The Qin Dynasty opened the Hengqu Four Sentences, sweeping away all the schools of thought

Yongcheng was the first capital of the Qin State in the true sense. It was here that Duke Mu of Qin, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, dominated the Western Rong.

The Qin State had its capital here for nearly three hundred years. Later, after Qin Xian Gong came to power, he moved the capital to Liyang in order to expand eastward. Twenty-two years later, Shang Yang moved the capital from Liyang to Xianyang in order to smoothly implement reforms and get rid of the old aristocratic forces.

The capital of Qin was relocated twice, but the Ying clan temple was always located in Yongcheng. The crowning ceremonies of the kings of Qin were held in the temple, firstly to pay tribute to the ancestors and swear to inherit the will of the ancestors, and secondly to conduct the transfer of power and demonstrate their legitimacy under the witness of civil and military officials.

It takes about half a day to drive from Xianyang to Yongcheng. Su Xuan and his party arrived in Yongcheng one day in advance because before the crowning, the King of Qin had to fast in the ancestral temple, and then solemnly offer sacrifices to his ancestors, and finally hold the coronation ceremony in Qinian Palace.

The cap is the beginning of etiquette and the most important auspicious event. Therefore, in ancient times, the cap was very important and was performed in temples.

The capping ceremony is the beginning of the ceremony, and it has its own unique etiquette and laws. It is similar to the grand ceremony of the Qin King's capping. In order to express solemnity, there are three ceremonies before entering Yongcheng.

That is, the officials of Yongcheng went out of Yong to welcome the king thirty miles away. The King of Qin gave wine to the leader, and then the leader drove the king into Yong. Only in this way were the three rituals completed.

Compared with the original history, the coronation ceremony of Ying Zheng, who had already come to power before he was crowned, was obviously much more grand.

Of course, he didn't care. To him, coming to the Yongcheng Ancestral Temple was no different from returning home.

What really mattered to him was that after being crowned, he could officially take power, send troops to attack the six kingdoms, and accomplish his own great cause.

He had waited for this day for so long that he even began to feel that the rituals were too cumbersome.

In the Qinian Palace, Ying Zheng officially began the capping ceremony in the presence of civil and military officials, royal relatives, and nobles of different surnames.

In ancient times, ordinary people wore the "triple crown" when they were crowned, symbolizing that they would have three rights thereafter.

The first one is wearing a black cloth crown, which symbolizes not forgetting one’s original intention and having the power to rule by man.

The second one is to be given a leather hat, and from then on, he can wear a sword and have military power.

The third one is given the title of nobility and officially becomes a member of the clan and has the right to offer sacrifices.

After the three coronations, Ying Zheng wore the sword that symbolized power. He came before his mother Zhao Ji, because in the ceremony of handing over power, one of the items required the Queen Mother to personally announce that the King of Qin would take power.

Compared to Ying Zheng's high-spirited appearance, Zhao Ji looked much more haggard. Looking at her appearance, it was obvious that she was forcing herself to be energetic.

Looking at Ying Zheng in front of her, there was unspeakable anger in her eyes. At the same time, she looked at Su Xuan in the crowd. That look was as if she wanted to eat him alive.

When the coronation ceremony began, Su Xuan felt the malicious and resentful gaze from Zhao Ji.

He didn't care. What could an old witch who had lost her power and was trapped in Yongcheng do to him?

If she wants to take a look, then let her take a look. After today, the two of them will not have any contact with each other anymore anyway.

"Mother!" Ying Zheng naturally sensed Zhao Ji's ill intentions. He shouted softly and reminded her, "The crowning ceremony is being held now."

"You want power, I'll give it to you!" Zhao Ji's face was as cold as ice. She did not hide her attitude towards this son who killed her lover and two children.

After saying this, Zhao Ji no longer cared about etiquette and left without looking back.

No one present had any objection to this, and instead breathed a sigh of relief.

They were thankful that the woman did not make a scene.

After the transfer of power was completed, the Minister of Imperial Clan Ying Xi began to crown and tiara Ying Zheng. From then on, Ying Zheng became the real master of this empire.

He was wearing a black robe embroidered with the Xuanniao, the God's Mandate. What many people don't know is that not only the ancestors of the Shang people believed that they were related to the Xuanniao, but the Qin State also regarded the Xuanniao as its ancestor.

There is a clear record in the Chronicles of Qin, which says, "The ancestor of Qin was a descendant of Emperor Zhuanxu named Nüxiu. When Nüxiu was weaving, a black bird dropped an egg, which Nüxiu swallowed and gave birth to a son, Daye."

During the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, there was a tribe called Dongyi. The ancestor of the Yi people was Taihao. When Taihao was born, five phoenixes landed in the courtyard, so Taihao used "Fengniaoshi" as his name, and the "Feng surname" was passed down.

Later, the phoenix totem evolved into a surname, which is "Ying".

The so-called black bird is the legendary phoenix.

Ying Zheng wore a crown with twelve tassels, golden dragon patterns embroidered on his shoulders, and the emperor's sword hung on his left waist, showing his majesty and wealth.

He walked up the stairs and looked at the civil and military officials and the neat and solemn army below the stage, and he couldn't help feeling proud.

"Long live the king! Long live the Qin!"

"Long live the king! Long live the Qin!"

......

I don't know who started shouting, but in the blink of an eye, the voice was as loud as thunder and the anger reached the sky.

After Ying Zheng was crowned, he did not stay in Yongcheng for too long. After returning to Xianyang, he immediately summoned all his ministers to discuss the strategic strategy of unifying the world.

Civil and military officials expressed their opinions one after another. Some said that they should attack Han first, while others said that they should attack Wei first. There were many different opinions, and each one had its own merits.

Among them, the opinions put forward by Weiwei Wei Liao and Yanwei Li Si were the most brilliant. Their plans were meticulous and they were obviously well prepared.

Wei Liao put forward two points. The first was "Do not be greedy for money and bribe their powerful ministers to disrupt their plans" to divide and disintegrate the enemy country from within. The second was to inherit the strategy of making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby countries from past dynasties, and to determine the strategic strategy of attacking the weak first and the strong later, and the near first and the far later.

Li Si proposed that "If Zhao takes over, Han will be destroyed. If Han is destroyed, Jing and Wei will not be able to be independent. If Jing and Wei are unable to be independent, then Han will be destroyed, Wei will be undermined, Jing will be taken away, and Qi and Yan will be weakened in the east." The general strategy is to win over Yan and Qi, stabilize Chu and Wei, eliminate Han and Zhao, and defeat them one by one, thus achieving the unification of the world.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is a strategy of making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones.

Normally speaking, it takes repeated discussions to truly determine the strategic strategy, and it is normal to take more than a month.

But Ying Zheng obviously did not play by the rules. When he was undecided, he would ask Su Xuan first.

"Sir, do you have any good ideas?" Ying Zheng looked at Su Xuan with sharp eyes, expecting him to give him a surprise.

"What Wei Liao and Li Si said are indeed good strategies." Su Xuan first affirmed the two, and then said, "But I don't think it's necessary."

Su Xuan walked to the sand table, on which were placed sand cones representing the six countries. He pushed lightly with his finger, and the sand cone representing Korea fell down. With another push, Wei also fell down. With a light push with his palm, all the sand cones representing the six countries fell down.

Su Xuan grinned and said something that stunned everyone, "Just start from South Korea and push forward all the way."

"The six nations can be overturned with a flip of the hand!"

What he said was extremely outrageous, but he was so confident that no one would suspect that he was lying.

But is it really as easy as he said to destroy the six kingdoms?

There have been constant conflicts for hundreds of years, but at most the country has ceded territory, and none of the seven countries has ever been destroyed.

Even Ying Zheng was shocked when he saw Su Xuan's calm and confident manner.

Changping Jun's pupils contracted, thinking that since he was so arrogant, sooner or later the coalition forces of the six nations would teach him a lesson!

"Sir, you really have great courage!" Ying Zheng, who had come to his senses, could not help but applaud.

"I don't know how to achieve the effect you mentioned." He asked seriously.

The court officials standing by were all a little stunned when they saw this scene.

No, Su Xuan dared to say it, but how could you really believe it, Your Majesty?

One country swept across the six countries. What he meant was not making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones, defeating them one by one, but directly sweeping across the country!

The difficulty of the two is completely incomparable.

Everyone had only one feeling, that is, Su Xuan was too crazy and too arrogant.

Li Si felt that it was not that simple, because his senior brother never did anything without certainty.

But how can we do what our brother said?

At this moment, Su Xuan has become the focus of everyone's attention. He is calm and composed, looking around with a slight smile, "Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world. The six countries are tyrannical and impose many harsh taxes, making the people miserable. Your Majesty has the world in his heart, is benevolent and wise, and naturally cannot bear to see the people of the world suffer, so he sent troops to attack the six countries to save the people of the world from dire straits. I have a punitive manifesto, Your Majesty can announce it to the world, so that all the righteous people in the world can come to Qin and help our Great Qin to attack the six countries."

As he said this, he took out the proclamation of war that he had prepared long ago.

Civil and military officials in the court looked at each other in bewilderment, and some even wondered if they had heard the words hallucinate.

All along, the six countries called Qin the tyrannical Qin, and everyone subconsciously thought so, but after Su Xuan said this today, they finally reacted.

What a tyrannical Qin! Our Great Qin is clearly a benevolent and righteous army! How dare the thieves of the six countries slander our Great Qin like this? How can a scholar tolerate this!

When Ying Zheng took the declaration of war and read it, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but applaud.

The only bad thing is that he was praised too much, such as being appointed by heaven, conquering the universe, and having the power to dominate the world...

"Zhao Gao, read it to the ministers!" Ying Zheng couldn't wait to let the civil and military officials present feel it.

"Yes." Zhao Gao took the letter respectfully and said word by word, "Since the beginning of the universe, when people were first born, they established emperors and made them herdsmen. However, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the countries were divided, probably because of their own selfishness. The disaster of war lasted for hundreds of years, and the people suffered. However, the heaven has the virtue of loving life, and sent down the mysterious and yellow air to sweep away the turbid dust, and return the world to a clear and bright place! On the day when the King of Qin was born, the dragon and the phoenix sang together, and the clear light shone everywhere. He carried out the will of heaven, swept the world, and wanted to create an immortal and prosperous era. Now the kings of the six countries are incompetent and unjust, levying heavy taxes and levying heavy taxes, and everyone has the right to kill them, but the King of Qin loves the people like his own children. . Because of the disappointment of the world and the support of the people, I have raised the banner of justice to destroy the six kingdoms. I hereby announce to the world that all people with lofty ideals in the world can enter Qin and do great justice. All people in the world can enter Qin, divide the land and buy land, and exempt taxes for two years. All the officers and officials of the six kingdoms who surrender will not be questioned......"

After reading the whole article aloud, Zhao Gao felt his mouth dry and his fear of Su Xuan grew even deeper.

This literati's flattery is so elegant!

Among the court officials, those who had foresight were all amazed after hearing this soul-stirring declaration of war.

Through a manifesto, the Qin State has already gained the reputation of being righteous!

Taking the people of the world as the starting point, the kings of the six countries abused them, but the King of Qin treated them well. Everything Qin did was just to make them live a better life. Who can say that this is unjust? This is clearly the righteousness of the world! No wonder it is said that he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world!

"The punitive manifesto written by the Prime Minister is more powerful than thousands of troops!" Wei Liao's expression was full of admiration.

"The scholars of the six kingdoms will slander our Great Qin. Our king is a virtuous ruler, and our Qin is also a benevolent and righteous teacher." Wang Wan said indignantly, "The kings of the six kingdoms are such wicked rulers, and everyone has the right to kill them!"

"That's right. Our Great Qin will never tolerate such things that are outrageous to both humans and gods!" Nei Shiteng echoed.

"My Lord Prime Minister, a punitive declaration can certainly win the hearts of the people, but if you want to destroy the six kingdoms, it ultimately depends on victory or defeat on the battlefield. Is it inappropriate to use the power of one country to conquer the six kingdoms?" The mature Wang Jian said tactfully.

"Don't worry, General Wang Jian. The proclamation of war is only to win the hearts and minds of the people for our Great Qin. As for destroying the six kingdoms, I have another "Strategy of the Six Kingdoms" prepared." Su Xuan explained with a smile, and he was calm and composed from beginning to end.

"But before that, I still need the full assistance of Lord Changping." Su Xuan looked at Mi Qi with ill intention.

"You can say whatever you want, Prime Minister." Mi Qi had a bad feeling.

Su Xuan smiled brightly, "Prime Minister Mi should know that the Farmer's School is the largest among all the schools of thought. The Farmer's School has 100,000 disciples spread across seven countries. However, except for Qin, the annual harvest of the other Farmer's disciples may not be enough to pay taxes. Now, anyone who enters Qin can be granted land and exempted from taxes for two years. I am sure that many Farmer's disciples will enter Qin."

"Prime Minister Mi has always been on good terms with the Nongjia Chivalrous Leader. How about letting Prime Minister Mi handle this matter?"

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up. As long as these peasant disciples entered Qin, they would all become his people in the Great Qin within a few years!

There are still many wastelands in Qin State now, so naturally the more people there are, the better.

But immediately afterwards, he thought of Mi Qi's strange behavior and his face darkened slightly.

Mi Qi felt extremely frustrated. This was clearly to weaken the power of the six countries and strengthen the power of Qin, but he had no way to refuse. He cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. I will definitely get this done!"

Su Xuan looked at him meaningfully. No matter whether Mi Qi worked hard or not, as long as the policy was announced to the world, a large number of peasant disciples would inevitably enter Qin.

This concerns their vital interests. In the past, when Qin reduced taxes, they had the idea of ​​settling down in Qin. Now they have been given a two-year policy of tax reduction and exemption. Any hesitation for a second would be disrespectful to their aspirations for a better life.

No one can stop them from moving towards a better life, not even Xia Kui!

No, if Xia Kui really did that, he must be a fake Xia Kui!

After Mi Qi agreed, Su Xuan turned his gaze to Wang Jian and talked about the strategy of destroying the six countries. He smiled slightly and said, "General Wang Jian, have you heard of blitzkrieg?"

“The essence of war is speed. Take advantage of the enemy’s unpreparedness, attack them where they are least prepared.” Wang Jian explained the importance of speed in war as stated in Sun Tzu’s Art of War.

Su Xuan nodded, then stood in front of the sand table again. He lifted up the sand cones representing the six countries one by one, and then flicked his hand lightly, and Han and Wei fell down.

The corners of his mouth curved up, and he asked with a smile, "General Wang Jian, is it still one country against six countries now?"

Wang Jian was a little confused.

Su Xuan continued, "As long as we destroy countries fast enough, one country a month, there will never be a coalition of six countries."

He looked around the whole place, his brows full of arrogance and confidence, "Besides, even if the six countries unite, what does Qin have to fear?"

"My Great Qin has a million strong army, all of them are brave and skilled in fighting. The treasury is full, the corn is fermented and turned red, the sharp weapons and siege equipment are countless, the sword energy can reach the stars, the army formation is powerful enough to change the color of the wind and clouds, and the killing energy is enough to make ghosts and gods retreat three feet. If we use this to deal with the enemy, what enemy can be a match? If we use it to attack the city, what city can't be conquered?"

"Make friends with distant countries and attack nearby ones? That's a thing of the past!" Su Xuan said with a carefree look, "What we need to do now is to sweep across the six countries with the force of a plow and sweep! With an absolute attitude, tell the world that the Great Qin is the destiny!"

Watching Su Xuan speaking eloquently, many people felt their blood boiling, as if the Qin State would be unified in the next moment. Others felt that he was talking nonsense and was unrealistic.

Even if you are crazy, you can't be this crazy, right?

Destroy a country in one month? Is it really that easy? Would the Warring States period have lasted for hundreds of years?

In other words, Su Xuan didn’t know what they were thinking, otherwise he would have sneered at them.

Looking at the present through the eyes of the past is the most foolish thing to do!

Besides, in later generations, Germany took Denmark in one hour and conquered the Netherlands in five days. Is it outrageous that he destroyed a country in one month?