A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 109 Qin Dynasty
Five hundred and fifty years of the Bai Kingdom

King Qin Yingzheng sent millions of troops to break through the Taihang Pass. Then General Wang Bi led a hundred thousand elite Qin troops into the Taihang Mountains and captured Taiyuan, the Bai capital. King Bai and his descendants all burned themselves to death, and the century-old city of Taiyuan was burned to the ground. From then on, the Bai Kingdom Death.

The twenty-sixth year of King Qin (221 BC)
The Qin State swept across the world, and the King of Qin had actually unified all the Xia lands. The King of Qin already believed that the throne was not worthy of his identity and status, so he summoned his ministers and said to them:
“In the past, the King of Han donated his land, handed over his seal, and asked to become a vassal of Qin. However, he soon broke the agreement and joined forces with Zhao and Bai to rebel against Qin. Therefore, I sent troops to attack South Korea and captured the King of Han.

The few thought this was a good idea, as it might quell the war. Then the King of Zhao sent his Prime Minister Li Mu to conclude an alliance, so I returned the hostages of Zhao. But soon the State of Zhao also violated the alliance and attacked Taiyuan County of the State of Qin. Therefore, I sent troops to punish the State of Zhao and captured the King of Zhao.

Prince Jia of Zhao State escaped from Handan and proclaimed himself the acting king, so I sent troops to destroy him. King Bai initially agreed to surrender to Qin, and soon planned to attack Qin with South Korea and Zhao. Qin's soldiers went to punish them and defeated them all.

The King of Chu ceded the land west of Qingyang and wanted to reconcile with Qin, but he soon broke the agreement and even sent troops to attack Qin's Nanjun. Therefore, the few sent troops to punish Chu, captured the King of Chu, and finally pacified Chu.

The King of Yan was fatuous and rebellious, and his Crown Prince Dan secretly ordered Jing Ke to be an assassin to kill the people. The people sent soldiers to punish them and destroy the Yan Kingdom. The King of Qi adopted the strategy of winning later and cut off all contacts with the Qin State. He wanted to cause chaos. I also sent soldiers to punish them, captured the King of Qi, and pacified Qi. In the end, the Bai Kingdom wanted to take advantage of the steep terrain of the Taihang Mountains to continue to cause chaos. The few sent a million troops and finally destroyed the Bai Kingdom.

With my insignificant body, I sent troops to attack the rioting country. This was relying on the power of my ancestors, which made the kings of the six countries confess their crimes and commit suicide, and the world was completely peaceful. Now without changing the name, it is impossible to praise the merits created by the few people and pass them on to future generations. Therefore, I asked the ministers to discuss the matter of the title of emperor, and finally reported it to me for my decision. "

Prime Minister Wang Wan, Imperial Censor Feng Jie, Ting Wei Li Si and others reported: "In the past, the Five Emperors ruled over a thousand-mile radius, and the emperor could not control whether the princes from peripheral areas such as Houfu and Yifu came to pay tribute.

Now the king mobilizes the forces of justice to kill the rebellious ministers and traitors, and pacify the world. All the four seas have become counties and counties, and all laws are issued by the king alone. There has been no such thing since ancient times, and this is incomparable to the five emperors.

The ministers and others cautiously discussed with the doctor and others and said: "In ancient times, there were emperors of heaven, emperors of earth, and emperors of Thailand, among whom the emperor of Thailand was the most noble." 'Therefore, the ministers risked their lives to present their honorary title, and asked the king to address him as 'Emperor Tai', to teach as 'Zhi', to command as 'Zhao', and as the emperor called himself 'I'. "

After Qin Wangzheng thought for a moment, he said: "Remove the word 'Tai' and keep the word 'Huang'. I think that I have merited more than the three emperors and had the same virtue as the five emperors. Therefore, the title of 'emperor' from ancient times should also be included. From now on, we will call it As the 'Emperor'. As for the rest, everything else will be done according to the discussion of the ministers."

The ministers paid homage to Emperor Qin Yingzheng and said: "I have seen the emperor, and the emperor will live forever!"

Qin Huangzheng was very happy and laughed and said: "I heard that in ancient times, there were names but no posthumous titles. In the medieval times, there were names, but after death, posthumous titles would be added based on his actions during his lifetime.

In this way, the son will talk about his father, and the minister will talk about the monarch. I think this is very meaningless, so I decided not to adopt this approach. From now on, I will abolish the practice of adding posthumous titles. I am the First Emperor. Calculated by numbers for future generations, my Great Qin Dynasty will be passed down forever in the second, third, and even ten thousand generations. "

The ministers paid homage again and said: "The emperor will live for ten thousand years, and the Qin Dynasty will live for thousands of years!"

Qin Shihuang deduced the order of the ending and beginning of the Five Virtues. He believed that the Zhou Dynasty received the Fire Virtue, and the Qin Dynasty replaced the Zhou Dynasty's Fire Virtue. According to the attributes that the Fire Virtue cannot restrain, now should be the beginning of the Water Virtues. Therefore, the month at the beginning of each year is changed. , stipulates that officials entering the DPRK to celebrate should be on the first day of October.

Clothing, flags, and talismans all advocate black. The number is based on six, the military talisman and the ceremonial crown are all six inches, and the chariot is six feet wide, with six feet as one step, and six horses are used to drive it.

Prime Minister Wang Wan and others said: "The princes have just been wiped out, and Yan, Qi, Chu and other places are very remote. If we don't set up vassal kings there, we can't stabilize the local people. We request that all the princes be made kings to screen the borders of Qin." , I hope the emperor can approve it.”

Qin Shihuang did not want to establish princes, because he believed that the Zhou Dynasty fell because of the relationship between princes, so Qin Shihuang handed over their suggestions to the ministers for discussion.

Most of the ministers felt that Wang Wan and others were appropriate and agreed. However, Qin Shihuang rejected all the opinions they submitted and asked them to discuss them carefully. The ministers were at a loss. At this time, Li Si, the court captain, suggested:
"King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou created many children with the same surname, but the blood relationship between the descendants became very distant. Therefore, they attacked each other like enemies. The princes fought against each other, and even the emperor of Zhou was unable to stop them.

Now the whole world has been unified because of your majesty's power, and everything has been established as counties. The princes and heroes use the country's taxes to give heavy rewards. This situation is easy to control. The way to stabilize the country is to make the people of the world have no two minds. Therefore, I think it is inappropriate to enfeoff the princes. "

Qin Shihuang was very happy, so he said: "Everyone in the world is troubled by constant wars, and this is because of the princes. I relied on the blessings of my ancestors and just pacified the world. If I go to create princely states, wouldn't this be making enemies for myself?" Wouldn't it be difficult to ask for peace later? I think Tingwei's suggestion is very correct, and all the ministers should follow Tingwei's advice!"

So Qin Shihuang divided the country into thirty-six counties, each with guards, lieutenants, and supervisors. In order to prevent the Taihang Mountains from becoming a country again, Qin Shihuang divided the Taihang Mountains into six surrounding counties, with each county in charge of the Taihang Mountains. One or two passes are used to divide the Taihang Mountains. Then he collectively called the people "Qianshou" and ordered a gathering and banquet. Qin Shihuang also issued a nationwide military ban, prohibiting anyone in the country from possessing weapons and armor. Violators would be punished as treason and their clans would be exterminated.

Then all the private weapons from all over the country, excluding the governor's palace, were collected together and shipped to Xianyang. They were melted and cast into chimes and twelve metal statues, each weighing a thousand stones, and placed in the palace. .

Qin Shihuang also unified the legal system and standards of weights and measures, unified the distance between tracks across the country, unified the characters used for writing, abolished the unique characters of the Six Kingdoms, and only allowed the use of Qin's small seal script.

The territory of the Qin Dynasty extended to the east to the sea and Liaodong, to the west to Lintao and Qiangzhong, to the south to the place where windows open to the north, and to the north with the Yellow River as a barrier, from the Yinshan Mountains to Liaodong.

In addition, Qin Shihuang also moved 120,000 households of the Six Kingdoms survivors in the capitals of the Six Kingdoms to Xianyang to prevent them from colluding with the local people. Whenever the King of Qin eliminated a vassal state, he would imitate the style of its royal palace and build a palace of the same proportion on the hillside north of Xianyang.

This palace complex is close to the Weishui River in the south. From the east of Yongmen to the Jingshui and Weishui areas, the palace complex and circular corridors are continuous. After Qin Shihuang gathered craftsmen from all over the world, this palace complex was built very exquisitely. Qin Shihuang placed all the beauties, bells and drums that he snatched from the vassal states here.

Qin Shihuang twenty-seventh year

The emperor inspected Longxi and Beidi, came to Jitoushan, and passed by Huizhong. Seeing that this place was facing the North Star in the sky, he ordered the construction of Changxin Palace south of the Weishui River. Soon the Changxin Palace was renamed Jimiao, symbolizing the North Star in the sky.

A road was paved from Ji Temple to Lishan Mountain, and the front hall of Ganquan Palace was built. Build a corridor to connect Xianyang with it.

This year, the emperor rewarded everyone in the world with a first-class title. In order to connect the world and increase troops to the frontier faster, Chidao was ordered to be built.

The twenty-eighth year of Qin Shihuang

The emperor inspected the counties eastward, climbed Mount Zouyi, erected a stone tablet, discussed with the Confucian scholars in Lu County, and engraved text praising the merits of the Qin Dynasty on the stone tablet.

In the same year, the emperor climbed Mount Tai, erected a stone tablet, piled five-color earth as an altar, offered sacrifices to heaven, and announced the establishment of the Qin Dynasty to heaven. When he was going down the mountain, he suddenly encountered a violent storm. The emperor went to rest under a tree. Since this tree helped the emperor avoid rain, the emperor named this tree the fifth doctor.

After coming down from Mount Tai, the emperor walked eastward along the Bohai Sea, passing through Huangxian and Xianxian counties, and walked to the end of the mountain. He climbed Mount Zhifu, erected a stone tablet praising the merits of the Qin Dynasty, and left.

After that, he visited south and climbed Mount Langye. He liked it very much and stayed there for three months. So he moved 30,000 households from Guizhou to Langye Tower and exempted them from taxes and servitude for twelve years. He ordered the construction of Langye Tower and the erection of stone tablets to praise the Qin Dynasty's merits and express his intentions.

Accompanying them were Liehou Wuchenghou Wang Li, Liehou Tongwuhou Wang Bi, Lunhou Jianchenghou Zhaohai, Lunhou Changwuhoucheng, Lunhou Wuxinhou Feng Wuze, Prime Minister Wei Lin on the right, Prime Minister Wang Wan on the left, Tingwei Li Si, Qing Wang Wu, the fifth doctor Zhao Ying, and the fifth doctor Yang Zhen.

After the incident, Xu Fu and others from Qi County wrote a letter saying that there were three sacred mountains in the sea, named Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou, where immortals lived. Xu Fu and others asked for fasting and bathing, and led the boys and girls to search for the sacred mountain. In order to live forever, the emperor sent Xu Fu to select thousands of boys and girls to go eastward into the sea to find immortals and elixirs.

The emperor was preparing to return to the capital, passing through Pengcheng, then crossing the Huai River to the southwest, heading to Hengshan County and Nan County, rafting on the Yangtze River to Xiangshan, and then returning to the capital from Nan County via Wuguan.

The twenty-ninth year of Qin Shihuang

The emperor went to the East for inspection again. When he reached the southern foot of Taihang Mountain and near Bolangsha on the outskirts of Yangwu City, he was frightened by an attack by thieves. The emperor ordered a hunt for the thieves, but no one was caught. In anger, he ordered a ten-day raid across the country. .

(End of this chapter)