Chapter 394: Only the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty is their God!
Ying Chengjiao did not believe what Zhao Gongming said. Such remarks based entirely on speculation were too unconvincing.
He just smiled and followed the First Emperor to travel around the famous mountains and rivers within Hangu Pass.
To the east of Mount Xiao, there are five famous mountains for sacrifice and two large rivers.
To the west of Mount Hua, there are seven famous mountains and four large rivers.
During this period, except for the time when he was having sex with his concubines, the First Emperor spent most of his time riding in a four-horse carriage with a certain incompetent boy.
When he went out, the First Emperor brought not only his ministers and palace attendants, but also his concubines.
Although the inner meaning of this tour was to lure out the remnants of the six kingdoms for suppression, just looking at the external appearance, even Ying Chengjiao, who knew all the inside story, couldn't help but complain.
"No wonder my brother has a bad reputation in later generations. He created it all by himself! I thought he brought Xia Wuqie with him to protect his safety, but it turned out to be to protect his kidneys!"
There were also ministers who advised the First Emperor to restrain himself and send the concubines back to Xianyang.
"In order to control the flood, Dayu passed by his home three times without entering. I hope Your Majesty will learn from him."
The remonstrators also felt that it was far from the truth.
Huangdi, Dayu, and Shun had all done tours, but I have never heard of any sage king bringing female relatives with him.
Moreover, as long as they were not climbing steep mountains, the concubines' martial arts skills were not good enough to follow him into the mountains, so the First Emperor had unlimited pleasure with his concubines almost every day.
Such licentious behavior is definitely not what a wise and enlightened monarch would do!
"Is the territory under Yu the Great as large as that of Qin? How can it be compared with mine?"
The arrogant response of the First Emperor silenced all the ministers who advised him.
The two words "emperor" were used by the First Emperor because he believed that his achievements were unparalleled throughout the ages, even beyond the reach of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and that all ancient titles could not highlight his dignity, so he took one word from each of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
The First Emperor didn't even take the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors seriously, so a Yu the Great had no status in his eyes.
Privately, Ying Chengjiao criticized his elder brother for being too arrogant and said he couldn't continue like this.
The First Emperor sneered in response.
"As for public affairs, I will listen to advice from all sides.
"No one should interfere in my private affairs!
"These poor, pedantic scholars who can't even lift a sword or a stick can only gossip!"
Knowing that the First Emperor was not arrogant, Ying Chengjiao was no longer worried, because it was not him who was written into the history books.
Accompanying the Grand Historian, I felt both excited and sad when recording history books.
The excitement comes from having great things to remember.
Many emperors, including the two most famous kings who lost their kingdoms, Xia Jie and Shang Zhou, did not indulge in debauchery every day. This is a typical case that has never been seen before. As long as the history of Qin is not lost in the future, the record of this tour will definitely not be deleted by later historians.
The sad thing is that this is not a good thing.
As a historian of the Qin State, he wanted to record the unification of the six kingdoms, the unification of the four seas, and the submission of all people, rather than the emperor's tours, sleeping in the carriage with different concubines every day for 15 days without stopping.
When he had nothing to do, Ying Chengjiao recalled the historical books of later generations.
I don't remember any history book recording such a ridiculous tour of Qin Shi Huang. On the contrary, most history books record that the first emperor worked hard and reviewed memorials all night long when he was away from home.
He was a little unsure whether this real experience had sunk into the long river of history, or whether he, like a little butterfly, had flapped his wings and created a different scenery.
"It must have been lost in the long river of history! This kind of lewd thing has nothing to do with Naigong!"
As Ying Chengjiao spoke, he punched Zhao Gongming beside him, causing the black tiger to bare its teeth and warn him not to bully its master.
"What kind of pills are you offering?
"You are a disciple of an immortal, but instead of thinking about refining elixirs, you are refining kidney-strengthening and sperm-producing elixirs. Do you have some serious illness?
"Instead of using cinnabar to make elixirs, you use herbs. Why are you trying to steal the doctor's business? This is the first time I've seen Xia Wuqie add medicine to the prescription!"
The fact that the First Emperor was so vigorous and powerful was closely related to Zhao Gongming.
It was precisely because of the elixir presented by Zhao Gongming that the First Emperor was able to indulge in sexual activities without losing his energy and blood, which was something that even Xia Wuqie, the heir of the medical family, could not do.
Today, Zhao Gongming is not only a doctor in the Doctoral Office with an annual salary of 600 dan, but also the top official in the Qin Empire, a senior minister with an annual salary of 2,000 dan.
With Zhao Gongming's consent, the Kidney Strengthening and Essence Producing Tonic Pill has been included in Xia Wuqi's prescription and will be passed on to other medical students. Xia Wuqi has not added any new prescriptions for five years.
The dark-faced burly man looked alert.
"Cinnabar is poisonous. Is Lord Chang'an trying to murder Your Majesty?"
Ying Chengjiao held his forehead with his hand.
"I don't know if it's because Naigong opened it the wrong way. Why are there no normal people among you immortals? No one wants to become an immortal, but instead studies the affairs between men and women."
The first disciple of the immortal family that Ying Chengjiao met was Zhang Cang, who was a frequent visitor to the tower.
[I don’t know who is abnormal. ]
Zhao Gongming secretly complained in his heart.
He had been with Ying Chengjiao for so long and knew a lot about Ying Chengjiao's past. He discovered that the person in the whole team with the worst mental state was Chang'an Jun.
Not to mention that this royal brother would occasionally utter some nonsense that no one could understand.
Who would, during a ceremony to worship the heaven, directly shout "against heaven" and declare war on heaven in front of a group of people who are worshipping heaven devoutly? Who would shout "absolute nobility" in front of all the nobles?
Zhao Gongming even suspected that the kindness he felt at the beginning was an illusion. It was lucky that such a madman could survive. How could he expect him to change His Majesty and save Qin? It was His Majesty who saved him!
“The kidney governs water, stores essence, absorbs qi, and produces marrow.
“The kidney is the foundation of our constitution and the source of our life. All disciples of gods and immortals value the kidney.”
Ying Chengjiao chuckled.
"So, I don't know whether the disciples of the Immortal Family can become immortals through cultivation, but do they all have good kidneys? Northern Myanmar welcomes you."
This was the first time Zhao Gongming heard of northern Myanmar.
"Northern Myanmar, is this a place name? I wonder where it is. Is it the gathering place for the disciples of my immortal family?"
Ying Chengjiao smiled brilliantly.
"No, that's a place for kidneys."
“…”
Zhao Gongming turned his head, sat upright, and sighed inwardly.
【You are talking nonsense again.】
[Is this person really one of the three surnames? Did I make a wrong judgment...]
A month later, the First Emperor finally walked out of Hangu Pass. The first place he chose was Han, where there were no remnants of the six kingdoms.
He said that Han was close and was the first to submit to Qin. Looking at the development of Han, we can know what the other places will be like in the next ten years.
In fact, the First Emperor was brought here by force by some young man.
Of course, the First Emperor himself really wanted to see what the Han area had become after being manipulated by a certain young man.
Although memorials have never stopped, what is written on paper may not be the same as what is actually seen.
The First Emperor, who had lived at the bottom of society, was very experienced in this regard.
In the memorials placed before the King of Zhao, there was only singing and dancing in Handan, but no frozen corpses on winter nights.
Yangcheng.
The city gates were wide open.
When the First Emperor traveled, the people of Xianyang City knelt on both sides of the road to see him off respectfully.
But in Yangcheng, except for the county magistrate Cui Guang who led a group of Yangcheng officials to wait for the First Emperor's motorcade, no common people were forced to welcome the First Emperor.
The people of Yangcheng didn't even know that the First Emperor would enter the city today. They gathered in front of the city gate in twos and threes because they saw County Magistrate Cui, who had not appeared for a long time, standing in front of the city gate to greet them, so they came here on their own initiative.
Magistrate Cui is the god of Yangcheng and the highest official in the eyes of the people of Yangcheng.
How honorable must the person be to have them standing in front of the city gate to welcome him at Tianmao hour? How could they not watch such a excitement?
As the Emperor's four-horse chariot gradually approached the city gate, the fluttering banners, the Qin army in distinctive armor, and the gorgeous palace maids all dazzled the people of Yangcheng.
They had never seen such a luxurious scene.
"The king is no more than this."
The people who have lived in Yangcheng all their lives sighed with their mouths wide open, saying that the king they were talking about was the King of Han whom they knew but had never seen. They had longed for the prosperity of Xinzheng all their lives, but not many of them had the honor of seeing it with their own eyes.
“Not even close!”
The people who had been to Xinzheng and seen the King of Han's pomp and circumstance also sighed with amazement.
The guards they saw in Xinzheng were not as mighty and majestic as the guards in front of them, and the horses were not as abnormal as the horses in front of them. The caravan in front of them was much stronger than that of the King of Han!
Chen Sheng, dressed as a farmer, squeezed in the crowd, looking at the First Emperor's motorcade, the gorgeous tiger marching with the team, the Qin soldiers holding spears and fighting bravely, and the group of extraordinarily beautiful palace maids, and was shocked.
"This is the King of Qin!"
[It would be great if one day my life could be like the King of Qin...]
The person closest to him was a man who was dressed like him, but was stronger than him and had hard facial lines.
The man was also distracted by the convoy. He came back to his senses after hearing the words of his friend beside him. He swallowed hard, but his eyes were still reluctant to leave the convoy.
"Only the King of Qin can do this!"
Chen Sheng was extremely envious and hugged the man next to him by the neck.
"Wu Guang, if one day you and I become rich and powerful, we must not forget each other."
Wu Guang also had a look of envy on his face, and he fantasized that one day he would be able to sit in a carriage pulled by four horses and make a response.
"If you become rich and powerful, don't forget each other."
Several farmers next to the two men couldn't help but laugh when they heard what they were saying.
"You are hired farmers, how can you be rich? You should first pay off the money and grain you owe to the government!"
Although Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were all farmers like them, farmers are different from each other.
They are common people, with no names or surnames.
After Cui Guang arrived, they allocated land to the government and cultivated their own land for themselves.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were originally aristocrats with surnames and names.
They were originally imprisoned, but after Cui Guang arrived, there was a general amnesty and the two were among those pardoned.
When the land was divided, the two were still in prison as they were guilty. After they were pardoned, the land had already been divided.
It was winter when they were released, and in order to keep them alive, the government provided them with accommodation and food. Now in spring, the two of them cultivated the government's land and cultivated the land for the government to repay the winter money and food.
There were dozens of people like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, not too many, but not too few. Without exception, they were all ostracized and targeted by the people.
The aristocratic status that they once took pride in has now become the source of discrimination against them.
Wu Guang's face was slightly angry and he was about to lose his temper.
Chen Sheng stopped his friend and looked at the common people around him with disdain.
"How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"
The people around continued to laugh, and some of them began to have doubts in their hearts.
What is Honghu?
The defenders of Yangcheng drew their spears and forced the people to retreat, clearing a path for the Emperor's convoy. They stood on both sides of the road, looking at the tall four-horse chariot, many of them with expressions of admiration.
They stared intently, hoping that the First Emperor would lift the curtain so that they could catch a glimpse of his face, which would be the honor of their lives.
The First Emperor, who unified the Central Plains and made the world the only one in the world, was their god.
They didn't know that the First Emperor they worshipped was not actually in the car, and they had actually seen the First Emperor.
In the Langguan team.
One of the lower officials was a little nervous. His expression looked no different from the other officials, but the hand holding the spear was always shaking slightly.
He never imagined in his life that one day, the two most powerful people in Qin would be among the twenty officials under his management.
Right behind him was the ruler of the Qin Empire, the First Emperor Ying Zheng, dressed as a palace attendant!
In order to get a closer look at Yangcheng, Ying Zheng deliberately did not get inside the royal carriage with four horses.
Behind Xia Lang on the left, and on the left of Ying Zheng, is the most powerful minister in the history of the Qin Empire - Chang'an Jun Ying Chengjiao.
Ying Chengjiao did not want to dress up as a palace attendant. He wanted to lie comfortably in the royal carriage with four horses and answer Cui Guang's words on behalf of his royal brother. It was Ying Zheng who had to drag him down.
The convoy moved forward at a leisurely pace, following a set pattern. The sound of horses' hooves was not uniform, but overall rhythmic.
The First Emperor held a long spear in his hand, and his eagle eyes scanned the people of Yangcheng on both sides of the road, who were craning their necks and looking around with curiosity.
"These people don't seem to be afraid of me. There is no reverence in their eyes when they look at me."
The First Emperor was a little confused.
He destroyed these people's countries and forced them to abandon Korean characters and use simplified Chinese characters. Why don't these people hate him?
“This is what my brother and I talked about as the will of the people, and Handi is the best example.
"Korea is full of 'scheming', and its people are very calculating in everything they do, and they take pride in conspiracy and intrigue. How can such a Korea produce people who are proud of Korea and willing to die for Korea?
“Although the Qin State is not a country where the art of war is prevalent, if the brutal martial arts continue, the people will continue to be recruited, but their hearts will not be won.
"These people do not consider themselves Qin citizens, and one day they will bite back at Qin. When Qin is destroyed one day, and the new king's convoy tours the world, their eyes will be like this."
The First Emperor carefully observed the expressions of every citizen and thought carefully.
"If I give them land and titles, they will be willing to serve me and the Qin Empire and conquer everything."
Ying Chengjiao smiled.
"But how much land does my brother have? How many titles do they have? Can my brother give all the people in front of him land and titles?"
The First Emperor said in a deep voice:
"I don't need everyone to have land or titles. As long as the path of military merit remains unchanged, and their relatives and friends benefit, and they gain titles as civilians, the rest will naturally serve me when they see the benefits."
Ying Chengjiao nodded in agreement.
“The profit-seeking management style of the Legalists is indeed the best approach in troubled times.
"But now is not a time of chaos. Seeking profit will only harm the Qin Dynasty. I have already told my brother about the drawbacks of this trend.
"If this continues, Daqin will become a country where everyone pursues only profit. The prevailing spirit of 'profit' is no better than the spirit of 'skill'."
