"Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Cheng made a good suggestion. These two things can be done at the same time." All the civil and military officials in the hall agreed. People at that time paid attention to Feng Shui, and these ministers were in prominent positions, so many people began to consider it.
After thinking about their own affairs, they even selected a few geomantic treasures. As soon as the construction of the emperor's mausoleum started, they had to plan for themselves, so they all seemed impatient.
However, they are not lying when they say that two things can be done at the same time. The emperor's mausoleum cost tens of thousands and is a long and huge project, but the Heroes Cemetery is nothing more than the Martyrs Cemetery in Xiangyang in the eyes of everyone.
Not much silver taels. With the reunification of the Han Dynasty and the increasing national strength, tax revenue has nearly doubled compared with last year and the national treasury is full. Even if these two projects are carried out at the same time, it is not a big deal. What's more, the emperor's tomb is not just one tael.
It can be completed within 20 years and will not place too much burden on the court.
Liu Xin shook his head and asked in a deep voice: "My dear friends, in your eyes, am I a hero? Have I made any contribution to the Han Dynasty?"
All the ministers said in unison: "Your Majesty's great achievements, even if the Emperors of Qin and Han are reincarnated, it will be difficult to match them. Your Majesty is not a hero, who dares to call him a hero?"
This is not because the ministers are flattering Liu Xin, and they have followed Liu Xin for a long time, and they also know that Liu Xin does not accept this trick, and they are even a little disgusted. These words are completely their true thoughts in their hearts.[
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Since I can be considered a hero, why can't I enter this heroes' cemetery a hundred years later? If I am qualified to enter this cemetery, then you still need to build another mausoleum for me.
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The ministers were stunned for a while, and Cai Yong raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you are a man of ten thousand gold, how can you compete with those..."
"Nothing is impossible!" Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "From now on, neither I nor my descendants are allowed to build special mausoleums, nor are they allowed to use various rare treasures as burials, nor are they allowed to bury living people.
! Not only me and my descendants, but also no one is allowed to bury a living person, and anyone who violates this will be punished with murder!"
It is no longer common to bury living people, but after the death of emperors and some dignitaries, they still let their personal maids and even some wives and concubines who had not given birth be used as burial objects. This bad habit must be eradicated by Liu Xin
of.
Regarding the use of some precious gold and silver jewelry as funerary objects, Liu Xin did not have any special requirements for others. Because he knew that in this era, people were still very superstitious, and many people believed that people would live after death.
They live a life similar to that before they were alive, but in a different world, so they always bring their favorite things into the mausoleum.
However, Liu Xin himself would not do such a stupid thing. Throughout the ages, many emperors and ministers have brought gold, silver and jewelry into the tombs, but in the end they all became cheaper for those arrogant tomb robbers, and ultimately made the deceased uneasy. He just wanted to
Tell the world that there is nothing in the tombs of the Liu family, so naturally no one will make any plans.
Cai Yong hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, the Heroes Cemetery still needs to be surveyed and sited from the beginning, but the eldest prince..."
Liu Xin put on a serious face and said loudly: "Don't mention that scoundrel again! What contribution has he made to the Han Dynasty, and what qualifications does he have to enter the Heroes Cemetery! You all want to make him the crown prince, but he is actually sentenced to death.
He was scared to death, but such a person deserves to be called a hero? If the great Han Dynasty is handed over to his hands, think about it carefully!"
All the civil and military officials were speechless, especially those ministers who supported the establishment of Liu Bang as the crown prince. Their faces were full of shame. Some ministers originally thought that the construction of the mausoleum would not be completed, so they should continue to raise the matter of establishing the crown prince.
Liu Bang is dead, and the "second son" Liu Yu has always been favored by Liu Xin and his wife. If Liu Xin was proposed to make Liu Yu his heir, Liu Xin would not have any objection. As a result, no one dared to hear Liu Xin's anger.
Mentioning it again made Liu Xin quiet for a long time.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Liu Xin returned to the harem, comforted Zhen Mi with a few words, and sent someone to take her home. She also ordered someone to prepare a good coffin, put Liu Bang into restraint, and buried the emperor outside Chang'an City.
On the edge of the village. The whole process was conducted in public. On the day of the funeral, the streets of Chang'an City were deserted. Although Liu Bang was not executed in public, Liu Xin did not embarrass the girl. The people were finally convinced that the prince in Han law had violated the law.
Sharing the same sins as the common people is not just a lie.
Another winter came, and news suddenly came back from the city of Rome that Putimius had died of a serious illness. Caracalla and Geta announced their accession to the throne at the same time. However, these two brothers did not act like the brothers Arshak and Artaban.
Instead of fighting openly and secretly, they made a secret agreement that whoever avenged Putimius first would officially become the Emperor of Qin.
The death of Putimius was public, and all the caravans traveling to and from the Qin Dynasty knew the news, but the news agreement that Caracalla and Geta were determined to avenge their father was only obtained by the Foreign Intelligence Service with great effort.
Although Potimius died of illness on his own, the root cause of his illness was that he was defeated by the Han army in Parthia, so the two Caracalla brothers blamed the Han Dynasty for this.
And through this year, Caracalla also found out that what the Han people used was not a "demon magic", but a new type of siege equipment. However, the Han people kept the secrets of this equipment very closely, and outsiders could not use it at all.
After learning how this kind of equipment was made, he didn't even understand its principle. As long as he couldn't find a way to crack this siege equipment, Caracalla didn't dare to act rashly, so the agreement between the two brothers was only
Able to discuss privately and confidentially.
However, the news still reached Chang'an, and Liu Xin summoned the ministers to discuss it. Zhang Fei said disdainfully: "Eldest brother has always valued the great Qin Dynasty in the past, but in my opinion, it is simply vulnerable. Even they want to come to me."
Revenge of the big man?"
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "Everything is forewarned, and you must not underestimate Da Qin. Da Qin's vast territory and large population far exceed that of our Han people. Moreover, the people of Da Qin are tall, strong, and close to the body."
If we fight hand-to-hand, we Han people will still suffer a little loss. Therefore, I think we should make preparations in advance and strengthen the defense of the two fortresses in the concession and Congling. So, I plan to add another 50,000 soldiers to the Western Region Army.
Do you have any opinions?"
In this way, the Western Region Army will expand to 150,000 people, becoming the largest army. However, because Liu Xin implemented a rotation policy for the Western Region Army, some soldiers of the Western Region Army are always on vacation, and Dongfang is temporarily
There is no war, and the only threat to the Han Dynasty is from the west. Once something happens in the west, the Western Region Army will bear the brunt, so it is normal to increase their troops appropriately. All the ministers expressed no objection.
In order to ensure timely support to the concessions and the Western Regions, Liu Xin ordered to concentrate the first, second, third and sixth main army armies in Sili and Liangzhou, and at the same time further strengthen the Uzbeli Fortress and the
Turugelt Fortress gathers materials. The deployment and transportation of various materials, including the road from Uzbel to the Han Concession in Parthia, do not require Liu Xin's personal intervention. He has his own cabinet and
Liu Xin can also relax a lot by dividing the work into six parts.
The whole winter passed, and the Qin Empire continued to expand its army. The total size of the army reached an astonishing 1.6 million people, divided into thirty-two legions. Naturally, these news could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Han Dynasty's Foreign Intelligence Department, and the Han Dynasty also had
Intense preparations for the war began, and all soldiers canceled their vacations within a time limit and were ready to go to war at any time. However, Parthia, which was sandwiched between the two empires, was singing and dancing in the country. "The greatest Parthian conqueror" Pu
The death of Timius caused the Vologeses and his son to completely lose their vigilance, and they did not realize that a greater crisis was approaching.[
Although two Qin emperors appeared in the city of Rome, the order was not chaotic at all, and the caravan business was not affected. However, among the two emperors, Caracalla was calmer and more recognized by the Qin nobles. He
As the eldest son, it was natural for him to live in the palace of Putimius.
In a secret room in the palace, Caracalla was listening to Ojeed reporting the news. Ojeed was a prisoner of the Han army after the defeat of Parthia, and was later released by Jia Xu and asked him to bring the message.
Giving it to Putimius bought peace for more than a year. However, according to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, Ogede was defeated this time and could not be the commander of the army. However, he was a close confidant of Caracalla, and in Putimi
After Us died of illness, Caracalla re-enabled him and put him in charge of collecting intelligence related to the Han Dynasty.
Ojeed sent two groups of people, trying to disguise themselves as caravans and sneak into the territory of the Han Dynasty. In the end, they could only reach Maoling and were told not to continue eastward. Ojede quickly changed his strategy and tried to bribe the Han Dynasty.
businessman.
Businessmen pursue profits, and it stands to reason that as long as they have money, they will not be afraid of not being able to buy information. As a result, Ojeed racked his brains, but no Han caravan was willing to cooperate with him. Not to mention that these private caravans had no contact with the army.
Secrets, even if they knew some information, they did not dare to disclose it to the people of Qin. Because after the laws of the Han Dynasty were revised, leaking secrets, whether they were commercial secrets or military secrets, was tantamount to treason. Treason is the most serious crime, and traitors
Although I cannot escape the death penalty, even the gold medal for immunity from death cannot save his life, and it will also harm his family. The "cost-effectiveness" of doing so is really low, and no smart businessman is willing to take this risk.
But Ojied was not discouraged. After several efforts, he finally found a Han who was willing to cooperate, and this Han also knew many important secrets. However, this Han was very arrogant. He had to meet Caracalla himself before he would