Chapter 84 Section 4 Yingqian Qianlong's mysterious violent death

Qin Xiaogong is deliberate and wants to do the last big thing well. Once the matter of the crown prince was resolved, Qin Xiaogong felt relieved immediately.As a monarch, having no successor is the greatest failure.Now Ying Si is doing a good job and is quite insightful. It seems that he is worthy of a great responsibility. With the help of Lord Shang, Qin will have no worries about successors.Qin Xiaogong was determined, and thought of a major event that had been haunting his mind.If you don't do it, it will be too late.Although Bian Que's magical skills, Lao Mozi's strange medicine, and mysterious love met at the same time, an incredible miracle appeared in his sick body.But Qin Xiaogong knew that this by no means meant his recovery from illness.His time was running out, and he had to do his best with this last big thing.

From the beginning of the reform, Qin Xiaogong was consciously aware, either explicitly or secretly, that there was a force opposing the reform in the ruling and opposition parties of the Qin State.Although this force is gradually shrinking with the progress of the reform, especially the anti-revolutionary forces among the common people are almost completely resolved.There is only one reason, the people of the common people have gained real benefits from the reform.Three or five years after the implementation of these most important new laws, the most important new laws, such as rewarding farming and fighting, abolishing well fields, removing peasants' registries from peasants, and changing customs, have won the support of the people wholeheartedly, and even those "tired people" who have always despised the government have become hard-working A good citizen who abides by the law and braves public wars.This is the unshakable foundation of Qin's new law.

However, Qin's new law has repeatedly hurt the old nobles, abolished hereditary titles, abolished noble lands, abolished private troops, abolished aristocratic governance, no reward for no merit, same law for crimes, etc., and almost deprived the nobles of their privileges. Two clean.Almost all the old and prominent families in Qin State collapsed during the reform.On the other hand, the upper-level power has also undergone unpredictable changes during the reform, and the old aristocratic officials were almost without exception demoted and emptied.Doing it one by one, although it is not obvious, but after a long time, the overall decline of the senior and old nobles is a fact that everyone can see clearly.The ministers of Qianlong, Du Zhi, Gongsun Jia, Mengxibai and countless noble ministers were all drowned in this way.

What's more, the reform wave also ruthlessly annihilated a group of aristocratic ministers who were originally supporters of the reform, turning them into fallen people who had the same fate as the old nobles who opposed the reform!The elimination of Prince Yingsi, Prince Zuo Fu and General Yingqian, and Prince Youfu Gongsun Jia was the most important event in the reform process, which caused a worrying tilt in the upper-level power structure of Qin State.The "triangle iron ladder" composed of Qin Xiaogong, Shang Yang, and Yingqian was incomplete. The crown prince who played a stabilizing role as the prince of the country disappeared from the power level.From the perspective of the power field, the power of the prince turned out to be the biggest victim of Qin's reform!The direct consequence of this incident is that the foundation of Qin's upper-level power is greatly weakened, and the more far-reaching negative effects are even more unpredictable-the old nobles who were victims of the reform will use the "Prince Faction" as their banner !No matter how different the prince's, Yingqian's, Gongsun Jia's attitudes towards reform are from those of the old nobles, the old nobles will regard the power of the prince as their banner, and the power of the prince will also resonate with the old nobles. , will have a kind of hatred for the reform and its core figures.

Rather than saying that Qin Xiaogong smelled something, it would be better to say that Qin Xiaogong knew the consequences from the very beginning. Qin Xiaogong is an extremely outstanding power genius.His great talent lies not in his ordinary martial arts and martial arts, but in guiding a great change through the ages out of the turbulent waves calmly.All his wisdom lies in his ability to steadily eliminate the bloody incidents that could have turned the world upside down every time, so that the power of the Qin State is always firmly in the hands of the reform forces, and successfully forces the old noble forces of the upper class of the Qin State to carry out reforms. Fully "retired".Before Shang Yang grasped the core power, he cleverly removed the resistance that prevented Shang Yang from taking power, and smoothly concentrated power in Shang Yang's hands step by step.After Shang Yang came to power and started the political reform, he fully demonstrated the chilling severity and overwhelming power of the great change through the ages.At this time, Qin Xiaogong didn't remind Shang Yang to act cautiously, and he didn't get involved in the reform affairs to intervene in the reform. Instead, he stepped out of the situation and focused on the hidden dangers.He knew very well that with such a great talent and stern personality like Shang Yang, any supervision would be tantamount to superfluous.As a monarch, as long as he restrains those forces that may cause turmoil in the country, the reform will succeed.Before the "Prince Incident", Qin Xiaogong was not worried about the old aristocratic forces.But after the "Prince Incident", Qin Xiaogong was alert to danger.

Even so, not only did Qin Xiaogong not eradicate these dangerous forces, he didn't even touch them superfluously.Shang Yang's law-only approach coincides with Qin Xiaogong's late-strike strike here, and both of them have adopted a cold treatment of this possible danger of confluence - if you don't jump, I won't move.The reason for this is that Qin Xiaogong wants to let the years naturally eliminate these dangerous people.He believes that the unbearable torture of ordinary people living alone in the mountains and exiles due to hatred, frustration and depression will kill them early.Once Qianlong, Yingqian, and Gongsun Jia died, all the banner figures of the dangerous forces disappeared, and the remaining remaining forces naturally melted in the general trend of the government and the opposition.

Who would have thought that the heavens seemed to have forgotten those worthless lives, and would inconceivably bring bad luck to this monarch!In the prime of life, he is about to die.This cold fact forced Qin Xiaogong to commit murder!He wants to eradicate these hidden dangers at the last time. Ying Si, who is about to become the king of the country, always has a vague alienation from Shang Yang, and a vague apology from Yingqian Gongsun Jia.This is Qin Xiaogong's keen intuition.If these dangerous people disappear, Ying Si will be a good monarch and capable of maintaining the stability of Qin.However, as long as these dangerous people are still in the court, Qin Xinfa and Shang Yang himself will face great danger!To eliminate this hidden danger, only he can do it.

Qin Xiaogong's plan is very simple and practical.First of all, he avoided Shang Yang and Ying Xi, not letting them know about it, let alone getting involved in it.Shang Yang is the symbol of Qin Law and the revenge target of dangerous forces, but the way to eradicate hidden dangers is an "illegal" power struggle, an action aimed at protecting Shang Yang.With his participation, the hidden dangers will be more complicated, and it may backfire on the purpose of protecting Shang Yang.And Ying Si is the prince, so try not to make enemies for him.It is Qin Xiaogong's last wish to complete this important event alone and secretly.

Intentionally keeping Ying Si at Zhongnan Mountain, Qin Xiaogong and Yingyu quickly returned to Xianyang.Yingyu returned home according to Qin Xiaogong's instructions, but Qin Xiaogong rushed to the hunting palace in Beiban, Xianyang. At this time, Xianyang Beiban still maintained the original appearance of the vast wilderness, far from being as prestigious as it was later.The so-called hunting palace refers to two or three stone houses for storing hunting gear and a bedroom for temporary rest.Although it is simple, there is always a hundred-man knight team, and ordinary subjects cannot enter.Qin Xiaogong secretly summoned Guowei Cheying here, and after discussing for about half an hour, Qin Xiaogong flew back to Xianyang Palace again.

In the middle of the night, the north wind howled, and the dripping water turned into ice.On the pitch-black field, a group of people and horses drove out of the Beiban jungle without a sound, and then drove into the north gate of Xianyang without a sound. On this dark and windy night, in that lonely courtyard in South Xianyang City, Yingqian, who looked like a masked stone carving, was still sitting with a blue lamp. Suddenly, with a "bang!", a sleeve arrow pierced the long case in front of him!The courtyard was completely silent, and there was no one there. Yingqian slowly pulled out the sleeve arrow, untied the fabric of the arrow body and unfolded it, but he couldn't help shaking!After sitting for a long time, he stretched out his hand and knocked on the long case three times.

An old servant in black came over and bowed silently. Yingqian whispered to the old servant for a while, and the old servant turned around quickly and left. In the early morning of the next day, the north wind blew away the haze all night, and the red sun shone brightly in Xianyang City, as if in spring.The south gate of Xianyang Palace drove out one after another of luxurious bronze double-horse carriages. The special envoys in the carriages held the emperor's edict and arrived in front of the mansions of the senior officials one after another.Qin Xiaogong issued a grand banquet edict to the elders——the king is recovering, and will have a feast for the veterans in Xianyang Palace, amnesty for his former crimes, and send special envoys to greet him, and the elders must come here according to the edict. For a while, the Chinese people on the street waited and watched, feeling the magnanimity of the monarch, which actually permeated a festive atmosphere. Half an hour later, the veterans who had been degraded in various ways and neglected entered the Xianyang Palace one after another, got off the bronze chariot with restraint, talked and laughed loudly with each other and entered the main hall, where they were seated according to their original titles. seated.There are six large Liao furnaces, the charcoal is burning red, and the hall is warm.These gray-haired elders have cut off contact with each other for many years in order to protect themselves.Today they actually gathered in the palace for a banquet, they all greeted and tested each other, exchanging pleasantries.When it was almost time, there were only three blank tables left in the hall - the throne of the monarch in the center, the throne of the grand master in the left hand, and the crown prince Zuo Fu and the general in the right. At a moment, Qin Xiaogong walked into the hall with a light fur and a wide belt. "See Your Majesty—!" The elders left their seats and bowed, shouting in unison. Qin Xiaogong glanced at the seat, was slightly taken aback, but immediately smiled and said: "All veterans, please take your seats. As soon as the old grand master and the general arrive, the banquet will start immediately." At this time, suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes outside the hall, a special envoy strode in hastily, "Report to Your Majesty, grand master Qianlong died of illness!" "Die?" Qin Xiaogong suddenly stood up, "When did you die?" "Half an hour ago. The minister personally guarded the marquis' bed and sent the old grand master to heaven." Qin Xiaogong was still surprised, and another special envoy, Pegasus, reported back, "Report to Your Majesty, Mr. Zuo Fu died of illness suddenly!" "Oh... why?" "Suddenly ill, misused wild medicine, vomited blood and died." Qin Xiaogong's thoughts flashed, and he ordered decisively, "Go to the doctor Jing Jian, and host the banquet. Guo Wei Che Ying, follow me to the two houses to express condolences." Turning around, he whispered a few words to Jing Jian, and hurried out of the palace. The son's mansion, which had been closed for twenty years, finally opened its main door, and there was a lot of crying!When Qin Xiaogong arrived, the white-haired chief executive who was so old and staggering was waiting outside the door.When Duke Xiao got out of the car, he saw the desolation and dilapidation inside and outside the formerly prestigious General's Mansion, which was unbelievable.Entering the courtyard, one can see a dead body covered with a black cloth on a large table under the steps of the main hall. All the men, women and children in the mansion are crying on the ground.Xiao Gong stepped forward and slowly lifted the black cloth, and a formidable face appeared in front of his eyes—a head of white hair was scattered, and a face with a cut off nose was shrunken and thin, covered with purple-black spots. Congestion!The tall and tall figure in the past is as thin as a dead tree in winter! Yes, this is Yingqian, this is his half-brother.Qin Xiaogong Ying Quliang was so familiar with that figure, that face, and even that smell that no one could replace him.Suddenly, Qin Xiaogong felt sad for a while, tears welled up in his eyes, waved his hands and choked up, and said: "Go into the coffin. Bury with the prince's ceremony. I will pay homage another day..." Then he turned and strode away. Taishi's mansion is also dressed in mourning and mourning! Qin Xiaogong always kept a respectful distance from Qianlong, a veteran of the three dynasties who was an old official in the court and the public. Naturally, he didn't feel much sadness in his heart. On the contrary, he felt that his death was too strange and lucky.Arriving at the most prominent mansion in the new capital of Xianyang, Qin Xiaogong ordered Che Ying to bring ten soldiers to follow him into the mansion, and went straight into the main hall.Gan Long's eldest son, Gan Cheng, knelt down to greet him, weeping bitterly.Qin Xiaogong solemnly ordered: "Young master, don't be sad, take me to say goodbye to the old master." Gan Cheng brought Qin Xiaogong to the dormitory, only to see that the curtains were drooping, and the room was filled with the strong smell of herbs that had accumulated for a long time.Gan Cheng stepped forward to hang up the curtain and stood beside the couch.When Qin Xiaogong approached, he saw that the big couch was clean and tidy, and in the middle lay an old man with snow-white beard and hair and a withered face lying on his back.In Qin Xiaogong's memory, Qianlong has always been a child with clean and tidy hair. How could he be skinny and dark after living at home for more than ten years?Qin Xiaogong thought for a while, leaned close to the head of the deceased, and gently pushed aside the ear and hairline with his right hand, a large purple-black mole was impressively in sight! With a long sigh, Qin Xiaogong silently bowed deeply to Qian Long's body, turned around and said: "Gan Cheng, it is a blessing that the old grand master died without any illness in his old age, and he must mourn and respect himself. It is the same as the general, and he will be buried with the prince's gift Let's go." Gan Cheng exchanged tears, prostrated himself and kowtowed. On the way back to the palace, Qin Xiaogong whispered some instructions to Che Ying, and then went straight to the study. The elders in the hall suddenly heard the bad news, and they were all in a state of anxiety.No matter how diligently Jing Jian tried to persuade him to drink, the banquet was always Xiao Shu and lonely.At noon, Guo Wei Che Ying entered the palace and said that the emperor was sad and could not come to drink together, so the elders were asked to help themselves. The death of an important minister from illness is not a national mourning, but it is also a great sorrow without joy. The monarch's resignation banquet is in accordance with the etiquette system.How could the elders not understand this traditional rule?So they dispersed one after another and went to the two prefectures for funerals and condolences. Qin Xiaogong locked himself in the study for half a day, weighed it over and over again, and felt that since Yingqian and Qianlong were dead, the old aristocrats and veterans had lost their banners, and it was difficult to cause any disturbances.As for the exiled Gongsun Jia, Che Ying has already reported his private escape.This kind of felon who adds to the crime cannot have any appeal in itself, nor can it affect Ying Xi.Besides, Gongsun Jia himself had been a civilian minister for a long time after all, and he had never had prestige among the old Qin nobles who valued military positions and family background, not as good as the generals of the Mengxi and Bai tribes.As long as the general situation is not chaotic, such criminals returning to Qin will be tantamount to throwing themselves into a trap.What's more, Ying Si and Shang Jun should also leave some "hands-on" things to do, and they may not clean up themselves.That being the case, there is no need to kill those elders and nobles, it is better to keep them and gradually become the common people of the country. That night, Qin Xiaogong secretly ordered Che Ying to cancel the emergency deployment and withdraw the ambush from Xianyang Palace. Three days later, when Ying Si returned to Xianyang, Qin Xiaogong started to have a fever again. When Ying Si visited his condition, Qin Xiaogong blushed and sweated profusely as if he was in the midsummer heat. Looking at Ying Si, he was gasping for breath, "The special envoy of the Seven Kingdoms is here, looking for Mr. Shang..." Ying Si returned to the Prince's Mansion depressed, but did not immediately go to see Shang Yang.It seems that it is impossible for the father-in-law to recover miraculously this time.The period before his father-in-law's death was the most delicate and tense period, and he didn't want to take the initiative to intervene in state affairs during this period.He wanted to take a look at the actions of various characters during this period of time quietly, so that he could have a plan.Shang Yang is responsible for major events, and there will never be chaos.What he was most worried about was the dangerous aura that he could smell.The father-in-law left him at Zhongnan Mountain this time, and he was immediately sensitive to the fact that a major event was about to happen in Xianyang.However, if the father-in-law didn't tell, he would never ask.The deep personality honed by humiliation after long-term anonymity made him reluctant to reveal his true thoughts easily.Don't ask what you shouldn't know, and ask less about what you should know.This was what he had decided on when he returned to Xianyang Palace.After returning from Mount Zhongnan, he already realized that the big incident did not happen. The only change was that his uncle Yingqian and old master Qianlong died suddenly.The head of the mansion told him about the big and small events in Xianyang Palace within a few days, and he already vaguely understood what his father-in-law wanted to do and the painstaking efforts to keep him in Zhongnanshan. Thinking about it carefully, Ying Si thinks that her father-in-law did not do this well enough.One is that the method is too old-fashioned, and the other is that it is anticlimactic but scares the snake.With Ying Si's special sensitivity, he was immediately aware of the strangeness of the sudden death of his uncle and the old master!However, how can he explain this kind of incident to his father-in-law?What the father-in-law wants to get rid of is the former "prince's influence", and he himself is the former "sinful prince", how can he talk about this topic that needs to be defended hard? However, it cannot be said that it cannot be said, but it does not mean that this matter can be ignored.Ever since that ugly and terrifying Chu businessman visited mysteriously, Ying Si suddenly became aware that a pair of eyes were staring at him!Who is he?Who is behind him?Although Ying Si had a vague premonition, she couldn't be sure.Is there any connection between these eyes and Uncle Yingqian and Grand Master Qianlong?Ying Si is not sure either. The steward's servant walked in briskly, and said softly, "Report to the prince, the man has moved." "Where is the direction? Can someone follow?" "To the west of the city, someone is following." "Is there any news from Heiligou?" "Flying pigeons sent a message that the real black grass is dead, and the fake black grass has been found, and is being secretly escorted to Xianyang." "Okay. Don't leak any news. Otherwise, they will be beheaded!" Ying Si was decisive. The head servant suddenly shook, "Yes! I understand." He stepped back lightly. After the third watch, all the lights in the west of Xianyang City have been extinguished.This is not a commercial district, the dark slate block is so quiet that there is only the whine of the wind.This is the residence area of ​​the nobles of the old Qin Dynasty. The streets are not wide and the doors are very sparse. Often there is a tall gate only after a long section of high wall, making it even more cold and empty. As the north wind whistled, a gray shadow suddenly flew up from the big tree beside the street, and landed like a big bird on the tallest gate in the street.After a moment of silence, the gray shadow flew up again and disappeared into the dark courtyard. At this time, a black shadow also flew up from the big tree in the street, leaped up the courtyard, and onto the roof of the courtyard.A moment later, another black shadow flashed across the courtyard like lightning and disappeared into the deep courtyard. Under the stone pavilion on the earth hill in the back garden, stands a hunchbacked figure—white hair hanging down shoulders, black clothes dragging the floor, looking up at the sky, frozen like a stone figurine.After a long time, the rickety stone figurine let out an old and heavy sigh.At this time, a gray figure suddenly appeared under the earth mountain, and he also let out a heavy sigh.The hunchbacked stone figurine remained motionless, and the gray figure sighed heavily again. "Who came to visit?" The rickety stone figurine made an old and hoarse voice. The gray shadow clasped his hands in the distance, "Old Master, are you all right?" The rickety stone figurine trembled, "This old man holds Confucianism and doesn't believe in strange powers and gods." The gray shadow chuckled, "There are strange things in the world, how can they all be called strange powers and chaotic gods? The old grand master might as well turn around and take a look." The rickety figure turned around slowly, "Du, Du, Du", the bamboo stick lit the stone steps, and moved down the dirt hill step by step.The gray shadow in the courtyard stood there motionless with a black mask hanging down.A few feet away, the hunched figure stopped, "Excuse me, what's the appointment?" "Old master, what are you feeling for the rest of your life after the catastrophe?" "This distinguished friend, please remember that the old grand master is dead. The old man is the head of the grand master's residence, Gan, Shi, and Feng." "Oh, Boss Gan, do you know who is here?" The rickety old man smiled coldly, "Prince Youfu, you are so bold." "Mr. Gan, please remember that the crown prince Youfu, Gongsun Jia, is dead. This is Xin, a businessman from the state of Chu, who has made great contributions." "Xin Bigong? Okay. The old man thanked you for your warning, and I will report it later. Let's go, the night is full of dreams." The gray shadow sneered, "Mr. Gan, since your heart is ashamed, why do you need to escape the disaster of massacre?" "Your Excellency is thinking hard, what is your intention?" "Revenge and hate, the universe will be reset!" Gray Shadow gritted his teeth. The rickety old man shook his head and sighed, "Your Excellency, don't you realize that you have great ambition and little talent?" The gray shadow bowed deeply, "Please boss... please discipline me." The rickety old man nodded his bamboo stick, "I think you are kind enough to warn me, I will give you sixteen words: Rely on determination to win godliness, instigate the new king, closely unite the old ministers, and the national mourning begins." "Thank you, Boss. This big deal will definitely be a success." "But not necessarily. If you don't do it well, it will be counterproductive." The rickety old man sneered coldly, "Keep in mind that the hurricane started at the end of Qingping, and the trick to attacking the new king is to instigate the new king. Can you solve the samadhi?" "The boss has a deep plan, please give me advice." The rickety old man paused every word, "The method of instigation is to seize the heart. The first step is to only talk about punishing traitors and not involve in new laws. The second step is to only speak about new laws and not involve in punishing traitors. In this way, the new king will follow me , otherwise everything will be difficult. Be careful." The gray shadow bowed deeply, "Listen to your advice, and suddenly realized. Boss, take care, and I will leave." With a single word, the figure suddenly disappeared without a trace! In an instant, two black shadows flew up from the roof of the gate at the same time, and rushed towards the big gray bird flying in the sky! The big gray bird screamed and rushed straight to the street.By the time the two black shadows landed, the gray shadows had already disappeared.The two shadows faced each other for a moment, then suddenly they flew higher and disappeared into the dark night. The light in Ying Si's study was on until five o'clock.After listening to the report of the tracking swordsman, Ying Si became more certain of that vague premonition.However, there is obviously another force monitoring this "Chu businessman"!Who will it be?According to the calculations, the only possible ones are father-in-law, Shang Yang, or uncle Yingqian.So, who is the most likely?Ying Si couldn't figure it out for a while.But he is very clear about one thing, that is, no one should be allowed to find out that the Prince's Mansion is following and monitoring this "Chu businessman"! With this in mind, he immediately called the manager and ordered to cancel the surveillance on "Chu Shang", and strictly forbid the two secret swordsmen in the mansion to step out of the mansion. With unreasonable confusion, Ying Si fell into a deep sleep at dawn, and was not awakened by the servant until Shang Yang arrived.