Daily life in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 97 Backlash
During this period of time, the situation in Xianyang was very calm. Since Lu Buwei was placed under house arrest, Qin Wang Yingzheng gradually regained the royal power.

Without Lu Buwei's backing, although Lu Buwei's power in the court can occasionally cause a little friction, it is difficult to cause major disturbances overall.

Coupled with the death of Lai Ai, Zhao Ji was also expelled from Xianyang and moved to live in Yanggong (fu four tones) in Yongdi.

The three forces that once confronted Qin Wang Yingzheng in the court, now only the Chu foreign relatives with the Empress Dowager Huayang as the mainstay, and half of the Lu faction remained.

Qin Wang Yingzheng's power is increasing day by day...

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"Bastard, you, you are so courageous!"

In Xianyang, in a luxurious and noble mansion, two middle-aged men with at least [-]% similar appearance, dressed in fancy clothes, sat facing each other.

One had a gloomy expression, and the other was furious.

These two people are none other than Lord Changping and Lord Changwen, who are the representatives of the lineage of foreign relatives of Chu in the current state of Qin.

Among them, Chang Wenjun was holding a secret letter made of silk in his hand. After seeing the contents of the secret letter, Chang Wenjun first widened his eyes and felt unbelievable.

Until Jun Changping on the opposite side nodded towards him and confirmed that the contents of the secret letter were true, Jun Changwen suddenly became furious.

"It's just Yingzheng's dog, but he dared to insult the nobles of our Chu country like this. How dare he?"

Chang Wenjun was about to burst into tears, and his hands were shaking with anger.

The content recorded in the secret letter is nothing else, it is the news that not long ago, Mo Jun wiped out 27 old nobles of the Chu Kingdom in Nanjun by himself.

Nanjun, once the territory of Chu State, is now the border of communication between Chu State and Qin State, and it has extraordinary significance for all the relatives of Chu State in Qin State.

This is not only the territory of Qin State, but also the place where the lineage of foreign relatives from Chu has the deepest roots.

Moreover, in many cases, the foreign relatives of Chu in the state of Qin communicated privately with the state of Chu through secret exchanges in Nanjun.

However, now Mo Jun alone has killed 27 old noble families, and all of them are famous local nobles, even including the 'Four Great Clans'.

It can be said that he almost wiped out half of the Chu power in Nanjun this time, and half of the Chu power in Nanjun was wiped out by Mo Jun.

Even take a step back.

Not to mention the great influence on the entire lineage of foreign relatives in Chu, the old nobles of the Chu state in Nanjun are extremely important 'money bags' for Lord Changping, Lord Changwen, and even the Empress Dowager Huayang.

Money may seem like nothing at ordinary times, but when you really do something, you will find that almost everything in this world is inseparable from it.

Human relations.

win over subordinates.

Cultivate power.

Take back the diners.

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Which of these things does not cost money?

Not to mention Lord Changping and Lord Changwen.Even Yingzheng is short of money, and it's not just a general shortage.

Didn't you see that Mo Jun was doing business before, just earning a thousand gold coins for Ying Zheng every month, and he was already so happy!

Don't look at Ying Zheng as the king of Qin, he has no worries about food and clothing, and enjoys all the glory and wealth.

But he has never touched much money in his life.

Because as the king of Qin, his money is the money of Qin.And to maintain the operation of a country, the money consumed every day is an astronomical figure.

So in the past, even if there was money in the national treasury, Yingzheng basically didn't have a chance to take a look at it, and it would disappear like running water in a blink of an eye.

But now, following Mo Jun's random killing, he directly cut a big hole in the wallets of Chang Ping Jun and Chang Wen Jun. It is not a simple matter to fill this gap.

If you are not careful, it can even lead to a serious financial crisis between Mr. Changping and Mr. Changwen, so how can this not make them feel angry.

"Master, Cheng Neishi is visiting."

Just when the two were angry, a servant's respectful voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Hear this.

Mr. Changping narrowed his eyes immediately, and then said: "Understood, you lead Cheng Neishi to the lobby to wait, my lord will be here in a while."

"Yes!"

The servant outside the door responded and quickly withdrew.

Afterwards, Lord Changping got up and straightened his clothes, and said to Lord Changwen, "You wait here first, and I will deal with it."

Chang Wenjun nodded: "I understand, big brother just go ahead."

Everything has two sides, especially those in high positions. When you enjoy power, you naturally need to assume corresponding responsibilities.

As the leaders of Chu's foreign relatives, Lord Changping and Lord Changwen enjoy the worship of the Chu faction in Qin State on weekdays, so naturally they also need to assume corresponding responsibilities.

One of the most basic ones is that they must provide shelter for the Chu faction forces.

And this Cheng Nei Shi was born in the "Cheng Clan", one of the four major clans in Nanjun.

About the extermination of the 'Cheng Clan', he got the news almost at the same time as Mr. Changping, maybe even earlier.

And his purpose of coming here today is also very simple, that is, he wants Lord Changping and Lord Changwen to stand up for the Cheng clan and take revenge.

Mr. Changping and Mr. Changwen naturally guessed each other's purpose.

But they can't hide from this matter, and they can't hide from it.

Because if Lord Changping and Lord Changwen cannot give a clear attitude on this matter, I am afraid that they will lose their reputation in the whole line of Chu foreign relatives.

The two of them already complemented each other with the "Chu Foreign Relatives" in Qin State.

Without the protection of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen, it would be difficult for the "Chu foreign relatives lineage" in Qin State to grow.

But without the support of these "Chu Foreign Relatives Lineage", Lord Changping and Lord Changwen would also find it difficult to achieve their goals.

Mr. Changping went for a whole hour.

If it was just to deal with 'Cheng Nei Shi' alone, it would naturally not take so long, but the fact is, not long after Mr. Changping had just met 'Cheng Nei Shi', more than a dozen people visited Chang Ping Jun one after another soon .

Naturally, these people were all from the great nobles in South County.

The emergence of the "recommendation system" has easily led to the formation of clan and group forces.Because all people are all prosperous and all are lost.

In the past, these people would be Lord Changping's background in the court.But now, these people have become a big trouble for Mr. Changping.

After finally dealing with these people, Mr. Changping returned to the room, and Mr. Changwen immediately greeted him and asked, "Brother, how is the situation?"

Lord Changping shook his head and said, "You will go home later and change your clothes, and then follow me into the palace to meet the Queen Mother."

Chang Wenjun heard the words, and immediately said in a hurry: "Then I will go back and prepare."

Wait until Chang Wenjun leaves.

Mr. Changping sat back on the main seat, his face was a bit cloudy and uncertain under the flickering of the dim candlelight.

In fact, Mr. Changping didn't want to make trouble so quickly, although their opponent this time seemed to be just a commoner boy who had a bit of shit luck and barely got a noble status.

But for some reason, he always felt that behind this incident, there were some more important things hidden.

The message on the secret letter is:
There was a sudden flood in Nanjun, and the nobles took advantage of the flood to stock up on grain.

In order to 'save the common people', the newly appointed governor of Nanjun cut down the nobles who were stockpiling grain on impulse, and then robbed the grain for disaster relief.

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On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with the content of the secret letter.

Because Mr. Changping had also met the newly appointed Nanjun Sheriff, he was indeed a very young man.

And the young people are a little impulsive, which sounds normal.

But Mr. Changping noticed some doubts, such as: For what reason did the Nanjun Sheriff mobilize the black armored soldiers of Qin State to slaughter the nobles of Nanjun?

To know.

Now the general sitting on the border is Meng Wu.

Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with a young man like Mo Jun being impulsive, but it is impossible for Meng Wu, a frontier general, to be so impulsive.

How could he rashly mobilize so many black armor soldiers and let Mo Jun mess around?

Mr. Changping even wondered whether Ying Zheng had a hand behind this incident.

So Mr. Changping planned to investigate this matter more clearly, and then deal with it.

But after all, the plan can't keep up with the change.

Nanjun is too far away from Xianyang. Even if you run fast and run for days, it will take at least a few days to deliver one-way news.If the investigation and return journey are added, the time will only be longer.

But those Nanjun officials who had lost their families obviously couldn't wait for that time.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have rushed to Lord Changping's mansion overnight. On the surface, they were 'begging' Lord Changping to make decisions for them, but in fact they were teaming up to 'force the palace' Lord Changping.

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Lord Changping and Lord Changwen met outside Xianyang Palace.

Afterwards, the two entered the palace together and met the Empress Dowager Huayang.

Now Qin Wang Yingzheng has recovered at least half of the political power and more than [-]% of the military power. It is at the time when the power is at its peak, and the strength of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen alone is not enough to confront Yingzheng.

Therefore, they must invite a person of sufficient weight to sit in charge, so that they can achieve their goals.

However, there is no one in the current state of Qin who can compete with Yingzheng in terms of power. Only the Empress Dowager Huayang, as an elder, can barely overwhelm Yingzheng.

Lord Changping and Lord Changwen secretly met with the Empress Dowager Huayang that night, and after getting a promise from the other party, they quickly left Xianyang Palace.

until the next day.

Lord Changping and Lord Changwen led more than a dozen "victims" of the Nanjun incident, and re-entered Xianyang Palace together to meet the current King of Qin.

"I will see you, Your Majesty!"

Nearly 20 people entered the Zhangtai Palace in a mighty manner, and paid homage to Yingzheng in unison.

"Free gift!"

Seeing so many people coming to see him suddenly, Ying Zheng looked surprised, put down the brush in his hand, which was correcting the memorial, and said in surprise: "Your ministers are here today, why are you here?"

As soon as Yingzheng finished speaking, he saw an old man popping out from behind Mr. Changping. He knelt down on the ground, weeping and crying out in grief and indignation: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for the old minister!"

The old man's behavior seemed to startle Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng hurriedly said, "Please hurry up, Rong Qing. I don't know what wronged Rong Qing, so please speak slowly."

The old minister Rong Buyun, who was called 'Rong Qing' by Ying Zheng, had red eyes and said sadly: "The old minister... the old minister wants to sue Mo Jun, the prefect of Nanjun, and Meng Wu, the general on the border, for murder. Wang Fa, in order to stockpile food for the old minister's family, in broad daylight, privately mobilized the army to destroy the old minister and all the 27 families in Nanjun."

"Even the old minister's ten-year-old grandson was not spared. For such thugs, I ask the king to quickly order them to be arrested and brought to justice, and the corpses will be divided into five horses to rectify the strict laws of our country."

As soon as he finished speaking, it was not Yingzheng who changed his face first, but Mr. Changping. His eyes changed, and he glanced at the old man who was kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help frowning.

This was different from what they had agreed in advance. They had clearly agreed that this time they would only target Mo Jun and not involve Meng Wu.

After all, dealing with the entire Meng family and dealing with Mo Jun alone are two completely different difficulties.

But before he could react, he saw Hu La La kneeling down again behind him, with hatred, resentment, anger, and sadness in his eyes, and he said loudly to Ying Zheng, "The king is the master!"

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(End of this chapter)