Chapter 11 Chapter 1

After the funeral of King Wu of Qin, Xianyang breathed a sigh of relief, but became nervous again. This time, it was Gan Mao and Wei Xun who had a friction. First they were awkward, and then they had conflicts. They both insisted on deposing each other.Yingji had just ascended the throne, his eyes were darkened, and he didn't know what to do in the middle, so he simply shut the door and stopped quietly, just waiting for Princess Mi to come back. Speaking of which, this time it was because of King Qin Wu's funeral.King Qin Wu died violently when he was young, and everything was not planned in advance. Gan Mao and Wei Xie had disagreements on many details.Gan Mao advocated that King Wu of Qin should be buried with the most solemn etiquette.Wei Xun believed that Qin Xiaogong, Qin Huiwang, did not have such arrangements, and Qin Wuwang died suddenly without meritorious service. Xianyang's burial is enough, and it is not appropriate to disturb the people for a month.The two argued in the hall, and all the ministers were sitting on the wall, but Xianyang ordered Baishan to support Wei Xie, and Gan Mao had no choice but to give in.Then there was another dispute over the burial cemetery.The monarchs of the Qin State have always been buried in the old cemetery in Yongcheng, which is called "Yongzhou State Duke Cemetery" by the old Qin people.Since Qin Xiaogong, Qin Huiwang accompanied them, but they were all buried in the Songlinyuan in Beiban, Xianyang.Both the ruling and opposition parties of the Qin State also regard Xianyang Qin Mausoleum as the cemetery of the great meritorious monarchs of the Qin State.Gan Mao was grateful for the great kindness of King Wu of Qin, and strongly advocated that King Wu of Qin should be buried in Beiban, Xianyang.Also angry, Gan Mao did not discuss with Wei Xie, so he issued a letter from the prime minister with the big seal: Xianyang Beiban immediately started the construction of the cemetery, and it was completed within ten days.The construction of the mausoleum required labor labor from the Xianyang Order. Baishan felt that the project was too big and the deadline was too tight, so he came to discuss with Wei Xun.Wei Xun has a strong personality, and when he heard it, he became angry, and said to Baishan, "Don't worry about this matter!" He brought Ying Xian to the prime minister's mansion to find Gan Mao's theory.

The two of them quarreled in the state affairs hall of the prime minister's mansion, their faces were red.Wei Xun said, there is a ready-made cemetery in Yongzhou, so why waste money and people?Gan Mao said that the cemetery is in Yongzhou and the king's tomb is in Xianyang, so the state laws should not be disturbed.Wei Xun said that Qin's law is selfless, and that he has done nothing to harm the country, so he should go back to his ancestors and reflect on himself, instead of filling up in the Xianyang cemetery!Gan Mao teased and sneered, if it weren't for the futility of Ying Dang, how would you, Wei Xun, be where you are today?As soon as these words came out, even the new king Ying Ji was secretly included, and even Ying Xian beside him blushed.Wei Xun was even more furious and roared loudly, the world is a public, and only the talented and virtuous live there!The minister doesn't think about the country's difficulties, but only works in the palace, which is in vain for a celebrity!So the two refused to give in and ridiculed each other, and they walked away with dark faces.Gan Mao deeply regretted that he had brought an arrogant and ungrateful domineering villain into the court because of his carelessness at the beginning, so he wrote to Ying Ji overnight, insisting on asking Wei Xie to be dismissed from the post of Liyang Ling, otherwise "the minister will return to Linquan"!Wei Xun also couldn't appease his anger, and also wrote a letter to Yingji overnight, insisting on deposing Gan Mao and others who "do not know how to manage the country, but only know how to cheat the country and treacherous people"!

Together, these waves have added a bit of chaos to the already turbulent Xianyang.The courtiers were panicked, but no one dared to take charge.Yingji was helpless, so he visited Xiliji at night to ask for advice.After all, the old prime minister was wise. After listening to Ying Ji's narration, he pointed his cane and said with a smile: "Wei Xie is reasonable in doing things. Gan Mao is reasonable in being a man. Dare I ask my king: This time, when you ascend the throne, do things first. One, be the first person?" Ying Ji said with a stern face: "Old Qin rules, how many times have you been the first person?" Chi Liji's eyes brightened, and he nodded his stick: "Since this is the case, there is no knot that cannot be untied. My king will meet tomorrow!"

At the court meeting the next day, Yingji declared that there was only one matter to be decided - how to bury the former king?Don't care about the rest.Gan Mao and Wei Xun expressed their feelings generously, and the hall was silent for a while.But at this time, Chi Liji brought a group of white-headed veterans to the palace, and they all asked with one voice to bury King Qin Wu back to the Yongzhou Cemetery.Chu Liji didn't make a heck, but pointed his stick and said with a dark face: "King Wu has been in power for more than two years, he abandoned Lianheng, didn't revise the state affairs, relied on his own bravery and made enemies for no reason, once he died violently, he saw the way of heaven. Zhaozhao! If you are worthy to enjoy the side of Duke Xiao and King Hui, what is the law of Qin that rewards meritorious deeds and punishes demerits? With a word from the old minister, my king will decide!" As soon as these words came out, the hall was filled with silence.Gan Mao was too embarrassed to refute, and left in a huff.

The burial problem was solved in this way, but no one dared to do anything about the government that was in urgent need of purge.Yingji asked Yu Chiliji for advice again, but the old prime minister just hehehe: "Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, I don't have the power to kill and make decisions, so let's wait and see." They are all intertwined, how can they be touched without the help of the dead?With a sigh, he simply lived in seclusion and left. At this time, Princess Mi returned to Xianyang. Within ten days, Princess Mi's small bedroom was always full of people.First, Gan Mao took the lead and talked with Princess Mi alone for a whole day.Then there was Wei Xun, who talked with Princess Mi all night.Before they could rest for a while, Mi Rong and Ying Xian came to have secret talks one after another until dusk fell.Ye Lai was about to rest, and the white-headed veterans came to pay homage in twos and threes. One was to visit the former queen mother who had not been seen for many years, and the other was to chatter endlessly.However, Concubine Mi didn't feel tired at all, and she came to entertain and socialize, and everyone was satisfied with the smiling face and spring breeze.After three or five days like this, the old maids and servants of the past came to see her one after another, and everyone wanted to say how much they missed and begged to come back to the Queen Mother.Concubine Mi is very patient, she is very considerate of these servants, she receives and comforts them one by one, and rewards them with some things.At the same time, the wives and concubines of the veteran ministers also came one after another.These wives and concubines did not talk about state affairs, they brought all kinds of precious gifts, and brought their young sons and daughters. Those who had family affection talked about their family affection, and those who had no family affection expressed their admiration.

Naturally, Ying Ji would come to visit his mother every day, but every time he came, his mother would talk with others, either in secret, or full of guests, during the day and at night.In ten days, Ying Ji did not sit down with his mother to say a word.It was so easy to get a break, but my mother yawned long and hard. She just caught a glimpse of Ying Ji and fell asleep on the table.Ying Ji was very angry, and ordered Chu Gu to guard the door of the palace, and no one was allowed to see the Queen Mother.Strange to say, Gu Chu held the Wu hook and stood at the gate of the palace, but no one asked to see her for three days. Compared with the bustle of the previous few days, there was no one there.Concubine Mi was also unbelievable. She slept for three days without eating or drinking, and didn't wake up until the fourth day.

"It's really puzzling that my mother is so rigid about social etiquette." Ying Ji couldn't help it, and was angry with his mother for the first time. "When you can solve it, you will be an adult." Princess Mi was not angry, but looked at her son with a smile, and combed her long black hair: "There are still a few people who haven't been here, I have to visit them gone." "Is there anyone else who hasn't come?" Ying Ji couldn't help being surprised: "There are so many people, and there are so many people, who else hasn't come?"

"Old Prime Minister Chi Liji, Xianyang Commander Bai Shan, former Army Commander Bai Qi. Got it?" Ying Ji smiled and said: "Ci Liji is old and inconvenient to go out, Bai Shan doesn't want to join in the fun, Bai Qi has just welcomed his mother back, does it matter if he comes or not? Mother cares." Princess Mi glanced at her son: "What do you know? Learn a little bit. These three talents are the pillars, one is the leader of the elders, and the other two are the commanding officers of the army. If the Bai family changes, your military talisman is worthless." How many taels!"

Ying Ji didn't take it seriously: "Uncle is in charge of the planning of this major event, and the prime minister and general Gan Mao is guarding Xianyang. The two of them are the pillars." "Ji'er, who can't understand human affairs, how can he be king?" Concubine Mi sighed: "Your uncle Wei Xun has great talents, but he has a strong character and is too domineering. It is difficult to calm chaos, but he can govern the country and the people. , but cannot be in power for a long time. Gan Mao, with great ambitions and few talents, has more than enough opportunity to change but is narrow-minded. He clearly has no military talent but accepts the important post of general. Give all the credit to your uncle? This is his vanity. He has no foundation and no great talent, but he always wants to make meritorious deeds in the midst of trade-offs. Such characters can maintain the court, but cannot make great achievements. Ying Dang Gan Mao is a pillar, what will happen? You regard Gan Mao as a pillar, do you want to repeat the same mistakes? Do you want to be infamous forever?"

Ying Ji was surprised.In his mind, his mother has always been just a wise, virtuous, and tenacious woman. For the safety of her son, the mother can deal with the country of Yan with amazing patience.However, that was the mother's love for protecting the calf. Yingji never considered these as talents, and even instinctively felt that this is what a good mother should do.Mother seldom talked about state affairs, let alone criticize and criticize government affairs in a clear way. Instead, she praised Yingji's ambitions and opinions that often emerged during the difficult hostage days.Therefore, Yingji thought that his mother was just a loving and virtuous mother, never thought that she would have a better opinion on state affairs, and when he waited for her to come back, he originally only hoped that she would stabilize those gray-haired elders.Because of this, Ying Ji became angry with his mother's various entertainments after she returned to Xianyang—it's enough to see the old man to relieve her depression.This kind of angry complaint is also common in Yan State, especially after Le Yi's visit, Yingji almost always gets angry for a while.However, his mother never seemed to take his complaints and anger to heart, and she always gently waved away with a word and a smile, but she still went her own way and never said much.Today's mother made an exception, and Ying Ji was deeply shocked by what she said.To my uncle and to Gan Mao, my mother's comments were so penetrating, and the vague thoughts in my heart were actually made clear by my mother in a few words.

Ying Ji is extremely talented, and he is a rare young man who has matured early, how can he not be able to grasp the weight of it?Thinking about my own pillars, I couldn't help feeling ashamed, and bowed deeply to my mother: "What the mother says is true, and the child will be taught." "Ji'er, that's what I think." Princess Mi didn't seem to care about her son's rare solemnity at all, she stood up from the bronze mirror and said, "Xianyang's general situation is initially determined, and the current priority is to sort out this mess of personnel. Don't come forward for this kind of offending others, my mother will take care of it for you. In the future, the court will be on the right track, and you can make contributions." "What mother says, Ji wants!" Ying Ji let out a sigh of relief, "I need to read more and read more, so that I can have confidence in my heart. It's just that my mother is tired, and my son's heart is uneasy." Princess Mi smiled, and patted the young Yingji affectionately on the head: "Yo, once I became a monarch, I grew up. Well said! You want to read more books and go through more things. When you were young Leaving Xianyang, leaving my father, I know very little about the political affairs of the court. I want to see and think more, and learn how to be a good monarch. Do you know? Your father was also away from state affairs for many years. After returning to Xianyang, he talked with Lord Shang After five years of experience in state affairs, I let go of my hands and feet." "Understood. Ji must be as calm as his father and king." Yingji made his mother happy and asked in a low voice: "Mother thinks, where can we start to deal with the chaos?" Princess Mi laughed: "This is the beginning." Learned? Listen: start from the bottom of the pot, start in the palace." Ying Ji was stunned, thought for a while and said in surprise: "Mother said, Queen Mother Huiwen?" Princess Mi nodded: "Yes, she is Ying Zhuang's The taproot is the hope of the elders. With her, there will be endless troubles." Yingji's heart trembled, but he remained silent.According to the etiquette in the palace, the Queen Mother Huiwen is his authentic mother, and Princess Mi is his biological mother.Although Qin is not as strict as the countries of the Central Plains, it is still so in name.What's more, the Empress Dowager Huiwen is dignified and virtuous, and she is kind and ruthless to every prince. It's just because Princess Mi insists on raising Yingji by herself, and she would rather leave King Hui of Qin and accompany her son to the Kingdom of Yan. Maybe he will also grow up studying and growing up by the side of Queen Mother Huiwen.Although Yingji had never lived under Huiwen's heir, he still had a heart of admiration for the Queen Mother Huiwen. Hearing what his mother said at first, he couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. How could this kind of silence be hidden from Princess Mi's eyes?She looked at Yingji and sighed, but her voice was cold and clear: "Ji'er, a king's power is a public tool, and there is no selfishness. It is the same in ancient and modern times. If you want to do great things and establish a hegemony, you have to clear all obstacles on the road, even if it is you. One day, if your mother becomes a stumbling block, you must also sweep her away. This is selflessness. As a monarch, this is the iron rule. Whoever wants to be a benevolent monarch will perish." "Mother..." Ying Ji couldn't help shaking again, and murmured in a low voice: "Didn't the ancestor Xiaogong coexist with majesty and benevolence?" Princess Mi sneered and said, "Who said that? Duke Xiao won't use his brother Yingqian for the rest of his life, but why did he come here? Even though Yingqian always supported the reform, Duke Xiao would execute Yingqian when he was dying. If Yingqian hadn't faked his death with a secret technique , How could you kill Shang Jun later in revenge? Not to mention your father, the car broke Shang Yang, emptied Yingqian, married the Princess Liyang, and took his own son as a hostage. Why did you come here? Wang Xianzhe, in order to maintain power, he still has to be determined. Shun forced Yao to abdicate, Yu forced Shun to abdicate, Yin Yi let go of Taijia, and Duke Zhou coerced him to become king. Which dynasty and generation will not have fratricide? Remember one sentence: kingship is watered by blood, without blood, there will be no glory of kingship!" Looking at her son who was staring in astonishment, a smile broke out on Princess Mi's cold face, "Naturally, what mother said is only one sided. All through the ages, the achievements of the great kings are the first. With the great achievements of enriching the country and strengthening the army, the king's hard-heartedness will also have a foothold. Otherwise, if you are criticized by thousands of people, you will only be despised by yourself. nothing more than a tyrannical monarch." Yingji finally breathed a sigh of relief: "You mean, mother said, the purpose of being determined is to establish an imperial career?" "Yo! I got it." Princess Mi unconsciously said a sentence in Wu dialect, expressing her heartfelt appreciation to her son. As soon as Yingji left, it was dark.Concubine Mi woke up after three days of sleep, but she was very energetic. After hastily having dinner, she immediately called Chu Gu to give instructions in a low voice.Chu Gu nodded and went back to her bedroom to prepare to go.Around midnight, a slender figure flew out of the courtyard and floated leisurely from the continuous roof to the depths of the bedroom. At the deepest part of the entire harem, that is, on the northernmost side, there is an independent courtyard, backed by Xianyang Beiban, facing a large pool, but it is extremely quiet.This is the unique queen mother's bedroom in Qin.At this moment, except for the wind lamp at the palace gate, all the lights in the palace have been extinguished.But there is a little light here through the white screen window in the quiet lotus pond, which is extraordinarily bright in the dark night of the moon.In this faint light, a bamboo raft can be seen silently passing through the dense lotus leaves, and quickly approaching the lighted house.Just as the bamboo raft was approaching the stone fence on the shore, a slender figure was suddenly pulled up and flew up to the lighted roof! A tall solitary lamp illuminates the spacious and simple study room: a circle of natural-colored wooden shelves is covered with bamboo slips and pictures, a sword stand stands in front of the book shelf, and a long sword on the horizontal shelf is already mottled with copper rust. There is a pair of purplish-red Qin Zheng on the big table, and an old man with white hair like snow is sitting in front of the kite. If it weren't for the red skirt spread on the seat, no one would have seen it from the thin body. woman!She sat in front of the desk solemnly, fiddled with Qin Zheng in her hands, and let out a long sigh from time to time. "Queen Huiwen, I don't know why you are bothered?" A sweet voice with a Wu dialect accent swayed in the quiet big room. "Is it from Mi Bazi?" The white-haired woman was still sitting upright. "Queen Mingrui, the little girl doesn't need to hide anything." The sweet voice floated. "Once in power, you will kill. Why should Mi Bazi do this?" The white-haired woman caressed the bamboo slips soothingly. "The empress dowager is old and died without a disease. It should be the best policy." "Please tell Mi Bazi: She can kill me, but she can't mislead Qin." The white-haired woman's voice suddenly stern, "Otherwise, she will have no face to see her ancestors under Jiuquan!" "Little girl, keep it in mind." The white-haired woman stood up.The sword stand shook slightly.Under the light, she was so thin and old, as if all the flesh and blood had dried up in that bony skeleton.A pair of thin, tall and empty red dress, against the long snow-white hair and pale face, under the shadowy light, it is actually eerie and terrifying.On weekdays, no one would have guessed that this is the empress Huiwen who was so charming in the past.I saw her empty eyes staring at the sword stand, and sighed: "Girl, you just listen to me there: Although Yingji was born by Mi Bazi, he is the blood of the previous king, and he is the king of Qin." Monarch. This queen mother has left Ying Ji a powerful weapon for the country. Mi Bazi, you must deliver it to him properly." After speaking, he walked to a large copper box in the corner of the room and tapped lightly, "This is the copper box. Here is the key." With a clang, a six-inch long brass key was dropped on the lid of the box. "Little girl, keep it in mind." The sweet voice trembled slightly, but it was still so respectful. The white-haired woman turned around with her hands behind her back, and asked calmly, "Tell me, how do you want to die in the future?" The sweet girl's voice seemed to be moved: "The Queen Mother, please take a seat. The little girl should report the Queen Mother's desire for the country." The white-haired woman walked to the front of the big case and sat down on the bench, slamming her arms down, Qin Zheng suddenly ding-dong, and her hoarse voice chanted sadly: Warring States music proverb: The sound of sorrow is the greatest Qin Zheng.This musical instrument was originally invented by the old Qin tribe who rode on horseback. It was named Zheng (struggle) because of its agitation, sorrow, and rapidity, which resembled a battle of soldiers, and it was called Qin Zheng by people at that time.Such an instrument of sorrow is played in the middle of the night, and it is accompanied by a swan song of heartbreak waiting to die, which is really heartbreaking. Amid Qin Zheng's singing, a slender black figure walked out from behind the sword stand.I saw the figure pushing away his hands behind Huiwen as if massaging the void, and then a cloud of faint hot air rushed towards Qin Zheng, and a beam of extremely thin seven-color light flashed from the thick hot air, which penetrated directly into the back of Huiwen's head.Huiwen groaned in bewilderment, shivered slightly as if harboring a sweet dream, and then threw herself on the big case, with white hair all over Qin Zheng, only to hear a loud bang, Qin Zheng was actually The string is broken! The slender figure tremblingly walked to the case, bowed his head and disappeared suddenly. In the early morning of the next day, Gan Mao received an urgent report from the chief minister of the palace: Empress Dowager Huiwen unfortunately passed away!At this time, the new monarch is established, and all major political affairs are handled by Gan Mao's prime minister's mansion.Although this is a matter in the palace, the empress dowager's funeral has always been one of the state affairs, and foreign ministers must be in charge.Gan Mao immediately ordered to inform the Taiyi Order and Taishi Order to go together to determine the cause of death and enter the history of the country. It was three poles high in the sun, and the three parties met together before they entered the palace.When the imperial physician ordered the careful inspection, Gan Mao asked what was the cause?The Imperial Physician Ling shook his head and sighed: "The face is as calm as a baby's, but he died without any illness. It is reasonable to speculate that it should be due to excessive worry and joy, and died of mental and physical exhaustion." Gan Mao breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to ask Tai Shiling: "How to engrave history?" Tai Shiling cupped his hands and said: "On the thirteenth day of July in the first year of Yingji, the king of Qin, Queen Mother Huiwen passed away without any illness." Gan Mao nodded and said, "The word Huiwen was originally the posthumous name of King Huiwen, and it is appropriate to be the Queen Mother. That's it." Turning around, he told Chang Shi: "I will meet King Qin and Princess Mi immediately, and after the inspection, I will arrange the funeral." Chang Shi hurried away. After a while, King Qin Yingji and Concubine Mi came in a hurry.Entering the Empress Dowager's bedroom and study room, she saw that everything was in order, except for the unbearable white hair and withered body, the Empress Dowager's desk was as peaceful as sleeping.When Princess Mi saw it, she rushed forward and hugged the body of Queen Mother Huiwen and cried bitterly: "Sister! Mi Bazi was going to see you, but why did you go in such a hurry?" She choked and suffocated, and passed out on the spot. .For a moment, everyone sighed with emotion, but there was a burst of crying. Finally, Princess Mi woke up, and Gan Mao, together with the ministers and the king and princess, inspected the relics.This is also routine so that the ownership of the relics can be determined without disputes.If the deceased did not have a clear will for the various relics, the long history will classify and sort them out and report them to the monarch for disposal.For the empress dowager who is the same as the monarch, the most important thing is naturally the study, so the study should be inspected first.When I looked at each piece, there was nothing special about it.Just as he was about to move to the dormitory, Chang Shi said, "Report to the prime minister: there is still a copper box in the corner." Gan Mao saw it and said, "It's opened." The ground jumped away, and there was a white silk on the surface of the box, and the dark red blood characters were shocking: "Ying Ji remembers: "Shang Jun Shu" is also a sharp weapon of the country. Be careful, be careful!" Take away the white silk, and there is a whole box of neatly bundled bamboo slips. Ying Ji took the white silk from Chang Shi's hand, his face was pale, and he choked up with a sob: "Mother! Ying Ji is late..." and fell limply on the copper box.Princess Mi wiped her tears and said with a smile: "King Qin has stood up. This is the last wish of Queen Mother Huiwen, how can it be wiped away with tears?" Ying Ji stood up staggeringly, holding the white silk, turned around and stared deeply at Queen Huiwen's body Bowing: "Mother, Yingji has remembered your words." But Gan Mao was very emotional: "King Qin doesn't know: the old minister once heard King Huiwen say that the "Book of Shang Jun" consists of eighty volumes, which were secretly sent by the former king's aunt, Princess Yingyu, twenty years ago. It is the only one in the world. This is the first time even the old official has seen this lonely copy. It's just this, this..." Gan Mao suddenly stopped in embarrassment. Princess Mi smiled and said, "The Prime Minister wants to say why the "Book of Shang Jun" was not reserved for King Wu Yingdang, right?" Gan Mao was embarrassed.Qin Wu Wang Yingdang has been regarded as a brave king by the government and the public. Although it cannot be said that he has broken the laws of the Shang monarch, he is also an absurd monarch who has not carried forward the great cause of the Qin law.It is obviously an embarrassing thing that King Qin Huiwen did not pass the "Book of Shang Jun" to Yingdang.In addition to the fact that he has been heavily used by King Wu of Qin all the time, it is a fact that almost everyone knows that it is even more embarrassing for him to shrink back when he speaks, but it is even more embarrassing for Princess Mi to tell the truth. Ying Ji ignored it, and waved his hand solemnly: "Chang Shi, immediately escort the "Book of Shang Jun" to the secret room of the Political Affairs Hall." Chang Shi hurried to summon the soldiers. Concubine Mi smiled slightly, as if it was just a joke, but she looked at Gan Mao and said, "Prime Minister, the Empress Dowager Huiwen has made great achievements and merits, so she should be buried with royal ceremonies, how about it?" Gan Mao bowed his hands generously: "The minister also agrees. The king of Qin issued an edict, and the minister immediately issued a funeral." The next day, Qin Wang Yingji issued an edict to the government and the public: Empress Dowager Huiwen passed away, and the state funeral will be held in ten days.This is called mourning, that is, to inform the people of the country about the news of death.According to the funeral rites of the princes and states in the Spring and Autumn Period, after the funeral, there is mourning in the government and the public, and drinking and entertainment are prohibited; the corpse of the deceased must stay on the bed for three days, and then enter the coffin; stay for five days after entering the coffin, which is called funeral; Five months, and then buried in the ground.It took almost half a year for this entire funeral, not to mention the length of filial piety after the funeral. "Corpse on the bed, coffin in the coffin, moving the corpse and lifting the coffin, crying countless times." For half a year, the living will cry countless times every day, no matter how important you are, you have to stop.However, by the time of the Warring States period, this time-consuming and expensive funeral of the body of the living had been greatly simplified, and all countries practiced it according to the facts, regardless of length. Let’s say it’s the hottest day in midsummer, how long can the coffin stay for a long time even if there is a big freezer?Gan Mao immediately made a decisive decision and changed the three days of mortuary to one day, and the imperial physician ordered an investigation to confirm that the deceased could not be brought back to life before he was buried in the coffin.The reason for this is that "three days of mortuary" is the key to the funeral process. The compression of other links is often easily accepted by people, and the compression of the date of mortuary often attracts criticism from the government and the opposition.The reason is that the "three days of mortuary" comes from the ancient hope of bringing the dead back to life. The ancients believed that after death, the soul is still wandering, and the mourning and weeping of filial relatives can often bring the dead back to life.In fact, there have been such stories of resurrection from the dead.Therefore, mortuary for three days to pray for the resurrection of the dead has changed from praying to a must-obey link in the funeral. "Book of Rites · Asking about Funerals" explained this reason in detail: "What is the reason for dying for three days and then receding?" Said: A filial son died, mourning, so he prostrated and cried. So it is said: After three days, the person who collects it after three days is waiting for him to live! If he does not give birth for three days, he will not give birth, and the heart of a filial son will also weaken. Household plans, clothes and tools can also be used. It’s done. Those whose relatives are far away can also reach it. That’s why the sage made the decision, and the three days are the ritual system.” However, Gan Mao was shrewd. At the same time, he sent a prime minister's proclamation to the government offices and counties based on the examination and diagnosis of the Queen Mother Huiwen by the imperial physician's order and the inscription and judgment of the imperial history order.The King of Qin, Yingji, performed great parent-child ceremonies, honored filial piety in sackcloth, resigned from office and guarded the corpse, and his mourning made courtiers cry.Concubine Mi also wore a filial piety shirt. She personally watched the witch enshrine the Empress Dowager Huiwen, and put the most precious piece of snow-white mink fur in the coffin with her own hands. All the white-headed elders were moved by it.Ten days later, Xianyang held another state funeral ceremony, and the Empress Dowager Huiwen was buried on the side of the mountain mausoleum of King Qin Huiwen of Beiban, and the matter finally came to an end. After the state funeral was over, Ying Ji put aside his emphasis on filial piety, and buried himself in his study to ponder the "Book of Shang Jun".After returning to Xianyang for half a year, he truly felt that his talent was lacking, not to mention that it was difficult to penetrate the fog of personnel affairs, even state affairs, and he could not determine the root of interests. Sit tight.This is a world of warring states, with frequent external wars and frequent internal strife. After a few big mistakes, either foreign wars subjugate the country, or internal strife lose power.Otherwise, the crown of the most powerful country in the world is not a shackle, but a grave.Instead of sitting carelessly on the throne and issuing orders at this time, how can we concentrate on building ourselves?Judging from my mother's judgment on the Xianyang government after her return, my mother has the courage to take charge of the state affairs. Not only is she not enough to convince the public, but she may not be an anti-dog.Thinking clearly, Yingji lived in secluded places, except for the needs of etiquette, he just wandered in the study and the library all day long. Princess Mi became very busy.After the empress dowager Huiwen was buried, Chi Liji and a group of senior ministers wrote a letter requesting to honor Concubine Mi as empress dowager Hui, and the name naturally came from Qin Huiwang.Gan Mao heard the news, but wrote a letter ingeniously, please set up another name for the queen mother, to show the beginning of the Great Qin New Deal!This move was echoed by a group of newcomers such as Wei Xun, Mi Rong, Ying Xian, Bai Shan, Bai Qi, etc., and with the approval of King Qin Ying Ji, Princess Mi was appointed as the queen mother and named "Xuan".Annunciator, Dayu Ye (bi six inches bigger is Xuan), and Bu Xin Ye, together they mean "Da Yu Bu Xin".Thus, Princess Mi became the Empress Dowager Xuan. With the name established and the troubles in the palace over, the Queen Mother let go of her hands and feet.She first visited the old prime minister Chi Liji in secret, and settled down a group of veterans and important officials, and then visited Lingbai Mountain in Xianyang, and had a secret conversation with Baishan for two full hours.Two days later, a black car of the Empress Dowager Xuan went straight to the Lantian camp, and lingered until dawn in the tent of the former general Bai Qi who had already returned to the barracks.Back in Xianyang, Empress Dowager Xuan summoned Wei Xie, Mi Rong and Ying Xian to discuss matters.Seeing that they were all members of the Mi clan, Wei Xun couldn't help but frowned and said, "At this critical time, the old sister summoned her family to gather business in the palace, isn't she afraid of controversy?" The Empress Dowager Xuan said coldly: "But it's a national matter, so why worry about it? There is no sister here, only the Queen Mother. Do you know?" Mi Rong was afraid that Wei Xie would be blunt, so he smoothed things over and said with a smile: "The queen mother will talk about it if she has something to do, and I will just follow orders." Empress Dowager Xuan pointed at the green bamboo stick in her hand: "Let me make it clear that Mi's family has been in Qin for more than 20 years, and today they are beginning to achieve small success. Can they succeed? I will wait for Qin Zhixin." Mi Rong nodded and said, "Our Mi family is far from the Mi family of the Chu royal family. We have no roots in Chu. Naturally, we regard Qin as our family and our country. Why should the Queen Mother worry about it?" "Although that's the case, it's not necessarily true." The Empress Dowager Xuan said with a straight face, "I'm afraid that if you have some power in your hands, you will make a fuss about it." Wei Xun's eyes flashed and he said emotionally: "The empress dowager is only worried about Wei Xun. I swear today: But if there is something wrong, let it be dealt with!" "Just making an oath is not enough, I want to make three chapters with the three of you." The Queen Mother stood up solemnly, and the bamboo stick became heavier every time she said, "First, you must not have any contact with the royal family of Chu. Second, you must not have any contact with the Chu royal family. Anyone in the royal family of Qin is an enemy. Third, when dealing with official affairs, you must not bend the law for favoritism. The three of you think about it, and if you can't do it, then speak immediately!" The words were sharp and sharp, which was very different from the usual happy face. Ying Xian, who had been silent all this time, said with a groan: "It's just this, the second point is difficult. Even if my son and minister tolerated it, some people in the royal family insisted on entangled with me. How can we make it clear?" The son who came here, originally surnamed Mi, entered Qin and changed his surname to Ying. Although he was cautious, many children of the royal family sneered and sneered at him as the "Prince of Geshan". It is normal to have such concerns. Empress Dowager Xuan sneered and said, "As long as your heart is in merit, you can judge right and wrong for yourself. Why do you have to worry about it? It turns out that you have ghosts in your heart!" It turned out to be merciless.Ying Xian still wanted to argue, but he didn't open his mouth after all. "The queen mother's words are the most reasonable. Wei Xun obeys!" The most rebellious Wei Xun was the first to agree. "Mi Rong obeys!" "My son obeys orders." Although Ying Xian had scruples in his heart, he clearly expressed his approval. "That's good." The Empress Dowager Xuan said with a bit of bamboo stick, "My Mi clan will also be engraved in the history of the Great Qin Kingdom!" Three days later, Xianyang held the first grand court meeting after the new king ascended the throne. Qin Wang Yingji and Queen Mother Xuan sat on the high throne, but there was only one purpose: rewarding meritorious deeds and clearing up the Qing Dynasty.The king of Qin issued an imperial edict: Promote Wei Xun to the prime minister, resume the post of prime minister Jiyou in Jili, and the two will lead the state affairs; Mi Rong is named Huayang Lord and general Lantian; Ying Xian is Jingyang Lord and leads the Xianyang Order; Liyang Lord, who also leads the Liyang Order; Bai Qi is Zuo Geng, who also leads the former general.After the edict was read out, the hall was filled with cheers and anger. After promulgating the imperial edict, the Empress Dowager Xuan spoke, although she was smiling all over her face, but her words were solid and resounding: "I have two words to say: all the time when a new king ascends the throne, criminals must be amnesty, and all courts must be crowned. But my Great Qin These two old rules have been abolished since the reform of Shang Jun. This rule is abolished well! The laws of the country are like mountains, even though they are kings, they cannot be moved. The ministers who have just been promoted have real positions, but the titles are all empty titles and have no fiefs. What is the reason? It is that their credit is not enough.'It is a shame to add a noble to a noble!' Bai Qi said it. Da Qin ranks 20th rank, according to Bai Qi's great achievements, Zuo Geng's former general is only 12th rank, who doesn't say he is small? But Bai Qi has always refused to be promoted to a rank without military merits, even Zuo Geng resigned Three times. This is the role model of Daqin ministers! Because of Bai Qi's demeanor, I have already told the minister who was promoted beforehand: I will be dismissed after half a year in office. In the world of great struggle, no merit is wrong! Do you understand? People say, 'You are less suspicious of the country, do less work, and take the credit'. It is wrong! Whoever expects to turn the clouds and rain under the old eyes of the old body, and become a high-ranking noble, you can try it!" As soon as the words fell to the ground, the hall was filled with silence.The Empress Dowager Xuan didn't look at anyone, she lit her bamboo stick and went. Gan Mao was the most surprised, he was indeed taken aback.Without him, the prime minister, what about the general?It seems that there is still a false name, but when you think about it carefully, with Bai Qi as the former general of Zuo Geng, it is not clear that he, the general, is just a show?When to remove it is only a matter of time.Back at the mansion, Gan Mao was extremely angry, feeling that he was finally from Chu, and it was too ruthless for the Empress Dowager Xuan to do so. If he had not stabilized the situation of Qin by himself, but had conspired with Ying Zhuang, how could the Empress Dowager Xuan mother and son be today?However, this is the officialdom of power, and what matters is only strength and interests, so what can I do?For many years, I have only been working in the palace. I have neither the popularity of my courtiers nor the roots of the common people, nor the strength in the army. There is no one powerful person who speaks for himself.Such a state of Qin, should it still be wasted here?Depressed, Gan Mao said he was sick at home after handing in government affairs. A few days later, a shocking news came suddenly: Qi State is going to raise troops to destroy Song Dynasty!Gan Mao was quick-witted, and immediately wrote to the King of Qin, requesting to be sent as an envoy to the State of Qi.Gan Mao naturally knew that Queen Mother Xuan was in charge, but he had already seen from the actions of Queen Mother Xuan: Queen Mother Xuan would not openly govern, and all state affairs were still handled in the name of King Qin; although it was written to King Qin, he agreed to the matter , You have to announce the Queen Mother. Sure enough, the day after the letter was written, the Empress Dowager Xuan summoned Gan Mao in the Dongpian Hall.The Empress Dowager Xuan comforted Gan Mao kindly, and said many apologetic words in a rambling manner, but Gan Mao couldn't bear to talk about it.Naturally, Gan Mao didn't want to say more.He knew that the more he talked, the more annoying he would be.末了宣太后笑着切入了正题：“齐国灭宋，与我井水不犯河水，上将军出使，这国书却是如何写法了？”竟是一副全然不谙邦交的样子。 甘茂心中却是明白，正色拱手道：“齐国灭宋，看似与我井河无犯，实则大大相关。齐本强国，若再灭宋，国土人口骤增，顿时独大中原而无可抗衡。其时野心膨胀，也必然成为合纵抗秦之中坚，秦国连横当大受挫折。万一有差，秦国被再次锁于函谷关之内，岂非前功尽弃？惟其如此，臣以斡旋齐宋冲突为名，实则寻求遏制齐国之策。太后以为然否？” 宣太后点头笑道：“是个事儿，也没那么厉害。想去便去了，走走转转开开心也好。” “敢问太后：上将军印暂交何处为好？丞相府还是前将军？” “放我这里吧，也免了他们与你聒噪。” 甘茂便这样轻而易举地得到了宣太后的允准，心中却是空荡荡的更觉得人情萧瑟。及至到丞相府办理国书，署理公务的却是老丞相樗里疾。这个须发已经雪白脸却依旧黝黑的老臣子坐在大案前竟没有起身，只是嘿嘿一笑：“尊驾不愧文武全才，这回又要做纵横家了，老夫实在佩服也。”说着伸出长长的手杖，一点对面的书案，“尊驾久为长史，公案老吏了，自己动手吧。老夫却是出不得手了，书吏动笔，只怕未必入尊驾法眼呢。”叨叨几句，竟使甘茂不好推脱，便也不再多说，坐到书案前铺开一张羊皮大纸，略一思忖便挥毫疾书，不消片刻，国书便已拟就。甘茂看看老态十足完全没有起身意思的樗里疾，捧起羊皮纸起身放到他面前笑道：“老丞相看过了。”樗里疾嘿嘿笑道：“看甚来？用印。”便有一名年轻的掌印吏捧来一方铜匣打开，在羊皮纸的留空处盖下了鲜红的阳文方印。 甘茂笑道：“多谢老丞相。我便进宫盖王印去了。”樗里疾嘿嘿笑道：“左右是公事，尊驾歇息便是，让后生们多跑跑腿了。”甘茂自然知道，这原本便是丞相府的事务——特使一旦奉命，一应文书皆由丞相府之行人署办理。他自己其所以想亲自进宫，实际上是想见秦王一面，看能否在最后时刻改变自己心中的那个决策。此刻见樗里疾如此嘿嘿嘿便将这桩公事揽了过去，却是不知这头老狐的虚实，想想也不能妄动，便也笑道：“好！我便陪老丞相说番闲话了。” 有一搭没一搭地说了几句，甘茂突然问道：“老丞相识得孟尝君否？”樗里疾嘿嘿笑道：“你说孟尝君？此等贵公子，老夫却如何识得了？”甘茂又道：“老丞相以为，目下齐国何人当道？”樗里疾又是嘿嘿道：“齐国齐国，自然是齐王当道，用问么？”甘茂摇头道：“只怕未必，齐王田地乃新君，能左右孟尝君田文、上将军田轸、上卿苏代一干权臣乎？”樗里疾恍然笑道：“尊驾所言极是，入齐必得从此三人着手了。”甘茂不禁哈哈大笑。 片刻之间，掌印吏返回，甘茂便带着国书并一应关防文书走了。 甘茂刚走，魏冄便匆匆回到了丞相府来找樗里疾。魏冄说了一个重要消息：边地斥候密报，甘茂妻小家眷已经于三日前出了咸阳，正随楚国商人的车队南出武关！魏冄之意：立即禀报太后，命蓝田大营派出一支铁骑追回。樗里疾却摇摇头笑道：“天要下雨，娘要嫁人，随他去了。”魏冄急道：“甘茂多年将相，若通连外国，秦国岂不尽失机密？”樗里疾嘿嘿笑道：“塞翁失马，安知非福？太后原是有意放甘茂一马的。此中深意，日后便知了。”魏冄思忖一番，似乎也揣摩出了其中道理，便不再提说此事了。 暮色时分，甘茂的特使车马出了咸阳，太阳升起时便出了函谷关，向东面的齐国辚辚去了。