Qin Official

From Lantian County to the west, the vast area south of the Weishui River was later called the main urban area of ​​Xi'an City. At this time, it was still called Chang'an Township, and it was just a suburb of the imperial capital.

Further west, there is a dense garden. Except for the small towns built by immigrants from the six peripheral countries and the palaces dotted among them, there are no large-scale settlements. However, there are also Chidao passing through it, connecting Epang and Lantian.

On the second day of July, an army of thousands of people marched on this road. Under the orders of Heifu, Yuanyong from Anlu, who had been promoted to Sima, stood on the military chariot. The young man who had never passed the pass was still in the outer suburbs of Xianyang. Already stunned by the scenery in front of me:

Looking around, there are numerous flowers and plants, dazzling the eyes, looking at them for no reason, and observing without boundaries. The morning glow comes from the east marsh and the setting sun sets in the west.

Looking left and right, I saw the deep and dense forest, with elk running through it, and even the rhinoceros that was common in their southern county.

Looking up, there are apes climbing on top, some roaring, some whining, going up and down, nimbly and dexterously, weaving through the branches and playing with each other.

If it weren't for the palace villas dotting the area, Yuan Yong would have really thought that he was not in the hinterland of Guanzhong, but in Yunmeng Daze!

Right now, I am standing in front of a huge palace, looking at the large number of eunuchs and beautiful palace ladies who have come out to greet me. Then I look up and see how huge this palace is: the rafters are decorated with colorful carvings, the rafters are decorated with jade, the chariots ride on pavilions, and the roads stretch out. connected. The mountains were leveled and halls were built on them, with numerous pavilions and pavilions stacked one on top of another.

Yuan Yong couldn't help but stupidly asked Li Yu next to him:

"Is this Afang Palace?"

Li Si's second son, Li Yu, the imperial censor of the Qin Dynasty, was amused by the ignorance of these country bumpkins and just smiled and said:

"Yuan Sima, this is just Yichun Garden, an inconspicuous little palace. Afang Palace is ten times bigger!"

"Ten times!?" Yuan Yong was stunned, and then he realized that what he had entered was just the edge of Shanglin Forbidden Garden, and he had witnessed a corner of the palaces in Guanzhong.

Since King Huiwen of Qin, he has begun to operate the area south of the Wei River. His hometown is south of Acheng, east of Zhouzhi, west of Yichun, and south to the Qinling Mountains. The area covering hundreds of miles is a forbidden garden dedicated to the royal family of the Qin Dynasty. They are named It is called "Shanglin Garden".

When Qin Shihuang arrived, because the emperor disliked the small size of Xianyang Palace, he built a court palace in Weinan Shanglin Garden. Many palaces were connected by corridors and were dedicated to the emperor's cooks, maids, officials, and palace equipment. There was no need to transfer them from the court.

However, the First Emperor of Qin was busy with documents and rarely had time to live in various palaces and gardens. On the contrary, after Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, before the events in the south and east became imminent, he enjoyed it and traveled around day and night hunting.

At that time, a pedestrian entered the forest. Emperor Hu Hai shouted: "He violated the prohibition order", and he was so happy that he loaded the crossbow himself and shot him for fun...

In addition to providing a place for the emperor and his grandsons to escape the summer and hunt, it also served as the back garden of Xianyang. Shanglin's fruits and vegetables have always been famous in Xianyang and were a special treat that only dignitaries could eat.

The Northern Expeditionary Army accepted the surrender of Yichun Yuancheng and allowed the soldiers to rest temporarily. After marveling at the extravagance and lust in Guanzhong, Yuan Yong became surprisingly angry again.

"Didn't it mean that there was no more land in Guanzhong, so the meritorious soldiers were resettled in Jiangnan and Lingnan?"

"But such a vast area, with fertile soil and crisscrossing rivers, why not open it up into farmland? At least one more county can be created to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people?"

Li Yu felt contempt in his heart, but said: "Sima's idea was raised by someone during the reign of King Zhao of Qin decades ago."

The year after the Changping War, there was a severe drought and famine in the three counties of central Qin. Prime Minister Fan Ju wrote: "The herbs, vegetables, acorns, and dates in the Five Gardens are enough to keep the people alive. Please open the Five Gardens and allow the famine-stricken to enter and collect wild fruits and vegetables to survive!"

But King Zhao of Qin flatly refused, saying something that left Fan Ju speechless: "The iron rule of my Qin law is that people who have meritorious service will be rewarded, and those who are guilty will be punished. If the Five Gardens are opened, the people who have meritorious service and those who have no merit will all get it. What honor is there for those who have made merit? What shame is there for those who have no merit? Rather than causing chaos in the Five Gardens, it is better to rule by killing the people!"

"I would rather be known as ruthless than be a king who disrupts the law!"

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"Therefore, the First Emperor succeeded King Zhao's wishes and could not open the Five Gardens rashly."

Over there, Li Yu spoke righteously, but a voice said bitterly and sarcastically:

"It sounds nice to say that when Zheng Anping surrendered to Handan, according to the law, those who recommended him would be implicated in the same crime. However, King Qin Zhao privately pardoned Fan Ju's crime and gave him more and more food. He even said that anyone who dared to speak out about Zheng Anping's actions would be punished for his crimes. Sin... At that time, why didn't he remember that he wanted to be a law-abiding king? Why did he forget that he would be rewarded for his merits and punished for his crimes? "

Li Yu looked at the speaker, but he was a young official in his early twenties. He wore a ceremonial crown and a narrow-sleeved leather jacket. He was a typical military judge in the Northern Expeditionary Army. From 100 to above, all of them served as adjutants with the army.

But it is rare to see such a young military judge, who still serves as Sima's deputy.

"Who is this……"

Yuan Yong was born in Heifu's personal guard, but he had great respect for this military judge of the same age. He introduced: "This is the son of An Lu Xijun, Hui!"

Xi's younger brother Ming Sheng has two sons, the eldest son Huo and the second son Hui.

Huo Huo was born in November of the eleventh year of the reign of King Qin, when he went to Yan County to work as a jailer. A few years ago, Xi was sent to Yumen Pass because of his taunts to Qin Shi Huang, who angered the emperor, and was followed to the Western Regions to take care of his father.

The second son, Hui, was born in the first month of the eighteenth year of King Qin's reign, when he went north to join the army to attack Zhao (this can be seen in Yunmeng Qin Jian's "Annals"). Xi Hui was still young when he was exiled and stayed in Nanjun School. After Heifu raised his army, he resolutely joined the army with the law and order in hand, his pen tucked behind his ears.

This son is young and energetic, just like his father. He always speaks directly and enforces the law ruthlessly. He has offended many people. However, with the protection of the black husband, he has been in the army for more than a year and his position has been getting higher and higher.

Now, after criticizing King Qin Zhao's inconsistent words and deeds, Hui began to criticize Qin Shihuang again.

"The same is true for the First Emperor. When he pardoned Zhao Gao's death penalty, why didn't he remember that he wanted to be a law-abiding king? In my opinion, the kings of Qin said they must abide by the law, but in fact they only allowed themselves to set fires and did not allow others to light lamps. The people and officials must abide by the law and are often punished and served, but the kings and emperors take the lead in violating the law. No one will hold them accountable. Once a subordinate comes to remonstrate with him, he will end up in exile. "

Hui was resentful of what happened to his father. Hei Fu Zeng secretly copied the original text and took it back to Nanjun and gave it to Hui, so Hui remembered his father's attitude in it:

"As the source of law and government, the monarch is like a benchmark for measuring time. The officials and the people are like the shadow of this benchmark. If the benchmark is upright, then the shadow will also be upright. If the benchmark is crooked, the shadow will also be crooked!"

He believed that the corruption of the world was due to the deviation of the benchmark. Fortunately, Wu Zhonghou resolutely raised his troops and brought order to the chaos!

After a round of criticism, Hui pointed to Shanglin Garden and said:

"For example, this vast garden with countless palaces and hunting gardens all day long not only consumes the king's energy, but also consumes the treasury's money. It does not do any good to the people of the world. It just allows the emperor to enjoy himself. If you ask me, it will be a waste in the future. It’s time to open up the forest and let the people farm on their own! In less than ten years, we will have a wealthy county with 10,000 households!”

Li Yu shook his head: "If this happens, wouldn't the hunting garden be completely gone? Where is the majesty of the emperor? Who can be selfless and without desires?"

Hui said: "Marquis Wu Zhong has no selfish desires and only serves the public good!"

Li Yucai didn't believe it. He was sure that when he entered Xianyang and became rich, Heifu's fox tail would be exposed.

"His arrogance, his tyranny, and his greed for power may be even better than those of the First Emperor."

The group rested for the night in Yichun Garden and camped outside the palace. No unauthorized entry was allowed. The soldiers could only drool at the beautiful palace maids from a distance.

"There are hundreds of palace maids in Yichun Garden alone. One person every night lasts for a year. The First Emperor is indeed different from ordinary people. How amazing!"

"Don't you listen to what Li Yu said? The maids in Afang Palace are ten times as good as this. It will take the emperor ten years to complete his turn!"

All the soldiers finally nodded and reached a consensus:

"No wonder the First Emperor is so exhausted!"

Then he was filled with envy: "It's worth the exhaustion!"

However, due to the strict restraint, no one dared to offend. To suppress their itching, in addition to the military law, there was also the words Heifu promised everyone in Lantian:

"When Xianyang City is captured and the Northern Expedition is successful, the single soldiers will have a little palace maid each!"

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On the same day, Heifu did not know that Wangyi's change and Hu Hai's death had led his army to Bashang (Baqiao District, Xi'an).

Heifu remembered that more than ten years ago, from Lantian to Bashang, he lived in dozens of rich and wealthy villages in a row. But now, after a civil war, it seemed a bit shabby. All the men were drafted into the army. , the old, weak, women and children were hiding in their houses and did not dare to come out. They did not know the news that the Chu people had entered the pass, and they still had doubts about this army from the south.

What has not changed is the scenery of Baqiao. This bridge is a hundred steps long, with a towering ornate watch at the bridge head. Each stone pier on the bridge is carved with various auspicious animals. Looking at the other side, you can see embankments built for five miles and willows planted. Thousands of trees, so spectacular.

Standing here, you can see Lishan Mountain forty miles away in the east, Zhidao to the northwest, and Xianyang City eighty miles away across the Wei River.

Heifu originally wanted to go straight to Xianyang, but he was stopped by someone in Baqiao.

The person who stopped him was Bashang Township Shifu, a petty official in his early thirties. He rested at the local temple in Heifuzheng and called the officials to come to see him. He bowed his hands and said, "Wu Zhonghou wants to go directly to Xianyang?"

Hei Fu said matter-of-factly: "The Chu people have arrived at Xihe. I will rush to Xianyang immediately, seal the treasury, store the classics, appease the officials, pacify the people, and defend the capital."

The clerk smiled: "How can the people of Chu be so fast? What's more, civil and military officials can do these things for them, but there is one thing that must be done by the king himself!"

"What's the matter?"

The clerk said: "The prince keeps saying that he was sent to the Northern Expedition to Jingnan according to the imperial edict. Now the Northern Expedition is about to be completed, but he passed the Lishan Mountain without entering. Is it okay?"

He woke up with a start. Although he said it every day, in his heart, Hei Fu had almost forgotten this lie. Now he was almost exposed. Xiao He, Chen Ping, Sui He, and Lu Jia were not around, and there was no brain trust, so Hei Fu My husband was negligent...

Hei Fu was in awe, stood up and asked the clerk: "May I ask what you call me?"

"The villain Han Sheng, others often call me Han Sheng."

Han Sheng saw Corporal Heifu Lixian and remonstrated:

"What's more, the people of Xianyang have their property. As long as the rulers don't act against the will and don't want to cause chaos, just calm them down."

"But there are still hundreds of thousands of prisoners in Lishan Mountain, but they are eager to escape by taking advantage of the chaos. If there is a change in Lishan Mountain, and no king personally suppresses it, it may lead to the disaster that happened to the Epang prisoners two years ago!"

Two years ago, Mo Zhe's attempt to assassinate the First Emperor failed, and Fusu, who was unable to clear up his involvement, was robbed by his subordinates and fled to Xianyang. In order to delay the pursuit of troops, Meng Tianfang also released many prisoners in Afang Palace.

Those civilians and prisoners were so frightened by the strictness of Qin's laws that they did not dare to move an inch. However, some of them were like headless flies, running around in Guanzhong and committing many crimes. The people of Guanzhong also spontaneously organized to fight with them...

This was the biggest chaos Xianyang had fallen into since the Lao Ai Rebellion in the ninth year of the Qin Dynasty. It had a far-reaching impact and dealt a huge blow to Fusu's reputation in Guanzhong.

Half of the people believed that he was unjustly accused and ran away, but those in Guanzhong who suffered losses in the chaos were convinced that Fusu was the real mastermind of the assassination of the First Emperor and fled in fear of crime.

The prisoners in Lishan are many times more numerous than Afang, so if there is a frying pan over there, the harm will be many times greater!

What's more, Heifu learned that the Chu people had entered the Xihe area from the east of the river, and the Huns were also attacking the northern line of the Great Wall. If the prisoners were in chaos inside, and the Chu and the Huns were attacking outside, the situation in Guanzhong would really turn into chaos. .

Han Sheng's words were pleasant to the ear so far, but the next sentence was unpleasant...

"People say that the people of Chu wear monkeys and wear crowned ears. How can the kings and princes regard themselves as people of the new Qin? How can they be people of Chu?"

"If a prince claims to be from Jing, and returns to Nanjun just to obtain the wealth and children of Guanzhong, he is willing to be a southern uncle and enter Xianyang first. There is nothing wrong with him."

"But if the rulers still regard themselves as people of the New Qin Dynasty and want to inherit the legacy of the First Emperor and rule the world again. The mountains and rivers in Guanzhong, the land surrounded by fortresses, are fertile and can be used as foundations. It is best to go to Lishan Mountain first. , it’s not too late to enter Xianyang again.”

Although the words were not very pleasant to hear, they were very reasonable. Heifu solemnly avoided the table and handed over his hands: "If you hadn't woken me up, sir, this would have led to a big mistake. Sir, you are the boss of the army, and you will definitely be rewarded heavily in the future!"

So Heifu followed his good example and asked his subordinates to continue heading north to control important places such as Zhidao and Weiqiao. He took thousands of personal guards and headed towards Lishan...

This is a familiar road.

Some memories of his past life emerged. At that time, Heifu was still a poor student. He was traveling in Xi'an with his pants pocket in his pocket. He took a bus at a shabby bus station that he had long forgotten the name of. He staggered all the way. After crossing Bashui, You can see the mountains of Lishan Mountain, where there is the hot spring of Huaqing Pool. Unfortunately, he has no money and cannot experience it.

The little money I spent was spent on the expensive tickets to Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum...

But thinking about it later, the vote was really worth it.

In addition to the shocking terracotta warriors and horses, walking around the mausoleum was probably his first contact with Qin Shihuang.

After returning to the Qin Dynasty, Heifu left the country to take up his post and went east along this road several times. However, Qin Shihuang was still there at that time, and he fought with him hundreds of times a day, so he was very energetic. Lishan is still under construction, so I have no feeling yet.

But when I left today, Hei Fu sighed three times a mile. He felt as if he was going to visit the grave of an old acquaintance during the Qingming Festival...

After crossing Baqiao and arriving at Zhiyang where the tombs of King Qin Zhuang and his wife were located, several riders hurried westward. Seeing the flag of Commander Heifu, they dismounted and paid homage:

"Junhou, something happened!"

But it was Jun Zhengcheng who went to Ji. Yesterday, he went to Lishan with Chen Ying and Wu Guang to control the prisoners on the orders of Hei Husband. Now that he is coming alone, something must have changed in Lishan!

"Fortunately, I came here in person..."

Hei Fu secretly rejoiced and thought highly of Han Sheng, the Baqiao official.

"Don't panic, I'm here in person. What happened?"

Qu Ji said: "Hu Hai and Zhao Gao heard that the king was better than Lantian and wanted to flee eastward. They actually ordered the soldiers of Lishan to release the prisoners with a seal and caused chaos. Now the prisoners are rioting and are about to disperse. Our army has only gone 20,000. It’s hard to contain people!”

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ps: So I entered Shanglin to fast. While out hunting one day, a pedestrian entered the forest. The second generation shot him to death. "Historical Records. Biography of Li Si"

Been on the road all day, only one chapter today.

I also recommend a fantasy book "The Spoilers of All Heavens":

Traveling through the parallel world where the heaven and earth are resurrected, I encounter a chat group in the heavens.

As the saying goes, spoilers are fun for a while, spoilers are always fun!

Li Hao looked at the familiar bosses of the world in the chat group and fell into deep thought for a long time.

Which boss should I tease today?

Emperor Ye Tian who hasn't boarded the Kowloon Coffin yet?

Or the miserable Xiao Doudi?

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