I am already immortal, why should I ascend to become an immortal?

Chapter 285: Yinglou's Crown Ceremony, Lü Buwei's Rebellion
"Brother Jin, what are you doing? My father just said a few words quickly, please don't take it seriously."

Meng Yi, who was standing by, was almost frightened to death by Jin Chan's sudden action.

I originally thought it was just a military show, and at most Meng Tian would be hung on the military flag for three days and three nights.

But who knew it would come to this.

"Meng Wu, where did you get this bronze mask around your waist?"

Jin Chan's voice was chillingly cold, and the murderous intent in his eyes made it clear that he was not joking.

On Meng Wu's armor, a bronze mask appeared in the center of his waist.

And the appearance of this mask is exactly the one that Cheng Jiao wore on his face at the beginning.

"General Jin, it's not that we don't want to hand over this mask to the king, but we just haven't figured it out yet."

Just when Meng Yi was about to explain, Meng Wu suddenly swung the long-handled sword engraved with Taotie patterns in his hand and placed it three inches in front of his nose.

And a strand of hair in front of the forehead was split into two.

"Shut up!"

Meng Wu was a man who would rather break than bend. He was too lazy to explain himself and would not let his son ask for it.

"Tell me, and I'll spare your life."

At this moment, Jin Chan was just like Ying Lou. In addition to murderous intent, there was also a hint of kingly rage that surprised both Meng Tian and Meng Yi.

It was as if standing in front of them was not only Jin Chan, but also Ying Lou himself.

At that time, Cheng Jiao was tortured by the Xuanmen evil spirit for Ying Lou and became half-human, half-ghost.

Although he was buried in Yuetan Mountain with a golden nanmu coffin and the Qin King's sword, Lu Lu, he waited for his corpse to transform into an immortal.

But Jin Chan could never have imagined that the bronze mask on Cheng Jiao's face would appear here.

A feeling of uneasiness kept rising in my heart.

"Humph, I haven't been back to the interior for decades, and you, a child who is still wet behind the ears, dare to point fingers at me."

This time, it was Meng Wu's turn. Before he could finish his words, Jin Chan waved his ten fingers at him.

In an instant.

I saw black fingers wrapped in bursts of thunder attacking Meng Wu from all directions like waves.

And at the tip of each finger, a small mouth opened up.

The sharp teeth made a crunching sound, as if they were about to devour Meng Wu.

"Evil devil!"

He stomped the ground with one foot suddenly, creating grooves all around.

Meng Wu was seen bending his legs, leaning down, lowering his head, holding the end of the long sword "Po Xi" in his right hand, bending his elbows, and placing it high behind his head.

With one strike, he swept through the enemy forces and actually blew away the wave of black fingers that were attacking him in an instant.

Taking the steps of a Overlord, Meng Wu walked towards Jin Chan step by step, neither hurried nor slow.

"Meng family military discipline, those who violate the order will be killed!"

The words fell.

Meng Wu did not hold back at all. With his eyes looking down with contempt, he chopped straight for Jin Chan's forehead with his knife.

Before the blade fell, the wind pressure alone created a deep pit in the ground beneath Jin Chan's feet.

"Lei Chi, a soldier."

Just when Jin Chan was about to attack with all his strength.

Meng Tian, ​​who was punched at the side, suddenly stood up and rushed between the two men.

He gripped both ends of the handle of the Yunlai spear with both hands and used all his strength to desperately block the sword attack from his father Meng Wu.

Puchi~
A stream of blood spurted out of his nose and mouth, and Meng Tian's internal organs were mixed together by this powerful force.

"Father, please stop. If you continue like this, it will be treason."

"General Jin Chan, I got this mask by accident when I was fighting against the princess of the Western Regions. It is my fault for not reporting it to the king in time. If you still have questions, please allow me to answer them one by one later."

Meng Tian gritted his teeth and spoke one sentence at a time.

Although I was not injured in the fight with Jin Chan just now, I was a little exhausted.

Now that he had been hit by Meng Wu, Meng Tian's blood and energy were flowing backwards and he was already at the end of his strength.

"Princess of the Western Regions?"

Jin Chan sighed secretly, and his frown relaxed.

If Meng Tian did not lie, then this might just be a misunderstanding.

However, whether it was a misunderstanding or a sophistry that Meng Tian came up with on the spur of the moment, we have to ask again to find out.

"Meng Tian, ​​are you swinging your sword at this general?"

The Meng family army has an iron order that anyone who commits a crime against his superiors will be shot three times in the chest and die!
"Father, this is not the border. Since I am a minister of Qin, I must abide by Qin law. General Jin is your equal. If you kill him, you will be violating Qin law."

Meng Tian tried hard to suppress the sweetness rising in his throat. Although his voice was trembling, his eyes were firm and he had no intention of retreating.

"General Meng, the martial arts demonstration just now was my own will. General Jin does not know the military discipline of the Meng family. I am willing to be whipped 200 times and caned 200 times, and have the military flag hung, and be poured with salt water every day until we reach Hangu Pass."

Throwing the Yunlai spear in his hand to the ground, Meng Tian knelt on one knee with his fists clasped, bowed his head to accept the punishment, and took all the blame on himself.

"Drag him away and execute him immediately!"

Meng Wu shouted coldly, then turned and walked back to the commander's tent.

It was as if nothing had happened with Jin Chan just now.

"He remained calm in the face of danger and acted decisively, showing the demeanor of a great general."

Jin Chan looked at Meng Tian and thought to himself.

After Meng Wu left, two executive officers of the Meng family army came to Meng Tian.

"General, please."

"I'll have a few words with General Jin, then I'll go take my punishment. Please wait for a moment."

When he came in front of Jin Chan, Meng Tian first bent down to apologize for Meng Wu's behavior, and then told him the origin of the bronze mask.

"General Jin, although I don't know how this bronze mask has anything to do with you, I did get it from the barbarians when I was fighting them. I didn't mention it to the king because it's a bit weird and we don't know how to use it."

"The princess of the Western Regions is in Xianyang. If General Jin doesn't believe me, you can go and interrogate her in person. I will persuade my father to give this thing to you."

Meng Tian thought that it was the Meng family army that secretly hid the treasures of the Western Region royal family, which made Jin Chan angry.

"it is good!"

Jin Chan responded.

If this mask is really as Meng Tian described, I wonder if the princess from the Western Regions can restore Cheng Jiao to his original appearance.

After all, there are too many uncontrollable factors in the process of corpse transformation into immortality.

The hour of Hai has just passed.

The military camp, which should have been silent, was now filled with the sounds of sticks hitting and whips lashing flesh.

Two hundred military sticks and two hundred lashes, even Meng Tian would probably lose half his life.

Early the next morning.

When the army finished their meal and prepared to set off.

In the center of the army, there was a military flag with the word "Meng" printed on it.

Meng Tian's upper body was naked and bloody, his arms were tightly tied with rough ropes and hung at the highest point.

The bruises and swellings left by the caning were high and raised, intertwined with the bloodstains from the flogging.

The muscles in my back were tense and trembling slightly due to the severe pain.

The bright red blood beads slowly slid down the flagpole and dripped onto the ground below.

"Pour!"

Following the executive officer's shout.

Four soldiers suddenly poured the salt water in the basin upwards.

Poured on Meng Tian's scarred back.

baah~
A hair-raising sound was heard, and the moment the salt water touched the wound, countless tiny white foams appeared.

Meng Tian's body spasmed instantly, and his spine arched uncontrollably.

His face was slightly distorted due to the severe pain, veins bulged on his forehead, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down like raindrops, mixing with the salt water on the wound, leaving new traces of blood.

The back, which was already torn apart, seemed to be on fire under the erosion of salt water. The flesh at the wound turned from red to white and became extremely red and swollen.

The air was filled with a pungent smell of blood and saltiness.

"Brother, if this continues, General Meng might develop a hidden illness."

Xiao Luoyang turned his head away and said to Jin Chan reluctantly.

It will take at least another month to get from here to Hangu Pass.

Whether Meng Tian can survive is indeed an unknown.

"Brother Jin, our father is such a person. The Meng Family Army is everything to him. He is strict with others and even stricter with himself."

"Because of his wrong decision, five hundred Meng family soldiers died at the hands of the barbarians in the Western Regions. If grandpa hadn't intervened, he would have chopped off his own head long ago."

Meng Yi walked out of the camp. Unlike other soldiers, he was wearing only a white gown. Although he seemed to be indifferent in his speech, his eyes would occasionally glance at Meng Yi, who was standing high under the military flag in the distance.

"Alas, even if Big Brother can make it to Hangu Pass, he probably won't be able to lead the troops into battle."

Meng Yi sighed.

During yesterday's martial arts performance, Meng Tian had actually already prepared himself mentally for being punished.

But under normal circumstances, it is just fifty strokes of the cane, fifty lashes, and hanging for three days, and he should be able to hold on.

Who knew that the bronze mask incident would happen unexpectedly.

In order to prevent any accidents from happening to either Jin Chan or Meng Wu, they had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

Choose one person to take on everything.

"Here, let Meng Tian eat this secretly tonight."

Jin Chan reached out and took out a pill from his arms and threw it directly at Meng Yi.

"This is?"

"Eat it and you won't have to worry. It won't delay him from leading his troops to attack Wei."

Young military generals who are both brave and resourceful are rare. It would be a pity if Qin lost a future general because of this incident.

"Then I'll take my brother's place and thank the General in advance."

Meng Yi chuckled and put the pill into his arms.

The army continued on its way.

Until the day passes and night comes again.

Meng Yi mixed the pills with dinner and forced it to Meng Tian.

as predicted.

The next day, Meng Tian was full of energy, and all the fatigue and wounds on his body disappeared instantly.

And from then on, we just need to hold on until Hangu Pass and we will be completely worry-free.

Twenty-three days later.

The Meng army arrived at Hangu Pass.

Li Xin, Zi'an and others have been waiting for a long time.

This time the troops were dispatched after the city of Luoyang was captured.

The father and son of the Meng family will lead 370,000 Meng family troops directly north to launch a surprise attack on the capital of Wei State 400 miles away.

Jin Chan led 250,000 troops, Li Xin led 150,000 troops, Zi'an led 120,000 troops, and Yang Ruihe led 120,000 troops, totaling 640,000 troops. They continued their march eastward and completely destroyed the entire territory of Korea.

"Brother Jin, why didn't you ask Brother Xuanzi to come with you?"

Although Li Xin, Zi'an and Mu Xuanzi have very different personalities, they get along very well.

We have known each other for more than a year now, and our relationship has long been like that of brothers of the opposite sex.

"I need him to go to Yongcheng."

At this time, Hangu Pass was guarded by Bai Macuo.

But Zi'an had disappeared half a month ago.

"Yongcheng? Is it related to the Great King's Crowning Ceremony?"

In response to Zi'an's question, Jin Chan did not answer.

However, in the current Great Qin, apart from the Qin King's crown ceremony, what else is there that is worthy of Jin Chan's concern?

After leaving Hangu Pass to the east, the army marched for another three days.

Jin Chan, who was located behind the Meng family army, suddenly ordered the army to set up camp on the spot.

And without his order, no one except Xiao Luoyang could enter the commander's tent.

Although Li Xin and his companions were puzzled, they did not ask any more questions and just stood guard around the area.

the other side.

Yinglou’s guard of honor has arrived in Yongcheng from Xianyang.

The Qin King's crowning ceremony will be held tomorrow.

In addition to the officials and Longguan gentry headed by Lu Buwei and Li Si, those who came this time also included the Queen of Huayang, the two concubines Hong Wenyu and Han Nian'er, and the Ying clan headed by Ying Bo.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready. We have sent people to guard the ancestral temple!"

After nightfall.

After a busy day, Zhao Gao came to the palace to report to Ying Lou.

Since the Qin Dynasty moved its capital from Yongcheng to Xianyang.

The old ancestral temple was only visited by the Qin kings and princes during their coming-of-age ceremonies.

"What is Lu Buwei doing now?"

Ying Lou took off his black dragon robe, sat quietly on the chair with his eyes closed, and let the palace maid untie his hair that had been tied up for a day.

This time he came to Yongcheng to hold the coming-of-age ceremony.

According to ancestral teachings, we cannot bring too many people with us.

However, at the beginning of the year, Ying Lou ordered the general of Xianyang to lead an army of 80,000 to Yongcheng early to strictly control the number of people entering the city every day.

According to the military report delivered the day before, nothing unusual has happened in Yongcheng in the past few months.

However, it was these words "nothing unusual" that made Ying Lou feel a little uneasy.

"Replying to the king, the Prime Minister and Lord Li Si have been drinking in the room since the sun set and have never stepped out of the house."

Everything seemed too peaceful.

So calm as if nothing would happen.

Everyone was doing their job and there was no jumping action.

"After I fall asleep tonight, Black Ice will guard the bedroom. No one is allowed to enter. Anyone who trespasses will be executed on the spot."

After Ying Lou finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked Zhao Gao and the palace maids and eunuchs to withdraw.

"Lu Buwei, Lu Buwei, I want to see what you are going to do with this final pounce."

A glass of Qin wine was drunk.

Ying Lou lay down on the bed, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

After a night.

The crowning ceremony begins.

In front of the ancestral temple.

All the ministers bowed down.

The Grand Historian held a black cloth crown in his hand, walked forward respectfully, carefully put it on Ying Lou's head, and called out loudly.

"On the auspicious day of the month, you will start to add Yuanfu. Abandon your young aspirations, follow you and become virtuous. The test of longevity is only Qi, and you will be blessed."

A black cloth on the head represents administrative power.

Then, clan leader Ying Bo came forward holding a leather hat made of white deerskin.

He also read out the blessing in a loud voice: "In this auspicious month and auspicious day, I will offer you my clothes. I will respect your dignity and be prudent in your virtue. May you live a long life and receive blessings forever."

He put a leather hat on top of the black cloth hat and held military power.

At last.

Prime Minister Lu Buwei walked up the stone steps holding the crown in both hands.

With a smile in his eyes, he first whispered: "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Shout louder again.

"In the right year and the right month, all are blessed with the blessing of heaven."

The crown tassels are placed on top of the head, and the ceremony ends.

Sudden.

Just after Ying Lou stood up, he saw Lu Buwei, who was supposed to leave, still standing in front of him.

"Your Majesty, I am about to rebel."

The words fell.

Suddenly, outside the ancestral temple, weapons were heard everywhere.

Among the ministers.

Hundreds of officials, receptionists, and ceremonial guards took off their shirts, revealing the white armor underneath, lifted up the floor tiles under their feet, and took out the sharp blades buried inside.

"kill!"

Following Lu Buwei's light shout.

Twenty officials were beheaded.

Blood was spilled in the Ying clan’s ancestral temple.

(End of this chapter)