My brother is the most handsome man in the Qin Dynasty Chapter 503: In the court, the two emperors are regarded as kings, and the ministers serve them to death. In the wild, the two emperors are regarded as saints, and the people build shrines.
Chapter 503: In the court, the two emperors are regarded as kings, and the ministers serve them to death. In the wild, the two emperors are regarded as saints, and the people build shrines.
On the high platform, the second emperor, sitting on the throne, propped his chin with one hand and tilted his head, waiting.
Wei Zhang's forehead was covered with sweat, his head was dizzy, his vision was blurred, his throat couldn't help moving up and down, and he was swallowing endless amounts of saliva.
His hands were shaking slightly, and the letters written on the three pieces of yellow paper shook out the afterimage.
He already had a guess in his mind, but he couldn't believe it was true.
Hunjun, no! Your Majesty! Are you really willing to let my Wei family live?
The old head of the Wei family didn't believe that rebellion always resulted in the annihilation of the family and was an unpardonable crime, but the second emperor seemed to have no need to coax him.
To get 20,000 stone grain?
After the Wei and Zhang tribes were exterminated, all the Wei family's assets were confiscated and all belonged to the second emperor. So what's the point?
Cat playing with mouse, watching Wei Zhang struggle before his death?
Based on the second emperor's usual temperament, this may be huge, and Wei Zhang's tendency is for this reason.
He wanted to hold his chest high and continue to be as majestic and unyielding as his ancestors, and angrily scolded the foolish king.
Whenever he wants to be a piece of jade rather than a piece of brick, and be born as a human being, he can be stupid and cannot be humiliated.
The tall mansions, jade bridges and green waters, the fiefdoms outside the city, the officials above the head, and even the ugly old wife Liu who was entangled with the handsome young man, all appeared before his eyes one by one.
He slowly knelt down, forgetting that the Second Emperor disliked kneeling.
"Wei Zhang, I am willing, and I would like to thank His Majesty for your grace."
His head was lowered and knocked against the Danchi.
He knew that he was ugly at the moment, but what made him feel uneasy was not his ugliness, but the fate of the Wei family.
Your Majesty, can you really forgive the crime of rebellion?
"Additional fine of five thousand stone. I said that I don't like to kneel."
When Xianyang Hall was first built, the high platform built used the echo wall principle.
As long as you are on a high platform, the sound will be amplified, and the multiple echoes will be superimposed in an instant to create a solemn sound, which sounds like the sound of heaven.
For Wei Zhang, what he heard was the genuine Tianyin!
With tears streaming down his face, he climbed up from the ground using his hands and feet, straightened his arms and bowed his arms to the bottom, bending his waist more than ninety degrees.
"only!"
It's like weeping and complaining, and the sound of crying is hard to hide.
Wei Zhang doesn't know what will happen to other people and other aristocratic families in the future, and he can't control them.
But as long as Wei Zhang lives, the Wei family will always recognize only one emperor, and the second emperor is Ying Chengyu.
Who dares to say that the second emperor is a coward in front of him, he will go up and slap the big mouth even if he doesn't want this old life!
What deer? Blind?
Then his mother's horse is clearly a horse! A thousand-mile horse! A peerless horse!
"Add another five thousand stones. I don't like to hear 'wei' answers. From now on, I will always say 'promise' when I answer questions."
The second emperor never said anything about Wei Wei or Nuo in Xianyang. The court meetings had been held three times, and every time the ministers and eunuchs responded, it was Wei, and there was no problem.
Only this time something went wrong with Wei Zhang.
The highest salary in the Qin State is two thousand stones, and the same is true for ministers, ministers, and lieutenants.
Five thousand shi is the maximum salary a person can get from being an official in Qin for two and a half years.
Adding in the previous fine of 25,000 dan, it becomes 30,000 dan.
The highest salary in the Qin Dynasty for fifteen years was not a small amount, but even for a long-established family like the Wei family, it would be a stretch to get it.
"promise!"
Wei Zhang deserves speed and willingness.
He raised his head, with tears streaming down his face and a runny nose. His embarrassed appearance was exposed in front of his colleagues in the court, but he didn't bother to wipe it off.
"My veteran has repeatedly offended the Sacred Heart. His sins are serious and I am punishing myself with 20,000 dan! A total of 50,000 dan! Please charge it to the national treasury!"
Her voice was hoarse, her cry was thick, and she was full of gratitude.
"Fifty thousand stones, Wei Gong really understands the righteousness, and even gave up his family for the sake of Qin. Your Wei family spent fifty thousand stones, except for a Xianyang mansion and a fiefdom, there is nothing left."
Ying Chengyu changed his posture.
Resting his left elbow on the armrest, supporting his head with his palm, his right hand pulled out a piece of letters from the thick pile of letters on the case.
"It's just forty thousand stones. I accept the ten thousand stones. The late king once said that if the heroes cannot escape unscathed, how can the Yingzheng stand in the world? Now that the late king is dead, I, a foolish king, do not deserve the throne as emperor.
Thirteen families have rebelled against me since I was in power. I have no choice but to destroy them, so I can’t ask the remaining you to live in a pinch. You are all my ministers in the Qin Dynasty. Qin can’t live without you, and I can’t live without you.
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Wei Zhang burst into tears.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy!"
The ministers showed no signs of ridicule.
They looked at the letters that the second emperor was casually reading, and their palms became sweaty, wondering if they were written by themselves.
Cai Ze, the imperial censor, wore his clothes tightly, sweating all over his body, and feeling cold in his heart.
This is not punishment food, it is clearly buying life food! Kneel down, be obedient, it is all a food delivery ladder.
His Majesty's scheme is more serious than that of King Zhaoxiang of Qin. It is not easy to be a censor. He needs to find a reason to resign.
Fu Zikang, the history of grain management, had an abacus in his mind. He closed his eyes and mentally calculated how much grain he could take in this time.
He was not worried at all that these nobles would not pay the grain, and even expected that these nobles would not pay.
If you don't hand over the food, you will be punished by the clan and the family will be confiscated and the food will be even more.
Lu Buwei, the prime minister wearing a human skin mask, covered his mouth with his sleeves, pursed his lips and smiled softly.
He took off his sleeves and looked serious again.
Knowing that the Wei family has a net worth of 50,000 dan, one can know the wealth of other aristocratic families. No one dares to take the risk of annihilation and bet on whether Xiu'er knows his own family's net worth.
Keep ten thousand stones for yourself, and use the rest to atone for the crime of rebellion.
Sweet dates and big sticks come together to harvest food and win people's hearts.
Xiao'er made a lot of money from this transaction.
Plop, plop, plop~
Just like dumplings, most of the Qin officials in the hall left the table and stood beside the table, kneeling down and grabbing the ground with their heads.
The Second Emperor frowned and slammed the letter on the case.
"Didn't I say that I don't like to kneel, are you deliberately protesting against me? If you know the law and break it, you will be punished with an additional level of crime and you will be severely punished!"
The officials in the hall were silent for a moment.
"I have offended Your Majesty! I will punish myself with thirty-three thousand stone!"
"If you offend Your Majesty, you will not be forgiven. I will punish you with twenty-eight thousand dan!"
"If your Majesty is angry with me, I will punish myself with seven thousand stones!"
The shouts in the halls of Xianyang Palace were heard all over the place and lasted for a long time.
Zhang Han lowered his head and suppressed the light in his eyes.
If he were the First Emperor, he would have zero tolerance for rebellion and kill them all.
But if the First Emperor were on the throne, who would dare to write a letter of sincerity to the prince?
Your Majesty's family exterminated the stubborn Thirteenth Family, which was a typical example in the tree, and then opened the net and asked the remaining people to atone for their sins.
The power is there, the grace is given.
With both kindness and power, these pardoned people escaped death and no longer dared to embarrass His Majesty.
The food has been collected and the situation has not yet become unstable. Everyone should be grateful to His Majesty for not killing him.
This kind of method is what the Emperor of Qin should have, and he is the wise master of Zhang Han.
The ministers shouted for a while before giving up. Ying Chengjian glanced at the eunuch who was writing at the desk beside him.
The eunuch holding the pen nodded, indicating that he had remembered everything.
Ying Chengyu nodded with satisfaction.
"Bring the fire cauldron."
The eunuch holding the pen bowed slightly.
"only."
Ying Chengqiu squinted his eyes.
"You said they didn't talk about you? Your family also has endless food?"
The eunuch had a crying look on his face and repeatedly begged for mercy.
Some time ago, these aristocratic families collected a lot of food from the state treasury and released grain. Small families accumulated thousands of dan, and large families accumulated tens of thousands.
He is an emasculated man, with a mutilated body, no family, and no great wealth. Where can he get food? How can he be so forgetful and fail to remember what His Majesty just said?
Ying Chengyu snorted.
"Bring the fire cauldron."
"promise!"
Eight lieutenants lifted the big cauldron at the southeast corner and placed it in the center of the court with a groan.
The briquettes in the cauldron continued to burn, all red, and the palace became increasingly hot.
The second emperor walked down from the high platform again, and the two eunuchs who had brought the letters carried the letters to the side of the fire tripod.
The second emperor grabbed a handful of letters and threw them into the cauldron, causing orange flames to rise.
Most of the ministers looked relieved and took a deep breath.
Only a few people showed disappointment and regret.
Zhou Qingchen smacked his lips with unsatisfied thoughts. He was still thinking about the great reshuffle of Qin's power, and he could seize the opportunity to soar into the sky.
It's a pity that this fire has extended the life of the family, and his Zhou family will have to wait a little longer.
The letters keep getting lost and the flames keep burning.
The second emperor spoke softly next to the flames. Without the blessing of the high platform, his voice lost its solemnity and became more humane.
"You, or your ancestors, have all made great contributions to Qin, so that you can stand here. I remember this kindness. From today on, the kindness of certain families will be gone. If you want to gain a foothold in the court, you must do something.
The late king allowed it, but I, Ying Chengxiao, did not allow it! Those who are capable will be promoted and those who are mediocre will be demoted. Do you have any objections?"
Just as Prime Minister Zuo was about to speak, a hoarse cry sounded first.
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Wei Zhang shouted loudly.
He didn't have time to curse but was robbed of the opportunity. Zhou Qingchen followed closely and was about to shout again, but Lao Yin took the lead again.
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
The Prime Minister on the right, Feng Quji, looked at the two emperors with a pious expression, as if he were on a pilgrimage.
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
The depressed left prime minister shouted out the third time.
Then, a tsunami-like wave surged and boiled in Xianyang Hall, and the sound waves got louder and louder than the last.
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
The second emperor kept throwing letters into the fire cauldron, and the flames that were supposed to get stronger and stronger were suppressed by the voices of the ministers, trembling and jumping, unable to rise.
Increasingly loud waves of sound surged out of Xianyang Palace, rushed into the sky, and beat away the Moon Rabbit.
The golden crow rises in the east, and the sun shines on the black tiles on the top of Xianyang Hall, casting a layer of golden light.
Its daybreak.
The sun shrouds the earth, and smoke rises from every house.
With the briquettes costing five cents and one stone, Guizhou no longer eats cold meals just to save dead branches, leaves and other burning materials.
After taking a sip of rice porridge with no corn in it, the hot water with soot in it went down my throat and made my stomach feel warm.
Their clothes were in tatters, there was black dirt between their fingernails, and their bodies were covered with soot. The dirty people sighed with contentment and touched their withered bellies.
I think it would be great if this happened every winter in the future.
The longer your Majesty sits, the better.
In ancient times, did those people under the rule of saints have briquettes in winter? Can they drink hot porridge? Your Majesty is holier than the saints!
At the end of January, the prestige of the second emperor reached its peak both in the government and in the public.
The two emperors were kings of the dynasty, and their ministers served them to the death.
The two emperors were worshiped as saints in the wild, and the people built shrines.
Winter is coming to an end, January 30th.
Ying Chengyu discussed matters with Ren Xiao, Tu Sui, Zhao Tuo and other generals in the political hall.
In January, Xianyang was very peaceful, but chaos broke out everywhere, and wars broke out everywhere.
The second emperor summoned various people almost every day to discuss state affairs in the government hall.
The young general Zhao Tuo slammed his fist on Zhao Di.
"Zhang Chu started an uprising in Han. After occupying Chen County and making it his capital, he expanded eastward and kept away from Guanzhong. It's just that it's difficult to pursue him in the winter. Zhao State borders Guanzhong. How dare you join in the fun and restore the country! Then fight!"
The young, energetic, and brave young general had eyes as bright as bells, and he wished he could immediately mobilize his troops to attack him.
Ren Xiao was older and should be much more mature, but Tu Sui did not stop Zhao Tuo. Instead, he looked deeply convinced.
Ninety-nine percent of the generals that Ying Chengyu called to Xiaoyue these days had this attitude.
A few who were particularly eager to make meritorious deeds issued a military order on the spot, commanding 200,000 soldiers and horses to leave Hangu, sweep the world, and return to the Qin Kingdom.
Ying Chengyu was speechless, is it so easy to fight in a winter battle? How about you fly over? Are they stretching their necks for you to chop them down?
"In this cold winter month, it is difficult to march and fight. How are you going to solve it?"
"Your Majesty thinks that we should not send troops, and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms think so too. Sending troops at this time is a surprise force, and we can win by surprise. It is not easy for us to fight in winter, but it is also not easy for the remnants of the Six Kingdoms to fight. But this year we have unprecedented winter recruitment and training, my sons.
We are more accustomed to fighting in winter than those rebellious people, and we will not lose even if we fight with bare hands. In addition, we have well-equipped weapons and equipment and sufficient food and grass, how can we be invincible?"
Ying Chengyu was even more speechless.
The big advantage I have created is not for you to waste, just pretend I don’t know how to fight, right?
There is no one who can become a general in the Qin State who cannot fight. Everyone knows that if they win the Winter Expedition, it will definitely be a tragic victory. If the soldiers who come back alive with them can surpass five achievements, it will be good.
It's just that they ignored these in the face of the military success that was at their fingertips.
The lives of the soldiers are not worthy of comparison with their titles and treatment.
In one winter, those six countries that had lost their country could only survive and develop secretly. How could they have strong armies?
Zhang Chu now boasts an army of 130,000, and most of the soldiers are still holding farm tools.
Not to mention armor, it's good to be able to wear a full suit.
This information made many Qin generals red-eyed. There is no better battle to win and no better military glory to gain than this.
Compared with these generals, the young general Zhao Tuo at least had some brains and knew how to choose the nearest Zhao land to fight.
Ying Chengyu's face darkened, he had higher expectations for Zhao Tuo.
Historically, Zhao Tuo went on an expedition to Baiyue, proclaimed himself king, established the Kingdom of Nanyue, and was named King Wu of Nanyue.
"The war must be fought, but not now."
As soon as I said a word, the door opened softly and someone knocked on it to invite me in.
"Enter."
When the door opens, a beautiful sight fills the room.
The person outside the door is dressed in a white fox fur coat, with beautiful long hair and white fox complementing each other, tall and graceful breasts, and a graceful figure.
She has an extremely beautiful appearance, with a very obvious heroic spirit, and her heroic appearance is more than charming.
Lang Zhongling, Yue Nu.
Ren Xiao, Tu Sui, and Zhao Tuo hurriedly averted their eyes, not daring to look further.
This woman is ranked among the Nine Ministers, and she is not afraid of them even though she is a general. But who doesn't know that this woman is His Majesty's woman?
The Yue girl hurriedly walked and whispered softly in the ear of the second emperor.
After hearing this, the second emperor looked as usual, turned his head and said to the three of them:
"That's it for today."
The three of them are unwilling to give up. They have just arrived and have only been sitting for less than a quarter of an hour. The tea has not even cooled yet. Are they leaving now?
But knowing full well that the Second Emperor meant what he said, he had no choice but to resign.
After the three people left, the second emperor also left the palace immediately, accompanied by the Yue women.
The Yue girl only said four words - Xunzi left the house!