The Cultivation practitioners in the real world had all witnessed the bloody battle in the Royal Palace of Xianyang. They didn't miss any details, including the last conversation between Bai Qianjun and Zhuo Rusui.
Seeing the corpses all over the ground and Zhuo Rusui sitting among them, it was quiet outside the Huiyin Valley for a long time.
The Cultivation practitioners pondered the conversation in silence, and the more they thought it made sense. The Zhongzhou School and the Aoyama Sect were the leaders of the orthodox Cultivation circle, but their styles of doing things were completely different. The Zhongzhou School focused on getting involved in the affairs of the human world. They tried to influence every corner of the human world through the Imperial court, the officials and the army, in an attempt to lead the human race forward. On the other hand, the Aoyama Sect didn't care about the affairs of the human world. They wouldn't strike until it was necessary, like sending the disciples of Liangwang Peak out to slay the demons, demons and assassins …
The disciples of the two sects acted according to this custom in the world of the Green Sky Mirror. The so-called Illusionary Realm was not so different from the real world. Many people felt the significance of the Illusionary Realm, and they were even more curious about which side would win the Dao Competition and obtain the precious Fairy Book of Longevity.
After Zhuo Rusui left the Illusionary Realm, Jing Jiu was still in the Illusionary Realm. After the fire, the people in the Illusionary Realm were guessing whether Jing Jiu was dead or alive, and the people in the real world knew that he was still alive. Jing Jiu, who was sitting by the Green Sky Mirror, hadn't woken up yet, the glass bell hanging behind him in Silence.
Yet, nobody knew where Jing Jiu was. The Blue Bird hadn't found any trace of Jing Jiu for a long time, which was truly shocking.
The Royal Palace of the Chu Kingdom had one more ruin and one less emperor. As such, the Blue Bird wouldn't stay here any longer. The Qin Kingdom had entered a long period of steady development after the death of the assassin of the man in black. The merchants of the Qi Kingdom had opened up a few new sea routes. Their enthusiasm for the Alien Land led to a great expansion of the ocean. Unfortunately, the Cultivation practitioners were not interested in this kind of thing, and they were not interested in the debate in the Academy of the Qi Kingdom and Mister Yun Qi either. As such, Jing Jiu stayed in the Zhao Kingdom most of the time.
Zhao's court situation seemed to be stable, but it was actually very unpredictable.
Just as Bai Qianjun expected, Zhao's little emperor would eventually grow up, and the plot would naturally become interesting.
In the past five years, the young Son of Heaven had become a young man and was gradually approaching adulthood. His performance was very outstanding. He was extremely filial and obedient to the Empress Dowager, and anyone could tell that it was from the bottom of his heart. There was absolutely no falsehood. He was also very respectful to Elder He and treated him as an elder. Perhaps it was because of these reasons that Elder He and the Empress Dowager gradually relaxed their restrictions on the young Emperor. He had more and more opportunities to interact with the court officials and scholars. He even had a vague idea of forming his own team.
Logically speaking, at least Elder He should have been vigilant against such movements, but for some reason, he didn't care about this at all. He led the Tiqi and his subordinates to patrol the various states and counties all year round, or to be more accurate, to go on sightseeing tours. The rule that eunuchs were not allowed to leave the capital was completely meaningless to him.
While enjoying the scenery, Eunuch He also did some things along the way.
For example, supervising the irrigation works, dealing with the livelihood of the people, arranging military defense, punishing officials, bullying men and robbing treasures, making money wantonly …
Although the people were not boiling with resentment, it was inevitable that there would be gossip. It was not until General Pei of the Chu Kingdom died of illness and the seven groups of light cavalry of Zhao besieged the West Camp and won the battle that the whole world knew that Elder He had been planning for the past five years!
Yes, the winner of this war was the Qin Kingdom.
The White Emperor obtained more than half of the territory of the Chu Kingdom, but the most fertile Eastern Wilderness and the most important West Camp fell into the hands of Zhao.
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When the news of the fire in the Imperial Palace of the Chu Kingdom reached the West Camp, He Zhan was in front of a map in the Central Military Tent, discussing with the generals of Zhao how useful the old straight road in the Western Mountain would be if they were to invade Xianyang in the future.
After hearing the news, he was silent for a while and then waved his hand to signal the generals to leave. Then he came to the room behind the tent.
"Your Emperor is dead," he said to the eunuch and the prostitute.
The prostitute was somewhat at a loss and did not know what to say. The eunuch, on the other hand, burst into tears. He was a poor child who had a hard life and was often bullied in the Imperial Palace. If he had not shouted when someone wanted to burn down the Imperial Palace that year and won the trust of His Majesty, he would not have had the chance to live so many years of good life.
"It seems that your Emperor liked you very much. Before he died, he wanted to find a way for you to live and sent you to me."
He Zhan looked at them and said, "I wanted to kill you to disappoint him, but you are a gift after all, and I have never had the habit of refusing gifts."
In all of Zhao, including the Qi Kingdom, there were countless people who wanted to give gifts to Elder He, but only Jing Jiu dared to give him a gift by force.
Accepting a gift did not mean that he would use it. For He Zhan, it was not difficult to deal with it.
He planned to ask his subordinates to send the eunuch and the prostitute to the Qi Kingdom, and then ask the Shang of Qi to send them to the sea, where they could find a small island and live out their lives happily.
What he didn't like was why Jing Jiu had never contacted him in the past, and why he didn't surrender to Zhao State but to Qin State instead of Zhao State? What was the point of surrendering to Qin State? I am not familiar with you, but Shenmo Peak and Guocheng Temple have a good relationship, which should be better than the relationship with Zhongzhou School, right?
With such doubts, He Zhan returned to the capital of Zhao.
On the long street, the fleet of carriages was welcomed by the people, which was rare. The tiqi beside the carriages had a strange look on their faces, wondering what was going on.
Expanding the territory was undoubtedly the greatest achievement. No matter how much they hated him, they could only remain silent at this time.
He Zhan did not feel anything, nor did he care. The cheers outside the window were no different from the screams of the officials in the Intelligence Bureau to him.
He was still thinking about that matter.
As he walked into the Imperial Study, the young emperor came up to him and said sincerely, "Thank you for your hard work, uncle."
He Zhan suddenly said, "I have figured it out."
The emperor's expression changed slightly, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "Uncle, what have you figured out?"
He Zhan ignored him and said, "So it is because of the ill-fated princess …"
The emperor found it more and more strange, but it was not appropriate for him to ask further.
He Zhan collected his thoughts and came to the bookshelf in the Imperial Study. He pulled open the curtain and revealed the huge map behind it.
Looking at the map, he was silent for a moment, and then he picked up his pen and marked a place in the Zhao territory.
There were many such marks on the map, but there were still more blank spaces waiting in Silence.
"It is said that I won the battle of the West Military Camp because I was far-sighted and didn't do anything. But nobody knew that this was the plan that the former emperor and I had drawn up fifteen years ago."
He Zhan continued while looking at the young emperor, "You should plan before you take any action; you should think it through before you do anything."
The young emperor remained silent, as he thought that since it was the late emperor's effort, he was not qualified to lecture him.
"I don't know if the Chu Emperor set himself on fire, or if he was killed by the imperial officials, or if he escaped with the help of the fire." He Zhan came before the table and poured himself a cup of tea. He continued, "Regardless of whether he is dead or not, he is dead as far as the Chu people are concerned. He won't be able to cause any more trouble."
The young emperor was startled upon hearing this, thinking that these words were a warning to him. He didn't dare remain silent any longer, saying, "I understand, uncle."
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It had been thirty-seven years since the participants of the Dao Competition had entered the world of the Green Sky Mirror.
Flowers couldn't bloom for a hundred days, and people couldn't be happy for a thousand days. Moreover, the relationship between the young emperor and Elder He had never been good.
The peaceful situation of the Zhao State didn't last long. As time went by, the emperor was getting closer and closer to adulthood, and he was about to take charge of the state. Naturally, many officials would express their loyalty in advance. The young emperor was getting more and more confident. He was still filial to the Empress Dowager and respectful to He Zhan, but he would inevitably have some other ideas.
A newly promoted Jinshi submitted a memorial to the Imperial court, saying that the Zhao State governed the world with filial piety. As the Emperor's father, King Hejian should be honored as the emperor and his memorial tablet should be placed in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
There was an uproar in the court, but none of the officials dared to express their opinions. The Emperor remained silent, and the bead curtain remained motionless.
Normally, this matter would cause a great disturbance, and the two sides would attack each other like a storm, but the court and the public remained strangely quiet.
Everyone knew what the reason was.
In the late autumn, the carriage of Elder He was stopped by a brave scholar.
The scholar ignored the cold and gloomy eyes of the Tiqi and the worried eyes of the people around him, and shouted, "This is a great gift of the state. Please tell me, eunuch!"
No one thought that Elder He would answer this question, although everyone knew his opinion.
Once this kind of question was answered, it was equal to opening the lid of the furnace, which could easily cause a big fire.
The best way was to ignore it and pretend not to hear it.
No one thought that everyone on the street heard his voice, "King Hejian is a Commandery Prince, how can he be qualified to enter the Imperial Ancestral Temple?"
The scholar was very surprised, and then his face showed a look of ecstasy, and he shouted repeatedly, "But he is the Emperor's father!"
The voice of Elder He was still so calm, "The Emperor was adopted by the late emperor, so he has no father and son relationship with King Hejian."
The scholar felt more and more that he would become famous today. His face turned red as if he had drunk a lot of wine, and he shouted, "Eunuch, you are an abnormal person, and you don't know the Tao of human relations. How can you be qualified to judge this matter?"
The street became extremely quiet. Everyone thought that the scholar would die on the spot, or be arrested, and then be executed by a thousand cuts.
The Tiqi and the highly skilled eunuchs looked at the scholar as if they were looking at a dead man.
Something unexpected happened again.
Elder He didn't say anything. He ordered the carriage to move on, and he didn't pay attention to the scholar at all.
Seeing the Tiqi leaving, the scholar couldn't stand it anymore, and his legs became weak. If he hadn't been surrounded by the crowd, he would have fallen to the ground. Hearing the praises coming from around and seeing the admiring expressions on people's faces, the scholar was very proud. He forced himself to calm down, and then he cupped his hands to salute, and said some powerful words.
A middle-aged scholar stood outside the crowd, shook his head at the scene, and left with a few people who looked like students. That day, they stayed in an academy. After finishing their homework, the students couldn't help but talk about what happened during the day. They all said that they were lucky to see such a scene when they just arrived in the capital of Zhao.
The discussion turned into a discussion, and eventually into a debate. The students argued more and more fiercely, and in the end, they could only look at the middle-aged scholar for help.
The middle-aged scholar was elegant, and he looked calm. He was Mr. Yun Qi, who was highly respected by the world.
The students wanted to know his answer, and the world also wanted to know.
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