Chapter 360
Outside the Xianyang main palace, a huge dragon carved from white jade surrounds the three-meter-long circular spring pool, which has not moved for thousands of years. However, when people look directly at its engraved pupils, they always feel that it has life.
Perhaps, it was this thousand years of waiting that gave it a special kind of life. The spring pool surrounded by stone-carved dragons was actually only half a finger deep, and it was filled with clear, crystal clear spring water, and the breath of life was always rhythmic on the water surface, but no drop of water flowed out of the spring pool.
This is Qin Chu's original spiritual land. The dragon surrounded the pool, and the spring water rippled slightly. Suddenly, a mysterious green light bloomed in the pool. As the light flowed, Liu Bang's figure appeared in the original spiritual land. Feeling the fluctuations of the original spiritual land, Ying Zheng walked out of the main palace. He stood outside the palace gate, and the dragon's eyes stared at the man who had just stepped out of the spring pond, with his expression gradually changing.
Liu Bang raised his head and stared at Ying Zheng outside the palace from a distance, with a solemn expression and walked forward step by step. The wind in Xianyang blew up just as it was, blew up the light purple hair on Liu Bang's forehead, and blew up countless dust hidden by the years.
"Liu Bang, the King of Han who protects the country, see Your Majesty." After nine steps forward, Liu Bang stopped and stood quietly on the ground, greeted Ying Zheng, who was high above the 120-story steps, but his body did not have any rituals. "A rare guest - the King of Han who is guarding the border city, why did he have time to return to the palace to greet me today?" Ying Zheng's mouth raised slightly, but a string broke in his heart, and his eyes were always watching Liu Bang's every move.
Liu Bang looked at Ying Zheng in a narrow glance, without answering his question, but said, "It has been ten days since Bai Qi left Yingshan Gorge, and it has been at least eight days since he returned to Xianyang Palace - eight days - you have been waiting for me for a long time." Ying Zheng's eyes were slightly raised, and the corners of his mouth gradually calmed down, and then he said, "Yes, I have been waiting for you for a long time - but, you are so direct, it is a bit surprising to me."
"Because there is no room for tactileness - the true appearance of the eyes does not leave me any space for tactileness." Liu Bang said in a deep voice, with no expression on his face. "There is no room for tactileness - as for?" Ying Zheng's voice turned, but his eyes carefully checked Liu Bang and repeatedly confirmed that he was not carrying a weapon. "The true appearance of the eyes - did you see something again?"
"I have already visited the country in person..." Liu Bang stared at Ying Zheng and said slowly, his voice very calm, "Three years of dominance, all officials abolished, thousands of miles of empty cities, thousands of paths of war marks - is this still a country?" "First, Xiang Yu and I were granted the king to protect the king, and ordered us to guard the border towns, and then blocked information and transportation. On the one hand, we wrote political and civil and civil and military officials to ensure that we were safe, and on the other hand, we were all working hard to implement hegemony on the country, dismiss the power of civil and military officials, and forcibly conquer people. If any city resists, we will be punished for the crime of treason, and directly raise troops to attack the city, and use force to destroy all dissidents - but all your actions are to build a huge palace that stretches for 300 miles-"
Liu Bang said, but his calm voice suddenly became low: "His Majesty Zheng, as the protector of Qin Chu, out of respect for the supreme ruler of the country, I come to see you. I hope you can give a reasonable explanation!" Ying Zheng stared at Liu Bang's expression, but was silent and could not say a word. Yes, he could not speak, and he could not explain Liu Bang's question.
Liu Bang's eyes always fell on Ying Zheng, and the atmosphere lasted for a few minutes. Then Ying Zheng finally opened "One thousand years, the farthest time that the world's literary history can be traced back is one thousand years, but for the thousand years since the beginning of this history, the world has been in an absolute division-"
"The ancient river flow left a thousand years ago divided the world into three parts. Qin, Chu, Jin Yuan and Tang Zhao took the river flow as the boundary, confronting each other and enfeoffed the domestic governance. But in the past thousand years, the split situation in this world has not changed at all!" "Isn't this ridiculous and sad? This is a world, not Qin Chu, Jin Yuan and Tang Zhao! Do you understand? Faced with the extreme division of this world, thousands of mediocre people in the world can ignore it, but when I face all this, I must take on this mission..." Ying Zheng looked at Liu Bang with a solemn expression, and the dragon's pupils flashed with a scorching light, "Liu Bang, since I have said that, I am not afraid to tell you-I want to unify this world!"
"Unified the three realms - is this what you think is reasonable?" Liu Bang frowned slightly, but asked sternly, "Emperor! As a protector and a member of the Qin and Chu country, I don't care how much emperor you have, but with everything you have done to Qin and Chu, you are denying your qualifications as a king. What are you still saying about unifying the world? Will unifying the world become your reason for your rebellion and perseverance?" "I can only tell you that I know what I am doing..." Ying Zheng took a deep breath and said quietly.
"Do you know? Your Majesty. I haven't finished saying it..." Liu Bang looked straight into Ying Zheng's eyes and said, "I'm brave enough to ask Your Majesty, where is the Lord Mi Yue now?" Liu Bang asked Ying Zheng without any surprise. Ying Zheng's eyes flashed for a moment, and then slowly said, "My mother is in Mihuang Palace now, she is very good."
"Is that true?" Liu Bang's eyebrows gradually relaxed and he said softly, "I haven't arrived at Xianyang Palace for a long time. I dare to ask Your Majesty to let me meet the Empress Dowager." "Empress Dowager Xuan has been feeling unwell recently... I don't need to see you." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.
"What if I insist on meeting you?" Liu Bang was also silent, and he was obviously silent. Unexpectedly, they even knew about Mi Yue's situation - attacking the junquan master is equivalent to hurting the king. This is a serious crime that implicated the nine clans. Even this matter was exposed. It seems that the right and wrong must be broken up.
"...Okay, since you all know so clearly - what are you going to do?" Ying Zheng's brows stretched, as if he had taken down something. Since he reached the last step, he was relaxed.
"Ying Zheng...To be honest, even a second before knowing the three-year change in the inner country, I still believe that you are the most suitable emperor of Qin Chu, revealed by fate..." Liu Bang calmed down and suddenly said quietly, "Because your eyes - the dragon's eyes that meet once in a thousand years! The emperor's appearance revealed by fate."
"Ha... I thought no one in this world knew about the 'immortal appearance'." "But I know - so even three years ago, you sacrificed a hundred thousand troops to exchange for a chance to destroy Xu Fu, which greatly changed Xiang Yu's attitude towards you, but did not make me dislike you. Even later, I suspected that you were involved in the death of the late emperor, and I did not object to your ascension to the emperor in the country's heavy discussion, but just chose to abandon the vote - because I believe you are the one who should be the emperor!"
"But Ying Zheng! You have let down your election by fate! You have also let down the expectations of thousands of people for you! Although you have condensed all the qualities that a king should have, you have lost the most fundamental principle of a king - people and country first!"
"You have only one sentence wrong. I am the king chosen by heaven and earth, and will eventually unify the world!" Ying Zheng's eyes were deep and said, "King? Whose king are you? No people but no country, no king! For your own heart, you can even push the country to death. Are you still the king?" Liu Bang asked sternly, with a high momentum, "You are like Xiang Yu or I, will never admit it again!" "Ha——I finally got the point, right?" Ying Zheng sneered with a sharp eyebrows, "You and Xiang Yu have decided to rebel against my regime."
"It's not rebellion, it's revolution - it's salvation. Compared to following the emperor's rule, our fundamental responsibility should protect the peace and harmony of the entire country!" Liu Bang said righteously and his eyes firmly. "It's so righteous..." Ying Zheng's dragon-like eyes flashed, looking at the determination between Liu Bang's eyebrows and eyes, and then said coldly. "Liu Bang, I used the responsibility of protecting the king three years ago to transfer you and Xiang Yu to the border town because I was afraid of your strength, the military power in your hands, and the gathering of heroes from all walks of life in Qin and Chu to confront me-but today, three years have passed!"
"In the past three years when you stick to the border line, I have been preparing and accumulating strength - now, I have completely conquered the inner territory of Qin and Chu, and even the Beiyi Bing tribe has surrendered to me. The resources and strength of the entire country are in my hands. You only have two border cities. Even if the border guards have as many as 300,000, how can you compare with the power of the entire country?" "Liu Bang, you have figured it out. Now, it is not as good as before. Don't think that after the situation is broken, it is the disadvantage of me - now you are walking alone, going in a dilemma!"
"Now you are trapped in two border cities, facing the power of the entire country - I advise you to be cautious about your actions of 'rebellion or rescue'!" Ying Zheng stared at Liu Bang's pupils and finished his last sentence word by word. It was at this moment that three green lights bloomed in the original spiritual land. As the light flowed, it was Arthur, Zhong Wuyan and Daji who returned to Xianyang Palace.
Arthur and the other two had just crossed the dimensional space to return to Xianyang Palace, and they happened to see the confrontation between Liu Bang, the King of Han, and the Emperor of Qin Ying Zheng, the authorities of Qin Emperor. They were shocked, but they did not dare to speak casually, breaking the silence of the confrontation between the two people who were as storm as wind and clouds. "Ying Zheng, you have not figured out yet... Qin and Chu, one hundred and twenty-seven cities, 65.8 million people, you have conquered all this, but you have lost the hearts of the people of this country - you are no longer worthy of being the king!" Liu Bang said calmly, his gaze unreduced, "Although you have accumulated a lot of strength in the past three years and prepared many methods to deal with us - Xiang Yu and I will never retreat here!"
The dragon's eyes were beating faintly with a trace of flaws. At this moment, Ying Zheng knew that a great battle with Xiang Yu and Liu Bang would be inevitable. Then Liu Bang said coldly again: "Also, Ying Zheng, although we don't know what you have prepared in the past three years, but I ask you, do you really understand the strength of Xiang Yu and me?"
Ying Zheng frowned slightly, and his eyes became cold and sharp when he looked at Liu Bang - yes, as Liu Bang said, he really didn't understand what Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's real strength were. They had never shown their true strength in front of him. Then again, it can be seen that their strength was also based on the sharpness of the dragon's eye! Ying Zheng didn't even know whether Liu Bang was practicing magic or martial arts!
It seems that these two people are really a big concern in the imperial map! Ying Zheng thought to himself that even though the matter has been so hard that he has tried his best to deceive Liu Bang and Xiang Yu for three years, he has not gained any advantage... Since that is the case, it seems that these two people must be eliminated first and then quick! "Hmph... Liu Bang, Liu Bang... You are really a big concern in the imperial map..." Ying Zheng smiled coldly and bitterly, and a dark golden halo flowed invisibly in his hands.
"It seems... I really can't give you a chance..." As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Zheng's eyes became extremely cold and sharp. With his palm spread, a dark golden lightsaber appeared out of thin air, flying towards Liu Bang in a flash. The lightsaber attacked in the air without any warning, but Liu Bang was not panicked. Liu Bang blocked the sharp murderous intent that was coming and calmly looked at the mysterious man in front of him.
"Long sword hides the winter, short sword Qiu Cliff..." Liu Bang stared at the long sword and short sword in the man's hand at close range, and suddenly his pupils shrank, and his shock was beyond words, "You are the Fusang sword saint--" "Musashi Miyamoto." The man looked up at Liu Bang. The slender sword marks on his left eye made his eyes look extremely sharp, and a low and hoarse voice sounded, like a sword wind, passing by Liu Bang's ears.
During a moment of speech, Liu Bang and Miyamoto, who seemed calm, seemed to be at peace, but the enemy attacked each other, were constantly releasing the magic blue energy in their bodies. The powerful force was like a silent wave, colliding wildly invisibly.
"I really didn't expect that even the Fusang Sword Saint was put away by you-" Liu Bang frowned slightly, and there was no doubt that he was pointing at Ying Zheng in his words. "You didn't expect a lot!" Ying Zheng looked at Liu Bang, who was confronting Miyamoto's power from afar, and smiled coldly, "Liu Bang... To be honest, I admire you very much, but unfortunately you want to be an obstacle to my great imperial map - since that's the case, I can't give you a chance. Today, you can't stay in Xianyang Palace!"
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Liu Bang looked slightly and realized that he had been surrounded by Arthur, Zhong Wuyan and Daji who had just returned to Xianyang Palace. In addition, Miyamoto Musashi in front of him - he was surrounded! From the moment Ying Zheng swung his lightsword, they moved. Miyamoto, who had been hiding in the hidden place of Xianyang Palace, suddenly rushed out and attacked him. Arthur, who was standing in the original spirit, immediately rushed towards him. In a moment, he surrounded him tightly - Ying Zheng's sword was simply an order - the order to surround Liu Bang.
Everything came so coincidental. Liu Bang, who went to Xianyang Palace alone to meet Ying Zheng, did not expect that there was a lurking powerful man Miyamoto under Ying Zheng, nor did he expect that he would meet Arthur and others in time to travel back to the palace. Now, he has been surrounded by four of them - no, Ying Zheng - five of them! "Ying Zheng, do you want to get rid of me here with a large number of people?" Liu Bang frowned and stared at Ying Zheng who was standing quietly on the 120th floor.
"Don't you think you are too arrogant? Even though you know that Xianyang Palace is already a tiger's den for you, you dare to come alone to confront me in court." Ying Zheng's dragon pupils frightened and said coldly, "Liu Bang, are you too confident in your strength? If you dare to enter the palace alone, don't blame me for taking advantage of you in this palace!" Liu Banglin looked around and suddenly said in a deep voice, "Ying Zheng, do you really think this is the case
Can you destroy me?" "Rampant! Liu Bang, you don't think you can beat the five of us!" Ying Zheng's eyes were slightly raised and he shouted loudly. Then, Ying Zheng made a seal with his hand, and a huge golden magic array suddenly appeared at Liu Bang's feet. However, facing the magic array suddenly rising under his feet, Liu Bang didn't care at all. He saw his left hand horizontal force, using the soft force of the magic blue energy to shake off Miyamoto Musashi in front of him, and then turned to face Ying Zheng.
"Since I dare to come, I'm sure I will escape all my might." Liu Bang said calmly, as if he was not concerned at all that he was surrounded by the murderous aura of Miyamoto, Arthur, Zhong Wuyan and Daji. Liu Bang just looked slightly cold and stretched out his right hand to form a seal with one hand. The magic blue energy in his body surged in an instant, like the undercurrent of the abyss under the sea, hidden and huge. Then, Liu Bang inserted the silver sword held in his left hand to the ground - it did not pierce the ground, but the moment the sword end touched the ground, the majestic magic blue energy refined into a large light purple halo and flowed around Liu Bang.
Chapter completed!