Chapter 219: The Master's Lost

"And getting rid of the men and leaving the women behind, either through violence or intermarriage."

"It can reproduce the fastest. In just one generation, all the people in the captured cities will become their own bloodline."

"This is a very cruel method, but it is indeed the fastest and least damaging method."

These principles were engraved in Bei Jing's original intention word by word.

Aye's rational and cold words made her realize clearly that this horrific tragedy was the result of weighing the pros and cons.

She lowered her head and thought: [Actually, there is some truth in using killing to relieve stress.]

[For example, I now want to kill those soldiers of Tu Ning. ]

After hearing this, the emperor's eyes moved, and he thought of a way to get the child out of the house: "Tomorrow morning, we will hold a small court meeting to discuss how to deal with the captives."

"Do you want to go and listen?"

The child perked up a little, and the emperor knew that he had done the right thing.

He continued to increase his firepower: "Now that you are here, you can give me some advice."

"But if they don't come, I guess we'll have to treat the captives with respect according to custom."

Bei Jingchu stood up and agreed crisply: "I want to go!"

Bei Heng nodded with relief, finally regaining some energy.

In fact, I still miss the little bastard who used to make trouble everywhere.

At the small court meeting on the second day, someone indeed suggested that the captives should be treated preferentially according to the rules.

Bei Jingchu was the first to explode: "Treating prisoners of war well is a sign of magnanimity?"

"Minister Cao, I almost thought you were a spy sent by Tu Ning!"

"Don't even mention preferential treatment. I'm going to skin them alive!"

"The thief will not be grateful and repent because of your tolerance."

"They will just think you are easy to bully and will step on you at any time."

"I will have them cut into pieces and put to death."

"Let others know what happens to those who offend Dai Yue!"

Minister Cao bowed with both hands, seemingly showing respect, but in fact he said: "Princess, please listen quietly while you are attending the court affairs."

"Your Highness has just returned from Texas, so what he said was inevitably emotional."

"But the dispute between the two countries is not about revenge."

The lower half of Bei Jingchu's face was covered by a half-carved golden mask, with only a pair of eyes exposed.

There was a cold light in Xiaoyuan's eyes.

"Minister Cao has been living a life of luxury in the capital, and his greatest feeling for Dezhou is nothing more than urgent war reports."

"Do you know how many Texas civilians were massacred?"

"Do you know how big and deep the mass graves and mass burial mounds are?"

"Have you ever seen piles of dead bodies lying around?"

"Even if each of their lives is counted as one blow, even if each of them is killed alive with three thousand blows, it still cannot avenge their sin!"

"Of course you can be high-handed and rational in your criticism."

"Because you are enjoying your life in comfort and wealth!"

Bei Jingchu turned to the emperor and bowed.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to severely punish the thief!"

Xu Lanqi sighed, stepped out and said, "Your Highness, the siege troops have left a gap, and the poor enemy should not be pressed."

"Don't push too hard on people who are in desperate situations. Otherwise, it will easily lead to a desperate struggle for the enemy, which will give them the determination to fight to the bitter end."

"Treating prisoners of war well not only enhances our national prestige, but also weakens the enemy's fighting spirit. After all, being captured provides them with a chance to survive."

"If the prisoners of war are mistreated after being captured, they will definitely fight back desperately before being captured, causing greater casualties to our army."

This makes sense, but Bei Jingchu disagrees: "That's different. Those who surrender can be forgiven, but those who resist and are caught must die a miserable death."

"Otherwise, do you think the enemy will think that attacking your territory and slaughtering your people will not cost them anything, and they will be well supported by you in the end?"

Tong Huai'en added: "Even if they are captives who surrender, they do not deserve the same treatment as the people of Dai Viet. Who dares to say that their hands are not stained with the blood of our compatriots?"

"I remember that the Ministry of Works is short of corvée labor?"

"Build the Great Wall, dig trenches, keep them alive, and give them food to eat. That's merciful enough."

Bei Jingchu was satisfied.

【Finally, someone said something human.】

She followed the situation and requested, "Then let's be gentle with these extremely vicious captives who will fight to the death and refuse to surrender."

"It can also shock other countries and enhance the prestige of Dai Viet, so that they will know that if they offend Dai Viet, they will be punished no matter how far away they are."

Emperor:...You just want to shave me, right?

“Yes.”

Bei Jingchu pushed further: "My son wants to execute himself!"

Emperor: "...I can imprison him, but I cannot personally execute him."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

Bei Jingchu did not refute, but obeyed obediently, thinking in her heart: "Anyway, I can do it first and report later. No one will dare to stop me if I do it myself."

Emperor: ...Forget it, as long as you are happy.

After the court session, Bei Jingchu went to the princess' palace with the warrant.

Xin'er, like Beihua and the others, was arranged to live in the princess' palace.

When she saw Bei Jingchu, she immediately came forward.

Before she could even salute awkwardly, Bei Jingchu held out the warrant in front of her and said, "Xin'er, look, we can punish those villains now."

"Do you want to go and watch the execution?"

Xin'er is a timid child. She is afraid of many things, such as mice and insects.

I don’t even dare to watch chickens and pigs being killed.

Every time, A'niang would smile and knock away the bugs that crawled in front of her and cover her eyes.

Sometimes they even laughed at her: "How can a little bug make you scream like a suona?"

He even said, "What will I do if I leave my mother someday?"

Aunt...

Xin'er said, "I want to go."

They walked into the dark cell and were led directly to the cell where the prisoners were held.

They noticed that the Tu Ning general who had been causing trouble earlier grinned and said, "Little Princess of the Yue Dynasty, let me tell you, no matter how much you hate us, we were released."

There was a smug smile and hatred on his face.

He probably hated her for being cruel and harsh to them on the road, causing his brother to be frozen to death.

But his pride and hatred were frozen after Bei Jingchu opened her mouth.

She said, "I am here to kill you."

First, the chief of the Tunins was dragged out and tied to the rack.

"What are you going to do to the general!?"

Someone rushed over, leaned on the cell railing, and stretched out his hand to stop it.

But they can only be as powerless as the people of Texas at that time. They can only watch the unacceptable tragedy happen, and they are afraid that the next sickle will be swung at their heads.