Last time, he said that the Qin Mian clan, the right minister of the Shunyuan Empire, among the capable people and talents among the nine surnamed clans of the Holy Mountain that had been subjugated to the Chitang Empire, a virtuous man named Song Bingzhong, after being appointed by Duanmu Gang, that is, Zhou Shuyu as the post of Fang Langzhong, the head of the Ministry of War, he recommended the enemies of his clan, that is, the right minister of the Shunyuan Empire, Qin Mian and his family, and Duanmu Gang immediately allowed it and ordered someone to rescue their clan.

At this moment, Qin Mian, who had been tortured, was carefully treated by the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital of the Chitang Empire, and when he woke up, he looked suspiciously at the place that was almost the same as the mansion of an ordinary official in his own country. When he looked at his three sons Qin Ding, Qin Sheng and Qin Sheng, who were also tortured, along with his grandson Qin Zheng, they all returned to him. He was very happy, and he was a little confused, so he asked about the situation.

Qin Zheng naturally told his grandfather that this was the palace of the Chitang Empire, but this surprised Qin Mian.

At this time, Qin Zheng's third uncle, that is, Qin Sheng, said: "Father, now all the living people in our family have been rescued to the palace by His Majesty. Your Majesty has commanded our three sons to wait for your old wounds to heal, and when the time comes, Your Majesty will personally summon you. ”

Qin Mian said: "What Your Majesty? What Your Majesty? We are people from the Shunyuan Empire, not subjects of their Chitang Empire, why do you call him Your Majesty? Have you forgotten your way of loyalty and righteousness? We are born as people of the Shunyuan Empire, and we are ghosts of the Shunyuan Empire in death." Now, when we have escaped from prison and come to an enemy country, we are already treason. Our Qin family has been loyal for generations, isn't this a shame on our ancestors?"

Qin Zheng said grief-stricken: "Grandpa, but our ancestral graves have been thrown away by the faint king's order. If it weren't for His Majesty's order to collect the bones of our ancestors and bring them back to the Chitang Empire, I'm afraid our ancestors would have to be exposed to the wilderness. Grandpa, our Qin family has been loyal to the bones for generations, even if we don't want to talk about our merits, but what is wrong with our ancestors? The faint monarch exposed our ancestors to the wilderness, and the people of the Shunyuan Empire trampled on the bones of our ancestors. Is such a faint monarch and such a country worthy of our loyalty?"

After all, Qin Mian has worked hard for the Shunyuan Empire for half his life, and the idea of loyalty to the monarch in his heart is not so easy to let go at all? Moreover, now that the Chitang Empire is an enemy country with the Shunyuan Empire, and has defeated his own country, it is estimated that he will soon negotiate with his own country, and when the time comes, his own country is afraid that he will not have to pay compensation and cede land. As soon as he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel worried about his country. Listening to his grandson's words, he was also silent for a while.

Qin Ding, who is the eldest son, said: "Father, Your Majesty said that after a while, when Daddy's injuries are better, let us go to pay respects to the ancestral mausoleum that has been reburied in a feng shui treasure land." ”

"No, let's go now. The ancestors of our Qin family should not be buried on the land of the enemy country. Qin Mian immediately wanted to stand up, as the son of the Qin family, he was really ashamed of his ancestors.

Qin Sheng said: "Daddy, don't you still understand? After this battle, the Shunyuan Empire and the Liechu Empire are destined to lose their strength because of this defeat. At the same time, the emperor of the Shunyuan Empire was mediocre, the emperor of the Liechu Empire was so happy, and the emperors of the two countries built palaces and built a large number of buildings, and the local powerful and officials colluded with each other to frantically exploit the people. The day of destruction is not far from the two countries. However, Daddy, what we three brothers saw and heard along the way to the Chitang Empire was simply amazing. Because the emperor deprived the private soldiers and most of the power in the hands of those local forces, and when the emperor wholeheartedly promulgated the national policy that was beneficial to the people of the world, now the Red Tang Empire paid one out of ten taxes, and the forced labor was even lighter, and every household of the people had fields to cultivate, and the granaries were abundant. Most of the officials in the entire Chitang Dynasty are incorruptible. The national strength of the whole country is thriving, the people are diligent in farming, and the soldiers are loyal to the country with their lives. Daddy, in such a country, why is Daddy unwilling to serve? Why? Has Daddy forgotten his original intention of being an official? After this battle, the Shunyuan Empire is destined to reach the brink of defeat. When it was annexed by the Chitang Empire, according to the wisdom of the emperor of the current dynasty, the people of the Shunyuan Empire, who had been brutally persecuted, would be able to live a stable and prosperous life. Our Qin family, our ancestors have been officials for generations, but our ancestors are all for the people, not for such an emperor.

Daddy, let's not say anything about 'good birds choose trees to perch on, good ministers choose masters and things', let's just say that the palace where we are now is the palace of the Chitang Empire! It is the place where the emperor of the Chitang Empire lived, but in the past 18 years, this emperor has never added a brick or tile, and even sent out palace maids in batches, and there is only the current queen mother in the entire harem. This emperor advocated frugality, and his son, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the current dynasty, was personally taught by him, and he was the future benevolent monarch.

Daddy, think about how many generations of our Qin family have been loyal to the Shunyuan Empire! Aren't we just so that the people of the Shunyuan Empire can live and work in peace and contentment? However, the ideals that our generation of loyal bones have placed on are still in vain.

Daddy, the so-called loyal bones of our Qin family are to assist Ming Jun and create a bright world for the people of the world. But we were wrong. ”

Qin Mian was even more angry, he looked at his second son, he never thought that this son of his would say such a kingless and fatherless thing. However, in the end, he still lowered his head in despair. In fact, he knew from the bottom of his heart that when all their Qin family was imprisoned, the Shunyuan Empire, his mother country, had already come to an end! Especially, when he knew that this was the palace where the emperor of the Chitang Empire lived, he instantly understood that no matter how many battles his mother country fought with the Chitang Empire, it would definitely not win.

However, even so, he could not commit treason. However, it is obvious that after this unjust case, his sons and grandsons have long ceased to be loyal to that country! I am afraid that his sons and grandsons will soon become loyal vassals of the Chitang Empire. He knew very well the talents of his sons and grandsons, and the wise monarch of the Chitang Empire would definitely let their talents be brought into full play. At that time, the Shunyuan Empire may soon perish in the hands of its own descendants.

In fact, the emperor of the Shun Yuan Empire at this time, that is, the emperor Yuan Hong, who imprisoned all the dozens of loyal and good families, including the right prime minister Qin family, at this moment, in order to prevent the Chitang Empire from taking advantage of the emptiness in its country, attacked again. Therefore, this Yuan Hong sent envoys to negotiate with the Chitang Empire, and was determined to cede all the land in the southeast for 4,000 li to the Chitang Empire. Even, Yuan Hong thought that he had taken advantage, anyway, this is a barren land and sparsely populated.

When Duanmu Gang, the emperor of the Chitang Empire at this time, learned the news, he sketched it with a red pen on the territory ceded to him by the Shunyuan Empire in the huge map hanging behind him.

Song Bingzhong, who had made the suggestion before, said: "Your Majesty, this time, our army has occupied more land within a radius of nearly a thousand miles. It not only included Wocheng and Dajingguan, but also obtained Lu'an Mansion, Jinping Mansion and other places, so that our army had the strategic depth to directly attack the Shunyuan Empire. Your Majesty also asked Your Majesty to appoint Qin Mian's three sons as the Yin of Jinping Prefecture, the Yin of Changning Prefecture and the Governor of Wocheng Prefecture respectively, and Qin Zheng will be the head of the river in this place, and he will manage the river. ”

Duanmu Gang thought for a moment and asked, "Song Aiqing, are you sure they will accept the order? They have been loyal to the Shunyuan Empire for generations!"

Song Bingzhong said directly: "Your Majesty, what Weichen can be sure of is that Qin Mian, the right minister of the Shunyuan Empire, may be difficult to be convinced, but his three sons have been convinced, especially His Majesty treats them very politely, and because of His Majesty's heavy virtues, they have long been convinced, not to mention Qin Zheng, who was killed by the cool officials of the Shunyuan Empire! However, it depends on whether His Majesty really believes in them. ”

Duanmugang said directly to Gao He: "Gao He, go and announce the decree!"

Gao He immediately said: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

On the map, Song Bingzhong pointed to the Ju'an County ceded by the Shunyuan Empire to the Chitang Empire, and he said: "Your Majesty, this Yanze City, now the population of the whole county is less than 7,000 households, and the land is vast and sparsely populated. However, this place has a land rich in salt called Shiozawa. It's a pity that the salt in this place, because of the cruel policy of the Emperor Shunyuan Empire, caused the salt in this place to dry up completely. However, Wechen observed the land there, but found that salt only needs to be developed together, and salt will appear again. As long as you can send a capable minister who can be proficient in salt roads and honest and self-controlled, you can collect the salt tax here. ”

Duanmu Gang nodded, looked at the Song Bingzhong in front of him, and asked, "Song Aiqing, since you said this, then you can recommend such a talent to me!"

Song Bingzhong looked at the emperor in front of him, he really didn't expect that His Majesty would throw this talent candidate to him, he said lightly: "Your Majesty, the county guard of Yanchi County is a big matter, so please appoint it yourself." ”

In fact, Duanmugang still knows very well about Yanchi County, this place was originally rich in salt, resulting in a lot of business travel, so Yanchi County is densely populated. However, due to over-exploitation of the salt in the area, the salt was completely dried up.

This place, if it can be managed by an official who is well versed in salt roads, if it can be made rich in salt again, it will soon become one of the sources of finance for this seemingly barren land.

If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.