Chapter 136 Chapter 5 Brotherhood

The first martyr in the Great Cleansing was the famous general Meng Tian.Hu Hai and Zhao Gao still resorted to their usual tricks-death, sent envoys to Yangzhou Prison, read the imperial edict to Meng Tian, ​​and said, "There are too many monarchs, and my brother Meng Yi has committed a serious crime. History. He bestowed death on him." Before this, Meng Tian had already been ordered to die once, but he stubbornly refused to obey.This was of course due to his aggressive nature as a soldier. On the other hand, he did not believe that Ying Zheng would make such a foolish decision. The reason why he refused to die was that he expected that Ying Zheng would take back his order sooner or later.

Now he knew that Ying Zheng had long since died, and the one sitting on the throne was Hu Hai, a brat.It was not Ying Zheng who wanted him dead, but Hu Hai. Meng Tian, ​​like his brother Meng Yi, still has illusions about Ying Zheng's son Hu Hai. If I am such a hero, my son will not be too fucked up.As long as someone makes admonitions, Hu Hai will always understand how stupid it is for a monarch to kill important officials and destroy the Great Wall. Meng Tian then said to the envoy, "From my ancestors to my descendants, I have accumulated merits and trust in the third generation of Qin Dynasty. Today, there are more than 300,000 ministers and soldiers. Although they are imprisoned, they are powerful enough to betray, but they know that they will die and keep righteousness. Don’t dare to insult the teachings of the ancestors, so as not to forget the ancestors. Jie killed Guan Longfeng, and Zhou killed Prince Bigan without regret. If the body dies, the country will perish. The minister said, mistakes can be encouraged and admonitions can be perceived. Observe Joining the army is the law of the sage. The words of all ministers are not for the sake of avoiding blame, but for remonstrance and death. May your majesty follow the way for all people."

Meng Tian hoped to meet Hu Hai face to face, and it would not be too late to die after admonishing him, but the envoy could do nothing to help him, and sighed: "The minister is ordered to follow the law from the general, and dare not hear the general's words from your majesty." Meng Tian sighed and said: "Why should I blame the heavens, I will die without fault?" The envoy urged, "This is the end of the matter, please ask the general to lead the edict." Meng Tian looked up to the sky with a long smile, and said, "Back then, Lu Sheng, a native of Yan, returned to the sea and recorded books, saying 'Hu Ye, the one who died in Qin'. The first emperor ordered me to send 300,000 troops to attack Hunu in the north, in response to the prophecy. I am now You know. Hu Ye, who died in Qin Dynasty, should not be in Hu Nu, but in Hu Hai. Whoever died in Qin Dynasty must be in Hu Hai.”

Meng Tian couldn't stop laughing wildly, and then shouted, "The world will be in chaos, and all heroes will compete for the throne. If there is no Meng Tian in the world, it will make Zhu Zi famous. Isn't it so sad!" After saying that, he drew his sword and killed himself. Woohoo, the famous general through the ages only ended up like this.As Meng Tian said before his death, if Meng Tian is still alive, even if there are Chen Sheng Wu Guang, Xiang Yu Liu Bang, Han Xin Zhang Liang, Qin will not perish. The shock caused by Meng Tian's death has not yet disappeared, and a greater cleansing has already begun.This time, Hu Hai's butcher's knife was raised towards his brothers and sisters.

First, twelve sons were killed in Xianyang City, ten princesses were killed in Dudi, and the property was transferred to the county magistrate. There are countless people sitting together. Young Master Gao was also very favored by Yingzheng back then. Seeing Hu Hai's madness and fratricide, he knew it was inevitable and wanted to escape, but where could he escape?At this time, it is not like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when all countries stand side by side, with his dignity as a son, he can always find a place to stay.If you want to blame it, blame Yingzheng for unifying the world, destroying the six countries, and cutting off his way out.

Since there was nowhere to escape, and for the sake of the family's life, Young Master Gao decided to take a risky move, so he wrote to Hu Hai, voluntarily begging to die. The letter said: "When the first emperor is safe, the ministers will give food when they come in, and they will take the clothes when they come out. , the minister can bestow it; the BMW in the middle stable, the minister must bestow it. The minister should die but not be able to. He is not filial to his son, and his minister is not loyal. The disloyal has no name to stand in the world. Please die and be willing to bury Li Shan. feet. Only God has pity on it."

When Hu Hai received the book, seeing his elder brother begging for mercy from him, he was overjoyed, and at the same time felt a rare sense of compassion, so he summoned Zhao Gao and showed him the letter from Mr. Gao, saying: "If I force my brother so much, I would rather be in a hurry." ?” Not all risky moves are good moves, the key depends on who the opponent is.Young Master Gao is very tall, Zhao Gao is even taller, and he had seen through earlier that what Young Master Gao did was to put his life to death in order to survive, how could he succeed.Zhao Gao said: "A minister should be worried about death, so why worry about it! Since Young Master Gao intends to sacrifice himself to the late emperor, His Majesty should fulfill it, and show the world the righteousness of filial piety."

Hu Hai was overjoyed, but Mr. Zhao was thoughtful, so he agreed with Mr. Gao's book and gave him 100,000 yuan for the burial.When the young master received the edict, he couldn't laugh or cry, and all thoughts were lost. He could only accept the edict to thank him and hang himself. Another son, brother Lu, was imprisoned in the inner palace, and his crime was discussed.Hu Hai sent an envoy to convey an order to the son and general Lu, saying: "If the son is not a minister, he will die for the crime, and the official will punish the law." The young master refused to accept it, and said angrily: "I never dared not obey the guests' praise for the ceremony of the court; I never dared to lose my integrity in the position of Langmiao; I never dared to lose my resignation when I was ordered to deal with it. What is disobedience? die."

The envoy replied: "The minister is not allowed to conspire, but to follow the letter." The young master had nothing to do with his plans, so he looked up to the sky and shouted to the three of them, saying: "My God! I am not guilty!" The three brothers hugged each other and wept, and drew their swords to commit suicide. So far, Yingzheng's eighteen sons, the young master helped Su to commit suicide, and the other twelve died in Xianyang. Hu Hai is the only seedling left.If Yingzheng knew about it, I don't know how he would feel about this situation.Will he regret that he has unified the world and left his sons with no refuge?Will he regret that he promoted prefectures and counties and did not seal his sons, causing his sons to completely lose their ability to defend themselves, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered?

After this massacre, not only the clan is intimidated, but all the officials are in danger. The son of the wife and the lord, the blood relatives, would not hesitate to kill, let alone the officials?