VII

With the Huns for more than [-] miles, so that the Huns dared not go south to herd horses, and the soldiers dared not bend their bows to complain, Fusu rushed to the sand dunes smoothly. He had come back so many times. Of course he knew that his father How many people did the imperial parade team bring, and who were in the team!Facing the soldiers brought by Fusu, all the officials cursed at him. Fusu didn't care about it. He controlled the officials with iron and blood, killed Zhao Gao, imprisoned Hu Hai and Li Si, and found the real will and his father's death. The body of the emperor, and the Jade Seal made of Heshibi.

"Buried in Xianyang at the funeral...Father...I knew today! Why did I have to!" Fusu knelt in front of his father's body and wept bitterly. The farewell of several generations has only been seen until now, but it can only be seen. to this last side.Fusu was not reconciled, but so what?God's will is playing tricks, every time he comes back, it is after his death and before receiving the imperial edict, no more, no less! "Ordered by heaven! Longevity! It's fake! It's all fake!" Fusu held the jade seal of Chuanguo, cried and laughed, and cried with a smile.

Everyone in the audience trembled, and now everyone has seen the remains of the first emperor with their own eyes. The son Fusu is holding the edict to preside over the funeral and the jade seal of the state. In addition, Fusu is the eldest son. He should inherit the throne, let alone the outside world. Thousands of cavalry are still watching them!How dare all the ministers refuse to accept, they all bowed their heads in obedience, and sang loudly: "Great Qin ten thousand years! Ten thousand years! Ten thousand years! My son ten thousand years! Ten thousand years! Ten thousand years!"

Fusu came to his senses amidst the shouts that resounded all over the world, and smelled the rancid smell after he came to the sand dunes alone and was killed by arrows, and said in a panic: "Where are the ice cubes! In the palace Where are the ice cubes! Hurry up and get it for me! Hurry up! Hurry up! Where is Meng Yi? Ask Meng Yi to come see me!!" Today, Fusu can only trust the Meng family, the Meng family who will always be loyal to the emperor!Fusu didn't believe any of the ministers kneeling on the ground!

"Young master! Meng Shangqing was sent by His Majesty to 'Pray for the Mountains and Rivers' before! He hasn't returned yet!" Someone whispered in the silence.

"Go find it! Go find it for me! Find Meng Yi and tell him to go straight to Xianyang! There should be no delays on the way! Others will prepare enough ice cubes for me to reach Xianyang within an hour! The generals listen to the order! Quickly search for good wood to make the coffin! I want to see my father's body lying in it within an hour!!" Fusu yelled, his voice was hoarse, and his hand that was holding Yuxi tightly was trembling , he was afraid, the weather outside was so hot, the distance from the sand dunes to Xianyang was so long...afraid...afraid to see a rotting corpse!Afraid to see a scary face!I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until I'm buried!Simply terrible!

"No! No! Not going to Xianyang anymore! Go directly to Mount Li! Go to Mount Li!" Suddenly thinking of something, Fusu fell to the ground unbearably, and said to himself.

Hurrying slowly, traveling day and night, the six drivers of the emperor pulled the gorgeous frame that placed the coffin. Countless ice blocks were piled up around the coffin, filling up all the vacant space on the frame. Nevertheless, in the hot weather of July , The ice is still melting. Fortunately, there is a steady stream of stored ice taken from the ice wells and ice storages of the government along the way, and sent to the place where the convoy is about to pass in advance, and the convoy only stays there for half an hour. After hiding the ice, he continued to rush to Lishan Imperial Mausoleum non-stop. Fusu had never been so grateful for this tradition left over from the Zhou Dynasty, and decided that after returning to Xianyang, he must reward the Lingren (official position) who was in charge of the ice storage along the way. ).Under Fusu's uninterrupted urging, he finally arrived at Lishan in early August. At this time, it had been more than [-] days since Yingzheng's death. Due to Fusu's timely and decisive handling, the corruption of the body was artificially stopped midway, and it did not happen. It continued to deteriorate until they arrived at the underground palace and opened the coffin. Fusu looked at the Emperor Shi Huang who was the same as before, and finally let go with his heart hanging all the way.

"Let's all go out, my son wants to have a conversation with my father." Fusu stared at Shi Huangdi who had already restrained himself and moved from the temporary coffin to the coffin that had been prepared in the imperial mausoleum, and said softly as if he was afraid of disturbing anything.

"Promise." The casual officials, guards, soldiers, and workers agreed in unison and bowed out.

Fusu thought he would have a lot to say to his father, but at this moment, he couldn't even say a few words. Inside the bronze outer coffin was a coffin made of the best ten thousand-year-old wood.Fusu climbed up to the outer coffin, sat on the side, looked down at the face inside the coffin that was very similar to himself, with his eyes clearly closed, the two of them seemed to be carved out of the same mold, but Fusu knew that if that With both eyes open, even if the two are nine points similar, there are only three points left.That is a heroic, domineering, and heroic spirit that is unique in the world and that no one can imitate.

The first emperor who was feared by the world did not have a stern and terrifying face. No one knew how handsome and beautiful the first emperor with his eyes closed and his face pale was at this moment.His mother, Zhao Ji, was a famous beauty all over the world. As the son of such a beauty, how could she not be beautiful?Fusu looked at it, but he didn't know where the courage came from, but he slowly stretched out his hand and caressed that astonishingly beautiful cheek. Inside the coffin was just a cold corpse.A corpse that had just been moved from the ice-filled carriage to the coffin, less than half an hour before and after.Fusu laughed at himself, and was about to jump out of the outer coffin and ask someone to seal the coffin. When he took a parting look, when he turned his head, Fusu felt as if he saw the man's slender eyelashes move.Unable to control it, Fusu's hands holding the outer shell began to tremble. He looked carefully, and there was nothing wrong with it. After staring at it for a moment, he eagerly reached out to touch the man's cheek and pulse.But he was dead, so dead that he couldn't die anymore, Fusu tensed his cheeks, it was impossible for him to be alive, if he hadn't arrived in time and frozen in time, I'm afraid this corpse would have been festered and stinky. !

Jump in, a terrible thought emerged from the depths of Fusu's mind, it was a thought hidden in Fusu's heart for some time, as long as you jump in, he will be yours!Jump in!In the next thousand years, ten thousand years, you and he will sleep here forever!Life cannot be the same as death!Jump in!You will be entangled for life after life, and he will never be able to get rid of you!

What a terrible thought!Fu Su felt that he was crazy, maybe he had already gone crazy during the several rebirths that went back and forth!It's just that it's even more completely crazy now!Let's be even crazier!

"My lord!!" A hand appeared suddenly, grabbing Fusu's arm firmly, "What are you doing sitting on the outer coffin! Come down quickly!" The deep voice was extremely stern, and there was a bit of Ying Zheng in a trance. the taste of.

Fu Su turned his head and saw the person coming before he said: "So it's General Meng Yi, didn't he tell you to wait for me in Xianyang? Why are you here?"

Meng Yi looked at this tired and vicissitudes man, covered in dust, pale and thin, slowly loosened his clenched hands, cupped his fists and saluted: "My brother sent a letter saying that there is no one around you, let Meng Yi come to serve you, Your Majesty will die , From now on, the Meng family will be sent by the young master."

Fusu's hand was still trembling slightly, but the previous strong thought of wanting to be with each other in life and death was gone, only endless exhaustion and loneliness remained.Fusu jumped down from the outer coffin, raised his voice to let the workers come in to seal the coffin and cover the coffin, and then he said to Meng Yi: "I'm making fun of the general, the matter is urgent, the father's body can't be delayed any longer, so Fusu has to bury it first, Return to Xianyang to preside over the funeral and government affairs."

After the big event is over, it has been hidden, closed in Zhongxian, and left the gate of Outer Xian, closed to craftsmen and hidden, and no one will come back.

This is an order from Fusu himself, and all the secrets of this underground palace should be hidden in it along with all the craftsmen.His royal father should not be disturbed by anyone, including him.

In the following years, no matter how many beauties there are, no matter how great the power and wealth are, it is nothing to Fusu.Returning to Xianyang to become the emperor, even if the state of mind has changed, even if the heart is ashamed, Fusu still has some responsibility and compassion for the world. The change will not happen overnight. Fusu can only ascend the throne with the new emperor and amnesty the world , stopped all large-scale projects, including the Efang Palace, to allow the people to recuperate. As for system reform, it can only be handed over to the next generation.Fusu, who had lost all morale, felt that he did not have the energy to bear the huge waves brought about by the reform.Although Qin Law is strict, it does not mean that people cannot survive. If it is not for Hu Hai in his previous life, who reformed the law indiscriminately in order to rule, making it impossible for everyone to survive. , nor can it set off a big storm.

The reason why Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted at the beginning was only because of the heavy rain that delayed the schedule, and the delay should be executed.Now Fusu has not reformed the "Law of the Law" at all: "The emperor's levy is exhausted, and he is worth two. If you miss three to five days, you will be paid; from six days to ten days, you will be paid one shield; after ten days, you will be paid one A. Water and rain, get rid of prosperity." (For the imperial court to collect corvée, if there is a delay in collecting corvettes, two Jia should be fined. If you are late for three to five days, you will be reprimanded; for six to ten days, you will be fined a shield; if you are more than ten days, you will be fined [-]. If you are unable to travel due to floods or heavy rains, you can be exempted from this requisition) These people have no chance to revolt.

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[Note: In the Qin law, the three clans are the most punished, and later generations will punish the nine clans, and even the ten clans. According to the "Sleeping Tiger Land Qinmu Bamboo Slips", the corvee policy of the Qin Empire was not as dark and sinister as people imagined.Ordinary people's service of corvee is not like a cow or a horse, and they are beaten and scolded.

1. Corvettes are paid, and some corvees are in charge of the imperial court

"Qin Law Sikong" stipulates: People who are convicted and sentenced to fines, or who owe debts to the government and are unable to repay them, and those who pay the debts with corvee, will be discounted [-] yuan for each day of labor.For those who need food provided by the government, each working day is worth six qian.Serving corvee in the government is provided by the government in accordance with the law. Food is provided by the government. Men do one-third of the daily dou, and women do one-fourth of the daily dou.

The corvee wages can also be converted into food.

"Men and women serve the government as corvée. Men are given two stones of food per month, and women are given one and a half stones of grain every month. If the labor is terminated, the payment will stop. Men under six feet five will be given one stone and a half of grain every month; Temporarily unable to work due to illness and other reasons, the grain was reduced to one stone."

2. During the rocking chair period, the government can distribute clothes

"Qin Law Sikong" stipulates that anyone who participates in Chengdanchun labor will be given food and clothing according to the Chengdanchun standard.Lichens who have wives and concubines should prepare their own clothes.Slaves who were detained to work in the spring of Chengdan were lent food and clothing by the government.If he dies before the end of his working days, his food and clothing will not be repaid.

"Qin Law · Jinbu Law" stipulates the competent department for issuing clothes: those who serve corvee in Xianyang can get clothes from Da Nei with coupons.Those who serve corvee in other counties can get clothes from the county where they are located with the voucher.Counties and Ouchi distribute clothes in accordance with the law according to the coupons issued by their affiliated organizations.

3. Each household is not allowed to enlist two persons to serve at the same time

"Qin Law · Guard Law" stipulates that a family cannot recruit two people to serve in corvee at the same time.If the county coward, county lieutenant, and scholar official in charge of this matter do not enlist two people to serve in corvee at the same time according to the law, they will be fined two grades.

4. Reduce workload by one-third in winter

"Qin Law · Worker Project" stipulates that the workload of Lichen, subordinate officials, people participating in Chengdan and craftsmen who make utensils should be reduced in winter, and only need to complete the workload of two days in summer in three days.

5. Even if it is a crime to pay off debts with corvee, there are 40 days off for busy farming

"Qin Law · Sikong" stipulates that if a crime is punished with a fine of two to be repaid with corvee, it is necessary to take a holiday of 20 days to go home to farm during the seasons of sowing and management of seedlings.

6. Infants and young children who work with their mothers in the government will be given rations

"Qin Law" stipulates that infants and young children without mothers will be given half a stone of grain every month.Although there is a mother, the mother is engaged in scattered chores in the government, and the infants and young children are left unattended. Those who follow the mother are given half a stone of grain every month.

7. Women do what they are good at and get paid as much as men

The "Qin Law·Worker Project" stipulates that men's wages are 25% higher than women's wages when they are in corvée, but women's wages are the same as men's wages per working day when they are doing knitting and other women's specialty jobs.

The above text comes from the records about the common people's corvee service in "Sleeping Tiger Land Yunmeng Bamboo Slips". 】