Chapter 5 Section 4 The last moments of the Xianyang family

The Battle of Beisaka was like a lightning strike to the nobles and elders. Although these veterans had more or less battlefield experience, they left the army and power early in the reform era, and they were completely unfamiliar with the new Qin army.What's more, when the classical chariot battles were transformed into cavalry field battles, the equipment of the army, the methods of fighting, and even the traditional golden drum flags were all undergoing rapid changes.Twenty or thirty years of alienation can completely turn a veteran into a military layman.They are familiar with the power of Yiqu country's traditional field battles, and they still remember that the Qin country's chariots could not resist the unpredictable bull-headed soldiers. Otherwise, Yiqu country might have been completely swallowed up by Qin country long ago.However, the veterans were not familiar with the new Qin army.In their eyes, the new army just banned military vehicles and turned into cavalry and infantry. How powerful can it be?Seeing Yiqu's bull-headed soldiers pressing down on Beiban all over the mountains and plains, while the Qin army had only three phalanxes of 5,000 men, they all thought that more than 10,000 were against more than 100,000.Especially the three "Meng Xibai" and those veterans who were born as generals have already commented on the shortcomings of the Qin army in Jinjin.

"Who is on the cloud car? He said he was fighting with others?" "Yiqu bullhead soldier, the ancestor of the field. Who doesn't know?" "It's over, it's over, Ying Si is over!" "That can't be over? There is not even a general! When did the old state of Qin become like this?" "Old master, Yiqu's soldiers are very powerful, and it will be difficult in the future. Who can defeat Big Niu Shou?" At that time, this group of nobles and elders were no longer from the old Qin Dynasty, but the missions of the six kingdoms of Shandong to watch the battle.When the buffalo formation was overwhelmed by the roar of "moo moo moo", the elders all exclaimed: "Oh, the buffalo formation is too ruthless!" ecstasy.But before he finished exclaiming, that comfortable smile suddenly froze.The power of the Qin army's strong bows and crossbows made them dumbfounded. The Qin army's iron cavalry charged and killed them like rotten people, which made them heartbroken.Amidst the screams and blood splatters of Yiqu people, the nobles and elders fell silent like death.When Yingqian killed the leader of the Yiqu country in a flash, and when the Yiqu people who were terrified of being killed fell to their knees, the elders were all limp and paralyzed on the hillside.

Old Qianlong has almost turned into a withered stake.For a whole day and night, without eating, drinking or sleeping, I was alone under the round stone pavilion, watching the twinkling stars in the sky, watching the dim round moon, and watching the red sun rise.The elder of the family quietly came to report that the eldest son Gan Shi was escorted to Xianyang by Shan Rong Shanyu, but the monarch sent someone to the Taishi Mansion. The eldest son was covered in sword scars and unconscious...Old Ganlong is still old Hunched like a wooden stake, he did not speak. When the night came again, Lao Qianlong entered the bathroom and began to fast and bathe.This is an ancient ritual, which is to refrain from lust and cleanse the body before a particularly important event.Old Ganlong had completely lost his desires, but now he was even calmer. His skinny body was soaked in the huge wooden basin, submerged in the steaming mist, and he fell asleep in a trance... Faintly, Outside, there were Du Zhi's cries and buzzing voices, which lasted for a long time.However, Lao Qianlong still did not come out.

In the early morning three days later, Lao Ganlong came to His Royal Highness Square of Xianyang Palace alone in plain clothes.He calmly unfolded a large white cloth, knelt down solemnly, drew out a bright dagger with a swing, and cut off five fingers of his right hand in one fell swoop!Seeing the blood gurgling, Lao Qianlong looked up to the sky and laughed, and waved his right hand to write a big book on the white cloth-Mu Gongzu made, Great Qin Hongfan.After painstakingly writing, he fell down on the cold Baiyu Square! When Lao Qianlong woke up, he was surrounded by aristocrats and elders wearing blood books.They wore various banners and wrote "Abandon my ancestral system, God punish snow disaster"! "The new law is against the sky, and the country is in rebellion"! "Belittling the family, the lesson is not far away"!Etc., etc.A piece of white clothes, a piece of white hair, looks tragic and miserable.

When the news spread, the people of the country all burst into laughter and gathered around the square to watch the surprise.In the eyes of the old Qin people, the sudden thunder and snowstorm was undoubtedly the wrath of the heavens for the killing of heroes and the sorrow for Shang Jun.Now, some people actually say that this blizzard is God's condemnation of abandoning the "ancestral system", which is really unbelievable!It seems that the celestial phenomenon is also a ball of dough, which can be kneaded by people, and it is different in anyone's hands. They were buzzing and discussing, mocking and sneering at the audience, and some even yelled loudly. God come.

At noon, all the elders knelt down to the main hall, and shouted in unison with the blood written on their heads: "I beg the king to restore my ancestor's system—!" The palace is majestic, but there is no sound.The palace of the Qin Kingdom, which was very familiar at first, is as far away as the palace in the sky to the nobles and elders at this moment.After the Great War in Beiban, the monarch was going to meet them, but at that time there was not a single elder who could stand up and speak soberly.They watched the monarch leave with a contemptuous smile. It was a chilling smile.Today, no matter what, we can’t mourn Qu Zhi, we must show the character of the old Qin people, and we must let the government and the public know that the elders of the family have nothing but the Mu Gongzu system!

Ying Si's study is holding a secret meeting. Ying Si didn't feel the slightest pressure on the request of the elders of the clan.What he was thinking about was how to restore his position in the hearts of the Chinese people in one fell swoop by disposing of the elders' pleadings?How to make this country's grievances understand?To meet these goals, it is not something that he alone can solve with an edict. He must join hands with all relevant forces that should be involved. Although it was early summer, there was still some cool air in the study room in the morning, and the charcoal fire in the burner was only slightly smaller.Ying Si picked up the shovel and skillfully added a few pieces of charcoal.He has always had the habit of doing such small things by himself, especially when discussing matters with ministers, the servants are never allowed to come in, and he does trivial matters by himself, which seems very easy-going and simple.After adding charcoal, he looked at the courtiers present and said with a smile: "There are still people who are not familiar with each other, let me intermediary. The doctor and the captain of the country know everything, so there is no need to say more. This is Uncle Yingqian. The person is General Sima Cuo, the general guard of Hangu Pass. The two who just came back, the civil servant is Shang Yu, the county guard, Chiliji, and the general is Shanjia, the former deputy general of the army. You will arrive as soon as you are ordered, and Ying Si feels very happy. Today, The elders of the family want to restore the old system of Duke Mu. In your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

Chi Liji, Sima Cuo, and Shanjia, one of them has a lower title and official position, and the other has just arrived in a hurry, so they didn't speak.Jing Jian and Che Ying are well-known party members of the Shang monarch, and the answer is self-evident, so they didn't speak, but just looked at the monarch Ying Si.There was a moment of silence in the hall, and Young Master Qian said indifferently: "Everyone has the same heart. I think your majesty will deploy it." "That's right, people share the same heart!" Chi Liji said abruptly, the voice was so loud that even he was startled.

"Oh?" Ying Si smiled, "Why do people have the same heart?" "Eliminate the family, destroy and restore!" Chu Liji replied without hesitation. "Qi Li Qing is not clear, why do you judge like this?" Ying Si still smiled. "Hey hey, if you don't get rid of the family, you can't show the way of heaven, and you can't comfort the hearts of the people." "Generals Sima Cuo and Shanjia, what do you think?" "People have the same heart!" The two generals replied in unison, and the thin mountain armor added, "It should have been like this long ago."

"Doctor Shang, Captain of the State," Ying Si sighed softly, "Don't keep something in your heart, just say it." Che Ying's face turned red suddenly, and she said loudly: "Your Majesty, please arrest the traitors personally!" But Jing Jian had a gloomy face: "I invite you to be the prison officer, and kill these old foxes and rats with your hands!" "What does the uncle think?" Yingqian, who was covered with a long mask, trembled unconsciously, but his voice was very flat: "It's right to fight traitors for the country."

"Okay." Ying Si tapped on the book case lightly: "General Shanjia assists the captain of the country, and Xi Liji assists the doctor. The rest of the execution ground is planned by General Sima Cuo. It's time to understand." As soon as the discussion was over, Che Ying immediately left the palace with Shanjia and called in a team of 500 infantry and 500 cavalry.Che Ying sent Shanjia to lead most of the army and soldiers to take people from all the clans and prefectures, and no one was allowed to escape!But he personally brought two centurions to the square.The old nobles were weeping and crying towards the palace, when they suddenly heard the clanging and heavy footsteps, they couldn't help turning their heads, but they were shocked——Che Ying was holding a long sword drawn from its scabbard, and was leading a group of soldiers striding towards him with angry faces. Come! "You, what do you want to do?" Du Zhi shouted in surprise. "Take them all for me!" Che Ying yelled angrily, pointing her long sword at Du Zhi's chest: "The national traitor, Zhuzi, is there today?!" Du Zhi staggered back in fright, and happened to bump into a soldier, and was immediately twisted to the ground and tied up firmly.For a while, the old man roared one after another, and more than a hundred elders and nobles were all tied into a string.Only the old Qianlong, who was skinny and bearded and haired like snow, was left, but it was difficult for the soldiers to strike. They were afraid that if they tied up this old man, there would be no prime criminal on the killing field.Che Ying strode over, stared at the blood-stained old owl, and said with a sneer, "Old Master, what are you thinking?" "Zhuzi, don't talk to me." Old Qianlong closed his eyes. "Old thief!" Che Ying roared, grabbed Qianlong's neck and collar and picked it up, then fell heavily on the floor tiles: "Tie it up! This old thief smashed into a stone pillar, cut off his ears, and broke his body." Fingers, it still hurts people, you can’t die!” After the reform, there are a lot of civilian slaves in the new army of the Qin State. They are deeply grateful for the reform and have instinctive hatred for the old family. Everyone scrambles to be the first, if it is not for fear that the main culprit will be lost in the killing field, how can Lao Qianlong be at ease for half a day?At this time, upon hearing the order from the captain of the state, the two armored soldiers strode up to catch up, and tied up the old Qianlong who was wretched in a ball on the ground with a rope! One month later, the state of Qin was executed, and the execution ground was still located on the Weishui River. More than 80 families and more than 1,000 males who plotted restoration were all taken to the Weishui execution ground.With Yingqian's proposition, the nine clans were implicated, the grass was wiped out, and more than 20,000 people of the old clan were killed!But Ying Si flatly refused, Ying Si has always been extremely confident in this kind of mediation and balance.He believed that as long as the adult males of the stubborn elders' direct line were removed, it would be enough to stabilize the overall situation, and things would be reversed if they were too ruthless, which would only hurt the vitality of the country. When the news came out, the whole country was shocked!The common people rushed to Xianyang in an endless stream from remote mountain villages, all wanting to see this as the world's great punishment for Shang Jun Zhaoxue.The old Qin people in Guanzhong even took their families with them, and the big fairs generally flowed from the east and west official roads to the Weishui grassland in the south of Xianyang city.The special envoys of the six countries also rushed over - this is a major event for Qin, but the six countries are all responsible for it. At the beginning when Shang Yang was forced to kill, the six countries put strong pressure on Qin; now Qin is going to turn around again. How will you treat the original old account?The six kingdoms of Shandong were uneasy, and they all felt that this was an incomprehensible and difficult matter; Qin is not what it used to be, who is willing to easily offend this strong neighbor? Back then in early summer, the Weishui grass beach, more than ten miles from east to west, was green and turned into a sea of ​​people.The smart merchants simply moved their grocery tents to Caotan, and the farmers took advantage of the excitement to buy farm tools, salt, iron, cloth, etc. during the busy summer.But the most eye-catching thing is the long case of the wine shop in the winding Shuli!All the famous restaurants in Xianyang have set up a grand arrangement on the grass beach, and the wine jars wrapped in red cloth are so dark that you can't see the end.Among them, the most powerful one is the open-air wine shop in the Weifeng Ancient Residence of the Bai family in the state of Wei. There are three rows of wooden tables for a mile in length.But there are those who pay homage to the emperor of Shang and give fine wine as a gift, but they don't take a penny!People are already beaming, and they are even more excited when they have wine.There were many people in front of the long case, and there was an endless stream of people who poured wine to pay homage.Hou Ying, the gray-bearded head of the White Gate, personally supervised the servants and poured wine for every Qin person who paid homage to the Shang Lord. He was sweating profusely, but he never tired of it. At noon, a big drum sounded like thunder, and a sea of ​​people roared and flocked to the high river bank. More than a thousand prisoners were escorted into the center of the execution ground by soldiers.The leader is the white-haired Qianlong.Wherever the criminals passed by, there was a roar of anger: "Punish the national traitor—! Kill—!" Old Qianlong, who wanted to go to the punishment to show his integrity, couldn't help it under the angry shouts of thousands of people. lowered a white head.Only now did he realize the deterrent power of the old saying "Everyone in the country can be killed". A cold air permeated his spine, and all the breath that supported him dried up. He staggered a few steps and collapsed. On the grass, it is no longer possible to move half a step.The two soldiers who were clamping were nervous for a while, fearing that he would be frightened to death here. Without any explanation, he set up the old Ganlong and flew to the execution post, and tied him tightly to the tall wooden post, making the most stubborn old man Xiao Xiao will not go limp and paralyzed. The prisoner was in place, and the prison officer Jing Jian, who was wearing a red auspicious uniform, proclaimed loudly on the earthen platform: "The big punishment is coming, the subjects of the government and the public, listen to the king's instruction——!" Is the king coming out?This is what no one thought of.There was a huge crowd of people, and it suddenly became quiet. A tall cloud car was slowly rolled out from the center of the execution platform, and Ying Si's voice seemed to float from the sky to the grassy beach in the river valley. It had never been so high-pitched: "The court and field subjects of the Qin State: When my lord came to the throne, the old family in the middle of the country He linked up with the six kingdoms of Shandong, forced to kill the Shang Lord! He also linked with the Rong and Di tribes, and plotted for restoration! Thanks to the power of the government and the people, Qin State was able to wipe out Yiqu, capture the traitors of the Restoration State, and rehabilitate the Shang Lord! From today, Qin State abides by the new law, It will never change! The people of the Great Qin Kingdom, unite as one, take revenge against the other forces that forced Shang Jun to kill—Shandong Six Kingdoms——!” The people of Qin, who are as dark as mountains and seas, are excited!At this moment, what could be more exciting than the monarch himself coming forward to explain the truth, and doing justice to Lord Shang?A burst of cheers from heaven to earth immediately filled the grassy beach of the river valley: "Long live the monarch—!" "Long live the new law—!" "Revenge to the Six Nations—! Revenge—!" Qian Long, who was tied to the punishment stake, raised his head, fixed his eyes on the tall cloud car, but couldn't say anything. The most shocking thing was the special envoys of the six countries who watched the execution on the stage. What they did not want to see happened happened. In front of thousands of people, the king of Qin blatantly shifted the responsibility for killing Shang Yang to the six countries!At this time, who can argue innocently?What's more, at the beginning there was a "please kill Shangjun letter" left in Qin; but that was "please kill", how did it become "forced to kill"?The special envoys whispered to each other in panic, each of them turned pale; it seemed that the blood feud between the old Qin people and the six kingdoms of Shandong was settled. There was another big drum, Jing Jian slapped the command flag in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Execution——! Kill——!" A piece of knife light was shining, and a gurgling red stream oozed from the green grass beach, and the Weishui River turned red again. On the south bank of the Weishui River, a fast horse is coming!The red cloak of the knight on the horse was like a ball of flame. Looking at the crowds of people in the execution ground on the north bank, he suddenly reined in his horse and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay!" Then the flying horse galloped towards the Baishi Bridge of Weishui River.