History seems to have inertia. The envoy from Yan State this time was still Jing Ke, but the deputy envoy became Tian Guang.
Jing Ke once lobbied Lord Yuan of Wei State, hoping to become an official in the state.
Wei Yuanjun was a puppet king appointed by the King of Wei after he killed Wei Huaijun. In Zhu Xiang's previous life, in 241 BC, Qin regained control of Wei, Wei Yuanjun was deposed, and Jing Ke fled to Yan.
In this time and space, Prince Chu of Qin was busy with famine relief and did not send troops to attack the State of Wei. But after King Zheng of Qin succeeded to the throne, he quickly destroyed the State of Wei. The State of Wei was also destroyed by Lian Po, and Jing Ke still fled to the State of Yan.
This time, Wei State no longer remained as a vassal state, but became a county of Qin State like Wei State.
When Jing Ke was traveling, he visited various countries to meet with famous people. In particular, in order to gain a reputation for bravery, he specially communicated with famous swordsmanship masters of the time.
He discussed swordsmanship with Gai Nie, but was scared away by a look from Gai Nie; he played chess with Lu Ju Jian, but was scared away by Lu Ju Jian's scolding.
Although it is embarrassing to look into it, and he does not show his mastery of swordsmanship. But in this era, transportation was blocked and information flow was not smooth. Jing Ke only said that he communicated with celebrities and had a long conversation with two world-famous swordsmanship masters, Gai Nie and Lu Jujian, and other people did not know the details.
Thus, Jing Ke's reputation as a famous scholar became known in the State of Yan.
But this reputation-boosting skill was too low, and any traveling scholar who wanted to be an official would use it during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. So Jing Ke should have been depressed for more than a decade, until 227 BC, when he was appreciated by the Prince of Yan and went to assassinate the King of Qin.
Now that the State of Yan was facing the crisis of extinction more than ten years in advance, Jing Ke was recommended by Tian Guang in advance.
Tian Guang was indeed a true warrior who was not afraid of death. In Zhu Xiang's previous life, he was too old to go on the journey, so he committed suicide to thank Prince Dan of Yan.
Now the time is more than ten years earlier. Although his body is no longer in his prime age, he still personally accompanies Jing Ke to Qin to assassinate the King of Qin.
Before Jing Ke left, he still delayed in every possible way, and refused to go only to accept the benefits of Yan Prince Dan. Yan Prince Dan still cut off the hand of the concubine and threw it to Jing Ke. Jing Ke was silent for a long time, and sighed, "The prince treated me very well."
This must be true touching, not frightening.
After that, Jing Ke still wanted to delay, but no Qin general was willing to chop off his head. Gao Jianli even said in a rush that he wanted to go with him. In addition, the King of Yan came in person to urge him, but Jing Ke still "the wind is whistling and the Yishui River is cold, the warrior is gone and will never return."
But the people traveling together this time also included Tian Guang and his close friend Gao Jianli.
King Zheng of Qin did not know Tian Guang, but he had seen Gao Jianli in King Ying Zheng's dream.
Ying Xiaozheng, who was still a child at that time, was extremely shocked by the performance art of Ying Zheng.
Knowing that the other party had a grudge against him, Emperor Ying Zheng liked to listen to zhu music, so he blinded Gao Jianli and asked him to play zhu for him. Gao Jianli then hit him with a zhu filled with lead, but fortunately he didn't hit him.
Isn't this action intended to add to Gao Jianli's hatred
Ying Xiaozheng sat opposite to Big Ying Zheng and complained for a long time.
After seeing this memory, Ying Xiaozheng was still very curious. What is the sound of hitting the zhu? Is it nice to listen to
Ying Xiaozheng immediately went to his uncle and said he wanted to listen to the music. Zhu Xiang looked at his nephew with an indescribable look and took him to find a local master of playing the zhu to listen to the music.
The young Ying Xiaozheng commented that it was just so-so and not as lively as the performance by his uncle, father, two uncles and teacher.
Now that he has grown up, he knows that Gao Jianli's level of playing the zhu is definitely higher than that of his elders. But unfortunately, his aesthetic taste in music has been distorted by his uncle and he can't go back.
This time, the King of Yan only offered the city but not his head. King Zheng of Qin still treated them with courtesy, but without the nine-guest ceremony.
The nine-guest ceremony was the most solemn diplomatic etiquette at that time. In fact, the Yan State in Ying Xiaozheng's dream offered heads and cities, which was not worthy of the nine-guest ceremony Qin gave to the Yan State envoys.
The King of Qin was very happy to present them with the Nine Guests Ceremony.
The reason is simple. Prince Dan of Yan was Qin Wang Zheng's self-proclaimed good friend and the only self-proclaimed friend of Qin Wang Zheng in his childhood.
During his thirteen years in Zhao, Qin Wang Zheng was looked down upon and bullied. People of lower status than him were afraid of him, and people of similar status hated and despised him.
Only Yan Dan, who was also a hostage, was on good terms with him.
When Yan Dan came to Qin as a hostage, King Zheng of Qin pretended not to be very familiar with him.
One of them was the King of Qin and the other was a hostage of Yan. King Zheng of Qin was already planning to destroy the six kingdoms, and their friendship ended the moment they left Zhao. Both sides knew about this.
But when Prince Dan fled back to Yan, King Zheng of Qin still closed his eyes and acquiesced. Otherwise, with King Zheng of Qin's control over Qin at the time, the old incident of the Chu prince fleeing back to the country during the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin would never have happened.
When the State of Yan offered its head and city, although King Zheng of Qin listened to the persuasion of others, he had actually already made up his mind.
So there was that ceremony of nine guests.
In the end, King Zheng of Qin knew about Prince Dan of Yan's hatred, just like when Prince Dan of Yan was neglected as a hostage in Qin, he knew that King Zheng of Qin was no longer his childhood friend.
Ying Xiaozheng did not comment on the friendship between Daying Zheng and Prince Dan of Yan.
Maybe there was no friendship between them.
Ying Xiaozheng just felt it was embarrassing to be chased around a pillar by Jing Ke in public.
Now he can finally be proud of himself!
King Zheng of Qin deliberately took the sword off his waist and placed it next to his hand so that he could draw it out directly when he wanted to use it.
He sat on the high throne, staring at Jing Ke, who looked younger and more vigorous than in his dream, walking towards him with a map in his hands.
Tian Guang and Gao Jianli behind Jing Ke were both very calm, completely different from Qin Wuyang who was scared to the point of peeing his pants.
If he had not had the memory of the dream first, and the news that Uncle Lin and Uncle Cai had obtained from the State of Yan, looking at the calm expressions of these three people, perhaps no one would believe that they would assassinate the King of Qin in public in the Qin court.
It is a very confusing thing that the king and the prince of one country sent an envoy to assassinate the king of another country in public. Most people would not think of this.
Jing Ke's previous fame might have been false, but the fact that he could stand here, draw out a dagger, stab the King of Qin, and chase the King of Qin for several laps, this courage is indeed enough to make him famous in history.
King Zheng of Qin praised Jing Ke's courage.
While King Zheng of Qin was distracted, Jing Ke had already walked up the stairs carrying a tray with a map of Yan State on it.
Tian Guang and Gao Jianli followed Jing Ke forward and stood one step behind Jing Ke.
King Zheng of Qin had many thoughts in his mind, but no expression could be seen on his face.
He looked at Tian Guang and Gao Jianli with cold eyes.
The weapon used by Jing Ke was the dagger shown in the map. Tian Guang and Gao Jianli certainly would not come empty-handed, what were their weapons
Cai Ze gave Lin Zhi a wink.
Both of them put their hands in their sleeves, ready to throw the hammer at any time.
Xia Wuqie nervously clenched the medicine bag filled with stones.
He didn't know why the King of Qin asked him to dress up as a palace maid and go to court with him, and also asked him to carry several medicine bags full of stones in his arms, which were so heavy that they almost fell out.
But he had a hunch that something bad was going to happen.
Jing Ke said some flattering words, leaned out his upper body, and slowly unfolded the rolled-up map with a very attentive and flattering expression.
At this moment, a cold light flashed in the middle of the map. Jing Ke grabbed Qin Shi Huang's sleeve with one hand and pulled out a dagger with the other.
King Zheng of Qin's eyes lit up, and he stretched out his long legs and kicked hard.
Although Jing Ke's swordsmanship was not very good, he was indeed a warrior with practical combat experience. When King Qin Zheng moved his body, he immediately realized that something was wrong and dodged the kick from King Qin Zheng's long legs.
King Zheng of Qin drew out the long sword at his hand with a "swish" and stabbed towards Jing Ke.
Jing Ke blocked it with the dagger in his hand, and there was a crisp "clang" sound, and his wrist was numbed by the shock.
King Zheng of Qin sneered: "I fought in the battlefield when I was fifteen years old. I led the army of Chu from the Yangtze River to the Huai River. You little thief, do you still want to assassinate me?"
Lin Zhi sighed and put his hand to his forehead.
Helplessness also appeared in Cai Ze's eyes.
Zheng'er, Zheng'er, hurry up and keep stabbing. What nonsense are you talking about? Are you saying this just to give Jing Ke a chance to escape
Just as Lin Zhi and Cai Ze had expected, when King Zheng of Qin was uttering harsh words, Jing Ke distanced himself from the king, walked around the pillars in the palace, and avoided the king's sword.
Gao Jianli and Tian Guang saw that the situation was not right and immediately stepped forward to help.
Gao Jianli actually pulled out a long, thin iron rod from behind. No wonder his back was so straight.
Tian Guang grabbed a handful of iron sand from his sleeve and threw it at the King of Qin, trying to interfere with his actions.
Lin Zhi and Cai Ze stepped forward, ready to help, but were silently stopped by King Zheng of Qin with a look.
The two sighed again, took a step forward and then stepped back.
"Okay! Let's do it together!" King Zheng of Qin swung his sword so tightly that he could fight three people at once without losing the momentum.
Not to mention Cai Ze, even Lin Zhi's mouth corners were twitching.
"Prime Minister Lin, this is..." A minister of the Qin royal family was pushed and shoved by his colleagues behind him to come in front of Lin Zhi to ask.
Looking at the expressions of Lin Zhi and Cai Ze, it was obvious that Prime Minister Lin and Prime Minister Cai knew about it.
Lin Zhi sighed, "Your Majesty probably suppressed his temper too much after becoming the King of Qin. Let him release it now. Don't mind it."
The ministers pricked up their ears: “??!”
Cai Ze said: "Your Majesty has discovered that Yan may not really be willing to surrender the city, but he has no evidence, so he is luring the tiger out of the mountain."
The ministers pricked up their ears: "…" As expected, Prime Minister Cai is still reliable. Listen to Prime Minister Lin, what nonsense are you talking about? !
The minister of the royal family asked curiously, "If we want to lure the tiger out of the mountain, shouldn't we send the guards out to capture him?"
He didn't believe that these two cunning guys would not deploy heavy troops in the palace after learning that someone was doing something wrong to the King of Qin.
Cai Ze said: "There is an ambush in the palace, but the king said he wants to solve it himself."
He paused and said, "Your Majesty must have been a little too repressed since he became the King of Qin. Let him vent a little."
The ministers pricked up their ears: "…" Why are you saying the same thing as Prime Minister Lin? Prime Minister Cai, you have been led astray by Prime Minister Lin!
"Are we really not going to help?" The ministers hesitated.
They were not allowed to move forward without an imperial decree. Moreover, they had no weapons, and if they did, they would probably cause more trouble.
But they always felt something was wrong when they saw the King of Qin wielding his sword alone to fight against three assassins.
Lin Zhi said: "If the king wants help, he will give the order himself."
He took out a small hammer from his sleeve and shook it: "Now it seems that the Lord can solve it himself."
Cai Ze also took out a small hammer from his sleeve, ready to throw it at any time, and praised: "You are worthy of being a student taught by Lian Gong and Li Mu. Your Majesty will definitely be a fierce general on the battlefield."
Seeing that Prime Minister Lin and Prime Minister Cai both looked relaxed, the ministers also put their hands in their pockets and watched the farce near the throne in silence.
A minister who was born in the Confucian school of thought grumbled, "It's a good thing Xunzi is too old to attend court. If Xunzi saw this, he would definitely be furious. How can this be tolerated?"
Lin Zhi and Cai Ze agreed very much.
That's why they deliberately found other things for Xunzi to do and let him leave Xianyang temporarily.
After becoming the King of Qin, Zheng'er had always been calm and composed, and his emotions never showed on his face. Although they were very proud, they were also worried that Zheng'er was putting too much pressure on himself and was living too hard.
But Zheng'er has always set high standards for himself since he was young, so they can only think about it and ultimately have to follow Zheng'er's own wishes.
Now seeing Zheng'er happily jumping and slashing with the sword in hand, although Lin Zhi and Cai Ze knew that this was not in accordance with etiquette and that not only would Zheng'er be scolded and beaten, but they would also not be able to escape a beating from Xunzi and Zhu Xiang, they still indulged him with a kind smile.
Zheng'er is really energetic. It's better if he could be more energetic.
King Zheng of Qin has now completely degenerated into Ying Xiaozheng, as if he had returned to the time when he was still high-spirited in Wujun.
Although he was wearing armor, Ying Xiaozheng had plenty of physical strength. He quickly caught up with Gao Jianli, who had the least physical strength, and stabbed Gao Jianli's leg with a sword.
Gao Jianli fell to the ground and withdrew from the chase.
Next, Ying Xiaozheng fought fiercely against Tian Guang and Jing Ke alone.
An inch longer, an inch stronger. Ying Xiaozheng was wearing armor, so Tian Guang and Jing Ke were no match for him and could only escape around the pillars.
Ying Xiaozheng chased around the pillar with a sword in hand, shouting, "Don't run."
The ambushing guards poked their heads out.
What's going on? Why hasn't the King of Qin called them yet
Tian Guang and Jing Ke kept complaining in their hearts.
What's going on? Did the King of Qin already know about this
But if the King of Qin had discovered it earlier, why didn't he just order the guards to capture them
Now the King of Qin was chasing them alone, giving them the illusion that they could escape, so they were forced to run around the pillar.
If the guards came out, they would surrender cleanly and not have to endure this torture.
Seeing that the King of Qin indeed had the absolute upper hand, and was only unable to catch up with the two assassins because he was wearing armor and could not run fast, a group of Qin ministers felt relieved and watched anxiously but happily.
It's a pity that there is no tea and spiced pumpkin seeds. By the way, the melons newly cultivated by Zhu Xianggong are also good, but it's a pity that they can't be eaten in winter.
Just as Ying Xiaozheng was happily chasing the assassin with a beaming smile, a man walked into the palace gate against the light.
Someone noticed: "Who...ah? Duke Zhu Xiang?"
Lin Zhi and Cai Ze shuddered at the same time and turned back suddenly.
Zhu Xiang appeared at the palace gate at some point and strode in with a broad sword in hand.
Because of the backlight, they couldn't see Zhu Xiang's expression. But even though they couldn't see it, they knew that Zhu Xiang's expression was definitely terrifying.
Without any orders from anyone, the crowd of ministers watching the scene spontaneously made way for a passage in the middle, as if the sea was being parted by some great force.
Zhu Xiang drew his sword and strode past the ministers, walking up the stairs.
Ying Xiaozheng, who was having fun, suddenly froze in laughter: "Uncle?! Why are you here?!"
Zhu Xiang did not answer. He bent his body, exerted force with his feet, and rushed forward, blocking the way of Tian Guang and Jing Ke, and swung his broadsword horizontally.
Jing Ke was agile and immediately stopped and retreated. Tian Guang was older and had already used up a lot of his energy. He failed to dodge in time and was hit hard in the chest by the broadsword.
Zhu Xiang was a very strong farmer, and Tian Guang felt a lump in his chest collapse immediately, and he fell to the ground with a groan.
Ying Xiaozheng took this opportunity to catch up with Jing Ke and stabbed him in the back with a sword.
Then Ying Xiaozheng drew his sword, took a step forward, and stabbed Tian Guang in the throat as he was trying to get up, causing blood to gushed out.
Zhu Xiang also took a step forward, and his bodies intertwined with Ying Xiaozheng. He smashed the broadsword heavily on the head of Jing Ke, who was about to throw a dagger at Ying Xiaozheng, and blood spurted out.
Two screams rang out almost at the same time. Zhu Xiang and Ying Xiaozheng, uncle and nephew, stood side by side with their backs to each other, with the broadsword and longsword in their hands pointing diagonally at the ground, and blood dripping.
"Someone, take them to jail and put them in jail before they die." Ying Xiaozheng said in a deep voice.
At this time, the guards finally received the order from the King of Qin and hurried out to finish the job.
Zhu Xiang looked up expressionlessly: "There are guards ready in the palace. Did you know that you would be assassinated?"
Ying Xiaozheng tried to keep a straight face: "Everything is under my control, uncle, don't worry."
Zhu Xiang asked, "You knew you would be assassinated, but not only did you risk your life, you also fought against three assassins alone, and did not allow the guards to step forward?"
Ying Xiaozheng tried hard to keep a straight face: "This... Uncle, I can explain it."
He looked at Lin Zhi and Cai Ze.
Uncle, help! Come and help!
Lin Zhi kept mouthing to Ying Xiaozheng: "Go find the Queen Mother!"
Cai Ze evacuated the ministers who were blocking the escape route of the court, signaling them that it was time to leave.
The ministers were all smart people, and most of them had experienced or heard about Zhu Xiang's violent temper as he chased Qin Prince Chu with a sword in hand, and guessed what would happen next.
Although they wanted to continue watching, they also knew that the King of Qin was thin-skinned. They were not the elders who had brought the King of Qin up. If they laughed at the King of Qin now, the narrow-minded King of Qin would definitely take revenge on them in the future. So the ministers immediately left one by one under the evacuation of Cai Ze.
Hurry and leave, or you will see Duke Zhu Xiang teach the King of Qin a lesson!
Even though they really wanted to see it.
Zhu Xiang remained silent, waiting for all the ministers and guards to leave the palace one by one.
Ying Xiaozheng stood stiffly beside Zhu Xiang, not daring to move or even breathe loudly.
After all the ministers had left the palace, Zhu Xiang threw away the hilt of his broad sword, which had become sweaty from gripping it, and took off the scabbard from his waist.
Lin Zhi immediately stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Xiang's sleeve: "Zhu Xiang, forget it... Ouch! Zheng'er, run away! Go find the Queen Mother!"
Zhu Xiang turned around and swung the scabbard of his sword at Lin Zhi. Lin Zhi quickly raised his hand to block it, grimacing in pain.
Lin Zhi was horrified. Zhu Xiang had actually used so much strength, he was really so angry that he lost his mind!
When Lin Zhi grabbed Zhu Xiang, Ying Xiaozheng threw away his sword, picked up his skirt and ran away.
He didn't even dare to shout "Uncle, calm down", for fear that shouting would delay his escape.
Zhu Xiang kicked Lin Zhi away and chased after Ying Xiaozheng.
So the uncle and nephew left the palace one after another and ran towards the queen mother.
The departing courtiers saw this scene from afar.
"Oh, Duke Zhu Xiang must be very angry."
"Why is Duke Zhu Xiang here? Wasn't he inspecting the Yellow River?"
"Who is Duke Zhu Xiang? He is very good at fortune-telling! Maybe he predicted that the King of Qin would be in danger, so he came back on purpose."
"Looking at Duke Zhu Xiang's clothes, he must have just dismounted and hurried here... Hey, is this horse in front of the palace gate Duke Zhu Xiang's?"
Meng Yi was leading the horse and looked embarrassed when he was stared at by his ministers.
Even if the ministers in the court asked him, he would not know what was going on.
After seeing the letter from the King of Qin, Duke Xiang of Zhu immediately burned his tent and then ran to Xianyang in a hurry.
After arriving in Xianyang, Duke Zhu Xiang dismounted and walked slowly, but when he learned at the city gate that an envoy from the State of Yan had arrived, he immediately mounted his horse again, holding up the token given to him by the King of Qin, galloped through the city, and rode directly into the palace gate.
Although Meng Yi could ride a horse in the city, he did not dare to ride a horse in the palace, so he quickly dismounted and ran to catch up with Zhu Xiang.
Then he saw Duke Zhu Xiang riding his horse all the way to the palace gate, which scared the guards guarding the palace.
Afterwards, Duke Zhu Xiang dismounted from his horse, holding his sword and walking towards the palace where the ceremony was being held with a sullen face and without any instructions.
Meng Yi broke out in a cold sweat.
Although Duke Xiang of Zhu did have the privilege of carrying a sword to court, wasn't it excessive for him to barge into the palace where the Yan envoys were offering the city with an unsheathed sword
Of course, Meng Yi would not think that there was anything wrong with Duke Zhu Xiang.
How could there be a problem with Duke Zhu Xiang? Duke Zhu Xiang must have noticed something and had to do this.
"What exactly happened?" Meng Yi was very curious.
Cai Ze said: "Don't ask."
Meng Yi shut up immediately. It seemed like this matter was serious.
Cai Ze left all the ministers behind and, lifting his skirt, chased after Zhu Xiang and Ying Xiaozheng.
Lin Zhi, who was kicked down by Zhu Xiang, had already climbed up and was chasing after Zhu Xiang and Ying Xiaozheng.
Ying Xiaozheng had already consumed a lot of physical strength, and coupled with the heavy armor, the distance between him and Zhu Xiang was desperately shortened.
Lin Zhi panted heavily and shouted, "The king, take off your robe! The king, take off your armor!"
Cai Ze also noticed that Ying Xiaozheng could no longer run. Since he was now in the harem, with no outsiders watching, he also shouted, "The king, take off your robe, the king, take off your armor!"
Ying Xiaozheng came to his senses, immediately took off his coat, then took off his armor while running to reduce the burden of running, and tried to use the armor to stop his uncle's footsteps.
When Zhu Xiang saw this scene, he almost laughed out of anger.
Wang Fu Jian has become Wang Xi Jia, right
What sin had he committed to raise such a profligate child
This must be Xia Tong's fault, and it must also be Lin Zhi's fault.
But he never expected that Cai Ze would also join in.
This is actually Cai Ze’s fault!
While Ying Xiaozheng was engaged in a fierce chase around the pillar with the assassin, Zhao Gao found Queen Dowager Huayang and Queen Dowager Xia and informed them that someone in the palace might be plotting a rebellion.
Queen Dowager Huayang and Queen Dowager Xia were extremely confused.
Isn't the King of Qin meeting with the envoys from the State of Yan? Who is rebelling? How
Zhao Gao hesitated. Although he was sure that only Lin Zhi and Cai Ze were capable of plotting a rebellion in the Xianyang Palace, he was cautious and did not speak directly. He only said that he saw guards lying in ambush near the palace without any orders.
Queen Dowager Huayang and Queen Dowager Xia were even more confused.
With Zheng'er's ability, who else could mobilize the guards without an imperial edict? Could it be that Zhu Xiang had returned
They looked at each other, and Queen Mother Huayang asked, "Did Zheng'er ask you to come?"
Could it be that someone wanted to frame her? Queen Mother Huayang was alert.
Zhao Gao wanted to say no, but he was afraid that the Queen Mother would not go to rescue the King of Qin. But if he falsely conveyed the King of Qin's order, he was afraid that even if he succeeded in seeking foreign aid, he would be held accountable by the King of Qin later.
Just when Zhao Gao was in a dilemma, the King of Qin shouted from outside the door: "Grandmother, save me!"
Zhao Gao's eyes lit up! His heart was filled with excitement!
(End of this chapter)