Chapter 25: A Trip to Lishan

The northern foot of Lishan Mountain, here is the imperial tomb of the first emperor, since the first emperor ascended the throne at the age of thirteen, it was led by LΓΌ Buwei, and began to choose the site at the northern foot of Lishan to build the imperial mausoleum, after the first emperor was in power, eradicated Chang Yu, imprisoned the mother, forced LΓΌ Buwei to death, the imperial tomb was transferred to the hands of the first emperor, and he personally guided the construction of the imperial mausoleum.

Since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, the Qin State gradually became prosperous, to become strong, the army is sufficient, the weapons are advanced, the iron spearhead, the arrow began to appear, for the Qin State of the powerful spear array and arrow array laid the foundation, at the same time, the Qin State of copper smelting is also very exquisite, the Qin sword can reach up to five feet long, which also makes the ambitious First Emperor can be in a few years, pacify the six countries, unify the world, and after the unification of the world, Qin Shi Huang did not meet the status quo, conquer the Xiongnu, expand the palace, build the imperial tomb.

Among them, especially the imperial mausoleum project is huge, since the unification of the world, the first emperor mobilized conscription from various countries, up to hundreds of thousands, the original imperial mausoleum design was also overturned, began to build the imperial mausoleum on a large scale, the total area is as much as 60 square kilometers, the project is huge, ancient and modern, and the number of people who die of exhaustion and disease every year is countless, according to rumors, the corpses are all over the field, blocking the Wei River, it can be seen that the imperial mausoleum project is huge.

At this time, Fusu and Ziying have returned to Guanzhong, but Fusu is not in a hurry to return to Xianyang, he entered the customs from Hangu Pass, galloped all the way, came to the northern foot of Lishan, the construction site of the imperial mausoleum, here at this time, Meng Yi is responsible for supervising the construction, Fusu this trip, just want to meet Meng Yi, understand the recent situation of Xianyang, and then, rush back to Xianyang.

Thirty miles away from Lishan, there are hundreds of pottery furnaces responsible for firing terracotta figurines, each pottery oven has two small workers, pulling the clay to make it burn more vigorously, the terracotta figurines in these pottery pots, will be in accordance with the Qin army's most courageous soldiers as the original shape, make figurines, protect the imperial tomb, at this time Fusu has come to the pottery furnace, several craftsmen are discharging the heat in the furnace, soon, another batch of terracotta figurines will be carried out.

These terracotta figurines will be made hundreds of thousands, and each terracotta figurines will be equipped with weapons, which will be a major expenditure overwhelmed by the Qin State, in the eyes of Fusu, if the weapons accompanying the burial of the imperial tomb are stored in the treasury, in the future, they will be used to fight against any emergencies, but at this time, they will be buried underground with their father, although it is a pity, but Fusu can not do anything.

Fusu stood near the pottery furnace and watched for a while, batches of pottery figurines were lifted out, the face was lifelike, Fusu couldn't help sighing, turned around to look at Ziying, Ziying smiled and waved his hand, the two got on the horse at the same time, and walked towards the Lishan construction site.

Turning the smelter, came to the foot of Lishan Mountain, a piece of boulder from Shu was transported, was loading wooden carts, ready to be pulled up the mountain by manpower, and, on the wide galloping road, covered with blood, obviously, there had just been an accident here, I don't know how many people will die here, but this kind of scene has seen a lot, and it is used to it.

Crossing the gallop road, everyone galloped in the wide Lishan Yongdao, not long after, came to the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum under construction, the deep pit is like a bottomless black hole, here, will be the mausoleum of the first emperor, it is said that in the mausoleum, has run through the Lishan Mountain, huge, extravagant, but the project has not yet been completed, the road is difficult, Fusu has no interest in going down to see.

I don't know when a subordinate official has come to Fusu's side and bows down: "Hello to the emperor's uncle, hello to the son." ”

Fusu was looking at the huge imperial mausoleum project at this time, and was awakened by the subordinate officials, and couldn't help asking, "What about you Mengda?" ”

The subordinate officer turned around and pointed to the top of the mountain, and said with a smile: "Lord Meng is inspecting the mountain, the son is slack, I will go and call Lord Meng to come down." ”

Fu Su looked at the mountain along the hand of the subordinate officer, shook his head and said, "Forget it, this son will go up in person." ”

The subordinate official wanted to dissuade him, but Fusu had already taken a step towards the mountain, Ziying waved his hand beside him, signaling that the subordinate official did not need to say much, and the subordinate official had to bow his head and follow behind, at this time, Fusu pointed to the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum under construction and asked, "How deep has this been built?" ”

Seeing Fusu asking, the subordinate official looked at the bottom of the imperial mausoleum, it was pitch black, only sporadic torches came, and the subordinate officer couldn't help but shudder, and said: "Hui Gongzi, according to a craftsman, the underground cistern has been opened, a few days ago, more than 7,000 people drowned, but His Majesty the Emperor ordered that the side line be 300 zhang before it can be completed, according to the humble opinion, I am afraid that the imperial mausoleum at this time should be more than 500 zhang." ”

Fusu nodded, said no more, and walked quickly to the top of the mountain, on the side, Ziying stopped and watched, the first emperor was such a huge project, countless casualties, and countless servitudes, costing the country's treasury, and the vast world, it would cause public anger, and the Ying family had been in charge of the Qin State for generations, and had never built the imperial mausoleum in such a poor and extravagant way, Ziying knew in his heart that if the first emperor continued to squander it endlessly, I am afraid that even if the Qin State unified the world, it would not be able to sit firmly in the country for generations.

But these words, Ziying can only think in his heart, he can't mention it to anyone, once it is exposed, even if he is the younger brother of the first emperor, he will also be punished, thinking so, Ziying couldn't help but sigh secretly, the voice was very small, but it was still heard by Fusu on the side, at this time, Fusu stopped, looked at the bottomless imperial mausoleum on the side, Fusu sighed: "Uncle Huang, if I have been the monarch of the Great Qin Dynasty so extravagantly, so build the imperial mausoleum, the world is vast, why do the common people suffer?" ”

Fusu's voice was a little jerky, he glanced at the emperor's uncle and child, and continued: "If I go back to Xianyang this time, the first thing I will do is to hold a recruitment hall, recruit talents, and change the current situation of the Qin State, and the second thing is to persuade my father and emperor to cancel the construction of the imperial mausoleum, cancel the conquest of the Xiongnu, revive agriculture and animal husbandry, and give the people a stable life, so that the descendants of the Six Kingdoms will not have any opportunity or excuse to create a national ......."

Fusu wanted to continue, but Ziying had already reached out and patted him on the shoulder, reminding: "There are many people here, don't talk nonsense, once someone with a heart hears it, you will have to worry about your life!" ”

"Worried about your life?" Fusu silently recited a sentence, he still had a lot of unwillingness, and it was difficult for him to calm down for a long time, but Uncle Huang's reminder, Fusu didn't dare not listen, so he could only suppress the anger in his chest, nodded slightly, and the two continued to march slowly to the top of the mountain, and soon, after passing through several checkpoints, Fusu and Ziying came to the top of the mountain, and in the distance, a group of people gathered together, not knowing what they were discussing.

Shusun Tong was the first to see Meng Yi on the top of the mountain, holding the drawings in his hand, but he whispered a few words in Fusu's ear, pointing forward, Fusu looked in the direction, and sure enough, he saw Meng Yi not far away, couldn't help laughing, and walked with everyone to where Meng Yi was, but at this time, the subordinate officials next to Meng Yi also found Fusu coming and reminded Meng Yi, Meng Yi found that Fusu, Ziying and others had come to the top of the mountain.

Meng Yi handed over the drawings to the subordinate officials, and after explaining a few words, he hurriedly greeted Fusu, and when he was near, Meng Yi bowed and saluted: "I have seen the son of the lowly position." ”

"Lord Meng supervised the construction of the imperial tomb, it was hard work, my son deliberately came to visit, and I hope Lord Meng will give me a lot of advice." Fu Su Lang smiled and helped Meng Yi up, these officialdom words must be said, let these subordinate officials know that they did not come to Meng Yi on purpose, at this time, Meng Yi also understood, and said with a smile: "The prince can come to Lishan to inspect, it can be seen that our emperor attaches great importance to Lishan, we might as well enter the account to talk." ”

Fusu nodded, several subordinate officials were busy, Meng Yi took Fusu and his party to the big tent not far away, and when they arrived at the tent, Fusu instructed Su Jiao to guard the tent and not allow anyone to enter, so he walked into the big tent with Meng Yi and others.

Soon, several soldiers brought tea, put it in front of everyone, saluted and left, the curtain of the big tent was closed again, but the light in the room was still bright, Meng Yi had lost the smile when he first met at this time, his expression was serious, he lowered his head and pondered something, I don't know how long it took, Meng Yi raised his head and said: "Childe, during the time you left, a lot of things happened in Xianyang......

Ziying interrupted Meng Yi at this time, made a silent gesture, got up and looked near the tent, Meng Yi smiled bitterly: "Uncle Huang, don't worry, it's safe here, and all my henchmen are stationed around." ”

Ziying was relieved at this time, and said with a smile: "Master Meng, you say, what happened in Xianyang recently?" ”

Meng Yi nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Since Gongzi went north to swear and took a detour to Qidi, Xianyang began to become turbulent, at first, His Majesty the Emperor visited Lanchi and was robbed by bandits, His Majesty the Emperor was furious, and ordered the whole city to be suo, and Guanzhong comprehensively suppressed bandits, but Xianyang Ling Yan Le took the opportunity to exclude dissidents, and many people who secretly supported Gongzi were unjustly imprisoned and quietly killed!" ”

Fusu was furious, and slammed the table with his right hand, making a muffled sound: "Bang." ”

But Meng Yi didn't mean to stop, and continued: "Not long ago, Fang Shi Lu Sheng absconded, and once again caused turmoil in Guanzhong, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor is ready to appoint Shaofu Zhang Han to investigate this matter thoroughly, and Zhang Han is also Zhao Gao's person, if they go on like this, the prince is in danger......!" ”

Fusu's anger is about to reach its peak, and he has left, only three months later, is Xianyang City about to turn the sky upside down? Thinking of this, Fu Su got up angrily and roared angrily: "What is Zhao Gao? He has eaten the gall of a bear's heart and a leopard, and he dares to oppose me, and if I go back, I will impeach him and remove him from all positions! ”

Speaking of this, Fu Su angrily threw the teacup on the ground and said angrily: "And Yan Le, doesn't he want to do this Xianyang Order?" Who dared to cleanse me secretly, who gave him such audacity? ”

Fusu's anger had already erupted, until he wanted to rush out of the big tent, he was hugged by Meng Yi and Ziying, refusing to let go, several people tore for a while, Fusu's anger was slightly restrained, at this time, Ziying sighed and persuaded: "If you can't bear it, you should make a big plan, you better bear with it." ”

Meng Yi also nodded and persuaded: "Childe, don't forget, Yan Le is Zhao Gao's son-in-law, they colluded to harm Childe, this is a matter of course, at this time, Your Majesty has already messed up because of Lu Sheng's case, if Childe goes to Your Majesty at this time, not only will the matter not be solved, I am afraid that it will lead to fire, Childe think twice!" ”

"Yes, Childe, think twice!" On the side, Shusun Tong also stepped forward to persuade.