The ”Yubu” in Zouyanshu was written in 220 b.c. due to a rebellion that took place in a small town in Cangwu prefecture. In order to suppress the uprising, the imperial government dispatched officials from You county (in the South prefecture), which had been under its rule for 57 years. Yet, the clerk of the prefect, named Yi, in You county didn't first scout out the enemy forces, and as a result those he recruited were sympathetic to the rebels. Thus, he had to go back to You county twice to recruit enough ”new citizens” to combat the rebels. Unfortunately, Yi was killed in the fighting. So, when the government troops saw conditions weren’t favorable for them, they left in a fright. The two groups of new citizens were left without any leaders, and thereupon took their weapons and fled into the mountains and forests. When the You county magistrate learned of this incident, he concluded that Yi and the other officials were responsible for these new citizens fleeing. As such, he didn’t carry out the death penalty on these people, neither did he go and apprehend them. Instead, the You county magistrate, named Tui, sent a memorial requesting permission to alter the sentence of these ”new citizens” to that of ”striping them of nobility and sending them to the frontier for military service.” This was in direct violation of Qin civil law procedure, and as such caught the attention of the imperial censor, who sent an official decree to the South prefecture demanding they adjudicate this case. Clearly this case was less about the crime of these defeated troops and more about Tui who broke civil procedure. The most controversial aspect of the case was why the imperial censor would request the South prefecture to resolve the matter. Also, when Tui was found guilty of ”releasing prisoners” what was the legal basis? The First Emperor of Qin had just unified China. The people of Li's rebellion shows that Qin was experiencing some difficulties in ruling these new territories. What caused these difficulties? The bamboo slips regarding new citizens in the Qin Bamboo Slips at Yuelu Academy can be used to provide answers.