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Just as the Prince had said, Lord Ji's existence was to make decisions and make decisions. There was no need for him to make specific decisions. His Royal Highness had already gone to the sea of strange men. There were many who were stronger than Lord Ji that he could grab in one fell swoop. Moreover …

These rules were deeply engraved in the hearts of those people. Even without the king watching them, they would still do as he said, and at most, they would let Lord Ji supervise them to prevent anyone from taking advantage of them or disobeying the rules.

One had to know that in this world, there was no perfect system. No matter how perfect the system was, there would always be places that one could not think of or missed. These things required a person's self-awareness.

This kind of system was advantageous to the country and the people, but it was extremely disadvantageous to those in power. Only people like the prince, who did not covet rights, would use this kind of system.

"No matter how good the system is, it can't be used without good people. "You think too highly of the emperor. The moment he saw you take back the capital and rush to return, you should know who the emperor is." The old general that the Duke had left behind said this with a face full of disdain.

Lord Ji fell silent. He opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything. He only laughed bitterly …

The emperor was a person with a great advantage. Not to mention dividing up the power among the people below, even the prince had done a lot in Yanbei and had more soldiers in reserve. The emperor was so narrow-minded that he wanted to regain the authority in his hands, completely disregarding the safety at the border.

How could such a monarch, who valued his own interests and disregarded the country's long-term future, allow his subordinates to divide his power?

The group of people left behind by the Emperor were extremely capable. However, they had already registered the names of the people in the Royal Capital who wanted to leave with them within five days.

Ninety percent of the people who were willing to leave the Imperial City and leave their homes to follow the King were willing to stay. The remaining ten percent were willing to stay behind with the King, while the rest of the people were willing to stay behind with the King.

Moreover, the Royal Capital was extremely empty. In that case, wouldn't the property in the Royal Capital belong to whoever occupied it?

It was extremely clear to them, who had lived in the Imperial City for their entire lives, just how high the price of housing was.

In other words, even if the Emperor returns, they won't be able to get close to him and become weak. When the Prince Yanbei ascends the throne in the future, wouldn't they be able to return?

The adults that were left behind were basically all scheming of this or that kind of thing. Not to mention the old officials and generals, even Lord Ji could tell what they were planning from their behavior …

"Superficially ignorant, short-sighted." Lord Ji shook his head. He didn't try to dissuade them, because those who wanted to stay were members of the Ji clan.

In the past, after he lost his power, the Ji clan's life had been very difficult. But when the Emperor fled to the south, one of the Ji clan's soldiers had gone to fight against the Emperor and gained power.

When the rest of the clansmen received the news, they wanted to wait in the capital for the emperor to return so that they could resume their former glory days.

Towards the naive thoughts of the Ji clansmen, aside from laughing, the only thing Lord Ji could do was laugh …

After registering the people who were leaving, he could choose to stay. However, for those who were not registered, it was impossible to change his mind and leave with them.

On the day of the departure of the great army, some chose to stay, while others regretted their decision to follow the great army. However, it was too late.

Once he made a choice, he would be responsible for his own choice and bear the consequences accordingly.

"Let's go!" Lord Ji was protected by the great army in the middle. He looked at the great army behind him and the commoners who were also protected by the great army. For some reason, his nose twitched and tears fell …

He had been the State Grandmaster of the Revelation for dozens of years. Although he had never left the Imperial City, he still knew what kind of life the people of the Revelation were leading.

With Prince Yanbei guarding Yan Bei, the Southern Wilderness and Beichen did not dare to act rashly. Sky Martial was not stable in the first place, and did not dare to do anything to the Revelation either.

No matter how good it was, the civilians would not be protected by the army in times of disaster or war. Even if the army allowed them to follow them, they could only follow behind the army, and the army would not slow them down.

In times of danger, he would be the first to protect them.

He believed that this was the right course of action. It was the same for all four countries, and it was the same for the armies of the previous dynasty. The army ate royal food and worked for the emperor. If they wanted to march, if they wanted to go to the front lines, how could they delay time for the common people?

One had to know that if they were delayed on the road by one more day, the front lines would be in additional danger. On the road, they would have to waste one more day's worth of food.

When he saw the soldiers under the prince, with all the ordinary citizens surrounded and protected in the middle, when he saw the soldiers under the prince push the horse carriages for the ordinary people, when he saw the soldiers under the prince slow down the steps of the ordinary people, he felt an inexplicable desire to cry...

This was what soldiers should do, he thought.

Protecting one's home and country was not as simple as protecting one's territory. Protecting one's home and country should be to protect the people behind them from being persecuted by other countries and from being persecuted by one's own people.

The soldiers under the prince had done this. In this chaotic world, those who gained the hearts of the people would rule the world. In this world, other than princes, who else had the qualifications to sit?