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Chapter 702: Atonement

The guards of the Liehuo Death Camp had three floors inside and three floors outside surrounded the dilapidated small county government. However, people rushed over from time to time on the street outside. In front of these guards, they put down their things, knelt down and kowtowed three times, and then left silently.

Mahou walked up the street, squatted down, reached out and held one of the baskets of eggs that a woman had just sent. There was still a vague heat on it, probably it was picked up from the chicken coop.

The things were very ordinary, including wild mushrooms, fungus, small pieces of bacon, chickens and ducks with legs and wings, and even wild vegetables that were just picked. They were not worth much, but the eyes of the horse monkey were a little wet.

Someone was still rushing here, silently putting down his things and leaving silently. The monkey was speechless, clasped his fists with his hands and gave a deep salute to these people.

In a dark corner, a man leaned against the wall and was also watching all this silently. Like the horse monkey, his eyes were a little wet, not only feeling but also a little regret.

He was Wu Ling. After leaving during the day, he had casually searched for a few people on the street and asked about people's opinions on the Shuntian Army. Everyone had only one feeling, that is hatred.

He also asked these people what they thought of General Wu Xin. When Wu Xin was an official in Changyang County, he was quite famous and famous in the county. But now, those who were asked, who knew Wu Xin, after a moment of silence, only replied to him four words: "Be accomplice for the tiger." For those who have read some books, the answers were a little polite, but they were not good things.

You are a beautiful woman, how can you become a thief?

Is this the final conclusion on General Wu Xin? Wu Ling wanted to cry. When they followed Wu Xin to raise an army, they held the people to save the people from the fire and give them a dream of pacifying the world? Why now, they only gain hatred!

Looking at the people who came outside the county government with worthless gifts, Wu Ling felt that he understood something.

The people have never been tools! Whether it is Moro or General Wu Xin, their original purpose is undoubtedly good, but in the process of doing things, they regard these people as tools in their hands.

In order to achieve the final goal, if the tools in their hands are damaged, in their opinion, this is a normal thing and it is natural.

It always requires sacrifice.

He remembered what Qin Feng had asked him again.

"Someone always needs to sacrifice, but you have asked those who need sacrifice, are they willing to sacrifice?"

Yes! Are they willing to sacrifice?

Wu Ling took a deep breath, looked up at the Haoyue in the sky, reached out to wipe away the tears that were thrust out of the dark corner, and walked out of the county government with big strides.

"Who? Stop!" Several personal guards on the periphery could feel the difference between the people who came from the journey and the people who gave gifts before. As soon as Wu Ling approached, he had already surrounded him.

"I am Wu Ling, I want to see the emperor!" Wu Ling said loudly.

Inside the county government office, next to an oil lamp, Ma Xiangnan was reporting to Qin Feng a series of governance measures and the results achieved by Changyang County over the past period.

Changyang County is still very poor, but in Ma Xiangnan's eyes, this broken mountain and river are slowly regaining vitality, and fires of hope are burning on this land. In time, Changyang will definitely be far better than the past.

"Your Majesty, give me another three years. I can make Changyang County's income not inferior to Zhengyang and become another major source of taxes for the court." Ma Xiangnan waved his thin arms, raised his gray goatee, and said confidently.

"What? Lord Ma will stop working after three years?" Qin Feng smiled.

Ma Xiangnan was stunned and laughed, "Of course not. As long as your Majesty thinks that the old minister is still capable, I am willing to die in this land of old age."

"Changyang County is also at the forefront of the country in terms of administrative reform and the issuance of new coins." Qin Feng exclaimed: "A remote small village I passed by before, an old man who had never seen much of the world actually knew the new coins and used new coins. This is rare."

"It's really a blessing for Tomolo." Ma Xiangnan sighed: "A fire, regardless of good or bad, burned Changyang County into a piece of white cloth, and it's easy to paint on the white cloth! If it weren't for their random killing, people like Wu Xing would not stand out, but who do things really, would never have thought of becoming an official. They were just a short man to pull out generals. Don't expect them to give you any ideas, but fortunately they can execute every order faithfully."

"Master Ma, how can you expect every official to be the kind of person who can innovate and find ways to solve problems by himself? It's good to have such officials, but don't have too many, otherwise everyone will have ideas and will not do good things. Even though Wu Xing is not creative, he can implement creative ideas to the end. Such officials are already very exemplary!" Qin Feng smiled and said, "Like now, when you, Ma, have ideas in Changyang County, you, and the officials below will all find ways to do your ideas in place. Isn't that great?"

"Your Majesty, this situation is certainly good, but I can't be the county magistrate for the rest of my life, right? If I leave and die, wouldn't they have no idea? Or I'm so disappointed and come up with bad ideas, but no one pointed it out. Instead, they will implement these wrong ideas to the end, which will ruin a big deal." Ma Xiangnan.

Qin Feng laughed loudly: "I am worried about the world. Lord Ma, and I stare at you with my eyes. Besides, there are talents in the world. Look at the schools in Changyang County where the sound of books is heard everywhere. Lord Ma, are you still afraid that there will be no talents in the future?"

"How many years will it be?" Ma Xiangnan smiled bitterly. "The officials still have to find a way to get more talents in. Your Majesty, when the officials are attracted to some officials, you can't keep it!"

"Okay, okay, I've left my words here today. If you like someone, I'll get you who you want. If you dare not come, tie it up." Qin Feng said with a smile.

"That's boring. It's better to have a love and a willingness. The melon that is forced is not sweet." Ma Xiangnan shook his head repeatedly.

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Eunuch Le walked in quietly, "Your Majesty, Commander Ma said, Wu Ling is back, I want to see you!"

"Wu Ling!" Ma Xiangnan said angrily: "Does this bastard think he has not committed much evil? Your Majesty is generous and dares to come back if he lets him go."

Qin Feng waved his hand: "Master Ma, this Wu Ling is a talented person and a very good general. I still have something to use for him, otherwise I wouldn't have taken such great effort to bring him back to Changyang."

"Then did you let him go before?" Ma Xiangnan asked in confusion with wide eyes.

"As you said just now, the forced melon is not sweet, and I want him to be willing to do so, so I have to take a risk. But it seems that if I win the bet, will I come back? Eunuch Le, let Wu Ling come in." Qin Feng smiled.

Wu Ling, who was strode in, fell to Qin Feng without saying a word under the alertness of Ma Xiangnan. This time, Qin Feng did not let him get up, but stared at him with a serious expression.

"Have you figured it out?" Qin Feng asked.

Wu Ling nodded.

"What did you figure it out?" Qin Feng asked afterwards.

"After I left Your Majesty today, I thought a lot and asked many people. Without exception, they only hated the Shuntian Army, and only hated General Wu Xin and people like me. I was wondering why this is? Didn't we give them a better life? It was not until I saw that those most ordinary people silently sent you gifts that I finally understood what this is for. I was wrong, and General Wu Xin was wrong. We were either kind-hearted, but we did bad things, which caused great sacrifices to the people of Changyang County. If it weren't for General Wu, and if we were not our support for Molo, Molo would have been impossible to accomplish quickly. So when I came back, I wanted to do something to atone for our previous mistakes!" Wu Ling said.

"It's good that you can figure this out!" Qin Feng stood up and helped Wu Ling kneel on the ground: "Wu Xin is a good general, but if a powerful general follows the wrong person and walks the wrong way, the damage he brings is much greater than the harm brought by a mediocre general. You are nostalgic, which is a good thing, but you can't forget the righteousness with small grace. Moro died and Wu Xin died, but they left endless infamous in the world, but you are still alive. I hope you can use your remaining life to do something for the people, both for your past and for them, or because of your efforts, the infamy they leave behind will gradually fade into the memories of the people."

"Wu Ling is willing. But Wu Ling is just a reckless man, and he has no other skills except leading the army to fight." Wu Ling said.

"After the defeat of Shuntian Army, you will be able to hold on to the mountains for several years and have no need to say that you can hold on to the mountains for several years. What I like is your ability to fight among the mountains and ridges." Qin Fengdao.

"Later, it was defeated in the hands of His Majesty." Wu Ling said embarrassedly.

"No, no!" Qin Feng waved his hand: "No logistics, no supplies, and can last for such a long time. Even if I ask myself, I don't have this ability. But I think that if you become a general of the Ming Dynasty, it would be different. The Ming Dynasty can provide you with the best logistics, the best weapons, and the best soldiers, allowing you to display your skills in the mountains."

"Is Your Majesty the Barbarian?" When talking about military issues, Wu Ling's mind immediately became keen.
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