"Master Mao, don't panic. I believe you are loyal."
The prince's words almost made everyone dumbfounded, but they also almost broke a group of people's backs.
"But I also believe that you are also considering your own family. So your loyalty is not enough. The so-called loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely not loyal. Master Mao, what do you think?"
"Your Highness, I am wronged."
Mao Wenxi kowtowed repeatedly.
"Well, I trust you, so I'm willing to give you a chance to show me your loyalty. Are you willing?"
Mao Wenxi was as if he had been granted amnesty, and he quickly said, "I am willing, I am willing."
"Alright, General Liu, let's start this conscription and levy of troops and grain from Lord Mao's home. Lead your men and raid his house. From all of his clan, the able-bodied men will serve as soldiers, the elderly, the weak, women, and children will serve as bandits, and all their property will be used as military pay. As for Lord Mao himself, choose him a fine weapon, and when the battle begins, have him stand at the front, so he can personally demonstrate his loyalty to me!"
Liu Yong took the order and left. Mao Wenxi, who was kneeling on the ground, finally did not collapse. Instead, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Your Highness, whether they are my family or not, they are all citizens of Dachen. You cannot mistreat them like this."
The Crown Prince fell silent, but Wei Chun squatted down with a smile on his face and whispered in Mao Wenxi's ear, "If the southwest is lost, won't these people become citizens of Qinghe? Then why keep them around? Will they aid the enemy?"
After saying that, he stood up, waved his hand, and signaled the guards to drag Mao Wenxi away.
At this point, the prince, who had always felt something was wrong, finally remembered and asked in confusion, "Why hasn't Zhou Shangwen come back yet? Did he really fall into the toilet?"
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