Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 109 The country is strong! [6k three updates, please subscribe]

Ying Si's voice was choked with sobs and he could hardly speak.

He looked at the many students kneeling on the ground, their bodies stained with dust, and couldn't help but said: "Why are you doing this?"

"What's the crime?"

Some Guizhou leaders gradually gathered around. They looked at Ying Si standing there and the students kneeling on the ground. They knew what was happening here one by one.

Everyone looked at Ying Si standing in front and felt a little moved in their hearts.

This is their king!
  Is there any king who is more benevolent and righteous than King Qin?

At this time, Chen Ye, who had been grieving, slowly walked out, and Chen Zhan supported him slightly by his side.

"Kings."

His voice was sonorous and powerful, with a bit of solemnity: "The Qin Law has something to say, and you should take the Qin Law as your responsibility! Don't violate the Qin Law!"

"It is a grave sin for students to surround the palace!"

"Please follow the laws of Qin!"

None of the students around had any objections. They even felt that Chen Ye's image had grown taller at this moment, because this was the Chen Ye in their hearts!
  It’s Chen Ye who is objective and fair and upholds Qin’s laws!
  Then, the students who were kneeling on the ground spoke one after another: "Students, please ask the king to follow the laws of Qin!"

Tears fell from the corners of Ying Si's eyes again. He looked at Chen Ye, with pleading in his voice: "Teacher! Is there no love outside the law? Don't these students have excusable feelings?"

"They come here for the sake of their family and country, not for themselves."

"Just let them go once!"

Chen Ye stood there, like a god guarding the law of Qin and the country of Qin, with a solemn look on his face.

"Your Majesty, the laws of Qin cannot be violated! The law cannot be violated!"

"For the crime of besieging the palace, the chief culprit shall be exiled according to the laws of Qin! The rest shall be punished with twenty rods!"

"Please give the king an order!"

In the crowd, the leading students looked at each other, and then walked out with a look of relief on their faces. They knew that leading the students to besiege the palace would not end well this time, but they still Done.

Because there are always some things higher than life!
  Several people bowed slightly and saluted, and whispered: "Our sins are unforgivable."

"This case cannot be opened!"

"Please give the king an order!"

Ying Si stood there with an unpredictable expression. He walked gently to Chen Ye: "Teacher, the Dharma Master, aren't you here for people?"

There was determination in his eyes just like before, excusing these students.

"The teacher once said that the ultimate purpose of the law is not to "punish", but to make people remember what they have done."

"Now that these students understand it, why must they be punished?"

Chen Ye's eyes also hesitated.

At this time, courtiers were coming continuously on the long street, and even Su Qin and Zhang Yi came here in a hurry.

They happened to hear what Ying Si said, and they felt that it was very correct.

Take a step forward immediately.

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "It turns out it's melancholy."

"I do have a way to get the best of both worlds."

Zhang Yi looked at Chen Ye with a smile: "Mr. An Guo, according to the laws of Qin, where should this villain be exiled?"

Chen Ye paused for a moment, then said, "I didn't explain it."

"Usually they are exiled to the border areas of Qin."

Zhang Yi looked at those students, then looked at Ying Si, and then said: "I have met all of these students and know them all. I know that these few are also talented and famous in the academy and are very capable. people."

"If they are really exiled, it will be a waste of talent."

"Does Bashu count as the frontier of Da Qin now?"

Zhang Yi blinked slightly, with an inexplicable smile on his face: "A few days ago, the king also said that there was a shortage of people in Bashu and no one could govern some towns and counties. Now aren't these people?"

"Exile them to Bashu, but as "criminals", they will temporarily govern the villages and counties without any name or status. If they can be successful in the future, they will be given official status. If not, won't they be given official status?"

Zhang Yi smiled, but there was no gentleness in the expression on his face: "Then just continue to solve problems for the people of Qin without any name, status or power."

"In this way, since they are exiled, they have not violated the laws of Qin, and they cannot display their talents alone."

"Your Majesty, how do you feel, Mr. An Guo?"

When Ying Si heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened up. He looked at Chen Ye with some hope: "Teacher"

Chen Ye sighed quietly and said helplessly: "It's okay, the left and right are also in exile. It's not a waste to find something for them to do."

He turned his head, looked at several people seriously and said, "Are you willing?"

Those few people paused, and then countless joys suddenly emerged in their hearts. Who wouldn't want to do this?
  I originally thought I would be exiled to the border and die there. Now, although I am still exiled, I still have a glimmer of hope, right?

"I'm waiting for it!"

Zhang Yi looked at the other students, thought for a moment and said, "As for these students?"

"The punishment of twenty canes is really too much. Why not change it to a fine + ten canes?"

Some of the other students breathed a sigh of relief.

If we talk about some fines and ten punishments with a cane, they can bear it. After all, these people are not in very good health. In this era, if a punishment of twenty canes is used, eight or nine points of their life will be lost.

Nowadays, if the stick is responsible for ten sticks, at most half of your life will be lost.

Half life is better than half life, right?

Chen Ye sneered, pointed at Zhang Yi and said, "You are the only smart kid who knows how to cause trouble for me."

He pondered slightly: "It's just that I am not Sikou now. You can go ask Sikou instead of me."

Chen Ye snorted coldly and prepared to get in the car and go home with his hands behind his back.

Ying Si quickly stopped Chen Ye and said, "Teacher, teacher, I have something important to discuss with you. Don't leave yet!"

Chen Ye frowned slightly, and then said respectfully: "I obey your order."

Zhang Yi shrugged his shoulders and looked at Chen Shen, who was standing by to help Ying Si to prevent him from falling due to too much weakness: "Sikou, what do you think of Yi's proposal just now?"

Chen Shen glanced at his old father who was angry, and then at Ying Si who nodded, and immediately said: "My father and the king have no objections, and I have no objections either. This is indeed a reasonable way to deal with it. .”

As a result, the punishments for many students were decided like this.

When all the students dispersed, peace and tranquility returned to the outside of Xianyang Palace.

Zhangtai Palace

As soon as he entered the palace, Ying Si shook off Chen Shen's hand and wiped his face, with some white powder on his hands.

Chen Ye also returned to his usual peaceful look, and even Zhang Yi and Su Qin sat down on the ground with a look of joy on their faces.

"Master An Guo, you are indeed a mature and wise man, and you are actually able to think of such a way to resolve the anger of the students in the academy."

Chen Ye sat there with squinted eyes and sneered after hearing Zhang Yi's words: "If you couldn't come up with a solution, would you still need me, an old man with half a leg in the grave, to come up with a solution?"

Ying Si felt a little helpless: "Teacher, you can't blame us for our incompetence."

"After all, these students themselves are a huge problem, not to mention that the Qin State still has the name of benevolence and righteousness above its head?"

"After they were carried away, it was normal for them not to consider the Huns going south."

Chen Shen sat beside these people without saying a word, just lowering his head while studying and thinking.

Chen Ye shook his head slightly and sighed, then said: "I have been thinking about this problem when I was in the alliance. Now that it can be solved perfectly, it is also a good thing."

"After this incident, these students will be determined to stay in Xianyang and Qin."

Ying Si chuckled: "Teacher, how did you think of so many things in just half a day? Not only did this tie the students to Qin's chariot, but it also left everyone in the world with nothing to worry about. ."

Chen Ye looked a little weird and said: "Actually, this method was not thought of by me, but by someone you would never expect."

He whispered: "It was Meng Ke who told me about this method."

"That guy has improved a lot, but he just doesn't want to say it himself. He feels that it doesn't fit his "personality", so he let me say it."

Meng Ke?

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then you looked at me and I looked at you, and you all saw the shock in each other's eyes.

Meng Ke of Confucianism? What Mencius said?

Mencius came up with this idea?

Ying Si's jaw almost dropped in surprise: "Meng Ke? Didn't he always say that war requires benevolence and righteousness? Didn't he also say something about sacrificing one's life for justice?"

"Why"

Chen Ye shrugged his shoulders: "How could I know what you're talking about? Anyway, it was Meng Ke who came up with the idea."

He said with some meaningfulness in his eyes: "Perhaps, if the king works hard, he can pull Meng Ke out of the academy and serve me, Great Qin?"

Ying Si's expression changed. He really had this idea.
  Lu State
  The King of Lu State stood on the city tower, looking at the besieging troops and soldiers below the city tower, with a sad smile on his face. He did not expect that after so many years of inheritance, the Lu State would eventually be destroyed by his hand. inside!

How could he accept this?
  "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha--"

Standing on the city tower, the King of Lu laughed loudly, then pulled out the long sword from his waist and placed it across his neck.

"Should I regret it? Shouldn't I regret it?"

When the soldiers on the tower, the soldiers under the tower, and the besieging army saw this scene, they didn't know what he meant by regret.

But everyone understands.
  The State of Lu is really going to die!
  The King of Lu State closed his eyes, and then he exerted force on the sword in his hand, and blood slowly fell to the ground along the sword.

His right hand lowered feebly, and then the sword instantly fell to the ground.

"Boom-"

With a soft sound, the body of the King of Lu slowly fell backward.

"My lord—"

"Your Majesty!——"

The soldiers guarding the city looked at the fallen body with sad voices.

At this moment, the blood of some of the soldiers who were fighting suddenly surged into their hearts, and they suddenly became fearless of death.

"The country is about to perish! Where can I survive!"

"The country is about to perish! Where can I survive!"

"The country is about to perish! Where can I survive!"

They held the spears in their hands and charged forward as if they were dead! Corpses fell to the ground one after another, and the blood watered the land, making it more fertile.

Will the soldiers win?
  That is under the premise that there is a way forward!

These soldiers see no hope of victory, they just move towards where they want one after another!

No one can stop it.

It's their choice!

Lu State, a palace somewhere

At this time, there were dozens of Confucian students standing, which were most of the disciples of the Lu Confucian lineage today. After all, although the State of Lu was the birthplace of Confucianism and Confucius stayed here for a long time, none of them showed up with any outstanding talents. Gorgeous leader.

Just like Mencius.

They held the compiled classics in their arms, with peaceful smiles on their faces.

"Let's go."

"Go see the Master!"

"Walk--"

An old man slowly pushed the oil lamp at his hand, and the oil spilled on the ground. A wisp of flame fell on the pile of books. In an instant, countless flames rose up and enveloped the palace.

It’s filled with lamp oil and books!
  All were flammable items, and the flames ignited the entire hall almost instantly, without even the possibility of recovery.

In the raging fire, Lu Ru's lineage accompanied them to compile a lifetime of classics, and just disappeared.

In the open space outside the main hall, a dozen young people stood there, also holding classics in their arms.

The old Confucians of the Lu and Ru lineage were willing to die for their country, but they were not willing to let the classics and ideas compiled by the Lu and Ru lineage disappear like this, so they chose some disciples who were more open-minded and favored the Mencius and Ru lineage. , let them take these classics to Qin!
  Go to the Xianyang Academy of Qin State and seek refuge with Mencius.

For the sake of being Confucian disciples, Mencius would definitely help them, or at least take them in.

In this way, their lineage has never been severed, right?

The young man at the head wiped the tears from his face. He looked through the raging flames to the west in the distance: "Let's go! Go to Qin!"

There was a hint of hatred in his voice.

"There is a way out in Qin! Revenge for the country!"

He turned around and walked in the direction of Qin one step at a time.

Song Guo.

The king of Song was different from the king of Lu. When several countries declared war against Song at the same time, he directly chose to surrender.

Yes, surrender.

The king of the Song Dynasty stood at the gate of the city. The clothes on his upper body had been taken off and he was standing there naked. He was holding the seal of the Song Dynasty, Kan map, defense map and so on.

His face was as flattering as a dog's.

When the army arrived at the city gate, he took the initiative to step forward.

"The State of Song begs to surrender! The State of Song begs to surrender!"

"I am willing to present my credentials, maps of Kantu, etc., just to spare my life."

He waved, and the soldiers behind him came over with a few tied people. Those people had gray hair and their bodies were covered with scars, but the expressions on their faces were firm and unyielding.

When they saw the flattering King of Song, they couldn't help but let out a "poof".

The King of Song State didn't take it seriously and just said: "These are the people who tried to resist, and the villain has captured them all!"

"At your command."

Wei Guo
  The king of Wei and the many ministers in the court of Wei all stood there with respectful expressions on their faces, and no one resisted.

They happily welcomed the attackers into the city and presented them with seals, maps, etc.

Countries are different.

Just like the monarch of Lu State fought desperately with the soldiers of Lu State, the monarch of Song State not only begged for surrender, but also arrested the resisting ministers, just like everyone in the Wei State was a groveling person.

The sixth year of King Huiwen's reign (315 BC) was the fifth year of King Zhou Shenliang's reign.

A lot has happened this year.

In the spring of the sixth year, the five-nation alliance attacked the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Lu. It only took less than two months to complete this goal in the spring of the sixth year.

Several countries divided the world cleanly.

In the spring of the same year, Qin and Yan drove the Xiongnu back again, and Qin and Yan, who were no longer harassed by the frontier, formed an alliance.

Two countries so far apart formed an alliance because of benevolence and righteousness. They did not hold an alliance, but after exchanging letters of credence, they resolutely launched a war against the five countries.

This is what is written in the Qin State's appeal against thieves.

"The kingdoms of Zhou and Zhou are regarded as brothers. Today, the five kingdoms are unjust, attacking small ones and destroying temples. People and gods are angry with each other, and heaven and earth are punishing them."

"Qin Yan, the attack is unjust!"

"This battle is not Qin Yan's fault!"

In the summer of the sixth year of King Huiwen's reign, for some reason, facing the offensive of Qin and Yan, the five countries did not make any unnecessary resistance, as if they had accepted their fate.

After Qin captured two cities and Yan captured one city, the kings of the five kingdoms sent letters to negotiate peace with Qin and Yan.

King Qin Yingsi originally did not want to accept it, but at this time Meng Ke, the leader of Confucianism and the sacrificial wine in Xianyang Academy, stood up. He stated the importance of the current peace talks, and also explained the importance of the happiness of the people in the world.

Therefore, King Qin Yingsi and King Yan accepted the peace talks.

The result of the peace talks was that the territory occupied by Qin and Yan belonged to Qin and Yan, and the war stopped immediately.

Originally, King Qin Yingsi wanted to restore the ancestral halls and temples of the clans of Lu, Wei, and Song. However, the remaining members of the royal families of the three kingdoms came forward one after another. While thanking King Qin for his benevolence, they rejected King Qin's proposal.

They said that their country was destroyed and their people were not allowed to become citizens of other countries. This was already a very painful thing for them.

The Guizhou leaders were displaced, but they still had a place to stay.

If they build an ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, let alone how they would have the dignity to meet their ancestors, how can they be worthy of the leaders of Guizhou?

After hearing the words of the clans of the Three Kingdoms, Ying Si sighed and finally did not continue to insist on his own ideas.

In the summer of King Huiwen's sixth year, the war that swept the world ended like this.

But the aftermath of the war is far from over.

Some people saw a huge conspiracy through this strange war.

Not all people in the world are fools.

Smart people have seen the compromises and concessions made by seven of the countries, and they have also seen the "background" of the seven-nation alliance.

Then, a question arose in part of my mind.

"Is Qin really a country of benevolence and righteousness?"

Whether Qin is a country of benevolence and righteousness remains to be discussed, but Qin is a relatively powerful country in the world. This is an undisputed matter.

It can even be said that it is vaguely the most powerful country.

Zhao's reforms and reforms are still in progress, but they don't seem to have as good an effect as Qin's reforms, which makes people wonder why.

King Zhao was also confused.

Why was it that Qin State's Shang Yang's reform was so smooth and made it the most powerful country and a hegemon, but now it is obvious that his own reforms should be like this, but there are always some places where he cannot improve?
  Of course, it's confusing, but Zhao's military strength has suddenly become the second most powerful among the seven countries.

Even the powerful states Qi and Wei cannot compete with it.

The opposite of Zhao State is Wei State.

Ever since the previous King of Wei passed away and the current King of Wei took office, everything has changed.

Everything in the country seems to have begun to change quietly.

The first is Wei Wuzu.

This Wei State's support at that time has now become decayed, and has even become a weapon in the hands of some powerful people in the country, using it to stab the monarch.

This result occurred because the previous King of Wei compromised with the nobles in the end.

He allowed the nobles to control some of Wei's soldiers.

The nobles used the small part they controlled to gradually infiltrate the entire Wei army.

In his later years, the previous King of Wei intended to learn from Qin's military merit system.

All nobles who want to inherit the title must have military merits. In order to obtain military merits, the nobles who have mastered the military soldiers of Wei "steal", "rob" and "steal" effectively.

It is common to seize military honors from subordinates.

And once someone wants to report and expose, these nobles will cover up each other.

However, there was a man who was very smart and did not expose him directly in the army. Instead, he secretly went to Daliang, the capital of Wei State, and even bribed the favored ministers around King Wei, so he met King Wei.

He reported to the King of Wei that Wei Wu's soldiers were robbing his subordinates of military honors.

The king of Wei was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the matter.

The soldier was very excited at first, thinking that his grievances would be redressed, but when the person who thoroughly investigated the errand came to question him, he completely collapsed.

Because this is the noble boy who robbed him of his military glory.

Relying on the military merits robbed of him, this nobleman returned to Daliang and became a Sikou of the Wei State.

In grief, anger, and the sarcastic smile of the noble boy, the soldier committed suicide.

This news spread back to the soldier's army. Since then, the combat effectiveness of Wei soldiers has been greatly reduced.

Later, in order to collect military merits, the nobles did not let their children go to the front line to take risks. Also because at this time, the wars between Wei and Qin were often defeated and the danger was greatly increased. They began to prepare before each war. Good enough slave.

During the war, immediately let the children of your family hide at the back.

After the war, slaves' heads were used in exchange for military honors.

The decline of Wei State has become a matter of course.

Qin Xianyang City
  Zhangtai Palace

Ying Si looked at the map of Kanyu and the ever-expanding sphere of Qin's influence, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Teacher, the country is strong!"

"Isn't this the credit of the widow and you?"

Chen Ye smiled and shook his head: "It's all your credit."

"In the sixth year of the Geng Dynasty of King Huiwen, Qin and Yan attacked unjustly and allied themselves to attack Zhao, Wei, Han, Chu and Qi. The five kingdoms were defeated and peace talks were held. - "Warring States Book: Scroll of Conflicts among Nations"

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