Qin State, Xianyang, Zhangtai Palace.

This capital of Qin, the core of power, was completely beyond Jing Ke's imagination.

He has seen the main hall of the Yan Dynasty, which is very luxurious and luxurious, and all kinds of gold bricks and jade decorate the hall with grace and luxury, showing the majesty of the king.

And the Qin State Zhangtai Palace in front of him was not at all what he thought.

The interior of Zhangtai Palace is very simple, without too many valuables embellishment, but there is one thing that is very eye-catching, that is, big. From the door to the lord of Yingzheng, it is actually a mile long. Around the columns, the two people couldn't hug each other at all. The civil and military ministers on both sides stood neatly on both sides, adding everyone together, and they all seemed small to the entire Zhangtai Palace.

In the entire Zhangtai Palace, only Yingzheng sat on the main seat, and everyone else stood there quietly. From this point alone, it can be seen that the Qin State is highly hierarchical, highlighting the authority of the king, and the gaze shot from Yingzheng's eyes is not angry and arrogant.

Qin Wuyang, who was behind him, had never seen this kind of scene, he was used to the life of the rivers and lakes, and suddenly stood here, especially in the face of Ying Zheng's gaze, and unconsciously trembled with fright. Others may not know, but Qin Wuyang is very clear about Jing Ke's purpose, they are here to kill Yingzheng, and they are going to assassinate him on this occasion.

Can you kill it? Qin Wuyang had to worry. As an Assassin, at the very least, you must do an investigation into the circumstances of the assassination, and only when you have sufficient information will it be carried out. But looking at Jing Ke's appearance, he didn't know the situation of Zhangtai Palace at all, how could it be possible to succeed in carrying out an assassination in a strange environment? Once the assassination fails, how will Ying Zheng deal with himself? Thinking of this, Qin Wuyang was scared.

Jing Ke was very anxious, he had thought about everything, but he didn't calculate the circumstances of the assassination. This place of Zhangtai Palace is not suitable for assassination at all, there is no place to climb around, the pillars are so wide, the eaves are several zhang high, and there is not even any armor. If you kill someone with just a pair of fists, where can you kill it?

That's all, the distance from the door to Yingzheng is actually a mile away. With his own pace, he had to walk at least more than 600 steps, and it was impossible to calculate how many steps he had. If you want to assassinate Yingzheng, you must be within three steps, otherwise you can't kill it at all.

What's even more outrageous is this distance, and there is a pond in the middle that is three zhang wide and five zhang long. If you want to walk in front of Ying Zheng, you must walk over the stone bridge in the middle, but how to get there, you need to find a good reason.

Those vassals of the Qin State are all on the opposite side, Jing Ke is an envoy of the Yan State, not a courtier of the Qin State, if he wants to go over, even if Yingzheng agrees, the other courtiers will oppose it.

At this moment, Jing Ke racked his brains, and countless ideas wandered in his mind.

Zhao Gao shouted loudly: "The envoy of the Yan Kingdom, when you see my king, why don't you see the courtesy?" ”

Hearing this, Jing Ke woke up suddenly, and Qin Wuyang behind him was even more frightened and knelt down on the spot, not daring to raise his head.

Jing Ke frowned secretly, how could Qin Wuyang become so timid. didn't have time to think about it, with standard envoy etiquette, he gave a salute to Ying Zheng, and said: "Jing Ke, the envoy of Yan State, has seen King Qin. ”

Ying Zheng said: "Ping, Jing Ke Shangqing, what's the matter with coming to my Daqin?" ”

Jing Ke said: "The Central Plains is fighting every year, and the people everywhere are not happy, but the king of my family has mercy on all sentient beings and is willing to put aside his sincere views and reconcile with the Qin State. Jing Ke's entry into Qin this time was precisely for the people of Qin and Yan, and he also asked the king of Qin to let me and others step forward and offer a gift from our king to show his sincerity. ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Ying Zheng's mouth, such a high-sounding remark, it seemed ridiculous to say it, but he didn't say it either, because he knew that someone would stand up and speak.

Sure enough, Li Si came out of the queue and said to Jing Ke: "Envoy of Yan Kingdom, Ming people don't say dark words, does King Yan really have the heart to disagree?" If he had, why would he send a large army to be stationed on the banks of the Yishui River? ”

"If King Yan has the heart to negotiate peace, why don't you come in person and send you?"

Jing Ke smiled and said, "Except for my king, is there any monarch of the nations who is not afraid of King Qin?" I'm not afraid of your jokes, my king is very afraid of King Qin, and he is already moving the capital. But I was afraid that the king of Qin would call, so I brought two gifts to show my king's determination to reach a collegiate agreement. ”

Lees asked, "What kind of gift?" ”

Jing Ke took out a jade box from Qin Wuyang's hand, took a few steps forward, and said loudly: "Qin and Yan have been friendly for generations and have a long period of friendship. In history, Duke Wen of Yan promoted Su and Qin to envoy to other countries, and Qin and Yan jointly resolved the threat of Qi; King Zhaoxiang of Qin was held hostage in the Yan State, and it was also our country that united with King Wuling of Zhao and sent him back to the Qin State safely. ”

"Our country is the authentic Ji royal family, and the Qin State is also a descendant of the Ji family, and we are a family in the era of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. The battle of the Central Plains was only a struggle for the right to speak within the imperial family, and no matter how they fought with each other, they could not destroy the interests of the entire imperial family. But there is one person who has crossed this rule. ”

Opening the jade box, a head appeared in front of everyone, and many people said hatefully: "Fan Yuzhi is hateful, this guy is finally dead." ”

Jing Ke said: "Yes, it is Fan Yuzhi's head. ”

"Fan Yuzhi is not a member of the imperial family, but he disobeyed the will of the king of Qin, not only lost his tunliu, but also defected to our country. How could my king use such a traitor for glory? In order to show the sincerity of our country, Fan Yuzhi's head was specially sent so that the Qin State could see the determination to reach a collegiate agreement. ”

Li Si nodded and said, "Sincerity is commendable." ”

Ying Zheng knocked on the table and said: "King Yan killed this traitor, this king is very relieved, please ask the envoy of Yan to come forward and stand side by side with the ministers, you have this qualification." ”

The ministers all nodded, this greeting gift can indeed dispel everyone's doubts. In order to negotiate peace, King Yan made a bloody investment, and even killed Fan Yuzhi, and those who wanted to make things difficult couldn't find a reason.

Jing Ke was in front and Qin Wuyang was behind, crossing the stone bridge and coming to the center of the main hall. Jing Ke looked left and right, and there were many civil and military ministers standing on both sides, two feet away from him. looked at Yingzheng's position again, and there was a burst of helplessness.

Yingzheng's position is the highest point of Zhangtai Palace, and if you want to get close, you need to climb five steps. And Ying Zheng and the ministers are still five feet away, in Jing Ke's opinion, the long distance, he wants to make a move, there is no chance at all, how can he get to Ying Zheng's side?

Jing Ke thought about it, but he still had to play the emotional card and completely dispel Yingzheng's doubts. Yan said: "Qi Qi King Qin, you also know my origin, when the Qin State unifies the world, it will definitely re-plan the civil forces." Guigu, Leng Yue, and the Mo family all have people by your side, so the civil forces you want to fight, I, Yi Shui, bear the brunt. ”

Ying Zheng smiled and nodded, and Jing Ke continued: "In order to make King Qin believe in Yi Shui, I strongly persuaded King Yan to get a treasure for you, that is, the map of Du Kang. ”

After hearing Yingzheng talk about this before, the ministers didn't believe it at first, but now that Jing Ke said it in person, everyone was moved.

Ying Zheng asked: "The land of Du Kang is the richest place in the Yan Kingdom, how can the King of Yan give this map to this king with your tongue?" It's not that I don't believe you, but I don't believe King Yan, handing over the map of the governor is tantamount to giving away the territory, which is a great shame. ”

Jing Ke's face did not change, and he immediately said: "My king really didn't want to, but after listening to my words, he still handed me the map." ”

"I once said to my king, looking at the nations, after the Three Jin Dynasty was annexed by the Qin State, the countries could no longer form a joint army, and the general trend of the world was that the Qin State was the most powerful. The king of Qin is eloquent, and after the second attack on Chu, the state of Chu will survive and will be destroyed by the state of Qin sooner or later. ”

"Then the next target of the Qin State must be my Yan State, how can my country have the strength to compete with the Qin State? So I strongly advise my king, since he has already had the intention of moving the capital, why not push the boat down the river and give the land of the governor to the Qin State? Only in this way will the Qin people believe in me, and the alliance can be reached. If you don't do this, who will believe it in the Qin Kingdom? ”

"Ladies and gentlemen of the Qin State, I present the map of the governor, can I gain your trust? If anyone said that this was not enough, then Jing Ke would immediately go back, prepare his troops, and wait for the Qin army to attack, and never talk about peace talks again. ”

Shang Gong said: "Since I have come to Daqin, how can I let you go back if I don't hand over the map?" ”

Jing Ke said with a smile: "The nations are at war, and if they don't kill them, Shang Gonggui is the patriarch of the Ying clan, do you want to break the rules of the royal family?" After entering Qin, Jing Ke didn't plan to go back alive, but entrusted by the king of my family, even if I died in Xianyang, I couldn't lose the interests of Yan Kingdom. ”

"King Qin, do you really want to kill me? Even if you want to kill me, you won't be able to get the Governor map. After my death, some of my subordinates will secretly return the map to Yan Kingdom, and there will be no more peace talks. ”

Shang Gong smiled: "In front of us, no matter how sharp your teeth are, you can't deceive us." Qin Wuyang held two jade boxes in his hands, one containing Fan Yuzhi's head, and the other should be containing the map of Du Kang. ”

Jing Ke nodded and said with a smile: "Lord Shang is right, that jade box is indeed a map of Du Kang, but have you ever heard the story of returning to Zhao after finishing it?" Back then, Zhao Guolin Xiangru sent He's Bi bag back to Zhao in order to promote peace, if he could do that, why can't I? ”

"In front of everyone, I also said frankly, without my identification, who of you can know whether this map is real or fake?"

Shang Gong was silent, he had never been to Yan State, he didn't know the authenticity of the map at all, if he said it was full, Jing Ke was angry, and what he handed over was a fake map, and what he lost was the interests of Qin State.

Ying Zheng raised his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Shanggong, since Jing Ke has come to Zhangtai Palace, we must believe in his sincerity. Whether it's true or not, first present the map and let the king have a look. ”

Hearing this, everyone was happy, Shang Gong had never been to Yan Kingdom, but his own king had walked all over the Central Plains in previous years, and Yan Country had naturally been there. Ying Zheng personally looked at it, and naturally he could distinguish the true from the false, and after reading it, no matter what Jing Ke said, there was a way to detain him in Xianyang.

Jing Ke didn't expect Ying Zheng to say this, everyone has already arrived here, if you don't present the map, don't say that Ying Zheng doesn't believe it, it is estimated that everyone doesn't believe it.

Turning around, he said to Qin Wuyang: "Since King Qin said so, then Wuyang, hurry up and dedicate the map to King Qin." ”

Qin Wuyang's scalp was numb when he heard this, and his whole body trembled and slowly walked towards Yingzheng. walked to the steps, looked at Yingzheng's eyes that were not angry and arrogant, and just took a step, but he stumbled and fell to the ground.

Jing Ke's face was displeased, since entering Zhangtai Palace, Qin Wuyang had become so timid, it was really beyond his expectations. Can't let him be confused anymore, Jing Ke hurriedly stepped forward, held the jade box in his hand, pulled Qin Wuyang back, and said to Ying Zheng with a smile:

"Qin Wuyang was born in the wilderness of the north, he is a rough man, he has never seen the world, and today he saw the Son of Heaven, so he is afraid, and I hope that the king will be a little more tolerant, so that he can complete his mission in front of the king."

With Qin Wuyang's current state, he would definitely not be able to present the map, Yingzheng said to Jing Ke: "Jing Ke, hurry up and get the map that Qin Wuyang took." ”

Jing Ke replied, "Yes." ”

took the jade box from Qin Wuyang's hand, asked him to step back, and walked towards Yingzheng in person, just about to step up the steps, but heard someone say: "Please let the envoy of Yan State stay." ”

Jing Ke suddenly felt bored in his heart, why is this distance so difficult to walk, it seems to be only a few zhang, but it is so long. With just a few more steps, the plan can be unfolded, but there are still people who come out to obstruct it.

Ying Zheng asked him to present the map, who was so bold as to dare to disobey the king's opinion in person.