If you don’t give up, I’d like to be your adoptive father.
Chapter 619 Winning over
Chapter 619 Winning over
Meng Zhenjun’s words were frightening, but Queen Mother Zhao laughed, “Is the Heavenly Master having a brain storm? He is just making alarmist remarks so early in the morning.”
Meng Zhenjun said seriously: “I am not trying to scare you. What’s more, I am talking about the new emperor, not the new ‘Son of Heaven’.
Even if the Qin Dynasty collapsed, a new dynasty was established, and a new emperor ascended the throne, it was just a change of “Son of Heaven”.
‘Qin lost its deer’ was destiny, and the one who followed the will of heaven could only be the ‘Son of Heaven’, not the ‘Emperor of Man’.
At least the first generation of the founding emperor was not the “Human Emperor”.
But today, I sensed the aura of the new emperor.”
Through the screen, Zhenjun saw a hint of confusion on the empress dowager’s flushed face.
He was anxious and helpless, and emphasized loudly: “Queen Dowager, listen carefully, it is the Human Emperor who rules over the four poles and eight wastelands of the human world, a great king like your son Ying Zheng, not an ordinary lord of an empire.”
Queen Mother Zhao sighed and said, “To me and to the Great Qin, whether you are the Son of Heaven or the Emperor, what difference does it make?”
Meng Zhenjun scolded: “Ignorant and foolish woman! Even if the Qin Dynasty is destroyed, the destiny of the human race is still controlled by me, Nanzhan Zhonghua.
If a new emperor is born, our great China will lose the destiny of the human race and become a barbarian land.”
Queen Mother Zhao was stunned and asked, “The new Emperor is not in my southern China? Master Tian, you are really crazy. How could the Emperor appear among the barbarians? Hahahaha~~”
Meng Zhenjun was not angry this time, his expression was helpless and puzzled, “In fact, a few days ago, I felt something.
The spirit of the Ancestral Dragon sent a warning to the old Taoist priest – the dragon veins of the barbarian nations in the west were eyeing the Central Plains and were about to overstep their bounds.
At four quarters past the hour of Mao today, Zulong let out a wail of anger and panic.
The old Taoist also vaguely sensed the authority and power that was almost that of the Human Emperor.
It didn’t last long, but it really happened.
It’s not a warning, it’s already happened!
To tell the reason
The expression on Meng Zhenjun’s face turned into anger and even greater confusion. “Then you have to ask Ying Zheng, if he died, then he died, why did he want to seek death and destroy the dragon vein of my Great Qin before he died?
The Ancestral Dragon’s energy that is now resonating with the old Taoist is merely the residual energy in the broken dragon veins.
None of them qualify as scarred or dying.
It is already dead.
Without the suppression of the Great Qin dragon veins, the barbarian dragons from all directions would surely raise their heads and cause trouble. This was common sense.
I just never expected that the Barbarian Dragon would rise so quickly and without any signs, and it was directly a sign of the Human Emperor. “
Queen Mother Zhao’s expression changed several times, “Master Meng, you really didn’t lie to me?”
“When has this old Taoist master ever lied to you? If you don’t believe me, there are many other immortals and immortals in the Imperial Observatory. You can call them over to ask them.” Immortal Lord Meng said angrily.
“Tianshi, please don’t be anxious. It’s not that I don’t believe you, but I don’t dare and don’t want to believe what you said.” The Queen Mother Zhao finally showed fear and panic on her face, “Zheng’er has been different from ordinary people since he was a child. I don’t know what he is thinking.
But I know that he destroyed the dragon vein of the Qin Dynasty with premeditated intention.
Decades before the collapse of the Great Qin Dragon Vein, he had been slaying the true dragons of the barbarians in all directions.
We have cut off the dragon veins of all the foreign powers that could threaten China. By the way, what was the name of that damn Taoist priest? He was the one who was responsible for digging up the dragon veins of the barbarians.
“Taoist Qingsong.” said Master Meng.
Queen Mother Zhao said angrily: “Qingsong deserves death! He is just a figurehead and allowed a foreign country to give birth to a human emperor.”
Master Meng also disliked Taoist Qingsong very much.
What Qingsong did was too mean, too insidious, and not in accordance with the right way. It is not what a virtuous person should do.
But at this moment, he couldn’t help but speak a fair word for Qingsong, “Qingsong died in the backlash while performing his duties.”
His death from backlash indicated that Qingsong’s evil karma had reached its limit.
It’s not that Taoist Qingsong himself is unwilling to do more, but that he can’t do it.
He truly devoted his life to the emperor’s rule until his death.
“Moreover, the aura of the new Human Emperor appeared in a foreign country this time, which might not be the backlash caused by Qingsong digging up the dragon veins of foreign races everywhere.”
“You damned prisoner, it’s all because of him that our Southern China is in danger of collapse!” Queen Mother Zhao said gritting her teeth.
Meng Zhenjun was speechless.
“How can Taoist Qingsong be so guilty of carrying out an imperial mission that he deserves death?”
In fact, he sincerely felt that Qingsong deserved to die, and he had no sympathy for Qingsong’s current fate.
But the words “Qingsong deserves to die” cannot be said by the court, especially not by Queen Dowager Zhao.
“Don’t you know, Heavenly Master, that it was the Taoist priest Qingsong who bewitched Zheng’er into using the method of cutting off the dragon veins to break the prophecy that ‘the one who will destroy Qin is a Hu’?” said the Queen Mother Zhao.
“Alas, Taoist Qingsong has died long ago. He finally served his country loyally. If the Queen Mother keeps saying these things, it will only make the ministers feel cold-hearted.” Meng Zhenjun sighed.
Queen Mother Zhao wanted to say: Wasn’t it you who forced me to reject the request of Taoist Master Taiyi and not offend God for a green pine?
Of course, Queen Dowager Zhao just had a low political IQ, not no IQ at all.
Failure to cleanse the evil deeds of the dead ghost Qingsong will certainly make the ministers feel disheartened.
But compared with eliminating Qingsong’s evil deeds and offending the heaven, it is better for the ministers to be slightly disappointed and the cost is smaller.
Besides, how many loyal ministers and generals have been killed by the Qin Dynasty over the years?
If you want to be disappointed, you would have been disappointed hundreds or thousands of years ago.
Over the years, there are still countless wise ministers and scholars who come to surrender. It’s not because the emperor is kind, but because the Qin Dynasty has what they want.
Queen Mother Zhao asked, “You sensed the aura of the new emperor at 4:45 of the morning hour, and now it is almost half past the morning hour, almost an hour later. Can you find the identity and location of the new emperor?”
Meng Zhenjun said: “It is initially determined to be in the west, probably in the Quicksand Region.”
Queen Mother Zhao asked again: “Which country in Liusha is the most prosperous now, and which country’s ruler is the most worthy of a ruler?”
Meng Zhenjun pondered and said, “Among the countries in the Liusha Region, only Xishu has seen a huge increase in national fortune and dragon energy.
Suddenly, from the atmosphere of decline and destruction, it became vigorous and powerful, with signs of flourishing fortune. “
Queen Mother Zhao of “Western Shu” asked in confusion: “That guy from Western Shu is called ‘Prince of Qinghe County’, right?
Didn’t he lose his destiny, and did the Li family start to seek support from the Qin Dynasty?
Could it be that the Li family’s dragon vein has returned to life?” Meng Zhenjun said: “Does the Queen Mother know that Xishu has appointed Yu Fengxian as the ‘Prime Minister’.
On the day Prime Minister Yu took office, he had already deposed the City God.
The Queen Mother must still remember Zhao Ke, who was sent to Yingxiang Mansion a few years ago.
Now, Zhao Ke is also completely obedient to Yu Zaiheng.
Two days ago, Yu Zaiheng killed two more dragons.
Among them, the Black Dragon Demon King is also the newly promoted “Ten Great Demon Gods of the West”.
She was alone against three demon gods, and the aftermath of the battle in the Flowing Sand River even alarmed the immortals in Yaochi.”
Queen Mother Zhao said in bewilderment, “Who is Yu Fengxian? She sounds familiar to me, but I can’t remember who she is.”
“A few years ago, Taiyi Dao’s Divine Mace Taibao was still in Xianyang trying to get an official position for Yu Fengxian. Later, she killed Yu Chan, who was the leader of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms Rebellion. Prince Gao asked for a title for her and awarded her the Human Emperor’s ‘Cosmic Sword’.” said Meng Zhenjun.
“Oh, Yuzhoufeng, I remember it now.” Queen Mother Zhao said, “Gao’er asked for Yuzhoufeng for her so that Yu Fengxian could enter the palace to serve me.
Stay by my side, to prevent the Buddhist thieves from plotting against her.”
“It’s only been a few years, and Fairy Yu Feng actually deposed and enthroned the City God, and killed the three demon gods with a sword?” the Queen Mother asked in surprise.
“We only killed two demon dragons, and one demon god escaped. However, Yu Fengxian can indeed be said to have extraordinary magical powers now. This old Taoist suspects that the ‘aura of the new human emperor’ is related to her.” said Meng Zhenjun.
Queen Mother Zhao’s eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and she said, “I will immediately issue an order to invite Yu Fengxian to serve as an official in the court of the Great Qin. Has she made any great contributions to the country recently?”
Meng Zhenjun shook his head and said, “I have made great contributions to the country of Western Shu, and I have also made contributions to the human race, but I have no merits to speak of in the court of the Great Qin.”
Queen Mother Zhao said: “She may not have made great achievements today, but she did in the past! Lord Meng, tell me what official title I want to give her?
Alas, last autumn, Ying Xian passed away, and the position of Nine Ministers became vacant. Now, how about letting Zhang Han step down, and making the “Shaofu” one of the Nine Ministers? He can hide in the palace all year round without worrying about trouble from Buddhism.
I also hinted to Yu Fengxian that she should stay in Xianyang for two years first, then go to the north and follow Meng Yi to kill two Xiongnu “big bosses”, and I would confer the title of Guannei Hou on her.
In this case, Yu Fengxian should be grateful and extremely happy, right?”
An expression of admiration appeared on Meng Zhenjun’s old face, which was as rosy as a baby’s.
The Queen Mother Zhao is definitely far less capable than Emperor Ren Zheng.
But she had witnessed her son ruling for nearly two hundred years, and he did not lack basic political qualities.
The Qin Dynasty ruthlessly cut off the dragon veins of the barbarians, ruthlessly imprisoned the real dragons, and ruthlessly absorbed, rewarded, and won over the wise and powerful ministers and generals of the barbarians.
Queen Mother Zhao not only understood this, but was also very aware of the value of the “barbarian emperor’s aura”, and directly offered the position of Nine Ministers and the Marquis of Guannei to bribe Yu Fengxian.
This kind of courage is not qualified to be the emperor. Being a queen mother to maintain stability is barely enough.
“We do want to bribe Yu Fengxian, but now is not a good time.” Meng Zhenjun said with a serious expression: “You have already been rewarded for killing the demon cicada.
If you give Long En again, it may have the opposite effect.
This will make the ‘New Human Emperor’ or Yu Fengxian suspicious, wary and resistant.
It is better to let nature take its course. The Queen Mother will first summon Prince Gao to the palace and pretend to complain to him that it has been almost seven years and the ‘Lord of the Universe’ has not entered the palace to serve you.
Prince Gao must be anxious and worried, and sent someone to hint to him that now that Yu Fengxian has returned to Xishu, it would be better to send Taiyi Dao’s Divine Mace Guardian. No, it is still a bit unreasonable to ask the Divine Mace Guardian to take action.
Let Prince Gao write a letter to urge Yu Fengxian to come to the court as soon as possible.”
Queen Mother Zhao was surprised and said, “Master Meng came to Ganquan Palace in a hurry and woke me up from the bed. It must be because of an urgent matter.
But now that he is really going to summon Yu Fengxian to the court, he is calm and unhurried. Why is that?”
Meng Zhenjun smiled faintly and said, “The matter is very urgent, but you can’t rush it. If you rush it will only make things worse.”
Queen Mother Zhao said worriedly, “I understand that if we act too hastily, it will easily arouse suspicion, but if we delay too long, something unexpected will happen.”
Meng Zhenjun waved his hand and said: “I could not have predicted the emergence of the ‘New Emperor’, but I know the current situation of West Shu very well.
Both dragons were killed, and the big thing was over.
In the remaining days, Yu Fengxian just went about slaying demons and eliminating evil spirits as before.
If left unchecked, the national fortune and dragon spirit of Western Shu will definitely become stronger.
But these things need time to settle.
In the short term, there will be no major changes in Western Shu, and there will be no major changes in the national destiny and dragon energy.
The Queen Mother and the Taoist priest can just wait for Yu Fengxian to come to the court.”
Seeing that Meng Zhenjun was so calm and composed, Queen Mother Zhao also felt at ease.
“In this case, I will do as the Heavenly Master said and summon Gao’er immediately,” said Queen Mother Zhao.
Meng Zhenjun smiled and said, “There is no need to be too anxious to summon Prince Gao. The Queen Mother only needs to remember that before the matter is resolved, not a single word about the ‘Barbarian Emperor’ should be revealed to the outside world.”
His expression became serious. “Even Lord Changxin cannot say anything. As long as the Qin Dynasty is still alive, the Queen Mother is still the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother. Only she can rule the world and make the Marquis of Changxin obey you in every way.”
“Master, there is no need to say such things. I understand.” There was some anger in the Queen Mother’s tone.
Meng Zhenjun bowed to the screen, then turned and left.
After waiting for another day, Queen Mother Zhao summoned Prince Gao to ask about the matter of “Yuzhou Fengjieshi”.
On the fourth day, Prince Gao Cai picked up his pen and wrote a letter, which he sent to the west via the Daqin Post Station.
Although Queen Dowager Zhao did not forget Yu Fengxian and the “Barbarian Emperor”, she was no longer as nervous and anxious as she was at the beginning.
As before, she favored Marquis Changxin day and night, and the boy lived a sweet and comfortable life.
It was not until the morning of this day, before 7 a.m., that Meng Zhenjun, who had not been seen for many days, rushed into Ganquan Palace again in a hurry. He once again waved away the eunuchs and maids with his sleeves, pushed open the palace gate, and shouted to the two people who were doing morning exercises: “Marquis Changxin, get up from the Queen Mother quickly, and get out!”
(End of this chapter)