Chapter 157 Ying Si Kills the Aristocratic Elders
Qin Sheng closed his eyes and gritted his teeth: "That's enough, you two."
Chu Yian couldn't help laughing, his shoulders were shaking with laughter, Qin Huaishu also laughed, Qin Sheng gritted his teeth, and suddenly stretched out his hands to pinch Chu Yian's face.
Chu Yian couldn't laugh anymore, his eyes widened and he quickly patted him: "You, you let go."
Qin Sheng raised his eyebrows: "What did you call me?"
"Xiao Shengzi, I was wrong." Chu Yian admitted his mistake very quickly: "I was wrong, I was wrong, Qin Sheng, let me go."
Qin Sheng let her go with satisfaction, then turned around and glared at Qin Huaishu.
Chu Yian rubbed his face and said in surprise: "Xiao Shengzi, why are you like a child in front of big brother? So childish."
Qin Sheng: ...
Qin Sheng blushed and coughed uncomfortably: "Nonsense, no."
Chu Yian wanted to laugh again, but held it back because business was more important.
Qin Huaishu watched them playing with a smile in his eyes. To be honest, he quite liked the way this young couple got along.
I thought I would be in a heavy mood today, but I was unexpectedly relaxed. This has a lot to do with Chu Yian's personality. She doesn't like heavy atmospheres.
Qin Sheng was also happy to cooperate with her.
Chu Yian collected his thoughts and continued with the next content.
After persuading the Rongdi tribe, Ying Ji left.
However, it was not long before a secret report was received that the Yiqiu Kingdom had launched a rebellion, and Sima Cuo, the commander of Hangu Pass, led 20,000 troops to meet the enemy.
On the other hand, when the agreed time came, Grand Tutor Gan Long still had not received any news from his son, which made him very uneasy. He felt that someone was targeting him.
So he went into the palace to test Ying Si's attitude, saying that Shang Yang had harmed the nobles and that the people of Qin missed the old system of Duke Mu.
Ying Si expressed his deep worry and said that many things needed to be done slowly and could not be rushed, and that he needed the old Grand Tutor's help.
Gan Long let down his guard against him. The new king had just come to power and was more helpless and confused about the current situation. He didn't know what to do and probably didn't have time to target him behind his back.
But he decided to launch the restoration of the new law early.
Half a month later, Gan Long also received news that the Yiqiu Kingdom was leading a large army to attack, which made him feel relieved.
While breathing a sigh of relief, he began to think about how to guide Ying Si to purge the rebels, straighten out the government, and prevent the Rongdi from causing chaos.
He began to openly contact the elders of the aristocratic families, and the momentum was even greater than when Shang Yang established his government before.
At this moment, Gan Long felt like he was in control of everything.
Ying Si is not capable of taking on important tasks, and sooner or later someone will have to ask for help from him.
At that time, he must let Ying Si pull the carriage himself and take him into the Xianyang Palace like King Wen did. How majestic it would be. That would be the most glorious and brilliant moment in his life.
Qin Sheng stopped writing and looked up at Chu Yian: "King Wen is pulling a cart?"
Chu Yian interjected, "King Wen of Zhou put the harness around his neck in order to invite Jiang Shang to come out of seclusion and personally pull his carriage."
Qin Sheng was a little shocked, but after that, he sighed: "In the history you know, there are quite a few such humble kings."
Chu Yian's eyes lit up and he chuckled twice: "That's right, there are quite a few allusions left behind, such as King Wen pulling a carriage and visiting the thatched cottage three times, Zhu Yuanzhang inviting Liu Bowen three times, and Shang Tang hiring Yi Yin five times."
Qin Sheng sighed, not wanting to compare, and returned to the previous topic: "This old master is really tired of living."
Chu Yian thought it was normal. It was just champagne at halftime, and this kind of thing happened often.
But Ying Si didn't go to pull the cart for Gan Long, which made Gan Long very upset and he was in a bad mood every day.
Just when he was meeting with other elders again, Ying Si suddenly sent someone to pick up everyone to watch the war between Qin and Yiqiu.
The Yiqiu State had 100,000 people, while the Qin State had only 20,000. This was not a large-scale war, but he could use this war to establish his own prestige, so he personally went to the battlefield for this purpose.
Except for Gan Long, all the elders of the aristocratic families were brought there. Those who disobeyed the order would be killed immediately. Who would dare to disobey?
When they stood on the high city wall and saw the soldiers fighting below, and saw Ying Qian personally chopping off the head of the Yiqiu leader, all the elders of the aristocratic families seemed to have lost their souls and had no reaction.
They feel that this shouldn't be the case.
The development of the matter was completely beyond their expectations. They didn't even respond when Ying Si spoke to them.
Ying Si didn't say anything, just smiled at them contemptuously and left with his men.
When we returned to Xianyang, many people still hadn't reacted.
After realizing what was happening, he forcefully requested Ying Si to restore the new law and the ancestral system of Duke Mu at all costs.
They knelt outside the hall with a blood petition on their heads, hoping to force Ying Si to restore the new law in this way, but they didn't know that their actions were of no use to Ying Si.
He was considering how to use the lives of these elders to restore his status in the eyes of the people.
All I can say is that a monarch is a monarch. Even if he doesn't show any talent at first, he is shrewd and has his own plans, and he knows how to maximize his interests.
From this perspective, how can Ying Si not be called a qualified king?
After discussing with his ministers, Ying Si decided to eradicate the aristocratic family and kill the restorationists.
All the elders of the aristocratic families were arrested. Ying Qian suggested that all nine clans be punished to eradicate the entire clan, but Ying Si refused.
Ying Si was very clear-headed. He thought that as long as the able-bodied men were killed, the situation would be stabilized.
Everything has its limits; going too far will only harm the foundation of the country.
The news caused a sensation across the country.
On the day when the elders of the aristocratic families were executed, Ying Si personally went to the execution ground and enumerated their crimes in front of many people.
If they had not colluded with the six states in Shandong to force Shang Yang to death, Shang Yang would not have died.
Not only did they collude with the six kingdoms, they also colluded with Rongdi to try to restore the monarchy. He wanted to vindicate Shang Yang.
It is not only to clear the name, but also to tell the people of the whole country that Qin will abide by the new law and will never change.
Although Shang Yang is dead, the new law still exists.
The people were very excited.
The envoys from the six states of Shandong who heard what Ying Si said said:
What a big pot! It was clearly he who wanted to kill Shang Yang, but he put all the blame on them. However, they could not explain themselves and could only watch as Qin and the six countries forged a blood feud.
With the executioner's order, the Weishui grassland was once again filled with heads rolling and blood.
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