The peaks and ridges are like clusters, and the waves are like angry waves,
Mountains and rivers outside and inside Tongguan Road.
Looking at the Western Capital, I hesitated.
It is sad that wherever the Qin and Han Dynasties traveled, thousands of palaces and palaces were turned into dirt.
When it prospers, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer.
——Zhang Yanghao, Yuan Dynasty, "Sheep on the Hillside, Tong Cares about Ancient Times"
This song hits the mark, telling the story of the Qin State's transition from victory to decline, and the people's desperation. It can be said that when a country prospers, people suffer, and when a country dies, people suffer.
In 210 BC, the fifty-year-old First Emperor Ying Zheng went on his fifth grand tour to Kuaiji to pay homage to Dayu. On his way back to Xianyang, he fell seriously ill and died in a sand dune in July.
After the death of the first emperor, Ying Huhai, the eighteenth son of the emperor, with the help of Zhao Gao and Li Si, falsely issued an edict to kill the emperor's eldest son Fusu, and ascended the throne of the emperor of Qin, known as the second emperor of Qin in history. When the Second Emperor of Qin acted rebelliously and the treacherous Prime Minister Zhao Gao monopolized power and brought disaster to the country, a tragic war to resist the tyrannical Qin and compete for the world began, and the drama of the battle between the country and the country was quietly staged.
The historical perspective was first projected on Daze Township. Daze Township is a turning point in Chinese history. Originally, this inn was just a small village in Nanqi County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province today, and it was unknown in history. However, history often likes to take place in obscure places.
In the first year of Qin II (209 BC), the Qin Dynasty recruited 900 men from Sishui County to serve as garrison soldiers in Yuyang (southwest of Miyun, today's Beijing). Unexpectedly, when this group of people arrived in Daze Township, they were blocked by a sudden heavy rain and had to stop here. In the Qin Dynasty, there was a deadline for the recruitment of strong men. If they failed to arrive on time, they would be guilty of default. Those with official positions would be fined and paid armor, and the poor would be executed. Nowadays, heavy rain blocks the road, and it is impossible to reach Yuyang on time. Once there, there is only one way to die - why go all the way to die?
"It's better to rebel!" This was what Chen Sheng thought in his heart.
Chen Sheng was also one of the nine hundred men. He was selected as the commander of the camp by the two generals responsible for escorting him. The other commander was named Wu Guang. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are both from Sishui County, and their ancestors have been farmers for generations.
"Can this be done? What if it fails?" The heavy rain poured into the puddles at my feet, and tiny water splashes appeared and died in an instant, making people desperate and helpless. Chen Sheng knew that if he continued like this, his will would be completely worn away, so he gritted his teeth and turned around to find Wu Guang, thinking that Wu Guang would believe in him and support his actions.
Chen Sheng was not wrong about Wu Guang. Wu Guang also knew that continuing to go to Yuyang would be a dead end, and the rebellion might really be killed in the Qin Dynasty. There was a deadline for the recruitment of strong men, and if they could not arrive as scheduled, they would be guilty of missing the deadline. , those with official positions were punished with armor, and the poor were punished with death. Nowadays, heavy rain blocks the road, and it is impossible to reach Yuyang on time. Once there, there is only one way to die - why go all the way to die?
"It's better to rebel!" This was what Chen Sheng thought in his heart.
Chen Sheng was also one of the nine hundred men. He was selected as the commander of the camp by the two generals responsible for escorting him. The other commander was named Wu Guang. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are both from Sishui County, and their ancestors have been farmers for generations.
"Can this thing be done? What if it fails?" The heavy rain poured into the puddles at my feet, and the tiny water splashes appeared and disappeared in an instant, which made people desperate and helpless. Chen Sheng knew that if he continued like this, his will would be completely worn away, so he gritted his teeth and turned around to find Wu Guang, thinking that Wu Guang would believe in him and support his actions.
Chen Sheng was not wrong about Wu Guang. Wu Guang also knew that continuing towards Yuyang would only lead to a dead end, but rebellion might really lead to a bloody path! In this way, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang held their hands tightly together, and looked into each other's eyes with smiles. But after a while, Wu Guang hesitated again. Chen Sheng saw the situation and analyzed it for him: "The people of the world have suffered from the brutal Qin rule for too long. The people who are dissatisfied and want to rebel are not just you and me. As long as we find a good excuse, we are still afraid No one responded? The current second emperor Hu Hai is not the eldest son and should not inherit the throne. The son Fusu should be the emperor. Because Fusu repeatedly gave advice, the First Emperor did not like to listen and sent him to lead troops outside the wall. I heard , the current second emperor has found an excuse to have Fusu killed. The common people know that Fusu is a good person, and few people know that he is dead. And it turns out that Xiang Yan of the Chu State was a famous general who was extremely loved by the Chu people. .When the Chu State was destroyed by the Qin State, some said he was killed, and some said he escaped. We can use the fame of these two people to revolt against Qin, and tell the outside world that they are their team, and there must be many people following us. !”
Chen Sheng was not wrong about Wu Guang. Wu Guang also knew that continuing towards Yuyang would only lead to a dead end, but rebellion might really lead to a bloody path! In this way, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang held their hands tightly together, and looked into each other's eyes with smiles. But after a while, Wu Guang hesitated again. Chen Sheng saw the situation and analyzed it for him: "The people of the world have suffered from the brutal Qin rule for too long. The people who are dissatisfied and want to rebel are not just you and me. As long as we find a good excuse, we are still afraid No one responded? The current second emperor Hu Hai is not the eldest son and should not inherit the throne. The son Fusu should be the emperor. Because Fusu repeatedly gave advice, the First Emperor did not like to listen and sent him to lead troops outside the wall. I heard , the current second emperor has found an excuse to have Fusu killed. The common people know that Fusu is a good person, and few people know that he is dead. And it turns out that Xiang Yan of the Chu State was a famous general who was extremely loved by the Chu people. .When the Chu State was destroyed by the Qin State, some said he was killed, and some said he escaped. We can use the fame of these two people to revolt against Qin, and tell the outside world that they are their team, and there must be many people following us. !”
Of course, this is all a matter for the future. The most important thing right now is how to get these nine hundred strong men to rebel with them. Chen and Wu found a local fortune teller. The fortune teller was not an ordinary person. He knew their purpose from the beginning, so he fiddled with the procedures and said seriously: "What you two want to do can definitely be accomplished. Not only can it be done, but it can also achieve great success. However, should you ask ghosts and gods for help in what you want to do?"
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang suddenly realized that they left the Gua Jin and went back.
While preparing dinner for the garrison soldiers, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang caught a lot of fish, and the latter secretly stuffed a strip of cloth with "King Chen Sheng" written on it into the belly of the fish. The word "王" pronounced in four tones means to be called king. "King Chen Sheng" means that Chen Sheng will be king. The garrison soldiers found strips of cloth while eating fish. They were all frightened and didn't know what to do. "Isn't Chen Sheng different from us and not a mortal?" Everyone thought secretly.
Then Wu Guang learned the sound of foxes at night.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch..." The strange sound of fox calls woke up the quiet night sky!
"Awww... Da Chuxing... Wu... King Chen Sheng... Wuwu..."
The sound is yin but not yin, yang is not yang, human is not human, ghost is not ghost. The garrison soldiers were hungry and cold, and worried about being killed if they missed the deadline. They were tossing and turning on the straw mats holding their growling stomachs, when they suddenly heard the howling of ghosts and wolves, and their hair stood on end.
"King Chen Sheng?" Is there "Chen Sheng" in this voice? And when they were eating fish a few days ago, they found a piece of cloth with the words "King Chen Sheng" written on it in the fish belly. Could it be...? In the dark night, everyone turned their attention to Chen Sheng, but no one said a word, and they all thought about it until dawn.
Now, everyone's attention is focused on Chen Sheng. Wu Guang's plan was successful!
The two generals escorting the team were fond of wine, and because they were missing due to rain and were about to lose money, they inevitably turned to wine to drown their sorrows. On this day, the two of them were drunk and staggered while walking. Chen Sheng took a look and winked at Wu Guang. Wu Guang understood this and deliberately sighed in front of the general, always saying that he would run away. When the general heard that he was so angry, he suddenly became angry and pushed Wu Guang down. He picked up the whip and whipped Wu Guang directly on his back.
Wu Guang usually takes special care of the garrison soldiers, does not put on airs and does practical things, so his reputation in the hearts of everyone is higher than that of Chen Sheng and he is very popular. Seeing Wu Guang being beaten, the garrison soldiers were very happy and loved him. Seeing Wu Guang being beaten, the garrison soldiers were very angry and excited. Many people gathered around to stop the general from beating him.
One of the generals saw something was wrong and pulled out his sword. He cursed and shook the sword in his hand. He drank too much and could not hold the sword steadily. Wu Guang, who was lying on the ground and was being beaten, took a chance, suddenly stood up, reached out to grab the sword, and stabbed forward. With a "pop" sound, the sword hit the general who was still in a daze.
The general screamed and fell to the ground, seeing that he would not survive. In addition, the general was so frightened that he woke up from the wine and drew his sword to kill Wu Guang. At this time, Chen Sheng picked up a piece of firewood and killed the second general in the blink of an eye with Wu Guang. The red blood of the two generals flowed all over the floor, and the smell of blood quickly filled the air. The mood of the garrison soldiers was uncertain, their spirits were high, and they all gritted their teeth and stared.
Chen Sheng stabilized his mind, called all the garrison soldiers together, and said loudly with a bloody sword: "You are all current criminals who have committed the crime of missing a sentence, and you will all lose your head. Even if you don't behead your head, , when we get to Yuyang, build the Great Wall, and fight the Huns, we will still lose our lives there in 60 or 70 cases. Anyway, there is no way to survive, why don’t we rise up in rebellion and die vigorously? What’s more, rebellion does not necessarily mean death, princes, generals and ministers You are not born rich!" When everyone saw it, the date was also wrong, and the officers and soldiers were killed. Come on!
As a result, Chen Sheng established himself as a general and Wu Guang became the captain. He raised the banner of Da Chu and revolted against Qin. He quickly captured Daze Township, Qixian, Zhi County, Fuxian County, Ku County, Zhe County and Qiao County, and then occupied Chen County (today's Chen County). Huaiyang, Henan). In Chen County, Chen Sheng established himself as king and named his country "Zhang Chu".
After the unification of the Qin Dynasty, the first force to raise the banner of anti-Qin was born.
The Dazexiang Uprising was also the first large-scale peasant uprising in Chinese history.
