"Commander Zhao."
"A total of 257 officials from Han were detained in this prison. All of them have now been brought out," a commandant guarding the prison said to Zhao Feng.
Outside the prison stood more than two hundred people dressed in the official uniforms of Han. They had once been high-ranking officials, many holding positions of great authority, but now they were all captives with uncertain futures.
Looking at these prisoners, every one of them had a look of dejection on their faces, coupled with a fear of the unknown. Their hands and feet were bound in shackles.
"Aren't their families coming with them?" Zhao Feng asked, glancing around.
"Their families number in the thousands and will be dealt with later. If these men submit to Qin, their families may be treated with leniency. If they remain obstinate, their families will be reduced to slavery," the commandant on duty responded.
