Chapter 379 The historian writes straightly without changing a word
Taishi Ling, official of Qin.
He is responsible for compiling history books and astronomical calendars.
The official position of Taishi Ling was established in the Xia Dynasty. Later, whether Cheng Tang destroyed Xia and established the Great Shang, or King Wu destroyed the Shang and established the Great Zhou, the official position of Taishi Ling remained unchanged and continued.
As for the Qin Dynasty, the Taishi Order had been established as early as when the Qin Dynasty was still a vassal state.
Taishi Ling's salary was not high, only six hundred dan, and he was a subordinate of Fengchang among the nine ministers.
But this official position has special authority that is envied by all high-ranking officials. Not to mention his boss Fengchang, even the left and right prime ministers who are the next level up, and the prime minister who is the two prime ministers the next level are also envious.
Taishi Ling can go to all areas of the Qin State, whether it is the Queen's Palace or the Sheji Ancestral Temple.
When asking anyone or anything, the person being asked must tell the truth and cannot lie. Even the king is no exception.
The history should be recorded in straight and straight writing, and the royal power should be inviolable.
After receiving the order, the eunuch did not rush out of the palace, but went deep into Zhangtai Palace. Ying Chengyu frowned.
This means that Taishi Ling arrived at Xianyang Palace before he arrived and heard the conversation between him and the First Emperor. This was not what Ying Chengyu wanted.
If he had known that Taishi Ling was here, he would not have come today.
as expected.
Not long after, the eunuch led Tai Shiling out, wearing a long black coat, holding a bamboo slip in one hand and a brush with wet ink in the other.
Taishi Ling's name was Taishida. Although he was a civil servant, he had a tall and muscular physique. His face was full of beards and his eyes were as big as two copper bells, similar to the eyes of an ox.
Their family has this gene. Taishi's family, who never went to the battlefield, all have martial looks, and their beards can grow all over their faces in just a few days.
King Zhaoxiang of Qin once made a conclusion about the Taishi clan: warriors do literary work.
"It's really not easy to meet Lord Chang'an."
Tai Shi Da is profound and authentic.
Other official positions in the Qin Dynasty have always changed, but the position of Taishi Ling is hereditary. The family in charge of Taishi Ling has Taishi as its surname, and Taishi Ling has always been from the Taishi clan.
In ancient times, surnames were separated, with the surname representing the source and the surname representing the branch.
The surname is constant and the surname is changeable.
There are those who take the fiefdom as their surname, such as Shang Yang who was fiefdomed from the commercial land.
There are also people who take official positions as their surnames, and Tai Shida falls into this category.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
Tai Shida met with the First Emperor.
The First Emperor said "hmm" and glanced at the teapot.
The nearest eunuch immediately stepped forward and made some tea for the First Emperor. A palace maid from behind stepped forward, holding a melon and fruit snack that she didn’t know where she came from, and placed it gently and gracefully in front of the First Emperor.
The corner of Ying Chengyu's mouth twitched, watching his unscrupulous brother eating the snacks he developed, sipping the tea soup, looking like he was holding a bench, knocking melon seeds, eating melons and watching a show. He wanted to give him a table
Lifted.
"Taishi orders you as you please."
The First Emperor threw a big date into his mouth, his cheeks slightly bulging, and he chewed it while saying.
"only."
Tai Shida responded and sat down on the ground.
He pushed aside the fruits and snacks on the table in front of him, cleared an area, and placed the bamboo slips.
Open the bamboo slip and hold the writing brush.
"How many families did Chang'an Lord visit this winter?"
Tai Shida asked sincerely.
"..."
Looking at the newly added bamboo slips on the desk, Ying Chengyu's desire to overturn the desk became even stronger.
"Your Majesty, it's always like this." Tai Shida sighed helplessly and said, "Chang'an Lord either avoids Da or doesn't answer Da. Your Majesty, please ask Chang'an Lord to cooperate with Da in compiling the history."
"That makes sense."
The First Emperor was deeply convinced and made a speech in agreement. Then he looked at his livid brother and said with a smile:
"All the questions asked by the Taishi Ling must be answered truthfully, and I am no exception. You can go back after cooperating with the Taishi Ling in recording the history."
Ying Cheng looked at the door of Zhangtai Palace. The doctor's order, Zhang Han, was missing again. But as long as he wanted to go out, Zhang Han would definitely stand in front of the door.
Although the First Emperor behaved very casually, he should actually be casual. But Ying Chengyu knew that if he did not cooperate with recording history today, he would not be able to escape.
Recording history is a huge undertaking.
Because China has written history, it knows where it was born, its ancient sages, its mistakes and experiences, and its surname inheritance.
"Five families."
Ying Chengyu said in a deep voice.
Tai Shida did not record it, but turned his head, his naturally fierce face expressionless.
"Who are you lying to? You must be stupid."
"..."
Ying Chengyu tried his best to control his facial expressions and be sincere.
"It is what it is."
Tai Shida had no intention of writing at all, and persuaded with a straight face:
"If you don't believe me, please tell the truth, Mr. Chang'an. What you and I say today will be recorded in the history books for future generations to see. It doesn't matter whether Mr. Chang'an deceived Ta, but it is very important to deceive millions of people in future generations."
Ying Chengyu was helpless.
"Why do you remember this? Is the history you wrote too detailed? If you really don't know what to write, just write down the names of my nephews and nieces. So that future generations will only know Fusu, Gao, and Jianglu.
, for names like Hu Hai, you have to think of yourself when making a TV series."
Tai Shida immediately turned his head, pointed at Ying Chengyu, and said to the First Emperor who was smiling very happily:
"Your Majesty, you see, Lord Chang'an is still uncooperative."
"Ahem~"
The First Emperor coughed twice, stretched out one hand and pressed it twice, signaling Taishi Ling to calm down and take care of everything.
"I know, I know. If you remember it this way, it will be passed down to the homes of the people in Xianyang City."
Before Taishi Ling could respond, Ying Chengyu took the lead and spoke in a bad tone.
"Your Majesty, this is history. It is meant to be seen by millions of people in future generations. It cannot be fabricated randomly."
[Xianyang is so big, if you go in, you think I am the Flash!]
Taishi ordered the gestures to be made and the words to be written.
Ying Chengyu stepped forward to grab the pen and then the bamboo slips.
"I'll write my own affairs myself, so I won't bother you."
He wrote very quickly and finished writing in minutes.
[The Lord of Chang'an, following the order of the First Emperor, sent briquettes to the people in the city. After passing through five houses, he was disgusted with this and returned to the mansion to ignore it. 】
Tai Shida didn't try to snatch the bamboo slips or the writing brush back. He was sitting on the ground expressionlessly watching Ying Chengyu twisting the horizontal stripes.
After finishing writing, Ying Chengxuan was about to return the object when he saw Taishi Ling's behavior and suddenly became confused.
"Only you can remember the history books. Now that I have written them, why don't you try to grab them?"
Tai Shiling raised his head.
"Mr. Chang'an can write if he likes, but I can't do much anyway. There are not many other things in Da's house, and the bamboo slips are enough. After Mr. Chang'an vents his feelings, please answer my questions truthfully."
Ying Chengqiao chuckled.
"You need to be more diplomatic in your behavior. You must follow what I write, otherwise I will remove you from office. When the time comes, your family will lose its livelihood, and history will still have to be written according to what I say."
"Don't believe it, Da Shi. The Taishi clan only wants to record history. Don't believe it, you can remove Da's official position. Besides, it is your Majesty's authority to appoint and remove officials. Even though the Lord of Chang'an is a noble, he does not have this power."
"If you don't believe me, ask His Majesty."
Tai Shiling looked at Ying Chengxi carefully, then turned around and asked the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty, is what Lord Chang'an said true?"
The First Emperor did not hesitate and looked serious.
"real."
Tai Shida had a look of surprise on his face, followed by ecstasy.
Ying Chengyu: "..."
[Are you sick? You are going to lose your job. You are so happy!]
Zhangtai Palace is very familiar to Tai Shida. To be precise, there is no palace in the entire Xianyang Palace that Tai Shida is not familiar with.
From the most majestic Epang Palace to the cold palaces of concubines who were not favored by the First Emperor, Tai Shida had been to them all.
After confessing his crime to the First Emperor, Tai Shida took matters into his own hands, had enough food and clothing, and was able to find pen, ink, paper and inkstone in Zhangtai Palace.
I spread the bamboo slips on the ground, stuck my butt out, and started writing without caring about whether the posture was elegant or not.
"Hahahahahaha!"
The First Emperor suddenly laughed out loud, and his expression was obviously very happy, which frightened Ying Chengyu.
[You are sick too!]
Cursing in his heart, Ying Chengyu walked behind Tai Shida and bent down to see what Tai Shida was writing.
[In the first year of the emperor's reign, Lord Chang'an had the power to appoint and remove officials in the court, and he had assumed the authority of the emperor.]
"..."
Ying Chengyu picked up Tai Shida, grabbed his collar and said viciously:
"What nonsense you are making! Let Mr. Nai change it!"
With the ecstatic expression still on his face, Tai Shida said excitedly:
"This is what Da saw with his own eyes! The Taishi Ling recorded it according to the facts and did not change a word!"
"..."
The First Emperor, who had been laughing non-stop since just now and couldn't even eat fruits and snacks, finally stopped laughing in the face of his brother's murderous eyes.
Coughed twice.
“The greatest fear of Taishi Ling in the past dynasties was that there were no major events in the country during his official period, and he was unable to record them. He was afraid that the history he recorded would be deleted by future generations as unnecessary, and he would not be able to leave his name to future generations.
"The happiest things are major events such as plotting to usurp the throne, the regicide of the subject, and the auspiciousness from heaven. What you just said is a strange thing. Don't waste your efforts. Taishi Ling will not change it."
Ying Chengqiao rolled his eyes and let go of his hand to help Taishi Ling sort out the collar that he had messed up.
"I remember that in the year when His Majesty succeeded to the throne, you made the Taishi Order. The Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world. After that, there were feuds and battles between counties and counties. The books were written in the same text, the carriages were on the same track, the roads were in the same direction, and the roads were paved.
You have access to all parts of the world. With so many great events, you have too much to remember. Future generations will never forget you as Taishi Ling and your name as Taishi Da. Don’t forget my little joke. I was just making up nonsense.
"
Tai Shida shook his head.
"Your Majesty has already admitted that this was what Nada saw with his own eyes. The historian told it truthfully and did not change a word."
Taishi Ling was only afraid of remembering too few things, but he was not afraid of remembering too many things.
The more you remember, the more likely you are to be famous throughout the ages.
"It's shameless, right?"
Ying Chengyu's face turned dark immediately, and the collar he had just finished was tugged and messed up again.
"If you can do it, Taishi Ling will do it. If you can't do it, replace it with someone else. It's hard to find a three-legged toad. There are plenty of people who can write. Please delete it for Nai Gong!"
Tai Shida said every word.
"One word, don't change."
Ying Chengyu let go, looked at the First Emperor who was watching the play, and said seriously:
"I don't want to be recorded in the history books. Can I change it to Taishi Ling? I'm serious."
The things he invented and created, and the political orders he proposed, were all based on the shoulders of his predecessors, not his own thoughts.
This gong, tracing back to its origin, is not his.
He was happy to propose changing the status quo, making the world better and making his life more comfortable.
He doesn't like to receive other people's contributions and be written down in a big way.
He is a porter and a copyist, not a creator.
All poems written by Ying Chengxuan bear the original author's name.
Even though no one in the world knew the original author except him, he still stubbornly wrote it.
This has to be repeated over and over again with the “insider”.
"I didn't write that.
"It was written by Lu Xun, Du Fu, Li Bai, Jin Yong, Gu Long, Lu You, Wu Chengen..."
The First Emperor put away his smile and said equally seriously:
"Can.
"However, the history of the Qin Dynasty has always been recorded by the Taishi family. If the Taishi family were not allowed to take the responsibility, the world would not agree with it if it were replaced by someone from another clan.
"They only believe in the history recorded by Tai Shi and will not believe in other clans."
Ying Chengyu looked at Tai Shida and said calmly:
"Then find someone from the Taishi family who knows how to look."
He was telling Tai Shida that he was not trying to scare people, but that he really wanted to replace him.
Tai Shida's expression became more determined.
"Chang'an Lord indeed has imperial power!"
"..."
Ying Chengyu asked the eunuch to go to Taishi's family to announce the people.
With the approval of the First Emperor, who was watching all this with a smile, all the candidates for Zhangtai Palace were subject to the Ying Cheng Xiong Withering Order.
"I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty on the Taishi Festival."
Taishi Jie is the second younger brother of Taishi Da. He is as tall and tall as his eldest brother, and his face is full of beard, so there is no difference in appearance.
Ying Chengxuan pointed at Taishi Da and said to Taishi Jie:
"Your brother disobeyed orders and has been removed from the post of Taishi Ling."
He threw it to Taishi Jie, who had just written the bamboo slips.
"From today on, you are the new Taishi Ling. My articles will only end when Tunliu is defeated. Do you understand?"
Taishi Jie looked at the First Emperor.
The First Emperor nodded and endorsed his brother.
"Everything is subject to what Cheng Xi said."
Taishijie looked ecstatic and ran to his brother who also had a beard.
"Hurry up and take note! Chang'an Lord has the imperial power to appoint and remove officials!"
Tai Shida looked up at Ying Chengyu and said loudly:
"I've memorized it a long time ago.
"In the first year of the emperor's reign, Lord Chang'an had the power to appoint and remove officials in the court, and he had assumed the authority of the emperor.
"Not a word will be changed!"
Ying Chengyu: "..."
The First Emperor hid his smile by eating melons and fruits.
[Shuzi also wants to tamper with history books, which is a wishful thinking.]
Ying Chengyu walked quickly to the front of Zhangtai Palace with a stern expression, and pulled out the sword from Zhang Han's waist who suddenly appeared.
"Let him be."
Zhang Han, the officials, the eunuchs, and the maids who suddenly became nervous did not take any unnecessary action under the orders of the First Emperor.
Everyone goes about their own business inside and outside the palace.
Ying Chengqiao held his sword at an angle, full of murderous intent, and walked up to the two brothers Tai Shi Da and Tai Shi Jie.
He threw Qin Jian away, and Qin Jian was spinning in the air.
He held the hilt of the Qin sword with his backhand in the air and suddenly pressed it against Tai Shida's neck. The blade cut through his collar and pressed against his flesh.
"I want to live, I want to die."
Tai Shida didn't dare to move, his forehead was sweating, and he said honestly:
"Want to live."
Ying Chengyu pressed down on Qin's sword, causing Tai Shida's neck to suddenly hurt.
Taishi Jie, who did not dare to express his anger for fear of losing his brother's life, had already lost his joy.
His face turned pale, and he saw that there was blood on the sword. This sword had already seen blood.
Ying Chengyu said without any emotion:
"If you change, you will live; if you don't change, you will die."
Tai Shida instinctively leaned back to avoid Qin Jian, shrinking back and trembling.
This Taishi Ling, who looked like a fierce general but was actually a civil servant. His body was not fat but plump, and his voice was full of fear.
"The historian writes straight and straight, without changing a single word."