These people were completely confused by his actions, so they began to ask questions out of curiosity.

It still tells the story of the difficulties these soldiers and generals faced. The hardships and fatigue they endured were all for the sake of protecting Lucheng and the people.

No one took it seriously at first, but as they got to know each other better, they realized how hard it was to gain such peace and stability.

If it weren't for these people guarding them, the Japanese pirates would have skinned them alive.

Just as they were moved, Lord Gu changed his tone again and started telling his men about the atrocities and crimes committed by the Japanese pirates.

What kind of disasters have the surrounding villages suffered? What kind of dangers are my parents and brothers in?

In short, all bad things come from these invaders.

If it weren't for their greed and their desire to get something for nothing, none of this would have happened.

Such things even made them into small stories and spread them continuously in Law City.

At this time, the people of the entire Lucheng no longer remembered those corrupt officials. They were already dissatisfied with the Japanese pirates, and now their hearts and eyes were filled with hatred.

Now whenever this topic is brought up, everyone becomes united in their hatred of the enemy, and even that old lady who doesn't like swearing can swear for three days and three nights.

By the time the third snow fell, some people had already sewed soles for the soldiers' shoes.

Some people also carried hot soup pots and placed them next to the city wall so that they could have a sip of hot soup on this snowy night.

This change is gradual, but it is also slowly driving everyone forward.

The soldiers and generals who received the benefits were filled with joy of being recognized.

He no longer has a sad face like before. Sometimes when he sees people in trouble, he will lend a hand.

This transformation is benign. The previous names for these soldiers and bandits have gradually disappeared from everyone's memory. I don't know when the saying that the military and civilians are one family has already entered everyone's mind.

After building cohesion, Gu Wenheng handed Zhou Shixiong a plan he had written when he came over, which could also be said to be a counter-plan.

"This," Zhou Shixiong took a deep breath, "isn't this a bit too cruel?"

Gu Wenheng, "Although we are a country of etiquette, sometimes being too kind to invaders is a form of indulgence for them."

Zhou Shixiong and his men had captured many bandits before. These literati all advocated treating prisoners well, but it seemed a little different that they recognized this person as a brother.

Gu Wenheng narrowed his eyes, "If they are not of our race, their hearts must be different. Moreover, they are killing, injuring and looting in our country. Why should we tolerate it again and again?

When dealing with people who are mean at heart, you have to beat them until they are hurt and scared, and then they will behave themselves.”

Zhou Shixiong looked at him with a complicated expression, "Brother Gu, you should have been born in a military family. Being a laborious civil official is really unfair to you."

Those scholars sit high in the hall, talking only about etiquette and benevolence. They should be captured in front of the battlefield and allowed to influence those Japanese pirates.

He had beaten and killed prisoners of war before, but these literati actually blamed him and said he was cruel. In the end, he only received a lot of criticism. It makes me feel depressed just thinking about it.

Gu Wenheng, "After all, I am also a person of flesh and blood. Everyone here is a citizen of our Rong Dynasty. I only know that I must repay kindness and avenge hatred.

If we continue to tolerate them, they will only become more aggressive.”

Gu Wenheng looked at Zhou Shixiong meaningfully. At least on the point of treating prisoners well, he strongly disagreed.

Zhou Shixiong, "This is all helpless. This city seems to be under my control, but there are too many spies in the capital. If I make a big move, these people will quarrel in the court again."

Otherwise, even if he couldn't beat those tiny Japanese into dust, he could at least scare them.

Gu Wenheng had already made up his mind, and he dismissed his attendants. The two of them stayed in the study for most of the day, and only went out when it was getting dark.

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In today's court, everyone is still fighting for a little benefit.

Hua Shunming watched quietly, and suddenly grinned, "My dear ministers, you really care about the country and the people, but the way you do things is still too slow to achieve results. I have decided to hold an imperial examination in the spring to share your burden."

"Your Majesty, this is unacceptable," Chen Zishu was the first to react. "We have just selected a group of Jinshi candidates from among the students, and we haven't given them enough time to settle down. The Jinshi candidates selected in this way will inevitably be uneven."

"I second the motion."

"I second the motion."

"I am just informing you. I will issue an imperial decree to announce it to the world later." Hua Shunming leaned forward, staring at them, hooked his fingers, and called the eunuch beside him. "Le San."

"The imperial edict has been issued. Kneel down." Le San repeated the whole sentence, and the ministers kneeling in the court all became limp at this time.

When the legitimate daughter of the mansion was sent to the palace, everyone was happy to see it happen.

Sending a legitimate daughter into the palace again this time will make a huge difference.

The emperor said that there were few heirs in the harem, so he selected beautiful and intelligent daughters from various palaces as his adopted daughters.

This imperial edict seemed like an honor, but in the eyes of these ministers, it was a road of no return.

The natural disasters and man-made disasters in the past few years have made the neighboring ethnic groups smell an opportunity. They have been making small moves over the years. If there were no princesses in the new palace, they might have married off to maintain the stability of the court.

Now the emperor says that he has few offspring, but that is simply an excuse. He wants to pass his legitimate daughter off as a princess to marry into a foreign dynasty.

But now that the imperial edict has been issued, perhaps the eunuchs in the palace have already set out for the various mansions.

They wanted to refute, but they couldn't say anything when the words came to their lips?

The princesses of the royal family can sacrifice themselves for the country, so how can these officials who enjoy the court salary be reluctant to give up even a daughter in their house?

Some people were quick-witted and realized that the current emperor was taking revenge on them. When the emperor was still a prince, he had a sister who was sent away to marry a foreign prince at the suggestion of them.

Hua Shunming looked at the officials who were like quails below him, grinned at the sky, and said, "My dear ministers, why don't you accept my order and thank me?"

"Long live the emperor!"

This may be the last stubbornness of those officials.

Hua Shunming stood up and left, "Go back and prepare well."

This time he did not go to the study, but went directly to the queen's bedroom.

Queen Zhou was teaching the concubines how to breathe during exercise. "You can't do this. You're already out of breath after running two laps. That's because you haven't mastered the method. If you learn how to breathe and stick to it every day, you won't have any problem running four or five laps."

The concubines below had long lost all desire to live. They lowered their heads and looked at the uppers of their shoes. It was just a pair of gray cloth shoes that accompanied them every day.