"The reason why the Ba people rebelled was because the government broke its trust first?"

The sky gradually darkened, and the torches on the top of the city were lit. Yidao's preparations were carried out in an orderly manner under the organization of the county officials. The county soldiers watched the upstream of the Yishui River nervously, and Heifu also learned from Bazhong the "insider" of the rebellion of the Yidao Ba people this time.

Ba Zhong said: "Yes, the leader of the king Fan Qin claimed that the Yidao officials had agreed with the local Ba people's tribes. Each of them counted the number of people, and each Ba people paid 56 ounces to serve as a labor tax, so that they did not have to be recruited to do labor labor..."

Heifu knew that the so-called "联" was the name of money by the Ba people, and this money was collected as a tax for labor tax. In addition, each household had a tax of eight or two feet. If converted according to the "Jin Bu Law", it was worth about 113 yuan, which was less than half of the head tax of the Qin State of the people. As for the thirty feathers used as arrow tails, it was not difficult for the Yidaoba people, who were mainly fishing and hunting.

The economic burdens borne by the Yidaoba people were much easier than those of ordinary household registration. This was also the Qin State's method of politeness in order to stabilize the border, ensuring that Yidao did not have too many rebellions in the past few decades.

Ba Zhong continued: "However, last year, Qin and Chu fought in Qingyang and Chanling. Yidao was short of staff, so he temporarily summoned various troops to serve as garrison soldiers and fought with the Chu people. At that time, a young king named Fan You served in Chanling. When he heard that his wife was going to give birth, he fled with fifty subordinates. Afterwards, the county magistrate of Yidao led his men to arrest Fan You and brought him back to Yidao and handed over to the county magistrate and prison officer for trial."

The prison officer was right in front of him, and the black man asked him to come over. When he talked about this, the prison officer looked a little embarrassed: "This case is indeed something I tried. Since Fan You and his subordinates have been summoned as garrison soldiers and have accepted the recruitment documents. Whether they are barbarians or not, they should be regarded as soldiers and under the jurisdiction of the chief lieutenant. They had not arrived at the garrison, but they fled halfway, which had violated military laws."

The Ba people named Fan You did not sit still and wait for death. Although he did not understand the law, he found a "Xiazi" who understood the Qin law to defend himself. They brought out the "Law of the State" and "Law of the Barbarians" used by Qin to manage ethnic minorities to explain the matter. They believed that the law clearly allowed the Ba people to be exempted from service, and gentlemen could also reduce the law if they violated the law, so even if they had to be punished, they could be punished lightly and fined money...

The prison officer said, "That's true, the "Barhat Law" only said that the labor force can be exempted, but it was not said that the military service could be exempted. The "Barhat Law" did not forgive the death penalty. Moreover, the government had ordered the recruitment of the government, and Fan You and others were the soldiers who should be managed according to the "Shu Law". If they die, they will be punished. They must be severely punished! In the end, the Yidao County Court could not decide this case, so they reported it to the county court and asked the county court to make a judgment..."

After the prisoner said this, Heifu was clear about the ins and outs of the matter. Looking at the entire process of the trial of this case, the procedural legality and fairness. After Fan You was arrested, the Yidao officials interrogated him, questioned him (requested and debated him), verified him (the judge read out the conclusion of the trial investigation), and verified him (the criminal report agreed on the criminal crime), and relied on the parties' "death death" behavior and the relevant provisions of the "Shu Law".

The defendant asked the person who helped the defense to make a case invoking the laws of the "Barbar Law" and the "Country Law" to defend himself. Finally, when the official of the Yidao was unable to determine the defendant's crime and punishment, he reported it as a mystery according to the proceedings.

On January 3 this year, the Nanjun County Magistrate made a judgment, ruling that Fan You were beheaded, and all the fifty people who escaped with Fan You were arrested and beheaded as deserters...

This case was like throwing a big stone in a pond that could have overflowed at any time, causing a sensation!

In the Nanjun of Qin, the Yidao officials seemed to have just executed a group of damn people according to the law, but in the Ba people, this was simply unreasonable. They just felt that they had been deceived by Qin, and the benefits of exemption from service and reduction of crimes were all fake.

The envoys of Chu saw this opportunity and entered various divisions to lobby. The Ba people's lords heard that Qin State was defeated last year and died seven lieutenants. After making a decision, there were only three or four lieutenants in Nanjun! So they made up their minds and rebeled Qin to join Chu.

In this way, it was a bloody crime caused by a major lawsuit...

Ba Zhong said helplessly: "So when Fan Qin encouraged the Ba people to rebel against Qin, the excuse was to betray his faith and avenge his blood relatives."

As a Ba people, Ba Zhong strongly advocated that both sides should not fight, so he was still persuading the black husband: "From my rough observation, it is mainly because Fan You's brother Fan Qin was trying his best to encourage him. Not all the kings wanted to rebel against Qin. If I asked me to lobby again, it might make many people change their minds..."

"It's too late."

Heifu shook his head: "If it were before today, there might be room for nothing, but now the county magistrate and county magistrate of Yidao have all been destroyed. This knot is completely dead. You have been running around for a day, go down and rest first, and I will talk about it later."

After letting Ba Zhong go down to rest, the Heifu said to the hundreds of generals on the city and the county officials: "The Ba people have just won an ambush. Kill the county magistrate and the county magistrate. They must be arrogant because of the victory. At this moment, the sending people to persuade the surrender is not very effective. Instead, it makes us seem cowardly. We must wait for the Ba people to attack the city, and they will be hit hard when they know that it is a delusion to destroy the city. When the reinforcements arrive and the Ba people are regretful, they will send people to surrender. Only in this way can the tribes collapse..."

The officials agreed, and at this moment, someone shouted: "There is a fire in the distance!"

Heifu and others looked up and saw a lot of light moving towards this place upstream of the Yishui River. During this period, every time they passed by a Lilu, they set fire to it. Villages burned, as if they were lit beacons...

"Fortunately, the Zuo Bing Cao Shi has sent people to bring the Qin people to the city." The county magistrate, the prison officer and others were still scared.

Heifu said: "The Ba people are very angry and have the help of Chu people, so they will definitely not wait until tomorrow morning to attack the city."

While speaking, he also counted the approximate number of torches, which was nearly a thousand. According to the rules of the Qin army, there were probably four or five thousand people? Is it the number of young and strong men in the Yidaoba tribes? Of course, it may also be that they deliberately lengthened the marching teams to make the number appear more so as to scare the defenders in the city.

Be prepared for any trouble, the black man said to the officials beside him: "Let the old man under the city wall and women hurry up and prepare the things to guard the city!"

They called Ding Zhuang in the whole city to a few more than a thousand people, and it was still a bit difficult to resist so many enemies.

As he spoke, as the Ba people got closer, under the raging torches, it seemed as if the entire Yi River was burning. In a trance, the small Yidao City seemed to be in an endless stream of fire, trying to resist its waves, and an indescribable pressure filled everyone's hearts.

The Ba people, who were forward, also arrived outside the trenches under the city, and their appearance finally showed up, which was not much different from the Ba people Heifu saw on Bazhong's boat. They were either barefoot, with simple cloth robes or animal skins wrapped around their waists, and had their hair broken.

The warriors held wooden shields and the other hand held a willow-leaf spear or willow-leaf sword. At the loud shouts of the chiefs of each tribe, they stopped in front of the trench, but not as lonely as before the Qin army sieges the city, but were as loud as everyone's voice, shouting Ba people's language while dancing...

Although it looks messy, it has a great momentum with more people.

Everyone on the left and right looked a little ugly, and even the few people couldn't help but take a few steps back...

Heifu also became serious: "Thousands of people sing, thousands of people mingle, the mountains and monuments are shaken, and the valleys are swaying... Is this the Baren Samurai who sings in front and dances in the back?"

At this time, the Ba people separated to the sides. A Ba people riding a horse, wearing a flamboyant feather crown, came to the trench with a leopard skin. Although he couldn't see his appearance clearly at night, the man raised a willow-leaf spear with one hand, and a bloody head was inserted on the tip of the spear...

"That person is Fan Qin." The county magistrate said gritting his teeth, rubbed his eyes again, stared at the head, and said in horror: "Is that head..."

It is the head of County Magistrate Yidao!

Fan Qin shouted in Baren's words and laughed loudly. The Baren behind him also laughed and danced with him, making it even more noisy, as if they were not going to the battlefield, but attending a party.

A prison officer who knew two languages ​​on the side translated to Heifu: "Fan Qin said that he came today to avenge his younger brother Fan You who was executed by the Qin officials! If everyone in the city wants to survive, they will surrender quickly!"

"Tell him!"

Heifu looked at the arrogant Fan Qin under the city and the Ba people singing and dancing in front and behind, and said to everyone behind: "There are generals who have expanded their territory and subdued the barbarians without abandoning the land! We would rather be broken than be a complete set of things. Tonight's affairs are just a battle to the death!"
Chapter completed!