"Has the King of Qin ever received the things I sent to Qin?"
Zou Yan's voice came from the bone mirror.
Do saints give each other gifts in the New Year? Zhao Huaizhong asked: "What did Saint Zou send?"
"You'll know it as soon as you see it. It's already time to reach Qin." Zou Yan didn't say what it was.
Other saints listened through the mirror, but there was no movement.
The voices of Zhao Huaizhong and Zou Yan's conversation faded away, and he felt something. He turned to look out the window, and saw a wisp of light carrying the power of the saint, flying through the air.
Zhao Huaizhong stretched out his hand to collect it, and the wisp of light fell from the sky.
But it is a small bamboo basket, made of green bamboo and well made.
Zhao Huaizhong took back the power of the saint that Zou Yan used to suppress the bamboo basket.
The bamboo basket then quietly enlarged, reaching about half a person's height.
When the bamboo basket was opened, Zhao Huai was stunned for a moment.
There was a creature lying there in the bamboo basket. It turned out to be a tall rooster with a long neck and a pair of long legs.
Zhao Huaizhong was stunned for a moment, then released his strength to investigate, and found that it was just an ordinary rooster, with nothing special about it.
"Zou Sheng, why did you give me a rooster?" Zhao Huaizhong asked in astonishment.
In the mirror, Zou Yan's voice came out:
"This rooster was a gift from one of my disciples. It was originally planned to be slaughtered for food during the New Year. I made a temporary prediction and found that this rooster is consistent with your Qi, so I gave it to you."
What a perfect match of Qi and numbers...
Zhao Huaizhong looked carefully. The head of the rooster in front of him poked out of the bamboo basket, twisting left and right to check the surrounding scene.
His eyes are flexible, his claws are thick and sharp, the red crown on his head is like a burning flame, his feathers are flowing, and his body seems to be covered with colorful rays of light. He looks very energetic.
But other than that, it's just an ordinary rooster.
Zou Yan sent a rooster over and said that it matched my qi. Is this the old sage's random nonsense, or is there some other reason behind it?
Zhao Huaizhong was a little confused.
You still have to respect the things Zou Yan sent.
He called for the chamberlain and handed over the bamboo basket containing the rooster: "Take it to the stable in the palace and raise it, and give it a separate animal house."
The waiter took the chicken coop and walked out.
Zhao Huaizhong asked again: "Observe this chicken carefully to see if there is anything special about it."
"No." The chamberlain bowed and agreed.
Zhao Huaizhong himself also left Xianyang Palace and returned to his palace.
He remembered the jade pendant of the sacred bird of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and immediately took it off and gave it to Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu, who was wearing a moon-white dress, held it in her hand and looked at it with a look of joy.
Zhao Huaizhong was impartial, and took out another string of pearls that were round in appearance, uniform in size, with a secret imprint sealed inside, and which were beneficial to the body if worn for a long time, and gave them to Yan Huansha.
Nothing happened all night.
The next day, Zhao Huaizhong handled state affairs.
In the afternoon, I took a break from my busy schedule and came to Huacaoju.
The fairy seedling five-needle pine complemented the Qin people's national destiny and grew stronger day by day. In the past few months, it had soared to a height of more than ten feet.
The ancient atmosphere hangs from the trees, like a waterfall flowing.
The whole of Xianyang is undergoing some subtle changes because of the existence of this five-needle pine.
Zhao Huaizhong stood under the tree and looked at it, stretched out his hand, and a green pine needle fell off the tree and fell into his hand.
The needles of the five-needle pine are coiled with fine natural textures. When power is sent into them, a slight emerald green light shines out from the front end. It is almost as hard as metal.
Then another small gourd fell from the tree.
It was the hollow gourd that Zhao Huaizhong had sacrificed before. He placed it on the five-needle pine and used the breath of heaven and earth gathered in the five-needle pine to warm it.
The scents of small gourds and five-needle pine blend together, and the internal space has been slightly expanded.
After checking it, he put the gourd back on the tree.
Mu Yangjing has walked out of the house, wearing a sapphire blue long skirt with cloud patterns, her face is delicate and a little lazy, and her body and back are all majestic and majestic, plump and undulating, and graceful.
Mu Yangjing had the habit of taking a nap. She seemed to have just woken up, and her black hair was hanging down.
When she saw Zhao Huaizhong, her eyes subconsciously moved away, her face turned slightly red, obviously remembering the scene when they came back together last time, and she pretended to be calm and said: "Why are you here?"
Zhao Huaizhong patted the small gourd and found a chicken coop in his hand:
"Zou Sheng sent a rooster, saying that it matches your qi, so he asked me to send it to him."
Mu Yangjing glanced at the chicken coop and smiled: "You think you were talking to Zou Sheng yesterday and I didn't hear you?
It's obviously given to you.
I grow many medicinal herbs in my yard. If I raise a chicken, the herbs will be destroyed, and I don’t want them."
Zhao Huaizhong sighed and pointed to the chicken coop in his hand:
"I don't know why Zou Sheng sent a chicken. This chicken crows before dawn, and the whole Xianyang Palace can hear it. It also crows when I go to court, which makes the officials laugh. It is simply unbecoming."
Mu Yangjing rolled her eyes and said, "So you just gave it to me?"
She walked closer and looked down at the chicken coop: "Zou Sheng would never do anything useless. There might be something special about this chicken."
Oh oh oh!
The big rooster in the cage suddenly crowed at the top of his lungs with a high-pitched voice.
Zhao Huaizhong and Mu Yangjing smiled at each other.
He walked into the room and said, "I have something to discuss with you." After walking a few steps, he found Mu Yangjing standing still, with a look of caution on her pretty face.
"What's the matter? I have something to talk about when I come in. I want to promote the construction of academic palaces in the counties and counties of Qin." Zhao Huaizhong said seriously.
"Really?" Mu Yangjing hesitated for a moment, then moved lightly and followed him into the house.
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Zhao Guo, Handan.
Afternoon time.
The residence of Zhao General Pang Nuan.
Li Mu asked Pang Nuan on the bed in a low voice: "General Pang still hasn't given up? In my opinion, the king will never follow the ancient etiquette and make concessions!"
The sick Pang Nuan was lying on the couch, his eyes dim:
"Your Majesty, in colluding with the demon clan and the Dog Rong, has lost his virtue and broken his trust in the world. Now that he has surrendered, we, the people of Zhao, still have hope in their hearts. The new king's accession to the throne will improve the morale of the army, and there is still hope of a battle with the Qin people.
Otherwise, if the Qin people really attack, the morale of our army will be low and we will be defeated by the Qin army, which will be the real disaster of the country's destruction.
My body is injured and sick, why should I cherish myself? I will go to the palace later to see you."
Li Mu was stunned for a long time, then slowly bowed to Pang Nuan.
In the afternoon, Pang Nuan, supported by his attendants, came to the outside of Zhao Palace, knelt down and begged to see Zhao Yan.
royal palace.
In the dormitory, Zhao Yan sat on the edge of the bed with his hands on his knees.
He only wore a white tunic with his shirt open, and his face was gloomy. He stared at Guo Kai in front of him: "Pang Nuan is here again, he is the only one?"
Guo Kai lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, raised his eyelids, and peeked at Zhao Yan with his peripheral vision: "Yes, in addition to Pang Nuan, there were several ministers accompanying him, but they did not kneel.
Li Mugang had just met Pang Nuan before he came."
Zhao Yan said bitterly: "How many days in a row have these rebellious ministers come and want to force me to abdicate?"
Guo Kai did not dare to answer and stood with his head bowed.
Ever since the news about Zhao Yan's collusion with Quan Rong, the public enemy of all the countries in China, and collusion with the demon clan spread, in the following days, ministers came to ask for advice and exhort Zhao Yan to give in, so as to win the hearts of Zhao.
"These idiots fell into the Qin people's poisonous plan and came to force me. They don't think about it. If I don't take measures to unite all parties, when the Qin people attack Zhao, our country, Zhao, will suffer heavy casualties.
I’m not doing this for me, Great Zhao!” Zhao Yan’s voice was low and his face turned blue.
From his point of view, as a minister of Zhao, it was really treasonous to work together to force him to give in.
Guo Kai said: "The ministers don't know the king's painstaking efforts, but the subordinate ministers do. The king works hard to govern and thinks about me, Zhao, at every turn."
The king contacted the Yaozu and Quanrong just to borrow their help to defeat Qin.
If the attack on Qin can be successful, the king must have other means to deal with the Quanrong and the Yao clan. It is definitely not what outsiders say, and he wants to conspire with the Yao clan and the Quanrong."
Zhao Yan's face softened slightly: "It's okay for outsiders to force me. I hate Li Mu, Pang Nuan and others. As ministers of Zhao, not only can't I share my worries, but I also want to force me."
At this time, these people should have supported the widow more firmly. It is ridiculous that they fell into the Qin people's conspiracy without knowing it.
When this matter is over, I will make these deceitful ministers pay the price."
Outside Zhao Wang's palace, Pang Nuan stood solemnly with a dull expression.
After he learned that his king secretly contacted the Yaozu and Quanrong, he still had nowhere to vent the despair and anger in his heart.
Pang Nuan was lying ill, but he still came with help and asked to see Zhao Yan for four consecutive days.
"Your Majesty, that Pang Nuan is ill, but he insists on asking to see your Majesty every day. After coming here today, he has been kneeling until now." Guo Kaidao.
"If he is willing to kneel down, let him kneel down. How long will he be able to kneel down?"
Zhao Yan sneered and said: "I ask myself if I am virtuous. These slanderous ministers can't force me to bow my head."
Guo Kai's eyebrows turned slightly and he added: "Your Majesty, Pang Nuan, Li Mu and others, relying on military merit, have always been domineering and reckless.
However, the two of them have great prestige in the army. In my opinion, it is better for the king to invite Pang Nuan in first and listen to what he has to say, as a buffer.
After this matter is over, we will deal with the crimes committed by these disobedient people in the future."
Zhao Yan snorted, his eyes narrowed, and a look of balance appeared on his face.
However, at this moment, Pang Nuan outside the palace gate suddenly stirred up the energy in his body and sent his voice directly into the palace, ringing in the ears of Zhao Yan and Guo Kai:
"Old minister Pang Nuan is willing to die to remonstrate with you. Please think again, your Majesty.
Your Majesty, you cannot inherit the legacy of your ancestors and arbitrarily communicate with the demon clan, dogs and soldiers. If you are wrong, you are wrong. Only by abdicating can you save the face of the Zhao clan. Otherwise, our Zhao people will be cast aside by the world. If the monarch loses his virtue, the country will be shaken. Book.
If the king abdicates, the Great Zhao will still be the Great Zhao, and the people of Qin will have nothing to fear."
Zhao Yan suddenly stood up from the bed and shouted: "Pang Nuan, you are so brave. If I don't see you, you will force me to do it by spreading the word.
If I don't give in, will Great Zhao cease to be Great Zhao?
Are you threatening me?
You want to commit the crime of disobedience, but rebel?
Guo Kai, please go and send a message to Pang Nuan. If he kneels to death outside the palace, I will consider his proposal."
Guo Kai said in horror: "Your Majesty, you must not do this. If Pang Nuan dies, things will really be out of control. If Zhao gets into chaos, it will be a joke to the people of Qin."
Zhao Yan sneered, his chest heaving violently.
Pang Nuanyu died at this time. Even though he was the leader of a country, it was difficult for him to end his life.
But Pang Nuan said that his moral conduct was lacking and that he had broken his trust in the world. He would never agree to make concessions if he was asked to do so.
It was getting late, and the sunset dyed the sky red.
Pang Nuan sent messages several times, but Zhao Yan always ignored him.
Pang Nuan eventually became ill and fell to the ground unconscious, and was carried back to the mansion by his entourage.
The next day, Pang Nuan's face was like gold paper. When he woke up from home, his eyes were as gray as death, and he finally stopped going to the palace gate to see Zhao Yan.