As several edicts from the Qin Emperor were issued and passed on one by one through officials at all levels, they spread to the ears of countless generals, officials, aristocratic families, sects, and civilians. Discussions began in the countryside and continued.
, but it did not affect the progress of the huge state machine of Da Qin. During this period, some people laughed and some cried.
In a village in the pass, a middle-aged man was arranging his weapons, protective gear, and bows. Next to him was his wife and children who were preparing dry food and clothes for him. After arranging them, the middle-aged man first hugged his wife and explained
She took good care of the family, especially the underage children and elderly parents. If there was anything that couldn't be solved, she went to Li Zheng for help. He was the uncle of the man's family. She turned around and touched the child's head and told him
Practice martial arts well, tell his father that he is going out this time to fight for a better future for him, and promise to help him get better skills, at least be above the middle level, and get more money to buy medicinal materials and
Monster meat allowed him to get more resources and advance to a higher level of martial arts than his father. Finally, he was asked to listen to his mother and help her with more work. Finally, he kowtowed to his elderly parents. A family
They sent him to the entrance of the village together and watched him go away. There was no sadness in his eyes, only worry and hope.
In a small town outside the Guanhai Pass, a young man was preparing to say goodbye to his parents and go to serve in Lishan Mountain outside Chang'an City with the people in the town. His older parents held him and cried bitterly. He was the eldest son in the family, and according to regulations, he had to be the first to be born.
In the military service, the younger brothers were still young and had not yet mastered martial arts. They could not withstand the long-distance journey and hard work, so he had to go. If he did not go, according to Qin law, the whole family would be arrested and do hard labor and die from exhaustion.
According to people in the town in the past, only three to four out of ten people who served in the army came back alive in the end, and their service period was only one year. But this rotation, which he had only had for at least three years in the past, could survive.
The chance was too small. He didn't understand why Da Qin had so many things to be busy with, and he was not qualified to refuse this call. He had to leave his hometown and embark on the road to Chang'an.
The Qin Empire has been in existence for thousands of years. The recruitment of soldiers and the recruitment of soldiers seem to be the official recruitment of civilian warriors to work for the government. In fact, they are different.
When you are recruited as a soldier, you need to bring your own weapons, clothes and dry food, but as soon as you get to the barracks, you will be responsible for food and accommodation, and the food and accommodation are not too bad. When encountering a war, you can kill the enemy and perform meritorious service, and you will be awarded a title. You also face relatively big challenges.
Your life is in danger, and it becomes the enemy's military exploits. But if you are lucky enough to survive the battle, and you are lucky enough to get half the reward, and from then on you can rely on the country's rewards and government subsidies, and your family's quality of life will also be greatly improved.
If you are luckier, have greater achievements, and have a higher title, then the whole family will become a family of officials. As for the luckiest one in the legend, none other than Lord Wuan, Gongsun Qi.
When you are recruited for service, you also need to bring food and clothes. Likewise, as long as you arrive at the service point, the government will take care of food and housing. If you perform the service quickly and well, you can go back early. If you do it slowly or poorly, you will be punished and continue to serve.
In comparison, there is no danger to life, and there is no merit to be achieved, but the average family will lose a strong laborer and live in distress. However, this is still the situation in the past. Since the Qin Dynasty unified the world, labor has become more and more frequent, and
The workload is getting bigger and bigger, the food is getting worse and worse, and countless people are dying from exhaustion, so people in the world fear labor service more than military service.
There are still many places in the world where the above two scenes are playing out.
Military meritorious family: "I will definitely seize the opportunity this time, fight bravely to kill the enemy, be crowned a general, and earn a good future for future generations."
A great sage from a certain sect said: "The corvee is heavy and the people are suffering. If it is destroyed, the people are suffering."
Aristocratic family outside the Guan Dynasty: "Most of the family's children were drafted, but very few came back, making it difficult to succeed."
The survivors of the Six Kingdoms "Yingzheng is a dog thief, and he will kill them all, and he will never let go of them as long as he lives."
Careerist: "Perish in madness. The more you conquer, the greater the resentment of the people. Then it will be time to overthrow the violent Qin." Then he became a little discouraged and said, "Unless Qin Emperor dies, the world will be in chaos."
There are many things in the world, nothing more than this, but it did not stop the Qin Dynasty at all. Countless people set out from all over the country, and finally gathered in Chang'an, the grasslands, and South Vietnam.
In the afternoon, Lin Ze had just practiced martial arts for a while, but Lin's father came back, and then sent someone to call him over. After Lin's father came home, he told Gongsun Yue what happened in the court. Lin Ze, as the only third member of the Lin family,
family members to observe this "family meeting".
Lin Ze was stunned after hearing this. The current situation is more and more consistent with the Great Qin in history. In history, the people who burned books and entraped Confucians were actually alchemists. But this time, even the number of entrapment and killings is basically the same.
.Sending Meng Ao to attack the grasslands in the north is very similar to the historical story of Meng Tian attacking the Huns in the north, but the Huns were more than 300 miles away, so that the Hu people did not dare to go south to herd horses, and the soldiers did not dare to bend their bows and complained. In history, Zhao Tuo conquered Baiyue in the south.
, and finally established the Nanyue Kingdom, Xu Fu went to sea to search for immortals and discovered Yingzhou. If it were not for the size of the territory, later generations would not have discovered a group of ancient buildings as large as Chang'an City. Lin Ze really thought that he had actually returned to ancient times.
The reason why Father Lin is able to come back today is because he happened to be selected as one of the three commanders of the 3,000 imperial guards led by Imperial Master Xu Fu for this expedition. All the imperial guards participating in this expedition will set off in 15 days.
During these 15 days, the guards were arranged to take leave to comfort their families.
I saw Father Lin hugging Gongsun Yue gently, "Yue'er, this trip, according to the Imperial Master, it can take as short as one year or as long as three years. I shouldn't be able to see our child born. I'm sorry." Gongsun Yue.
Hearing this, his face burst into tears but he still comforted him, "Lang Lang, it's okay. Business matters are more important. How about you give the child a name? I will wait for you to come back. You must be safe and take care of yourself." Father Lin reached out and gently brushed
Gongsun Yue shed tears: "Well, I will give the child a name now. If it is a girl, let's call her Lin Xiyue. If it is a boy, I hope he can live a safe life, let's call her Lin An." After saying this, the two of them said
Hug each other, Lin Ze...don't worry about me, I'm fine, the dog food is delicious, do you want some too?
Fortunately, the atmosphere did not last long. Uncle Wu came in and reported: Gongsun Yue's father, Lin's father-in-law, the commander of the Imperial Guard, and a sixth-grade martial arts expert Gongsun Zhan came to visit. Lin's father quickly took Gongsun Yue to the door to greet him.
As for Lin Ze, please just stay there. The bastard is not qualified to welcome distinguished guests. Last time, he was only brought along because it happened to be related to him.
After a while, Lin Ze saw Lin's father and Gongsun Yue leading a middle-aged general wearing Mingguang armor into the living room. He sat on a chair in the corner, shrank his body, and did not go there. Last time
He still remembered the treatment he received at the Wu'an Lord's Mansion, but he didn't dare to go over and talk to Lin Ze. Gongsun Zhan glanced at Lin Ze, but he was not unhappy. Instead, he smiled gently at him.
After Lin's father invited Gongsun Zhan to sit down and serve tea, he asked: "What are you doing here, father-in-law?" Gongsun Zhan pretended to be unhappy and said, "Does something have to happen before I can come here? I'm here to visit my precious daughter.
Can't you?" Gongsun Yue also rolled her eyes at Lin's father and said angrily, "Father, you finally came to see me once. Lin Dong, can you please put away your officialdom?" Lin's father looked at his beloved wife and could only
Hey, I'm sorry.
Gongsun Zhan did not answer in a hurry but waved to Lin Ze who was sitting far away: "This is my grandson Lin Ze, come here and show your grandpa a good look." Lin Ze looked confused, why did he call me out all of a sudden?
He came, but he still followed Gongsun Zhan’s greeting and left. He bowed in front of him and called him grandpa. Gongsun Zhan touched Lin Ze’s head, “You’re so good. Although you are not my biological grandson, old man, I still don’t know him.
As a grandson, I felt very kind to you when I saw you. For the first time when we met, grandpa didn’t bring you anything good. Instead, he sent you the title deed of a restaurant in the south of the city. That restaurant has a special
I will help you run the business. After excluding expenses every year, the income will not be much, but I also have two thousand gold, which is enough to give you pocket money." Lin Ze was even more confused now, what? You always wanted to give me a net every year when we first met.
For a restaurant with an income of 200,000 yuan, I don’t need to worry about it. I can just sit and collect the money. Well, you are really rich, but even I, Lin Ze,...well, it smells so good. I hurriedly thanked you, "Thank you, grandpa."
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Father Lin frowned and said, "Father-in-law, if you have any questions, just tell me directly. I don't understand how you can slap a dumb fan like this." Gongsun Zhan raised his eyebrows and said, "I just have eyes with this kid.
Not only do you want to give him a shop, but you also want to give him a great fortune, can't you?" Lin's father had a headache after hearing this: "Yes, yes, you have to say it directly and don't keep it secret." Gongsun Zhan saw that he was displeased.
He bought it, blew his beard angrily, paused, and finally got to the point: "Didn't the emperor give an order that each family should provide a list of direct descendants to serve as the guards of the two young masters? Wu'an Jun's Mansion happened to have a quota, but
But there is no suitable candidate. Although this child Lin Ze does not have the blood of Lord Wu An, he is actually a relative and descendant of Lord Wu An. So I thought that the wealth would not go to outsiders, so I won this place for this child. How about it?
Isn’t it a great blessing?”
Lin's father stood up straight after hearing this and said angrily: "What fate? I think he is the scapegoat. He said it so nicely. Is the fight for the right to be the heir so simple?"
Gongsun Zhan didn't take it seriously: "Lin Ze is just a concubine, but he can rely on Wu'an Lord's Mansion to serve Master Qin. This is his great blessing, and no one can ask for it." Gongsun Yue also felt that this was indeed a blessing.
What an opportunity, he quickly persuaded: "Lin Lang, what my father said makes sense. If Lin Ze can be the bodyguard of Master Da Qin, he can be supported by him, and the rare resources can be used by him. Lin Ze himself is not as talented as you. If he can catch
It is not impossible to seize this opportunity and achieve the sixth level of martial arts."
Father Lin looked at the father and daughter in front of him and said in a cold voice: "Are you so intolerant of him? In the past, the young master Cheng Jiao competed with the current emperor for the throne. Now his descendants are still mining somewhere in Lingnan. He has two thousand followers.
The rest of the people were all executed. Even if Lin Ze is at the sixth level of martial arts, what can he do? He can't even save his life. What's the use of having a higher martial arts level?"
Gongsun Zhan retorted, "But Lin Ze may not follow the young master who failed to seize the throne. Besides, in the later stage, the Wu'an Lord's Mansion will just find a way to get him to withdraw."
Father Lin sneered: "Don't treat others as fools. There are only ten places for the Guards, and there are 12 Grand Masters in Da Qin. Since His Majesty has given the order, the others must be direct descendants. The National Master has no heirs, so he has made it clear that he will not participate in it.
, there are exactly eleven people left, so it is impossible for these eleven people to follow the same young master, and His Majesty will not allow all 11 grandmasters to stand in line with a clear banner. But this time, His Majesty has ordered that a martial arts hall be formed to accompany the martial arts, and only two young masters can
, a young master Fusu, who is 16 years old this year, is at the fourth level of martial arts, and a young master Hu Hai is only 6 years old this year, and has just entered the first level of martial arts. The entire Qin Dynasty, from the prime minister down to the prime minister, is unanimously optimistic about Mr. Fusu, and even the imperial censor Mao Jiao died and admonished him.
Your Majesty wants your Majesty to make Mr. Fusu the crown prince. With Lin Ze's age and background, he will only be placed next to the unpopular Mr. Hu Hai. There is a huge disparity in strength between the two parties. I am afraid that the day Fusu ascends the throne will be the day Lin Ze dies.
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After hearing this, Gongsun Zhan felt something was wrong but he clapped his hands on the table and stood up: "Lin Dong, you have to remember who you relied on to get your identity and status. Lin Ze is just a bastard, and what Yue'er is carrying in her belly is
Your direct descendants." This is already an attempt to use force to overwhelm others.
Just listen to Lin's father faintly say: "My identity is, of course, the commander of His Majesty's Imperial Guards. Yesterday I opened the second main line, and this time I went to sea, I was personally named by the national master.
When I come back from overseas, I guess I'm already at level six."
Gongsun Zhan's expression changed. He had cultivated so quickly, reached the sixth level of martial arts, and was favored by the national master. It would not be easy to use Lord Wu An's power to suppress him. Although he was Lord Wu An's grandson, he could not commit such a trivial matter.
Let Lord Wu An be at odds with the favored Imperial Preceptor. Moreover, it is not certain who is stronger and who is weaker between Lord Wu An and the Imperial Preceptor.
Gongsun Yue, who was next to him, thought for a while and said: "Father, since it is so dangerous, it is better not to let Lin Ze go. Why not choose someone from the Gongsun family? If he is a direct descendant of the Gongsun family, even if he fails to seize the direct descendant, at least he will not be alive.
Hearing this, Gongsun Zhan sighed and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Your Majesty ordered that you should at least have a close relationship with your great-grandfather. You are still young and are not allowed to have too much contact with family affairs. Your great-grandfather was born in the army.
I have no brothers or sisters. After becoming the king, some clan members joined me, but they didn’t have many close people. And your great-grandfather had two sons. Your eldest grandfather was addicted to martial arts and never married in his life. Naturally, he had no descendants. You
Grandpa has only three brothers from your father's generation. Your two cousins from your eldest uncle's family are already in their twenties and joined the army early. They probably won't come back. Your second uncle's family has a boy and a girl, and your third uncle has a boy and a girl.
It is said that my cousin was sent to a secret sect to practice martial arts and has not returned for three years. Even so, your second uncle will not allow his only son to be involved in the struggle for the right to inherit the throne. Your father and I only have you and my brother.
A child, and your brother is still young, how can I let him take risks?"
After saying that, he made another condition: "Lin Dong, as long as you agree, I will immediately give you a book on the secret method of unblocking meridians, which records at least a hundred small meridians." Father Lin had no intention of moving but shook his head, "As long as you agree,
I will give you another book on the secret method of acupoints, recording at least twelve acupuncture points." Father Lin's expression finally changed, but he was a little moved.
Lin Ze listened for a long time and couldn't help but feel speechless. Others didn't know, but he knew that the person who really succeeded to the throne in history was not Fusu, but Hu Hai. At present, although it seems that this place is not like the one in history at all
Da Qin, but many things can be matched one by one, so the possibility of Hu Hai succeeding to the throne is still very high. Moreover, with his help, the possibility of succeeding is even greater. In the end, the conditions offered by Gongsun Zhan were indeed quite tempting.
Father Lin, who was originally firmly opposed, couldn't help but have some thoughts. Well, he couldn't wait any longer and had to take the initiative to collect more benefits. When Gongsun Zhan was about to leave, he immediately stepped forward and bowed and said: "Father,
Grandpa, please stop arguing, I'm thinking of myself." Then he said to Gongsun Zhan: "In addition to the conditions you just agreed to my father, give me one more Buddha Sect's Marrow Cleansing Pill and one Tao Sect's Tongtian Pill.
Also, make sure that I am serving as the bodyguard of Young Master Hu Hai this time. As long as you agree, I will make this trip."
Gongsun Zhan was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately agreed: "Okay, I will definitely deliver the things to you within three days. In addition, I will submit a letter in the name of Wu'an Jun's Mansion and let you serve as the bodyguard of Prince Hu Hai as the grandson of Wu'an Jun's Mansion."
." After saying that, he immediately went back to prepare. No matter what Lin Dong said, he sent the things over. I understand that the Lin family father and son did not dare to agree to collect the things but not do it. After all, Wu'an Junfu is not a vegetarian.
Lin's father looked at Lin Ze with a complicated face: "Actually, you don't have to be like this. As a father, I can still protect you." Lin Ze did not take into account Gongsun Yue's presence and smiled brightly: "Father, after all, the Wu'an Lord's Mansion is powerful.
"Although you are a genius, you still need their help. Besides, this matter is beneficial to both you and me, isn't it? My son resigned." After that, he slowly left.
When he left, he deliberately staggered a little. Father Lin was silent for a long time. Of course, at this time, Lin Ze was not only not depressed at all, but also very excited. As expected, the wealthy family had many good things, and he got what he wanted in one fell swoop.
If he hadn't relied on this opportunity and relied on himself, he didn't know when he would be able to get this rare and exotic object. Damn it, Xiao Jin still dares to despise me. I can't get this precious thing easily.
arrive.
Xiao Jin: Brother, you have already sold yourself, how easy is this?