Emperor Qin Interview (Role-play Involved)!

January 23, 2012.

Qin interview

By: Matthew James Collins
(Red Text=Role-play/Scene as Black=Dialogue/ Etc.)

 Size 14.

Paragraphs 4.

Characters (No Space) 2,801.

Characters (W/ Space) 3,416.

Lines 55.

Words 618.

Pages 3.

As Qin enters the tent that inside, dawns a wooden square table with a dim lit lamp on the side, One chair on either side, On the far side sits the questioner, Qin pulls out the chair closest to him and takes a seat, eyeing me coldly. “Ah, Mister Qin, an honor to meet you, I would like to ask you a few questions, my name is Matthew.” Says Matthew, “Mmhm, yes, fine, quick it up.” Matthew takes out a pencil and a notepad, the size a little bigger than his own hand. “So, big stone walls you have here, Qin, how did you build it?” Asks Matthew. “It took around twenty to forty years.” He answers. “Mmhmmmmmm... I see… and what drove you to build such a monument? How much did it cost?” Asks Matthew“. “It took over four hundred THOUSAND men and laborers, most fell ill, even more died, it was a necessary cost, the wall was to defend against invaders and attacks, it worked beautifully.” Matthews reply was; “But it took so many innocent lives, was it really worth them all?” Qin replies in a somewhat annoyed tone; “All of their lives were necessary, they were doing the dynasty a great deed with their lives, and for that I feel no remorse, Legalism is what must be follows as strict rules and laws to keep people in line! I am forever a legalist!” Matthews eyes shift from Qin to the lamp on the table, then back at Qin, "You mentioned you are legalistic, who are they? What do they believe?" Qin seemingly cracks a smile at this question, He replies in a tone drowned in pride, "Legalism is the belief where all humans are born Evil and Sinners, which in fact, they are. We need leaders, rulers, and strict laws to keep them in line and to not be defiant; breaking these laws must be dealt with, with extreme consequences, to set an example to the others. Laws must NOT be broken, as laws retain order and simplicity, disobeying or rebelling against these rules shall not be tolerated, and will be dealt with accordingly."  Matthew nods, and writes down some notes on his notepad, before raising his glace back to Qin, and asks; "You burned books on Confucianism, many nowadays rule against book burnings." "BAH!" Yells Qin, as he slams one fist down on the wooden table. "Those books were sin! They spread propaganda and rebellion across MY land! All my people needed to know were herbs, cooking, and the like! Not some petty lies spread by foolish men to derive others against me!" Qin breaths deeply and sighs, before sitting back down in his seat, calm. "Those books driven others against my rule and my laws, I wouldn't let that happen, all of my attempt to bar the books went unattended, people started to read in secret, plot deviously against me, I WASN'T GOING TO DIE BEFORE I WAS IMMORTAL! So, I burned them, as an example.... AND As a warning... We are on a mountain that’s rumored to have such an elixir to make me immortal, Let me leave and nap.” The next day Emperor Qin died in his sleep, he died searching for his dream, yet ironically he died pursuing immortality, its obvious it was not a part of destiny, his loyal servants and ambassadors buried him in his tomb afterward, albeit afterwards, Matthew escaped the Chinese army pursuing him, as he had valuable information, Matthew escaped back to the United States. His body was buried on a cliff overlooking the sunset, died at 93, WITH His notepad…. Information shared with the world.