Chapter 35 Thirty-third trip to the Great Wall, Xiangguan Road, Meng Jiangnu's cry, the Great Wall fell

Meng Jiangnu insisted on going to the Great Wall construction site.Seeing the dark corvee life and murder scenes, Meng Jiangnv felt depressed.Seeing that he couldn't stop the indiscriminate killing of innocent people, Fusu had no choice but to behead the cruel official whom his father admired.Meng Jiangnv has found her people, and less than half of them are still alive.Coming to the Lonely Soul Field and the Deserted Tomb Beach, facing the Great Wall, the sound of her crying and the subsequent collapse of the Great Wall shocked the entire northern Xinjiang... The Emperor Shihuang in the Xianyang Palace was also shocked.

In the early morning, a fiery red sun rolls on the bleak snow line.Immigrant families live in dozens of miles around the city, and the northern greenhouses are neatly arranged, and the chimneys on the roof emit the kind of smoke that is only seen in winter.Meng Tian had done experiments more than once. If he saw that there was no smoke coming from the chimney of a family, it meant that the family had run out of food, and he would immediately send someone to send some food over.Meng Tian on the general's archway didn't care to observe these things today. Under the city, the soldiers obeyed orders and practiced neatly on the school field.The sun rises on Dongshan Mountain, the unbearable heat of the sun, and the unbearable cold all hit this morning.Jiao Yang's cheeks were flushed from the cold, and he ran out of breath and said, "Brother General, Sister Meng Jiang is gone."

"Ah..." Meng Tian originally wanted to find an opportunity to have a long talk with Meng Jiangnv today...Meng Tian was puzzled by Meng Jiangnv's departure, so he ordered the guards to find... In fact, Meng Jiangnv didn't go very far. With the help of the shepherd Lao Qitou, she sent Zhong Lishan's father and daughter away first, and then turned to the grassland to continue northward.She didn't want the officers, soldiers and people along the way to see her. Her ambition and firmness moved old Qi Tou, so he took the initiative to lead out the dexterous and humane white gelding camel.The white gelding camel, carrying its new owner, Meng Jiangnu, crossed the Malanhua grassland all the way north without stopping, crossed the Dustu River, crossed Fangshan Mountain, and came to Beihe County.After that, it carried Meng Jiangnu across the Yellow River along the ferry, and within a few days, they saw the Yinshan Mountains in the distance and the Great Wall under construction.Meng Jiangnu was extremely excited, she turned the white gelding camel back, the white gelling yelled a few times, and shed tears of love.Meng Jiangnv patted its hump, and said, "Go back, don't worry Daddy." The white-tailed camel came down understandingly and docilely, rubbed its head on Meng Jiangnv's body, and then slowly returned to the Malanhua Grassland.Just when the tall figure of the white gelding had just disappeared into the desert at the eastern snow line, a group of fast riders also arrived just in time.Meng Tian and Fu Su both jumped off their rough horses to meet Meng Jiangnu.

Meng Tian knew that Meng Jiangnu was resentful towards him at this moment, so he subconsciously did not speak.Fusu stepped forward and said anxiously: "Princess Xiangqian, you should say hello to us when you come to the Great Wall. There are so many cavalry guards who can escort you here." Meng Jiangnv saluted Mr. Fusu lightly, but He glared at Meng Tian and said, "My lord, don't worry too much, I know what I should do. I'm the emperor's favorite, so please excuse me!" Fusu understood what Meng Jiangnu was referring to, forced a smile and said, "Actually, you also You don’t have to come here in person. You’ll find out when you’re assigned. But you’ve really wronged General Meng. He doesn’t even know that there are hundreds of thousands of laborers, and the construction site of the Great Wall, which is thousands of miles from east to west, has never been there since he came to northern Xinjiang After a day of rest, not only the body is tired, but the heart is also tired!"

"I do my own work, and I don't want to bother anyone." Meng Jiangnv deliberately turned her eyes away from Meng Tian. Seeing Kong Ji approaching, she said, "Master, you are busy with your work. I will let Mr. Kong accompany you. Mr. Kong, we Let's go." When Meng Jiangnu and Kong Ji passed by him, Meng Tian was sad but still did not forget to tell Kong Ji: "Everything will be properly arranged by you, try to meet my friend's expectations..." Along the way with Meng Jiangnv, Kong Ji talked with great interest: In fact, when you go to the northern suburbs of Jiuyuan, you can see the Great Wall.This Great Wall winds along the Yinshan Mountains to the east and north, with the purpose of connecting the old Zhao Great Wall.When King Zhao Wuling defeated the Huns, he reinforced the Great Wall at this place. Therefore, the westernmost Great Wall of Zhao State is connected to the outer city of Jiuyuan City.But now it is different. If you want to move the Great Wall further north at once, you will naturally choose Yinshan.To the north of Yinshan Mountain is an endless vast prairie. After the Huns fled, the pastoral areas here were temporarily idle, and there were few Huns herders who did not want to escape.Of course, there are also many ethnic minorities such as Aries, Qiang, and Di who have been oppressed by the Xiongnu nobles in the past.Those immigrants who migrated in the previous year also lived with them, and more immigrants lived scattered in the Dahetao area, farming the vast land there.

Like a philosopher, Kong Ji seems to have passed through thousands of years with a flick of his fingers: the golden and precious rivers are layered on top of each other, moisturizing the large tracts of land here and making them extremely fertile.But Meng Jiangnu's mind was on the Great Wall, looking at the beacon fire and smoke in the distance, she had a good feeling in her heart.Meng Jiangnv changed the topic, and expressed her feelings: "Mr. Kong, I have to say that the Great Wall is indeed magnificent. Thanks to people like them, they figured out that building a city wall can stop others. Don't you want to block the machete? The Huns of the horse are only temporary, but the desire hidden in the bottom of their hearts cannot be stopped no matter what. Whether it is from products or scenery, which one is not tempting? In addition, Xianyang, the capital of the world, is full of Hua Tianbao and Wang Qi. How can it be blocked by a city wall after it has been envied by the barbarians for many years? How funny!"

"You are very reasonable..." Kong Ji tried his best to follow Meng Jiangnu's train of thought.As the two walked and talked, Meng Jiangnv's mood gradually improved.After walking for about an hour, a labor construction site appeared in front of me.Thousands of laborers carried bricks from several brick kilns to the construction site of the Great Wall. Their clothes were torn and their hair was unkempt. A very long rope tied these people to participate in this heavy labor.The soldiers in charge of the work whipped their leather whips vigorously, as if they were using livestock.Meng Jiangnv's face suddenly changed, Kong Ji turned away with a bitter face, oh!It's terrible, it took her a lot of effort to make her feel better... Meng Jiangnu said angrily, "How can you use them like this, why do you still have to tie their arms?"

A small officer hurried over and said politely, "Nv Xia Meng Jiang, you should go back to Jiuyuan County. The young master and the general are waiting for you to go back!" "I don't have time to see them now, I just want to ask you, why do you torture them like this?" Meng Jiangnu questioned.But Kong Ji saw that he couldn't get in the conversation and had nothing to do, so he could only stare blankly. "This..." the little officer said in embarrassment: "There are rebels among them, and the front is trying to escape. This is just a last resort!"

"So you just do this? Hurry up and get them..." Before Meng Jiangnv could finish her sentence, she saw another tragic scene: a frail man suddenly fell down in the labor team like a string of grasshoppers, and he was alone. When he fell down, his companions in front and behind were hurt, and several of them fell down in succession.A soldier who supervised the work ran up to him and whipped his whip. He physically punished others without asking why. Is this what people do for a living?Meng Jiangnu yelled angrily: "Stop your evil deeds, why do you still want to beat them? Stop!...Pull him up quickly." The soldier who supervised the work seemed not to have heard him. He sniffed the man and found that he was dead. , Pull out the saber and cut the rope, untie it and tie the knot again, the brick transporting team continues to move forward.Two soldiers with tools came up from behind, dug a sand pit a few steps away, and buried the dead on the spot.Meng Jiangnv was stunned in shock: "Human life is a disregard..." Meng Jiangnv kept shouting in a panic.Afraid of accidents, Kong Ji took her hand and said, "Meng Jiangnu, let's go! This is not a place for you to stay for long!" At first she didn't want to leave, but after thinking about it, Kong Ji made sense, so she said : "Your sage ancestor Confucius said it well, little success is like nature, habit is like nature. The first emperor killed people has become a hobby, not just nature!" Kong Ji said anxiously: What are you talking about my ancestors again... …

Meng Jiangnv kept walking among the peasants, encouraging them to resist consciously and not to be slaughtered like this.The peasants didn't seem to hear anything, or they were insensitive, and they clearly regarded her as a lunatic in their eyes.A civilian husband was exhausted and fell inside the city wall. Meng Jiangnu saw that his companions buried him in the soil and used it as another kind of soil. She shouted loudly: "That's your companion...inhuman, insensitive..." Before she could finish her shout, she saw the stone-lifting ram approaching, tamping the place where the corpse was buried until it was extremely smooth.She left the construction site sadly, followed by Kong Ji without saying a word.He understands that Meng Jiangnu's compassion is a disposition that has never had a war with any foreign enemy, or even hostile behavior in a general sense. Benevolence, Mohist rationality and Taoist recluse.Obviously, Meng Jiangnu couldn't stand such a strong stimulation anymore.Kong Ji thought to herself, she must be taken out of this sinful zone... As a result, another murderer was in front of him, and it was Li Yu, a Dian Keqing of the new court sect.It turned out that Li Yu had made outstanding achievements in the Xianyang project, and was highly valued by the first emperor. He was promoted to Dian Keqing and sent to the Great Wall construction site, asking him to speed up the progress of the project.At this time, a group of peasant husbands, about a thousand, escaped, but Li Yu sent people to capture them all, and they are currently being executed on the spot.Li Yu was going to start a killing spree today, and he even gave all the peasants working in the vicinity a one-hour vacation, asking them to watch the killing.Meng Jiangnv seems to have no hope for this world. The water is thin and the mountains are cold, lonely and desolate, and she falls into deep sorrow.

In the evening, the guard of the Great Wall arranged food for them. Only Kong Ji ate a few mouthfuls. Meng Jiangnv had no appetite at all.The whole morning, Meng Jiangnv was alone in a daze, and Kong Ji was so anxious that she didn't know what to do, so she had to let a soldier ride a fast horse to report to help Mr. Su and General Meng Tian. At noon, I suddenly heard that another murder was going to happen.Meng Jiangnu cheered up all of a sudden, and asked, "Why do you want to kill again?" The talkative soldier said, "Isn't it because they stole the dead bodies that were beheaded yesterday and filled the Great Wall..." "Oh my God!" Meng Jiangnu couldn't hold back her anger when she heard this: "You guys are really crazy..." She came to the scene alone and shouted: "Stop! Stop..." She rushed forward and hugged one of them tightly. The executioner waved his arms and ordered: "I tell you to stop..." The man looked at Meng Jiangnu, but didn't know what to do.Kong Ji was about to step forward and pull Meng Jiangnv away, when that Li Yu rushed over and shouted loudly: "Pull out this deceptive witch and behead me." His subordinates looked at each other in horror, fearing that they heard it wrong, but they dared not make a move.Kong Ji was even more anxious, and she argued with Li Yu: "You have eaten the guts of a leopard, do you know who she is?" "Whoever dares to stop the imperial project is against the emperor. Shouldn't those who are against the emperor be killed? Who are you to dare to talk to me like this? Come on, arrest me and kill me!" Now, Li Yu's subordinates didn't dare to neglect any more, and rushed over to arrest Meng Jiangnu and Kong Ji together.Just when Li Yu ordered to kill Meng Jiangnv and Kong Ji, son Fusu and General Meng Tian arrived in time, and son Fusu shouted: "Li Yuxiu is crazy, let go of these two people." How could Li Yu be willing? Listen, give Fusu a light salute politely: "My lord, please move away, I'm executing the execution, let me behead this demon girl first." "My son ordered you to put down the knife immediately, did you hear me?" "I only have the emperor in my heart, only Daqin, I'm sorry, I don't accept other orders. Execution!" "Then I'll kill you first!" Fusu raised the knife in his hand and dropped it, blood splashed a foot away from Li Yu's neck, leaned to one side, and finally fell down... Kill everyone and let them go back to the construction site!" It's not that just because Fusu killed the cruel official Li Yu, Meng Jiangnu's face can't be made happy. On the contrary, her eyes were much duller, her hair turned gray all night, and her face was full of despair.She doesn't want anyone to accompany her, only Kong Ji can still follow behind her, just like a puppet. "Men are easy to kill, is it to maintain their self-esteem?" Kong Ji is a well-educated person after all, and said frankly: "Under high pressure, there will be a rebound. If you win the world and tyranny, isn't it self-defeating? When the time comes, what ninety-five My lord, it’s all nonsense!” Meng Jiangnv said quietly: “I don’t have as much knowledge as you, and I don’t know how to say these hearty words. I only know how to get my Mengjiang people out of this inhuman situation. Go, accompany me to the wilderness. Cemetery, I want to pay homage to the lonely soul of Meng Jiang who lives under the Great Wall of Northern Xinjiang." After a day's rest, Meng Jiangnv refreshed a lot, and brought the men Meng Jiang who survived to the deserted cemetery at the foot of the Great Wall.Because most of the dead husbands and servants were dragged here to be buried. There are everywhere in the world. Tombs that can't be seen at a glance, filled with endless grievances in the desert and thousands of mountains, have become a sad ghost on earth at the foot of the Great Wall.I have never seen such a huge barren mound... Time is frozen at this moment, a pure and icy heart, a dead ghost; cruelty is still going on, life is about to end, and grief is deepening; a soul tries to cherish life and be kind to life, Amidst mournful wailing—ah...the sound of weeping pierced the sky, like a thunderclap under the sky of the plateau.The mountains are moving, the water is moving, the energy of the entire earth is disintegrating, and the feet are shaking and trembling.But Meng Jiangnv was so sad and desolate that she passed out in the wilderness... What is changing in the natural world has not stopped at all. The violent tremors of the earth caused this majestic section of the Great Wall to collapse... Kong Ji and all the surviving men of Meng Jiang who came to pay the memorial service were stunned by the tremor of the earth, thinking that this It will be the end of the world.After hearing the news, Fusu and Mengtian who rushed over were knocked off their horses by their restless mounts, and witnessed the Great Wall of Yinshan collapsed and damaged in an instant... At this moment, a strong wind blew up in the desert, flying sand and rocks, and the sky was dark and dark.In the midst of the crisis, Meng Tian never forgot to order his subordinates to protect the son, and arranged for the soldiers to carry Meng Jiangnu into the carriage and leave the cemetery as soon as possible...but people's reactions seemed to be slower. The sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and suddenly heavy snow was stirred by the strong wind and fell to the ground.In an instant, the desolate northern Xinjiang was covered with snow, covering up all the evils of the world.In an instant, the whole northern Xinjiang was covered with silver, a piece of pure white, and the mist swayed to the extremely far sky. It snowed heavily for a whole day and night, and it was spotless and holy in the morning light of Mobei.The earthquake in northern Xinjiang caused heavy loss of personnel and property, and even the Xianyang Palace in the capital city felt the aftermath of the earthquake... Is this God's anger, or mourning for the dead?There was a poem lamenting: It has been more than a thousand years since wronged souls have been tortured, and there are endless songs and songs. The Great Wall Mountain rises from the Yin Mountain, and one general becomes a thousand bones. Huma has never been extinct, who will share the eternal foundation? When Meng Jiang yelled back then, he still doubts it was the wrath of heaven! There is no period for corvee, and there is a period for coolness. It turns out that the short-lived Qin father and son! Meng Jiangnv's express report of "crying down the Great Wall" was played in Xianyang Palace, causing an uproar in the government and the public. All the officials couldn't believe it. How could a weak woman be so capable?In the court hall, the first emperor looked around at all the officials, but he behaved inscrutablely. He slowly put down the Qin newspaper in northern Xinjiang, and felt that this express was a bit famous. "Your Majesty, can Rong Chen dare to tell the truth?" Yao Jia thought that the opportunity to fight back against Meng Tian had come.The First Emperor stared at him in surprise: "If it's the truth, tell it." "The minister is afraid that Meng Jiangnu will be your Majesty's guest, and she may be disrespectful." "The one who speaks is not guilty." The First Emperor graciously agreed, and Yao Jia said boldly: "Your Majesty, I think this girl is purely a demon, just like Daxie is alive. After she came to my god capital in Xuetian, she disturbed me and satirized her." Current affairs, try to figure out the holy will. Now that we are destroying our Great Wall, to hinder the country's major affairs, we should immediately rectify it, so as to promote the power of our empire." "Your Majesty, I have the courage to tell you something. At present, Meng Jiangnu is well-known to everyone, and there are many songs praising Meng Jiangnu's virtues. Naturally, it has the effect of enlightenment and wins the hearts of the people. The people only know that there is Meng Jiangnu and forget the kindness of the court. Disasters will arise from this monster!" This is Yao Jia's supporter. ... The hall fell silent for a moment.After a long while, Shi Huang turned his gaze to Li Si who had been silent all this time. Shi Huang was angry and suspected that Li Si was acting as a ghost in secret. He was about to ask Li Si, but Meng Yi came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, I saw the earthquake in the capital the day before yesterday. I'm afraid it was the time when the so-called Meng Jiangnu "cryed down the Great Wall". Chen Bucai also grasped some principles of astronomy and geography. It is not surprising that the trembling and shaking of the earth are natural phenomena of geography. This natural phenomenon has already been recorded. I believe that this Northern Xinjiang Express report may be biased and cannot be used as evidence. I hope that His Majesty will investigate it carefully before questioning Beijiang." Shihuang pondered for a moment, and said: "Yes! It makes sense." Another Li Jian stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I suspect that someone is causing trouble. Don't you think that the young master and General Meng Tian are both familiar with official documents and government affairs, so how can they fabricate a natural geographical phenomenon into Meng Jiangnu's 'crying down the Great Wall'? Don't they be afraid? Cause folk rumors to boil and spread rumors?" The problem is even more serious.Zhao Gaowen, who was next to him, was terrified when he heard this, and before he regained consciousness, he heard Shihuang calling himself: "Zhao Gao, do you agree with this statement?" "The minister is high, and the minister does not agree with this statement..." Zhao Gao was about to use this to attack Meng Tian and Fusu, but the first emperor shot his eyes at Yao Jia and asked, "Yao Jia, I ask you, what is the meaning of the northern border?" How are the preparations for the food, fodder and military supplies going?" "Reporting to Your Majesty, I know that the northern border project is a great cause that will benefit generations to come, and I have never neglected it for a moment. There is sufficient food and supplies, and military supplies are abundant. Before my son arrived in northern border, I have been praised by General Meng." Yao Jia was proud. , is also conclusive. "Your Majesty, Yao Jia's words cannot be trusted." It was the young courtier Li Jian just now.The first emperor did not expect that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would pretend to be deaf and dumb to such an extent. Fortunately, there was Li Jian, who was outspoken, so he said, "Oh, let me tell you." .Li Jian questioned Yao Jia and said: "Master Yao, you said that you have enough food and fodder for northern Xinjiang, and the military supplies are in abundance, but how did I find out that there are still orders for northern Xinjiang to allocate food and fodder independently in the left and right of the mountains and in the Central Plains? Did they do something superfluous, or did they steal food and fodder?" Yao Jia exclaimed in amazement, "How did you..." Li Jian calmly said: "Master Yao, as far as I know, it is always difficult to prepare all the military supplies and fodder in northern Xinjiang. Later, it was found out , it was the supply and demand officials who obstructed the military affairs in northern Xinjiang. As a last resort, the generals and staff in northern Xinjiang had to send their own staff to go alone and prepare food and fodder in the nearby Hedong and Longxi counties, which was barely supported." Hearing this, Yao Jia hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what is Meng Tian's intention in starting a quarrel without permission to collect food and fodder? Could it be that he is raising border soldiers privately and plotting something wrong..." "Retire!" Before Yao Jia could finish speaking, Emperor Shi Huang sternly reprimanded: "Northern Xinjiang's army has nearly a million soldiers, and this year is another year of disaster for the whole country. Where did you get food and fodder to supply Northern Xinjiang? As we know, in the past few years, there has never been a surplus of food, fodder and military supplies in Northern Xinjiang, so where do you get your credit? It's clearly a trick to deceive me." Yao Jia lowered his head and replied, "...I dare not." "You dare, how courageous you are. Meng Tian's army has been promised by me to prepare food and supplies by itself. Naturally, you don't know, and I don't want you to know. But since I ascended the throne, how many troops have I sent out? How much food and fodder to prepare, I have an account in my heart, you, an official in charge of food and fodder, may not be clear to me. How much military supplies and fodder are needed in northern Xinjiang, don’t you know if you think about it? Idiot.” Today's court meeting seems to be longer than any other day.Emperor Yingzheng glanced at the bulletin before the case, and at the handwritten letter written by Fusu in front of him about the situation in northern Xinjiang, feeling uneasy.It turned out that Fusu not only had to inspect the conduct of officials at all levels at the Great Wall construction site in the past few days, but more importantly, he had to pay attention to the living problems of hundreds of thousands of slaves.Daqin had a policy of sending out corvees back then, and each corvette provided their own food, and that could only be adapted to the west Qin land in the past when the northwest corner was opened.Now, the world is unified, the country is endless, and the distance between the east and the west is more than ten thousand miles. It is difficult to find the same customs in the north and the south.Now, the Great Wall project in northern Xinjiang is a huge project, and there are tens of thousands of laborers who have been working for several years and have not been able to return home. Naturally, food must be supplied through special channels to ensure it is correct.But the actual situation is that there was a severe drought last year on the left and right sides of the mountains, floods in various places in the Central Plains, agriculture in the south is not yet developed, and the food demand depends on the corner of Guanzhong. How can the country's food not be tight!Although the straight road is flat and smooth, and the time spent going back and forth is shortened, there is no food to transport.According to the theory of cruel officials, since the old, weak, sick and disabled have lost their ability to work, they should be killed, otherwise they will waste their rations in vain, and the saved food can be allocated to those young and strong, so as to find justice for their evil deeds. rhetoric.Fusu cannot turn a blind eye to it, destroying the laws of nature and losing humanity cannot be taken.If there is no food, we can find a way. The old, weak, sick and disabled can be sent back to their hometowns.He made a promise to his father, the emperor, and asked for proper disposal of the Great Wall project.Explain some restrictive factors that exist objectively, especially the extremely serious labor loss: Shihuang's thoughts instantly returned to the court.When he saw that the hundreds of officials in the court focused their attention on the young man Li Jian who had spoken out just now, Shi Huang couldn't help but be overjoyed. Shi Huang glanced at the court, and said loudly: "I don't understand why you are so prejudiced against Meng Tian? It was obviously a normal earthquake, but you insisted on saying it was the evil spirit of Meng Jiangnu. I will not pursue your intentions today. Yes, but it has been a long time since Yao Jiayi missed the military supplies, and he withdrew from the meeting office of the Ministry of Power to prepare for the preparation of military supplies, food and fodder! Li Jian has full power to organize the preparation of military supplies. The imperial court still cannot fully understand the affairs of northern Xinjiang. Li Jian, you have to always Report it to Zhen. Listen, Yousi, and give Li Jian the right to act independently." Li Jian knelt down and yelled, and the loud voice shook Wa Ling: "Thank you, the emperor, for your high regard. I will definitely handle the food delivery well." The first emperor stared at Li Jian appreciatively, and ordered him to retreat.Immediately, the eunuch on duty sang loudly: "Retire from the court! The emperor has a decree, Li Jian and Meng Yi stay." "Long live Long live Long live!"