Qin Official

"Since Governor Lu is injured and unable to take charge, the rebellion in Linzi City will be handled by me, the county magistrate, and the censor. How about that?"

In the early morning of the next day, after a day and night of fierce fighting, and with the blood of the Qingxia mob, Heifu walked into the palace city where Linzi County officials retreated. In the name of Linzi County Governor Lu Ye (yi) being injured, he unceremoniously showed Qin Shihuang's edict and tiger talisman ordering him to suppress the rebellion, and took over Linzi's defense.

The layout of Linzi is very different from Xianyang: the palace city is built in the southwest of the city, and its northeast extends into the southwest corner of the city. It is more than four miles from north to south and nearly three miles from east to west. The terrain here is slightly higher, and it is planted with green cypresses. The sun is blocked, and between the trees, there is a high platform rising from the ground.

The so-called high platform is a rammed earth platform tens or more than ten meters high, on which palaces and houses are built. Almost every monarch will build a high platform of his own, so in Linzi Palace City, there are like countless pyramids standing in the forest. Their platform bases are all wide and surrounded by smooth stones, which looks spectacular.

When the Tian Qi royal family was still there, it was a place where the Qi kings lived and enjoyed themselves. Most of the conversations between Qi Jinggong and Yan Ying, and the meetings between Qi Wei Wang, Qi Xuan Wang and Mencius and others were held on the stage.

After the fall of Qi, this place became the palace of Qin Shi Huang. In times of crisis, it was used as the last inner wall of the government...

After the turmoil broke out in the city yesterday, Qin officials and Qin soldiers were scattered everywhere, unable to resist the premeditated rebels. So Lu Ye moved here with the county officials and relied on strong walls to resist.

Unexpectedly, their whereabouts were leaked, and they were attacked by the light knights led by Hua Wushang on the way. Lu Rui was unlucky. The charioteer was speeding away, but he was hit by an arrow in the back. Although he was not dead, half of his life was lost. , currently being treated by doctors, looking old and embarrassed.

After learning that Heifu, the governor of Jiaodong County, had put down the rebels in the east gate, and that the Jiaodong soldiers were gradually regaining the city gates and villages, and eliminating the rebels, Lu Ye stood up and thanked him.

"If there is no governor to come to our rescue, Linzi will be in danger..."

At this point, Lu Ye was unable to clean up the situation and could only rely on Jiaodong. Therefore, he promised Heifu and the Linzi County Magistrate to act as defense agents, and the transfer of power was very simple. This guy also hoped that Heifu would say a few good words for him afterwards.

Unexpectedly, Hei Fu's next words would make Lu Ye so angry that he almost vomited blood!

"Governor Lu."

Hei Fu took the talisman unceremoniously, smiled again, and said to Lu Ye who was lying on the couch recovering from his injuries: "As the saying goes, seeing is believing, hearing is false. In my opinion, what happened in Linzi County now is not at all What kind of banditry is this? This is an organized and premeditated restoration rebellion! If I report this to Your Majesty, I believe Governor Lu will no longer have any objections."

Lu Ye's face was ashen. What awaited him would be the most severe punishment from the imperial court. Losing his official position and rank was a trivial matter, but to make such a big thing happen in the county and city under his rule, he also lied to the emperor and said "it was a group of thieves and not a rebellion", haha , it would be nice to be able to save your head for the crime of deceiving the emperor.

After settling this small grudge, Heifu immediately ignored the dying man and asked the surviving officials in Linzi to gather to discuss the follow-up to the Linzi Rebellion.

Looking at the people in the room whose faces were still stained with fire ash and sand, who had not yet recovered from the chaos, Hei Fu said seriously: "The chaos has been dispersed. Next, our biggest enemy is the fire in Linzi City!"

…

After a day and night of street fighting, the armed uprising in Linzi was suppressed by Heifu, but fireworks were still everywhere.

In the fierce battle between the Qin army and Qingxia, there were thousands of casualties. Although the process was bloody and cruel, at least the city gates were recovered one after another. With Hua Wushang being killed by Cao Shen, the organized resistance gradually subsided. , the arsenal was finally recaptured, but most of the weapons inside had disappeared, probably flowing into the civilian population, which was a headache.

Although 5,000 Jiaodong soldiers suppressed the situation and the scene of Linzi changing its banner never appeared, what they faced was a city in chaos.

Order has completely left this big city. Speculators are looting and doing evil in the city. Every household has its doors and windows closed. Ownerless dogs and horses are running wild on the streets. They are afraid of the flames igniting everywhere!

The fire was lit from the Qinjun military camp early yesterday morning. The arsonist was the subordinate of Prince Tian An. It burned hundreds of sleeping Qin soldiers to death, which was also a signal for Qingxia to cause rebellion.

Next, the rebels were locked in a bitter battle with the Qin soldiers coming from all over, and the flames were not extinguished, which made it intensify...

Because Linzi has a large population and most of its buildings are wooden houses, they are so densely packed that the flames spread quickly. Until this time, Heifu stood on the palace city and looked far away. The sky above Linzi was still thick with smoke, fire was flying in the wind, and the sky was filled with smoke and flames. The sound of flames, the sound of houses collapsing, and the running and screaming of people were mixed together, like a boiling cauldron.

Heifu watched this scene in Linzi Palace City and frowned. He knew that he had prevented the rebels from seizing the city and raising the flag for restoration, but if he could not prevent the fire from burning the city to ashes, then there would still be casualties. Countless people, and even more frighteningly, 400,000 people will be homeless!

"The imperial court is absolutely unable to accommodate so many people at once. If the people of Linzi are displaced and lose their livelihood and residence, they will undoubtedly send a steady stream of new troops to the Tian Heng brothers in Di County!"

If you can't survive and the government has no way to save you, you can only rebel and find a way to survive for yourself. This is a very simple truth. Dynasty rebellion and natural and man-made disasters always go hand in hand.

But the good news is that the flames only damaged the eastern part of Linzi City, because there is a 20-meter-wide Zhuangyue Street that separates east and west Linzi. It is said that this was designed by Guan Zhongshi. Increasing the spacing and rational zoning were the simplest and most effective fire prevention methods in ancient times.

What's even more gratifying is that there are several water channels running through the city, and there are wells in every village. It is possible to extinguish the fire manually.

"I did not propose in vain that I offer sacrifices to Guan Zhong in Jingbian Temple..."

With this in mind, Heifu immediately issued three orders:

"Let the soldiers go to the streets in teams of a hundred and go to the east of the city to put out the fire!"

"The military judge led people to inspect all the streets and alleys, and strictly followed the orders. Anyone who committed murder, set fire, or raped others would be killed on the spot! Those who robbed and stolen would also be arrested and brought to justice!"

"While putting out the fire and restoring order in the city, we must continue to arrest the rebels, especially Young Master Tian An! Seal the city and no one is allowed to enter or exit. We must not let them escape!"

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The intense fire-fighting lasted all day, and on the next day, the flames were put out one after another. Qin soldiers once again appeared in the streets and alleys with swords and spears, arresting those who took advantage of the fire to do evil, and those who dared to resist were executed as traitors! Order gradually settled down.

But at this time, more than 30 of the 300 villages in Linzi had been destroyed by fire, and the former prosperity had become the charred ghosts it is today. Thousands of people perished in the sea of ​​​​fire, and tens of thousands were left homeless. Instead of being prosperous and high-spirited in their former homes, they were dejected, crying for their loved ones who died in the sea of ​​​​fire, or dumbfounded by the home that had nothing left...

A piece of news was also brought by Heifu specially from Jiaodong and spread among public school disciples who could speak Qi and Qin bilinguals under Heifu’s instructions:

"This fire is a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster!"

"The ones who set the fire are Mr. Qi Tian An and Hua Wushang! The ones who put out the fire are the guards of Jiaodong County and the officials of Qin and soldiers of Qin!"

Under the escort of soldiers, the public school disciples of Jiaodong publicized the matter one by one in the three hundred villages. In the past, this group of "Qi traitors" who helped the tiger would have been secretly despised, but now, what they said was an indisputable fact. .

Think about yesterday, when the people in the east city of Linzi saw a group of Qin soldiers rushing over, they thought they were going to kill them and take their heads, and they were so frightened that they fought. But they never thought that they would go to the fire scene and help everyone put out the fire!

Although Qin Bing did not do it voluntarily, but got his fate, this contrast is enough to make the people of Linzi have mixed feelings.

The fish in the pond were affected. After this incident, they went from vaguely looking forward to the success of Qi's restoration and returning to a life of light corvee and low taxes, to resenting the perpetrator...

"Although taxation and labor are heavy, it is better than having your home burned down and your relatives and friends perished in the flames."

For a time, although Tian An was no longer a street rat, Linzi people's sympathy and favor for him had disappeared.

Next, Heifu released Tian An's bounty: If he could be captured alive, he would be rewarded with a hundred catties of gold!

This is a day's rent in the city of Zhuangyue. It is also the most valuable martial arts in Tian Qi's era. You can only get a reward by beheading two hundred heads in a row!

After being interfered by Hei Fu, the restoration game of Young Master Tian An was over before it even started. The next thing to play is cat and mouse...

There must be a brave man under a heavy reward, and people who originally respected and feared the young master will have the courage to arrest him in exchange for money.

Only two days later, the young master Tian An, who was hiding in Linzi City, was betrayed by a "traitor", captured by the Qin soldiers, and brought to Heifu!