In fact, when Bai Qi gave the order to kill the prisoners, Guo Jia tried to dissuade him.
After all, once such things escalate to an international level, it will damage the reputation of the Qin Dynasty.
By then, even other countries will feel that it is the Qin Dynasty that has broken the rules and is a country of tigers and wolves.
It was reasonable for Jin and Chu to attack Qin.
However, Bai Qi was not afraid of this at all. He told Guo Jia bluntly: "General, I will only march and fight. I will win at all costs."
The latter frowned and wanted to say something else, but his voice came to his ear again, "The death of 20,000 Jin prisoners is better than the death of 20,000 Qin people, right?"
This was Bai Qi's selfish motive. He was a Qin person. For the sake of Qin and for the ultimate victory, he didn't care about a little bit of infamy.
Guo Jia sighed and said, "I'm afraid that if this matter gets to His Majesty's ears, I'm afraid His Majesty will blame you for it."
Bai Qi was puzzled and asked, "I won the battle and only killed 20,000 prisoners, yet Your Majesty blames me? How can this be justified?"
Guo Jia responded, "General, imagine that our Great Qin went to war with Jin and Chu, and the fault lies with Jin and Chu. If the killing of prisoners were known to other nations, what would they think of our Qin?"
Bai Qi pondered for a moment and then smiled, "Since I've already done it, there's no need to worry about whether it's right or wrong. Even if Your Majesty wants to blame me, I'll accept it."
Even if those 20,000 captives were not killed, would the other nations be able to lend a helping hand to the Qin Dynasty?
At most it's just support.
What is the use of this kind of aid?
Whoever wins the final victory will have justice.
Now that things have come to this, what else can Guo Jia say?
We can only let Bai Qi take his own course.
Perhaps, this is Wu'an Jun.
All means are for the ultimate victory.
A few days later.
The results of the Battle of Shuozhou and the incident of Bai Qi killing prisoners were both reported to Xianyang and known to Daji.
Right now, she is summoning the left and right prime ministers, Cao Cao, Liu Yu, Zhuge Liang and others to discuss matters.
After they all arrived at the Xuanzheng Hall, Daji glanced at the two memorials placed on the table in front of her, and said in a deep voice:
"Logically speaking, I should be happy about the great victory over the enemy in the battle of Shuozhou.
However, just as this memorial requesting merit arrived, news came in that Bai Qi had killed prisoners. What do you think should be done about this matter?"
During the war between countries, reputation is actually very important.
Whoever occupies fame temporarily occupies justice.
It was originally a battle to defend the country's territorial integrity, and it was an extremely just thing among all nations and the world.
But with the incident of killing prisoners, how should people in the world view the Qin State?
This matter must be handled properly.
Afterwards, everyone took turns reading a memorial written by Bai Qi himself, which mainly explained the reasons why the 20,000 prisoners had to be killed.
After a pause, Cai Jing took the lead in speaking, stating his own opinion, "Your Majesty, this matter is actually not as bad as we thought."
Daji frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Cai Jing clasped his fists and said, "While it is certainly wrong for Bai Qi to kill the prisoners, fortunately, the initiative in this matter is still in the hands of our Qin State.
You could just announce that the 20,000 prisoners are causing trouble. If that's the case, wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable to kill them?"
For now, this is the only solution.
Daji nodded and said, "I'll leave the matter of public opinion to the Prime Minister to take care of."
Cai Jing bowed and said, "I obey your command."
Daji spoke again, "One more thing. Yue Fei won a battle, so he must be rewarded. What do you think should be done?"
Zhuge Liang is currently a low-ranking official with little influence, so the first thing he should do in such a situation is to speak less.
It’s not too late to answer when the queen asks me.
Cao Cao said, "Your Majesty, although the Great Qin will reward meritorious service, we are still at war. I suggest... that we simply take command of the new troops we have brought and place them under the command of Marquis Wu'an."
Hearing this, Daji said with satisfaction, "That's great. You may withdraw first. If there is any news of fighting on the front line, please report it to me immediately."
"promise."
Everyone left one after another.
Daji temporarily detained Zhuge Liang and asked, "I wonder if Bai Qi's killing of the captives will have any impact on your plans, sir?"
The latter shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, since the Prime Minister said that it is not a big problem, then I will believe the Prime Minister. It is definitely not a big problem."
"I wonder when your plan can be implemented? Who should be sent to Jin State?" Daji asked again.
Zhuge Liang asked, "I wonder if Your Majesty has told Your Majesty about this plan?"
Daji shook her head and said, "I will tell His Majesty when the plan is actually implemented. Your Majesty is currently on the front lines, coordinating the war effort and cannot be distracted."
Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "In that case, after a while, when the results of the Battle of Shuozhou reach the territories of Jin and Chu, our dynasty can send an envoy to Jin."
In fact, the reason why they had to wait until the Battle of Shuozhou was over before sending envoys was that even if it was a false request for peace, it would be completely different if there was no victory in the war or if there was.
"In your opinion, sir, who should be sent?" Daji asked.
Zhuge Liang responded, "Master Guo Kai, the Censor-in-Chief, is a good candidate."
"he?"
Daji chuckled and said, "When the late emperor was still alive, he was already the Censor.
The late emperor appointed him to this position because he was a humorous person who could get along with everyone. Even if he had not made any great achievements, he could ensure that he had not made any major mistakes.
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