"I'm a little late, I hope you can forgive me! Haha!"
Along with hearty laughter, a tall and handsome figure came into view.
Li Yuan!
Throughout the ages, there have been many powerful officials who rose to power through nepotism, but few people like Li Yuan rose from a humble servant with no foundation to a powerful dictatorship.
He not only relied on the beauty of his sister Li Huan, but also cleverly took advantage of Chun Shen Jun. He first offered Li Huan to Chun Shen Jun, and after impregnating her, he then bewitched Chun Shen Jun and asked Li Huan to serve the current King of Chu.
When Li Huan gave birth to a son, the King of Chu was overjoyed. He had no idea that he wanted to be a father and made the son she gave birth to the crown prince.
In this way, Li Yuan not only rose to prominence and gained the attention of the King of Chu, but also took control of Lord Chun Shen and continued to cultivate power in the court. Now he is a powerful uncle.
At this moment, Li Yuan wore a spring-like smile and strode forward.
He was from Zhao, and facing Master Qin whose country had been destroyed, he not only showed no hostility at all, but his face was full of enthusiasm.
"Uncle!"
Gu Cheng smiled and returned the courtesy.
Li Yuan was delighted when he heard this.
Lord Changping, Lord Changwen and Concubine Mi are the children of the current King of Chu when he was a hostage in Qin.
The marriage between Qin and Chu has always been like this, so in terms of relationship, the King of Chu is Ying Zheng's father-in-law and Gu Cheng's cheap grandfather. Now that the Qin country is powerful, Li Yuan was worried that the young master of Qin who entered Chu would reject their brothers and sisters. Now it seems
But it doesn't matter.
"Wait a minute!"
At this moment, Lord Chun Shen coughed lightly and said, "When the young master enters Chu, he should be received by your order. What does your uncle mean by this?"
Ling Yin is the highest official position in the Chu State. He leads the government when he enters and commands the army when he leaves. One person is less than ten thousand people. He is more powerful than the prime ministers of other countries.
As a representative figure who was close to Qin and attached to Qin, in the past, when people from Qin came to Chu, they were indeed received by Ling Yin Chunshenjun.
"Your Majesty!"
But this time, Li Yuan seemed to have just realized that Chun Shenjun was standing there, and explained with a smile: "The king knew that the young master came to Chu, and specially ordered me to pick him up and see him in the palace!"
"Is that so..."
Chun Shenjun was furious. How could he not know that the so-called king's order was the false order of the Li brothers and sisters, but it was difficult to express it clearly. He could only suppress his anger, stroke his beard and smile, and said to Gu Cheng: "After entering the palace,
I also hope that the young master will come to the house to talk about it!"
“I must go to the banquet!”
Gu Cheng raised his hand.
Chun Shenjun fluttered his sleeves and walked away, passing by Li Yuan. Both of them were smiling, with cold eyes.
"Master, please!"
As if Li Yuan had done something trivial, several carriages lined up in sequence, with the front and rear guards all wearing noble warrior uniforms, and they marched toward the palace in a mighty way.
Due to the relocation of the capital, today's Chu Palace no longer has the status of Zhanghua Palace as the most powerful palace in the world.
Even so, the scale is only slightly inferior to Xianyang Palace, with towering walls and numerous palaces.
The entire palace is symmetrical with an avenue running through it. Eight huge palaces and 60 small courtyards are distributed in an orderly manner on both sides of the avenue according to the central axis. They are decorated with flowers, stones, fish ponds, small bridges, flowing water, towering ancient trees, and are magnificent.
"Huh? This pattern coincides with the Bagua directions. It is the work of an expert!"
Gu Cheng knew autumn when he saw a leaf, and was slightly surprised.
"Young Master has good eyesight!"
Li Yuan smiled and said: "The palace was built by Master Xun of Xiaoshengxian Village."
"I see."
Gu Cheng nodded.
Many of the thoughts of various schools of thought are derived from the Book of Changes, and the Confucian Book of Changes is the essence of it.
"Master Xun is indeed a man of learning."
Gu Cheng observed for a while and praised: "The Chu palace has such a layout. As long as ambushes are planted at Qian position, Kan position and Gen position, no matter how many people come, no one can escape!"
The law!
Li Yuan's expression changed drastically and he subconsciously reined in his horse.
He couldn't help but be shocked. It was really a long-planned plan that was revealed.
Over the years, the struggle for power between Li Yuan and Lord Chun Shen has become increasingly fierce. Li Yuan may seem majestic, but after all, his position is unfair. In addition, King Chu's health is getting worse. He knows that if this continues, he will lose power.
He was in the prime of life and was cruel and ruthless. How could he be willing to do so? He had already developed evil thoughts. Once the King of Chu passed away, he would ambush assassins in the palace, directly kill Lord Chun Shen, and seize the power of Chu State.
The Chu State was no better than the Qin, Qi, and Jin Dynasties. It was more like an alliance of clans than a country. As long as Li Yuan shared enough benefits and fed these clans, he would gain support and would not care about Chun Shenjun's life or death.
The locations for setting up ambushes are at the Gan position, the Kan position and the Gen position.
"It seems like it was just a false alarm..."
But when Li Yuan looked back from the corner of his eye, he saw that Gu Cheng had no abnormality. He seemed to mention it casually and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "I heard that Mr. Qin has been frail and sick since he was a child, and was placed in the Yin Yang Family and the Medical Family. It’s not surprising that he is good at miscellaneous knowledge, but at such a young age, he can still see murderous intentions lurking, and the old thief has many customers, so there is no guarantee that he will not notice it, which is not easy to handle! "
Not to mention the rolling of Li Yuan's eyes, everyone entered the palace through the north gate, passed a square and two stone bridges, and then arrived at the two halls of political affairs and rituals.
The two main halls are divided into two parts: Qian and Kun. They are built on a white stone platform and are solemn and luxurious.
The other six main halls are located on both sides and are named after Chu mythological characters, namely the Fire Temple, the River Temple, the Punishment Temple, the Siming Temple, the Fang Lie Temple and the Witch Temple.
Combining mythology with temples is indeed in line with the romance of the Chu people.
What made Gu Cheng's brows move was that there was a strange fluctuation in the Six Gods Temple.
"The Canglong Qisu inherited from the Chu Kingdom?"
Gu Cheng flipped his palm over and held a copper box in his left palm behind his back.
This is the Canglong Qisu inheritance of the Yan Kingdom. It was the Moon God who took it from the capital of Yan after searching for the soul of Yan Dan.
The inheritance of Canglong Qisu has reached its third level, so even if the aura in these temples is extremely thin, it is still clear and clear.
At this moment, using the inheritance of the Yan Kingdom, the atmosphere around him faintly trembled, and actually appeared in the void.
In Gu Cheng's sight, phantoms appeared above the six halls, flying misty and colorful, corresponding to the gods worshiped below.
Gu Cheng asked: "Are there any sacrifices for these six gods in Chu State?"
"Yes!"
Li Yuandao: "The gods of fire and Siming have the most sacrifices, but the river gods and witches do not live in Chu. In Luoshui in Han and Wushan in Qin, there are naturally less sacrifices..."
Comparing the six gods, the god of fire is the most massive and solid, while the shrine maiden is the most ethereal and floating. This is obviously a matter of the number of sacrifices.
"No wonder!"
Gu Cheng said regretfully: "If the sacrifices of the six gods were equal, these six temples would be enough to support the position of the six poles and be in harmony with the universe. But now the national destiny is constantly passing between the two gates, which is damaging the blessings and longevity. After the King of Chu returns to the country, he may not be able to ensure the safety of his heirs. ah!"
"nonsense!"
Li Yuan was shocked and shouted angrily.
When the King of Chu was a hostage in Qin State, he gave birth to two sons and one daughter, who grew up healthily. When he returned to Chu State, he had many wives and concubines, but the children he gave birth to died in infancy.
So Li Yuan's sister gave birth to a son safely, which made the King of Chu happy and made him the prince. But he didn't know that the son was not his at all.
The prince's life experience must not be revealed. At this moment, his expression gradually became ferocious.
It’s just that you accidentally noticed Gong Bian’s ambush. Even the King of Chu, who has no heirs, can tell. Are you afraid you are targeting me, Li Yuan?
"Uncle, please don't get excited!"
However, at this moment, Gu Cheng chuckled: "But just because of this, I have a huge contribution. I wonder if uncle Guo dares to get it?"