Chapter 754 Suspected Immortals
After the morning court meeting, Wang Yue was still having breakfast with his wife at home. A messenger from the palace came to Wang Yue’s home, saying that the emperor was going to summon him and asked him to change clothes quickly. .
Wang Yue didn't know that Gao Yao was also helping him. He calculated the time and felt that with Meng Tian's speed, the arrangements should not have been made so quickly, so he asked the emperor to give him military power. He couldn't help but feel a little confused and a little anxious.
It's no wonder that Wang Yue is anxious to go to the old land of Qi, but based on the news recently delivered by the secret guards, he increasingly discovers a problem. If he can't fix it, there are really cultivators in this world, and Cui Wenzi is one of them. one.
Wang Yue's secret guards were all experts with extraordinary skills. They searched the area around Songshan Mountain, but could not find any trace of anyone surviving.
According to the news from an inn, Doctor Cui and another Taoist priest were also seen near Mount Tai.
The distance between Songshan Mountain and Taishan Mountain is not close. Even a martial arts master cannot run back and forth so quietly.
There are various signs that this is not a simple world, but a world like a week's worth of friends, a ruins of a mythical world.
This is good news for Wang Yue. It seems that the formula of the elixir of life may be real.
However, if it is really the ruins of the Xianxia World, if Wang Yue wants to fight for the elixir of immortality, he must first have enough power, or unify the entire country. Only in this way can he have enough manpower to find the immortals. s position.
Just like in the Tianlong World, after Wang Yue became emperor, countless martial arts sects gave Wang Yue a copy of their most powerful treasures, including the Yi Jin Jing.
Actually, Wang Yue seems to remember that there was a novel that said that secular dynasties may not be in the hearts of gods, but gods may also worry about contamination of cause and effect. Otherwise, I am afraid that secular dynasties must listen to gods.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Wang Yue felt that he had to try it. If the power was strong enough, the cause and effect involved in touching him would be stronger, and he could seek the elixir of immortality with more confidence.
Besides, if it's not true, he can't let that kid Liu Bang win the world. Anyway, he doesn't like Liu Bang in this world.
While Wang Yue was thinking about it, he followed the eunuch who was delivering the order to the palace gate. Before he could get off his horse, he saw his grandfather Wang Jian standing at the palace gate. Although his face was old, he stood straight and looked not angry. Awesome look.
Wang Yue quickly took two steps and came to Wang Jian. He carefully supported Wang Jian and asked with some confusion, "Grandpa, why are you here too? Could it be that you were summoned by His Majesty?" Wang Jian nodded, as if he also suddenly understood
. With a look like that, he smiled faintly and said, "Yes, it seems that the recent events have been too big, and Meng Tian can't cover it up. Originally, I thought His Majesty wanted me to come out again, and I was ready to knock again. It was a rip-off. In the end, His Majesty even asked you to come. Now it seems that he probably wants you to take charge of part of the Meng family army." Wang Yue saw Wang Jian say this and pretended to have some understanding
. , said casually, "I don't mind going out to lead the troops. Grandpa, as a military general, Meng Tian is too active in political affairs. He has 300,000 troops under his command and dares to call the Meng family army. I don't know what to say. Is he stupid or smart?"
Wang Jian took a deep look at Wang Yue, and then said faintly, "If I could have discovered your military talent when I returned from Chu, maybe I would, too. I will leave you hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and maybe you can dominate the country."
Wang Yue was just about to praise his grandfather for his knowledge, but he didn't expect his grandfather to tell him that when he retreated from the rapids, it was not just because he knew the emperor. He wanted to succeed and retire, but also because he knew that among his grandchildren, there were no heroes at all.
It seems that if he had appeared more than ten years earlier, Wang Jian might have persisted and established a Wang Family Army.
While Wang Yue was thinking about it, he suddenly thought of a question. Could it be that his movements were all under Wang Jian's gaze?
The more Wang Yue thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, but this was not the time to talk. Moreover, if Wang Jian said it, Qin Shihuang would at best regard him as a joke and reuse him, but he could not say anything more.
Wang Yue glanced at the servant who was watching his nose and nose, and pretended not to care and said, "Why are you so tired? How about eating and drinking? However, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat well this time. Your Majesty is probably preparing Divide the 300,000 troops in Meng Tian's hands into several groups."
Seeing that Wang Yue refused to answer, Wang Jian confirmed Wang Yue's ambition and shook his head helplessly. He thought for a moment and seemed to be casual. He said, "For a defense line as long as the Great Wall, each section will have 30,000 to 50,000 men responsible for it. His Majesty did not dare to move lightly on the army guarding the Huns on the Western Front. According to my estimation, it should be among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses on the Eastern Front." Part of it."
Wang Yue recalled the maps of this era, and compared them with the vague territory maps found by his men, and felt that his main defensive direction might be the direction of Tu Anguo.
For a moment, Wang Yue had a strange feeling. Could it be that the country of Yi Xiaochuan's goddess was about to be destroyed in his hands?
Wang Yue and Wang Jian were talking and walking. Seeing their unscrupulous chat about political affairs, the chamberlain quickly moved further away from them.
Although the corridor was long, the grandfather and grandson arrived in front of Qin Shihuang very quickly.
After a while of greetings, of course between Wang Jian and the emperor, Wang Yue could only stand quietly.
The two old men were very moved. They reminisced about the past together, but they didn't even say a serious word.
Wang Yue also stood there with concern, listening to Qin Shihuang and Wang Jian perform. For two whole hours, he did not even move.
During the entire conversation, Qin Shihuang didn't even say a word to Wang Yue, and ordered Wang Jian to take Wang Yue away.
On the way back with Wang Jian, Wang Yue asked suspiciously, "Grandpa, what does your Majesty mean? Since it makes sense to give me military power, why don't you say a word to me and don't take the exam?"
Wang Jian was originally very satisfied with his grandson's performance today, and he was very proud to be able to show off his grandson in front of Qin Shihuang, just like Old Man Meng did back then.
Unexpectedly, Wang Yue, whose performance satisfied Qin Shihuang and Wang Jian, seemed not to understand what Qin Shihuang wanted to do. He explained helplessly, "His Majesty has already understood your bravery during several patrols. Moreover, Your Majesty has talked with you a long time ago and has a good impression of you. But now you need to be able to lead the army alone, which will test your patience in being a commander." Wang Yue understood immediately, but when he saw Wang
Jian It seemed that the conversation was getting serious, so he pretended to be confused and asked, "So? Are you satisfied with me or dissatisfied with me?"
Wang Jian is such a shrewd person. He saw that Wang Yue had understood, but he was still old. I asked him honestly, probably because I wanted to accompany him as an old man to relieve his boredom, so he followed suit and said, "The fact that you couldn't move for two hours today shows that you are very patient. To deal with cunning barbarians, patience is the key." Indispensable. And you have been standing for two hours without feeling any discomfort, which means that you are in good health and can definitely endure the hardships at the border. In addition to your previous performance, what else is your Majesty dissatisfied with? "
Wang Yue was noncommittal about this evaluation. He chatted with Wang Jian all the way, and after sending Wang Yue to his house, he returned to his yard.
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Wang Yue thought that it was settled that he would go out to take charge of the army. Although he did not go to the old place of Qi, it was not far away, so he made do with it. At least it was not far from the sea.
However, before Wang Yue had time to wait for His Majesty's imperial edict to give him a promotion, he received some strange news.
It turned out that Zhao Gao and Li Si took advantage of Meng Tian's absence to attack the Juxian Hall in the hands of Master Fusu.
The people in Juxian Hall are all kinds of talents from the land of the Six Kingdoms. There are not only talents with strong martial arts skills like Xiang Yu, but also many Confucian scholars and scribes.
Confucian scholars liked to discuss government affairs in vain when they had nothing to do, and when they were drunk, they became even more unscrupulous. Many of them criticized Qin Shihuang's policies, and Zhao Gao easily got the handle and reported them to Qin Shihuang.
Qin Shihuang originally thought that he had unified the six countries and his political achievements were comparable to those of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. How could he expect that when he was at his most proud, he would be criticized by a group of Confucian scholars for being worthless. This made the First Emperor feel that he was being targeted.
Therefore, Qin Shihuang sent Zhao Gao to arrest those Confucian scholars and torture them severely, vowing to find out who was the mastermind.
When Mr. Fusu was still feeling complacent about escaping the collapse of the Great Wall, before he could react, more than a hundred Confucian scholars from Juxian Hall had been arrested.
Most of the Confucian scholars were tough-talking and easy-going. After interrogation, some of whom were not even tortured, Zhao Gao easily obtained sufficient confessions.
As a result, a larger-scale arrest of Confucian scholars began.
When Mr. Fusu heard about this, he thought that this was not aimed at the Juxian Hall, but at the Confucian scholars in the world. This was simply nonsense.
Mr. Fusu admired Confucian culture very much. Of course he didn't want things to develop like this, so he decided to pay an audience to the emperor in the morning.
Fortunately, Xiang Liang was more sensible. He quickly led Yi Xiaochuan to persuade Mr. Fusu. After all, everyone could see that Zhao Gao and Li Si just wanted to take advantage of Mengtian's absence to cause Mr. Fusu to be in chaos, so as to weaken Mr. Fusu. Mr. Su’s purpose.
Master Fusu heard what the two said and thought it made sense, so he held his troops temporarily and sent someone to notify Meng Tian.
It didn't matter that Mr. Fusu did this. The hundreds of Confucian scholars who were constantly being imprisoned thought they had been given up by Mr. Fusu. They really couldn't stand Zhao Gao's cruel punishment, so they took the initiative to confess, which confirmed the reason why they criticized the government. , just to cause trouble.
Therefore, at a court meeting, after Zhao Gao showed the prepared evidence to Qin Shihuang, he accused these Confucian scholars of being the remnants of the Six Kingdoms who were dissatisfied with the Qin Dynasty.
Qin Shihuang looked at the evidence and knew that there must be confessions from people who could not bear the torture. However, the confessions of more than 400 people were the same, which also proved how weak these Confucian scholars were. They could do nothing but stir up trouble. , which made him hate these Confucian scholars.
If you are really a strong-willed man for the Qin Dynasty, you should not admit your crimes when facing severe torture. But you don't dare to face such harsh punishments, but you still want to govern the government. What is the use of this theory?
Moreover, most of the people who can study in this era are people with some background, and most of these children are people who enjoyed the glory and wealth in the six countries in the past.
Such people are not very loyal to the Qin Dynasty at all, and they cannot stand the strict laws of the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty has destroyed their original happy life, and it is normal to feel resentment.
Originally, in order to appease the people, Qin Shihuang did not want to attack these people, but he saw that they had begun to incite the people to plot evil. Qin Shihuang felt that he could no longer bear it.
So, Qin Shihuang threw away the testimony in his hand, and asked angrily, "Zhao Gao, how should these Confucian scholars be dealt with according to the laws of the Qin Dynasty?" When Zhao Gao heard Qin Shihuang say this, he felt
happy in his heart. You must know that they He was the one who forced Mr. Fusu to make mistakes in the first place. He didn't believe that Mr. Fusu could endure it when these Confucian scholars were about to be killed.
Even if Mr. Fusu endures it, the emperor will not be able to bear it and will definitely be dissatisfied with Mr. Fusu, a person who supports Confucian scholars. After all, Juxian Hall belongs to Mr. Fusu.
Now that Meng Tian is no longer in the capital, when Master Fusu is also driven out of the capital, Yi Xiaochuan will have no helpers. Will he be left to be rounded and squashed by then?
So, Zhao Gao glanced at Mr. Fusu and deliberately said loudly, "According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, these people should be executed. And when I was tracking down those Confucian scholars, I found that there were a large number of old members of the Six Kingdoms hidden in the Juxian Hall. They I have always had hatred for Da Qin. They were involved in the Confucian scholar incident this time. They teamed up with the Confucian scholar to work together to cause me to become uneasy. There must be some conspiracy." Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Gao finished speaking
, Qin Shihuang threw the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground and asked dissatisfied, "Fusu, why are there so many remnants of the Six Dynasties in your Juxian Hall?"
Fusu quickly calmed himself down to avoid saying the wrong thing. He organized his words and said, "Father, I want to turn enemies into friends with them and let them serve the Qin Dynasty."
Qin Shihuang was speechless. How could he turn enemies into friends in this situation? Unless he gave them the same wealth and honor as when he was in the Six Kingdoms. But if he treated them like this, then the soldiers and courtiers who conquered the world for Qin would not be able to survive. How to treat it?
Therefore, Qin Shihuang was very angry and said, "You are really stupid. You are associating with those remnants of the Six Kingdoms. You are raising tigers and causing trouble. I am really disappointed." Seeing the opportunity coming, Li Si quickly said, "Your Majesty,
these Six Kingdoms The remnants of the country have a wide network of connections and are gathered in various places. If they are treated like a Confucian scholar this time, they may be provoked to change. In my opinion, it is better to catch them all at this opportunity. Not only will they all be executed, but they will also be informed to the world so that the world can understand them. Everyone knows that from now on, no one will dare to offend the majesty of King Qin again!"
Qin Shihuang felt that what Li Si said was very reasonable. When the Qin Dynasty attacked the six countries, those Confucian scholars lived for their own interests, and it was impossible for the Qin Dynasty to raise them well. Thinking of this, he made up his mind and said, "What the Prime Minister said is exactly what I want, which is to let everyone in the world know that I am the emperor of the ages, and no one can slander me." Fusu seemed to have the intention of settling the matter
. , couldn't bear it anymore, he quickly bowed and said, "Father, these Confucian scholars are indeed extreme in their words, but they have good intentions. They advised my father to reduce taxes and military service and stop wasting the people and money. It is also for the sake of Great Qin. If If we deal with them like this, I'm afraid no one will dare to speak out and remonstrate in the future, and the world will be in turmoil because of this, my father!" Qin Shihuang did not expect that
Fusu was taught to be so ignorant by Confucian scholars. It existed when the country was still there, but military service was more serious when the six countries were there. After all, they were constantly attacking each other, and the corvee was even worse.
Therefore, this is not an issue of corvee and military service at all. Those who expressed opinions were not ordinary people at all, but the dignitaries of the six countries who had lost their status advantages.
Of course, Qin Shihuang also knew that it was necessary to recuperate and recuperate after the war, but the Hu people in the north had grown up during the war in the Central Plains. If they did not build the Great Wall, and if the Hu people found opportunities to come to the Central Plains to raid, how could they recuperate and recuperate?
The more Qin Shihuang thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help but angrily said, "Fusu, I was my eldest son at that time, and I had high hopes for you. Since you dare to accuse your father for these Confucian scholars in Wu Ni, how can you Have you forgotten the ethics of ruler, minister, father and son?"
Originally, if the matter had come to this point, if Mr. Fusu had just taken a breath and said nothing, it would actually be nothing.
But Mr. Fusu felt that since he had spoken out, he had to say something for Juxian Hall, so he said regardless, "Father, of course I know that the relationship between father and son is normal. But I think that speaking frankly to persuade is also to express my gratitude to my father." The emperor's filial piety."
Fusu's words completely angered Qin Shihuang. He felt that he needed to let his son calm down elsewhere. But when he went elsewhere, he was afraid that his silly son would be sold by others, and he would help others count the money. Woolen cloth.
Therefore, Qin Shihuang wanted Fusu to go to the Great Wall defense line to see if the barbarians would give you a chance to recuperate. He said angrily, "You are so stubborn, which shows that these Confucian scholars have a profound influence on you. How can I value you so much?" I am concerned that you have gone astray. From now on, you are not allowed to have any contact with these Confucian scholars. From today on, you will leave Xianyang to take charge of General Mengtian to guard the north. You should reflect on it." After Qin Shihuang finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked people to leave
. Mr. Fusu was driven out of the court on the spot.
When Fusu's salary was carried out, he still shouted that Juxian Tang was wronged. This not only failed to plead for Juxian Tang, but also made Qin Shihuang feel that Juxian Tang had too much influence on Fusu.
Therefore, Qin Shihuang no longer hesitated and decided to cut off this stubborn problem. He ordered the search for the remnants of the Six Kingdoms in Juxian Hall, and sent orders to all counties to arrest the members of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.
(End of chapter)