Qin Renhuang just became an immortal, and you told me this is the prehistoric time

Chapter 193: Millions of people’s grievances, undercurrents, the Lishan Incident, the Qin Emperor meets the mountain god!
Lishan County, amidst the endless Qinling Mountains, is the only city with a human presence.

Therefore, the city is extremely busy every day.

Among them, those who travel to and from the city most frequently are mainly mountain dwellers and merchants.

However, today, there is a faintly depressing atmosphere in this county town in the Qinling Mountains.

What caused this feeling was naturally the arrival of the touring carriage of Emperor Ying Xuan, the Second Emperor of Qin, into Mount Li.

During this tour, Ying Xuan did not hide his whereabouts, and it seemed that he was using this method to tell the world that he was not afraid of any secret conspiracies or intrigues.

Therefore, what happened in Dongting Lake happened. The forces of the old Chu land, under the leadership of Xiang Yu, led by 800 Shen Xi cavalrymen, rushed a thousand miles to attack Ying Xuan's carriage.

However, the news that came out later completely discouraged some people who were ready to make a move.

This time, Ying Xuan's touring carriage arrived at Mount Li. There were many well-informed people among the people who had already received the news.

Since ancient times, the emperor's tour has been a grand event, and the impact and benefits it brings to the places along the way are countless.

But this time, after the imperial carriage arrived at Mount Li, rumors immediately spread that a riot had broken out in Mount Li before, which made Qin II quite displeased, and he had already issued an order to increase taxes and impose harsher levies.

For a moment, when the news came out, it caused an uproar.

Even Shangjun, hundreds of miles away, caused quite a stir.

In recent years, after Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the nine provinces, the Qin Dynasty had been increasing its taxes and levies, even conscripting civilians on a large scale to build imperial mausoleums and mountain temples.

Now, this behavior has already triggered a riot. After it was finally quelled, instead of being restrained, they continue to impose more severe measures, which naturally aroused public indignation.

Just as rumors were spreading throughout the city, dozens of civilians gathered in a street in the city, and the atmosphere was quite solemn.

Most of the people present here were those who were conscripted to come to Mount Li to build the Imperial Mausoleum of Mount Li.

However, most of their expressions looked a little ugly at this moment.

"We don't know if the rumors circulating in the city are true, but we must prepare for the worst... If it is true, then things will be difficult!" A middle-aged man with his upper body naked and only a towel hanging around his neck said in a low voice with his brows furrowed.

After hearing what the middle-aged man said, the eyes of many civilians present turned to an old man.

The old man's name is Fei Lao. He is the most respected person among this group of common people. When he was young, he participated in the provincial examination. Although he did not pass in the end, he was also a rare literate and intelligent person.

Normally, such an old man would not be conscripted as a laborer, and Fei Laoben did not need to be conscripted either, but he had three sons.

According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, families with children must apply for conscription.

Mr. Fei didn't want his son to suffer, so he took the conscription quota.

At this moment, Mr. Fei's face was also filled with solemnity. Facing the gazes of dozens of civilians, he nodded slightly and said, "Such rumors are widely circulated in the city. It is very likely that they are not false. Moreover, I have an old acquaintance in Shangjun who brought me news that His Majesty's imperial carriage has indeed arrived at Mount Li!"

Although they already had some guesses in their minds, after hearing what Mr. Fei said, everyone's hearts sank and their faces turned a little gloomy.

Seeing this, Mr. Fei also sighed slowly and couldn't help but comforted them: "Don't despair, your Majesty has always been very open-minded since he ascended the throne. He has never imposed excessive taxes on ordinary people like us."

"This time, maybe it's just a..."

However, before Mr. Fei could finish his words, a sharp voice rang out, interrupting his next words.

"There is no truly enlightened emperor. They are all selfish people who only care about themselves!" "In the eyes of those high-ranking figures, ordinary people like us are just a puddle of mud in the quagmire, not worth mentioning at all!"

“Only those cultivators who can ride on clouds and mist, fly around, and turn rivers and seas upside down can be taken seriously and truly treated by them!”

As soon as this voice fell, it was immediately echoed by many voices.

Obviously, after learning that the Qin Dynasty was going to increase taxes and impose harsher levies, these civilians could no longer suppress their anger.

Even though Meng Wu had led the imperial guards to quell the unrest, appeased the people, and made promises.

But public anger and resentment are never so easy to resolve and eliminate.

The most important thing is, if they are imposing additional taxes and harsher measures now, will they bring up the old issues again and settle accounts with them again in the future?

You know, the millions of civilians gathered in Mount Li participated in a riot a few months ago and directly took down the entire Mount Li County.

If Ying Xuan had not been decisive enough and directly ordered Meng Wu to lead the imperial guards to arrive, these millions of civilians would have become real rebels.

By then, it would be a disaster for the entire Kyushu.

"Wait... that's not the case..."

Mr. Fei, who was standing by, couldn't help but look surprised when he heard everyone's agreement. He was about to speak up to explain.

But unfortunately, the resentment and anger in the hearts of these people have been aroused, and at this moment they will not listen to any explanation.

"Let's go. Didn't they say that the Second Emperor's carriage is in Mount Li?"

"Let's go to him and find out what's going on. Let's get an explanation!"

"That's right, we need to see whether we are human beings in the eyes of the emperor!"

Dozens of civilians, filled with righteous indignation, stood up and ran around the city, gathering a large number of like-minded people and heading towards Mount Li together.

In the city, when the news reached Wan Suifeng's ears, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly rode on a auspicious cloud and asked the people in the county government to rush to intercept them immediately.

He himself rode a cloud and headed straight for Mount Li. This matter was of great importance and he had to go and report in person!
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at the same time.

On the wall at the top of Mount Li, Ying Xuan stood outside the mountain temple, looking at the graceful figure floating in front of him, like an otherworldly fairy, with a hint of solemnity in his eyes.

It's not like he hadn't thought about what the true form of the Mother of Mount Li looked like, but he had never imagined that she would be a fairy who was the most beautiful woman in the world.

"Mother of Mount Li? I think she should be renamed Fairy of Mount Li!"

Ying Xuan's eyes were intimidating and his heart was filled with turmoil.

"Whether it's the Old Mother of Mount Li or the Fairy of Mount Li, it's just a title."

The fairy in white stepped on her red lotus jade feet, slowly passed Ying Xuan, walked into the mountain temple, turned around and bowed: "As the lord of the Nine Provinces, could you be deceived by appearances?"

"Please come in. No matter what doubts you have or questions you want to ask, as the host, it would be somewhat rude for me to let you stand outside the temple."

(End of this chapter)