After the death of Prince Gao, the Second Emperor ordered that another tomb be built next to the Mausoleum of the First Emperor in Lishan Mountain for burial, and hundreds of craftsmen were buried with him. After the funeral, the migrant workers on the construction site kept wailing. Someone sighed: "Now even the emperor's brother is bound to die, let alone us?" Another person said: "I heard that when the First Emperor was buried, tens of thousands of craftsmen were buried with him. We were lucky enough to bury the emperor's brother this time. There are still fewer people. If he were the emperor, we would all die." Another person said: "I heard that the Second Emperor killed all his brothers and sisters, and they haven't buried them yet. If they are buried one day, it will be his turn. It’s us.” After saying this, they all burst into tears. The cries of these people inspired other people, and after a while, the entire construction site was filled with cries.
Suddenly, a person looked up to the sky and laughed, his laughter was very hearty. Everyone looked back and saw that there was a very strong man standing on a large bluestone not far away. He was laughing with his back on his back. All the migrant workers criticized together: "Crazy slave, why are you laughing? Did you jump out of the cracks in the rocks?" The strong man who was being scolded slowly turned around. This man had a leopard head and wolf eyes. He has a purple face and a yellow beard, a very huge body, and his whole body is fat and muscular. If you look closely, you can see that there are ink marks on his forehead, which clearly indicates that he has been tattooed. He had a black turban on his head, a brown cotton-padded jacket, and a blue corset around his waist. The left lapel is rolled up, looking majestic and majestic, like a fierce god. Someone shouted: "Hey! Tattooed man, what's your name?" The strong man replied in a loud voice: "My name is Yingbu, from Six County, Jiujiang. In the past, in my hometown, someone read my face and said that I After being punished, I will definitely be made a marquis and a general! I will probably have my fortune turn now, hahaha!" After hearing the strong man's words, the migrant workers all laughed together: "I think your name should not be Yingbu, but 'Tingbu'. Or 'King of Tattooing Bu'!" Yingbu was not angry and said: "Taingbu is just tattooing, a name is just a name for a person, you can call it whatever you want. It's just that although your names sound nice, you are all wimps! Now that the emperor's brothers and sisters have not been buried yet, you just wait to die!" Unexpectedly, after hearing Yingbu's words, the craftsman was shocked and frightened, and cried even more sadly. Yingbu said angrily: "You worthless people, even if you cry to the sky, will you be able to survive?"
Everyone heard his rude words and said angrily: "You are talking arrogantly. I wonder what you can do to keep us all alive?" Yingbu laughed and said: "A man is born between heaven and earth. What he worries about is how to make achievements. He only thinks about surviving." It’s too easy!” The migrant workers asked what to do. Seeing that there was no one around, Yingbu said: "The second emperor is fatuous and cruel. He only favors Zhao Gao and has killed many people. In their eyes, we are like ants on the ground who will be trampled to death at any time. As for others, It's better to go out than to die!" Someone said: "What you said is easy, who will take the lead in going out? Even if we rebel, how can we escape from Hangu Pass?" Yingbu sneered: "If you are willing , I can be your head!" Everyone laughed and said: "This place is hundreds of miles away from Hangu Pass, and every pass is guarded by the Qin army. Even if you have three heads and six arms, you may not be able to get out, let alone Besides, you are nothing, hehe." Yingbu laughed and said: "I have the strength of a thousand pounds, and I like to dance with guns and sticks since I was a child. Don't underestimate me!" Someone asked in disbelief: "I usually move a stone. Don't you see anything different about you?" Yingbu said: "That's because I don't want the Qin army to find me. Now I will hold up the stone to show you!" After that, Yingbu looked around again and saw no Qin army. Jun noticed them, rolled up his sleeves, jumped off the stone, turned over the big bluestone he was standing on just now, and then raised it over his head with all his strength.
When everyone saw Yingbu lifting the stone and standing there unmoved, they were all stunned, and they all fell to the ground. In unison, they changed their names to "Uncle Strong Man" and "Grandpa Ying Bu", and kept praising: "The strong man has extraordinary powers." , We are really blind! We are willing to obey your orders from now on! We will listen to you on what to do." Yingbu dropped the stone on the ground, and then laughed and said: "From today on, you all will contact us secretly People with lofty ideals, we must not let the Qin army notice our intentions. We wait for the opportunity, and once there is an opportunity, I will lead you to counterattack, so that you can escape the clutches of the Qin people!" Everyone said in unison! good. Yingbu became famous in one fell swoop, and people no longer called him Yingbu, but called him Tingbu. In the next few days, the workers secretly contacted like-minded people and prepared to leave Xianyang together.
The Second Emperor killed all his brothers and sisters, dismissed some ministers who had tried their best to dissuade him, and got angry and drove away a group of righteous people. He thought that no one could oppose him anymore, so he had fun day and night and enjoyed himself to the fullest. He also summoned thousands of young women who were good at singing and dancing and gathered in Xianyang Palace. As a result, there will be more beauties than can be accommodated. The Second Emperor then said to the ministers: "When the late emperor was still alive, the construction of Afang Palace had already begun. However, the project of Afang Palace is too big and the progress is too slow. When can I move into the new palace?" Zhao Gao came out. Banzou said: "This project is too huge for Your Majesty. The front hall alone consumes a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. It will indeed take several years to build the entire palace. However, the wood and masonry required to build the palace , and the precious ornaments and palace maids filled inside need to be prepared in advance by Your Majesty." The second generation said: "Your words are very reasonable. Now I will pass on my edict to use all the strength of the country to transport stones and stones from Jiangnan and Xishu to Xianyang. Timber. What I am concerned about is the progress of the project. Please tell me how long it will take to complete the palace?" Zhao Gao replied: "At least it will take four or five years." After hearing this, the Second Emperor was disappointed and said: "Then How long will it take? With such a delay, when can I move in?" Zhao Gao said, "If your majesty wants to move into the new palace as soon as possible, I have a way." The second generation asked happily if there was any way. Zhao Gao replied: "Now that the Lishan Daling has been completed, it is enough to leave one hundred thousand craftsmen there to transport the soil and erect the tomb. The rest should all be transferred to Afang Palace. In this way, Afang Palace can be completed ahead of schedule in less than three years." La." After hearing what Zhao Gao said, the Second Emperor was very happy and said, "Just do what you say." Then he ordered the county guards and magistrates across the country to collect rare treasures and beautiful women from all over the world. Children, please try to have as much gold, jade, jewelry, silk, dogs and horses, famous flowers, fine wood, exotic stones, etc. as possible.
After hearing the decision of the Second Emperor, the old general Feng Jie sighed and said: "Your Majesty, the late emperor passed away not long ago, and I am worried about what the Huns in the north will think. At the moment, the imperial court should mobilize the whole country to strengthen military defense and defend the surrounding areas." , this is the most important thing. At present, the Qin State is carrying out too much construction projects, and I am worried that the Huns will take the opportunity to attack our border fortress?" The second generation said unhappily: "The construction of Afang Palace was the intention of the late emperor, if not It would be disrespectful to the late emperor to build it as soon as possible. As for the Huns, they were defeated in the past, how dare they think of invading again now?" Feng Quji also said: "Your Majesty, what the old general said is reasonable, and we should send some troops now. Officials, and then go to the Xiongnu country with generous gifts to reward them, and also use this opportunity to find out about their situation?" The second generation disapproved and said: "The old general is really worried! Although those foreigners have armies, they are really Nonsense. They don't understand the royal teachings. They are just a wandering generation. How dare they invade China again? Besides, General Wang Li is in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the north. Why should I worry about it? Yes? Besides, how can I, the mighty Qin Kingdom, use gifts to appease the Yi and Di people?" He refused to listen to the advice of General Feng and still persisted in his own way. Feng Jie had no choice but to sigh and retreat.
There are 300,000 craftsmen transferred from Lishan to Shanglinyuan. Hundreds of thousands of craftsmen are already crowded on the Acheng construction site. They work day and night to build this world-famous Epang Palace. The palace is so large that It is unprecedented. Coupled with the surrounding palaces, the palace in Xianyang is really covered for more than 300 miles, isolating the sky. In the thirty-fifth year of the First Emperor's reign, 30,000 wealthy families moved to Liyi, and 50,000 wealthy families moved to Yunyang. In addition, every major road now has vehicles transporting wood and stone from Xishu and Jingchu. , so the entire Guanzhong area has a large population and shows a prosperous scene everywhere.
Xianyang's apparent prosperity cannot conceal the anger in the hearts of the people. At this time, Yingbu also came to the Afang construction site. One day, he saw a supervisor whipping an old craftsman. Yingbu stepped forward to dissuade him, but was besieged and beaten by the Qin army. Tingbu swallowed his anger and did not resist. That night, everyone came to visit him in his work shed and asked him why he didn't resist. Ting Bu said: "A small impatience will mess up a big plan." Although Ting Bu said this, he still thought of what happened during the day, and said angrily: "The First Emperor killed many people during his lifetime, and after his death, he was buried with many people. Now the second generation is still They thought the palace was too small, so they wanted to build a larger Afang Palace. Alas! Their father and son enjoyed all the wealth in the world, but we people had to bleed, sweat, even die, and eat chaff all day long. In the Qin people In the eyes, we are simply inferior to pigs and dogs. This world is so unfair. I, Qingbu, and the State of Qin swear to be incompatible! I swear that if I have the opportunity in the future, I will turn this place into a sea of fire to vent the hatred in my heart today! "Everyone was very angry after hearing Yingbu's words.
A few days later, dozens of strong men joined Ying Bu. The bravest among them were Han Li'er, Ben He, Fan Yong, and Guo Qiang, all of whom were very skilled in martial arts. They wanted to get out of Xianyang as soon as possible to avoid being suddenly framed by the Qin people, so they all regarded themselves as brothers. While secretly communicating with people, Qing Bu also took advantage of the chance to build a tripod and secretly built a large iron halberd eight feet long. There were two bud-shaped sharp blades on both sides of the tip of the halberd, so he named it the 'Double Moon Halberd'. ' and then hide in a secret place. A date for the event was secretly agreed upon.
