Qin Official

The gust of wind from Jiaodong also blew to Langya in the south.

Langya was the land of the ancient Ju State. It was later ceded to the Qi State and once served as the capital of Yue King Goujian. However, the Yue people could not cross the Yangtze River and Huaihe River to defend it, so they entered Tian Qi and became the "Ju" of the five administrative regions of the Qi State. Langya City is an important seaport in Judi and an important destination for Qin Shihuang's eastward tour.

To the east of Langya City Port, there is a mountain by the sea, shaped like a platform and hundreds of feet high, so it is called "Langya Terrace". When Qin Shihuang arrived here, local officials had conquered 30,000 civilians, widened the roads, and built a magnificent palace for the emperor on Langyatai...

This palace is located on the Langya Platform, which is more than 100 feet high. There are three imperial roads "three to four feet wide" under the platform. Nine peaks rise up from the clouds. There are stone paths between the peaks, which are called "cloud ladders". It's early spring, and the hillsides on both sides of the ladder are covered with trees, shrubs and other vegetation, revitalized with life. When you turn your head during the climb, you can see the prosperous harbor and the endless blue East China Sea.

On the first day when Qin Shihuang came to Langya Palace, he stayed up all night to review the memorials that were delayed due to the rush. This group of people worked hard all night, and when the rooster crows, they couldn't sleep, so they simply put on thick furs and Let Zhao Gao and others accompany him personally to watch the sea and the sun on Langyata.

Seeing the bright red sun rising from the sea and filling the sky with red clouds, I suddenly felt the lump in my chest disappear, and the fatigue from staying up late disappeared.

He simply stopped sleeping, called the Langya County Sheriff, and asked about Langya Terrace.

"I see that the outer wall of Langyatai Palace is old and covered with vines. It has been built for several years. When can it be traced back to when?"

The governor of Langya County reported: "The first monarchs who came here should be Qi Huan Gong and Qi Jinggong. They both enjoyed the scenery of Langya and did not return for several months. However, at that time, the palaces on Langya Terrace were simple and crude, and the real builder of large-scale construction projects was probably King Gou Jian of Yue. …”

In the 29th year of King Goujian of Yue, Goujian destroyed Wu and wanted to dominate China. He moved his capital to Langye and built a viewing platform on the mountain for seven miles to look at the East China Sea.

This is the origin of Qili Stone City on Langyatai. No wonder the architectural style has southern characteristics.

Qin Shihuang looked at Prime Minister Li Si and asked, "How far is it from Kuaiji to Langya?"

Li Sichen reported: "It will probably be nearly two thousand miles by land, and it will be at least fifteen hundred miles by water."

Qin Shihuang shook his head when he heard this and said, "King Gou Jian of Yue is quite ambitious."

The Yue Kingdom's move of its capital across thousands of miles seemed unreasonable, but Qin Shihuang could understand it. Gou Jian also learned from King Wu Fu Chai and was bent on seeking hegemony. At that time, the princes were concentrated in the north, while the capital of the Yue Kingdom was in Kuaiji, which was located in a corner of the southern coast. , beyond reach, to achieve hegemony, the capital must be moved.

This is just like the Qin State, if it wants to rise, it must move from Yong, which is located in a corner, to Xianyang, which is close to the Central Plains.

Langya is obviously a good location. It connects Huai and Si to the south, Qing and Qi to the north, contacts Haidai, controls the Ji River, and is entangled with mountains and rivers, which is enough to consolidate itself. King Wu Fu Chai used this as a springboard to invade Qi and attack Lu. After the Yue people destroyed Wu, they also sent out Langxie to covet Qi, Lu and Si.

Yue people are good at boating, and Langya is an excellent harbor. There are harbors in the southwest and northeast of Langyatai that can shelter from the wind, making it suitable for ships to travel back and forth. The governor of Langya County said that at that time, the Yue Kingdom ordered 2,800 navy soldiers to cut down trees and build boats. After five years of careful preparation for the war, a large-scale navy fleet with "8,000 dead soldiers and 300 ships" was dispatched. , occupy this place in one fell swoop.

This number is very large, and the Kuaiji boat division currently sent by the Qin Dynasty to support Langya is only half of this number.

The governor of Langya County added: "After Gou Jian made Langya his capital, he once dominated Qilu Sishang. It is said that even Confucius came with seventy disciples to pay homage to Gou Jian..."

"oh?"

Qin Shihuang became interested: "How did Gou Jian treat Confucius?"

He was very curious. One was the overlord of Yue barbarians, and the other was a sage who respected Zhou rites. What would it be like when these two met?

"I heard from the locals that the scene when Gou Jian met Confucius was not friendly."

The governor of Langya County reported: "At that time, Gou Jian was given Yi armor and a Bu Guang sword, but he thought it was not powerful enough. He also had to hold a Qu Lu spear. He was surrounded by 300 warriors with severed hair and tattoos who dared to die. Located outside the city gate, Confucius and his disciples, wearing wide robes and long sleeves, passed by 300 people before they could pay homage to Gou Jian..."

It was enough that the battle was overwhelming. When Gou Jian saw Confucius' first words, he was not polite at all and asked directly: "Master, why do you teach me?"

Yue people are Yue people. Unlike the Central Plains, Hou Bo at least had to be polite and humble. He directly asked Confucius: What are you teaching me? There was no respect in the words, only provocation and contempt.

Confucius responded appropriately, and replied solemnly: "Qiu can tell the story of Duke Zhou, so I will first play the Yaqin and dedicate it to you..."

However, Confucius was wrong. His trick was good against Qi Jinggong, Wei Linggong, and even Chu State Ye Gong, but it was ineffective against Yue King Gou Jian. Just as he was about to play the harp, he was interrupted by Gou Jian's words:

"The Yue people are fragile and stupid. They sail on the water, live in the mountains, and use boats as vehicles. They like weapons and dare to fight to the death, but they don't understand the Yaqin. My master taught them the Yaqin, but it's probably of no use!"

In the eyes of Gou Jian, a native of Yue, Yaqin, rites, and music were all useless. He made it clear that he would not give Confucius any chance to speak about "The Way of the Duke of Zhou," so this rare meeting ended on bad terms. …

After Qin Shihuang heard this, he smiled and said: "Gou Jian did the right thing. The learning of Confucian scholars is indeed useless for tyranny."

It has been a long time since the world's rituals and music have collapsed, but Confucius paid attention to appearance and clothing, and detailed red tape. Even generations of people could not finish learning it, and they could not understand it in their lifetime. If Gou Jian, the king of Yue, used this set of things to change the customs of the Yue people, although he would be praised by the people of Qi and Lu, it would run counter to the tyranny he wanted to pursue.

In Qin Shihuang's view, Confucians were eloquent people, but they messed up the law with their writing. They were arrogant and willful, self-righteous, and could not be used by subordinates. They lobbied everywhere and begged for official salary, but any country that valued them, such as the State of Lu, such as the State of Lu, Zhongshan Kingdom eventually declined.

Therefore, let alone the uneducated Goujian, even his ancestor Qin Xiaogong, when Shang Yang first came to Qin, talked about the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the Tang and Wu respectively. Qin Xiaogong even dozed off after listening to it, until Shang Yang started Talking about tyranny and reform, Qin Xiaogong was full of energy and moved to the table several times to listen closely.

However, Qin Shihuang thought about it carefully and found that the situation faced by the Yue Kingdom back then was somewhat similar to that of Qin today:

People in the Central Plains regarded Yue as a barbarian, while others regarded Qin as a state of Rong and Di. Qin's system of laws and regulations was not recognized by the Guandong people who were accustomed to being unorganized.

Qin Shihuang also made compromises. He once wanted to complete his unification by consecrating Mount Tai and recognizing the Kanto pantheon. However, he encountered storms in Mount Tai and was ridiculed by Confucian scholars. The past is not the present...

After the promulgation of the order, the Confucian scholars temporarily kept silent, but under the silence, the hostility became even stronger.

"King Gou Jian of Yue was right not to use Confucius or Confucian scholars, but in the past, the country of Yue, which was huge and spanned thousands of miles from north to south, could unify the customs of Jianghuai and Langya, and how could it survive for a long time?"

This problem was not solved by the Yue State. After the death of King Gou Jian of Yue, the Yue State declined quickly. It was even attacked by the Chu State and took away Huainan and Huaibei, which cut off the connection between the capital Langya and the native Jiangdong Kuaiji. The Yue State, which was once prominent for a while, ended Towards division and destruction.

This incident had some warning significance for Qin Shihuang. It was at night in the palace at Langyatai that Qin Shihuang was tossing and turning, thinking about this issue.

"Qi Huan and Jin Wen, Fu Chai and Gou Jian, so many hegemonies, they all ended with their own bodies..."

Not only is the problem of unworthy descendants, but the failure to cohere will also cause the complete collapse of a great country.

The most precious thing for Qin Shihuang now is time. He already knows very well that without ten or twenty years, this matter cannot be completed. He longs for immortality, so that he can have enough time to truly unify the world.

Although Fengchan Taishan left a bad impression on Qin Shihuang, the emperor was also disappointed by the group of sorcerers who talked nonsense in Jiaodong. However, integrating the gods from all over the country and finally realizing the common customs of all nine states and the unity of the six societies is still the correct way for Qin Shihuang to "unify the world"!

So the next day, Qin Shihuang worshiped the "Lord of the Four Seasons" at Langyatai.

"The four seasons are spring birth and summer growth, autumn harvest and winter storage; taking things in and out in a regular manner, opening and closing the door at certain times, without losing its narrative; joy and anger, firmness and softness, without departing from the etiquette."

The main god of the four seasons is one of the eight gods in Qi, and is most closely related to the lives of Qi people. It dominates the four seasons, determines the growth of crops and agricultural harvests, and the ebb and flow of the tide throughout the year. It is these seafood that nourish Langya and continue to this day.

Therefore, in Langya, both monarchs and common people must worship it. They chose to set up shrines and altars at Langya Terrace to thank the gods of the four seasons for the prosperity they brought to people.

Qin Shihuang also hoped that the Lords of the Four Seasons would make the empire last forever...

After solemnly offering sacrifices to the Lords of the Four Seasons, Qin Shihuang followed the old rules of patrolling and carved a stone monument in Langya to praise Qin's achievements.

"In the 32nd year of the Wei Dynasty, the emperor made a start. He pacified the eastern land from the east to save the soldiers. The work was completed and it was now at the sea..."

In the stone carvings, there are still praises for the emperor's achievements in writing the same text in the same track: "Under the whole world, the heart is strong and the will is strong. The tools are measured and the words are written in the same book."

But unlike the previous stone carvings, Qin Shihuang also described the new atmosphere in Jiaodong in the article:

"The merit of an emperor lies in his ability to persuade people to work. If he goes to the countryside, he will eliminate the poor, and the head of Guizhou will become rich."

"Printing on paper, pouring brine to get salt. On the twenty-fourth day, all products multiply."

They talked about Heifu's cultural, educational and farming affairs, but Heifu did not dare to take credit and put them all on Qin Shihuang's head. In Qin Shihuang's view, Jiaodong was a model for other counties in the empire, and these things should be promoted immediately.

"Six relatives protect each other, and there will be no bandits or thieves. The head of Guizhou will be peaceful, and there will be no need for war."

Although the Jiaodong bandits were still unclear, Qin Shihuang acquiesced that they were already dead, and he had great confidence in his Jiaodong governor.

The emperor also carved all his future expectations on the stones:

"Within Liuhe, the emperor's land stretches across the quicksand in the west, ends in Beihu in the south. There is the East China Sea in the east, and Daxia passes in the north. Wherever people go, there are all ministers. Their merits are as great as those of the five emperors, and they are as good as cattle and horses. Everyone is virtuous, and everyone is safe. Yu!"

The familiar "Song of Qin" echoed on the seaside. The First Emperor of Qin stood on the Langya Platform, watching the wind and rain wash away the rocks. He believed that the many small problems he encountered in the process of unifying the world would eventually be solved, and his empire , will be like the rising sun in the east, and will surely become more and more blazing and prosperous!

"The sun and the moon illuminate it, and the boats and carriages carry it. They all end their lives, so don't be dissatisfied!"

…

Perhaps because Xu Shi was imprisoned by the black husband and had no chance to trick the emperor into sending him to take 3,000 boys and girls out to sea, Qin Shihuang's stay in Langya was not as long as three months in history.

In late February, he left Langyatai with a large group of troops, preparing to continue to tour the eastern counties. The next stop was Donghai County...

Thousands of people's carriages and horses marched on the mountain road in the southwest of Ju County. This area is the remnant of Taiyi Mountain, with hills and mountains, mostly running from southeast to northwest. It is quite bumpy. The road has not been built yet, so the road is narrow and the queue is long. Gotta be old.

At the front was Lang Weijun who came to survey the road yesterday and eliminate danger. Along the way, the riders were guiding and calling to disperse the passers-by. Lang Wei held a horned bow on the vehicle and shot those who disobeyed the order and also shot those who took a peek. !

In short, the twenty miles of road that Qin Shihuang traveled were combed over by Lang Weijun like a comb to ensure that there were no traces of wild animals before passing, and to ensure that there was no one who jumped off the bridge.

As for the emperor's carriage, there were actually six identical gold-rooted carriages, of which only one was the main carriage and the rest were auxiliary carriages. There were even more chariots around him, as well as armed guards on foot and cavalry, protecting the Emperor Qin Shihuang tightly. People who don't know the specifications and posture of the trip may be dizzy looking at the clouds.

Because the roads are narrow, many places in the Junan hills can only accommodate one car. Therefore, the secondary cars surrounding the left and right can only go in front or behind. Instead, the guards follow the cars to protect them. As for which car the emperor is on, there is no outsider. You can know, but those who dare to leak the secret will die!

There were dense woods all around, and a thick fog formed in the early morning. Qin Shihuang stayed up late yesterday to review memorials. At this time, he closed his eyes to rest, and the emperor's increasingly old figure was swaying. Before the car ride, CRRC ordered Zhao Gao to drive conscientiously in front, controlling the six horses and carefully avoiding any bumps. He always drove so steadily.

Li Si, Ye Teng, Zhang Cang and other officials were at the back of the train, while the generals and guards circled around, watching the steep mountains and jungles around them with vigilance. The convoy creaked and moved forward at a slow and boring pace.

As the sun gradually rose, the fog in the lush forests of the valley gradually faded away. Just when the fog was about to dissipate, the sharp-eyed Lang Wei noticed that there was something on a hill in the forest more than ten feet away from the road. A strange light flashed through, like a reflection of a gold and iron weapon...

Before he could go over to check and issue a warning, a man stood up from the hill, spun around for several times, and then threw an object violently, flying straight towards the convoy!

"There's an assassin!"

The warning sound sounded immediately, but the vertical shields of the guards were still a step too slow to stop him. The huge iron spine rotated, taking advantage of its condescending position, to smash into Qin Shihuang's chariot.

"Boom!"

The Lang Wei soldiers had no time to react and could only watch in stunned silence. In the convoy, a gold-rooted car that was behind was hit by a heavy object and fell to the ground along with six horses!

The butterfly wings fanned the wind and changed many things, but that blow, three years late, still came!

This blow was like a flying stone striking water, causing huge waves! The horses in the entire convoy were frightened and neighed one after another!

This blow is destined to shock the world!

Unlike in history, when the Bolangsha assassination accidentally hit the passenger car, this time, in Junan, this huge iron vertebra, whether it was luck or calculation, directly hit the main car where the emperor was riding!