Qin Official

"It's too cruel, the killing is really too cruel..."

After finishing the day's work and returning to the temporary residence in the military camp, Yan Hua's hands were still shaking slightly.

Yan Hua is the eldest grandson of the Yan family in Gaomi County. Their family was the first Jiangqi family that the county governor Heifu spent a lot of effort to win over after he arrived in Jiaodong. For this reason, the county governor also read the "Yanzi Spring and Autumn" carefully to show that Sincerity.

Although the Yan family declined, they still wanted to restore their status two hundred years ago, so they reciprocated the favor and actively joined the government, sending Yan Hua to Jimo Public School.

Yan Hua successfully passed the exam and graduated half a year ago, and worked as a clerk beside Heifu, responsible for the communication between the government and the people of Jiaodong. When Qin Shihuang entered Jiaodong, Yan Hua was also able to accompany him. Although he was always at the back, this made the Yan family earn a lot of face. After the fall of Zhutian, it became the largest wealthy family in Jiaodong and moved Zhutian's family in one go. His behavior also frightened Yan, and he had to work for the government wholeheartedly.

During the Linzi Incident, Yan Hua went with the officials and disciples from the public school. As Heifu's translator, he led the Qin soldiers in and out of Linzi. A few days ago, it was to put out the fire and restore order, but today, it was to arrest people. and murder...

As the situation stabilized, Heifu also took off his mask of a good guy and ordered the officials and soldiers to search for the rebels who had slipped through the net in Linzi's 300 villages, not sparing any nooks and crannies. When the Qin army entered the city, they killed nearly two thousand rebels, leaving thousands more. The rest is hidden among the people. Coupled with the large amount of weapons lost after the fall of the arsenal, if we just sit back and do nothing, another rebellion may break out in the future!

Yan Hua's work is equivalent to translators, informing ordinary people of Qin's policy: re-implement the troop withdrawal order from a few years ago, and all weapons will be confiscated! If you hid arsenal weapons secretly and voluntarily handed them over and explained the origin, you will be exempted from crime. If they are found out, you will be punished as a traitor and a member of the gang!

In addition, in each village, the list of idle and evil young men must be reported. Without exception, these people were all arrested. There were as many as two to three thousand! After further screening, those who participated in the rebellion were killed without mercy. Those who did not participate were also punished with the crime of "general Yang" and were reduced to prisoners. Their job was to build houses for the tens of thousands of people in the east of the city who had lost their houses...

For a time, Qingxia martial arts, a profession that was once admired and well-paid in Qi State, has now become a shady rat, and it is difficult to maintain even secret activities.

Finally, there are the three oldest ones in Qin's Law: Encouraging Reporters, Shiwu Lianzuo, and the Rebel Yi Tribe...

"Those who conspire against the Yi clan must die! Their parents, brothers, and wives should all die! Their neighbors must also be implicated and punished."

Heifu asked Yan Hua, Laisheng and others to announce the matter one by one. He also told everyone that the whistleblower would be exempted!

Not only are neighbors exempted from liability when reporting, Qin's laws also expressly stipulate that if a wife reports her husband's crimes, not only does she not have to sit together, but she can also keep her own property such as dowry slaves, clothes, utensils, etc...

For a time, there were many people in the neighborhood who reported on each other in order to protect themselves. In order to survive, some wives who were married to martial arts warriors even ran over in public and sued their husbands who had been sharpening their swords at home all day long, participated in the rebellion, and then fled back. Then, after Qin soldiers came to arrest people, they tidied up the house and returned to their parents' home with the dowry in tears.

The people of Qi are open and it is easy for women to remarry.

In Linzi City, the trust between people has disappeared.

Of course, there were also members of the whole family who generously sacrificed their lives for the dead. A light knight named Dongguo Li from the west of the city also participated in the rebellion. In order not to embarrass his beloved wife, he took the initiative to ask his wife to report him. However, after discussing with his parents, his wife actually admitted that the whole family supported Dongguo Li to rebel against the Qin Dynasty because he had once been kind to the hero Hua Wushang and had the kindness to support and help...

"A scholar dies for the one who knows himself. Even though we are humble, we still know it."

Heifu was wrong. Not everyone is pursuing profit. This era is not far away, people are still simple, and there are quite a few people who die for what they think is the right "righteousness".

A few days later, the old, weak, women and children crowded Linzi's prison area. Qin officials went in to take stock and counted the number of arrests, which made people take a breath of cold air.

"There are about three thousand rebels. Two thousand are dead now. They are identifying their identities one by one and hunting down their families. Another five hundred have been captured and hundreds are still on the run. In total, the Ruoyi tribe must be at least tens of thousands. There are people..."

Even the Linzi County Magistrate hesitated. After all, people's hearts are made of flesh. The thought of killing tens of thousands of people in one breath made everyone's teeth chatter.

"We should inform Your Majesty in a letter of love, and it would be better for Your Majesty to make the decision."

With such a big number, even Heifu couldn't make the decision. He was merciless when he massacred the Huns, but now he hesitated a little and kicked the ball to the emperor.

Heifu only hinted at the end of the memorial that population is the most precious resource in the world. There is still a lot of manpower shortage in Jiaodong salt fields and gold mines. Most of the servants working there are single men. Women may be sent there and children sent to Guanzhong. Hidden official...

A large number of criminals' family members were detained for the time being, but their husbands, brothers, and sons who were directly involved in the rebellion were killed together with Tian An in the city of Zhuangyue!

On April 25, in the city of Zhuangyue, the place where Su Qin was quartered by five horses, the young master Tian An received the "five punishments" here. The rule of not punishing a doctor has long since disappeared, but the once noble and virtuous son was dismembered and chopped into pulp. Such a miserable death method was enough to shock the people of Linzi who were forced to watch this scene.

Heifu is right, times have changed. In the new era, everyone has a new identity, and blood can no longer keep you safe.

In addition to Tian An, hundreds of heads fell to the ground. The ax in the executioner's hand was beheaded and curled, and dozens of them were replaced. The city of Zhuangyue was filled with blood, and it was sticky when stepped on.

Yan Hua vomited on the spot. When he came back, he threw away all his clothes and shoes that were stained with blood. He couldn't calm down for a long time. He only thought about one thing: "Killing five hundred people is so terrible. What a terrible situation." Thousands of people?"

"Brother Yan, do you still sympathize with the traitors?"

Laisheng, who lived in the same courtyard with him, disagreed. He came from a poor family. Although he received several "scholarships" during his public school years, he was used to being thrifty and was reluctant to throw away his blood-stained clothes. He squatted in the courtyard to use them. The well water was washing, and when he saw Yan Hua's pale face, he smiled, called him over, sat by the well and taught him.

"Brother Yan, think about it carefully, how many people of the Guo, Gao, Yan, and Bao clans were killed by the Tian clan on behalf of Qi, and how many of the Zhong and Lu clans were killed? The total number is not 10,000, but maybe 5,000! And the Tian clan He is cruel and ruthless, even the young and weak Qi Ruzi will not be spared!"

"If there were no county guards to quell the rebellion, allow the Tian family to successfully restore the state of Qi, and the other people would settle their accounts in the fall, I am afraid that the Yan family and us who work for the Qin government would be brutally slaughtered. At that time, there would be no light knight's family. I will come to sympathize with Brother Yan!”

"So in this matter, either we will kill them, or they will kill us!"

Laisheng thought thoroughly. He knew that all people with a public education background were already tied to the Qin Dynasty. If this big tree collapsed, they would be in a miserable situation. Therefore, helping the government suppress the restoration rebellion was the only option. s Choice!

Yan Hua was right when he thought about it, but he had a weak personality and still couldn't pass this threshold.

So Laisheng said again: "The governor has tried his best not to kill too many people. Didn't he say that the purpose of entering Linzi this time is to stop the violence of the rebel soldiers, to defeat the soldiers who are rebellious, to secure the city of thousands of feet, and to establish the city of thousands of families? No longer giving priority to beheading. If he had changed to a general, he would not have killed people in the city and let Linzi's blood flow through the city? The county guard has saved thousands of lives in Linzi, and even the family members of the traitors, he also tried his best to save the family members in his memorial Save, save the lives of the old, weak, women and children..."

"It's better not to kill anymore. After all, they are all Qi Renxiang Party members."

Yan Hua shook his head and sighed: "I just hope that Linzi can settle down and drive away the fields, so that there will no longer be a source of unrest, like what is happening in Jiaodong now, wouldn't it be great..."

"I hope so."

After Yan Hua went back to the house to rest, Laisheng looked at the bottomless well water and murmured: "If I were Your Majesty, I'd better kill tens of thousands of people to avoid future trouble..."

He reacted immediately, slapped himself and cursed: "Laisheng, Laisheng, you don't want to live anymore, what nonsense are you talking about!"

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In the 32nd year of Qin Shihuang, on the second day of May, in the Linzi Palace, the temporary residence of the government, Linzi County Supervisor and Censor solemnly held up an edict, which was quickly sent by the post station eight hundred miles away.

"Chief Wei, this is your Majesty's edict. Sheriff... do you want to sign it personally?"

"Since it is issued to the three of us, who will unseal it will be different?"

Heifu shook his head: "Prison Censor, come and read it."

He was still a little worried. When he opened it, it read simply and crudely, "Everyone is trapped!"

The censor nodded and unfolded the edict. It first reprimanded the Linzi County Sheriff and removed his official title until the crime was punished. Then he separately praised Heifu's actions in suppressing the rebellion.

The next step is to deal with the rebellion in Linzi and the families of the rebels...

"The parents of the rebels trapped them, and released the women to the bitter cold land of Yuyang in Liaodong, and married them with Pijia, while the children were sent to the hermit officials in Guanzhong..."

Qin Shihuang accepted Heifu's suggestion and did not give any of the women to Jiaodong. He probably thought that the exile was too close and the punishment was too light. He threw these sinful women from Qi to the State of Yan, which had a blood feud with Qi for generations. The move is a bit harsh.

There are at least three to four thousand remaining old people, all of whom are very old. Although the Qin Dynasty respected the elderly, the status of the elderly ministers and concubines was extremely low. Legal officials believed that these people were incapable of doing anything. It's a waste of food and not worth keeping...

"This is the best result."

Heifu comforted himself. If he hadn't suppressed the turmoil and put out the fire, more than thirty or forty thousand people would have died in Linzi City!

At this time, the censor looked at Hei Fu and hesitated to speak. Could it be that the edict had not been read yet?

"His Majesty also said that the Jiaodong County Sheriff will personally supervise the killing of the traitor's parents!"

Heifu took the order and scanned it twice. It was indeed the case.

After being silent for a while, he slowly raised his hands in the direction of Pengcheng: "Hei Fu... I obey."

This means that he must personally order, in full view of the public, to send three to four thousand gray-haired old men to hell!

The emperor's intention of doing this is very obvious. He must be the executioner and be stained with blood that cannot be washed away, Qi Ren's blood!

When the time comes, we can see each other and draw pictures one by one. In Qi Taishi bamboo slips, in Jin Dynasty Dong Hu's pen. The people of Qi have a tradition of recording history. Although the state of Qi has been destroyed, there are still many scholars among the people. This stain on Heifu's resume cannot be erased!

"Good fellow, in the history textbooks of future generations, I will be added to the list of executioners who massacred rebels and killed innocent people indiscriminately!"

Heifu shook his head helplessly, and as he walked out, he was thinking: "In ancient China, who were the powerful men who suppressed the 'rebellion' and had blood on their hands?"

"Is it Yue Wumu, Qi Shaobao, Wang Shengren, Zeng Hu Zuoli? Or..."

Heifu smiled: "Cao Mengde?"