Chapter 4 The Great Pilgrimage
readx;? Zhang Jiashi watched silently as the decree was placed in the middle of the low table again after it had been circulated in the hands of Chen Ping and several people for a week, and asked, "What do you think about this matter?"
Wang Ling and Xiahou Ying shook their heads, letting them think about these things, it is better to let them fight with the bandits to be practical. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info and Cao Shen looked at Xiao He and did not speak.
Zhang Jiashi also looked at Xiao He at this time, and the latter thought for a while and said: "No matter what, my lord, as Grandpa Xi said, this time is obviously Jian Zai's heart. As the first event of the year in Great Qin, His Majesty asked the adults to attend, obviously so that the ministers and generals of the world knew the existence of the adults. Such opportunities are hard to come by. ”
(The first New Year of the Qin Dynasty was held in October, not the first day of January in the Gregorian era, nor was it the first day of the first lunar month.) )
After hearing this, Zhang Shixin nodded lightly: "So, this is a good thing for Zhang?"
Han Xin, who looked much better and looked a little strong, tapped his fingers on the table: "Engong, this matter is unpredictable. Because I am thinking that His Majesty's letting Engong attend such an annual event as the Great Dynasty Meeting, I am afraid that it is not just as simple as letting Engong simply show his face. Maybe Your Majesty has his own ideas, and this matter is not something that my people can easily guess. ”
Han Xin's words made many people nod, but Zhang Jiashi saw Chen Ping, who was silent, and asked puzzledly, "Does Mr. Chen have other ideas?"
"Yes and no, sir. Chen Ping continued softly: "This kind of thing is just like what Brother Xin said, and no matter how much we speculate, it will be useless. Of course, there is one thing, Ping is very curious, and he is guessing here. ”
Chen Ping paused for a moment, and then said slowly: "If Ping's guess is correct, your Excellency should have seen His Majesty's true dragon appearance,"
Chen Ping's words made many people present look at each other. And Zhang Jiashi suddenly thought of something, he couldn't help but take a deep breath of saliva, and then said: "What Mr. Chen said, but on September 15, let Zhang gather the middle-aged elders?"
"Since your lord has thought of it, then, you should keep silent. After Chen Ping finished speaking, he smiled slightly.
And the others also remembered this one after another, and they showed a trace of worry in their eyes when they looked at Zhang Jiashi. After all, it may not be a trivial matter to be able to make Zhang Jiashi look so sad.
Zhang Jiashi can be said to know his own suffering, because the words he said can no longer be taken back. Although, Zhang Jiashi knew very well that Yingzheng, the first emperor who was very likely to be the first emperor of the ages, would indeed not say these words to others.
But herein lies the problem...... What could be more than what Zhang Jiashi said, so that this Emperor of the Ages could kill him directly?
At this time, the worry in Zhang Jiashi's eyes made Chen Ping shake his head: "My lord, in fact, you don't have to worry so much. After all, such a long time has passed, and His Majesty has not taken any action, so he knows that His Majesty is not angry with the possible offense of the adults. ”
Chen Ping's words made Zhang Jiashi nod heavily. He knew very well that Chen Ping was not just saying words to comfort him, but telling a fact.
If Ying Zheng really wants to trouble him, he doesn't have to wait for the court meeting, these ten days are enough for him and Chen Pingxiao to have dozens of people, and the car has cracked more than a dozen times.
From this point of view, Ying Zheng, the first emperor of the ages, does not want to kill him, at least, the current Ying Zheng will not kill him.
However, Zhang Jiashi knows very well that with Yingzheng's character evaluated by the history books, it is also impossible to be indifferent to his words at all.
The ancients had a saying: If you say too much, you will lose. It can be said that if Zhang Jiashi had known that such a thing would happen, he would simply not say anything.
It's just that it's too late to say anything. Zhang Jiashi could only wait for his final results to be "introduced" in the big court meeting two days later.
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What comes is always coming back. As a popular phrase in later generations:
"If you come out to mix, you will have to pay it back sooner or later. ”
After dressing up and pinning the Lulu Sword, Zhang Jiashi, after saying goodbye to Qi Ji and Yu Ji, had a sense of pathos that was sluggish and cold, and left this tavern that had been around for nearly a month.
Although the sky was not yet completely bright, with the light of the morning light, Zhang Jiashi could see carriages on the road, slowly rushing towards the Xianyang Palace in the north. Zhang Jiashi knew very well that these people were officials or clan members who participated in the Great Dynasty Meeting.
The residence of the military commander is not in the east of Xianyang City, but closer to the military camp outside the city and the west of Xianyang City in Xianyang Palace.
Therefore, although Zhang Jiashi's dress was a little strange in the eyes of some officials who occasionally lifted the curtain of the van, because they didn't understand why such a low-level Langzhong would walk alone on the street, and the direction was also Xianyang Palace.
But they didn't pay much attention to it, but slowly hurried on the road.
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After about an hour, Zhang Jiashi finally came to the outside of Xianyang Palace. He was immediately taken aback by the busy traffic scene of Xianyang Palace.
Because these carriages have their own parking places, just like parking spaces for later generations, they are parked in an orderly manner on the square south of the palace city wall of Xianyang Palace. A large number of Guards and Miyagi Langchu were responsible for rectifying the situation.
And a low-level officer like Zhang Jiashi is very an eyesore for these guards and Lang Zhong. So, a team of guards and several Lang Zhong came forward to interrogate.
"Who are you?"
"I am the one arranged by His Majesty to attend the Great Pilgrimage Meeting. Zhang Jiashi said very calmly.
But when they heard this, these people's expressions were not calm, and they showed a smile as if they had heard a big joke.
However, Zhang Jiashi took out a decree on silk production from the gap in the waist of the armor.
After seeing the appearance of this decree, a Zhonglang said suspiciously, "Can you show me the decree?"
Zhang Jiashi nodded. And after that Zhonglang got Zhang Jiashi's decree, he respectfully held the decree with both hands, bowed slightly towards Xianyang Palace, opened the decree and read it carefully.
After a while, this Zhonglang respectfully rolled up the edict, and then sent it to Zhang Jiashi, and said in a respectful tone: "This, please come with me." ”
Of course, Zhang Jiashi did not expect that there was still a trouble waiting for him.
The others looked at each other as Zhang Jiashi followed behind the Zhonglang, and slowly entered the Xianyang Palace City through the small gate next to the main gate of Xianyang Palace.
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At the side gate of Xianyang Palace, there were many heavily armed Zhonglang who were collecting the swords and weapons of the officials.
Although I wonder why a hundred will be eligible to come to the court. But these Zhonglang stopped Zhang Jiashi very dutifully: "Please take the sword." ”
Zhang Jiashi knew that such a security procedure was inevitable, and he did not have the courage to challenge such reasonable rules. So, he untied the hook of the Lulu sword tied to the buckle of the tiger's head, and after handing the sword to the Zhonglang, he was ready to register something.
"Catch that overstepping maniac!!"
After Zhang Jiashi heard this, before he could react to what was going on, he was directly pressed to the ground by several people.
"What are you doing?!" Zhang Jiashi roared helplessly.
"Bold fanatics, how dare you wear a long sword of this specification! Someone, bring him to the Tingwei Mansion!"
Zhang Jiashi didn't obey, and said loudly on the ground: "Open your dog's eyes and see what kind of sword this is!"
Although the Lulu Sword has already recognized the master, as long as the other people do not trigger the power of the sword itself, they can still do it with the usual sword drawing action.
Therefore, after hearing this, a Zhonglang gently pulled out the Lulu sword.
As a result, he felt a murderous aura rushing towards his face, and the three-character relief of the Lulu Sword on the sword body also appeared in front of them.
"......" this Zhonglang was stunned, because he had never thought of such a situation. What does Lu Lujian represent, if he doesn't know, he can probably invent tofu directly and kill him. And he has also heard that His Majesty gave this sword to others.
In other words, if this sword is beyond the limit, he doesn't count if he says it, and the law of Great Qin also doesn't count, because His Majesty has already allowed this situation to occur.
Therefore, he glanced at Zhang Jiashi, who was restrained on the ground and kept struggling, and said after a while: "Release people! He is the master of the Lulu Sword!"
As soon as these words came out, many people were stunned, including several Zhonglang who subdued Zhang Jiashi. If they don't understand the meaning of this sentence, they should probably brainstorm collectively and invent tofu to kill them.
One by one, the people on his body moved away. But after Zhang Jiashi got up on the ground, he slapped the spotless armor that should have been wiped down, but now there were stains.
The Zhonglang hurriedly hugged his fists with Zhang Jiashi and apologized: "I don't know the identity of the adult, I am offended, please forgive me." ”
"This is a mistake, you are doing your duty, what is the crime?" Zhang Jiashi said this sentence helplessly, he said a sentence in front of a Zhonglang who was in charge of registering the name of the person who wore the sword: "Lu Lu Jian, Zhang Jiashi." ”
Of course, other people don't pay much attention to such small things, because such things happen once or twice a year. They're commonplace.
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Between the Xianyang Palace City and the main hall of the Xianyang Palace, there is a huge square. A large number of Wenchen generals and the Qin Dynasty clan had already gathered, waiting for instructions to enter the main hall of Xianyang Palace.
And Zhang Jiashi, who was a little embarrassed, didn't know where he should be in the queue, so he stood at the bottom of the general queue.
The last military attache felt a man appear behind him, and he looked back in confusion to see a young man standing behind him with a little dust on his body and even a dark face or two.
Although he is very strange about such a thing, he knows very well that some words and some people are better to care less on such occasions.
Anyway, it's not something he can handle. So, he ignored Zhang Jiashi, who was about to open his mouth to inquire about the situation.
"......" Zhang Jiashi opened his mouth, but when he saw such a situation, he simply closed his mouth.
More and more people rushed to this palace square and found their place. However, Zhang Jiashi didn't know that he was very eye-catching.
After all, there is a hundred generals on such an occasion for no reason, and many people will mumble in their hearts. But just like the military attache just now, everyone else ignored the matter after glancing at Zhang Jiashi.
The morning sun rose slowly, and at this time, a loud and low bell sounded from somewhere.
After nine bells, Zhang Jiashi heard what seemed to be someone in front of him, and Zhang Jiashi saw the team slowly ascending the steps in front of the main hall.
And Zhang Jiashi followed the team that was slowly moving forward, moving forward step by step.
At this time, Zhang Jiashi's mood was a little excited, because of such a scene, it is estimated that people who have experienced it can be said that there is none in the future generations.
Zhang Jiashi, who was standing at the back of the military attache team, after entering the main hall of this huge Xianyang Palace, what he saw was that if there were hundreds of people standing in this main hall, it would not look crowded.
And what is he going to do? I guess if he doesn't do anything, it should be best to follow the people in front of the team to draw gourds in the same way.
Zhang Jiashi, who had made up his mind, obviously adopted this method to deal with the first Qin Dynasty meeting in his life.
After everyone stood in the hall and waited silently for about a few minutes, Zhang Jiashi heard a voice like Gonggong Xi, echoing in the hall:
"Your Majesty has arrived at !!"
Everyone fell to their knees because of these words.
"Long live Your Majesty!"
At this time, Ying Zheng was wearing a black imperial robe, wearing a crown of twelve beads, and wearing a Dingqin sword, slowly from the side door of the main hall, surrounded by several palace maids, slowly walked behind the low table in the middle of the main hall, and looked at the crowd below with the eyes of the king and the world, and said a sentence: "You are flat." ”
(The official and imperial costumes of the Qin Dynasty were mainly derived from men's sacrificial clothing, and in a sense, this simple sacrificial robe was the mainstream of official clothing in the Qin and Han dynasties.) Of course, the costumes of the Han Dynasty were much more complicated than those of the Qin Dynasty, and they were more inclined to the ceremonial system of the Zhou Dynasty. This situation became even more pronounced after the prevalence of Confucianism in the middle of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. )
Zhang Jiashi also followed the others and stood up from the somewhat cool masonry.
"I guess there's nothing to do with me...... Zhang Jiashi thought. He even had a helpless thought: "Uncle, although you are the first emperor of the ages, plus my current boss, you don't play tricks like this." ”
If Ying Zheng knew Zhang Jiashi's thoughts, it is estimated that he would directly ask the halberd Zhonglang in the palace to directly behead Zhang Jiashi, a bastard who didn't know what to do, outside the palace gate.
But Zhang Jiashi didn't guess wrong, and what happened next had nothing to do with him.
And this kind of great court meeting is actually a one-year summary of the military and political affairs of the Great Qin, plus task assignments...... In Zhang Jiashi's heart, there are very similar places with the company's year-end meeting in later generations.
But one thing is also different. And it's still very different.
The kind of year-end meeting of the company in the future, it is a big deal that someone will be fired. But the Great Pilgrimage can be said to ...... It's bloody.
Several county guards or county lieutenants were found to be illegal, or they did not meet the previous year's targets, and they were seriously derelict in their duties. Then, what awaits them is the kind that is escorted outside the palace gate and displayed to the public.
Some officials who committed relatively minor crimes were directly stripped of their official uniforms and hats by the halberd Zhonglang, expelled from Xianyang Palace or directly escorted to the Tingwei Mansion, and then dealt with in the next step.
Of course, when someone cries, someone laughs.
Many lower-ranking officials have been directly promoted to fill vacancies, which can be said to be a normal rotation.
And there are rewards and punishments, since someone is punished, naturally someone is rewarded.
The rewards are basically money or some jewelry and jade that cannot be eaten, or the addition of some military titles and the like.
But none of this has anything to do with Zhang Jiashi. What Zhang Jiashi cares about now is, how long will such a court meeting last?
If his time is correct, the Great Pilgrimage Meeting has been going on for more than three hours, and the current time is between eleven and twelve o'clock at noon in the future life.
But Zhang Jiashi didn't dare to say a word, if this occasion found a justifiable reason for the first emperor Yingzheng, who was sitting on the throne, to chop him upright, Zhang Jiashi could say that there was no place to cry.
Zhang Jiashi didn't see it, and several attendants slowly walked out of the hall gate with some things in their hands.
Zhang Jiashi, who was standing at the back of the line, was also blocked by the crowd at the front of the line, even if he found out about this situation, it is estimated that he would not be able to see what was in those trays.
At this time, an attendant read an edict aloud. As for the person concerned, that is, Zhang Jiashi, who had already started the fugue, continued to subconsciously ignore the contents of the edict......
As a result, after reading the contents of the edict, the chamberlain shouted loudly: "Please Zhang Jiashi ride Zhonglang forward!"
Zhang Jiashi didn't hear this...... Because he subconsciously ignored it.
About half a minute, the chamberlain shouted loudly again: "Please Zhang Jiashi ride Zhonglang forward to receive the edict!!"
"Hmm, how do you feel that someone is calling me?" Zhang Jiashi stood at the back of the military attache team very calmly, he wondered if he had heard it wrong.
At this time, some middle and low-level officials and generals with envy and jealousy in their eyes even showed a hint of schadenfreude. They were even thinking that if His Majesty Long Yan was furious, this position might fall on him.
After another few dozen seconds, the chamberlain wanted to shout again, but he suddenly heard Ying Zheng, who was sitting behind him, and said a sentence with an expressionless face: "Just let the halberd Zhonglang catch the bastard at the end of the military attache queue." ”
When the chamberlain heard this, he was shocked in his heart, because His Majesty actually knew that person was in such a remote position, and it was obvious that His Majesty was paying attention to him.
Of course, he can't say Yingzheng's words as they are.
"Wow. After responding to the situation, the chamberlain said loudly: "Halberd Zhonglang! Bring Zhang Jiashi, who is at the back of the military attache team, to your majesty!"
Zhang Jiashi confirmed that the person the waiter said was him at this time, so in the stunned eyes of several halberd lieutenants who came up, he slowly walked to the wide passage in the middle where no one was standing, slowly lowered his head, and walked forward step by step.
And many people's eyes were fixed on Zhang Jiashi, who passed by them and then walked forward.
Many people have already thought about it, and proposed to Yingzheng that Zhang Jiashi should be punished for a big crime of disrespect, even if there is no benefit, showing his face in front of the emperor may be able to have a smooth future.
However, if they heard Ying Zheng's whispered words, they would probably close their mouths directly.
"This bastard, I even made an exception to let him participate in the big court, I don't know what to do...... Kind of interesting. Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Jiashi's disheveled clothes, and there was even a little black blue on his face, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
Zhang Jiashi walked about five meters from the steps and knelt down.
And at this time, an imperial historian said: "Your Majesty! This person has been indifferent many times, please punish him for the crime of great disrespect!"
After Ying Zheng heard this, he glanced at Zhang Jiashi, who was obviously trembling, and said in a flat tone: "Zhang Zhonglang, you have also heard the words of the imperial history, but do you have any last words to say?"
"Ah, don't take such a bully, uncle......" Zhang Jiashi's heart was wailing, but on the surface, he could only say one sentence:
"Your Majesty, although the minister has committed a great crime, it is excusable. ”
Ying Zheng was aroused by Zhang Jiashi's words, and his curiosity was aroused: "In this case, you can tell me, how are you excusable? In addition, you should call yourself a micro-minister instead of a minister." ”
"Weichen is grateful to His Majesty for his blue eyes and participated in the court meeting for the first time...... Punish those who do not teach. Zhang Jiashi lowered his head and said this.
After Ying Zheng heard Zhang Jiashi's words, he gently stroked his long beard with his hand, revealing a playful expression.
There was silence in the main hall.
Zhang Jiashi was suffering hundreds of glances, and small beads of sweat couldn't help but ooze from the corners of his forehead.
"It's a good sentence to punish you for not teaching! I will spare you once this time! If I make the same mistake again in the future, I will not spare it!" Ying Zheng raised his voice, and Zhang Jiashi felt that the pressure was not ordinary.
After hearing this, the others knew that Ying Zheng did not intend to pursue Zhang Jiashi, and if they continued to entangle, they would only find themselves unhappy, although they were greedy, but they were not stupid. It is impossible for them to do something that kills themselves.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Zhang Jiashi felt that if he continued like this, he would have a heart attack.
"Look up. Ying Zheng felt that it was almost there, so he said this.
Zhang Jiashi raised his head according to his words, and saw a middle-aged man who met in that pavilion, Yingzheng with a completely different temperament, and he was stunned, because the current Yingzheng is not angry and arrogant, but makes Zhang Jiashi have a kind of majesty and awe from the bottom of his heart.
Ying Zheng was very satisfied with Zhang Jiashi's expression, and then he said: "Give armor, seals, and tiger talismans." ”
"Wow. ”
"Master Zhang, I have allowed you to take a bath in the middle hall and change your clothes. Don't be late again. Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Jiashi expressionlessly and said this.
Zhang Jiashi could even feel that there seemed to be something else in the eyes of this middle-aged uncle......
"Delusion?" Under the guidance of an attendant, Zhang Jiashi slowly left the hall through the other side of the door.
He didn't notice that the hundreds of people behind him were almost all looking at his back. These people include more than a dozen adult sons of the First Emperor Yingzheng.
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