My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 569: After the War (please subscribe! Monthly ticket!)

Five days later——East County

In the city of Xianyang, there is music and singing every night, and fragrant powder and cream are everywhere.

But in the land of Dongjun, at the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, the vegetation is bleak and the Yellow River is rolling and flowing eastward.

The mountain wind howls between the heaven and the earth, everything is withered, and the world is a bleak scene. The mountains and rivers after the autumn rain are like a dying woman who has been violently ravaged and destroyed, and then decisively abandoned outside, letting the wind and rain knock her, and letting her die quietly outside.

There are even more miserable scenes than the desolate grass and trees.

There are ruins everywhere in the fields. The city walls that were made of loess in the past have now returned to loess under the sun, wind, rain and rain. The once towering city wall has now become a long mound.

But from a distance, it still vaguely looks like a city wall.

In the loess, after heavy rain washed away, gray-white corpses were exposed.

Broken weapons on the battlefield were also washed away by the soil, broken weapons, broken arrows, broken and dropped arrowheads, decayed wooden wheels, and copper nails scattered on the side...

According to statistics, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, more than 400 battles took place. In other words, during this period, an average of more than one battle occurred a year.

A very big battle once broke out here - the Battle of Chengpu.

"...In the battle of Chengpu, the Chu army was defeated. The power of Nanyi withdrew from the Central Plains, and the power of Beidi gradually declined. Only then did the Chinese country and culture survive."

Because there were circles of wheat and millet growing next to the pots and pans discarded during the war. When the autumn rain arrives, their seeds are washed away again.

There are many houses in front of such a city. It can be seen that before the war came, all the family members were gone. During the battle, many Chu and Jin people died here.

"The king who kept his promise was brutally killed in this era of broken etiquette. The ruthless and unjust king harvested the fruits of victory in this era, but provoked more wars."

Guan Fu looked at the endless ruins and couldn't help but sigh.

It’s just that the peaches on the peach trees are big and red, but no one is picking them. Just let the big peach ripen and fall to the ground.

Shan's father is in the southeast, and Peixian County is not far away.

"This is Pucheng!"

"After hundreds of years of swords and swords, there has never been a king who can make people from all over the world obey. Maybe everyone is looking forward to a king who can truly make the world peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

The Jin State defeated the Jingchu invasion forces that permeated the Central Plains and forced them to retreat to the original land south of Tongbai Mountain, restoring stability to the Central Plains. Therefore, the princes of the Central Plains were forced by the power and attached themselves to Chu. The states of Lu, Cao, Wei, Chen, Zheng, etc. all broke away from Chu and returned to the Central Plains group, obeying the leadership of Jin. "

"On the one hand, the Di soldiers also invaded Wang Ji and forced the Emperor of Zhou to fall into the dust."

Although, all I saw along the way was this kind of scenery.

Wealth has become the original sin of this land.

The surrounding area is covered with tall peach and plum trees.

Clods of earth and stones were scattered everywhere.

"No wonder the children we just saw each have weapons in their hands. It turns out they got them from here."

Don’t forget, before Qin changed the situation in the world from a situation where many heroes coexisted to a situation where one superpower had multiple powers, Pucheng belonged to the center of the Central Plains of the world at that time.

The common people are extremely poor in some places and wear ill-fitting clothes. In this rainy season, they are still wearing Geyi, which is only worn in summer.

Fusu stood on the chariot, looking worriedly at the devastation left by the war. His black robes fluttered in the wind.

Like a lion trapped in a cage for a long time.

The land here is fertile, close to a river, with many acres of land and a prosperous population. There are pastures to the north, rich in horses.

This is very different from the fact that almost everyone in the Qin Kingdom wears dark clothes with curved trains.

Thorns have long bloomed on the mound nearby, and many dried thorn flowers have fallen from the bushes.

Fusu shook his head, "Unfortunately, after the war broke out, more and more battles ushered in. Chu State withdrew from the Central Plains, but the vassal states in the Central Plains began to kill each other."

Later, more battles, large and small, broke out here.

"Afterwards, the Jin State held the "Alliance of Practicing the Earth". During this alliance meeting, King Zhou Xiang appointed Duke Wen of Jin as "Uncle Hou" and gave Duke Wen of Jin the task of "respecting the king's order, appeasing the four kingdoms, and correcting King Ti." mission, Jin possesses the "Shangfang Sword" that exercises the power of conquest on behalf of the Zhou royal family.

This young man has also been on the battlefield, and he knows the horror of war.

In the trenches, the autumn rain formed ditches and flowed gurglingly.

Pucheng was a place that everyone in the world was familiar with at that time.

Shaoping stroked his beard, "Before the Battle of Chengpu, Chu's power had ravaged almost the entire Central Plains. The big countries in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, such as Qi and Song, were invaded by Chu. The capitals of Lu, Wei, Zheng, Chen, Cai and other countries were also invaded by Chu. The Chu people have surrendered.”

Lu Ze rode his horse and looked at Pucheng, and couldn't help but miss his hometown Shanfu County. His hometown is just southeast of Pucheng, and it can be reached in two days' journey.

Of course, those who miss their hometown the most are Liu Ji, Xia Houying, Cao Shen and others.

But with a map, I walked faster and arrived in a dozen days. If we have a map and horses, we can get there in five days.

What Fusu and the others see now is just the ancient battlefield of the Spring and Autumn Period. But there are so many ancient battlefields like this, just a few steps away.

There are houses on all sides, but they have long been abandoned and the houses are dilapidated. The railings at the wellhead have long since decayed and fallen, but the surrounding vegetation is extremely lush.

He was clearly standing between heaven and earth, but his expression was in pain.

In a Qin family, suffering is indeed suffering. But a girl can wear an average of three pieces of clothing a year. At the end of the Warring States Period, everyone in the Qin State was quite wealthy.

The remnants of caltrops used in the fortifications were also thrown aside.

Seeing these scenes, Guan Fu naturally became determined to implement the Qin system everywhere.

Along the way, they saw numerous war sites.

Just talking about the actual situation, the wars that broke out between Qin and the four countries of Zhao, Han, Qi and Wei in the past ten years have become larger in scale, and the war scenes have been more tragic than in the past.

But it will never be more than the number of times that the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods eliminated the Qin countries and fought against each other in the past few hundred years.

This is what great unification is all about.

There is only one country left in the world, and there is no need for war to break out anymore.

The people of the Six Kingdoms were all surprised, shocked, and deeply confused after seeing Qin dominate the world.

"Prince, what are you thinking about?" Meng Yi couldn't help but ask.

"I'm thinking, is the war that has lasted for seven hundred years really over?"

Meng Yi smiled and said, "Of course it's over. You've come to rectify the various schools of thought."

Feng Jing looked at Meng Yi and just shook his head, "I know it, but I don't know why."

Meng Yi was shocked that Feng Jing dared to talk to him like this.

“What does it mean to know what is happening and not know why it is so?”

"The prince said that the visible war is over, but the invisible war is still going on. People's hearts are in chaos, and there will still be wars in the world in the future."

Feng Jing crossed his arms over his chest. Their mission this time could be big or small. If it is to complete the task, just teach all schools of thought a lesson.

But if we really want to stabilize the world, then I'm afraid we still have to do a lot of things.

Meng Yi was naturally surprised, "How could this happen? Our Qin army has millions of soldiers, who dares to disobey!?"

The two of them were arguing, but it was a matter of course, but their eyes were stern. It won't be like the women quarreling on the street, making their faces red and neck thick.

"Prince, is this really how you view the world situation?"

Shaoping thinks Fusu is very powerful.

Now in the Qin State, everyone from the king and ministers to the common people and children are immersed in the joy of unifying the world. But the prince was uncharacteristically calm and didn't say anything. He was even worried.

Such a person is an absolute wise man.

Liu Ji also found Fusu incredible. How did he manage to be as wise as an octogenarian at only nineteen years old? His wisdom is like a spring of water, inexhaustible.

"According to the prince, there will still be war in the world in the future." Liu Ji couldn't help but stand up and ask. Fusu is indeed as far-sighted as the legend says.

It's just that he is really contradictory. On the one hand, he has such stupid ideals and wants to make everyone in the world spiritually sublimated and improve their quality of life through education; on the other hand, he is sober and makes people tremble, and his rationality makes people tremble.

Fusu just said coldly, "Not only will there be a war, I'm afraid it will be a big war."

All the people in Qin began to look at each other.

"But, the king has destroyed the six kingdoms, and the world is already at peace." For Meng Yi, he could never understand the suffering of the common people. So what he sees is always only the beautiful side of the world.

Fusu got off the carriage, picked up a stone, and threw it into the pond on the side.

Suddenly, the entire pond changed. Circles of ripples appeared on the surface of the water, and all the mud and dust from the bottom of the pool floated up.

All the fish and frogs in the pond fled in all directions.

"In this era, every child does not grow up hearing fables about the fox and the chicken. From the moment they are born, they hear countless war stories." "Those princes How does the king formulate national policies with foresight, who is wise and wise, and who is as stupid as a pig."

"Those generals responded to the danger on the battlefield and responded accordingly. Who had the last laugh, who was defeated and fled, and who committed suicide and died for his country."

"Those scholars are working hard at the rear, often plotting and plotting. Both sides are trying their best, and no one is better than the other."

"They created one brilliant military battle after another, and one conspiracy feast after another, all of which were magnificent and exciting."

In such an environment, the reputation of those generals naturally far exceeded that of the king!

People worship generals who win on the battlefield.

"Under the no-exaggeration descriptions of adults, every child has established an ambition in his heart since childhood - to be a hero."

"People in this era are not afraid of death, but are afraid that life is meaningless."

"Next to people's homes, within a hundred miles, there must be a war site. And along with the war sites, there are mounds of earth and graves."

"Under the influence of such an environment, let alone the king who does not take human life seriously, many people themselves do not take their own lives seriously."

What pity the hearts of mothers in the world at that time!

The son, who was born in ten months of pregnancy, pooped and peed at home, and the newborn baby, which was as big as a cat or a monkey, grew up into a strong and tall man.

But when they grew up, they rushed to the battlefield and were cut off from the torso with swords and shot in the heart with arrows.

This is the Warring States Period!
For every corpse lying quietly on the ground, thousands of miles away, there is a mother who is heartbroken in pain, or sitting in the yard of her home waiting for him even though she knows she will never come back.

A mother who has lost her son is naturally filled with resentment.

"The battle on the battlefield is over. Do you think this is over?"

"of course not!"

"The debts created during the war, the poison has just begun to spread after the war!"

"Would a son who has lost his mother be happy to see other mothers having fun with his son every day?"

"Some people who have lost their loved ones because of the war don't want to see other people enjoying themselves at home. They will find other ways to make other people uneasy. So rumors are rampant and scandals continue."

"Children who do not have a father to protect them will not be bullied by children who have a father to protect them."

"Children who grew up under the punches and kicks of others, why should they be expected to be gentlemen and commit crimes? This is basically how they come about. Daughters have no one to protect them, let alone restrain and educate them. So the daughter-in-law appears. More beauties who eat people without spitting out their bones.”

"After the war, the previous period of evil had just been done, but like a wave, hatred and harm were transmitted to more people. Hatred brewed more evil debts, and then the evil debts continued to create hatred."

"The cycle goes on and on, and all living beings share the same fate."

"Although the majority of people are alive after the war, no one can escape the aftermath of the war."

People no longer dare to trust each other, and people no longer dare to express love to each other. It may also be that you were born without knowing what love and trust are.

"This is the era created by their predecessors. What can they do in this chaotic era?"

"Struggle in the quagmire? You will only sink deeper."

Ying Zheng unified the world, but his method was very violent.

In other people's homes, there are almost no adult men, and most of them are women and children.

When they saw the people of Qin, some were afraid, some were angry, some were confused, and some were indifferent.

Ying Zheng put an end to a huge mess, but the mess created by the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and even Qin's unification of the world has become bigger and bigger and out of control.

"In the future world, first, there will be a surge in crime. Second, there will be discord among families. Third, people's livelihood will be in decline. Fourth, all industries will be depressed."

Everyone fell silent. No one stands over a dead man's body smiling any more.

When a person dies, his karma and resentment remain.

Meng Yi swallowed and his throat choked. Before they set off, the city of Xianyang was still festive and lively.

The king held banquets one after another to celebrate with his heroes and generals.

What frightened Meng Yi even more was that hundreds of thousands of strong men were pulled from all over the country to work as coolies, and countless wealth were pulled to Xianyang City.

Meng Yi suddenly felt that the king was in danger.

"I will write a letter to inform the king of the situation here. Let the king send more people to come..."

Shao Ping pulled Meng Yi, "The king and his ministers are celebrating. If you send the letter at this time, do you think the king can still be happy?"

Meng Yi became confused again after hearing this.

The king is so dangerous. Just think about it carefully. Even if the king calms down, what can he do if he sends people here?

Meng Yi suddenly realized that the people of Qin seemed to only know how to fight and preach.

Meng Yi's grandfather was still a native of Qi, but in his generation, he considered himself to be an out-and-out Qin native. He hated all voices that criticized Qin.

When he figured this out, he suddenly felt that the grooves that had been clogged and silted for many years were suddenly clear.

This is why the prince has enabled so many common people from the six countries.

Meng Yi looked at these people from the Six Nations, and his original incomprehension towards Fusu turned into admiration in an instant. When he looked at Liu Ji, Xia Houying, Cao Shen, and Lu Ze, Meng Yi no longer had so much resistance.

As for Liu Ji, Xia Houying, Cao Shen, and Shao Ping, it was also the first time for these people to hear Fusu take the initiative to analyze the world situation.

Although Fusu recruited them before, he never asked them to repay him.

This is the first time I have said these things in front of them.

Yes, this is setting future plans for the ministers that Fusu has recruited.

After hearing this, several people became enthusiastic.

Even Guan Fu was also happy, even though those things were all outside the scope of his responsibilities.

Especially Liu Ji, he knew that he was born to do great things.

Although there is a strange thing in the team. A certain Yingzheng believer inexplicably joined Fusu's ministers to get excited.

"Prince, what should we do?"

"Let the people of the Six Nations see our Qin State's sincerity in trying to make the world peaceful and allow all common people to live and work in peace and contentment. Then we will wait for the common people of the Six Nations to cooperate with our Qin State and accept our Qin State's laws, documents, and laws." Unify the mind.”

Everyone looked confused.

"What does it mean to let the people of the Six Kingdoms feel Qin's sincerity?"
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Starting from the afternoon of that day, the five thousand people accompanying the convoy began to collect the bones around Pucheng.

This is an ancient battlefield. Many trenches are left and abandoned, and the soldiers are scattered. Some bones were not found by the people who cleaned the battlefield at that time, and they have been left in the grass nests or behind stones.

It is often these people who are killed and die in a hidden place. Because even the bones cannot be found, there is no way to prove their life and death, leaving the mother and wife at home waiting for a lifetime.

In the early days of the Qin Dynasty, in fact, during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the superstition of ghosts and gods and the belief in souls were still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Therefore, after a person dies, collecting their bones and burying them in the ground is equivalent to giving the wandering ghosts a place to rest.

This move is of great significance.

If it is said that Fusu's first time cleaning the battlefield and collecting the corpses made everyone feel hypocritical, it is a political show.

But the last time on the Chu battlefield, Fusu did the same thing, which was enough to make those who criticized him get slapped in the face.

Along the way, Fusu led all the accompanying sergeants to clean up all the battlefield sites.

Whenever you see a corpse on the road, you must first check whether there is any proof of identity left on the body. If there is a name, a wooden tablet will be written for him.

Although it is simple, in the eyes of the world, it is a home for those souls who cannot return home.

As for the previous trenches and destroyed city walls, under the hands of men like Qin, the cruel war scenes of the past were immediately put in order within a few hours.

In the evening, the soldiers of Qin State looked at the battlefields that they had cleaned up and completely 'destroyed the corpses and traces'.

Everyone has different feelings deep in his heart.

Each of them was covered in mud, but they were filled with joy from the bottom of their hearts.

It seems more meaningful to give a home to ghosts who have been homeless for a hundred years and have nowhere to return than to earn military honors and go home.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

In fact, Qin Shi, under the leadership of Fusu, has slowly and unknowingly changed for the better.

He is the man who defeated the Chu army twice, the glory of Qin.

With Fusu's leadership, the soldiers of Qin gradually began to see other things in their eyes, such as protection and help, instead of killing, plundering, and military exploits like the old three in the past.

(End of this chapter)