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Chapter 665: Fire Sacrifice

"They are indeed good stuff." Zhou Chang's head was buzzing with the sound of orders.

Jiang Meng looked back at the staircase of the treasure house and lowered his voice again: "Your Highness, if these things were captured on the battlefield, they should be handed over to the court. I have just registered them. However, this booklet must be reviewed by Your Highness first. After Your Highness has reviewed it, the rest will be escorted back to Jindu."

The hint is already obvious.

Zhou Chang smiled and asked, "Brother Jiang, are there any of these things that you like?"

Jiang Meng paused and didn't know how to answer.

Zhou Chang didn't beat around the bush: "Brother Jiang, if you are interested, feel free to take it. I will burn all the rest, leaving nothing behind."

"Ah...?" Jiang Meng opened his mouth and uttered half an "ah" sound, then he was stunned on the spot.

Zhou Chang said as if it was a matter of course: "These things are not considered as battlefield capture, why should they be sent back to Jindu? Moreover, if they are sent back thousands of miles away, who will benefit from them in the end?"

"This..." Jiang Meng did react, but he couldn't bear it. "Your Highness, even so, you don't have to burn them all. You know that some of the paintings here are worth a box of gold. How many paintings are there?"

Zhou Chang, however, had a stern face and nodded seriously: "That's why we won't leave any of them alive. All the things that were touched by the mirage thieves will be burned to comfort the people in Yuebei who were massacred."

The words of consolation are sincere, but they should not be expressed in the form of antiques, calligraphy or paintings, but in the form of complete victory.

Just now, when Zhou Chang decided to "bring" all these things, she made up her mind that she must win this battle and drive the mirage bandits out of the territory of Lin State completely.

Otherwise, it would be inhumane to trade these "trophies".

I don't know how much blood and tears of innocent people are stained on these things. The mirage bandits were so poor that they founded their country. They had neither cultural foundation nor fertile land to live on, so they burned, killed, looted and even stole the culture of neighboring countries.

Jiang Meng disagreed: "Your Highness, although these things were stained by the hands of the mirage thieves, they were looted from the treasures of our Lin Kingdom. Among these things, there are many relics of ancient sages and some are antiques with a history of thousands of years. They are of great collection value. It would be a pity to burn them."

"So, whatever Brother Jiang likes, just move it away. I will pretend I didn't see it." Zhou Chang's attitude suddenly became tough.

Jiang Meng was stunned by Zhou Chang's sudden change in attitude. Ever since he started dating Prince Yi, Prince Yi had always been gentle and kind to him and had never been so cold and hard.

Zhou Chang did this on purpose, because she was determined to get this batch of things: "Brother Jiang, if these things are sent to the court according to the rules, how much can you and I keep?"

"Uh..." Jiang Meng didn't know what Zhou Chang wanted to say.

"Brother Jiang, you are confused..." Zhou Chang wanted to monopolize the treasure, so he had to have a convincing reason. "If this batch of things is as Brother Jiang had planned, you and I would pick the ones we like, and the rest would be handed over to the court as military merits. Therefore, the people who count the treasure house tonight are Brother Jiang's personal guards, right?"

Jiang Meng was planning exactly this and nodded blankly.

Zhou Chang continued to deceive: "Brother Jiang, you think it's too simple. Let's not talk about anything else. When I came here just now, I caught Wu Ling peeping behind the rockery."

"Wu Ling?" Jiang Meng looked unfriendly.

Zhou Chang didn't intend to betray Wu Ling, so he changed the subject: "Brother Jiang, don't mind it and don't pursue it. He is just curious, but can you guarantee that your guards are not curious?"

"This..." Jiang Meng's plan to "divide the spoils" is of course for everyone to have a share. "Your Highness has thought it through, but I will not treat them unfairly."

Zhou Chang shook his head and said, "There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. How much can you give them to shut their mouths, Brother Jiang? Don't they think that you and I have made more money behind their backs?"

"This..." Jiang Meng had never thought about this, mainly because he had never cared about it.

Zhou Chang followed up with another turn: "What's more, Brother Jiang, the war is imminent. If such gossip spreads, it will not be conducive to the stability of the army's morale. How can the soldiers fight hard in the battlefield? It would be better to burn the things these mirage thieves have looted in front of the soldiers and the people of the city when we torture Beishan Yehe and the captives tomorrow, and offer sacrifices to the heavens, comfort them, and encourage them."

"Hmm..." Jiang Meng seemed to be persuaded, but still felt that it was not necessary to do so.

Zhou Chang could only take one step further: "By the way, Brother Jiang, have you searched and looted everything in the garrison across the street? I'm sure there should be a lot of things looted by the mirage thieves there, right?"

In the battle of Shucheng, the Mirage Army was defeated suddenly, so naturally the things they took away when they fled were limited.

Jiang Meng nodded and said, "Indeed, there are many more besides those that are harmful to the heavens and the earth. I asked them to count them overnight."

"That's it." Zhou Chang patted Jiang Meng on the shoulder. "If these things are sent back to the court, they will only be taken away by those pampered villains. It would be better to return them to the people, but this Shucheng is about to be slaughtered by the mirage thieves. These things are not rice and cannot be distributed. What's the use of giving them to them? It's better to use them to offer sacrifices to the heavens, which can also be regarded as comforting the hearts of the people. As for you and me... Brother Jiang... your future is limitless, what are these now?"

Yes, one word can wake people up from their dreams.

Jiang Meng was originally wondering why Prince Yi, who had always loved money like his life, suddenly stopped loving money?

It turned out that he was short-sighted.

If this battle can be won, Prince Yi's status will be completely different. Compared with Prince Rong who has never left the imperial city, a prince with military merits is more qualified to compete for the throne, isn't it?

No wonder Prince Yi was so conscientious during this period, even more diligent than him in the war.

If this battle is won, not only Yuebei will win, but Prince Yi will also likely win the world. And since he has already chosen Prince Yi, his future is indeed limitless.

Thinking of this, Jiang Meng nodded sincerely: "Your Highness Prince Yi is right. I was short-sighted before, but Your Highness has a far-sighted vision. In this case, I will make arrangements right away. Tomorrow at noon, they will be tortured to death in the city, and the spoils they have robbed will be burned as a sacrifice to the heavens to comfort the people of Yuebei and the spirits of the soldiers who died in the battle."

"That's right, that's right. Brother Jiang understands and supports me." Zhou Chang nodded with relief, and then said generously, "These things are already unlucky, so they have to be burned. However, the people in the city have suffered for too long, and we have to open the warehouse to distribute food tomorrow. As for me... all the silver was originally intended to reward the three armies, and now I will take out a part of it and distribute it to the people, so that those who are still alive can live a good life and hold on."

Jiang Meng cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness Prince Yi is kind-hearted."

Zhou Chang waved his hands calmly, "Alas, I did this for the people as well as for you and me. Brother Jiang, just tell the truth in your report to the court. If there is anything wrong, it is all my fault and has nothing to do with you, brother Jiang."