Chapter 69: The Old Man in the Mountain
Qin Law: engraved in the Taimiao, hanging in the country.
This is the genius of Qin Xiaogong, and the establishment of Qin Law is supreme. even overriding the monarch has become the criterion for the operation of the imperial court of the Great Qin Empire.
Only in this way can the Shang Jun Law become the foundation of the Great Qin State, and it is also the basic national policy of the Great Qin: adhere to the rule of law and have a Ming monarch on behalf of the Great Qin.
"Hey!"
Hu Hai pondered silently for a long time, and sighed generously: "Shang Jun's prophecy has been fulfilled in my body. The country has a faint king, and there are peerless traitors in the court. ”
In the bedroom, Hu Hai frowned. He never thought that it would be easy to unify the world. Shang destroyed Xia, the work of two generations. The Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty and lasted for three generations and a hundred years.
If there is chaos today, the Great Qin is weak, and it will take more than ten years to be strong, if the soldiers send a letter to Guguan to fight for the world, until the annexation of all countries in the world is unified in Qin, it is necessary to persevere.
At the end of the court discussion, the entire Qin State was filled with excitement, although the civil and military officials were white-haired and descendants, they were passionate, and Xianyang City was quite thriving.
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"Your Majesty, Captain Zhang Cang asks to see you!" Han Tan's figure appeared, and there was a trace of fatigue in his voice.
Hu Hai pondered for a moment: "Han Tan, let Tingwei go to the study, and I will go over." ”
"Yes."
Today is different from the past, yesterday he worshiped Zhang Cang as a court lieutenant, and he must never see each other in the bedroom again, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, this is a red line that can never be crossed.
Hu Hai doesn't want to, and doesn't plan to change. The emperor's authority is the foundation of his foothold in the Great Qin Empire, and he will never allow any wavering.
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"Your Majesty!"
In the face of Zhang Cang's salute, Hu Hai accepted it calmly, this is the etiquette of the monarch and the minister, which cannot be abandoned. Seeing Zhang Cang's long bow, Hu Hai smiled and said.
"Excuse me, be flat, the court lieutenant will only be my guest today, and he does not have to perform the courtesy of his subjects. Tingwei doesn't have to be rigid, sit! ”
Zhang Cang smiled calmly and said, "Minister, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." He arched his hand and stepped forward, and sat down calmly on the seat opposite Hu Hai.
At this scene, Han Tan and the guards in the two compartments were dumbfounded. Hu Hai's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he turned his head to Han Tan and ordered: "Close the palace door and don't allow anyone to enter the study." ”
"Yes!"
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In the study, a few wind lamps were still flickering, and since it was daytime, they were not very useful. In the middle of the carbon fire, standing in the study makes people feel a little warm.
The bamboo bookshelf leans against the wall, and the sword shelf in front of the bookshelf has a bronze ancient sword mottled with patina, which flashes with a strange light under the light.
On a long book table in the center, there are small mountains of people asking to see, and Hu Hai and Zhang Cang are sitting on two sides.
Hu Hai glanced at Zhang Cang deeply: "Since Tingwei has decided the crisis of Great Qin, he should guide me in the way." ”
Zhang Cang looked at the "Mountains and Rivers of the Great Qin Empire" on the wall, and also sighed. After pondering for a long time, he walked towards Hu Hai and said.
"Your Majesty, Great Qin's situation is in danger. The minister thought that he should strike the army first and negotiate peace with Xiang Yu and Liu Ji. At the same time, heavy snowfall and severe snow conditions should be dispatched, and local officials should be dispatched immediately to save the people. ”
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The snow was falling, and in the dark study covered by the curtain, Hu Hai and Zhang Cang talked tirelessly, for a long time.
"Tingwei, I take you as an envoy, immediately go to Hangu Pass, meet with Xiang Yu, as long as you keep the west of Hangu Pass, the homeland of Great Qin, the conditions can be agreed."
"Yes."
Nodding yes, Zhang Cang stood up and bowed solemnly, turned around and left Xianyang Palace.
The first blow of the combination of monarchs and ministers of the Great Qin Empire was struck in January of the fourth year of the Second Dynasty.
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On the mountainside path of Nanshan, a young man in Tsing Yi hurried away. The snow was falling, and the towering green mountains were in front of him, and the young man was full of energy, wanting to rush to Nanshan to rest again.
Who knew that due to the heavy snow, I walked for a whole day before I arrived at the foot of Nanshan Mountain. It's empty and desolate, and there's no one in sight. The boy was even more sore when he walked, and it was difficult to walk.
The snow was falling, and his feet were painful and frozen, and he had already lost consciousness. The boy didn't know what to do, so he gritted his teeth and held on.
I finally approached the main peak of the hinterland of Nanshan, and looked at it from afar, as if the mountains were stacked and continuous, as if the giant pillars supporting the blue sky one by one.
The mountain road was sparsely populated, and the boy did not dare to delay, so he cut off a branch with a short sword and cut it into a wooden battle, and continued on the road.
He knew in his heart that the snow was falling. If you rush back to the small mountain village before dark, I am afraid that you will freeze and starve to death, and become a corpse under this snowstorm.
"It's finally here!"
At this moment, the sun was already setting in the west, and the boy finally arrived at the small mountain village. Looking at the valley below the mountain, wisps of cooking smoke rose from the woods, and the faint sound of chickens and dogs barking, and my heart was overjoyed.
The young man's heart was so excited that he couldn't look any more, so he came down the mountain with a wooden stick, and walked towards the familiar path, looking for the figure in his heart.
"Grandpa, I'm back!" The young man cautiously walked into a plain, simple stone house.
"It's cold outside, Mo'er come in!" The gray-haired old man looked up and looked at the young man's appearance, and a touch of distress flashed in his eyes after the vicissitudes of life.
"Yes."
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Wait until the boy changes his clothes and walks out. The old man handed over the large bowl on the long table: "Drink a bowl of hot rice wine to warm your body." ”
"Goo-dong, goo-dong......"
The boy took it and drank it in a few sips. wiped his mouth with his cuffs and said, "Grandpa, the battle of Hanguguan has come to an end, and Your Majesty has returned to Xianyang." ”
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Hearing his grandson's narration, the old man's eyes lit up. Could it be that he really looked away, the Great Qin Empire really has the potential to resurge!
The old man looked up at the night sky outside the hall, and saw that the outside of the house was dim and dark, and the sky and the earth were vast. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking of a scene from ten years.
At that time, the First Emperor won the government, annexed the six countries, called the First Emperor, and covered the world. It was when he was in high spirits, but he confided in his worries.
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"The Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, how many heroes from ancient times, for the supreme position in the world, went forward and succeeded. But who will succeed in the end? Not a single one! Have you ever wondered why this is? ”
At that time, the First Emperor lowered his head, looked at him, and asked. Although he had an idea in his heart, he shook his head indifferently, indicating that he didn't know.
The First Emperor looked at him deeply: "That's because there is only one supreme position in the world!" And the people who want it are more than thousands of people. ”
"If one person gets it, the rest of the heroes will definitely attack it. The hegemon will decline, Qi Huan Jinwen, it is the same. I, Daqin, can certainly swallow the six countries and dominate the world. ”
"But how deep is the centuries-old heritage of the Six Kingdoms? In the world of great contention, how can the heroes of the world be willing to succumb to others. How difficult is it to sit in this supreme position in the world? One step at a time, I might as well walk on thin ice! ”
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Even if he recalled it at this moment, the old man still couldn't forget the shock on the face of the First Emperor, which was a worry about the future of the Great Qin Empire.