In Wancheng, Nanyang County, there is a big road to the northwest, which runs through valleys of all sizes along the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains and leads directly to Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Empire.

This road is called Wuguan Road.

It is also the most complex section of the Qin Chuchi Road, which is currently being expanded and constructed.

Tens of thousands of nobles and civilians of Qi who were demoted to slaves are now divided into more than ten road construction teams of various sizes, building roads among the mountains and ridges. When they encounter mountains, they open stones and build bridges. Their past arrogance and domineeringness have long been wiped out. They are dressed in rags like beggars, shouting trumpets, pushing big stones and carrying wood, and rushing to build roads in the scorching sun or heavy rain.

Although it was only a few months short, many of them had already suffered from torture and jumped into the river and died of jumping into the river. Many were bitten by insects, snakes, tigers and leopards. Some were hit by wood and stones during the road construction process and were dragged to death. Some were swept away by the outbreak of mountain torrents. Some even escaped secretly by the soldiers of the supervisor and hung on a big tree on the side of the road.

For Daqin, these people were almost the same as livestock.

No one will come to investigate the result if you die.

According to Xianyang's order, the road leading to Wancheng from Shangluo to Wancheng must be completely repaired before the beginning of winter this year. If the construction period is delayed, officials from the responsible Shaofu officials to local counties and counties will be severely punished, and all slaves will be killed directly.

Under such strict laws, no one dared to sympathize with or help these slaves from top to bottom. He could only continue to whip and urge and exploit them day and night.

Between others' death and one's own death, no one will make a mistake, let alone just a group of slaves surrendered to Qi State.

Several fast horses followed the built Wuguanchi Road all the way west. After avoiding several heavy rains and mountain torrents, it took ten days to finally arrive at Shangluo.

The road from Shangluo to Xianyang was already completed a few years ago.

"After arriving in Shangluo, the road is smooth and you can return to Xianyang in just one day!"

The speaker was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a handsome face, and a red horse next to him. A girl in a blue cloth dress sat on it, with a short sword hanging on her waist. She was very handsome, but her face didn't look happy.

Seeing that the girl was not in high spirits, the middle-aged man couldn't help but sigh and said, "Xiaoyue, don't blame Uncle Liu for being too polite. You have grown up and you will get married sooner or later. Your father is busy with official business. This time I asked me to send you back to Xianyang. I will play all the way and watch what you should watch. Don't be willful when you get here, otherwise Uncle Liu will not be able to help you if there is any mistake next time!"

"I understand!" the girl pouted.

"That's good. Go to the city to rest. You must arrive at Lantian County today and go back to Xianyang tomorrow morning!" The middle-aged man walked towards the city gate with his horse's belly, and three soldiers and girls with a tiger's back and bear's waist also followed.

When we arrived here, except for the girl, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It can be said that they had gone through a lot of trouble along the way. They almost had an accident several times. They were even blocked by heavy rain in a landslide of roadbed and waited for two days. A camel-carrying horse even lost its hooves and fell into the surging river.

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There is a big city in the hinterland of Qinchuan, with Wei River running through the south, Zongshan reaching north, and both mountains and rivers are all sunny, so it is called Xianyang.

This is the capital of the Great Qin Kingdom, so it is naturally a different atmosphere.

The city wall is ten feet high, all of which are made of huge bluestone, and they are integrated like a black tiger lying on the banks of the Weishui River.

The four city gates are ten feet wide, the towers are towering on the top, and the battlements are densely placed above the city walls, flags are waving, and fluttering in the morning sun.

Although it was only eight or nine o'clock, people were flowing in and out like springs at the four gates. Several streets were crisscrossed in the city, with wide and flat traffic. Both sides of the street were homes and houses with wooden and stone structures, with high eaves and thick walls interlaced. Compared with other county and county towns, each brick and tile seemed extremely majestic and heavy.

In addition to the woven crowds on the street, there were ox carts passing by from time to time, and there were also high-headed horses galloping. Among the pedestrians, countless merchants with various accents drove back and forth, and many other outfits, including wide-sleeved, large robes, tall goose crowns and towering Confucian scholars or alchemists with large tickets of disciples swaying across the market. Wherever they passed, the crowd was boiling and noisy.

"Look, look, which famous scholars are there today who are summoned by the First Emperor?"

"Why guess? I've seen it the day before yesterday. This is Guan Chonglou, a disciple of the famous scholar Zuozi of the Jixia Academy of Daqi. This person is good at qualitating yin and yang and promoting the theory of the five virtues. He is deeply loved by His Majesty. I heard that today we will argue with Confucius and Mencius Confucian scholar Kong Fan in the court!"

"Some hate! The theory of the five virtues of reincarnation is now very popular, and only the Taoist and Confucian schools can compete with it. If we don't have the emperor's eyes and ears, when will we have the opportunity to set foot in the court and argue with others!"

"Hmph, so what if you go into the court? Since the Zhou King moved the capital, the Legalists gradually became powerful. All countries have governed the country with Guan Zhongzi's legal principles. The Qin Dynasty gradually rose up with Shang Yang's reform. Now the disciple of the Legalists is very powerful and is the prime minister. He recommends the principle of the family. What if Zuozi's disciples? So what if the Confucius and Mencius school is, it will never be able to make a comeback. What's more, Your Majesty the First Emperor has swept through the six desolates and eight combinations. How could he promote the theory of the five virtues of reincarnation? If you believe in the principle of reincarnation in heaven, how can you get the foundation for everything? Guan Chonglou is so high-profile and domineering, this is a way to die!"

"Be careful of your words, be careful of your words, let's wait and see what happens."

"Now in Xianyang, there are many sects and temples everywhere. The wind of lectures is better than that of one day, and competitions are one after another. I am often panicked, and I am afraid that a great disaster will come soon."

"I have the same feeling. Xianyang is not a place to live for a long time. I will leave at the right time to protect myself, so as not to suffer from the disaster in the fish pond."

A group of people swayed across the market, and another group of people sat on the street on the second floor of a wooden house and a cold house talking by the window. One of them had a solemn expression, some had a jealous face, some had a cold look, and some had an excited expression. Everyone had different emotions.

"Everyone, don't talk about these things. I wonder if you have heard that Your Majesty intends to tour the southeast?" A middle-aged scholar left the window and sat on a short couch and drank tea.

"I have known all the things in Xianyang. What's the point of talking about?" Another scholar of the same age also sat down.

"Haha, I've just heard of another thing recently!"

"What did Brother Fu An hear?" The few people standing at the window turned around.
Chapter completed!