Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

(I have been in a bad physical condition recently. I caught a cold and fell ill again a few days ago.)

In the 26th year of Qin Wangzheng, the old Zhao State area, now Handan County——

It was winter at this time, with heavy snow and a bitter cold.

"Report to Your Highness, the princess, the anti-Qin forces of these old Zhao nobles have been captured by us. Please deal with them, Your Highness!"

A masked Luowang killer knelt on the ground and bowed to the elegant woman in front of him.

In front of the Luowang killer, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl stood in front of him with a cold and noble demeanor.

The girl had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, beautiful and dignified. She wore a black gorgeous palace skirt, a thick fur collar at her neck, and a cloak, which made her look more majestic and elegant.

The woman folded her hands in front of her, just quietly listening to the report of the Luowang assassin. She was the eldest daughter of the current King Yong of the Qin Empire, Ying Yan, who was named Princess Weiyang by the First Emperor.

As Princess Ying Yan "Nine Eighty-Nine", she could have lived a luxurious and wealthy life, living in the deep palace under the heavy protection of countless imperial soldiers.

But Ying Yan didn't like this kind of life. She didn't like her life being manipulated without any waves, so she chose another path and joined Luowang to take charge of the most ruthless assassin group under the King Yong.

Ying Yan, who had been carefully taught by Ying Wei, knew very well that if she didn't have her own power in the empire and didn't have the ability to far surpass others, then in the undercurrents within the empire, she would not be able to control her own destiny.

For example, Ying Yan has reached the age of marriage, and many descendants of the imperial nobles want to marry her, the eldest daughter of the King Yong.

Ying Yan knew that she couldn't just rely on her father's respect and love to be independent. She had to make a career on her own before she could reject those boring things.

She was no longer the lively and active little girl protected by her father. She was already a steady princess who could help her father with her own abilities.

"Your Highness, these are the anti-Qin forces of the old nobles of Zhao!"

The Luowang assassins escorted a group of dishevelled people to Ying Yan. As the Luowang assassins shouted, these old nobles of Zhao all knelt on the ground.

Ying Yan was at ease. Her noble and graceful posture was somewhat similar to Dong Jun.

The only difference from Dong Jun was that Dong Jun was more arrogant, while Ying Yan was less arrogant and more calm.

"The empire has treated you well enough. As long as you surrender to the empire, you can get your personal freedom. Why do you still want to go against the empire?"

Ying Yan spoke calmly and gently to the old nobles of Zhao who were kneeling on the ground.

The leading noble raised his head, and when he saw Ying Yan's beautiful face, his eyes flashed with surprise.

But when he thought that the woman in front of him was the hateful King Yong's daughter, one of the rulers of this cruel Luowang, his eyes immediately showed resentment again.

"Qin is tyrannical, how can we have any freedom? How many people of Zhao were captured by Qin to serve labor, how many parents lost their children, how many wives lost their husbands, and how many sons lost their fathers!"

"The tyrannical Qin is unjust, and the people of Zhao will never surrender. One day, we will overthrow this tyrannical country. Put away your hypocritical appearance!"

"You running dogs of the empire, you Luowang did those cruel and ruthless things, do you still need me to tell you one by one?"

The old Zhao noble scolded Ying Yan, perhaps because he knew he would not live, so he took this opportunity to vent.

Ying Yan knew that what the old Zhao noble said was actually right.

Of course, she knew the darkness inside Luowang. Luowang's way of training killers was extremely inhumane, and it often did things similar to human experiments.

Even Ying Wei had persuaded her not to get involved in Luowang, fearing that she would be twisted by the darkness inside Luowang.

But Ying Yan still chose to join Luowang, stubbornly facing the darkness to sharpen herself.

And the heavy corvée in Qin was just as the Zhao noble said.

According to Ying Yan's own understanding, about one-tenth of the people were guilty, and all of them were conscripted by the empire as hard labor and sent to build all over the country.

Palaces were built in various places, the Great Wall in the north was repaired, and roads leading from Xianyang to various places were built, and the tomb of the First Emperor was also excavated.

It is conservatively estimated that more than one million people in the entire Qin State were serving corvée like slaves, and all of them were citizens of the old six countries.

The empire was thriving, which could not be denied, but the brutality in it also made people sigh and feel.

In addition, the First Emperor sent nearly 400,000 troops to attack Baiyue in the south. In order to complete his achievements, the First Emperor was desperately consuming the national strength and foundation of Qin.

Some people even proposed to build the Afang Palace, but it was rejected by Ying Wei. Ying Wei said that it was not worthwhile to waste manpower for enjoyment. The First Emperor also thought so and rejected the construction of the Afang Palace. 0 .........

Ying Yan knew that her uncle, the emperor, was an extremely contradictory person.

He was not actually indulged in enjoyment and handled government affairs diligently every day, but in order to show his great achievements and merits, he had to build palaces for enjoyment in various parts of Qin.

Since unifying the world, the First Emperor has toured three times in the past few years, in order to consolidate his own country and to see the changes in this land after the unification.

Didn't the First Emperor know that there would be hidden dangers?

Of course he knew, but the conceited First Emperor believed that his empire would last forever. At his position, the only pursuit in his life was to establish greater achievements.

However, Ying Yan understood this, but she could not say this to these anti-Qin elements.

YingYan just said calmly and gently: "You don't have to say it so righteously, it's just because if you surrender to the empire, the empire will confiscate all your assets."

"As a noble who once showed off his power in Zhao, you certainly can't accept it."

"If Qin retains your status and property, you will probably surrender faster than anyone else." (To read the exciting novel, go to Fulu Novel Network!)

The old noble of Zhao turned pale. He certainly knew that what Ying Yan said was right. The reason why they opposed Qin and did not surrender was because Qin wanted them to lose their noble status and become civilians.

This was something these nobles could never accept.

So they used their identities and their private property to incite the people everywhere to resist Qin.

And the heavy corvee and cruel laws of Qin made it easy for the people to be persuaded.

This is the result of the First Emperor's initiative to modify the Qin Law to make it more detailed under Ying Wei's suggestion.

If it was the previous Qin Law, it would be more stringent.

It can only be said that as long as the First Emperor still has the pursuit and ambition of life, then Qin will inevitably have such high pressure.

This is actually somewhat similar to the Grand Canal, which is a great achievement for future generations, but a sin in the present.

Many of the First Emperor's actions are beneficial to the future national integration and can benefit the people of future generations.

But for people living in this era, he is indeed cruel and ruthless.

Just then, a Zhao man who was kneeling on the ground suddenly had a gleam in his eyes, and a dagger appeared in his sleeves, stabbing towards Ying Yan!

"Princess, be careful!"

The Luowang assassins who saw this scene were horrified and shouted loudly. .