Chapter 208: King Chen Rises and Wields the Yellow Axe
Meng Yun's judgment on Fusu was completely correct, and he had killed the envoy from Xianyang City. However, both Fusu and Meng Tian were hesitating whether to rebel directly.
Especially Meng Tian was also very hesitant. Meng Yi was still in Xianyang City. If he rebelled here, all the Meng family members who remained in Xianyang City would die. Fusu's indecisive character was fully reflected at this time.
Faced with this situation, Meng Yun was slightly disappointed.
Prince Fusu, you are hesitating here, but will the people of the world hesitate?
The entire Qin Dynasty is about to be engulfed in war.
Meng Yun sighed. Fusu had done him a favor and they were close friends, so Meng Yun was willing to help him.
But he had saved Fusu before and analyzed the situation in the world for him, which had already repaid the favor. Now he was helping Fusu purely out of friendship and loyalty.
But if Fusu was really a hopeless case, he would not waste time on Fusu. The most important thing was to overthrow the current Qin Dynasty.
Moreover, although Fusu's prestige was still high, the anger of the people of the world towards the Qin Dynasty was too overwhelming and it was beyond Fusu's ability to resolve.
Faced with Fusu's uncharacteristic behavior, Hu Hai was very angry. He was now the emperor, the second emperor of Qin, the supreme son of heaven. Fusu not only disobeyed the imperial edict, but even killed the messenger he sent. This showed that he completely did not take him seriously.
Zhao Gao was very frightened. According to his understanding of Fusu, Fusu should have committed suicide the moment the edict arrived. He did not expect that not only was he not dead, but he was also living in the Great Wall Corps. In particular, Meng Tian seemed to be standing on Fusu's side.
Although he did not explicitly say that he wanted to rebel, that was the case in the eyes of Li Si and Zhao Gao. What did you want to do if you didn't rebel but you had a large army and didn't obey orders?
It was Prime Minister Li Si who stepped forward to stabilize the morale of the three rebellious people. He pointed out clearly that although the Great Wall Corps was strong, the families of the soldiers were under the control of the Qin Dynasty, and the Corps' food and grass were also controlled by the Qin Dynasty. As long as they could control these two vital points, the fate of the Great Wall Corps was in their hands.
If they dare to disobey, we will cut off their food supplies and let Fusu and Meng Tian know the consequences of starving soldiers. As for Fusu and Meng Tian's rebellion, let's not talk about whether the Great Wall Corps dares to obey their orders. Do they really think there is not enough force around Xianyang?
If there was no ability to counterattack, how could the First Emperor allow Meng Tian to lead the army to the north to attack the Huns? He would never trust anyone.
It has to be said that there was absolutely no problem with Li Si's ability, but he was too greedy for power, which led to this result.
After listening to Li Si's analysis, Zhao Gao felt relieved, then he looked at Li Si who was talking eloquently, and murderous intent arose in his heart. He did all these things not to allow Li Si to remain in the highest position and hold power as the prime minister of the Qin Empire.
Although I am not as capable as you, if I kill you, no matter how capable you are, you will be of no use. This is Zhao Gao's logic.
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Luo Yi and Luo Cai received the exact news of the First Emperor's death and informed Luo Ling. The Luo family began to prepare to rearm and did not want to give the Qin Dynasty any chance.
But the two of them suddenly received a piece of news that someone claiming to be the remnant of the Luo State raised a banner and took the lead in raising the banner of "attacking the unjust and punishing the tyrannical Qin" in order to avenge the Luo State royal family who died in the battle in the past. As a result, the surrounding counties responded in unison, and tens of thousands of troops gathered in a short time.
Luo Yi and Luo Cai were shocked. This was too fast. It had only been less than two months since the Emperor's death. Had the people of the world been so angry with the Emperor? So they hurriedly asked about the whole story and found out everything.
A few days ago, there was a heavy rain, and the rain was continuous and hung down from the sky. A group of people who were burdened with labor service were blocked in Daze Township.
The leader was called Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. They should be nobles of the Six Kingdoms, or perhaps the remnants of Luo Kingdom. Because they missed the date, they dared not leave anymore. According to Qin law, they would not be directly beheaded.
But it is a well-known fact that laws are not counted just by being written on paper. The true laws of a dynasty depend on how they are enforced by the law enforcers. Unfortunately, the harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty were always strictly enforced. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang knew the ins and outs of this. If they went there now, even if they did not die, they would inevitably suffer the consequences. Moreover, the mortality rate among the garrison personnel was as high as 50 to 60 percent, so they would die in the end, and so they wanted to escape.
Wu Guang said in a deep voice: "According to Qin law, running away is a capital crime. We can only seek refuge in Jiangdong. However, we have no friends in Jiangdong, and no one will protect us. Moreover, the mountains and rivers cut us off along the way, and there are many wild beasts in the forests. We may die on the road.
Running away means death, rebelling also means death, both are death, why not rise up and resist the tyranny of Qin, this damned world, this damned court, even if it costs me my life, I will die with it!"
Chen Sheng was already gritting his teeth and full of hatred when he spoke. He sighed and said, "People all over the world have hated the rule of the Qin Dynasty for a long time, especially the people of Luo State. I heard that the royal family of Luo State used to rule its subjects with the kingly way and had a very high reputation. However, when Qin destroyed Luo State, the royal family of Luo State died in the ancestral temple, which made the people of Luo State very sad.
The First Emperor did not allow the people of the six states in Shandong to offer sacrifices to the King of Su, which made people all over the world hate him, but they still offered sacrifices secretly.
If we pretend to be the remnants of the Luo Kingdom, attack the immoral Qin Dynasty, kill the Qin emperor, restore the country of Luo Kingdom, and rebuild the sacrifice to the Su King, I believe that people all over the world will respond to us and resist the tyrannical Qin Dynasty. This must be our way out. "
Luo Yi and Luo Cai listened with great interest. Luo Yi murmured softly, "Destroy the unjust and punish the tyrannical Qin. That's a good saying. The Luo family uprising can also use this slogan."
Luo Cai patted Luo Yi gently and said, "Brother, are kings, dukes, generals, and ministers of different races? What do you think of the person who can say this?"
This statement seemed like treason to any noble, especially the descendants of the nobles of the six kingdoms, because they relied on blood ties to rule the world. In fact, the Luo family also ruled the world based on blood ties. After all, this system was created by their ancestor King Su.
But times have changed. In the past, knowledge was passed down entirely among the nobles. However, after hundreds of years of chaos, the Luo State Academy and various schools of thought spread the knowledge to many small nobles, even some powerful families, and even to the hands of the common people. Now, the talented people in the world are no longer the pure aristocrats of the past.
Luo Yi laughed out loud and said, "We should drink with him and not go home until we are drunk. Such ambitions should be promoted. Kings, princes, generals and ministers are certainly not born nobles. They should be occupied by those who are capable and virtuous."
The Luo family's position has always been ambiguous. On the one hand, the Luo family attaches great importance to blood relations and trusts relatives more in their hearts, but on the other hand, they attach great importance to talents from poor backgrounds. The Luo family usually turns them into relatives, just like Mencius. In general, the Luo family hates the old aristocrats who rest on their laurels and believe that they should be given channels for upward mobility.
The source of this idea comes, on the one hand, from the subtle influence of the equality of all beings under the Holy Scar, and on the other hand, from the special situation of the Luo family's direct lineage.
From a certain perspective, the direct line of the Luo family is the ultimate bloodline aristocracy, because they are divine, while the so-called nobility of other nobles comes from their status and social order.
The Luo family comes from within, even to the point where they cannot be targeted, because of the existence of their ancestors, there will always be talented people in the Luo family's lineage. No matter how deep the knowledge is, talent is the foundation that determines everything. In this regard, the Luo family will always be able to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and rise forever.
Not only are they extremely talented, but the level of the direct descendants of the Luo family has been above the passing level for thousands of years.
For example, Luo Yi, although he is far inferior to Luo Ling, or even his sister Luo Cai, but with his ability, he can easily be a county magistrate and manage the country in an orderly manner.
But compared with a great talent like Luo Ling who can stand in the long river of history and compete with everyone, he is far behind.
Relying on the talents of the Luo family's children, even with a completely fair education, the Luo family has no rivals at all, not to mention that absolute fairness does not exist. After all, Ji Zhao is the only one in the world who has his own method, and everyone else follows the law of IQ mean regression.
Perhaps the only solution is for Luo to disappear, and then everyone will be the same, and no one will care.
As for trying to use tricks outside the game, that's ridiculous. This kind of covert effort is using what you are not good at to fight against what the Luo family is best at. Death is the only outcome.
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The Dazexiang Uprising was the first shot fired by the ancient people in their resistance against tyranny. It was also a deafening cry of "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers any different kinds of people?" Although this deafening cry was not welcomed by the rulers, this spirit has always flowed in the blood of generations. Among all the major countries in the world, only ancient my country eventually completed a thorough civilian politics, which is the inheritance of this spirit.
In the first abdication edict issued by the nation, Chen Sheng's words were cited as the reason for believing that the Luo family should not hold a high position based on blood ties. Although they still hold a high position, I can still say that kings, princes, generals and ministers are not born noble, and the pursuit of equality will never stop. ——Speech at the 2000th Anniversary of the Dazexiang Uprising
(End of this chapter)
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