A few days later, in Juxian County, Linzi County, in the corner of the pavilion outside the west gate of the county seat, a strong warrior rested on the human chariot he was pushing, sipping sips of liquid. After a while, he wiped the hair on his beard.
Shui Zhu saw a convoy coming into the city.
One bullock cart after another was loaded with slips and slips, and some scholars, although wearing Confucian clothes but wearing shackles and having their heads shaved, followed in despair. During this period, a few books were accidentally dropped on the bullock cart.
, a Confucian scholar subconsciously wanted to pick it up, but was whipped by the Qin officials.
Lux couldn't help but be curious and asked the middle-aged businessman on the side: "Zhang Liang, what are those people doing?"
Zhang Liang is already in his thirties. The handsome Han Xiangjia in the past has long disappeared. His beard is deliberately long to make him look older. His forehead is wrinkled by the wind and sun. He wears a Gebu suit and looks like a tall man.
The merchant dressed up and said helplessly:
"I said, don't talk easily, let alone call me Zhang Liang, and don't use slurs."
Although Lux was strong in stature, he was very honest. After saying "Oh", he switched to the Qi dialect that he was already relatively fluent in and asked Zhang Liang again.
People in the pavilion gathered on the roadside to watch the scene. Zhang Liang saw that no one was around, so he whispered: "These Qin officials are following the order of the First Emperor of Qin to confiscate private books and books. Anyone who dares to refuse to hand over
Anyone who dares to talk about it will be severely punished, and those who dare to talk about it will be demoted to the city Dan. "
"Book?"
Hercules scratched his head. In his hometown, the "Canghai" on the other side of the sea, there was no such thing. Occasionally, "crossers" who escaped from the Qin government would bring one or two scrolls ashore, but the local Yi people had no interest in the symbols on the scrolls.
They are not interested. What they are interested in are the sharp weapons and exquisite utensils carried by the ferry people...
As for books, those old bamboo slips are too few for making firewood and too thin to be used for chopsticks. They are of no use at all.
But the emperor was so nervous about these useless things, and the powerful man couldn't help but wonder: "When I first came to the Central Plains, I was faced with the crime of officials collecting civilian weapons and hiding weapons privately, which was not as serious as hiding books. Could it be that in the eyes of the emperor?
Books are more terrifying than weapons?"
Zhang Liang smiled and said: "Weapons are tangible weapons. When someone holds them in his hand, with a wave of the emperor's hand, thousands of troops will destroy them. After depriving people of the weapons to resist, how can they fight with only their fists and teeth?"
Are the powerful crossbows and elite soldiers able to resist?"
"But what is hidden in the book is an invisible weapon. It spreads among the people through the eyes, mouth and ears, making it difficult for people to guard against."
Although Zhang Liang liked Mr. Huang, he also learned etiquette from a famous teacher in Huaiyang, so he had experience in poetry, calligraphy, etiquette and music.
He said: "The ancient sage kings' governance concepts are recorded in the book, and the history books of various countries record their respective histories. Seeing these, scholars will understand that compared with today's cruelty and harshness, it turns out that there were three generations in ancient times.
To govern, the Holy Emperor bows his head and governs without doing anything."
"Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao and Wei, before being ruled by the violent Qin, all had separate histories, allowing people to remember which country they were from. These are the shadowless arrows contained in the book. One more person can master them, and one more person can remember them.
If people spread it, it is equivalent to one more person who wants to fight against Qin, so it must be banned!"
"What makes Qin Shihuang even more frightened is that Qin has nothing that can be an enemy. Their history books are crude and their poetry books have long been destroyed. The Guandong scholars have long scorned them and treated them like Rongdi. The Qin government can only use laws and regulations to forcibly restrain them.
But everyone likes to be lenient and hates being strict. Therefore, in order to show that his achievements are superior to those of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors, and to show that his court is better than the rule of the Three Generations, the emperor will burn the past in order to enrich the present..."
Lux's mouth opened wide when he heard this. For the first time, he knew that an inconspicuous letter could play such a big role, defeating the enemy in battle!
"The ideas of the Central Plains people are really strange." He shook his head, unable to figure out such complicated logic.
"You don't understand, but there are people who do."
Zhang Liang smiled and said: "In my opinion, when dealing with these invisible weapons, the emperor and Prime Minister Li Si would probably burn them with fire just like they collected all the weapons from the world. This would cause the scholars to be frightened, angry and alienated. But who would have expected that there would be
A clever Qin official stopped this matter. Although the medicine was changed, the books still had to be surrendered, and private possession was still illegal, but they changed from burning books to repairing books. Was it the books that the government repaired? No, they repaired them.
It is a sharp weapon that can compete with the poetry, rituals and music of Guandong and the history of the Six Kingdoms!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Liang's heart became urgent: "If his plot succeeds, ten or twenty years later, when the next generation grows up, I am afraid they will all be fooled by the government, and they will only know Qin but not Han!"
According to Lishi's observation in the past three years, this Zhang Liang is already the smartest man in the Central Plains. Although he is a fugitive and is plotting to assassinate the emperor, he is very calm. He walked from Yan to Zhao and returned once
Traveling to Han and then to Qidi, he walked struttingly along the way, using fake certificates to stay in hotels. No matter where he went, Ren Xia's friends secretly helped him, and there were also people who passed news to him in the court.
This was the first time that Lishi heard Zhang Liang praise someone for being smart. This was an extremely rare recognition. Lishi couldn't help but wonder: "Where is that smart Qin official?"
But the next sentence was: "Do you want me to kill him?"
"I have tried once, but failed. I failed to hit the target. This person has become wary, and everyone who can help me has been implicated. It depends on you and me, we have no chance."
Zhang Liang shook his head. Seeing that it was getting late, he stood up and said, "When you have eaten and drank enough, let's go. The road we have to walk is still long!"
Qin Shihuang will pass through this place soon, but Zhang Liang doesn't think Jixian is a good place to take action. It is densely populated but flat, and there is no place for the two of them to hide, let alone escape intact.
The powerful man pushed up the chariot and looked east, but Zhang Liang pointed him to the south.
"Didn't you say that someone sent a letter asking you to go to Jiaodong and that there was someone there to help you?" Lishi was surprised.
"That alchemist has bad intentions. I will never contact him again in the future."
Zhang Liang sneered: "Zhang Liang assassinated Qin because he only wanted to avenge his country and his family, but he did not want to be like Nie Zheng, who was used as a sword in other people's hands and wasted his life! Didn't you ask me, that smart man
Where is the Qin official? His name is Heifu, and he is the governor of Jiaodong County! Zhang Liang will avoid him from now on. I will not be a reckless man. I will tolerate it for a while, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so that the world can be peaceful!"
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Three days later, Qin Shihuang's huge eastern patrol convoy passed through Jixian County. After crossing the Weishui River, it officially entered the territory of Jiaodong County. As expected, there were 3,000 county soldiers led by the county captain himself. The defense was tight along the way, and the idlers were carefully checked.
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The alchemist Han Zhong had always been frightened. After entering Jiaodong, when the convoy was moving, he would stick his head out to investigate every time there was a slight disturbance. He was afraid that Zhang Liang believed his words and brought people to assassinate him. But the biggest surprise was that there were civilians
The family's cattle and sheep ran onto the road and were chased away by Jiaodong County soldiers. After a few days, there were no dangers, but Han Zhong still did not let go of the stone in his heart.
But until they arrived at the seaside, the assassin was still nowhere to be seen. On the contrary, Heifu's defenses were getting tighter and tighter.
Lu Sheng seemed to have expected this situation. After hearing Han Zhong say that the people he sent could not find the trace of the dead soldier, he laughed loudly: "Mr. Han, the dead soldier you are looking for is a smart man.
, I’m afraid I’m no longer in Jiaodong now.”
In this case, their plan to "find immortals" and a group of alchemists can only be carried out in the presence of Heifu, who has a huge say...
"Blessings come from misfortunes, and misfortunes come from blessings. It doesn't matter. Since the dead man is hiding and not showing up, Han Zhong can be held hostage by this matter again and be used by me for a while."
Lu Sheng sighed and thought to himself: "It seems that I have to have a good talk with that black man before arriving at Zhifu."
At this time, Han Zhong was relieved when he learned that the "death warrior" would most likely not assassinate the emperor. After the stone in his heart fell to the ground, he also discovered a key problem and couldn't help but say:
"The people of Qi like to talk, especially the alchemists. Therefore, when I heard the emperor's arrival in Linzi, Jibei, there were often alchemists who wanted to see him. They talked about gods and monsters and strange alchemy techniques, hoping to be chosen and make them rich. Why did I go to Jiaodong for several days?
, but not a single alchemist was seen?”
"You want to know?" Lu Sheng exclaimed, this is why he is so afraid of Governor Heifu! When he knew what this guy did to Scholar Jiaodong, he was also shocked and angry!
He said with some bitterness: "You will understand when you get to the seaside! Governor Heifu has set up a big formation there and plans to show it to His Majesty!"
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Heifu, the "smart man" in Zhang Liang's words, did not know about these things, but based on his own experience of being assassinated, he knew that there was no harm in being tight-prepared.
If something happens to Baimi Yishu, as the governor of Jiaodong County, he cannot escape the blame. Who knows where "Bolangsha" will be moved if it fails to happen as scheduled?
"Ai Na Na Na, just don't stay on my territory..." Heifu thought this way.
He was careful along the way and asked the county lieutenants, Gong Ao, Cao Shen, etc. to clear out the local light knight forces before the imperial chariot arrived, so the journey was uneventful. On the third day of October, Qin Shihuang's chariot finally arrived at the seaside north of Xiami County
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"Is this your Majesty's first time at the beach?"
As he was clearing the way, Hei Fu suddenly asked Zhang Cang who was standing beside him.
Zhang Cang was stunned: "Of course, not only your Majesty, but also the Prime Minister, the Ting Wei, the princes and ministers, most of them have never seen the sea."
He pointed at himself and smiled: "Me too."
However, after all, Zhang Cang is now in charge of the Shaofu Branch. What interests him most about the sea is not the scenery, not the old captain on the sunny beach, nor the elusive and elusive fairy island, but some specialties on the seaside...
Seeing the coastline in the distance, Zhang Cang said excitedly: "I have long heard that Qi is a country of mountains and seas. It produces hundreds of thousands of salts every year. Where the Weishui River enters the sea, the sea is boiling day and night, and thick smoke blocks the sky. Today
Finally we can see you!"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Unexpectedly, Hei Fu burst out laughing on the sidelines. Zhang Cang didn't know why, but Hei Fu pointed to the sky and said, "Brother Zihu, just look at it."
"What are you looking at?"
Zhang Cangpang's face was full of doubts, but he immediately realized:
The weather is perfect today, with blue sky, white clouds, and bright sunshine. Where is the billowing smoke produced when "boiling the sea"!?
ps: The third chapter will be relatively late, and will be written between 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock.
