Diqin Designer

Chapter 230: Can Zhao Gao also have a good reputation?
Although Li Nian wanted to bring Lingnan, and even places further south, back to Daqin, given Daqin's current situation, even if he could do so, the cost would outweigh the gain.

At that time, they had not yet fought with the Baiyue, had not conquered certain places of the Baiyue, and the Lingqu Canal had not yet begun construction. But they were in a hurry to conquer the Baiyue. Wasn't that crazy?

Li Nian said: "The land of Baiyue is mostly mountainous, with deep forests and high mountains, and there are many miasma. Even if our Qin soldiers are far more well-equipped and brave than them, I am afraid that they will still suffer great casualties under the environmental advantage."

Hearing this, Wang Jian, Meng Tian and others nodded. Fighting a war does rely on equipment and bravery, but sometimes the terrain and environment can also have a huge impact and determine the outcome of a war.

"Even if we conquer Baiyue, it will be difficult to control them for a while. The Yue people will not obey in their hearts. If there is no army to guard them, there will be changes. But if we send a large army to guard them, hundreds of thousands of troops will be stationed in Baiyue..."

There was no need for Li Nian to continue speaking, as Ying Zheng and the ministers in the palace had already understood that if they lost the battle they would suffer a great loss, but if they won the battle there would not be much benefit and it would be a waste of time and effort.

Ying Zheng, in particular, had already thought of what Li Nian had told him: Zhao Tuo led hundreds of thousands of Qin troops in the land of Baiyue, watched the Qin Dynasty change its flag at the end of the dynasty, and then put on the royal robe himself and established the Kingdom of Nanyue.

But they mentioned Baiyue because Baiyue was one of the current border threats to the Qin Dynasty, and the terrain there was not suitable for building a Great Wall like in the north, so they wanted to kill Baiyue and turn it into Qin territory.

As long as I kill all the enemies and turn their territory into my own, won't there be no trouble naturally?
Li Nian said: "The Baiyue issue must be resolved in the future, but not now. Although we cannot start with the Baiyue immediately, we can still send envoys to have friendly exchanges with the Baiyue."

We cannot send out troops, but we can set up some structures first. It does not take much effort or time. It would be best if the Baiyue can fall into the trap, but it does not matter if they cannot.

But it is highly likely that they will not fall into the trap. The Baiyue are not that afraid of the Qin. Some of the influences that the Qin has on the Xiongnu may not work in the Baiyue. If the Baiyue are provoked, they may rise up to attack. Although they are not afraid of the Baiyue, there is no point in fighting.

After Li Nian finished speaking, Ying Zheng and the ministers in the hall also realized that they had to take their time with the affairs of the Baiyue and could not be impatient.

In fact, they all understood it in their hearts, but they just wanted to ask Li Nian to see if Li Nian had any other solutions.

At this time, Ying Zheng took out a few pieces of paper from his desk and handed them to a eunuch, "Give it to him!"

The eunuch bowed and took the paper, and brought it to Li Nian: "Sir, please take a look!"

Li Nian took the paper in his hand and read it. What was written on the paper was the real reason why the First Emperor summoned him and other important officials of the Qin Dynasty today:

The paper recorded an event that someone had rebelled, and the rebels were former nobles of the six kingdoms. They raised the slogan of "attack the unjust, punish the tyrannical Qin, and kill the Qin dogs" and their uprising had swept across several counties. The uprising did not occur in just one place, but in multiple places.

There is nothing much to say about “attack the unjust and punish the tyrannical Qin”, but “kill the Qin dogs” is quite interesting. Zhao Gao is actually ranked first among the “Qin dogs” who need to be beheaded.

Li Nian was also mentioned in the paper, but no one said that he would be beheaded. Instead, they just said that his crime was to help Qin to commit atrocities.

Perhaps this group of rebels also felt that he was too famous in the world and it was not easy to directly say that they wanted to kill him, so they charged him with the crime of aiding Qin to commit atrocities.

After Li Nian finished reading the contents on the paper, Ying Zheng asked, "What do you think?" Li Nian thought for a moment and said, "It's better to deal with it sooner rather than later. These people are like the poison of our Great Qin. Now that it's exposed, the poison is attached to the surface of the body, like sores and spots. We only need to squeeze out the pus and apply herbs to heal them. But if we delay until later, the poison will enter the lungs and it will be difficult to cure them then."

Wang Wan nodded and said, "That's right. They have been planning to rebel for a long time. It's only a matter of time before they start to rebel. If we delay for too long, and let them accumulate their strength, it will only be more difficult to deal with. They chose to rebel at this time, obviously because they felt the situation was critical and they were desperate."

"This also proves that after unifying the world, the strategy adopted by the Great Qin was correct. It will no longer be possible for them to sit behind the scenes and watch the rise and fall of the Great Qin. They will have to show up in front of the public!"

The many strategies of the Qin Dynasty were pressing step by step, gradually squeezing the living space of the nobles of the six countries and those who were rebellious against the Qin Dynasty, leaving them with no way to go and nowhere to live.

The reason why the nobles of the six countries were able to survive after the demise of their home countries was because of the local people. The people supported them and believed in them, which allowed them to hide well, which means that the people's hearts were with them.

In the original history, since Qin Shi Huang, Hu Hai and Zhao Gao were all evil people, the people's hearts were always on their side, which enabled Xiang Liang to get away with it despite repeated violations, and even became a celebrity in Wu County. Even the prefect of Kuaiji County, Yin Tong, knew that Xiang Liang was talented, and after the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising, he summoned Xiang Liang to discuss important matters.

From this we can see that although the six kingdoms were destroyed by the Qin Dynasty, their roots were not cut off and they still influenced the world. This was because their roots were in the hearts of the people. Every time the Qin Dynasty behaved unkindly, its roots would take root deeper, causing the people to miss their original homeland.

Although their homeland was nothing, the current Qin was even less so and would even take their lives, so their homeland was still the best, thus becoming the nourishment for the nobles of the six countries to summon the souls of the six countries.

However, under the influence of Li Nian, the First Emperor underwent some changes and made the great ship of the Qin Empire sail in another direction. A series of policies he introduced won over the hearts of the people who originally belonged to the nobles of the six kingdoms to the Qin Empire and undermined the foundation of their survival.

A tree can hide well in a forest, and a fish can hide well in a river. But now the nobles of the six countries have lost their forests and rivers, so how can they hide anymore?
Wang Wan glanced at Zhao Gao and praised him, "Deputy Commander Zhao also played a great role in this. If he hadn't sent people to collect evidence of their crimes and showed it to the public, how could they have rebelled so quickly?"

The words were praise, but Zhao Gao didn't feel it was right. If possible, he would rather not have this credit. What kind of work did he do?

The crimes of the nobles of the six countries were collected and then announced to the public through the media. The victims or their relatives and friends were also asked to speak out, so that people from all over the country would understand that "those nobles we trusted had committed such evil deeds? They were simply a bunch of beasts!", thus cutting off the roots of the nobles of the six countries.

Nowadays, many places are saying that there is a Deputy Commander Zhao in Daqin, who likes to speak up for those who were harmed by the nobles of the old country. He is a well-deserved good official of Daqin!

Little did he know that Zhao Gao didn't want it at all. His work had offended the kings and princes of the six kingdoms. If he lost power one day and lost the protection of the Qin Emperor, he would surely die without a burial place.

Ying Zheng also spoke up at this time: "What the Prime Minister said is very true. Zhao Gao has made great contributions. When this rebellion is quelled, I will reward him handsomely!"

Zhao Gao really didn't want this reward, but the thunder and lightning and rain and dew were all grace from the emperor, so how could he refuse? He had to pretend to be grateful and said, "Your Majesty, I, Zhao Gao, thank you for your great grace!"

Li Nian was watching with great interest. Zhao Gao obviously didn't want it, but the First Emperor insisted on giving it to him: "No, if Zhao Gao died at this time, wouldn't it be a good thing for him? Honest Lord, redress the injustice for the people, Deputy Commander Zhao?"

(End of this chapter)