Li Yunze and Ye Yutong arrived at their residence in Qingzhou City. Ye Mingxuan had returned and was waiting for them in the living room.
Ye Yutong asked: "Brother, how is the inquiry going?"
"There's nothing to inquire about, so I just had a casual chat with the government officials and asked them about the hours of duty and shift changes. Brother Han Zhen has already figured out the rest."
Li Yunze saw that there were only a few guards in the courtyard, and the rest were not there. "Brother, where are Lin Jiang and Han Zhen?"
"Brother Han Zhen made an appointment with some housekeepers in the mansion for lunch today. Brother Lin Jiang went to keep him company. Looking at the time, they should be back soon."
As soon as Ye Mingxuan finished speaking, the door to the front yard was pushed open.
Seeing Li Yunze and Ye Yutong sitting in the hall, they immediately closed the door and walked in.
"Your Highness, Madam, are you here? Everything here has been taken care of. When should we take action?"
"Tonight at Haishi."
Li Yunze pointed to the cloth bag on the table and said: "This contains sweat medicine. It will be used by the people guarding the city gate. If the city gate can be opened smoothly, this will reduce the casualties of our soldiers."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Li Yunze looked at Han Zhen and asked, "Brother Han, what do you think of that person from Prefecture Zhou? Can he be used by us?"
Han Zhen pondered for a moment and said: "Although he is not honest, he still has a certain bottom line and is a bit greedy for money, but the people he makes money from are landlords and wealthy businessmen.
Maybe it was because he was born into a poor family, so he didn't do much to the people below him. Sometimes he couldn't bear to see someone bullying someone at the bottom, and he would occasionally help.
Judging from his usual attitude in handling things, he is also cautious. He is the kind of person who does not seek merit, but seeks no faults. "
Li Yunze was a little helpless and said sarcastically: "It's ironic that someone like this is a rare good official until now."
Few people dared to answer the call.
Ye Yutong advised him, "With role models like Li Yunhao and the vassal kings from various places in front of them, not to mention the officials below, it is already rare for someone like the prefect of Qingzhou who still cares about the common people."
Li Yunze smiled faintly: "Then keep him first. If he is interested, let him continue as the prefect of Qingzhou City. If he is disobedient, kill him."
In this first battle, a chicken must be killed to honor the monkey. If he is smart, then this chicken will be Yue Tongpan.
Li Yunze then ordered: "First send some experts to surround the government office at night. When we attack the city, let people control the Zhou Prefecture.
Also pay attention to Chen Shimei. As the richest man in Qingzhou City, he must be protected by many experts. "
"Yes, Your Highness."
After a few more careful discussions, Li Yunze and Ye Yutong left the city.
The two returned to the village, and the aroma came from the big kitchen.
These soldiers had just woken up after sleeping all afternoon and were now active in the martial arts training ground.
Li Yunze asked Li Chaoyang and Mantang to call people over because he had something to say.
Li Chaoyang blew a whistle, and within a short time, these soldiers were standing there neatly.
Li Yunze stood at the front, "Soldiers, everyone knows my identity. You have been following me for two or three years. Today I will tell you a few words from my heart.
If I want to fight, I will fight for the country and the world, but it will be chaos for the common people. I really can't bear to let the people of Li live in dire straits.
To be honest, the throne is not that important to me, and I didn’t want to argue with them.
When I was being chased by King Pingnan and Queen Mother Qiao, I once thought that as long as they could let go of the people of Li, I could give up the throne.
But it turned out that I was too naive.
After Li Yunkai came to power, he used cruel methods and did not regard the people as human beings at all.
Moreover, it was because of his selfishness that he favored villains, distant virtuous ministers, and loyal ministers and good generals without a good end, which led to chaos in the world.
For the sake of the throne, vassal kings from various places forced conscription and collected taxes to suppress the people.
During the three-year drought, neither the imperial court nor the local vassals distributed any relief food, and ruthlessly locked the people outside the city gates, leaving them to fend for themselves.
The people of Li were starved of food and homeless. They sold their sons and daughters and exchanged their children for food. In the end, they died of hunger and thirst.
Looking at the corpses piled on the road, my heart was pounding, but there was nothing I could do.
At that moment, I swore that I would definitely help the people of Yunchao Kingdom seek justice.
Because I am the prince of Yunchao Kingdom, this is the responsibility I should bear. Soldiers, are you willing to follow me and save the people from fire and water? "
By the time he finished speaking, his eyes were red, and many of the soldiers below were already crying.
Most of them were brought here by Lin Zhong and Ye Mingzhe when they were desperate.
In the past few years of famine, which of their families has not starved to death? In some families, only one person dies.
They hated, hated God, and even more hated the court that did not treat them as human beings, and those cruel and cruel vassal kings.
I don't know who shouted, "I am willing to follow His Highness and go through fire and water for the sake of the people of the world, no matter what."
Before he finished speaking, the echoes of everyone in the martial arts training field were heard.
Li Yunze immediately pressed his hands.
Li Chaoyang flew to the high platform and shouted, "Keep your voices down, His Highness knows what you are thinking."
Everyone stopped shouting, but everyone's heart was boiling with passion, and they wished they could all go to the capital now.
Li Yunze waited for everyone to calm down, and then said: "Since the brothers intend to follow me, I, Li Yunze, swear here today that if one day I can fulfill my wish, I will never treat you brothers badly."
Everyone no longer dared to shout, and all clasped their hands to express their gratitude and gratitude.
At this time, Li Yunze's expression suddenly changed again, and he said seriously: "But one thing I want to make clear to everyone is that everyone had better abide by the rules I set.
You are not allowed to rob people of their property, and you are not allowed to bully and abuse virtuous women, even though you are my brothers. But I will treat everyone equally when it comes to discipline.
No matter how close someone is, if they dare to violate military discipline, they will be served with military sticks at the least, and beheaded in public in the most serious cases. "
Seeing that everyone was silent, he used his inner strength to transmit the sound and said in a low voice, "Did you all hear that?"
Everyone immediately said: "I heard it, and I will obey His Highness's will."
Li Yunze nodded and said to everyone with a smile: "Let's all leave. The kitchen will start cooking soon. After dinner, take a good rest. Tonight, Qingzhou City will be our first battle."
