As soon as this edict came out, it immediately aroused heated discussions.

Under the deliberate promotion of the Cang army, the content of the edict quickly spread throughout the entire Zheng State, and the people were boiling, and many people were ready to move, hoping to join the Cang army and fight for a future.

There are also some people who are active, and directly understand the deep meaning behind the edict, gather villagers and clans, and act in groups in the city, so that some officials of the government are also panicked, for fear that a group of villagers will suddenly rush out of nowhere to respond to the uprising.

And Zheng Han, the second prince who was far away in the imperial capital, was irritable.

As early as a few days ago, the reinforcements led by the Zhongda Battalion were wiped out, and he was so angry that he couldn't eat, and his confidence in this war was shaken a little.

If it is said that the fall of Zhongda Camp was only a temporary defeat, and the fall of Dongyang City could only threaten the imperial city, none of which really shook the foundation of Zheng Guo, then this uprising edict issued by Cangguo could directly make Zheng Guo full of wolves.

Zheng Han has no doubt that once the Zheng army experiences another defeat, will the people of the whole country have no fear and all revolt to support Cangguo?

It's depressing to think about, when the foreign enemy invaded, the common people helped the enemy, what kind of defeat is this?

However, the Cang army is so different, after breaking through the city, it does not burn and loot, but also exerts favors, so that the people of Zheng Guo do not have to worry about the safety of their lives and property, carrying pots and pulp, and greeting them on both sides of the street......

Zheng Han was very puzzled, could it be so easy to restrain the soldiers?

You must know that after a battle, the soldiers all want to vent the negative emotions in their bodies, and after breaking through a city, the best way to vent is to burn, kill and loot to get great pleasure.

Even, the state and the army can profit from this.

Siege will be pointless if it is not for plundering.

And the existence of the Cang army, as if it is to restrain Zheng Guo's army, everything is in the opposite tune!

For a while, Zheng Han was a little envious of the Emperor Cangguo.

"Your Highness, there is a group of nobles outside the mansion who ask to see you." At this time, a personal guard came in and reported it.

"Aristocrats?" Zheng Han frowned, understood a little in his heart, waved his hand and said, "Let's just say that this prince is busy with official business, let them wait." ”

"But......" The guard stopped talking and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, they have been waiting outside for two hours, and the head of the Gongsun family and the old man of the Song family have already been scolded. ”

Scolded?

Zheng Han sighed, very helpless, the nobles are the pillars of the country and the supporters of the interests of the royal family, his current identity is only a prince, and there are still many places to rely on the support and cooperation of these nobles in the future, and he must not be offended.

Nodding, Zheng Han motioned for the nobles to come in, then tidied up his clothes and sat on the main seat.

A moment later, a group of nobles walked in.

Gongsun family, Wang family, Song family, Xie family, Liang family, Guo family......

Zheng Han swept these nobles at a glance, and he had the bottom in his heart, several big families of Zheng Guo are here, these people are all royal relatives and nobles, not only have titles, but also have positions in the court, and when they come to the prince's mansion at this time, they represent their respective families.

"Your Highness, dare to ask how the battle is going on on the front?" The head of the Gongsun family was the first to ask.

"What does Gongsun think?" Zheng Han asked rhetorically.

"The old minister thinks that it is not optimistic."

"Then what is the best plan for Lord Gongsun to come this time?" Zheng Han asked again.

"This ......"

The master of the Gongsun family was speechless, everyone came to Xingshi to ask for guilt this time, and they made up their minds to ask for an explanation, but they didn't expect that after a few words, Zheng Han changed the topic.

Dot!

The head of the Gongsun family muttered in his heart, and then said: "Your Highness, don't take care of him, in just a few days, Kangcheng and Dongyang City have fallen into the hands of enemies, what are your Highness's plans?" ”

"Cannes? Isn't Kangcheng still in the hands of the Third Emperor Brother, and it has also fallen? Zheng Han was shocked, and as soon as he heard the news, he was a little flustered.

The head of the Gongsun family shook his head: "The city is still in the hands of the Third Highness, but the nobles and property have all suffered, and the branch of my Gongsun family in Kangcheng has been uprooted, and there is nothing left, what is the difference between this and falling into the hands of the enemy?" ”

So that's it......

Zheng Han's hanging heart suddenly let go of a lot, as long as Kangcheng was not occupied by the Cang army, if even Kangcheng had fallen, then the situation would have deteriorated to a certain point, how arrogant should the Cang army be?

The aristocracy's thinking angle is different from Zheng Han's, for the major families, the nobles are expelled from Kangcheng, which is equivalent to the loss of the city, and Zheng Han considers the relationship between strategic offense and defense.

That's the fundamental difference between the two.

"It seems that you adults still don't understand the current situation." Zheng Han sighed and said, "Right now, my Zheng Guo is in danger, the interests of the major families are important, but once Zheng Guo is destroyed, will the family survive?" When the time comes, it will not be as simple as property to destroy the family. ”

"Your Highness, don't be alarmist."

"Lord Song is very right, I, Zheng Guo, still have twice the strength of Cangguo, and it is not difficult to defend the city."

"According to the old man's opinion, His Royal Highness is a little ambitious, the Three Kingdoms have been ruled for nearly a hundred years, this is not unreasonable, His Royal Highness is still the body of the prince, just thinking about sweeping away the two countries, it is really a little impetuous."

"The old man also agrees with Lord Xie's words, the Northern Expedition of the Cangjun Army is because of our repeated provocations, if we sit down calmly and talk, we will be able to calm down and rebuild the old good."

"My Liang family believes that we should send envoys to negotiate with Cangguo, express the goodwill of our Zheng royal family, and negotiate a truce."

The nobles spoke one after another, although there was no direct accusation in the words, but the meaning was very clear, it was nothing more than to denigrate Zheng Han's national policy, advocate a strike with Cangguo, and rebuild the old friendship.

Zheng Han's face was gloomy, his hands were clenched tightly in the chair, his heart was full of anger, the danger of losing the country was just around the corner, and no one could understand his difficulties.

Is it time to strike the army and negotiate peace?

To tell the truth, when the situation reached this point, Zheng Han also wanted the two sides to suspend their troops, but he knew that even if he sent envoys to negotiate peace at this time, it would be impossible for Cangguo to accept it, not only would he not withdraw his troops, but it would boost their arrogance.

Led troops many times, Zheng Han still has some understanding of the morale of the army, a large part of the combat effectiveness of an army comes from morale, once the Cangjun feels that he will be able to annex Zheng Guo, it will be completely over.

On the contrary, these days of peace negotiation have also given the Cangjun a chance to lay out, and there are more and more people in the country who are rebelling, and even if they send troops to suppress them, they will be overwhelmed! ()