At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

Seeing Wen Yan's worried look, Ren Hao comforted her, "Okay, don't be so sad. The Ares Army won't be in any big trouble without you. We'll go out of the city and take a look. If there's a chance, we'll see if there's a way to get in through that passage."

“That way we don’t waste time.”

"It's the only way." Wen Yan sighed.

After finalizing their plan, Ren Hao and Wen Yan quietly slipped out the door while Li Ting'er wasn't noticing.

Walking on the street, the two men looked just like people from the ancient Wei Dynasty, except that one of them was young and handsome, and the other was stunningly beautiful, making it difficult for people around them not to notice them.

Seeing that the two people walking together were a bit eye-catching, Ren Hao picked up some dirt and mud from the ground and slapped it directly on Wen Yan's face.

Under Wen Yan's murderous gaze, Wen Yan looked a little uglier.

As the saying goes, if you look at it from behind, you want to commit a crime; if you look at it from the side, you want to retreat; if you look at it from the front, you want to defend yourself.

Love of beauty is a woman’s nature, and even beautiful women are no exception.

Fortunately, Wen Yan had a good understanding of the situation and knew that now was not the time to show off. If their identities were exposed, both of them would end up being imprisoned and become bargaining chips in the transaction between Gu Wei and Gu Han.

Wen Yan followed Ren Hao with a sullen face, and the two of them walked towards the city gate together.

At this moment, several horses suddenly galloped past, with a young man in gorgeous clothes sitting on them, and several men who looked like guards behind him. They rode their horses at full speed, not caring that they were in the city, and they were not afraid of trampling on the people in the city. While riding their horses, many people fell to the ground in panic. Those who were luckier were hurt, while those who were unlucky were injured.

"Gee!" The young man in the lead laughed loudly, seeming to like the scene of people and horses falling down very much.

He whipped the people randomly with the whip in his hand, and he was extremely happy when he saw the people falling to the ground.

Seeing several people passing by, Wen Yan's face became even uglier: "Damn it! Making trouble and riding a horse to commit crimes in broad daylight, he is simply a playboy and a bad boy!"

Ren Hao glanced at her and said, "Why are you angry? This is ancient Wei, not ancient Han. Isn't it a good thing to have such a bad boy?"

Wen Yan shook her head: "The people are innocent!"

Hearing Wen Yan's words, Ren Hao was suddenly stunned, and then looked at Wen Yan deeply.

I didn't expect that this woman actually has such a caring side.

Seeing Ren Hao looking at her strangely, Wen Yan couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Does my face look ugly?"

"No, I didn't see your face, I saw your heart." Ren Hao said.

"I used to think you were not qualified for the position of military leader, but now it seems that you are more than qualified."

"Why do you say that?" Wen Yan asked curiously.

Ren Hao smiled slightly: "Because you care about the people's sentiments."

"What's the difference? If you don't care about the people's hearts, you can't be the military leader?" Wen Yan frowned.

“I don’t know if you have ever heard this saying, ‘He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world!’” Ren Hao said.

Wen Yan shook her head. This was the first time she had heard this sentence. However, when she savored it carefully, she found that this sentence was quite wonderful. When she thought deeply about it, she found it even more memorable.

The world belongs to the people. If you don’t win the people’s hearts, you will lose the world even if you gain it.

If you win the hearts of the people, even if you don't gain the world yet, you will gain it later.

The real territory is not the land, but the people's hearts!

"If an ordinary general can just fight and think about how to win, but when you are in the position of military leader, every word and action of yours will affect the overall situation and the people's hearts."

"This is only the case in Ares Pass. If it were anywhere else, each of you military commanders would have the power to monopolize local authority."

"So, if a military leader doesn't care about the people's hearts, won't the people suffer? Will the people still trust the court? One or two people are fine, but if all of them are like this, won't the court lose the people's hearts? Once external forces come in, won't it collapse overnight?"

"That's really good." Wen Yan nodded deeply, feeling that what Ren Hao said really made sense.

The next moment, Ren Hao said again: "So I tell you, the emperor of our ancient Han is a big fool, a fool!"

Ren Hao talked as he walked, and didn't even notice Wen Yan who had an extremely ugly expression on his face beside him.

"As an emperor, you don't know how to use and cultivate the people's hearts. You only know how to fight wars. If you don't make the people feel at ease, you can't win at all!"

"Nonsense! If the country is destroyed, how can the people survive?" Wen Yan said angrily.

"Why are you so excited? You act as if you are the emperor." Ren Hao curled his lips and then said, "The emperor is so high up, what can he know? Do you think he is the founding emperor? He is not so wise and powerful. Why do emperors of previous dynasties seem to have no great achievements, but the country is peaceful and the people are safe? But why is there frequent wars when it comes to this generation of emperors?"

Hearing Ren Hao's words, Wen Yan narrowed her eyes slightly. She also wanted to know why. Why didn't her father and the previous emperors accomplish anything great, but the people lived well? Why has the people of Gu Han been living in misery since she came to power? Is it really her fault?

While thinking about this question, his eyes fell on Ren Hao's face.

She was now very curious about how Ren Hao evaluated her.

As Ren Hao walked, he slowly said, "In fact, to put it bluntly, it's just two words: harsh rule!"

"Hard policy? Ridiculous! The emperor has never implemented any harsh policy since he ascended the throne. If it weren't for the restlessness of ancient Wei, the lives of the people of ancient Han would be much better than they are now." Wen Yan argued somewhat unconvinced.

Since he ascended the throne, he has worked hard to govern the country. He has thought twice before making every decision and has never made any harsh policy that harms the people. Ren Hao's slander is blatant!

Ignoring Wen Yan's angry gaze, Ren Hao said calmly: "What I mean by harsh governance is not harsh governance towards the people, but harsh governance towards officials?"

"Harsh policies towards officials?" Wen Yan was stunned: "What kind of harsh policies towards officials are you talking about?"

"People are people, officials are people too. If officials can't live well, how do you think they enrich themselves? Relying on the pie in the sky drawn by the emperor?" Ren Hao sneered: "If you don't believe it, you can look for ancient books and look at the dynasties. Generally speaking, in times of peace and prosperity, when most people can live a stable life and have enough food to eat, the salaries of officials are not too low!"

"This..." Wen Yan was stunned for a moment. She had indeed punished many corrupt officials after she ascended the throne, and she had also reduced the salaries of officials again and again.

But this is clearly the best thing for the people. Why does it become a harsh policy when it comes to Ren Hao?

"How does the emperor rule the country? Policies? Methods? Or his personal charm?"

"Neither. The emperor relies on thousands and thousands of officials to rule the country!"

"If the emperor doesn't feed them well, they will take advantage of the people to get rich, and will try every means to deprive the people of their benefits and harm them. That's why ancient Han is getting weaker and weaker now, and it's all caused by that stupid emperor!" Ren Hao said heavily.