Chapter 390: The Beginning and End of the Rebellion
"The countries of the Western Regions have joined forces to rebel?"
Lin Ze's first reaction was: Is it that the countries of the Western Regions have floated, or is my Great Qin Empire unable to lift the sword?
It's not that Lin Ze looks down on the countries of the Western Regions, it's that they really don't have that strength.
The territory of the Western Regions is vast, almost as big as the five provinces of Great Qin, but most of the areas of the Western Regions are desolate places, the largest of which is the Loulan Kingdom, with a population of more than one million, but the regular army is only 30,000, and the smallest country, the name Lin Ze does not remember, but it is said that the population is only more than 30,000 people, and the standing regular army is 500, which is only used to resist sand pirates.
In the entire Western Regions, the combined armies of all countries will not exceed 250,000.
In terms of the number of troops, the elite army of the Western Regions Protectorate alone has 300,000, plus the auxiliary army and the people, it is almost 500,000, two to one.
In terms of armament, the Western Regions Protectorate is well-equipped, and the armies of the countries in the Western Regions are afraid that they don't have a pair of armor in their hands.
What's more, there are many strong martial arts in the Western Regions Protectorate Army, and there are few martial artists from all countries in the Western Regions, and there are not a few martial arts six products.
If the two really start a war, it is estimated that it will only take a month for the Western Regions to level the Western Regions.
Lin Ze asked curiously: "What did this Wang Ben do that angered and resented people? He actually made the countries of the Western Regions lose their minds, and they didn't even want their lives, and they wanted to rebel?"
Chen Ping said with a strange face: "It is said that it is because Wang Ben ordered all the countries in the Western Regions that each family must contribute a princess to serve in the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate. β
Lin Ze said with a puzzled face: "This is a rebellion? It stands to reason that it will not be, if the countries of the Western Regions have such a good opportunity to befriend Wang Ben, it is too late to rejoice, how can they rebel?"
Chen Ping coughed lightly and said: "The key is that after those princesses were sent to the Metropolitan Protectorate, Wang Ben did not take them into the room, but was ordered by him to all become military prostitutes. β
It wasn't long before most of these princesses were humiliated and committed suicide in grief. I don't know who stabbed the news, and it was known by the countries of the Western Regions, and all of a sudden it was like a hornet's nest, and the countries of the Western Regions were excited, and they attacked the officials sent by the Metropolitan Protectorate to manage the countries, and finally got together and pulled the flag to rebel. β
Military prostitute? Lin Ze was dumbfounded, dignified princess, being trampled like this, no wonder the countries of the Western Regions would go crazy, Wang Ben's move was simply to rub and rub his black and stinky feet on the faces of the countries in the Western Regions.
After half a ring, Lin Ze recovered from this shocking news, and said to a member of the Intelligence Department: "Go, bring all the information collected during Wang Ben's reign in charge of the Western Regions Protectorate." β
The personnel of the "Nuo" Intelligence Department saluted Lin Ze and turned to leave.
A quarter of an hour later, a thick stack of files was placed in front of Lin Ze, and Lin Ze flipped through it casually, and his face couldn't help twitching a few times.
If there is one word to describe Wang Ben's behavior in the Western Regions, there is probably no more appropriate word than the word "difficult to write".
Since Wang Ben took charge of the Western Regions, in just four years, there have been 22 kings killed by his own hands, eight countries destroyed, and more than 30 humiliated princesses.
Lin Ze dropped the file in his hand and sighed: "I'm afraid Wang Ben is hopeless." β
Chen Ping was stunned and said: "This is not enough, can the countries of the Western Regions still be able to help him? The 300,000 elite troops of the Duhu Mansion are not vegetarians, according to the master and nephew, even if Wang Ben is angry and resentful, but it is only the countries of the Western Regions, at most he will be reprimanded by His Majesty." β
Lin Ze shook his head and said, "There are too many people Wang Ben has offended this time, I'm afraid he will definitely die." I'm thinking, how can I save the Wang family?"
Chen Ping bowed and said, "My nephew doesn't understand very well, who did Wang Ben offend and why did he die? β
Lin Ze glanced at Chen Ping and said with a slight smile: "Okay, it just so happens that Uncle Shi hasn't taught you for a long time, so I'll teach you a good lesson this time." β
"First of all, do you know that the countries of the Western Regions seem to be independent countries, but in fact they are just servants working for Great Qin. It was easy for Great Qin to destroy the countries of the Western Regions, but why did he keep them? It was not that he wanted to use them to organize the people to collect fine jade from the harsh desert for the cultivation of the warriors of the Great Qin Empire. You must know that nearly eighty percent of the jade in the world is produced in the Western Regions. β
"And half of these jades were directly paid tribute to the Great Qin official mansion as a high-ranking official of the Great Qin, and the remaining half was sold to the powerful people of the Great Qin Empire at a low price by the countries of the Western Regions. Every year, those powerful people would send caravans into the Western Regions, exchange them for countless good jade stones at a low price, and then sell them to the hundreds of schools and martial arts families at a high price to make huge profits. β
"Now that the Western Regions are in chaos, the countries of the Western Regions have no intention of organizing their citizens to go to the desert to collect jade, and the powerful people of Great Qin have no way to obtain low-cost jade from the rebellious countries in the Western Regions. Losing a lot of benefits all of a sudden, do you say that those magnates of the Great Qin Empire who have suffered heavy losses will hate Wang Ben, the initiator?"
"It's not good for so many powerful people to join forces. If Marquis Wu Cheng was still there, the Wang family would naturally not be afraid of this matter, but Wang Ben would be far behind. β
Speaking of this, Lin Ze couldn't help but be a little annoyed, just when he was in the sixth grade, he needed jade to cultivate, and this Wang Ben suddenly came out like this, the supply of jade on the market would be drastically reduced, and the price would skyrocket.
For Lin Ze, the skyrocketing price of jade is not too much of a problem, anyway, all the expenses are counted on Hu Hai, but if the supply of jade is insufficient, he may not be able to buy it if he has [31 31xs.] money, isn't this a drag on his martial arts progress?
Chen Ping nodded, shook his head again and said: "Even so, with the strength of those powerful people, at most, they will secretly make a little stumbling block, so that the Wang family will also suffer heavy losses, if you want to put Wang Ben to death, I am afraid it is far from enough, the Wang family has been a marquis for generations, and the strength is strong, but it is not so easy to lose under that group of magnates." β
Lin Ze sighed and said: "Then you have to ask Wang Ben, why do you want to die by yourself, you have to offend Your Majesty? Offending the powerful is nothing, offending Your Majesty will die." β
Chen Ping coughed lightly and said: "Your Majesty will certainly be angry because of this, but with this loss, you can't make Your Majesty make a big move and give death to a marquis." β
Lin Ze glanced at Chen Ping with a smile and said, "You really didn't see it?"
Chen Ping shook his head blankly: "The nephew is stupid, and I ask the uncle to make it clear." β
Lin Ze said faintly: "Personally cut off the heads of the twenty-two lords, humiliated the princesses, and used the princesses of the hundred countries as military prostitutes, who do you think Wang Ben is targeting by doing this?"
"You know, a few years ago, His Majesty gave marriage, Princess Wang Benshang. β
Chen Ping's face was shocked, and he exclaimed, "How is it possible? How dare Wang Ben do this?"
Lin Ze shook his head and said, "Then you have to ask Wang Ben himself, I don't know why he is stupid, openly offending His Majesty, or does he think that he is the only one in the world who is smart, and everyone is a fool?"
As for the real reason, of course Lin Ze knew, if he guessed correctly, Wang Ben should have known that Wang Qian's death was inseparable from Emperor Qin, so he would deliberately do this, wanting to vent his evil anger.
But in Lin Ze's opinion, Wang Ben is so stupid and naΓ―ve, I don't dare to offend Emperor Qin, why are you?