Chapter 27: All parties are paying attention (please vote for recommendation on Monday!)
"Too beautiful!"

The Palace of the Prince of Qin, the Queen Mother's bedroom.

The Queen Mother of Qin, Zhao Ji, had wrinkles all over her cheeks and her hair, which was once jet-black but had turned gray during years of house arrest. She lay on the brocade couch, turning the pages of the book with her fingers that had lost their original luster. A long-lost interest appeared on her pretty face.

As everyone knows, the Queen Mother of Qin, Zhao Ji, had an affair with Marquis Wenxin Lü Buwei and Marquis Changxin Lao Ai, and gave birth to a pair of illegitimate children with Lao Ai, intending to use the illegitimate children to replace Qin Wang Zheng and become the ruler of Qin. After Lao Ai's rebellion failed, Qin Wang Zheng ordered Lao Ai to be torn apart by chariots, and Qin Wang Zheng's half brothers were also ordered to be thrown to death by Qin Wang Zheng.

Zhao Ji herself was imprisoned in Fuyang Palace in Yongcheng by Qin Wangzheng. Although under the persuasion of Yao Jia, Qin Wangzheng took Zhao Ji out of Fuyang Palace and raised her in the palace, everyone knew that the mother-son relationship between Zhao Ji and Qin Wangzheng had been severed.

Imprisoned in the palace, Zhao Ji lost her power and her man. Although she was still the mother of Qin Wang Zheng, no one dared to treat her badly in terms of food, clothing and living expenses. However, this kind of life as a rich prisoner turned the once gorgeous Zhao Ji into an old woman with chicken skin and white hair in just a few years.

Today, a palace maid presented Zhao Ji with the most popular storybook in Xianyang City, Hong Huang. Zhao Ji was bored and could only kill time reading the storybook. Because the story was exciting and many of the terms were extraordinary, Zhao Ji, who was just trying to kill time, was instantly attracted.

The cracked and pale lips opened and closed, letting out a long-lost cheerful laugh.

"Mother, you seem very happy?"

It happened that after Zheng Ge left the court, he took some of his close servants, including Zhao Gao and Gai Nie, for a walk in the palace. Somehow, Zheng Ge and his entourage came to Zhao Ji's residence. Thinking of not having seen his mother for several months, Zheng Ge simply came to see Zhao Ji. Under Zheng Ge's sharp eyes, no one dared to speak.

In this way, Zhengge came to Zhaoji's bed unimpeded. Hearing the familiar laughter, Zhengge's dark and thick eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and said to Zhaoji with interest.

Snapped!
Since Lao Ai, Lü Buwei, and the two illegitimate children Zhao Ji gave birth to by Lao Ai, all died at the hands of Zheng Ge, the relationship between mother and son had been completely severed. Zheng Ge's voice woke Zhao Ji up from her long-lost joy, and she loosened her grip, and the book fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Then, Zhao Ji sat down on the brocade couch, with a stern face that only had a bit of the charm of the past. Although she was wearing an embroidered silk skirt, her temperament was cold and indifferent. She was no longer the peerless beauty who had captivated everyone in the past. She was like an icy beauty carved out of ice. The look in her eyes when she looked at Zheng Ge was devoid of any warmth. It was not as if she was facing her only flesh and blood, but as if she was seeing her mortal enemy.

Zheng Ge had long been accustomed to Zhao Ji's cold attitude towards him, and he did not expect to gain Zhao Ji's motherly love again. Facing Zhao Ji who was showing an attitude of not welcoming him, his majestic face did not change at all, and his gentle eyes swept over the floor script:
"Prehistoric?"

"Your Majesty," Zhao Gao stepped forward like a ghost and whispered in Yu Zhengge's ear, "This is the most famous storybook in Xianyang City recently. It was written by a storyteller in Bashu Tower and was printed and published by Madam Qing, the boss behind Bashu Tower."

The title of Ba Guafu Qing is just a common name. As a close confidant of Zheng Ge, Zhao Gao knew that this widow held a certain position in Zheng Ge's heart, so he called her "Madam Qing".

"is it?"

Zhengge responded to Zhao Gao's answer without comment. Then, he turned around and left. Zhengge came here just to take a look at Zhao Ji. Now, he has seen her. Thinking of everything Zhao Ji had done, Zhengge was filled with disgust. He didn't want to see Zhao Ji anymore, so he left with Zhao Gao, Gai Nie and other personal attendants.

As the host, Zhao Ji saw her son coming and going in a hurry. She opened her thin pale lips slightly and wanted to speak, but in the end, nothing came out.

…………

Mount Zhongnan. Taiyi is close to Tiandu, and the mountains are connected to the edge of the sea. When you look back, the white clouds merge, and when you look in, the green mist disappears. The peaks in the middle of the field change, and the valleys are different in shade and brightness. I want to find a place to stay, so I ask the woodcutter across the water.

Hundreds of years ago, Laozi, the founder of Taoism, wrote the masterpiece "Tao Te Ching" at Hangu Pass, advocating to achieve the highest state of integration of all things through self-cultivation. Yin Xi, an official at Hangu Pass, was taught by Laozi a total of only 5,000 words, but it contained profound meanings and expounded the Tao Te Ching of heaven and earth. He gave up his official position and fled to Mount Zhongnan near Hangu Pass.

Taoism was officially formed from then on.

Five hundred years ago, Yin-Yang School separated from Taoism and became its own school; three hundred years ago, Taoism split into Tian Sect and Ren Sect due to different understandings of "Tao". However, although the two sects were divided into two, they still regarded each other as fellow disciples and lived together in the vast Zhongnan Mountain, which is covered with green vegetation and scattered with different landforms.

Tianxuan's book "Honghuang" became popular in Xianyang, and with the merchants traveling to and from Xianyang, it was spreading to the entire Qin State.

The headquarters of the Tianren Sect, Mount Zhongnan, is not far from Xianyang City. In addition, the disciples of the sect have to go down the mountain to purchase some daily necessities every once in a while. Therefore, Tianxuan's "Honghuang" inevitably fell into the hands of hundreds of disciples of the Tianren Sect.

“It’s beautiful, really beautiful!”

"This book, Hong Huang, praises Taoism between the lines. It is truly an amazing masterpiece."

"It's a pity that this is only one volume. If I could see the whole thing, I would have nothing to regret in my life."

……

Under the bright sun and clear sky, everywhere in the lush and green Zhongnan Mountains were words revolving around "Hong Huang".

The Honghuang school that Tianxuan created in his previous life was essentially a tradition of Taoist culture. When Honghuang was introduced to the Taoist settlement, it was quickly accepted by the disciples of the Taoist Tianren Sect.

For hundreds of years, Taoists have dug caves and built pavilions on the majestic and undulating mountains of Zhongnan Mountain, and you can see Taoist disciples holding "Honghuang" in their hands. Some clever people, who were unable to obtain the storybook in the first place, borrowed the storybook from their fellow disciples, but did not rush to read it, but took the blank book and copied it by themselves.

It was obviously just a thin book, but it was like a stone breaking through the water, causing ripples. It brought a series of disturbances to the Taoist Tianren Sect and alarmed the top leaders of the Tian Sect and Ren Sect.

View the wonderful platform.

In the past, apart from the once-in-five-year debate between heaven and man, this place was rarely visited by people, but today it has welcomed a long-lost popularity. Figures with immortal spirits and spirits, riding the rustling cold wind, like strong grass in the wind, or even like Lie Zi riding the wind, gathered here in a carefree and unrestrained manner, and each face had the same expression of interest.

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