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These nearly 160,000 people are now completely destroyed, and Jinan City is absolutely unable to survive. If you want to resettle them, it seems that you have to look like those displaced people, and see if they are transported to the islands of Taiwan, Ezo or Sakhalin.

So, Li Xiao immediately replied: "Supervisor Xu, these nearly 160,000 people in Jinan, just like the previous refugees, will temporarily stay in the city for one night, and tomorrow they will be transported to Dengzhou, and then transferred from Dengzhou to Taiwan, Ezo and other places, and resettled separately." ”

Xu Jie nodded and said, "Very good, just like Master Li's arrangement." Then go now, and put these people together in the count, so that they can all be transported away tomorrow. ”

Xu Jie retreated, and Li Xiao entered the mansion of the governor of Shandong, and ordered his subordinates to simply clean up and use the rest of the more spacious room as a temporary office space.

At this time, a soldier came up to report that Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang, two relatives stationed outside the city with those firearms troops, had led the firearms troops into the city of Jinan from the north gate.

Li Xiao's heart suddenly moved, and he immediately sent someone to call Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang here to discuss matters urgently.

Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang hurriedly entered the governor's mansion, came to the room, and were about to salute, but were stopped by Li Xiao, so they ordered them to sit separately.

"Two praise paintings, now after this bloody battle, Jinan City was finally taken by our army, in the eyes of the two, our army's next step, but how to act?"

After listening to Li Xiao's question, Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang looked at each other for a while, and Chen Zilong took the lead in saying: "Lord Li, now that the Qing army in Jinan has been wiped out by our army, then next, we will sweep away the rest of the Qing army in Shandong separately." It's just that, with all due respect, compared with sweeping away the remaining Qing troops in Shandong, it is the most important thing for our army to firmly hold this Jinan City in its hands. ”

"Oh, why does the Woko think so?"

"Lord Li, this Jinan City, which is not only the capital of Shandong Province, but also located in the main place of Shandong Province, has been occupied by the traitor Liu Zeqing, and now, it is not easy for our army to obtain this city from the hands of the Qing army.

"Oh? ……”

Jiang Yueguang also interjected on the side: "I also seconded what Chen Zanhua said. If you want to have a solid foundation in Shandong and greatly expand the scope and influence of our army, then this Jinan City, and even other important military places in Shandong, must be firmly guarded by our army and must not be handed over to others. ”

Seeing Li Xiao's solemn expression, Jiang Yueguang said anxiously: "Lord Li, are you still thinking about only occupying a corner of Dengzhou?" It would be a pity not to seize such an opportunity to expand your strength! ”

"What does that mean by Jiang Zan's painting? ……“

"Lord Li, in my opinion, now that the Qing army has retreated, Jinan City is still in turmoil, and our army's entry into Jinan City is really justified. After taking possession of the city of Jinan, our army took Jinan as a base and sent troops to capture the rest of the Qing army in Shandong until the Qing army was completely driven out of Shandong, so that the whole of Shandong could become an unshakable solid base for our army. ”

Jiang Yueguang paused, and said: "After the Qing army retreated, the fact that our army was stationed in Shandong has been completed, and we can express our attitude to the imperial court, that is, Jinan City, the provincial capital, must be garrisoned by our army, and our army will build it into the most important military town in Shandong." In addition, our army must also preside over the garrison and defense work in various parts of Shandong. I dare to be sure that when all the Ming officials and armies are defeated and the strength is greatly reduced, our army will not dare to refuse when it makes such a request to the imperial court, and will only obediently agree in the end. ”

Listening to Jiang Yueguang's words, Li Xiao's face was still embarrassed, and he said slowly: "Jiang Zanhua, our army only signed an armistice agreement with the imperial court two months ago, and explained to the imperial court that our army has no intention of occupying any piece of land in the Ming Dynasty except for Dengzhou. If this Jinan City is taken as owned, isn't it suspected of being untrustworthy? ”

Seeing Li Xiao's words, Chen Zilong sighed and interjected from the side: "My lord, since ancient times, those who have achieved great things have not been informal, so why should adults be bound by a piece of paper!" Speaking of which, the reason why this Jinan City suffered such a catastrophe was, in the final analysis, due to the wrong decision-making of the imperial court. If the imperial court can adopt Lord Li's suggestion as soon as possible, and Lord Li will unify and control all the soldiers and horses in Shandong, how can the officers and troops in Shandong be so scattered and fighting separately? How could the Qing army be given the opportunity to avoid the real and make trouble? If the Qing army could not suddenly go to Jinan to besiege the city, then how could Liu Zeqing sacrifice the city to the enemy under the heavy pressure of the Qing army in order to save his life? ”

Chen Zilong asked three rhetorical questions in succession, which made Li Xiao speechless for a moment.

Yes, if it weren't for the court's suspicion of itself and deliberately secretly hindering it, how could it make a mess of the situation in Shandong. If the imperial court can really let go of its own use, and let it control all the Shandong soldiers and horses in a unified manner, how can Jinan, the thousand-year-old city, suffer this tragic catastrophe!

Chen Zilong saw that Li Xiao was speechless, and said: "Since the court is unrighteous in the front, then who can object to the adults acting like this?" Moreover, if it weren't for the timely rescue of our army in the starry night, this Jinan City, unless the Qing army took the initiative to retreat, it would be difficult to recapture it. And the 150,000 or 60,000 people in Jinan City will also be slaughtered by the Qing army. If Lord Li is only confined to the peace treaty made with the imperial court on the same day, it is really a small righteousness. And if Master Li really ignores the people of Jinan City, and even the entire Shandong people, it will be a real act of unrighteousness. ”

After Chen Zilong finished speaking, Jiang Yueguang interjected again: "Chen Zanhua is right, Mencius said, the people are precious, and the monarch is light. As long as the peace and stability of the whole Shandong can be preserved, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the souls will not be resurrected and displaced, then Lord Li will have a great contribution to my Shenzhou Huaxia. Even if the court and the emperor are dissatisfied, what is there to fear! ”

After listening to the persuasion of the two of them in turn, Li Xiao nodded, and his face suddenly showed a decisive look, and he said angrily: "Okay! The two praise paintings are reasonable, just like the arrangement of the two, this Jinan City, and even the entire land of Shandong, will be garrisoned by our army. “

Seeing that Li Xiao had adopted his own opinion, Jiang Yueguang looked overjoyed, and said: "Lord Li, our army acts like this, in fact, the imperial court also has steps to go down. That is, although our army is stationed in the whole of Shandong, except for Dengzhou, the rest of the places are appointed and dispatched by the imperial court, and local taxes can also be handed over to the imperial court, and our army will no longer interfere. In this way, the suspicion of the imperial court will be greatly dispelled, and the resistance encountered by our army in various parts of Shandong can also be reduced to a minimum. ”

"Very good, Jiang Zan's words are very much in line with the heart of my father." Li Xiao nodded and said: "This land in Shandong, except for my Dengzhou, is all very withered and poor. It is also a good thing that these places are handed over to the imperial court for governance. After all, the focus of our army's development is the entire vast and boundless overseas territory, and there is no need to compete with the imperial court for this one-third of an acre of land in China. ”

"What your lord said is very true. As long as our army occupies the city of Jinan and the important garrisons in various places, it will firmly grasp the military initiative in the whole of Shandong, and this point will be extremely important to the future development of our army. Next, our army can build this Jinan City into a military city like Dengzhou, and Shandong will have no worries from now on. As for other matters, it would not hurt for the imperial court to continue to send people to deal with them. Chen Zilong was on the side, agreeing.

The disposition and planning of Jinan City were established, and Li Xiao was about to gather a group of generals again to discuss how to repel the rest of the Qing troops in Shandong in the next step, when suddenly a soldier came to report that now, Yue Xuan, the commander of the Qing army who had been in a coma, had just woken up.

"Bring it on!" Li Xiao simply ordered.

There was a clattering sound of iron chains rubbing, and Yue Xuan, the general of the Qing army who was tied up with heavy shackles on his hands and feet, was pushed and scolded by several Tang soldiers and brought all the way to the room.

Li Xiao saw that Yue Xiao in front of him, his armor was gone, and his dark brown underwear was stained with blood and mud, and he stood in front of Li Xiao with a blank expression, his eyes were empty.

At this time, one of the Tang soldiers who escorted him cursed a foul word and kicked him hard at the crook of his knee, and Yue Zhi screamed, pounced, and fell to his knees.

The Tang soldier wanted to kick again, but was stopped by Li Xiao.

He then ordered the soldiers who were escorting Yue to leave the room. In the entire room, there were only four people, Li Xiao, Chen Zilong, Jiang Yueguang, and Yue Yu, who was kneeling on the ground.

The candlelight flickered, and there was a sudden silence in the huge room.

"Yue Zhen, do you understand Chinese?" It was Li Xiao who opened his mouth first.

Yue Zhen, who was kneeling with his head down, slowly raised his head and stared at Li Xiao for a long time before nodding lightly.

Li Xiao snorted, and then said lightly: "Yue Zhen, my father thinks that you are a brave general, and you are also the brother-in-law of my concubine Zhuo Naxi, so my father will give you a chance to live." As long as you can surrender to your father, your life will be spared, and you will continue to serve in our Tang army. ”

After Li Xiao finished speaking, Yue Zhen laughed miserably.

He looked up and smiled for a long time before he looked directly at Li Xiao's sharp eyes and said in a low voice: "Thank you Tang Guogong for your kindness, but please forgive Yue for making it difficult to obey his fate." ”

"Oh?" Li Xiao's face was awe-inspiring: "Yue Xuan, do you want to kill yourself?" ”

"Hahaha......" Yue Zhen laughed miserably again: "Could it be that Tang Guogong thinks that this king still has a way to live?" ”

Without waiting for Li Xiao to speak, Yue Yu continued: "Tang Guogong, this king is a person of the Qing Dynasty, and he died as a ghost of the Qing Dynasty, even if he dies, what is there to fear!" What's more, my family members are all in Shengjing, and if I surrender to you, they are afraid that they will all die at the hands of the emperor. ”

Li Xiao nodded expressionlessly, and said loudly: "Since you are bent on death, then this prince will fulfill you." ”

He let out a loud shout, causing several soldiers outside the door to re-enter, and then coldly glanced at Yue Xue and said, "Yue Xu! Since you entered the customs, you have attacked Kexian County all the way, wantonly slaughtered and plundered the people of our Ming Dynasty, it is really an unforgivable crime! Now that you refuse to surrender, the prince will cut you alive according to the law of the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute to the people and soldiers who died in my Ming Dynasty. ”

After listening to Li Xiao's order, Yue Zhen laughed miserably: "Wow, I didn't expect that I, Yue Zhen, would die in this Jinan City, under the hands of your brother-in-law, Lord Li, and I would die a well-deserved death." ”

"Do you have anything else to say?" Li Xiao groaned for a while.

Yue Zhen shook his head, and sighed: "I Yue Zhen has fought all my life, and I really don't know how many soldiers and civilians died in my hands. Now that this place has been chopped alive, it can be regarded as a well-deserved death! I don't know if I can use my life to atone for the sins of my life. It's just ......."

"But what?"

Yue Zhen raised his head, looked at Li Xiao with complicated eyes, and then said in a low voice: "It's just that I hope that Master Li can treat my wife and sister Zhuo Naxi well." In addition, in the future, if Master Li captures Shengjing City and can save the lives of my family, then Yue will die without any complaints. “

Li Xiao looked directly at Yue Yu's bloodshot eyes, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Yes!" I promise you. Zhuo Naxi I will care for her well, and if our army recovers Shenyang in the future, I can also save the lives of your family. “

Yue Zhen slammed his head on the floor and said in a trembling voice: "Okay! Then Yue Zhi will ask Tang Guogong! “

Li Xiao nodded slightly, glanced at Yue Zhi who was kneeling on the ground, and said loudly: "Take Yue Zhi down, and after dawn, in the square of the city, Ling Chi will be cut alive to sacrifice the dead soldiers and civilians of my Ming Dynasty." All the soldiers and civilians in the city went to the square to watch. ”

"Order!"

Several soldiers grabbed Yue Yu's tattered clothes and dragged them out of the room.

"Lord Li, Lord Li's subordinates are merciful!"

Not long after Yue Yu was taken down, at this time, a loud crying voice came from outside the room.

Li Xiao's face changed, he knew that this was the voice of Ebilun.

Soon, Ebi Lun quickly broke into the room, knelt on the ground, and cried and begged Li Xiao: "Lord Li, be humble and courageous, please Lord Li see that Yue Zhi saved me and Xi's sake, spare Yue Zhi!" ”

Li Xiao was silent, and his face was as gloomy as iron.

Seeing Li Xiao's expression, Ebi Lun had already guessed in his heart that Li Xiao would be difficult to move, so he hurriedly cried and begged: "Lord Li, although there are many evil deeds in this house, adults can't let him go lightly, but please see that this person has privately let me and Zhuo Naxi for the sake of Ming, please reward Yue Zhi with a happy party." It can be regarded as repaying the old favor of the humble position. ”

Listening to Er Bilun's crying, Li Xiao slowly raised his head and looked at the vast night sky outside the window, and Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang next to him also had complicated expressions.

After a long time, Li Xiao, who was silently looking out the window, finally nodded slowly.

"Well, since you are so plea, my father-in-law will be extrajudicial again. Let's change the live chopping to beheading. ”

Hearing Li Xiao's statement, Erbi Lun's face showed gratitude, he hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Since Lord Li agrees to the request for humiliation, can the last general carry out the knife on behalf of him for tomorrow's execution?" After all, the last general and he are both descendants of the Aixin Jueluo family, and they have been favored by him, so let me give him a ride in person. ”

Li Xiao stared at the mournful face of Forehead Bilun for a long time, and finally nodded again.

"Well, Bengong agreed."

"Xie Tang Guogong!" The head of the forehead slammed to the ground.