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Chapter 238: Rebel Envoy
Upon hearing that Wang Ben had led the Qin army to arrive, many people who had fled because of the rebellion gathered together. Wang Ben not only set up a camp for them to stay, but also provided them with food and drink.

In the past, these people had not had a good impression of the Qin army. They viewed them as tigers and wolves, and were terrified, afraid, and perhaps even a little hateful of them. But now, when they saw the Qin army patrolling and guarding the camp, they actually had a feeling that "the Qin army is here, we are safe."

The Qin army, which they regarded as tigers and wolves, became their protectors, while the people they trusted and admired became their perpetrators. It has to be said that this is a very dark humor.

Wang Ben was taking Han Xin to inspect the refugee camp. When they saw him coming, the people knelt on the ground and kowtowed to him respectfully. The people had a simple mind: they would side with whoever treated them well. So they should be grateful to Wang Ben who led the Qin army to save them.

Wang Ben was about to say something when he saw the refugees kneeling on the ground. Suddenly, a Qin soldier came running over and said to him, "General, the rebels have sent an envoy to see you!"

Wang Ben was not surprised that the rebels would send an envoy. He said calmly, "How dare they send an envoy? Well, let's see who they are and why they are here."

When Wang Ben returned to the general's tent, he soon met the rebel envoy, who was someone he knew, the former Prime Minister of Chu, Song Yi.

Although they were enemies, Song Yi still saluted Wang Ben and said, "Song Yi from Chu greets the Marquis of Tongwu!"

Wang Ben glanced at Song Yi and said meaningfully, "Who am I? I was the governor of Chu. I never had the chance to meet you back then, and I always felt deeply sorry for it. I never thought I would meet you here today."

Song Yi also understood the meaning of Wang Ben's words. When we conquered the State of Chu, you ran fast and we didn't catch you, so we didn't see you. But it's not too late to see you today.

Song Yi said: "Marquis Tongwu is wrong, I am no longer the Prime Minister of Chu!"

Wang Ben could not deny it and said, "Is that so? I heard that the State of Chu was still alive and well and had been restored. I thought you were still the Prime Minister of Chu. Could it be that my information was wrong?"

When Song Yi was about to reply, Wang Ben interrupted him before he could open his mouth: "Well, you are the envoy of the rebels, just tell me, what are you doing here?"

Song Yi seriously corrected Wang Ben and said, "I am not a rebel envoy. I am an upright envoy of the State of Chu, and I came here on the orders of the King of Chu!"

The other Qin generals in the military tent showed disdain on their faces. Chu? Wasn't that thing swept into the bamboo slips two years ago, including those Chu kings, Fu Chu, and Xiong Qi.

By the way, Xiong Qi once worked for the Qin Dynasty and made contributions. Unfortunately, he betrayed the Qin Dynasty in the end. After Fu Chu, he was supported as the King of Chu, but was eventually defeated and killed.

Wang Ben asked, "Oh, another King of Chu was appointed? Who is he this time? The son of Lord Changping, or the grandson of Fuchu?"

Song Yi said: "Your Majesty is the grandson of King Huai, you are of noble status, and it is legitimate for you to inherit the throne."

Wang Ben said, "The grandson of King Huai of Chu? You really know how to find people. King Huai of Chu once visited my Great Qin as a guest. I would like to invite him to come and see the place where his ancestor lived."

King Huai of Chu was considered a capable monarch in the eyes of the Chu people. Although he had his faults, he also made contributions. In that era, he won some benefits for the State of Chu, such as defeating the State of Wei, serving as the leader of the Five-Nation Alliance to attack Qin, and destroying the State of Yue, allowing the State of Chu to annex the land of the Yue people.

King Huai of Chu was also a great regret in the hearts of many Chu people, because he was deceived by King Zhaoxiang of Qin and taken to Qin, and then was never released, and eventually died of illness in Xianyang.

The best thing is to lose. When King Huai of Chu was trapped in Qin and died in Xianyang, the people of Chu began to miss him, thinking that if King Huai was still alive, Chu would not have fallen into this situation. It was because the Qin people were afraid of King Huai and knew that if he was still alive, Chu would not be a match for him, so they used despicable means to trick King Huai into Qin.

It is best to lose one. If King Huai were still alive, there would be no chance for Qin. It would definitely be our Great Chu that would be the only one in the world, sweeping across the eight wildernesses and unifying the world.

This kind of thinking became more serious as the later King of Chu failed to live up to his expectations, and the people of Chu were deeply regretful.

Hearing Wang Ben mention this old story, Song Yi couldn't help getting angry, but before he could say anything, Wang Ben said, "It's all in the past. Let's talk about why you came."

Song Yi suppressed his anger and said bluntly: "With the wisdom of the Marquis Tongwu, you must have known why I came here today? Ten thousand shi of grain, a thousand war horses, a thousand sets of armor..."

Before he finished speaking, a Qin general in the tent said, "Absolutely impossible! Not to mention whether we have so much food and weapons, even if we do, why would we share it with you?"

They came here to quell the rebellion, not to deliver food and fodder to the rebels. Doesn't that make them transport captains?
Song Yi glanced at the Qin general who was speaking and said, "Now the world is Qin territory, and the people of the world are naturally Qin people. I believe you don't want to see any 'Qin people' being killed?"

The Qin general who spoke had a gloomy face and stared at Song Yi fiercely: "Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to leave this tent today?"

Song Yi didn't care about this threat. He even felt inexplicably happy when he saw the Qin people being defeated. He said fearlessly, "Why do you think I dare to come here?"

Seeing Song Yi's attitude of "Here is my great head. If you have the ability, just chop me off", many generals in the tent couldn't help but get angry.

They were actually threatened by a Chu person, using such a shameless and ridiculous reason, but they couldn't refute it.

Because your majesty is currently promoting the policy of turning the people of the world into Qin people. Under such a background, as your majesty's generals, who dares to say that the people here are not Qin people? Wouldn't that destroy the tone of your majesty's governance?

If His Majesty holds me accountable afterwards, it may be more serious than a defeat, because there are many reasons for a defeat, but this is due to insufficient political awareness.

Wang Ben was not angry, and asked calmly: "You have always accused our Great Qin of being a tiger and wolf and acting tyrannically in the past. What if you act in the same way now? And if you act in this way, aren't you afraid of being criticized by the world and being infamous in history?"

After hearing this, Song Yi looked at Wang Ben and said, "If you hadn't pushed us too hard, how could we have done this? Although the world is big, there is no place for us to survive. So why should we be afraid of being criticized by the world and being infamous in history?"

It's you Qin people who forced us to do this. We have no choice but to do this. You have made it impossible for us to gain a foothold on this land, so why should we worry about the future?
Song Yi continued, "Tongwu Hou and you all, I know that the Qin army is good at fighting, but there are too many casualties here. It would be difficult for you to report to the King of Qin when you return to Xianyang, right?"

Seeing that Song Yi deliberately called the Emperor Qin the King of Qin, a general said: "There is no King of Qin in the world today, only His Majesty the Emperor Qin!"

Song Yi said: "What merits has he made to deserve the title of 'Emperor'? He has only achieved his present status by relying on the legacy of his ancestors. This is the joint merit of all the Qin kings of all generations. How can we allow him to take on the title alone?"

What abilities did Zhao Zheng have? If it weren't for the family fortune accumulated for him by successive Qin kings for more than a hundred years, how could he have destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world?
If they were in Zhao Zheng's position, they would be able to do it too!

(End of this chapter)