Chapter 24 Walking the streets Ren Tingwei Feng Tuo
The 18th day of the reign of Ying Ziying, the third emperor of Qin Dynasty
noon
Ying Ziying's family of four were having lunch at the Ziyun Palace, the palace of the King of Qin. Suddenly, a Qin general arrived on horseback and entered the palace to report.
Qin III and others learned that General Zhang Chang was leading 10,000 Qin soldiers and escorting hundreds of generals. They had passed the east gate of the city and were heading towards Xianyang Palace.
If it travels at its speed, it will arrive at the east gate of Xianyang Palace in more than half an hour.
Ying Ziying and Jing Yu were so happy after hearing this that they didn't even bother to finish their meal. They led the palace guards to the east gate of Xianyang Palace quickly.
After King Qin and others arrived outside the palace gate, they were surrounded by five hundred palace guards.
As the sun grew stronger at noon, the two of them became excited and a little anxious.
Suddenly, at the corner of a wide street one kilometer away on the left, several Qin generals wearing blue armor and riding tall horses appeared, slowly approaching the palace gate.
As the leading generals crossed the corner, they were followed by a long black dragon, and the black-armored Qin soldiers were all holding spears, majestic and imposing...
I saw several generals on horseback leading a long black dragon to the palace gate, but the streets of more than one kilometer still could not accommodate this long black dragon.
Ying Jingyu saw the young and strong blue-armored general at the head. Who else could it be if he wasn't General Zhang Chang?
In addition to him, there are eight middle-aged and young generals who have never been seen before. They should be Qin generals who stayed and were loyal to the Qin Dynasty while Zhang Chang was withdrawing his troops.
But behind several horse-riding generals, there were more than 20 prison cars with wooden bars. Each prison car was filled with four or five people, all wearing gray prison uniforms, with disheveled hair, and their appearance could not be seen clearly.
When the nine generals at the front were still more than 20 meters away from King Qin, they suddenly dismounted and handed the reins to the soldiers beside them.
After Zhang Chang dismounted, he led eight Qin generals and walked quickly towards Qin III. When he was three meters away, the generals knelt down and said, "Zhang Chang pays homage to the king and pays homage to the young master!"
The eight Qin generals behind Zhang Chang also shouted: "The last general pays homage to the king!!"
The Third Emperor of Qin quickly stepped forward to support Zhang Chang and said, "General Zhang, please get up quickly. All officers and men, please get up."
After Zhang Chang's generals stood up, Ying Ziying continued: "General Zhang was ordered to take charge of the Qin Dynasty in the face of danger. He is actually my most meritorious official since the founding of Qin."
Zhang Chang hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed: "Your Majesty, it is the duty of my subordinates to protect the Qin Dynasty. It is Chang's honor that your Majesty and the young master trust Chang. They must not take the first place in the credit."
Ying Jingyu also walked over with a smile and said: "With the general's achievements, I can't praise him enough. Are all the people in the prison car the generals who are trusted by the Dong family?"
Zhang Changdao: "Yes, sir, these are all thieves who were reported by the army sergeants or who refused the king's orders. There are 105 generals in total. I will escort them all to Xianyang and punish them according to the king's orders!"
Ying Ziying turned around and looked at Jingyu and said: "Yu'er, since the guilty officials and generals have all been executed, when is the right time to impose the punishment?"
After Jingyu thought for a while, he raised his hands and said, "Father, the crimes committed by the rebellious ministers are clearly exposed, and there are numerous ironclad evidences of the rebellion. Yu expects to collect all the evidence of the crimes of everyone before noon tomorrow."
"I see that the guilty minister of Ling Chi can be beheaded tomorrow! He will be paraded in the streets and his guilt will be announced, and then he will be beheaded in front of the public in accordance with the laws of Qin. We must not delay the time..."
Ying Ziying, Zhang Chang and others were all shocked after hearing this. Ziying said: "Is it so fast?"
Jing Yu said: "Yes, father, if a traitor is not punished for a day, then when we enter Xianyang Palace, it will be clear that we are not right and our words are not correct. The old Qin people are kept in the dark, which will not be beneficial to win people's hearts."
"Tomorrow, after the guilty ministers are executed and punished, the father and the queen can summon the Guanzhong territory and ascend the throne of Qin King the day after tomorrow! Only in this way can the old Qin people return to their hearts and implement future policies more smoothly."
After hearing this, Zhang Chang also agreed very much: "What the Master said is absolutely true. If we deal with the guilty officials according to the past, we will have to wait for a long time. But this is no longer the case. Only this move can shock people's hearts faster."
Ying Ziying nodded and said: "Okay! Since the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, let's follow Yu'er's plan... The lonely king has ordered that tomorrow all capital crimes will be judged, and the officials will be paraded through the streets and sentenced to death!"
"No, Your Majesty!"
Ziying stepped forward and patted Zhang Chang on the shoulder, and said happily: "General Zhang, all generals, hurry up and enter the palace with me. I have ordered someone to hold a banquet and will meet you all today. Hahaha..."
Zhang Chang and the eight generals behind him knelt down at the same time, and said with excitement: "Promise! Take the order!"
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The 19th day of the reign of Ying Ziying, the third emperor of Qin Dynasty
After noon, the streets of Xianyang City were bustling with people, the shouts of vendors, the sounds of bargaining, the scolding of shrews... it was endless and lively.
Because the King of Qin ordered that from now on, the common people and merchants in the city will not be able to leave the city gate.
Not only that, the merchants and nobles who recently left Xianyang and wanted to go to Guandong heard that important passes such as Hangu Pass and Wuguan Pass have been closed.
As a last resort, there was a lot of traffic on the long official road between Xianyang and Liangguan, and they had no choice but to return to Xianyang City or stay in Linxian County.
Xianyang City is now only accessible but not accessible...
At this time, the people on the streets of Xianyang were hiding on both sides of the street in fear, because a long dragon with no end in sight began to wander throughout Xianyang City.
Qin soldiers armed with spears and light armor walked on both sides of the street, and in the middle of the street were prison carts pulled by single horses. Each wooden prison cart was filled with five or six people, some old, middle-aged, and young.
...woman...
There were more than thirty prison cars, and behind them were men and women wearing gray prison uniforms, with disheveled hair, and shackled hands and feet...
Seeing this situation, the people in the city suddenly realized that yesterday's turmoil in Xianyang turned out to be related to these criminals. But what happened? Everyone still didn't know.
Suddenly, nearly a million people in Xianyang City walked out of their homes, whispering to each other, gossiping, and spreading rumors...
After the Qin soldiers paraded nearly a thousand prisoners on death row, they stopped in the largest open space in the city. The Qin soldiers gathered nearly a thousand prisoners together and surrounded them with spears.
The streets in front of the square were already filled with crowds, all coming to watch the excitement. After a while, more and more people gathered in the square and on nearby streets. It was a sea of people. According to visual inspection, there were probably more than 20,000 people.
people
A middle-aged dark-faced man wearing official robes shouted loudly: "In the first year of the reign of Emperor Ying Ziying of the Third Qin Dynasty, your Majesty's order!"
After the middle-aged man wearing the official robe of the law enforcement officer said his first words, the people watching the excitement below fell silent. They all looked up at the middle-aged man who was holding a black silk royal summons.
This middle-aged man is named Feng Tuo. He is the second son of Feng Jie, the former imperial censor. He has been fond of studying the laws of the Qin Dynasty since he was a child, and he has some innate insights.
When he was in his 20s, on the recommendation of Feng Jie, the First Emperor valued his talents personally and highly valued him. He ordered Feng Tuo to follow Li Si, assist him in the implementation, and safeguard the criminal laws of the Qin Dynasty.
Feng Tuo was a low-key official in the late period of the First Emperor, but his abilities were outstanding. He was eventually promoted to the post of Shaofu by the First Emperor, ranking among the Nine Ministers...
Although Li Si Tingwei and Feng Tuo share the rank of Nine Ministers, their responsibilities are quite different, so Feng Tuo still has to take orders from Li Si. The First Emperor also had the idea of letting Feng Tuo succeed Li Siting Wei in the future...
But after the sudden death of the First Emperor, Zhao Gao, Li Si and others began to wreak havoc in the court, not only killing the children and descendants of the First Emperor. After consulting, the two also targeted the important ministers and generals in the court who were loyal to the royal family.
And the old prime minister Feng Jie did not escape the fact that Zhao Gao and others listed the evidence in front of Hu Hai that Feng Jie wanted to rebel.
Feng Jie and other important ministers could not bear such slander and slander, so they chose to commit suicide to prove their innocence... Therefore, the Feng family's young and old were spared.
After the death of Feng Jie and others, Zhao Gao did not let Li Si go. His power expanded infinitely and was able to influence the fate of the Qin Dynasty and the King of Qin...
Zhao Gao ordered Qin II to abolish Feng Tuo's post of Jiuqing Shaofu, demote him to the head of Guizhou, and shut himself up to reflect on his mistakes.
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But gold can always be recognized by Bole. When Ying Ziying, the third emperor of Qin, entered the Xianyang Palace yesterday, hundreds of officials and ministers rushed into the palace hall to worship the King of Qin.
The Third Emperor of Qin looked at this group of people who had obtained important positions through following the influence of others, buying and selling positions, and he wanted to slash them with his sword.
There are hundreds of ministers, but no one can be reused...But the ministers are just a bunch of blood-sucking insects, and their crimes should not be punished
Therefore, we have no choice but to keep them until more talented people are discovered in the future and then replace them one by one.
However, Ying Ziying had known Feng Jie and Feng Tuo a long time ago. Although they did not have a close friendship, she also knew a little about their Feng family's loyalty to the Qin Dynasty.
Feng Tuo was a low-key and restrained person, quite talented and well aware of current affairs.
The King of Qin immediately ordered people to go to Feng Tuo's residence and invite him to come to the palace to discuss matters.
After some discussions, Qin III made a decision on the spot and ordered Feng Tuo to appoint Da Qin Tingwei to be in charge of Da Qin’s punishment!