The second underground floor of Xianyang Prison has no sunlight, and the only lighting is provided by candlelight.
The long-lost breeze blew on Gan Luo, taking away the bad luck of living underground, taking away his past in Xianyang Prison, and taking away his long-standing obsession.
He stretched out his hand to cover his eyes. The not-so-bright skylight in the morning was a bit too bright for him, so bright that he couldn't see the road ahead.
Li Si's ridicule made his face even more gloomy, and the palms of his hands that blocked the sky were tightened, also covering his unwilling face.
"With the Qin sword in his hand, no one can stop him except Your Majesty."
Gan Luo whispered to himself, quickened his pace, and walked toward Tingwei Mansion, stepping on every step with unusual force.
He ran out of Tingwei's mansion and smelled the faint smell of blood, and his face became even more ugly.
Although he has been in Xianyang Prison, he has a brother who often talks about the outside world. He knows about the bloody massacre in front of Tingwei Mansion.
The three ancient aristocratic families of Meng, Xi, and Bai, which had existed since the time of Duke Mu of Qin, were wiped out in one fell swoop. It was here, in front of the Tingwei Mansion, which symbolized the highest judgment of the Qin State, that he died under the Qin Law.
The top three aristocratic families in the Qin Kingdom were only one step behind the Gan family. When Gan Luo did not unite the many aristocratic families in Xianyang, even the leader of the aristocratic family, the Gan family, could not compare with the three major aristocratic families.
Gan Luo is still a little unbelievable that the three great aristocratic families that have been so powerful for more than ten generations have been eliminated. He stood still for a moment, and the unwillingness on his face faded a little.
"Sir, we have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Hahaha, congratulations on your vindication, please come with me to the banquet."
"The hot water is ready and the incense has been lit. Your Majesty, please come here."
"..."
Dozens of horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts were parked in front of the Tingwei Mansion. Their owners lifted a trace of the curtains in the carriages and kept looking at the door of the Tingwei Mansion.
When they saw Gan Luo walking out in prison uniform, everyone got out of the car and greeted the leader of their family with smiles on their faces.
They stepped on the bluestone bricks stained black by the blood of the three aristocratic families. They smiled softly in the faint smell of blood, laughed heartily, and said congratulations and congratulations. It was so joyful.
Gangcheng Jun Cai Ze was also among them. The old man could not squeeze in beside Gan Luo due to his age, so he smiled sincerely at the back of the crowd and said compliments like those of the heads of the aristocratic families around him.
Like the bright moon surrounded by stars, Gan Luo felt no joy in his heart, and there was no smile on his face that showed he was out of danger.
The three aristocratic families of Meng, Xi and Bai were wiped out. The heads of the three aristocratic families were chatting and laughing in the place where the three aristocratic families were wiped out. There is only one possibility. The matter has been settled and the results have been produced.
Only when the heads of these aristocratic families are out of danger can they smile so naturally and speak compliments fluently. Most people will not be in a good state when their life or death is uncertain.
Gan Luo was surrounded by the heads of the aristocratic families. He did not rely on his own legs to move forward, but relied entirely on the strength of the heads of the aristocratic families. He suppressed his thoughts and put a noble smile on his lips.
"How much punishment did Zhuzi receive?"
The middle-aged head of the family, who had a prominent black mole on his left eyebrow, had regret on his face and said bitterly:
"Your Majesty is unfair and just imprisoned this person. That son has been blessed by Your Majesty. He is really lucky!"
[ignorance! Being able to imprison that Zhuzi is great news! ]
Gan Luo, who was in a better mood, raised his head and looked at the people in the distance who saw horse-drawn carriages and bullock carts gathering here. Then they took a long detour and saw many Xianyang people wearing patched black linen clothes.
A fat, panting man from an upper-class family followed Gan Luo as he walked. He noticed that Gan Luo was in a better mood and said with a smile:
"I think your Majesty left in a hurry and didn't pay attention to the second-floor prison. That Zhuzi was imprisoned in Xianyang Prison by Your Majesty."
Gan Luo paused as he approached the carriage, but the team formed by the heads of the aristocratic families could not pause. The inertia of the crowd sent Gan Luo onto the carriage.
"There is no certainty that I will kill him. I dare not disobey his will, but who in the world can kill him... Everything is over."
Gan Luo lowered his head and buried his face in his hands. His noble spine was no longer straight. Having just come out of Xianyang Prison, he knew better than anyone else that Ying Chengyu was not in Xianyang Prison.
Dozens of horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts carrying most of the heads of Xianyang's aristocratic families were traveling on the galloping road. Gan Luo in the car didn't care where the family's motorcade was going. There was only one road in Xianyang City.
November 3rd.
Chang'an Jun Ying Cheng was dismissed from the position of Prime Minister, and Jiang Shang, who was not well-known anywhere in the world and was not well-known anywhere in the world, rose to heaven in one step and became the Prime Minister for the First Emperor.
Li Si was dismissed from the post of Tingwei, and Zhang Tu, who had been serving as Tingwei longer than Li Si had been, succeeded Li Si as Tingwei and became one of the nine ministers.
Wang Jue, a veteran general with outstanding achievements in the Qin Dynasty, was not saved at night and was executed for gathering a crowd to conspire against him. Tingwei's family entered his residence and ransacked his house, and obtained six gold and fifty-seven coins. The veteran had no heirs, no servants at home, and the mansion was seized and returned to state ownership.
None of the members of the Guowei Mansion returned home after taking a break, so they all came to the sealed-off mansion that originally belonged to Wang Ye. They cleaned up the bird droppings and feces on the ground and caught seven sparrows in a net.
An old man with half gray hair, who was on duty at the Imperial Palace and had an annual salary of 800 shi, suddenly collapsed emotionally and sat down on the bird droppings, crying loudly.
"Prince! Kuo is a coward, birdman, Kuo can't stand you! Kuo should have gone with the prince... Wuwuwu!"
The old man named Kuo just shouted a few words, and his mouth was tightly covered by several colleagues who were no younger than him.
The city defense troops patrolling around heard the noise and saw the commotion. They hesitated and walked along the original patrol route. After four steps, they turned around and walked over.
Under the unkind and panicked eyes of all the officials of the Imperial Palace. The city defense army handed over the most precious white handkerchief that Mr. Xi had sewn with his own hands to the old man who kept struggling and crying silently.
"You little kid know about the prince?"
The old man asked, covering his wide mouth with both hands and enduring the pain of his old friend biting his hand.
"Know."
The city defense army replied.
There was a hint of joy in the old man's sad heart, but it had not yet dissipated.
"The boy has heard of the name Marquis of Wucheng since he was a child."
The joy turned into a more intense sadness.
"You don't know the prince, why do you show favoritism?"
The city defense army wiped the tears of the crying Kuo with a handkerchief.
"My condolences, Uncle Kuo."
The old man stared blankly, and the officials of the Guowei Mansion all stared blankly.
There are elders in the family who are close friends with the city defense army. Look at the officials in the Guowei Mansion around him who are all above him in official positions.
"Excuse me, would you please take Uncle Kuo away from the traitor's house? Although this thief is not well-known, not many people care about him. But if he cries like this, others will report him to the government. In the end, he may be guilty of the same crime as the traitor."
The old man closed his eyes and shed tears.
"Rebel? You know, boy, that the master of this house was as good as Duke Meng in the past. This mansion was personally given to Lord Wu'an by his merits when the late King Zhaoxiang gave it to Lord Wu'an."
The city defense army glanced at the old man suspiciously, not quite believing it.
Duke Meng and Lord Wu'an are both famous generals of the Qin State who have made countless meritorious deeds. If the master here is the same as them, how could he not know?
The old man covered his old friend's mouth with one hand and pointed to the sealed door of the mansion with the other hand.
"Isn't it famous? The door threshold of this place was broken through seven times by visitors twenty years ago. Except for Wu'an Jun's Mansion, there is no other military general's residence in Xianyang like this!"
The city defense army hummed, thinking that the old man was talking nonsense. If it hadn't been his uncle Kuo who was crying, he would have arrested him long ago.
The old man used to cover Kuo's mouth with two hands, but now only one hand is not strong enough and he struggles to get away from Kuo.
Kuo cried loudly, his tears wet the white handkerchief of the city defense army. The overall color was darker. Kuo's voice was dull and unpleasant, like the howling of an old crow.
"Forgot! I've forgotten it all! I've forgotten it all... Wuwuwu!"
That night, Gan Luo, who was picked up by the heads of the aristocratic families, was gathered to the new balcony. The new pavilion is full of carnival day and night, and the sounds of debauchery are endless.
But under Gan Luo's forcible intervention, not a single one of the pigs from the Xi family or the thin horses or bitches from the Meng family or the Bai family died.
November 4th.
A former general of Zhao State, he was famous among the princes for his courage. In the final battle, the main battle was to defend, and the veteran general Lian Po, who was defeated by Bai Qi, the king of Wu'an, who did not go out to fight after hearing his name, was worshiped as a national captain by the First Emperor.
The First Emperor wanted to grant him a mansion, but Lian Po, the new captain of the new state, refused and considered himself a guest of the Chang'an monarch and lived in the Chang'an monarch's mansion.
November 5th.
Prime Minister Jiang Shang took a rest on the third day and was seen entering the palace of Chang'an. Someone was making insinuations, and Jiang Shang admitted frankly that he was also a disciple of Lord Chang'an.
During the Qin Dynasty, the prime ministers, state captains, and top political and military officials were all guests of the Chang'an monarch, and the government and the public were shaken. Only then did the nobles realize that they seemed to be happy too early. A certain person did not leave the scene, but retreated behind the scenes. They were played by the two brothers with the most noble status.
Fortunately, the First Emperor Jinkou Yuyan said in court that he would not pursue the fault of selling abandoned weapons. All the noble families were just unhappy and angry, not panicked.
November 7th.
The sequelae of the killing of the three great families began to appear. After the officials from the three great families were arrested in the city near Xianyang, there was a slight stagnation in government affairs. Although the current excess government affairs in cities near Xianyang can be shared by other officials, this is not a long-term solution.
And as time went on, arrest warrants were issued. Such problems will also arise after the children of three major families who are officials in a city far away from Xianyang and deep in Guanzhong are captured and escape.
The farther away from Xianyang, the center of power, the fewer the number of city officials, and the greater the power in each official's hands. Government affairs problems will continue to expand with the distance from Xianyang.
The First Emperor, who had been waiting for Ying Chengyu's so-called solution, finally couldn't wait any longer. He sat in a four-horse king's chariot and broke into Chang'an Jun's Mansion with great fanfare to raise troops to interrogate the crime. Before driving, the First Emperor made up his mind that if he could not get a satisfactory answer today, he would solve the problem in his own way.
The First Emperor met Xun Qing, who was temporarily the head of the Chang'an Palace, known as the most master in the world, and the master within the Chang'an Palace.
The First Emperor, who had always firmly followed the legalist line of governing the country, was the most famous among Confucianists. Xunqing, who considered himself a great Confucian, sat down to discuss Taoism and wanted to worship him as the minister, but Xunqing refused.
The First Emperor raised his eyes displeased and said in a deep voice:
"I think Xunzi is not like a great Confucian but like a Dafa. Your disciples Han Fei and Li Si were both officials in Qin and regarded Qin as beautiful. I don't know how Xunzi views the state of Qin."
Xunzi stood up, the green scarf on his head shaking slightly. He took out a book from the bookshelf beside him, turned to page seven and handed it to the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty has already asked you about the way here. You have compiled your daily words into a book, and your Majesty will appreciate it."
The First Emperor raised his chin, which had dropped unconsciously in astonishment, and took it silently, feeling a little confused and a little proud.
[So Zhuzi still has this ability? Can words and deeds be written by Xunzi? ]
The Confucian classic "The Analects" is a collection of quotations compiled by the disciples and subsequent disciples of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, who recorded the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples.
[Yingzi said: What do you think of Qin? 】
[Qing said: The appearance is perfect, the people are simple, the officials are solemn, the scholar-bureaucrats are clear-minded and fair, and the court listens to everything and leaves nothing to chance. 】
[Yingzi said: Please elaborate. 】
[Qing said: The shape is superior because the terrain is superior. The Qin State has a dangerous terrain, magnificent mountains and rivers, and rich natural resources. Sitting on Hangu, the first pass in the world, followed by Bashu and Guanzhong, the world's grain reserve. If you advance, you can go out to the east and attack other countries; if you retreat, you can lock the pass and one man can hold it, but ten thousand men cannot open it. 】
[Qing said: The people are simple, that is, the people are simple and have no distracting thoughts. After entering the Qin State, I observed that the people in various places in the Qin State had simple folk customs, appropriate music, and decent clothing. 】
[Qing said: All the officials are solemn because they do no harm. Officials everywhere are serious and prudent, and they are all humble, thrifty, honest and cautious. 】
[Qing said: Scholar-officials are clear-minded and impartial, that is, those in power do not have selfish motives. Enter Xianyang and observe the scholar-bureaucrats of the Qin State. When they leave their homes, they enter the government offices, and when they leave the government offices, they return to their homes. There are no personal relationships, no cliques, and everyone is wise, knowledgeable, and honest in their work. 】
[Qing said: The court listens to the decision and does not leave anything behind, which is the wiseness of the King of Qin. Qing observed the Qin court and found that after the officials came to court, they handled government affairs very efficiently and in an orderly manner. The King of Qin did not do anything overnight. 】
The First Emperor resisted looking at Ying Chengyu's reply below, and looked up at Xun Qing in confusion.
"Xunzi had such a high opinion of the state of Qin. It shows that he was not a corrupt scholar. Why did he not want to serve Qin Xie?"
"In such a large Chang'an Junfu, there must always be someone to guard the house."
The First Emperor was stunned and speechless.
"ha?"
Then he laughed and said:
"Are Xunzi joking with me? Lu Buwei, Lian Po is one of the prime ministers and one of the country's captains. There is no conflict between being an official in Qin and what Xunzi said."
"Yes." Xunzi looked at the face of the First Emperor and said: "I am here to plan for your Majesty, and I am serving as an official for Your Majesty. Your Majesty and your Majesty have different ideas, and I serve as the general of Qin and do the opposite. This plan is not the same." Zhongye."
The First Emperor pointed to the word Yingzi written by Xunzi himself on the paper.
"Xunzi is good at planning for me. Zhuzi is worthy of being a scholar, but not a king. He is just like those rotten scholars that Xunzi looks down on. They are benevolent but hypocritical and can't achieve anything. The palace of Chang'an is too small, Qin The country is very big, so it would be a pity not to apply what Xunzi learned."
Xunzi shook his head.
"Your Majesty, who governs books and governs the country, is an immortal person. If Your Majesty is really like what Your Majesty said, then why did Your Majesty come to see you today? The bloodstains of the three great families are still in front of Tingwei's mansion. Their color changed from red to black, and their bodies It’s not done yet.”
(End of chapter)
