Dozens of fire burning, bringing a hint of warmth to the dark and shady atrium; the monotonous sound of bells and drums rises and falls, and the unique rhythm makes the heart tremble and solemn; all the witches and prayers wore strange masks and danced gracefully under the fire, and they sang tunes from ancient times, and their singing echoed throughout the Taimiao.

"Alas, I am alas, and I have orders.

Shin Xi Wujie, Jiersou.

After carrying the clear veal, I will think of it..."

Despite many discomforts, Xiong Jing still stood beside the King of Chu. Under the gaze of the ministers, he knelt down with his father and went back and forth to comfort his ancestors. Concubine Zhao stood behind the father and son. From today on, she was the Queen of Chu and was qualified to enter the Taimiao with her husband to worship the former king of Chu.

The layout of the Taimiao and the palace bedroom is also a cross, but the ancient ace trumpets and overlapping curtains in the atrium make people unable to see through the whole building. Especially after the ranks and entry into the hall, the colorful murals on the walls are fascinating and touching. Some people, there are beasts, gods, and demons... This is a mural that the court painter copied from the memory of the old Ying Taimiao. Most of the paintings are from the ancestors of the Chu State to demonstrate their great achievements and not to let future generations forget them.

Perhaps the willow bark juice had some effect. At night, after the one-hour sales ceremony, Xiong Yuan was in good spirits and did not faint like last time because of exhaustion.

"Jing'er wants to know how the Chu army fights?" Only during the sacrifice, Xiong Yuan was wearing a jewel suit and a crimson-colored cork. This was Xiong Jing's familiar image as an emperor in later generations. Although there were only nine crowns hanging in front and back, he felt like an emperor.

"Yes." Xiong Jing still had his hair hanging down. The difference from before was that he was no longer a black robes, but silk brocade.

"The Prince Fu and Guanzi can teach you." Xiong Yuan knew about the planning of the military academy. Now he felt that this might not be a good way to revitalize the Chu State. "There are fifteen palaces in Jing'er, and I have ordered Cai Bao to be the army leader. You can ask him."

In addition to sanitation, the other garrison is the armor of the Eastern Palace. The fifteenth multiplied by the number of military personnel of the Chu army, that is 1,500 people. There was no prince before, so this was newly formed.

"Yi." Xiong Jing responded. After two days of thinking, he no longer had the excitement he had at the beginning - without fully understanding contemporary military technology, military academy is not so easy to run.

Unexpectedly, the King of Chu became more and more interested in the military academy. He lowered his head and smiled, "The court will start tomorrow, and Jing'er can listen to it and discuss it."

Xiong Jing was very surprised when his father allowed himself to listen to the court and discuss it. Although there was a precedent for the prince to supervise the country, he had not yet won the crown. He was surprised, when he looked at the court the next day and hundreds of court officials saluted Xiong Jing, he was not panicked at all. He just looked at the platform of the court three feet higher than the court, standing here looking at the Xuanyi Men below. Thinking that this was the position of the king and his future position, his pulse frequency could not help but increase a little.

After the three bows, the court meeting began. The Yin Yinzi was the first to go out: "I have a happy event to tell the king."

"Why are you happy?" Seeing the Chao was just a formality, I didn't expect that Zi Mo would tell you about the happy events.

"I wish the king: I, the Great Chu, have established my eldest son and worship the Taimiao. The country is already solid, this is a joy. The king's complexion this morning is different from the previous day, and he was cured of illness. This is a joy. The two joys are overtaken by the Chu, and I am the Heavenly Relatives. Please forgive me the king and grant the three-qian palace."

Don’t say it, don’t pay attention, and not even mention Xiong Jing, you all found that the King of Chu’s complexion was indeed better than the previous few days, unlike a patient, and the court was full of trouble. A few days ago, everyone was worried that the king would die in bed, but they didn’t expect that the prince would be cured if he had a crown prince’s illness.

There was a court ceremony, and it was not allowed to be in chaos. When the gurus wanted to scold him, the King of Chu smiled and stopped him: "I got up today and didn't feel the pain of my heart." After saying this, he looked down at Xiong Jing, "Jing'er tried medicine for me, and filial piety is the one who is filial."

More than 700 court officials did not scare Xiong Jing. His father's simple praise made him feel excited and he was stunned. Several court officials bowed to him when they saw the opportunity: "The eldest son is filial, the blessing of the king, and the blessing of the great Chu." As soon as they said that, the rest of the people also gave a speech to the King of Chu. Only then did Xiong Jing come to his senses.

The amnesty is not important in the world, it is just to let some prisoners go, but the seal of the three-qian palace means that there will be no tax collection this year. Others are willing, but Huang Xie is unwilling to do so, but he is not good at opposing it. He heard Xiong Yuan say: "Since there are two joys, a general amnesty can be performed."

"The king is wise!" The court officials once again praised each other in unison, and the morning court just parted.

The court had dispersed, and the Yan Dynasty was about to leave. The important officials here were not standing, and everyone had seats. The new Xiong Jing sat on his father's side, on the same side as his father. The Yan Dynasty discussed all military and national affairs, and this was presided over by the imperial court. This time Huang Xie also mentioned several major events. The first was the crossbow, and the power of the crossbow was heard by all countries. Whether it was the allies or the enemy countries, they sent envoys to ask for it. The second was the water truck. The Chu State had a drought in summer and autumn every year, so the water truck must be manufactured quickly; the third was the summer festival, which was a summer festival, which was held in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the summer festival was ready now; the fourth was caused by a general amnesty, and the land tax was not collected this year, which made the Yin Mansion's financial situation tense.

Huang Xie was over 80 years old and his speech was still very organized. All four things he said were major events. As soon as he finished speaking these things, Naoji said: "Jingnu is a powerful weapon for our army. How can we give it to other countries? Please tell the emperor that there is nothing."

The crossbow was invented by Xiong Jing, and now it is called Jing crossbow. It means the crossbow of Chu and the Prince of Jing. The Grand Sima said it very easily. Shen Yin-Yu, the Dazai, who was specifically responsible for diplomacy, said dissatisfied: "The crossbow shot three hundred steps and the arrow fell into the city protection. Who doesn't know? Everyone knows it. It's okay for other countries, but Qin will not give it, and the consequences will be unpredictable."

Shen Yin-Ying said that the consequences were unpredictable. Everyone's faces fell. Although there were three passes between Qin and Chu, the three passes could only protect the Jianghuai River. Biyang (now Biayang) north of the Huai River belonged to Qin Nanyang County, and could rub against the Bishui River to attack the Chengyang of Chu State by the southernmost end of the border of Wei State; then the three passes only protected the Dabie Mountains, east of Tongbai Mountain, and the Chu State had two cities, Tang, Sui, west of Dabie Mountains, and west of Tongbai Mountain; also west of Dabie Mountains, east of Han River, close to the Yangtze River, and Xiling, Zhu, Xia, and E; finally Dongting County, the 15-county city beside the river, which was recovered by Yangling Junzhuang Xin, led 150,000 eastern troops, and was next to Wuqian County of Qin.

From south to north, the northernmost Chengyang of these four areas bordering Qin State is the least worried. The northernmost Chengyang is about a hundred miles wide between Wei Nan and Tongbai Mountain, and most of them are mountainous lands. Not to mention that they cannot run a large army, even if there are large troops, the rear routes are easily broken by Wei State. Although Tang, Sui was easy to pull out, it was only two lonely cities. Before the agreement with Qin State, Chu State had prepared for losses.

The real concern is that Xia and E, east of the intersection of the Han River and the Yangtze River. Xia is located south of the Han River. The geographical location is very important. The same is true for E, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The E is the same - E follows the Yangtze River and goes south for dozens of miles south. This is the Tonglu Mountain (now Daye). This is the lifeline of the Chu State. Although Chu State has other copper mines, the output of other copper mines is not as high as that of Tonglu Mountain. More than 30 years ago, after Chu State recovered the fifteen towns beside the river, the reason why King Qingxiang vowed with Qin State was that he gave the many land west of Qingyang to Qin State was this Tonglu Mountain.

As for the southernmost Dongting County, it is also more important. It can communicate with the Dian Kingdom, the South China Sea, and Luoyue against the Xiang River. The barbarians there pay tribute to the Chu Kingdom every year. Ivory, pearls, gold, and rhinoceros skin are all rare treasures.

"Jing'er once said that a large city should be built south of Xia to resist Qin's boat troops going south." Thinking of Tonglu Mountain, Xiong Yuan couldn't help but remember the words of Feng Guanzi. At that time, Feng Guanzi said to persuade him to make Xiong Jing the crown prince.

"Build a big city south of Xiayi?" Several important officials looked at Xiong Jing.

"Yes." Xiong Yuan nodded. "Tonglu Mountain, the foundation of our Chu State, must not be lost. If the Qin State's boat troops go south along the Yangtze River..."

"King, Qin State attacks our country and should destroy Han and Wei. Since Han and Wei are destroyed, they can go south on the waters on the Huai River without having to go along the river." Xiong Yuan was not very clear about why he wanted to build a city south of Xiayi. While he was pondering, Huang Xie raised his objections in time.

"Father, the cement has not been completed, so you should build a city later." Huang Xie opposed it. Xiong Yuan naturally looked at his son, with inquiries in his eyes. Xiong Jing didn't want to build a city immediately.

"What is cement?" Xiong Yuanrao asked interested.

"Cement is similar to clay. There is a fire in the center of the earth. The fire burns the rock and turns into red slurry. When the earth cracks, the magma erupts, which is more than a thousand miles high. The ash covers the sky and the sun. If this ash falls, add water and mix it into a solid stone." Worrying that everyone does not know the importance of cement, Xiongjing has to pull volcanic ash. "If you use it, you will get twice the result with half the effort. It can also be used underwater and placed in water. It can also be condensed into a solid stone after a few days."

"The eruption of the earth-breaking fire slurry is indeed more than a thousand miles high, covering the sky and the sun." Taibu Guanji echoed, feeling a little confused. Not everyone knows the eruption of a volcanic eruption.

"Cement can be made by my eldest son?" Zuo Tu Zhaoshu asked tentatively, believing it and not believing it.

"The raw materials are complete, the tools are complete, and it can be made." Xiong Jing glanced at his father before answering, and saw that he did not express anything, so he nodded.

"It's great good." Zhaoshu praised.

"King, Qin State asked for Jing crossbow but could not get it. It was impossible to attack me, so why would it be like building a city?" It was obvious that everyone was off topic, so Huang Xie quickly brought it back.

"What if the Qin army gets my Jing crossbow and attacks me again?" Nao Ji asked back.

"Qin State asked for Jing Bird to attack Zhao, not me." Huang Xie said,

"Since we are attacking Zhao, how can we attack me?" Zhaoshu interjected. "Our Chu State has established its eldest son, how can we submit to Qin State? In this way, if the countries do not despise us, Qi State will also go south to become enemies with me."

"The king, what Zuo Tu said is very true and you must not succumb to Qin." Song Yu, who had been silent for a long time, also agreed with Zhaoshu.
Chapter completed!