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Deep in the night, Tang Yin sat alone in his tent and considered whether or not he should continue fighting in this battle. Right now, his confidence was already beginning to waver. At this time, a guard recently reported that Yuan Fang requested an audience. Tang Yin made an 'oh' sound, raised his head and said: "Let him come in!"

"Yes sir!"

The guard turned around and left. Not long later, Yuan Fang slowly walked into the tent. Seeing Yuan Fang, Tang Yin revealed a smile, and asked with a face full of ease: "Mr. Yuan Fang, you're still awake this late?!"

"This humble subject has specially come to visit the King." Yuan Fang walked forward, respectfully bowed deeply, and said with a low voice.

"I'm fine. It's just a small defeat, I can still bear it." Tang Yin said while smiling. Pausing for a moment, he waved his hand and said: "Please take a seat Mr. Yuan Fang!"

Yuan Fang replied as he sat down beside Tang Yin. The latter asked: "Mr. Yuan Fang, tell me, will our side be able to win this battle?"

"This ?" Yuan Fang muttered to himself, shook his head and said: "The matters of the soldiers are related to the life and death of the nation, this humble subject does not dare to speculate rashly."

"Huh?" Tang Yin laughed lightly and said: "Mr. Yuan Fang, please do not hesitate to tell us your thoughts in private."

Yuan Fang thought for a moment, then said: "Since our army has entered the Hedong, we have won consecutively, and have taken over the entire Hedong County, causing the morale of the troops above and below to rise, looking back at the Ning army, the main general is severely injured, and the army is short of generals, if we were to fight in a frontal battle, our army has the absolute advantage, I think that is the reason why the King is unwilling to give up this battle."

These words were precisely on Tang Yin's heart. If he were to face it head on on on on land, Tang Yin was confident that he would be able to destroy more than a hundred thousand Ning Country s. With such a huge amount of Ning Country s, such a huge piece of fat was placed right in front of his eyes, yet it was obstructed by a single Zhang River. He calmly smiled and said, "Continue."

"No matter how strong our army is, or how unreconciled the King is, this humble subject feels that we cannot continue to fight in this battle." Yuan Fang said: "In truth, with regards to Ning Country, it is as dangerous as Tong Gate, and because Feng Country relies on Tong Gate, it allows one to advance, attack, retreat, and remain undefeated. It is also the same for Ning Country, since the beginning of the conflict between the two countries, and it was also at that time that Ning Country was viewed as the bottom line of Ning Country by the Sovereign of Ning Country, and it was also from that moment onwards that Ning Country was used to construct the warship and train the water army. Over the past hundred years, I have not dared to slow down for even a single day. I'm afraid we will be completely annihilated! "

"Oh ?" Tang Yin responded faintly as he looked up silently. So it turned out that Ning Country was also far-sighted and needed to be prepared. No wonder Ning Jun had gathered so many large warships in such a short amount of time. He pondered for a moment, stood up, and paced back and forth in the tent. As he walked, his thoughts also quickly changed, and he muttered: "What Mr. Yuan Fang said is reasonable."

Looking at Tang Yin who was struggling in his heart, Yuan Fang sighed secretly. He suddenly thought of something and asked: "Oh yes, this humble subject also wants to ask Your Majesty, how will we bury the soldiers who died today?"

"Dust to dust, soil to dust. It is only natural for the strong ones of Feng Country to be sent back to the Feng Country for burial."

"Then... "Where are the military's concubines?"

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, shook his head and said: "I have yet to think about it, what suggestions do you have for me, Mr. Yuan Fang?"

Yuan Fang said: "The King must not only treat all fallen soldiers equally, she must also bury all dead soldiers."

Seeing that Tang Yin was confused, Yuan Fang explained: "As a person of peace, to be able to invest in Feng Army and go beat up one's own country, not only does it require a lot of determination, it also requires a lot of courage. If the King wants the Hedong to be able to keep him safe for a long time, if she wants to win over the Hedong, she should treat people well, soldiers well, and let people feel that in the King's heart, there is no such thing as a man of honor. "

Ouch! This was something that Tang Yin did not expect. He thought about it carefully, and felt that Yuan Fang's words were reasonable. As the saying goes, the person who obtains the hearts of the people must rule the world, and even if he had to pretend, he had to put on an act. His face finally revealed a smile that came from the bottom of his heart, he walked to Yuan Fang's side and cupped his hands as he bowed deeply to him.

Yuan Fang was shocked, it had always been the subject who had paid respects to the king, how could there be a reason for the king to pay his respects to the subject?! He sat on the collapse for a while before regaining his senses. He did not stand up, but directly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, what are you doing? "Kill this humble subject ?"

Tang Yin reached out to help Yuan Fang up, and said while laughing, "Mr. Yuan Fang's teachings are extremely correct. Since Hedong has already returned to the Feng Country, the citizens of the Hedong will be the citizens of the Feng Country.

Looking at the humble face of Tang Yin, who was trying to teach him a lesson, Yuan Fang's eyes revealed a trace of disappointment. He had to admit that he couldn't see through Tang Yin, and wasn't clear about what he was thinking in his heart either. Tang Yin's personality was simply too changeable, sometimes cruel, sometimes cunning, sometimes benevolent, sometimes cold and heartless.

Tang Yin accepted Yuan Fang's suggestion and sent out an order early the next day, burying all the soldiers that died in battle and giving them a one fold extra pension. Furthermore, the family members were exempt from the forty percent tax. This kind of treatment could definitely be said to be very generous. Tang Yin's way of handling this had caused many people to become famous in the Hedong, and had also allowed the common citizens to feel at ease.

What people were worried about the most was whether or not they would become servants under the pressure of Feng Ren after changing their ownership of Hedong, but looking at Tang Yin's reaction towards the dead soldiers, it seemed like such concerns were unnecessary. Not only did the Sovereign King of Feng Country not bully them, she even treated them with kindness.

In terms of governance, Tang Yin was completely unorthodox and might not have much talent in this area. However, he had a big advantage, which was that he had the open-mindedness of a modern person, which allowed him to differentiate between which advancements would be beneficial to him, and which ones would be unprofitable and harmful. In the eyes of those who did not know the inside information, Tang Yin had become a rare Wise King who possessed the ability to differentiate right from wrong and wrong.

Tang Yin accepted Yuan Fang's kind treatment of the Ning Wu Army, but he was still a little hesitant on whether or not he should retreat. He had already shouted out the slogan of extinguishing the entire city, and thus the battle was suspended without a sound, which was too damaging to his prestige. However, if they were to continue fighting, he was afraid that, in the unfortunate words of Yuan Fang, his entire army would be completely annihilated in the end.

Just as he was feeling troubled, an unexpected opportunity came. The emissaries that the Ning Country government had sent crossed the Zhang River and arrived at the Wind Camp to discuss matters of peace with Tang Yin.

With regards to Xiang Feng's negotiations, Zhangsun Yuanhong was strongly against it. Why was he fighting in front of him, risking his life? But now, the imperial government, which was located far away from the battlefield and in the back, had actually made a big gesture and directly ceded the great Hedong County to the Feng Country. It recognized that the Hedong was the territory of the Feng Country, and not only that, they even compensated the Feng Country with a large amount of gold, silver, and silk.

Zhangsun Yuanhong could not understand why the imperial government would make such a decision that would cause them to lose. It was obvious that they had not lost in this battle, and there was even hope of them being able to fight back and regain their Hedong.

He found it hard to understand the decision of the imperial government, and wasn't this the same for Wei Zheng as well. After hearing the news that the envoy had already left the capital, Wei Zheng couldn't help but let out a long sigh towards the sky. I, Big Ning, have lost because of the two words "An Yi"! " The long years of peace and quiet had caused the Ning Country to view itself highly, both inside and outside the imperial government.

At this time, Zhangsun Yuanhong and Wei Zheng, the two chief marshals who appeared to be in complete harmony with each other, stood on the same line once again. According to Wei Zheng's intentions, if the negotiation mission wanted to pass through Zhang River, they would have to pass by their own camp, and then they would have to capture him, and not let him pass, and that way there would be no peace.0

At a critical moment, the fact that Wei Zheng could act so unyielding, and even dare to go against the wishes of the imperial government and risk being forced to negotiate with the envoys for the crime of beheading them made Zhangsun Yuanhong feel rather surprised, but he also admired Wei Zheng's way of thinking. Forcing the envoys sent by the imperial government was a last resort, and he had not reached the end of the world yet, so he naturally did not need to take such a huge risk.

Zhangsun Yuanhong decided to make the best of it and make good use of this negotiation.

There were two envoys sent by the Ning Country, both of them were at the same level, they were under the same level, and were at the third level as well. Hong's main function is to deal with foreign affairs. The two of them were called Shi Tinghan and Tan Du, respectively. In this negotiation, Shi Tinghan was the leader, and the Tan Clan was the support.

Just as Wei Zheng had predicted, Shi Tinghan and his roommate had indeed arrived here first.

The two of them felt that something was amiss the moment they arrived at the camp. The Ning Soldier s who were standing guard and patrolling were dispirited, looking at their bodies with sullen faces, their armor was crooked, and their weapons were not in their hands, but rather weak as they carried them. Even though Shi Tinghan and Tan Tan Du were civil servants, they could tell that the military discipline of their soldiers was too loose.

The two of them looked at each other and walked into the camp with large strides.

Just as he approached the Barracks Gate, the surrounding soldiers surged forward, blocking the path of the two people as well as the more than a hundred attendants, and shouted: "What are you doing? Do you know where this place is and just charge in?! "

"Blind your dog eyes. Look carefully, these two are the envoys sent by the imperial government ? Sir He Shi and Lord Tan. Hurry and get out of the way. Tell your commanders to come out and receive them!" Shi Tinghan and his subordinate scolded him with a harsh tone.

Upon hearing that the two of them were ambassadors sent by the imperial government, the soldiers trembled in fear, their faces filled with reverence. They kept their weapons, and one of the captains lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, "My marshal might... I'm afraid I won't be able to come out and greet the two of you. "

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