Chapter 271 Twelve Yuanchen Formation
Human nature is born, without suppressing one's emotions at all, with a clear distinction between love and hate, yet one is gradually consumed by hatred.

Bei Mingzi read Xiaoyaoyou for a long time and finally came to the conclusion that Laozi is the Tao! Laozi is Xiaoyao Benyao!

Gongsun Ce touched his chin, somewhat casually, but it also gave Gongsun Ce a new understanding of Zhuangzi.

Zhuangzi had long known that Bei Mingzi's way was to be free and unrestrained, but he did not stop Bei Mingzi in time from straying from the path of pursuing the Way of Heaven.

What is it for? Let nature take its course and achieve enlightenment.

It is not enough to simply enlighten Bei Mingzi. Bei Mingzi must realize it himself and break the constraints of the Heaven's way on him.

In this way, Bei Mingzi's Tao is accomplished, and he can naturally enter the realm of unity between man and nature.

Gongsun Ce looked at the handwriting of Zhuangzi and Laozi in his hand, and suddenly became more curious.

No matter in which world, these two are big guys.

What's more, I can sneak attack the Master of the Jiang Ye World silently, which is enough to prove that my strength is above that of the Master.

In other words, Laozi's strength is at least above the third level of the realm of unity of man and nature. As for how much higher it is, I'm afraid Gongsun Ce will only know when he sees him.

“Ouch.” After Gongsun Ce put away the book, he felt the breath of Guiguzi’s breakthrough, “Guiguzi has also broken through, the only one left is Donghuang Taiyi.”

Gongsun Ce felt that Guiguzi's path was a choice, just like the last lesson he taught Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie, Guiguzi was good at making choices.

When he broke through, Guiguzi probably thought of Wei Zhuang, so he left a way forward for Wei Zhuang.

However, based on Gongsun Ce's understanding of Wei Zhuang, it is highly likely that Wei Zhuang will not choose to take the path of strategy to achieve the state of unity between man and nature.

He is too arrogant. A person who claims to be as good as his predecessors would probably choose to take a new path instead of the old one.

Seeing that the matter was over, Gongsun Ce naturally chose to return to Xianyang.

However, what surprised Gongsun Ce was that after Guiguzi’s breakthrough, he only sent a letter to inform all the schools of thought that he had made a breakthrough, and did not invite all the members of the schools of thought in the world to attend the ceremony like Bei Mingzi did.

Probably because it was meaningless, Guiguzi was not like Bei Mingzi who had a group of younger disciples under him. Guiguzi had no other disciples except Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie.

Even if there is one, he can only be regarded as a registered disciple. With Bei Mingzi demonstrating the power of the state of unity between man and nature, Guiguzi naturally does not need to demonstrate in person again.

Besides, no one dares to joke about breaking through the realm of unity between man and nature.

In a blink of an eye, another year passed. After two autumn harvests, the Qin State had sufficient food and grass.

Moreover, the royal court of the grassland was successfully eliminated by Li Mu, and at this moment the grassland had become a pasture of the Qin Dynasty.

After two years of intensive planting of alfalfa and breeding of horses, cattle and sheep, Daqin no longer had any shortage of horses, cattle and sheep.

Not everyone can eat meat, but at least the soldiers on the front line can taste meat.

In addition, the chicken and duck eggs that Gongsun Ce had previously ordered local government offices to lend to farmers began to hatch and grow one after another.

Farmers also donated a large number of chicken and duck eggs and adult chickens and ducks to the government office.

After the drought that occurred in Chu State, although there was not a complete loss of harvest, calculations after the autumn harvest showed that the grain and fodder were not enough to feed and clothe an army of 400,000 for long.

In other words, if the Qin State added grain, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, and chicken and duck eggs, it would be enough to consume the Chu State.

However, neither Ying Zheng nor Gongsun Ce would use this method to attack Chu. Without defeating the Chu army fairly, the people of Chu would naturally not be convinced.

The difficulty of discipline naturally increases significantly, so Gongsun Ce has only one thing to say: if you want to fight, you have to fight a crushing victory.

Ying Zheng mobilized 700,000 troops in one fell swoop. Except for the garrisons in various places and the imperial guards guarding the Xianyang Palace, the rest of the troops were mobilized.

Wang Jian led his 50,000 battle-hardened armored soldiers and 400,000 troops in the main attack.

Meng Wu led an army of 100,000 to attack the State of Chu from the left, with Meng Tian and Meng Yi each leading 10,000 golden fire cavalry.

The remaining 150,000 troops were commanded by Wang Ben, while Wang Li, Wei Zhuang and Li Xin followed Wang Ben to attack the State of Chu.

Wei Zhuang still wanted to take part in the battle to destroy the six kingdoms and accomplish the great feat that no previous Guiguzi had been able to accomplish.

Doesn't assisting count as a military achievement? Doesn't accompanying the army count as destroying a country?
The Qin army of 700,000 divided into three groups to attack the Chu State. By the time King Fu Chu of Chu heard the news, the Qin army had already captured 20 cities in a row.

King Fu Chu of Chu immediately made a decision to stop the Qin army's attack even if it meant losing everything he had.

Four hundred thousand troops were immediately mobilized to the front line to confront Wang Jian at the middle gate.

King Fu Chu of Chu knew that the most dangerous of the three armies was the main force led by Wang Jian, so he chose to go all out.

Most of the troops were used to stop Wang Jian, and the defenders of the remaining cities gradually withdrew towards Yingdu to resist the other two armies.

As long as Wang Jian can decide the outcome of the battle with the main force of the Chu army, the future of the Chu State will naturally be clear.

If the Chu army wins, it can encircle the other two Qin armies in the opposite direction, and the Chu State can survive.

If the Qin army wins, the Chu army's chance of survival will naturally be cut off, and there will be no possibility of survival.

However, King Fu Chu of Chu never expected that Wang Jian was the sixth oldest.

Although Wang Jian had the advantage in terms of military strength, morale, food and supplies, he chose to delay the attack. The 400,000 troops sent by King Fu Chu of Chu were held back by Wang Jian.

King Fu Chu of Chu's plan naturally could not be hidden from Wang Jian, so Wang Jian would naturally not let King Fu Chu of Chu start a battle to gamble on the country's destiny.

As long as Wang Jian could hold back these 400,000 troops for a long time, the Chu army, lacking food and supplies, would naturally be defeated, and the losses of the Qin army would be minimized.

As for the other two Qin armies, they became the main attacking force at this moment.

The battlefield is a place where the situation changes according to the situation. The main attack can become a secondary attack at any time, and the secondary attack can become the main attack at any time.

Therefore, as the Qin army continued to approach Yingdu, King Fu Chu of Chu could only smash and destroy things in the Chu Palace to vent his anger.

"Clang! Bang! Snap..."

"You old bastard! Wang Jian! You old bastard! Damn it! Old thief! Traitor! Evil thief..."

Various utensils and jades were turned into powder, but it was still difficult to eliminate the hatred in the heart of King Fu Chu of Chu.

"Mr. Song Yu?" King Fu Chu of Chu remembered Song Yu until this moment. He began to call Song Yu, but could not get any response from Song Yu.

"Song Yu! Even you have abandoned the State of Chu!" King Fu Chu of Chu collapsed to the ground powerlessly, "It's over..."

At this moment, outside Yingdu, Song Yu built a temporary pavilion. He sat in the pavilion and played the guqin. The sound of the guqin was melodious, but he could not suppress his sadness.

In just less than a year, Wang Jian almost brought down an army of 400,000, and Meng Wu and Wang Ben were rushing towards here.

Song Yu truly felt the same feelings that Qu Yuan had felt in the past. Although he had expected it, he still couldn't stop feeling sad.

Song Yu suddenly sang a line: "I sigh deeply and wipe away my tears."

Gongsun Ce arrived here at some point and naturally took over the second half of the sentence, saying, "Sadly, the people's lives are so difficult."

"Although I like to dress up and wear beautiful clothes,

"He was a shrewd man in the morning and a shrewd man in the evening."

"You have replaced me with the fragrant flowers,"

"And then extend it to embrace the calamus."

"It is also what my heart desires,"

"Even if I die nine times, I still won't regret it."

As the two sang in unison, part of Qu Yuan's masterpiece was read.

Song Yu pressed down the strings of his zither, bowed to Gongsun Ce and said, "I'm sorry that Song Yu couldn't come to greet you, the Emperor's distinguished scholar."

"Mr. Song Yu guessed that I was coming?" Gongsun Ce asked curiously.

"No." Song Yu shook his head slowly, "I just felt something in my heart, so I expressed it. I didn't expect that it would alarm the Emperor."

"I am Gongsun Ce, courtesy name Tongming. I am the second head of the Confucian Minor Sage Zhuang, the chief priest, the leader of Confucianism, Huangru, the Grand Commandant of the Qin State, a warrior who has reached the state of unity between man and nature, and the agent of the Way of Heaven. I have come to invite you to die."

Gongsun Ce stated his identity word by word, and then looked at Song Yu calmly, as if he was not coming to attend a funeral today, but to meet an old friend.

Song Yu knew very well that at this moment he had no chance to fight back against Gongsun Ce, and of course he would not fight back.

Song Yu bowed to Gongsun Ce and said, "Song Yu has a question. Please answer it, my dear scholar."

"If the sir has any questions, I will answer them." Gongsun Ce stretched out his right hand and raised it upwards, and Song Yu sat up uncontrollably.

"Question 1: After the Qin army conquers Chu, will they massacre the city?"

"Of course not." Gongsun Ce waved his hand, "I still hope that the people will work hard to farm and provide food."

“Second question: What will happen to the people in the future?”

"Of course I hope everyone can be like a dragon." Gongsun Ce thought for a moment and replied, "But, it's too far for everyone to be like a dragon. I can only guarantee that everyone will not starve to death."

A smile immediately appeared on Song Yu's face. He was 100% satisfied with Gongsun Ce's answer.

"Question 3: What will the King of Chu do?"

Gongsun Ce did not intend to hide anything and replied directly: "I will not die, and I will not be free either."

Song Yu seemed to be relieved at this moment. He looked up at the sky and said loudly: "I, Song Yu, am willing to pray to God with everything I have.

I hope that the people of the world will not suffer from the disasters of war.

Second, I hope that the people of the world will not suffer from starvation.

Third, I wish that all people in the world can have enough clothes to cover their bodies.

Fourthly, I wish that all people in the world have a place to live.

Fifthly, I wish that the Emperor, the Confucian scholar, may live long and prosper forever.

God have mercy! "

Gongsun Ce looked at Song Yu with a complicated look. Song Yu’s mentor was Qu Yuan.

But Qu Yuan focused more on the State of Chu rather than the world.

At this moment, Song Yu has turned his attention to the world and visited the Seven Kingdoms. In a sense, Song Yu has surpassed Qu Yuan.

"allow."

"Boom!"

Gongsun Ce opened his mouth and uttered a word, followed by a loud thunderclap in the clear sky.

This was considered as a response to Song Yu's words, and Song Yu's eyes changed instantly when he looked at Gongsun Ce.

"Agent of Heaven?" Song Yu laughed at himself, "I see. I beg you, the Emperor, to grant the people a future."

"It's natural."

"Song Yu, go! Master, Song Yu is here!" After saying that, Song Yu slapped his palm towards his heart, shattering his own heart meridians.

"puff!"

Song Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, and then Song Yu's grandmaster intention and grandmaster-level true energy leaked out crazily. In the blink of an eye, Song Yu's vitality had dissipated, and his eyes finally turned to the Miluo River.

He used up his last bit of strength, bent down and prostrated himself towards the Miluo River.

"Alas!" Gongsun Ce sighed softly, "Goodbye, Mr. Song Yu.

Open the gates of heaven wide, and let me ride on the dark clouds.

Let the wind come and go as a pioneer, and let the drizzle spread the dust.

You fly back and forth, over the mulberry trees in the sky, following you.

The nine provinces are in such a mess, how can I live long or die?"

As the sound of Gongsun Ce reciting "Nine Songs: Great Sima Ming" faded away, a raging fire burned on Song Yu's body, and in the blink of an eye, Song Yu's body turned into a handful of ashes.

The space ring on Gongsun Ce's body flashed, and a jade altar appeared in Gongsun Ce's hand.

Gongsun Ce opened the jade altar, and Song Yu's ashes slowly floated into the jade altar.

Gongsun Ce closed the jade altar and buried Song Yu's ashes on a high mountain outside Yingdu so that Song Yu could see the future life of the people of Chu.

Gongsun Ce wrote the divine symbol "Kun" in the air with his right hand, and a deep pit slowly appeared on the ground.

His right hand controlled the divine symbol of "Kun" which flickered slightly, and then gradually turned into stone in the deep pit underground.

Gongsun Ce pushed his left hand forward, and Song Yu's urn entered the stone.

The stones slowly closed, and a stone tablet appeared at the place where Song Yu's ashes were buried.

Gongsun Ce raised his right hand and slowly wrote a passage on the stone tablet: The tomb of Song Yu, a minister of Chu and disciple of Qu Yuan.

Gongsun Ce thought about it and added: The green mountains are honored to bury your loyal bones.

He waved his hand, and suddenly the clear sky was filled with strong winds, dark clouds, and thunder.

After nine bolts of lightning that seemed to tear the sky apart fell, heavy rain began to fall from the sky, covering the area around Yingdu.

It was clearly rain, but many people of Chu seemed to smell blood and felt unspeakable sadness.

Gongsun Ce could see that the Nine Phoenixes, representing the fortune of the Chu State, let out a mournful cry and then slowly broke off eight of their heads, transforming the Nine Phoenixes into one phoenix.

It foreshadows that the destiny of the Chu State has been cut off again. The destiny of a country depends on its king, ministers and people.

When the people become alienated from the king and important ministers are harmed by the king, the fortune of the country will naturally be reduced.

Although Song Yu did not die at the hands of King Fu Chu of Chu, he died because of the king's stupidity and incompetence, and the country's fortune was naturally damaged.

Gongsun Ce stood in the rain and observed Yingdu not far away.

"On the dancing pavilion and singing stage, the wind and rain always blow away the wind."

No matter how slender a woman's waist is or how beautiful a song and dance performance is, they cannot save a declining country.

The rain naturally avoided Gongsun Ce, so that Gongsun Ce stood in the rain without his clothes getting wet at all.

Gongsun Ce turned and left, no longer watching the end of the Chu State.

Because Feiyan was about to give birth, even though the Fusang sacred tree helped to provide energy to Yue'er, Yue'er's birth was still delayed a little.

The real Nezha is born.

When Gongsun Ce returned to the backyard of the Taiwei Mansion, the golden light projected by the Fusang sacred tree protected Feiyan, and sweat was breaking out on Feiyan's forehead.

When the Fusang sacred tree saw Gongsun Ce's return, it decisively cast golden light into Feiyan's lower abdomen, and then a baby girl slowly floated out from Feiyan's lower abdomen.

Just as Gongsun Ce expected, the Fusang sacred tree helped Feiyan avoid the pain of childbirth.

Gongsun Ce walked towards Feiyan, and the Fusang sacred tree simultaneously removed the golden light that enveloped Feiyan. Gongsun Ce slowly picked up Feiyan.

Feiyan said to the Fusang sacred tree: "Let me see the moon."

The branches of the Fusang sacred tree shook, and the moon wrapped in a golden film of light flew into Feiyan's arms.

Feiyan looked at the moon in the light film and looked at Gongsun Ce with some confusion.

"Husband, what happened to Yue'er?"

"This is the Fusang sacred tree's protection for Yue'er." Gongsun Ce patted the Fusang sacred tree, "Thank you, old tree.

This layer of light film can protect Yue'er from external evil and maintain her innate energy. It can also help Yue'er absorb the power of heaven and earth to maintain herself.

It seems that until Yue'er reaches a certain age, there is no need to worry about whether she will lose control of her toileting or get sick. "

"But, is this a good thing?" Feiyan's face was covered with sweat, and she didn't understand how this would benefit Yue'er.

Gongsun Ce's hand pressed on Yue'er's hand through the light film.

Yue'er, who had originally closed her eyes, suddenly opened her eyes and smiled after touching Gongsun Ce's fingers, and she reached out and held Gongsun Ce's fingers.

Gongsun Ce could feel the vigorous vitality in Yue'er's body through contact, and he also felt that Yue'er needed to absorb enough nutrients to grow at this time.

Drinking milk alone is definitely not enough, even a bulge in the mouth is not enough.

"Of course there are benefits." Gongsun Ce didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Yue'er's growth will be very slow, very slow, almost three times as long as that of an ordinary person.

In other words, it takes others one month to grow to a certain height, but Yue'er needs three months. However, it is not that she grows slowly, but that she needs too many nutrients to grow.

However, she cannot take in too many nutrients at one time. Relying solely on food to supplement nutrients will cause too many impurities to accumulate in her body.

That's why the Fusang sacred tree helps Yue'er absorb the power of heaven and earth to replenish herself. When she grows to a certain size, she will no longer need a large amount of nutrients for growth.

She can get the nutrients she needs from food without having to eat large amounts.

I estimate that when Yue'er is six years old, she should be the size of a two-year-old child and can start trying to eat. "

Feiyan's expression gradually changed from nervousness to excitement, and Gongsun Ce's expression suddenly became a little subtle.

It grows slowly, which means more fun time, and you don't have to worry about the child's going to the toilet and eating, so it's undoubtedly more fun.

In a word, having children is meaningless if you don't use them for fun.

At the end of 229 AD, Meng Wu captured the capital Yingdu, captured King Fu Chu of Chu alive, and the -strong Chu army surrendered.

At this point, Wang Jian beheaded 50,000 Chu troops at the cost of destroying 5,000 armored soldiers and 20,000 troops.

One hundred thousand Chu soldiers were seriously injured, and countless others were lightly injured. A total of 350,000 Chu soldiers were captured.

In addition to the 10,000 Chu soldiers who died of serious injuries on the way, another 340,000 soldiers were sent to various parts of Qin as hard labor. They could only return to normal life after their service was completed.

In the summer of 228 AD, the entire territory of Chu was incorporated into the territory of Qin.

In the autumn of the same year, King Jian of Qi surrendered at the suggestion of Qi Prime Minister Hou Sheng and handed over the State of Qi.

At this point the six kingdoms were unified, and Ying Zheng began to prepare for the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.

This year, Yue'er was one year old. Under the protection of the sacred Fusang tree, she was very healthy and could already walk and talk.

"Mom." Yue'er's pronunciation was a little unstandard, so it sounded a bit like "Amu".

But Feiyan was very happy, after all, the child could call her mother.

Gongsun Ce looked at Yue'er running around the yard with her short legs, and for a moment he felt a little happy.

Gongsun Ce's true qi at this time has been completely transformed into true essence, which means that Gongsun Ce is one step closer to the third level of the realm of unity between man and nature.

"Mr. Gongsun Ce." Jingwei entered the backyard and came to Gongsun Ce's side. "The twelve golden men have been cast. We can start now."

“Why don’t you call me husband?” Gongsun Ce took Jingwei into his arms and sniffed Jingwei’s body fragrance.

"I'm used to it." Jingwei's pretty face turned slightly red. Even though they had been intimate for quite a while, she was still a little shy when facing Gongsun Ce.

Gongsun Ce changed the subject and asked, "Has Luowang collected the things I want?"

"Except the dragons, everything has been collected."

"That's good."

The casting of the twelve golden men was completed, which meant that Gongsun Ce could use the twelve golden men to suppress the Qin State's destiny, and at the same time use the twelve golden men to set up a large formation to resist foreign enemies.

After all, Xianyang was the capital of Qin State, and it was not a good thing to allow people to come and go freely.

If the Tang Kingdom in Ever Night can have the Jingshen Formation, then Xianyang can have the Twelve Yuanchen Formation.

For several years, Gongsun Ce did not do nothing in his preparations for the Twelve Yuanchen Formation. The story of selecting the sacred beasts of the twelve zodiac animals began to spread within the Qin State under Gongsun Ce's compilation.

Gongsun Ce wanted to establish that the power of the twelve zodiac signs depended on the twelve golden men, and use the twelve golden men to replace the twelve zodiac signs to tell time.

Therefore, the Twelve Golden Men have an extra clock on their bodies, which uses the twelve hours of Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai to tell time, instead of using a sundial.

At this moment, outside the Xianyang Palace, twelve golden men were covered with black cloth, waiting for Gongsun Ce to name them and give them the ability to tell time.

Gongsun Ce took Jingwei and stepped out to Zhangtai Palace. At this moment, Ying Zheng looked at the twelve golden men covered with black cloth outside the Xianyang Palace with some excitement.

One of the twelve golden men is no match for the War Demon God, but the twelve golden men together can stop the War Demon God from wreaking havoc.

And as time goes by, the power of the Twelve Golden Men will grow, which is a power that the Demon God of War does not possess.

"Open it." Gongsun Ce nodded to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng immediately ordered Zhao Gao: "Open!"

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Zhao Gao shouted to the palace servants, "Open!"

The palace servants passed the message: "Open!"
The sound gradually reached the ears of the guards outside the Xianyang Palace, and then the guards stationed near the Twelve Golden Men worked together to pull off the black cloth covering the Twelve Golden Men.

After the black cloth was lifted, the twelve golden men appeared before the eyes of the people of Xianyang.

The golden glow dazzled the entire Xianyang population for a moment.

Since the Twelve Golden Men are called the Twelve Golden Men, they naturally have a golden appearance.

By melting a small amount of gold, a small amount of silver, and a large amount of brass, you can create a pigment similar to gold paint.

Applying this paint on the surface of the Twelve Golden Men is waterproof and anti-corrosive, and can also make the Twelve Golden Men look like they are made of pure gold, adding a sense of mystery.

"Sacrifice!" Gongsun Ce then gave an order, and the voice reached the ears of the Luowang killers who had been prepared near the twelve golden men.

Rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig
Except for the dragon, the rest of the animals have been prepared near the Twelve Golden Men.

Following Gongsun Ce's order, the Luowang killers instantly slit the throats of the remaining eleven animals and let their blood drain.

Gongsun Ce cut his thumb with his right index finger, and a drop of blood flowed out from the tip of his thumb. He flicked his finger, and the drop of blood entered the golden man representing the dragon.

As the blood of the other eleven animals was poured onto the golden men, the twelve golden men suddenly emitted a bright glow.

The characters of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig gradually appeared on the twelve metal men.

(End of this chapter)