Qin Official

Shangxian County was the first stop for Heifu and his party after entering the customs. Shangxian County was also called "the place of Shangyu". It belonged to Jin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because it was located above the Luoshui River, it was also called Shangluo. . Later, when Jin was divided into three parts, the land of Shang returned to Wei. Wei Yang entered Qin to preside over the reform and began to counterattack Wei and captured this place. He was granted the title of "Shang Yang" by Qin Xiaogong to Shang in fifteen cities.

Now more than a hundred years have passed in Shang County, but Shang Yang's tomb and artifacts cannot be found at all.

"It probably won't end well."

Heifu walked around the county and thought to himself.

Although Shang Yang's reforms strengthened the Qin Dynasty, it offended the prince Qian, the prince, and the public family, not to mention that he still occupied Shang Yu's land of 600 miles, which was equivalent to one-third of the Qin's territory. Qin Xiaogong did fulfill his promise to "divide the country", but once Xiaogong dies, all of this will become the thing that kills Shang Yang...

If Shang Yang was like in the TV series, he could be bound and sacrificed calmly, maybe he could really become a saint who died for the law. Unfortunately, as far as Heifu knew, Shang Yang's final struggle seemed a bit ugly and stupid.

When King Huiwen of Qin came to the throne and Prince Qian and his group wanted to liquidate him, Shang Yang's first reaction was to run away. As a result, he was turned away from the guest house because he did not bring his inheritance, so there was an idiom about self-restraint.

Shang Yang finally managed to cross the border and returned to the state of Wei with a forged test report. However, the people of Wei resented his deception of his close friend Gongzi Ang and killed countless Wei people. They refused to take him in and even deliberately drove him back to the state of Qin. .

Shang Yang was also able to make troubles. He returned to the fiefdom from outside the river of Wei State, gathered his subordinates, mobilized the soldiers in the city, and attacked Xianyang northward to seek the last way out.

But this desperate struggle was quickly extinguished by the Qin State. Shang Yang was killed in the rebellion and was sentenced to quartering his body with five horses. The whole family was executed by the clan, and there was still a saying that "there is no better rebel than Shang Yang!" Warning, add a bloody case to Qin Luli's crime of rebellion.

Fortunately, King Huiwen of Qin was wise and even though Shang Yang died, Qin's law was not abolished. Otherwise, there would not have been the King of Qin's crackdown on the emperor today.

"From the day Shang Yang established laws and regulations for Qin, his fate was destined."

If Heifu realizes something, Shang Yang's defeat was due to the fact that he made too many political enemies and had too deep grudges. He lost the upper echelons and failed to make the Qin people at the bottom feel loved. When Shang Yang died, no one in the Qin people pity him. Of.

On the other hand, his authority was completely dependent on the monarch of Qin, and Qin's laws and regulations were also built around the monarch. Neither Qin Jun nor Qin Lu would allow a large feudal lord with a large area to exist. Qin Xiaogong still trusted him when he was in power, but once the monarch changed, he would definitely kill him quickly.

"Too much reliance on the monarch, too much effort to serve the country, and no hesitation to make enemies on all sides will be as dangerous as the morning dew. In the end, the monarch will collapse and his ministers will die, as happened with Shang Yang and Wu Qi..."

With this realization, Hei Fu left Shang County the next day and continued traveling northwest.

They were still taking the Wuguan Road. This road opened along the north side of the Danshui River Valley. It was not really wide. Many sections of the road were rocky and rugged, and the road was narrow. What was even worse was that there were many cars and horses along the way.

Fortunately, Heifu had a higher title, so others would give way to him. Fortunately it is not summer or autumn, otherwise the river would rise and the roads would often be washed away.

This bad journey experience didn't come to an end until they passed through the Qinling Mountains. After crossing the pass, the front suddenly became bright and clear. Farmland and houses became denser. A stream of water rushed down from the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains and slowly flowed to the northwest.

This water is Ba Shui. The upper reaches of Ba Shui are very clear and cold to the touch. Looking from a distance, there are still many people on the river bed digging with tools at the water's edge. When I got closer, I saw that there were pieces of light blue jade mine. The sun shone on them, making them look hazy like cooking smoke, which was amazing...

"The next most beautiful thing to jade is blue."

Heifu pointed to the looming bustling county town on the other side of Ba River, and said to his cousin and charioteer Sang Mu, "Lantian is here!"

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"You don't believe it, but a hundred years ago, Chu State attacked here."

While resting by the water, Heifu told the charioteer Sang Mu about an allusion he heard from Zhang Han, a man from Guanzhong, when he was in the army.

Even though Sang Mu was an honest person, he was shocked and a little unbelievable.

"Lord, this is already the hinterland of Guanzhong. We came from Nanjun and passed several dangerous passes. It took us more than a month. How could the Chu army reach here!?"

"Absolutely true."

"At that time, Qin Prime Minister Zhang Yi deceived King Chu Huai and promised to cede six hundred miles of land to the Chu State. King Chu Huai believed it and broke off diplomatic relations with Qi. However, Zhang Yi said that he only promised six miles of land to Chu..."

"Then King Chu Huai is really stupid."

Sang Mu was very amused. Although he was from Xi Chu in Nan County, he no longer had any sense of belonging to Chu. When authentic Chu people mentioned King Huai of Chu, they all felt pity for him, as if they were grieving for a relative. Historically, Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew took advantage of the Chu people's psychology and created another "King Huai of Chu".

But in the eyes of Heifu, Sangmu and others, King Huai of Chu could not be described with other words except stupidity.

In short, after being deceived by Zhang Yi, King Huai of Chu was furious and launched a large army to attack Qin. As a result, he was defeated by Chu Liji in Danyang. Eighty thousand Chu troops were beheaded. Chu General Qu and more than seventy generals were either dead or captured. Hanzhong was also taken away by King Qin.

King Huai of Chu was unwilling to give up. After the defeat of Danyang, he mobilized all the princes from all over the country and continued to attack Qin. As a result, the Qin army lured the enemy deep and allowed them to cross Wuguan and fight all the way to Lantian. Seeing that Xianyang was in sight, it was a very dangerous situation. To destroy the Qin State, they were ambushed by the Qin army and the entire Chu army was annihilated...

The Chu Dynasty, which once fought against the King of Zhou and the Xia Dynasties in the Central Plains with the power of a single country, became one of the most powerful Chu in the world during the Warring States Period. It began to decline from the battles of Danyang and Lantian.

No wonder Qu Yuan was so distressed. He happened to be born at a point in the decline of the Chu State.

It was still mid-January, and it was still early before the deadline to enter Xianyang. Heifu made the convoy take a small turn. He wanted to take a look at the old battlefield of Lantian, but unexpectedly, before he could get close, he was stopped by a group of patrolling Qin soldiers. Stopped.

After some inquiries, Heifu found out that the old battlefield ahead was now the location of the "Lieutenant's Army".

He had done his homework before entering the pass, so he knew that there were three armies stationed in Qin's Guanzhong Jinei area.

Among them, the Lang Zhonglingjun who Heifu is most likely going to take office is the personal guard officer corps of the King of Qin. There are seven hundred Lang Guan and three thousand Lang Wei stationed in the palace.

There are also Weiwei troops, responsible for the defense and public security of Xianyang City and its suburbs, with a number of 10,000.

In addition, there is the Lieutenant Army. As a garrison in the Neishi area, the Lieutenant Army is divided into several captains. Not only are Wuguan Commandant and Hangu Commandant guarding the passes, but there are also Lantian Commandant, Linjin Commandant, and Yong Commandant. The number of county captains, etc. is not less than 50,000.

This area is Captain Lantian's camp, and Heifu and the others almost broke into the military restricted area.

Fortunately, he was just unintentional and had the identity of Zuo Shuzhang, so he only received a few words of warning from the lieutenant soldiers before letting them leave.

Heifu looked back in the car and saw from a distance that the camp of Lieutenant Lantian's army was in order, with flags fluttering, and the sound of soldiers training could be heard endlessly. They must be one of the more elite troops of the Qin State.

They were stationed in Lantian, probably to prevent the Chu army from attacking this place from happening again a hundred years ago.

It is a pity that in history, Qin's customs defenses were breached all the way from Wuguan to Lantian.

And he’s still from the Chu country…

After this episode, they continued northward along the Bashui River. When they arrived here, they entered the suburbs of Xianyang. But I saw that this place is covered with flat rivers, thousands of miles of yellow soil, and vast fertile fields. It is the busy season of spring plowing, and the old Qin people in Guanzhong are all busy in the fields.

This year's weather has been good, with plenty of rain in the beginning of spring. The winter wheat on the ground is already lush and green. When the wind blows, the tender green wheat seedlings undulate. In those bare fields, millet and bean sprouts have also been planted. The ditches beside the fields are also well-proportioned. The water conservancy project organized and repaired by the government can divert the water here to irrigate crops.

As far as Heifu could see, almost every family used oxen for plowing, but he didn't know whether it was his own oxen or one borrowed from the village.

He heard that Guanzhong has a lot of water conservancy and cattle farming. With intensive farming, the yield per mu is twice that of Nanjun! Half of the military rations eaten by the Qin army when they conquered Wei and Chu were transported out of Guanzhong. I wonder if Ye Tenglai, who became an internal historian, and implemented the method of composting and retting, can bring the grain output of Guanzhong to a higher level?

When they passed by, the farmers in the fields sang simple Qin opera folk songs while sowing seeds...

"The king's government is unremitting day and night. He is concerned about the head of Guizhou and is diligent and capable. He eliminates doubts and establishes the law. Xian Zhi has developed it. When farmers are eliminated, the head of Guizhou is rich."

Although they are all words of praise, everyone still has the energy to sing, which shows that they can have enough to eat on weekdays. And everyone's face, although tanned by the sun to the same bronze color as the black husband, was filled with smiles.

They were both happy that the war could come to an end, and also the people in the suburbs of the capital felt proud to be at the feet of the emperor. They all shouted hello to the foreigners who passed by.

"Why are these farmers so angry? In Nan County, spring plowing is over. They just want to lie down in the grass and sleep. How can they still have the strength to shout?" Sang Mu couldn't figure it out and asked Heifu.

"Don't underestimate these farmers. Maybe if you just call one of them, your title will be higher than yours!"

After following Heifu for more than two years, Sangmu's title gradually increased. Now that it was not changing, he didn't believe it. When he stopped to drink his horse, he asked the old farmer chatting in the pavilion.

As a result, the old farmer looked at this unsophisticated outsider with contempt, and said with a strong Qin accent, "Official official."

This time Sang Mu was convinced.

Heifu said to him: "The children of Guanzhong have been fighting for more than a hundred years. After several generations of fighting, it will be a big deal even if each generation gets a level up."

"I think his family is also very wealthy."

Yan couldn't help but start talking about Xiao Jiujiu, and suddenly felt that the two thousand kilograms of brown sugar being pulled in the car would definitely be sold at a good price in Xianyang and Guanzhong!

After walking through dozens of wealthy villages where chickens and dogs were heard, a wooden bridge with stone piers across the Ba River appeared in front of the group of people...

The bridge is a hundred steps long. There is a towering ornate watch at the bridge head. Each stone pier on the bridge is carved with various auspicious animals. Looking at the other side, you can see that there are five miles of embankments and thousands of willows planted. It is so spectacular.

Several Guanzhong officials who had been with them since coming from Lantian enthusiastically introduced to Heifu: "This is Baqiao. After crossing Baqiao, then crossing the Wei River from Bashang, Xianyang will be right in front of you!"

However, just when a group of people were about to board the bridge, a heavily armed group of men and horses came from the west bank of Bashui. They all had serious expressions, wore armor and swords, and had strong bows and crossbows mounted on the bridge. Judging from their flags, it turned out to be The "Guard Army" guarding Xianyang!

More than a thousand guardsmen occupied Baqiao and declared that Baqiao was under martial law today and would not be accessible until the afternoon!

"The guards are all out. Could it be that King Qin is out?"

Heifu's eyelids twitched, and he saw that the leading Qin general looked familiar again. When he got closer, he saw that it was his old boss from the battle to destroy Wei, Yang Xiong!

However, Yang Xiong, who used to be so high and mighty in the past, looked at his appearance and his title was only Zuo Shu Zhang, and he had been overtaken by Hei Fu!