The monarchs and ministers of Qin State reveled most of the night. The next day, the Third Emperor asked the officials: "Although I have ascended the throne, Shandong has been occupied by rebels. More importantly, the Huns have also invaded. What do you think should be done?" The officials all said: "Please, Your Majesty, send generals for reinforcements quickly. We must keep the enemy out of the country!" The Third Emperor asked: "How many troops are there in Xianyang now?" Someone reported: "There are only 50,000 garrison troops to prevent the prisoners from rebelling." The Third Emperor said: "The Huns are invading the border. What can such a small army do? They are not good people. If they go south, they will burn, kill and loot!" A minister gave an idea: "The rebels in Shandong were defeated in the past. The second emperor In desperation, he used Lishan prisoners to repel the rebels. Why doesn't the king pardon the disciples again now?" The third generation said: "The prisoners have suffered so much, how can I bear to let them go to war again?" Someone said: " If we don't have to punish everyone, I'm afraid that even if Wei Liao is alive and Meng Tian comes back to life, we won't be able to save the situation!" The ministers then expressed their opinions and talked about it. The third generation hesitated.
Han Tan stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. There is a wise minister in Xianyang now. Why don't you invite him to ask?" The third generation said blankly: "Zhao Gao has brought disaster to the country and the people. All the wise ministers are either dismissed or punished. Where are there any good ministers?" Han Tan calmly said: "After the old prime minister Wang Wan was dismissed, he has been working as a sinner in Afang Palace and is still alive." After listening to Han Tan's words, the third generation said, He woke up like he was drunk, and Fang Su said excitedly: "Old Prime Minister Wang! How could I have forgotten him! I respect him very much. He was only dismissed because he had a disagreement with Li Sizheng in the past. If he governs the country according to his Strategy, how did the country get to this point? Quick, I have to go to Afang Palace in person to ask him to return to the court!" Everyone who heard this was shocked, and they immediately regarded Wang Wan as their savior.
How big is the Afang Palace in Qin? It is hailed as the "No. 1 Palace in the World" by later generations. It is also known as "Qin Shihuang's Four Major Projects" along with the Great Wall, Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum, and Qin Zhidao. It is also the first unified multi-ethnic centralized power in Chinese history. The system of the state - the symbol of the Qin Empire. Qin Shihuang began to build this palace in the thirty-fifth year of his reign, so it is the first landmark building of China's unification, and it is also a physical symbol of the beginning of the formation of the Chinese nation. In 1991, the Epang Palace ruins were designated by the United Nations as the world's largest palace site and a world wonder. Afang Palace is located in Shanglin Garden south of the Wei River. The site is located on the northern edge of Xinjun Village, Houwei Village, Nanwangsi Village and Heping Village in the northwest of Sanqiao Town, Xi'an City, with a length of 5,000 meters. It is bounded by Zaohe River in the east and Jiyang Village, Xiaosu Village, Chang'an District, in the west. It is three thousand meters wide and covers an area of about fifteen square kilometers. In this area, there are still more than 20 rammed earth platform foundations still on the ground, among which the ruins of the front hall of Epang Palace are the largest.
Architecture was called "solidified music" by the world's literary giant Goethe. It not only has practical value, but also has appreciation value, but it is different from other art categories. It requires a lot of wealth and technical conditions, labor force and collective wisdom to realize. The scale of its material expression means is incomparable to any art category. It is true that it is not easy to build a magnificent architectural complex. Once completed, it will be preserved for a long time. Therefore, it is a highly comprehensive space modeling art. The most famous buildings in the world, such as ancient Greek buildings, are famous for their dignity, elegance, symmetry and beauty. They not only reflect the city-state system of a small country with few people, but also the prosperous economy and splendid culture, art and philosophical thought at that time; the grandeur of Roman architecture Magnificence reflects the strong national strength, sufficient wealth, and the ruling class's huge organizational ability, ambition, and luxurious life; one of the reasons for the difference in architectural form between Byzantine churches and Western European medieval churches is that Eastern and Western Christianity There are certain differences between the two schools in religious interpretation and religious rituals; the development of medieval architecture in Western Europe and the formation of Gothic architecture are related to feudal production relations. Therefore, architecture, as a spatial plastic art, is naturally affected by social trends and the prevailing trends of the time. The influence of political needs. During the Han Dynasty, when Xiao He built Weiyang Palace, he said: "The emperor calls the four seas his home, and it cannot be magnificent without majesty." This also explains why the First Emperor wanted to build the Afang Palace so magnificently.
The content described in Du Mu's "Efang Palace Fu" is indeed exaggerated for a single Epang Palace, but for the entire Xianyang palace complex, its description is not exaggerated. He also quoted from the Fu. as follows:
After the completion of the six kings, the four seas are one, Shushan Wu (wù), and Afang comes out. It was covered for more than three hundred miles and isolated from the sky. Lishan is built in the north and turns west, going straight to Xianyang. The two rivers flowed into the palace wall. Five steps to the first floor, ten steps to the pavilion; the waist of the corridor is unobtrusive, and the eaves and teeth are high; everyone is holding on to the terrain and fighting each other. Panpan Yan, Huan Yan (qūn) Yan, honeycomb water vortex, Chu (chù) I don't know how many tens of millions of them have fallen. The long bridge is lying on the waves, what's the point? If you resume the Tao and walk in the sky, how can you be free without flying? I am confused up and down, and I don’t know the west or the east. The singing stage is warm and the spring light is warm; the dance hall is cold and the wind and rain are miserable. Within a day, from one palace to another, the weather is not uniform.
The concubines (pín) and the concubines (yìng) and the concubines (qiáng), princes and grandsons, resigned from the downstairs hall, came to the Qin Dynasty in chariots (niǎn), sang in the morning and played xián in the night, and were from the Qin Palace. The stars are shining brightly, and the makeup mirrors are opened; the green clouds are disturbing, and the servant girls are combing the morning; the Wei River is swollen and greasy, and the fat water is discarded; the smoke is slanting and the fog is horizontal, and the peppers and orchids are burning. The thunder suddenly startled me, and the palace chariot passed by; I heard the windmill from afar, but I didn't know where it was. Every muscle and every face is extremely beautiful, with a distant vision and a happy look. There are those who cannot be seen, thirty-six years. The collections of Yan and Zhao, the management of Han and Wei, and the elites of Qi and Chu, for several generations, plundered their people, leaning against the mountains. Once you can't have it, you will lose it. Ding clang (chēng) jade, gold nuggets, beads and gravel, discarded and thrown away (lǐ) meandering (yǐ), the people of Qin looked at them without pity.
Such a huge building complex does require a lot of manpower, financial and material resources, otherwise it will not be realized. On the construction site of Afang Palace, there was a gray-haired old man. He was sitting in an inconspicuous place, sweating and hammering. He was sitting cross-legged on a big stone in shackles and was laboriously hammering out an engraving. There are white marble patterns with dragon and phoenix patterns. The old man looks very tired. There are deep wrinkles on his face, just like the bark of a thousand-year-old tree, telling people the hardships of the years and the hardship of survival. His clothes are ragged and he looks like a beggar. This man is Wang Wan, the deposed prime minister of the Qin Dynasty. Since he was deposed by the First Emperor, he was sent here to do hard labor. Everyone knew that he was a loyal minister, so all the craftsmen and officials respected the old prime minister, and everyone secretly protected him, so he was safe and sound. The earth survives to this day.
The third generation led hundreds of officials to the construction site. When he saw the old and frail Wang Wan sitting there carving stones, his heart was broken. He stepped forward and shouted: "Old Prime Minister Wang!" Then he walked over quickly and came to In front of Wang Wan, he knelt down and cried loudly: "Old Prime Minister, I have really wronged you..." Wang Wan was confused by the scene in front of him. He quickly dropped the hammer and stood up to help the King of Qin in front of him, but because he could not get up, It was so violent that I almost fainted, but was supported by the attendants on the left and right. Wang Wan burst into tears and asked the third generation with trembling hands: "Who is the young master?" Because Wang Wan had never seen Ziying again, and how many years had passed, he did not recognize him for a moment. The third generation replied excitedly: "I am the son of King Cheng of Chang'an, who has just ascended the throne of Qin!" The people around him then removed the shackles on Wang Wan. The third generation roughly told the old prime minister how Zhao Gao forced the second generation to death and how he got rid of Zhao Gao. After hearing this, Wang Wan had mixed feelings and suddenly looked up to the sky and shouted: "Oh my God! The Great Qin Kingdom is finally saved!" Wang Wan also knew that the First Emperor also had a nephew from the same clan. He was very wise, and he and Fusu were both Qin people. The best among young men. Now that Ziying can succeed to the throne, this is also the luck of Qin and the people. Wang Wan didn't know what the situation in the world was at this time. He only knew that the great traitor Zhao Gao was dead and the wise king came to the throne. He was so excited that he said: "Your Majesty has got rid of the traitor and fool in the country. This is a sign that God will not destroy the Qin Dynasty." Ah! How is the war in Shandong now? Groups of craftsmen here have been sent away. Did they win the battle? Has the Great Wall Army moved south?" Wang Wan's series of questions made it difficult for King Qin to answer, so he had to say: " Please old Prime Minister, please follow me back to the palace, I want to discuss this matter with you!" King Qin helped Wang Wan into the car, looked back at the dark and thin craftsmen, his heart was as sharp as a knife, and he immediately issued an edict: "All All the craftsmen stopped working, and we will provide more meat for everyone." After hearing what King Qin said, Wang Wan burst into tears and said, "My King is really a merciful Lord!" King Qin then said to the prisoners on the construction site: "The State of Qin is sorry for everyone, I will give it to you. Apologize!" After saying that, he cried and bowed down. This move shocked all the craftsmen, and they knelt on the ground and shouted long live. After the third generation got up, he boarded the king's car and took Wang Wan away from the construction site first. Everyone looked at Wang Che leaving and burst into tears.
The king's carriage arrived in front of the palace gate. Wang Wan looked at the tall and majestic Xianyang Palace gate, just like a child seeing his hometown after a long absence, and he was so excited that tears burst into his eyes. yes! How many years have passed since he left the political whirlpool of Qin State. Now the palace is still the same, but the personnel are completely changed. How can this situation be embarrassing? What is worth celebrating is that Qin's extreme xenophobia has ended, and a generation of power traitors has been eradicated. The elderly Wang Wan's blood boiled when he thought of this, and he walked into the Golden Palace of Xianyang with infinite emotion. Before Wang Wan had time to rest, he asked the third generation impatiently: "I heard that thieves are very rampant in Shandong. How is the situation now?" King Qin asked Wang Wan to wash up and change his court clothes first, and then discuss the matter. The officials below quickly bathed and changed Wang Wan's clothes.
An hour later, Prime Minister Wang Lao was dressed in brocade robes, his official position was restored, and he still served as the prime minister of Qin. The Third Emperor invited him to the palace, and then told him everything about the situation in Shandong and the Xiongnu invasion. When the old prime minister heard that the Qin State had reached such a state, his heart was broken, and he asked the third generation without hesitation: "It is all the old minister's fault that the state has been corrupted! Now that I am willing to lead the troops to fight in your majesty's stead, just by virtue of Even these old bones are going to repel the barbarians!" King Qin just cried and did not agree to Wang Wan's request. Wang Wan crawled to the ground, banged his head on the ground, and begged the Third Emperor to allow him to fight against the Huns. The third generation quickly helped Wang Wan up and said: "Old Prime Minister, you have been working on the construction site in the past few years. Just after returning to the court, you asked for orders to kill thieves. How can I bear it? If Qin had used you earlier, the country would not have It will reach this point!" Wang Wan said anxiously: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to complain. The Huns are by no means good people. It must be difficult for the soldiers on the border to support them. I have plenty of strength, so please send your troops there quickly. ! As long as we can control the fortresses, we will definitely be able to keep the thieves out of the country!" The third generation was very embarrassed and said: "But, Prime Minister, Xianyang has no troops to send!" After that, he raised his head and held back his tears. Wang Wan was shocked and said: "I heard that the imperial court asked Wang Li to lead an army of 100,000 people to go south. How is he now?" Han Tan next to him answered on behalf of the third generation: "He also lost the battle. The entire army was annihilated. General Wang himself also fought. He died on the battlefield. Even Zhang Han also surrendered to Xiang Yu because Zhao Gao killed his family!" At this moment, someone suddenly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the governor of Nanyang surrendered to the Chu army, and the deputy governor of Guandu surrendered to Xiang Yu. Wei Qiji and Danshui guard Wang Ling have also surrendered to Liu Bang." Everyone who heard this was shocked and at a loss. For a time, in the tall and spacious Xianyang Palace, there was a sudden restlessness and uneasiness. After hearing this, Wang Wan became so angry that he yelled and passed away. The King of Qin hurriedly called the imperial doctor to rescue Wang Wan.
While the imperial doctor was rescuing Wang Wan, the third generation hurriedly walked out of the palace door. He raised his head and shouted, "God, how could this happen?" The third generation felt the autumn wind blowing against his face, and he shuddered. At this time, autumn had already arrived. Facing the huge and empty Xianyang Palace, the third generation suddenly felt an inexplicable fear. He felt like a leaf that was about to fall, lonely and withered. His grief and anger were simply indescribable, and his body could not help but tremble. He hated his brother who failed to live up to expectations, the second emperor, and even more hated the traitor Zhao Gao who harmed the country and the people. Although they were all dead, the catastrophe caused to the country could no longer be made up for. He only regretted killing Zhao Gao too late. If he could have been eliminated earlier, Qin would not have reached this point. Now that the Huns are marching southward, General Zhao Hai can only hold on to a few military strongholds and struggle. He has asked Xianyang many times for help, but the court has no troops to send. What should he do now? What a shame, old thief Zhang Han also surrendered to Xiang Yu! No, it was all forced by the traitor Zhao Gao. If Zhao Gao had not killed Zhang Han's family, how could General Zhang Han surrender to Xiang Yu? When the third generation thought of this, he was really in pain. Suddenly a palace official came to report that the prime minister was awake.
The Third World hurriedly came to Old Prime Minister Wang's side, and saw that he slowly regained consciousness and then let out a long breath. Wang Wan said to the third generation: "I am old and useless. Now that the Huns are invading the border, the matter is urgent. Your Majesty, please pardon the craftsmen of Afang Palace as soon as possible, arm an army as soon as possible, and send generals to lead the garrison in Xianyang." Reinforce Zhao Hai!" The third generation said: "Although the matter is urgent, we Qin people have no favors for the craftsmen. How could they go to war? For many years, the craftsmen have been working on the construction site day and night, and their spirits have collapsed. , they are also human beings, none of them have ever returned home once? If you call them like this, can they obey the order?" Wang Wan said: "The matter is urgent, this is the only way!"
After listening to Wang Wan's words, the Third Emperor asked the ministers: "Which of you can lead the troops in the war?" Wang Yi and Lu Matong, the cavalry generals who were formerly under the Xianyang Order, stepped forward and said: "We two I'm willing to go!" The Third Emperor was very happy and made the two generals, and then ordered them to take the seals and ribbons and go to Shanglin Garden to pardon the prisoners. Wang Wan said: "Your Majesty, I personally went to Shanglin Garden to call on the craftsmen to protect the family and the country." The third generation was very moved when he saw Prime Minister Wang being like this, so he accompanied him to Shanglin Garden. After everyone arrived at the construction site of Afang Palace, Sanshi and Wang Wan walked onto a high platform again. Wang Wan called on the craftsmen and said: "Fellow workers, the extreme x-policy of the Qin State in the past is now over. Do you know who was responsible for the policies and mistakes implemented by the Qin State in the past? It was all because of the traitor Zhao Gao Ah! This thief had evil intentions. He blatantly killed the king and committed rebellion, which led to the invasion of the Huns. Now that the new king has decisively killed the traitor, the new king has granted amnesty to the world: From today on, all craftsmen in Xianyang will be Join the army and follow the Qin army to fight north!" After hearing this, the craftsmen were in an uproar. They all said one after another: "The second emperor is dead, and the new king has ascended the throne? Zhao Gao is also dead?" The third emperor said: "Yes. , I am the King of Qin who has just ascended the throne!" Cheers suddenly rang out on the construction site, and everyone shouted long live King Qin. The third generation continued: "Thank you for your hard work, I apologize to you! Many of the policies of the Qin State in the past were indeed too harsh, which made you suffer! From today on, all the construction of Afang Palace will be stopped, and you are no longer sinners. Instead, they are soldiers, all of whom are incorporated into the army of Qin. Now the Huns are going south to burn, kill, loot and invade the country. The country is in trouble. I only hope that you will work hard to kill the thieves and serve the country. As long as you can repel the Hu people, from now on From now on, you will be regular soldiers!" After hearing this, the craftsmen cheered again, and then everyone actively responded to the call and joined the army one after another. It only took the third generation one morning to summon a team of 200,000 people. Although the craftsmen worked hard, the long-term physical labor actually exercised their developed muscles and strong bodies. They looked really invincible. Seeing this, the third generation was deeply moved. While asking officials to distribute weapons, he asked Wang Yi and Lu Matong to lead the 50,000 garrison troops to prepare.
At noon, the Third Emperor saw that the army was almost ready, so he asked everyone to move out. In order to express the importance he attached to this mission, he led all officials to Xiu Shidu on the shore of Jingshui River. The third generation gave a grand farewell to the two generals. He toasted and said: "This is where the First Emperor bid farewell to General Meng Tian. I will also bid farewell to the two generals from here today. I hope you will work hard to kill the enemy and make contributions!" Wang Yi and Lu Ma Tong was very moved, so he said goodbye to the third generation, mounted his horse and left in tears.
The Third watched the army slowly cross the Jinghe River and finally disappear into the distant horizon. He couldn't calm down at this time, and could only pray silently from his heart: I hope God can bless them to defeat the Hu people and protect the border. He wants to revive the Qin Empire that is on the verge of collapse. At this time, the moon in the east has climbed over the vast mountains, but the third generation stood and stared for a long time...
