Chapter 44: The Dawn of Light
"Good! Together, you and I will resolve the difficulties of the Qin State! Yingquliang also nodded heavily.
While the two were talking, there was another neighing of horses outside the government hall, and another fast horse flew in. The person who came turned over and dismounted, arched his hand and said loudly: "Zuo Shu is pious, Jin sees the king." I've seen Keqing. β
The person who came was Yingqian, Qin Feng hurriedly gave his hand: "Qin Feng pays a visit to Zuo Shuchang." β
"Big brother? Good! I was about to invite you to come. Let's go, go in and say. Yingqu Liang said happily.
"The fourth watch of the king needs twenty envoys, which is unusual. As soon as the envoy was dispatched, I arrived. Ying Qian said.
Qin Xiaogong was obviously happy - Zuo Shu Chang Yingqian came at the right time. After entering the study, Qin Xiaogong hurriedly talked about the crisis situation of the Six Nations Alliance and the night and his own deployment. After Ying Qian listened, his big knife eyebrows twisted into a nest of pimples, and he scolded the case: "Wei Pop! Dogs don't eat! Qin State is so easy to swallow? Collapse the fat man with a mouth full of dog teeth! β
Qin Xiaogong couldn't help but smile, "Big brother, right now, we have pain in our stomach, is there a good medicine?" β
Ying Qian looked at Qin Feng and said solemnly: "Don't worry, don't worry, and first make the country stable, and then discuss dealing with the six countries of Shandong." Liyang and Yongcheng old Qin people are the majority, and it is not easy to make a big mess. The current emergency strategy is to immediately send dozens of scribes to the people in the city to preach and refute rumors, saying that the division of Qin in the six countries is a bluff and that the office has its own good way to deal with it. The people of Liyang have been through the wind and waves for a long time, and once the government picks it out, the people's hearts are at ease. The stability of Yongcheng and Weiping River is not difficult, only Beidi, Longxi, and Shangyu counties are far away from the mountains and roads, and it takes a little effort. β
"What Chief Zuo said is extremely true!" Qin Feng couldn't help but nod in admiration when he heard this. Ying Qian's thoughts coincide with him.
Yingquliang also nodded in agreement. "What the eldest brother said is very true. This needs to be done immediately. Then I ask you to appoint officers in the government and proclaim it to the people in half an hour, so that the hearts of the people may be at peace. In the mountainous borderlands, the government sent another envoy to the starry night. β
Qin Xiaogong got up and solemnly bowed his hand and admonished, "Big brother, this is a big matter, please don't fake your hands and people." β
Ying Qian solemnly bowed his hand, "Your Excellency, rest assured, Ying Qian should personally lead the officials to the city to preach." After saying that, he hurried out the door.
Qin Xiaogong sent Zuo Chang Yingqian away, pondered for a while and ordered: "Hei Bo, give me a civilian costume, I will go to the city for a walk." β
Then Ying Quliang looked at Qin Feng and said, "Is Keqing going with me?" β
"That's nature, please." Qin Feng naturally arched his hand and signaled Yingqu Liang to go first. Qin State is the most difficult time at this time, and at this time, Qin Feng naturally can't be alone, and following the monarch Yingquliang is also a good way to participate most directly in quelling this riot.
"Your Majesty, you haven't eaten or slept for a day and a night." Heibo finally couldn't help but whisper to dissuade.
"Hebber, aren't you the same?" The young monarch smiled, "The heart of the Six Kingdoms is immortal, can I eat and sleep peacefully?" Go ahead. β
Heber went to get his clothes silently.
In the middle of this, the servants and scribes who were sent out to inquire about the movements in the city came to report that Liyang City was indeed panicked, and some people even packed up their belongings and prepared to flee from other countries at dawn to take advantage of the opportunity to work in the city;
Liyang Ling led 2,000 soldiers to search for the merchants of the six countries, the spies were crying and crying, the chickens and dogs in the city were barking, and the people of the country were very scared, and almost every house was closed.
Qin Xiaogong was uneasy when he heard this, and he was even more determined to go out of the palace to see what the chaos of the countrymen had become? Liyang is the foundation of the struggle between Qin and the six countries of Shandong, how can Qin be at peace when Liyang is in chaos?
At this time, Hei Bo brought a coarse cloth clothes, and he himself became an ordinary old man in cloth clothes, and his vigorous and vigorous expression magically disappeared from his face.
"Hebber? You? Do you want to go too? Qin Xiaogong was quite surprised.
Hei Bo nodded, "Old Qin, go to the national disaster together." An old saying left by our ancestors. β
In an instant, the young monarch's eyes moistened. He silently took the coarse cloth clothes and put them on, and said in a hoarse voice, "Hei Bo, Qin Feng, let's go." And he strode out. When an old, two young and three cloth-clothed Qin people walked into the winding and narrow stone alley, the rooster in Liyang City began to crow, and the towering arrow tower of Liyang City had shown a slight glimmer of light.
Qin Feng followed Yingqu Liang, and Hei Bo traveled to every corner of Liyang City, and he also knew the situation in Liyang City. About two hours later, the sky was already completely light. Qin Feng and Hei Bo also returned to the political hall with Yingquliang.
At this time, four ministers had already arrived.
When Jing Jian walked out of the house, the sun had not yet come out, but Dongshan was already red.
With many years of battlefield experience, he knew that it must be either rain or cloudy today, so he couldn't help but speed up his pace and walk towards the national capital.
The Qin State has been fighting wars for many years, and it is already very poor, and it is impossible for a general like him who only serves as a doctor to have an ox cart to ride.
Let's ride a horse, there is a shortage of war horses. In order to save horses, Qin Xiangong had already ordered that Qin people were forbidden to ride horses in the city, and it was forbidden to use war horses to plow the fields and drive.
For decades, Qin officials have been accustomed to being a car in Liyang City.
None of the ministers had chariots, but only a few old senators had mules specially given by the monarch as a substitute.
In such a capital, people can't imagine the rich and prosperous scene of the Liang of Wei and Linzi of Qi.
The morning in Liyang is always very quiet, and the people in the city who sprinkle and sweep the court are also sparse and sparse.
Although he was accustomed to the calm of Liyang City, Jing Jian still noticed the abnormal signs of this morning.
There are five or six shops opened by Shandong merchants on Guofu Street, they are rich in goods, diligent and dedicated, and they always open their doors at dawn to sweep the courts, but today they are not open at all?
Look at it again, the morning glory farmer who went out of the city early in the morning to work in the past is also a no.
The few small iron shops opened by the Chinese people also lost the sound of clanging bells. No, something extraordinary must have happened that I didn't know about!
Last night, it was already the second watch after the secret scouts who were selected and sent to Daliang, and the Jing Jian was almost carried on the couch, and he slept soundly all night as deep as a battlefield camp, so what could he know?
Suddenly thinking of the division of the six kingdoms into Qin, Jing Jian suddenly became nervous, let go of his footsteps and ran towards the national capital.
Rushing to the front of the political affairs hall, Jing Jian heard a burst of laughter coming from the main hall on the east side, and he was so puzzled in his heart, so he hurried a few steps up the steps and reported loudly: "Former army deputy general Jing Jian Jin Jianββ"
Qin Xiaogong's voice came from the main hall, "General Jingjian, come in, I'll wait for you." β
Jing Jian stepped into the hall and saw that in the wide black and red room, Qin Xiaogong was smiling and pacing in front of the long case. There are five ministers sitting on both sides of the hall under the three-level stone steps, namely Zuo Shu Chang Yingqian, Shangda Doctor Gan Long, Zhong Dafu Du Zhi, Changshi Gongsun Jia, and Keqing Qin Feng. Liyang Ling Zi'an stood in the middle and learned what to say, and the monarchs and ministers were obviously laughing because of him.
Jing Jian was puzzled, looked at Qin Xiaogong, and then looked at the ministers, and didn't know what to do. Qin Xiaogong beckoned and pointed to an empty bookcase behind Sun Jia, the prince of Changshi: "Jing Jian sit there." Zi'an, you can tell me more about the night and let the Jing Jian understand. β
Zi'an told him how the rumors circulated last night, how the king gave the order, and how he himself led the sergeants to search for and detain the businessmen of the Six Kingdoms.
Speaking of the embarrassment and ugliness of those agents of the Six Kingdoms who appeared as merchants, Zi'an painted a voice, "There is a long-bearded and big-bellied merchant of the Chu State, who is whispering in the house of an old Qin household, about the power of the Wei general Pang Juan, I took three sergeants to jump over the wall and ordered him to go with us. He threw himself on his knees, and cried in a long voice, "Old Grandpa Qin, I'm a businessman, not a scout, you can't kill me." 'I said, "Who is going to kill you?" Just come with us for a few days.
He cried again, 'Where will you call me if you don't kill me?' I have a place to stay. 'I was angry in my heart, and shouted to him, change places, and tell you to brag about Wei against the wall!
When he heard this, he trembled with fright, and kept kowtowing and arching, "Please, the old man will let me go, I have a sixteen-year-old concubine for you, you can go with me immediately and take it away, otherwise I will send it to the general's mansion immediately." ββ¦β¦β
Before he finished speaking, the monarchs and ministers laughed in unison again, and Jing Jian actually laughed so much that tears flowed out of his eyes.
Doctor Gan Long shook his head and sighed: "When the crisis is at the head, the people's hearts are also self-seeing." And these people stand between heaven and earth? It's weird. β
"What does the doctor think should be done with these profiteers?" Although Dr. Du Zhi is a civil servant, he has a rough appearance, and his questions are loud and magnificent.
Gan Long smiled coldly, "Since the beginning of Duke Mu, Qin has been inseparable from the princes of Shandong. The spy scout is too ruthless, and there is only one strategy, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and kill them all. β
Qin Feng sat at the end and listened silently, all the ministers present were very senior ministers. When they spoke, Qin Feng generally wouldn't interject unless it was necessary.
Qin Xiaogong was about to introduce the topic to the heavy crisis of the Qin State, but he didn't want Du Zhi to ask unintentionally, which made his heart move, and he also wanted to hear the ministers' thoughts on this matter, so he didn't rush to speak. After Gan Long finished speaking, he couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of his order last night. Qin Xiaogong didn't expect that there would be such a big difference between him and the old ministers, he calmed down and prepared to listen to what the other ministers had to say.
When Gan Long's voice fell, Du Zhi immediately echoed loudly, "Doctor Shang, see you." Shandong profiteers are a big problem for my Qin country, and not killing them is not enough to calm the people's hearts! β
Gongsun Jia looked at the hall and said with a smile: "The matter is big, so let's listen to Zuo Shuchang's proposal first." β
Zuo Shu Chang Yingqian naturally knew about the monarch's arrangements last night, but replied calmly: "Yingqian has no fixed opinion. β
"What about the Oak Yang Order? You're a meritorious man. Gongsun Jia asked again.
Liyang Ling Zi'an replied directly: "Changshi is planning for the article, why don't you just ask someone else?" What about you? Of course, he also knew about Xinjun's order and carried it out faithfully, but seeing that Zuo Shu didn't say it, he didn't want to say it. The lessons of hundreds of years of blood in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period abound, and everyone who lives in the government understands that the early days of the new monarch's accession to the throne are the most turbulent times in the power field, and the younger the monarch, the greater the turmoil.
At this time, everyone will be more careful. Although this brave and brave Liyang Commander was severely reprimanded by the young monarch for being "sluggish" in the turbulent crisis last night, he was by no means dull to the basic path of this power field.
Gongsun Jia, who had a white face and a thin beard, was obviously very delicate, and replied calmly: "I don't have a definite opinion yet. β