Qin Official

A few days later, in Juxian County, Linzi County, in the corner of the pavilion outside the west gate of the county seat, a strong warrior rested on the chariot he was pushing, drinking gulps of syrup. After a while, he wiped the hair on his beard. Shuizhu, but saw a convoy coming into the city.

One after another, the bullock carts were loaded with slips and slips, and some scholars, although wearing Confucian clothes but wearing shackles and having their heads shaved, followed in despair. During this period, a few books were accidentally dropped on the bullock carts. , a Confucian scholar subconsciously wanted to pick it up, but was whipped by the Qin officials.

Lux couldn't help but be curious and asked the middle-aged businessman on the side: "Zhang Liang, what are those people doing?"

Zhang Liang is already in his thirties. The handsome Han Xiangjia in the past has long disappeared. The beard deliberately grown long makes him look older. His forehead is wrinkled by the wind and sun. He wears a Gebu suit and looks like a tall man. The merchant dressed up and said helplessly:

"I said, don't talk casually, let alone call me Zhang Liang, and don't use slurs."

Although Lux was strong in stature, he was very honest. After saying "Oh", he switched to the Qidi dialect that he was already relatively fluent in and asked Zhang Liang again.

People in the pavilion gathered on the roadside to watch the scene. Seeing that no one was around, Zhang Liang whispered: "These Qin officials are following the order of the First Emperor of Qin to confiscate private books and books. Anyone who dares not to hand over Those who dare to talk about it will be punished severely, and those who dare to talk about it will be demoted to the city Dan. "

"Book?"

Hercules scratched his head. There was no such thing in his hometown, the "Canghai" on the other side of the sea. Occasionally, "crossers" who were escaping from the Qin government would come ashore with one or two scrolls, but the local Yi people were not interested in the full scroll symbols. What they were interested in were the sharp weapons and exquisite utensils carried by the ferrymen...

As for books, those old bamboo slips are too little for making firewood and too thin to be used for chopsticks. They are of no use at all.

But the emperor was so nervous about these useless things, and the powerful man couldn't help but wonder: "When I first came to the Central Plains, I encountered officials collecting civilian weapons. The crime of hiding weapons was not as serious as hiding books. Could it be that in the eyes of the emperor? Are books more terrifying than weapons?"

Zhang Liang smiled and said: "Weapons are tangible weapons. When someone holds them in his hand, with a wave of the emperor's hand, thousands of troops will destroy them. After depriving people of weapons of resistance, how can they fight with only their fists and teeth?" Are the elite soldiers of the powerful crossbows able to compete?”

"But what is hidden in the book is an invisible weapon. It spreads among the people through the eyes, mouth and ears, making it difficult for people to guard against."

Although Zhang Liang liked Huang Lao, he also learned etiquette from a famous teacher in Huaiyang, so he had experience in poetry, calligraphy, etiquette and music.

He said: "The governing philosophy of the ancient holy kings is recorded in the book, and the history books of various countries record their respective histories. Seeing these, scholars will understand that compared with today's cruelty and harshness, it turns out that there were three generations in ancient times. To govern, the Holy Emperor bows his head and governs without doing anything."

"Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao and Wei, before being ruled by the violent Qin, all had separate histories, allowing people to remember which country they were from. These are the shadowless arrows contained in the book. One more person can master them, and one more person can remember them. If people spread it, it is equivalent to one more person who wants to fight against Qin, so it must be banned!"

"What makes Qin Shihuang even more frightened is that Qin has nothing that can be an enemy. Their history books are crude and their poetry books have long been destroyed. The Guandong scholars have long scorned them and treated them like soldiers. The Qin government can only use laws and regulations to forcibly restrain them. But everyone likes to be lenient and hates being strict. Therefore, in order to show that his achievements are superior to those of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors of Demai, and to show that his court is better than the rule of the Three Generations, the emperor wants to enrich the present but burn the past..."

Lux's mouth opened wide when he heard this. For the first time, he knew that an inconspicuous letter could actually play such a big role, defeating the enemy in battle!

"The ideas of the Central Plains people are really strange." He shook his head, unable to figure out such complicated logic.

"You don't understand, but there are people who do."

Zhang Liang smiled and said: "In my opinion, when dealing with these invisible weapons, the emperor and Prime Minister Li Si would probably burn them with fire just like they collected all the weapons from the world. This caused the scholars to be frightened, angry and alienated. But who would have expected that there would be A clever Qin official stopped this matter. Although the medicine was changed, the books still had to be surrendered, and private possession was still illegal, but they changed from burning books to repairing books. Was it the books that the government repaired? No, they repaired them. It is a sharp weapon that can compete with the poetry, rituals and music of Guandong and the history of the Six Kingdoms!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Liang's heart became urgent: "If his plot succeeds, ten or twenty years later, when the next generation grows up, they will all be fooled by the government, and they will only know Qin but not Han!"

Based on Lishi's observation over the past three years, this Zhang Liang is already the smartest person in the Central Plains. Even though he was a fugitive and was plotting to assassinate the emperor, he was very calm. From Yandi to Zhaodi, I went back to Handi, and then to Qidi. I walked struttingly along the way, using fake certificates to check into hotels. No matter where I went, there were Ren Xia friends secretly helping me, and there were also people at the court. Send him a message.

This was the first time that Lishi heard Zhang Liang praise people for being smart. This was an extremely rare recognition. Lishi couldn't help but wonder: "Where is that smart Qin official?"

But the next sentence was: "Do you want me to kill him?"

"I have tried once, but failed. I missed the target. This person has become wary, and everyone who can help me has been implicated. It depends on you and me, we have no chance."

Zhang Liang shook his head. Seeing that it was getting late, he stood up and said, "When you have eaten and drank enough, let's go. We still have a long way to go!"

Qin Shihuang will pass through this place soon, but Zhang Liang doesn't think Jixian is a good place to take action. It is densely populated but flat, and there is no place for the two of them to hide, let alone escape intact.

The powerful man pushed up the chariot and looked east, but Zhang Liang pointed him to the south.

"Didn't you say that someone sent a letter asking you to go to Jiaodong, saying that there was someone there to help you?" Lishi was surprised.

"That alchemist has evil intentions. I will never contact him again in the future."

Zhang Liang sneered: "Zhang Liang assassinated Qin because he only wanted to avenge his country and his family, but he did not want to be like Nie Zheng, who was used as a sword in other people's hands and wasted his life! Didn't you ask me, that smart man Where is the Qin official? His name is Heifu, and he is the governor of Jiaodong County! Zhang Liang will avoid him from now on. I will not be a reckless man. I will tolerate it for a while, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so that the world can be peaceful!"

…

Three days later, Qin Shihuang's huge eastern patrol convoy passed through Jixian County. After crossing the Weishui River, it officially entered the territory of Jiaodong County. As expected, there were three thousand county soldiers led by the county captain himself. The defense was tight along the way, and the idlers were carefully checked. .

The alchemist Han Zhong was always frightened. After entering Jiaodong, whenever there was any disturbance in the convoy, he would stick his head out to investigate, fearing that Zhang Liang believed his words and brought people to assassinate him. But the biggest surprise was that there were civilians The family's cattle and sheep ran onto the road and were chased away by Jiaodong County soldiers. After a few days, there were no dangers, but Han Zhong still didn't let go of the stone in his heart.

But until they arrived at the seaside, the assassin was still nowhere to be seen. On the contrary, Heifu's defenses were getting tighter and tighter.

Lu Sheng seemed to have expected this situation. After hearing that Han Zhong said that the people he sent could no longer find the trace of the dead soldier, he laughed loudly: "Mr. Han, the dead soldier you are looking for is a smart man. , I’m afraid I’m no longer in Jiaodong now.”

In this case, their plan to "find immortals" and a group of alchemists can only be carried out in the presence of Heifu, who has a huge say...

"Blessings come from misfortunes, misfortunes come from blessings, so it doesn't matter. Since the dead man is hiding and not showing up, Han Zhong can be held hostage by this matter again and be used by me for a while."

Lu Sheng sighed and thought to himself: "It seems that I have to have a good talk with the black man before arriving at Zhifu."

At this time, Han finally breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the "death warrior" would most likely not assassinate the emperor. After the stone in his heart fell to the ground, he also discovered a key problem and couldn't help but say:

"The people of Qi are fond of discussing, especially the alchemists. Therefore, in Jibei and Linzi, when they hear the emperor's arrival, there are often alchemists who want to see him and talk about gods, monsters and strange alchemy techniques, hoping to be chosen and make him rich. Why have I been in Jiaodong for several days? , but not a single alchemist was seen?”

"You want to know?" Lu Sheng exclaimed, this is why he is so afraid of Sheriff Heifu! When he knew what this guy had done to the Jiaodong scholar, he was both shocked and angry!

He said with some bitterness: "You will understand when you get to the beach! Sheriff Heifu has set up a big formation there and plans to show it to His Majesty!"

…

Heifu, the "smart man" in Zhang Liang's mouth, did not know about these things, but based on his own experience of being assassinated, he knew that there was no harm in being tight-prepared.

If something happens to Baimi Yishu, as the governor of Jiaodong County, he cannot escape the blame. Who knows where "Bolangsha" will be transferred if it fails to happen as scheduled?

"Ai Na Na Na, just don't stay on my territory..." Heifu thought.

He was careful along the way and asked the county lieutenant, Gong Ao, Cao Shen and others to clear out the local light knight forces before the imperial driver arrived, so the journey was uneventful. On the third day of October, Qin Shihuang's driver finally arrived at the seaside north of Xiami County …

"Is this your Majesty's first time at the beach?"

When he was clearing the way, Hei Fu suddenly asked Zhang Cang beside him.

Zhang Cang was stunned: "Of course, not only your Majesty, but also the Prime Minister, the Ting Wei, and the princes and ministers, most of them have never seen the sea."

He pointed at himself and smiled: "Me too."

However, Zhang Cang is now in charge of the Shaofu branch after all. What interests him most about the sea is not the scenery, not the old captain on the sunny beach, nor the elusive and elusive fairy island, but some specialties on the seaside...

Seeing the coastline in the distance, Zhang Cang said excitedly: "I have long heard that Qi is a country of mountains and seas. It produces hundreds of thousands of salts every year. Where the Weishui River enters the sea, the sea is boiling day and night, and thick smoke covers the sky. Today Finally we can see you!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Unexpectedly, Hei Fu burst out laughing on the sidelines. Zhang Cang didn't know why, but Hei Fu pointed to the sky and said, "Brother Zihu, please take a look."

"What are you looking at?"

Zhang Cangpang's face was full of doubts, but he immediately realized:

The weather is perfect today, with blue sky, white clouds, and bright sunshine. Where is the billowing smoke produced when "cooking the sea"! ?

ps: The third chapter will be relatively late, and will be written between 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock.