Chapter 85 Section 5 Prince Ying Si's first appearance

Ying Si was a little surprised, Shang Yang had never been to the Prince's Mansion, what's the big deal about visiting today? He immediately ordered the manager to receive him respectfully, and hurriedly got up to freshen up.After a while, when he came to the main hall, Ying Si cupped his hands in apologetic salute, "Ying Si is lazy, I hope Shang Jun will forgive me." Sitting on the opposite side, he said respectfully: "Ying Si is about to visit the Lord Shang's mansion to ask for advice. Unexpectedly, the Lord Shang came here in person. I am ashamed." "Ying Si would like to listen to the teachings." As soon as the words came out, Ying Si felt a little remorseful, angry that she couldn't help it.From a young age, Ying Si was a little afraid of this stern and serious official.He felt that this life was so hard and unreasonable that he hardly communicated with anyone in private, except for state affairs or state affairs, except for reforms or reforms, he stood out from the crowd in Qin.Even the eternal white clothes looked so eye-catching in the thick and black Qin Palace.There is an invisible deterrent in this person, and everyone stays away from him.When Ying Si saw him when she was young, her heart beat.Although the trial of "exile" for crimes made Ying Xi have a real and rational evaluation of Shang Yang, admiration for his great talent and achievements in turning the world around, but the fear deep in his heart could not be eliminated.He also wanted to be more calm and comfortable in front of Shang Yang, but he was always involuntarily cautious and respectful, even more useless than in front of his father-in-law, even he felt a little awkward, which was really annoying.

Shang Yang didn't notice it at all, and said frankly, "The news of Junshang's illness has spread all over the world. The six major kingdoms in the Central Plains and the Luoyang Zhou Dynasty sent special envoys to visit Junshang's illness one after another. They are all staying at the State Guest House. The prince thought that the Seven Kingdoms What is the purpose of the special envoy's visit? Is it really concerned about the monarch's illness?" "Ying Si thought that they were called visiting patients, but they were actually visiting the country." "What the prince said is very true." Shang Yang smiled happily, "Where is the original intention of exploring the country?"

Ying Si pondered for a moment, then humbly smiled and said: "Dare to ask Shang Jun to dismantle it." "Since the Spring and Autumn Period, it is not uncommon to see one generation of a strong country, two generations of a strong country, and three generations of a strong country is unheard of. This is the so-called, the brilliance of a gentleman is cut off by the third generation. Since the Warring States period, the two generations of Wenhou and Wuhou in the Wei Kingdom have reformed, Fang became the most powerful country in the world. Now, the third generation of Wei Wang is declining day by day. This is a clear proof that the reform has made the country strong for three generations. Has faintly become the most powerful country in the world. How can the Warring States of the Central Plains be reconciled? They hope that the new laws of the Qin State will change after the monarch, and hope that the strength of the Qin State will become a comet and disappear in a flash. But what is the hope for this change? In the crown prince, in the crown prince. Therefore, the original intention of the special envoy of the Seven Kingdoms is not to investigate Duke Qin’s illness, but to explore the variables of Qin. To be precise, to find out the prince’s heart.” Shang Yang made it clear in his consistent style thorough.

Ying Si sincerely admires Mr. Shang's deep insights and sharp words. What he thinks is difficult to explain clearly, Mr. Shang actually chops it up with a knife and an axe in a few words. Such talent and wisdom are indeed rare in ancient times!Ying Si nodded frequently, "Mr. Shang said, they want to see if Ying Si can persist in the new law? It depends on whether Ying Si has the ability to govern the country?" "exactly." "Shang Jun thinks, how should this matter be handled?" "Your Majesty is sick and weak, and it is not suitable to receive special envoys. In my opinion, the prince should come forward to meet the special envoys of the seven countries, accompanied by my ministers. The prince must take this opportunity to declare his determination to adhere to the new French policy. Otherwise, if something happens to you, your lord The country is very likely to jointly attack Qin."

"Don't worry, Lord Shang, Ying Si can do it." The State Guest House in Xianyang is located on the widest street outside the palace city.This street has no residential buildings, no shopping malls, clean and tidy, very imposing.When Shang Yang built Xianyang, he put forward to Qin Xiaogong the idea of ​​"building a big city regardless of Zhou etiquette, taking into account future generations, and leading the world alone". In the early days of the Warring States period, although "Zhou Li" had already collapsed, the basic customization of "Zhou Li" was still followed in terms of castle construction.Although this kind of inheritance no longer has the meaning of "king's law" that must be followed, but is only used as a kind of architectural tradition, it also greatly restricts people's innovation in urban construction. There is an article "Kao Gong Ji" in "Zhou Li", which specifically stipulates the construction scale and planning methods of cities at all levels.Among them, the section "Craftsman Yingguo" stipulates in detail the construction regulations of the capital of the emperor (king city), the capitals of the princes and princes, and the "fief" (castle) of the officials:

This "king's law" for building a capital city (running a country) is based on the size of the capital city (nine miles square), the number of streets (nine longitudes and nine latitudes), the width and narrowness (nine lanes of streets in Wangcheng, seven lanes of roads around the city, and five lanes of field roads). car), the height of the palace city (the roof of the palace gate is five feet high, the roof of the palace is seven feet high, and the city wall is nine feet high), and the level of regulation (the capitals of the princes are the same size as the Tiangong City, the main roads of the capitals of the princes are the same as the roads around the city of Wangcheng, Qing The doctor's castle streets and field roads are all strictly restricted, and it is not allowed to go half a step beyond the threshold, otherwise it will be the crime of "overstepping".

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes of the world have dismissed this "law of the king".Guan Zhong, the prime minister of the State of Qi, openly advocated that the function of the metropolis should be "the residence of the people and the affairs of the people"; the level of the metropolis should be divided by the size of the land and the population. The city of households can become the "capital".This is the so-called "country of thousands of houses" and "capital of thousands of houses".Guan Zhong also put forward a natural terrain proposition that violated the "law of the king" for the establishment of the capital. And ditch defense province." Although this has greatly broken the "law of kings" of Zhou rituals in concept, in practice, none of the vassal states implemented it, including Linzi in Qi State.

As a new capital city, Xianyang fully embodies the innovative practice of not sticking to the "law of the king". As far as the geographical situation is concerned, Guangchuan is in front of Xianyang, mountains are behind, water is sufficient, gullies are protected, and droughts and floods are not worrying.In terms of scale, Xianyang greatly exceeds the scale of the emperor's "Fang Jiuli", not to mention the three-five-mile castle in the capital of the princes.The Xianyang city wall is more than ten miles long, reaching a grand scale of forty miles square.The Baiyuwei Bridge in the south of Xianyang City alone is more than six feet wide and three hundred and eighty steps long, allowing nine carts to run in parallel.

The most outstanding thing about Xianyang City is the innovation in the layout of the city.The fundamental point of innovation is "the matter of making people", not "the virtue of proclaiming the king".The city of Xianyang is divided into eight areas, including the palace area, the official office area, the commercial area, the warehouse area, the craftsman area, the state house area, the registered household area, and the ancestral temple area, which arranges the residences of officials and people in the city in an orderly manner.More importantly, Shang Yang was also extremely strict with the governance of the capital, "those who abandon ashes to Taoism will be punished."Because of this, the streets in the city are wide, the pines and cypresses are evergreen, clean and tidy.The driveway, horse path and sidewalk are completely separated and orderly.Merchants from the Central Plains and envoys from various countries felt a serious and vigorous atmosphere of a powerful country as soon as they entered Xianyang, and they couldn't help admiring it.

This state guest house was built in the national residence area.The so-called national residence area refers to the residence area of ​​officials of all sizes and nobles.The streets here are wide, quiet and tidy, with a long flow of cars and horses, neither deserted nor noisy, so it is naturally the center of elegance in Xianyang City.For the envoys, it is very convenient to live here and communicate with officials.For the Qin government, it is not only convenient to protect important envoys, but also easier to monitor envoys with ulterior motives.Everyone gets what they want, and everyone is happy.

The news of Qin Xiaogong's serious illness spread to the Central Plains, and the six great powers sent envoys to "consolate and visit".The envoys of Wei State, Qi State and Chu State also brought famous doctors and precious medicinal materials from their own countries.Most of these envoys have lived in Xianyang for two or three months, and they have no intention of leaving.They sent flying cavalry to report back to the country every two or three days, and they were generally very clear about the ups and downs of Qin Xiaogong's condition.This time Qin Xiaogong fell ill again, and the Six Great War Kingdoms and Luoyang Zhou Dynasty immediately sent important ministers as special envoys to Xianyang.This time, the special envoys stopped talking and guessing about Qin Gong's condition, and they smiled at each other, and hurried out to run.Back at the inn, they secretly exchanged rumors in twos and threes, and the atmosphere was very mysterious. A few days ago, the special envoys of the seven countries had already written letters, requesting to meet the prince and Shang Jun and "submit the king's letter to clear up doubts."But never heard back.The special envoys discussed and speculated one after another, and they all thought this was a subtle sign—the Shang Palace, which has always been calm, had no time to take care of the special envoys from various countries. It can be seen how urgent the competition of the Qin court is! On this day, none of the special envoys left the post house, but unexpectedly gathered in the hall of the post house to drink tea and discuss, and they had a relaxed and laughing conversation. "Prince and Lord Shang have arrived—!" There was a loud call from the gate of the post house. The special envoys looked at each other, and there was silence in astonishment.Jiang Yi, the special envoy of the State of Chu, was very thoughtful, and smiled leisurely, "It's a good thing, welcome to the prince and Lord Shang." Lord Shang!" Shang Yang cupped his hands in salute, and said with a slight smile, "Thank you for your welcome, please take your seats in the hall." Enter the hall to re-arrange seats.Prince Yingsi is in the middle, and Shang Yang is on the left side.The special envoys of the seven countries sit in the order of big and small countries, with Qi, Chu, and Wei on the left (east side), and Zhao, Yan, and Han on the right (west side).The royal envoy of the Zhou family is an empty name, and it should have been listed as the last seat. Considering the title of "son of heaven", countries have always taken care of it in ceremonial exchanges, so they sat far away from the crown prince to the south, which is regarded as the name of the chief envoy.When the special envoys were seated, nine maids with trays came in one file at a time, and on each long table there was a tripod and a jue, the cauldron was steaming, and the rice wine in the jue was fragrant.But the special envoys didn't seem to see it, and all their eyes were focused on the crown prince Ying Si. Facing the scrutinizing gazes of the special envoys, Ying Si smiled calmly and said, "All special envoys have come to visit my father-in-law's illness. The State of Qin would like to express its deep gratitude to the king of your country and all the envoys. My father-in-law has not recovered from his illness, so it is inconvenient to summon him. Dear envoys, today, the Crown Prince and Lord Shang will have a small feast for the gentlemen, and I hope that the gentlemen will drink and talk freely, and Ying Si and Lord Shang will wholeheartedly accompany you." "Thank you, Prince! Thank you, Lord Shang!" Ying Si raised the title, "Ying Si and Lord Shang will wash up the dust for you on behalf of your father-in-law, and do this." After speaking, he drank it down. "May Duke Qin recover soon!" The special envoys wished in unison, and they also drank it down. Shang Yang said with a smile: "The crown prince is in charge of state affairs. You can ask the crown prince to resolve any doubts about Qin affairs." As soon as this remark came out, the special envoys were quite surprised.According to the usual practice, when the monarch is critically ill, the crown prince and ministers try to avoid disclosing state affairs as much as possible, and try not to leave any excuses for the opponents of the ruling and opposition parties.How could the state of Qin do the opposite?After a moment of silence, the envoy of Yan State cautiously said: "Dare to ask the crown prince, in recent years there have been rumors in various countries that the nobles and elders of the Qin State are trying to restore the old law of the ancestors. I wonder if there is any basis for this statement?" Ying Si sneered in her heart, but smiled calmly and said: "Shang Jun has reformed the law for more than 20 years, and there have always been opponents. However, the new law has become the general trend of the Qin State, and no one can stop it. This is obvious to all. As for the ulterior motives Those who spread rumors and confuse the public are illegal crimes. Once found out, they will be punished immediately and will never be forgiven. Please report to the monarch of your country that Qin will never restore the old system. .” The words were calm and precise, and the special envoys couldn't help admiring them secretly. Wei Guo's special envoy said with a smile: "Report to the crown prince, Wei Guo and Qin Guo are neighbors. Wei Wang sincerely hopes that the two countries will put aside their past differences and repair their diplomatic relations. Wei Wang's intention is that Qin has recovered the land of Hexi and restored Mu Gong's territory. However, the people of Wei Guo are coerced by Qin. There are more than 10,000 households and more than 100,000 people who have fled, and they still live in Qin State. Wei Wang earnestly hopes that Qin State will repatriate our fugitives, clear up the past, and prevent the neighboring countries from turning against each other." This statement is obviously true. Soft and hard, quite threatening. The South Korean special envoy immediately echoed, "There are also tens of thousands of people in South Korea who have fled to Qin, and sincerely hope to be repatriated." Zhao Guo's special envoy also answered loudly: "Zhao Guo also has nearly 100,000 people who were coerced by Qin and fled. Qin should repatriate them as soon as possible to reassure Zhao's hearts." Ying Si laughed loudly, and after a long time, he restrained his smile and teased: "Is the special envoy of the Jin Dynasty a member of a famous family? It is really an eloquence. Chicken three-legged, horse three-eared, they have everything to say. Ying Si is not talented, so I ask three people: Qin Benqiong Weak, why did the people of the Three Jins escape from their home country and enter Qin? What is coercion? Sending troops to hijack or lobbying from all sides? Is this the ice release for the people in return? This is the reason, the true way is amazing." The special envoy of the Jin Dynasty was speechless for a while, but Ying Si suddenly said seriously: "Ying Si is telling you: the people of the world, be kind. The millions of people in the Three Jin Dynasty were attracted by the new laws of the Qin State, not hijacked by coercion. They immigrated to Qin, had fields to cultivate, houses to live in, food and clothing, meritorious services, and no tax for three years. If you don't smoke for five years, they will naturally continue to flow in. The Qin State saved the people from the fire and water. If the immigrants are repatriated, how can there be justice in the world? What is the right way? If your country turns against you because of this, I am afraid that the Qin State will increase more land The city is full of people, so why worry about it? If you want the monarchs and ministers of your country to feel at ease, you probably have to improve the state affairs by yourself, and make up for it.” To be reasonable, not to stick to hard and soft, and to give the special envoy of the Three Jin Dynasty a strong warning, really outstanding!Shang Yang smiled and nodded. The Sanjin Special Envoy twitched in embarrassment, unable to laugh out loud.At this time, Jiang Yi, the special envoy of Chu State, smiled contemptuously.He felt that the special envoy of the Jin Dynasty was so stupid that he actually put pressure on the Qin State at this most sensitive period, trying to solve the problems that had been outstanding for many years.Wei Guo especially is not a good thing, back then, it made Jiang Yi feel ashamed, and seeing Wei make a fool of himself today, Jiang Yi is very happy.He had a humble smile on his face, "Chu is located in the southern border, and rarely foresaw the events of the Central Plains. But I heard that the crown prince also opposed the new law and was punished. Therefore, it is said that after a hundred years of Duke Qin, Qin will be like this." What does the Crown Prince think about the general ending after the death of King Chu Mourning?" "The people of Chu prophesied that people worry about the sky." Ying Si smiled and said: "The prince was ignorant when he was young, and he did violate the new law, but he did not oppose the reform. The people of the common people feel the same way, and know that the new law is the foundation of the prosperity of the Qin State and the prosperity of the common people. If there is no skin, how can the Mao general be attached? Even if someone wants to be a rebellious minister after the restoration of King Chu Mourning, how can the subjects of the Qin State sit idly by? It should be noted that it took only five short years for King Mourning of Chu and Wu Qi to reform the law. However, it took more than 20 years for Gongfu and Lord Shang to reform the law. You must carefully consider the difference in the foundation of the new law." Speaking of the latter, Ying Si is already His eyes were sharp and stern. The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became chilling.The special envoy of the king of Zhou had nothing to do with this matter. The Zhou family and the state of Qin have always had a "same origin". They hope that the state of Qin will become stronger, but they are afraid that the state of Qin will covet Luoyang after it becomes stronger.The only task of this special envoy is to find out whether the new king of Qin has any ambitions to expand eastward?With the state of mind of the prince of Qin, the top priority is the domestic affairs, and he is absolutely powerless to go east.He knew it well, so he raised his title with a relaxed smile and said, "I said, gentlemen, if the Qin State has a prince like this, why worry about long-term peace and stability? Or let us do this for the recovery of Duke Qin and the prosperity of the Qin State." The special envoys suddenly came to their senses, and all raised their honors together, "For the recovery of Duke Qin, for the prosperity of Qin, do it!" Ying Si nodded with a smile and said, "Shang Jun, we also want to make friends with Qin and the world, and we will do this." Shang Yang happily raised his title and drank it down.