Chapter 842: Just a Polite Remark

The war in South Vietnam was over, and even if the army rushed back immediately, it would not be in time for the New Year's Eve, so Xuanyuan Yao stayed for a few more days. In addition to the South Vietnamese emperor, concubines and ministers who had been detained, he also arranged for various generals He led people to patrol the city and spent enough time to have a comprehensive understanding of the styles of some officials.

The treacherous and corrupt officials who were so evil that there was no cure for them were dragged directly to Caishikou and killed in front of the South Vietnamese people.

Upright but low-ranking officials, after investigation and deliberation, release a few - mainly officials with simple and innocent family backgrounds. The total number of the whole family does not exceed ten people, plus a few slaves. After release, there is no need to worry about causing trouble. .

After all, even if you have the heart, you don’t have the strength.

The released officials are temporarily serving as local officials in South Vietnam under the supervision of the Obsidian Army. Until the imperial city has a real person in charge, the people can turn to these impartial officials if they have complaints or lawsuits.

Of course, all their actions must be carried out under the eyes of the Obsidian Army, and they should not do things they should not do, otherwise they will die. Regarding the appointment and responsibilities of officials, Xie Jin did come up with several feasible ideas. He was a cunning fox, thoughtful and thoughtful, and was Xuanyuan Yao's right-hand man in the South Vietnam incident.

With him, Xuanyuan Yao can worry a lot less.

In addition to officials, the people who are facing the sudden danger of annihilation also need to be comforted. Xuanyuan Yao has formulated strict military regulations, strictly prohibiting anyone from harassing the people, and does not allow any rape of women and property of the people. If there is any Violators will be punished with a military baton starting at eighty.

The generals passed on his orders, reminded and warned him again and again, and sternly prohibited them. The Zhijiao people kept the rules firmly in mind. Originally, the military regulations of the Black Obsidian Army and the Golden Armor Army were relatively strict, and the chance of ordinary bad things happening was less. But now that they have won a great victory, Xuanyuan Yao is still worried that someone in the army will be carried away by the victory, leading to his own behavior to discredit the entire army. image.

On the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, after six consecutive days of rectification and resettlement, the situation in South Vietnam temporarily stabilized, and Xuanyuan Yao decided to return to Beijing.

"Yao Yao." Xie Jin came over with a letter, "The Lord has written that King Leng and Queen of South Vietnam do not need to be held accountable, and they do not need to be taken to the imperial capital. They can be freed."

Xuanyuan Yao frowned: "King Leng?"

Xie Jin looked at him silently: "Has Yaoyao forgotten this person?"

Xuanyuan Yao felt a little guilty: "I just had them trapped in Prince Leng's Mansion. I have really ignored them these two days... Come on, come with me to have a look."

Xie Jin nodded, followed him out of the palace, and rode straight to Prince Leng's Mansion.

King Leng and the Queen of South Vietnam were pulling weeds in the yard.

After walking through the front yard and onto the corridor, Xuanyuan Yao and Xie Jin slowed down and looked at the two busy and dusty people in the wide courtyard. They were silent for a long time.

A large area of ​​weeds has been uprooted in other parts of the palace. Of course, there are still more places full of weeds. Even though Prince Leng has been out of power for many years, Prince Leng's residence where he lives occupies a very large area. If there are no servants to take care of him, With just the two of them, I'm afraid that these winter grasses haven't been cleared away yet, and fresh green spring grass will grow again next spring.

Xuanyuan Yao came to Prince Leng's Mansion mainly because he wanted to see the legendary King Leng and Queen. When he saw these two people in front of him, he thought for a moment that he was in the wrong place.

"General Xuanyuan." King Leng turned around and saw the two people standing on the pavilion. He was silent for a moment, then threw away the grass in his hand, stood up and greeted, "I have long admired your name."

Xuanyuan Yao raised his eyebrows: "Prince Leng has lived in the palace for a long time. I heard that he can't even get out of the gate. How can he admire my general's name for so long?"

Xie Jin curled his lips and smiled.

"It was a slip of the tongue." King Leng knew that he could correct his mistakes and promptly changed his words, "Nice to meet you."

"This general destroyed the enemy of South Vietnam, and you actually said you'd like to meet me?"

Xie Jin had to remind him: "Yao Yao, these are just polite words, you don't have to be serious."

Xuanyuan Yao glanced at him and said nothing.

"The Emperor of South Vietnam is also my enemy." King Leng said indifferently, "You destroyed my enemy's country for me and took away my enemy's kingdom. Of course I should thank you, but after all, I am also a descendant of the Nanyue royal family. Saying thank you seems a little bit I have forgotten my ancestors and can only say that I am happy to meet you."

This explanation is quite reasonable.

Xuanyuan Yao nodded slowly: "Do you want to leave here?"

King Leng was silent for a moment: "Will you let us go?"

"If you were to be imprisoned here according to the general's wishes, of course, unlike the previous imprisonment, I will give you relative freedom." Xuanyuan Yao said lightly, "But my regent has an order, if you If you want to leave here, I can let you go, as long as you two no longer have any thoughts of restoring the country. "

Although it is impossible to truly restore the country, it will create unnecessary trouble for them and ruin their mood.

"Restore the country?" Queen Yang stood up and walked to King Leng's side, smiling sarcastically, "I have been planning for so many years, and finally managed to unseat the emperor. I have become a sinner of South Vietnam. I am exhausted mentally and physically. I only want stability. After spending the rest of his life, who still has the energy to plan for the restoration of the country?”

They have wasted too much time. In the best years, one was trapped in the palace and the other was trapped in the palace. How much time and energy were wasted. In the remaining decades, they just wanted to live a good life and had no time to think about those things. Unrealistic things.

"In that case, you are free from now on." Xuanyuan Yao said this and turned to leave. "If you two don't plan to live here, you don't have to weed the weeds in the garden yourself. Be careful not to rub your hands."

Empress Yang didn't say anything, but just spread her hands silently. As expected, several blisters had formed on her white and delicate palms.

"Will you regret it?" King Leng asked her in a low voice, his eyes falling on her hands, "If we leave here, we will have to wander around the world in the future."

"How can I regret the path I chose?" Queen Yang smiled calmly, "After being a queen for more than ten years, I don't think wealth and glory are that important. Maybe I am more suitable for a life of farming and weaving, and being the most ordinary working class."

Paused, "Food, clothing, housing and transportation all require money. I have saved some money in those years, which should be enough for us to live for the rest of our lives."

King Leng was silent for a moment: "Then won't I have to eat soft rice?"

Queen Yang raised her eyebrows: "You don't like it?"

"This king has his own pride, and ordinary soft rice will definitely be disdainful." King Leng's tone softened a little, "But you can eat soft rice."

After the words fell, the two looked at each other and smiled. The hardships and bitterness of these years were gone with the wind at this moment. All the hatred, hostility, and unwillingness disappeared with the demise of South Vietnam, and they would no longer recall them for the rest of their lives.

There is not much good time left, so there is no need to continue to worry about it. In the future, they should put aside all the misfortunes of the past and try their best to make up for the loss of each other during those years.