Mu Jinan glanced around at the soldiers who were fighting bloody battles, and the word peace flashed in his eyes:

"If I don't conquer Youzhou, will the world be at peace? Over the past decade, the western and northern countries have attacked Sheng, Youzhou, Hengzi, and the alliances of various ethnic groups have rebelled. What is the root cause? It's because the country is not strong enough! It's because the people are not evenly distributed with land, and the poor have no hope. Youzhou and Sheng will decide the outcome. I want to overthrow Emperor Hui, rule the country with military armor, stop war with war, kill the real advocates of war, govern the country with benevolence, reduce taxes and levies, distribute land equally to the people, change laws for the poor, and take the same exams for both men and women, so that Sheng can become a truly prosperous and powerful country, in exchange for a hundred years of peace for future generations! My father and mother, the King of Wei, and the King of Jin expanded Sheng's territory by two thousand miles. Why can't I expand it again to make China's land more vast? So that other countries dare not invade easily?"

"Peng Tuojiang, you are loyal to the tyrant emperor and help him to commit atrocities. You should be loyal to the people. Do you want to be like Xue Zecheng and General Guo Yi? Follow me to Youzhou and the imperial capital. I will give you the opportunity to expand the territory!"

Peng Tuojiang's heart was shocked. What he saw was not a woman or a prince, but a soldier who sacrificed his life like him and the people who made contributions to their country.

For thousands of years during the dynasty, the people only wanted to have enough food and warm clothes and peace in the world. But now, the people have lost their good land and have to pay taxes to support the tyrant.

Last year, when Emperor Ming was in power, many tax decrees were changed. Thanks to the efforts of Jiang Yanqing, Mu Jinan, Xie Chibei and others, Emperor Ming restored the tax decrees.

But now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he has issued new orders to squeeze the blood out of the people. As a result of the orders, the rebellion of bandits in the South has evolved into an army attacking the city.

No matter how vast the territory is, if there is no wise ruler to govern it, other countries and foreign races will only covet the land, raise troops to invade, and take advantage of the opportunity, and the people will still suffer.

The armored soldiers standing behind Mu Jinan are fighting for the people, and also for the people they believe in, Prince of Jin Xie Chibei and Prince of Xi Mu Jinan.

They were also waiting for the emperor to distribute good land. If they won the battle, they would be able to grow crops on the loess, work from sunrise to sunset, and raise children to stand in the fair imperial examination hall.

The golden color should not only exist in the noble Ziming Palace, but also in the land of Kyushu in summer, when the wheat is full and the people have a good harvest. The land should be distributed to the people who pay taxes to support their country.

When an iron shovel was used, what was dug out was not bones, but two forked ears of wheat.

When one shed his blood on the land of Youzhou, what should be written down is not blind loyalty, but fighting for the prosperity of the country and killing for the prosperity of the people.

Peng Tuojiang has not forgotten the original intention of his father naming him. He waved his sword and looked up to the sky, and the silver light streaked across the sky with the momentum of taking over the city:

"All Youzhou soldiers, follow Prince Xi and charge into Youzhou City!"

Everyone in the Youzhou army is familiar with Peng Tuojiang's voice, which is as loud as a landslide and as powerful as thunder. Just four months ago, he killed the assassin who wanted to attack Lu Shengji, and Lu Shengji promoted him to the position of military commander.

Some soldiers will obey Peng Tuojiang's orders. They heard clearly what Mu Jinan just said. They are all loyal to the country, so they might as well fight for themselves as civilians!

The assassin who killed Lu Shengji was the one Mu Jinan had instructed to do, with the intention of causing the governor of Youzhou to be replaced frequently and causing the army to lose morale.

Gu Wenxuan made arrangements personally. When Xie Chibei was unconscious, he decided to let the Jiedushi of Youzhou continue to cause internal strife.

Since April, Lu Shengji has been assassinated more than ten times.

Later, Lu Shengji wore armor when he slept and often stayed in the military camp. The guards in the mansion were lax, which gave Huang Guo the opportunity to capture Lu Shengji's family today.

Lu Shengji did not win over all the soldiers.

While the two armies were fighting, a small number of Youzhou soldiers loyal to Fan Yuan took advantage of the chaos to protect Fan Zhaoyang.

"Untie the rope." Xie Chibei gave the order. Trust the people you employ, and don't employ the people you don't trust. This move was intended to win over good generals.

Xue Xiang and Zhao Ji handed Fan Yuan a sword and watched them carefully while killing the enemies.

Fan Zhaoyang and Yuan Ming looked at each other, and the rope was untied. Fan Zhaoyang did not rebel against Youzhou at the moment because he was short-sighted. His original intention was to fight for the peace of the world. Since Lu Shengji wanted to kill him, he would not be indecisive and shouted:

"Follow me and charge into Youzhou."

When many soldiers in Youzhou saw Fan Zhaoyang, they trembled slightly with their swords that were about to chop him. After all, Fan Zhaoyang had given him several taels of silver and brand new clothes for his daughter. Their mother was seriously ill, so Fan Zhaoyang sent a doctor to diagnose her, and the money for the medicine was also paid by Fan Zhaoyang.

The soldiers retreated step by step and were forced by Fan Zhaoyang to approach the city gate. Fan Zhaoyang's armor was already bright red. He chose to be loyal to Mu Jinan. She could treat slaves well, so how could she let down a general like him.

Blood and dust covered his tough face, and the few strands of hair that fell loose were the connection he had established with his new king.

A long sword brought about a new policy in the hometown, and drops of blood paved the way for the new king.

Only power and weapons can make the people share the land equally. They hate power, but they must support a new benevolent and powerful government!

This is the people's support that the king wants. When the king approaches his subjects, the subjects will take the initiative to bow their heads and rely on the king.

Emperor Hui, however, sat on a high platform, rubbing salt into the wounds of loyalty of the people and soldiers, without any wisdom or consideration from the half-asleep Emperor.

When Emperor Hui murdered Generals Xue Zecheng and Guo Yi, Master Meng had retainers all over the place. Fan Zhaoyang had also traveled thousands of miles to seek knowledge and had asked Master Meng to teach him many times. How could this not dishearten the generals of Youzhou?

Xie Chibei's flying black brocade robe carried a fierce murderous aura. He commanded the Shi Yan Army: "Shi Team, Yan Team, Fan Zhaoyang will surround the east and west ten points, and the 1st Team, the 1st Team, and Yuan Ming will surround the north and south twenty points."

The four teams immediately surrounded the Youzhou army in a vertical and horizontal formation according to the changes in the drum sounds, and Fan Zhaoyang and Yuan Ming leaped into the hinterland.

The Youzhou soldiers were still respectful to the two men and did not dare to draw their swords easily.

Lu Shengji saw that Xie Chibei's formation was strange and the changes were fantastic. The Youzhou army had been completely disrupted. He didn't believe that he would be defeated by a teenager.

Youzhou has 130,000 soldiers and horses. If he can't even defeat the several thousand soldiers led by Xie Chibei, how can he capture Sheng'an City?

A hero in the world, wouldn't all the forces sneer at him? How could he establish his authority in the army? If he could defeat the young prince Xie Chibei, he could also become famous throughout the world.

Lu Shengji felt that it was a wrong decision to be provoked into opening the city gate. The Shiyan Army was short of food and grass, and they were carrying thousands of civilians with them, so they could not afford to waste time. The city walls had been raised, so as long as the city gates were closed, they could rest assured!

But Xie Chibei intended to encircle a part of the Youzhou army. He could not easily order the city gates to be closed. He could not keep the Youzhou army out. If he did so, he would lose the morale of the Youzhou soldiers in the city.

Lu Shengji was an expert archer. He took the crossbow from the soldier and pointed it at the man under the city wall, thinking that to capture the thief, one must first capture the leader.

It is rumored that Xie Chi Beiji favors Mu Jinan, so who should be killed? If Mu Jinan is killed, Xie Chi Beiji will definitely go crazy and seek revenge.

Xie Chibei was shot and killed, and the Shiyan Army was leaderless. He took the opportunity to recall the Youzhou Army and close the city gates.

"Swish!" An arrow fell from the sky and rushed towards Xie Chibei's heart from the tall city wall. It was so fierce and fast that Xie Chibei, who was commanding the Shiyan Army in battle, did not see it.

"Clang!" The quenching sound hidden in the weapon made a loud noise between heaven and earth, and a sharp sword blade flew past Xie Chibei's eyes.

It was the Taoyao Huagu sword that cut off the arrow that almost shot into his eyes. Xie Chibei came back to his senses in horror. He saw peach blossoms flying all over the desolate land, and it was the girl who was determined to protect her romance.

A peach blossom tree added a touch of sharing weal and woe to this mutual relationship, making Xie Chibei's uneasy heart much happier, and his eyes were actually filled with tears.

Mu Jinan saved him.

Just like he was determined to save Nangong Yu, he split the arrow without hesitation.

He was not that jealous of Nangong Yu anymore.

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