he turned around, with the misty clouds behind him, he seemed like an emperor walking down from the sky!
His hawk-like eyes swept over the new doctors again and he sneered again.
"It's a pity that there are no men in the six countries."
As soon as the words fell, a figure flew up from the crowd of doctors! It was so fast! Like a roc with wings spread for 90,000 miles!
"Qin Gou, die!"
Crossbow arrows shot out from nowhere and shot at the person who suddenly jumped up! Shadow Secret Guards appeared from nowhere and drew their swords to stop the person who suddenly jumped up!
Zhang Han, the leader of the Shadow Guards, held a sword in his hand and instantly flashed in front of the First Emperor, blocking him behind him.
There was murderous intent in his eyes and murderous aura in his body.
No one doubts that if the First Emperor is currently in a safe situation, this Langzhongling, whose martial arts skills are so terrifying, will definitely go up and kill the person with just three or two moves!
The First Emperor's body was completely blocked by the burly Zhang Han, with only his crown and the Tongtian crown still visible.
With only Zhang Han's back in front of him, the First Emperor was thinking about the news he had received from Meng Tian's letter the day before.
[Chang'an Jun rebuilt Gaoque City and took in many Xiongnu people, now numbering more than 100,000. There are laws and regulations in Gaoque City, and Xiongnu people and Qin people are treated the same.]
The moment he saw the letter, the First Emperor suddenly realized what was going on and shook his head and laughed.
"This fellow's kindness is even greater than that of the Qin State.
"He never thought of exterminating the Xiongnu or occupying all their land. He always wanted to take both the people and the land. How daring!
"Only this guy can come up with this idea."
The crossbow arrow penetrated into the body and shot down the person who suddenly jumped up.
The man who suddenly jumped up had his limbs spread out as if he had fallen to the ground, blood splattered in the air, and his wounds were black. The crossbow arrows of Qin were always poisonous.
He opened his mouth and a few trickles of bright red blood flowed out. His head drooped and fell to the ground.
There were three crossbow bolts stuck in his forehead and one in his heart.
Three shadow guards stepped forward, one pinched the pulse on the assassin's hand, one pressed against the assassin's left chest through his clothes to sense his heartbeat, and one stood still, staring at the assassin with a vigilant look to prevent him from faking his death and hurting others.
Soon, those who were taking Zhang Han's pulse and sensing his heart all shook their heads at him.
Dead as hell.
"It's a pity that there's not even a breath left. I don't know who is behind this."
Zhang Han sighed softly.
If the arrow missed the vital point, even though the poison on the crossbow arrow was extremely strong, it would not cause the assassin to be unable to say his last words.
But before Zhang Han could finish his words, dozens of the newly promoted doctors suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the First Emperor!
"I am a Yan person celebrating my injury! Qin dog, accept your death!"
"The people of Zhao will never surrender to Qin! Damn Zhao Zheng!"
"Xiang Liu of the Xiang clan! Revenge for the Great Chu! Revenge for your uncle Xiang Yan! Kill!"
“…”
These people were shouting and screaming.
The disrespectful First Emperor made them believe that they had seized the mandate of heaven.
The First Emperor standing on the edge of the cliff made the flames of revenge rise in their hearts.
That’s right, this was the closest they had ever been to taking the King of Qin’s life!
As long as they could get to Ying Zheng, they could take this damn tyrant off the cliff with them, and the cliff was less than thirty steps away from the people closest to them!
Thirty steps away, with the blessing of heaven and earth.
If we don't kill him now, when will we? Who doesn't have a manly character?
There is no better time, no better place! Kill!
They learned from the lessons of their predecessors and knew that jumping up would make them sitting ducks for the crossbowmen in the dark. So they all kept their feet on the ground and rushed forward like wild bulls!
They were surrounded by Qin officials, and the crossbowmen did not dare to shoot at them because they were along with these beasts who assisted Zhou in his atrocities and read the books of sages in vain.
They just need to avoid the guards wearing special armor and break through the guards' defense line, even if it means breaking their arms and legs.
As long as you can rush to the tyrant, you will win! You can take the tyrant with you to death!
"Protect His Majesty!"
"How brave! Kill these assassins!"
"There is no one in my Qin State that cannot be defeated! You are courting death!"
“…”
To the assassins' surprise, when they came into close combat, the first people to stop them were not the Shadow Secret Guards, but the Qin ministers who they used as human protection.
Regardless of whether these Qin officials were dressed as civil officials or military generals, at this moment they were all full of fighting spirit and rushed forward without caring about their lives.
“Get lost!”
Xiang Liu of the Xiang clan slapped away an old minister who could hardly walk fast.
It is not difficult to deal with an old minister, just a slap in the face, but it takes time to deliver a slap.
At this critical moment, the delay of an action was enough for three or four Qin officials to block Xiang Liu.
Xiang Liu rushed forward angrily and started cursing.
"You are all crazy! Working so hard for a tyrant! You are not human! You are not a son of man!"
He didn't understand. Those young and strong Qin officials who had practiced martial arts since childhood were so confident of their martial arts skills that they could block the road. But how could these old officials who were about to step half a foot into the coffin dare to block the road?
These people are not afraid of death!
The assassins who were delayed were all thinking this. In the six kingdoms, when any king was stabbed, the nobles would rush forward and use their bodies to block the sword for the king.
But they didn't realize that they had no swords in their hands.
All Qin officials who participated in the Fengshan ceremony on the top of Mount Tai had to be searched by the Shadow Guards and were not allowed to carry any sharp weapons. These assassins who pretended to enter Qin as doctors were naturally also included in the search.
The Qin ministers knew that these assassins had no weapons and were certain that their lives were not in danger. Of course, they had to show their loyalty in front of the First Emperor to gain his favor.
Qin Chen, who had not thought of this, saw that most of his colleagues pounced on them like wolves and tigers. It took him a moment to think about it and figure out the key.
No matter how noble and aloof a minister is, or how much he dislikes acting, he will pounce on them unwillingly.
Everyone else tried to stop the assassin, but you didn't? What do you mean?
Qin Chen, who protected the assassins from the crossbow arrows, became a cage for the assassins, and no assassin escaped.
The Shadow Guards quickly slipped into the crowd like a leech and subdued the assassins one by one.
There is noise and chaos ahead, with human nature and desires intertwined.
Zhang Han stood in front of the First Emperor, his face as cold and hard as thousand-year-old black iron.
"Your Majesty, I will find out who is behind this and kill them all, and then the world will be clear!"
The First Emperor chuckled, shook his head, and patted Zhang Han on the shoulder.
He took a step forward, almost sticking to Zhang Han, and whispered in a low voice that only Zhang Han could hear:
“There are too few people. Even if you kill ten times as many masterminds as you can, you still can’t pay it back.
"As long as I am alive, these rats will always hide in the sewers and can never be eradicated.
"These unexpected small fish and shrimp are better than nothing. The big fish are still hiding in the bottom of the sewage."
Zhang Han clenched his teeth, stretched out his palm and gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, causing the hilt to make a harsh sound and seemed to be breaking.
The Shadow Guards led the assassins forward. The First Emperor walked out from behind Zhang Han and looked with a smile at Wang Xu who had subdued four assassins single-handedly.
"Your Majesty, you are old but still strong. You have saved me bravely. What reward do you want?"
Guiguzi, who was watched with envy by all the officials, stood out from the crowd and said:
"I only hope that Your Majesty will grant me special permission so that I can come before Your Majesty."
The First Emperor wondered:
"Oh, why is that?"
Wang Xu bowed his head, clasped his hands, and said respectfully and sincerely:
"I wish to see what Your Majesty sees, live behind Your Majesty forever, and watch the prosperity of the world."
Zhou Qingchen's heart skipped a beat.
It's over, here comes my rival! This guy flatters me better than me! Your Majesty will be delighted.
Just as Zhou Qingchen expected, the next moment, the First Emperor burst into laughter.
"I will do as you wish! Come forward!"
"only."
Wang Xu, who received the order, walked to the front of the First Emperor at a constant speed and grinned.
"The world has suffered from Qin for a long time. The tyrant should be punished by everyone."
Before Zhang Han could finish his words, his face changed drastically. He drew his sword and tried to block the First Emperor!
He moved quickly, but Guiguzi was faster than him!
As Guiguzi spoke, he really looked like a ghost, floating past him and pouncing towards the First Emperor who had a furious look on his face.
"My younger brother Ying Chengjiao will take over the throne!"
The two fell off the cliff, and the last words of the First Emperor echoed in the valley for a long time...
