Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 269
After Ziying finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent, as quiet as if a goose feather could be heard falling to the ground.

All the ministers of the Qin State stared wide-eyed, looking at the "bold" Ziying in amazement.

Judging from the fact that the first emperor did not appoint any of the candidates recommended by any of them, but Qiankun arbitrarily used Tu Sui who was idle in Xianyang, the first emperor was naturally not satisfied with the candidates they recommended.

On the contrary, Tu Sui, who was terrified of the Chu tribe killed last year, was very fond of him.

When the first emperor had made up his mind, Lord Chang'an still had the guts to disobey the holy will, which had to shock the ministers.

On the other hand, Ying Zheng's face, being publicly questioned about his decision in front of many courtiers, was already gloomy at this moment, as if it could drip water.

Just when everyone thought it would be thunderous wrath, Shi Huangdi's reaction was a bit unexpected. Instead of responding to Ziying's advice, he got up and left in a huff.

There was only one group of people staring at the hall.

Obviously, the first emperor had no intention of responding to Ziying's proposal at all, and Ying Zheng didn't want to say anything more about Ziying who repeatedly disobeyed him.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see it at this moment—Jun Chang'an fell out of favor.

……

As a cavalry sergeant galloped westward with the first emperor's edict, Tu Sui's decision to be the commander of the Southern Expedition could not be changed.

Let the Nanzheng be disturbed, and the first emperor had no intention of continuing his tour, but ordered to turn back to Xianyang.

A group of people turned southwest and crossed the Huaihe River, passing Hengshan and Nanjun by boat all the way upstream, intending to return to Xianyang by water.

Fortunately, the wind and waves along the way were calm, looking at the lush and beautiful rivers and mountains along the way, the first emperor's mood, which had been a little depressed by the series of things recently, eased a little.

On this day, the first emperor's fleet turned against the current and entered Yunmeng Daze (Dongting Lake).

In the Qin Dynasty, Dongting Lake was not comparable to its current size.

At this time, Dongting Lake was not divided into several parts as it is now, but a large area of ​​water, which was only much larger than the rumored "eight hundred miles of Dongting", and the surrounding swamp area was even more extensive.

Halfway through the journey, suddenly a green area appeared on the endless lake, and a small island appeared in the lake.

"Your Majesty, above the small island in front of you is Dongting Mountain in Yunmeng Daze. Although the area is small, it is said that Emperor Shun's two concubines, Ehuang and Nvying, were buried on this mountain.

Every time Zepan fishermen pass by this island, they must stop their boats to offer sacrifices in order to avoid troubles. "

Zhao Gao walked slowly to Shi Huang who was leaning on the railing and introduced him.

"It's just a small island. If there's anything fancy about it, let's go." Ying Zheng ordered.

If he saw such an island when he came, he might be interested in visiting it, but he really didn't have such a leisurely mind at this moment.

The first emperor gave the order, and the fleet avoided the island and passed by.

However, just after a short walk, there was a sudden wave of wind and waves on Yunmeng Daze, which was originally calm. Forward.

In order to suppress the storm, Emperor Shihuang ordered someone to sink a jade disc that he loved very much into the water, but the storm still did not stop.

Due to the strong wind and waves, in order to avoid risks, the fleet had to stop moving forward and start returning. Naturally, the nearest foothold was the small island that had just passed.

The first emperor's fleet would always bring some locals as guides whenever they went to a place. As soon as they docked on the island, these local guides immediately bowed down to the Dongting Mountain on the island in fear and fear.

"Mr. Xiang made an atonement. It is not disrespectful to Mr. Xiang if we passed by and did not pay homage to him. We hope that Mr. Xiang will calm down."

Apparently, these local guides believed that the previous storm was caused by the fact that the fleet did not pay homage to King Xiang when they passed by.

Shi Huang frowned even more when he heard this.

Zhao Gao also said earlier that if the local fishermen pass by this place, they will definitely worship Xiang Jun for safety, and it is himself who gave the order not to go to the island.

"Your Majesty, there is a Xiangjun Temple on the Dongting Mountain in front of you. Your Majesty can take shelter from the rain temporarily." The accompanying guards rushed over to report after inquiring from the local guide.

"What is the name of this Lord Xiang?" Shi Huang then asked.

"Xiangjun is the god of Xiangshui, who controls Xiangshui and the vastness of Yunmeng. It is said that even the barbarians in Baiyue have many people who believe in Xiangsun." Apparently Zhao Gao had already mentioned the allusions along the way. Hard work, Shi Huang answered the question without waiting for the guard to respond.

When Shi Huang heard this, his heart became even more unexplainably angry.

He is a majestic emperor, but he passed by here and did not pay homage to her, so he caused a storm to force him back.

If the First Emperor had maintained a certain awe for these gods of mountains, rivers, rivers and lakes before, but according to Xu Shi, he was the reincarnation of a majestic immortal, so why should he be afraid of a little water god.

What's more, this water god also protects the barbarians of Baiyue.

As for Lord Xiang being the daughter of Emperor Yao and the wife of Emperor Shun, Yingzheng didn't take it seriously at all. With his feat of unifying the world, he had done more than the three emperors and defeated the five emperors, so why should he worry about it.

Soon after the rain, the first emperor did not order to continue going up the river, but went north and docked into Nanjun.

After arriving at Jiangling City in the county, he immediately ordered three thousand prisoners to go south to cross the river, to the small island where the Xiangjun Temple is located, and destroy all the trees and flowers.

Because the local area is originally red soil, the whole island became ocher red for a while.

The first emperor ordered people to cut down the trees on Dongting Mountain, revealing the original ocher red color, which could be regarded as an insult at that time, an insult to Lord Xiang, as her revenge for raising waves to stop herself.

The trees on Dongting Mountain are equivalent to human hair, and the ancient Chinese believed that human hair should not be easily shaved off.

Therefore, the "kun punishment" of shaving hair became one of the five punishments in ancient times, and ocher red was the color of prison uniforms at that time.

After doing this, the first emperor returned to Xianyang from Nanjun via Wuguan with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)