It was originally established by the Qin family to commemorate their relatives in Dancheng after they escaped from Lingzhou. The first tablet enshrined here was Qin Tongbai, the first generation head of the Qin family in Dancheng.
Although no one in the Qin family who fled here has ever met the head of the family, they all know that the Qin family's initial foundation in Dancheng was established by him.
For a long time, only Qin Tongbai's tablet was enshrined here.
It’s not that no one suggested erecting a few more tablets here to commemorate.
On several occasions, everyone even started formal discussions and drew up a list.
But this plan was completely rejected by Qin Ning with one sentence.
He stood in front of everyone at that time and said with a serious expression: My father stayed in Dancheng to face the terrifying beast tide, but I believe that nothing will happen to him. As for his relatives who have drifted in other directions, they will also be safe.
If we set up memorial tablets for them now, wouldn’t we be casting a curse on them?
As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent for a moment, and then the corners of their mouths turned into smiles.
Perhaps in everyone's heart, those relatives and friends who are difficult to see again in this life should still be alive and well in this world.
Therefore, until now, there are no tablets of that generation enshrined in the Ancestral Temple.
This is not contempt for them, but good wishes for them, hoping that they can live an easier life than themselves in a distant place unknown to them.
After Qin Ning's death, he was enshrined here as the founding emperor of the Dadan Dynasty, and this place was officially certified as the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
The direct descendants of the Qin family, as well as the descendants and ministers of the collateral descendants who have made great contributions to the family and the country, are all proud to be worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple.
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at this time.
The back hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
The decoration of the back hall is simple and simple, and the beams are lower than those of the front hall. Therefore, it is not as solemn and solemn, and makes people feel awe-inspiring. Even if you stay here for a long time, you will not have too much psychological impact.
pressure.
Although the back hall is just a place for conversation, due to its special location, not everyone can enter.
Nominally, only Dai Zongzheng and Prince Dan can use this back hall.
In the Qin family, the two identities of Da Zongzheng and Dan Wang are not concurrent.
Da Zongzheng has always been held by Qin Ning Namai, who has no less authority than King Dan in making decisions on internal affairs of the Qin family.
In the back hall now, the three most respected members of the Qin family in the country are sitting.
"Your Majesty, this ancestor worship ceremony is so formal. What's the purpose of calling us all here?"
The person who spoke was Qin Fufeng, the general of the Dan Kingdom. There had been no major wars in the Dan Kingdom for a long time, so he had been idle at home in recent years. He was originally full of murderous spirit, but now he has become upright, peaceful, and restrained.
Sitting at the top was Qin Zhengming, the current king of Dan. Hearing his question, he smiled warmly.
"Why should Fufeng be so reserved in private situations? There is no one else here. Why don't you call me brother Zhengming like you did when you were a child?"
"There is a difference between superiority and inferiority. How can I call the king my brother? That is beyond my duty. When I was young, the king had not ascended the throne. It was different from now. Although I am a military general, I still understand this." Qin.
Fufeng shook his head and said.
He holds military power, and if it were placed in other countries, he would be the most feared object by those in power.
In the Dan Kingdom, he and the king were considered a family, and they were bound by the ancestral line, and there was no precedent for the Qin family to borrow troops to cause trouble, so even though he had a high prestige in the army, he was not subject to suspicion.
But he still remained humble and cautious at all times.
After all, a proper sense of distance can better ensure that the foundation of one's trust is not destroyed than crossing a boundary.
Qin Zhengming shook his head helplessly.
He has been on the throne for so many years, so he naturally understands what Qin Fufeng is thinking.
Even if I didn't mean anything just now, I just wanted to connect with my clan members.
But if he continues this topic, there's no telling what Qin Fufeng will think about.
So he could only turn his head and said to Qin Yangqi, the head of the Qin family next to him: "Yang Qi, I specially called you here this time. There is indeed something. I want to hear your opinions on my children.
, Li'er or Qian'er, who is more suitable for my position?"
Qin Yangwei said calmly: "The prince has done nothing wrong, so it is against etiquette to abolish the eldest son and establish a young one. As for the two princes, they both have their own merits."
"What Da Zongzheng said makes sense." Qin Zhengming nodded and asked smoothly, "What do you think of it, Fufeng?"
When Qin Fufeng heard this, he was stunned again, and a drop of cold sweat fell down his back.
These topics today are all very important.
After he was idle at home, he occasionally read history, so he naturally knew that intervening in establishing a prince was a taboo for ministers.
Although Qin Yangwei was the great Zongzheng, he did not serve as an official in Dan State and was only the dean of the clan academy in name. Therefore, no matter who ascended the throne in the future, he would stay out of it.
What's more, as a great Zongzheng, he himself upholds etiquette and law, so although Qin Yangwei's words are straightforward, there is no suspicion of taking sides.
But Qin Fufeng was different. If he said that, he would definitely be labeled as a "princeling" in the king's heart.
So he was silent for a moment, organized his words, and then slowly continued: "The prince is calm, the third prince is smart, and it is not good for the ministers to comment on the prince's affairs. Everything is decided by the king. No matter who takes the throne, it will be the same for us in the future."
He will devote himself wholeheartedly to serving the country."
"You don't want to say it, but in my opinion, they are not particularly suitable candidates." Qin Zhengming sighed helplessly.
He tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers and thought to himself: "Li'er is calm, but a little dull and does not know how to adapt. After becoming the king, he may be easily manipulated by his ministers. It is more than enough to be a successful king, but now the country of Dan is not so stable.
But Qian'er is smart, but his mind is more important than political power, so it is difficult for him to appoint people without suspicion. He may cause factional strife in the court and make it difficult to deal with the outside world in a unified manner. It is also not a good choice for the country of Dan."
"That's all. My body is still strong now. It won't be a problem to stay in this position for another twenty years. They should have experienced it by then." Qin Zhengming waved his hand, "But what I am more worried about is the Qin family.
In the next generation, there will be very few clan members who can be of great use."
When he said this, Qin Zhengming, who had always kept his emotions secret, had a rare look of sadness on his face.
The Dan Kingdom was born in Jiangzhou and quickly rose to prominence. Naturally, it was targeted by many countries and targeted in all aspects.
But the reason why they have no way to defeat the Dan Kingdom is because every generation of the Qin family in the Dan Kingdom has outstanding people in all aspects.
A man who is a king devotes all his energy to serving the country and the people.
Those who worship the general will conquer all directions without mercy.
Scholars studied the classics day and night.
But the virtue of a gentleman can be cut off in five lifetimes.
Qin Zhengming realized that the next generation of the Qin family was far inferior to his own generation, let alone his parents.
"It's better to get used to the good life." Qin Fufeng said with some resentment, "If they had seen the tragedy of forty years ago when the three hundred miles of beacon fire was burning, and half of the three armies went out without returning, I'm afraid they wouldn't be like this
Now I am living my life leisurely like this."
He remembered that his daughter had been clamoring a few days ago, clamoring to buy a hair flower, and he felt bad.
That thing is just for tying your hair. It only has two more beads on it, but it costs ten taels of silver!
When he joined the army camp as a corps commander, he earned only 850 yuan a month. Although he could get far more than that by killing the number of enemies, he paid for it with his life, but he could only buy it.
Two bunches of flowers.
Qin Zhengming saw his dissatisfaction, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder to comfort him: "Fufeng, you still can't say that, after all, our generation is living a hard life, isn't it just for them to have the opportunity to enjoy happiness?
What’s more, isn’t the good life they are living now the life we expected to live in the first place?”
Qin Fufeng was stunned by these words.
After a while, he said melancholy: "Yeah, if the country of Dan was as peaceful as it is today, I wouldn't have joined the army, let alone killed the enemy on the battlefield. Maybe I would be like that kid Qin Ran.
Now I can play with the flowers and plants at home peacefully."
"These words come from the mouth of our battle-hardened general. Why do I want to laugh so much?" Qin Zhengming joked, relaxing the depressing atmosphere in the room at this time.
He turned his head again, looked at Qin Yangwei who had been silent, and asked: "Qin Ran, whom Fufeng mentioned just now, is the disciple with the best talent in cultivation among the next generation. How is his cultivation now? In your branch, who else is there?
How many people have reached the fifth level of Qi training?"
This is also an issue of great concern to him.
Of the two branches of the Qin family in Dan State, Qin Yangwei's branch is the inner one. As long as their line of practitioners is not cut off, they will be a powerful deterrent to the surrounding countries.
Qin Yangwei replied sternly: "Qin Ran is still the same, at the third level of Qi training, obsessed with his flowers and plants, and has no intention of practicing. If there are no changes in the future, he may not be able to reach the seventh level of Qi training in this life.
Now besides me, there are two monks at the seventh level of Qi training, five monks at the sixth level, and eleven monks at the fifth level.
As for the current new generation, although there are a few people who are slightly less talented than Qin Ran, they have all been promoted to the fourth level of Qi training and are heading towards the fifth level of Qi training."
Nowadays, almost all Qin family monks have inferior fifth-grade spiritual roots, so when Qin Ran detected fourth-grade spiritual roots, everyone was surprised.
It’s just that the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
He has not practiced well in these years, which makes those who pay attention to him very helpless.
"When you were your age, Yangwei, you had already reached the seventh level of Qi training. At that time, you were called the Qin family's genius. Your talent in cultivation surpassed that of your ancestor, the Martial King." Qin Zhengming said in a low voice.
King Wu is Qin Ning's posthumous title. Being strong and straightforward is called Wu, and being powerful and conquering the enemy is called Wu. This is very suitable for Qin Ning's original achievements.
And Qin Ning's talent in cultivation, even if it is not as good as the past or today, can be regarded as the top among the Qin family members over the years.
He paused and continued to ask: "When King Wu died, he was nearly forty years old. It was rumored that he was at the eighth level of Qi training. And Yangwei, your current cultivation level is probably far higher than that of King Wu at that time."
Qin Yangwei sighed lightly and said with some regret: "Yes. I broke through to the ninth level of Qi training a few months ago, and now I have just consolidated my level. However, due to the lack of skills, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to go further.
After all, the Qin family fled in a hurry, and King Wu did not have enough time to memorize all the subsequent exercises, leaving only a few words. I have deduced the follow-up several times, but I can't make a breakthrough."
When Qin Zhengming heard this, his eyes were filled with surprise, and even his breathing stagnated slightly.
The ninth level of Qi training!
You must know that the Qin family has not produced a monk at the ninth level of Qi training for forty years.
The monk who was at the ninth level of Qi training in the previous generation was jointly designed by the four countries to surround and kill him in a valley with 5,000 elite cavalry.
However, the other side also paid a heavy price, losing all five thousand elite soldiers.
After that, the whole country of Dan took revenge and beat them to a distance of 300 miles, and finally finally settled their feud temporarily.
And today, the Qin family has produced another monk who is at the ninth level of Qi training!
Qin Zhengming's voice now trembled with excitement: "Even if the Qin family's children are only at the fifth or sixth level of Qi training, they are warriors who are difficult to defeat in the army, let alone show off your power at the ninth level of Qi training.
Those capricious villains back then chose to betray the covenant and harm Uncle Qin Shu just because they were afraid of the existence of the ninth level Qi cultivator."
"The ninth level of Qi training is only less than 30% stronger than the eighth level of Qi training. It is not invincible." Qin Yangwei shook his head, "But the difference between foundation building and Qi training is not small. When King Wu's father returned, he could advance and retreat freely in the face of the beast tide.
But King Wu can only stick to the city wall, this is the difference in realm."
He said with some wistfulness: "If our Qin family can have a foundation-building monk, he can kill the enemy several times without any effort. The enemy will naturally be disorganized and flee. There is no need for our Danguo son to wrap his body in horse leather."
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Qin Fufeng thought for a moment and said seriously: "If there is someone who can move freely among thousands of armies, the best strategy is to first cut off the enemy's banners and generals, otherwise the enemy will be in chaos; the middle strategy is to go to the enemy's military camp.
Burning food and grass; the next best thing is to rush into the army and kill them all."
Qin Yangwei smiled and said: "As a scholar, I really don't know how to show my timidity when it comes to matters on the battlefield. What I just said is really laughable in front of the general."
After all, he has been concentrating on training at the rear and does not have much experience in battle. Therefore, his statement about killing seven in and seven out of the army just now is just a fantasy in his mind, and he has not thought about the feasibility of actual operation.
Qin Fufeng also smiled: "That's not true. If there is a foundation-building monk in Dan Country, he can use whatever strategy he wants. As long as it is a big battle on the plains, the opponent will not be able to win."
Qin Zhengming, who was listening with great interest, also joined in to comment.
"You have all begun to discuss strategies. It seems that you have to practice hard to show off your power. When Fufeng implements these plans, it will be you who have practiced to build the foundation in the future."
Qin Yangwei said helplessly: "Although the king has earnestly warned me, I still know myself. If General Fufeng wants to command the foundation-building monks, he will have to rely on the hard work of our juniors."
"when!"
The bells in the front hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple rang.
The three of them stood up one after another.
"I will go out to worship my ancestors later. At that time, I will have to arrange for the next generation to work in their proper positions and let them develop their own expertise." When Qin Zhengming said this, he changed his friendly manner during the previous chat.
Harmony, showing the domineering demeanor of a king.
Qin Fufeng nodded in agreement: "What the king said is very true, especially for that boy Qin Ran. I suggest that he be arranged to join the army under my command for a period of time to polish off his loose temperament."
Qin Yangwei looked at each other, nodded slightly and said, "Good." This chapter has been completed!