Chapter 1310
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Ye Zhen conquered ten cities in a row. Before the siege, she had ordered all the soldiers not to loot the people's belongings. Those who wanted to stay and surrender could continue to live their lives. The provisions she needed would also be exchanged with silver. She would not rob the people of a single grain of rice. The people of Dongqing had been taxed more and more heavily in the past two years. Because the emperor was useless, they had to pay tribute to the Dark North Kingdom every year. There was also the oppression of war. Hearing Ye Zhen's order to exempt them from taxes for three years, no one wanted to leave.
For the people, it was the same no matter who was the emperor. As long as he could give them a stable and prosperous life, he would be a good emperor. They did not care whether the emperor of Dongqing was surnamed Li or not. Not to mention that they had to pay such heavy taxes every year, they could not bear the fact that the able-bodied men had to join the army.
Now that someone was willing to exempt them from taxes and not let able-bodied men join the army, this was the good emperor in their minds.
Ye Zhen stood on the wall and looked at the people who had returned to normal life. They did not seem to be sad about the change of ruler at all. They still plowed the fields at sunrise and returned home at sunset. Even the number of people walking back and forth on the street did not decrease.
"Li Hang has lost the support of the people." Huang Fuchen appeared behind Ye Zhen.
"From the moment he decided to abandon the Jin Kingdom, he has lost the support of the people." Pledging allegiance to the Dark North Kingdom would definitely not be as easy as forming an alliance with the Jin Nation. What kind of person was Beitang Yu? He would definitely put forward many harsh conditions. It could only be said that Li Heng was too short-sighted. He thought that the Jin Nation would definitely lose, so he was unwilling to send troops to help. Instead, he pledged allegiance to the Dark North Kingdom.
Huang Fuchen asked, "Then why not fight?"
"If we continue to fight, we will only let more innocent soldiers die. Wouldn't it be better if Cui Yang could surrender to us?" Ye Zhen asked with a smile.
"You want to persuade Cui Yang to surrender?" Huang Fuchen thought that she was just waiting for Ye Chunnan. He did not expect that she had such an idea in her heart.
"What I want is only Dongqing and Li Hang. I don't want the lives of these soldiers. Dongqing has no more troops to continue fighting with us. The only sacrifices are the innocent people who were forcibly dragged to join the army." Ye Zhen whispered.
A faint smile appeared in Huang Fuchen's eyes. Even though she had 100,000 elite soldiers, her kind nature had not changed.
"What if Cui Yang refuses to surrender?" Huangfu Chen asked.
Ye Zhen said, "Then when the time comes, I will issue an order that anyone who is willing to submit to me will be granted freedom."
"Yaoyao, if you are a man, you must be a benevolent one." Huang Fuchen glanced at her.
"Some things can't only be done by men." Ye Zhen blinked and smiled. It wasn't because she hadn't done it before that she couldn't do it in the future. In the past, no woman had led troops to seize the country. Now that she had led troops to seize the Dongqing Kingdom, couldn't she take charge of the whole Dongqing Kingdom herself? There were no absolutes in this world. It all depended on whether one wanted to do it or not.
Huang Fuchen nodded. "You're right."
Ye Zhen looked at the sky. "It's getting late. I'm going back. Ming Xi and Ming Yu have become more and more naughty recently. I can't miss them for even a moment."
At the mention of the two children who were almost two years old, Huangfu Chen's eyes darkened. "Have you sent someone to tell Ah Zhan?"
Hearing Mo Rongzhan's name, Ye Zhen's eyes flashed with a smile. "No, but he should know."
"Are you still angry with him?" Huangfu Chen chuckled helplessly.
"I'm not angry with him, really." She had been gone for two years, and there was no longer any anger.
Not angry, but she refused to tell Mo Rongzhan when she came back?
Huangfu Chen wanted to ask again, but he saw Shui Yichen coming from under the city wall.
"General." Ye Zhen looked at him with a smile. She had heard Shui Miaomiao say how powerful Shui Yichen was when he led troops to war, but she didn't have an idea. It wasn't until she saw with her own eyes that Shui Yichen could seize ten cities with 20,000 elite soldiers that she understood how powerful he was.
Ten cities, and their casualties were less than 500.
"A letter from Doumen Pass, asking to see you." Shui Yichen glanced at Huangfu Chen faintly, then looked at Ye Zhen with his deep, dark blue eyes.
Ye Zhen nodded. "Is it Cui Yang?"
"Do you want to see him?" Shui Yichen asked in a low voice. In fact, he didn't quite agree with Ye Zhen's tolerant attitude. It would give the emperor of Dongqing an illusion.
"Master, I'll go to the barracks first." Ye Zhen turned to Huangfu Chen and said, then followed Shui Yichen to the other side.
Huangfu Chen looked up at her back, and an inexplicable sense of depression welled up in his heart.
Ye Zhen didn't notice that Huangfu Chen was still watching her from behind. All her attention was on what Shui Yichen said. "Do you think I shouldn't see Cui Yang?"
"If you don't take the initiative to attack, they will think that they still have a chance to win against us. At that time, your kindness will harm more people." Shui Yichen whispered.
"What do you mean?" Ye Zhen was stunned. How could she harm more people?
Shui Yichen said, "You give them a chance to surrender, but the emperor of Dongqing will not think so. He will only think that you are still afraid of them and that you are not strong enough. Li Hang will order conscription from other places and use the whole country's strength to deal with us. At that time, even if you get Dongqing, it will only be a broken country with its people homeless and broken families."
Ye Zhen was stunned. She had never thought about this problem. She had to admit that Shui Yichen was right.
"I will see Cui Yang first. If he refuses to retreat and surrender, we will attack the city." Ye Zhen whispered.
"Then I will send someone to bring him to see you." Shui Yichen said. In fact, he still had a lot to ask about her identity and the emperor of the Jin Kingdom who had never appeared. She never mentioned a word in front of them. She was clearly the empress of the Jin Kingdom. Since she had returned, why didn't anyone go to the Jin Kingdom to inform her?
In fact, he didn't even know why he became her general here. Although he said it was to protect his sister, only he knew in his heart that it was more than that.
Perhaps … compared to a businessman, he wanted to lead troops to war more.
"Shui Yichen." Ye Zhen looked at Shui Yichen who was about to turn and leave. "If we send troops, how long will it take to reach the capital?"
"I am not familiar with Dongqing, but according to what Jiang Dachuan told me, we will be able to reach the capital in less than three months. Do you want to force Dongqing to abdicate?" Shui Yichen asked.
Ye Zhen smiled. "He will definitely abdicate. I just don't know who he will give his position to."
"You." Shui Yichen looked at her with burning eyes. "Don't you know what the Heavenly Concubine represents?"
"Isn't it the deity of Bao Xiang?" Ye Zhen asked with a smile.
Shui Yichen shook his head lightly. "It is the empress who used to rule the various islands in the sea."
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