Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield Chapter 757 Chapter 310: Returning to the Ancestral Lineage! Gaining a Treasure Box! Ying Zheng: The Crown Prince's Decree Is My Decree! (2)
Previously on Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield...
His standing had long risen beyond the rank of a king.
As Crown Prince, he donned the King's robe and Royal Crown as expected.
Next to Zhao Feng, Wang Yan wore splendid palace attire too, her lovely features displayed, emanating a regal presence.
"We ministers pay respects to Your Majesty and the Empress."
"We ministers pay respects to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Consort."
As the four stepped forward.
All civil and military officials, harem concubines, imperial offspring, and elite meritorious soldiers from the populace bowed in unison.
"Rise, my subjects."
Ying Zheng grinned, lifted his hand, and helped them up.
"Gratitude to Your Majesty."
"Thanks to the Crown Prince."
The crowd responded together.
Numerous gazes filled with thrill fixed on the four figures before the Ancestral Temple.
"Truly unforeseen."
"My daughter Wang Jian has shockingly ascended to Crown Princess Consort." Wang Jian stared at his daughter in her Crown Princess Consort robes, beaming with joy.
Among the gathered throng.
When it came to who excelled most at safeguarding himself before, none outdid Wang Jian, but now this cautious Wang Jian joined the pinnacle family among Great Qin's officials.
He holds Grand Commandant, his son Shangjiangjun, his daughter Crown Princess Consort.
No question.
This is sheer fortune.
"On this day."
"My son, daughter, and grandchildren conduct the ancestor recognition and clan return rite."
"Seen by every official and the whole world."
Ying Zheng gestured grandly and proclaimed.
Then Han Fei advanced with the Holy Decree, announcing loudly: "Present the ancestral records, present the Jade Butterfly."
Immediately.
From the Ancestral Temple interior.
A few Ancestral Temple clan members emerged unhurriedly.
Look.
Beneath everyone's watchful eyes.
A fresh ancestral record was unfurled.
In Ying Zheng's branch.
Every one of his children's names appeared on this ancestral record.
Previously.
Prior to Zhao Feng's ancestor recognition and clan return.
Ying Zheng's firstborn was Fusu.
Yet now.
The firstborn son's slot displayed Zhao Feng, Zhao Family's Ying Feng.
Moreover.
Next to Zhao Feng's name sat Zhao Ying, Zhao's Ying Ying.
Beneath Zhao Feng's entry.
First legitimate son, Zhao Qi.
Legitimate son, Zhao Wu.
First legitimate daughter, Zhao Ling.
All names of Zhao Feng's offspring got inscribed on the ancestral record.
"Recognize ancestors and return to clan."
"Clan descendants, bow to Qin's ancestors through the ages."
The clan elder declared loudly.
At once.
Zhao Feng advanced steadily, Zhao Ying at his side.
His children trailed after Zhao Feng in turn.
Under the full court's civil and military gaze.
Zhao Feng confronted the spirit tablets of Qin's ancestral forebears and kings in the Ancestral Temple.
He dropped to his knees.
"Qin's 38th-generation descendant, Zhao Family's Ying Feng, honors the ancestors of all past eras."
Zhao Feng kowtowed three times to the Ancestral Temple's spirit tablets.
"Qin's 38th-generation descendant, Zhao Family's Ying Ying, honors the ancestors of all past eras." Zhao Ying knelt too and kowtowed.
With those two kneeling.
Behind them.
Zhao Qi, Zhao Ling, and Zhao Feng's other children knelt successively.
Even the toddlers, oblivious otherwise, imitated their elders now.
"Qin's 39th-generation descendant, Zhao Family's Ying Qi."
"Qin's 39th-generation descendant, Zhao Family's Ying Ling."
"Qin's 39th-generation descendant, Zhao Family's Ying Wu."
...
"Honor Qin's ancestors through the ages!"
Zhao Feng's children cried out, voices ringing bright and pure.
"Ancestral records entered."
"Bestow the identity Jade Butterflies." Han Fei proclaimed.
Clan members bearing Jade Butterflies first went to Zhao Feng, offering it reverently.
"Crown Prince, here is your identity Jade Butterfly."
Zhao Feng accepted the Jade Butterfly for inspection; it was a jade pendant, 'Ying' carved on front, 'Feng' on back.
Marking Zhao Feng's identity.
Afterward.
Zhao Ying and Zhao Feng's children all obtained their identity Jade Butterflies.
"The ancestor recognition and clan return ceremony concludes."
Once identity Jade Butterflies distributed.
This ancestor recognition and clan return ceremony reached its end.
In the end,
the ceremony proved far from elaborate.
Zhao Feng had long been named Crown Prince; this served only as a mere formality.
"From this day forward,"
"I am the Zhao Family's Ying Feng."
Zhao Feng pivoted to confront the assembled civil and military officials.
"We ministers pay respects to the Crown Prince."
"Congratulations on tracing your roots and rejoining the clan."
The entire assembly of civil and military officials roared together.
"Congratulations to the Host for tracing origins and recognizing ancestors, rewarding a Fourth-tier Treasure Box." The system panel announced right then.
"A Treasure Box reward has truly appeared."
"Indeed,"
"for the Huaxia People, recognizing ancestors and returning to the clan marks a monumental rite, likely granting invisible Qi Fortune." Zhao Feng mused inwardly.
Therefore,
he now held two Fourth-tier Treasure Boxes.
"Ministers, let us move to the Morning Discussion Hall for deliberations." Ying Zheng declared.
...
Morning Discussion Hall.
The hundred officials gathered.
Ying Zheng occupied the throne.
Zhao Feng positioned himself on the steps.
"Gentlemen,"
"how fares the progress on the national policies?"
Ying Zheng's eyes shifted to Han Fei and the other ministers.
The four national policies formed Qin's bedrock.
This matter held paramount importance.
"Reporting to Your Majesty,"
"over the past month's diligent work, aided by everyone at the Prime Minister's Mansion, we've developed the initial form of Qin's new script. Please inspect it, Your Majesty."
Han Fei presented a cloth bearing the freshly devised characters.
"Bring it forth."
Ying Zheng gestured with his hand.
The attendant temple official hastened down to offer it with utmost respect.
Since Zhao Gao's departure, the officials serving at Ying Zheng's sides had been freshly selected; one previously hounded by Zhao Gao now served as the Central Carriage Commandant of the Harem.
Indeed,
this move came straight from Ying Zheng's design.
Aimed at purging Zhao Gao's planted agents from the Harem.
Proven most effective.
Ying Zheng unfurled the cloth for inspection.
Surveying the new script laid out before him, he nodded approvingly: "Not bad."
"Compared to the scripts of Qin and other nations, this one stands simpler, akin to the childish scripts across countries—any literate Huaxia person can grasp it."
"Chancellor Han, you've toiled tirelessly." Ying Zheng commended.