Today was the day of the sacrifice. The three dukes and nine ministers, as well as the civil and military officials, had already prepared themselves. They gathered in the square in front of the hall. The Qin Dynasty's Chong Shui De was dressed in black. From a distance, it looked like a dark cloud.
It was still early, and the King of Qin had yet to appear. After a while, these people would be led by Ying Zheng to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Along the way, there were guards of the Qin Palace guarding the place. They had to clear the roads and avoid the commoners to ensure that the sacrificial process was not disturbed.
Huhai and Ying Ziyi had left the palace through the path guarded by the guards.
"Brother Ziyi, let's be careful. Don't let them find us.”
Huhai said carefully in front of the ancestral temple. There's a path ahead. I went in there last time.
The path Huhai pointed to was a small hole in the corner of the wall. Huhai spent some effort to get into the wall of the ancestral temple. Ying Zige dug out some soil from the cave entrance. It was still new. This cave entrance should have been dug not long ago.
"The guards of the Imperial House. I know their patrol routes. If we're careful, it shouldn't be difficult to avoid them.”Huhai said proudly as the two entered the ancestral temple.
"D * mn, this kid has spent so much effort to mess with me. He even remembers the patrol routes of the guards clearly.”
Huhai brought Ying Ziyi to the entrance of the ancestral temple, then quietly opened the side door and walked in alone. Ying Zige was watching from the outside, still hesitating. Huhai thought that he had hidden himself well, but a child could remember the patrol routes and order of the guards clearly. He brought him through the heavily guarded ancestral temple and arrived at the gate without being discovered. This was not an ordinary thing in itself.
This morning, Huhai came to find him, saying that he wanted to take him to the ancestral temple to see the treasures. Presumably, Zhao Gao would not dare to harm him openly. At most, he would frame him and drive him out of Xianyang.
However, at this moment, Ying Ziyi hesitated. As a villain, being afraid of death was the most basic characteristic, and Ying Ziyi was no exception. What if Zhao Gao had a screw loose and ambushed one or two assassins inside?
"Brother Ziyi, why haven't you come in yet? Don't be discovered.”Huhai sounded anxious.
"Big brother is here." Ying Ziyi shouted and walked in.
After walking into the hall, Ying Ziyi let out a sigh of relief. He found that there was nothing else inside except for some memorial tablets. There was no way to hide anyone. Huhai pulled him forward.
"See? This is the treasure I was talking about.”Huhai was pointing at the middle of the tablets on both sides. A piece of bright yellow, oblate, and opaque amber was placed on a low, square pillar.
On the red wooden shelf, the surface of the amber was smooth and smooth. The clever thing was that its shape was round, but it was not man-made. It was really the work of nature!
"This piece of jade was obtained by Duke Mu when he was hunting. He thought it was a good omen, so he offered it here. It was said that ever since this jade was worshipped here, there was no need for anyone to clean it. The room was always as clean as before, and the ancestors thought it was a miracle.”Hu Hai introduced to Ying Ziyi.
Wait, Ying Ziyi realized that something was wrong. Why was the function of the beeswax in Huhai's words so similar to the Exquisite Pearl that Ge Nia had mentioned?
Could it be?
Ying Ziyi looked at the beeswax carefully, but he didn't notice a strange smile on Huhai's face. He quietly took two steps forward.
Huhai took out a small bottle from his sleeve and sprinkled the white powder on the bright yellow silk cloth on both sides of the memorial tablet. Not long after, the silk cloth began to smoke and sparks flew out.
"Fire!" Huhai shouted and dashed out.
Aiyo, what's going on? Ying Zige raised his head and looked at the flames not far away. There was no trace of Huhai in the empty hall.
This framing was too casual. Did he have any professional qualities at all?
"Hah!" Ying Zige patted the beeswax with his little hand, and his true energy shot out. Cracks appeared on the smooth surface of the amber. Ying Zige dug inside and found an emerald green bead embedded in the broken layers of the amber.
This was it, the Exquisite Pearl. Ying Zige kept the pearl.
"Bang!"
The door opened.
An old man walked in from outside the door, followed by several guards.
"Why aren't you extinguishing the fire?" The old man's wrinkled skin trembled, but his dark eyes were only focused on Ying Zige, not paying any attention to the fire.
The fire was small to begin with, and it was put out in a short while. Ying Ziyi heard the servants say to the old man,""Lord Chang Ping, the fire has been extinguished.”
"Ying Ziyi, do you know that even with your status as a young master, entering the ancestral temple without permission and igniting the candle flame, almost burning down the memorial tablet of the previous king, is still a great crime?”
Aiyo, this shameless old man. I didn't set the fire.
At this moment, a sharp-eyed guard whispered a few words into his ear. Lord Chang Ping's expression changed drastically, and he rushed over to look at the piece of amber on the pillar.
Looking at the cracks on the amber, some parts had already shattered into pieces. Lord Chang Ping, who had been full of vigor just a moment ago, seemed to have lost all his strength and sat down dejectedly.
"What happened?"
A dignified voice rang out from outside. Brother Zheng had already arrived with the three dukes and nine ministers.
"Your Majesty, Qiongyu is destroyed." There was actually a slight tremble in Lord Chang Ping's voice.
Ying Zheng walked into the palace, took a glance at the shattered amber on the square pillar, then looked at Ying Zige and asked,""What happened?"
"Your son does not know. Before Lord Chang Ping brought people in, Qiongyu was still fine. Later, they were in a hurry to put out the fire, and this happened after that.”Ying Ziyi spread his hands and said shamelessly.
"You!" Lord Changping pointed at Ying Ziyi, his nostrils wide open.
"King, spare my life! When Ying Ziyi said those words, the people that Lord Chang Ping brought in had already started to kneel and beg for mercy. At this moment, they deeply understood that when immortals fought, the little ghosts would suffer.
"Your Majesty, the Fourteenth Young Master sneaked into the Imperial Ancestral Temple today and accidentally knocked over the candle, causing it to catch fire. This old minister was ordered by the king to come to the ancestral temple to arrange everything. When he smelled the fire, he brought people in to put it out. The attendant was careful and didn't even approach the pillar that worshiped Qiong Yu. It must have been the Fourteenth Young Master who destroyed it first and then slandered it later.”Lord Chang Ping took a deep breath, sat up on his knees, and explained to Ying Zheng what had happened.
"Lord Chang Ping, you're already so old, why are you still framing a child? I'm powerless!"
"You... Your Majesty!"
"Alright! Now was not the time to argue. Everything should be done with the sacrifice first before any punishment.”
Brother Zheng was indeed Brother Zheng. He was calm and magnanimous, and he commanded well. Although this ritual felt a little rushed, it still had the proper etiquette.
Qin Palace.
Ying Zheng sat high on the throne, with civil and military officials standing beside him.
In the middle was the culprit of this matter, Ying Ziyi.
Huhai knelt beside Ying Ziyi and said with tears and snot,""Father, brother Ziyi said he would take me to a fun place today, so we sneaked into the ancestral temple through the hole beside the wall. After entering the hall, brother Ziyi accidentally knocked over the candle and caused a disaster. Hai 'er was afraid and escaped first. After that, Hai' er didn't know anything.”
After saying that, Huhai wiped his face and wiped his tears. His tender face was still filled with tears.
"What do you think we should do?”
Chang Pingjun walked out of the train and said,""The Fourteenth Young Master trespassed into the Imperial Ancestral Temple and caused a fire. He did not fulfill his responsibility as an elder brother and lured his weaker brother to do whatever he wanted. This matter was also clear.”
After Lord Chang Ping finished speaking, Wang Jian walked out from the ranks." The Imperial Ancestral Temple is heavily guarded. How could the Fourteenth Young Master bring the Eighteenth Young Master and barge in without being discovered? This matter is suspicious, please reconsider."
At this moment, Meng Wu, Xin Sheng, Li Xin, and the others also stood out from the ranks." Old General Wang is right. Please reconsider, Your Majesty."”
Most of the generals in the court also walked out from the ranks and pleaded for Ying Ziyi.
"Others can do this, but this old man is doubtful." However, the Fourteenth Young Master was different. At Yishui, he defeated 400,000 Yan soldiers with 100,000 troops. It was not surprising that he could avoid the heavy guards.”
At this moment, many civil officials also walked out from the ranks and expressed their agreement with Lord Chang Ping.
Ying Zheng's civil and military officials had different opinions, so he turned to Prime Minister Li Si and asked," Li Si, what do you think?"
"Just as Lord Chang Ping said, this matter is already clear. However, although the Fourteenth Young Master was intelligent, he was still young. It was normal for him to be careless.”Li Si did not offend either side.
"Fusu, what do you think?"
"Your son thought…I think…Prime Minister Li Si is right!" On one side was Lord Chang Ping, and on the other side was his younger brother. Fu Su found it difficult to make a choice, and in the end, he blurted out a sentence.
"If you're guilty, then you should be punished." Ying Zheng finally came up with a definition for this matter.
"Your son requests to be exiled to Longxi." At this moment, Ying Ziyi's clear voice rang out, attracting everyone's attention.
"Oh?" Brother Zheng looked at Ying Ziyi and asked,"Why?"”
"If it's for the sake of the country's life and death, how can we avoid it because of misfortune?”Ying Ziyi straightened his throat and shouted out in a sonorous voice. Coupled with his serious appearance at the moment, he looked a little righteous.
Hey, hey, you're going to be exiled for committing a crime. Why do you make it sound like you're loyal to the country?
Below, many officials muttered in their hearts.
"Correct!" Ying Zheng said, his deep voice echoing throughout the entire hall.
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