Chapter 21 merits and demerits
"The First Emperor's unification of the six kingdoms is the greatest achievement!" Wang Zhuji pointed at Guan Ying; "What's wrong with unification? You keep saying that the First Emperor killed countless people, but look back, since the decline of the Zhou royal family and King Zhou Ping moved the capital to Luoyi,
The vassal states merged with each other and killed each other, but there was no more bloodshed on that day, and there was no sacrifice on that day. These feudal states fought for more than two hundred years, and two to three million people died. How many were killed by the Qin army? {It is said that
, Liang Qichao once calculated that more than two million people died during the Warring States Period, of which one million died at the hands of his own general Bai Qi.} In the fifteen years since the First Emperor unified the six countries, swords and guns were put into storage, and soldiers took off their armor.
What's wrong with living and working in peace and prosperity in Guizhou? You must come and restore the feudal system. Well, now the world is in chaos again. The princes have begun to fight each other for land and wealth. The people in Guizhou have been displaced and died in the wilderness. The population of the Central Plains has been reduced.
However, the Hu people in the northern and western regions have taken the opportunity to become stronger. They are about to march south to capture the city. The Central Plains will soon become a pasture for barbarians. Your wives and children will all become slaves of the Hu people. Their rule will be better than that of the Qin people.
The cruelty is a hundred times a thousand times. Just wait and see, Guan Ying, sooner or later such a day will come, and I will make a bet with you!"
The infant transfusion has been decided, and Wang Zhu has known the answer for a long time! {Due to the computer being poisoned yesterday and repaired for a day, this chapter can only be uploaded to 3,000 words, please understand!}
Judging from the current level of population and production destruction in the Central Plains, as soon as Wang Zhu dies and Xiang Yu casually entrusts Guanzhong to that general, the powerful northern powers of the Xiongnu, Donghu, and Da Yueshi will immediately swarm over the Central Plains.
, there is no way to escape the fate of being divided.
"The First Emperor of Qin burned books and humiliated Confucians, and people and gods were outraged!" Guan Ying pondered for a moment, then an idea flashed in his mind, and he picked up another sharp sword to attack. However, this time his voice was much softer.
"Burning books and entrapping Confucians" is also called "Yingzheng shock".
Wang Zhu had learned this important historical plot in his textbooks since he was in elementary school. His history teachers in middle school and high school took the trouble to repeat it again and again, which made his ears go numb. He knew that Qin Shihuang did not kill anyone.
They were not 'Confucian scholars' but hundreds of alchemists who, like Xu Fu, were making a living under the guise of 'refining elixirs and seeking elixirs'. As for the burning of books, it was true, but it was not as thorough as the folklore.
, he only burned folk books, but the Confucian classics of the government and the court were preserved and no longer burned. They were used for research by the doctors of the court. This shows that Qin Shihuang was not a mediocre and cruel person. Burning books to harass Confucians
, Firstly, it is to punish liars like Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng; secondly, it is to restrict the spread of ancient ideas and let the people of the world accept Legalist ideas - everything looks forward.
In fact, the person who really burned the books was Xiang Yu.
It was Xiang Yu who burned down Epang Palace and the fire that burned down Xianyang, destroying the seeds of scholars. As for Xiang Yu's purpose of setting this fire, according to Wang Zhu's research with years of studying martial arts novels, he concluded that it was probably with the Eight-Power Allied Forces that burned down the Old Summer Palace.
One reason is to cover up the crimes of plunder and robbery.
But if these words were told to Guan Ying two thousand years ago, they would definitely be frivolous and a waste of emotions. They might even be despised by him. Just don't say them.
Wang Zhu sneered and said, "You are trying to cover up the whole situation. You only know that the First Emperor burned books and harassed scholars, but you don't know how many contributions and good deeds he did for the prosperity of the Central Plains. I can teach you a lesson. You heard me clearly.
——"This is too easy. It is the key point of the monthly exam for the first grade of junior high school. The school requires memorization.
"In order to develop agriculture, the First Emperor once dug two canals, Lingqu and Honggou, across the country. These two rivers connected the Yellow River, Huaihe River, and Yangtze River. The farmland transported by water on both sides of the river benefited from this, and the harvest in the head of Guizhou doubled.
Several times over, the barren land of Sanjin has seen an unprecedented bumper harvest. Is this considered a credit?"
This was certainly a credit, but Guan Ying had his own opinion. He twitched the corner of his mouth and said sarcastically, "I'm afraid it's not for the people, but to transport troops to the south along the canal."
Wang Zhu sneered, "I think it's both."
"The First Emperor unified the writing system, weights and measures, measurements, weights, and weights to benefit the country and the people, which saved the people of the Central Plains a lot of trouble. Scholars could travel all over the world to study; when buying rice in Guizhou, they would no longer be deducted and exploited by profiteers from various countries.
, What's wrong with this? In addition, the First Emperor also built major roads throughout the Central Plains. Starting from Xianyang, it radiated directly to various counties, reaching Liaodong in the north and Changsha in the south, covering the whole country like a spider web. The main road was fifty steps wide, with each
Ten meters apart, a pine and cypress was planted, forming a spectacular view of all roads leading to Xianyang. It not only facilitated the military's transition to battle, but more importantly, promoted economic and cultural exchanges and development in various places. In the past, vehicles from various countries had different widths, and they were almost only
It is possible to travel within the country, but once outside the country, it is difficult to move because the road cannot be aligned. The First Emperor unified the paths and unified the width of the chariots, making the world smooth and unimpeded. It is a great contribution to the world. Haven't you seen this?"
Guan Ying was stunned for a moment, the light in his eyes was like settling muddy water, which began to clear, and he slowly lowered his head.
Wang Zhu thought, there is a way!
"You want to destroy the violent Qin Dynasty and restore the enfeoffment. Others dare not say it. Two things are certain. One is that the barbarians from the north will take advantage of the opportunity to invade; second, in the next hundreds or even thousands of years, the people of the Central Plains will
You will never have a good life, just like fifty years ago, you are in the heat of war every day. You Guanying keep shouting to save the people, but in fact you are harming the people. Mrs. Lu is so kind and righteous, she has already
After seeing through this, I agreed to marry the widow, contact Liu Ji's old men, and help the widow regain the world and restore a peaceful world to the people. I have heard for a long time that General Guan is a versatile man in both civil and military affairs and has a deep understanding of etiquette. He must not be unable to hear the truth in the widow's words.
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Lu Pheasant didn't expect that Wang Zhu's words would make Guan Ying's proud head fall. He felt a little guilty. If Guan Ying really surrendered to King Qin wholeheartedly, all his hard work would have been in vain. After thinking for a while, he said;
"The King of Qin has agreed to let you stay with me as the captain of the bodyguard. Why don't you thank me quickly?" These words were equivalent to sealing Wang Zhu's escape route.
Guan Ying stretched his neck and suddenly asked, "What about Zhou Bo?" Wang Zhu knew that now was not the time to surrender the two of them, so he got ahead of Lu Fei and said generously, "Zhou Bo can also stay with Madam.
Be the deputy captain of the bodyguard. It is my wish, if he is willing!"
Guan Ying said, "What if he doesn't want to!" Wang Zhu laughed loudly and said, "Death!"
With Lu Pheasant and Guan Ying trying to persuade him, Zhou Bo would certainly not choose to die. Wang Zhu did not watch them to persuade them to surrender this time, because he felt that the key to the whole matter was Lu Pheasant. As long as Lu Pheasant
Pheasant has no dissatisfaction, Zhou Bo and Guan Ying will be digested by him sooner or later. Lu Pheasant is nothing more than a woman, no matter how strong she is, she is still a woman. If she wants to deal with women, Wang Zhu is confident that she still has some methods.
Wang Ao and Yuan Sheng had seen through Wang Zhu's tricks early on, and they were in favor of marrying Lu Fei. Wang Bi, Huan Jue, Xin Sheng and other veteran generals, although they were galloping on the battlefield and looked down upon them, in the end they still
She lacked political acumen and criticized this, thinking that being a widow would damage the prestige of the Qin Dynasty and would be ridiculed by other countries. Wang Zhu worked hard to get through the political work of these people, and it was almost dawn.
Yuan Sheng, Wang Ao and other counselors and civil servants also stayed up all night, busy preparing for tomorrow's wedding. Although they were in the military camp, everything was simple, but they could not be too sloppy. The etiquette of Naji and Napin could not be
Omit; the bride should put on heavy makeup as usual; an additional 20,000 soldiers were sent to build an altar one foot high and one foot wide and long in the military camp overnight. It was used as a ceremony for the king and Concubine Lu. The entire altar and table top
, the stairs were covered with a red felt carpet, and a large cauldron made of stone was placed on the carpet. The cauldron was thick and sturdy, majestic and domineering. There were hundreds of clusters of incense inserted in it, and the mist intertwined in the air, and the aroma was lingering.
At sunrise.
With the earth-shattering drum beat and the high-pitched trumpet sound, Wang Zhu, wearing a royal robe and a crown, slowly walked out of the handsome tent with a red colored silk in his right hand. On the other end of the colored silk was Lu Pheasant.
Eight thousand warriors with bright armor and red tassels lined up through the entire military camp from the commander's tent door to the altar stairs in front of the commander's tent. When they saw the king and princess coming out, everyone was in high spirits and high spirits.
He raised the spear in his hand and saluted the sky, his movements were uniform and his voice was loud and exciting.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
On both sides of the altar and in the open space in front of the commander's tent, 60,000 elite Qin troops lined up in pairs, paying attention to the king as he walked slowly. Looking around, a dozen square formations looked like they were being cut with knives.
The tofu pieces were as regular and neat as the tofu pieces. Lu Pheasant was suddenly shocked. The Qin army was so powerful, no wonder the peasant army was no match!
Climbing up to the high platform, flags were waving, hunting was heard, and the military power was at its peak. Under the yellow and red sunshine in the early morning, the soldiers lined up in the phalanx were all high-spirited and shouted "Long live!" following the voice of the tiger.
Three times, the sound resounded throughout the earth, shaking the Chaoge Tower, making people excited and excited.
Wang Zhu on the high platform turned around, with a smile as bright as the sun on his face, raised his fist and shouted: "The Qin Dynasty will win, the Qin army is mighty!" Below, the 65,000 Qin army followed and shouted: "The Qin army will win, the Qin army will win!"
We must win, we must win, we must win.”
"Soldiers, I am holding a wedding in the military camp this time just to bring some joy to the Qin army, so that this joy will bless the Qin army and make it invincible in the world. Do you have confidence?"
The voices from the audience immediately surged up like the roaring waves of the sea: "Long live, long live, long live, long live!" The voices rose higher and higher, one after another, inspiring.
Lu Pheasant saw this and became more and more frightened. The Qin army was so strong and well-trained, how could the princes compete with it? At the same time, she was also a little dumbfounded. The King of Qin was planning a wedding like this, and it was clear that he was trying to intimidate me, the bride.
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Chapter completed!