My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 829: I will rebel against anyone who doesn't let me celebrate the La Festival! Ambition to revive and destroy a country and continue the unrivaled ambition!

Four days later.

Ying Zheng stood in the southern suburbs of Xianyang City and personally presided over the sacrifices to heaven and earth, officially opening the curtain of the 15th year of Qin Wang Zheng.

Afterwards, Ying Zheng rushed to the four provinces without stopping, offering sacrifices to the four emperors in turn in order to pray for good weather.

What was beyond the expectations of the people in the world, but also reasonable, was that the ones offering sacrifices to heaven and earth this time were not only the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty, but also the fourteen ministerial gods such as the sun, moon, Taibai, Jupiter, the gods of the four seas, the twenty-eight constellations, etc. The gods of heaven and earth, dragons, were promoted to the rank of ministerial gods, and Zhurong, who was not originally offered sacrifices in the Qin Dynasty, was directly listed as a ministerial god!
What was beyond everyone's expectation, and even more beyond everyone's reason, was that when Ying Zheng set foot on the sacrificial field, not only did Ying Chengjiao follow behind him and the Queen Dowager Huayang stand at the shade of the altar and watch him, but also the Queen Dowager of the King of Qin and the Queen Dowager Huayang stood side by side at the shade of the altar, looking at Ying Zheng with kind eyes!

After offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, Ying Zheng even roasted the red calf used for the sacrifice, and personally cut a piece of beef brisket and gave it to the Queen Mother!
What should have been an ordinary La Festival hit the world like a huge rock, causing ripples!
A month later.

November 1, the fifteenth year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang.

Zou County.

More than 20 men, women, young and old, carrying large and small bags, walked out of the market in high spirits, talking loudly:
"After a year of hard work, we can finally celebrate the La Festival!"

"Yes, yes. Although our boy did not win the title in this battle, he has returned victorious. We should celebrate with him!"

"Mom, I want to eat honey Changchu cake!"

"Hahaha~ Today is the La Festival, it must be a happy occasion, your mother will buy it for you!"

Looking at the composition of the people, we can tell that these are five families in the same group, or even five small families separated from one big family.

Everyone's face was filled with the joy of the Chinese New Year, and all they talked and laughed about was the happy event of the La Festival.

However, a passing law officer frowned slightly and shouted in a deep voice: "Stop!"

The law officer stopped and looked at the twenty people with an unfriendly look: "Tell me what you want to do today?"

The joy on the faces of more than 20 people suddenly disappeared, and the old man in the lead bowed carefully and said, "Sir, we came to the city to buy cloth and meat, hoping to have a good La Festival."

The law officer's voice became a little higher: "La Festival?"

"It's been a month since the La Festival!"

"My Great Qin just celebrated the La Festival on October 1st, and now it is November 1st. How can you celebrate the La Festival today?!"

The old man was surprised and said, "But we have been celebrating the La Festival on November 1st for so many years!"

The law officer said solemnly: "You were once ministers of another country, so you should follow the rules of that country."

"But now you are all citizens of the Great Qin, and the official date of the Great Qin is October 1st!"

"As early as the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, when Zoucheng was first annexed by the Qin Dynasty, the county government sent many officials to the villages to inform all the people in Zou County that they should hold a La Festival on October 1st."

"Last year, considering that Zou County had just annexed, the county only warned against improper sacrifices and did not punish them. That was the generosity of our Great Qin!"

"However, not only are you not grateful for the kindness of the Great Qin, you still do not follow the order of the Great Qin, and you are openly making a fuss in the market."

"Follow me back to the county office and let the county magistrate decide your punishment!"

Zheng refers to the beginning of the year, Shuo refers to the beginning of the month, which means that when the king takes power, it starts with me!

Calendars and calendars have never been just used to calculate dates and determine farming times, they also represent the legitimate ruling status of the king at the time!
When a country rules over a territory, it may not care about the customs of the people in this territory, nor may it care about the language they speak or the characters they write.

During the implementation of the interim law in the new district, even some illegal and criminal acts could be turned a blind eye.

But the calendar and calendar must be unified!

To put it simply, if different places continued to use their own new year's beginnings, then October 1st of the 15th year of King Qin's reign in Xianyang City would become January 1st of the 15th year of King Qin's reign in Shouchun City, and October 1st of the 14th year of King Qin's reign in Zou County.

Did Ying Zheng have to convert dates according to hundreds of calendars while reviewing memorials?

Even if Ying Zheng and his court officials were not driven crazy by the various calendar conversions, the date data in the royal decree would most likely be distorted by those with ulterior motives by taking advantage of the differences between calendars, creating ample room for local officials to deceive their superiors and subordinates, forge imperial edicts and plot treason!
To put it in a broader sense, not recognizing the legitimacy of the Qin Dynasty means not recognizing that Ying Zheng is their king, and not recognizing the ruling status of the Qin Dynasty!

So let alone the Qin Dynasty which was pursuing unification, even Liu Bang, who had made three articles of law, required all localities to obey the orthodoxy he established!
After the reprimand, the law officer's voice slowed down a bit: "Fortunately, Zou County is still enforcing the New District Interim Law."

"Although your crime is serious, you will not be sentenced to corporal punishment. You don't need to worry too much."

"But after the punishment, you must remember it and never commit the same mistake again in the future!"

More than 20 people all looked terrified, and the old man fell to his knees with a plop, crying out in grief: "Shangguan!"

"Today is the La Festival!"

"Please at least let me spend the La Festival with my children and grandchildren before you talk about the punishment!"

"In the whole world, we only see the release of prisoners during the La Festival, but never the arrest of criminals during the La Festival!"

The law officer gave a long lecture, but the first thing the old man said was "Today is the La Festival."

Suddenly, the law officer's face turned dark.

Raising his voice, the judge shouted: "You are stubborn and recalcitrant!"

"Get them quickly!"

Five anti-thief officers immediately stepped forward and were about to arrest these people!
The dispute here had already attracted many people to watch. Someone suddenly spoke up: "Since the eighth year of Duke Xi (651 BC) till now, our Zou County has always celebrated the La Festival on November st!"

"It is so for the people of Lu, and it is so for the people of Qi."

"Why is it that for the sake of the Qin people, it would be wrong for us to hold the La Festival?!" This person's words were very inflammatory.

No matter when Zou County belonged to the State of Lu or the State of Qi, the people of Zou County always regarded November 1st as the beginning of the year.

The habit of more than four hundred years has long been ingrained in our bones.

No matter what the law officials say, in the eyes of Zou County people, today is New Year!
The law officer was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He shouted angrily: "Qi has taken Zou County, but it does not change the calendar."

"It's because Qi and Lu both use the Zhou calendar!"

"Qi and Lu already use the same calendar, with the same day as the official calendar. Why change it?"

"Who is making trouble?"

Unfortunately, no one paid attention to the law officer's words.

Under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, the crowd was outraged!
"Why does the Qin State force us to hold the La Festival on October 1st and not on November 1st? On October 1st, the crops in the fields have not been harvested yet, how can we have time to hold the La Festival!"

"How can Qin be so cruel! The King of Qin casually decided the date and asked us to choose another day for the La Festival? When Qi destroyed Lu, why didn't Qi do the same? It shows that Qi is kind and righteous, while Qin is cruel!"

"Ha~ It's just a La Festival, but it makes you so angry? Look at the harsh laws of Qin! Look at your relatives, friends and neighbors who were subjected to corporal punishment and forced labor. You are still surprised by the brutality of Qin. I am really surprised!"

A large number of people came to the city to purchase New Year's goods, making the law enforcer and several anti-thief officials seem particularly weak.

In fact, even the anti-thief officials were a little shaken.

After all, the law enforcers were sent by the Qin Dynasty, while the anti-thief officials were recruited locally.

As locals of Zou County, they also think that November 1st is the New Year, and October 1st is the time of autumn harvest, so why would they care about the La Festival!

At this time, a Confucian scholar climbed up to a high place and shouted: "November 1st was set as the beginning of the year by the Zhou emperor. The Qin State is not an emperor, so how can it set its own beginning of the year?"

"This is rude!"

"Qin is rude and unrighteous, and its king is cruel and ruthless, but Qi follows etiquette and its king is benevolent and righteous!"

"We will not accept Qin's rule! We will return to Qi! We will celebrate the La Festival!"

The Confucian scholar's shout was like a drop of water dropped into a boiling oil pan, causing the cheers at the scene to suddenly intensify.

"We want to celebrate the La Festival today! I will rebel against anyone who doesn't let us celebrate the La Festival!"

"I don't want to be ruled by such a brutal Qin! I will rebel against him!"

"That's right! Rebel against him! Go and surrender!"

Not far away on the road, Song Ya and Zhu Chang were sitting in a small carriage pulled by a single horse, watching all this with smiles on their faces.

Zhu Chang turned to Song Ya and bowed, praising him: "Brother Zhu, this plan is truly a stroke of genius!"

Song Ya laughed softly: "Qin State thought that changing the beginning of the year was an easy matter."

"For most places, changing the beginning of the year is not difficult."

"But Zou County has not only celebrated November 1 as the beginning of the year for more than 400 years, but has also been deeply influenced by etiquette and culture. Even the illiterate people know etiquette and morality."

"This is a trivial matter that Qin Wangzheng doesn't care about, but with a little guidance, it's enough to cause Zou County to rebel!"

"But the success of this plan is ultimately due to Brother Zhu's methods."

La Festival is an important festival that combines many elements such as ancestor worship, worship of gods, celebration, and rest.

The Qin Dynasty forcefully demanded that the whole world live according to the Qin calendar and celebrate the La Festival according to the Qin New Year. Those areas that frequently changed the new year might not care, but the people of Zou County could not help but feel resentful!

Zhu Chang also smiled and said, "After all, our clan has been operating in Zou County for hundreds of years. This is just a trivial matter and it is not worth mentioning."

"Zhu Mou has long had the intention to start a rebellion, but it is difficult to accomplish anything with only the city of Zoucheng!"

Zou County was originally named Zhu County! It was the capital of the State of Zhu!

And Zhu Chang is a descendant of the royal family of Zhu State!

Song Ya smiled and said, "Brother Zhu is not the only one who wants to accomplish this."

"The city where the troops are raised this time is far from just Zoucheng."

"As soon as the chaos breaks out in Zou County, we will use it as a catalyst to stir up chaos in Xue County!"

"Not only can you and I greatly weaken the power of Qin, but we can also let the world know that Qin can never unify the world, and create another opportunity for you and me to restore our country!"

Zhu Chang's eyes showed some longing: "You and I can lead the entire Xue County back to Qi State in the east, and be valued by the King of Qi!"

"It is said that the King of Qi is a gentleman who is well-read in poetry and books."

“I wonder if the King of Qi can emulate Wu Ding of Shang, who revived a destroyed country and continued a lost dynasty.”

"Help me to revive my country!"

(End of this chapter)