"My lord, it's been dealt with." Lai Xiucai said tiredly.

"Go down and rest, and the army will set out early tomorrow morning." Sun Chuanting also didn't sleep all night, he understood what it meant to kill 400,000 prisoners, but if he didn't kill these 400,000 prisoners, the army would not be able to move an inch.

"Your Excellency, don't worry too much, I'm sure Your Majesty will understand what we're doing today." Lai Xiucai said softly.

"Even if Your Majesty can understand, but I'm afraid no one in the court can understand, I only understand today why Bai Qi wanted to kill 400,000 Zhao troops and Xiang Yu to kill 200,000 Qin troops? Maybe it was the same situation as we are now. Sun Chuanting said with a sigh.

"Your Excellency......" Lai Xiucai said.

"You go down first." Sun Chuanting stopped.

"No."

……

The news that 400,000 captives were all killed overnight not only shook the whole country of Annan, but also shook the whole empire. The reputation of Sun Chuanting, Lai Xiucai and others quickly spread at home and abroad because of this incident, and Sun Chuanting was even named "butcher". Within one day, Zhu Youxiao received hundreds of copies of Samson Chuanting and others. The cabinet only has the power to supervise military affairs, and the power to appoint and dismiss Sun Chuanting and others is in the hands of Zhu Youxiao. Without exception, all of these pieces went into Zhu Youxiao's hands.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Sun Chuanting and others should be dismissed immediately, and escorted back to Beijing to be handed over to Dali Temple for trial." Li Rixuan strongly demanded.

"It's a taboo for a soldier to be handsome, not to mention that this situation is special, I think it should be dealt with as appropriate." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty, killing 400,000 captives overnight is intolerable to heaven and earth, and if Your Majesty does not deal with it strictly, more such evil deeds will inevitably occur in the future." Li Zhiwen said.

"I have my own measure in this matter, and as for how to deal with it, I know in my heart. Now that the army of the Southern Expedition has broken through many states, after breaking through many states, the entire Annam is in no danger to defend, and this matter will be discussed after Sun Chuanting and others seize the western capital. Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty......" Everyone is still unrelenting.

"Do you have to be happy to see the failure of the Southern Expedition? There is no need to discuss this matter again, and the court will be withdrawn. Zhu Youxiao said.

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he left without hesitation and returned to the harem.

"Your Majesty, this time Sun Dudu and the others have really gone too far, if they don't deal with it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stabilize the people's hearts." Zhang Yan said softly.

"I understand this truth, but I feel that Sun Chuanting and others have not done anything wrong, an army of 50,000, including more than 100,000 people, how to manage 400,000 prisoners, if you carry these 400,000 prisoners, how can the army fight? Not to mention the war, do you know how many people I need to use to sustain the livelihood of these 400,000 captives? Tell you, I need to mobilize nearly a million people to maintain, the empire has suffered disasters year after year, the people of the empire can't survive, where will I get the food to feed them? Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty, the concubine doesn't mean anything else, she just thinks that this matter has gone too far." Zhang Yan explained.

"I may be a tyrant or an executioner, but I will not sacrifice the interests of the people of the empire for a nameless name.

What's more, Annam has been the territory of the empire since ancient times, and according to Annam, since ancient times, the earliest dynasty of Annam was the Hongpang clan. The first monarch of the Hongpang clan, Lu Xu, is a descendant of the Shennong clan, was named the 'King of Jingyang', governed the south, called the 'Red Ghost Country', since Qin, Qin Shi Huang divided this place into the jurisdiction of Xiang County, which shows that Annam has always been the territory of the empire.

However, Annan has always been capricious, sometimes rebelling, and even sending troops to invade the empire many times, the fundamental reason is that there are too few Han people, and in order to expand the number of Han people, it is necessary to reduce the number of local non-Han people, and I only hope that this war can reduce the population of Annam by 50%. Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty......" Zhang Yan saw Zhu Youxiao's resolute attitude and didn't know what to say.

"This matter must not be tried by Dali Temple, I have to go to the Dadu Governor's Mansion." Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said.

……

At this time, there was also a heated discussion in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion about Sun Chuanting and others killing 400,000 prisoners.

"I am really impressed by Sun Dudu's decisiveness! When the army returns to the dynasty and Sun Du enters Beijing, I must have a drink with him. Chen Si sighed.

"Governor Chen, you have followed Your Majesty for the longest time, how do you think Your Majesty will deal with this matter?" Qin Liangyu asked.

"I think Your Majesty should be dealt with lightly, after all, under the circumstances, if Sun Dudu does not make a decision, it is very likely that he will be dragged down by 400,000 captives. What's more, His Majesty also issued an edict to allow Sun Dudu to slaughter the city. Chen Si thought for a while and said.

"Today, in the last dynasty, you have also seen the practices of the cabinet and others, and you obviously don't want to let go of Sun Dudu and others." Qin Liangyu said.

"The cabinet can't control the Metropolitan Governor's Palace, and the only one who can make the final decision can only be His Majesty." Chen Si said.

At this moment, there was a sound outside the door of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion: "Your Majesty has arrived!" Voice. Qin Liangyu and Chen Si glanced at each other, and they understood that Zhu Youxiao's trip must have come for Sun Chuanting's matter.

After everyone in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion saluted, Zhu Youxiao said straight to the point: "I have decided to set up a special Dali Temple in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, which is only responsible for hearing the incidents in the army, and all the incidents in the army in the future will be tried by the Dali Temple of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. ”

"No." Hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, many people in the Dadu Governor's Mansion were overjoyed, and the case of Sun Chuanting and others was handed over to the Dadu Governor's Mansion for trial, which showed that Zhu Youxiao intended to be treated leniently.

"Sun Chuanting's killing of 400,000 prisoners, although the crime is unforgivable, but it is excusable, and the case was handed over to the Dali Temple, the capital governor's mansion after its establishment." Zhu Youxiao said.

"No."

"In addition, the trial of Sun Chuanting's killing of 400,000 prisoners must be tried after Sun Chuanting's southern expedition. Zhu Youxiao continued.

"No."

"Tell Sun Chuanting and the others that there is no room for failure in this southern expedition, otherwise, I really won't be able to protect them." Zhu Youxiao said.

"No."

"In addition, Zhang Xianzhong and General Zhang of the Luzon Governor's Office were transferred to Beijing." Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said.

"No."

"Ruan Dayue is here." Zhu Youxiao said. Since this year, Ruan Dayue has succeeded Feng Menglong as the editor-in-chief of the "Ming Imperial Daily". Ruan Dayue has descended to the Qing Dynasty, but he is an official fan, he was a member of the Donglin Party, but he became a life and death enemy with the Donglin Party for his official position, this person is a master of opera, but Zhu Youxiao's order is obedient, and he was promoted by Zhu Youxiao to become the editor-in-chief of "Imperial Daily".

The reason why Ruan Dayue was summoned was that Zhu Youxiao felt that it was necessary to create momentum for Sun Chuanting and others to sentence him lightly, and use public opinion to guide the people of the empire.