Qin Renhuang just became an immortal, and you told me this is the prehistoric time

Chapter 85: Buried alive with the dead, three thousand concubines were made into figurines, you are a beautiful woman, but you become the God of Destiny of Chu!

Li Fei?

Ying Xuan's expression paused slightly, and a strange feeling emerged in his mind.

As an emperor, it is very common to have three thousand beauties in the harem. This is the same even in the mythological world, and it is even more extravagant.

However, this Concubine Li was not a concubine of Ying Xuan, but a concubine of his father... Zulong.

Zulong passed away suddenly, and all funeral ceremonies were not prepared. That is why Zulong had been buried in Mount Li, but the imperial mausoleum was still under construction.

As the founder of the Qin Dynasty and the first emperor who created this unified and prosperous era, Ying Zheng's funeral ceremony could not be taken lightly.

Otherwise, even if Ying Xuan could convince himself, he would not be able to convince the people of the world.

The most important part of the funeral ceremony is the burial ceremony.

The practice of burying alive with the dead has existed since ancient times. It involves burying objects, livestock, or people together with pottery or wooden figurines into the tomb together with the person being buried to ensure that he or she will receive blessings in the afterlife.

In Ying Xuan's view, this was undoubtedly an extremely cruel system, especially the ritual of burying emperors and monarchs alive with their dead.

This is because emperors and monarchs were often buried with their wives, concubines, servants and ministers in mausoleums, along with large amounts of gold, silver, and ancient utensils.

To put it simply, everything one enjoyed during one's lifetime, including beautiful wives and concubines, will be taken into the grave.

This is because they believe that after they die and go to the underworld, they can bring these things to Fengdu City and continue to enjoy the blessings of the underworld.

As far as Ying Xuan knows...it's not impossible.

"Is it because of the burial alive issue?" Ying Xuan spoke after hesitating for a moment.

"I guess so, otherwise Concubine Li would not have sent palace maids over so often to ask about her well-being. It's really puzzling." Zhao Cheng whispered.

Survival in this deep palace is far from as simple as the outside world imagines, but it is not that complicated either.

After all, this is a world with mythical power, and the concubines in the harem are not simple characters either, and there are many connections behind each of them.

"Where is the list of people to be buried alive?" Ying Xuan's eyes flickered.

"promise!"

Zhao Cheng bowed and then went to the side hall, took out a volume from the pile of bamboo slips, and handed it to Ying Xuan.

Ying Xuan took it and glanced at it, and saw quite a few names on the bamboo slips.

The Concubine Yan, the Good Lady Han, the Eighth Master of Zhao, the Seventh Master of Wei, the Chief Envoy of Qi, etc., were all concubines of Ying Zheng, and were also buried alive with him.

"This is just the list of the concubines in the harem. There are also slaves and utensils buried with them. They are all recorded on other bamboo slips, a total of 3,697 volumes." Zhao Cheng said respectfully.

As the imperial eunuch, his job was to assist Ying Xuan. He knew things like this even better than Ying Xuan.

"Concubine Li... She is in such a hurry to find me, is it because something unexpected happened outside?" Ying Xuan stroked the place on the bamboo slip where the name 'Concubine Li' was engraved with his fingertips, as if thinking about something.

Concubine Li was just one of them. All these concubines and beauties buried with the emperor were recruited from the harems of various countries by Emperor Qin when the Qin Dynasty conquered other countries in the past.

Among them, there are even queens of the kings who are now imprisoned in the ninth level of the imperial prison.

"Your Majesty, the construction of the Imperial Mausoleum at Mount Li should be almost completed." Zhao Cheng took out a copy from the memorial without thinking and put it on the bottom bamboo slip.

This was a memorial delivered from Mount Li a few months ago, just after Ying Xuan announced the cancellation of the morning court.

But unfortunately, as soon as the memorial arrived, Ying Xuan cancelled the morning court, lived in seclusion, and meditated on the Sutra of Constant Destiny and Control of Fortune, in preparation for breaking through to the realm of Xuanxian.

Therefore, this memorial was suppressed. "The Lishan Emperor's Mausoleum is about to be completed!" Ying Xuan's eyes flashed, and he picked up the memorial and glanced at it.

This was a memorial submitted by Lishan County Magistrate Wan Suifeng. It was more than two months ago. At that time, Ying Xuan was studying the Sutra of Constant Destiny and Control of Fortune. In order to break through the Xuanxian realm, he cancelled the morning court.

Therefore, this memorial was missed.

In the memorial, Wan Suifeng stated that the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum would be completed in another three months, and invited Ying Xuan and all the officials to come and witness it.

"Three months...if you calculate the time, it will be just these three or five days!" Ying Xuan said secretly in his heart.

During the time he had been staying at home to prepare for a breakthrough into the Xuanxian realm, it seemed a lot of things had happened outside.

"Once the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum is completed, the Zulong funeral ceremony will follow!"

"No wonder Concubine Li is so anxious... I'm afraid she's not the only one!"

Ying Xuan put down the bamboo slips, thinking about something, his eyes flickering: "If I remember correctly, she should be Xiong Qi's queen, and her name seems to be... Mi Li?"

There was no title of "concubine" in the harem of the Qin Dynasty. The Concubine Li was actually named Mi Li. She was the legitimate daughter of a high priest of the Chu State among all the countries. She was supposed to be the future Grand God of Destiny of the Chu State, but was later favored by Xiong Qi and made his queen.

After the various states were conquered by the Qin Dynasty, the State of Chu was also destroyed. Emperor Zulong searched the harems of the various kings and took Mi Li into his harem.

Somehow, the name "Li Fei" gradually spread in the harem.

Ying Xuan touched his chin and found the appearance of the former Queen of Chu from his memory. His expression gradually became strange.

The name of Concubine Li made him think more, and in his memory, the former Queen of Chu was indeed a stunningly beautiful woman.

But what really concerned Ying Xuan was that this Concubine Li was not some powerless mortal, but a cultivator with great accomplishments.

"The cultivation system in Chu is somewhat different from the various schools of thought. The methods of the old Queen of Chu are not simple either. When Zulong was still alive, he had favored her many times again. Therefore, she was listed first on the list of people to be buried alive!" Ying Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

The matter of burying people alive with their dead was decided when Zulong was still alive. Even though he has now ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne, he has gradually taken control of the court.

But it does not mean that Ying Xuan can now stand on equal footing with Zulong, or even make changes to Zulong's burial ceremony... After all, this may give people with ulterior motives a reason to criticize him.

What's more, he had no dealings with Concubine Li, let alone any friendship with her.

It's just for fun to hear about those stories where a man would risk his life for a beautiful woman. As the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Xuan was not so naive.

"The list of names of people to be buried alive was decided by the late emperor and approved by the Prime Minister's Office and the nine ministers. Pass the message on and tell them not to think too much!" Ying Xuan picked up the bamboo slip engraved with the list of people to be buried alive and drew a red circle at the end of it.

He picked up the memorial submitted by Lishan County Magistrate Wan Suifeng and followed suit, also drawing a red circle at the end.

This is what consent means.

Afterwards, Ying Xuan handed the two bamboo slips to Zhao Cheng and said, "Send them to the Tongzheng Department and spread them throughout the country!"

"Also, order Lishan County Magistrate Wan Suifeng to come to the Xianyang Palace immediately to meet me. I want to know the current situation of the Lishan Emperor's Mausoleum!"

Zhao Cheng took the two bamboo slips and bowed, saying, "Yes!"

Just as he was about to leave, an urgent voice suddenly came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, the eldest son Fusu and the Minister of the Imperial Household Zhang Han want to see you!"

Zhao Cheng, who was about to retreat, was stunned for a moment and could not help but turn his head to look.

Ying Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his heart slightly moved, and he was a little surprised.

It is rather strange that both of them came to the palace to ask for an audience!
(End of this chapter)