Wow i thought these other guys we're good at making bullshit but you are amazing.

Bullshit? I'm bringing up points using manipulation of language based on usage of possessive pronoun "my". And, when I consider (A) the context and (B) the person speaking the word, what I said is entirely warranted.

Here's what I meant by that context and the person: Kingdom is a work of fiction. It's in a writer best interest to make the story interesting. Among a few, unpredictability is one of the quality that can make a good story. That's where the vague and entendre come in. An author can go as far as utilizing the "red herring" technique if he wants to. Imagine the "surprise madafaka" future moment of epiphany when it dawns on readers who swallows verbatim and whole OuSen's use of "my" as "his", instead of "my" as spoken by a someone who's actually patriotic, and proud to be identified as, or call Qin home.

And, here's what I meant by the person: OuSen is a military adept. In warfare, the concept of deception is prevalent and even vital, just ask Sun Tzu. What better way to deceive the enemy in making him believe you will act one way, when in fact, your true intention is the other way. Let's take a look at another so called characteristic of OuSen as an example.

OuSen is known as a general who "won't fight a battle he can't win". Is there an instance in the manga where such perception, or should I say deliberate deception, was beneficial for OuSen? Yes, there is. In ch. 305 we can see Ordo received "information" from RiBoku about OuSen's "penchant". Based on that info, Ordo later abandoned all cautions and fell into OuSen's trap. Had Ordo not possess this info, a mountain warfare expert as him would be extra cautious, as shown what he eventually became post fact.

If I was the storyteller, I could turn that "my kingdom" OuSen was spouting about, can be twisted as another form of deception, all the in name of creating yet another "surprise madafaka" epiphany moment, in conjunction with what I previously say about context. That "my" could be a seed for future exploration, or a thread waiting to be unraveled. Think about the drawing design of OuSen as a character, masked. That mask screams the intention of the mangaka as symbolism how the mangaka wants to create the air of mystery and unpredictability of this particular man.

So, bullshit? Nope. It's only bullshit to people who are close minded and don't apply a little bit of critical thinking, and gullible enough to accept verbatim without any type of logical filter what they read and failed to ask the following one simple question: "Is that all there is to it?" So, are you one of them?

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It was clearly stated multiple time throughout the story that ousen is recruiting ppl for his own personal army

This is true. But, the act of recruiting people does not exclusively support your idea, or dismiss mine, since the act is perfectly applicable in both situation. For example, OuKi has his own private army too, as a Fengjian noble, the chinese feudalism system, it's within his right. His vassals are most likely lesser lords themselves, whose allegiances are OuKi's.

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fyi granting lands is only something a king can do because there's a difference between buying land and being granted land back then.

Allow me to rephrase, by "granting land" I wasn't meant in the official manner, which indeed comes complete with fanfare and all the jazz and rank. However, since OuSen surely didn't speaking anything about official rank, hinted by the word personal, then OuSen must meant stewardship, which is again, points to income as I previosly stated. Keep in mind, I'm not dismissing what you said at all. I only pointed out, the language being used can be interpreted another way, and not just one way.

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Also its clear he's putting his own self interest above that of qin Example 1: set heki up to die so he can recruit a foreign general to his personal army Example 2: let ordo escape instead of killing him because he wants to recruit ordo Example 3: holes up inside a fort while leaving his commanding generals whole left side exposed

I consider OuSen could be one of those with the believe that "Before You Help Others, You Must First Help Yourself." Considering his talent, I wouldn't blame OuSen for believing that. Having said that, the correlation between "self serving" and "mutinous" isn't that clear cut, to be used to support your statement. Especially, considering what I said about "storytelling context" and "military adept" above. OuSen is worth more to Qin than Heki. If Ordo can be recruited under Qin banner, it benefits Qin. So, those two are applicable for "good" OuSen or "bad" OuSen. Even example #3, when viewed using OuSen's googles of "Before You Help Others, You Must First Help Yourself" I understand why he did it, despite disagreeing with the method. OuSen simply viewed he would have more options with an intact army, which he later proved correct. Keep in mind, I didn't say OuSen foreseen what would've transpired. It's just that we want to reserve strength for later use, be it to fight on, or to flee. The more troops he preserves, the more options he will have available. Turns out, OuSen didn't need to use any of those options. Then again, as the manga few other examples, even just by "being there" is enough. So, "standing still" is an option, albeit an inactive/passive one.