() Speaking of the semi-annual competition that will be held every month in the army, Ying Zheng couldn't help but pick up the parchment on the desk and flash it to everyone, and said: "Wu An Jun passed a silk letter, calling the future competition king

The subordinates will also participate." This was a voucher issued half a month ago. Now that the competition is less than two months away, Li Mu is probably still waiting for Ying Zheng to say something before he dares to lead his troops back. After all, if he wants to

To participate in the competition, the thousands of troops he brought back in the past few years may not be enough to compare with the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under Wang Jian and Meng Ao, so it has been written that at least 50,000 elites will be selected to come back. Ying Zheng doesn't have any objections, so

Li Mu, Meng Ao, and Wang Jian are all of good character, and the soldiers they lead will not be much worse in character. Almost all the bad ones have been picked out. Even if they compete, they are only good-natured. Now he said this,

I just want to inspire Meng Ao and Wang Jian. Even if they are not in the palace at this time, someone will always tell them...

Li Mu's soldiers were almost all from Zhao. The tens of thousands of Qin soldiers sent to him by Ying Zheng in the past were recalled by Li Mu after the number of his men was enough in the past two years.

I also believe that Li Mu is not the kind of person who gets carried away when he succeeds. It is impossible for him to betray his master and commit suicide. What's more, even if Li Mu has this intention, Ying Zheng may not be able to defeat him. Therefore, on the one hand, there is

On the one hand, he also has confidence in his trust in Li Mu, which is why he dares to do such things that others think are unbelievable. And Li Mu will not let him down. Even if there are no Qin soldiers in Handan in the past few years, he still has a lot of confidence in Ying.

Zheng Zheng became more and more respectful. Not only would he hand over a large amount of corn and horses every year, but he would also lead thirty or fifty followers to Xianyang for a period of time almost every other year. Ying Zheng did not doubt him, but he himself behaved even more

Calm and loyal...

Wei Zhe and Li Mu had a good relationship because of Meng Ao. When he heard that Li Mu was going back, he suddenly became excited. He scratched his beard and said with a smile: "If Meng Ao has an opponent, this competition must be very exciting!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Liao nodded in agreement. In the past two years, Handan City was in the process of recovering its vitality, and Li Mu had never led any troops to participate except for the initial competition. He

During the last tournament, I had witnessed the current situation of the tournament, and I was very excited at that time. I didn't expect that he would participate this year. Everyone showed anticipation, and Ying Zheng smiled. He folded the parchment roll again.

He pressed it down. There was no clue on the surface. But everyone knew that since he did not explicitly object, he already had the intention to agree. Maybe someone had already sent a letter to Handan by this time.

Several people talked for a while about the use of the post road, which was scheduled to be after Li Mu returned to the city. In such a grand occasion, Ying Zheng was willing to let him join in the fun, so everyone left and prepared to go down to the finishing stage. Ying Zheng

He did not persuade him to stay. In fact, he seemed to be free in the past two years, but he had a lot to do every day. Just the bamboo slips submitted by the ministers such as the major and minor events that happened in the Qin State were enough for him to read every day.

A few hours ago. Although Ying Zheng had not lost his martial arts skills at this time, he did not spend as much time practicing as before when Lu was in power. Although he had real power to complement him and his strength was much greater than that of ordinary people, he still had to spend hundreds of hours a day.

Looking at the bamboo slips, he felt that he was fine, but the bamboo slips were inconvenient. There were thirty waiters carrying the bamboo slips every day. He had never been extravagant, but now it seemed that just looking at the bamboo slips was inconvenient.

It is too troublesome to require so many people.

Ying Zheng also thought about imitating Cai Lun in the Han Dynasty to make paper, but paper was usually made of bark, rags, etc. Ying Zheng was worried that once papermaking became popular, some people would take risks and take risks.

Cutting down trees for profit. Knowing this idea in his mind, Ying Zheng couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was really not a good person. He would even use any means to achieve his goals, just like using Huang Ying to threaten Nie Yuan and Huang Yuchun.

However, when he was about to destroy the environment, he really hesitated in his heart. At this time, the nature was almost undamaged. Even if there were mountain people living near the mountains and the sea, they would get very little. But once a merchant noticed the benefits of paper,

I am afraid that by taking risks, Ying Zheng considers himself not a good person, but he is afraid that when he leaves his descendants thousands of years later, he will only have some resources that are almost exhausted.

Now he was still undecided. He was not a person who was afraid of hard work and hardship anyway, so he suppressed the idea of ​​making paper for the time being.

In May of the 14th year, Li Mu returned to Xianyang. Ying Zheng led Yu Liao and several people to greet him as usual, but this time he did not send the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to pick him up like the previous times. Now Li Mu was in the limelight, and his men

He also commanded an army of 100,000 people, and many people came to join him in admiration. Now his status in the Qin State is obscure and Meng Ao. Wang Jian and Wang Jian are on an equal footing. Ying Zheng only took him back privately with Wei Zhe and a few others. Otherwise, sometimes sometimes

The king paid too much attention, and what he brought to him was not a good thing. Naturally, Li Mu also understood what Ying Zheng meant. The day before, he led his personal guards into the city without causing a stir. The 50,000 soldiers and horses rested outside the city, waiting for the next day.

He only entered the city at ri. Ying Zheng welcomed Li Mu into the palace first. Li Mu briefly explained the events of the year to Ying Zheng. He had already presented the real details as they happened.

Jian Shu reported back to Ying Zheng, but now it was just because Li Mushi was loyal and upright, so he just said it again. Ying Zheng knew it all in his heart, and after hearing what he said, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you will be in Xianyang City when you come back.

If you stay a few more days, you can get together with old friends. I have political affairs to prepare for the military competition, and I will discuss it with you."

As soon as Li Mu heard this, he stood up and bowed his hands towards Ying Zheng. He hadn't seen him for a year. Although his face had a touch of weathered look, his whole person was more energetic, even the depressed look he had many years ago.

The past few years have gradually faded away, and the whole person looks refreshed. I think he is now very good at handling things in Handan City, and it goes according to his wishes. In the past few years, Li Mu has watched Handan City gradually return to its former appearance, and again

Seeing that he was guarding Handan City, the common people gradually moved back to live. Many soldiers who were sent out of the army gradually resumed their families and businesses. Now there is a bit more of a fireworks atmosphere, and new babies appear. Seeing the prosperity is nothing but

After a few years, hope was already there. Naturally, he no longer had the melancholy and melancholy in his expression before. The haze between his brows was swept away, and he looked more free and happy. Everyone present was happy.

He was not an outsider, so he did not hide it. He only showed his joyful mood, stood up and cupped his hands and said:

"Even if your Majesty doesn't say anything, I still have the audacity to ask Your Majesty to stay with me for a while, so that I can be loyal to Your Majesty. Thank you for Your Majesty's consideration!" Li Mu laughed heartily, without any hint of reluctance on his face.

se. Everyone who has been with him for many years knows that his character is definitely not a smooth-talking person. He said this now. It must be because Li Mu decided to stay in Xianyang City for a while from the beginning.

This is enough to prove that Li Mu is so loyal to Ying Zheng that he is willing to hand over his life. Generally, those who are granted land by a beneficiary will hardly hang around the king if nothing happens.

It is easier to be the king of the earth than to make a living under others. What's more, if the king wants to regain the city he gave to him, the best way is to find a reason to kill the person who has been sealed. Then it will be over. Li Mu said this

He has developed extremely well in Handan in the past few years, but he returns to Xianyang for a period of time every year to prove his loyalty. This kind of affection is the most rare, and it is also one of the reasons why Ying Zheng still has some true feelings for Li Mu. Ying Zheng listens to him

After saying this, he nodded and suddenly remembered a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time. He turned to look at Yu Liao and said:

"Yu Gong, what I have learned in Ghost Valley is all-encompassing. Mr. Wang not only knows reasoning skills, but also knows faces. He can know everything based on the changes of yin and yang." Once Ying Zheng mentioned Yu Liao's master Wang Chan, the expression on Yu Liao's face

Se suddenly became serious. Just from his change, you can know that Guiguzi's status in his heart is absolutely like a god. When Ying Zheng mentioned this matter, everyone was a little confused as to what he meant. Even

Yu Liao, who has always been good at guessing his thoughts, also had a look of confusion on his face at this time, but even if everyone couldn't figure it out, everyone showed respect without exception when they heard Gui Guzi's name. Ying Zheng said

Halfway through, there was a pause. When Yu Liao couldn't help but want to speak, he suddenly showed a smile: The theory of the four seasons of autumn is just from Zheng Zheng's point of view. Although Emperor Yao was wise, the four seasons were not enough.

Detailed!" After Ying Zheng finished speaking, Yu Liao frowned, obviously a little unsure of what he meant. He didn't know why the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter began to be distinguished when Emperor Yao was the emperor, and why it was related to Guiguzi.

.Ying Zheng saw that although Yu Liao had doubts in his eyes, he remained calm and smiled again:

"Zheng believes that Mr. Guigu Wang is profound in academics and must have unique insights into all things in the world. Now Zheng has an idea, using summer, autumn and winter as an annual ring, and then subdividing this annual ring into months to count the number of weeks.

I don't have to worry about determining the date anymore. What do you think?" Ying Zheng's idea was a bit strange, and everyone was stunned for a moment. They didn't expect that he would bring up this matter. At this time, there were already records of annual rings.

, the records of the four seasons are almost extremely complete. People at that time called it the solar calendar and summer, which were based on placing a wooden stick on the ground and looking at the shadow.

The day with the shortest shadow of the stick at noon every day is called the summer solstice, and the day with the longest shadow is called the winter solstice. Coupled with the method of stargazing, keeping track of time is not a problem, but it is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

He has lived in ancient times for many years, but if he hadn't always kept track of time in his heart, he probably wouldn't have known how many hours he had lived in ancient times. He had already had the method of using months to record time in his mind for use in the world.

The plan was just busy in the past few days and could not be brought up. He just took this opportunity to mention it. At this time, the world has become accustomed to using celestial phenomena to calculate the time, and it may be difficult to accept new things. So he asked Yu first

Liao, prepared to copy the modern method of annual rings in the name of Guiguzi Wang Chan.

"Your Majesty, this plan is good, but I don't know how to divide it into a year?" Yu Liao cupped his hands. It can't be blamed that he couldn't come to his senses at all. After all, he had never accepted such an idea before.

It was natural that time could not be thought of. When Ying Zheng saw him asking, he nodded patiently, picked up the pen on his desk, and signaled the waiter to bring a piece of cloth to him. He first drew a circle on the silk with the pen, and then

Divide it into twelve parts and write "chun, summer, autumn, and winter" in small seal characters on each side. At this time, everyone was only in the inner hall, and the cases were not far away. Ying Zheng waved to everyone and signaled

They came over to take a look, took the cloth from the table, spread it out in their hands, and explained:

"In ancient times, the sages believed that the world is divided into five elements. When the Xuanyuan clan was first, there was the auspicious virtue of earth, so it was called the Yellow Emperor. In the end, wood conquered earth, and the Xia Dynasty replaced it. The royal family of the Zhou Dynasty belonged to fire, but its energy was exhausted. It is our turn to replace it with the Qin Dynasty.

Qin belongs to the water virtue, and the water virtue corresponds to the number six. The political convenience is divided into twelve by years and months, which should be an even number of six. In this way, it can be proportional to the four seasons. Each month is divided into days and hours, and the sages calculate that there will be enough for each year.

The number of more than three hundred and sixty days is divided into twelve. In this year, if a day is longer or shorter, there may be one extra day per month. On the contrary, if a day is short, one day will be shortened. This is used to record the year.

It’s better than crossing the river in ignorance, wondering what you think?”

Remembering years and months is not a big deal, but what Ying Zheng said is new, but this matter is not under Yu Liao's control. What Ying Zheng proposed was just to ask him to calculate whether a year can be divided into twelve months, but Qin Zi

It is believed that to conquer the Zhou Dynasty, water must be used to overcome fire, so water is called water. The water is still black and the corresponding number is six. Generally, the height of the hat brim is almost six. Regardless of the cost of food and clothing, even the Qin envoy's half a tael weighs

Twelve baht was an even number of six, so he thought it would be unpaid in twelve months. Yu Liao nodded, and Ying Zheng summoned Taishi to pass on the matter until the next summer solstice.

After the hours and minutes are determined, the calculation is based on this day.

The courtiers talked for a while, and Ying Zheng also sympathized with Li Mu that he might be tired after traveling a long distance, so he asked everyone to disperse. Li Mu then smiled and said: "The journey along the way is a post road, which is very convenient, and there are places to rest along the way.

, so I don’t feel very tired, I’m just afraid that I will be covered in dust and show no respect to your Majesty!” Ying Zheng nodded and asked him to rest for a few days, and then introduce the troops outside the city into Xianyang City to get familiar with the Qin soldiers first.

The military competition is a good way to get familiar with each other. Seeing that the competition is still less than ten days away, everyone should prepare early. He also said that the day when the post road will be opened will be three days later, and Li Mu will be with him when the time comes.
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