The people of Qin were unaware of Ying Zheng's intention to revise the Zhou Rites.
However, one event instantly spread throughout Xianyang City, known by all its inhabitants.
They all knew that the great scholars Ying Zheng had invited into Xianyang Palace had all been killed by Lin Tian.
The reason for their deaths was simple: they had shown disrespect to the King.
People's thoughts on this matter varied.
For the common folk, they were more supportive of Lin Tian.
The common people of Xianyang City were predominantly Old Qin people.
They all knew how hard-won their present situation was.
They understood even more clearly that it was because of Lin Tian, a Qin man, who led the army to charge into battle, that Qin could conquer one state after another and grow ever stronger.
As for those great scholars, though they were renowned.
Before Qin unified the realm, they were not Qin people.
Therefore, the sense of closeness in the hearts of the people was very clear.
The people's hearts were all with Lin Tian.
"If he killed them, so be it. Those scholars were not our Qin people to begin with. How dare they disrespect the King? They deserve to die!!"
"Exactly! I think General Lin did the right thing. General Lin is someone who dares to kill even a king. What's wrong with killing those scholars?"
"General Lin distributed land to the people of the world and brought endless wealth to the people of Great Qin. All the people of the world praise General Lin. What are those scholars? What have they brought to the people?"
The influence of the great scholars was naturally immense, but their influence was mainly concentrated among officials and the nobility.
As for the common people, they could only capture the hearts of those who followed the crowd.
And ordinary people didn't even know who they were.
Therefore, on this matter, the ordinary people felt that Lin Tian had done the right thing, without any issues.
However, many nobles and scholars were furious.
Especially those directly related to the great scholars, they wept and wailed endlessly.
"Teacher, teacher, how could you have died so tragically!!"
"Ancestor! Didn't you go to discuss the Zen ceremony at Mount Tai with the King of Qin? How did you end up dead in Xianyang Palace?"
"Butcher! Lin Tian is simply a butcher, aExecutioner, the greatest villain in the world! How could he heartlessly slaughter our great scholars?"
"No, I can no longer tolerate Lin Tian's arrogance! I must publicize Lin Tian's crimes to the world, so that everyone in the world can condemn this Lin Tian!"
These people also knew that if Lin Tian dared to kill those great scholars, he would naturally not fear them.
Therefore, they needed to rally more people to join forces with them and oppose Lin Tian together.
Only in this way could they deal with Lin Tian.
Of course, they would not only rally Qin officials but also those who harbored hatred towards Lin Tian among the populace.
Although Lin Tian had unified the realm and gained immense prestige.
He had also killed many people, so many people harbored great resentment towards him.
As long as they utilized these people well and created a massive outcry, they believed that even the mighty Lin Tian would fall at their hands.
Thinking of this, these people could not help but reveal cruel smiles.
"Hmph! Lin Tian, your strength is immense, and during the conquest of the world, you were invincible!"
"But even if you are unstoppable by ten thousand men, I will still find a way to kill you!!"
Lin Tian's invincibility was already known throughout the world.
If they were to truly fight Lin Tian head-on, even if their numbers were ten times greater, they would still be no match for Lin Tian alone.
Yet, even so, they still had confidence in killing Lin Tian.
Their confidence came from their ability to control public opinion and their understanding of creating momentum.
They understood very well that this momentum was an invisible sword that could kill without a trace.
They also believed that this invisible sword could kill the invincible Lin Tian.
Thus, they indeed went ahead and did so.
The next day, different voices began to be heard in Xianyang City.
"I didn't find Bai Qi, the God of Slaughter, cruel when he buried alive four hundred thousand soldiers, because it was on the battlefield where life and death are normal! But now, Lin Tian has killed several great scholars without reason, directly setting back our culture and etiquette by thirty years. This is absolutely a tragedy for the world!"
"Lin Tian is a butcher, a barbarian! He should pay with his life for the great scholars!"
"Lin Tian has killed too many people. The number of people he personally killed with his sword is at least tens of thousands. For such a person to be a Great General of our Great Qin, Heaven will surely send a divine punishment upon us!"
"Lin Tian must die! This butcher Lin Tian must pay with his life for those who have died!"
As soon as the talk of paying with his life emerged, many people agreed.
These people who agreed were basically not Old Qin people.
They were mostly from other states, but after Great Qin unified the realm, they had become citizens of Qin.
Originally, their voices were not highly regarded.
After all, this realm was still the realm of the Old Qin people.
But this could not stop their sheer numbers.
Because they were numerous, their momentum naturally grew.
With the emergence of these voices, more people who harbored hatred for Lin Tian stepped forward.
They all called for Lin Tian's execution.
Only then could their grievances be appeased, and only then could the people of the world be satisfied.
Some of them even fabricated stories of Lin Tian wantonly killing innocent people.
In their view, since Lin Tian had killed so many people, fabricating a few stories was perfectly acceptable.
Among them were even a few touching anecdotes that attracted a group of people to condemn Lin Tian together.
On the third day, the outcry grew even stronger, and a large group of officials even appeared in the imperial court to denounce Lin Tian.
Of course, the denunciation by officials was different from that of the common people.
The officials' focus remained on the matter of the great scholars.
Their demand was very simple: Lin Tian must pay with his life for those great scholars.
When Ying Zheng heard these words, he was very calm.
So calm that it made one wonder if Ying Zheng had already abandoned Lin Tian.
However, many ministers also knew that Lin Tian was the eldest son of Great Qin. Ying Zheng would abandon anyone but Lin Tian.
Therefore, many of them remained silent, observing the situation.
Some even felt the urge to speak well of Lin Tian.
But in the end, they still dared not provoke those great scholars and chose to remain silent.