"This is not the time. Huang Yuchen said softly: "At that time, the world was peaceful, and there would naturally be such a law, but this matter was turbulent in the world, but this law was not very applicable. ”

"In the future, all those who are willing to surrender to me and return to pray for heaven, whether they rebelled before or now, as long as they reform themselves, they can make meritorious contributions. ”

When Huang Yuchen said these words, he smiled and looked at the guard of Yifeng City, but after Huang Yuchen finished speaking, there was no change in this person's face.

"Your Excellency, you are light. The guard laughed lightly and said: "Now that you are saying that you are guilty of meritorious service, when the world is peaceful, you will come back to find me, it has always been the case, it is better to die directly." ”

Huang Yuchen frowned slightly, it seems that this person has a misunderstanding of the empire because of his previous experience, so he took refuge in the West Palace.

"You have something to say, it's better to say it all, so that you are comfortable and I am comfortable. Huang Yuchen looked at him and said softly.

What this person said is likely to illustrate the shortcomings of some empires, and these problems may not be a big problem at first, but after a long time, they will naturally ferment.

The guard general looked at Huang Yuchen, grinned, and said: "Actually, it's nothing, capriciousness is the common nature of people, Lord Prince, you said that I surrendered to you now, and then I was executed by others, isn't it too troublesome?"

"Have you ever encountered such a thing?"

"That's not true, but I've heard a lot. The guard's face was fearless, as if he was chatting with Huang Yuchen.

And it's as if it wasn't his life at all.

"I think when I was in Mingyuan City, I was not also persecuted here, and finally came to Yifeng City. ”

While speaking, the guard looked at Zhang Huaiyuan on the side with his eyes, Zhang Huaiyuan was startled, and his brows immediately furrowed, which was obviously coming at him.

This Yifeng City guard seems to be arrogant, and he is not very polite when he speaks, but he has his own rhythm between his words and demeanors, and now that he has said this, he immediately leads the topic to Zhang Huaiyuan.

After all, Huang Yuchen had just seized power and obtained the command of Mingyuan City, but the people and things in Mingyuan City were still very unfamiliar to him.

In other words, now all the people in Mingyuan City are like a blank piece of paper in front of Huang Yuchen, what is painted black is black, and what is painted red is red.

Sure enough, after Huang Yuchen heard this, he looked at Zhang Huaiyuan and asked, "Do you recognize him?"

"The subordinates don't know. Zhang Huaiyuan immediately shook his head and said, "I have never seen this person, and I have never done what this person said. ”

In and out of his words, this person is saying that Qitian's officialdom is corrupt and has a tendency to persecute, and now the purpose of bringing the topic to Zhang Huaiyuan is to arouse Huang Yuchen's suspicion.

How could Huang Yuchen not be clear about such a measurement, he opened his mouth to ask Zhang Huaiyuan, and at the same time observed Zhang Huaiyuan's expression and emotions, and did not find any changes, he knew in his heart that this person was lying.

"If you can't tell why, you'll die. Huang Yuchen glanced at him lightly, although this person is very capable, but he is a little scheming Huang Yuchen doesn't like it very much.

Although the two are still in a state of battle, Huang Yuchen is sincere to him, and this person has been acting since he came in.

"After you are executed, I will send my subordinates into Yifeng City, and all the defenders in Yifeng City will not be left behind. Huang Yuchen's face was cold, and he had already begun to plan to do so in his heart.

The reinforcements of the Western Palace's mansion may be on the way, and there is not much time left for him.

"Heh, sure enough, the high-ranking officials of the empire are all the same, so even if you have superior force, don't think about completely unifying the entire Qitian. The guard general glanced at Huang Yuchen with disdain, and said, "Accept people and kill people." ”

"Those who win hearts and minds win the world, don't you understand?"

"Where did you get so much nonsense, do you want to die or live?" Zhuang Lexian had long been impatient to hear it, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to hit this person on the head, and said angrily: "If you want to die, I will send you on your way now." ”

"Who do you think you're talking to?"

Zhuang Lexian's brows furrowed, he could joke with Huang Yuchen, he could say anything, but if others provoked half a point, he would never allow it.

"Life and death are in your thoughts, and this is not something I can decide. ”

The guard's words softened significantly, and Fang was begging for death, and now it became standby.

Huang Yuchen clearly captured the changes, and he immediately spoke: "Let your subordinates open the city and surrender, you will not die, and all your subordinates will not die." ”

"And then?" the man looked at Huang Yuchen and asked, "What about after you don't die?"

"Even if you want to follow me to conquer the world, I want to see if I can use you. Huang Yuchen no longer had the slightest smile on his face, this person's mind was very thoughtful, although his ability was very strong, but if he put it by his side, it might be a disaster in the future.

"In your current situation, if you don't want to join the army after you surrender, I can let you go home. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, then. Hearing this, the man bowed lightly to Huang Yuchen and said, "If it weren't for the form, who would want to fight to the death." ”

"Are you agreeing to surrender?" Huang Yuchen frowned slightly, this person's mind was lively, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Naturally. The man nodded and said, "But this is not a surrender, it is a defeat." ”

"No matter what it is, I only want Yifeng City, if you are sincere to surrender, go and open the city gate now. Huang Yuchen glanced at Zhuang Lexian.

Zhuang Lexian immediately understood, stepped forward and grabbed this person and walked out.

"Gui Yongnian, you take a team of men and horses to follow him, if the soldiers inside are willing to open the city and surrender, after they all go out of the city and disarm, the army will enter the city. Huang Yuchen commanded Gui Yongnian on the side.

"Yes!"

Gui Yongnian received the order and immediately followed the two of them out.

After the two of them went out, Huang Yuchen's brows furrowed slightly, and he had a feeling of discomfort in his heart, from this guard of Yifeng City, he saw something.

Something that seems to be rooted in many people's hearts, this thing is like a very thin thorn, when you don't touch it, there is nothing, if you touch it, it hurts into the bone marrow.

What he just said, maybe the empire really exists, it may still exist, and it may not be able to be eradicated in the future, where there are people, there will be fighting, and no one can change this.

But this situation can't last forever, if everyone thinks so, how can the Prayer Heaven Empire be restored?

Zhang Huaiyuan, who was on the side, seemed to see Huang Yuchen's worries, and said softly: "Your Excellency, are you worried about what he just said?"

Huang Yuchen didn't speak, just walked back to his seat and sat down quietly.

What this man said meant something, but it is not non-existent, and in many places, such a situation exists. ”

Zhang Huaiyuan saw that Huang Yuchen did not speak, and plucked up the courage to say: "Where people gather, there is a heart of comparison, which can never be eliminated." ”

Once such a mind is formed, it will change over time. ”

Huang Yuchen raised his head and looked at Zhang Huaiyuan, a trace of gloom appeared between his eyebrows, and he said softly: "I don't want to talk about this, if you have nothing to do, go out and see how the troops are prepared." ”

When Zhang Huaiyuan heard this, he didn't dare to say more, and after clasping his hands into fists, he bowed down and retreated.

Huang Yuchen put aside what had just happened for the time being, after all, this is not a problem that can be solved in a day.

Then, he began to plan the rest of the matter, how to defend against the reinforcements of the West Wangfu after Yifeng City was in hand.

The reinforcements of Xiwangfu are known as seventy or eighty thousand, and if they really fight head-on, it will be unfavorable to Huang Yuchen.

After all, he had just taken over this unit, and many of the circumstances were not very clear.

......

After Zhang Huaiyuan came out of the big tent, he walked around the barracks and found that the entire army was carrying out Huang Yuchen's orders, but many sergeants were a little resentful in their hearts.

However, this situation is not obvious, when Zhuang Lexian came back, he deliberately carried the Yifeng City guard on his shoulders and swaggered through the market, and everyone saw it.

Before, he said that he would arrest people back within two hours, but now it took less than an hour to do it, which made the sergeants sigh and feel sour at the same time.

They had paid the price of thousands of men before, and although they had already stormed the city walls, they would have to lose at least hundreds of men to take them completely.

But the appearance of this young prince and the capture of their main general with only one person naturally made them feel a little uneasy.

Zhang Huaiyuan once again conveyed Huang Yuchen's order, and then went straight to the place where Shi Fei was being held.

Because this military camp was improvised, all of them were tents, and there were no wooden houses, and Shi Fei, who was a temporary prisoner, was locked to a tree on the side and guarded by a feeder beside Huang Yuchen.

Zhang Huaiyuan walked into Shi Fei, and Shi Fei saw him at a glance.

Zhang Huaiyuan is Shi Fei's confidant, and he is also the person who Shi Fei picked up with one hand, so when Shi Fei saw Zhang Huaiyuan appear, his eyes immediately showed a trace of excitement.

"Huaiyuan, you can plead with the prince and let him let me go!" Shi Fei said directly to Zhang Huaiyuan, not shying away from the feeder beside him at all.

Zhang Huaiyuan's face changed slightly, and he glanced at the feeder guarding beside him, but the feeder seemed to be a dead man, standing straight in the snow, not moving.

"This man is very strange, you don't have to worry about him. Shi Fei said: "Huaiyuan, for the sake of many years of emotion, you must mention a few more good words about me in front of the prince!"

Zhang Huaiyuan's face changed, and then he rushed to Shi Fei and said, "City Lord, you have done too many things before, and some things are heinous. ”

"Now that Your Excellency does not put you on the spot, it is already tolerant of you. ”

"Why do you still think that you can get away with your crimes, or think that there is something you haven't done before you die. ”

Zhang Huaiyuan said a few words to Shi Fei, with a resentful expression on his face, turned around and left.