Late at night!
In a remote manor in Yan County City!
A few figures were kneeling in front of a table.
The entire room was silent. Only a candle flame on the table flickered quietly, illuminating a few flickering faces.
After an unknown amount of time.
An old man sitting in the main seat suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.
He looked at the crowd with his turbid and sharp eyes and asked in a deep voice,"Everyone, you've seen the King of Yue today. What do you think?”
"I'm afraid he's not a simple person!"
A slightly plump middle-aged man on the left frowned and sighed in response to the old man's question.
He frowned.
It seemed to represent the various worries in his master's heart.
"Yes, his words are incomparably mature, and his actions are flawless.”
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have found it hard to believe that this was a youth.”
"Now, I truly believe that this Prince of Yue will be able to achieve something in the Hundred Yue Lands.”
After the plump middle-aged man finished speaking, the middle-aged man dressed in merchant clothes beside him commented faintly.
After he finished speaking, he suddenly looked at the old man on the main seat and said hesitantly,"Old Liang, this Highness doesn't seem to be someone who is easy to fool. I'm afraid that our actions can't be hidden from him at all. Why don't we?"
What was worse?
The middle-aged man didn't say anything.
However, from his hesitant expression, it was not difficult to see that he seemed to be somewhat obedient.
"Hehe, not as good as what?"
"Patriarch Li, could it be that you want to directly surrender to this Prince Yue?”
The old man called Old Liang sitting on the main seat could not help but sneer and question.
He did not wait for Master Li to reply and continued to sneer,""If Patriarch Li wants to surrender, this old man will naturally not hinder your wealth and future.”
"I just want to ask if Patriarch Li still remembers Qin Fa?”
"Seizing fertile land, concealing taxes, trading with the mountain people!”
"How should we judge these three crimes?”
Old Liang said sternly.
With just a few words, the expressions of those who had originally wanted to surrender changed drastically.
They annexed fertile land, concealed taxes, and traded with the mountain people!
Not to mention the three sins.
Any one of these crimes was enough to destroy their families.
If it was light, he would be sent to labor, and if it was serious, he would be directly cut in half.
If the three crimes are punished together.
It was likely that every single one of them present would die.
"Then according to Old Liang's brilliant opinion, what should we do next?”
"Yan County is a small county with a population of less than ten thousand. If that person really wants to investigate, he definitely can't hide it.”
"After all, that Yue King is not a county governor who is patrolling. The entire Yan County has already become his fief, so it is impossible for him to tolerate this.”
Master Li said in a hoarse voice.
When the others heard this, they also nodded. They looked at Old Liang, who was sitting on the main seat, and waited for his answer.
What was the situation in Yan County?
Perhaps no one knew this better than the local tyrants.
In the entire county, nearly 80% of the fertile land was already under their control.
The newly reclaimed land every year was also concealed and became their property.
In addition, because it was close to Yue Di.
They had always been in contact with the mountain people and had conducted trade for a long time. They sold a large amount of food, bronze ware, salt, and other items to the other party.
These things.
If it happened in the Chu Country in the past.
Although they were equally guilty.
However, they could also pay a portion of the money to be exempted.
But Qin Fa couldn't.
Qin's law is cruel.
No human feelings.
He even treated the old Qin people like this.
Not to mention the Chu people who had already lost their country.
According to the Qin law, theft would be punished with a broken hand and nose.
Not to mention the crimes of annexing fertile land, concealing taxes, and colluding with the villagers.
However, so what if he didn't surrender?
Not to mention the three thousand soldiers that Ying Mu had brought with him.
Just the 50,000 troops led by Li Xin stationed outside Yan County alone were more than the entire population of Yan County.
Just this alone was enough to make them unable to sleep well for a few days and nights.
In fact.
Those who remained in Yan County were already mentally strong.
Those with poor mental endurance.
He would have sold his family's wealth and gone elsewhere to develop.
Of course, it could not be said that their endurance was very strong.
The main reason was that the family's wealth in Yan County was too much for them to bear.
"Yes, I am!"
"Yan County is too small, there's no room for a king!”
Old Liang, who was sitting on the main seat, felt the same way when he heard this.
Yan County was too small.
How could such a small Yan County accommodate a king?
Everything else aside.
Just the construction of a king's palace.
It was not something that a small Yan County could afford.
Not to mention maintaining a king's basic necessities and etiquette.
And the entire Yan County was not enough to support a capital.
Not to mention that in addition to supporting a king, there were also the king's officials and the landlord tyrants.
Or rather…
A small Yan County was not even enough for their families.
How could he let another king in?
Where would the king's power and wealth come from?
Didn't they still need to cut it off from their families?
Facing such a situation.
It would be strange if the landowners of Yan County were willing.
As for opening up South Yue and establishing a fief in South Yue?
To be honest, they didn't believe this at all.
He didn't believe it at all.
After all, he had lived in Yan County for decades and had interacted with the villagers for generations.
What was the situation in South Yue?
Could it be that there was someone else who understood it better than them?
It would be strange if a country could be established in such a barren place.
Thus, Old Liang did not believe that Ying Mu would go to South Yue to establish a fief.
They did not believe that Great Qin's 50,000-strong army could take down South Vietnam.
He believed that developing South Vietnam was a lie.
The so-called Yue King Ying Mu was only sent here because the First Emperor didn't like him.
"Perhaps we should consider those people's suggestions.”
"A small Yan County can't accommodate a king!”
Old Liang looked at the people in front of him who were in a mess and could not help but have this thought.
He felt that the First Emperor's unvalued son was a fake king.
They would die in the hands of the remnants of the Six Nations or the South Yue villagers.
It might not be a bad home.
Of course, although Old Liang had already made up his mind, there was no change in his expression. Instead, he said in a deep voice,"Of course, there's no need for everyone to be too worried. After all, based on the King of Yue's performance during the day, he shouldn't make a move on us for the time being.”
"What we can do now is to find out the true purpose of Li Xin's army coming to Yan County and think of a way to let the army leave as soon as possible.”
"As long as Li Xin's army leaves."
When Old Liang said this, he paused for a moment and then sneered,"It won't be easy for that Yue King to make a move on us again.”
"After all, the King of Yue only controls 3,000 old Qin people!”
1,000 soldiers and 2,000 soldiers.
Although it was not easy to deal with, it was not hopeless.
Not to mention that these 3,000 troops were all from the northern Qin Empire.
He was not used to the environment.
Please understand!
Of course, the people who were in the middle of their discussion did not notice that there was a black shadow lying quietly outside the window bars illuminated by the candlelight.
Everyone dispersed after the candle was extinguished.
Only then did the black shadow slowly stand up and disappear into the night.
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