Chapter 241 Chapter 84 You are also the citizens of Great Qin
The war was over, Wang Ben led his army over, and a group of rebel soldiers knelt on the ground respectfully. If you could see their faces, you would see most of them There was fear and confusion on the faces of the people, and there was no trace of the bravery and fearlessness of death they had shown on the battlefield.
The battle is over and the rebels who forced them have been destroyed, but when the Qin army comes, how will the Qin army deal with them? Although they were forced to join the rebel army as a last resort, rebellion is rebellion and it is a serious crime. Can the Qin army pardon them?
The Qin people have precedents. Thinking of what Qin did to Zhao in the past, the rebel soldiers became even more uneasy. They wouldn't be like the hundreds of thousands of Zhao people who were tricked and killed by the Qin people, right?
Wang Ben also noticed this tense atmosphere and knew that these rebel soldiers were like a taut bow at the moment. If one of them was not handled well, it might explode in the next moment.
Seeing the rebel soldiers kneeling in darkness, Wang Ben decided to solve this problem first and appease these rebel soldiers.
Because in this tense and worrying atmosphere, people tend to think too much, especially the bad things, and then the more they think, the worse they get. Finally, they come to the conclusion: If the Qin people want to kill us, it is better to rebel. !
Wang Ben stopped his horse and said: "Dear fellow villagers, I am Wang Ben. I believe many elders have heard of this name?"
After hearing the words translated by the translator, many rebel soldiers There was a surprised expression on their faces, because before the war they only knew that the Qin army was coming and wanted to fight the Qin army, but they did not know who the Qin general was leading the Qin army.
But after thinking about it, I knew that this must be the rebellion's top brass deliberately not letting them know. Wang Ben was too famous. If they knew that Wang Ben was leading the army, they would be timid before they started fighting.
Wang Ben's words made many rebel soldiers feel a little relieved. The world-famous Qin general Wang Ben called them "fellows and fellows", and he should not kill them...
"Fellows and fellows may be thinking. 'You Wang Ben are Qin people, we are Chu people, or Yue people, and you didn’t grow up here, how can you be called a fellow countryman? '"
This question does not need an answer from the rebel soldiers, Wang Ben asked himself. He answered in the affirmative Qi Dao: "Of course it is worthy of the title, because no matter people from Chu, Yue, Zhao, Qi or Wei, they all have a common title - Qin people."
"Dear fellow villagers and elders Now he is also a native of Qin, and he is also a native of Qin. How can the people of Da Qin under your rule not be Wang Ben’s fellow villagers?”
Although Wang Ben’s words did not completely relieve the worries of the rebel soldiers, the atmosphere was obviously relaxed a lot. As tight as it was just now.
"Since we are both citizens of Da Qin and are under the rule of Your Majesty, why do we need to kneel here? All villagers and fathers, please stand up and speak!"
But when Wang Ben finished speaking, no rebel soldiers stood up, so Wang Ben said again : "Do you want me to help you all up with my own hands? It's not impossible, but there are too many of you. If I help you all up one by one, I'm afraid today Even at night, I can’t help you all. Please stand up and speak!”
After “please” again, some of the rebel soldiers began to stand up, and with these people taking the lead, many of the rebel soldiers began to stand up. Everyone stood up one after another, even those rebel soldiers who did not hear Wang Bian's words because they were too far away also stood up.
Although they could not hear clearly what Wang Bi said because of the distance, the fact that everyone was allowed to stand up let them know a message: This Qin general did not seem to want to kill them, otherwise he should be allowed to They continue to kneel!
Looking at the rebel soldiers standing up, Wang Ben smiled and said: "That's right!"
Wang Ben continued: "I know that the worries of all the fellow villagers are nothing more than worrying about taking your lives due to the rebellion. However, there is no need to worry about this matter. Before leaving Xianyang, His Majesty has a decree for me. "It's a matter of concern. For their own lives, the rebel soldiers braced themselves and listened seriously. Wang Ben said: "Your Majesty knows that all fellow countrymen and fathers are Lao Po was forced by the rebels and thought that the culprit was the rebels. How could he punish the fellow villagers for this? Therefore, he gave me a special decree to pardon the death penalty of all the fellow villagers! "
Hear! They didn't have to die, it was Emperor Qin who gave the order. The rebel soldiers were really relieved, but their worries were not completely eliminated.
Because Wang Ben is talking about "pardoning the death penalty", which means that living sins will also be counted. The death penalty can be avoided, but the living sins cannot be escaped!
Yes, what they did was rebellion. Although they were forced by those rebels who were not human beings, rebellion is rebellion. This is a serious crime. Emperor Qin wanted to kill them and their families. Nor will it be considered excessive.
Emperor Qin has now pardoned their capital crimes, which is already magnanimous. He argued that they should be punished with life crimes. He just hopes that they will not be punished by torture or mutilation.
No, today's Qin laws have basically abolished these tortures and replaced them with flogging and corvee service.
Sure enough, just as they thought, Wang Ben said: "Although there are reasons for your rebellion with the rebels, it is also a fact. You can be forgiven for the death penalty, but you cannot be exempted from the life penalty. Your Majesty has ordered that you be punished with thirty years of corvee service! ”
Thirty years of corvée is equivalent to the rest of my life. Many rebel soldiers felt bitter in their hearts to use it for corvee service, but they could only accept it. At least they did not have to die for corvee service, and what they committed was the crime of clan execution...
Thinking of continuous sitting and clan execution, The rebel soldiers became nervous again. Wouldn't their relatives also have to serve these thirty years of corvée?
Wang Ben said at the right time: "This punishment does not affect your relatives and friends, and you also have the opportunity to reduce your sentence. If you can let your relatives and friends share the length of the corvee service, one person will serve for thirty years, two people will serve for fifteen years, and three people will serve for three years." Ten years is like making a meritorious service or killing someone on the battlefield. Enemies, create things that are beneficial to Qin..."
After hearing Wang Ben's words, the rebel soldiers instantly felt that Emperor Qin was really good to them, and their worries were almost gone. Not only did they not execute them, They were also given the opportunity to reduce their sentences.
But they still have some worries, worried that Wang Ben is deceiving them, in order to stabilize them first, and then find an opportunity to execute them all, just like the hundreds of thousands of Zhao's surrendered soldiers, Bai Bai The first thing to do is to stabilize them first, and then kill them last.
If Zhao Jun knew that he would be killed by Bai Qi after surrendering, how could he surrender? He will definitely fight the Qin army bloodyly at any cost, and he will be killed if he surrenders anyway!
The rebel soldiers are not Zhao Jun. If they don’t want to believe Wang Ben’s words, then they can only truly rebel, but a real rebellion...
Wang Ben said again: "Everyone, fellow villagers, can rest assured. This is His Majesty's decree. You have no joke. Moreover, this rebellion was caused by the old nobles of the six countries. The main fault lies with them. All the fellow villagers are also the victims!"
Everything is the fault of the princes and nobles of the Six Kingdoms. Da Qin still needs these rebel soldiers and their relatives as living evidence that the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms are causing trouble, so how can it kill them?
What these people said and experienced will be recorded in books and spread throughout the world. Some of them will even be asked to go to various places to speak personally about the crimes of the nobles of the Six Nations, so that the nobles of the Six Nations can be punished. Nailed on the Pillar of Shame, the nobles of the six countries will no longer have the soil to grow in this land.
Of course, maybe a few hundred years later, someone will overturn the verdict of the Six Nations Nobles, and the rise of the Six Nations Nobles actually has many merits, but that is not today.
(End of this chapter)