Chapter 10: Attacking Backwards and Catching Them in One Fell Swoop (Part II)
The day after Yingzheng arrived in Yongcheng, that is, the Jiyou Day in April of this year (I really can't find what day this Jiyou Day is), it was the day when Yingzheng held the crown ceremony. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Outside the temple of Qin Guozong, a column of warriors or spears or ge, bright helmets and bright armor are waiting for the battle, looking majestic and solemn, obviously telling others not to approach.
Ying Zheng's chariot slowly stopped in front of the main gate, the servant Zhao Gao opened the curtain of the car, and under the attention of the samurai, Ying Zheng, who was wearing a black royal suit, stepped out of the car and walked towards the main hall of the temple.
Although the Qin State has not clearly declared that water is a virtue, but the tradition of Shanghei has a long history, so all important occasions officials and civil and military officials wear black clothes, and now from the sky above the Qin State Temple, it looks like a group of ants slowly wriggling, and the black pressure is a large piece.
Under the auspices of Zongzheng, Ying Zheng led the civil and military clansmen to worship heaven and earth, the ancestors of the Qin king, and then the civil and military ministers and the Qin clan stood up and stood solemnly.
Zong Zheng took out a new sacrificial text and read it, which was to inform the ancestors of King Qin that Ying Zheng was about to become an adult, and asked the ancestors of King Qin to bless Ying Zheng and bless the Qin State.
Zong Zheng was very excited, he and the Ying clan had been waiting for this day for a long time.
After the recitation of the sacrificial text, in the sound of court ceremonial music, Zongzheng put the crown symbolizing adulthood on Yingzheng's head and presented the sword.
These two steps were supposed to be performed by Ying Zheng's father, Ying Zichu, but Zichu had already died; It can also be carried out by Yingzheng's always respected middle father, Lü Buwei, but Lü Buwei did not appear today.
After all the rituals were over, Yingzheng turned around, pulled out his sword from his waist, and raised it high, and the people in the temple knelt down one after another like dominoes, and thousands of people shouted in unison, "Long live, long live!" "It lasts for a long time, and it resounds in the sky. Perform a crown salute in the temple of Qin Guozong with a sword, which means that from now on, Ying Zheng will officially preside over the state government.
"They shouldn't be able to wait, they won't have a chance if they don't come." Ying Zheng touched his chin, which had begun to grow his beard, and asked Meng Wu casually.
"It should be today, Chang Yu's people secretly took the king's seal, it is impossible to wait too long, otherwise it will be easy for us to know in advance, although we already know in advance." Meng Wu replied.
At this moment, a noisy footstep sounded outside the hall, and an attendant shouted outside the hall: "King, Changxin Hou Changyu has rebelled." ”
"What's the panic, but some clowns who jump off the beam, the widows are here, and they have the protection of the ancestors, what can they do." Having said that, Ying Zheng still asked, "What is the situation now?" ”
The inner attendant stabilized his mind and said: "Wei Wei Zhao exhausted the palace guards, some princes of the Rongdi and Di clans led their own clansmen, and I don't know how they mobilized the county guards of Yongcheng, and some ministers are in the rebel army and are rushing to the Qinian Palace. ”
"Even the widow's Wang Seal was stolen by them, and it is estimated that the seal of the Queen Mother is also in their hands, of course, they can mobilize the county officials, and it is wrong if they can't move it. Let's go and have a look with the widow. In addition, send some Iron Eagle Guards to the Queen and Queen Mother to ensure their safety. Ying Zheng ignored the obstruction of the chamberlain and insisted on going to the palace wall to see the rebels. As he walked, he instructed Meng Wudao: "Let Chang Wenjun and Chang Pingjun not rush to attack, and the widows will try their weight first." ”
Meng Wu was a little worried, in case the reinforcements came late, Ying Zheng would be in danger, and before he could object, Ying Zheng said again: "You are the son of a former general, you should be able to see when it is appropriate to lead the troops over, don't tell me that you don't have any ability!" It's up to you to mobilize the army, go ahead. ”
Meng Wu had no choice but to nod yes and trot away.
Ying Zheng rushed to the palace wall, the rebels have begun to attack, the arrows on the palace wall are flying indiscriminately, several iron eagle guards hold shields to protect Ying Zheng to look down, only to see the palace guards led by Zhao Yi and the county guards of Yongcheng in the middle, on both sides are the cavalry of the Rong Di clan, and the rear is Chang Yu, some ministers and Rong Di's prince, these rebels are not subordinate to each other, no one can command anyone, some are busy releasing arrows, some are attacking the palace gate, Rong Di's cavalry is just sweeping the formation.
The appearance of Yingzheng made the already chaotic rebels even more chaotic, the county officials of Yongcheng didn't even know why they attacked the Qi Nian Palace, only because the people who transferred the troops had the Wang Yin and the Queen Mother's Seal to follow, and now Ying Zheng was in the Qi Nian Palace, they saw the black royal clothes, and naturally stopped the attack, waiting for the ministers behind to give a reason.
Before Chang Yu could speak, the attendants of the Qi Nian Palace shouted loudly: "The King of Qin is here, is it to rebel when you attack the Qi Nian Palace?" Qin Wang Nian'er and others were only coerced, and the special order only punished the first evil, regardless of the rest, everything is based on military merit anyway, what are you waiting for? ”
"Don't listen to him, they are holding the King of Qin hostage, intending to rebel, you have already participated in the attack on Qi Nian Palace, Qin law is strict, it is useless for you to surrender now, only by breaking through Qi Nian Palace can you live, release arrows, release arrows." Chang Yu shouted loudly on the chariot.
Some of the Yongcheng county guards and palace guards put down their weapons, but they were immediately killed by Rong Di's cavalry and former comrades, and they don't know whether their former comrades were attracted by fame and fortune, or shocked by the harshness of Qin Law.
"Let the eunuchs in the palace go up to the palace wall." Ying Zheng was not affected by the chaos below, and calmly ordered.
"King, it's not so urgent, the eunuchs in the palace are all on the palace wall, don't they make them think that we are dying." The attendant next to him was a little anxious.
"Since they want to break through the Qi Nian Palace, the widow will give them hope, otherwise they will run away, wouldn't there be no good show to watch. Don't be nervous, just see what they can do! Ying Zheng didn't care.
When the rebels saw that even the eunuchs of the Qi Nian Palace were on the palace wall, they were a little excited for a while, and wanted to take the Qi Nian Palace in one go. But before they could finish their joy, there was a sudden rumbling sound of horses' hooves on the east and west sides, and Chang Wenjun and Chang Pingjun led their troops to arrive.
In order to not prepare for the attack, Chang Yu's rebels were about to collapse at the touch of a button during the battle, and Chang Yu's cronies Zhao Ji and Zuo Yi Zhang Ji were captured on the battlefield and imprisoned in the lieutenant prison.
Ying Zheng immediately issued a reward to the whole country, as well as an order to arrest Chang Yu, Wei Shi, Wu Qi, etc., "If you have a life, you will be given a million." Kill, 500,000. Under the full pursuit of the Black Ice Platform, Chang Yu and his accomplices were soon arrested.
As the first major rebellion case at the beginning of Ying Zheng's pro-government, Chang Yu was executed by execution, which is often said in later generations to divide the corpses of five horses, and the relatives were also implicated at this time and wiped out the three clans.
Chang Yu's henchmen Zhao Di, Wei Shi, Zhang Di, Wu Qi and others were all punished with "beheading". Chang Yu's people, those who participated in the rebellion were killed, and the others were also punished with "ghost salary", that is, cutting wood for the temple for three years, these people should have no evidence to prove that they participated in the rebellion, because ancient Chinese law has always been the presumption of guilt, and after the Shang monarch changed the law, the Qin State applied "heavy punishment for minor crimes", if they were really proven to have participated in the rebellion, the final fate was not just a ghost salary. More than 4,000 people were deprived of their titles, lost their property, and exiled to Shu because they were implicated. (To be continued, that's all for today.) )
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Historical records show that as early as 316 BC (the ninth year of King Huiwen of Qin), Qin set up a county in Bashu to govern, renamed the prince of Shu as "Hou", and changed the ruler of Ba to "Junchang", and at the same time sent Shu to manage these areas. Therefore, the "Rong Di Jungong" who participated in this rebellion recorded in the history books should be caused by the same policy, so everyone should understand what it means to "perform Qin government for a hundred generations", and we should also understand how advanced the Qin State was at the end of the Warring States Period.