Qin Official

The best location in Yeyi City is not the county temple, but the "Anping Lord's Mansion". Now it has been changed to the "Tianzhai". The Tianzhai once faced north and south, just like the Qi Palace in Linzi, overlooking the territory, but now, This decades-old mansion was in a panic. The huge plaque was hooked off and smashed to the ground. The Qin army stepped over it one by one like wolves and tigers, and the fine wood creaked and shattered.

Yesterday, Heifu led his army into Yeyi, and relied on two thousand Linzi Qin troops to suppress it, but there was not much turmoil. He asked Lieutenant Yan to search for Tiandu's guests and catch any fish that slipped through the net, while he went to the Tianzhai to count the confiscated Tian family property.

The monk could escape but could not escape from the temple. Tian Yu was convicted of "causing rebellion" and all the properties of the Yi clan were confiscated and returned to the public. Heifu only glanced at the list listed by the Yeyi officials and smiled.

"It really didn't disappoint me."

Good guy, he is worthy of being a lord of ten thousand households who has accumulated wealth for three generations. The property of the Yeyi Tian family includes two houses with a hundred acres and more than ten other small manors all over Jiaodong; there are 100,000 acres of land, outside the Yeyi Waiguo area. Continuous fertile fields.

This is just real estate, plus hundreds of concubines, cattle, sheep, livestock, lacquerware and bronzes, the total value is probably tens of millions of dollars! Equivalent to one year’s fiscal revenue in Jiaodong!

"You don't need to open a gold mine anymore. This Yeyitian clan is just a big gold mine!"

Gong Ao asked people to carry out baskets of copper coins that Tian had no time to take away, and piled them up like a mountain in the yard. There were not only half a tael of Qin coins, but also a huge amount of Qi Dao coins. The pile was higher than himself. Ao Le was so happy that he could not open his mouth from ear to ear.

In his eyes, the Yeyi Tian family was a big fat sheep. He seemed to have gone back to the days a few years ago when he followed Hei Fu to kill all the people in the south of the Chu River, plundered the princes of Yuzhang, and used their property savings for military purposes. .

It's a pity that Tian Du took away all the easy gold, otherwise he could have captured more.

Gong Ao clicked his tongue regretfully, and then said: "Let me tell you, after the Qi Kingdom was destroyed, these monarchs and nobles should have been killed and relocated. If so, how could there be so many things later!"

But Heifu shook his head and said: "General Wang Ben has his own considerations. In that case, I am afraid that from Linzi to Jiaodong, the hills and mountains along the way are full of powerful armed forces resisting the Qin army. To pacify Qi, it may take a lot of effort." It will take a year and a half..."

Gong Ao thought things were relatively simple, and compared his hands: "We can just kill them all the way. The Tian Gu family is known as the largest noble in Jiaodong, with hundreds of servants and servants. Now that the commander-in-chief has sent troops, we can't just run away." .”

Heifu walked around the "Money Mountain" and said:

"The situation has changed. When the Qi Kingdom first fell, it was still possible to hold up the banner of restoration and bring everyone together. But now, the Qi Kingdom has been destroyed. Although there are people on the island who are trying to revive the Qi State, the Zhutians must also be secretly connected with each other. , but being blocked by counties, they may not necessarily think of going together. Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and the Linzi garrison is close at hand. Unless the world is in chaos and Zhutian feels that there is an opportunity, otherwise, they will not live and die for their distant relatives. , risking the family’s execution to rebel.”

It is difficult to support a tree alone. Tian Du must have thought clearly about this. Knowing that his arms could not twist his thighs, he ran away in a hurry and chose to save the clan.

At this time, Cao Shen also came back to report that the fire was finally put out.

There were traces of charcoal ash on Lao Cao's face. He said with some fear: "Guardian, that looks like a granary, but it is actually a hidden arsenal of the Tian family. After removing the grain, there are countless copper and iron soldiers hidden there. Blades, bundles of arrows hidden in piles of firewood, and even armor, chariots and crossbows! It can equip hundreds of people!"

The sheer number of them and the sophistication of their weapons made Cao Shen speechless. If it were a battle between trapped beasts in Tiandu, and the disciples and the people of Yeyi were mobilized to resist, what awaited the Qin soldiers would be a bloody battle!

Hei Fu nodded: "Your Majesty has already ordered that all weapons and crossbows must be handed over, and crossbows and other items must not be hidden privately by the public. Tian Guan and his son hid weapons and plotted to kill soldiers. Their charges of rebellion and rebellion are even more solid!"

He asked Cao Shen to immediately collect the weapons that could still be used, and not to let them go to the people. Tian Du was too upright. If it were Heifu, he would definitely give these weapons to the knights and common people in Yeyi before leaving. , this is enough to give the government a headache for a long time.

Just after Heifu returned to the county temple with the list of Tian's property, the Yeyi County Magistrate came to report: "A magician came from outside and said he wanted to see the county prince..."

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"Alchemist?"

After hearing the identity of the person who visited him, Heifu frowned slightly.

"Exactly an alchemist."

Yeyi Ling accepted bribes and was dismissed by Heifu. Now the county magistrate is a fake one. He replied: "He is about forty years old and has a strange appearance. He looks like a stranger. He also claims to be Lu, who was a doctor in Xianyang. A disciple of life.”

"Lu Sheng..."

Heifu knew that this person was one of the three most respected alchemists around Qin Shihuang. When Lu Sheng entered the court, Heifu had already gone to the north, so he didn't have many opportunities to contact this person. He only met him face to face.

The origin of Lu Sheng is also a mystery. Some people say that he is from Yan State, while others say that he is from Jiaodong, Qi State. This Yeyi happens to have a Lu Township, which is the origin of the Lu family in the world.

After thinking about it, Heifu asked the sorcerer to be brought in to see what kind of sutra this "local monk" wanted to recite.

Wei Yang was exposed to this kind of people for the first time and couldn't help but be curious: "Uncle, what do these alchemists do?"

Heifu asked: "Do you still remember that your eldest mother once donated a shrine to Shao Siming on the bank of Yunmeng Ze?"

"Of course I remember." Wei Yang nodded. It was to thank Shao Siming for keeping the black couple safe. People from all over the country came to support him, which was very lively.

"I heard that on the day of the erection of the temple, many wild witches and wizards came to the scene. Some of them talked about how Shao Siming was possessed, and some of them sold my family the magic formula to have more children and grandchildren."

He smiled and said: "These alchemists are actually a variant of Wu Zhu. They are just better at talking and are more proficient in deceptive theories. They no longer promote the gods and ghosts that ordinary people believe in, but advocate the illusory overseas immortals, Fairy island, fairy medicine, claiming to have a way to make people immortal..."

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Jinggong once lamented to Yan Zi: "How happy is it to live in ancient times and not die?" Those who have a country and a family live a prosperous and comfortable life. Who doesn't expect to live long or even live forever? This desire of the monarch gave birth to the profession of alchemist, who sought immortality.

At the beginning, the Alchemist did not have a deep foundation, and was no different from the Jianghu Wizard. But liars are not to be feared, only that liars are educated. Gradually, this group of people learned the lesson and began to package themselves, borrowing the "Tao of Longevity and Long-term Vision" proposed by Taoism as the core idea of ​​their mysterious pretense. They all looked like immortals and were easy to win people's trust.

Later, they relied on Zou Yan's perfected "Great Kyushu Theory" and "Yin Yang and Five Elements Theory" as the theoretical basis for practice, and began to have a systematic theoretical basis.

This group of people call themselves "Fangxian Dao" or "Fangxianjia", and they have already ranked among the top ten schools. They are proficient in astronomy, medicine, immortality, divination, fortune-telling, fortune-telling and other skills, but the common point remains the same, that is, around The princes of various countries preached that taking food and seeking immortality could lead to immortality.

This group of guys were originally distributed in various countries. When there was only one monarch left in the world in Qin Yihai, they gathered in Xianyang like ants with a mutton in their ears. They sold the art of immortality to Qin Shihuang and became prosperous.

Although the leaders of various factions gathered in Xianyang, there were still many disciples left behind in their hometowns.

Jiaodong, where Heifu is the governor, is the area where alchemists are most active, but he only asked Chen Ping to find small alchemists who have the ability to know minerals and refine medicine, relying on them to find mineral veins, and to those big alchemists who are famous in the county , only people want to know where a guy named "Xu Fu" is?

The subordinate's reply was that Xu Fu was in Langya and was a guest of the Langya County Sheriff.

Heifu was too busy with matters in Jiaodong County, and Xu Fu had no time to take care of Langya for the time being, so he was no longer interested in other alchemists, and he never attracted Lu Sheng's disciples.

Now, the other party couldn't hold it in anymore and came to the door himself.

Not long after, the Prime Minister of Yeyi County brought in a handsome-looking middle-aged man in navy blue cloth. He was seen to have a slender figure and a long beard, blowing in the wind. He always felt light and airy when walking. When he got close, he was neither humble nor overbearing. Diyi bowed his head and said: "Lu Xiang Shisheng, I have seen the county governor!"

"No gift."

When Heifu heard that Shi Sheng was Lu Sheng's great disciple, he smiled and said, "Shi Sheng doesn't live in the valley at home, nor does he go overseas to find fairy islands. Why did he come to my place full of documents and common things?"

There was irony in his words, but Shi Sheng just smiled slightly: "I'm not here for any other reason, but I'm here to save the county from danger!"

"What are you talking nonsense about?" Wei Yang and others in the room were stunned and scolded him, but Hei Fu's expression remained unchanged.

When Shi Sheng saw this, he immediately became serious. He pointed at Hei Fu and said in a more serious tone: "Victor Wei, don't you know that you are in great danger?"

"oh?"

Hei Fu was amused in his heart. He didn't follow the script. He pounded the table and asked Shi Sheng, "Where did the disaster come from?"

Instead, he leaned forward, patted his forehead and said, "Mr. Shi, your next sentence, are you going to say that my hall is dark?"