Chapter 147 Stabilizing the People's Hearts
Emperor Zhao played a game of chess with the empress. When the female official Lan Xin came over to remind her to drink the medicine, he immediately said tactfully:
"Queen, your health is the most important thing. You can play chess anytime. Please take the medicine first."
After seeing the empress drink a bowl of medicine and look tired, he urged the empress to rest and said goodbye and returned to the yard next door.
After Zhao returned to his yard, he found that his inner clothes were soaked. He had scared himself.
He didn't know whether the Queen asked him to play chess today on a whim or for some other purpose. He was always very nervous, especially since the Queen mentioned the spices. Although he was sure that there was nothing wrong with the spices and the problem was with the incense burner, there was no guarantee that no one would notice.
But he knew that the more times like this, the more careful he had to be, otherwise he and the second princess would be doomed.
Lianyi invited Huangfu to play chess simply to scare him. He had something to hide, and today she specifically mentioned spices, which was enough to make him uneasy for a while.
Panlong State has mobilized its troops, and the border troops received orders to begin attacking the three cities occupied by General Fengming, vowing to take them back.
Before, Fengming took advantage of the time difference and caught the defenders of Panlong Kingdom by surprise, causing the enemy to lose three cities in a row. Now if they want to take them back, they have to attack the city, which is much more difficult than defending it.
General Fengming was also a person who did not play by the rules. As soon as she captured the city, she took control of the officials, wealthy families, and gentry in the city, and kept the food and money firmly in the hands of the army. Then she let the soldiers ride horses through the streets and alleys, announcing to the whole city that this city would be the territory of Fengqi Kingdom from now on.
The reason was explained. The emperor of Panlong Kingdom sent his fifth brother to assassinate the queen. After the assassination failed, he refused to admit it, so these cities were compensation from Panlong Kingdom.
At the same time, she also stood up for oppressed and humiliated women, and almost used tough means to improve the status of women. Of course, the prerequisite for doing so is that the matter is true. No matter how eager she is to improve the status of women, she will not ignore the truth. This is a matter of principle.
Of course, there are also some stubborn people who believe that men are the sky and only men are qualified to be the head of the family. They are unwilling to stay in a city ruled by women and jump out to make a fuss to leave the city.
"Go and get their household registrations done separately. Send them away now. If they don't want to stay here, we don't care. If we hadn't taken over two cities, we would have driven them away long ago."
General Fengming said indifferently.
She had received the empress's eagle message a long time ago. The empress had instructed her that if they could successfully capture the five cities on the border, they should move the families and households of the border guards into these five cities, and displace the original residents in the cities and move them to other cities in Fengqi Kingdom.
On the one hand, they can collect the five cities as quickly as possible, stabilize people's hearts, and establish a joint defense line, which will not easily allow Panlong Kingdom to counterattack. After all, the people there will not be loyal to the enemy country.
Secondly, it is also a means to appease the border guards. They will miss their husbands and children when they are stationed at the border all year round. What's more, there are many single older female soldiers who also need a home. After the military households move there, the marriage status of some women can be solved.
The third is to target the indigenous people in the city. In this way, all the existing forces in the city can be disrupted and dispersed, and then a new order can be established according to the Queen's wishes, which will not easily cause chaos.
"General, will this arouse public outrage?"
The deputy general asked in a low voice.
“No, these people were just pushed out to the surface for testing. The Panlong people who really want to leave will naturally leave with them. Those who want to hide will definitely not leave easily.
The real common people don’t care whether it’s a man or a queen in power. What they want is to live in peace and not be affected by the war. They will listen to whoever can make their life better.”
General Fengming said with certainty.
"I understand, I'll do it right away!"
Things turned out just as Fengming had expected. Those who were clamoring were a little confused when they received the household registration sent by the government office. The newly appointed female head constable said loudly without any nonsense:
"General Fengming never kills innocent people, nor does he force people to do things. Since you think Panlong Country is good, I will give you one day to sell your property and pack your gifts. The general will send someone to escort you out of the city."
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The female head constable is an old soldier who retired due to injury. She is also one of the first fifty military households to move into the city. General Fengming is her old superior. This time he took special care of her and gave her the position of head constable, which can be regarded as a care for the retired female soldier.
She naturally supported her own queen, and looked down on these people. She looked at their incredulous expressions, sneered, and said:
"Our queen is kindhearted and has never thought of invading other countries. It is your new emperor who has evil ambitions and wants to assassinate our emperor. Our general only occupied the city and did not drive you away. It is also because the queen has sympathy for the people. Otherwise, you would not have the chance to shout here!
Now that your household registration has been granted, you are also allowed to leave with your personal property. Please hurry up and don’t delay my handover.”
After saying that, she turned around and left. If she were to just kick these people out and let them take the gifts away, it would be a dream!
But the general said that we must stabilize the people's hearts and there must be no chaos in the city now, otherwise the general would have arranged people to drive away these brainless idiots.
At this time, dozens of families holding their household registrations looked at each other in bewilderment. They had originally thought that after a conflict, they could incite more people to deal with this group of female soldiers. They didn't expect that they were so straightforward and had even prepared their household registrations. They also gave them time to prepare and had no intention of stopping them. They were now in a dilemma.
Among those watching from afar was a spy from Panlong State, who gritted his teeth when he saw this scene. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble and create chaos, so that the people in the city would clash with the soldiers of Fengqi State. Unfortunately, the other party did not respond at all, so how could they assist the soldiers who were besieging the city?
In the end, these dozens of families left the occupied city with their families. After being taken over by the soldiers of Panlong State, they were directly called in for questioning and then detained in the military camp. No one paid any attention to them anymore.
They couldn't leave even if they wanted to. Food and fodder were of paramount importance in the military camp, so they would naturally not be given to civilians like them for free. If they didn't want to starve, they had to spend more money to buy them. For a while, money was spent like water, and they were still squeezed by the soldiers to work. These dozens of families suddenly regretted their decision.
All this news was transmitted back to the three cities occupied by Fengqi State in its entirety and was widely publicized.
You don't believe it? It's okay, you can verify it yourself. The general did not stop the people of the original Panlong Kingdom from leaving.
(End of this chapter)
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