Chapter 55 Section 5 Conspiracy Yang Zhi Thunderbolt Means

In a blink of an eye, May came. The wheat in Pingchuan, Guanzhong, is growing very well this year. Every farmland is golden, and the waves of wheat become golden waves.The barley is harvested first, and then the wheat is harvested. In late May, the most critical moment for granules to enter the warehouse has entered.It just so happens that the days are sunny, and every new village is busy threshing wheat into warehouses.The wheat threshing field shared by the head of the village cannot be rotated, so the farmers spread out the wheat in the small yard in front of their houses and use the oldest flails to thresh the wheat.It is a long wooden stick with a wooden board with a small rotating shaft fixed on the top. When you swing it vigorously once and for all, the golden wheat grains will pop out from the ears of wheat!Flails were waving in front of every house, and the sound of threshing wheat was resounding throughout the village. The hinterland of the old Qin State was full of joyful harvests.

At this time, several aristocratic families with fiefdoms in Liyang City also got busy, cleaning the granaries, and preparing to receive the new wheat brought in by the fiefdoms.The fief had already been banned, and the private granaries of the nobles were not prepared at all.A month ago, it was suddenly announced that the fiefdom would be restored. Although the acres of land were greatly reduced, the tax rate was greatly reduced, and the ruling power was gone, the family members were still very excited when they lost it, and they were so nervous as if they were welcoming some grand ceremony.The Prince's Mansion was the same, Ying Si fluttered back and forth excitedly, and personally supervised the vacation of the three largest mud silos to receive the new wheat from the fiefdom.In the past, when the land was entrusted to pay grain, Ying Si was young, and secondly, he was used to it, so he didn't ask about it at all.This year is different. It is the first time that Ying Si saw the loss of the fief and regained it, and it was related to his own efforts. His excitement and joy were as if he had earned it through meritorious deeds. middle.Ten days later, the warehouse was ready, and Ying Xi waited excitedly for the new wheat to enter the warehouse.He has already arranged to give the empress dowager three carts first, then sell some old grain, buy fine iron horses and good bows and arrows for his guards, and go to the fief in autumn to have a good time hunting!

On May 23rd, a team of ox carts creaked to the door of the prince's treasury. The elders of the Prince's Mansion were dressed in pristine clothes and came to the convoy holding a bamboo "inspection pole" more than six feet long, "Is it the land and food?" First, a middle-aged man jumped off the bullock cart, bowed humbly and said, "Bai Liang, the villager in Bai Village, Mei County, is here to pay the grain and tax, please accept it." The old man sneered, "Is that all? Is there anything else to honor the prince?" "Returning to my lord, Xiaoke is the new village head. I don't know what other things to pay besides food? Please tell me clearly."

The old man's face was gloomy, knowing it was a raw radish, he snorted angrily, "Stop being so noisy, open the grain inspection!" Muramasa Bailiang turned his head, "Open the pockets and check the food." Twenty or so ox carts were parked in the narrow alley, and two or three shirtless farmers jumped off each cart and stood beside the cart, ready to carry grain into the warehouse after inspection. The first cart had already opened a bag and moved it to the ground. "My lord, please check and accept." Bai Liang pointed to the bag where the rope was untied.

The old man walked over with a dark face, opened the bag opening with his left hand, inserted the hollow bamboo "inspection rod" with his right hand, and went straight into the bag three or four feet deep into the grain, and pulled out the rod suddenly, bringing up a cloud of dust.The elder Jia's face became even darker, and he dumped the inspection rod, and the palm of his hand was covered with sand and gravel! "Okay, Bai Cunzheng, this kind of thing is also called Liang Fu?" The old man smiled sullenly. Muramasa Bailiang turned around in fright and shouted: "Who? Who did the trick?! Quick! Open them all!"

The farmers panicked and jumped into the car one after another to open their pockets, but they were all as pale as idiots—every pocket was filled with gravel mixed with a few tenths of wheat, so dirty that it was unsightly! The boss of the family shouted, "Look at them!" and rushed to the Prince's Mansion. In a moment, Ying Xi hurried over.His face was full of anger, and with a "shua" sword, a pocket was cut open from top to bottom-a burst of dust was raised, and sand, gravel, and stones flowed and splashed!Ying Si's black embroidered gold cloak was immediately dirty.Muramasa Bailiang was so frightened that he wanted to cry but had no tears. He wanted to cry silently, but he just stared at the prince dumbly.Ying Si's complexion was pale, her mouth and nose twitched, she walked up to Bai Liang, and suddenly drew out her sword.Bai Liang let out a scream, blood spattered from his pierced body!

"Cunzheng—!" The farmers crowded around and cried out in panic. Bai Liang struggled for breath, "report, patriarch...someone, harm, I..." and died suddenly. Ying Si circled around, looking at the cart after cart of "Xinmai", trembling with anger, screaming: "Tie him to the horse and go to Mei County!" The cavalry team of the prince's mansion had already been recruited by the elders outside the gate of the treasury. Hearing the prince's order, several knights immediately drove away the farmers, picked up Bai Liang's body and tied it behind the horse.Ying Si got on his horse, waved his long sword, and the horse team rolled out of the street like a storm.

At this time, Prince Fu Gongsun Jia Fei arrived and shouted from a distance: "Prince——, can't! Come back—" Seeing the horse team go away, he hurriedly reined in his horse and shouted: "Old man, drive the ox cart into the mansion Ku, the criminals are arrested, and no one is allowed to move! I will go after the prince!" Then he rode away. Just in the afternoon, the wheat threshing field at the head of Bai Village was bustling with activity. The Bai clan's farming skills are well-known among the old Qin people, and the harvest season has always been orderly and busy without chaos.After the old patriarch Bai Long was killed, the nearly seventy-year-old Bai Ding became the patriarch.He is generous and prudent, and won the support of his tribe.Lao Baiding led the Bai clan to make an oath that the Bai clan would never be a people who violated the law, and they would earn back the honor of the Bai clan through hard work!He recommended Bai Liang, who is good at farming, to be the village official, determined to compete with the villages that were originally under the Bai clan.

This year's summer harvest is the first wheat harvest under the new law field system. The government will award titles to farmers who pay the most taxes and grains, and bronze plaques to the village clans with the best harvests.The Bai clan has worked hard from top to bottom, and has been intensively cultivating since the planting last autumn, and braved the severe cold in winter, making an exception and watering the wheat field twice during the winter season.As soon as May came, seeing the wheat in the Bai family's fields rolling neatly and neatly, the whole family was very happy, and the humiliation brought to the people by the execution ground seemed to be overwhelmed by the joy of a good year.Now that it is the threshing season, Lao Baiding is even more diligent, pulling a mat and sitting under the big tree at the edge of the village to watch the threshing every day.In the public wheat field, each family takes turns, and the village helps, that is, the whole village works together to help each family in the field.Although the whole family is harmonious, there will inevitably be some quarrels and disputes. Sitting here, Lao Baiding just wants to resolve them immediately, without delaying the fight.However, the most important mission of Lao Baiding is to watch the sky.Farmers work hard all year, all during harvesting season.At this time, it is cloudy and cloudy, and "white rain" suddenly hits from time to time, and the wheat is about to be soaked in the water.Lao Baiding is particularly sensitive to the symptoms of summer wind and rain, and it is often cloudless and fine weather, but he roared in his old and hoarse voice, "It's over—!" The wheat piled up, and the white rain just swished and swished into the vast expanse!

When Lao Baiding sat down under the big tree, people felt relieved. Now in the afternoon, it is the time when white rain frequently occurs.Old Baiding looked up at the northern sky, and saw a white cloud swiftly drifting towards him, and he couldn't help frowning slightly.Suddenly, a gust of cool wind blew by, Lao Baiding smelled a unique breath in the wind, stood up abruptly, waved his hands and shouted: "It's over—! Hurry—!" The host on the spot immediately shouted "It's over!" The men and women in the field immediately threw down their flails. The man nervously picked up the wooden branch to collect the wheat straw in the field, and the woman neatly cleaned the wheat grains that had been knocked out with a broom stick.The wheat hay was piled up, and the wheat grains were covered tightly with thatch. The white cloud in the north had turned into a thick dark cloud and pressed over. There was a burst of thunder, and a flash of lightning. Seeing the raindrops as big as copper coins, they were wrapped in the wind and slapped Come on, people shouted and laughed and ran under the big tree.

Suddenly, a young man shouted sharply: "Look! The cavalry—!" As soon as the words fell, the horse team rolled into the wheat field amidst the rumbling thunder, and the leading knight shouted, "Who is the patriarch? Come out!" Old Bai Ding walked into the arena leaning on a mulberry stick, "Old man Bai Ding, if you dare ask, is it the government? What's the matter with Bai Village?" Ying Si shouted sharply: "Put that village under arrest! You ask him!" Bai Liang, covered in blood, was thrown from his horse!The men and women of Bai village surrounded him in a clamor. "Bai Liang—!" A woman screamed and rushed out of the crowd, "Who! Who killed Bai Liang?!" Ying Si didn't expect Bai Liang to die. She was startled for a moment, and immediately yelled angrily: "Bai Village used sand and stones as a gift, cheated the lord, and deserved it! Immediately transport all the food in the field to the Prince's Mansion! Otherwise, there will be no pardon!" At this time, thunder and lightning were blowing, and white rain poured down.Old Bai Ding hissed and shouted: "You are wronged! The Bai clan has been fiefdom for a hundred years, when has the food and tax been broken? You are wronged——" Shocked by the heavy rain, Ying Si was already in a panic, but when he saw Lao Bai Ding yelling, he couldn't help becoming angry, and shouted: "Cut open the grain storage! See if it's true or not!" The tight wheat hoards were chopped open one after another, and the golden wheat gushed out immediately, and was washed away by the heavy rain in an instant! The members of the Bai clan were originally a powerful clan of martial arts, full of blood, at this moment their hearts were bleeding, they all shouted angrily, grabbed sticks, wooden branches, flails, etc. and rushed forward, crying and shouting, and rushed towards the prince's men and horses frantically! Ying Si was furious, and shouted: "Kill! Kill all—!" The cavalry knights' daggers were shining, and after a few clashes, the corpses of the Bai clan filled the rainy and muddy wheat field.The old patriarch Bai Ding couldn't stop him. Seeing the blood flowing into a river in an instant, he threw himself into the muddy water and shouted: "You committed a crime——! God..." He fell headlong. At this moment, Gongsun Jia Feima arrived, and when he saw the scene, he was terrified, "Prince, how, how did you get into such a catastrophe..." Ying Si screamed, "I'll take it on my own! What does it have to do with you? Go back to the horse!" With a flick of the reins, he sat down on the horse and rushed towards the official road. The guards followed closely and galloped towards Liyang.Gongsun Jia originally wanted to take care of the prince's aftermath, but at this moment his soul was lost and he went off to take care of himself. "Boom—boom—boom!" Bai Village rang the huge bronze bell at the head of the village.This is the signal for the bloody battle of the Bai clan!People of the Bai clan living in the surrounding villages braved the heavy rain and came roaring. The white rain stopped suddenly.The setting sun in the afternoon shone on the bloody field, which was filled with rivers of wheat and straw, making it extremely miserable and terrifying.Thousands of Bai clan men and women gathered at the head of the village, crying loudly.Old Bai Ding jumped onto Shi Dun on the sidelines, covered in muddy water and blood, with white hair disheveled, and angry like an old lion, "Listen, the descendants of the Bai family will wear hemp and filial piety and go to Liyang to work as farmers! The government will not give the Bai family justice. , the Bai family will leave Qin!" "Join farmers—! Revenge—!" Just when the Bai clan was dispatched, the Meng clan and Xiqi clan also gathered after hearing the news.The Mengxi and Bai clans have always been connected by flesh and blood, and they share the same hatred. Today, the Bai clan is in a catastrophe. How can the Mengxi clan stand by and watch?Within two hours, more than 20,000 men, women, and children from the Mengxi and Bai tribes, who have a tradition of conquest, gathered more than 20,000 men, women, and children. Everyone wore sackcloth and filial piety, held various agricultural tools, lifted more than 30 corpses, and lit thick torches. , The ground was shaken by mighty cries, and the black pressure rushed towards the official road. At this moment, three fast horses riding on the official road are galloping towards Liyang in the east.This is Che Ying who hurried back from the new army camp.When it was dark, he saw such a mighty dragon with torches and earth-shattering cries, he knew that it was abnormal, so he hurriedly stepped forward and sent a knight to investigate the situation.A moment later, when the knight reported back, Che Ying was shocked and ordered in a low voice, "Quick! Let's go to Liyang!" With a whip of the horse, he galloped eastward like lightning. In Liyang City, Zuo Shu Chang's Mansion was tense and busy. According to Wei Yang's outline, Jing Jian led all the subordinate officials to prepare for the new decree of the second reform day and night.Wei Yang is busy planning the equipment for the training of the new army and the supply of food and supplies, and he is also stepping up to instruct the emergency documents sent from various places.The most important thing is that Wei Yang is carefully planning the address of Qin's new capital at the same time.Liyang is too close to Hangu Pass and the Huashan military camp of Wei State, and the castle is too small to accommodate the thriving commercial market and hundreds of workshops, and there is no danger outside the city, so relocation is inevitable.This is a big event. Wei Yang has already sent three batches of geologists to carefully survey the hinterland of Guanzhong, pondering over the big map of mountains and rivers reported back, and preparing to go to confirm the address in person after Xia busy. The weather was sweltering, Wei Yang buried his head in his study until the sun was setting, and he didn't have time to eat the lunch that was on the side table.Jing Nan pushed the door several times to come in, finally he closed the door lightly and walked out, sighing repeatedly in the corridor, hoping someone would interrupt and take the opportunity to let Shuo Zuo eat. Suddenly, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes, and a man stumbled and ran in muddy, "Master Zuo, Mr. Zuo, it's not a big deal, it's not good!" Jing Nan hurriedly stepped forward, and someone helped him up, but it was Prince Fu Gongsun Jia.Wei Yang had already heard the sound and got up to the corridor, "Prince Fu, why are you in such a mess?" "Master Zuo Shu, Tai, Tai, the prince...has caused a catastrophe!" Gongsun Jia collapsed on the ground all of a sudden. "Jingnan, give Prince Fu a bowl of water, calm down, and speak slowly." Wei Yang was unusually calm. Gongsun Jia took a few sips, panted for a while, and briefly explained what happened, Wei Yang's heart sank, "Where is the prince now?" "No, I don't know. Anyway, it won't be in the Prince's Mansion..." Gongsun Jia still panted. Wei Yang's thoughts flashed, "Jingnan, please come to Gongziqian's mansion to invite the crown prince, hurry up!" "No need. I brought it for you." Yingqian pulled the prince into the door with an angry look on his face. Wei Yang looked serious, "May I ask the prince, is it true that Baicun killed people and destroyed food?" Ying Si was already awake, covered in mud and pale, and murmured: "Bai Village is filled with sand and stones..." "If there are fake grains, they should be dealt with by the government according to the law? How can the crown prince have the right to lynch the people of the country? How many people have been killed?" Ying Si whispered: "No, I don't know. Twenty or thirty..." Wei Yang's heart was shocked, and his face changed, "Damn it! The Mengxi and Bai tribes are the foundation of the old Qin Dynasty. They are upright and martial, and now they are being massacred for no reason. How can we stop? The people of the country are in turmoil, and the overall situation is in chaos!" Yingqian disapproved, teasingly said with a teasing smile: "How flustered is Mr. Zuo Shu? Didn't your Weishui execution kill hundreds of members of the Mengxi and Bai tribes? Why are you afraid of him? Besides, they are all Qin people. If you dare to mess up Come, Yingqian is here." Wei Yang said angrily: "How ridiculous Zuo Fu is! How can lynching murder be compared with legal punishment? If Qin even slaughtered the old Qin people wantonly, it would be tantamount to self-destruction. How can we talk about reforming the law and strengthening the country?" Wei Yang's harsh words made Ying Qian very unhappy, he sneered a little, and watched Wei Yang remain silent. Suddenly he heard the sound of horseshoes outside the door, followed by a loud shout: "Master Zuo Shu—!" Following the shout, a man staggered in.When everyone looked at it, it was the new county magistrate of Mei County.He bowed down with a cry, "Master Zuo, it's big, big things are not good. The Mengxi Bai clan, 20,000 to 30,000 people, come, come to Liyang, and work in farming! The Bai family threatened that if the government doesn't give justice, they , Just, just go out of Qin!" The resulting report was nothing more than a thunderclap, not only Wei Yang was shocked, but also the faces of the prince, Yingqian and Gongsun Jia changed drastically. "Jiao Nong" was the strongest protest against the government by the farmers at that time, that is, all the farm tools were piled up in the government office, and if the government did not agree to the request, they would never farm again!During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, if a "handover" occurred in that country, it would be the country's greatest shame. The world would regard this country as having lost the hearts of the people, and they could raise allies and attack at will!This can shake the foundation of the country more than the failure of one or two wars.In the history of reforms in the past hundred years, there has never been such a "handover" in the world. Today, the old Qin people in Qin state want to "handover". How can it not cause a deep shock?What's more, it's not just "delivering agriculture", but also "going out of Qin"!For the old Qin people in the hinterland of Qin who had always been stable, this was simply a chaotic situation like a catastrophe. In an instant, Wei Yang realized the seriousness of the situation, and realized that the reform of the Qin State had reached a critical moment of life and death.With the obstinacy of the old Qin people of the Mengxibai tribe, and the unfair handling of the indiscriminate killings, it is impossible to appease their anger. The Qin State will inevitably experience great turmoil. If the six kingdoms of Shandong send troops again, how can the Qin State not respond? perish?At that time, everything will be in vain.However, the big problem with this matter is that the prince broke the law.Not to mention that the prince is only fourteen years old and has not yet become an adult.More importantly, the prince is the crown prince of the country, can he be killed to appease public anger?Moreover, the monarch is not currently in Liyang, how can the ministers deal with the prince without authorization?So what can be done to calm the tide? Seeing Wei Yang pondering, Yingqian drew his sword and said angrily, "Don't be afraid, Mr. Zuo Shu. Yingqian only needs two thousand cavalry to guard the west gate of Liyang, and see who dares to betray Qin!" He thought that Wei Yang was a genius, but after all Scholar, in the face of such a menacing battle, he must be supported by the experienced minister of the office.If the power to dispatch troops is still in his own hands, why bother to discuss with Wei Yang, he has already led the troops to intercept him halfway. Suddenly, Wei Yang smiled slightly, "Zuo Fu, don't be impatient, please go to the state affairs hall with the crown prince and You Fu to rest for a while, and let me deploy the troops properly before we split up." "That's fine. Let's go." Yingqian then went to the State Affairs Office with the prince who had lost his mind and Gongsun Jia who was terrified. Wei Yang's expression darkened, and he made a gesture of encirclement towards Jing Nan. Jing Nan let out a "cough!" and hurried away.Wei Yang turned around and ordered Jing Jian who came in a hurry, "Jing Jian Chief Shi, immediately ordered Liyang Commander Wang Shi to mobilize 2,000 cavalry and 100 military vehicles to stand by outside the west gate." Jing Jian hurried away. There was another sound of horseshoes, and Che Yingfei stepped into the door, "Mr. Zuo Shu, the people of Mei County are coming fiercely, about 30 miles away. Wearing hemp and mourning, carrying the corpse to the farmers, the situation is urgent!" Wei Yang's eyes lit up, "Che Ying, you came just in time. Let's talk about the rest of the matter later, and immediately rushed to Liyang Mansion, and led the iron cavalry chariot with Wang Shi with the military amulet, and waited in formation at the west gate of Liyang. Civil conflict." "Obey!" Che Yingfei got on his horse and galloped towards the Yueyang government office. In the state affairs hall, Yingqian saw a group of imperial guards in the courtyard. He was startled. He seemed to casually go to the rear window to look out. But he saw the shadows of the trees full of imperial guards. He couldn't help feeling angry. Sheng, sneered and said: "It seems that Wei Yang has detained us." Gongsun Jia has been in panic and restlessness.He had an ominous premonition that this sudden disaster was mysterious and unpredictable.How can the prince be as unreasonable as a lunatic?How could the Bai clan, a well-known farming family, blatantly use sand and stones to fill grain?It's incredible!As soon as the incident happened, he decided that Wei Yang wanted to use him as a scapegoat, because he was Prince Fu, how could he escape from being involved?Seeing what Yingqian said now, he couldn't help but change his face, "Zuo Fu, what, what should I do? Wei Yang doesn't recognize his relatives." The prince also stared at his uncle, his lips trembling, "Father, father, why don't you come back?" Yingqian shouted in a low voice: "Fear too much! Only if father-in-law is not in Liyang, you will die. If father-in-law is here, you will be a ghost under the sword. Do you know? Wei Yang will not touch you." "Where, who is moving?" The crown prince rubbed his upper teeth against his lower teeth. "Who else?" Yingqian sneered, "Gongsun Jia, prepare to lose your job." Gongsun Jia shook his head with a mournful face, "No, I won't..." "Could it be that you still expect to be promoted?" Yingqian's eyes were full of disgust. "No no no, Zuo, Zuo Fu, I mean, Wei Yang will definitely kill us!" Gongsun Jia almost cried. Yingqian laughed loudly, "Bird! Kill it as soon as you kill it, you fucking, are you afraid of death? Hahahaha..." With the sound of hurried footsteps, Wei Yang hurried in.Yingqian's laughter stopped abruptly, and he said coldly: "Master Zuo Shu, we are already your prisoners. If you come in alone, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" To Wei Yang's throat! Wei Yang looked at the tip of the sword against his throat, and said with a slight smile, "Young Master Qian, let's die for Qin together." Yingqian retracted his sword, "Tell me, how to deal with it?" Wei Yang cupped his hands and said solemnly: "The two princes Fu, the princes killed indiscriminately, stirring up civil uprisings, and the state of Qin is facing a crisis of life and death. Wei Yang, who is in charge of state affairs, resolutely quells the civil uprisings according to the law. The law is like a mountain, and the two crimes are blamed. Run away. Wei Yang has offended you. Come and escort Yingqian and Gongsun Jia to the west gate!" The soldiers of the forbidden army entered the courtyard with high spirits.Yingqian sighed angrily and threw his sword to the ground, "Bird! Come on." Jing Jian came quickly and said softly, "Prince, please follow me." Then he led the prince out. The night was dark.Crying on the official road shook the ground, and torches were scattered all over the field, whistling towards the west gate of Liyang City. On the open space outside the west gate, a hundred military vehicles surrounded a huge horseshoe-shaped field, which was open to the official road on the west side.The soldiers on the chariot held their spears on their backs and held their torches aloft. On the periphery of the chariot were two thousand armored knights, with torches in one hand and spears in the other, waiting anxiously. The sea of ​​torches is raging.Under a row of huge torches, there were hundreds of gray-haired old people, and on the white cloth in front of them, there were eight large characters written in blood-the people are not afraid of death, please ask for your life!Behind the old man, there are innumerable teenagers and women, who are pulling long shackles, stamping their feet and weeping, and their mourning is everywhere.Behind the young woman are young and middle-aged men carrying more than 30 corpses on wooden planks. Each corpse is covered with a piece of black cloth, and next to it is a bunch of wheat ears tied with red string and a pair of corpses in a clay pot. loess.Behind the corpses were three wizards in red.The wooden swords in their hands pointed to the vast night sky, and they screamed the old soul-calling tune passed down from generation to generation, "The strong man is back——, love my grain—! Where is the soul going——, lie on my loess—!" This is the phrase used by the old Qin people to bury the warriors who died in battle. Today, the wizards of the Mengxi and Bai tribes used it on the innocent dead. It is extremely sad and heroic.After the wizard, there are men, women and children carrying all kinds of agricultural tools. They kept shouting angrily: "The government is killing indiscriminately, what is the law of heaven!" Get out of Qin!" The two thousand soldiers outside the west gate had never seen such a majestic and tragic scene. For a moment, everyone was terrified and moved, but there was no sound, only various flags flapping in the wind.After all, what the soldiers are facing is not the enemy on the battlefield, but the unarmed elders of Qin.This is the first time in the history of the old Qin state.There are a lot of men from the Mengxibai tribe, and they are all low-level generals like elite knights and commanders. Among the two thousand knights, there are one or two hundred Mengxibai children. The knight slammed under his horse!The formation of the iron cavalry suddenly became commotion. Che Ying roared, "Children of the old Qin, be loyal to the law of the country! Those who rebel in the army will be killed without mercy!" Iron Knight finally stabilized.Thousands of people flocked outside the city gate and stopped, but no one shouted. The boundless torches reflected countless angry faces, silently confronting the opposing officers and soldiers. Che Ying announced loudly: "Zuo Shu grows up to——!" An ox-drawn cart rattled out of the city gate until it stopped in the middle of the serial troop cart. Standing upright on the carriage, Wei Yang looked solemn and solemn in the sea of ​​torches.He wears a six-inch white jade crown on his head, a black silk embroidered gold cloak bestowed by Qin Xiaogong, and holds the rough and simple Qin Qin sword in the gold sheath of Qin Mugong.Even during the first massacre in Weishui, Wei Yang did not carry out these tokens of special power.Today, he made an exception and used all the symbols of special powers, including the six-foot ox-drawn cart.Facing the furious old Qin tribe and the real upper-class criminals of the public clan, he wants to use these lofty symbols of authority to increase his deterrence in handling incidents and the convincing people of the raging people.When Wei Yang saw thousands of torches filling the fields and the vast sea of ​​angry and silent people under the high canopy, he couldn't help but think of Lao Tzu's ingenious warning: "The people are not afraid of death, so how can they be afraid of death!" The continuous volcano that is about to explode, how small are the two thousand cavalry, one hundred military vehicles and the Liyang Castle behind them?At this time, there is no way to turn the tide without thunderbolt means.Wei Yang, Wei Yang, today is the time to test you... As soon as the car stopped, the old people at the front fell to their knees, their gray-haired heads trembling under the torches.Old Baiding, covered in blood, mud and water and wearing linen and filial piety, raised a white blood book above his head, and shouted sadly: "Master Zuo Shu, make the decision for the people!" The crowd behind them raised all kinds of farm tools and torches in their hands. He shouted: "Master Zuo Shu, decide for the people—!" The sound roared and rolled across the field, just like thunder on a summer night. Suddenly, a woman yelled and threw a broom in front of the military vehicle, "Men, please help!" "Farming—!" With a boundless roar, people threw all the farm tools they brought into the empty field of military vehicles, and threw them on all possible open spaces!In a short while, in front of the gate of Liyang City and in the gap between the sea of ​​people, countless hills of farm tools were piled up. Wei Yang gave a firm order, and the driver drove the cart over the hill of farm tools, and came in front of the old people.Che Ying was suddenly nervous, waved the command flag in her hand, and led a cavalry team of one hundred to follow.Wei Yang turned around and shouted sharply: "Che Ying back down!" After pondering for a while, Che Ying waved the command flag to let the cavalry return to their positions, and came to Wei Yang with a military chariot. Wei Yang got out of the car, bowed deeply, and took the bloody book on the old Baiding's head, "Old patriarch, Wei Yang is unfair, and the laws of heaven cannot tolerate it! Fathers, brothers and sisters, please calm down." Old Bai Ding turned back and shouted: "Don't shout, let Master Zuo Shu handle it—!" Wei Yang turned back and jumped on the cart, bowing deeply to the crowd in front of him, "Brothers and sisters, the Bai family is a family of heroes of the Qin State. For a hundred years, countless Bai's children have served the Qin State on the battlefield. I don't know how many people are shrouded in horse leather ?The Bai family took the lead in farming in the Qin State, and it was the foundation of grain and goods for the public treasury. The new land system was first implemented, and the Bai family worked hard to farm, and the harvest became the head of the Qin State. At this time, the prince lynched and killed 34 members of the Bai family , causing the Mengxi and Bai tribes to ask for orders. The government and the people of the Qin State are all looking at how the government will deal with the crown prince’s crime, right—?” "Yes—!" The audience replied like thunder. "As the head of Zuo Shu, Wei Yang, I want to tell the people of the Qin government: Qin's reform will not change! The essence of the new law: There is no dual law in the country, and there is no dual punishment. The Zhenqin sword is the divine weapon for implementing the new law. Wei Yang holds the Mugong golden sword today, and will punish lawbreakers with the Ming Dynasty!" After Wei Yang finished speaking, he waved his hand back, "Changshi reads the order." Jing Jian stepped into Che Ying's military chariot, unfolded the bamboo slips in his hand, and read aloud: "Qin Guo Zuo Shu Chang Wei Yang's order: the crown prince breaks the law and commits the same crime as the people. According to the new law, juveniles who have not yet been crowned will not be punished by corporal punishment. The crown prince is fourteen However, the prince’s actions violated the law too much and violated the way of heaven. The punishment is as follows: first, the prince must personally bury the deceased in Bai village; The third is to seize the crown prince’s fiefdom, and the annual salary will be halved; the fourth is to promulgate the “Book of Guilt” by the prince, to inform the government and the public of his illegal behavior, and to show his heart to reform. This order. Zuo Shu Changwei martingale.” The crowd looked at each other, seeming to have eased up, but still aggrieved.Old Bai Ding fell to the ground and cried: "The crown prince, as the crown prince, is so indiscriminate and savage, what is the state of the country?!" Wei Yang sternly said: "Bring the crown prince Fu Yingqian and Gongsun Jia up!" Two teams of soldiers pushed the two prison carts to the side of Wei Yang's cart.In the prison car, Yingqian's face was livid, and he kept sneering.Gongsun Jia was hanging paralyzed in the wooden cage, urine dripping continuously on his underwear. Wei Yang pointed to the wooden cage and said loudly: "Father, brothers and sisters, he is the crown prince Zuo Fu Yingqian, and he is the crown prince You Fu Gongsun Jia. The crown prince has no education, and the crown prince Fu is to blame!" Jing Jian immediately announced in a loud voice, "Prince Zuo Fu Yingqian will be punished, and the king will be dismissed from office and nobility will be dismissed! Prince You Fu Gongsun Jia will be punished by tattooing and flow to the western mountains!" The old people sighed and stood up, nodding their heads one after another, "Justice is inevitable!" The surrounding crowd became agitated, shouting: "Cut your nose! Tattoo!" "Deserve it!" "Retribution!" That's good!" Che Ying waved the command flag, "Execution—!" The wooden cages of the two tall prison carts were opened, and an executioner in red was holding a bright short knife in his hand, followed by a warrior with a copper basin in his hand, and strode up to Yingqian's prison cart.Yingqian sighed angrily, gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.Under the light of torches like daylight, thousands of people could hear their breaths.The bright dagger touched Ying Qianying's straight nose coldly - only to hear a lion-like howl, Ying Qian's face was covered with blood, which splashed several feet away! At the same time, the executioner in front of Gongsun Jia's prison car pulled out a red-hot long strip of iron from the huge charcoal brazier, and suddenly pressed it against Gongsun Jia's tender cheeks—the scorched smell of human flesh was scattered in the wind amidst the sharp and mournful roar. ... Thousands of people were all moved in horror, and the woman and the boy were blindfolded in horror. The criminals shouted: "The criminal law is over! Verify that you are upright—!" Wei Yang cupped his hands and shouted to the crowd: "Punish according to law, and reward according to law!" Jing Jian read out loudly the third volume of bamboo slips, "The Bai clan is diligent in farming and law-abiding, and the state government specially bestows a bronze plaque as a model for the people of the country. The dead in Bai Village all remember their meritorious service by dying in battle, and each is awarded a rank. Inheritance. Patriarch Bai Ding pleaded for the people and was also bestowed with a rank of nobility. The grain tax of Bai Village will be exempted for three years." Four guards walked out from behind the cart carrying a large bronze plaque with the words "Diligence and Observance of the Law".Wei Yang walked up to Old Bai Ding, "Old patriarch, on the day when the dead are buried in Bai Village, Wei Yang should come to mourn the funeral in person." Old Baiding burst into tears and bowed to the ground, "Master Zuo Shu, you are the reborn parents of the people of our country..." Huo Ran stood up and shouted loudly, "Harvest farmers!" People also shouted loudly, "Harvest It's farming—!" They all crowded together and pulled out one from the pile of farm tools, regardless of whether they belonged to them or not.In an instant, more than a dozen hills of farm tools returned to the shoulders of the farmers.The audience was full of cries and boiling, "Long live the new law!" As the crowd receded, Liyang City gradually calmed down.It was already the fourth watch when Wei Yang returned to the mansion. Jing Jian, Che Ying and Wang Shi didn't go home, and they all followed Zuoshu Changfu.Wei Yang ordered the cook to bring some big pots of cold bitter vegetables, big steamed cakes, and hot mutton soup. The four of them sweated profusely after eating, only to realize that they were really very hungry. After eating and drinking, Wang Shi wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Master Zuo Shu, how do you move?" Wei Yang smiled and said, "Go on? Naturally, the second reform will continue." "No. Mr. Zuo Shu, what I'm talking about is the black hand behind this, how can we get rid of it?" Wang Shi said angrily: "This is an obvious strange thing! The crown prince has witnessed the fact that sand and stones are filling grain. Baicun did not cheat. , It is also an iron fact. Where did this new Minafu come from? Isn’t it very strange? How can it be so weird when there is no one behind it?” Jing Jian continued: "Yes. And this person is definitely not waiting for nothing, he almost overthrows the entire new law." "What's more insidious is that Zuo Shu has made a deadly enemy. How many forces are involved in the crown prince, son Qian, and Gongsun Jia? If this hidden black hand is not punished, the country will have no peace!" Che Ying also had a dark face. Wei Yang pondered for a while, as if he didn't want to continue this topic, he thought about it and smiled again: "You are all right, and you are right. There must be a lead wire buried in the ground between Baicun and the Prince's Mansion. The root line is not yet the right time. The biggest danger is to induce chaos and turmoil, which will cause the reform to run aground. This is the so-called "mouse in the weapon" and "throwing but avoiding it". The only way to promote reform is to rule people after the law. As long as the reform is unstoppable, The overall situation can be determined. You must keep in mind that at this moment, conspiracy must be ruled by Yang. Whoever violates the law will be dealt with decisively. But there is no need to go to war and try to catch them all." Wei Yang smiled meaningfully, "Underwater monsters will not never come out of the water." The three nodded knowingly and smiled at each other.