Chapter 70: Stripped of citizenship, get out of Qin...
The woman saw the 'Qin' standing in front of her and smiled slightly. She heard him say, "We are all Qin people, so why do you call them lowly?"
Qin raised his palm, examined it from all angles, then held it out in front of the person, his smile gentle and his tone kind: "Look, is my hand despicable?"
“I am made up of many Qin people. I don’t like it when you say that.”
His tone remained calm, but Qin sounded like a weak and easily bullied good-natured person, as if he would forgive her at any moment.
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The Qin people who heard these words while watching the live broadcast were also excited. Whether they were old Qin people or new Qin people, the old Qin people had enjoyed the benefits of various superior breeds since the end of the reign of King Zhaoxiang. Needless to say, their cohesion had become stronger and stronger over the past ten years.
The people of the new Qin also received the same treatment. They were not divided into two classes in their daily lives. They could also find ways to survive in the Qin state. If they couldn't find any, they could even consult the government.
And this was the first time they had ever heard a god-like being say to them, "You are my flesh and blood."
There was certainly some emotion, but it couldn't cloud one's judgment. However, coupled with the benefits already received, the new clothes on their bodies, and the meager meals they could afford, they suddenly lost their minds.
The incident sparked outrage across the country, with almost everyone demanding severe punishment for the outrageous individuals depicted in the video.
The events depicted in the video resonated deeply with them, making them feel incredibly aggrieved. When they habitually addressed Guo Ling as their ancestor, it signified their identification with 'Qin'. How could they not be angry when their ancestor was being harassed?
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Not only were the old nobles in various places sweating profusely, but even those who still held official positions were sweating profusely.
Those who came from Qingjiu School didn't care. Their social status wasn't high to begin with, and they didn't come from good backgrounds. They received good moral education, and after becoming officials, they didn't look down on their former selves.
Those who were truly sweating profusely were the long-serving officials. They were not necessarily nobles of Qin, but they certainly distinguished themselves from ordinary commoners.
Putting aside their oppression of ordinary people, they also harbor deep-seated contempt for them.
Qin's statement almost implies that all Qin people are part of her, and looking down on any kind of people is tantamount to looking down on a part of her body.
Some officials who have committed illegal and disorderly acts are already wondering if it is possible to get away with it, whether they will be purged or successfully escape punishment.
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Zhu Qing'ai received the wishes of many viewers, which also allowed her to make a small profit. She could take advantage of such intense emotions to store up more of her internal energy.
In the end, she didn't spend much this time, and the operating energy she gained far exceeded the energy she spent.
As for the points... she checked the backend and found that they hadn't increased much. After all, the host was Taishu Jiu, not herself, so what she accomplished didn't count.
Quite regretful, Zhu Qing'ai decided to find a way to get Tai Shu Jiu on 'television' in the future; if he profits, she profits too.
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"Since you are so dissatisfied with the King of Qin's arrangements, then revoke your citizenship and get out of Qin."
A single, casual remark sealed the fate of these people.
Qin felt there was nothing to say. These people should have expected this fate if they dared to carry coffins and block the road. And when this person blurted out the word "lowly people," no one would sympathize with these people.
At this point, ruthlessly eliminating the threat and eradicating the root of the problem is the most appropriate course of action.
No one thought 'Qin' was joking. Although these people became 'Qin's' allies along with the city after the defeat, their hearts were not with Qin.
It's understandable that Qin would be so ruthless in deciding to expel people from the country, but onlookers discovered that getting out of Qin was far more than just expelling people.
Those who had been bumped into earlier, those who later made excuses to help the people blocking the way, and the entire group blocking the way, including even the coffin, all fell to the ground and began to roll.
For a moment, the streets were filled with panicked screams. After watching for a while, the onlookers realized that when 'Qin' said "get out of Qin," he really meant literally "get out of Qin."
Their Chaoge City isn't located on the border; they're quite far from it. If these people roll all the way there, their fate is pretty obvious…
Being alive is not just luck; it's being chosen by God.
Zhu Qing'ai temporarily bound herself to many people according to the list she had investigated. Fortunately, she had expanded two databases when she had plenty of points before, so controlling so many people's bodies temporarily was not difficult.
A branch of the nobility within the city, along with former scholar-official families, were all thrown into chaos in full view of everyone. However, as a benevolent state, 'Qin' spared the minors and the servants who served them.
The servants were just laborers; even without their superiors, they couldn't cause any trouble. But their survival was proof of her kindness, so keeping them around wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
However, those subordinates and advisors who had done so much for their master and were deeply bound to him still left with him.
This resulted in 'Qin' letting many people go, but quite a few people still ended up rolling around with him, which was quite a spectacle to the onlookers.
Those who had previously dared not join the fun began to peek out, some wondering, "Isn't this the same Lord Wang from before? He's actually in such a sorry state."
"Hmph, he deserves it. I heard he was punished by his ancestors for committing too many evils."
Neither of the two people in the conversation were from the Qin Dynasty, but because the Qin Dynasty had punished those who had wronged them, they were now happily calling each other "ancestor."
Regardless of how chaotic the scene was, the female official beside Qin remained calm and organized guards to protect Qin. Later, all the idle people in the city, or commoners who had grudges against those people, went out of the city to watch the excitement.
Watching a spectacle is truly human nature; it's impossible not to.
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Meanwhile, within the city shrouded in the sky, many Qin people were also excitedly watching the live broadcast.
People who were initially angry for the country have calmed down, and seeing so many people rolling in unison in the streets is quite gratifying.
The camera in the sky also shifted away from the vicinity of 'Qin', focusing only on recording the tumbling people.
From the footage, a group of small black dots gathered outside the city gate, and it was unclear what they were doing. The group closest to the camera was rolling around, and at this moment, they still had the mind to beg for mercy and cry out in pain.
There are also stubborn people who believe that they did nothing wrong; they were just upholding propriety and the principles of the world, so how could they be wrong?
Someone shouted, "Confucius once said..."
Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, 'Qin' silenced him.
At this moment, 'Qin' was already standing in the air, watching them gather together and roll towards the border.
She didn't place any canopies near Chaoge City, so the residents of Chaoge City could directly watch the scene without worrying about a nested doll-like situation.
She knew what he was going to say from the very beginning, and she scoffed at it. Who wanted to listen to that nonsense? To defend one's own class interests in such a refined and elegant way? Ha, hypocritical.
Rather than waiting for others to finish speaking before arguing, it's better to just silence them. She's most impatient with these people; all they're protecting is their own interests, yet they insist on giving them high-sounding reasons.
Wanting both is an ugly way to behave.
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Ying Zheng, far away in Xianyang, thought for a moment and withdrew his previous order to exterminate three clans. Since his mother had already decided that these people were guilty and spared a group of people, then those who were spared should also be spared.
He then decided not to kill anyone again.
He instructed his attendant, "Go and retrieve the messenger."
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The live broadcast on the sky screen lasted a long time. By the time Cheng Jiao's side won the first battle, they had only just rolled to the Qin border.
The canopy hung in the air. At first, most of the common people wanted to see what the spirit of 'Qin' looked like, and a large number of people watched. Later, the boring scene of people rolling around stopped attracting much attention.
Because of the government's notice and the fact that those who had access to dictionaries were not illiterate, those who could see the sky did not panic. With order maintained, they simply regarded the canopy as a decoration in the sky.
Aside from the Qin people who are fanatical about 'Qin' and occasionally check where those offenders have gone, there are also some people who pay attention to the fate of the people in the sky.
Those were people who, like these old nobles and former upper-class individuals, were also very interested in the sights in the sky.
Some people tried to spread rumors to slander Qin, but Qin's words were still fresh in their ears, and almost no common people paid them any attention. Those who truly believed in Qin were no more than the same kind of people as them. But what was the use? These people had become smarter and no longer personally intervened. They just wanted to provoke conflicts within Qin.
Then they quickly went through the whole process from trying to giving up, because they found that they could not offer better conditions than the Qin court, and naturally no common people would follow them.
They couldn't even afford to hire people at high prices, since everyone in the city knew that the most profitable or even the most lucrative jobs were in the government-run factories.
They could only watch as those who had once been their peers tumbled in the sky, inevitably feeling a sense of shared sorrow, but there was nothing more they could do.
Even the fear in my heart kept screaming, "A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years, and so on, until the dead are honored."
The people in the sky rolled along, their human forms long since obscured, covered in mud, weeds, and clods of dirt. The only advantage was that it saved us the trouble of blurring them out.
This was supposed to be a cruel and brutal punishment, but no commoner felt anything was wrong with it. The one who died was a high-ranking nobleman, so what did it have to do with them?
Some people even felt extremely relieved to see this scene because of the oppression they had suffered in the past.
It doesn't even matter which feudal lord is above them; as long as they're doing well, that's all that matters. If someone wants to make their lives miserable, that's unacceptable.
When Cheng Jiao saw Qin again, Qin seemed to be in a good mood, and she casually asked, "How's the battle going these days?"
Cheng Jiao nodded frantically: "With the assistance of the people sent by Doctor Ji Yu, the battle has been going smoothly in recent days. The other side has retreated and may surrender in a few days."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "And nothing strange has happened in the last few days."
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