The First Emperor ordered the assassin to be captured, and all the people living nearby were arrested, tortured and interrogated, hoping to know who the murderer was. However, the trial went on and on, and in the end there was still no result. Qin Shihuang was so angry that he killed these people. According to Qin law, Zhao Gao was also sentenced to death by Meng Yi. Zhao Gao saw that he was bound to die, so he asked someone to ask for help from Hu Hai's mother Hu Ji with a sense of luck. Hu Ji interceded with the emperor. Emperor Qin really cared about Zhao Gaoping's loyalty, so he changed the punishment to palace punishment. Zhao Gao immediately accepted the sentence and no longer followed the car eastward. Zhao Gao survived this time. Although he was castrated, he saved a small life. He was grateful to Hu Ji, but hated Meng Yi very much, which laid the foundation for his disaster.
Emperor Qin killed innocent people indiscriminately, which aroused the anger of heaven and the resentment of people. Strangely enough, in the past few days, Bolangsha has been covered with dark clouds and a cold wind. When the car came to the Waihuang territory of Dangjun, suddenly there was a strong wind and flying sand and rocks. Emperor Qin asked Song Wuji what this sign was. Song Wuji said: "This must be the soul of the dead." Emperor Qin asked the soldiers to build an earthen platform on the roadside, and asked the wizard to perform spells on the platform and recite incantations, so that all the souls of the dead could be worshiped. People called this earth platform Qin Terrace. An ancient poet said in a poem:
How deep is the hatred for the hundred-foot Qin Tai? The ruins have always been depressed.
The east wind does not care about human affairs, but the weeping willows blow and the birds sing.
The blacksmith who originally cast the big iron cone for Shi Lizi has gone to Lanling County to reopen his business since he got Zhang Liang's money. The business is still prosperous, but this guy is a profit-seeking man. One day, he saw the notice from the court at the city gate, and recognized the assassin and the big iron awl. He thought that Zhang Liang was the mastermind, and if someone reported the matter, he would definitely suffer. Rather than letting others report it, it is better to report it yourself. Maybe you can get a reward and an official position, so you can go to the county government to report the matter. When the county magistrate heard about it, he was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat. He immediately took the blacksmith and rushed to the Emperor's residence at night.
At this time, Emperor Qin was still staying in Qintai. Lan Lingling took the blacksmith to Qintai to meet the first emperor and informed him of the blacksmith's intention. Emperor Qin asked the blacksmith to explain the process of making the cone in detail and asked him to identify the big iron cone. After identification, it turned out to be the iron awl he forged. Emperor Qin learned that Zhang Liang was the mastermind, so he ordered a painter to draw the faces of Zhang Liang and the other three people based on the blacksmith's memory, and then wrote a notice to launch a nationwide manhunt for Zhang Liang for ten days. The notice also said: Those who capture Zhang Liang will be rewarded with one hundred thousand taels of gold and will be granted the title of Marquis of ten thousand households. Afterwards, the blacksmith thought that the emperor was going to reward him, but he didn't expect that the emperor spat on him, and then cursed: "You damn bastard! You know clearly that you will be beheaded for making weapons privately, why did you still make that damned thing?" What's this?" After saying this, he ordered the blacksmith to be pulled down and quartered. Then he once again issued an edict to the whole country: Anyone who builds weapons privately will have his entire clan killed.
Subsequently, notices of the capture of Zhang Liang in Shandong flew all over the place like snow flakes, causing chaos everywhere. Qin officials conducted a large-scale search, but after more than ten days, there was still no result. Emperor Qin had no choice but to instruct officials to be more vigilant and thoroughly check passers-by to ensure road safety. If a similar situation occurs again, all patrol officials will be executed. As soon as this edict came out, the officials along the road who were not afraid of them carefully searched and searched passers-by. Even farmers with iron farm tools could not get even half a step closer to the main road. The common people were already afraid of the emperor, but now that something like this happened, they were even more afraid, so they all stayed away. As a result, the First Emperor could only see the sergeants protecting the road on the road, but could no longer see the people watching.
The First Emperor came to the East in anger and resentment. One day, he said to the ministers around him: "The drought in many places in Shandong is due to excessive Yang Qi. I should first go to Zhifu Mountain to worship the Yang God!" The ministers obeyed. The First Emperor came to Xianxian County and climbed up Zhifu Mountain, which is today's Zhifu Mountain on Zhifu Island in Yantai. He held a grand sacrificial ceremony and asked Li Si to write another inscription. After Li Si wrote the inscription, he hired the best stone carver nearby to carve the stele. After the stone tablet was carved, it was erected on the mountain and was called "Zhifu Carved Stone".
When the First Emperor heard that the inscription was finished, he came to see it accompanied by his ministers. The vernacular text of the inscription is:
In the twenty-ninth year of the Qin Dynasty, it was mid-spring and the sun was rising warmly.
The emperor traveled east to visit famous mountains, patrolled Mount Zhifu, and visited the seaside in person.
The courtiers watched the wonders like clouds, remembered the emperor's achievements like heaven, and recalled the difficulties of founding the country.
A sage king was born to unify the world, and the first emperor was responsible for governing the country, establishing laws and regulations.
Educate the six countries to understand the courtesy of ministers, give more kindness and kindness, and enlighten the princes to understand the principles.
The kings of the six kingdoms were evil in nature, greedy and greedy, and wars were frequent and unstoppable.
The emperor felt pity for all living beings, so he sent out righteous teachers to fight injustice, benevolent and powerful, and save the people.
He punished the unjust and acted righteously. His divine power spread far and wide and shocked the world. The kings and ministers of the six countries bowed their heads.
Eliminate violence and unify Liuhe, save all people from water and fire, pacify the world and build an empire.
Amending laws stipulates national policies, governs the governance of the world, and brings happiness to all people, and the example will always become the rule.
Great our king, you are the most glorious in all of China.
We write gorgeous articles according to your wishes.
The ministers sang in unison and requested that your great achievements be engraved on the stone tablet.
Let it be with the sky and have no boundaries with the earth.
After reading the inscription, the First Emperor was very satisfied and said to Li Si: "Ai Qing's writing is elegant and the diction is appropriate. It is a masterpiece!" He also called the stone carver to prepare a reward for him. The stone carver came to the emperor. The emperor asked him his name. The stone carver replied: "The common people's surname is Qu, and those who have been wronged are called Qu Shigong, and they are from Xiuxian County." The emperor laughed and said: "What a strange surname, is there any grievance?" Qu Shigong replied: "Your Majesty, the common people have What a huge injustice!" The emperor felt strange and asked what the injustice was. Qu Shigong said: "The common people have something unclear, and I would like to ask Your Majesty in person. Can you forgive the common people first?" The First Emperor was in high spirits, so he asked Qu Shigong to speak. Qu Shigong said sonorously and forcefully: "Your Majesty, although the words in the inscription sound good, are they inconsistent with the facts?" The First Emperor asked: "In what way are they inconsistent with the facts?" Qu Shigong replied with grief and indignation: "The inscription clearly states Your Majesty felt sorry for the people of the world, so he sent troops to conquer the six countries and unified the world. He also said that you saved all the people from disaster. But last year, your Majesty ordered Xu Fu to recruit thousands of boys and girls at Langye Terrace. After the government got your order, , they took away my grandson by force. The common people thought this was an immoral thing that went against the will of the people! Your Majesty, you took away the children of the people for the sake of your own longevity, and separated the flesh and blood of us old people. How can this be said to be unfair? Why does Your Majesty take pity on the people and save them?" The First Emperor was originally angry about Bolangsha, but now he didn't expect that the stoneworker would criticize him like this. He suddenly became angry and said: "Bold and unruly people, how dare you slander me in person? Me! Does the incident in Bolangsha have something to do with you? Come here! Pull down this ignorant villager and chop him into pieces!" The people on the left and right were shocked.
After a while, two Huben guards came up and set up Qu Shigong. The stonemason cursed loudly: "You unscrupulous tyrant, you robbed the son of a human being and ruined innocent people. I couldn't kill you while I was alive. Even if I turn into a ghost after death, I will have to settle the account with you! I must take revenge! I will make you cut off your descendants! Tyrant! Demon!" ! You must die a good death!" Qu Shigong continued to curse until he died. After a while, he was chopped into meat paste by the knife and axe. The ministers were so frightened that they lost their minds.
The First Emperor had no interest in traveling at this time. He never expected that this tour would be so unsatisfactory, which really made the two prime ministers right. In order to relieve his boredom, he took another trip to the Dongguan area. During this period, he wanted to show his love for the people by praying for rain. But no matter how devoutly he worshiped, God did not drop a drop of rain in the end, but he waited for an adventure he had never encountered in his life - he saw a fantastic scene on the beach.
