The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 106: The Kingdom of Zhao has been destroyed, who will the First Emperor be?

Qin State, Xianyang.

On the bank of Lishan Mountain, the King of Qin's chariot was parked not far away. Qin Rui's soldiers were heavily armored, and their swords stood in the sky, shining with a cold light.

There are spears like a forest, flags fluttering, majestic and solemn.

On top of Lishan Mountain, we saw palaces dotted with palaces, located in the mountain, which stood out among the golden leaves.

Today, the divine bird entered the Divine Bird Palace, and King Qin Yingji personally saw him off.

"Master has entered the Divine Bird Palace this time. I wonder when he will be able to return?"

King Qin showed a look of reluctance on his face.

Looking back again, my sister has passed away, and my childhood playmate and Qin general Bai Qi also died because of Qin.

Nowadays, even the sacred bird has disappeared into Lishan Mountain and is no longer visible in Xianyang City.

King Qin looked at Ta Xue who was standing on the stone stairs and looking up at the Divine Bird Hall. He knew that Princess Zhenguo entrusted Ta Xue to the Divine Bird before she died.

And the reason why Ta Xue is able to reach the age of nearly eighty is also the result of the divine bird.

Of course, King Qin Yingji had no expectations about lifespan.

He looked at the divine bird and said reluctantly: "I think when the divine bird comes out again, there will be a new king in the Qin Palace of Qin State..."

When it comes to this, the words are full of loneliness and being alone, but that's all.

Bai Zhi was stunned when he heard this.Thinking about it carefully, it is really true. If he fell into a deep sleep, it must have been more than ten years. And now that King Qin has been in power for decades, according to the original history, he will soon die...

Thinking of this, Bai Zhi said: "When the king... comes, you can send someone here to wake me up. At that time, I will go and see the king again."

"So...that's fine!"

King Qin Yingji nodded, and then watched the divine bird fly towards the divine bird palace at the foot of the mountain. Below, Herod was running on the snow, following him all the way.

Until he disappeared from King Qin's eyes.

After a moment, King Qin Ying Ji came back to his senses, looked at a veteran general on the side, pondered slightly, and then asked: "Are you Qin Qiuzhi?"

"Back to the king, it is the last general!"

I saw that Qin Qiuzhi was already 50 years old at this time, his face was much older, and there were gray hairs on his temples.

King Qin Yingji couldn't help but look back at the memory. When he first met Qin Qiuzhi, he was still a young general, and his duty was to guard the Bird Palace here.

When we met again, he was still an old man.

After a pause, King Qin didn't say anything else. He just asked Qin Qiuzhi to guard the Divine Bird Palace and left.

……

Wang Hao led his troops to attack Zhou State, but the other countries did not help him.They looked at each other coldly, even hoping that Qin would not lead troops to attack their own country.

Watching from the sidelines is nothing more than that.

King Nan of Zhou was frightened and fled eastward.

Wang Lu easily entered the city of the Emperor of Zhou State, but did not see the Emperor, so he moved Zhou State's treasures and nine tripods and returned.

In the 51st year of King Qin Zhaoxiang's reign, the State of Qin destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

At this time, Qin State took the place of Zhou State, and all countries were afraid of Qin State.

After the battle to destroy the Zhou Dynasty, the King of Qin ordered the country to recuperate and stop fighting. At the same time, the Qin State consolidated its acquisition of the land of Zhao, and rewarded its soldiers and made great contributions to its meritorious officials.

The King of Qin ordered that the divine bird be made the national bird and divine beast of the Qin State. All Qin people should treat the divine bird with respect as if they were meeting the King of Qin.

……

As a branch of the Qinling Mountains, Lishan Mountain is not steep, but there are trickles of mountains and rivers that are inaccessible to ordinary people.

The Divine Bird Palace is located in a mountain col, but it can also be regarded as the bank of Lishan Mountain.

When King Qin Huiwen chose the place to build the Bird Palace, he naturally considered a lot of things, the most important of which was not to let ordinary people disturb him.

So the selection is quite hidden.

There are Qin Ruishi guarding the foot of the mountain, and ordinary people cannot come there.

Bai Zhi entered the Divine Bird Palace and did not immediately fall into a deep sleep.

In fact, he did not live in the Divine Bird Palace, but took Tuxue directly to a hidden valley.

There are flying springs and waterfalls, quiet pools, flowing streams and overgrown weeds.

Although winter has arrived, the scene in the valley still seems to be in autumn.

In the valley, a strange bird suddenly spread its wings and flew. On top of a rugged sycamore tree, a nest similar to a wooden house stood quietly.

Bai Zhi flew out of it and looked helplessly at Ta Xue, who kept rubbing against the trees below.

Taoxue's limbs are strong and his mane is white, still retaining a few drops of water. It's obvious that he came from a waterfall not far away.

It raised its head and looked expectantly at Bai Zhi on the tree, as if it was begging Bai Zhi for something.

"By the way, didn't I teach you how to build your own nest? Why are you still wandering around under the tree?"

Bai Zhi was helpless.

The Divine Bird Temple built by King Qin always belonged to others and was not comfortable to live in, so he took Taxue to the mountains and built it himself.

At the same time, he enjoyed the leisurely and contented feeling and the sense of accomplishment.

As for Taoxue, he is just a horse, so where can he build a nest?
He can only harass Bai Zhi all the time.

Bai Zhi just found a sycamore tree and built his own residence.

"Forget it, let me help you!"

Bai Zhi flapped his wings and landed on Tuxue's back.

"Let's go and look for materials to build a stable for you..."

Xiao Taxue can't be treated badly, after all, he is also a pony, and the character of a ten-year-old child is indeed naughty.

So, in the valley, such a scene appeared.

There seems to be a small cabin above the sycamore tree, and under the sycamore tree, there is a neat wooden shed.

The wooden shed was airtight on three sides and fairly neat. A snow-white war horse lay in it, rolling carefree.

From time to time, he would rush out of the stable and run in the valley. When he was tired, he would come back to sleep. When he was thirsty, he would drink water in the pool. When he was hungry, he would chew the grass by the stream. It was so happy.

Bai Zhi was also lying in the wooden house in the tree, and a faint green fluorescence was emitted.

From time to time, he would sleep for a day, or even two days, or three days... After waking up, he would ask about the situation around Tuxue, and then fall into a deep sleep again.

In this way, spring comes and autumn passes, cold and heat alternate, and I don't know how long time has passed.

Sometimes after Bai Zhi wakes up, he does not fall into a deep sleep immediately. Instead, he flies in the mountains and forests and picks many fruits to satisfy his appetite.

But more fruits were eaten by Taxue. Looking at the various fruits on the green grass, Taxue took a big bite without paying attention, and then ran away.

When Bai Zhi came back, he naturally found that there was less fruit, but at this time, Ta Xue pretended to be fine and walked away.

After Bai Zhi left, it stepped forward again...

……

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Zhi woke up from above the sycamore tree. He felt something in his heart. The mark he left in the Temple of the Divine Bird was triggered.

Immediately, he told Ta Xue a few words, and his figure instantly disappeared into the valley.

……

……

Qin State, Xianyang City.

The entire Qin Palace fell into silence. All the nobles in the city said that the King of Qin was old and was no longer able to handle political affairs.

All political affairs these days have been left to the prince.

At the same time, they noticed that King Qin also sent people to the Divine Bird Palace on the bank of Lishan Mountain, seemingly to invite the sacred birds into the palace.

When Bai Zhi arrived at King Qin's palace, he felt a heavy air of death and the smell of decay, which made him frown.

At the same time, I sighed in my heart, "Has this day finally come..."

In King Qin's palace, there were waiters, maids, and doctors always guarding him, and as soon as the figure of the divine bird Bai Zhi appeared, it attracted their attention.

"God bird!"

"I've seen the magical bird!"

“Seen the national bird!”

"..."

Seeing the waiters and others saluting respectfully, Bai Zhi naturally knew in his heart that the King of Qin had made him the national bird totem of the Qin Kingdom.

He didn't care about this.

At this time, he looked towards the bed, and saw King Qin Yingji with pale hair and an old face, lying on the bed and falling into a coma.

Bai Zhi could tell that King Qin was already on his deathbed and his life span was short.

As if he had sensed the arrival of the divine bird, King Qin Ying Ji opened his eyes and looked at the divine bird beside the bed.

"Master, you are here..." King Qin sometimes called Bai Zhi the divine bird, and sometimes called Bai Zhi the master, but at this time, he called Bai Zhi the master.

It took him a long time before he said one sentence, "Master, now that I am old, Master is still alive, which is enviable..."

Hearing this, Bai Zhi said directly: "I have immortality, do you want it?"

King Qin's expression paused, but then he smiled with relief and said: "That's all, what's the difference between immortality and me?!"

"Being a king is destined to be a lonely person... I just... miss my sister very much, just like when I was a child... carefree..."

King Qin recalled for a while, his words gradually stopped, his eyes were full of seriousness, and he asked Bai Zhi, "Master, in the future...can Qin rule the world?"

"……can!"

Bai Zhi sighed.

You are old, but in the end you still care about the future of Qin. He thinks of King Qin Huiwen, Princess Xia, Bai Qi, and Ying Ji at this time.

Perhaps, this is what they are pursuing!

Speaking of which, Bai Zhi is not from this era, and it seems that he has never integrated into this era, and has always been a passerby.

When he sees something unpleasant, he helps him and then escapes, always with a detached attitude.

As for the thoughts of people of this era, he couldn't understand it.

But there is one sentence that can explain what they did, that is: never forget the original intention!

All of this may be due to the original obsession deep in their hearts!
This is the case for Princess Xia. Does she really want peace in the world?

Not!
All Princess Xia wants is a mother who loves her!

Bai Zhi thought of Princess Xia, who seemed to be calling her mother at the last moment...

……

"……good……"

After hearing Bai Zhi's answer, King Qin finally relaxed and showed a relaxed smile again.He retracted his gaze, looked upward, then gradually darkened, and finally closed his eyes forever.

There was a doctor on the side who kept looking at King Qin's condition and seemed to be sure that King Qin was dead, but he did not act immediately.

Bai Zhi stood quietly in front of the bed, looking at King Qin who had lost all his life breath, and thought a lot in his mind.

What are generations of people pursuing?
Bai Zhi doesn't know, maybe someone will know.

He flapped his wings, flew into the palace, and said to the doctor and waiters: "The King of Qin has passed away. Please inform the officials of Qin!"

"only!"

Hearing the divine bird speak, a waiter hurriedly walked out of King Qin's palace. Immediately, a large number of Qin officials and soldiers poured in, grieving and crying to bid farewell to this king who had ruled Qin for decades!

Farewell to this king who truly destroyed his country!

His great achievements will be recorded in the "Book of Qin"!
In fact, there will be records of him in many historical annals...

……

When Prince An Guojun heard that King Qin had passed away, he was so sad that he cried bitterly in the palace and fainted.When I woke up the next day, I was still sad and had no intention of eating.

In the 250th period of November [-] BC, Prince Gong Zizhu, who had been busy with the national funeral for King Yingji of Qin, succeeded to the throne.

I discussed with the ministers the posthumous title of the late king, which was called Zhaoxiang. The "Book of Qin" records: King Zhaoxiang of Qin.

However, Gongzizhu died suddenly in the palace only three days after he succeeded to the throne.

However, when Gongzi Zhu became the prince, he made his son Yi Yi his eldest son. Yi Ren changed his name to Zi Chu and served Mrs. Huayang as his mother.

The prince died, and everyone in Qin was shocked. At this time, Mrs. Huayang insisted on making Ying Zichu the new king.

In the spring of 249 BC, Yingzi Chu succeeded to the throne and was given the posthumous title King Xiaowen for King Zhu of Qin!
…………

Bai Zhi no longer cared about what happened in the Qin Kingdom. Now, he just wanted to go back and have a good sleep, and then let his body completely transform.

However, when he returned to the Divine Bird Palace, he saw Qin Ruishi coming in a hurry and asking to see him.

Bai Zhi was confused, so he stopped to look at the person coming and asked, "Does the King of Qin want to see me?"

"Back to the divine bird, King Qin respectfully invites the divine bird to come to Xianyang and guard Xianyang Palace!"

Bai Zhi: "..."

This made Bai Zhi frown for a while. He had to sleep and undergo transformation, but he didn't have time to guard Xianyang Palace.

However, just when he was about to refuse, he heard the visitor continue: "However, the king also said that if the divine bird does not want to go to Xianyang Palace, then please invite the divine bird to go to Qi State and pick him up in Qi State. The prince returns..."

"Prince?"

This made Bai Zhi even more confused.

So he quickly asked what happened, and found out that in history, Ying Zhu died inexplicably less than three days after he succeeded to the throne of Qin.

Now, Ying Zhu has also passed away.

The successor is also Ying Zichu!
"This history..."

He paused for a moment. Originally, he thought that if Zhao was destroyed early, Ying Zheng would not appear later. Of course, someone else might appear to be Qin Shihuang.

But I never thought that Ying Yiren, who originally went to Zhao State as a hostage, went to Qi State, and also met the merchant Lu Buwei, and even Ying Zheng was born.

Ying Zheng should still be a child now.

After thinking about it, Bai Zhi still shook his head and said: "It is obviously impossible to go to Qi State!"

Bai Zhi said this, although, by using the invisible wind, he can arrive instantly, and then let Ying Zheng enter the invisible world, and then return in the same way.

But in this case, your invisible world will be known to others.

Currently, Bai Zhi doesn't want others to know about the existence of the invisible world. After all, inside...

Bai Zhi looked at the person who came, and saw a look of disappointment on his face after hearing what Bai Zhi said, so he continued: "However, even if I can't go, I can let other... um, horses go!"

Bai Zhi thought of Ta Xue. In the past few years, Ta Xue had not always lived a carefree life. He also cooperated with Bai Zhi in doing some experiments.

Not only has the life span increased, but the body has also undergone some changes.

At least ordinary soldiers couldn't hurt Tuxue.

In fact, walking in the snow has stronger endurance and faster speed.

Hearing that there seemed to be a chance for a change, Qin Chen quickly looked at Bai Zhi, his eyes full of expectation.

"Wait here for a while!"

Later, Bai Zhi called Taxue out of the mountain and handed it to Qin Chen.

"Its name is Tuxue. You must know that it was once the mount of the princess of Zhenguo. Now, it is extraordinary. It is more than enough to go to Qi to bring back the prince!"

At this point, Bai Zhi was puzzled again. Ying Zichu became the King of Qin, and Ying Zheng was made the crown prince so soon?
However, he didn't care too much. After saying a few words to Tuxue, he flashed and appeared in the Divine Bird Temple.

After all, it is a deep sleep, so it is better to do it in a strict place like the Divine Bird Palace.

On the bank of Lishan Mountain, under the Divine Bird Palace, Qin Chen and Ta Xue looked at each other.

……

Bai Zhi did not fall into deep sleep immediately, but first immersed his consciousness in the invisible world.

But in the invisible world, the small mini world is full of vitality, with flowers blooming and the buildings decorated.

But in a small palace not far away, there is an extraordinary aura. If you get closer, you can find a butterfly staying in front of the palace gate, frozen forever.

After Bai Zhi came in, he only stayed briefly and pondered for a moment, but then went out directly.

In the outside world, Bai Zhi whispered to himself, "The growth of the invisible world can be achieved through the input of external materials, such as building buildings, stacking mountains, and planting plants..."

"But if the area expands greatly, you still have to rely on yourself!"

He originally wanted to make the invisible world bigger, but he had no clue. He could only turn his eyes to the word "Li" on his back.

"The devastating scene in Yiyang City seems to be still vivid in my mind..."

"...Then let's call you the 'Invisible Strike'!"

This damn obsessive-compulsive disorder!
Bai Zhi gave his terrifying attack method a name, and his consciousness gradually blurred. Bai Zhi knew that it was time to sleep.

……

In Xianyang Palace, Prince Chu of Qin had a look of surprise on his face when he saw Ta Xue brought by Qin Chen from Lishan Divine Bird Palace.

However, after listening to Qin Chen's words, Prince Chu of Qin relaxed, "The divine bird has great magical powers, and Tuxue was once the mount of the princess of the country, but now it is still strong, so there must be something extraordinary about it!"

"Then send someone to Qi State, and at the same time use Tuxue as a driving force to bring the prince back to the country!"

……

Due to the death of King Qin Zhaoxiang of the five eastern countries, the original covenant signed with them was torn up, and the agreement of non-aggression was shattered.

Among them, Qi State, together with Chu State, wanted to attack Qin State to avenge the humiliation outside Yiyang City and the death of soldiers.

The Qin State's heaven and earth net found out and quickly reported it to the King of Qin.

At that time, King Xiaowen was still there and sent troops to deal with the Qi and Chu armies. He defeated the Qi and Chu combined armies and beheaded [-] people!
When Prince Chu of Qin succeeded to the throne, Qi and Chu continued to increase their troops and confronted Qin on the border.

The King of Qin was worried about his son in Qi, so he invited a divine bird to come to Qi to bring back the prince.

The State of Qi naturally knew that the son of King Qin was now in the State of Qi, so he secretly created difficulties.

(End of this chapter)