Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

During this period, the situation in Xianyang was very calm. Since Lu Buwei was placed under house arrest, King Qin Yingzheng gradually regained the royal power.

Without Lu Buwei as his backing, although Lu Buwei's power in the court could occasionally cause some minor frictions, overall it was difficult to cause any major disturbances.

In addition, Lao Ai was dead, so Zhao Ji was also expelled from Xianyang and moved to the Guiyang Palace in Yongdi.

The three forces that once confronted King Qin Yingzheng in the court now only have the Chu foreign relatives, led by the Queen Mother Huayang, and half of the Lu family.

The power of King Qin Yingzheng is increasing day by day...

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"Asshole, this boy, this boy is so brave!"

In Xianyang, in a luxurious and noble mansion, two middle-aged men with at least 70% similar looks were sitting opposite each other, dressed in rich clothes.

One person's face was gloomy, and the other person's expression was furious.

These two people were none other than the current representatives of Chu's foreign relatives in the Qin State - Lord Changping and Lord Changwen.

Among them, Chang Wenjun was holding a secret letter made of silk. After seeing the contents of the secret letter, Chang Wenjun's eyes widened in disbelief.

It wasn't until Lord Changping on the opposite side nodded to him, confirming that the contents of the secret letter were true, that Lord Changwen suddenly became furious.

"He's just a dog of Ying Zheng's, but he dares to insult our nobles of Chu State like this. How dare he?"

Chang Wenjun's eyes were splitting with anger, and his hands were shaking with anger.

The content recorded in the secret letter was none other than the news that not long ago, Mr. Mo killed twenty-seven old nobles of the Chu Kingdom in Nanjun.

Nanjun, as the territory of Chu State and now the border between Chu State and Qin State, has extraordinary significance to all the people of Qin State who are relatives of Chu State abroad.

This is not only the place within Qin State, but also the place where Chu's relatives have the deepest roots.

Moreover, many times, when the foreign relatives of Chu in the Qin State communicated privately with the Chu State, they communicated secretly through Nanjun.

However, now Mr. Mo has killed twenty-seven old noble families alone, and all of them are famous local nobles, including the 'four major clans'.

It can be said that he slaughtered almost half of the Chu forces in Nanjun this time, and half of the Chu forces in Nanjun were defeated by Lord Mo.

Even if you take a step back.

Not to mention the great influence on the entire Chu foreign relatives, the old nobles of the Chu Kingdom in Nanjun are an extremely important 'money bag' for Lord Changping, Lord Changwen, and even the Queen Mother Huayang.

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

Favors exchange.

Win over subordinates.

Cultivate power.

Take back the customers.

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Which of these things is free of charge?

Not to mention Lord Changping or Lord Changwen. Even Ying Zheng is short of money, and it's not an ordinary shortage.

Didn’t you see that Mr. Mo only made a thousand gold coins for Ying Zheng every month from his business, and he was already extremely happy?

Regardless of the fact that Ying Zheng is 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 Qin's money. To maintain the operation of a country, an astronomical amount of money is consumed every day.

So in the past, even if there was money in the treasury, Ying Zheng would never have a chance to look at it, and it would disappear like running water in a blink of an eye.

But now, with such a killing spree by Lord Mo, a big hole has been opened in the wallets of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen. It is not an easy task to fill this gap.

An accident could even lead to a serious financial crisis for Chang Pingjun and Chang Wenjun, so how could this not make them angry.

"Master, I'm here to pay you a visit."

Just as the two were angry, the respectful voice of the servant suddenly came from outside the door.

Hear this.

Lord Changping's eyes suddenly narrowed, and then he said: "I understand. You can lead Cheng Neishi to the lobby to wait. I will be here soon."

"yes!"

The servant outside the door responded and quickly retreated.

Afterwards, Lord Changping stood up, straightened his clothes, and said to Lord Changwen, "You wait here first, I'll go take care of it."

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

Everything has two sides, especially for people in high positions. When you enjoy power, you naturally need to take on corresponding responsibilities.

As the leaders of Chu's foreign relatives, Lord Changping and Lord Changwen usually enjoyed the enshrinement of Chu forces in Qin State, so they naturally had to assume corresponding responsibilities.

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

And this Cheng Neishi was from the "Cheng clan", one of the four major clans in Nanjun.

He got the news about the annihilation of the 'Cheng clan' almost at the same time as Lord Changping, maybe even earlier.

And the purpose of his 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.

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

But they can't hide from this, 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 their reputations will be completely lost among the entire Chu foreign relatives.

The two of them 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" in Qin to grow.

But without the support of these ‘Chu foreign relatives’, it would be equally difficult for Lord Changping and Lord Changwen to achieve their goals.

It took a full hour for Mr. Changping to leave.

If it was just to deal with Cheng Neishi, it would not take such a long time, but the fact is that not long after Changping Jun had just met Cheng Neishi, more than a dozen people soon visited Chang Ping Jun one after another. .

These people are naturally from the major nobles in Nan County.

The emergence of the ‘recommendation system’ can easily lead to the formation of clan and group power. Because everyone is prosperous and suffers.

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

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

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

When Chang Wenjun heard this, he immediately said in a hurry: "Then I will go back and prepare."

Wait until Lord Changwen leaves.

Mr. Changping sat back on the throne, his face looking a bit uncertain under the flickering candlelight.

In fact, Lord Changping didn't want to attack so quickly, even though their opponent this time seemed to be just a commoner boy who had some bad luck and managed to pass himself off as a noble.

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

The message uploaded on MeSign is:

There was a sudden flood in Nanjun, and various nobles took advantage of the flood to stock up on food.

In order to 'save the common people', the newly appointed Nanjun County Sheriff impulsively killed the nobles who were collecting grain, and then robbed the grain for disaster relief.

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On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with the contents of the secret message.

Because Lord Changping had also met the newly appointed governor of Nanjun, who was indeed a very young man.

And it sounds normal for young people to be a little impulsive.

But Lord Changping noticed some doubts, such as: For what reason did the Nanjun governor mobilize Qin's black-armored soldiers to massacre the Nanjun nobles?

To know.

The general currently stationed at the border is Meng Wu.

Logically speaking, it is okay for a young man like Mo Jun to be impulsive, but it is impossible for Meng Wu, a general of the border army, to be so impulsive.

How could he rashly mobilize so many black-armored soldiers and let Lord Mo do whatever he wanted?

Lord Changping even wondered whether Ying Zheng had a hand in this matter.

Therefore, Mr. Changping originally planned to investigate the matter more clearly and then respond.

But after all, the plan could not keep up with the changes.

Nanjun is too far away from Xianyang. Even if you travel at full speed, it will take at least several days to deliver a one-way message. If you add in the investigation and return journey, it will only take longer.

But those Nan County officials who have lost their families obviously can't wait until that time.

Otherwise, they would not have rushed to Lord Changping's residence overnight. On the surface, it seemed that they were 'begging' Lord Changping to make the decision for them, but in fact they were joining forces to 'force' Lord Changping into his palace.

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Lord Changping and Lord Changwen met outside Xianyang Palace.

Afterwards, the two entered the palace together and met the Queen Mother Huayang.

Now Qin King Ying Zheng has taken back at least half of his political power and more than 80% of his military power. At the time when his power is at its peak, the strength of Lord Changping and Lord Chang Wen alone is not enough to confront Ying Zheng.

Therefore, they must hire a person of sufficient importance to be able to achieve their goals.

Nowadays, no one in the Qin Kingdom can compete with Ying Zheng in terms of power. Only the Queen Mother Huayang, as an elder, can barely suppress Ying Zheng.

Changping Jun and Changwen Jun secretly met with the Queen Mother Huayang that night. After getting the 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 into Xianyang Palace to meet the current King of Qin.

"I will see you, Your Majesty!"

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

"No gift!"

Suddenly seeing so many people coming to pay homage to him, Ying Zheng looked very surprised. He put down the writing brush in his hand that was correcting the memorial and said in surprise: "Everyone has gathered here today. Why are you here?"

As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, an old man jumped out from behind Lord Changping, fell to his knees directly on the ground, tears streaming down his face, and cried out with grief and anger: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"

The old man's behavior seemed to shock Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng said quickly: "Rong Qing, please get up quickly. I don't know what Rong Qing's grievances are. I'll explain it slowly and in detail."

The veteran minister Rong Buhui, whom Ying Zheng called 'Rong Qing', had red eyes and said sadly: "Old minister... I want to sue the governor of Nanjun, Mr. Mo, and the border general Meng Wu for seeking wealth and killing. Wang Fa, in order to store food in the veteran’s home, privately mobilized troops to kill the veteran and twenty-seven families in Nan County in broad daylight.”

"Even the ten-year-old grandson of the old minister was not spared. Such thugs, please ask the king to quickly order their arrest and bring them to justice, and cut their bodies into pieces to rectify the strict laws of our country of Qin."

As soon as he finished speaking, the first person whose expression changed was not Ying Zheng, but Lord Changping. His eyes changed, and he glanced at the old man Rong Buhui who was kneeling on the ground, and his brows couldn't help but frown.

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

After all, dealing with the entire Meng clan and dealing with Mo Jun alone are two completely different levels of difficulty.

But before he could react, he saw a large group of people kneeling behind him again. Their eyes were full of hatred, resentment, anger, and desolation. They loudly said to Ying Zheng: "Please let the king make the decision!"

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