However, Wei Mingyuan was quite normal when he came to Qinghe, and he never mentioned that Xia Kingdom had a "population reduction target", so such a change must have occurred after he returned to Zhongxing Prefecture.
We can only rely on the Intelligence Department to find out the specific reasons. I hope there will be some information.
However, the Intelligence Department has not mentioned this matter for such a long time. It can be seen that Wei Mingyuan has kept it secret very tightly. I don’t know if they can get the information.
However, Lin Hai also knew that he had never heard of such news before, which meant that not many people knew about it. He estimated that others would not gather everyone together to listen to the imperial edict like he did. So if he continued to ask, this newly promoted fourth-rank eunuch probably didn't know either.
Now Lin Hai finally understood why Hong Jiu repeatedly emphasized last night that he hoped to convey the imperial edict to Lin Hai alone, and did not want Lin Hai to have the eunuch read out the imperial edict in public as in the traditional way.
At the time, Lin Hai even thought that the eunuch was out to assassinate him, so he rejected his request outright. However, Lin Hai also wanted to reduce the influence of the empire in the army, so he did not intend to actually assemble the entire army and then kowtow three times and nine times before the imperial edict in front of the army before accepting it.
Therefore, the compromise was to receive the order in the central military tent in front of all the generals of the First Army.
I didn't expect to get this...
Lin Hai pondered for a while, and when he looked up, he saw Hong Jiu looking at him eagerly. He couldn't help laughing. This eunuch who didn't blink an eye when talking about killing millions of people actually cared about his own life very much. If he really refused to accept the order, not to mention how the empire would react later, this eunuch would probably be beheaded the first time he returned to report.
Perhaps, beheading is the least of their worries.
It seems that Yan Zipei still attaches great importance to him, and even said: "Whether to accept the order and whether to do it are two different things."
"Okay, put it here, I understand." Lin Hai said lightly, as if what Hong Jiu brought was not an imperial edict, but a small note written to him by the emperor in the classroom.
"This afternoon, we will capture Jingdong City. Please ask Eunuch Hong to stay and watch the battle. Take a look and then go back to tell His Majesty about it. It will be helpful." After Lin Hai finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the tent.
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