Volume 7 Qin Ji II (3)
Thirty-four years. Degrading officials who are not in prison. Let them build the Great Wall or move them to the remote parts of South Vietnam. Prime Minister Li Si said: "In the past, the princes fought together, and they recruited students to study, but today it has been decided, the laws and regulations are unified, and the people are in charge." then force agricultural workers. Scholars study laws and regulations. Nowadays, all living beings do not learn from the present but learn from the past, and criticize the world. Woe to you. When they heard that a decree had been issued from above, they criticized the decree based on the theories they had learned, criticized it in their hearts at home, and discussed it in the streets and alleys when they went out. Each boasted about what he had learned. To stand out from the crowd. Criticize the current politics and slander the present. If it is no longer forbidden and allowed to continue, the prestige of the Lord will be diminished, and the status of the slanderer will rise day by day. The minister thought that the prohibition was convenient for the country. The minister requested that all historical books, as long as they were not recorded by the Qin state, be burned. In addition, the books of the hundred schools of thought that are not in the collection of the people should be collected and burned by the local guards. Those who dare to speak poetry and books will abandon the market. Those who are not the past and the present will be wiped out. Officials who know about it but do not report it are guilty of the same crime. Those who are ordered to be ordered for 30 days without burning will be tattooed and filled. The only things that can be kept are medicine and the Book of Divination and Tree Planting. If anyone wants to learn the law, take the officials as teachers. ”
The First Emperor said, "Yes." ”
Chen Yu, a Wei man, said to Kong Kun: "The Qin State will destroy the history books of the first king, and you, as the master of the books, are in danger." Ziyu said: "I advocate useless learning, those who know my ambition only have friends, Qin Guo is not my friend, what danger do I have?" I will hide it until the future will come and ask, and if it comes, it will be all right. ”
Thirty-five years. Make Meng Tian repair a straight road to Jiuyuan, arrive at Yunyang, split mountains and fill valleys, 1,800 miles, and it will not be completed in a few years.
The first emperor thought that there were many people in Xianyang, and the court of the first king was too small, so he built a palace in Shanglin Yuan in Weinan, and first made the front hall of a room, five hundred steps from east to west, and fifty zhang from north to south. It can sit 10,000 people on it. Below can build five zhang flag, surrounded by the pavilion road, from His Royal Highness to the South Mountain. Take the top of the South Mountain as the que, do the double road, cross the Weishui from Afang, connect with Xianyang, in order to respond to the image of the Tianji Pavilion Road. The 700,000 prisoners in the hidden palace were divided into the Afang Palace. The stone coffins of the north mountain of Fali Mountain, the land of Shujing, and the good talents of Shujing, were all transported to Guanzhong. to be funded. It is also bounded by standing stones in the East China Sea, thinking that it is the east gate of the Qin State. Moved 30,000 families to Liyi. 50,000 to Yunyang. are exempt from taxes for ten years.
Lu Sheng said to the First Emperor: "The lord of the world should always go on a small journey to ward off evil spirits. Only when evil spirits are exterminated will real people appear. As long as the palace where the emperor lives is not known, then the elixir of immortality can be obtained. ”
The First Emperor said, "I envy real people. So he called himself a real man, not me. Within 200 miles of Xianyang City, 270 palaces are connected by compound roads, and the bells and drums inside are gorgeous and full, and the beauties are like clouds. They are all permanently housed there and are not allowed to migrate. Where the first emperor is lucky, if anyone leaks it, the sin deserves death.
The First Emperor Xingliangshan Palace. I was not happy to see the prime minister's car riding from the mountain. A Chinese person told the prime minister, and the prime minister later damaged the car and didn't dare to be so public. The First Emperor was angry and said, "This must be the Chinese who leaked my words," and the envoy pressed the question, but no one was willing to obey, so he killed all the Chinese who were present at that time. Since then, no one has known the whereabouts of the First Emperor. The ministers accepted the decision and were all in Xianyang Palace. Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng ridiculed the first emperor together, but fled for fear of offending. When the First Emperor heard this, he was furious and said, "I have given these two men so much that they dare to slander me. I should ask people if there are any fallacies to confuse the people in the living beings of Xianyang. ”
So he asked the people about the imperial history case. The sentient beings turned to tell each other, so more than 460 people who violated the ban were killed in Xianyang. Let the people of the world know not to do it again in the future. A large number of Confucian students were sent to remote border passes.
The first emperor's eldest son, Fu Su Jin, said: "All living beings are reciting the Fa Confucius, and now the emperor is relegated to the law, and the ministers are afraid that the world will be uneasy." ”
The first emperor was angry and sent Fusu to Shangjun in the north as Meng Tian's supervisor.
Thirty-six years. There are meteorites in East County. Someone carved on it: "The first emperor died and the earth was divided." "The First Emperor asked the imperial historian one by one. No one was convinced. He killed all the inhabitants of the rock, and roasted the meteorite with fire until it was no longer visible. Moved to 30,000 families in Yuzhong, Hebei, all of whom were given a knighthood.
Thirty-seven years of winter and October are ugly. The First Emperor travels. Zuo Prime Minister Li Si entourage. The right prime minister went to stay behind. The first emperor had more than 20 sons, and the young son Hu Hai was the most favored, and asked to accompany him, and the first emperor agreed.
In November, travel to Yunmeng. Worship Yu Shun in Jiuzhi Mountain. Then float the river downward, cross the sea by boat, cross Danyang, go to Qiantang, and face Zhejiang. Because of the dangerous wind and waves here, he went west for 120 miles and crossed the river from a narrow place. Then go to the meeting and sacrifice Dayu. Looking at the South China Sea, Standing Stone Songde. Also over Wu land. Take a ferry from the river and go to the sea. North to Langya, Zhifu Bay. When you see the giant fish, you can shoot it with the servants. From the sea to the west to the plains.
The first emperor was taboo to say the word death, and the ministers did not dare to say death. The illness became even worse, so he ordered Zhao Gao, the commander of the CRRC Prefecture, to write a letter to Fusu and make him bury in Xianyang. The book has been sealed, and in Zhao's hand, it has not yet been paid to the messenger.
In autumn and July, the first emperor collapsed on the dune platform. Prime Minister Li Si was afraid that the emperor would change because he was afraid that the princes and the world would change, so he kept the coffin in secret and put the coffin in the chariot. So that the entourage, as well as food, is the same. Only Hu Hai, Zhao Gao and a few eunuchs who were fortunate knew about it.
At first, the first emperor respected and trusted the Mengshi family, Meng Tian served as a foreign general, and Meng Yi often served in the middle of the staff council. The name is faithful, so the generals dare not compete with it. Zhao Gao, born in the Hidden Palace. When the First Emperor heard that he was strong and powerful, and that he was well versed in prison law, he made him the commander of the CRRC Prefecture and made him teach Hu Hai to break into prison. Hu Hai was fortunate to him, Zhao Gao was guilty, and the first emperor made Meng Yi rule. Meng Yi thought that Zhao Gao deserved to die. The first emperor thought that Zhao Gao was talented, so he pardoned him. and reinstate him from office. Zhao Gao was favored by Hu Hai and complained about Meng, so he wanted to persuade Hu Hai to kill Fusu in the name of the first emperor and make Hu Hai the crown prince. Hu Hai thought that this plan was feasible.
Zhao Gao said: "If this matter is not the same as Cheng's conspiracy, I'm afraid it won't succeed." So he went to see Li Si and said, "The letters and talismans given by the emperor to Fusu are all in Hu Hai." The crown prince is only in the prince and Zhao Gao. What is the prince going to do? ”
Li Si said: "How can you say these words that have lost the country? This is not for the sake of the courtiers. ”
Zhao Gao said: "The talent and strategy of the prince, the high merit and no complaints, and the trust of the eldest son, which point can compare to Meng Tian?" ”
Lees said, "I'm not as good as him." “
Zhao Gao said: "In this case, after the eldest son ascends the throne, he will definitely use Meng Tian as the prime minister." The prince can't return to the hometown with the seal of the marquis, this is obvious. Hu Hai is benevolent and generous, and can be the heir. I hope that the prince will think carefully and decide. ”
Li Si thought about it for a moment and thought it was the right thing to do. I discussed with him, deceived the edict of the first emperor, and made Hu Hai the crown prince. He also wrote a book to Fusu, saying that he could not open up the territory, but he caused many soldiers to be lost, and he wrote many books to slander him bluntly, and he resented day and night, and he was not allowed to be returned to the crown prince. The general Meng Tian, who did not know how to correct it, knew his plan, and gave him death together. Give the military power to the general Wang Li. “
After reading the letter, Fusu cried and wanted to commit suicide in the inner house.
Meng Tian said: "Your Majesty has traveled outside, and there is no prince at all. The envoy led 300,000 troops to guard the border, with the son as the prisoner, which is an important task in the world, and now as soon as the messenger comes, he will commit suicide. Who knows if it's a fraud? It's not too late to die after seeing the situation. “
The messenger came to urge him many times, and Fusu said to Meng Tian: "The father gave the son death, what reason is there to ask for instructions again." So he committed suicide.
Meng Tian refused to die. The messenger gave him to the courtiers. He was detained in Yang Zhou's prison. and made Lees's Shemen a protector. Then the messenger returned. When Hu Hai heard that Fusu had committed suicide, he wanted to release Meng Tian. Just when Meng Yi came back from going out to inspect the mountains and rivers for the first emperor, Zhao Gao said to Hu Hai: "The first emperor wanted to raise the crown prince a long time ago, but Meng Yi always thought it was impossible. It's better to take the opportunity to kill him. So he put him in prison in Daidi. Then he went straight from Jingcheng to Jiuyuan.
Just in time for the summer day, the car stinks, so he ordered the official to put a basket of abalone on the car to mess with the smell. From the straight road to Xianyang mourning.
The crown prince Hu Hai ascended the throne. In September, the first emperor was buried in Lishan. Under the three springs, strange and strange, there is everything. He also ordered the mechanic to make a crossbow, and if anyone came near, he could shoot him. Mercury is instilled with hundreds of rivers, rivers, seas, and phases, with astronomy and geography at the bottom. Those who have no children in the harem are ordered to die. After the burial, some people said that the craftsmen built the machine, and they knew where they were hidden, and if they came out, they would definitely leak secrets, so they were all locked in the tomb. The second wanted to punish the Mengtian brothers, and the second brother Ziying admonished: "King Zhao moved to kill Li Mu and used Yan Ju, and King Qi built to kill his old loyal ministers and used Housheng, and then they all perished." Meng Shi is the minister and adviser of the Qin State, and once His Majesty wants to abandon them and kill the loyal ministers, and the people who do not act in moderation, the internal envoys and ministers do not believe it, and the foreign envoys are half-hearted. “
The second did not listen and killed the Montessori brothers. Meng Tian said when he died: "Since my ancestors and descendants, I have been in Qin for three generations. There are more than 300,000 generals today, although they are imprisoned, and no one can stop them if they want to betray them, but the reason why they are bound to die and keep their righteousness is because they dare not insult the teachings of their ancestors and do not forget the old kindness of the first emperor. So he committed suicide by swallowing medicine.
Yangzi said that some people may say that if you are so loyal as Meng Tian and be punished, you can't be a loyal minister. I thought that his loyalty was not worthy of admiration for his loyalty in splitting mountains and filling valleys, and exhausting the people's livelihood. Sima Guang said that the first emperor poisoned the world, and Meng Tian was used by him. Meng Tian's unkindness is obvious. But he knew the righteousness of being a minister, so he was innocent and punished, and he was able to defend his death, which can be regarded as commendable.