The Reason for a Massacre is the 698th chapter of the Kingdom manga.
Summary[]
Ma Ron panics after about King's visit, since he suspects the Qin King is here to punish them for the massacre. He orders his soldiers to call for Kan Ki and the commanding officers/clan leaders.
The Two Qin armies meet on an open plain. Kan Ki sits in front of his forces with both legs on the table which greatly angers Shou Bun Kun who scorns him. Ei Sei calms him down and says they already knew Kan Ki is the kind of man that lacks manners and sits at the table. He asks Kan Ki why he killed the Zhao prisoners, and the Great General answers that it was simply because he felt like it. Ei Sei says that this is inexcusable and depending on his next words he may order another beheading on the spot. Kan Ki simply replies that the reason for the massacre slipped him mind. Ei Sei gets angry with him and orders Hyou Shiga to kill and behead Kan Ki. Koku'Ou tries to stop his sword, but her own blade is broken. Ma Ron, however, is able to stop the incoming bloodshed. He says that the massacre was that there was still a risk of revolt once the Zhao soldiers would realize they outnumber Qin greatly. If that happened there was a risk of Qin suffering a great loss. Ei Sei says that for this there was no need to kill every lost soldier and all they needed to do is to match the strength of the prisoners to stop them, and this was unnecessary bloodshed. After hearing this Kan Ki bursts into laugh and says that Ei Sei is the one responsible for killing the most people in this world.
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Trivia[]
- Shiji, 13th year of Ei Sei's reign, 234 B.C.: January, a comet was seen in the east.
This comet is visible on page 5, so Battle of Eikyuu Arc was in January.