Chapter eight hundred and fiftieth Guanzhong preliminary determination
Chang'an, the former residence of the Marquis of Shu.
After Lin Ze entered the city, he naturally moved in here, for no other reason than that he had lived here for a while and was used to it.
Xia Yun, commander of the Jin Yiwei, stood in front of Lin Ze with a slight bow and said respectfully: "To the Lord of the Kingdom, I have been ordered to lead the Jin Yiwei to invite all the distinguished families, and a total of 386 families have been sent a message."
"Three hundred and twenty-one of them agreed on the spot and arrived as promised; five were on the way and were about to arrive; twenty-five declined politely and arrived as scheduled after being advised by Jin Yiwei."
"There were only thirty-five families. Not only did they resolutely refuse to come, they also spoke out and disrespected the king. In order to safeguard the majesty of the king, the Jinyiwei sent out more than 3,000 people to kill all the members of the thirty-five families scattered in various places.
Arrest those who resist fiercely and kill them on the spot, and come here to report back to the Lord."
Lin Ze nodded slightly when he heard this and said: "We did a good job in this matter. We resolutely rejected the thirty-five families who came, arranged for people to ransack their homes, and all the survivors were put into hard labor camps."
"The five families who arrived late were fined with half of their property confiscated and put into labor camps for five years. If they performed well during the five years, they were released."
"For the remaining ones who came as promised, let the heads of their families, or the person in charge, come to see the orphan tomorrow."
Xia Yun cupped his hands and replied: "No."
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In the past, at the martial arts arena of Shuhou Mansion, more than 300 people in colorful clothes stood there and talked about it.
Until a figure landed on the temporary high platform, the discussion stopped abruptly.
Lin Ze Da Ma Jin Dao sat on a chair and said calmly: "Long time no see, do you still recognize Gu?"
Suddenly, a person came out of the crowd and asked in a deep voice: "May I ask the Marquis of Shu, where is Your Majesty?"
Lin Ze looked at the person in front of him with a look of surprise on his face. He turned his head to Xia Yun and asked, "Didn't you tell them the actual situation?"
Xia Yun cupped his hands and replied: "Reporting to the lord of the country, the lord of the country has not given any instructions, so I dare not say anything."
Lin Ze was speechless. He thought for a while and said, "Start from the joint attack on Qin. Pick out some important things that happened and tell them. Mainly introduce the current situation."
"I obey," Xia Yun cupped his hands, took a few steps forward, faced everyone, and said loudly: "By order of the king, I will tell you what happened."
The three parties joined forces to defeat Qin and attacked Chang'an. The saint took action and the people of Chang'an City perished...
Episode after episode was told from Xia Yun's mouth, and these veteran nobles of Qin State spent an hour in shock.
Especially the death of Emperor Qin and the death of the people of Chang'an City were difficult for everyone to accept.
Why did Lin Ze say before that the heads of various families or those in charge came to see him? It was because more than half of the heads of the aristocratic families here died in the catastrophe in Chang'an City.
Why didn't these people get the news? It was because everyone in Chang'an City was dead and no one passed on the news.
Because the time was too short, they did not realize the abnormality, so they sent people to investigate why Chang'an City suddenly lost news.
So when I heard the news today, I was extremely shocked.
While others were still immersed in shock and sadness, the previous head of the Meng family, Meng Han, stepped out from the crowd and said in a deep voice: "May I ask why the king came to me?"
When Lin Ze heard this, he secretly praised him. Those who know the current affairs are called heroes. The title was changed so naturally, and he has a bright future.
Lin Ze said with a serious face: "To be honest with you, Gu sent people to call you here, and for no other reason than to ask you to contribute and stabilize Guanzhong as soon as possible without causing chaos."
As soon as Lin Ze said this, someone in the crowd immediately said angrily: "A rebellious minister and traitor, are you worthy of being served by me? We are born as Old Qin people and die as Old Qin ghosts. We will never work for a traitor like you."
These words immediately resonated with some people, and more than a dozen people immediately echoed: "That is, it is absolutely impossible to surrender to the traitor."
Xia Yun, who was standing aside, changed his expression greatly. He bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is a member of the Fan family. I would like to ask your Majesty to order the entire Fan family to be annihilated."
Lin Ze waved his hand and said, "It's not urgent. I just want to see how many people there are."
In fact, out of more than 300 companies, only a dozen have clearly expressed their opposition, and most of the rest have remained silent. This situation is much better than Lin Ze imagined.
Lin Ze stood up, walked to the edge of the high platform, looked down at everyone and said: "The fall of Qin is an established fact. You have no ability to reverse the world, so why should you destroy yourself and your family that has been passed down for thousands of years because of your foolish loyalty?
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"As the saying goes, those who understand the current affairs are heroes. Now that the Western Qin has risen, it will inherit the legacy of the Qin State and will dominate the world. Why don't you join your clan to ensure the continuation of your family?"
After these words, the noisy crowd suddenly expanded from a dozen people to more than thirty people.
Lin Ze's expression remained unchanged and he said in a deep voice: "Without further ado, Gu will give you two choices. Those who seek refuge in the Western Qin Dynasty will stand on Gu's right hand, retain their titles and family private property, and join the court as officials. We will treat everyone equally."
"Those who are unwilling to take refuge stand on Gu's left hand at their own risk."
In the originally silent family, many people looked at Lin Ze with an inexplicable meaning.
This Shuhou seems to be more generous than the legend says.
The few people who originally clamored to be sworn in with the rebels suddenly stopped and no one moved to the left.
Some people silently moved a few steps to the right, but most people still stood where they were.
It's not that these people have trouble making a choice, but they just don't want to look too ugly.
Lin Ze smiled softly and ordered to Xia Yun: "Light an incense stick and send someone to record their positions. Those who stay still within one stick of incense will be deemed to be standing on the left."
Lin Ze's voice was neither loud nor quiet, and it reached the ears of everyone present.
The moment the incense was lit, about twenty people moved to the right.
There is still no one on the left.
Lin Ze didn't find this strange at all. Even though some people screamed fiercely, it was quite difficult for him to choose to be excommunicated.
After all, the people present were all from distinguished families, and they were all wearing shoes.
Retaining the title and family private property means protecting their interests.
With the interests at hand and the danger of death behind him, it is very doubtful how much original loyalty he still has.
The incense burned little by little, and when it was a third of the way burning, nearly half of it was standing on the right side.
Although there was no one on the left, there were many people standing in the middle with extremely troubled expressions.
Suddenly, a man suddenly pulled out his long sword, looked up to the sky and sighed: "It is disloyal to seek refuge in the Western Qin Dynasty, and it is unfilial to bring trouble to the family. Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve both. The only way to escape is to die."
Then the sharp sword entered his body, his heart was broken, and he fell to the ground and died.
This man's actions seemed to remind others, and more than a dozen people drew their swords and shouted: "Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to have at both ends, the only choice is death."
The sound of falling to the ground sounded one after another.
Lin Ze looked at this scene with a calm expression.
When the third group of people drew their swords, Lin Ze suddenly said: "Hu Hai is still alive."
The whole place looked at Lin Ze in silence.
Lin Ze repeated: "Hu Hai is still alive and is in a safe place at the moment."
The third group of more than thirty people who drew their swords glanced at the corpse lying on the ground and slowly inserted their swords back.
One of them took a step forward and asked: "Does the Lord of Shu really mean what he said?"
Lin Ze replied calmly: "Is it necessary for me to lie to you? There are more than a hundred nobles in Guanzhong, so why should I do this?"
Suddenly, a man who had just inserted his sword back knelt on his knees and kowtowed: "The Li family pays homage to the king."
The sound of "wow" sounded. Standing in the middle, unable to make a decision, he knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Greetings to the king."