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Chapter 231: Final Judgment for the Old Nobles of the Six Kingdoms

Policies destroyed their land, and public opinion wiped out their roots, leaving the nobles of the six countries with no place to stay in Qin. They went from being trusted and respected to being a group of bugs that everyone hated.

There were only three options open to the nobles of the six nations: either leave the Qin Dynasty and start a new game overseas, perhaps making a comeback in a foreign land and fighting back in the future; another option was to do something big before completely losing the support of the people, that is, to revolt; the last option was to let go of past grudges and be good citizens of the Qin Dynasty.

But none of these three options are what the nobles of the six countries are willing to choose.

For example, when going overseas, the Qin people promoted how good the overseas lands were and even sold maps of those overseas lands. Couldn't they see what the Qin people were thinking?

The only purpose is to lure them to overseas places!
But if the overseas land is really as good as the Qin people said, with endless food to eat and endless gold to pick up, would the Qin people be willing to release the news to let them know?

The Emperor Qin had already sent people to take it for himself. The Emperor Qin was greedy, and everyone in the world knew about it. Why didn't he keep all the fat for himself?
There must be a trick here. Maybe the overseas land does not exist at all. It is a trap specially made up by the Qin Emperor targeting the kings and princes of the six countries. Even if it exists, there must be many problems.

Did the Emperor of Qin think they were stupid and that he could easily trick them?
It is not easy to go overseas, so apart from rebelling and causing great trouble, the only option is to let go of the past and be a good citizen of the Qin Dynasty.

But they were unwilling to be obedient subjects of the Qin Emperor!
Their country was destroyed by Qin, and their power and wealth were also taken away by Qin. They once stood in the clouds, but it was the Qin people who kicked them into the mud.

The Qin people took away their glorious status, killed their relatives and friends, and occupied their land. Now they are asked to give up, be obedient citizens of the Qin Dynasty, and serve the Qin Emperor as dogs. How can they be willing to do that?

Moreover, even if they were willing, would the Emperor Qin be willing? Even if the Emperor Qin was willing, it would be difficult for them to live in their old place and they would have to move to other places.

Because that damned Qin dog Zhao Gao actually dug up those old stories and spread them everywhere, letting those lowly people know that they had raped women and tortured people...

But what's wrong with killing a few untouchables?
The untouchables are like weeds. Even if you are harmed by them a little, they will grow back in large numbers in a few years.

Besides, what serious crimes are these?

They have done it, so didn’t the Qin Emperor and the Qin princes and nobles do it?

But that Qin dog Zhao Gao just kept biting them in order to ruin their reputation, causing their reputation in the local area to become worse and worse. If they still live here in the future, it is hard to say what will happen.

Although some of the nobles of the six kingdoms had not yet been exposed for their past crimes by Zhao Gao, judging from the current situation, it was only a matter of time before they were exposed. Moreover, that Qin dog Zhao Gao not only reopened old cases, but also convicted people based on them, which made many nobles of the six kingdoms unbearable.

Moreover, the Qin people implemented a policy of "making Qin soldiers serve as officials" in Qin and held a major examination in Xianyang to recruit talents. The Qin emperor also wanted to enfeoff his sons in various places to garrison. This solved many of the problems of the Qin people's lack of local officials.

When the princes of the Great Qin who are crowned as kings come here, when the Qin soldiers who are transformed into Qin officials come here, and when those who become the Qin emperor's lackeys come here, their way of survival will be even narrower!

With the Qin people forcing them like this, it's not easy to go overseas, and it's not easy to be a submissive citizen of the Qin. It's better to rebel while they still have some reputation among the local people and before the Qin soldiers arrive! Li Nian knew that the nobles of the six countries would rebel. Under the pressure of the Qin Dynasty day after day, they have few choices. If they don't want to be slowly worn away by the Qin Dynasty, some of them will raise the banner of rebellion sooner or later.

Skipping the question about Zhao Gao, Li Nian smiled and said, "The more the enemy opposes, the more we are doing the right thing. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so desperate to rebel!"

Hearing "The more the enemy opposes, the more right we are doing", Wang Wan and others nodded. This Master Li Nian, Minister of Education Li, often has witty remarks that contain truth, and this is no exception.

Li Nian continued, "Although I am not familiar with military affairs, I know that they started the rebellion in a hurry and their preparations are definitely insufficient. All we need is for the Great Qin to send a general and we will be able to quickly wipe them out."

Ying Zheng said: "I summoned you here not to discuss how to suppress the rebellion, but what to do after suppressing the rebellion. I want to know what you think?"

In response to the words of the First Emperor, Li Nian said: "I think that the rebellion should be suppressed by trying to persuade people to surrender. The rebel generals and the masterminds are the princes of the six kingdoms, but how many of them can there be? Aren't the soldiers under their command the local people? These people followed the princes of the six kingdoms to rebel, and they are guilty, but I don't think the crime deserves the death penalty!"

After hearing what Li Nian said, some people thought that what Li Nian said was too kind. Rebels and treason should be executed, regardless of whether they rebelled voluntarily or were forced to rebel. This would deter other people who wanted to rebel.

No one interrupted him, so Li Nian continued, "My words are not meant to absolve them of their guilt. Even if they were deceived and joined the rebellion, they are still guilty. But I think there are other ways to deal with them besides chopping off their heads, and it will benefit our Great Qin even more!"

"First, the Great Qin is currently short of manpower. Instead of killing them, it is better to let them go to various places to build bridges and roads and construct canals. Second, this will show the benevolence of the Great Qin and your majesty. Third, it will completely put an end to the old nobles of the six countries and sweep them into the dust of history!"

The first two did not attract much attention from Ying Zheng and his ministers, but the last one made them feel as if they saw the sun of the six kingdoms setting in the west and falling into eternal darkness.

They have always been very clear in their minds that although Qin killed the physical bodies of the six countries, their souls are still lingering on the land of Qin like ghosts, difficult to disperse and eliminate.

In the original history, the First Emperor also knew the harm posed by the old nobles of the six kingdoms, so he forced them to migrate, thinking that if these people left their homeland, the harm would be reduced, but the effect was only average.

If his migration policy was very effective, the Xiang clan would not have been able to continue living happily in their territory. Instead, Xiang Yu dealt a fatal blow to the Qin Dynasty.

But what Li Nian said today was to completely bury the old nobles of the six countries on this land, let this lingering ghost dissipate, let the era of the six countries come to an end completely, and be buried in history.

Li Nian said, "I won't say much about the first and second points. Your Majesty and the others know much more than I do. The third point is that when Your Majesty is showing kindness to the rebels, you can ask them to confess that they rebelled because they were deceived by the old nobles of the six countries. I think Deputy Commander Zhao has a lot of experience in this regard, so you can ask him to do it."

Li Nian did not imply anything against Zhao Gao, but really thought that this matter could be left to Zhao Gao. Anyway, Zhao Gao was already covered with lice from the six kingdoms, so he would not be afraid of the itch if there were a few more.

(End of this chapter)