The Scholars Scorn Me as a Butcher, I'll Butcher Their Hearts!

"What?"

"In the war to annihilate Han, he slaughtered over a hundred thousand people, yet he dares to claim he possesses great benevolence and righteousness? It is utter nonsense!"

Chunyu Yue nearly tore his own handlebar mustache out upon hearing this; he glared with bulging eyes and retorted in a rage!

Seeing Fusu's eyes were vacant, as if he had yet to recover his senses, filled with confusion and bewilderment, Chunyu Yue felt a pang of heartache.

"Young Master, do not panic. Tell this humble one, how did that Blood Butcher sophistically argue his case?"

Fusu first posed the question of benevolence, "The Blood Butcher said, if he did not slaughter the city, it would lead to the resurgence of various cities and the forced conscription of the common people, causing the war to drag on and intensify, resulting in even greater casualties. Is this benevolence and righteousness?"

"He also asked, the various states have been attacking one another for hundreds of years, with casualties numbering in the millions. If our Great Qin annihilates them overnight, and His Majesty unifies the world, even if a million are slaughtered, is this not an act of benevolence and righteousness?"

Chunyu Yue let out a cold snort, "The Blood Butcher's sophistry!"

He pointed to a volume of the Spring and Autumn Annals on the desk and roared, "This is the fallacious theory of Duke Wen of Wei, 'Initiate with the policies of Xia, border with the ropes of the Rong'! In the past, when King Wu attacked Zhou of Shang, he swore an oath at Muye, saying, 'I only respectfully execute the punishment of Heaven.' When has 'killing one to save a hundred' ever been considered benevolence?"

"If slaughtering a city can be called benevolence and righteousness, then when Jie of Xia burned