"What a noble act of sacrificing family for the greater good! What a righteous and awe-inspiring act! Issue the order: Li Huanzhi is loyal to the Great Qin and the nation. He is promoted three ranks and granted the privilege of carrying a sword in the palace. He is exempt from bowing when entering the court!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Alright, I have questioned more than thirty of you witnesses and reviewed hundreds of pieces of evidence. I have a fairly good understanding of Li Lin's premeditated rebellion."
The First Emperor waved his hand, took the He Shi Bi jade from the table, smeared it with the ink from the side, and stamped it on the imperial edict.
Then he handed the imperial edict to Gao Shu.
"Your Majesty's decree: Li Lin is a cunning and treacherous scoundrel, a rebellious villain. He uses flattery and deceit to feign loyalty, deceiving me and plotting rebellion. Within half a year, he has gathered a crowd to plot against me, claiming to implement the Four Great Inventions to benefit the people, but in reality, he harbors malicious intentions to gain my trust. Those above him consider him capable, and those below him consider him virtuous, unaware of his true character. As a result, he has wielded immense power, wreaking havoc on the court, and attempting to disrupt the order of the Qin Dynasty with his new laws, thus inciting rebellion among the people..."
"...Under the circumstances of the overthrow of the nest, the land of Chu was indeed in chaos, with hundreds of thousands of rioters gathering. They secretly believed that their great cause could be accomplished, so they secretly informed the court in advance, leading three thousand men to join them, and falsely reported to me that the Xiang family of Jiangnan was king. This is truly laughable... Although their crimes are so heinous that even being torn apart by five horses could not appease my hatred, I remember that their Four Great Inventions have benefited the people and the nation. Therefore, I will spare their lives and not implicate their families. They will be executed in the vegetable market in Xianyang in the autumn. This is my decree!"
"Is His Majesty really going to kill Li Lin?"
"No way?"
"Alas, this Li Lin is truly foolish. Why did he rebel? If he hadn't rebelled, with his achievements in the Four Great Inventions, even if he had committed some heinous crime, he wouldn't have died!"
"Yes, rebellion means certain death. He actually rebelled; he was truly foolish!"
"As expected, early success is a bad thing. Did you think being an emperor was so easy?"
The imperial edict was issued.
The courtiers covered their faces and sighed, each one seemingly lamenting the loss of such a genius as Li Lin.
Li Lin, who was in the Jiujiang County prison at the time, was completely unaware of this.
But they also knew everything.
I know, yet I don't.
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