People's hearts are full of flesh, and they get melons when they plant melons, and they get beans when they plant beans.

Many times, Wu Zheng's sowing is unconscious, but it does not mean that the sown seeds will not sprout.

Having tasted freedom, no one will want to be a slave anymore.

It was in this way that Wu Zheng used this method to change the scholars, merchants, and tens of millions of people in the various provinces under his jurisdiction.

This is true of government decrees, such of taxation, of employment, and even of subverting the outdated notion of the inferiority of men and women.

Wu Zheng never issued a decree, strictly prohibiting what and how, and often tried to implement it, so that the people could "taste" whether the taste of the new policy was sweet or bitter, and then promulgated the new policy along the river, such as agricultural tax, commercial tax, and free teaching in the establishment of the three major colleges.

There are more than ten prefectures under the jurisdiction of the General's Mansion, with a population of tens of millions, and there are not many fanatical admirers, but almost no one opposes Wu Zheng, and even Chen Zilong, who originally regarded Wu Zheng as an outlier and hated Wu Zheng, is now also under Wu Zheng and has become the editor-in-chief of Han Ming Banyuetan.

It's easy to break an old world, but it's too hard to rebuild a new one.

The army is good at destroying, not building.

The spring rain moistens things silently, the Central Plains at the end of the Ming Dynasty, years of war, has long been riddled with holes, a hundred wastes to be revived, on the one hand to expel the Tartars, on the other hand to revive civilization, if there is another civil war, the world is broken, if you want to revive, you must do half the work.

Wu Zheng can only and will only use this stupid method to slowly change the world, this method cannot be immediate, it takes time.

However, as long as it is a seed, it will sprout.

Whether you unintentionally spread it or take care of it, it will eventually break out of its cocoon.

This is the first variable in this great war, and it does not depend on the will of Wu Zheng or Dolgon.

Dolgon believed that the "cupping" between the Yixing Dynasty and Wu Zheng would inevitably make the Yixing Imperial Court stand by and watch this battle, and only by consuming Wu Zheng's strength could the imperial power be stable.

But people's hearts are difficult to predict, and even if they do, maybe because of the weather, a breeze, or a tear, there has been a change.

On the same day, Liao Zhongping's left battalion brazenly sent troops, followed by Xia Wanchun's Jianyang Guard, and the two never had any contact, only half a day apart.

They may not only be for Wu Zheng, but it is certain that they are for this land that has experienced cruel wars, and the people on the land, the Han people!

……。

The night breeze is blowing.

The wind after the valley rain was already obviously hot, blowing on the face, making people lazy.

However, the night wind on the head of Yizhen City carried a strong smell of blood.

"Baby, where are you from?"

On the side of the stairs of the castle tower, an old soldier sat leaning, he carefully took out a small cloth bag from his bosom, spread it out, sniffed it with cherishment, and then counted the few fennel beans in one and two grains, sighed, and picked two from it.

put it in the palm of his hand, bit his gums heavily, and then resolutely handed one of the larger beans to a young soldier beside him, and said proudly: "Come, baby, eat a fennel bean." ”

The young soldier glanced at the beans blankly, and without raising his head, he shook his head slightly, "Don't eat it." ”

The veteran glared, "Boy, don't be ignorant, this is what my daughter-in-law brought to Shaoxing Mansion before the war...... There's not much left right now, otherwise, I'll give you two. ”

When the young soldier heard this, his eyes suddenly had some light, and he looked up at the veteran, "The chief is also from Shaoxing?" ”

The veteran was stunned and happy, "You too?" ”

"Hmm......."

"Which county and which village?"

"It used to be Shanyin County, but now it is Huiji County."

The veteran's eyes lit up and he smiled: "I understand, your home is in Sheziqiao?" ”

"You know?"

"That's ...... In fact, our house is only a few dozen miles away from Shezi Bridge...... Outside the Chang'an Gate. ”

"That's close." The young soldier was relieved, "My uncle's house is in Chang'anmen...... After this battle, you can go to my house to ...... free. ”

But as he spoke, his voice became lower and lower, and not only did he lower his voice, but his head gradually drooped.

The veteran looked at him and sighed softly, the veteran knew in his heart that this kid should be afraid.

"Reader, right?"

"Hmm."

"Cadet soldiers?"

"Nope." The young man shook his head and said, "I joined the army when the Great General's Mansion was recruited before the war. ”

"No wonder ......." The veteran nodded, "Don't be afraid, we will definitely win!" ”

"I'm not afraid!" The young soldier suddenly straightened his neck and said loudly, loudly, attracting sideways glances from the soldiers on the side.

But they all just glanced back and nodded knowingly at the veteran.

The young soldier didn't feel it, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "I am the only child in the family...... I volunteered to join the army, what am I afraid of? ”

The veteran slowly put the fennel bean in his mouth, then licked his lips and used his saliva to melt the beans to make it softer.

"Baby, I'm afraid it's human nature...... To tell you the truth, I'm still afraid. ”

"You ......."

"Don't blame you...... I'm really scared. The veteran took two mouthfuls of beans, reluctant to chew them, and said leisurely: "There are only children left in the family, if I die in battle, orphans and widows...... How to live! ”

The young soldier sat down slowly, "You...... Are you right? ”

"Why are you being?"

"I ...... I actually...... It's not that I'm afraid of death. ”

"Hmm...... I know, you are an only son, and you took the initiative to join the army. "The veteran picked it up quickly.

This made the young soldier a little more natural, "My cousin is dead. ”

"Huh?"

"Just yesterday...... And he died before me, struck three arrows in the chest and abdomen. ”

"Huh?"

"I don't know...... How do you go back and talk to your uncle...... Maybe I won't get a chance to see it anymore, woo....... The young soldier suddenly began to cry.

The veteran dragged him over, rested his head on his knee, and then reached out and gently touched his head, "My son is also five years old...... Rest assured, you won't die, you're still young......! ”

"Can we win? Can you go back to the other side of the river? Can I still go back to Shaoxing? The young soldier asked, looking up with a tear-stained face.

The veteran looked at this immature and innocent face, and forced a smile: "Silly boy, of course you can win...... Have you ever heard that there is a battle that a great general can't win? ”

"But I've heard...... Even the great general is trapped in Huai'an City, if the great general ...... Is it really meaningful for us to keep ceremonies? ”

The smile on the veteran's face stiffened slightly, but then relaxed, "So...... We have to keep the truth. Do you think, if we withdraw, the general will really be trapped, as long as we still guard Yizhen, then there will be a glimmer of life, and the enemy army will not be completely encircled, right? ”