Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 743 Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have the seed

Within the territory of the Qin State, there was a village that was close to a large lake, so it was named after the lake, Daze Township.

This place is an important road in Qin territory, connecting all directions.

All the laborers Qin conscripted to various places and all the prisoners moved to various places would pass through here.

I don’t know if it’s because of the dispute between Emperor Qin and the dragon clan, but it’s been raining in Daze Township for days on end, and there’s no sunshine for entire months and even years.

Especially since the First Emperor's tour of the world, the wind and rain near the lake have become increasingly severe and violent.

Around this great lake, forty-nine immortals and gods, with the power of the Zhoutian circle and assisted by various magic arrays and magical treasures, were completely unable to reconcile the exploding wind and rain and surging water vapor here.

Although Qin law strictly prohibited the people of Qin from offering sacrifices to gods in private or asking gods for help in solving problems, there were still countless mortals near the swamp who risked having their property confiscated and their clans exterminated to offer sacrifices in private to the unknown lord of the swamp.

Even the soldiers stationed here are no exception.

In Daze Township, Wu Guang looked at the burly man in front of him who was fixing his armor.

His name is Chen She.

In the simple shed, Chen She wiped the wet armor with bare arms and hung it to dry. Then he found a bowl from the corner of the shed as if he knew the way there. He used the bowl as an altar, filled the bowl with rice, and then bowed.

"Brother She, what should we do now?" Wu Guang asked after Chen She stood up.

So Chen She turned around.

In the simple and drafty shed, countless people turned around at the same time. Everyone looked at the tall Chen She, as if the figure of Chen She in front of them could block out all the wind and rain outside.

"What should I do?" Chen She looked at the people in front of him. His eyes contained the same confusion as theirs, mixed with deep fear.

This group of people went to the South China Sea to serve in building bridges.

Chen She was the leader of this group of people.

Although the journey has been difficult, it has been relatively stable.

But in this big swamp, heavy rains washed away the people, and people coming from all over were blocked here and could not move forward.

In the Daze area, the muddy swamp caused by heavy rain blocked the area for a full half month, and the team heading to Nanshanbuzhou was also delayed for a full half month. Even if the heavy rain stopped at this time, everyone ventured across the swamp and continued to march day and night to the South China Sea, there was a great probability of delay.

Not to mention, looking at the sky, the rainstorm shows no sign of stopping.

In other words, failure to meet deadline is almost inevitable!
Qin's laws were strict; anyone who missed a deadline would be beheaded, and anyone who fled would be punished along with his family.

There are more than 100,000 laborers here, and the delay is not their fault - if it were before, everyone would still have hope. Perhaps for this reason, the doctors in the court would be able to show leniency to these hard laborers, even if it means increasing their labor term, but at least they would not be beheaded directly for the crime of late delivery.

But now... under the decree of the First Emperor, those immortals and gods will have their mountains cut down and their temples destroyed, and their Taoist lineages exterminated for failing to meet their deadlines, let alone these mortals?

Chen She looked at the countless people in front of him.

He knew what these people were thinking and what they were expecting... They were expecting him to think of a way for everyone to survive.

But what can he do?
He is just an ordinary person.

The reason why he became the leader of the servants was not because of his good family background or his outstanding talents - it was just because he received a favor from someone else and was willing to take up the job for that person.

Everyone appreciated his loyalty and was willing to follow his orders.

Along the way, he also helped everyone solve some problems and reconciled some disputes.

So he became the leader of all the servants.

But his talent only goes so far!
It is one thing to solve the visible and tangible difficulties encountered along the way.

Now, seeking opportunities for survival under the national policies and laws of the Qin Dynasty is another matter.

but……

Chen She looked at the countless expectant eyes.

Under the dark night, these countless gazes are like flickering stars.

Let him say to these people: There is no other way, just wait for death.

He, Chen She, couldn't say anything.

"Qin law is strict and cruel." After a long time, Chen She finally spoke.

"Now we are Qin people, bound by Qin law. If we stay, we will die."

"If you run away, your whole family will be implicated."

"If that's the case, then we won't be Qin people anymore!"

At this moment, it is just like driving in front of a mountain.

After he opened his mouth with courage, Chen She's mouth spoke faster than his brain and made incredible sounds.

By the time Chen She came to his senses, these words were already echoing between heaven and earth.

Chen She came to his senses and immediately realized that he had said something outrageous, but it was impossible for him to take back his words - and, following his words, Chen She suddenly found a way to keep everyone alive.

"That's right, I don't want to be a relative->Qin person anymore." Chen She stared at the countless doubtful, frightened, and unbelievable eyes.

"If you become a Qin citizen, you will die - so why not just stop being a Qin citizen?"

"If you don't want to be a Qin citizen, you can escape with me!"

"If there are still those who are willing to accept the harsh Qin laws and become Qin people, please report my name to the court."

"Your merit in reporting this may make up for your crime of being late."

Chen She said.

Chen She plotted treason, and everyone reported it to the authorities.

A way to survive appeared before these servants.

What Chen She bought in exchange for his life was a way to survive - to be precise, an extremely small chance that could offset the possibility of sin.

But do we really want to go down this path?
When this slim hope was presented before countless servants and under the gazes of countless people, no one dared to stand up and say to Chen She: Thank you, Mr. Chen, for saving my life.

Although Qin law has always used strict laws to restrain morality - in fact, morality has always existed in people's hearts.

This kind of use of other people's lives to exchange for one's own chance to survive is inherently despicable.

Not to mention, it was the life of a 'benefactor'.

If it happened in private, perhaps some people would be shameless and go with the flow and agree to it.

But now, with hundreds of thousands of people watching in public, who would dare to respond first?
"Brother She, you have done me a favor. You have exchanged your life for mine. If that is the case, I am afraid that I will not be able to face my ancestors after I go down!"

"I, Wu Guang, will not be a Qin man anymore!"

"If anyone wants to survive by reporting someone, you might as well report my name, Wu Guang."

"I, Wu Guang, also want to see whether we, the barbarians who are not from the Qin people, have a better chance of survival after being searched by the personal soldiers, or if you have a better chance of survival after reporting us."

"If it's the latter, then we might as well leave a way out for those who come after us!"

Wu Guang was a thoughtful man. His words immediately suggested another way out for these troubled people - being a barbarian who escaped from the Qin law together with Chen She was also a way out.

Moreover, compared to being reported, where life and death are completely dependent on the unpredictable Qin law, being a savage and leaving life and death to oneself is obviously a better choice.

What's more, Wu Guang also said a special sentence - to give future generations a way.

It would have been better if Wu Guang had not said this. As soon as he said it, the smart people in the crowd already knew that the way of reporting was no longer feasible.

Otherwise, the future officers, whenever someone missed the deadline, would just find someone to report him for treason, and the law of missed deadline would be meaningless.

The Qin State would never allow this to happen no matter what.

Therefore, this path of reporting in order to survive is doomed to fail.

Therefore, these clever ones all followed Wu Guang and spoke out one after another.

"We are willing to follow Mr. Chen and no longer be Qin people."

"I beg you, Mr. Chen, to take us with you and beg for a living together!"

"Please Mr. Chen take us to beg for a living!"

More and more people began to speak out.

The sound is getting louder and louder.

Finally, it turned into a huge torrent.

Under this mighty voice, Chen She's blood boiled and he couldn't control himself.

"Okay, follow me and beg for your life!"

So Chen She appointed himself as a general, and the hundreds of thousands of laborers immediately cut wood to make weapons and rose up in rebellion.

The morale of the mighty army immediately rose and moved.

These more than 100,000 laborers have to cross the Central Region and head to the South China Sea. One can imagine how strong they are.

And when they transformed themselves into soldiers with the determination to fight to the death, even though they had never seen a battle, the murderous aura of the army was equally incomparably terrifying.

Although there are Qin soldiers stationed here, how can these soldiers withstand the morale of an army of more than 100,000?

The soldiers and gods inside were all suppressed by the military spirit, and then turned into dust under the crowd.

Add to that those immortal gods who were unwilling to die, unwilling to be beheaded and have their Taoist lineages destroyed just because they missed the deadline...so in an instant, the flames of war spread from this swamp to all directions.

The flags of Chen She, Wu Guang and others became more and more powerful during this conquest.

He said: Attack the unjust and punish the tyrannical Qin.

He said: Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?
……

"What a great saying! Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?" The First Emperor, who was still on tour, naturally knew about the Daze Incident.

In fact, as the emperor of mankind and the carrier of humanity, when Chen She and Wu Guang started the uprising in Daze Township, the First Emperor had already felt something.

"Your Majesty, I will go and order the army to reprimand and wipe out the rebels as soon as possible." Zhao Gao's uneasy voice was heard outside the car.

The First Emperor once declared that he would pass down the Qin Empire from generation to generation for eternity - one can imagine how much anger this slogan of "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers all born of the same species" must have caused in the First Emperor.

However, inside the carriage, there was a smile on the face of the First Emperor.

It was not a smile caused by anger, but a real smile that came from the heart.

"What a heroic statement."

"Li Si, there are still heroes in this world." The First Emperor ignored Zhao Gao and just smiled at Li Si outside the car.

Li Si's face was also filled with surprise.

The etiquette and laws of Ji Zhou have been passed down for countless thousands of years. Even now that the Qin Dynasty has replaced Ji Zhou, the etiquette and laws of Ji Zhou have never been broken off.

The core of Ji Zhou's etiquette is: respect for hierarchy and order.

In other words, 'kings, princes, generals and ministers are born noble!'

Even someone like Li Si could not avoid being misled by this inertia.

Therefore, since the founding of the Qin State, both the Qin court and Li Si have focused their attention on those "aristocrats" and "noble races" - although they are also catalyzing the birth of "heroes", Li Si must ensure that even if these "heroes" are born, they will not cause too much impact on the order of the Qin State.

Therefore, he never expected that after Zhang Liang, the first "hero" to be born would be from among those servants who had no family background and no inheritance.

Therefore, he was not prepared at all for this sudden change.

This was the fundamental reason why the Daze Rebellion, which spread to various places due to the rebellion of the forced laborers, and the Qin troops stationed in various places were completely unable to suppress it.

Because until now, Qin's elite army is still keeping its eyes on the nobles and aristocratic families everywhere.

People like Chen She and Wu Guang were always regarded as minor threats even if they started a rebellion.

Until now, the banners of Chen She and Wu Guang were sent to them.

Princes and generals, I would rather be kind!
What an inflammatory slogan.

While inheriting the foundation of the Qin State and completely destroying the rituals and laws of the Ji Zhou Dynasty, even the foundation of the Qin State must be overturned.

"Your Majesty, I would like to return to Xianyang to take charge of the overall situation and respond to changes in the world." Li Si bowed.

He looked at the First Emperor in front of him.

Ever since receiving the news about this "hero", the excitement of conquering the six kingdoms and unifying the country reappeared in the First Emperor.

This kind of excitement made Li Si even more motivated.

At this moment, Li Si had already thought of how to take advantage of the Daze Change after returning to Xianyang to completely eliminate all the hidden dangers and problems in the Qin State.

"Two fools, why do you need my prime minister to come in person?" The First Emperor said from the carriage, "Zhao Gao, you handle this matter."

"Remember, I want to live!"

"I obey your command!" On the carriage, Zhao Gao looked at Li Si proudly, then carefully handed over the power to another driver, and rode away.

"Your Majesty, is this not enough?" After Zhao Gao left, Li Si continued to speak, full of confusion.

The First Emperor had already seen the 'hero' he wanted to see, but why did he still act like this?

"Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born into different families?" The First Emperor spoke again.

“I think what they said makes sense.”

"Prime Minister, please let me see whether the civil and military officials in my court and the princes and generals of the six kingdoms in the wild are really brave."

……

"Where are you going, brother?" In another county called Kuaiji, a heroic young man stopped another person who was about to leave.

The one who was leaving was none other than Zhang Liang, who failed in his attempt to assassinate the First Emperor and was now wanted!

(End of this chapter)