"Do you know what crime you have committed?"
Ying Ziye didn't expect that they would be so obedient and admit their crimes without hesitation!
This made some of the methods he had thought of useless!
"We have failed in our duties and failed to fulfill our responsibilities as officials!”
Li Si was very straightforward as he pinned the crime of dealing with internal history on his boss.
However, he also avoided the important matter and did not dare to mention the crime of deceiving the emperor!
After all, this was a great crime of exterminating all nine generations. He could not afford to accept it!
"What else?"
Ying Ziye's voice carried traces of killing intent as he continued to ask.
"And, and…"
"There's also the lack of reform and lazy politics!”
Li Si could only rack his brains and admit to some crimes.
However, he still avoided the important and didn't dare to mention the word 'deceiving the sovereign'!
"With the lack of money and food, let Imperial Father act according to your wishes.”
"What is the crime?"
Seeing that he was avoiding the main point, Ying Ziye had no choice but to continue beating!
"I dare not!"
"I wouldn't dare!"
His words scared Li Si and the others out of their wits and they almost peed their pants!
To point out their intentions in front of the First Emperor was a great crime of deceiving the Emperor!
If it was light, he would be beheaded, and if it was serious, his entire family would be executed!
"You still don't dare?"
"This prince sees that there is nothing that you don't dare to do!”
"These few days have passed. Have you confiscated one mu of land?”
"If it wasn't for Father's Emperor Might, you would have allied with the nobles to overthrow Great Qin.”
Ying Ziye's words were cold, and every word was deadly!
"I wouldn't dare!"
"Heaven and earth can testify that we are loyal to Your Majesty and have no intention of rebelling!”
"This lowly official has drafted a document and is preparing to send it to all parts of the country. In a few days, the noble's land will be confiscated!”
"We are irreconcilable enemies with the nobles, and we have no intention of colluding with them! Your Highness, please understand!"
……
Li Si and the others immediately cried when they saw him mention the crime of treason.
They kowtowed profusely and expressed their loyalty with tears and snot!
The crime of colluding with the nobles to overthrow Great Qin was no small matter!
This was a serious crime that could kill nine generations!
Not only would they die, but they might also implicate their entire family?
"Is that so?"
"Since there is no collusion, why is there no progress in the land reform?”
"And the tax reform. Why hasn't there been any movement yet?”
"Don't tell me you think that my Imperial Father won't dare to kill your entire clan in half a year?”
Ying Ziye's every word made them tremble in fear!
"I dare not!"
"Your Highness Crown Prince, seeing that this lowly official has worked hard even if he has no credit, please spare this lowly official's family!”
"We'll go and make an example of the nobles and atone for our sins. Your Highness, please give us a chance!”
……
Li Si and the others were so scared that they peed their pants!
At this moment, they no longer had any hope of living. They only hoped that their entire family would not be killed!
They even looked at the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, for help.
However, they realized that the First Emperor's face was ashen. He seemed to be even angrier than the Crown Prince!
"Men, take Li Si and his family to the death row!”
Ying Ziye was too lazy to talk nonsense with them. He directly gave the order in front of his father.
"Your Highness, please spare my life!"
"Spare my family!"
"This lowly official knows his sins, but I only beg Your Highness to let this lowly official's family off!”
Li Si, Feng Jie, Internal Secretary Zhi Su, and the others were filled with regret!
If they had known this would happen, they wouldn't have tried to force the abdication!
It was all the fault of those damned nobles. They sent them a lot of money and stated the pros and cons. Under both carrot and stick, they made them fool the emperor into changing his mind.
Now, the whole family was involved!
Perhaps the entire nine clans would be wiped out!
"If you want to let your family go, you can!”
"Then we will complete the reform of the entire Xianyang County in one day!”
"If you can't complete it, your entire family will be beheaded immediately!”
"Also, within a month, complete all the land reform taxes. If any noble is left out, this prince will exterminate your entire family!”
"In short, if you don't target the nobles, this prince will target you!”
Ying Ziye saw that the fire was ready, so he gave a death order!
If they didn't do something ruthless, these people would continue to slack off!
"There's no need for a month. Twenty days is enough!”
"Yes, yes, yes. I guarantee that the reform will be completed in twenty days!”
Everyone was excited to see a chance of survival, especially Li Si. He patted his chest and swore that he would complete the mission in 20 days!
This was the only chance to save the lives of their entire family. They had to seize it!
Moreover, from what the Crown Prince said, if they could complete the mission, not only could they save their families, but they could also save their own lives!
"Good! This is what you said, twenty days!”
"Twenty days later, this prince wants to see all the commoners have their own fields and seeds, and all the commoners will no longer pay exorbitant taxes!”
Seeing that they had suddenly become more enthusiastic, Ying Ziye nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he turned to Meng Tian." General Meng, from today onwards, you will be in charge of the military. You will assist them in suppressing the rebellion and carry out reforms!”
"Yes, sir!"
Meng Tian quickly cupped her hands and accepted the order.
In fact, the Meng brothers supported the land and tax reform from the bottom of their hearts because the soldiers under them were all from the Humble Class.
Their families were suffering, and they had no intention of fighting!
If they could stabilize the rear and let the families of the soldiers eat and wear warm clothes, they were willing to risk their lives!
"Your Highness, I have a request.”
At this moment, Meng Yi walked over.
"What is it?"
"Many of the lands of the old Qin people were obtained through military exploits. This general begs Your Highness to exclude their lands?”
Meng Yi cupped his hands and fought for benefits for his old subordinate.
"Yes!"
"Those lands were exchanged for with their lives. They really can't be confiscated!”
"Good! There was no need to confiscate the land obtained from military exploits!”
Ying Ziye nodded and quickly agreed.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Seeing that he had agreed so quickly, Meng Yi bowed respectfully.
"Your Highness, if there's nothing else, we'll go and seize the land.”
Li Si, who was kneeling on the ground, was already burning with anxiety. He wanted nothing more than to go and attack the nobles!
Because if they delayed any longer, their family would be in more danger!
After all, it was almost impossible to complete the land and tax reform of Xianyang and the surrounding counties in a day!
But even if they couldn't complete it, they had to complete it!
Otherwise, his entire family would be beheaded!
They might not care if others threatened them like this!
But Ying Ziye was different!
They believed that if they couldn't complete the mission, their heads would definitely fall!
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