In March of the twenty-seventh year of Qin Shi Huang, Heifu did not know what happened in his hometown, and he was following Qin Shi Huang's royal car, along the gallop out of Xianyang, all the way to the west.

Even from the perspective of Heifu, this highway is extremely exaggerated, especially within ten miles of the west gate of Xianyang, the road is fifty steps wide, and it can accommodate ten carriages in parallel! Every three zhang is planted a straight green pine, the road is based on loess, rammed with gravel to build a thick one, the middle of the road is a special passage for the emperor to go out on patrol, and then the two sides are the official roads, and the most edge is the area where the people walk.

According to Heifu's conjecture, he probably wanted the rulers of the Yiqu and Diqiang tribes in the west to come to the Hajj, and they would be shocked by this wide road like a square before they entered Xianyang......

Out of Xianyang ten miles, to Du Ting, the width of the road has shrunk a little, but it is also very spacious and flat, comparable to the township roads of later generations, no longer need to serve as the post of the guard of the Shaofu Cheng Heifu, you can lean on the car to doze off, comfortable to go to the ancient capital of the Qin State Yongcheng.

Yongdi sandwiches the north and south banks of Weishui, fertile and hundreds of miles, it is the place where King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhaoji are traced, and it is praised in the Book of Poetry as "Zhou Yuan is full of flesh, and the violet is like a syrup". It's a pity that the Zhou people lost this land to the dog Rong long ago, and ran to the safety of Cheng Zhou to survive, and promised that "the dog Rong has no way, and invaded the land of my sect Zhou Qi and Feng, and there are princes and doctors who can expel the dog Rong, that is, there is a land!" ”

For this promise, an heir surnamed Ying named "Qin" for several generations, regardless of death, threw their heads and spilled their blood, restored the land of Zhouyuan near Qishan inch by inch, and expelled the Qunrong. For this piece of land that can no longer be grasped, the Zhou royal family fulfilled its promise, waved its hand, and gave it to the Qin people.

The Qin people then established a city here, and migrated from their hometown in the remote west by the time of Qin Degong, and established their first real capital "Yong", which has been 26 generations so far......

The planning of Yongcheng is very distinctive, the typical "old Qin" style, straight to the straight, horizontal is horizontal and vertical, flat and stable, the shape of the simple building, against the surrounding loess plateau, seems a little old, there is no vitality of Xianyang.

Qin Shi Huang liked the city very much, because it was the place where he first came to power and tasted the taste of "power".

Therefore, after the emperor went to the temple of Qin Mugong and other ancestors to worship, he did not choose the "Dazheng Palace" where his ancestors lived, but stayed in the "Qi Nian Palace" located on the loess plateau in the south of the city.

This palace is also some years old, built 300 years ago during the reign of Qin Huigong, and has been renovated several times. It covers an area of nearly 1,000 acres, more than 20 courtyards, more than 600 houses and pavilions, stone pavilions and high platforms, culverts introduce Yongshui into a large pool, between the winding hills and courtyards, it is early summer, the forest is lush with flowers and plants.

But Heff noticed that the walls of the palace were built to the standards of war, as strong as a fortress, and that there were traces of fire on the walls, which had been left by a rebellion eighteen years earlier.

That night, the emperor set up a banquet in the Qi Nian Palace, and in addition to the accompanying ministers, he also invited many meritorious soldiers who participated in the "Qi Nian Palace Change" to be present.

Since it is a banquet for the old man, as a new upstart, Heifu can only accompany him to sit at the end of the hall, but Zhao Gao, who is very low-key in the CRRC Mansion on weekdays, was beckoned by the emperor this time and called to the front position.

The emperor revisited his hometown, and with some emotion, he raised his lamp and said: "I remember, it was April, I was twenty-two years old, and I stayed in Yongcheng, performing a crown salute and carrying a sword. However, the traitor Chang Yu actually corrected the imperial seal, sent county guards and guards, official horses, Rong Zhai Jungong, and sheren, and wanted to attack the Qi Nian Palace for chaos! ”

He gestured his hand and pointed at Zhao Gao, who lowered his eyebrows and said: "It was Lang Wei Zhao Gao who was shocked by this incident and entered the palace overnight to report it, so that I could prepare in advance and send troops to quell the rebellion." ”

"This is Your Majesty being blessed by Haotian, how dare the ministers take credit." Zhao Gaocheng was terrified.

The emperor did not let him refuse to take credit, and ordered the official to give wine, and after Zhao Gao drank it all, he fell to the ground and burst into tears.

"The acting is so good."

Heifu watched this scene at the end of the hall and was amazed.

"The change of the Qi Nian Palace, this is Zhao Gao's greatest political qualification...... Heifu thought secretly, then snapped his fingers, calculated, and found an astonishing fact.

The heroes of the change in the palace of Qinian, Chang Wenjun died early, Changping Jun Xiong Qi, the general Huan Qi, and Sima Fan successively committed treason, and their names became forbidden words, and the emperor did not allow anyone to mention them......

Only Zhao Gao is standing, although his title and position are not high, but he has always been trusted by Qin Shi Huang.

Heifu suddenly had a bold thought: "Wait a minute, Xiong Qi, Huan Qi, Fan Yuzhi, these three unlucky ghosts rebelled one after another, although they all have their own reasons, but they are too neat, they won't all fall into Zhao Gao's trap and embark on the road of no return, right?" ”

In this way, the city government and scheming of this guy are really terrifying, and Heifu has raised his vigilance against Zhao Gao to the highest.

Heifu was thinking there, but Qin Shi Huang began to reminisce.

On the day of Jiyou, wearing the crown, he stood on the palace with a long sword, proud of the rebels who were ambushed and caught off guard, under the vast and clear blue sky, a thick column of wolf smoke rose straight from the Qinian Palace, and ordered the faithful people of the old capital to gather under the royal banner to kill the rebels!

With the cooperation of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Yongcheng, the battle ended, Chang Yu was defeated, and Qin Shi Huang sent a pawn to attack Xianyang, and beheaded hundreds! Chaos is peaceful!

It was the first victory of Qin Shi Huang, who had been aggrieved for nine years in the shadow of the queen mother, Chang Yu, and Lü Buwei.

But after the victory, Qin Shi Huang also broke out in a cold sweat, because in addition to Zuo Yi, Zhongdafu Lingqi and other henchmen, the guards in charge of Xianyang's military power, as well as the internal historian who was in charge of Guanzhong's defense, were all involved in the rebellion! There are also more than 4,000 Chang Yu henchmen who have been implicated and punished.

If it weren't for the victory of the Qi Nian Palace, Qin Shi Huang would have been kidnapped as a puppet or killed long ago, let alone dominate the world!

Therefore, on the occasion of the unification of the sea, the clan fathers and elders who contributed to the suppression of the rebellion that day must be rewarded generously!

"Meng, Xi, and Bai."

Qin Shi Huang ordered the praiser to put the wine again, and sent the wine cup to the three old men sitting at the upper table.

Heifu pricked up his ears, these three clans were the only remaining old clans of the Qin Kingdom. The ancestor of the Meng clan is Meng Mingshi, the son of Baili Xi, a famous minister at the time of Mu Gong, and the ancestors of the Xibai clan are the two sons of the famous minister Jian Shu of Baili Xi at the same time, Xi Qishu and Bai Yibing, the three generals have attacked the Jin Kingdom together, and have been defeated repeatedly, but they have been forgiven by Qin Mugong, and they have been defeated and defeated, and finally succeeded in shame.

The emperor gave wine, the three elders hurriedly trembled and got up, Qin Shi Huang ordered them to be exempted, and said: "The three clans have lived in Yixian for generations since the first monarch Mu Gong, and for more than 400 years, they have been loyal to the country and protect the country......"

Although in the first few years of Shang Ying's reform, the three clans did not oppose it, but in the end, they who had been martial arts for generations adapted to the military merit system, although there were no high-ranking officials and famous generals in the clan, but they contributed many middle-level officers to the Qin State.

Especially during the change of the Qi Nian Palace, after observing the wolf smoke of the Qi Nian Palace, the three clans immediately launched a rescue of the clan, and then as the main force, they counterattacked the Chang Yu group that fled back to Xianyang.

However, after quelling the rebellion, the Mengxi and Bai clans, who had always been very xenophobic, together with the military nobles and clan ministers in Guanzhong, made a request to Qin Shi Huang.

"Eviction!"

They believed that all the problems of the Qin State were caused by the princes' visitors, and if they drove them all away and let the old Qin clan take power, they would be able to concentrate on the outside world.

Qin Shi Huang relied on the ministers of the clan to quell the rebellion, and under the political situation at that time, he could only make this decision, but this matter was stopped by Li Si's "Book of Expulsion", Li Si, Changping Jun and Chang Wenjun and Wang Juan were enabled by Qin Shi Huang to rely on them to balance the local forces, and the local forces that had just risen were silent again......

"We shed blood and sweat to quell the rebellion, but in power in Xianyang, it is still those princes and guests from the eastern part of the country!"

The children of Meng, Xi, and Bai complained about this, but they were all suppressed by the patriarch, and the king's will was unpredictable. But what can be done, with the blood of the Qin clan on his body, no matter the grace or shame, he has to bear it silently.

But today, the three elders were summoned to the table, and the emperor gave them wine, thinking that the great wish of the ancestors of the Qin State to rule the world had been realized, and seeing that the emperor had not forgotten their past achievements, the three elders couldn't help but be excited, and after a little hesitation, they had the courage to make a request to Qin Shi Huang.

The patriarch of the Meng clan said: "Martial arts, Sheji Gancheng." As a prince, the ministers are loyal to the king and the country, which is all a matter of their duty, how dare they take credit? ”

The patriarch of the Xi clan answered: "But today, there is only one thing that the old decay wants to plead with Your Majesty!" ”

The patriarch of the Bai clan was in charge of the final words: "I hope that Your Majesty, don't let your children go to Jiangnan to farm and garrison the army, let them stay in Guanxi!" ”

What the three patriarchs said is that in January, Wei Tu Sui and Zhao Tuo led the army south to garrison Changsha and Cangwu, the year before and last year, the "water Gu disease" that occurred in Peng Lize and Zhenze has been well known, and after Heifu explained the pathogenic principle, it suddenly caused panic among the northerners.

In their eyes, the south of the Yangtze River is a terrible place, where forests are dense and poisonous snakes are clustered like grass. I heard that when the pepper flowers fall in summer and autumn, the miasma rises, and schistosomes breed in the water. And there are also barbarians with black tooth carvings, killing people and eating meat, grinding bones into pulp to make sauce......

In short, it is not a place for people to stay, and if a strong husband goes, he will die early.

With the fear of the climate in the south, Meng, Xi, and Bai were very resistant to Wei Tu Sui's conquest of the children of Guanzhong to the south, and learned from some sources that the emperor might recruit more soldiers to Changsha and Yuzhang next year, so they took this opportunity to complain to the emperor, hoping that he would stop sending troops to Jiangnan.

Qin Shi Huang held the gold bottle in his hand and was silent.

The southern conquest of the land of Baiyue is one of the new goals he found after dominating the world and writing the same book on the same track, he tolerates the three tribes of Mengxi, Xi and Bai, but this does not mean that they can be allowed to go against the national policy!

But the emperor did not directly express his opinion, he glanced at the ministers in the palace, and said with a smile: "Meng, Xi, and Bai Sangong please stop the Jiangnan War, what do you think?" “

He glanced at all the people in the hall, especially at the very end, all the thinking blackmen.

"Shaofu Cheng Heifu, you are the only one here who has been to Jiangnan and the extreme south of the Limen Five Mountains, what do you think?"