My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1203 Give yourself a thumbs up for your clever little brain! I don't know how to guess God's will, so I'll just ask!
The spring nights are short and the sun rises high. Cheng Jiao never attends court early.

The next day, the sun was high in the sky, and Ying Chengjiao felt an itchy sensation in his heart.

Ying Chengjiao's eyes suddenly opened wide, and his sharp eyes swept around him, while his right hand grabbed to the side of his head.

The first thing you feel is a delicate and soft surface.

What I see is a tender white lotus root.

"Hmm~"

Hearing Gui Ling's murmurs in her sleep, Ying Chengjiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and placed his hand on his heart, suppressing his heartbeat which was as rapid as a drum.

After taking a dozen breaths, Ying Chengqiu moved Gui Ling's soft and boneless hand away, then moved Mi Tian's legs away, picked up his shoes, tiptoed away from the bed, put on a fur coat, pushed the door open and walked out, then quickly closed the door so as not to wake up Ji Wei and Gui Ling.

"Master! Ah!"

Ying Chengjiao looked back in the direction of the sound and saw Ji Wei holding a copper bowl in her left hand and touching her earlobe with her right hand. After a cry of pain, Ji Wei hurriedly changed her position to holding the copper bowl with her right hand and touching her earlobe with her left hand.

Seeing this, Ying Chengjiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He reached out and took the bowl from Ji Wei. Ji Wei hurriedly said in a worried voice: "Master! It's hot!"

Ying Chengjiao shook his head: "No problem."

The copper bowl was indeed a little hot, which was unbearable for Ji Wei. But for Ying Chengjiao, whose hands were full of calluses, this temperature could not do anything to his artificial leather insulation layer.

Looking through the steam rising from the soup bowl and towards Ji Wei, Ying Chengjiao asked as he walked away from the bedroom, "Is your mother settled down?"

Ji Wei smiled happily and said, "Yeah!"

"Madam had already chosen a location and built a house for my mother, and added furniture. Sister Tian'er and Sister Ling'er ordered the tribe members to clean up every day and prepare firewood and charcoal after hearing that the Lord had destroyed Yan."

"When my mother and her clansmen arrived yesterday, Madam specially sent Zhang Tianan to greet them. Sister Tian'er and Sister Ling'er also came from their clans to help my mother settle down."

"My mother has been properly settled now!"

After saying this, Ji Wei said somewhat embarrassedly: "I was so happy to hear that my mother was coming that I was unable to accompany my master last night."

"Sister Tian'er and Sister Ling'er were both tired last night. Can I accompany the master tonight?"

Ying Chengjiao raised the bowl of soup and asked with a smile, "I was wondering why you got up so early in the morning to make soup for me."

"I never thought that you were bribing me!"

Ji Wei came forward like a little fox seeking favor and said with a chuckle, "Although I am not good at making soup, I have seen Sister Tian'er make it and have practiced privately."

"Master, please try it first to see if it suits your taste."

As he was talking, the soup in the bowl finally cooled down to a drinkable temperature. Ying Chengjiao tentatively picked up the bowl and brought it to his lips to take a sip. Then Ying Chengjiao stopped.

How to say it - Ying Chengjiao suspected that Ji Wei did not go to entertain her mother last night, but took advantage of the celebration in Chang'an Palace and the sparse defense to rob the Chang'an Palace warehouse and added all the stored salt into this bowl of soup!

Ji Wei was still jumping beside Ying Chengjiao and asked, "Master, do you still like it?"

Ying Chengjiao made up his mind and drank the bowl of hot soup in one gulp. He then handed the empty bowl to Ji Wei and reminded her, "Next time, don't put so much salt."

Ji Wei said "Oh" obediently, holding the clean empty bowl with a smile on her face.

Seeing this, Ying Chengjiao laughed and scolded: "Stop laughing, and help me get dressed first."

"Come to the room early tonight and wait!"

Ji Wei's eyes brightened instantly: "Thank you, my lord!"

"I am here to change my clothes for my lord!"

Oye!
Don’t think that Sister Tian’er and Sister Ling’er have taken the lead, but tonight I can be favored by the master alone! The master’s exclusive favor!
Give yourself a thumbs up for your clever little brain!

Ying Chengjiao didn’t know that Ji Wei’s inner drama was so exciting, and Ying Chengjiao didn’t care what Ji Wei was thinking.

With the help of Ji Wei, Ying Cheng put on his clothes, strode out of the harem with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, and went straight to the front hall.

Just as Ying Chengjiao expected, he met Ying Le!
"Lord Chang'an!" Ying Le stood up and saluted, smiling and saying, "I haven't congratulated Lord Chang'an for sweeping across the world and returning with a great victory yet!"

"He led his army across fourteen countries, and his benevolence and virtue attracted the allegiance of the barbarians. The merits and virtues of Lord Chang'an will be remembered for centuries!"

Ying Chengjiao returned the greeting with a bow: "Thank you, An Wenjun!"

"I have yet to congratulate Lord An Wen for performing sacrifices for the country and receiving the grace of heaven, attracting the earth dragon to offer the jade disk."

"An Wenjun's achievements will be remembered for generations to come!"

Ying Le hurriedly bowed and saluted again: "Although I have been offering sacrifices to the country for a long time, the heavens did not send down grace because of my merits in offering sacrifices."

"The achievements of pacifying the world are all due to the king!"

"The merits of offering sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven are all the merits of Lord Chang'an!"

Before Ying Chengjiao came into the world, Ying Le was still an extremely staunch atheist. Even though Ying Chengjiao was known to have been favored by successive kings for manipulating the 'ghost fire' in Qinian Palace, Ying Le just laughed it off.

But as Ying Chengjiao's predictions and actions became increasingly outrageous, Ying Le became less resolute. However, according to Ying Le's observations, Ying Chengjiao seemed to be a staunch atheist! This made Ying Le very uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but be more careful in his words.

Ying Chengjiao smiled and said, "An Wenjun is too modest. Sit down!"

After Ying Chengjiao sat down at the main seat, he asked directly: "May I ask if Lord An Wen came here for the heaven-sent jade?"

Ying Le nodded and said, "That's right."

"Since the day Dilong went to Xianyang to congratulate the king, the king has ordered the people of the world to offer all the treasures that seem to be heaven-sent jades. Because this matter involves sacrifice, all the treasures are kept by this official."

"Although I have seized the position of Fengchang, I am far inferior to Lord Chang'an in sacrificial offerings, so I cannot help the king find the jade gift from heaven."

"Now that Lord Chang'an has finally returned victorious, and has received the king's order, I will hand over all the treasures to Lord Chang'an. Please offer sacrifices to the heavens and the earth, find the sacrificial jade for the king, take the authority bestowed by heaven to shepherd the people, and prove the righteousness of our Great Qin!"

As he spoke, Ying Le waved his hand, and hundreds of officials carrying more than a hundred large boxes walked into the hall.

"Boom~"

Even though the officials were already quite careful, the heavy box still collided with the ground with a loud bang, and it almost filled every corner of the hall.

Ying Le ordered in a deep voice: "Open!"

More than a hundred boxes were opened together, revealing the jade inside, which were either beige, yellow-green, white-green, or pure white and green. They were colorful.

Each piece of jade is unpolished, but the skin has been roughly polished off. Under the sunlight, it reflects a luster like glass or oil, which is truly magnificent.

If every piece of jade here was exchanged for money, it would be enough to create a small force, and every box of jade would be enough to become the foundation for a small family. But now, they are all piled up casually in this hall!

Ying Chengjiao stood up and walked to a box beside him. He took out a piece of jade and played with it, asking, "All the jades are beautiful. It's hard for me to judge."

"An Wenjun has been the Minister of State for a long time, and he knows how to guess the will of heaven better than I do. I wonder if An Wenjun can teach me?"

Ying Le shook his head and said, "Everyone knows that Lord Chang'an is deeply favored by the Emperor."

"When it comes to guessing God's will, no one in the world is as good as Lord Chang'an!"

"If I were to teach Lord Chang'an, I would be showing off my skills in front of an expert and would only make a fool of myself!"

Ying Chengjiao turned to look at Ying Le and smiled: "I am the person who knows how to guess the will of heaven the least in the world."

"I always ask directly."

Ying Le: ...

Did you know that no one chats like you?

Ying Le suppressed his grievances and said, "Throughout history, this is the first time that the Emperor of Heaven has ordered the Earth Dragon to bestow a jade tablet for sacrifice. All the previous stories of saints and sages are useless."

"I dare to speculate on the will of heaven. I believe that the jade bestowed by the emperor will definitely fall into Neishi County. It is flawless and beautiful, with a bright and lustrous color. It is also large enough to be split into two parts, one for sacrificial offerings and the other for a seal. I will use this jade to offer sacrifices to heaven and this seal to rule the people!"

"I don't know, Lord Chang'an, do you think there is anything to be gained from what I said?"

The requirements proposed by Ying Le were very high, but this was about making a treasure for the country, so no requirement could be too high!
Ying Chengjiao nodded in agreement and said, "What An Wenjun said is very true!"

"Among all the jades offered by the people, is there any that can satisfy this statement?"

Ying Le waved his hand, and more than a dozen boxes had their lids closed.

Ying Le pointed to the boxes with open lids with his right hand and said, "I think the jades hidden in these 166 boxes can satisfy what I just said."

"However, I cannot predict the will of heaven after all. I can only make a bold guess. I do not know whether it is correct or not. If you have time, Lord Chang'an should read all the jades donated by the people before making a decision."

"If there are more people offering jade in the near future, I will also transport all of them to Chang'an Palace and let Chang'an Jun make the final decision."

Ying Chengjiao bowed and said, "Thank you, An Wenjun!"

Ying Le smiled and cupped his hands: "I should thank Lord Chang'an!"

The matter of finding the God-given Jade is a hot potato for almost everyone. If it weren't for Ying Chengjiao, Ying Le would never have mentioned this matter at all!
Finally, this difficult potato was thrown to Ying Chengjiao. Ying Le left Chang'an Palace leisurely with his hands behind his back, leaving Ying Chengjiao in the hall, staring blankly at the boxes full of things around him.

"You want to carve both a jade disk for sacrifice and a seal for stamping?"

"So, elder brother not only asked me to find the jade for sacrifice, but also asked Li Si to make the imperial seal?"

Scratching his head, Ying Chengjiao picked up different jade stones one after another, his scalp tingling: "What does the imperial seal look like?"

"I don't know!"

"There is a saying that the imperial seal was carved from the Heshi Bi. Why don't we just send someone to the treasury to get the Heshi Bi?"

“But An Wenjun has already said it. This is a gift from heaven to the Qin Empire. It is related to the Qin Empire. How could it be produced in Chu, first in the hands of the King of Chu, and then in the hands of the Qin Empire after more than 500 years of wandering?!”

"But if we don't use the Heshi Bi carving, what kind of jade should we use? And what should we carve it into?"

Looking up at the jades all over the hall, Ying Chengjiao felt extremely stressed!
(End of this chapter)