Jing Ke bent his fingers and flicked the dagger blade, his voice became clear and trembling.
"It is indeed a good knife."
On the frozen soil, Chen Ping lay on his side, with a smile on his lips and tears in his eyes, and died quietly.
Xunzi looked away.
From the moment Chen Ping yelled at the second emperor, his eyes turned towards him.
"The great revenge has been avenged. Your Majesty will turn around, and I can finally rest in peace."
Han Fei took two steps forward, his face full of anxiety.
"Old, old, old, old, teacher."
Oral disease.
The more anxious I am, the less I can speak.
Zhang Cang put his fat hand on his senior brother's shoulder, pulled hard, and squeezed up.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he saw the teacher looking back, shaking his head slowly and forcefully.
He didn't say anything, he was just stunned.
Xunzi looked at all his disciples one by one, Han Fei, Lu Jia, Zhang Cang, Fu Qiu Bo...
"After I die, there is no need to observe filial piety. Three years is too long, and Confucius' words are not entirely correct."
Turning his head sideways, his eyes fell on the second emperor's face. He saw that the second emperor's face was a little blurry, as if separated by a layer of white gauze, and the dizziness in his head became more and more serious.
Facing the increasingly blurry figure, he bent down, crossed his hands and dropped them, and bowed deeply.
Ying Chengyu instinctively ducked sideways.
He twisted his body a little and watched Xunzi bow down with difficulty. He gritted his teeth and stood still.
"I hope your Majesty will never forget your original intention."
Ying Chengyu crossed his hands, lowered them, bowed until his upper and lower body were vertical, and said in a deep voice:
"I'll keep it in mind."
"It's a pity that we can't see the prosperous times, we can't see that the old can have support, the young can be taken care of, and thousands of families can have enough food to eat and full clothing."
The old man murmured, and Ying Chengqiao, who was almost face to face, gently took the old man's arm and helped him up.
This time the old man accepted it calmly and did not throw it away.
Ying Chengyu lowered his head slightly and spoke softly.
"Then just wait."
"You have such a heart, but this rotten body cannot withstand the erosion of time."
Xunzi looked toward the east along the turbulent Wei River.
"I haven't returned to Qi for ten years. I don't know who is officiating at Jixia Academy now? Please go and see."
Gently pushing away the two emperors who did not exert any force, Xunzi walked toward the Wei River with his head held high.
When we got to the riverside, the waves were surging and the Wei River was rolling in.
Mao Heng cried out the word "teacher", ran forward, stretched out his hand to grasp.
Fu Qiu Bo next to him stopped and hugged his waist, while Lu Jia covered his mouth.
"Don't let the teacher leave without peace of mind."
Fu Qiu Bo looked at the teacher's back, his vision was blurred and he did not dare to blink.
"Don't cry, don't cry..."
Lu Jia shed tears and persuaded in a low voice.
Han Fei and Zhang Cang stood side by side, pursed their lips, held their breath, and their noses were sore.
He stood there motionless, like a nail.
Xunzi looked back for the last time and looked at the disciples with reluctance, but all he could see were faces behind white veils.
The old man tried his best to open his eyes wide, trying to see the disciples clearly, but he still couldn't take away the white veil.
"Don't blame you, Senior Brother Li Si."
He called loudly.
All the disciples nodded desperately, tears falling all over the ground.
Xunzi smiled when he heard a "hmm" sound coming from his throat.
He, Xunqing, is not a saint. It doesn't matter if he sends you on his last journey or not.
How can he ask his disciple Li Si to be ostracized by his brothers because of this matter? He just took back Li Si as his disciple not long ago.
The old man opened his arms and closed his eyes. The cold wind blew chills all over his body.
"You are going home."
Words are gone with the wind.
He raised his toes, struggled with his heels, and leaned back toward the Wei River flowing into the East China Sea.
Ying Chengyu followed closely and watched the old man falling rapidly by the Weishui River. His fists were clenched and his veins were exposed.
"Eight crabs kneel with two claws, not six. This is Xunqing's fault. No one in the world can do it right. Confucian disciples should learn to be wise, understand etiquette, understand their mistakes, and help the world."
Plop~
The old man entered the water and his voice was drowned by the river water.
Once the waves hit, the waves surged invisibly, and there was no one left.
All the disciples rushed to the edge of the river and stood beside the second emperor, all staring at the Wei River.
At this time, no one wanted to overstep or not, they just wanted to take another look at the teacher.
Looking around, looking around.
Han Fei took the lead in correcting his clothes, lowered his hands, bowed and saluted.
When the Korean prince entered Jixia Academy and met Xunzi for the first time, he performed this set of teacher's rituals.
"Greetings! Farewell! Teacher!"
He had a speech problem and shouted every word.
The river wind could not blow away his voice, and the disease could not make him think or speak.
Lu Jia, Fu Qiu Bo, Zhang Cang and other disciples wiped away their tears, straightened their clothes, lowered their hands and bowed to the Wei River, just like they did when they first entered Jixia Academy and met Xunzi.
"Congratulations, teacher!"
The wind has dispersed, the water is still, and time seems to have stopped.
Ying Chenglong lowered his head and looked at the water.
Five days ago, he and Xunzi met at the palace of Chang'an, where all the disciples were present.
Xunzi himself said that he would enter the Wei River and die in the East China Sea.
Disciples are not allowed to wear sackcloth or mourn for him, nor are they allowed to forget their political duties and throw away their books.
You don't say anything about strange power and chaos. After death, everything is in vain. Don't do any unnecessary things.
"You died in the Wei River without even leaving a tombstone. You only wanted to prevent your disciples from being bound. Have you ever thought about the future generations who want to worship you? What should you do?"
Ying Chengyu smiled bitterly and murmured:
"How could Xunzi think about these things? Xunzi only thought about the improvement of the world and the arrival of a prosperous age. How could Xunzi care about how future generations would view it? These things were all what Zhuzi thought about."
A thousand meters away from here.
Gui Guzi, who had four moles on his head, raised his head and listened.
"Eight crabs kneel with two claws, not six. This is Xunqing's fault. No one in the world can do it right. Confucian disciples should learn to be wise, understand etiquette, understand their mistakes, and help the world."
When the voice fell, he pinched his fingers, stopped for a moment, and sighed deeply.
The word "kan" means "殷水".
What the cold wind brought were Xunzi's last words.
"Liezi rides on the wind and rides the wind, but he is not as good as Xunzi who rides on the waves to encourage learning. Confucianism is not worthy of Xunzi."
Before the voice fell, there was no trace of the person.
The sun rises as usual and the moon sets as usual.
It has been six days since Xunzi passed away, and the world has not changed.
After all, time and space will not stop because of a person's life or death. The earth will continue to rotate without anyone.
The people of Xianyang still received briquettes from the government, ate the food and wages of the men in their families who served as soldiers, and showed happy smiles.
The nobles fully cooperated with the second emperor's order, regardless of whether they could understand the new order or which family's interests were affected.
As long as it is issued, it will be completed without any compromise.
They rebelled, but they are still alive. Their lives and the lives of their families were given by His Majesty, so what else could they ask for?
Your Majesty revealed in the court the remaining food in their house. As much food as you can find, you can take as many lives as you can.
There is Qin Jian on the top of the head and Qin Lu in the palm of the hand. Most people will not have any strange thoughts in a short period of time.
The second emperor's hands are short, and the second emperor's mouth is soft.
Only four families were greedy and secretly harvested food, and were ostracized by all the aristocratic families.
There was no need for the Second Emperor to take action, and the Xianyang family directly expelled these four families from Xianyang.
You four want to die, but we still want to live.
When the First Emperor died, the world revolted, triggering a frenzy of rebellion among the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.
Xunzi's death was uneventful, and even Xianyang didn't make a single move. It was not as big as the ripples caused by Ba Qing's entry into the capital.
Ba Qing, who visited Xianyang once last year, came to Xianyang again this time with a large amount of grain from Bashu.
The already empty Xianyang Granary, Yongcheng Granary, and the granary in several surrounding counties were suddenly full.
Ying Zheng, who was in Yongcheng and watching the storm, heard the news and gritted his teeth with hatred.
"This Shuzi has so much food, why don't you give it to me earlier? I have so much food, why do you, Shuzi, need to fight the Xiongnu? The food is on my lips, why can't I eat it myself? Donghu, Yuezhi Kingdom, Bai
Yue, I will make everything even!"
Time passed and Ying Zheng called himself me again, but he no longer thought about ascending to the throne and becoming emperor again.
He has gone through the state of worrying about gains and losses, and no longer needs to use titles to remind himself that he is not an emperor.
All the nobles in Xianyang took a breath of cold air, secretly glad that they had managed to drive away those four idiots.
No wonder His Majesty sent all the grain we received from us to the pass. Not even a grain of rice was left within a thousand miles of Xianyang. It turns out that there is still so much grain in the land of Bashu.
The nobles recognized a reality.
Even if Crown Prince Ying Fusu was not dead, they would not be able to shake the rule of the second emperor through lack of food.
At this time, Ying Fusu was far away in the Xiongnu land, sitting with his third brother Ying Jianglu, drinking wine and eating meat.
In just a few months, Ying Jianglu no longer needed to use Mao Dun's face to command the Xiongnu. His name, Ying Jianglu, was the Xiongnu Chanyu.
The two brothers, who had no claim to the throne, lived in harmony and enjoyed themselves as if they were children again.
The reality that the nobles failed to recognize is.
They didn't know whether the First Emperor knew that there was so much food in Bashu.
If they knew, why they should implement the national policy of paralleling the counties and states to recuperate and recuperate. Based on their understanding of the First Emperor, the First Emperor should not let go of his weapons and march towards the north and south.
If you don't know, then the death of the First Emperor is indeed very problematic. The second emperor concealed so much food and refused to repay it, and had long ago connected with Ba Qing. This was a premeditated murder of his brother to usurp the throne...
The second emperor could even forgive them for rebelling, how could he do such a thing!
The First Emperor must have known about the food for a long time! It was because they didn’t understand the First Emperor’s character!
Of all the people in the court, only Taishi Ling, who wrote straightly, wrote all these things in the "History of Qin".
He only recorded it and did not express his own opinions at all.
In the matter of the death of the First Emperor, the word "doubtful" was added.
Xianyang Palace, outside the Political Affairs Hall.
Li Xin, Meng Tian, Tu Sui, Ren Xiao, Zhao Tuo...except for Tongwuhou Wang Bi who did not come because he was guarding Donghu, all the respectable generals of the Great Qin Empire are here.
"I have something to ask you to see your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty! It's time to fight! It's already spring!"
"The city of Zhao has been completely lost, and these Zhao dogs are getting arrogant again! Nai Gong can't stand it anymore!"
"..."
Wearing regular uniforms and carrying no weapons, they shouted at the top of their lungs outside the Assembly Hall, creating a chaotic scene.
Those who knew thought that the general was eager to fight, but those who didn't know thought that the market in Qidi's bustling area was open.
Since the grain from Bashu arrived in Xianyang, the eyes of the generals all glowed green. Even Meng Tian who was far away in Jiuyuan and Li Xin who was far away in Longxi couldn't sit still.
Meng Tian sent eight messages in three days asking for reply, and Li Xin sent seven messages in five days.
They were stationed in the north, and their main defense was against the Huns.
Now that the Xiongnu land is the territory of the Third Young Master, they are defenseless and should be worried.
Dong Hu, who is to the east of Wang Ben, is still acting like a fool. He can still fight and make meritorious deeds and gain a title. What meritorious deeds do the two of them use?
The Third Young Master has become a Chanyu of the Huns, so they can't just tie the Third Young Master's head under a horse and bring it back for military exploits?
Now that we know that a large amount of food from Bashu has entered Xianyang, this is a good opportunity to push the Six Nations to gain military glory. The dogs in the north will not wait!
Unbeknownst to these two brothers, Wang Ben also wrote a memorial asking for a reply.
Going out of the city to attack Donghu and going to the barren land to fight the autumn wind is not as fast as attacking the six kingdoms and making achievements. Ever since he knew that Ba Qing had brought grain to the capital, Wang Bi didn't want to stay in the east for a moment.
It's just that Ying Chengyu didn't approve it and strictly ordered Wang Ben not to come back. If he comes back, he will be the leader of the owl.
The two most powerful countries in the desert are Donghu and Yuezhi. Defense in the east is the top priority and cannot be separated from them.
All the generals in the Qin Empire wanted to lead their troops on an expedition.
At this time, the generals of the Qin Dynasty all had a belief in their hearts that the Qin soldiers were invincible. The only thing that could limit the Qin country was the food problem. The soldiers of other countries were just chickens and dogs, and they would collapse at the first touch.
The Qin Dynasty's desire for war was detonated by Ba Qing and the massive amounts of food from Bashu, and reached a climax.
All the generals in Xianyang would come outside the political hall every day, clamoring to see His Majesty and go out to fight.
Zhiqua~
The door of the Council Hall opened wide, and the generals' eyes lit up and they rushed forward.
Wow~
The two lieutenants at the door were sweating and crossed their arms together and shouted the word "stop".
The generals cursed and called the two lieutenants by their nicknames, or their nicknames, and greeted their eighteenth generation ancestors, no matter how vulgar they were.
They kept talking but stopped using their hands. After all, they did not break into the palace gate.
The two lieutenants were confused. They didn't know why the generals who had been breaking into the palace gates in the past few days had calmed down today. Usually, they would never retreat without drawing blood.
In the midst of confusion, I saw the heroic figure of the doctor, Ling, walking by, bringing with him a gust of fragrant wind and a chill.
The most conspicuous two-foot long sword is held in the hand, swinging the sword flower. This long sword, which is very different from the three-foot Qin sword, is the symbol of the current Lang Zhongling.
The former doctor ordered Zhang Han to shrink his head in the crowd and take a few steps back.
It's not that I'm afraid of Yue Nu, but I don't want to get too close to Yue Nu, the Lang Zhongling, and be missed by the second emperor again and return to the position of Jiuqing.
Now Zhang Han is a general, and he is very satisfied with his status.
A good man should go out to fight and make military exploits, instead of guarding the gates of Xianyang Palace.
The heroic Yue girl glanced at the generals with cold eyes, and the generals glared at her unconvinced.
"Your Majesty is busy with important matters. Generals, please go back."
The generals refused to go back, and they all shouted: What big thing can be compared with the expansion of territory! Can it be compared with recovering the lost territory?
The Yue girl frowned.
"Can the important event of marriage be comparable to the important event of the heir of the Great Qin Empire? Don't forget, your Majesty has no heirs in this matter! This matter is beyond the sky!"