Chapter 301

Is there a Bao Shuya in this world who would recommend this group of trash like Ying Su did?

And given the current social background, what are they doing? They are helping the Xiongnu fight against the Great Qin. This very act alone is enough to make ten thousand people spit in their faces. If they are killed, the common people will all clap in approval. How could anyone therefore call Ying Su a tyrant?

And Duke Wen of Jin, he is the same!

You don't want to kill Shi Ren Pi?

Hehe... Duke Wen of Jin would rather tear Shi Ren Pi into a thousand pieces, okay!

But... he still can't bring himself to kill!

Because Duke Wen of Jin wandered in exile for a full forty years, and was also hunted by the Jin royal family for a full forty years!

When he returned to Jin and became the ruler of Jin, he was already sixty years old!

At this time, if he wanted to settle scores, how many people would he have to kill!

From the Jin royal family to the Jin ministers, all would have to be killed!

Such indiscriminate killing, to what extent would it weaken Jin!

Plus, he was old, and still had a heart to dominate the Central Plains. For the sake of hegemony, he had no choice but to let Shi Ren Pi go!

It was because there was truly no other way that he had to be merciful!

But what is Ying Su's situation now?

There is absolutely no need to perform such meaningless mercy for the world to see!

He stopped building the Great Wall, stopped building the Epang Palace, and directly exempted over a million people from corvée labor!

Exempting taxes for three years further reduced the burden on all the people under heaven!

Just on these two points, he is already a benevolent ruler in the hearts of the people. Does he still need to show mercy by letting them go?

No need!

Really no need!

Fan Zeng was truly speechless to the extreme.

At this very moment, looking at this group, he felt both angry and amused!

Stupid to the core!

Truly stupid to the core!

And just at this moment, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu arrived. After learning the news that some people wanted to escape, he directly brought five thousand men!

Instantly, he surrounded this group. This scene left everyone stunned!

Countless people pointed angrily at Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu and roared at him: "What do you want to do!"

But Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu didn't even look at them, and said to Fan Zeng: "Kill them! I said long ago that they cannot succeed!"

Fan Zeng took a deep breath. At this very moment, he was hesitating!

After a moment, he shook his head and said: "If we kill them, what will the other experts of the Central Plains think?"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu was stunned!

Fan Zeng said:

"I will try to persuade them. If I cannot persuade them to return, then we will summon all the experts of the Central Plains, and we will all discuss a solution together. What is most important now is to unite the people's hearts!"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu thought for a moment, felt it made sense, and nodded: "Alright!"

Fan Zeng said to them: "I will say it again. The moment you set foot on the grassland, you have already become mortal enemies of the entire Great Qin! Now, if you return, it is inevitably a dead end. Even if Ying Su does not move against you now, he will surely kill you in the future!"

"And if you ally with Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu, and if you can kill Li Yuanba, then... everything still has a chance!"

"What do you think?"

He asked. At this very moment, even he felt a heavy sense of exhaustion!

However, as soon as these words were spoken, everyone laughed: "Does this mean... we know we are wrong, yet must persist in our error to the end?"

"At this time, only by turning back immediately is there a sliver of a chance for survival!"

They spoke!

But someone frowned and pondered: "What Fan Zeng said is not without a shred of reason, but how can we be content without trying such a thing?"

"How about this: we will walk out first, and you stay here and watch. If I am killed, that proves Ying Su has no integrity, and everyone can continue to unite and resist Ying Su!"

"And if I walk out alive, then everyone will go to the Emperor to beg for forgiveness. The law does not punish the masses. With so many of us, the Emperor will surely forgive us!"

He spoke. In an instant, countless people cheered, and everyone was excited!

However, Fan Zeng laughed: "It is meaningless!"

Everyone laughed: "How is it meaningless?"

Fan Zeng scolded: "Even if Ying Su were a pig, he would not kill you now, because only by not killing you can he stir up chaos in people's hearts. But... what about later? What about after you return to the Central Plains? Or rather, what if you haven't even walked out of the grassland yet?"

"Who among you can guarantee that Ying Su will not settle the score later?"

One person roared: "Then I will make Ying Su issue an imperial decree. If he does not recognize the words he has spoken, can he not recognize the decree he has issued?"

Fan Zeng laughed: "Even if Ying Su issues this decree, so what? If one wishes to find a crime, how can one lack an excuse?"

"You people are all highly skilled in martial arts. You kill people whenever you want, and plunder whenever you want. Even without this incident, Ying Su would view you as the source of national turmoil and would destroy you sooner or later. How much more so when you have left such a handle in his hands?"

"You have been mortal enemies for a long time!"

"From the moment you set foot on the grassland, you have been mortal enemies. There is no way back!"

At that moment, Fan Zeng spoke earnestly, persuading them again and again...

However, everyone was determined to leave!

Some even drew their swords, saying that if they were not allowed to leave, they would immediately fight to the death!

"Fine, fine, fine!"

Fan Zeng waved his hand and immediately stopped all of this!

"Since you insist on leaving, I, Fan Zeng, will not stop you!"

"Now, I shall summon all the original experts!"

"If you wish to leave, then leave together; a thousand hearts as one yield a thousand people's strength, but ten thousand hearts divided leave not a single person usable!"

"If you are all determined to leave, forcing you to stay here is useless!"

"Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu, what do you say?"

Fan Zeng looked toward Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu!

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu snorted in anger; at this very moment, he only wanted to slaughter this entire group.

But Fan Zeng had a point; if he slaughtered this entire group, what would the other Central Plains experts think?

One must remember, there are still many staunch anti-Qin people among them!

Take Biruweizhuang for instance, take Master Master Xiaomeng for instance, and then there are the Farmer's Sect, the Mohist Sect, and so on!

There are too many people!

If they truly were killed, everyone would speculate wildly!

In the end, he could only listen to Fan Zeng and summon all the Central Plains experts together!

"Facing Ying Su has issued an edict: any Central Plains person who wishes to flee may leave immediately! As long as they stay away from this vortex before the battle begins, they can live!"

"Look, anyone who wishes to leave may leave immediately; I, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu, will absolutely not stop them!"

Having spoken, his gaze turned cold as he looked at everyone present!

The crowd whispered among themselves; after a moment's merit, many people began to walk out!

Before long, of the more than three thousand Central Plains experts, over two thousand chose to leave!

This scene simply left Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu stunned!

He knew some wanted to leave; to save their lives, this was only human nature, but he never expected so many people would want to leave!

"You... you..."

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu was left speechless!

And just as he stood with eyes wide and mouth agape, Xiaoyaozi bowed before Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu:

"Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu, it is not that we are greedy for life and afraid of death! It is because... we are Central Plains people!"

"Central Plains people do not kill Central Plains people; this is our only recourse!"

He finished with a sigh.

A group of Central Plains experts likewise bowed before Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu:

"Originally, we also wished to join Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu in overthrowing Facing Ying Su, but... we are after all Central Plains people!"

"Since we are all Central Plains people, we cannot possibly turn brother against brother!"

"We beg Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu to understand!"

"We beg Chanyu Modu Chanyu Modu Chanyu to forgive us!"