General Qin

"On the night of Your Majesty's enshrining in Zen, the light of the earth shines from Yingshui, and people see a white snake swimming by the river. This is an auspicious omen!"

"Good luck! Great luck!"

When Qin Shihuang's ceremony of enshrining Zen was completed, Lu Sheng, Han Zhong and other alchemists rushed to report and offered a great auspiciousness to the emperor.

After hearing what Lu Sheng and others said, the first emperor was a little startled, and then a bright smile appeared on his face.

Among the ministers, Wang Wu took the lead and flattered on the spot: "Ying County is the land of Shaohao, the fiefdom of Boyi, and the white snakes here are exactly Baidi's approval of His Majesty's Zen!"

Hu Hai also said wisely: "Father, after our Ying surname is Baidi, and now there is a white snake in Yingshui, it must be Baidi who came to see Father in person. This is something that has never happened before our Qin kings , it can be seen that the ancestors attached great importance to the achievements of the father."

All the ministers and officials, whether they believed it or not, all spoke up one after another and responded with praise.

Zhao Tuo watched this with cold eyes.

Feng Chan, Ying Shui, White Snake.

The skills of these alchemists in flattering Qin Shihuang are truly unrivaled in the world. Even if they have doubts in their hearts, they dare not refute them easily.

Nothing more than others, it is precisely because the Yingshui flowing between Mount Tai and Liangfu Mountain, and Ying County (now Laiwu, Shandong) on ​​the north side of Yingshui, are the ancestral lands of all Ying surnames.

This is the land of the legendary Baidi Shaohao, and also the land of Boyi, the ancestor of the Ying surname.

The paternal origin of the Qin people is Baidi Shaohao, and this is their birthplace.

When Qin Shihuang consecrated Zen, a white snake symbolizing Baidi Shaohao suddenly appeared in the ancestral land surnamed Ying, which naturally made people imagine.

Who dares to say that this is not an auspicious sign?

Who dares to question!

Now Zhao Tuo has gradually seen through the intentions of those alchemists.

Feng Chan is a grand ceremony of Confucianism, and the alchemists are not very interested. The reason why they helped those Confucian scholars persuade the emperor was to use the great bait of Feng Chan to lure Shi Huangdi to the east.

Most of the monks in the world came from the lands of Yan and Qi, especially the Qilu area was their stronghold, with many believers and considerable influence. Once the emperor is here, they can naturally be auspicious and flattering, so as to gain trust.

Now that the Feng Chan is over, the alchemists will also take over the baton from the Confucian scholars and start their performances.

These auspicious signs are foreplay.

After the first emperor consecrated Zen, he met an auspicious white snake appearing in the ancestral land surnamed Ying, and it really was Longyan Dayue.

He led the Fengchan team straight north along the Yingshui River, and performed sacrifices to Baidi Shaohao in Yingxian County.

The people of Ying County, who had been prepared for a long time, shouted together and kowtowed to the first emperor. Such a scene made the first emperor feel very satisfied, and once again bestowed rewards.

He had already exempted Jibei County from the corvee and tax for one year, so it was not easy to reduce or exempt, so he gave cattle, wine and cloth as rewards, which made people shout for joy and praise the emperor's virtue.

Zhao Tuo knew that the situation was not good.

Sure enough, the emperor finished offering sacrifices to Baidi Shaohao in Ying County, and the motorcade started heading east to Linzi County.

Auspicious signs appeared one after another.

In Qiancheng County of Linzi County, it is said that there is a black pheasant that has never been seen flying in the mountains. Some people say that it is the influence of Daqin Shuide, which makes the pheasant black and becomes auspicious. The magistrate of Qiancheng even sent it to the emperor. He picked up a black feather and said it was left by the black pheasant in the forest.

In Changguo County, there was an ancient well that shone on the night when the emperor enshrined Zen. The county magistrate sent people down to salvage it, and found that it was a sword lost by King Qi.

In Dixian County, a tortoise the size of a carriage landed on the shore of Jishui River, and crawled six miles around Jishui River before escaping into the water and disappearing. There are lines on the back of the tortoise, resembling ancient characters, someone copied it, and after being identified by an old Confucian nearby, they found out that the lines were the four characters "Qin De Sheng Wang".

When the first emperor received the cloth from the magistrate of Di County, he looked at the big seal with the words "Qin De Sheng Wang" on it, smiled, and ordered that Di County be exempted from one-year corvee.

As for other cities with auspicious appearances, there are also many rewards.

"This is God's response to His Majesty Feng Chan! It is God's approval of His Majesty!"

"Great luck, Your Majesty is indeed a holy king recognized by the heavens!"

Lu Sheng and Han Zhong took the opportunity to present these remarks, linking these auspicious appearances with the first emperor's Feng Chan, forming a perfect logical closed loop.

The first emperor used the ceremony of enshrining Zen to report to heaven the achievements of himself as the emperor in the world.

After receiving the report from the first emperor, heaven sent down auspicious signs to express it.

This is God's recognition and praise of the emperor's achievements!

reasonable.

Who is against?

Zhao Tuo scoffed at these auspicious omens that appeared in patches.

Because he saw the meaningful smiles of Lu Sheng, Han Zhong and others when they heard Xiangrui, and he understood everything.

Zhao Tuo didn't know that Emperor Qing didn't know the true face of these auspicious signs.

Maybe this emperor of all ages was really intoxicated by his achievements, thinking that these auspicious signs were God's approval and praise after he became Zen, so he readily accepted it.

But it is also possible that the first emperor knew all the truth very well, and he did not expose it, and happily accompanied these people in acting, because the emperor wanted to further use these auspicious signs to deify his own identity.

The holy king's ceremony of enshrining Zen, the auspicious response from heaven.

The sum of these is enough to elevate the emperor's status to an incomparable level, making him a king with a sacred aura, and the most supreme person in the world.

Li Si and the others probably saw this too, and with their wisdom, even if they saw through the true colors of these auspicious signs, they would not dare to expose them.

Zhao Tuo keenly discovered the huge crisis hidden in it.

Once the auspicious head is opened, there will be endless troubles in the future.

It works.

The emperor loves auspiciousness, and the officials of all counties and counties can get rewards from the emperor as long as they offer auspiciousness.

Under the temptation, the simple and pragmatic Qin officials in the past will turn into flattering sycophants.

Or maybe it's already starting to change.

What will such an empire eventually become?

Zhao Tuo's worries reached their peak when he followed the emperor to Linzi City.

The governor of Linzi even came to report to the emperor that a unicorn appeared in Linzi!

It is said that on the outskirts of Linzi, a cow gave birth to a small animal with one horn and long scales, which was able to gallop in half a day with boundless strength.

"Lin is a benevolent beast. If there is a king, it will come, but if there is no king, it will not come."

Lu Sheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty now enshrines Liangfu of Mount Tai Zen as the current holy king, so the unicorn is destined to come down to the world. This is due to your majesty's holy virtue!"

In this former palace of King Qi, all the important officials congratulated the emperor without hesitation after hearing Lu Sheng's words.

"The Holy King of Destiny, the unicorn came to the world, this is really the blessing of my Great Qin!"

"Your Majesty, ten thousand years, Great Qin ten thousand years!"

Amid waves of congratulations, Emperor Shi Huang, who was sitting in the main seat, smiled more and more.

All the unicorns came out.

At this moment, a clear and clear voice suddenly sounded.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the holiness is inspired by the heavens, and the unicorn is specially descended to offer blessings. However, I heard that the unicorn is an ancient benevolent beast. It looks very strange. I really want to take a look. I wonder if the governor of Linzi will let us see the true face of the unicorn. It’s good to increase your knowledge.”

In the palace, a handsome young man dressed in Xuanduan plain clothes spoke loudly.

His gaze was fixed on the governor of Linzi County who claimed that a Qilin had come into the world.

And, the alchemist Lu Sheng whose smile froze instantly.