When Aoeda returned to the barracks, after passing the camp gate, he walked to the place where his tent was.

When he was about to reach his tent, he suddenly saw Wu Shu and Lu Shikang walking out of Lu Shikang's tent together, and then walking south, and they didn't know where they were going.

Thinking of what happened last night, when she saw Lu Shikang outside, she felt a little embarrassed.

But with Wushu present, it was inconvenient to take a detour to avoid it, so he had to walk head-on.

When he got closer, Qingzhi hadn't opened his mouth to greet Wu Shu, but he heard Wu Shu say first: "Where did Dr. Kong go with a medicine box?" ”

"Go out of the camp and see a common man." She said. Since the soldier didn't want to enter the barracks, he probably didn't want to be known that he was nearby, so he replied to Wushu like this.

Wu Shu originally just asked casually, but he said "hard work" and walked forward.

Qingzhi bowed his head and walked forward.

When passing by Lu Shikang, neither of them looked at anyone.

Wu Shu led Lu Shikang all the way to the Chinese army's big tent.

The reason why Prince Xiao ordered Wushu to ask Lu Shikang to go to the Chinese army's tent was that Prince Xiao heard the news that the captured soldiers of Zhou Jing planned to set fire to the camp in the middle of the night.

The news was reported to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by an undercover agent who pretended to be a soldier of the opposing side yesterday evening.

Since there were not so many tents for the prisoners to use for a while last night, yesterday the crown prince Xiao ordered Zhou Jing's soldiers to be temporarily placed in the woods on the edge of the barracks, and ordered a few healthy soldiers to put on the uniforms of the dead prisoners of war, pretend to be the wounded of the other party, carry them from the military doctor to the woods, and blend in with the ranks of the captives.

This morning, an undercover soldier came to report that the captives were quietly planning to wait until night to burn down Prince Xiao's barracks.

After Prince Xiao got the news, he immediately ordered someone to call a few important people to the Chinese army's big tent for a meeting.

The other guards were called other important people, and Wu Shu came to call Lu Shikang.

When Lu Shikang arrived at the big tent of the Chinese army, he saw that everyone else inside had already gathered.

Seeing that the people had already arrived, Prince Xiao opened his mouth and asked, "I got the news that Zhou Jing's soldiers captured yesterday intended to burn down our camp at night. So I called everyone here to discuss, what should be done with these soldiers? ”

Hearing that Zhou Jing's soldiers were going to burn down the barracks at night, the privy envoy Qin Qiming said: "These soldiers have been serving as soldiers under Zhou Peng, and they must have deep feelings for Zhou Peng. ”

Ma Bujun commanded Shi He Shouxin and said: "Burying so many people in the pit is always a little too cruel. ”

Qin Qiming said: "Then how can he command history to come up with a perfect method?" First, they can't be allowed to return to their homes, because it is still possible for them to serve in Zhou Jing's team after returning to their homes. Second, it cannot be co-opted, and after the co-optation, there may be many more spies who are in this camp and have their hearts elsewhere. Since they can't be reunited to their homes, and they can't be co-opted, isn't it just that they are buried? ”

Master Hanlin promised Lin Taoyin and said: "Although it is cruel, this is indeed a perfect law. If you can't use a tool, you can only discard it, and if you abandon it, you can only destroy it. ”

Prince Xiao frowned, although he also thought that maybe only burying the pit was the right thing to do, but to bury so many soldiers in the pit at once, he needed to think carefully.

Just as he was contemplating his eyebrows, he suddenly heard Lu Shikang say: "The grass people think that there is no need to bury the pit. ”

Prince Xiao glanced up at Lu Shikang and said, "Brother Lu, you said to listen to it?" ”

Lu Shikang said: "The most fundamental reason why these soldiers have the intention of rebellion is probably that they think that they will not be treated completely equally by His Royal Highness the Prince, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behaves like the forbidden army, they will stay in the barracks with peace of mind and will no longer have any rebellion." ”

Qin Qiming said: "Most of them have followed Zhou Peng for more than ten years, how can they really contribute to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince because of His Royal Highness the Prince's kindness?" ”

Lu Shikang said: "It is true that they are Zhou Peng's subordinates, but they were the border guards sent by the imperial court to the border before, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only needs to affirm their merits, thinking that they have always been the troops of the imperial court, not Zhou Peng's personal soldiers, let them have a sense of belonging, and they will stay in the forbidden army with peace of mind." Of course, before that, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had to make a suitable appeasement to them, firstly, verbally, and secondly, to integrate them all into the forbidden army first. ”

Prince Xiao nodded at this time and said, "What Brother Lu said is very true. They were first the troops of the imperial court, and then Zhou Peng's subordinates. I first affirmed their merits in guarding the border passes, let them know that they were not enemies in my heart, and then I would integrate them all and pay the same as the soldiers in the current forbidden army, so that even if they still have antipathy, they will slowly subtly become a member of the real forbidden army. ”

Lin Taoyin nodded at this time: "Weichen thinks that this method is also feasible, but for these people, we need to pay special attention to their psychological changes, and it is best to let them mix with other forbidden armies when they are recruited, and don't let them become a battalion of their own, so that after they eat and sleep with the original forbidden army, they will deepen their feelings and will recognize their new identity even more." ”

He was originally a civilian official, and he had compassion for the common people in the world, and if he wanted to bury tens of thousands of soldiers, he would never agree if he was not forced to bury them.

Prince Xiao nodded and said, "Well, what Lord Lin said makes sense. ”

The others saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also agreed with Lu Shikang's point of view, and Lin Taoyin had also changed his concept, so they also echoed it: "The minister also thinks that this method is feasible." ”

Seeing that everyone had agreed on their opinions, Prince Xiao said to the privy envoy Qin Qiming: "Regarding the acceptance of prisoners of war, please ask Lord Qin to work hard." ”

Qin Qiming said: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

After the meeting ended, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked Lu Shikang and Wu Shu to go with him to the woods where the prisoners of war were staying.

When they reached the woods, they saw prisoners of war standing or sitting.

Wu Shu said in a loud voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" ”

The POWs hurriedly changed their posture to a kneeling position.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said: "You don't have to be polite, just be casual." ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke backwards, and the prisoners of war changed from kneeling to standing, and some of them really couldn't stand up, so they still sat or lay down.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said loudly to the soldiers in the woods: "I will first wronged you in the past two days, because the number of tents is not enough, but Lone promises that the tents will be delivered here soon, everyone rest assured, if it rains in the past few days, Lone will have other arrangements for you." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Everyone may have had a lot of misunderstandings about Gu before, and Lu Ru will think that Zheng Jin and Zhou Peng's affairs were all done by Lone, and Lone is indeed speechless, but Lone can assure you that Lone is not the real person behind the scenes, and no one in the Dali Imperial Family has any intention of doing such a thing that is not conducive to his reputation and is unnecessary. If the imperial court had the heart to make Zheng Jin and Zhou Peng disappear, it would not wait for ten years to start. You can tell for yourself.

"In Lone's heart, all of you present are meritorious people of the Dali Dynasty, for more than ten years, you have been guarding the land of Dali, repelling the attacks of the enemy country again and again, for the safety of the Dali Dynasty, you have made great contributions, Lone has no second attitude to you except for gratitude. So, you can stay in the forbidden army with confidence.

"Don't worry, you will soon all join the ranks of the forbidden army, if anyone was seriously injured in yesterday's battle and cannot continue to join the army, Lone will also give you a fee of fifty taels to retire from the army, so that you can return home with peace of mind. This fee for retiring from the army is not a reward for nothing, but a reward for guarding the frontier of the Dali Dynasty for decades. ”

This last one was something he remembered temporarily.