...Kanki's massacres have done no favors for Qin's conquest. They intend to conquer China into a single whole, but you cannot deny Riboku's claims that they will massacre Seika exactly because Kanki's armies have done precisely that before. Sure, Kanki isn't around anymore, but do you think that matters? To these people, all of Qin may as well be Kanki. This is why reputation is important.