"The emperor is kind and wants to bury these criminals on the spot after killing them."
"One tomb per person, it's really an advantage for them."
"How can there be a tomb? It's just a pit, and it will be filled up when you bury it. What kind of mourning do you think these criminals deserve?!"
"..."
Listen to the whispers around you.
Ji Heng's eyes moved slightly. After Shang Yang's reform, the Qin people's birth, old age, illness and death were all governed by Qin laws.
Only those who hold a title can enjoy "honour" after death.
"Shang Jun Shu" stipulates that after the death of a handyman "Xiaofu" (hairpin) who cannot participate in the war, a tree can be planted on the tomb. Starting from this level until the doctor, one more tree can be planted for each higher level. Trees, this kind of "sorrow" are particularly glorious for common people.
Like Wu'an Jun Bai Qi, his mausoleum is comparable to a later park.
But those whose title is below the hairpin can only have a small earth bag and a stone tablet for high education, while a public servant can only have a small earth bag.
As for those without a title, they are not qualified to erect a tomb.
We can only dig a hole and bury it.
This set of "Ming Dynasty" clearly shows the superiority, rank and rank, and the fields and houses are named according to the difference, and the clothes of the ministers and concubines are named after the family. The rule that those with meritorious deeds will be honored, while those without meritorious deeds will be rich and have no glory, was established starting from Shang Yang's reform.
The Qin Dynasty divided the "noble" and "rich" very widely.
And this gradually became the distinction between nobles and powerful people in the future.
Only those with a title can enjoy the glory that ordinary people cannot obtain, while those without a title, no matter how rich they are, cannot be distinguished.
Therefore, Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty also made a decision to "order the Jia people not to wear clothes or ride in carriages, and to impose heavy rents and taxes to humiliate them".
This is the rule to follow.
Hearing the whispers coming from all around, many alchemists and scholars turned pale, clenched their teeth and said nothing, and even lowered their heads in shame, looking unusually sad and desperate.
But mixed with overwhelming grief and anger.
They were naturally very dissatisfied with Da Qin's rules.
They are alchemists, Confucian scholars, nobles, and they are all people with dignity and status. How can they be the same as the lowly Guizhou chiefs, ministers, and slaves after their death?
There were Confucian scholars around, shouting loudly, "The world has been suffering from Qin for a long time," "Everyone in the Qin Dynasty will be punished if they get it," and "The Qin Dynasty is cutting itself off from civilization and the laws of nature."
However, it did not cause much movement around.
All he got was a bunch of spit.
Ji Heng stood at the end of the queue, his pace not fast.
He heard someone in the crowd ask what crime they had committed.
Some people said that he was committing rebellion, while others said that he was making irresponsible remarks about the government and slandering the government of Qin. However, these answers attracted unanimous approval from all around, and everyone on the road thought he deserved to be killed.
Listening to the scolding, scolding, and humiliation all around, Ji Heng just frowned slightly, with a look of relief in his eyes.
He already felt guilty.
In fact, he should have done something for the world and made some changes, but in the end he chose to retreat and remain silent. Now that he heard the deafening yelling in his ears, he felt a rare sense of peace in his heart.
It seemed that he had received some comfort.
He looked up.
He looked at Xianyang Palace from a distance.
Faintly, he seemed to meet a pair of cold eyes.
This figure is like a cold sword, always flashing with cold light. Until the moment it is broken, the light will never fade, and the pace of progress will never stop.
He just stood there.
Looking down at Ji Heng coldly, with a bit of mockery in his eyes, he seemed to be saying to Ji Heng: "See, this is the bottom level you value..."
"Always so stupid and always so angry."
"They will not take the initiative to seek change. Only force can make them make changes."
"You were wrong!"
Ji Heng remained silent.
He looked at the Qin people who cursed him, and finally shook his head.
is it wrong?
He never thought so.
Since ancient times, the people of China have been called the most stupid by their rulers.
Because they're best at cheating.
As long as you give them some small favors, you can easily change their direction, or even take the initiative to betray. This situation has been happening from ancient times to the present, and it will continue to happen, no matter how the world changes, no matter what someone says, or what they say. It makes sense, the people at the bottom are still so 'stupid'.
But he no longer recognized this.
After ten lives, he has angrily scolded the people at the bottom, and he has also approved the opinions of the ignorant people.
The people have always been the stupidest, but they are also the hardest to bully.
The people at the bottom don't think so much. They don't care about how they become, and they don't care about whether the monarch is talented or strategic. They only care about one thing, which is whether their lives are getting better day by day under the leadership of the superiors, and whether they have to work more. , you will gain more money and food.
If not.
As long as there are better options around them, they will resolutely choose to abandon them.
This is human nature.
The simplest yet most indifferent human nature.
If you don't serve the people, you will eventually be abandoned by the people.
The reason why the Qin Dynasty was able to sweep Liuhe was indeed due to Shang Yang's reforms, but more accurately, the Qin people worked hard for the Qin State and were really able to achieve great success.
This is the real reason.
It's not that Shang Yang calculated human nature.
But Shang Yang's method can only strengthen the country, but cannot govern it.
If you follow the old path, you are bound to get into trouble.
Ji Heng slowly withdrew his gaze. Their queue had already walked out of the city, and the noise around them had obviously become quieter.
"The Qin State is concerned about the land, and it is still the same as holding firewood to put out the fire. If the firewood is not exhausted, the fire will never be extinguished!"
"I am not wrong."
“I just haven’t done it!”
Ji Heng secretly clenched his fists, and finally loosened his clenched fists, leaving only a dull sigh.
The queue of more than 400 people turned into a long ocher dragon and marched towards the grassy beach of Weishui River. They were not walking very fast, but there was still a long time before the execution at noon, so the accompanying jailers were not in a hurry. urge.
However, the sound of crying and howling gradually came from the queue.
On the verge of death, someone finally couldn't hold on anymore and his mind collapsed.
They were scolded by the Qin people and scorned by everyone. They were just angry, but they did not really collapse. Now they left the crowd of onlookers and walked straight on the spacious road, but they could no longer suppress the fear and fear in their hearts. Just cry out loud.
Ji Heng looked at the Confucian scholar beside him and shook his head speechlessly.
In prison, he was cynical and cursed. In the end, he was really about to die, but he suddenly became afraid.
It's actually a bit ridiculous.
However, even if the alchemists and Confucian scholars cried and cried, they could not stop the queue. Before noon, they were finally taken to the execution ground.
On both sides of the hillside, the crowd of onlookers who had been waiting for a long time looked at the large group of disheveled and withered-faced prisoners in front of them, but they seemed unusually quiet. They just looked up and down, and from time to time someone pointed with their fingers.
At this time.
I don't know when the earth platform was built, and two rows of trumpets suddenly sounded in unison.
A whimper echoed through the grassy beach.
Noon has arrived!
Ji Heng stood in front of a pit and slowly closed his eyes.
He felt relieved.
He even wanted to jump into the pit and end this miserable life as soon as possible.
The world is too miserable, in the next life...
