Chapter Fifty-Four: Raising Stones and Cloth to Rebel

After the death of Gongzi Gao, the second let another tomb be built next to the mausoleum of the first emperor of Lishan for burial, and hundreds of craftsmen were also buried with him. After the funeral, the migrant workers on the construction site continued to wail. Someone sighed: "Now even the emperor's brother is inevitably dead, let alone us?" Another said: "I heard that when the First Emperor was buried, tens of thousands of craftsmen were buried with him. We were lucky enough to bury the emperor's brother this time, and there were fewer people to accompany the burial, if it was the emperor, we would all have to die. Another man said, "I heard that the second emperor killed all his brothers and sisters, and he has not yet been buried, and if one day he is buried, it will be our turn." They all burst into tears. The cries of these people brought other people together, and after a while, the cries of the entire construction site became one.

Suddenly, one of them looked up to the sky and laughed, and his laughter was very hearty. Everyone looked back, and it turned out that on a big bluestone not far away, there was a very sturdy man, who was laughing with his back on his back. All the migrant workers accused: "Crazy slave, why are you laughing? Did you jump out of a crack in the rock? I saw that the strong man who was questioned slowly turned around, this person had a leopard head and wolf eyes, a purple face and yellow hair, a very large body, and a strong body with muscles and muscles. When you look closely, there are ink marks on his forehead, which is clearly a punishment. He wore a black scarf on his head, a brown cotton coat, and a blue girdle around his waist. The left placket is pulled up, majestic and majestic, like a fierce god. Someone yelled, "Hey! Dark-faced man, what's your name? The strong man replied in a loud voice: "My name is Yingbu, and I am from the six counties of Jiujiang. In the past, in my hometown, someone showed me a look and said that after I was tortured, I would definitely be a marquis and a general! I'm going to be running now, hahaha! When the migrant workers heard the words of the strong man, they all laughed together: "I think you should not be called Yingbu, but should be called 'Dubu', or 'King of Dubu'!" Yingbu was not angry, and said: "The name is just a person's name, you can call it whatever you want." It's just that although your names are nice, they are all wretched! Now that the emperor's brothers and sisters have not been buried, you just wait to die! When the craftsman heard Yingbu's words, he was shocked and frightened, and cried even more sadly. Yingbu was angry and said: "You unproductive goods, even if you cry the sky, can you cry a way out? ”

Everyone listened to his disrespectful remarks and said angrily: "You are talking wildly, I don't know what can make us all live?" Yingbu said with a smile: "The eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, and what he worries about is how to make a contribution, and it is too simple to just think about life!" The migrant workers asked what to do. Seeing that there was no one around, Yingbu said: "The second emperor is mediocre and cruel, favors Zhao Gao, and has killed many people. In their eyes, we are like ants on the ground who can be trampled to death at any time. Wait for death, it is better to go out! Someone said, "You said it easy, but who will take the lead?" Even if it's the other way around, how can we escape from Hangu Pass? Yingbu sneered, "If you want, I can be your head!" Everyone laughed and said: "This is also hundreds of miles away from Hangu Pass, and each pass is guarded by the Qin army, even if you have three heads and six arms, you may not be able to kill it, not to mention that you are nothing, hehe." Yingbu smiled and said: "I have the strength of a thousand catties, and I like to dance with guns and sticks since I was a child, don't underestimate me!" Someone asked in disbelief: "I usually move a stone, and I don't see any difference in you?" Ying Bu said: "That's because I don't want Qin Jun to find out about me." Now I'll show you a stone! After saying that, Yingbu looked around again, and when he saw that none of the Qin soldiers paid attention to them, he rolled up his sleeves, jumped off the stone, turned over the big bluestone he had just stood on, and then lifted it above his head.

When everyone saw Yingbu lifting the stone and standing there, they were all stunned, so they fell to the ground together, and changed their words in unison to call Uncle Zhuang and Grandpa Dubu, and kept praising them: "The strong man has extraordinary divine power, we really have no eyes!" I am willing to follow your instructions in the future! We will listen to you what you say. Yingbu threw the stone plain on the ground, and then laughed loudly: "From today onwards, all of you will secretly contact people with lofty ideals, and you must not let the Qin army be aware of our intentions." Let's wait for the opportunity, once we have the opportunity, I will lead you to go out, so that you can escape the clutches of the Qin people! And they all said yes in unison. Yingbu became famous from this "move", and people no longer called him Yingbu, but called him Huangbu. In the next few days, the workers secretly contacted like-minded people and prepared to turn out of Xianyang together.

He killed all his brothers and sisters, dismissed some of his ministers who had tried his best to admonish him, and took away a group of righteous men, believing that no one would oppose him anymore, so he sought pleasure day and night and enjoyed himself to the fullest. Thousands of young women who can sing and dance were gathered in Xianyang Palace. In this way, there are too many beauties to live. The second then said to the ministers: "When the first emperor was alive, the construction of the Afang Palace had already begun, but the project of the Afang Palace was too big and the speed of progress was too slow, when will I be able to live in the new palace?" Zhao Gao went out and said: "This project is too huge Your Majesty, and the front hall alone has cost a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. It will indeed take several years to build the entire palace. However, the wood, masonry and stone needed to build the palace, as well as the precious ornaments and palace maids filled inside, still have to be prepared by His Majesty in advance. The second said: "Qing's words are very reasonable. Now spread my edict and pour the power of the country to transport stones and timber from Jiangnan and Xishu to Xianyang. I am concerned about the progress of the project, and how long will it take to build the palace? Zhao Gao replied: "It will take four or five years to say the least." When he heard this, he was disappointed and said, "How long has it been? With such a delay, when will I be able to move in? Zhao Gao said: "If Your Majesty wants to live in the new palace as soon as possible, the minister has a way." The second gladly asked what could be done. Zhao Gao replied: "Now that the Lishan Mausoleum has been completed, it is enough to leave 100,000 craftsmen there to transport soil and erect graves, and the rest of the people should all be transferred to Afang Palace." In this way, in less than three years, Afang Palace will be completed ahead of schedule. When the second heard Zhao Gao's words, he was very happy, and said, "Just do what Qing said." Then he ordered that the county guards and county commanders of the whole country should collect rare treasures and beautiful girls from all over the world, such as gold, jade, jewelry, silk silk, dogs and horses, famous flowers, beautiful wood, and different stones, and strive to have as many as possible.

When the old general Feng Zao heard this decision of the second, he sighed and said: "Your Majesty, not long after the death of the first emperor, the minister is worried about what the Huns in the north will think. And at present, the Qin State is too much to build, and the minister is worried that the Huns will take the opportunity to attack our border fortress? The second was very unhappy and said: "The construction of Afang Palace is the intention of the first emperor, if it is not completed as soon as possible, this is disrespectful to the first emperor." As for the Huns, they had suffered all the defeats before, how dare they have the idea of invading now? Feng Quji also said: "Your Majesty, the old general is reasonable, now should he send some officials, and then bring rich gifts to the Xiongnu country to treat them, and also take this opportunity to inquire about their situation?" But the second said disapprerovingly: "The old general is really worried! Although those aliens have armies, they are really a rabble. They don't understand the royal Taoism, they are really fur-eaters, migratory generations, how dare they come to offend my China again? Besides, General Wang Li is in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the north, so why should I worry? Besides, I am a dignified Qin State, how can I take gifts to appease the people of Yidi? "I didn't listen to General Feng's advice, and still insisted on going my own way. Feng Zheng had no choice but to sigh and retreat.

There are 300,000 craftsmen transferred from Lishan to Shanglinyuan, and hundreds of thousands of craftsmen have been crowded on the construction site of Acheng, who have worked day and night to build this world-famous Afang Palace, which is unprecedented in scale. Coupled with the surrounding palace groups, the palace in Xianyang is really covered for more than 300 miles, isolating the sun. In the 35th year of the first emperor, 30,000 rich families were relocated to live in Liyi, and 50,000 rich families lived in Yunyang.

The prosperity on the surface of Xianyang can hardly hide the anger in the hearts of the people. At this time, he also came to the construction site of Afang, and one day, he saw an overseer whipping an old craftsman. He stepped forward to dissuade him, but was besieged and beaten by the Qin army. He swallowed his anger and did not resist. That night, everyone came to visit him in the hut and asked him why he didn't resist. Huang Bu said: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." Although Di Bu said this, he still remembered the events of the day, and said angrily: "The first emperor killed people like hemp during his lifetime, and after his death, he wantonly engaged in funerals. Now the second emperor still thinks that the palace is too small, and he wants to build a larger Afang Palace. Alas! Their father and son have enjoyed the wealth of the world, while we people have to shed blood and sweat, and even die, and eat some coarse chaff all day long, in the eyes of the Qin people, we are simply inferior to pigs and dogs. This world is too unfair, I don't swear to stand with the Qin State! I swear that if I have the opportunity in the future, I will turn this place into a sea of fire to vent the hatred in my heart today! When they heard what Yingbu said, they were all indignant.

After a few days, dozens of strong men took over with Duo Bu, and the bravest of them were Han Li'er, Ben He, Fan Yong, and Guo Qiang, each of whom was very strong in martial arts. They wanted to kill Xianyang as soon as possible, so as not to be suddenly framed by the Qin people, so everyone called each other brothers. While secretly contacting people, he also took the opportunity to cast a tripod and secretly created a large iron halberd eight feet long, with two moon-bud-shaped blades on both sides of the tip of the halberd, which was named 'Double Moon Halberd', and then hid in a hidden place. He also secretly agreed on a date for the event.