Although the imperial power of the Izumo Kingdom is supremacy, in fact, the lords of each city are hereditary, and the successors succeed them, consolidating the strength of the family in a region from generation to generation.
After hundreds of years like this, those city lords are similar to the local emperors.
The so-called imperial power is just a title in name.
If we look at it according to the history of China, it is almost a replica of Zhou Tianzi and the princes.
It's just that the princes are replaced by the city lords here.
Among them, the city masters are divided into factions, and the relationship among them is extremely complicated. Even if the emperor of Izumo Kingdom wants to change, it is difficult to do so.
But now, the life of the city lords who were originally domineering in the Izumo country is extremely difficult.
Especially in the cities on the front line of the Dayao army, most of the original owners of the cities don't know where to throw their bones.
There are also very few people who saw the situation was not good and threw everything away and ran away in time, only to escape their lives.
The corruption of the current battle situation has made everyone terrified.
The officials in the remaining cities were also panicked.
Especially the city lords who were almost facing Dayao's soldiers, two of them ran away early when they saw the situation was not good, and the rest also sent their family and children away.
However, the city lord who lost the city was no different from a dog in the water. He just ran back to Wangjing with a glimmer of hope, but was beheaded by the prime minister Zheng Chengmian for an excuse.
There is a strong army outside, but inside there is such a prime minister who is eyeing many city lords.
Even though recently Zheng Chengmian finally believed that Dayao was planning to perish in Izumo, and prepared to fight to the death with the last of his troops, he still showed no mercy to the city lord who gave up the city and fled.
To run back is to die.
But if you don't run, you are also dead.
Nearly half of the two hundred cities are now in the hands of Dayao.
Even the most optimistic people have an extremely sad attitude towards this war.
Not to mention these city lords who are well aware of the military strength of both sides.
Now some of the city lords have started to drink and have fun every day, unscrupulously preparing to enjoy the last period of time, all the cities are covered by dark clouds, and the atmosphere of despair is casually permeating.
At this time a person appeared.
Lin Mengsheng, a young scribe in his thirties.
The glib tongue persuaded many city lords to surrender to Dayao.
There are a total of forty-seven cities, all of which are between Dayao Bingfeng and Wangjing.
It can be said that once these forty-seven cities are opened, Wangjing will have no barriers except for the three acropolises.
Based on the comparison of the strength of Dayao and Izumo and the current situation, surrender seems to be a wise choice, but in fact it is not the case.
I don't know how many people have had such an idea, but in the end they didn't implement it.
Firstly, the reputation of the ancient clan in the Izumo country is really not good.
Second, surrendering to a foreign race is a matter that will last forever, and future generations will not be able to hold their heads up.
Secondly, some people wanted to surrender before the battle, but when the soldiers were approaching the city, how could Zi Donglai accept it, and let them be beheaded immediately.
Fourth, even if they can really surrender, they still have to consider those domestic experts.
Now that there is a war, those people don't know where to hide.
But if he surrendered and was infamous all over, those masters would come out from nowhere and kill the city lord's mansion completely, and spread the name of a hero among the people.
In this way, the idea of surrender can only be thought of in some people's minds.
However, this Lin Mengsheng did not know where he got some information about Dayao's current situation in the prisoner-of-war camp, and inferred the changes of the ancient clan based on this, and persuaded dozens of city lords to go to the front of the battle to ask Zi Donglai in person.
After listening to the Empress, Ren Baqian asked, "What is his purpose?"
Hearing Ren Baqian's question, the Empress immediately looked strange: "It is said that his teacher and a few fellow students were assassinated by Zheng Chengmian on the way to Beijing..."
Ren Baqian: ...
If I remember correctly, that thing was done by the people from the Captain's Mansion, right
If this is the case, then the people in the Captain's Mansion really made a great contribution.
It doesn't matter whether this person's words are true or not, as long as these people's surrender is true.
Even if this person wants to use this merit as a way to get ahead, so what? Dayao really lacks such talents.
The empress had similar thoughts about this: "I'm afraid this person has other plans, but I don't like such a person."
Ren Baqian thought it was normal to like the Empress.
No one likes traitors.
"A loyal official who can't bring benefits to the people, or an official who has his own small thoughts but can do things, which one does His Majesty want to use?" Ren Baqian raised this question.
In fact, this is a problem that the empress will face sooner or later.
In the past, there were only ancient people in the court, and there were no other people available. The Empress hadn't considered this issue.
It is said that the ancient people are simple, on the one hand, it is because of the straightforward nature of the ancient people, on the other hand, it is because Dayao is really poor, and there are not many colorful things for them to accept baptism.
But people always change.
The same is true for the ancients.
As Dayao changed little by little, every official of the ancient clan had to accept the test of this baptism.
Not to mention the Izumo people and the Jing people, the empress will use it sooner or later.
It is not a good thing for an ancient race to stand above other races.
Ren Baqian simply took this opportunity to raise this question.
The empress was thoughtful when she heard Ren Baqian's question.
"Of course I like loyalty. But if I can't have both, I will use the second one. Is this what you mean?" the empress said after careful consideration.
Ren Baqian applauded: "As expected of His Majesty, you understand everything."
"You seem to like to use these people very much? It's been like this since the Jing clan!" The empress looked at him and said.
"Your Majesty, although the Gu Clan is loyal, they are really powerless in many matters. And we don't have any extra officials with such powerlessness! We can't send ordinary people to become officials, right? That would definitely create a mess. Your Majesty must use these people! Whether it is for Dayao or for the common people!" Ren Baqian said immediately.
In all fairness, he really likes to use people other than the ancient clan.
Although the ancient people are indeed very powerful.
But this kind of power has nothing to do with construction! It's about destruction!
What he wanted to do, however, was construction. Those who are not strong but have good brains make it easier for people from the Jing clan and the Izumo country to use them.
But in this way, there will inevitably be non-ancient people gradually entering the court, and when they face the powerful ancient people, they will definitely form a group.
Such a result made him easily suspected by others, because he was not from the ancient tribe, and he had single-handedly brought about that situation.
This is what he wanted to understand a long time ago.
"I understand, I will not doubt you." The empress sighed.
How could she not understand.
It's just that Dayao has always been the Dayao of the ancient people.
Those days seem to be about to change.
Ren Baqian held the palm of the Empress and passed her own warmth to it.
The queen's palm is small and soft, making him feel very comfortable every time he holds it.