Chapter 53 In the second quarter, Hua Zhou has a long-term strategy and the army shakes Shandong

Eight years later, the adherents of the Zhou family went crazy again. At that time, there were still seven cities left in Xiaodong Zhou, which were fiefdoms of the remnants of the Zhou family, which were called seven counties in history. The place names at that time were: Henan, Luoyang (Luoyang County outside the royal city), Gucheng, Pingyin, Yanshi, and Gong , Gou's.It was unprecedented in the Warring States period that the survivors of the Zhou family who had already destroyed their country could retain such a fief equivalent to a middle-level vassal state.At least, the territory of the two old princes who hadn't perished at this time—Lu State and Wei State was not as big as that of Little Eastern Zhou.Despite this, the adherents of the Zhou family were still very dissatisfied with Qin.The reason for this is that the sufficiently large fiefdom of the adherents of the Zhou family is not an autonomous prince.That is to say, Zhou people can only cultivate and survive on this land, and pay taxes to their own Eastern Zhou Lord. In addition, they must abide by the laws and regulations of Qin State.

Qin's choice came from harsh lessons learned from the past. Since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties had a "state", the victorious state's governance of the remnants of the previous dynasty has generally gone through two processes: first, the remnants of the previous dynasty were granted the title of autonomous vassals, and later, the fiefdom was retained and the ruling power was abolished.The evolution of this process is the inevitable result of bloody restoration and restoration.During the three generations, when the Shang eradicated Xia and Zhou eradicated Shang, they all honored the ancestors of the previous dynasties in the early days and allowed them to establish a country and self-government in the birthplace of their ancestors, that is, to allow them to exist as a vassal with the right to govern.At that time, autonomous princes meant almost complete military and political power.As long as they don't rebel and pay tribute to the emperor, the central royal family will not interfere with the autonomous princes.The intention of the new victorious country is obviously to make the common people of the world believe in the benevolence and morality of this dynasty by retaining and respecting the royal family of the previous dynasty, so as to submit to the new dynasty sincerely.

However, the facts are always contrary to the expectations of the new victors.Once the survivors of the previous dynasty existed as the ruling princes, they would do everything possible to try to restore the old system, and in the end they often led to the bane of overthrowing the new regime.The first to taste the bitter fruit was precisely the new dynasty of the Zhou family, which strongly advocated the moralization of the king.Zhou people claimed to rule the world by virtue. After the destruction of Shang, they not only allowed the descendants of the Yin and Shang clans to be autonomous vassals in their hometowns, but also enshrined the descendants of Shennong, Huangdi, Yao, Shun, Yu and other "sage kings" as autonomous vassals. .However, only two or three years have passed.As soon as King Wu of Zhou died of illness, Wu Geng, the leader of the Yin and Shang survivors, immediately instigated a large-scale rebellion. Not only did he unite almost all the princes of the survivors of the "Holy King" and the Eastern Yi tribes to rebel against Zhou, but he also unbelievably agitated the Zhou royal family. The rebel forces fought against the Zhou Dynasty together, and their momentum was so great that they almost drowned the new dynasty!Relying on the full planning and planning of the ambitious and far-sighted Duke Zhou, the Zhou Dynasty finally quelled the great rebellion based on the princes of the Yin and Shang survivors.

This was an extremely tragic civil war in the dynasty, and it was also an extremely painful lesson in governing the country. It makes the whole world understand the truth: the ancient royal family with hundreds of years of long tradition, its desire to restore the old system of the ancestors is forever indelible; , the old royal family with ruling power will be able to launch a restoration war at any time!The Zhou royal family, which claims to rule by virtue, finally woke up and re-established a new system of princes: the princes and lords who use the Zhou royal family as the residence of the survivors, and govern the survivors of the Yin and Shang with the rituals and laws of the Zhou family. Uncle is the lord of the vassal state, but actually "received the remaining people of Yin" in Weiguo; although the sacrificial place of the descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty retained the name of "vassal vassal", the survivors of the previous dynasty migrated to the previous vassal as much as possible, so there was a new choice The State of Song founded by Wei Zi, a descendant of the Shang royal family.In other words, the survivors of the Yin Shang and the descendants of the royal family of the Yin Shang were separated from each other and divided into two princes!

From then on until the Warring States period, another tradition has been formed: when a big country dies, its survivors can only live as vassals without ruling power; Nominally speaking, the Zhou royal family was still the state of the sons of heaven in the Warring States period, and it was the largest pre-dynasty.No matter which country is destroyed by Zhou Dynasty, some form of fiefdom should be preserved after the destruction. Xu survivors live together and build ancestral temples to worship their ancestors to show the consolation of the victors.Not to mention that the Qin people and the Zhou people had a long history of coming from the same land in the West. They would not fail to understand this, and they would not fail to take care of the adherents of the Zhou family.However, King Qin Zhao, a generation of heroes, will not ignore the past and leave endless troubles after all.At the beginning of the destruction of the Zhou Dynasty, King Qin Zhao set the eight-character strategy of "retaining his fief, and Qin ruled the Zhou by law", and included the fiefdoms of the Zhou family's survivors into the counties and counties of the State of Qin, making the fiefdoms only the actual settlements of the Zhou family's survivors.

The madness of the survivors of the Zhou family originated from countless unbearable humiliations in the past eight years. The first embarrassing thing is the "Qin and Zhou people" identity mark on the chest. It is not surprising that the new dynasty is a materialist.However, the "reporting people" in Zhou people's minds is just that the patriarchs of various ethnic groups report the number of people to the government, and the government statistics are registered, and it has nothing to do with ordinary people.Unexpectedly, this Qin law is quite different. The black-clothed officials of the material people will go to the door and enter the house in person, and the whole family, regardless of men, women, old or young, will be registered in the official book by him.It's just that, but the most unbearable thing for Zhou people is that all adults over the age of 16 must personally go to the county magistrate's office to make a "photograph" within a certain period of time!The so-called photo body is a polished bamboo or wooden board. The official seal and emblem have been branded on the upper end, and the three characters of "Qin and Zhou people" have been engraved. number, such as "Pingyin Jiashen number" and so on; then, the black-clothed official confirmed on the spot that the person who came was in line with the official book registered at the door, and then carved each person's name and painted each person's head on the bamboo board, or Just write your physical features like "grow fat black" and you're all set.The black-clothed official declared: Whenever you go out, you must hang the "photo body" on your chest so that the pass inn can check; if there is no "photo body", you can't stay in the inn, and you can't let go through the pass.

The people of Zhou held this square of bamboo and wood boards, and everyone vomited like eating flies.In the long-standing tradition of the Zhou people, only slaves and livestock were traded in the official market, so a square of bamboo was hung on the bright spot of the thing, and the weight of male and female teeth was marked in large characters to facilitate transactions.Now that there is such a bamboo plaque on his chest, isn't it different from slaves and livestock!What is an identity mark?Jade pendants, sword frames, family emblems, car emblems and harnesses, clothing embroidery patterns, etc., are the signs of status!Such Lao Shizi swaying his chest openly in public, it is clear that Qin State humiliated Zhou people!Facing the meticulousness of the officials of the state of Qin and the chilling killing of the soldiers of the Qin army, the old Zhou people smashed their teeth and swallowed them, and finally held back.

The second embarrassing thing is that people, regardless of their status, are subject to corvee service. When Zhou people entered Qin Dynasty, their original identities of high and low status were gone. Except for the Lord of Eastern Zhou and a group of old lonely officials who kept their titles, the rest of the "nationals" all became "Qin and Zhou people".Unless they get the title of the Qin State again through meritorious service, all "Qin and Zhou people" are just ordinary people of the Qin State without any privileges.The Warring States period was troubled, and the country was busy and the people were busy.In addition to the due farming and labor, the common people's regular duties are two kinds of corvee: one is to open ditches, dredge rivers, repair castles and fortresses and other national projects, and the other is to serve as porters or various craftsmen for the army.Generally speaking, before Qin unified the six countries, corvee labor in all countries was mostly in the latter.During the Changping War between Qin and Zhao, King Zhaoxiang of Qin went to Hanoi to conscript all men over the age of 15 into the army. Most of them were in the millions. This was the largest war corvee enlistment.The state of Qin rewarded farming and warfare, and the word "war" included battlefield corvee.That is to say, civilian service in the battlefield corvee is rewarded with the same reward as military service!The Qin State fought many battles, and the local old Qin people could not be exempted from the military. How could the "Qin and Zhou people" who were approaching the battlefield just as the Central Plains was rushing to the battlefield be exempted from corvee?

However, in the tradition of the Zhou people, Chinese people did not have corvee.Of course, the fact that Chinese people do not have corvee does not mean that the Zhou Dynasty did not have construction wars.The difference is that the corvee of the Zhou people is performed by "retainers" (slaves), while the Chinese only serve as honorable warriors such as chariot warriors, knights with swords, and heavy armored infantry, while slaves are not qualified to serve as such warriors .But this is the case, but there are corvee collections, which are borne by the slaves sent by each tribe and family to their own manors according to the number designated by the government. Whether it is engineering labor or military labor, they are all counted as the master's entitlement.Later, the slaves of the Zhou people gradually fled and there were very few left. The Zhou family almost had no battles to fight and no projects to start. The very small amount of corvee for repairing castles and palaces was still supported by a few state government slaves and slaves from big families. However, Chinese people still haven't personally tasted the taste of corvee labor.

Now that the world has changed, all the people, no matter how high or low, are required to serve corvee, which is nothing more than a shock to the people of Zhou! It is clearly the master, but he has to work panting with the slaves, accept the scolding and pickiness of the black-clothed officials together, and be rewarded and punished by the superiors and inferiors together, what shame is there!The first corvée confiscated by the county guards of the Qin State was to repair the dilapidated city walls of Luoyang. The county guards issued an order: two adult males per household, with a deadline of three months, and 3,000 men in one rotation for repairs.When the people of Qin and Zhou heard the news, they immediately exploded. Five or six hundred clan elders with titles rushed from six small cities to Outer Luoyang and surrounded the palace of the Eastern Zhou monarch. For Qin and Zhou people!The depressed emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty panicked, knowing that dissuading the people of the country would be spurned, so he had to report the truth to the governor of Qin State, and urged the governor to sympathize with the people's feelings with a kingly heart.Unexpectedly, the sheriff of the state of Qin sneered without even thinking about it: "How can you be considerate of breaking the law?" Immediately, the county judge and law enforcement officials were called to the chariot and horse farm in front of the Eastern Zhou emperor's palace.

Facing the menacing crowd, the sheriff did not panic. He ordered the county judge to read out the decree on corvee, and then the sheriff himself declared that if the people present had any questions about the decree, the judge could answer them one by one.However, the old Zhou people didn't listen to the judge and the sheriff's explanation at all, and only shouted: "Abolish the tyranny! Restore my kingly way!" The sheriff suddenly changed his face, and immediately summoned a thousand cavalry to arrest all the more than five hundred people who asked for orders !The next day, the people of the country were still in shock, and the law enforcement officer Feiqi Qicheng handed down a punishment order: the elders of the clan violated the law, and they will first serve two periods of corvee for six months!If you do not plead guilty, you will be punished with hard labor for life!If the rest of the people refuse to serve the corvee again, there will be no pardon for the death penalty! The adherents of Old Zhou couldn't help being astonished!The more than five hundred elders are all nobles and nobles, all of them have famous family ancestors, and they are almost all the nobles of the current Zhou family; A major event like a catastrophe is powerful enough to change any established king's fate!I don't want to be a member of the Qin and Zhou dynasties, but the pleadings of the elders of the country are so frivolous and worthless. Instead of changing the corvee law that humiliates the people of the country, on the contrary, the most dignified elders are the first to do corvée.When the people of Zhou were conspiring to revolt against Qin, the Lord of Eastern Zhou took two "ministers" to travel around the seven cities day and night, trying to persuade the people who were filled with righteous indignation... The people of Qin and Zhou held back once again. After the corvee incident, unbearable laws followed one after another. The most inexplicable grief and indignation of Zhou people is that "no one is high or low, the same law and the same crime". The corvée service of more than five hundred clan elders was already unbearable for the Zhou people, but an even more embarrassing thing happened when they didn't want to follow suit: Ji Heng, the eldest son of the Eastern Zhou Lord who was secretly called "Prince" by the survivors of the Zhou Dynasty, On a spring day outing in the countryside of Luoyang, he met a young girl by the bonfire in the forest; the prince woke up the next morning, only to find that the girl had committed suicide by caesarean section in the spring grass; Yupei was about to leave to call the retainers to come and bury it; at this moment, a law enforcement officer from the Qin State bumped into him unexpectedly, went around the girl's body to investigate, and arrested the prince without any explanation. When the news spread, the people of Zhou went into an uproar! In the traditional world of the Zhou people, it is reasonable and reasonable for men and women to have sex during spring outings, no matter their status is high or low. "My fair lady, a gentleman likes a good girl", that's what it means!What does the prince have to do with the death of a woman?Take ten thousand steps back, even if the prince uses force and the woman dies, so what?Ordinary nobles who break the law are not punished, let alone the crown prince! "Punishment should not be punished by high officials, and common people should not be treated with courtesy", this is what is said!Isn't it strange that the Qin people arrested the prince because of a commoner's daughter?In a fit of indignation, the people of Zhou presented within three days a book of ten thousand people with their fingers cut and blood dripping. On a piece of linen measuring three feet and six feet there were only eight large characters in purple and black——Please order to change the law, the king has no punishment!The rest of the cloth is the name of the "Crown" densely mottled with blood.In other words, all the crowned men among the survivors of the Zhou people cut their fingers and wrote their names in blood, which is clearly a petition for the whole country.The county guard of Qin State was also quick, and sent Wanminshu to Xianyang overnight. Two days later, King Qin Zhao issued a special edict: "The king's way is gone, and the law of the country is in place. The Qin law does not pardon the royal family, and it is even worse for the survivors of the Qin Dynasty!" Correction and impeachment." As soon as this edict came out, the county guard ignored any pleas from any Zhou people, including the Eastern Zhou Lord, and hung up the "Decision of Sentence" at the city gate on the third day: Under the sentencing letter, the Zhou people cried out incessantly.On the day of the execution, people from Qicheng Zhou came out of the empty alleys, and the red crowd surrounded the execution ground, but everyone was silent.This is the first time in Zhou people's life that they have witnessed a prince who is of the same blood as the emperor, who can not be frightened and ashamed!Zhou people really wanted to rebel against Qin angrily, but when faced with the unequivocal sentence, they always felt that they lacked confidence, so they finally gritted their teeth and held back.However, the misfortune of the Zhou people did not end there. Almost everything about food, clothing, housing, and transportation had endless entanglements with Qin Fa, who "everything has a formula"— The boundaries of the village community measure the land, and the steps of those who measure the land inevitably vary in size, and people don't care about such expansion and contraction.However, Qin Fa has a decree of "those who step over six feet will be punished", and none of the elders of the Zhijiao clan dare to step forward! Every morning in the official market transactions, Zhou people are unaware of the slight discrepancy.However, Qin Fa clearly stipulated the weights and measures specifications. There are legal rulers and bucket scales for calibrating weights and measures in the official market. The strategist is punished.The people of Zhou, who were not good at trading, were frightened and frightened, so they simply refused to enter the official market, and privately started a "black market" business among neighbors; Don't ask, but if it is land, livestock, vehicles, weapons and other utensils that are privately traded, it is a big violation of the law! The cleanliness of the most common roads and markets, Qin law also has strict regulations.It is strictly forbidden to dump ashes on the side of the road, and it is strictly forbidden to pollute the market; anyone who dumps ashes on the side of the road, shits in the cattle and horses, or pours dirty water from the shop to pollute the market will be tattooed - tattooed on the face!It would be fine if the servants who dumped ashes, drove carts, and cleaned shops were directly punished with tattoos. After all, the servants of the Zhou people were slaves, but Qin Fa was a servant who threw ashes, and the master was punished. In five or six years, there were more than one hundred "Chinese people "'s sideburns were branded and tattooed. "Sin" is even more creepy!For those who suffer from ailments, physicians call it a scabies neck, common people call it a rotten neck, and later generations call it tuberculosis between the necks.These diseases often occur due to physical deficiency and stagnation of qi, and often three to five clusters are born between the neck, spreading erosion and ulceration in the chest and armpit over time, one after another, not only makes the patient "evil to death", but also may infect others, There was no cure at all.Since ancient times, "disease" has been regarded as a plague. Once it breaks out in a certain place, it is often a catastrophe for the population.Zhou people advocated the kingly way, and they regarded all kinds of plagues and diseases as the destiny and let them go.This Qin people is hard-hearted and hard-handed, and the law is even tougher. The law clearly stipulates that "the afflicted will be killed", and the plague is the same!There are two methods of certain killing: those who suffer from diseases near the water are drowned, and then the bodies are fished out and buried;That year, there were exactly five or six people in Luoyang who were ill.The Lord of Eastern Zhou and the officials of the Seven Cities were not aware of it at all, and the Zhou people naturally would not report it.He didn't want to be discovered by the black-clothed officials of the Qin State who regularly feed the people, and immediately asked for orders to send three hundred soldiers, and actually buried several Youjue people alive in broad daylight outside the Luoyang King City... After a long period of time, when a belated decree was implemented, the Zhou people finally broke out. This decree is the unimaginable Shiwulian sitting method that Zhou people could not imagine. The method of sitting together was pioneered by Shang Yang's reform.During the hundred years of Qin Guoxing, Qin people have become accustomed to the initial opposition.As the years passed, the people of the Qin Dynasty, who were sitting together, developed a new folk custom of encouraging neighbors, mutual encouragement, and law-abiding. The number of lawbreakers and crimes decreased greatly, and the number of people who were like-minded was greatly increased.In the middle of the Warring States period, Qin State already had five "square thousand miles" of vast land, accounting for one-third of the entire China!There are already more than 20 million people, accounting for almost half of the entire ancient China!However, there is only one Yunyang State Prison in the whole country, which shows how low the crime rate is!In the later expansion, every new county and county built in the state of Qin must implement the method of joining together.The fundamental reason is that this method is effective in the old Qin.Even so, the state of Qin was a little more lenient towards the adherents of the Zhou family. In the end of King Qin Zhaoxiang's reign, he never implemented the law of joint sitting in Sanchuan County.Until King Yingzhu of Qin Xiaowen ascended the throne, the governor of Sanchuan wrote a letter saying that eight years later, the law of joint sitting should be implemented among the people of Qin and Zhou, otherwise wars would happen, and the survivors of the Zhou family might not be able to abide by the law.Ying Zhu felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he issued an edict to allow it. However, for the adherents of the old Zhou, this ignorance is simply a rebellion against heaven and humiliation! Since Hou Ji became a clan, the Zhou people have established themselves on farming, slash-and-burn farming, devoted themselves to farming, and relocated the land to be honest and honest.Regardless of governing the family and the country, the Zhou people always based on the king's moral rule.A "Zhou Ben Ji", between the lines, is permeated with the folk customs of generations of Zhou people who respect the old, love the young and respect the sages.In the tradition of the Zhou people, it cannot be said that there is no mandatory law at all, but it can indeed be said that the basic norms of the order of the Zhou people are traditional customs and various etiquette.Etiquette is gradually enriched and eventually becomes a ritual system.In fact, the etiquette system can be said to be a kind of soft law with a universal restrictive effect.That is to say, in the world of the Zhou people, all the rigid laws of the Xia and Shang dynasties have been transformed into countless etiquette and virtues filled with human feelings. It operates in a dignified and tender etiquette.This tradition of governing the people had a significant and far-reaching impact on later generations.Taoism, Confucianism, and Mohism in the Spring and Autumn Period all admired this kingly rule achieved without relying on naked laws, and all described this ancient rule of virtue as the most ideal "Datong" world.Among them, Confucius most admired the rule of virtue and etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty, and said with admiration: "It's very literary! I follow Zhou!" With the growth of Zhou people's power, from tribes to princes, and from princes to kings, the etiquette system of Zhou people's governance of the world is also gradually changing: the elements of rule of virtue and rule of law are gradually decreasing, and the elements of rule of law are gradually increasing; The ways of resorting to force and government coercion are gradually decreasing, and the ways of resorting to force and government coercion are increasing.From the perspective of the new groups of scholars, landlords, etc. that are constantly growing, this is due to the struggle between the world, and it is inevitable!But in the eyes of the people of Zhou, this is the rites and music, the bad heart, and the desire to go back to the quiet and remote castle manor every day. Dedicate one's life to one's master, preach faith and cultivate peace, do not commit thieves, and do everything with virtue, this is the kingly way of all ages!Although this kind of beautiful sun and moon no longer existed in the Zhou people's own kingdom, and the only tens of thousands of Zhou people's descendants had already fought fiercely, the Zhou people's ethnic groups, neighbors and family members got along with each other. But it still respects the etiquette system, and it is warm and orderly. Once entering the Qin Dynasty, the situation changed drastically! This Qin law does not require people to respect each other, but instead requires people to report and accuse each other, the people of Zhou are really dumbfounded!Hiding for adults, hiding for sages, hiding for sages, in short, concealing faults and culpable responsibilities for all people whose status is higher than their own, this is the virtue that Zhou people believe in and practice.However, the Qin law requires the villain to openly report the adults, and the humble to openly report the noble, is there still etiquette in the world!What's more, if the report is meritorious, the villain will be awarded a title, and the adult will be imprisoned. What else is there in the world!The general situation of the world has been reduced, the high bank is the valley and the deep valley is the mausoleum, the king's way is weak and the princes sit on the big, so that the changes of the universe are dizzying.But now, in the living room of his couch, among the neighbors and clansmen, they are tearing open their skins and biting each other without acknowledgment. People suddenly have to hold their breath. Facing the knife stabbed in his heart, Zhou Ren finally clamored! The county people, Li lords and a group of clan elders from Qicheng gathered in the palace of the Eastern Zhou lord, weeping and expressing their passion, saying that if the Eastern Zhou lord did not come forward to save Zhou, the Zhou people would flee to the south of the Lingnan of Chu!The Lord of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was originally a man of six gods and wanted to obey the Qin State and guard the ancestral temple, but the Qin people always embarrassed themselves, so much so that they even killed their eldest son; they wanted to oppose Qin to stand on their own, but worried that the people of the country would be scattered; now seeing that the officials and the people are united in opposing Qin, the spirit is broken It was a sudden shock, no more empty words to appease, just plotting day and night.The monarch and his subjects hit it off immediately, and the anti-Qin plan was secretly determined amidst the excitement. Within ten days, the nine special envoys of Eastern Zhou Jun went on the road one after another. In addition to being sent to the six major kingdoms, the other three envoys connected the remaining powerful princes Wei, Lu, and the rest of Zhongshan.The secret envoys set off concurrently, and the Zhou people immediately became busy and tense. They organized the king's division secretly, repaired the chariot, conscripted weapons, and rectified the armor. It was a moment of joy. After one month, all parties reported back one after another: Han and Wei countries supported the Wang Division against Qin, not only sending troops at the same time, but also willing to provide the Wang Division with food, grass and weapons of 30,000 elite soldiers; Qin Shi immediately sent troops to attack Qin's rear; Lu and Wei each paid 600 gold and 3,000 hu to the king's army, and delivered them to the barracks when they sent troops; !In other words, as long as the master of the king raises his troops, the world will become a fierce anti-Qin trend! "If you get the right way, you will get more help, but if you lose the right way, you will get little help, that's the truth!" Lord Dong Zhou was full of emotion. It's fate again, and the extremely secretive joint plan, the soldiers and horses have not moved but the Qin State has been alarmed.Just when Liqiu raised his troops, the governor of Sanchuan County of Qin State came to solemnly read the imperial edict: The king of Qin specially appointed Lu Buwei as the special envoy, and Sima Geng as the deputy envoy. , making Sanchuan County truly the indestructible east gate of Qin State.The emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty panicked, and immediately summoned a group of high-ranking veterans who used to "cooperate with Yin and Yang" in front of the Temple of Heaven to discuss countermeasures. Unexpectedly, the Taimiao fortune-teller made a Kan hexagram! But all Zhou people are generally familiar with the gossip, and know that the Kan hexagram is a dangerous hexagram, and it is a sign that what they are doing should not be lightly moved.The interpretation of the Kan hexagram in Zhou Wenwang's "Zu Ci" is: "Learn the Kan, and there are many dangers." That is to say, the overall sign of the Kan hexagram is that there are many dangers and difficulties.The Yin Yao at the position of "Six Three" is the most dangerous. The interpretation of "Yao Ci" written by Zhou Gong said: "Six Three: Come to the hurdle, dangerous and pillow, enter the hurdle, don't use it." Spring and Autumn Confucius wrote "Xiang "Biography" explained "June 3rd" more directly: "There are ups and downs, and there will be no success in the end."The sad one is the deep pit.It means that the advance and retreat of the predicted things are dangerous, and they will not succeed in the end.Listening to the divination master's dismantling, Mr. Dong Zhou couldn't help being shocked and silent. "Don't worry about me, I can follow the story of the Taigong destroying armor!" The old grand master with white hair flew up generously and generously said, "King Wu defeated Zhou and used the tortoise shell for divination. The hexagram was inauspicious, and King Wu murmured. Call out, "Hanging the people and punishing crimes is in line with the way of heaven. What should be done is what should be done. Why do we need to use decayed bones to determine what to do?" In defeating Zhou, there was Meng Jin, meeting the princes, and going straight to the court song! If you listen to the hexagrams, how can the Zhou family have an eight-hundred-year-old career!" "That's right, grand master!" The old Sima, who was in charge of the royal family in the past, immediately echoed, "Although King Wen's gossip is my Zhou family's great scriptures, it will be used for practical purposes, and it will not be broken by the Dao. In the end of King Wen's life, he will connect the princes. Planning to fight against business, how many times have you ever asked about gossip about good and bad? I don’t care about the hexagrams!” "When it's broken, it's broken, I don't worry about the hexagrams!" The whole audience spoke in unison. "The upper and lower have the same desire, what can the husband say!" Eastern Zhou Junda was excited and confident, "Hang the people and punish crimes, rise and fall continue to die, this king is determined to rejuvenate the king's teacher, and oppose Qin and restore Zhou!" "Long live the great week!" The small hall shouted. The big plan is certain, and the planning for the construction of the teacher will start immediately.The first major event is the issuance of the oath.During the three generations of the Daxing king's division, the king must issue a generous speech to encourage the soldiers and tell the world before going to the army on the day of dispatching troops, which is called "oath".Historians either named the place where the speech was made, or named it after the king who made the speech, and recorded it as "A Certain Oath".Xia You's "Gan Oath" is a pre-battle speech issued by Xia Qi when he came to the "Gan" land outside the capital of the Youhu clan when Xia Qi crusade against the Youhu clan.Tang, the founding king of the Shang Dynasty, launched an army to attack Xia Jie, and encouraged the king's teachers before the army set off from the capital, and there is "Tang Oath".King Wu of Zhou sent troops to crusade against Yin Zhou. When the soldiers came to Muye, the Yin army would have a decisive battle. King Wu of Zhou came to the army in person, holding a yellow axe on the left and a snow-white festival festival on the right.In the eyes of the adherents of the Zhou family, this anti-Qin restoration of the Zhou Dynasty is another time after more than 800 years that the Zhou people joined forces with the princes and kings of Daxing. Since they should be solemn and respectful, how can there be no "Oath" that is passed down in history?After a lot of busy work, the old Taishi and a group of senior ministers who "associate with Yin and Yang" finally worked out a "River Oath" for the Eastern Zhou Lord, planning to meet soldiers at Mengjin Ferry on the south bank of the Dahe River on the day of the establishment of the army to swear an oath. Inspire the soldiers and inspire the princes of the world. However, before Dong Zhou Jun had time to recite the awkward oath, the governor of Qin State came to inform again: The convoy of Prime Minister Lu Buwei and Shangqing Sima Geng has arrived in the countryside sixty miles outside the city. Please arrange the etiquette. out of town to meet you. In desperation, the Lord of Eastern Zhou repeatedly nodded to his orders, sent the sheriff of Qin away, and urgently summoned a few senior ministers to discuss secretly, and then ordered: to send secret envoys to Xinzheng overnight, and to urge South Korea to quickly send 50,000 cavalry to secretly outflank the area from Henan Province. Lu Buwei retreated; he personally led 10,000 soldiers of the king's division and went out of the city with a grand guard of honor to "welcome the suburbs".The Lord of Eastern Zhou specially instructed the secret envoy: "Please make this clear to the King of Han: if you get Lu Buwei Sima Geng, you can force the King of Qin to return to the old homeland of South Korea, and the Zhou family can also return to the country! Both parties benefit, and this opportunity must not be missed!" Luoyang is less than three hundred miles away from Xinzheng, and the secret envoys change horses and gallop, and they arrive in two hours. The King of Han at this time was none other than the King Han Huanhui who had been in power for 24 years and who was the best at "Oolong" planning.The aforementioned three "Oolongs" of the Warring States Period are all masterpieces of this King of Conspiracy.Hearing the words of the Eastern Zhou Jun's secret envoy, this gentleman was even more excited than the Eastern Zhou Jun. He repeatedly praised: "It's wonderful! It's wonderful! It's an ancient strategy to restore the country without bloodshed!" Turning around, he urgently summoned the veteran Han Peng ordered him to immediately mobilize 50,000 cavalry Xingye secretly enter Luoyang Outer River Valley to ambush, and must capture Lu Buwei as a hostage in one fell swoop! Han Peng said: "The Qin army is planning to go east, I'm afraid there may be fraud in it. I'm afraid, I'm afraid I won't succeed." "What a deceit! Why didn't you win!" The old King Han immediately turned black, "Lu Buwei only brought three thousand troops into Luoyang, so why are you afraid of fifty thousand cavalry! Flying out of Hangu Pass in a short time? After I get Lu Buwei, what's the use of him leaving the pass again? This is a plan! Dazhong!" "I, Wang Shengming, say what I say!" Han Peng didn't hesitate anymore. The secret envoys of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty left in the middle of the night, and the 50,000 Korean cavalry then set out on the road. In the early morning, they circled into the valley area in the northwestern suburbs of Luoyang.Thinking it was a small battle, Han Peng ordered his horses to go into the forest to ambush immediately, and the flags and drums were silenced, and the pots were not allowed to cook, and the soldiers only had cold food to rest and wait for the battle.After the deployment, Han Peng climbed to the top of the mountain and looked at the dense forest. He could see the officialdom of Luoyang vividly, and the cavalry assault would arrive in no time. The sun in early autumn climbed up the vast mountain plateau, and the ancient Luoyang was bathed in the chaotic glow.Just after the hour of Mao, the guard of honor of the Lord of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty poured out of the west gate of Luoyang leisurely like a red cloud.The solemn Wang Le filled the field in the early morning, and the elegant lyrics of "Zhou Song·You Ke" could be heard clearly, and it was really peaceful.Ten li away from Master Wang, a black cloud slowly drifted towards the western official road.Han Peng could see clearly that apart from the infantry and soldiers marching on foot, this group of troops consisted of continuous ox carts covered tightly with thatch. A caravan of merchants. "Good thing!" Han Peng sneered, "Take all the money and goods, and teach Xiaodong Zhou to stare!" "Long live the general!" Several cavalry generals on the top of the mountain shouted immediately. At this time, two big clouds, red and black, met in the melodious and solemn music, and the old but still majestic and simple official road outside the royal pavilion opened and closed with loud music, and various etiquettes were laid out. , two red and black dots could be vaguely seen wriggling on a piece of bright red carpet... Han Peng knew that Dong Zhou Jun had started a long and solemn suburban welcome ceremony.According to the old rules, this set of etiquette will take at least half an hour, if a little extra effort, it won't be too much after an hour. The open fields and mountains and rivers are as usual. "Crack!", Han Peng suddenly threw down the red flag! With the sharp horn, the Korean cavalry rushed out from the three mountain passes, spread into a huge fan shape, and outflanked Wangting.Just at this moment, the short ox horn sounded three times in succession, and the more than a thousand ox carts lined up outside the Wangting like a long snake suddenly all lifted the cowhide covered with thatch, and each of them showed a Large machine!The driver under the car had already pulled down the scraper when the car stopped, and even the wheels were rammed firmly with bricks and stones. At this moment, the driver took the rein of the bull and shouted, and three or four soldiers beside the car jumped onto the cart like flying. arrow.It was too late and then quickly, only to hear a strange trombone, and more than a thousand large-scale machine arrows rained down, directly facing the red cavalry on the field, pouring over the sky and covering the sky! The generals and soldiers of the Han army swallowed the Fangzheng meat of the Prime Minister of Qin with all their hearts. They not only plundered a large amount of wealth, but also vented the anger of being suppressed and beaten by the Qin army for many years. The powerful crossbow came out in a shower of arrows, and the formation was in chaos, and they clashed indiscriminately in the field.At this moment, Han Peng, who was eager to do great work and expected that the Qin army would have no backup, just led a hundred guards out of the valley, and immediately shouted: "Sima! The flag issued an order: Wanqi all the way, outflank and charge on the five roads, making it difficult for the Qin army to attack from head to tail." Gu! Kill——!" With a wave of the long sword, Wan Qi, the main force, charged towards Wang Ting.The other 40,000 cavalry floated like flying clouds and scattered in the field, and they pressed down on the little Wangting from all directions! Dong Zhou Jun was giving the dust-cleaning wine to Lu Buwei outside the pavilion, and suddenly heard the sound of killing, he immediately shouted with a look of panic and indignation: "I greeted the prime minister with a big gift, but the prime minister sent a large army to attack and kill, what evil intentions! !" But Lu Buwei burst into laughter: "Eastern Zhou Jun is very cunning! Good! Come and see how this bandit army will end!" After saying that, he pulled Dong Zhou Lord up and boarded a plane next to the Wang Pavilion. A cloud car more than three feet high stands upright. On the cloud car, the white-haired Sima Geng was calmly and constantly issuing orders to Sima in charge of the banner, completely dismissing the Han army sweeping across the field, seeing Lu Buwei pulling the Eastern Zhou Lord up, he smiled teasingly: "Prime Minister It's bad! This gentleman is about to order Wang Shili to cooperate with the outside world, so let him go." Lu Buwei smiled suddenly: "So that's the case, how stupid this old man is! Get out of the car and order Wang Shi to go!" Eastern Zhou Lord He waved his hands again and again: "It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable! The Zhou family only has a guard of honor in the suburbs, so where is the king's teacher? The old man wants to observe, what is the strength of the Qin army?" "Good observation!" Sima Geng smiled coldly. The plot is nothing more than whether my thousand bows and crossbows can withstand Han Peng. If I can withstand it, there will be a guard of honor under the pavilion. If I can’t, there will be a master under the pavilion." Dong Zhou Jun’s complexion turned red immediately, and A series of yelling is unreasonable, it is as if he has suffered a great injustice.Lu Buwei waved his hands and said with a smile: "Water and rocks come out, now let's fight for it, just watch and see." Sima Geng pointed at the wilderness far away, but he was worried: "Eastern Zhou, please look, the Han army is scattered all over the field to kill. , I only have a thousand bows and crossbows, obviously I can't deal with it." Mr. Dong Zhou has never boarded such a high observation cloud car. The bird's-eye view of the wilderness is extremely vast. The sight is extremely wide, but he sees the red Han army killing the Qin army. He was about to be swallowed by the flood, and he couldn't help laughing: "God's will! Qin Jun also has today, and the two are prisoners of the old man!" Lu Buwei stared at Lord Dong Zhou in surprise, as if sizing up a monster.Sima Geng ignored it, turned around and gave an order, and Sima, who was in charge of the banner, swung the big flag under the clear sky in a big circle.随着黑色的“秦”字大旗在天空翻飞旋转，便有无数牛角号呜呜吹动，长长的牛车驽机阵迅速合拢，恰似一条黑色长龙突然收缩，一个驽机圆阵顷刻成型！ 东周君的万余王师原本环列在王亭之外，秦军的牛车队则一字长蛇地排列在这个巨大的红环之外。秦军开初列阵阻击韩军，王师始则愕然，继则欣欣然地在外围做壁上观，只要看秦军笑话。不想秦军驽机此刻突然飞动收缩，驽机圆阵倏忽之间便缩进了王师环形之内，王师仪仗竟成了牛车驽机的外围屏障。眼看外面韩军骑兵潮水般漫来，里面秦军驽机则蓄势待发，王师只要做了石板石磙之间粉身碎骨的物事！扮做司礼大臣的王师老将不禁大骇，血红着脸一声大喝：“鸣金四散！退开三舍——！”吼罢跳上东周君的青铜轺车便轰隆隆飞驰而去。匆忙拼凑起来的王师原本没经过任何阵仗，见大将先逃，乱纷纷鼓噪呐喊一声，便四散落荒而走。 “！”云车上的东周君两眼一瞪喉头猛一呼噜便昏厥了过去。 云车之下的原野上，已经乱纷纷铺开了一场奇特的攻杀。 韩国骑兵人多势众，然国力久衰，诸般装备老旧不堪——战马岁齿老幼不齐喂养精料不足蹄铁日久不修马力极是疲弱，马具笨重且破旧失修，兵器铜铁混杂长短不一，每骑士箭壶只有五六支长箭。更有甚者，这五万兵马是韩朋捧着王命金剑从三城紧急凑集而成，各军状况不一相互又无统属，冲杀起来便全然没有章法。唯一能激励将士的，便是韩朋事先下的全数夺秦财货的劫掠令，否则，还当真不知能否发动得第二阵多头冲杀？骑兵在平野上散开队形冲杀，原本对步兵阵形具有极大杀伤力。依战国寻常规矩，千张驽机结阵，大体当得两三万骑兵的猛烈冲击。目下韩国骑兵五万，照理秦军无法抵挡。然则，韩国骑兵对秦国步卒的驽机大阵反复冲杀，竟硬是不能突破这个小小的牛车圈子！两军战力之悬殊由此可见。 盖秦国军法极严，一应兵器装备只要入军，除非战场毁损，绝不许因任何保养修葺之疏忽失职而导致兵器装备效力降低。秦军驽机分为大中小三型：大型驽机专对城垣攻坚，每弩配备两百名大力步卒专司上箭，箭杆如长矛，箭镞如大斧，其威力堪称惊世骇俗！中型驽机专对骑兵战阵，是步卒列阵对骑兵的最有效兵器，驽机可车载可人扛，两人上箭一人击发，一次连发六到十支，箭杆箭簇比寻常的膂力弓箭粗大几分，对高速奔驰的战马具有极大杀伤力。小型驽机则是山地野战的轻弩，俗称“脚踏弓”，也就是以脚踩之力上箭，而后瞄准击发。此次秦军有备而来，千张弩机全部是中型弩，牛车厢内箭支满装满载，每弩带箭足在六千支上下，配备三卒也尽是技艺娴熟身强力壮的连发弩机手，连番应对韩军五万弱骑竟是从容不迫。然则，要彻底杀退或歼灭骑兵，驽机阵必须配以骑兵或步军冲杀。毕竟，驽机是结阵防守，射退敌军之后不能避长就短地去冲杀。再说骑兵灵动可躲可闪，若是纠缠不退，驽机阵再强也只能耐心周旋。 几番冲杀，韩朋知道了秦军驽机阵威力，本想退军，却畏惧韩王惩罚又垂涎吕不韦带来的财货大礼，寻思秦军之箭总有射完的时候，便督着几员大将似冲非冲似杀非杀地围着秦军回旋不去。秦军又气又笑，却也无甚妥善之法，只有与远远作势的韩军对峙。 “此其时也！”云车上的吕不韦笑了。 “丞相所言不差。”司马梗一点头转身下令，“伏兵夹击！” “嗨！”掌旗司马应命，转动机关，将那杆高树云车顶端还有三丈余高的“秦”字大纛旗呼啦啦大摆向西再猛然向东。如是者三，便闻隆隆沉雷动地，原先涌出韩军的谷口竟铺天盖地杀出了黑压压的秦军铁骑。一面“秦”字军旗与一面“蒙”字帅旗当先飞扬，在午后的晴空之下竟是分外夺人眼目！四野韩军尚在惊愕不知所以，黑色铁骑已经风驰电掣般兜了过来，看气势足足在十万之众。韩朋面色煞白一声大吼：“东向新郑！突围——！”一马飞出，红色韩骑便发狂般蜂拥东逃。 然则已经迟了。秦军的牛车驽机阵在云车大旗摆动之时，已经松开刮木刨开夯轮砖石缓缓发动。此时，一条展开的驽机长龙恰恰迎在当面，号角凄厉箭雨齐发，韩军如同潮水陡遇山岩，轰隆隆便卷了回来。背后蒙骜铁骑又排山倒海般压来，三面兜开的扇形远远超过了韩军的驰突之力。片刻之间黑红交错杀声盈野，整个大洛阳都在瑟瑟震颤……仅仅半个时辰，三川原野便在秋日暮色中沉寂了下来。 “禀报丞相：上将军已经率军攻韩！” “好！”刚刚走下云车的吕不韦对蒙骜的军务司马一挥手，“转告老将军：我与上卿入洛阳，等候韩王特使，不立约不收兵！” “嗨！”军务司马飞马去了。 司马梗摇摇头道：“韩王会来媾和？他若求救魏赵，我十万大军只怕少了。” “上卿知其一，不知其二也！”吕不韦遥望着东方新郑悠然一笑，“自古兵家以政道为本，政道不明，虽孙吴无可施展。这老韩王乃天下第一'奇人'也！多疑若老狐，颟顸若草驴，小处锱珠必较，大处浑然无觉。以此公之心，大兵压境而求救强邻，终得受强邻要挟，或割地相报，或财货酬劳；秦军杀来，无非也是图地图财；惟其两方均要土地财货，老韩王便必选秦国！” "But why?" 吕不韦扮着韩桓惠王老迈矜持的语调一摆手：“割地与秦，一举两得也！既消弭兵祸，又结好秦国。求救强邻，则一举三失也！始召兵祸，继折财货，又罪山东。” “甚甚甚？匪夷所思！”司马梗的雪白胡子翘得老高。 “若非如此，如何便是天下第一奇人？”吕不韦哈哈大笑，“以老韩王想来，若求救魏赵，便得先顶住秦军。顶不住，要亡国。顶住了，强邻再来援救，韩国还得割肉犒劳。再说，你只向魏赵求救而不理其余三国，楚燕齐不能分一杯羹，不是得罪人么？这便是老韩王的一举三失！如此比较，老上卿说他会不会与我媾和？” 司马梗连连摇头，“如此揣摩，未尝闻也！” 吕不韦笑道：“我料，韩国特使至迟三日内必到。” “离奇荒谬，只怕未必。” “好！我便与老上卿赌得一赌！” “呵呵，老夫不赌海外奇谈。” “不韦单赌：韩使若来媾和，老上卿便领三川郡守三年！” 司马梗目光连连闪烁，终是笑了：“如此赌注，老夫却盼你赢矣！” “一言为定。”吕不韦转身下令，“军马入洛阳！” 三日之后，韩国特使果然火烧眉毛般赶到洛阳，提出割让两城请秦国退兵。吕不韦问那两城？特使说了颖水西岸两个小城的名字。吕不韦只摇头不说话。特使便换了两个稍大的城池。吕不韦还是只摇头不说话。特使满面通红，吭哧半日道：“巩城，成皋。再，再大就只有新郑了。终，终不能秦国割我都，都城也！”吕不韦不禁莞尔：“巩城，算得韩国城池么？”特使高声道：“巩城固非韩国，然韩国救东周，东周已经将巩城割给了韩国！”吕不韦哈哈大笑：“贵使是说，用秦国之城救韩国之急么？老韩王果真好盘算也！”特使大是难堪，低头嘟哝道：“索性秦国再自选一城。除了新郑不中，其余都中。”吕不韦淡淡道：“成皋、荥阳。否则便与蒙骜上将军说话。”特使默然片刻狠声跺脚：“中！便是这两城！秦国何时退兵？”吕不韦悠然一笑：“城池交割完毕，我军不再攻韩便是，退兵不退兵，却与韩国何干？”特使吭哧片刻急迫道：“也中！丞相立即派员随我割城，一面知会上将军停攻新郑，可中？” “也中！”吕不韦哈哈大笑着学了一句韩语，“只是不能给我空城。” “中！除了撤出守军，民人财货不动。” “好！书吏立约！” 次日，老上卿司马梗随同韩国特使顺利接收了两座要塞城池。秦军停止了对新郑的围攻，大军驻扎在成皋、荥阳之间的汜水河谷，蒙骜便星夜赶来洛阳。 原来，接到小东周联结诸侯谋秦的急报，吕不韦蒙骜嬴异人君臣三人便已经商议好连番对策：吕不韦偕新上卿司马梗为特使入东周，以抚慰之名突然擒拿东周君；蒙骜亲率十万铁骑秘密东出，歼灭最有可能援救东周的韩军；若一切顺利，蒙骜大军则立即继续攻韩，压迫韩国献出成皋等三城，与周室的三川王畿合并为三川郡；若皆无意外，则以饱有军政阅历的司马梗为新的三川郡守，着意经营为秦军山东大本营；若攻韩顺利，蒙骜则回军三川郡驻扎绸缪，来年大举进攻山东六国；除了协调各方，吕不韦则着重处置周室遗民，使三川郡不留后患。 到目下为止，一切都按照秦国君臣的谋划进行着。 吕不韦与蒙骜司马梗一番计议，立即按照既定方略铺排开来：吕不韦颁布丞相令，宣布正式设立包括成皋荥阳在内的三川郡；秦王诏书三日内到达，诏命上卿司马梗兼领三川郡守，整饬民政聚集粮草，以为山东根基；蒙骜秘密调集关内秦军陆续东出，屯扎于三川郡内各险要地段休整练兵，准备来年大举东进！ 大局部署就绪，吕不韦则立即与一班随行吏员清查典籍，讯问被缉拿的周官，草拟各种文告。三日之后，洛阳四门便张挂出第一张《秦国丞相令》：东周君反秦作乱，不株连三族，只依法斩首本族满门！周室封地取缔，全部王畿之地统归秦国三川郡！周室遗民之处置，待秦王诏书颁行后确定。 “丞相全权处置周事，何须请诏也！”司马梗大是不解。 “周室虽小，终究王畿，审慎为是。” “老夫听着不对。” “实言相告，”吕不韦见司马梗一副穷追究竟的神色，不禁便是一笑，“全权者，不变既定方略之谓也。当年灭周时昭襄王已经有明确方略：秦法治周。我欲稍变，焉得无诏？” “你欲稍变？要立新法治周？！”司马梗更是惊讶。 “我变不在这个'法'字，却在一个'治'字。” “变治？民无治则乱。你却如何变？” “治变为化。秦法化周，化周入秦。老上卿以为如何？” “只怕难也！”司马梗连连摇头，“当年周室灭商也是一个'化'字，化出了甚？化出了武庚之乱！你要化周，只怕王族老臣们便第一个反对！” “惟其如此，方须上书劳动秦王也。” “老夫也不赞同！”司马梗慨然拍案，“依法治国，政之正也！” 吕不韦淡淡一笑，转身从靠墙大铜柜中拿出了一卷竹简道：“此乃我草拟的上秦王书，老上卿可先行斟酌一番再说。”司马梗显然没有想到吕不韦已经草拟好了上书，惊讶接过打开，瞄得几行，不禁神色肃然地一气看了下去—— 臣吕不韦顿首：周室尽灭，三川郡成，惟周室遗民之处置颇费斟酌。臣领三十余吏备细查勘灭周八年之治情，多有不如意处。一言以蔽之：东周之乱，与我秦法急治不无干系也！盖周人特异，王道久远，望重天下，故能以微弱之势而久存战国矣！我以实力灭之可也，我以强法初治不可也。为彰显秦法之包容天下，臣拟四字方略：化周入秦。 何谓化？秦法为本，力行经济，缓法治民，分而治之，磨合入秦。具体言之：留祭祀之地，改其嫡系，另立周君；王族迁秦国腹地，周君领新嫡系留居宗庙之地。此谓夺其势而安其民，缓强法而成我事也。我王当审慎思之也！人或曰：周室化商而有武庚之乱，我岂能为？臣曰：时移势易也，不可同日而语也！周行诸侯制，王畿之外皆诸侯，自当以法治而不当化之。秦行郡县制，凡我国土皆归我治，行秦法而化新民，无后顾之忧。更为长远计，秦国若不自此彰显秦法包容四海之博大，日后灭得六国，亦难免酿成汹汹祸乱也！是故，化周非但为今日大计，更为日后一统大计，若不从今日化周入手，后终措手不及也！ 良久默然，司马梗向吕不韦深深一躬：“大谋在前，老夫谨受教！” 吕不韦连忙扶住了这位白发苍苍的老功臣，不禁便是一声深切地叹息：“老上卿片刻知我，国之大幸也！不韦之大幸也！” “言重了。”司马梗呵呵一笑，“秦王与丞相渊源甚深，老夫之言淡如清风，岂敢当大幸两字？”吕不韦摇头道：“老上卿过谦了。这化周之策阻力有二：一是王族大臣，二是军中大将。保不准，蒙骜老将军便要在此翻脸也。老上卿在军中资望深重，且说当得当不得大幸两字？”司马梗恍然大笑：“老夫又中你心战埋伏也！一通颂词，却要老夫做你说客！” “莫急莫急，卡住了再说。”吕不韦由衷地笑了。 果然不出吕不韦所料，飞马急报的上书，一个月竟然没有回诏！ 司马梗自己先急了，只给随从文吏叮嘱两句，便兼程赶赴蒙骜军前。及至吕不韦知晓，早已追赶不及。三日后，司马梗又兼程赶赴咸阳。旬日之后，正在吕不韦焦灼不安时，司马梗风尘仆仆地回来了！吕不韦快步迎出时，软倒在车轮下的老司马一扬手只说得“特使”两字，便晕厥了过去。 秦王特使是驷车庶长嬴贲与长史桓砾两位老臣。 桓砾宣读的秦王诏书大赞吕不韦化周方略思虑深远，末了说：“朝议虽有歧见，终以大局长远计而生共识：化周做特例行之。丞相但全权处置，毋生犹疑可也！”驷车庶长宣读的诏书却是始料不及：封吕不韦为文信侯，以洛阳十万户为封地！两特使与在场官吏同声庆贺，吕不韦却没有丝毫亢奋之情，洗尘酒宴完毕，安置好两位特使老臣寓所歇息，便匆匆来看望司马梗。 昏黄的风灯下，老司马睡得很沉。吕不韦唤过家老询问一番，知道老司马已经经随行太医诊断服药而后安歇，方才大觉放心；回头又来王使寓所盘桓，两位老臣闻声即起，与吕不韦煮茶消夜，说起司马梗辛劳便是一番感慨唏嘘。 老桓砾说，司马梗是带着蒙骜与军中一班大将的上书赶回咸阳的。其时正是三更，东偏殿当值的老桓砾说，秦王已经歇息，请老上卿明日再来面君。老司马却是硬邦邦一句：“三川民治如水火，当不得秦王一觉么！你若不报，老夫正殿锺鼓！”老桓砾二话不说，便去寝宫严令老内侍唤醒了沉睡的秦王。靡靡瞪瞪的嬴异人被两名内侍架着来到东偏殿，一见司马梗便是又气又笑：“一丞相一上卿，又是明诏全权，何事不得断，竟要本王夜半滚榻也！”老司马依旧冷冰冰一句：“一王滚榻，强如江山滚沟。”嬴异人不好发作，摇摇手道：“好好好，老上卿说事便了。”及至司马梗将来由说完，清醒过来的嬴异人捧着蒙骜等一班大将的上书却是良久默然。 老驷车庶长说，当初吕不韦的上书一到咸阳，秦王便急召几位资深老臣商议。除了他自己，铁面老廷尉反对最烈，声言化周策便是害秦策，行之天下后患无穷！老太史令更以国命证之：秦为水德，主阴平肃杀，天意该当法治！若无法治，便无秦国！不知何故，连已经不涉政事的阳泉君也进宫面君，指斥化周之策为居心叵测，力主罢黜吕不韦丞相之职！面对汹汹朝议，秦王便搁置了吕不韦的上书。司马梗带来蒙骜等一班大将的上书后，秦王次日立即举行了在都大臣朝会，公然宣读了吕不韦上书与蒙骜上书，请司马梗与众臣庭争。 驷车庶长说，老司马驳斥太史令的一席话最终震撼了朝堂，说着从腰间皮袋摸出了一张羊皮纸，老夫从史官那里抄录了老司马这番说辞，你且听了。 “以国命之说非议化周之策，大谬也！水德既为秦