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Chapter 147: Everyone in Daqin meets Li Nian, their first impression
Amidst the shouts of "Long live the king!", the team arrived at Yongshan.

It was still dark at this time, but a large number of torches were arranged on Yongshan, with a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. Although the entire Yongshan was not as bright as day, it was extremely bright.

The reason why they set out before dawn was because the Qin Dynasty's sacrificial activities were mainly held in the early morning, and it was believed that the early morning was the time of the day when the yang energy was the strongest and the gods were the most active.

But there is another meaning behind Ying Zheng's choice to come before dawn: he wants to offer sacrifices when the first ray of dawn rises, indicating that under the shining light of a new day, he and the Qin Dynasty will turn over a new page from now on and usher in an unprecedented new era.

Various offerings had already been prepared on the altar on the mountain. Under the light of torches, Ying Zheng walked up to the altar step by step solemnly, holding a jade slip.

The sky was grey and dim, and Ying Zheng stood alone on the high altar. The firelight around the altar silhouetted Ying Zheng's figure, giving people a sense of the vastness and heaviness of an emperor facing the sky alone.

Li Nian seized the opportunity, took out his mobile phone and took a picture.

His action attracted a lot of people's attention. Of course, even if he didn't use his mobile phone to take pictures, many people would still be paying attention to him, because he was standing in a special position and wearing a formal suit that only a gentleman could wear.

The ceremony of proclaiming an emperor was unprecedented in history and it was also a ceremony that only happened once in a lifetime. How could Ying Zheng, who was extremely vain, not take it seriously?

Therefore, he not only came to offer sacrifices in person, but was also accompanied by many people, including the princes of the Qin Dynasty, the royal family of the Qin Dynasty, important officials of the court, Liu Ji and others who were specially invited to watch the ceremony, and even the royal families of the six countries captured in Xianyang formed a team.

Everyone watched the ceremony at different positions according to their status. Even Prince Fusu stood with the other princes.

But Li Nian was different. He wore the formal dress of a prince of the Qin Dynasty, but he did not stand with Fusu and others, nor did he stand with the Qin royal family. He was given a seat alone, and Meng Yi was following behind him. He became the most conspicuous person in the whole venue, and it was hard not to be noticed.

Seeing that Li Nian was arranged in a separate position, the princes of the Great Qin felt even more depressed. They and their brothers stood together, but this person was placed in a separate place, and Meng Yi was allowed to accompany him. This different treatment had made clear their father's intention: the crown prince of the Great Qin shall be this person!
The ministers were also full of imagination. Is this the "Li Nian" mentioned by the king?
His identity is indeed a young master!
Looking at the situation today, it is obvious that the king treats him differently. His status in the king's heart is higher than that of other princes. It is very likely that he will be the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty in the future.

Many ministers quickly recalled whether they might have offended this person in the past. After careful recollection, those ministers who found that they might not have offended this person in any way calmed down.

Li Si was not among these ministers, and he felt a little worried because he had once given advice on something and might have offended this person.

"I wonder how this Li Nian feels? He is probably the most favored heir in the king's heart. What if he investigates that matter..."

The thought that he might have offended the future crown prince of the Qin Dynasty gave Li Si, who was as smart as he was, a headache. He was a power-hungry person, and all his power came from the king. But now he had made enemies with the person who might be the future king of the Qin Dynasty.

"The king has allowed him to appear before the public today, obviously to let this young man step forward. I will inevitably have to interact with him in the future. I will see how he treats me then."

It would be best if I could make friends with this young master. If not, then the only option is... to find a way to prevent him from becoming the crown prince and ascending to that position.

Wei Liao looked at Li Nian and thought: "Is Li Nian really a young master? This person has natural talent. He can govern the country and control things. He also knows many strange things in the world. I wonder where he learned it from?" Wei Liao was very interested in Li Nian. Originally, in his opinion, although the King of Qin had great strategy and talent, he was a tiger and wolf. He was easily inferior to others when he was in a humble position, but he would easily eat others when he was successful. If he won the world, everyone in the world would be his captive.

He had originally planned to run away after helping the King of Qin to conquer the world, but unexpectedly, the King of Qin, whom he thought was a tiger and a wolf, actually changed. The source of the King of Qin's change was pointed to a man named "Li Nian".

Wei Liao stayed because of his curiosity about Li Nian. He wanted to see what kind of person Li Nian was who could persuade the King of Qin, the king of tigers and wolves.

Finally meeting Li Nian today, Wei Liao wanted to have a chat with him right away, to discuss the affairs of the world, the art of governing a country and the army, to see how much real talent and knowledge the other party had!
Like Li Si, Zhao Gao was also somewhat worried, but the reason for his worry was different from that of Li Si. He was worried about how this young man, who seemed to have a good chance of becoming the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty, would feel about him. If he thought that he was a traitor like Fusu did, then he would have a headache.

Zhao Gao thought to himself: "I have no grudges against this young master, so he should not be like Fusu. I must try to make friends with him. I hope no one is better than Fusu."

A long time ago, Zhao Gao also tried to ease the relationship with Fusu and show goodwill to Fusu, but Fusu not only did not accept his goodwill, but instead thought that he was a flatterer.

Chunyu Yue and Su Xu were standing together. Seeing Li Nian wearing a gentleman's formal attire, standing alone, Chunyu Yue glanced at Su Xu, who knew what he meant: Is this the one you taught?
Su Xu was also sighing in his heart. He once thought that this man was a barbarian, but he had reached this point. Although he knew that Ying Zheng attached great importance to Li Nian, he did not expect that he would attach such importance to him. Fortunately, he had always been polite to this man.

But thinking of this person's attitude towards Confucianism, Su Xu felt heavy in his heart. He looked at Chunyu Yue, and their eyes met, and they both understood each other's intentions.

This person does not like them, the Confucians. If he really becomes the crown prince and the next King of Qin, the days of them, the Confucians, will be difficult.

Although the Qin royal family was curious about Li Nian, they did not care too much about it. It was just another young man, albeit a young man who might become the crown prince, but so what?
Will it change their current situation and allow them to regain the power they lost in the past?

I'm afraid that after he ascends the throne, he will continue to suppress the royal family like his cold-hearted father.

To be honest, the royal family of the Qin Dynasty really had little presence. Ever since Shang Yang launched the policy of "royal family members cannot be granted citizenship without military merit", their presence was greatly weakened. After Ying Zheng adopted Li Si's "Remonstrance on Expelling Foreigners", their presence was further reduced to the bottom.

Belongs to a group of people who clearly exist but are not well remembered.

This prevented the Qin Dynasty from being in trouble with the royal family, but it also caused the dynasty to lose the support of the royal family in times of crisis.

Lü Zhi's father and brother were also invited to watch the sacrifice. When they saw Li Nian, they had an idea: "The King of Qin has not summoned my daughter (sister) to the palace. Could it be that he wants my daughter (sister) to marry a prince?"

The more they thought about it, the more they felt that this was a possibility, but they didn't know which young man it was. Could it be the one they were looking at now?
If it is this person, that would be good too, even better than entering the palace to serve the current King of Qin!
The current King of Qin has too many concubines, and this one is young, so she should not have many. Moreover, she seems to have the potential to become the next King of Qin. If my daughter (sister) marries him, when he becomes the King of Qin, won't she have the opportunity to become the queen?
Liu Ji, Xiao He and others also noticed Li Nian, but they would never have thought that this person was the "fellow villager" they guessed, the one who told Ying Zheng the news.

(End of this chapter)