Chapter 149 If you can’t explain it clearly, you will die!

This made Wang Ben as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Forget it, I will write a letter to persuade you first: "Sir, I, Wang Ben, have noticed that the eighth day of the eighth month of this year is not an auspicious day for burial and enthronement. Do you consider waiting for another two years?"

The envelope was sealed and handed over to the personal guards, who quickly sent it to Xianyang and handed it to the Thirteenth Prince personally!
At the same time, Huo Qubing also wrote a letter to the Thirteenth Young Master.

"My lord, during the battle today, Qubing encountered the Qin hero Zhao Zheng in the wild. He has an extraordinary bearing and outstanding martial arts. He is indeed an ideal candidate for the Great Snow Dragon Rider."

"Qubing took the liberty of inviting him to join the Dragon Cavalry and appointed him as captain."

"In the future, Qubing firmly believes that this person has the ability to lead the entire Great Snow Dragon Cavalry."

"I hereby report this to you, sir. I hope you will grant my approval!"

The rain had been gurgling all night, and the ground in the mountains was slippery. Ying Zheng and his two companions wore bamboo hats and led their horses eastward, planning to travel in a low-key manner, as if they were going on a secret visit.

Suddenly, Dahei pulled his horse back, pointed to the woods at the foot of the mountain, and said to Ying Zheng, "Your Majesty, look over there?"

Ying Zheng's attention was drawn to a thin middle-aged man slumped under the shade of a tree, holding a blood-stained sword in his hand, and three wolves lay dead at his feet.

He said in a deep voice: "Go and have a look."

Under the tree, the man was shaking and groaning. The palm-sized wound on his waist was shocking. The marks of wolf fangs had penetrated deeply into his flesh and blood was gushing out.

His face was as pale as paper, an expression of pain was engraved on his face, and he leaned weakly against the tree trunk.

Dahei stepped forward, gently stroked his forehead, and said worriedly: "Master, he was bitten by a wolf and has a fever. Does he need medical treatment?"

Ying Zheng glanced at the sharp sword in the man's hand, then looked at the wolf corpse on the ground, then nodded and said, "Since you are a citizen of Qin and you are brave enough to fight against wild beasts, since I have met you, I will lend a helping hand."

He ordered: "Take out the medicine and apply it to him, then light a bonfire, boil some water, and roast some potatoes."

"As ordered."

After responding, Dahei quickly treated the man's wounds and put him in a safe place.

Xiao Hei picked up some dry firewood, lit a fire under the tree, and roasted the potatoes in circles around the fire.

After giving the man some water, his consciousness gradually returned.

He half leaned against the tree trunk, unable to stand up, so he could only sit and bow deeply to Ying Zheng: "I am Han Xin, thank you for saving my life!"

Ying Zheng nodded slightly, then asked in confusion: "You call yourself a scholar, so why are you here?"

Han Xin looked bitter and explained, "I just buried my adoptive mother recently, and then I heard that the old Chu was planning to resist the rule of the tyrannical Qin."

"I went to Xiang Yu to surrender, but was ruthlessly driven away."

Before he finished speaking, the branch in Ying Zheng's hand broke with a sound. His eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed across them.

"Humph! Tyrannical Qin? I saved a rebellious citizen of the Qin?!"

Han Xin was stunned: "My fellow countryman, don't you think that Emperor Qin's rule is too cruel?"

"Under this tyranny, our lives are becoming more and more difficult!"

Ying Zheng's face was grim: "Humph! The Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, standardized the wheel gauge and the writing system, Qin Shi Huang's achievements are unparalleled in the world, how can it be cruel?"

"If you don't explain clearly, even if I save you, I can still take your life!"

Han Xin was surprised: "Brother, you are a loyal supporter of the tyrant?"

"Although unification has been a success, how do you view the loss of national strength?"

"Leaving aside the construction of the Great Wall, it was indeed a barrier against the Xiongnu."

"The Imperial Mausoleum, the Afang Palace, the Great Road, the Grand Canal, which one of them didn't consume a lot of manpower?"

"The people of our Great Qin can barely even afford to eat, yet we have to repair these things on an empty stomach!"

"What's worse is that after the war, the people lost their way to rise up, and the nobles and gentry exploited the people, making life increasingly difficult."

"Over the years, how many people have been forced to eat their own children every time a natural disaster strikes?!" "Are you turning a blind eye to all this? Tell me, shouldn't we resist such tyranny?!"

Ying Zheng was silent for a long time, with Thirteen's previous warning echoing in his mind: the people are the foundation of the country, and a solid foundation will bring peace to the country.

It turned out that he had long ignored the suffering of the people.

It turns out that the root cause of countless eastern tours, countless thrilling assassinations, and even countless rebellions that were quelled was actually the hardship and despair of the people’s lives.

Hunger, exploitation, and endless oppression have left them with no hope of survival, let alone the possibility of promotion!
Ying Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, grateful for having a son like Xiao Shisan. His timely appearance was like a ray of light that prevented all these tragedies from happening.

"It is a blessing for the Qin Dynasty that I have a son like Xiao Shisan!"

He sighed inwardly, but his face remained calm.

As Qin Shihuang, the greatest emperor of all time, how could he tolerate others questioning his rule to his face?

If he had not been unwilling to rely on his power to suppress others at this moment, this person would have died long ago.

However, since we are going to have a logical debate today, he will never give in!

Fortunately, his conversation with Dong Zhongshu had prepared him for this, and he refuted sharply.

"Hmph! Han Xin, I think you are just a frog in a well. Do you think you can understand everything in the world just by reading a few books?"

"This year, there has been a severe drought. Have you ever seen people starving to death? Have you ever seen people cannibalizing each other?!"

Han Xin pondered for a moment and then argued, "It was because the nobles of the six states felt sorry for the people who were about to starve to death that they opened their warehouses to release grain. What does this have to do with the tyranny of Qin?"

"absurd!"

Qin Zheng interrupted him without any hesitation.

"Are the nobles of the six nations stupid? Will they release grain for nothing?"

"If they really want to give out food, their purpose is definitely not to save the people, but to make the people work for them!"

"Opening the warehouses and releasing the grain was carefully planned by the Thirteenth Young Master of the Qin Dynasty."

"Otherwise, why do you think they would be so generous?"

Han Xin was full of doubts and asked, "Xin, I would like to hear the details!"

The First Emperor majestically narrated how the Thirteen Princes skillfully implemented their favors, how they ensured that the people were free from hunger, how they found new sources of food, developed new seeds, used farmyard manure, innovated farm tools, and prepared a series of measures to popularize them throughout the country.

Han Xin was dumbfounded!

"This"

"In the tyrannical Qin Dynasty, there is actually such a young man?"

"After the death of the First Emperor, such talented people were able to emerge in the Qin Dynasty."

"May God bless the Qin Dynasty!"

Hearing the other party's stubbornness, Ying Zheng snorted coldly: "What? My Great Qin has thirteen princes. Will the people still starve to death? Will the people still eat their own children?!"

Han Xin came back to his senses, cheered up, and continued to argue with the First Emperor. He sneered, "So what if we develop new grains."

"As long as the tyrannical Qin bureaucracy remains unchanged, no matter how much grain the people have, it will only be grown for the nobles."

"They will still starve and eventually they will still rise up in rebellion!"

"The tyranny established by Qin Shi Huang treated the people like fish and meat. This is the root cause of the Qin Dynasty's corruption!"

Han Xin kept denouncing the "tyrannical Qin" and cursing the "tyrant", which made the First Emperor furious.

His chest heaved violently several times, and after taking a deep breath, his emotions gradually calmed down.

Now his mind became more and more broad, and he actually suppressed his murderous intent.

(End of this chapter)