Chapter 800 Public Trial (Part 2)
"Unifying the six kingdoms can not only leave a name in history, but also make oneself an existence like the First Emperor. All the kings of the six kingdoms think so.
I believe that once the anti-Qin forces have the opportunity, they will definitely annex the world and establish themselves as kings.
If there is no such ambitious person, then even if he succeeds in rebelling against Qin, he can only become a passer-by in history and not gain the world.
Even if he gains the world, he will eventually lose it because someone wants to gain it.
As for the royal families of the six kings, after they regain their kingdom, they will fall into two situations. One is to continue to be beaten, and then to be destroyed.
Or stand out, attack other countries, and dominate the world.
Wei Qi, let me ask you now, after you rebelled against Qin and became King of Wei, were you the one who was passively beaten, or were you the one who raised troops to conquer the world? "
Wei Qi was confused by Qin An's question. He had never thought about such a question. Opposing Qin was his lifelong ambition, but he had never thought about what would happen after he rebelled against Qin.
Those who oppose Qin forces are also confused. It is easy to oppose Qin, but what should they do after they oppose Qin?
Conquer the world? To become the common master of the world is to become an emperor?
Qin An sighed and said: "According to normal history, the Qin Dynasty's national destiny only lasted fifteen years. In other words, under normal circumstances, the Qin Dynasty should have been destroyed in a little more than three years.
After Ying Zheng's death, Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, came to the throne. Hu Hai, who only knew that he was greedy for pleasure, handed over the power to handle national affairs to the eunuch Zhao Gao.
From then on, in the past three years, Zhao Gao killed all the loyal ministers and soldiers, leaving only a few flatterers in the court.
Finally, the world was so devastated that the people were in dire straits. Two people appeared and launched the first peasant uprising in history, in which the people spontaneously stood up to fight against the imperial court.
At the same time, the Six Kingdoms began to restore their kingdom, and you, Wei Qi, became the King of Wei. "
"What?" Wei Qi was startled, "I will become the King of Wei."
"Yes, you have become the King of Wei." Qin An said, "But that is not the point, because you only served as the King of Wei for a few years and then stepped down again, and you will never have the chance to be the King of Wei again."
"What? I only served as King of Wei for a few years? It was so short." Wei Qi was surprised again.
Qin An glanced at him and said again: "Dear citizens, all the anti-Qin forces present.
It took a total of seven years from the beginning of the rebellion against Qin to the establishment of the new dynasty.
However, the point is not this, but that in seven years, China's population lost 17 million.
There are now 30 million people, but an uprising took away more than half of the entire population of China.
I can't guarantee whether you are among these people. I can only say that many of them are innocent.
Now that I am here, I said on the wall of Xianyang City that I am willing to have anti-Qin forces exist, but they cannot have weapons.
Today, I take advantage of the opportunity of the public trial to tell you again that I will protect Da Qin because I have changed history.
I will not let history repeat itself, and I will not let the people live the precarious and homeless life they once had.
I will make sure that all the people in the world are well fed and warmly clothed. From now on, they will have meat to eat every day and new clothes to wear every month.
I will let the people of the world live a better life than they could have imagined before.
Therefore, I hope that all those who are anti-Qin here can lay down their weapons and come out to surrender. As long as they are not heinous people, I will forgive you on behalf of the court. "
"Master Emperor, what kind of person is considered the most heinous person?" asked a commoner.
Qin An said: "They burn, kill, loot and do all kinds of evil."
"Does killing corrupt officials count as committing all kinds of evil?" another citizen said.
Qin An shook his head and said: "Killing corrupt officials does not count as committing all kinds of evil, but according to Qin law, a trial is required, as long as it is confirmed that the official is a corrupt official, and the corrupt official is still a person who has done evil.
And you were forced to have no choice when you killed him, so you are also not guilty.
According to Qin law, this is a self-defense killing and should be considered innocent.
But we need to judge all of this. I can tell everyone that I will never wrong a good person and I will not let a bad person go.
Everything will be in accordance with the New Qin Law. In addition, I hope that the anti-Qin forces present will find their way back.
Don't let your own hatred affect the next generation or the national destiny of China.
In Daliang, I have made arrangements. One of my students will stay and help develop the beam.
Zhao Jie, come up. "
"promise."
Zhao Jie shouted excitedly, then quickly walked to Qin An and saluted, "Sir."
Qin An took Zhao Jie's hand, faced the people, and said, "He is one of the first students to follow me. Although he has not learned all my skills, he is already outstanding in business.
For this reason, I decided to give him the responsibility for the development of Liang Liang. I hope everyone will support me. If he does not do a good job, you can also blame him.
You can even go to the Imperial Master's Mansion to find me, and the Imperial Master's Mansion will make the decision for you. "
"Thank you, Master Emperor." Everyone responded again.
"This is what I should do." Qin An looked at Zhao Jie and said seriously, "Zhao Jie, I will leave the development of Daliang City to you. You must not betray my trust."
"My knowledge will definitely live up to my expectations, sir."
"Okay, let's go down." Qin An said with satisfaction.
"promise."
Afterwards, Zhao Jie left Xingtai.
After the people saw Zhao Jie coming down, they all looked at Zhao Jie with awe. This is the person who developed Daliang City, and they must be fawning over him in the future.
Qin An spoke again: "Everyone, today's public trial should be coming to an end.
Now I begin to pronounce the sentence on Wei Qi and others: According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, those who attempt to steal will be imprisoned for three months.
Those who conceal weapons privately are generally sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years. If the circumstances are serious, they are sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.
Wei Qi and the others knew that I was the emperor's master, but they still broke into the inn at night with weapons. This matter is serious.
However, their original intention was to serve Daliang City. For this reason, I decided to deal with it lightly and sent them to prison for three years.
The total is three years and three months. Do you have any objection? "
Wei Qi was stunned for a moment, looked at Qin An and said, "You won't kill us?"
Qin An smiled and said: "The imperial court has issued a new law, so it must be implemented in accordance with the new law. How can we kill people at will?
This incident happened suddenly, so I sentenced you on your behalf. From now on, there will be dedicated personnel to shape the prisoners.
By the way, the bullet needs to be removed from your gunshot wound, otherwise your leg will be useless. "
After a pause, Qin An asked again: "Do you have any objections to my sentence?"
Wei Qi struggled for a moment and said, "We have no objections."
Others followed up and said, "We have no objections."
The people below said in unison: "The Emperor is kind."
