Chapter 272: The ministers recited the summary, engraved this music stone, and wrote it with chopsticks
The qi of the twelve golden men gradually connected, and Gongsun Ce said in a clear voice: "Today, I, the imperial scholar Gongsun Tongming, use the twelve golden men to replace the twelve zodiac signs, and use the zodiac signs to count the years and the twelve earthly branches to count the time.

The Twelve Golden Men suppressed the fate of Qin, but where is the Black Dragon of Fortune? "

As soon as Gongsun Ce finished speaking, the black dragon of fortune representing the destiny of the Qin State suddenly emerged from the sky above Xianyang. Then, there were twelve black dragons of fortune, which coiled around the twelve golden men.

There is a circle of black dragon circling around the characters representing the twelve zodiac animals on the twelve golden men.

The year 227 BC was the Jiaxu year, or the Year of the Dog.

Therefore, a clock is projected on the head of the golden man representing the dog. The two words "dog" are in the center of the clock, and around the dog is a circle of words: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai.

There are eight scales between each pair of Earthly Branches, representing eight quarters of an hour, and one quarter of an hour is fifteen minutes.

The hour hand points to the earthly branch characters, and the minute hand points to the scale.

"This thing is called a clock. It measures time in twelve hours, with an hour and eight quarters. The short hand is the hour hand pointing to the earthly branches, and the long hand is the quarter hand pointing to the scale."

Gongsun Ce's voice was accurately transmitted to the ears of the people of Xianyang. At the same time, the clock above the head of the golden man representing the dog began to turn, ensuring that the people of Xianyang could accurately see the changes in time.

In other words, from today on, the people of Xianyang only need to look up at the sky to accurately judge the time.

Gongsun Ce nodded to Ying Zheng beside him. Ying Zheng realized that the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai should be put on the agenda, and the court should also be cleaned up.

The world belongs to Qin. It doesn’t matter what country you were from before. What matters is that you must now consider yourself a Qin citizen.

This is Ying Zheng's bottom line for his ministers, but there are still people who repeatedly challenge Ying Zheng's bottom line, and Ying Zheng will naturally not let these people go.

The source of the numerous factions in the Qin court was the policy of alliances among the strategists and Qin's policy of recruiting talents, that is, Qin's policy of making friends with the six countries after being besieged by the six countries and its policy of recruiting talents from various countries.

If you want to be on good terms with the six countries, you will inevitably have to form a marriage alliance, and a marriage alliance will involve a dowry. The dowry is not just gold and silver, but may also include some manpower.

Under the policy of recruiting talents, talented people from the six countries came to Qin. They would instinctively form a group and submit to the princesses who came through marriage.

For example, the Chu faction in the court now is dependent on the Queen Mother Huayang.

After Ying Yiren returned to his country, he married a Korean lady, which also made the Korean forces prosperous for a period of time.

Therefore, the Qin court was very complicated, with people from all countries, and also many factions that huddled together for warmth.

The restoration of the feudal system was not only emphasized by Confucianists, but also fueled by officials from other countries' factions.

The feudal system has a special feature. In addition to enfeoffment of the emperor's relatives and the original princes, it also enfeoffs the descendants of ancestors, in order to demonstrate that the throne is extremely legitimate.

When the Zhou Dynasty divided the land, it gave fiefs to the remnants of the Shang Dynasty and the descendants of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors...

According to this logic, in addition to the royal families of the six countries being enfeoffed again, some of the remnants of the princes who disappeared in history can also obtain fiefs.

More importantly, they can gain tangible power.

Ying Zheng controlled power to a very strict degree. To him, all officials were not his subjects but tools to complete his orders.

However, Ying Zheng was quite willing to give officials salaries and holidays.

After Gongsun Ce left, Ying Zheng began to arrange the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai. At the same time, he was also preparing to complete a series of matters such as standardizing the wheel gauge, writing system, and improving his own title.

Gongsun Ce only had to consider playing a big hand during the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai, but Ying Zheng had a lot more to consider.

In the spring of 226 AD, under the iron-blooded approach of Ying Zheng, all the ministers who opposed the county system were exiled, and the standardization of the wheel gauge and the writing system began to be fully implemented.

At the same time, with the cooperation of Gongshu Chou, Master Ban and Gongsun Ce, the floating train - Yinglong was completed.

Above Gongshujia’s residence, a giant steel dragon was quietly suspended.

The train looks like the ancient Yinglong, a divine dragon with a front shaped like a dragon head, two giant wings spread out at the front of the carriage, and four dragon claws spread out under the carriage as landing gear.

The Yinglong is a kilometer long and is divided into twenty carriages. Each carriage is finely crafted and nearly fifty meters long.

The carriages are connected by runes and bronze, ensuring the stability and aesthetics of the train.

The surface of the train is covered with a layer of runes that can withstand strong storms and lightning.

Gongshu Chou and Master Ban looked at the Yinglong above their heads with mixed feelings.

Since the successful production of the mecha model, the things they created have become more and more magical. In the past, there were the Twelve Golden Men, and now there is the Yinglong.

Previously, the Suzaku of Mohism and the three-meter bat wings of Gongshujia both utilized air currents to fly, which was more like gliding than flying.

But now the Yinglong does have the ability to fly autonomously.

The power furnace imitating the Soldier Demon God absorbs the true qi of warriors as its energy source, and at this time it is supplied by Gongsun Ce alone.

If other warriors were to provide the energy, at least two masters would be needed for the Yinglong to take off smoothly.

However, after the three people's improvements, the power reactor can already store energy in advance. In other words, there is no need to continuously supply energy to the Yinglong, and it can even be charged in advance.

Gongsun Ce sat in the cab at the dragon head. After feeling that there was no problem with the Yinglong, Gongsun Ce raised his hand and left a message on the metal console: Daqin Heavy Industry.

Afterwards, Gongsun Ce controlled the Yinglong and headed for Xianyang. The Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai was naturally not today, but as a custom, Ying Zheng needed to set an example by fasting.

Therefore, Ying Zheng needed to go to Mount Tai in advance, stay in the palace at the foot of Mount Tai without eating or drinking for three days, and then take a bath, burn incense, and remove the odor.

Only after completing these steps could he go up the mountain. In order to show his sincerity, Ying Zheng needed to walk up Mount Tai step by step and wait for an auspicious time.

When the auspicious time arrives, offerings are made, sacrificial texts are read, libations are offered, tablets are carved, and letters are left.

After this set of procedures is completed, the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai is considered to be over.

It's very torturous, but it's also a manifestation of a king's meritorious service.

Especially after Ying Zheng's Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai, all capable kings would make this trip.

It was not until the emergence of the strange Emperor Zhenzong of Song in the Song Dynasty that later emperors felt that the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai had become dirty, and thus the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai was discontinued.

Gongsun Ce drove the Yinglong to the Xianyang Palace, but it would be difficult to completely stop the Yinglong unless a portion of the palace wall was demolished.

So Gongsun Ce controlled the Yinglong and lowered its dragon head. At this moment, Ying Zheng was waiting for Gongsun Ce's arrival outside the Zhangtai Palace.

When he saw the Yinglong flying from high in the sky and lowering its head outside the Zhangtai Palace, his heart couldn't stop beating.

In Ying Zheng's opinion, the appearance of Yinglong was simply perfect except for its golden color.

"Let's go!" Gongsun Ce opened the window of the cab, stretched his arm out of the cab and waved to Ying Zheng, "A Zheng, get in first, I'll take you for a ride."

Gongsun Ce controlled the dragon's head to open, Ying Zheng walked up to the dragon's head and then jumped into the cab.

For Ying Zheng, who has the strength of a half-step grandmaster, this height is nothing.

Ying Zheng looked at the decoration in the cab with a little curiosity.

"Mr. Gongsun, is this the Yinglong?"

"Come and sit down." Gongsun Ce waved at Ying Zheng, "I'll teach you how to open this thing."

Ying Zheng sat in the co-pilot seat and looked at the instrument panel in front of him. It was very simple with only four buttons: land, take off, defend, and attack.

Then there is a screen that almost takes up the entire console, with the starting point and the end point displayed on it. It is obviously a navigator.

There is a steering wheel on the driver's seat and the co-pilot's seat respectively.

"Look carefully, Zheng. This steering wheel represents left, right, up and down. Look down. There are three pedals under our feet. From left to right, the first pedal goes forward, the second pedal stops, and the third pedal goes backward."

Ying Zheng looked at the steering wheel in his hands and the three pedals under his feet, and inexplicably felt that they were too simple.

Gongsun Ce saw what Ying Zheng was thinking, so he said to him, "A Zheng, come and give it a try."

Ying Zheng tried to steer the Yinglong. It was not difficult to simply move it forward, backward, left and right. However, under Ying Zheng's control, the Yinglong flew crookedly in the air, as if it was drunk.

"Huhuhu..."

Ying Zheng looked at the Yinglong ship moving left and right, up and down on the navigation system. He was silent for a moment and then continued driving.

It was not until a few minutes later that Ying Zheng began to adapt to the driving style of Yinglong and could barely keep going in a straight line.

It was not until this moment that Ying Zheng had the mood to look at the Xianyang city below.

"This is Xianyang of my Great Qin, the capital of my Great Qin!"

As Ying Zheng pulled the steering wheel, the Yinglong headed for the outside of Xianyang city after a dragon-like swing of its tail.

I saw it gently swinging its tail, as if a real Yinglong was soaring in the sky.

Outside the city of Xianyang, Ying Zheng's guard of honor and some secret guards were already waiting outside the city, awaiting the arrival of the Yinglong.

When the Yinglong slowly landed outside the city of Xianyang, the honor guard and the secret guards quickly boarded the Yinglong and prepared to head to Mount Tai.

The other ministers and guards who were going to observe the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai had already been waiting in the palace at the foot of Mount Tai.

Ying Zheng needed to fast, and they were no exception. They could only eat something before Ying Zheng arrived to fill their stomachs so as not to be unable to bear the following three days of fasting.

As Ying Zheng's guard of honor and secret guards boarded the Yinglong, the giant steel dragon took off into the air again under Ying Zheng's control and galloped towards Mount Tai.

The honor guards and shadow guards in the carriage did not feel any bumps or weightlessness.

This is the beauty of Rune Technology. True technological creations cannot avoid vibrations, they can only weaken them.

However, with the blessing of the talisman, even if the Yinglong continued to roll in the clouds, it could not affect the people in the carriage.

Soon, Yinglong arrived at the palace at the foot of Mount Tai.

Countless ministers and guards have gathered here, waiting for Ying Zheng's arrival.

The Yinglong hovered above the mountain, with the dragon's tail placed outside the palace. The gate above the dragon's tail opened, and Ying Zheng and Gongsun Ce walked out of the Yinglong and entered the palace, surrounded by the guard of honor and the secret guards.

"Your Majesty, we are here to pay our respects!" The ministers saluted.

Ying Zheng raised his hand and said, "No thanks!"

The ministers who had been bowing stood up and lined up on the left and right to welcome Ying Zheng into the palace.

The palace covers a large area, enough to accommodate ministers and hundreds of secret guards. As for the other Qin troops, they blocked the road to Mount Tai to prevent assassins from approaching Ying Zheng.

After Ying Zheng entered the palace, he began to fast. He sat in the first seat, Fusu sat in the first seat on Ying Zheng's right, and Wang Wan sat in the first seat on Ying Zheng's left.

The other ministers sat on the left and right sides of Ying Zheng, and moved back according to their official hierarchy, away from Ying Zheng.

As for Gongsun Ce, he has already returned to the Taiwei Mansion. He will not fast with others. He is the agent of Heaven. Offering sacrifices to Heaven is equivalent to offering sacrifices to himself. Why should he fast?
"Yue'er! Run slower! Wait for me!" Shi Lan chased Yue'er and ran past Gongsun Ce.

With the birth of Yue'er, Shilan could also be born after being nourished by the Fusang sacred tree. So the two girls who were just able to walk and talk ran around in the Taiwei Mansion without restraint.

After experiencing the torture of Gongsun Yan, Xiao Mimi found a corner with ease and shrank into it to avoid the persecution that Yue'er and Shilan might inflict on her.

“As long as I’m alive, that’s enough.” Gongsun Ce shook his head, walked towards the Fusang sacred tree, then sat cross-legged under the Fusang sacred tree and began to comprehend the martial arts.

Stars of fluorescent light descended from the Fusang sacred tree and landed on Gongsun Ce, providing him with some insights.

The Fusang sacred tree is not a dead thing. During its long life, it has a great understanding of all things in the world. Unfortunately, it cannot speak and cannot communicate with Gongsun Ce's mind.

It can only pass its insights to Gongsun Ce in this way, so as to help Gongsun Ce comprehend the skills.

The power of heaven and earth that Gongsun Ce attracted during his practice was also absorbed by the Fusang sacred tree.

Gongsun Ce and the Fusang sacred tree can be said to have a mutually beneficial relationship.

Soon, three days passed, and Ying Zheng and his ministers burned incense and bathed, preparing for the upcoming Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai.

Ying Zheng walked out of the palace surrounded by the guard of honor and headed towards the top of Mount Tai step by step.

Ying Zheng set out before dawn, with palace lanterns and torches lighting up the mountain road. It was almost noon when Ying Zheng arrived at the Fengshan platform built on the top of Mount Tai.

The Fengshan Terrace was built with huge stones and wood. It is dozens of feet high and looks magnificent.

On the stage were placed various ritual vessels and offerings for offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and to the gods.

Ying Zheng stood on the stage, overlooking the people below, his heart filled with lofty ambitions.

He knew that this Fengshan Ceremony would be the most glorious page in the history of his empire, and would also set a precedent for future generations - any emperor with great achievements should be Fengshan on Mount Tai and offer sacrifices to God.

Ying Zheng stood on the Fengshan Terrace and silently waited for the auspicious time to come.

However, all the procedures for the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai had already been prepared.

Including how long it would take Ying Zheng to reach the Fengshan Terrace...

Therefore, Ying Zheng did not wait too long. About a quarter of an hour later, the auspicious time arrived.

With the arrival of the auspicious time, the Fengshan Ceremony officially began.

Ying Zheng lit the incense himself and offered sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth.

Then he began to read the eulogy himself, his voice loud and solemn.

"The emperor founded the country, and he was the first in the past. He was the king in the next generation. He suppressed the rebellion and his power moved the four corners of the world. He was brave and upright. The military officials obeyed the emperor's order and after a short time, they destroyed the six violent powers...

When we climbed Mount Yi, all the ministers and followers were thinking about the future. They recalled the chaotic times, when the land was divided and states were established to resolve disputes... The disasters were eliminated, the people were safe and secure, and the benefits were long-lasting. The ministers recited the summary, engraved this music stone, and recorded it with chopsticks and bronze. "

The sacrificial text expressed his awe and gratitude to the gods of heaven and earth, and also demonstrated his majesty and confidence as an emperor.

As Ying Zheng recited, the entire Mount Tai was covered by his voice. Even the ministers standing farthest away could still hear his voice.

Everything originated from Gongsun Ce's assist. Gongsun Ce used the power of his soul to accurately convey Ying Zheng's voice to the ears of his ministers.

"It's time to let the clouds roll up!" Gongsun Ce whispered softly in the dark.

The next moment, the clouds in the sky began to gather together to form cloud paintings.

The content on the cloud painting is very simple, it is the order in which the six kingdoms were destroyed and what Ying Zheng did...

Simply put, it reviews the achievements of Ying Zheng throughout his life, and indirectly confirms the legitimacy of Ying Zheng as the common ruler of the world.

"Rumble! Rumble..."

As Yun Hua disappeared, a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in the sky.

After nine dry thunders, Wei Liaozi shouted among the ministers: "The ninth is the extreme under the Way of Heaven, the black thunder falls from the sky, and the Great Qin will last ten thousand years!"

Following Wei Liaozi's shout, the other ministers responded one after another: "Long live the Great Qin!"
After the recitation of the sacrificial text was completed, Ying Zheng personally inserted the incense into the incense burner.

"May God bless you." Then Ying Zheng raised his cup and prayed to God, "Long live the Qin Dynasty."

After the toast was over, something strange happened in the sky again, and a beam of golden light accurately enveloped Ying Zheng's body.

"Ahhh~"
The next moment, bursts of dragon roars were heard from the sky.

Amid the dragon's roar, Gongsun Ce transformed into a blue dragon and descended into the world again.

At the same time, the seven stars of the Blue Dragon in the sky shone brightly, faintly overshadowing the sun in the sky.

"Now, King Zheng of Qin has offered sacrifices to the heavens. The heavens will serve as a mirror, and the great Qin will be able to continue its orthodoxy. He has received the mandate from heaven, and he will live long and prosper!"

Gongsun Ce pointed out with his dragon claws, and then a golden dragon sank into the imperial seal on the altar.

The imperial seal was affected by Gongsun Ce's Holy Dragon Seal and suddenly floated in the air, releasing thousands of golden rays.

Those who receive orders from heaven will live long and prosperous lives.

These eight big words were instantly imprinted in everyone's mind.

Another month passed after the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai.

Qin's Tiandao began to integrate Ever Night into the Qin world.

In the Qin world, suddenly, an indescribable vibration wave spread out.

This vibration did not come from the roar of the earth or the roar of the ocean, but from a subtle touch from another dimension.

When people were shocked, they found that the surrounding buildings and trees showed no signs of shaking, and the water surfaces in the containers were as still as mirrors, calm, as if the vibration was just an illusion.

The shaking lasted for a whole day and night, but there were no signs of any natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis.

However, in the depths of the universe that people have not noticed, the Qin Dynasty's Heavenly Dao is quietly operating.

Under the intervention of Heaven, the boundaries of the Jiangye world began to blur, gradually merging with the Qin world.

This fusion is not a simple superposition of space, but a fusion of the two worlds at all levels such as laws and area.

As the integration progressed, many new countries suddenly appeared in the south of the Qin world.

The Moon Kingdom is a Buddhist country on earth that respects Buddhist teachings. The White Pagoda Temple is the gathering place for practitioners in the Moon Kingdom.

But what is a coincidence is that the Yuelun Kingdom appears in an area with thick miasma.

The people of Yuelun Kingdom were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. Qu Nimadi felt the horror of the miasma and had no choice but to activate the White Tower to cover Yuelun Kingdom to ensure its safety.

However, the existence of miasma made it difficult for Yuelun Kingdom to grow crops, which meant that Yuelun Kingdom was about to perish.

Gongsun Ce could swear to heaven that the affairs of Yuelun Kingdom had nothing to do with him.

However, the matter is done, and the Moon Kingdom is a good bait to attract the Buddha.

A Lan Ke Temple naturally cannot meet the Buddha's needs to maintain the chessboard world.

But the Master was still there, and with the Master watching over the Buddha, he did not dare to act rashly.

But if the Buddha had not taken action, the Moon Kingdom would most likely have been destroyed.

As the name suggests, the Great River Kingdom is surrounded by rivers, which means that the Great River Kingdom actually refers to a peninsula.

Therefore, the location where Dahe State appeared was very close to the border of Chu State.

Therefore, Wang Jian, who had been prepared, sent troops directly to Dahe Kingdom.

Gongsun Ce knew that the kingdom of the Jiangye world would appear in the south, so he would naturally be prepared.

Even though most of the army led by Wang Jian was used to defend the State of Chu, he still had more than 40,000 battle-hardened armored soldiers and more than 100,000 Qin troops.

Even though the Dahe Kingdom had the divine talisman master Wang Shusheng, it was still unable to stop the army from approaching.

The Dahe Kingdom was conquered by Wang Jian in less than two months.

The Tang Kingdom is a country depicted based on the Tang Dynasty. After the Tang Kingdom appeared, it occupied most of the south.

Although there was miasma, it did not pose any problem for the Master.

The moment the miasma descended upon the Tang Kingdom, the Master waved his hand and dispersed all the miasma.

The Master looked at the new world before him and smiled, then he came to the Tang Kingdom Palace.

"Master." Li Zhongyi bowed to the Master as soon as he saw him coming.

"Zhong Yi, do you feel it?" The Master pointed to the sky, "The sky has changed again."

"I feel it. The Imperial Master has told me that this is already a new heaven. Master, may I ask, is this the reason you are here?"

The Master smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, there was a dynasty in the north called the Qin Dynasty, which unified the north.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Qin army will march south. Zhong Yi, be prepared. Although I am optimistic about the King of Qin, I founded the Tang Kingdom after all.

If we defeat the Qin army, the Tang Kingdom can continue to exist. If we cannot win, how about becoming a rich man?"

Li Zhongyi didn't want to become the King of Tang, but the Master wanted him to be the King of Tang, so he became the King of Tang.

However, since he became the King of Tang, he must have the bearing of the King of Tang and be responsible for the people of Tang.

"Master, I understand your intention. Please tell Lord Qin that we can decide the winner in one battle!"

Li Zhongyi's idea was very simple. One war would determine whether the Tang Dynasty would survive or not, which would reduce the burden on the people and reduce military losses.

He loves his people and naturally knows that if a country changes its owner, it can make people's lives better, he doesn't mind giving it up.

Moreover, Li Zhongyi's two sons, Li Huiyuan, were willful, domineering, cruel, and incompetent, and were not wise leaders.

Li Hupo is still young and it is unclear whether she is capable. In addition, Li Hupo is in poor health and may not live to adulthood.

Li Zhongyi's daughter Li Yu was capable, but she had no intention of becoming queen. She only wanted her younger brother Li Huiyuan to become the King of Tang.

"Just Master." Li Zhongyi continued to bow to the Master, "Can you take me to see the life of the people of the Qin Dynasty?"

"Okay." The teacher did not refuse, and then put his hand on Li Zhongyi's shoulder.

Li Zhongyi's figure then disappeared in the Tang Dynasty palace.

(End of this chapter)