Chapter 82: Ying Si Massacres the People for No Reason and Causes a Great Disaster
Qin Sheng was truly shocked. His mind seemed to be slow to react. He almost subconsciously asked, "Does Wei Yang really have such courage? How dare he kill the crown prince?"
If Wei Yang really dared to kill the prince, would King Xiaogong of Qin agree?
However, judging from the current situation, Qin Xiaogong attached so much importance to Wei Yang and was so determined to reform the law. In order to maintain the new law, it is possible...
Wei Yang was also a ruthless person. At least for now, Qin Sheng felt that this man seemed unreasonable and truly did not tolerate any mercy under the law.
But if the prince was really executed, even if Qin Xiaogong did not blame him, it would definitely have a very bad impact on Wei Yang.
Chu Yian smiled, raised a finger and shook it: "No, listen to me first."
Qin Sheng sat up straight and looked at Chu Yian obediently, looking forward to her next words.
Chu Yian drank a sip of water slowly, then continued: "This incident did not happen when the reform was just being implemented, but a few years later."
"At the beginning of the reform, Wei Yang did not allow the Grand Tutor to talk to Crown Prince Ying Si about the content of the reform. At that time, the Crown Prince was still young, so Wei Yang only allowed him to learn other things."
"But the old patriarch of the Bai clan, the crown prince's fiefdom, came to see the crown prince. Because of the huge interests involved in abolishing the well-field system, they are unwilling to follow the new law."
"After Wei Yang dealt with this matter, he allowed the Crown Prince to learn about the content of the reform, and he also taught the Crown Prince a lot through words and deeds."
"But Wei Yang and Duke Xiao of Qin focused almost all their energy on state affairs and had no time to care about Ying Si."
"And the Crown Prince's Left Tutor Ying Qian was a military commander. He felt a headache at the thought of teaching a child those literary things, so he just held a nominal position and didn't pay much attention to Ying Si."
"All matters related to Ying Si's daily teaching and so on were handed over to the Crown Prince's Right Tutor Gongsun Jia to handle."
"But Gongsun Jia is in league with Grand Tutor Gan Long, the former Grand Doctor who was given honors but then shelved. Gongsun Jia even invited the Grand Tutor to give lectures to the Crown Prince."
Chu Yian fell silent at the right time to give Qin Sheng time to think.
As Qin Sheng listened, he felt something was wrong.
Pursing his lips, he didn't know what to say. He felt like his breath was stuck in his chest, and he felt a little uncomfortable: "Duke Xiao and Wei Yang...how could they be so negligent?"
Gan Long and Gongsun Jia were already dissatisfied with Qin Xiaogong's deprivation of their real power, so why did Qin Xiaogong let Gongsun Jia teach the prince?
The crown prince is the heir to a country, and his future success or failure is related to the country.
It would be fine if Gongsun Jia was an upright person, but I'm afraid he might be spreading ulterior motives while teaching the Crown Prince, and spreading bad things to him...
It is obvious that Gongsun Jia did so.
Qin Sheng looked into Chu Yian's eyes. The girl's eyes were very clear, as if she was still expecting his reaction.
Qin Sheng: ...
Qin Sheng thought for two seconds, his face showing shock, and his heart was horrified: "How could this be?"
Chu Yian: ...
Chu Yian rolled his eyes and looked away.
Qin Sheng was amused by her reaction. He chuckled and said slowly, "You said this didn't happen when the new law was first implemented, but several years later."
"The Crown Prince is practically unattended, so Gongsun Jia has the final say on what to teach him."
"Since the Crown Prince has caused trouble, and Gan Long and Gongsun Jia have been planning this for several years, I'm afraid it's not a simple matter. It's very likely that they're targeting the new law."
"This incident... I'm afraid it has caused a huge impact, to the point where the new law might not even be implemented."
Qin Sheng still understood the principle that if you don't take action for a long time, the enemy will be killed when you take action.
Chu Yian: ...
Chu Yian's mouth twitched, and he looked at Qin Sheng: "When can I use your brain?"
Qin Sheng laughed softly: "It's okay, I'll ask someone to prepare some more books for you. You will become smarter if you read more."
Chu Yian was so shocked when he heard this that he quickly shook his head: "Forget it, forget it, I won't watch it. I can't watch it at all."
Things really happened just as Qin Sheng had guessed. After a few years, everyone had gradually become accustomed to the new law, and those who had originally opposed the abolition of the well-field system were also slowly accepting it.
After all, the new law states that there will be rewards for paying more grain, and those who pay the most grain will be awarded copper plaques (copper plaques, the kind of copper horizontal plaques hung on the door), and clan leaders and village heads will be granted titles.
The Bai family in the prince's fiefdom are good at farming, and this year they are working even harder than any other year.
But for some reason, there was a lot of sand and stones in the food sent to the Prince's Mansion.
Crown Prince Ying Si was as angry as a madman and killed the village head who delivered food on the spot. After killing him, he rushed to Mei County with the village head's body and killed other members of the Bai family.
In the end, more than 30 innocent members of the Bai family died tragically, but he walked away with his men.
There is not only the Bai family in Mei County, but also the Meng family and the Xiqi family.
Although the three families of Meng, Xibai and Bai often have frictions when living in the same place, they are also connected by blood and share the same hatred for the enemy.
Seeing the Bai family suffer such a disaster for no reason, how could we just stand by and watch?
So they gathered all the men, women, young and old in the tribe, and in just two hours they had gathered all the people from the three tribes together.
Two or three thousand people, dressed in mourning clothes, holding various farm tools, carried the bodies of those who had died unjustly and rushed to Liyang.
When the news reached Wei Yang, he knew that something was wrong.
You must know that the ancestors of the Meng, Xi and Bai tribes were all famous generals during the reign of Duke Mu of Qin. The three tribes were the foundation of the old Qin Dynasty and were upright and martial. Now that they have been slaughtered for no reason, how can they let it go?
Ying Qian didn't care about this.
When Wei Yang first implemented the reform, he killed hundreds of people from three families at once and nothing happened. Now there are only more than 30 people, so what is there to be afraid of?
Wei Yang was well aware of the pros and cons of this matter. How could private killing be compared with killing according to law?
If the Qin State slaughtered even the old Qin people, it would be tantamount to destroying its own foundation. How could it reform and strengthen the country? What kind of country would it strengthen?
Ying Qian still didn't care, and was even very displeased with Wei Yang's attitude.
Until the servants came to report that twenty or thirty thousand people from the three tribes had come and shouted for justice from the government, otherwise the Meng, Xi, Bai and other tribes would surrender and rebel against the Qin State.
Only then did everyone truly realize the seriousness of the situation, and even Wei Yang was shocked.
Qin Sheng once again realized the bloodiness of the Qin people.
Although they were belligerent in the past, they are not beyond education. Otherwise, why didn't they behave like this when Wei Yang killed so many people from the three tribes?
They are willing to accept government regulation and adapt to new laws. As long as there is reason and evidence, they can convince themselves to accept it.
The Bai family is good at farming, and since the new law introduces agricultural incentives, they are now more supportive of the new law.
However, the unprovoked massacre of the Bai clan by Crown Prince Ying Si aroused the bloodiness in their bones.
The people are not afraid of death and they surrender to the farmers to plead for their lives.
Qin Sheng was deeply shaken. For some reason, the story Chu Yian told gave him an indescribable feeling of shock at every turn.
He looked at Chu Yian quietly. Although his appearance was calm, his heart was already so shocked by these eight short words that he was speechless.
Jiao Nong said that this continent also had it, so Chu Yian didn't need to explain it specifically.
That was the farmers' strongest protest against the government. They piled all their farm tools at the government office and threatened to stop farming if the government did not agree to their request.
Some people may say that there are plenty of people who can farm if they don’t, but that’s not the case.
Once the country surrenders to the peasants, it will be seen by the people of the world as having lost the support of the people, and they can then launch a large-scale attack with justification.
Even if you lose a battle, you can still fight again, but taxing farmers will really shake the foundation of the country.
The three tribes of Meng, Xi and Bai not only want to surrender to the farmers, but also want to rebel against the Qin State...
The situation was so serious and urgent that it could be said that it was a critical moment for the survival of the Qin State, and also a critical moment for the implementation of the new law.
However, Duke Xiao of Qin was not in Liyang at the moment. Could Wei Yang, a mere minister, really execute the prince to appease the public anger?
Crown Prince Ying Si has really caused a terrible disaster this time.
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