Chapter 3 The First Emperor traveled west to worship his ancestors

In the second year of Qin's unification of the world, on a spring evening, the First Emperor suddenly received a report from the south, saying that there was a rebellion in Chu, and the government sent a large number of troops to suppress the rebellion. It was later learned that the manipulators behind this rebellion turned out to be some exiled nobles of the Chu State. When the emperor read this report, he thought to himself that if the great Qin State did not strengthen military control, maybe there would be a rebellion. But how can anyone know who wants to rebel? After thinking about it, the First Emperor came up with a good solution.

The next morning, Emperor Qin said to his ministers: "The country is unified, and the newly built country has a vast land and vast territory. At present, the territory of the Qin State extends to Liaodong County in the east, Longxi County in the west, Hesai in the north, and Wuling in the south. I ask you, what should the people of the original six countries do if they do not submit to our Qin State and want to rebel? Wang Ben, a famous general who was over half a hundred years old, stepped forward and replied categorically: "Your Majesty's divine power is far and wide, why should you be afraid that the people will not surrender?" If anyone really rebels, His Majesty will send a strong army to fight against him! The Emperor smiled and asked, "If the people of the Six Kingdoms unite to rebel, will they still use troops one by one as before?" Wang Ben didn't know how to answer for a while. The ministers looked at each other.

Emperor Qin was silent for a while, then told the ministers about the rebellion in Chudi, and then Zheng Dingdao: "Although the world is calm, those stubborn nobles of the Six Kingdoms must still be thinking about their masters, so they dream of restoring their homeland." I want to emulate the ancient sage kings and sages to tour the world and deter those with bad intentions, what do you think? Prime Minister Zuo Cheng was the first to stand up and say: "In ancient times, the sage kings and sages patrolled the world in order to inspect the achievements of local officials and the sufferings of the people. The proverb of the Xia Dynasty said, 'If my king does not swim, why should I rest?' If my king does not hesitate, how can I help? A tour and a help, for the princes. 'If Your Majesty can appease the people and promote righteousness, people from afar will not have two hearts. Emperor Qin said happily: "Since the prime minister thinks that he can go on patrol, then tell me, the world is so big, which side should I inspect first?" Kui replied without thinking: "Although the world is big, it is important to stabilize the roots." To the west of Guanzhong is Longxi County, which is the hometown of the Qin State, where there are the cemeteries and bedrooms of the ancestors of the Qin Kingdom, as well as the homes and restaurants of the princes and ministers. When Emperor Qin heard this, he was very happy, and immediately paid for the car to drive, and chose a day to tour the west.

On the day of the patrol, all the ministers, concubines and the tiger guards who escorted them lined up in a long line to gather outside Xianyang City. According to the ancient system, when the Son of Heaven leaves the capital, he must be guarded by the eldest son. Qin Shi Huang ordered Fusu to take on this important task, the right prime minister Wang Juan Fuzuo, and the national lieutenant Wei Wei to guard Xianyang City. Accompanied by generals Wang Ben, Li Xin, Meng Tian, Feng Zai, Zhao Hai, Li Cheng, Feng Wuxue, Zuo Cheng Kui, Shangqing Li Si, Qingshi Feng Quji, Wang Wu, and a group of civil and military ministers such as Zhao An and Yang Xu. On this morning, Emperor Qin's clothes were crowned and heroic. Seemingly energetic and energetic, he left Xianyang with 100,000 ironclad troops and began his first grand parade. I saw the team hugging in front and back, singing and singing along the way, playing and singing, slowly moving west along the bank of the Weishui River, and the sound was moving. But see: the dragon and phoenix fly to the cui cover, and the flags are like clouds turning over the brocade group; The axe and the halberd were shining silver, and the warriors were the first to go on the horse. Everywhere he passed, the people all crossed the road to greet him. The team passed through Chencang, came to Xixian, and stayed at Xitui Palace.

The next day, the emperor held a ceremony to worship his ancestors and tell the heavens, and he met with the people of Chaohe in the suburbs. The emperor drank and enjoyed with everyone, and comforted his father and said: "The ancestor of Qin is Emperor Zhuan, and the ancestors lived here as early as the Xia and Shang eras. In the Battle of Mingtiao, the Shang Tang King had a military general named Fei Chang, who protected the Tang King and defeated Xia Wei's army in this battle, and Fei Chang was the ancestor of Qin. Later, Feizi was crowned king by King Xiao of Zhou because of his meritorious work in herding horses, and the royal city was in Xitui. By the time of Qin Xianggong, the dog Rong invaded Haojing and destroyed the Zhou Dynasty. Xianggong went all out to defend King Zhou Ping and escorted him to Luoyi to establish a new dynasty. King Ping was grateful for Xianggong's righteous act, so he gave all the land west of Qishan to Xianggong and recognized the status of a vassal of Qin. Since then, our Qin State has continued to grow and develop, and the capital has also moved to Yongcheng, and later Xiaogong moved the capital from Yongcheng to Xianyang. The Qin State marched eastward step by step, rising day by day, just to dominate the world. This wish was not fulfilled until the time of my time. Now that the world is unified, and the people will never leave the war, do you all say it's okay? "Long live the people in unison. Emperor Qin was very happy, so he drank with everyone for a few days, and gave the people the first rank. Then he led the brigade to continue westward and came to Lintao, which is now Minxian County, Gansu.

Lintao is the starting point of the Great Wall, where border guards are stationed. Emperor Qin had a strange dream in Lintao, and he dreamed that a white-haired old man said to him: "Only by making twelve gold men can you sit firmly in the world." Emperor Qin felt very strange, so he asked the people about the folk rumors and interesting stories. At this time, some old farmers said that they had seen twelve giants, and there was a nursery rhyme circulating in the local area: "Qu goes to one, and it is shown in gold; Hundred evils, Bai Ruisheng. Emperor Qin was very happy to hear this, thinking that this was a sign from heaven and that it must be done according to the will of heaven, so he had the idea of casting a gold man. But another thought: it takes a lot of copper and iron to cast so many gold people. So on an idea, he ordered the weapons of the whole country to be collected and transported to Xianyang, the purpose of which was to prevent the rebellion of the six countries.

Qin Shi Huang and his ministers inspected from Lintao to the north, talking about history and mountains and rivers. There is the ancestral temple of King Yu under the mountain, and their monarchs and ministers worshiped the temple of King Yu again. Li Si said: "Weishui is the most important river in Guanzhong, which flows into the big river after meeting Fengshui, Jingshui and Luoshui to the east. King Dayu's governance of Weishui started from the source of Weishui, birds and mice with the cave mountain. Wang Ben said: "I heard that King Yu is very hard to control the water, and he has been outside for thirteen years, even if he passes through the gate of his house, he can't take care of going in, this is a good king!" The emperor exclaimed: "King Yu is a good king!" The Yellow Emperor was also a good king! After the Yellow Emperor pacified the Quartet, he governed the country, overcame thorns and thorns, opened mountains and roads, and did not live a day of comfort. He was diligent in governing the government, inspecting the world, east to the sea, west to Kongtong, south to the river, north to meat porridge, and the princes in Busan, building the capital Zhuolu, I was very outstanding in his exploits! In this way, Emperor Qin and his ministers talked about some things in history, and they arrived at the county capital of Longxi County, Didao City, which is today's Lintao.

The Qin Emperor worked hard all the way, recuperated here for many days, and then went north along the Great Wall to the northwesternmost tip of the Qin State, which is now Yongjing County, where he paraded troops on a large scale on the border, demonstrated military strength to the Qiang people, and shook the border passes. Then he followed the Great Wall to the east, crossed the Zuli River, arrived at the territory of Jingyuan County in present-day Gansu, and then entered the eastward through the current Ningxia Haiyuan to reach Xiaoguan. The ministers were worried about the danger of staying away from the Great Wall, but the Qin Emperor said, "I have 100,000 armor soldiers, why be afraid?" Xiaoguan is the famous pass of Qin, one of the four stops, it is located in the north of Huanxian County, Qingyang, Gansu today, on the open platform on the east bank of the Huanjiang River, and is the north gate of Guanzhong. The Great Wall of Qin in the Warring States period is from west to east, across the Huanjiang River, crossing the old road of Xiaoguan, setting up blockages along the river, building cities and passes, and the strategic location is very important. Qin Shi Huang once again inspected the border guards at Xiao Pass, and also showed his ironclad army and crossbow fighters. He also climbed Guo'er Mountain and Yuhuang Mountain to look north, and overlooked the Huanjiang River, those river valleys, mountains, roads, villages, and military camps of various arms within dozens of miles inside and outside the Guan, and the Qin Emperor was really full of pride and passion. There is a poem "Xiao Guan" alone:

Since ancient times, Huayi has been limited to the boundary, and Xiao has been associated with desert as a fence.

The black wind is easy to break the river stone, and it is difficult to sell the soul of a strong man in Suyue.

The mother is vague and filial piety, and the boy is haggard and repays the emperor's kindness.

Don't picture the Lingyan Pavilion, only for the country of Qianjia Town.