Hua Yihen nodded slightly, his eyes became distant, and his thoughts drifted back to a long, long time ago, a period of bloody time.
After a long pause, Hua Yihen slowly spoke, "He was my subordinate thirteen years ago. His name was Zeng Li."
As soon as Ji Xingzhi heard this opening remark, she knew that there was a story to be told, so she looked at Hua Yihen without saying a word, waiting for what would happen next.
Hua Yihen didn't want to say it at first, but after seeing Ji Xingzhi's expectant eyes, he opened his mouth and said, "Back then, he used insidious and cruel means to win a battle. Although the battle was won, it was not won gloriously. So I whipped him in front of all the soldiers and made him kneel for three days. Who would have thought that after three days, not only did he not repent, but he escaped with several soldiers.
The next time we met was at the celebration banquet after our return to the capital a year later. I was Prince Xun and he was Hua Li.
After hearing this, Ji Xingzhi didn't quite understand Hua Yihen's actions. She said, "As they say, war is all about deception. On the battlefield, all is fair. Isn't it normal to use some conspiracy and trickery? Hua Li won the battle, but not only did you not reward him, but you did the opposite, making him lose face in front of the entire army. It would be strange if he didn't flee."
To be honest, if she were Hua Li, she would run too. Anyone who doesn't run is stupid.
Hua Yihen glanced at Ji Xingzhi coldly and said, "I don't object to his plan, but his plan is too inhumane."
According to Hua Yihen, that battle was very difficult to fight, and the opponent was the then Prince of Shuizhou, Shui Lianche. Shui Lianche was a scheming and cunning person, and even Hua Yihen was not sure of winning. However, Hua Li, who was a deputy general at the time, led a team to win the battle.
It was because Hua Li secretly sent people to sneak into Shuizhou, captured many old people, children and women, and asked them to block the army. If the people of Shuizhou resisted, they would kill a few of them, and if they did not retreat, they would kill more. The soldiers of Shuizhou could not bring themselves to do it, hesitated, and dropped their bows and arrows.
In the end, Shui Lianche ordered a retreat in order to win the hearts of the people, and was defeated by another person besides Hua Yihen... Hua Li. He failed to gain the support of the people, but he won the hearts of the people, making his position as the crown prince more stable. Hua Li also helped Shui Lianche a lot inadvertently.
After listening to Hua Yihen's narration, Ji Xingzhi also felt that Hua Li's plan was indeed too cruel, and she didn't know what his purpose was in sending Su Yang into the palace.
"Do you still feel normal now?" Hua Yihen said coldly.
Ji Xingzhi awkwardly picked up the cup and took a sip of tea to hide her embarrassment, then laughed dryly and said, "You have a really good memory."
Especially holding grudges!
Hua Yihen looked at Ji Xingzhi and said, "I must go back to Huazhou."
Ji Xingzhi nodded slightly, thinking from the perspective of a superior, sorting out the problem and saying, "I didn't say you can't go back, but it's clearly a trap. If you go back like this, wouldn't that be like walking into a trap? In my opinion, you shouldn't rush back to the imperial capital of Huazhou. Go back first and gather your loyal old subordinates. Of course, it doesn't matter if they aren't loyal. If you fall, the emperor of Huazhou will deal with them first, and they won't stand idly by."
Hua Yihen thought carefully for a moment, and although he felt that Ji Xingzhi's words made sense, he still shook his head slightly and said, "I can't wait that long."
Hua Yihen understood Ji Xingzhi's intention. Ji Xingzhi didn't want him to rebel, but to use this method to threaten the Emperor of Huazhou to release the prisoners. However, the plan was a good one, the simplest and most effective. He would use the same method to deal with whatever Hua Yiyao feared.
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