Chapter 784: Kill or not?
The next morning.
When the four gates of Fengyuan City were opened and the army returned triumphantly with trumpets loudly shouted, the slightly delayed joy of victory finally began to boil over Fengyuan.
Countless people walked out of their homes and ran through every street and alley in the city, telling each other the news with excitement or relief.
The "crackling" sound of firecrackers rang out one after another. When a gust of wind blew, the streets were filled with festive red debris.
Wine shops and tea houses are open to welcome customers again, with big red lanterns hanging high and swaying, and free drinks are placed at the door for 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 jubilant atmosphere reached the sky and lasted for a long time.
In fact, Fengyuan is not the only place experiencing such a scene.
Including the "enemy-occupied areas" in Xinfeng, as well as Daning and Dashu, the invisible haze that lingered over the Three Kingdoms finally dissipated at this moment, and the long-lost sunshine once again covered the earth.
If nothing unexpected happens, after the end of this war, the three kingdoms of Ning, Shu and Feng will be able to maintain peace for a long period of time.
The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country enjoys rest and recuperation.
After experiencing a series of turmoil such as the "Liu-Wei dispute", "Chunlong Rebellion", "Xu Family Rebellion", "Fengning National War", "Shuzhou Independence", "New Emperor's usurpation of the throne", "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion", etc., the people really need a stable regime and life.
And now, at least they no longer have to worry about whether the war will spread to their hometown or whether they will die in the chaos of war.
From this perspective, there is a saying in the past life that does make sense:
Perhaps in the hearts of most people, the worst peace is better than the greatest war.
At the time of Si, the new imperial palace was built.
Like Fengyuan City, the huge imperial palace has regained its former popularity, and everyone walking in it has a smile on their face.
Today's morning court lasted for more than an hour. In addition to a series of issues regarding post-war reconstruction, the most discussed issue was how to deal with the 300,000 Qianhui surrendered soldiers.
Yes, although Liang Zhen gave the order to stop fighting half an hour late last night, more than 300,000 prisoners still survived.
Capturing 300,000 enemies is something worth writing about.
However, during the morning court session, everyone quarreled over this.
Under normal circumstances, there are several options for dealing with surrendered soldiers.
The first thing, of course, is to kill him directly.
However, considering that there are as many as 300,000 people this time, it is still unknown whether killing them all will harm Tianheshang, but it is indeed a bit too cruel.
The second is to offer a higher price, asking the enemy country to pay to redeem the person.
The price of ransom is not fixed, but generally it is one hundred taels of silver per head, and the redeemed soldiers will have their cultivation abolished.
Of course it's a big loss to spend one hundred taels of silver to buy a useless person with no cultivation.
But considering the public opinion, the defeated country will often grit its teeth and pay the money.
If you don't want to kill anyone and have money, there is a third option.
The surrendered soldiers were demoted to slavery, and they were made to contribute to the construction of Xinfeng. So, was it to kill them to vent anger? Or to exchange for money? Or to transform them into high-quality labor?
Several groups of people argued about this matter for a long time at the morning court today but could not come to any conclusion.
Since the ministers could not reach a consensus, Xu Suisui wanted to make the decision himself.
But after hesitating for a while, she still sent a young eunuch to ask Wei Changtian for his opinion.
The latter made an unexpected decision without much thought.
"Let's temporarily seal these people's cultivation and find a place to keep them under strict supervision."
“.”
Not to be killed, not to be sold, and not to be reduced to slavery.
With his eyes wide open, the young eunuch was extremely confused by the answer given by Wei Changtian.
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 doing?"
"Tell your Majesty that I will be able to use these three hundred thousand men in the future."
"Uh, but I don't know, sir."
"Just take my words as they are. 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 lowered his head and left the room, running to report to Xu Suisui.
At this time, Wei Changtian also walked back into the house, looked at Li Zimu standing in the middle of the room and asked:
"What's wrong? What do you want from me?"
"Young Master."
With his head lowered, Li Zimu bit his lip, then suddenly fell to his knees.
"Your servant wants to ask you a favor."
"Please?"
Wei Changtian was stunned and confused by Li Zimu's kneeling, but he also knew that this matter might not be simple.
Without asking the latter to stand up, he just walked to the table and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Just say it if you have something to say."
"yes"
"Sir, no, I don't know."
He lowered his forehead to the ground, his tone pleading.
Li Zimu knelt down in front of Wei Changtian, and after hesitating for a long time, he said tremblingly:
"I wonder if you can spare Mr. Tang."
Hmm? Bypass Tang Chen?
Wei Changtian paused while pouring tea. He glanced at Li Zimu in confusion at first, but after a moment he understood the reason.
"What? You're not going to lie to him anymore?"
"yes"
Li Zimu was still kneeling, and said in a low voice: "I, your servant is incompetent and cannot serve you, sir."
"Okay, I don't blame you."
Wei Changtian waved his hands and interrupted with a helpless look: "He wants to leave? So you are afraid that I will kill him to silence him?"
"yes"
Li Zimu's voice became even softer, and even a little trembling: "I understand that Master Tang knows too many secrets, and he cannot live."
“But, but.”
“.”
The bright sunshine shines through the window and falls softly on the plum tree.
Wei Changtian looked at her and already understood what she was thinking.
It was obvious that since Li Zimu had made everything clear to Tang Chen, the latter would definitely leave.
And Li Zimu didn't know that she had a system, so she could only think that Tang Chen would kill someone because he knew too many things.
"Okay, I promise."
After hesitating for a moment, Wei Changtian answered casually with no change in his expression.
"Thank you very much, sir!"
Li Zimu suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with gratitude, and he must have felt as if a huge rock had fallen from his heart.
But as I said before -
If a person intends to fulfill a promise, he will tend to be serious about it.
If a person agrees to something casually, he is very likely to regret it.
Wei Changtian just agreed very casually, so he actually hadn't decided whether to kill Tang Chen or not.
Although Tang Chen did nothing wrong, it was still 1,500 system points!
There is also the very useful "mind-viewing" magical power! If Tang Chen didn't leave, Wei Changtian probably wouldn't have the intention to kill him.
But now everyone is leaving. If I miss this opportunity, it will be too late to regret it later.
Alas. If only all the Sons of Heaven were as cruel and vicious as Bai Youheng, I wouldn’t have any psychological burden when killing them.
How come everyone is more upright than the other? Sighing in his heart, Wei Changtian turned his head and looked out the window.
The rising sun shines through the treetops, casting countless brilliant rays of light on the ground.
(End of this chapter)
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