Qin Official

In the mid-winter month of the 30th year of Qin Shihuang (the eleventh month of the lunar calendar), in the northern suburbs of Xianyang, Fengzhengyuan, a vast plain. Early in the morning, as soon as the snow last night stopped, tens of thousands of people swarmed in. They drank under the orders of the officials and wiped the ground. After cleaning, they started building altars and setting up banners. They were very busy.

"Really cold……"

Liu Ji couldn't help but shiver, and the hand holding the broom turned red from the cold. Although it snowed every year in their Peixian County, I don't know if it was a psychological effect. The winter away from home was always extremely cold.

He couldn't sweep the snow anymore, so he threw away the broom, huddled behind a tree, and looked south. He could see the hazy Xianyang Palace several miles away...

"I really want to go under the palace wall to take shelter from the wind."

Liu Ji's good brother Lu Wan leaned beside him and looked at Xianyang Palace with envy. Although they were common people living like grass and grass, after returning to Guanzhong from Saibei and living not far from Xianyang Palace, they were very special. Excited, and especially likes to talk about the emperor:

How big was the emperor's palace, how many concubines did the emperor have, and what did he eat every day? Is it delicacies from mountains and seas, or beef that ordinary people can't eat. All this is often on their lips.

Although, they couldn't get even half a step closer to it.

Liu Ji's fellow cattle breeder Zhou Xie (xiè) also came over, licked his chapped lips and said, "If the emperor sweeps snow, he must use a golden broom."

Lu Wan was amused after hearing this: "I don't know. There are hundreds of thousands of emperor's servants. There is no need to sweep the snow by myself! In this weather, why not be in a warm house with charcoal burning, drinking mutton soup, and heating it up?" The concubines warm themselves with fine wine... But Brother Ji, do you think the emperor lives in such a large palace, how much firewood and charcoal must be burned to keep him warm?"

Liu Ji rolled his eyes: "It is the largest house that the public has ever lived in, which is the residence of Daxia Zhang in Waihuang. There are thousands of courtyard houses like that in Xianyang Palace. How could I know."

"But, will we be able to see the emperor's carriage later?"

Lu Wan was still very excited. The reason why they wanted to clear this plateau was because today the military ceremony of the Northern Expedition Army's "Reform Division and Brigade" will be held here. It is said that Qin Shihuang will come in person!

Everyone started talking again. They were curious. Is the emperor really like you in the legend? He was two feet tall and had auspicious clouds above his head when he passed by. What would the emperor's car look like? Could it really be eight dragons? Traveling with you?

While the corvettes in Pei County were chatting happily, the supervisor's whip came over.

"How dare you, these Shandong captives, be lazy?"

The tip of the whip hurt the stiff winter clothes. Liu Ji and the others could only get up quickly and continue to clear the snow. After the supervisor left, Lu Wan couldn't help but curse a few times.

"I thought I could go back to Pei County directly after the war, but who would have thought that we would be left to continue hard labor, building bridges and roads in the cold winter, snow and rain? Do these Qin people really think that we are ministers?"

"Okay, don't make the whole village sit down because you talk too much."

Liu Ji didn't want to do this hard work, but as the pavilion chief, he also knew that if something happened in Guanzhong, there would be nothing but disaster waiting for everyone.

"Zhou Bo is staying in Saibei. Even though he is wearing wool clothes, he is definitely colder than us! It's better to say less, finish the work as soon as possible, and squat aside to watch the fun!"

Everyone agreed and speeded up. By the time the sun fully rose, the entire snow in Fengzhengyuan had been cleared away. But Liu Ji and others had no chance to see the emperor's arrival. Thousands of heavily armed soldiers filed in, set up a cordon within a radius of ten miles, and drove out all the corvettes without explanation.

After the clearance was completed, the nobles in Xianyang City arrived in the emperor's car, and the main hosts of this invigorating ceremony, the soldiers from Shangjun, Yunzhong, Beidi, and Longxi, also entered the venue one after another...

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"After the army defeated the enemy, the generals won victory in the mountains, rivers and ancestral temples. After the army returned, it was abandoned abroad and performed the ceremony of reorganizing the army to invigorate the brigade..."

This is the parade ceremony that has been passed down since ancient times, and it is also a triumphal ceremony. It is an honor that only troops who have won a great victory are entitled to enjoy. However, after Qin Shihuang came to power, Xianyang was held almost every year. Neishi Teng destroyed Han and Wang Ben destroyed Wei. They both mobilized troops in the eastern suburbs. Among them, Wang Jian did it most often. He destroyed Yan, Zhao, and Chu, each time. The momentum is huge.

But this time the Zhen Brigade was different. It was held specifically for Jingbian to open up borders and defeat the Hulu soldiers, so it was located in the northern suburbs of Xianyang.

Three poles after sunrise, the soldiers from each county were neatly arranged in more than a dozen square formations on the plain. They were all strong and strong, wearing official uniforms and crimson robes, holding strong bows and crossbows, and carrying powerful crossbows on their waists. Quiver. The black battle flag, standard armor, and sharp swords and halberds shined dazzlingly under the noon sun.

"On the contrary, the queue is in good order and has more energy than the lieutenant's army."

Among the accompanying officials, a Confucian scholar in his thirties was astonished. His name was Fu Sheng, a native of Qidi, and a newly recruited doctor. He had witnessed such a scene for the first time.

"After all, he is a veteran who has fought in the northern part of the Great Wall! He already has a chilling aura, and these soldiers who participated in the ceremony of revitalizing the brigade are all carefully selected, so they are naturally extraordinary."

Heifu's old acquaintance, Lu Rushu Sun Tong, was not surprised. These ancient military rituals were what Qin Shihuang used Confucian scholars. He also participated in the organization and was familiar with every process. Then he said to Fu Sheng:

"Just wait and see, the real excitement is yet to come. According to the rules, each army has its soldiers sing Kaige songs loudly in front of His Majesty to boost the army's prestige, and then sacrifice prisoners and kill them. The generals Follow your majesty into the city to drink and be rewarded."

Kai Le, the joy of dedicating one's merits, was a tradition that became popular in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, Duke Wen of Jin defeated Chu in Chengpu and revived the army, so Kai entered Jin. At this time, not only the musicians played Kai music, but also the priests sang Kai songs.

Although it was just a formality, it was quite spectacular to see tens of thousands of people singing the Kai in unison.

Fu Sheng nodded, looking forward to it, and then glanced into the distance. Qin Shihuang's imperial chariot had already sat down under the altar. The prime minister, Tingwei, Yushi doctor, veteran Wang Jian, etc. were all accompanying him, waiting for all the soldiers to come and declare victory. It’s up to Kai.

The Shangjun soldiers who came up first did not defeat the defeated Feng Jie. The defeated generals were not eligible to participate in the ceremony of revitalizing the brigade, so there was only the gray-haired veteran general Qiang Yu who had lost his former spirit.

"The army's chariots are roaring (tān), and the grunts are ringing like thunder. Xianyun Uncle Fang, conquering the xiǎnyun (xiǎnyun), the wild bushes are coming to power!"

The song of Kaifa sung by soldiers from Shangjun is "Xiaoya. Picking Coriander".

After listening to it, Shusun Tong laughed and said: "This Kai'an song has a profound meaning. General Qiang is not familiar with poetry and calligraphy. It must not have been thought of by him. It was written by Tingwei, who was in charge of the county soldiers. Fu Sheng, can you explain it?" "

Fu Sheng was also knowledgeable, so he said: "This poem talks about how King Zhou Xuan's ministers and General Fang Shu performed military exercises to intimidate the Jing barbarians and revitalize the brigade, which is agreeable. But the old Qiang general's army of more than 100,000 people only I beheaded five hundred people and surrendered to Lou Fan. For two small feats, my Majesty still promoted me to the rank of sergeant and concubine. It’s really embarrassing.”

"However, the poem first talks about 玁狁, and then talks about thorns. Although General Qiang did not make any great achievements in conquering the Xiongnu, he did a lot to destroy Chu. Tingwei really had the intention. In addition, in the poem, 'Uncle Fang, the elder, defeated the Zhuang' "Qiyu', I think this is a clear sign of old age."

"Your Majesty makes good use of the newcomer..."

Shusun Tong nodded. In this Northern Expedition, the veterans had little merit, but the newcomers were brilliant. Since the emperor also gave him the opportunity to step down, Qiang Yu had no other choice but to resign and make way for him.

Next came the Yunzhong soldiers under Meng Tian. They sang a song "Out of the Car" that everyone was familiar with.

"The king ordered Nanzhong to go to the city in Fangfang. Get out of the chariot with Pengpeng and the flag in the middle. The emperor ordered me to go to the other side of the city in Shuofang!"

Fu Sheng was a little puzzled: "Although this Mongolian general beheaded a thousand people, took away tens of thousands of livestock, seized the entire Northern False Land, and rekindled the beacon fire at Zhao Changcheng, is he a little better than Nan Zhong?"

Shusun Tong shook his head: "You don't know something. During his northern tour, His Majesty once said personally, "Can Meng Tian be my southern commander?" Meng Tian asked his soldiers to use this as a Kaifa song, which means that he has fulfilled his promise to Your Majesty. This newly built Shuofang County was basically conquered by Yunzhong soldiers. Now that Shuofang City has been built, even if it does not have much credit, it is still hard work. Furthermore, the Meng brothers have forgotten their home for the sake of the country. For such a general, , the emperor will not be stingy with rewards."

One of the Mengtian brothers served as the coach and the other as the military supervisor. When they went outside the Great Wall, their father Meng Wu was seriously ill and had just passed away last month. The Mengtian brothers didn't even have time to see their father for the last time...

"So what Meng Tian really wants to say when he chooses this poem is that he doesn't want to return home? He's afraid of this simple book!"

Fu Changshang saw it: "I thought that General Qin was all a Han warrior from Guanxi, and they were vulgar and ignorant of etiquette. I never thought that it was better than I thought."

"General Qiang has Lieutenant Li Ting supervising the army. Although the Meng clan is a military sect, he also moved from Guandong. He is good at literature and martial arts. Meng Tian also made a new brush and can read poems and calligraphy. Is it any wonder?"

Shusun Tong said herrily: "On the other hand, the two generals Wei and Li who followed the army from Longxi in the north were one of the old Qin generals who didn't like poetry and writing. The other was from a lowly background and didn't know etiquette. He couldn't sing Kaige's songs. I’m afraid we can only rely on the young master to supervise the army to find a solution.”

While talking, the Beidi and Longxi armies also appeared together. The first ones to show up were the Longxi and Northern cavalrymen wearing flying red cherry blossoms and brightly feathered hats. They wore black soft leather armor and crimson war robes, holding seven-foot-long weapons. They ride on spears, wear black-sheathed swords, and some are equipped with crossbows.

The horses they rode were all good horses, six and a half feet high at the shoulders, handsome and majestic. And for today's scene, he also wore a leather vest painted with tiger patterns, which looked very neat and majestic. This thing was used by the Jin army during the Battle of Chengpu.

Later, there were the infantry escorting the Huns prisoners, and the chariots of the two generals Li Xin and Heifu were clustered in the middle.

The last person to appear is often the protagonist of the battle. Who has the greater credit and who has the less credit will naturally be clear by looking at the emperor's promotion. Qin Shihuang also believed that in this battle, Longxi and the North both made great contributions. They fought the Xiongnu Chanyu together and drove the enemy together, so they should unite as one army and jointly participate in the ceremony of revitalizing the brigade.

When the two armies stood still, snowflakes started to fall from the sky again, falling on their armor, swords, bows and arrows, horses, and the tips of the soldiers' noses...

But the military ceremony will not be delayed by this light snow. Unlike Shangjun and Yunzhongbing's awkward ancient poems, the Beidi and Longxi armies sang a simple and novel tune loudly according to Heifu's instructions!

Not only did the three armies cheer up and the emperor's eyes lit up, but even the Confucian scholars who had nothing to do with it were shocked to the point of numbness by this poem!

"The wild geese fly high in the moonlight, and the Chanyu escapes at night. When I try to chase Qingqi away, the heavy snow covers my bow and sword!"

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