The Western Qin army caught the prisoners and relented, and the battlefield was scattered with fleeing soldiers of the Southern Tianzhu Coalition Army for more than 100 miles, and it took the Western Qin Army three days to capture before collecting troops and returning to the camp, and the corpses of the killed coalition soldiers were everywhere within 50 miles of the surrounding areas of the battle. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhao Ziliang had to order the Western Qin army to organize the surrounding Tianzhu people to collect and bury the corpses to avoid epidemics.

The next day, Zhao Ziliang ordered the Western Qin army to open the capital of Nantianzhu to take over the local power, and led troops to attack the cities that refused to surrender, and slaughtered the city after breaking the city.

After two months, all parts of Nantianzhu were occupied by the Western Qin army, and even the Sinhalese country (that is, Sri Lanka, also known as the Lion State) at the southern end of Nantianzhu was also captured by the Western Qin army across the sea.

On April 15, Zhao Ting led the army to meet with Zhao Ziliang's main army, Zhao Lei led people to greet him, and the brothers had not seen each other for several years, and they were very happy.

"Big brother!" Zhao Ting turned over and dismounted and walked quickly.

Zhao Lei also jumped down from the horse and laughed: "Hahaha, third child, you are tanned on the southern seaside, but your body is stronger!" ”

The brothers held hands, and Zhao Ting smiled: "Big brother, you too." Is Father alright? ”

Zhao Lei said: "It's very good, I've been in Tianzhu for so long, and my father often talks about you!" By the way, are the younger siblings and nieces and nephews all right? ”

"It's all very good, except for the sun that is a little hot, everything else is very good, the water and grass are abundant, the products are abundant, and the people are very honest and peaceful, unlike the northern people! When I came this time, your nephew was still clamoring that he would come over to see Grandpa and Uncle together! ”

"Really? Hahaha, that little guy looks pretty solid now, right? ”

"yes, trick-or-treating me all day long, crazy everywhere".

Zhao Lei looked up at the sun in the sky and said, "Let's hurry up and enter the city, my father is in a hurry, let's go back to the city!" ”

"Good!"

The two brothers returned to the city to meet Zhao Ziliang together, and the father and son talked a lot, and Zhao Ziliang asked Zhao Ting many questions about the Jisu Protectorate and the construction of a military port and the formation of a navy.

On April 18, the fourth year of the Xinghan Dynasty, Zhao Ziliang convened the generals and accompanying officials of the Western Qin Southern Expedition in the palace of Hyderabad, the capital of the former Kakatiya Kingdom.

The kings of Tianzhu have built their royal palaces very luxuriously, this palace is all made of stones, the walls, stone pillars, fences, high platforms and towers are carved with floral patterns, some are the stories of the beginning of the establishment of the kingdom, and some are carved with Buddhist deeds and characters, full of artistic atmosphere.

Zhao Ziliang sat on the throne and said to the ministers and generals: "Today, call the Zhongqing family over to discuss the aftermath of Tianzhu!" Du Fu, you tell the Zhongqing family what things need to be dealt with, let's discuss them one by one! ”

"Yes, King!" Du Fu agreed, turned to face the ministers and generals and said: "There are several main things to be discussed today: first, how to deal with the kings of Tianzhu and the nobles of the palace? Second, what to do with more than 300,000 captives! Third, what to do with the nearly 300,000 servant army and its generals! Fourth, how to deal with the ministers and officials of the kingdoms of Tianzhuyuan! Fifth, how to deal with the fixed estates of the royal families of the kingdoms. Sixth, how to govern Tianzhu? That's about these six points! ”

Zhao Ziliang cleared his throat and said, "Now let's talk about the first one, how to deal with the kings, royal family members and princes and nobles of Tianzhu countries, what do you think should be done with them?" You can say what you have any thoughts, let's discuss this in the court, and you can express your opinions! ”

Dugu Wenshu first stood up and arched his hand: "King, before the decisive battle, several kings secretly stood on our side, and we also promised to give them knighthoods after the war, and not confiscate their property, so that they can live without worrying about food and clothing for the rest of their lives!" Weichen believes that the king should fulfill his promise to maintain the trust of the king's authority, which is conducive to my Western Qin ruling the people of Tianzhu and governing Tianzhu! ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Yes, this king naturally has to fulfill his promise, the Zheluo Kingdom, the Zhuluo Kingdom and the Pallava Kingdom have all signed a secret agreement in advance to join our Western Qin side, and at the time of the decisive battle, they also launched a temporary rebellion against the coalition army, and the kings, royal families and ministers of these three countries should be treated preferentially!" The king will canonize these three people to the hereditary titles and keep their royal property, but they must move out of the palace and find three good mansions in the new capital to give them and their families to live in, let their families also move to the north together, and the command of the army must be immediately handed over to me in Western Qin! ”

The ministers and generals said, "The king is wise! ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "Regarding the kings and members of the royal family of the Southern Tianzhu Alliance who resolutely resisted our army, as well as the princes and nobles, how to deal with them? Do you have any opinions? ”

The general of the slave legion, Brehan, stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Great King, Weichen thinks that these kings, male members of the royal family, and the nobles of the royal palace who resolutely resist our army should all be executed, otherwise it is not enough to deter those in Tianzhu who are still unwilling or ready to move, if they are spared, who can guarantee that these people do not harbor resentment in their hearts, and they will not come out to rebel in the future?" As for their young daughters, Wechen thought that they should be rewarded to meritorious soldiers! ”

"Wechen agrees!" Li Sheng stood up and expressed his support.

Immediately afterwards, the military generals came out one after another to express their support for Brehan's opinion, which made it difficult for the officials and ministers to stand up and oppose it, because once they objected, they would inevitably be hostile to the military.

The civil officials looked at it, and Gao Shang stood up and arched his hand: "Great King, Weichen also thinks that these kings, male members of the royal family, and princes and nobles who resolutely resist our army should be dealt with seriously, they are the most resolute force against our rule in Tianzhu, and if they are not dealt with seriously, they will not be able to deter others, but Weichen is worried that the execution of all these people will be opposed by Buddhism, Brahmanism and other sects in Tianzhu, if the news spreads, will it cause turmoil among the people in Tianzhu?" Wechen believes that this is an issue that we should take seriously! ”

Zhao Ziliang asked, "Then what do you suggest?" ”

Gao Shang said: "If the king is determined to punish these people with capital punishment, Wei Chen thinks that it is best to do it in secret, there is no need to execute them in a big way, this is suspected of showing off force and demonstrating to the people of Tianzhu, now that we have occupied Tianzhu, there is no need to show off force and demonstration, which will have the opposite effect on our rule of Tianzhu!" ”

Zhao Ziliang thought about the noble suggestion carefully, decided to adopt it, and said: "Okay, Master Gao is reasonable, so let's do it like this!" Where are these kings, royals, princes and nobles locked up now? ”

Xuan Si stood up and said: "If you go back to the king, you have all been escorted to the prison in the city and imprisoned, and the men and women have been separated and detained!" ”

"It is the king's decree that all these kings, the male members of the royal family, and the nobles of the royal family be put to death tonight, and their bodies shall be buried in secret. Their daughters will be temporarily detained, and then rewarded to the warriors who have made outstanding achievements in battle when they are rewarded for their meritorious deeds! Xuan Si, this matter is up to you to execute, if the news is leaked, this king is the only one who asks! ”

Xuan Si hugged his fists and agreed: "Weichen obeys!" ”

Zhao Ziliang glanced down at the desk and continued: "Now for the second topic, how to deal with the more than 300,000 prisoners!" ”

Li Boyu stood up and bowed and saluted: "King, the number of more than 300,000 captives is too large, if all of them are executed, it will hurt the heavens and peace, and these captives have families, killing them all, their families will inevitably be resentful, and if you want to kill so many people, the news cannot be concealed no matter what!" ”

Zhao Ziliang asked: "Then what do you think should be done with them?" ”

Li Boyu said: "King, Weichen suggested that they be allowed to return to their hometowns, after hundreds of years of war in Tianzhu, people's livelihood has withered, and it is urgent to resume production, these people will definitely be able to improve local production efficiency after returning to their hometowns, and they and their families will also be grateful for the king's kindness!" ”

Dugu Wenshu immediately stood up and hugged his fists and said: "King, Weichen thinks it's inappropriate to let them go back to their hometown!" This method is absolutely not feasible! ”

"Why?" Zhao Ziliang asked.

"Great King, most of these captives are soldiers of stubborn forces in various countries, if they have a good impression of our Western Qin, and those who are not disgusted with our rule have already secretly become deserters or surrendered early, and they will never wait to be captured. Didn't these people mutilate or bully the people during their time in the army? Haven't you done anything evil? They haven't been engaged in production for many years, so how can they still do farm work? They are used to bullying the people, and now let them go back to the people, are they willing to do it? Wechen dared to assert that if the more than 300,000 captives were released, ninety percent of them would be killed or used by other ill-intentioned people to rebel against our rule! At that time, the entire Tianzhu will become a huge quagmire, and our Western Qin army will be stuck in this quagmire and will never be able to get out again! On the other hand, shouldn't they be punished for doing so many bad things with the kings of various countries? Even if they are not the main culprits, they are suspected of being accomplices, and Wechen thinks that all these people should be executed! ”

Killing more than 300,000 people, if there is of course nothing to say on the battlefield, if you deserve to die, others can't say anything, but the war is over, Tianzhu has been swept away, and then slaughtering such a huge number of captives will naturally cause huge criticism, not to mention all walks of life in Tianzhu, even in Western Qin, I am afraid that it will cause a huge wave of discussion.

Since Dugu Wenshu was appointed by Zhao Ziliang as the vice minister of the Government Council, he has always been the backbone representative of the hardliners in foreign affairs, and many young officials like his political ideas and style of doing things, although he has not been in the Western Qin for a long time, but with his political ideas and style of doing things, he has quickly gained many supporters in the officialdom, especially young officials, and even many generals in the army appreciate his style.