To the First Emperor of Qin: The state has decreed this!

Chapter 248 To tolerate evil is to be cruel to good!

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Not long after.

The screams gradually subsided, and the riots and resistance within the city were forcibly suppressed.

The ground was littered with severed limbs and blood pooled in puddles!

As the fighting subsided, the Qin army began to clear the battlefield.

Zhang Fan then discovered that the capital of the Molu Kingdom was actually inhabited by many remnants of the Yan Kingdom.

This is why many of the survivors in the city could actually understand the Central Plains dialect.

Just then.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A seven or eight-year-old boy suddenly rushed over, waving his fists and angrily punching a Qin soldier!

"It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"

The little boy's eyes were bloodshot as he wailed,

"I almost got his scarecrow, but you guys let it get away!"

"You bad people, pay me back!!"

"Waaaaah~~"

The Qin warrior frowned.

If it weren't for the strict discipline of the Qin army, which forbade the killing of civilians without orders, this little brat would have had his heart kicked to pieces long ago.

It wasn't just this little boy.

Those remnants of the Yan state and the locals who had just been rescued from the slaughter by the Qin army watched as the Qin army put away their weapons.

Instead of kneeling down to thank them for saving his life, he took advantage of the situation and climbed up the pole.

Several elderly men, who appeared to be quite old, stepped forward and put on a pitiful look.

They started gesturing and pointing at Zhang Fan:

"General! Since we are all of the same lineage from the Central Plains, and now that you have driven away the people of the slave country, when will you provide us with food and shelter!"

"Yes! We've suffered such a terrible scare, we've lost our homes! You, Qin, pride yourselves on being a land of propriety, shouldn't you treat us, the suffering people, with kindness?"

"Just bring us some medicine and meat! Otherwise, you're just abandoning us to our deaths, as tyrannical and cruel as those bandits!"

Seeing this situation.

Fu Su, who had been following Zhang Fan closely, frowned slightly.

He dismounted, strode forward, and gently persuaded the refugees:

"You all speak with the same familiar accents; you are all of Central Plains blood!"

"War is merciless; you have been frightened!"

"Our Great Qin is not a tyrannical army. Once the army has set up camp, we will allocate some rations. Please do not be anxious..."

however.

The refugees noticed that Fusu was dressed in fine clothes and had a gentle demeanor.

Instead of showing any gratitude, he continued speaking.

"This young master looks like a great philanthropist!"

A gaunt old man grabbed Fusu's sleeve tightly.

Greedily reaching for the jade pendant at Fusu's waist, he shouted loudly:

"Young master is such a philanthropist! Then quickly bring out all the military rations and distribute them to us!"

Everyone's hungry!

"And another thing! So many of us died, how are we going to settle this score?"

A shrew also joined in, pointing at Fusu's nose and spitting everywhere.

"Your Qin army arrived so late and failed to provide adequate protection; you must compensate us!"

"Each family will have to pay at least two taels of gold in compensation!"

"Otherwise, you're just hypocrites!"

A dozen or so troublemakers instantly surrounded Fusu and began pulling and tugging at him.

Some people pulled his belt, some tugged at his clothes, and some even tried to steal odds and ends in the chaos.

Fusu, who always treated people with the courtesy of a gentleman, had never seen such a rogue and scoundrel before.

He stumbled as he was shoved, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

"How...how can you be so unreasonable!"

"How dare you! Let go..."

The crowd grew increasingly agitated, with more refugees around them loudly echoing their sentiments and attempting to morally blackmail the group.

Listening to the shameless clamor of this group of people, and seeing Fusu's disheveled appearance as he was surrounded and attacked by the troublemakers.

Zhang Fan sat on horseback, his gaze instantly turning extremely cold.

He looked at the child throwing a tantrum over the object, and at those greedy faces!

A sudden surge of disgust welled up inside me!

The local environment shapes the people!

These people are already completely ingrained with their worst traits!

They are so unruly by nature, they are simply a bunch of ungrateful wretches!

Just as a cold glint flashed in Zhang Fan's eyes.

Wang Li suddenly stepped forward and drew his long sword from his waist.

He suddenly kicked a shrew who was about to pull Fusu's hair, sending her flying ten meters away!

"Get out of here!!!"

Wang Li immediately shielded Fusu behind him.

"Master."

Wang Li clasped his hands in a fist salute, the longsword in his hand still dripping blood.

"These damned fools!"

"How dare you insult the young master of Great Qin..."

"May I now take full control of this matter?"

Upon hearing Wang Li's voice, the crowd that had been shouting moments before suddenly felt a chill.

Zhang Fan gave Wang Li a deep look, and without any hesitation, simply nodded expressionlessly.

Fusu, standing to the side, lowered his head and, unusually, did not speak up to stop them.

Then.

Zhang Fan suddenly pulled on the reins, turned his horse around, and led the rest of the group towards the outskirts of the city.

Out of sight, out of mind!

There is never any need for etiquette or education to deal with the beasts of this land.

The only language they could understand was Qin Jian!

Not long after.

"Boom—"

With a loud bang, the city gates of the capital were slammed shut from the outside by several Qin soldiers.

The moment the door closed.

"ah--!!"

"Don't kill me! We're from the same lineage..."

"The Qin army is killing people! Help—"

Inside the city walls, screams of agony and pleas for mercy, along with the "thud" of a longsword slicing through flesh and bone, instantly filled the air!

Those Japanese pirates who were clamoring for food and compensation just a moment ago!

They finally paid a bloody price for their greed and arrogance.

Wang Li's sword never recognizes any kind of kinship or origin!

Only military orders are obeyed!

outside the city.

Hearing the mournful wails coming from just across the wall.

Zhang Fan stopped and turned to look at Fusu, who was still breathing slightly.

At this moment, Fusu's clothes were still somewhat disheveled, and his face appeared rather pale.

"Are you feeling alright?"

Zhang Fan shook his head helplessly and asked.

Fusu took a deep breath, clenched his fists tightly, and suppressed the churning in his stomach.

After a while.

He nodded heavily, bowed deeply to Zhang Fan, and his voice was firm and powerful:

"Teacher! Fusu is alright!"

"Until this moment, I finally understand completely!"

"Why did Father and Teacher travel so far, even crossing oceans!"

"We must completely exterminate the Japanese pirates on this island!"

Fusu straightened up, turned to look at the city, and gritted his teeth, saying:

Confucianism often teaches me that "the benevolent love others!"

"But the creatures on this land cannot be called human beings at all!"

"They fear power but lack virtue, are inherently greedy, and have no moral compass whatsoever!"

"Deal with this beast in human skin!"

"The so-called education and benevolence will only become bargaining chips for them to take advantage of us!"

"To condone evil is to be cruel to good!"

"Only swift and decisive action, only the swords and blood of the Qin Dynasty, are the only principles these Japanese pirates can understand!"

Listening to Fusu's resounding insights.

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Fan's eyes!

As expected of the Crown Prince!

His words were full of literary flair!

I was just about to offer some advice!

You figured it out on your own?