In the middle of the night, with the attitude of learning from Chuyang, Guo Feng, who chose to follow him, was in good spirits, and it happened that there was nothing to do at the moment, Guo Feng asked: "Brother Xian has occupied the four cities of Wei in two days since the beginning of Lengzhou's army, among them, such as Zhongliang, Xialiang, and the Taishou and county officials of the three cities of Chizhu were all imprisoned by Chuyang, but only the officials of Wei County are still in their original posts, and they have to be served and entertained with wine and food, I don't know what the reason for Brother Xian's move?"

Chu Yang smiled slightly, his real purpose must be to buy the hearts of the people everywhere in the Wei State, so that they know that when facing my Han soldiers, as long as they are not desperate to resist and be loyal to the strong man, they will definitely not be treated badly!

Although this is the meaning, Chu Yang didn't dare to say it explicitly, so he deliberately said tactfully: "Treat those who surrender with great courtesy, so that people in the world can know that my strong march is a benevolent and righteous army." Before the people arrived, the reputation came first, and then waited for the military horses to come to the city, and if they wanted to occupy the land and collect and surrender, they would get twice the result with half the effort. If those who surrender the city will be persecuted, everyone in Wei will be put in danger, and they will not want to accept capable people and strangers. My trip was originally to cut off Qin and Wei's attack on Han and send troops to protect myself, if I don't use this method, it will definitely be rumored to be an invasion of other countries!"

Guo Feng understood this explanation, but when he thought of the night battle the night before, he didn't understand it anymore, so he asked: "But in the night battle on the border before, when the thousands of soldiers and horses surrendered, why didn't the virtuous brother take them all and slaughter them? ”

"Soldiers are the offensive and defensive use of the country, and officials are also for the people. If you are not careful, you will only attract an army to cause trouble, and if the people are not satisfied, the whole world will be in turmoil. The government is the master of the people, the people's will can be smooth, the people's heart is smooth, the country is smooth, the country is smooth, the world is smooth!" Chu Yang said.

This time, Guo Feng thoroughly understood that if there were soldiers in an army who were disloyal, it would only bring the misery of defeat to this team, but it would not involve the rest of the territory. But if the people's will is not willing, then Chuyang's attack on Wei will bring about a catastrophe! Even if the city is successfully occupied, the officials and the people will only be forced to succumb to obscenity, but if they don't wait long, there will definitely be a situation in which the officials and the people will rebel, and then it will be out of control!

Chatting and chatting and seeing that the sky was already ugly, Chu Yang summoned the attendant to make a pot of good tea and was about to sit down again, when he suddenly heard that he had returned from a trip to explore the horse.

The three who came back were the three Tanma who went to Peihe, and Chuyang hurriedly called a few people in.

"General Qiyu, we explored around the Pei River along the way, and we did not see any traces of soldiers and horses crossing the border, and there were no signs of soldiers and horses entering the city in the city. The spies who entered the hall knelt down to report.

Chu Yang frowned when he heard this, and the three of them retreated, Zidan stepped forward and asked, "Shangliang and Peihe have no soldiers and horses to defend them, do you really want to abandon these three cities?"

"Let's wait for the Xia County detective to come back and see it. Chu Yang said with a frown.

Not long after he finished speaking, the spies who went to Xia County also returned, and the content of the report to Chu Yang was the same, and he had not seen any movement of soldiers and horses.

After retreating from the third wave of spies, Chu Yang hurriedly recruited people to take the original Zhongliang City Taishou for questioning, and Zhongliang Taishou entered the hall and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Che Chong knocked to see General Fang." ”

"Please keep up and speak. Chu Yang beckoned and said.

"General Xie. Che Chong stood up with his fists clenched and asked, "May I ask why the general summoned the officials to see him late at night?"

After inviting Che Chong to sit down, Chu Yang personally stepped forward to pour him a cup of tea, and then served it to Che Chong and asked, "Che Taishou, how do you feel about my sudden army capturing the city of Wei?"

Seeing this, Che Chong hurriedly stretched out his hands to take the tea, and said excitedly: "The general is a general, and Che Chong is a prisoner under the steps, and it is a great favor not to kill, how dare he be treated so favorably by the general." ”

"Taishou doesn't have to be polite, Fang Jie doesn't respect Taishou's duties, he only respects Taishou as a person. Chu Yang said with a smile.

A hint of surprise flashed in Che Chong's eyes, and then he quickly got up and saluted.

Guo Feng kept in mind the various actions of Chuyang on the side, and asked for people to be treated with courtesy, so as to be able to win people's hearts and win sincerity!

The two sat down again, and Chu Yang spoke: "May I ask Che Taishou, which city is rich among the nearby cities?"

"Anyu. Although the total area of our Wei State is less than half of that of the Han State, there are villages and towns, and there are also counties and counties, but unlike the Qin and Han Dynasty and the division of states and lands, the 'city' of our Wei State is actually equivalent to the 'state' of the general's own country, and Anyu City covers an area of more than 900,000 hectares, which is not only wide, but also rich and densely populated. Che Chong replied with a fist.

"In this way, it's the size of Qiao Zhou!" Zidan stared at his eyes and couldn't help but say excitedly.

"Don't mention the state city, just the county, the three cities of Xia County, Peihe, and Shangliang, are they similar to the two cities of Zhongliang and Wei County?" Chu Yang asked again.

"Shangliang and Peihe, whether they occupy an area or the people or the rich and poor, are similar to Zhongliang, but Xia County is rich, and the degree is more than half of Zhongliang. Che Chong shook his head and said.

Chu Yang nodded secretly after listening, and after chatting with Che Chong for a few more words, he sent someone to send him back to the museum translator who was guarded by personnel, and on the occasion of leaving, Chu Yang also promised Che Chong that after the capture of Anyu, he would definitely go to the court to ask Che Chong to serve as Zhongliang Taishou again.

Of course, Che Chong was grateful for this, and even bowed repeatedly in front of the Taishou Mansion.

When the three of them returned to the hall, Zidan asked, "Chu Yang really wants him to receive Zhongliang Taishou Seal again?"

"Seeing that he knows the fundamentals of being a parent official in his heart, I do intend to ask him to continue to be a Zhongliang Taishou. Chu Yang nodded and said.

"Why is this? What I just said is that those who take the initiative to surrender will be treated politely, but this Che Chong only surrendered when the city was about to be breached, and it can't be counted anymore! And even if he takes the initiative, then there is no need to let him continue to be an official! Isn't the virtuous brother afraid that he will fake the Han Dynasty, his heart is in Wei, and he will rebel in the future?" Guo Feng stared at his eyes with excitement.

"It seems that it will not be for the time being, if Che Chong is truly loyal to the Wei State, even if he fights to the death of a soldier during the siege of the city, he will never surrender, and since he has surrendered to me, it means that he is not loyal to Wei, but to the people! But as soon as he finished speaking, the news came that the south gate had been breached, and he learned that our soldiers and horses were dozens of times larger. He was afraid of the safety of the people, so he surrendered to Cheng Yuan, which was true and false Cheng Yuan also tortured the soldiers in the city, and what he said was indeed true. Chu Yang explained.

"When we entered the city, many people knelt down to greet us and threatened to thank the Han army for not killing officials and not slaughtering the city. If this is the case, Che Chong did not flee for the safety of the people, and he can indeed be regarded as a rare good official in the world. Guo Feng thought for a while and suddenly realized.