"Sir, let's retreat." The deputy general looked at Anthony distressedly.
Anthony gritted his teeth and pulled out the sword from his feet, throwing it casually in the corner.
He bared his teeth and said, "Retreat? Retreat to where? This is the land where our ancestors have lived for generations. How can we retreat?"
The deputy general laughed dryly, not knowing how to answer.
Anthony looked at the envoy: "Tell me, what did the Qin people say that made you surrender."
The messenger hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you really want to say it?"
Anthony nodded: "Seriously say it."
The messenger coughed dryly and said: "The scholar said that he is the descendant of the banished immortal and learned the skills of the banished immortal. The banished immortal is the first-class talented person in heaven and earth..."
Anthony listened impatiently: "What do you always brag about and banish immortals for?"
The messenger smiled bitterly and said: "It's not the villain bragging about banishing the immortal, it's the scholar who said so. He seems to regard the banished immortal as a god."
Anthony nodded and said, "Go on."
The messenger said cautiously: "There are still many things to say about banishing immortals. Do you want to continue?"
Anthony hummed: "Go on."
Who knows which sentence is more important? Who knows that those words were the real reason why the barbarian generals surrendered? Of course I have to say it all again.
So the messenger began to repeat it again.
After praising the banishment of immortals for a while, the envoy said: "At that time, the scholar said that it was us who provoked them first, and they had no choice but to fight back in self-defense."
Anthony blurted out: "Isn't this nonsense?"
But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this seemed to make sense.
At first, it seemed that Augustus indeed sent envoys to threaten the Qin people, and then the Qin people sent troops to attack frantically.
So say it. It turned out that he was in the wrong?
No, no, even if Augustus threatened the Qin people, the Qin people's reaction would be too violent, right?
It is too much to go deep into the city and seize territory alone.
Anthony persuaded himself and finally made himself stand on the side of justice again.
Then he said to the messenger: "What happened next? What else did he say?"
The messenger coughed dryly and said: "He also said that we soldiers lead troops to fight not to fight for ourselves, but to fight for the powerful who have no worries about food and clothing, and who can eat, drink, play and enjoy happiness."
"We charged forward and shed blood and sweat, but it was the powerful people who really enjoyed the benefits."
Anthony was stunned and thought: Is there anything wrong with this? Hasn't it been like this since ancient times?
He said to the envoy: "Aren't they Qin people?"
The envoy shook his head: "No, the Qin people practice military honors."
Anthony thought for a while, nodded slowly, and asked: "Then what? What else did they say?"
The envoy said: "The scholar also said that there is an imperial examination in the Qin Dynasty. As long as you study hard, you can become an official. No matter whether your ancestors are officials or civilians, they will be treated equally and judge based on their ability."
Anthony: "Isn't this treasonous? Nobles are nobility, and common people are common people. How can they be confused?"
The envoy coughed dryly: "Yes, what you said is correct, but our soldiers don't think so."
"Although they are not slaves, although they can be soldiers, they have a certain honor. But compared with the people of Qin, they are a bit inadequate."
"The scholar later said that as long as they surrender, they will be regarded as Qin people. In the future, whether they conquer our land or send them to the Qin people, they will have the opportunity to become masters."
Anthony's eyes widened: "So, they surrendered?"
The messenger nodded.
Anthony said angrily: "Aren't they afraid of being cheated?"
The messenger sighed and said to Anthony: "At first, everyone also had such doubts, but the scholar asked everyone to take a look at the calluses on his hands."
"This scholar was originally a child of a poor family. There is no doubt about it. But his conversational skills are extraordinary, and there is a sense of confidence in his bones. He is obviously a high-class person who has friends with powerful people."
"So... everyone believed it. What this person said was true. He did pass the imperial examination."
The scholars seemed worried that we would not believe it, and called many similar people.
Anthony said quietly: "There is no distinction between high and low. Aren't the Qin people in trouble?"
The envoy said: "Not only was there no chaos, but it was very stable. It is said that after this decree was issued, the whole country was rejoicing. People of insight entered the court one after another, and those who had been officials for generations had to convergence."
"Their emperor, so in power, those struggles are almost gone."
Anthony frowned and said to the envoy: "However, our language and writing are different from those of the Qin people. What's the use of those people surrendering to the Qin people? How to study? How to take the imperial examination?"
The messenger said: "This generation probably has no hope. But there is still hope for the next generation."
"More importantly, Da Qin does not only have the imperial examination. It is said that there are many opportunities. As long as you are willing to endure hardships and have a brain, you can often become rich overnight."
"It is said that there was a man named Liu Ji in Xianyang City. He was originally poor, but because he was good-looking, he became famous immediately and went around doing endorsements for others."
Anthony interrupted the messenger: "What is endorsement?"
The messenger thought for a while and said: "Endorsement is... it seems to be helping people sell things."
Anthony: "..."
He was a little puzzled and thought: Are these Qin people sick? When buying something, of course you have to look at whether it is good or not. Whether the price is fair or not, what does it have to do with the face of the seller?
The messenger added: "There is also a small vendor named Damai, who was originally a pastry maker and was also very poor. But he lost all his money and sponsored an Immortal Games, which became very popular. Now he is the largest pastry vendor in Xianyang City. ”
Anthony asked in confusion: "What did you say? What is sponsorship? What is a sports meeting?"
The messenger said: "The sports meeting is a group of people competing together to test their strength."
Anthony snorted: "Similar to the Colosseum."
The messenger was slightly stunned and said: "It's a bit similar, but it's more civilized, regulated, fair, and entertaining than the Colosseum."
Anthony felt a little unhappy: This guy keeps talking about the good people of Qin. What does he mean? Could it be that he was also convinced?
The messenger had no idea what Anthony was thinking, and kept talking: "As for this sponsorship, it means putting up big signs around the sports ground so that everyone who comes to watch the game can see it."
