"Please, sir, please save us!" All the nobles were panicked, looking at Guo Kai almost pleadingly as if they were seeing their backbone.
"Sir, if you need anything, just ask. Even if we destroy our family and cause trouble, we will do our best!" Some nobles also reacted.
Guo Kai said that there must be a way to keep them, but not necessarily at this price!
But compared with the lives of the whole family, money is nothing but an extraneous thing!
What they fear most is that they have no way out and can only take the road of rebellion. To contend with the Qin State, which is now at its peak of military power, is tantamount to courting death.
"So, I would like to ask you all to go back and tell the adults behind you that we can meet in Anyi at some time to discuss how to get my officials to report to the king while still keeping your positions!" Guo Kai continued.
"Okay, I'll go home soon and tell the adults!" All the nobles left one after another and rushed back to their respective families.
"Does the family head really want to help them?" The family elder also looked at Guo Kai worriedly.
This is against the king's order! It might involve the nine tribes!
Guo Kai smiled and shook his head, "This is what your Majesty promised!"
"Ah?" The elder was stunned. The king actually tolerates corruption in our family?
In the Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng naturally received news that Guo Kai had gathered the top nobles from all over the world to Anyi.
"How did you know?" Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Han curiously.
He has seen how meticulous Guo Kai is, and even Shadow Guards and Luo Sheng may not be able to detect such a big matter.
"Master Guo took the initiative to send the message to us!" Zhang Han also looked confused and couldn't understand what Guo Kai wanted to do.
Not only Zhang Han and Zhao Gao didn't understand, but the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and Jiu Qing, who had been issued a silence order, also looked puzzled.
They imagined that Guo Kai took the initiative to take the job, and now he should go to Wuguan to find Li Mu to mobilize troops, and then go on a killing spree to take back all the land and population in the hands of the nobles to Xianyang.
But Guo Kai actually blatantly invited all the nobles to Anyi, and even clearly stated the price of life!
"What do you think, senior brother?" Li Si asked, looking at Han Fei sitting in front of him.
Han Fei also frowned, thought for a long time, and then shook his head, "Tenant farmers and land are the lifeblood of the nobles. If the king wants to take them back to Xianyang, it is equivalent to destroying the lifeblood of the nobles. What Guo Kai did
This is tantamount to poaching the king’s corner and seeking death!”
"However, Guo Kai still did it, and it made a big fuss!" Li Si didn't believe that it was Guo Kai who did this.
There are a few people who can become the Nine Ministers of the Qin State who are simple things, especially the other party is Guo Kai. He is obviously corrupt, but Tingwei Yamen can't do anything about him.
"We'll find out later! Your Majesty is not in a hurry, why should we be in a hurry!" Han Fei thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what Guo Kai wanted to do, so he said.
Ying Zheng was actually very anxious, but if he dared to use Guo Kai, he would naturally give him absolute trust, even if he didn't know what Guo Kai was going to do!
In the old capital of Wei, Anyi City, and in the old Wei Palace, Guo Kai looked at the top nobles from various countries who were anxiously arriving and restless. He smiled faintly and raised his hands to signal everyone to calm down.
"Master Guo, is the king going to do a big purge this time, or is he just trying to establish his authority?" Zhao Qian, the feudal lord of the State of Zhao, carefully tested.
The other nobles also pricked up their ears to listen.
"The local nobles have been in control of the place for too long, which has caused great hidden dangers to the king's rule, especially us foreign nobles. Can the king trust us?" Guo Kai looked at all the nobles and asked.
"In other words, when fighting in ancient times, breaking through a barrier and seizing a city, who wouldn't kill the local nobles first?" Guo Kai continued.
"But the king kept us. The main reason is because Qin State needed us to stabilize the place before, so that Qin State could free up its hands to deal with Han, Wei, Chu and Qi."
"Now that Han and Wei have been destroyed, the king will naturally want to settle the score with the queen!"
Guo Kai spread fear and made all the nobles uneasy.
They had thought about this before and guessed that it would be like this, but they had no choice but to let others slaughter them.
"Since Mr. Guo summoned us here, there must be a way for us to avoid such disasters!" Finally, someone said.
If Guo Kai had no other options, how could he dare to invite them?
"This is the Zhao Wang Sword given to me by your Majesty. I will kill it first and then show it to you!" Guo Kai did not answer, but turned around and asked for the Zhao Wang Sword.
When all the nobles saw the Zhao Wang Sword in Guo Kai's hand, they all knew that it was going to see blood!
"I do have a way for you to avoid this disaster, but..." Guo Kai rubbed his fingers in the middle of his sentence, and the meaning was self-evident.
"Don't worry, Mr. Guo, as long as we can avoid this disaster, we will definitely satisfy you!" All the nobles understood immediately and expressed their thoughts one after another.
"Actually, this is not difficult to say, it's easy to say!" Guo Kai looked at the boxes of heavy boxes being carried into the backyard, and smiled broadly.
"Sir, please speak!" Everyone looked at Guo Kai expectantly.
"First of all, I need you all to hand over all the land in your hands!" Guo Kai said, looking at everyone seriously.
"Ah?" All the nobles were in an uproar. Isn't this tantamount to forcing them to death?
"Don't worry, everyone, people will live and trees will die. Since we were all willing to leave our respective fiefdoms at the beginning, why did we not give up some land in Guanlong last night?" Guo Kai continued.
"But without the land, we have lost the foundation of our lives!" the nobles said one after another.
Fief tax is their source of income. Without land, they will die of poverty.
"Who am I, and who are you? Will I watch you starve to death? Don't forget, I am still the Dianke Qing of Da Qin, and Lord Wu An and I also have a close friendship!" Guo Kai said grandly.
"Master Guo, please elaborate!" Everyone pricked up their ears.
"My plan is this. Everyone, please ask His Majesty to abolish your title. Without the title, you are no longer a noble. If you are not a noble, you will naturally not be included in this great purge!"
"Furthermore, everyone, although there is still a title, does this title mean anything to Da Qin?"
Guo Kai looked at everyone and asked.
The nobles all lowered their heads. As a defeated country and a merged country, although the Qin State recognized their titles and fiefs, in fact, they could not get any status from the titles at all.
"With the abolition of titles, are you no longer nobles? Do you live by your titles?"
"Besides, I have a big deal that I want to cooperate with you!" Guo Kai continued.
"Salt, copper, iron, war horses, and other military-controlled items are extremely profitable. Without titles and land, we can rely on merchants to support ourselves!"
"Ah, these are serious crimes against the nine tribes!" All the nobles panicked. They could do other businesses, but salt, copper, iron, and war horses were controlled by various countries.
"Don't forget, how many people we have and what kind of power we control, Lord Wu An and Zhi Su Neishi have already agreed!" Guo Kai continued to increase his chips.
"So, it's either life or death, how do you choose?" Guo Kai finally came to his conclusion.
The only choice left for the nobles is to join, otherwise they will be faced with an axe.
For nobles, as long as there is another way to choose, they will never choose the dead end!