Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Burning Books and Burying Confucians

After Da Chuan and others deciphered "the husband's angelica is born from the soil", they hurried to the ancient Great Wall, but just after arriving at the ancient Great Wall, their wheels fell into a mud pit.Everyone worked together, but they still couldn't push the car out. At this time, a beautiful female guide came to help them, and finally, the car was pushed out by everyone. Just when Gao Lan and Yi's mother were thanking the female tour guide, Da Chuan and the professor had an occupational disease again, and began to study the stones under the Great Wall, only to hear Da Chuan suddenly shout: "Come and see!"

"Okawa, what treasure did you find?" Professor Yi rushed over first. "Dad, look quickly, there are characters on these stones, which seem to be seal script!" Da Chuan said excitedly. Hearing what Da Chuan said, Yi's mother, Gao Lan and the female tour guide all surrounded him. Professor Yi took the stone and looked at it carefully. He said with bright eyes: "That's right! It's still a beautiful seal! This should be a stone. A part of the stele is quite old! Everyone search around here carefully to see if there are any bricks and stones with the same texture as them."

Everyone began to search separately, and soon, they found many gravels with handwriting on them. Da Chuan and Professor Yi tried to put these gravels together. Both of them were experienced archaeologists, and they quickly put these The crushed stones are grouped together. Mother Yi couldn't wait to ask: "Look at what is said on this stone tablet?" Professor Yi glanced at Mother Yi, coughed intentionally, and said, "Listen up, this inscription was erected by Qin Shihuang, and it commends... a woman who traveled all over the Great Wall to find her husband for ten years, and finally cried The story of the Great Wall."

Just after Professor Yi finished reading the inscription, everyone said in unison: "Meng Jiangnu cried on the Great Wall?" Professor Yi pushed his glasses and looked carefully at the inscription, and said with certainty, "That's right, it's Meng Jiangnu." Everyone was amazed that the historical legend about Meng Jiangnu crying down the Great Wall turned out to be true.Da Chuan stared at the inscription, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, and he shouted excitedly: "I know, I know!" Gao Lan glanced at Da Chuan, and said, "Surprised, I know something, tell me quickly!"

Da Chuan said excitedly: "I speculate that 'the husband's angelica is born from the native land'. This formula means that Meng Jiangnv's husband should have returned home, but he was buried under the vast loess." When the female tour guide heard Da Chuan say, "My husband, Angelica, was born in the native land", her body trembled suddenly, and she became wary of Da Chuan and others. "That's right, that's right, but there are no people here. The 'soil' in 'Husband Angelica from Earth' refers to the earth walker among the five elements. Where can we find that earth walker?" Mother Yi continued excitedly. .

Hearing this, the female guide's expression became even more surprised, and she asked Mama Yi vigilantly, "Where did you hear the phrase 'Husband Angelica was born from the native land'?" When the four of Okawa heard it, the female tour guide seemed to know something, and they all became excited.Okawa asked: "Have you heard this sentence before? What's the next sentence?" Okawa was too excited to notice that he had inadvertently approached the female guide. The female guide took a step back and said, "Who the hell are you guys?" Everyone felt the female guide's fear towards them, and they didn't know how to explain it. At this time, Mother Yi took a step forward and said to the female guide: "I am a descendant of the 'Golden Walker', we found the wooden walker's Descendants, it was he who told us this formula, and we followed the formula to find the descendants of 'Earthwalker'."

"These are the two rings from Auntie and Wood Walker. Have you seen such rings?" Gao Lan took off the necklace around her neck and pointed to the two rings on it. The female tour guide saw the two rings, and finally felt relieved. After carefully looking at the rings, she said to Mother Yi: "I am the person you are looking for." The female tour guide pulled out a necklace from her clothes. Wearing the same black ring, the female tour guide continued: "My father gave this ring to me before he died, and asked me to wait for someone who is destined to find me before giving it to them."

Everyone was very excited when they saw the ring, Okawa quickly brought the treasure box from the car, and the female guide put the ring on the concave part of the treasure box according to Mother Yi's instructions, only to see that one side of the treasure box changed immediately. The chaotic patterns were rearranged and combined in an instant. When everyone looked at it, they saw the newly formed pattern, which was the picture of Meng Jiangnu crying on the Great Wall. Mother Yi knew that the third lock of Koulongsuo had been opened, and as long as she found the remaining two rings, the treasure box could be opened. She asked the female guide, "You should know the next formula, right?"

"Yes, my father left two formulas, the husband is born from the native land, and the cocoon is a fire hazard." The female guide said. Da Chuan immediately took out "Tang Wu Ji" for comparison, he flipped through it, and finally found an article titled "Cocoon Heart Shocking" on one page.But the strange thing is that there are no coordinate numbers in front of the title. Everyone was stunned, without coordinates, where are they going to look for clues next? Qin Huang has always dreamed of immortality, he sent many magicians to find the elixir, and Lu Sheng was one of them.He was earlier sent by Emperor Qin to search for medicine in the East China Sea, but now he found something and returned to Daqin.After Qin Huang heard about it, he immediately proclaimed Lu Sheng to the court.

This sorcerer, Lu Sheng, was dressed in a black gown, with white hair and beard. He walked slowly up the court hall, bowed to Emperor Qin and said, "Lu Sheng pays homage to His Majesty." "Did you find the elixir and meet the immortal when you went out to the East Sea this time?" Qin Huang asked eagerly. "Qizou Your Majesty, Lu Sheng did not meet the two immortals Xianmen and Gaoyan when he went to sea this time, but he met other immortals. They gave me a volume of catalogs and handed them over to His Majesty, saying that there are secrets hidden in it." Lu Sheng held up the catalog and handed it to Qin Huang. Qin Huang looked at the catalog, but became more and more confused, because the whole volume of the catalog was full of strange runes, some of which looked like clouds, and some of them looked like strangely shaped stones. Qin Huang was confused and asked Lu Sheng, "What is written on it?"

"The gods have said that anyone can read this heavenly book catalogue, but they will never reveal the heavenly secrets, because only His Majesty who is sincerely looking for immortals can understand it. Therefore, I cannot understand this heavenly book." Hearing what Lu Sheng said, Qin Huang's face showed joy, "Oh? There is such a strange thing?" Qin Huang looked through the catalog again, and found that there were a few characters in it that were vaguely discernible, and he read them out slowly. : "Dead... Qin... who... Hu Ye." "Congratulations to Your Majesty for reading the heavenly scriptures! Just as the immortal said, only Your Majesty can see the mystery! I really admire Your Majesty's immortal power." Lu Sheng bowed and said. Qin Huang said: "It is said in the heavenly book that 'Hu Ye, the one who died of Qin', is related to the survival of Da Qin. What's your opinion?" The ministers discussed one after another, Meng Tian was overjoyed, and thought to himself: God really helped me. Meng Tian stepped out of the train and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the scriptures can't be more clear, but anyone with Hu characters in their names will be a great disadvantage to Daqin and must not be appointed in the imperial court. To ensure everything is safe, Xianyang City Here, anyone with the word 'Hu' in their name should be moved out of Xianyang and sent thousands of miles away." "Meng Aiqing is right!" Qin Huang nodded and said. When Zhao Gao, who was behind Emperor Qin, heard this, he was immediately anxious. In this way, wouldn't Hu Hai, whom he was protecting, be the first to be kicked out of Xianyang.Zhao Gao looked at Li Si anxiously, and Li Si also frowned, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I think that the word 'Hu' does not refer to a person's name, but to the Hu people in the north. Thinking about it this way, the Great Wall collapsed not long ago, It’s also God’s hint that the defense of the north needs to be strengthened to prevent the barbarians from invading. Now, the Great Wall is not yet completed, so we can only send elite soldiers and strong generals to guard the border. Looking at the current Great Qin, I am afraid that only General Meng Tian can take on this important task!” "What the prime minister said is quite reasonable! The collapse of the Great Wall is also God's will, and God's will and heavenly scriptures are naturally connected," Qin Huang stroked his beard and said to Meng Tian, ​​"Meng Aiqing, I want to send you to station in the north to monitor every move of the barbarian What's the problem?" Meng Tian knew that this was Li Si's trick, but as a military general of the dynasty, it was his duty to defend the Great Qin. Facing Qin Emperor's request, he could only agree generously: "It is Meng Tian's dream to be loyal to the country. Your Majesty has a decree." How could Meng Tian shirk?" "Aiqing is indeed the pillar of the country, so there will be Lao Aiqing, who will send troops to guard the north on an auspicious day." Zhao Gao and Li Si showed joy at the same time, their scheme finally succeeded. After returning from the court, Zhao Gao and Li Si gathered together again to conspire. Both of them were very happy that Meng Tian could be transferred to the frontier today. As soon as Meng Tian left, they would start to implement their plan. Xiantang and his son Fusu. The news that Meng Tian was going to guard the border soon reached Queen Tu'an's ears. She keenly sensed that Daqin's government might be shaken up, so she immediately repaired a letter and sent her eyeliner to Tu'an with the letter. Meng Tian led the Meng family army to set off, son Fusu and Xiao Chuan and others came to see Meng Tian off, and Zhao Gao was among them. Looking at the Meng family army that was drifting away, Zhao Gao showed an evil smile at the corner of his mouth. As soon as Meng Tian left, Li Si and Zhao Gao started their conspiracy, and their first arrow aimed at the Confucian scholars in Juxian Hall.Zhao Gao sent his confidant Zheng Hu to infiltrate the Confucian scholars in Juxian Hall, waiting for an opportunity to grasp the disobedient remarks of the Confucian scholars. This Zheng Hu is also an extremely smart person. After getting acquainted with these Confucian scholars, he invites them to a restaurant for a drink. He knows the truth of telling the truth after drinking. After getting these Confucian scholars drunk, it is easy to use the same words from their mouths. too much. The Confucian scholars saw that Zheng Hu was also a gentle person, so they were not on guard against him, and they invited everyone to dinner shortly after they met him, and he was even more forthright.As soon as he was at the wine table, Zheng Hu began to persuade everyone to drink enthusiastically. After three rounds of drinking, everyone was almost drunk. At this time, Zheng Hu began to pretend to be depressed. Don’t pay attention to us Confucian scholars, but listen to the words of magicians, and the country’s major plans are actually determined by a ‘book from heaven’, isn’t it extremely absurd!” The group of Confucians were already extremely dissatisfied with Qin Huang's actions, and someone who spoke out first at this time could be said to be in their favor, and they responded immediately.A Confucian scholar in a gray shirt replied: "That's right, just because of the phrase 'Hu Ye, who died in Qin', he actually sent 300,000 troops to the north. It's ridiculous!" "Your Majesty, how can you believe in the stories fabricated by sorcerers, and only seek immortality! You should listen more to the opinions of our Confucian scholars!" A Confucian scholar in yellow shirt also responded. Seeing that the time is ripe, Zheng Hu said loudly: "It is fate to meet everyone today, why not take advantage of the wine now to express all the ambitions that have been suppressed for a long time!" "Okay! Then what are you waiting for, come on!" Huang Shan Confucian scholar said first. Zheng Hu took off his long gown and threw it on the table, and said to the Confucian scholars: "Brothers, please splash ink and write on this long gown. I will enshrine it on a high place and read it every day!" "It's rare to meet a confidant in life. How enjoyable it is to be able to share my feelings with my brother today! I'll come first!" Seeing that he wrote on the gown: "Lighten corvees and taxes, let the people recuperate; I hope your majesty will cut off the absurd idea of ​​seeking immortality..." "Well written, it's my turn!" The Confucians raised their pens one after another and began to write on the gowns. Zheng Hu, who was watching the excitement, said inwardly at this moment: "You Confucian scholars who don't know the heights of heaven and earth, you will soon write Heads are going to fall." At nightfall, Zhao Gao placed the gown full of angry words of Confucian scholars in front of Emperor Qin. After Qin Huang saw it, he became furious and kicked over the copy in front of him. "These Confucian scholars are really lawless, they dare to slander the widow! The words are vicious, and the crime is unforgivable!" "Your Majesty, these Confucian scholars are not ordinary Confucian scholars, they are the elite think tanks in the Juxian Hall run by Young Master Fusu. They have no scruples because they are the disciples of Young Master, and they often gather crowds to criticize His Majesty and stir up people's dissatisfaction. To make matters worse, Confucian scholars all over the world regard them as role models and strive to emulate them, which is what they do every day..." "How dare they despise me so much! This is disobedience and treason!" Qin Huang was already so angry that his face was blue. "I also think so, so I am in a hurry to play His Majesty." "Pass down the decree and arrest all these disobedient people!" "Yes, Your Majesty!" With Qin Huang's imperial edict, Zhao Gao was overjoyed and immediately bowed and retreated. Zhao Gao rushed into the Juxian Hall with people from the Zhongyi Hall, announcing the arrest of all Confucian scholars.They arrested everyone they saw, and made Juxian Hall into chaos. Xiang Yu was filled with righteous indignation, but Xiang Liang held him down. Zhao Gao put these Confucian scholars in prison and began to torture them to extract confessions. After they were knocked unconscious, they directly pressed their fingerprints on the blank confession. At the court, Zhao Gao reported to Emperor Qin that after a thorough investigation, a total of more than 460 Confucian scholars were arrested, and they all confessed to forming a clique to cause chaos and slander Emperor Qin.Zhao Gao suggested that these Confucian scholars should be killed, and then announced to the world, so that people in the world would never dare to offend the emperor. Fusu couldn't hold back any longer, strode out, and pleaded with the Emperor Qin, saying that these Confucian scholars spoke harshly, but had good intentions, and he also brought out some Confucian scholars' views, and complained about the shortcomings of Qin Huang's administration. Qin Huang was furious when he heard this, he didn't expect his son to criticize his father in order to defend these Confucian scholars. It can be seen that he was also brainwashed by Confucian scholars!He should not be allowed to come into contact with these Confucian scholars again.Emperor Qin ordered Fusu to set off immediately to accompany Meng Tian to guard the northern border and reflect on himself. The ministers wanted to persuade, but Qin Huang got mad, and anyone who spoke again would be guilty of the same crime! In desperation, Fusu had no choice but to kowtow to Emperor Qin in court and bid farewell to his father. Seeing Fusu's distraught expression, Emperor Qin softened his heart and was about to speak.At this time, Zhao Gao, who was watching his face, immediately stepped out of the queue and rushed to report: "During the process of investigating and punishing Confucian scholars, I found that many people in Juxian Hall were former members of the Six Kingdoms. They were stubborn and unrepentant. Daqin has always had hatred. Confucian scholars were actually instigated by them to create public opinion. These people have a wide range of connections and have party members all over the country. This time, the treatment of Confucian scholars may arouse them to change." The Emperor Qin's pity for Fusu's eyes was tinged with anger again: "Fusu, why are you so ignorant, isn't this just breeding tigers!" Fusu argued that he wanted to turn the enemy into a friend, and let the survivors of the Six Kingdoms work for Daqin. Zhao Gao submitted the memorial. He has verified that the bandit leader of Juxian Hall is the descendant of Xiang Yan, the general of Chu who was killed by the Qin army. . Emperor Qin asked Fusu if this was the case, and Fusu was trying to argue that Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu were not. Qin Huang interrupted him, since Fusu already knew the identities of these two people, but he was so tolerant and supportive, it really failed his expectations.He ordered Zhao Gao to arrest Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu immediately. Li Si came out of the shift and said: "If only two of them are arrested, the party members will definitely flee, why not take the opportunity to catch all the party members in Juxian Hall." Qin Huang nodded and asked Zhao Gao to immediately investigate the rebels in Juxian Hall and punish them severely. Fu Su was so anxious that he wanted to defend himself, but Emperor Qin didn't listen, and ordered the guards to throw Fu Su out of the hall, and immediately sent him to Shangjun where Meng Tian was stationed. Fu Su was dragged out of the hall, Emperor Qin walked away in anger, Zhao Gao and Li Si secretly looked at each other and smiled.