When the four gates of Fengyuan City were opened wide and the army returned in triumph shouting bugles, the slightly delayed joy of victory finally began to boil over Fengyuan.
Countless people walked out of their homes and ran in every street and alley in the city, telling each other excitedly or relieved.
The sound of "cracking" firecrackers came one after another, a gust of wind blew by, and the streets were filled with festive red debris.
Restaurants and restaurants are opening their doors again to welcome guests, with red lanterns hanging high and swaying, and free drinks at the door, allowing passers-by to drink.
In less than an hour, the entire Fengyuan City seemed to have turned into a huge steamer, and the lively and joyful atmosphere soared into the sky and lasted for a long time.
In fact, Fengyuan is not the only one with such a scene.
Including the "enemy-occupied areas" in Xinfeng, as well as Daning and Dashu, the invisible haze hanging over the Three Kingdoms finally disappeared at this moment, and the long-lost sunshine once again enveloped the earth.
If nothing else happens, after this war ends, the three kingdoms of Ning, Shu and Feng will be able to maintain a peaceful life for a long time.
The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country recovers and recuperates.
After successively experiencing the "Controversy between Liu and Wei", "Chunlong Rebellion", "Xu Family Rebellion", "Fengning National War", "Shuzhou Independence", "New Emperor Usurping the Throne", "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" and so on.
After the turmoil, the people really need a stable government and life.
But now, at least they no longer have to worry about whether the war will spread to their hometown, and whether they will die in the chaos.
From this perspective, there is indeed a certain truth in a saying from the past life——
Perhaps in the hearts of most people, the worst peace is better than the greatest war.
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At this time, the new imperial palace was built.
Like Fengyuan City, the huge palace has also regained its former popularity at this time, and everyone walking there has a smile on their face.
Today's morning meeting lasted for more than an hour. In addition to a series of issues related to post-war reconstruction, the most discussed topic was how to deal with the 300,000 surrendered troops.
Yes, even though Liang Zhen gave the order to seal the sword half an hour late last night, more than 300,000 prisoners still survived.
Capturing 300,000 enemies is something worth writing about.
However, in the morning, everyone was noisy because of this.
Under normal circumstances, there are several options for dealing with surrendered troops.
The first, of course, is to kill them directly.
However, considering that there were 300,000 people this time, it is unknown whether killing them all would harm Monk Tian, but it would indeed be too cruel.
The second is to offer extra money and let the enemy country pay to redeem the person.
The price of redeeming a person is not certain, but generally it is one hundred taels of silver per head, and the redeemed soldiers will have their cultivation level abolished.
One hundred taels of silver would certainly be a loss to buy a useless person with no cultivation.
But taking into account the will of the people, the defeated country will often bite the bullet and pay for it.
And if you don’t want to kill people and are not short of money, there is a third option.
That is to demote the surrendered soldiers into slaves and let them "contribute to the construction of Xinfeng"...
So, is it to kill people to vent their anger? Or to exchange money? Or to turn them into high-quality labor force?
This morning several groups of people argued about this matter for a long time but could not come up with any results.
The ministers could not unanimously agree, so Xu Suisui wanted to make his own decision.
But after hesitating for a while, she still sent a young eunuch to ask Wei Changtian for his opinion.
The latter didn't think much about it and quickly made an unexpected decision.
"Block these people's cultivation for the time being and find a place to keep them under strict supervision."
"..."
Not to be killed, not to be sold, not to be reduced to slavery.
His eyes widened, and the answer Wei Changtian gave made the young eunuch extremely confused.
After all, the manpower and financial resources required to guard 300,000 people are not a small number, and accidents are very likely to occur.
"Sir, what are you..."
"I'm telling you, Your Majesty, I'll still have use for these 300,000 people in the future."
"Uh, but I don't know, Master..."
"Just bring the original words. You can go down first."
"......yes."
Seeing that Wei Changtian obviously had no intention of explaining to him, the young eunuch did not dare to ask any more questions. He quickly bowed his head and exited the room, running back to report to Xu Suisui.
Wei Changtian also walked back into the room at this time, looked at Li Zimu standing in the center of the room and asked:
"What's wrong? What do you want from me?"
"Son..."
Lowering his head, Li Zimu bit his lip, and then suddenly fell to his knees with a "pop".
"Slave, I want to ask you something."
"beg me?"
With a stunned expression on his face, Wei Changtian was a little confused by Li Zimu's kneeling, but he also knew that this matter might not be simple.
He didn't let the latter get up, but just walked to the table and poured a cup of tea by himself.
"Speak directly if you have something to say."
"yes......"
"Master, no, I don't know..."
He put his forehead to the ground, with a hint of pleading in his tone.
Li Zimu just knelt down in front of Wei Changtian. After hesitating for a long time, he said tremblingly:
"I wonder if you can spare Mr. Tang..."
Hmm? Bypass Tang Chen?
The hand that poured the tea paused. Wei Changtian first glanced at Li Zimu in confusion, and after a moment he figured out the reason.
"What? You're not going to lie to him anymore?"
"yes......"
Li Zimu was still kneeling and said in a low voice: "Slave, this slave is incompetent and cannot be a master..."
"Okay, I don't blame you either."
Wei Changtian waved his hand and interrupted with a helpless look: "He is leaving? So you are afraid that I will kill him to silence him?"
"yes......"
Li Zimu's voice was softer, even a little trembling: "I understand that Mr. Tang knows too many secret things and he cannot survive."
"But, but..."
"..."
The bright sunshine passed through the window and fell softly on Li Zimu.
Wei Changtian looked at her and already understood what she was thinking.
Obviously, now that Li Zimu and Tang Chen have made things clear, the latter will definitely leave.
And Li Zimu didn't know that she had a systematic thing, so she could only think that she would kill someone because Tang Chen knew too much.
"Okay, I promise you."
After pondering for a moment, Wei Changtian replied casually, his expression unchanged.
"Many, thank you sir!"
Li Zimu suddenly raised his head, his tears filled with gratitude. He must have felt a huge stone fall in his heart at this time.
It’s just like what I said before——
If a person intends to fulfill his promise, he will often become more sincere.
And if a person agrees to something casually, he will most likely regret it.
Wei Changtian's promise just now was very casual, so he actually hadn't decided whether to kill Tang Chen or not.
Although Tang Chen didn't do anything wrong, but...
1500 system points!
There’s also that very useful magical power of “mind-watching”!
If Tang Chen didn't leave, Wei Changtian probably wouldn't have murderous intentions.
But now everyone is leaving. If you miss this opportunity, it will be too late to regret it later.
well......
It would be great if all the sons of heaven were as cruel and vicious as Bai Youheng, and there would be no psychological burden when killing oneself.
In the end, one is more of a gentleman than the other...
Sighing in his heart, Wei Changtian turned his head and looked out the window.
The rising sun passed through the treetops and cast countless brilliant brilliance on the ground.