Emperor Qin Ba Shi

Chapter 119
This tall castle towering high on the bank of the Weishui River is currently deploying layers of troops.It is the most heavily guarded place in the Great Qin Empire except for the critical pass.

Because it is close to the Ying's Ancestral Temple, it can be said to be the ancestral land of the Great Qin Empire.Among the Great Qin Empire, Yongcheng had a high status.

In addition, the Great Qin Empire is now in jeopardy.In this era, people are extremely respectful of Yin-Yang, Five Elements, and Feng Shui.

The place where Ying's ancestral temple is located is where the Great Qin Dragon Vessel resides.Whether it is Hu Hai or the ruling and opposition parties of the Great Qin Empire, it is impossible not to protect them with heavy troops.

It is precisely because of this that the imperial court naturally took strict precautions against Yongcheng.In this dark night, the city gate of Yong City has long been rumbling closed.

Without a special pass, even if the Sangong Jiuqing came, it would be impossible to pass.

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The fast horse came suddenly like a gust of wind.The three of Hu Hai didn't slow down, Ying Heng reached out and took out the gold command arrow from his bosom, holding it high.

Even though it was night, the Jinling Arrow was clearly visible under the moonlight, shining faintly.

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"The Jinling Arrow Messenger has arrived, open the city gate!" Above the city gate, there are many torches, illuminating the sky and the earth.

The general guarding the city glanced at the golden arrow in Ying Heng's hand, and immediately raised his sword and shouted. Two rows of soldiers stood still, and the closed city gate creaked open.

Ying Heng held up the golden command arrow, and a group of people galloped into the city.

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In Yongcheng, the market is depressed and desolate.Compared with the bustling and beautiful night market in Xianyang City, this place is simply a desolate and remote mountain village.

Coupled with the great war in the Great Qin Empire, the shops were dotted with lights, and there was no one else in the street except the patrolling soldiers.

The short streets of the small town are quiet and orderly, everything is quiet and there is no panic.

Even if it was the sound of horseshoes in the city, it still did not disturb the people in the city and the patrolling soldiers.For such things, it seems that the people of Yongcheng and the soldiers have long been accustomed to it.

After all, the Great Qin Empire has been fighting non-stop since its establishment.The first emperor was destroying the six kingdoms and expanding the territory.Since Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, the world has turned against him.

It can be said that from the beginning to the end, the Great Qin Empire was like a precision machine, always in a state of high-load output.It is precisely because of this that the majestic Great Qin collapsed overnight.

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In early June, Hu Hai returned to Xianyang.

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After he stopped visiting Qin, he parted ways with Dunruo.Immediately activated the Golden Order Arrow, and rushed back to Xianyang City without stopping.

When Hu Hai arrived at Xianyang Palace, it was already four o'clock.It was the time when the moon was in the middle of the sky, all the lights in Xianyang Palace were extinguished, and there was silence.

At this moment, Xianyang City, like a machine with its engine turned off, finally came to a halt.It's like the sky at this moment, just for the coming Dabai.

Xianyang City, which is crawling in Qinzhong, is like a giant beast that is about to wake up and is accumulating strength.Indistinctly, there is a majestic display.

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"Your Majesty, it's time to rest!" Han Tan remonstrated again, regardless of his fatigue.

"I know!"

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Han Tan repeatedly urged Hu Hai to rest, but Hu Hai just gave up and went back to the dormitory without taking off his clothes before falling into a deep sleep.

Continuously going deep into Qinchuan and visiting various places in Longxi is naturally a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.Especially traveling all night made him physically and mentally exhausted.

After sleeping until noon the next day, Hu Hai just woke up.After a hasty lunch under Han Tan's attire, he immersed himself in sorting out the bamboo slips engraved along the way.

Fortunately, when he was in Erlang Mountain, he did sorting and classification, and the workload was not heavy at this time.

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"Han Tan, stay outside the study!" Hu Hai waved his hand, turned and walked into the study.He needs to think calmly about how to govern Qin.

This time out, Hu Hai learned a lot.For the sake of the mountain, there are too many people who fall short. Hu Hai has already reached this point, so he naturally does not want to fail.

"Yes!"

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For the first time, no one interfered, and Hu Hai began to look at himself.Today's Daqin is like a flat boat in the vast sea, which has lost its direction in the long river of history.

Whether you want to modify or recast, you need a correct plan and steps.

Because of the presumptuousness of the first emperor and the original body, the name of Tyranny shook the world.However, with the withering of civil and military meritorious generals and the mutiny of 50 South Vietnamese troops, the strength of the Great Qin Empire was greatly damaged.

At this moment, Hu Hai's situation is that he wants to send troops out of Hangu Pass, but he has no army, no generals, and no food.Wanting to attract talents from all over the world to the Great Qin Empire, the name of Tyranny of Qin shook the world and made scholars all over the world afraid.

This is a dead end!
Whether it is the army or the internal affairs, they have reached a deadlock.If the law of abandonment is not strong, it is impossible to rise and compete in the world.Don't abandon the law, the reputation of violent Qin is all over the world, and Shandong scholars will not enter Qin.

Hu Hai has no doubts about the hatred of the people of the world towards the Great Qin Empire due to the continuous levies.

If it weren't for the fact that the old Qin people in Guanzhong were in the same line as the Great Qin Empire, and both were prosperous and all were harmed, I am afraid that the old Qin people would not support themselves.

However, the name of Tyranny is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.If you want to change, you can do it in a short time.Even the first and second emperors of the Great Qin Empire couldn't do it.

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Since ancient times, people have put forward thousands of ideas about governing a country.

There are several mainstreams that have formed a traditional consensus: kingly rule, Taoist rule, Confucian rule, Mohist rule, and Legalist rule.

Among them, ruling the country by kingship is a established system that has continued for more than 2000 years, and its most successful example is the ritual system of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

This kind of royal etiquette has indeed made the world prosperous.But this is a troubled time, the post-Warring States era after the Warring States Period.

Although the kingly etiquette system is respected and praised by Confucian scholars, it is not suitable for the present.

This is a chaotic world where iron and fire are intertwined, and desires are filled for human life.The kingly etiquette system is not suitable for Daqin, nor is it suitable for this era.

In addition, Taoism emphasizes governance through inaction, and the saying that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish is famous all over the world.Governing the country with Tao can accumulate national strength and recuperate.

Hu Hai knew that the other was the foundation of the Great Qin Empire's perseverance - to rule the country by law and to open the way with hegemony.

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No matter how eloquently talked about kingly, domineering, and emperor in front of Wei Liao last time.But Hu Hai has never really thought about this issue like this moment.

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Hu Hai knew that whether it was the domineering legalists, the Taoist inaction, or even the Confucian kingship, they all prospered for an era.

Qin was strengthened by law, and gradually established the Great Qin Empire, which swallowed the world with soldiers.Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing ruled by doing nothing, opening up a prosperous age of Wen and Jing, and laying the foundation for the Han and Wu Dynasties.

The removal of Confucianism from a hundred schools of thought created the glory of the Han and Wu Dynasties.

After patrolling the Longxi area in the west, Hu Hai had a deeper understanding of the internal crisis of the Great Qin Empire.

Due to the arbitrarily changing laws and regulations during the period of the first queen and the early period of the second emperor, the prestige of the imperial court established by Shang Yang's apprentice Mu Lixin disappeared.

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(End of this chapter)