Li Yunze and Ye Yutong stopped and flew to the city wall.
Li Yunze nodded to Bai Yuannian and motioned for him to speak.
Mr. Bai bowed his hands to the two of them, stood on the city wall and shouted:
"Soldiers of Hu Yangcheng, I believe you all know who broke the city? You probably also know in your hearts why His Highness wants to fight?
Most of you are children from poor families. Don’t you even know what kind of life your family members are living now?
How many people have died of hunger during the famines of the past few years? The fields have just harvested a little this year, and the court charges such heavy taxes. How can the people live in this way?
Now His Highness wants to save the people from the fire and water, but you are still here to block it in every possible way.
How can you tolerate it when you see the people having enough to eat and selling their children and daughters in order to pay taxes to the court? "
Mr. Bai's voice was choked and hoarse at the end, and he grasped his emotions very well.
Ye Mingzhe gave him a thumbs up.
Ye Yutong felt that he should be speaking out of emotion. Mr. Bai has always been a broad-minded person and is usually very concerned about the current situation of the people.
Hu Yangcheng's thousands of generals were silent after hearing his words.
At this time, Li Yunze said in a low voice: "Fellow soldiers, no matter you are officials or garrison of Huyang City, as long as you don't resist, I will not do anything to you.
If you want to go home, you can go back now. If you want to follow me, you will still perform your duties in the future, and your treatment will never be worse than before. "
As soon as Li Yunze finished speaking, there were whispers below, but no one stepped forward. They all looked at the man in the front.
Ye Yutong looked over with the torch below and couldn't see the man's appearance clearly. He only saw that he was of medium height, wearing an official uniform, and the official hat on his head was a little crooked.
After only a moment, the man took a few steps forward, raised his head and looked at Li Yunze, cupped his hands and said:
"Your Highness, Qiu Yunhe, the magistrate of Huyangcheng, if you can promise to reduce or reduce taxes this year, I will bring the soldiers and the people of Huyangcheng to surrender to you."
Li Yunze listened to his words and admired him very much.
The last time he and Mr. Bai came here, they asked about Qiu Yunhe's personality.
The people's evaluation of him is quite good, and his uncle's people also say that although he is a bit old-fashioned, he is very upright.
I don't know what his attitude was towards the court, but he didn't resist any orders given by his superiors.
Maybe he also knew that he was a soft-spoken person and it would be useless if he said anything, so he never protested.
It seemed that he never stood up for the people, but Li Yunze knew that there was nothing he could do.
Just like Qin Chang'an, whose family background was so prominent, all the memorials for allocating relief grains fell into the sea, not even a grain of grain was given to him.
Li Yunze looked at him and said calmly, "Master Qiu, you must have a clear understanding of my character.
Regardless of whether you surrender or not, I am not planning to collect taxes from the people this year. Not only will no taxes be collected, but high-yielding seeds will be distributed to the people for planting next spring.
This is not to make everyone surrender to me, but it is my duty as a Li family member. "
After listening to what he said, Qiu Yunhe said nothing, flicked his sleeves, knelt down and saluted Li Yunze.
Then he said respectfully: "The humble minister Qiu Zhenghe comes to see His Highness the Crown Prince."
A group of officials and thousands of soldiers behind him also knelt down with him and said in unison: "See His Highness the Crown Prince."
Thousands of people shouted together, and their voices were very loud.
Li Yunze raised his hand, "Master Qiu and all the soldiers, please stand up."
Ye Mingxuan and Li Chaoyang smiled and walked over to help him up.
Li Yunze and Ye Yutong came down from the city gate, winked at Ye Mingxuan and Li Chaoyang, and the two immediately arranged a team of people to guard the city wall.
Ye Mingxuan pulled a few more garrison generals who had just fought with him and said with a smile:
"Brothers, let's go up there and watch. I'll invite you to the city for breakfast tomorrow morning."
Qiu Zhenghe and several officials invited Li Yunze and others to go to the government office.
Li Yunze smiled and waved his hand, "My wife and I still have some things to do, so we won't go. I'll ask Mr. Bai and my second uncle to follow you."
He also showed his attitude that he would not interfere too much in the government affairs here. Everything would remain as usual, except that the garrison would be replaced by his people.
He will take away some of the thousands of soldiers currently in Hu Yangcheng, and the rest will be guarded here with his people.
Qiu Zhenghe and several officials behind him were quietly relieved after receiving His Highness's hint.
It's not easy to get into this position, and no one wants to be replaced.
Since His Highness has no intention of replacing his people, their position is stable.
Several people gathered around Mr. Bai and Ye Mingzhe to the government office, and enthusiastically told them about Hu Yangcheng's customs and government affairs.
Both Mr. Bai and Ye Mingzhe behaved very modestly, and after a while they became familiar with each other.
Ye Mingzhe also became brothers with two younger officials.
Li Yunze and Ye Yutong went to Uncle Lin's branch here.
Mao Dan, Ye Song and the others were planning to create public opinion tomorrow morning, and everyone was busy in an orderly manner.
At this time, Prince Xia's Mansion was not at peace. They had received news a few days ago that Li Yunze had captured Qingzhou City.
And his confidant Yue Tongpan in Qingzhou City was also killed by Li Yunze.
King Xia has been very angry these days, gnashing his teeth with hatred, and is ready to find an opportunity to deal with that yellow-haired boy Li Yunze.
Prince Xia sat on the recliner and coughed twice, and said weakly: "Father, Li Yunze must have captured Taizhou by now.
You should discuss with Uncle An Wang now and send troops immediately. We must capture Yuncheng before him.
If Yuncheng falls into his hands, he will be even more powerful, and his father's chance of becoming a great treasure will be slim. "
Prince Xia said hesitantly: "Jie'er, isn't it too early to take action now? If we and Li Yunze end up in a lose-lose situation, then won't Prince Pingnan and Prince Liang just sit back and enjoy the success?"
According to his previous intention, after the autumn harvest, he would first occupy several small cities near Yunzhou.
When King Liang and King Nan were almost done fighting, he and King An started again.
Who would have thought that now another Li Yunze has appeared, and the situation will become even more complicated.
He felt that it was not advisable to move for the time being, so he would let them fight among several families first, and finally he would pick up the ready-made ones.
Li Yunjie knew what he was thinking and resolutely gave up the idea of sitting back and enjoying the success.
"Father, Yuncheng is so important. No matter who controls it, half the battle is won.
I originally planned to take Yuncheng first after the autumn harvest, but I was overtaken by Li Yunze.
Before he takes over there yet, we must send troops in advance to capture Yuncheng. "
King Xia walked around the study twice, still a little worried.
Although he wanted to be emperor, he did not dare to fight an uncertain battle.
If he really captured Yuncheng, then King Pingnan could spare him.
And King Liang, can you be willing?
I'm afraid both of them will come to rob him by then. What if they team up to deal with him?
But looking at his son's firm gaze, he became unsure.
Although Jie'er is in poor health, he has been smart since he was a child.
I have been helping him make decisions since he was eleven or twelve years old. No matter how big or small, as long as he intervenes, he has never made a mistake.
He told his son his worries, "Jie'er, what if we take Yuncheng and we can't hold it?"
Li Yunjie twitched his lips and said, "Father, don't worry. As long as Yuncheng is captured, I will personally go and take charge and I will never let anyone take it away."
He thought disdainfully that as long as Yuncheng was in his hands, it would be a fool's dream for others to take it away.
