[Wei Nie] Vertical and horizontal killing

This early winter was extremely cold, with wind and snow mixed together.

In the secret room of Xianyang Palace, the emperor's face was very ugly, and his purple-gold cheeks had just bulged.He was secretly meeting with General Zhao Tuo of Guilin.

The South China Sea is a place that His Majesty the Emperor aspires to win. Zhao Tuo went to Xianyang secretly this time because he was afraid of accidents.

At this moment, Zhao Tuo knelt on the ground with a sad expression.

His Majesty the Emperor was silent for a long time before he asked, "How did my Marquis Wu Cheng and my Marquis Huainan die?"

Zhao Tuo could hear the heavy emotion in the emperor's tone. When he just cried, the emperor was silent for a whole stick of incense, without saying a word.He reported: "Returning to Your Majesty, the two old generals passed away unexpectedly. General Meng Wu suddenly couldn't get up for a long time on the return journey of inspecting Fujian and Guangdong. The commander saw that the old general hadn't got up in the morning. Something happened to the general. General Wang Jian was even more surprised. That night when he heard the soldiers miss the old Qin song in his homeland, the old general cried and sighed. Later, the old general said that he would go for a walk in the river valley alone, but something happened unexpectedly." , Zhao Tuo also shed tears: "Old General Wang actually suffered from the poison of Fujian and Guangdong miasma after His Majesty's return to the north last time. Dedicated to serving the public, I really didn’t expect to go like this.”

The emperor's throat was choked for a long time, and he swallowed the rising fishy smell.

Two of his old friends who fought on the battlefield and built the empire for him went away at once, but he still can't fall down!

After a long time, the emperor spoke again: "I ask you, are there any generals in the army who don't report their hidden illnesses?"

Zhao Tuo hurriedly said: "It never happened before. All the officers and men in the army were young generals, and there were those who were not acclimatized to the water and soil, and all of them got better. It's just that the sun is getting bigger in Hainan, and the soldiers miss their homeland and His Majesty. They are all dark and thin, and they look northwest every day. , Wang Xianyang."

The emperor squinted his eyes behind the bead curtain, and slowly asked: "I miss my hometown every day? I ask you, is the spirit of the Hainan army unstable?"

Zhao Tuo hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground, choked with sobs and said, "Your Majesty, the Qin army in Hainan is all from the old Qin, why is there such a difference!"

At the beginning of the world, Yingzheng had the ambition of rejecting the Xiongnu in the north and conquering Fujian and Guangdong in the south with the power of the whole country.Because of the undercurrents of the Six Kingdoms, he didn't trust anyone, so he had to reorganize all the old troops of the Qin Kingdom and order [-] Qin troops who were most loyal to the empire to go south to Xiangjun.

In addition, Meng Tian took away the Golden Fire Cavalry to fight Touman, and the former army has already become the sharp sword of the empire, thousands of miles away from Xianyang.

Only he and the prime minister knew that the number of people stationed in Xianyang by the old Qin army was less than [-]% in the past.

Ying Zheng does not believe in the six kingdoms of Shandong!

They are short-sighted and only want to restore the old luxurious life.

Yingzheng's gaze became sharp again, and even if he passed through the nine-fold bead curtain, Zhao Tuo could still feel like a needle on his side.The emperor said: "The soldiers stationed in Lingnan are all excellent talents of the empire. They are homesick and miserable, and I can't bear it. This change issued an order to recruit tens of thousands of women to go south and rebuild their homes with them to stabilize the overall situation."

Zhao Tuo was surprised and delighted.

It is indeed miserable in the army, the folk customs in Lingnan are very different from those in the Central Plains, and there are not many local women.If the empire can really mobilize women of the right age to go south, it will indeed be a blessing for the Lingnan army.

Zhao Tuo hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, almost speechless, he could only say: "Your Majesty is so sympathetic to us—I, I—"

The emperor touched the copper box containing Wang Jian's relics, and his heart was overwhelmed.The remnants of the Six Kingdoms are about to move, how could he not know that Xianyang should not move at this moment.But the Qin army is the foundation of the empire, and the six generations of Qin kings were able to rule the world, all relying on the bravery of the Qin army.Now that hundreds of thousands of Qin troops are piercing into the hinterland of Fujian and Guangdong like sharp swords, he must appease them.

Those who achieve great things must not stick to small details.

For the national economy, for the world, only for the emperor's strategy.

"One more thing." The emperor's tone turned sharply, like a dormant beast: "The overall situation in the Central Plains may change. If the storm spreads to the south of the Lingnan, Zhao Tuo, unless the widow personally grants the military talisman, the Qin army in Hainan cannot go north to calm the chaos. !"

Zhao Tuo's eyes widened in shock: "Your Majesty! The Central Plains is the foundation of the old Qin, why not go north to Jingchao?"

Yingzheng's eyes glowed fiercely, he pulled out Tianwen, and pointed at Zhao Tuo: "Zhao Tuo, I only say this once: If the old Qin people go north, China will never have Hainan! These [-] Qin troops must not leave the land of Lingnan in this life." Earth, those who disobey the order, beheaded!"

"Your Majesty..." Although Zhao Tuo had guessed for a long time, he was still shocked and sad when he heard the decree from the emperor himself that tens of thousands of people would never return to their homeland.

The iron cavalry of the empire is the sword of the empire.

However, it is only the sword of the empire after all.

Wang Jian died, and so did Meng Wu.

The death of the two dragon and tiger generals of the empire was like a huge boulder tightly clasped on top of the imperial palace, causing everyone to panic.

Meng Tian and Touman are still fighting against each other in Jiuyuan County, unable to return from the funeral; Zhang Han and Wang Li will also be away to contain the situation in Dongjun County.

The emperor didn't fall asleep for three days. He wrote imperial edicts in Leuye, for Wang Li, for Zhang Han, for Zhao Tuo, and for Meng Tian.

The situation in the world, how to use these people, and how to make them restrain each other, the emperor was thinking about it.

I was really tired, so I closed my eyes and meditated beside the Daqin picture scroll sand table filled with cinnabar to make mountains and rivers.It seems that only in this way, the mountains, rivers and ravines of the world are all in the emperor's heart.

At three o'clock, Zhao Gao woke up the emperor.

Yingzheng only slept for an hour, but he kept his promise, and he would get up as often as he said, and if the palace servants delayed even a moment, he would be beheaded and killed.

The emperor asked, "Is Li Si here?"

Zhao Gao replied, "The Prime Minister is already waiting outside the palace."

Li Si entered the inner hall, and it was the emperor's normal practice to discuss matters late at night.As soon as he entered the inner hall, the emperor asked, "Is there any military report from Jiuyuan County?"

Li Sidao: "General Meng fought with Touman, and he encountered fleeing Turkic people. For some reason, he seemed to be driven by Touman. Both sides suffered injuries. About [-] weapons and horses were lost, and they may need to be supplemented."

The emperor nodded: "Army must not be neglected. Order the foundry to supervise the manufacture of Qin knives day and night. In addition, the construction period must be shortened until Jiuyuan recruits civilians to build it. Delays in food supplies will lead to delays in military aircraft. If the county government recruits unfavorable people, they will lock them up. Ask the crime, and the family members will act as official slaves and official prostitutes."

After the emperor finished speaking, he suddenly propped his head and closed his eyes without saying a word.

Li Si was startled: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body..."

After a while, the emperor shook his hand: "Call Zhao Gao."

The "Cultural Rectification Order" drafted by Li Si has been implemented for some time, and people in the Xianyang Doctor's Academy secretly panicked. They all said that the emperor would issue an order to expel the old people from Guanzhong to build mausoleums and straight roads.

Li Si has a lot of things to do every day and is cunning enough. Burning books and decrees allowed him to express his loyalty in front of the emperor, but it also offended Confucian scholars all over the world.Now this kind of thing that offends students all over the world can generally be avoided if it can be avoided, so he was ordered by the doctor's servant to shoot Zhou Qingchen into the roster.

The Waking of Insects is approaching, and a great event has happened.

Wen Tongjun Kong Yu fled from the doctor's palace.

Kong Yu is the eighth grandson of Confucius, and he is an official worshiping Shao Fu.This matter is very difficult, the laws of Qin are strict, and it is a felony for an official in the country to desert his post without authorization, which will harm the three clans.But Kong Yu's identity is really special. If he really killed the descendants of Confucius, the already tense schools of thought would probably take drastic actions.

Confucianism was promoted to the political arena of the empire by an edict personally issued by the emperor. Although it was used to appease the six countries and show the mind of accepting all rivers, at least the empire respected Confucianism as the head of all schools of thought, treated it with courtesy, and even asked the prince to help him. Su personally went to Xiaoshengxianzhuang to appease him.

The absurd escape of Kong Yu and the contempt of Qin Law by the adherents of the six countries made the emperor furious. When Yingzheng was still thinking about how to deal with the old family of Confucius, more than [-] people fled from the doctor's palace.Now the "Cultural Purge Order" immediately became a joke, as if everyone in the world was waiting to see the prime minister of the empire slap himself.

At the same time, rumors spread everywhere: Comparing Qin to Jie and Zhou, saying that Qin's destruction of classics means to destroy the civilization of the Central Plains and the gentry of the six countries.

When Li Si came to remonstrate, the emperor was extremely furious: "Someone is instigating Confucian scholars to flee! Who is it?! Find out!"

It is not difficult to verify, but it is difficult for someone to act with intent, without leaving traces.

The remaining Confucian scholars defended themselves, saying that someone came to persuade them to flee, and it was Lu Sheng, the alchemist of the Yin Yang family!

As it was related to the Yin Yang family, the situation became even more obscure.

At that time, Moon God, Xinghun, Yunzhongjun, Da Siming and Shao Siming were all on top of the mirage, Dongjun had already defected and could not be trusted, and Donghuang Taiyi had never cared about vulgar things.The emperor was thinking about whether to summon the Moon God, and it was Zhao Gao who stepped forward at the right time to introduce Yan Le to the emperor.As the emperor's eyes placed in the inner palace, Yan Le collected Lu Sheng's abnormalities in three days, and now he can play them.

The emperor can summon Yan Le.

Yan Le was summoned and entered the inner hall to play secretly: "Your Majesty, I found out that Lu Sheng is not an alchemist, but a descendant of the Duke of Lu."

The emperor was still calm after hearing it, and only asked: "Is there any evidence?"

Yan Le presented a roll of bamboo slips strung with a sheepskin rope, and said: "I am ordered to monitor all officials, and there are guards in the forbidden palace. Because Kong Yu fled, I asked people to follow them all the way to the territory of Lu State. What the fallen family obtained was the dossier that recorded the descendants of the Lugou clan. There was a saying on it that the great-great-great-grandson of the Duke, Ding Wen, traveled all over the world and disappeared, and people said that he changed his name to Lu Sheng."

The emperor closed his eyes and pondered.

Yan Le further said: "The subordinates have found out that when Lu Shengyun was traveling, he had contacted Xiang Liang of Chu State, Zhang Er of Wei State, Mohist giants and others who rebelled, intending to build an anti-Qin stronghold in Dongjun County."

After a long silence, the emperor suddenly threw the dossier down the steps: "Dogs don't eat! Remnants of the Six Kingdoms! Restorers! Slander Qin Zheng, what an old family of the Six Kingdoms!"

Yan Le, who received the emperor's secret order, followed Zhao Gao down the stairs of Xianyang Palace.

Zhao Gao walked with his hands behind his back, turned his head to look at Yan Le's silent face, and asked, "You should know how to investigate the next thing."

Yan Le first responded: "No, I must thoroughly investigate the connection between Confucianism and Lu Sheng in this matter. As the leaders of Confucianism, Fu Nian and the two are duty bound."Then he endured it for a while, and said: "My lord, whether Lu Sheng is really a descendant of the Lu Kingdom remains to be verified. If His Majesty asks Zhang Han to investigate the matter separately..."

Zhao Gao smiled, half-covering and half-revealing: "Zhang Han is deeply trapped in Dongjun, and it is still unknown whether he will come back. On the cusp of this storm, His Majesty must be thinking that he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. .”

Yan Leruo realized something, and said with admiration: "I'm worrying about nothing."

Zhao Gao narrowed his eyes slightly to cover his red pupils, tightened his fingers, held the jade pendant in his hand, and pointed out: "Snap the net, the net of heaven and earth. As long as the net says yes, who dares to say no?"

Yan Le followed Zhao Gao all the way.

Zhao Gao looked at the sky outside Xianyang Palace.

Confucius killed Shao Zhengmao, Mencius denounced the Mohist strategists, Kong Yu advocated the restoration of the feudal feudal system... Confucianism-there are noble princes like Zhang Er and Zhang Liang who are in fact the old minions of the Six Kingdoms.

What Confucianism wants is to bring the world back to the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Fu Nian, Yan Lu, you did not die unjustly.

The author has something to say: Come on, let's talk about history and politics that people don't like to mention.The Qin army went south to Lingnan and intermarried with the local residents, bringing the culture of the Central Plains with them. It is an undeniable fact that the folk customs and regional civilization.

Later, when the Central Plains broke out, Zhao Tuo did cut off the way to the north. Without Jing Luan and Xiang Yu, Zhao Tuo established himself as king in South Vietnam, and later defected to the Han Dynasty.From a long-term perspective, this move keeps the civilization of Southern Guangdong from breaking away from the culture of the Central Plains.Zhao Tuo finally surrendered to Emperor Hanwen. You can see the imperial edict from Emperor Wenwen to Zhao Tuo in the "Book of Han", and the letter Zhao Tuo submitted to Emperor Wenwen through special envoy Lu Jia. The comparison of the two books reveals the heart.

There is no accurate mention in history that Zhao Tuo cut off the road to the north was the will of the first emperor. I will write it like this here, and I also refer to some plots in "The Great Qin Empire", and I always have a certain affection for Zulong.

Of course, for the sake of the overall situation, this kind of rude behavior broke up a hundred thousand families with one sentence, and women went south, never returning to their hometown...

In Zhao Tuo's book of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, there is a sentence: "I dare not recite the reason for falling into it", how many historical secrets are hidden...

I'm sorry that there are no uncles and uncles on the stage. According to the textual research, history is really unstoppable.

This paragraph is finally coming to an end. Although I wanted to be lazy and skip it and write about the uncle saving people, but... that is too much of a martial arts drama style, and I can't even convince myself.Just allow me to go back to history.

The last paragraph hints that there is no need to worry about whether Lu Sheng's background is a descendant of the Lu Kingdom. The key is that some people hope that he is.