Chapter 310: Inhuman Guiguzi
The memorial in front of him was submitted by the Internal Affairs Minister Meng Yi, and it was about how to deal with the fire in the building.
This kind of small matter actually did not need to be brought to the hands of the First Emperor after he announced in the court that Lu Buwei would interfere in government affairs that day, and should have been handled in the Prime Minister's Office.
"Meng Yi has grown up too..."
The First Emperor felt inexplicably sad.
This memorial was more of an inquiry than a handling. The gist of it was that fires were inevitable in dry weather, and it seemed that there were traces of human activity, so should we continue the investigation?
【It can be stopped.】
The First Emperor approved the document, then rolled it up and took down another memorial. He turned a deaf ear to Gai Nie's message, as if he had not heard it, and did not react at all.
Gai Nie stood expressionlessly opposite the desk in front of the First Emperor, casting his shadow on the memorial, the brush, and the First Emperor, and repeated what he had just said.
"I know."
The First Emperor clenched the brush tightly.
"How will your majesty decide?"
Gai Nie asked again.
The First Emperor simply put down his brush, crossed his hands and said:
"Do you know why that boy didn't come to the palace and talk to me in person?"
"Changan Jun is lazy."
"No."
The First Emperor denied it in a deep voice.
"He is telling me not to agree yet."
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On November 15th, all the towers in Guanzhong collapsed.
The towers that had existed in the Qin Dynasty for more than 400 years had completely become history. Any woman who sold herself for money would be charged with obscenity.
"Your Majesty should know that the King of Qin will not agree."
Outside the city of Xianyang, two horse-drawn carriages were moving forward.
In one of the carriages, Wang Chan lifted the black curtain and looked out the window.
"After you lit the fire on the balcony, you should have known that the King of Qin would not be threatened by you. If you wanted to make the King of Qin surrender, you should have killed many people on the balcony. If you only killed Ma Lie, it would be like telling the King of Qin that you would not take action for the sake of the overall situation."
After a day, Ying Chengjiao had returned to normal, with that indifferent expression on his face again. He lay on the nine layers of thick animal skin, crossed his legs and said:
"That's not necessarily the case. What if my brother is stupid?"
Guiguzi shook his head and smiled.
"Your Majesty, you don't think the King of Qin is stupid, you think my King Chan is stupid."
Ying Chengjiao half stood up and spread his hands helplessly.
"You are wrongly accusing me, aren't you? As the saying goes, a thousand-year-old turtle is a ten-thousand-year-old tortoise, and an old man who refuses to die is a thief. Your Excellency has lived for hundreds of years and has walked more bridges than I have walked on roads. He is the longest-lived person in the world. Even if he lived half of his life as a dog, he is still much older than me, and at most he is only a little bit stupid."
"…Sir, you can be more tactful when scolding people, just like in previous years. You don't have to be so blunt."
"I'm just worried that the prince won't understand. After all, I almost didn't understand what the prince said yesterday."
Wang Chan lowered the bed curtain, smiled bitterly, and bowed to apologize.
"Zen knows he was wrong. He shouldn't have used his tricks against His Majesty yesterday. It surprised Zen that His Majesty was able to remain rational in such a situation."
Wang Chan knew that Ying Chengjiao had a special feeling for Marx and Lenin. Although Ying Chengjiao had given names to many people, Marx and Lenin were different.
Ma Lie was able to allow Ying Chengjiao, who had been thousands of miles away from Xianyang, to return to Xianyang City. This could have been solved by sending a random secret guard. Oh no, there was no secret guard, now it was the Quicksand Assassin.
Wang Chan didn't know the reason, but he knew that Marx's betrayal was a huge blow to Ying Chengjiao, beyond his imagination.
So he took the initiative to follow Ying Chengjiao back to Xianyang, just to find an opportunity to force Lai Lai to act more violently and make things go faster.
If Ying Chengjiao had been provoked by Wang Chan's words yesterday and really started a massacre on the balcony, then the matter would be irreversible and there would be no room for buffering. Ying Chengjiao would stand on the opposite side of the First Emperor and fall into a situation of no return with the nobles of Xianyang.
And this is exactly what Guiguzi wanted to see. He wanted to make the lazy and leisurely Ying Chengjiao move completely, carry out drastic reforms, and let that different world come as soon as possible.
What was slightly unexpected to Guiguzi was that he originally thought that Ying Chengjiao, whose ideals had been greatly impacted, would be guided by him. Over the past hundreds of years, Guiguzi had seen too many talented people who had lost their ideals, faith, and wisdom.
For example, Wu Zixu repeatedly advised King Fuchai of Wu to kill Gou Jian, first destroy Yue and then attack Qi. The King of Wu refused and gave him a sword to kill himself. He dug out his eyes and threatened to stand on the city gate until Wu was defeated, then he would cut his throat with the sword.
For example, Wen Zhong talked to King Gou Jian of about six strategies to defeat Wu, but Wu was destroyed with only three strategies. In the end, Gou Jian looked down on him and asked him how many strategies there were to destroy Yue. He then committed suicide by drawing his sword and had no idea how to escape.
For example, Tian Wen found Jing Ke for Yan Prince Dan, because Yan Prince Dan wanted him to keep the secret of assassinating the King of Qin. Tian Wen felt that his most cherished moral integrity was questioned, so he committed suicide with a sword and never saw Dan again.
"I thought I would see corpses strewn all over the tower. Zen realized that if someone instigated me in that situation, I would go down and kill them even though I am old. My Lord, please be patient."
"Tsk tsk, the same words, when spoken by the prince, make me feel particularly comfortable. As expected, the flattery depends on who is doing the flattering and the status of the person doing the flattering."
Ying Chengjiao sat up completely.
"But flattery cannot completely dispel the grudge in my heart, Your Majesty. Most of Xunzi's disciples are heading to Xianyang to serve as officials in Qin. As Guiguzi, who has many times more disciples than Xunzi, shouldn't you also express your gratitude?"
Wang Chan was slightly surprised.
"Your Majesty, do you trust my disciples, Wang Chan? Guigu's disciples all study the art of war in troubled times. Those who are good at strategy and warfare are not tolerated in prosperous times."
Ying Chengjiao shook his head.
"It is precisely because of my distrust that I want to hold them in my hands and control them within Guanzhong."
"Your Majesty, do you mean that if they have any unusual thoughts, they can be killed immediately?"
"That's right. Please write hundreds of letters and ask your disciples to rush to Xianyang."
Wang Chan laughed, and the tumor on his head trembled up and down and left and right.
"I just don't understand this. If the Lord wants to put my disciples under house arrest, why did he tell the truth? Why didn't you trick me into calling my disciples together first? Why does the Lord think that I would call my disciples to Xianyang when I knew that the Lord was going to harm them?"
Ying Chengjiao smiled and said:
"I didn't know it originally, but I found out after . Since you are so well versed in human nature, you should not have much humanity left, right? If you don't summon all your disciples to Xianyang, I will kill you."
He reached into his bosom, pulled out a gun, and pointed it at Guiguzi's forehead. Guiguzi responded calmly.
"It is said that the four moles on the prince's head are very famous. They are the four stars of Guixiu. One is responsible for accumulating horses, one is responsible for accumulating soldiers, one is responsible for accumulating cloth, and one is responsible for accumulating gold and jade. Horses are responsible for strategy, soldiers are responsible for war, cloth is responsible for governing the country, and gold and jade are responsible for business. I want to know if the four stars of Guixiu can be bulletproof."
Guiguzi had seen the power of a pistol before, so he shook his hand and said:
"No, these are just four ordinary moles, all made up by people with bad intentions. They can't block knives, swords, or even the pistol of the Lord."
"Then this matter will be easy to handle."
The pistol turned around in Ying Chengjiao's hand and pointed at Wang Chan's forehead.
"Prince, please release the pigeons."
"Mencius said: Wealth and honor cannot corrupt, power and might cannot bend, poverty and humbleness cannot move..."
Ying Chengjiao interrupted Wang Chan impatiently.
"My Lord, you are not a Confucian scholar, so don't put on this show. If Xunzi were here, I would not have called all his disciples to Xianyang even if I threatened him with his three clans. You are different. You don't have such a noble character. After living for hundreds of years, no one understands human nature better than you, and no one has less human nature than you.
"Pang Juan plotted to harm Sun Bin, initially using the punishment of cannibalism. As a result, Sun Bin's original name was forgotten in the world, and he became famous for the punishment of cannibalism. You didn't care when two disciples fought each other to death. You accepted Marx and Lenin as your disciples despite their low moral character. In order to see the new world as soon as possible, you did not hesitate to instigate me to start a war.
"You are a person who doesn't care about the lives of others, is selfish, and only seeks pleasure. You have great talent but no virtue. Don't waste your time. Hurry up and write a letter to call all your disciples to Xianyang. Most of your disciples are frustrated and can't wait to come to Qin to serve as officials."
Wang Chan pretended to be enlightened.
"So, your lordship's words yesterday were about observing the nature of Zen. Your lordship has a very deep mind."
Ying Chengjiao replied with two words "hehe" and threw the pen and paper over.
"Take your time to write. I'm going to have a relationship."
Ying Chengjiao got out of the carriage and got into another carriage.
Inside is a Yue girl dressed in snow-white clothes, with a cold and heroic face, her long hair tied into a ponytail, a two-foot Qin sword on her waist, and her eyes closed to rest.
Although the Qi was always locked on Ying Chengjiao, he could hear clearly the conversation between Ying Chengjiao and Guiguzi in the carriage and knew that Ying Chengjiao was coming.
But when she saw Ying Chengjiao in person, a hint of joy flashed across the Yue girl's eyes and a joyful smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.
Ying Chengjiao stood close to Yue Nu, lifted her slightly pointed chin with one finger and said teasingly:
"Why are you so unrestrained? Girls should be shy."
"Why should you be so reserved? The maids around you, as well as Qingmei and Dingxiang, are not reserved at all. The way they look at me makes them want to eat me, and the way they look at you makes them want to eat you."
"I can't help it. Your husband is so popular. If you weren't the descendant of the Yue Girl Sword, I wouldn't even want you."
The Vietnamese girl's smile slowly disappeared, replaced by a gloomy look, and she lowered her head silently.
As a legend in Jianghu, the goddess of Baiyue, Yue women never feel inferior. If someone else said this, Yue women would not even bother to respond. But Ying Chengjiao was different. When Ying Chengjiao said it, Yue women believed it.
Because every maid of Ying Chengjiao was a beauty, Yue Nu asked herself, many of them were as good-looking as herself. And Yue Nu saw with her own eyes that every beauty was drooling over Ying Chengjiao.
"Just teasing you."
Ying Chengjiao rubbed the Yue girl's cheeks, secretly marveling at how the Yue girl, who should have been weathered by all the hardships of practicing swordsmanship for many years, had such soft and delicate cheeks, without any signs of being damaged by nature.
"You are so pretty and have great martial arts skills. If I had seen you earlier, I would have snatched you away to my mansion. There would be no need to worry about Lord Lu and Gai Nie."
The Yue girl looked up at Ying Chengjiao, pressed him against the wall of the carriage with one hand, and closed her pink lips with her eyes wide open.
At first, Ying Chengjiao was not used to the Yue girl's behavior. He was always the one who pushed others against the wall, and it was never the case that others pushed him against the wall.
He struggled several times, and tried to do the wall-dong to let the girl know how to be intimate. But he was helpless. The girl didn't have enough internal strength, and she basically gave in to him.
The problem is that the Yue girl has a very fast learning ability, and she learns ventriloquism as fast as she learns swordplay. She uses her tongue as a sword and her teeth as a sheath, which Ying Chengjiao had not taught her half a month ago. Ying Chengjiao, who cannot be a teacher, simply gave up struggling and endured the abuse with grievance.
After an unknown amount of time, the couple in love hugged each other and bit each other. If it weren't for the driver outside, who knows what they would do.
The pretty face of the Vietnamese girl is like a red rose. It’s not because she is shy, but because she is lacking oxygen.
She could hold her breath underwater for a cup of tea, but for some reason she couldn't breathe after kissing her lover for half a cup of tea.
Phew~
Phew~
The Yue girl was breathing heavily, staring at Ying Chengjiao who was so close to her.
"Why hasn't he finished writing yet? How many disciples does he have?"
Phew~
Phew~
Ying Chengjiao's breathing was heavier than Yue Nu's. He breathed in Yue Nu's fragrance because he was short of oxygen on the one hand, and he was also practicing martial arts and challenging his weak spots on the other.
Fortunately, the rumbling sound of the carriage and the occasional cracking of whips helped him suppress this thought.
"How do you know?"
"I heard it."
The pretty face of the Vietnamese girl was red and full of confusion.
"You can't hear?"
The Yue woman imitated the sound of a brush moving on paper.
"Shasha, Shasha, it's very clear."
Ying Chengjiao pinched the tight buttocks hard and said viciously:
"Are you mocking your husband? Not everyone has such high martial arts skills as you!"
The Vietnamese girl blinked her big eyes.
"You can sense it even if your martial arts skills are not high. Jing Ke can do it. I didn't expect that your martial arts skills are not high and your perception is so poor."
Ying Chengjiao pinched her hard again, but this time he said nothing.
Time passes slowly.
The girl from Yue suddenly held Ying Chengjiao's face and said:
"You are not happy."
Ying Chengjiao smiled bitterly.
"Nothing can be hidden from you."
The Vietnamese girl shook her head.
"No, you didn't mean to hide it from me."
Holding the Yue girl and sitting up, Ying Chengjiao's eyes were unfocused.
"Do you know why I want to demolish the building?"
The Yue girl didn't say anything, but grabbed Ying Chengjiao's hand hard to indicate that she was listening.
In this world, perhaps no one has more compassion for women than Yue women, and is more angry about women being sold than Yue women.
Even his childhood sweetheart Ding Xiang, who grew up with him, disagreed with what Ying Chengjiao did, because in this era, towers were a facility with only benefits and no harm.
As a government agency, it can not only amass wealth from aristocratic families and recruit talents, but also meet the needs of the aristocracy so that their energy can be vented to avoid rebellion. It can also make good use of women who violated Qin law and were demoted to concubines. What harm is there in this?
Except for the Yue girl who learned the Yue girl sword, no one truly supported Ying Chengjiao.
Even Lü Buwei, who wanted to make the world equal, believed that towers and pavilions could exist. If slave concubines were gone, then all of them would be prostitutes, and this profession could exist.
"They don't know the drawbacks because they haven't really shown up. Under the high-pressure laws of the Qin State, there are almost no bandits or robbers within Hangu Pass, and there are no casinos or other entertainment facilities. But there was one case, and the Qin army took it as a military achievement."
