However, if the king of a country says there is no problem, then there will be no problem.
After all, looking at ancient times and modern times, there are very few ministers who have done wrong things. After being forgiven by the king, they still rush to find fault. Isn't that a shame?
What's more, Prince Dan is charged with absconding.
How many heads in these clans can take responsibility?
Pretending that this incident had not happened, the clan members blew their noses and clung to their clothes and left the majestic Xianyang Hall in a sparse manner.
Now they have a high position, a high weight, and all they can do is one person doing three jobs. They wish they could have three clones by one person.
Also, Qin's law is not like that of other countries, which states that "the punishment is not as good as the officials, and the courtesy is not as good as the common people."
Qin's laws were especially harsh on officials and nobles, and the severity was outrageous.
For example, Qin Lu, if they write a wrong word, they will lose their heads. They live in such fear. How can such an old guy who is over fifty years old not eat and sleep day and night?
When I think about having to face a mountain of ordinary things in the next court, my back is really sore and it hurts everywhere.
No, an old clan member asked the partially missing tooth next to him:
"Brother Ping, I have been suffering from headaches recently. Is there a doctor who is often at your residence and specializes in treating your head ailments? Can you recommend me?"
The half-missing tooth on the right faces the north wind, and the official robe is as loose as a cloth bag and bulges.
He was old and thin, and his body and bones were not as strong as those of foreigners. Even his robes were made in a hurry when he took office. When they floated like this, people seemed to want to grab him to prevent them from being blown away by the wind.
He licked his tongue and said, "It's useless."
"Why doesn't it work? Is it because the quack doctors are not good enough or the prescriptions are not in place."
The old clan member leaned over and said, "Didn't you say in the first half month that it would be healed soon?"
"Have you dealt with the backlog of affairs? It's piled up like a mountain, right?" Half-Tooth said slowly, "You still have time to cure your head ailment. In my opinion, if the official hat on your head is rotten and falls off, it will be light. "
"Brother Ping, what do you mean? Those documents are not within my responsibilities, and they are not the ones you ordered to deliver the documents. Throw the documents to me and say that I am good at doing this. This is what I do."
Half-toothed, he didn't care. He hunched his back and swayed down the white jade steps, walking as fast as he could fly.
The old clan member raised his nose and scolded, "Damn it, my butt is on fire for running so fast, bah, I really deserve it."
Not long after he finished speaking, the fat man swayed into a straight body and came over to give him a hand. He narrowed his mung bean eyes and said,
"Our old clan members have been connected by blood for generations and cannot be separated. We are all grasshoppers on the same rope. We should be in the same boat and help each other."
The old clan member sighed again: "You are standing and talking because your back hurts, why don't you come and read these documents?"
The fat man was still squinting, and he didn't know if he could see the road clearly. He walked down while squinting, with the mud still in his mouth:
"When the storm rises, the old Qin people should work together to help each other."
We're all in the same boat, we're in the same boat, you piece of shit.
Now in this situation, King Qin has left all stalls to old people like them.
He devoted himself to guarding the unconscious woman in the harem, and prayed for blessings and lit fires every day with some magic stick from Chu State who claimed to be a mountain ghost, and made fictitious invitations to the gods, making the entire Qin palace a mess.
They are still in the same boat, and they are in the same fucking boat.
The king is ignorant, lustful and tyrannical, and his ministers are old and incompetent.
In his opinion, Great Qin is going to perish!
The old clan member grumbled and grumbled in his heart. His head hurt from grumbling. He pressed the corner of his mouth again and found that there were blisters for some reason.
He was grinning in pain when a strange face walked down the white jade steps.
He was clothed in commoner clothes and had a goatee. He was about seventy or eighty years old. The flesh on his face was flabby and hung into the shape of an "eight". His coarse linen sleeves were dangling. The old clan member felt strange. He looked at the guard left and right and asked, "Yes." who?"
Goatee said: "Qi Ke Mao Jiao."
"Qike?"
The old clan member was even more surprised, "You, a Qi Ke, why did you come to Xianyang Palace?"
"The Empress Dowager advises the King of Qin."
"The Empress Dowager's affairs? The King of Qin has ordered that anyone who remonstrates the Empress Dowager's affairs will be cooked and killed."
The old clan member pointed at the Jiuding parked in Qin Square with his finger and said, "We have cooked twenty-seven people with the cauldron. You don't want to die. Could it be that you want to collect the twenty-eight stars and lay them here to sacrifice us?" Qin’s heaven?”
Mao Jiao said straightly: "The untouchables are not afraid of life and death, but they are afraid that the King of Qin will violate the virtues of the world."
The old clan's eyelids moved.
He knew that there were some things he didn’t need to say to the wood, after all, the iron tree would never bloom.
He patted him on the shoulder and said, "King Qin is above. If you ask, go ahead."
Mao Jiao took off his shirt, like a soldier ready to die, and stepped up the white jade steps.
Looking at his back being gradually swallowed up by the palace, the old clan member sighed imperceptibly, and then ran away with him.
Everyone has his own mind and his own opinions.
Sometimes, they, the old tribesmen, are not as willing to shame themselves and die as these foreigners.
"Qi guest Mao Jiao bows to the King of Qin. Long live the King of Qin! Long live the King of Qin!"
Mao Jiao knelt down, shirtless, and his voice lingered in the hall for a long time.
Ying Zheng was sitting on the throne, his eyes sharp, as if he was cutting open his flesh with a sword, "Is Qi Ren here to intercede for the Queen Mother?"
Mao Jiao said loudly: "Yes!"
Ying Zheng waved his hand, obviously asking the soldiers to put him in the dungeon.
He was not afraid of death and said, "Your majesty got out of the car and pretended to be your father, because you were jealous; when you nang pounced on your two brothers, you were known as unkind; when you moved your mother to Xianyang, you were unfilial; when you used caltrops to admonish the scholars, you were ruled by Jie and Zhou."
"Jealousy, unkindness, unfilial piety, the rule of Jie and Zhou."
The pure and clear voice carries a chilling smile.
Ying Zheng's obsidian eyes seemed to be steaming with poison and blood, "I have heard these words too much. You literati who have studied hard say they are loyal martyrs, but in fact they are just a bunch of people fighting for the ground. , the reckless man who shows off his wrath, come here!"
"exist!"
Thousands of troops responded, and the Black Eagle warriors wearing helmets and bronze masks stepped out of the darkness.
Ying Zheng's face looked sick and impatient, but his thin lips were like a soul-locking hook, "It's cooked."
"yes!"
The big hands of the iron tongs clamped Mao Jiao's old bones, and Mao Jiao said fearlessly: "I heard this, those who are alive are not afraid of death, those who have a country do not hide their death, those who hide their death cannot survive, the people do not hide their death, and Qin's The country cannot be destroyed."
"Zheng——"
Before the King of Qin could say anything, the Black Eagle soldiers all put their sharp Qin swords on his neck.
There was blood coming out of Mao Jiao's neck. He didn't show any fear, but instead he was one step closer to death.
Black Eagle's dead soldiers did not dare to kill him without King Qin's order, and their armor collided with their footsteps and they spread out in a circle around him.
Mao Jiao advanced and the dead soldiers retreated.
Go forward again, go back again.
While advancing and retreating, Mao Jiao closed his eyes and raised his neck to be killed and said: "Your Majesty has acted wildly and rebelliously. Your Majesty does not know the evil. The King of Qin does not regard the world as his own responsibility. Instead, he pursues his own grudges and grudges. According to the people, the King of Qin is the one." Reckless man, I would like to ask the King of Qin, who dares to follow a king who dares to imprison his own mother? Who dares to serve a king who dares to drive away his own arms? The world hears it, who can kiss Qin and lose the justice of the world? , No matter how rich and powerful the Qin State is, it has no good ministers to use, just like a glass of water to quench the thirst of a prairie fire, it will not help."
The air was deathly quiet.
The Black Eagle Death Soldier's sword was already pressed against Mao Jiao's lifeline. As long as he got within an inch of him, blood would be splattered on the spot.
What they didn't expect was that their noble king was laughing uncontrollably on the throne, "Hahahahahahaha, he is really a hard-nosed scholar."
With a crash, he rolled the writing brush and announcement on the desk to the ground, "Well said, you are talented. Qin is hungry for talents. How can I be willing to kill you?"
Mao Jiao broke into a cold sweat, "Your Majesty, please forgive the Queen Mother for her crime."
"Pardon? How can I not forgive? Did I ever say that I would not forgive? In today's world, there is no unpardonable sin. Mao Jiao, let the world know what you said today. I can let the Queen Mother go, and I can also spare your life."
The soldier's cold Qin sword was sheathed.
Mao Jiao was able to breathe. When he saw the indifferent smile of the aloof King Qin, a trace of doubt flashed in his heart.
But in the blink of an eye, he knew clearly that King Qin was not moved by what he said, but he needed a step, and he happened to be the one to take it.
It is not because of him, but because of the heart of the world.
People who can let go of hatred are often not forgiving, but forbearing for a deeper purpose.
Mao's black back was bent again by the cold, and he was spitting white steam: "The holy name of the King of Qin, the common people only wish that the Qin Dynasty will last forever and everlasting."
Mao Jiao paid an audience with the King of Qin, and the Queen Mother of Qin moved to Yongcheng. Mao Jiao was also appointed as Taifu and awarded the title of Shangqing. This Confucian scholar from Qi State who came from afar won respect and reputation in the court of Qin State, and opened up the modern world. Now the people of Lao Qin are worried about this breakthrough all day long.
Over the years, the people of Lao Qin have become accustomed to the presence of foreign visitors.
As long as it is for the good of Qin, it doesn't matter which country he is from.
As soon as the eviction order was issued, I was in disbelief and at a loss. But in the midst of the eviction, it was difficult to stand up and speak for the foreigners.
King Qin's move and Mao Jiao's writing in the square were like a ray of dawn in the darkness.
They could no longer endure Xianyang where the world was upside down and in chaos, so they swarmed and praised: "Cai Caicai, the holy name of King Qin."
"I just said, there is no overnight feud between mother and son. The Queen Mother has welcomed her back. King Qin has great righteousness, hahaha!"
"Who is Mao Jiao?"
"People from Qi State, we are trading with Qi people. We don't want to be stabbed in the back by Qi people again, and our prison mother will be infamy hahahaha."
One of the Confucian scholars shook his head and commented: "It is true that Mao Jun is so powerful in resisting and upholding orders in vain, making defeats more successful, safeguarding the country of Qin, and bringing concubine, mother and son back to meet each other."
As lively as the square was, the Qin clan was helpless and lifeless.
One of them, who had met Mao Jiao before, sighed several times and said, "Mao Jiao, who is not afraid of life and death, is truly a talented person."
Mi Qidao: "What Mao Jiao said has lost its sense of justice in the world. Even if the Qin State becomes rich and powerful, it will have no useful ministers. It will be like a glass of water to quench the thirst of a prairie fire. It will not help. Elders of the clan, what do you think? "
The fat man looked at Mi Qi's face and said calmly: "Xianchen, we old Qin people are virtuous ministers who have taken root in the Qin State. We are no worse than outsiders." He then asked the people behind him, "Do you think it is bad? What is the difference? ?”
The clan members in the back felt guilty when they heard the word "virtuous minister", just like a bald man wearing a high hat, trying to cover up and feel ashamed.
One of them hesitated and said, "No matter how much you can eat, you can't chew off more than you can chew. I think some things really need to be done by people with special skills."
The fat man wanted to refute, but the man immediately said, "Let's compete with you, fat man. Do you know what happened to the six countries after Prince Dan returned to Yan?"
"I" the fat man got stuck, and his face turned blue and white from holding back.
The others were a little disapproving now: "Fat man, aren't you a Dianke? Why can't you answer the question of diplomatic relations?"
The fat man on the third floor shrank his neck and became silent.
Another clan member, who was as upright as iron, said directly and carelessly: "It's better for outsiders to do it. Listen, just say these few empty words and ask me to persuade you. I'm afraid the King of Qin will take the Yongcheng incident." He innocently angers us, but the King of Qin is still close to foreigners and alienated from the inside. The wolf cub who grew up in the Kingdom of Zhao is different."
Mi Qi narrowed his eyes: "We can't let these foreigners confuse the King of Qin anymore. It's just that the King of Qin is young and doesn't realize it. We, the bloodline clan, can't be ignorant."
"It's Lord Changping."
All the clan members are like mosquitoes and ants.
They strode up the white jade steps again. It was unusual for King Qin to always stay in the Qinzheng Palace.
Now because of a certain magic stick from Chu who claims to be a mountain ghost.
In the square with eight black and red carved jade pillars, an altar more than three feet high is always erected when night falls.
The bonfire was burning under the altar, and King Qin was sitting at the top, overlooking everything forever.
His face became increasingly pale as paper, and there was a deep sense of weariness between his brows and eyes. Even the robe that fell on the jade steps looked like a withered leaf that had fallen from nowhere.
Everyone in the palace was on tenterhooks.
A king who cooks people at every turn has become a sharp knife that can fall from their heads at any time.
The clan members are usually bold and casual, even trying to deceive superiors and subordinates when reviewing official documents.
Now when I come to see him, he can even breathe smoothly and obey me.
When walking around the three sacrifice animals, they were all afraid of knocking over the long table, "I bow to the King of Qin, long live the King of Qin."
Ying Zheng didn’t answer.
The mountain ghost who was dancing to entertain the gods and summon the spirits next to him saw this huge group of heads.
He raised the corners of his mouth, clapped his hands and said, "A group of old guys are here to bully King Qin again. Are you using the big one to bully the small ones, or are you more powerful in numbers?"
"you!"
It was like a knife was thrust through, making the old clan members' hairs tremble, "Where did you come from, the head of the Six Kingdoms? In front of the king, in the white jade hall, there is no place for you to talk so wildly!"
"Yo yo yo, I've hit your heart and lungs, old man, huh, you can't hold your breath anymore."
The mountain ghost stretched his body, and the money around his neck rattled, "What did this mountain ghost think of the Qin people? It turns out it's nothing more than that, nothing more than that - ha -"
He yawned again with his mouth open, looking as if he was about to fall asleep.
All the clan members felt angry when they heard this, and their eyes stung, "You! You are a bold and crazy person, and your words are wrong. According to the laws of Qin."
Before he finished speaking, Ying Zheng's eyes showed no warmth at all. He threw the bamboo slips that Zhao Gao was kneeling next to them in their faces and said coldly: "You still have the nerve to mention Qin's laws. According to Qin's laws, Qin officials are despicable. What is the crime for holding an important position and forming cliques?"
All the clan members rushed to see King Qin's face.
They rarely see Ying Zheng angry. Now he is eight feet six inches and is already an outstanding king. The oppression when he stands up makes the hearts of old people like them tremble.
What's more, I still lack confidence.
Mi Qi, however, did not panic and said in a rich voice, "Back to the King of Qin, the officials despised their important positions, formed cliques, and were disloyal and unjust to the Qin Dynasty. Their relatives were exiled, their property was confiscated, and they were quartered."
The legs of all the clan members, Lao Han, all went weak.
"I have heard that the subordinates selected now are all promoted from your confidants or relatives."
Many relatives were immediately embarrassed beyond words.
It was said that the expulsion of clan members was too hasty, and the official office was paralyzed and turned into a cold stall. Only then did they let the trustworthy people take the lead. Otherwise, if they were carefully selected, Qin's officialdom would not be able to operate.
It can't be killed with just one shot.
It also involves forming cliques and private interests, but can this be said to the King of Qin openly?
To say so is no less than to show that your Majesty's banishing letter is completely wrong.
I can only swallow the yellow lotus dumbly and swallow the bitter fruit by myself.
"You are not as good as Qi Huangyang who does not avoid relatives in his internal affairs and does not avoid resentment in his external affairs. You are also not as good as Lu Xiang's openness and openness. You can't bear to lose face and can't make a resounding reputation. All you see are chickens and bugs. Gains and losses, the matter of dividing gold and liang, there have been many thieves in Xianyang City recently, don't worry about it, now you are still looking for an orphan at dusk, maybe it is just for Mao Jiao's appointment in Qin State."
The secret was revealed, and all the clan members were immediately ashamed.
I wish the night had fallen early so that no one could see their red old faces.
Mi Qi looked back at this group of clumsy old people, knelt down and said: "The affairs of the Qin Dynasty are all that I worry about. Such a loyal and courageous heart can be seen from the sky and the earth, from the sun and the moon. The separation of the country from Qin caused chaos in Qin's affairs. Bandits and thieves appeared all over the place for a while. Qin's power was clanging, but no one dared to disobey it. The rumors outside were instigated by evil people, so don't believe them all."
The clan members stuttered and said, "Yes, we are loyal and courageous, and we will work hard together."
"oh?"
Ying Zheng raised his voice and said, "You all said that you are concerned about the affairs of the Qin Dynasty. Then what about the six countries that are conspiring to collude? Why didn't you report it to Gu?"
Six nations unite? !
All the clan members, including Mi Qi, were heartbroken when they heard that Qin had been besieged and suppressed by the Six Kingdoms five times in its history. In every battle, corpses littered the fields and loyal bones were buried in mountains.
The first time Qin defeated the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, they beheaded 80,000 people in the Battle of Xiuyu.
The second time, after three years of hard fighting, Hangu Pass was lost and had to cede territory for peace.
The fourth time was Wei Wuji's, forcing Qin to retreat to Hangu.
The trembling aroused the murderous spirit buried in the bones and blood of these old Qin people. This was the shame of Qin that was forced to a dead end a long time ago, and it was also their burning civilization that never ceased.
They said with red eyes: "The dogs have killed all the countries with more eggs and farts than their feces, and they have been slaughtered endlessly. I will slap them to death with just one stroke, until they can't even hold their farts." !”
"No need to fight! I haven't had a fight for a long time. It's Pi Songlie who wants to fight."
"Jiujiao Lao Qin, we will fight against the national calamity together!"
A group of clan members couldn't keep their temper and started shouting and yelling.
Qin Guo let out even his vulgar dialect, and after being angry, he took the initiative to ask for orders: "Your Majesty, even if I risk my life, I will fight to the end with these bastards who are coming up!"
Ying Zheng: "Who will lead the troops?"
Someone immediately said: "Wang Jian and his son, Wang Lu, Meng Ao and his son, if taken alone, they are the tiger and wolf masters of our Great Qin. Who is afraid of joining forces? Just come."
Ying Zheng asked again: "Where are they now?"
Hearing these words, the hearts of all the clan members trembled.
After the Exclusion Book, anyone who had anything to do with the Six Kingdoms was exiled.
These included Wang Jian and his son, Wang Lu, Meng Ao and his son, and many border generals who had been stationed in Qin for many years were also exiled.
Now they are no longer in a high and powerful position, but actually feel panic in the face of crisis.
They staggered and knelt at Ying Zheng's feet, crying: "Your Majesty, Qin cannot live without these good generals and ministers. We sincerely ask Your Majesty to take back your orders."
"The land is vast and there are many millets; the country is large and the people are numerous; the soldiers are strong and the soldiers are brave. This is because the Taishan Mountains do not allow the soil to grow, so they can become big; the rivers and seas do not choose small streams, so they can be deep; the king does not exclude the common people. Therefore, one can understand its virtue.”
Ying Zheng threw the bamboo slip in his hand, and the bamboo slip slid away with a crash, just falling to Mi Qi's feet.
Mi Qi's hand was pressing on the cold jade plate, and the bonfire on the altar was still crackling.
He felt very calm, but he didn't expect that Ying Zheng's pat on his shoulder made his hair stand on end. "You guys, study hard."
The words on the bamboo slips are printed line by line before the eyes, and there are heads around them chanting: "This is why the land has no four directions, the people have no foreign countries, the four seasons are full of beauty, and ghosts and gods bring blessings. This is why the Five Emperors and Three Kings are invincible."
"Today, the head of Guizhou is abandoned to support the enemy's country, but the guests are used to join the feudal lords, so that the people of the world will retreat and dare not go westward, and they will not be able to enter Qin. This is what is called 'stealing food by borrowing the spoils of the invaders'."
"My property was not produced in Qin, but there are many treasures; my scholars were not produced in Qin, but I wish to be loyal to many people. Now I drive away guests to benefit the enemy's country, and harm the people to gain enmity. I am vain internally and cause resentment to the princes externally. I seek the support of the country." It’s not dangerous, it’s not available.”
Following the whispers, Ying Zheng strode forward.
He was tall and tall, and a long shadow shrouded his body. Mi Qi felt that the sky was dark and he could not see anything clearly.
When he returned to his mansion, his chest was heaving and he was breathing heavily.
A figure behind the screen asked: "Li Si sent a letter to King Qin through the inn clerk. Did King Qin give up his mind after seeing it?"
"He doesn't even want to evict guests!"
Mi Qi slammed his fist on the long desk and gritted his teeth and said, "We drove away the guests at the beginning of winter and welcomed them back before spring started. They didn't even scratch the fur of tigers and wolves, but they easily resolved generations of grievances between clan members and foreigners. , What a King of Qin! What a method, everything was rectified as soon as he came to power."
"He comes from a horse breeding background, so I'm afraid he's not as cunning as you think."
"Why not? The foreigners were expelled and recalled. After returning, I could only be more and more grateful to the King of Qin, not to mention serving a headstrong king and a humble king. In the hearts of these foreigners who followed, this was A wise king who should be followed.”
His thick eyebrows were furrowed, "The clan members know their shortcomings, and they have been wronged again. I am afraid that they will no longer have the arrogance and arrogance in the future. At this time, if the King of Qin lets bygones be bygones, the clan members will be grateful. Qin's internal affairs are as solid as a rock. , so what if the six countries unite?"
"Mr. Changping, don't let other people's ambitions destroy your own prestige. This time, Zhao Guo Pang Nuan can lead the army. Qin will never be able to resort to a second alienation trick."
"No, Zhao Guo, huh, that Zhao Yan is short-sighted, wants a prostitute to be his queen, and reuses Guo Kai and Han Cang who are colluding with each other. How big of a trap can these two Yin people create? The outcome of the war is up to you and me. Even more in the temple.”
Mi Qi flicked his sleeves, turned and left: "You can judge for yourself what is right or wrong. Just watch this time when the six kingdoms unite. Remember to remind your master not to pull down Chu and become a stepping stone for other countries. "
The man was furious: "Chun Shenjun, don't forget, your surname is Mi and you are from Chu!"
(End of chapter)
