Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 496 Xianyang riots, blood flows into rivers
Those who follow the king's will can climb higher.In fact, sometimes doing dirty work for the emperor can make the emperor regard you as a confidant.

This is what Li Si taught Wang Wu.

Wang Wu looked at the Duke in the large courtyard and naturally frowned.

The five doctors, Zhao Yingke, are different from others, he is not on this list, but now he is with Wang Yan and others.

As for Wang Yan, behind him are Tongwuhou Wang Ben and Wuchenghou Wangli.Wang Yan is still on the list, which means that he may also involve two princes of the Wang family. However, of these two princes, one is Tongwuhou Wang Bi, who has made great contributions to the Qin Empire and shocked the world with his military exploits. The other is Wang Li, Marquis of Wucheng who is currently serving His Majesty the Emperor.

Moreover, Sima Jing and Cao Xuan were both brave, resourceful and honorable figures.

After some thought, Wang Wu restrained his tone and said solemnly:

"Dear princes, Wang Wu has offended all of you today. I am just conducting an official investigation and I also ask you to follow me into the Censor's Mansion so that I can give an explanation to Your Majesty."

Zhao Ying was furious:
"A routine matter? Entering my house to arrest someone without any evidence? Do you want to accuse me of being punished?"

Wang Wu knew that Zhao Ying already knew that he had arrested the two ministers, and the tone sounded like he was abusing his power, so Wang Wu was naturally furious.

"Whether anyone among you has colluded with the rebels will soon come to light. Don't talk about such big words now. Why don't you invite a few princes to join the Yushi Mansion?"

Wang Wu looked behind him with a serious expression.

Forced by the crossbowmen on the wall, these twelve princes had no choice but to be arrested.

This scene is very scary. The gates of the meritorious families are all located together. There are markets nearby, so the crowds are naturally dense. Now that a new currency has been introduced, and government and business are connected, the doors of these bell-ringing, dining-dining houses are naturally even more lively. .

At present, hundreds of pairs of eyes gathered in front of the Zhao Mansion, and Lang Wei surrounded the Zhao Mansion with water.

There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, and the word rebellion had already been circulated.

And the twelve dukes were escorted out of the mansion, looking in a state of distress, which made people all over the street look sideways.

But Wang Wu made a mistake in one matter.

Most of the retainers supported by civil servants were counselors, so those who raided Yao Jia's house were either women or old and weak. Raiding the house was like searching for something, but this was among the military generals of the Qin State.

There were quite a lot of dead soldiers raised in Zhao Ying's mansion. There were 300 dead soldiers. When they saw Lang Wei rushing in with about fifty people, they naturally didn't take it seriously. The two groups immediately started fighting in the backyard.

"Censor, something bad happened. Two groups of people got into a fight in the backyard, and ten guards have died in the hands of Doctor Zhao's soldiers."

Wang Wu was naturally shocked when he heard that Youlang Wei was dead.

"We are members of the Censor's Mansion, close ministers of His Majesty the Emperor. These people dare to take the initiative to attack the palace guards and the people of the Censor's Mansion. What is it if they are not rebels? All of them will be killed without mercy!"

As a result, the sound of fighting with weapons rose, and blood flowed into rivers in Zhao Ying's house. Seeing this situation, Zhao Ying was naturally furious:
"Wang Wu, you are such a villain, you actually attacked my family."

Zhao Ying was already being held in a prison car. His hands were bound, but unexpectedly, Zhao Ying's retainers had already protruded from the backyard. Dozens of dead soldiers protruded from a corridor with sharp swords to kill Lang Wei. , came to rescue Zhao Ying.

The situation was completely out of control for a while, which was completely beyond Wang Wu's plan.

The two sides fought immediately.

The people of Qin are martial. When encountering unreasonable things, the solution to the problem is either law or force.

Now that there is no way, the only option is to use force.

As a result, a bloody fight started from Zhao Ying's house and spread to the front door of the house. Blood and debris flowed on the ground, scaring the civilians to flee.

Later, other princes' retainers and dead soldiers also came out to fight in a melee.These princes all lived in the same area. If something happened to this family, other families would naturally go to protect their male masters when they learned of the incident.

So the imperial Langwei army began to fight with these fierce servants.The result was naturally that the corpses of Lang Wei fell in pieces, and there was a cry of mourning on the east street of Xianyang City. This frightened other people, and after a while, the Xianyang Order was also alarmed.

At that time, Zhao Cheng was feeling depressed in the center of Xianyang City. He needed a chance to avenge his elder brother's family, but who knew that such good news came out at this time.

For Zhao Cheng, this is a good opportunity.

So a melee broke out.

Although Xianyang Ling is not an internal historian and does not have the authority to mobilize and command the [-] capital troops in Xianyang City, he still has thousands of elite soldiers. Don't forget, he is the one guarding the city gate.

As a result, another group of capable soldiers and horses drove a carriage and rushed towards the west of the city in the name of counterinsurgency.

Such a troop of soldiers and horses was mobilized by the Xianyang Order. When they arrived at the scene and saw the soldiers in armor being killed to pieces, the soldiers who were also wearing armor and holding sharp swords were naturally frightened.

At this time, Wang Wu had been protected by his subordinates and ran back to the Yushi Mansion. As for the Twelve Dukes, they also escaped and were arrested. This time it was really reasonable and unclear.

Zhao Ying, Cao Xuan and others ran to other people's houses for temporary shelter. Bodies were scattered on the ground in front of Zhao's house, and the blood seeped into the loess and turned black.

The ferocious death faces and the painful screams after being injured turned this originally peaceful and prosperous area into a hell on earth, covered with blood.

Prime Minister Feng Quji quickly received the news, but the change of things was completely beyond his expectation. He did not expect that Wang Wu only arrested two ministers, but now His Majesty's real enemies, a wealthy family with great military achievements in the empire, Not moving at all.

Although he directly confronted him and made the situation so unbearable, he never achieved his goal.

Something is broken!

At that time, Feng Changan was beside his grandfather in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Now only my grandfather can make the decision and put the matter to rest."

Feng Quji shook his head.

"Zhao Ying and others have already made a big mistake. Even if I come forward now, it will not make the situation easier. Moreover, the matter has reached such an extent. I am worried that other dukes and marquises will be even more furious when they hear such news. I am worried that Things have become more serious. You should go and invite Jiu Qing, especially Sikou, to come over."

"Grandpa, why are you inviting them here?"

Feng Quji and Su Rong said to him:
"Wang Wu did not listen to my advice, without weighing the matter, and without His Majesty's edict. He rashly broke into the house to seize people and usurped the power of the Sikou. The reason why he has caused such a disaster is because he is arrogant. , I want to summon all the ministers to come, and first ask the internal history to mobilize troops to suppress Xianyang City, and then arrest Wang Wu. In addition, who is the Xianyang Order? Who allowed him to rashly mobilize troops without the emperor's order? Rebellious party ? You immediately ask the internal history officer to escort this person to Dali Temple."

Feng Quji arranged these things for Feng Changan and the retainers in the mansion, and then sat quietly in the mansion.He had a resolute look on his face, his brows were even more raised, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

Shortly after Feng Changan and others left, the government officials came to report again.

"Prime Minister—someone is coming from the palace."

"Who?"

Your Majesty is not here, who will come at this time?
"It's from the Queen Mother. She said she wants to invite the Queen Mother to the palace."

Feng Quji heard this, but ordered him to go out and reply:

"You keep him as a guest in my house for me, and test him first. What is the purpose of coming here?"

"only."

When the official left the door, Feng Quji had a sinister smile on his face.

Queen Mother——

How could he have forgotten that there is still a queen mother in Xianyang Palace.

Feng Quji said to the subordinates beside him:
"Go to the palace to see Mrs. Feng quickly and ask her to go to the Queen Mother's palace to ask about the situation."

Then, Feng Quji took a deep breath.He realized that this incident had alarmed the entire harem.

An hour later, a dozen carriages were parked in front of the prime minister's door.

Feng Quji looked left and right, but the Shaofu was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is Young Master Zhang Han?"

"Prime Minister, while the Young Master is busy supervising the construction of the imperial mausoleum, this matter cannot be avoided."

Feng Quji frowned. Well, this Zhang Han is quite smart. He usually refuses to participate in party disputes because of his official duties. Now that such a big thing has happened, he still only wants to protect himself.

Feng Quji calmed down and then bowed to the ministers.

"Everyone, now there is this bloody disaster in Xianyang City, but His Majesty is not in the imperial capital. I wonder what you think should be done?"

Si Kou looked around, but heard everyone say:
"We all obey the orders of the prime minister."

Feng Quji nodded with satisfaction.

"This matter all started because of Wang Wu. I asked the internal history and Sikou to help me arrest the censor, and I will wait for your majesty to come back. What do you think?"

"What the Prime Minister said is true. There is no one in Wang Wu's eyes and he is unwilling to listen to our advice. He even dared to arrest the late emperor's meritorious officials such as Yao Jia and Xun You."

It was precisely because Wang Wu arrested Shangqing that these Jiuqing lost face, and they felt very frightened at the moment, so they all echoed Feng Quji's order.

Meng Yi was forced to be involved in this, not knowing what to do.He knew the whole story in his heart, but he couldn't directly expose Feng Quji's conspiracy at this time.

In just one day, the city of Xianyang was filled with blood. Every household was closed and there were patrol teams everywhere in the city. It was not known who was going to be arrested.

People are in panic, and the rumors are even more exaggerated.

So, just when Wang Wu was busy writing a memorial in the mansion and preparing to report to His Majesty the Emperor what happened in Xianyang City today, soldiers and horses suddenly arrived from outside. Sikou Mengyi and Nei Shi entered the mansion together and took Wang Wu away. Down.

Wang Wu's pen fell on the lacquer table. He looked at the visitor with a surprised look on his face, but he also knew that he had gotten into a huge disaster.

The first externalized conflict between the reformists and the conservatives resulted in Wang Wuzheng being imprisoned. Soon, the second empress of the Qin Empire was also ordered by the Queen Mother to confine her in the palace to contemplate her mistakes.

Xun You, Yao Jia and others were also released.

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One day later, the emperor's edict arrived in Xianyang City.

Zhang Han, the Shaofu, was ordered to lead a large number of prisoners to garrison at Hangu Pass. However, what surprised them was that Tu Wei's army had not even crossed the Han River, but was already defeated by soldiers and horses from Nanyang County and Hanzhong County. repel.

Ren Xiao and Tu Wei had no choice but to flee all the way back with their troops.

three days later

When General Sima Xin led one hundred thousand elite Qin cavalry to quell the rebellion, only corpses, discarded chariots, grain, grass, and arrows were left on the water of the Han River.

Otherwise, the surface of the Han River is as calm as waves. Occasionally, wild geese pass over the water and emit a long neighing sound.

The reeds are overgrown and extremely dense.

When Sima Xin drove the chariot around, he also disturbed a group of ducklings.

When all the soldiers saw this scene, they burst out laughing.

"Ren Xiao and Tu Wei have evil intentions and are now facing death penalty, but they must have fled south. I'd better report the situation here to His Majesty the Emperor first."

After a while, Zhang Han's army also came to join them.

Zhang Han told Sima Xin everything that happened in Xianyang City.

Sima Xin was very angry after hearing this.

"It's ridiculous! His Majesty once issued an order in front of us not to let any news about someone's rebellion, but these things have already spread in Xianyang City, and the ministers and officials are actually fighting privately with weapons. Your Majesty will be furious when he hears this. "

Zhang Han also said:

"I don't know how things came to this point, but in the final analysis, the cause of the matter is that His Majesty the Emperor decided to reform. The people in the court are divided into two factions, one faction opposes the leather system, and the other advocates the leather system. The two parties have been secretly fighting each other. Criticism, the reason why there is such a situation now is actually that the two parties have long-standing grievances."

After listening to Zhang Han's analysis, Sima Xin naturally looked sideways.

"It turns out that the current situation in Xianyang City is like this. We are in the army. Although we have heard a lot about the political reforms in the DPRK, we are unable to meet His Majesty because we are leading the troops, and it is difficult to give His Majesty good words."

Zhang Hand said:
"It seems that Captain Sima does not approve of His Majesty's reform of the new system."

When Sima Xin heard this, he just smiled.

"Young Master, you are trying to trick me. But I am an old friend of you, so I will tell you the truth today. Your Majesty really needs to make some changes if he wants to stabilize his position. We are in the land of Zhao, Your Majesty. The idea is indeed of great use, but His Majesty made a big mistake."

"I also ask Captain Sima to clarify."

"Your Majesty wants to achieve eternal fame like the late Emperor, so Your Majesty does not regard himself as ordinary people, and considers himself the king of saints. However, Your Majesty does not know that we just want to seek fame and wealth in troubled times, and we do not have your Majesty's ambition. .”

Sima Xin said this with a lot of sarcasm in his words.

"Your Majesty has the world in mind and plans for the rule of Yao and Shun. He is a wise king. We, the butchers, have despicable thoughts. How can we assist such a promising king as His Majesty the Emperor?"

Zhang Han just laughed after hearing this.

"What Lieutenant Sima said is not bad. Your Majesty has placed too much hope on us. Your Majesty hopes to use Qin officials like Xiao He as an example for us, and put the people first in everything. It's a pity that we are only carnivores. People don't understand such feelings. In terms of the situation, I can't wait for Yejun and Xiao Heye."

When Sima Xin heard this, he naturally laughed out loud.

"Those who know me are Zhang Shaofu."

　Let’s satirize some current officials...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)