Although Zhao Xun did not agree to kill Emperor Yan, Situ Liang proposed to let Zhao Xun go to Luoyang in person to accept Emperor Yan's surrender.

"Is it necessary? Luoyang City has been surrounded, just let Zhao Xiong's troops take over, this king doesn't need to go south, right? Now we are preparing to complete the merger with the Chu army, and as for Dongyongzhou, the war has been largely over. Whether this king goes south or not does not have much effect. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

Although he said this, Zhao Xun had already guessed what Situ Liang meant in his heart.

Lu Ziliang and Pei Yi also said successively: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Situ's words are very reasonable. The king needs to go to Luoyang in person to accept the surrender of Emperor Yan. ”

Situ Liang continued: "This Luoyang City is not only the lair of the King of Luoyang, but more importantly, it is the capital of Dayan. If there was no submission from Emperor Yan, General Zhao Xiong would have taken over Luoyang City, naturally there would not be much of a problem. However, when Emperor Yan surrendered, General Zhao Xiong could not call the shots. ”

"After all, Emperor Yan is the emperor of Great Yan, and among Great Zhao, except for the king, no one else has the right to accept Emperor Yan's surrender. If Zhao Xiong and any other generals accepted Emperor Yan's surrender, even if the king would not have an opinion, the civil officials would definitely impeach the generals of Eastern Yongzhou for this. In addition, there will also be some unfavorable situations for the generals of Dongyongzhou. ”

Lu Ziliang also said: "Yes, this Emperor Yan is not comparable to the monarch of the Western Regions, after all, he is the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty and the master of the world in the past." ”

Situ Liang and Lu Ziliang both said it so clearly, Zhao Xun, who already understood the meaning, would not object because of this, so he nodded and said: "It's okay, this king will go south to Luoyang City to see what the difference between Luoyang now is in the past." ”

Situ Liang said with a smile: "Regardless of whether there is a difference or not, the current Luoyang is already the king's master." In addition, the southern princes gathered in Jingzhou, with the intention of supporting the Luo army and resisting us to the north. The king went south to give them a response. ”

Zhao Xun naturally knew that the land of Jingzhou in the south had gathered all kinds of princes, although they were all under the banner of supporting the king of Luoyang, but Zhao Jun had already discovered here that all the princes were just playing empty flags. The implicit meaning is nothing more than to tell Zhao Xun that this southern land is the territory of the southern princes, and they can join forces to fight against the Zhao army.

"The louder the louder the fight, the more they are worried about our southward movement and the louder they shout, it means that they have no intention of connecting at all." Zhao Xun said disdainfully.

Situ Liang said: "That's true, we suddenly went south to Dongyongzhou this time, and the soldiers occupied the land of Dongyongzhou, and the southern princes couldn't help but be nervous." Of course, I'm afraid that they are even more angry that they have been deceived by us. ”

Situ Liang said that, and everyone couldn't help laughing. Not to mention the southern princes, even within the Zhao army, why don't you think that the target of the Zhao army is the Chu army? Now that the Zhao army has raided Dongyongzhou, it is the inside of the Zhao State, and it is also surprised and inexplicable.

"The only pity is that we couldn't take advantage of the situation to attack and take Hangu Pass, otherwise, Hangu Pass is in hand, and the land of Chang'an in Xiyong Prefecture will become our bag." Pei Yi said with a little pity.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "The land of Chang'an was not our primary goal in the first place. This king of Hanzhong is different from the king of Luoyang, he is stronger than the king of Luoyang, and the officials and soldiers under his command are also stronger than the king of Luoyang. The officials under the command of the king of Luoyang are divided into the descendants and the old ministers of Dayan, and they are entangled with each other, plus their old nest is the national capital, and Emperor Yan is still among them, so it is inevitable that they will be restrained to a certain extent. ”

The king of Hanzhong is different, his soldiers are all his descendants, civil and military officials, and they are all loyal to a lord. In addition, the land of Hanzhong it occupies is a land of grain production, so its strength is stronger than that of the king of Luoyang. In this southern attack on Eastern Yongzhou, the army of the king of Luoyang was defeated very quickly, but the raid on Hangu Pass was unsuccessful. In addition, the king of Hanzhong also sent reinforcements in the shortest possible time. Compared with the two, the king of Luoyang is far behind. ”

Situ Liang said: "Master Pei, don't be anxious, after this land of East Yongzhou falls into our hands, this land of West Yongzhou is already connected to my Zhao army on three sides." More importantly, the land of Chang'an and Hanzhong, and the land of Jingzhou, are easily cut off by us. Therefore, this Xiyong Prefecture is not difficult for us to overcome. ”

"In addition, the Privy Council is worried that if we enter Xiyongzhou and let Chang'an and Hanzhong cut off contact with Jingzhou, will the king of Hanzhong hand over the land of Hanzhong or the land of Chang'an to the king of Shu, so that the southern Shu army can enter the land of Xiyongzhou. Although we are not afraid of the Shu army, we are not yet ready for a full-scale war. In addition, once the Shu army joins, it is difficult to say clearly whether there will be any more changes in this Qi army, and whether the Chu army, which is preparing to surrender, will also have an accident because of this. In addition, we need to take down a place, control a place, and govern a place perfectly, so we did not fully open the front at the same time. ”

Zhao Xun said to Pei Yi and Lu Ziliang: "Your Shangshu Province must draw up a roster of officials from all over the land of Dongyongzhou, and now Dongyongzhou has been taken over by us, but after all, military management is not as reasonable and effective as the jurisdiction of the government. In addition, this land of Dongyongzhou is not only the center of the entire world, but also the old capital of all kinds of people, so the officials of this blood region must be experienced people. ”

Lu Ziliang said in a deep voice: "Is the king worried that the local heroes in the land of Dongyongzhou will not cooperate with us? ”

Zhao Xun shook his head and said: "It's not, if someone doesn't cooperate, there will be no scum left by the tens of thousands of troops in Dongyongzhou." However, there are still many people who are really hidden in the depths and do not cooperate with the New Deal. Don't forget, this Luoyang is the capital of Dayan and the place with the most 'capable people' in the world. Since you want to take over here, you have to dig hard. ”

Zhao Xun had been to Luoyang at the beginning, and he had served as a guard general in Luoyang City, and he also knew about the big families and heroes in Luoyang City. Don't talk about Luoyang, even the surrounding areas are also full of powerful families. The vast majority of these people don't like Zhao Jun's new policy. In other words, Zhao's new policy harmed their interests. And the powerful clans in other regions are afraid that they are also looking at Luoyang at this moment. If Zhao Jun fails to straighten out the relationship here, then it will be very disadvantageous for Zhao Jun to govern other places.

Similarly, if Zhao Jun can 'govern' these powerful clans around Luoyang, the powerful clans in other regions will definitely not dare to complain in the slightest.

In addition, in the implementation of administration in Luoyang, you can't use the knife casually, you have to clean up these people with reasonable evidence. Therefore, except for those powerful clans who confronted Zhao Jun head-on and had obvious crimes in the hands of Zhao Jun, they were directly cleaned up by the army, and the rest depended on the local government.

For these, the officials of the three provinces are naturally clear, and Lu Ziliang and Pei Yi will naturally not be sloppy, "The king can rest assured, the officials in the land of Dongyongzhou are all shrewd and capable people selected after many investigations, and with the assistance of the Eagle Eye Division and the Shadow Division, they will definitely not live up to the king's trust." ”

At the end of June, the temperature gradually warmed up. The defenders and officials in Luoyang City, after not waiting for reinforcements from the Luoyang Army, finally began to change, and the Luoyang Palace could no longer fully control all the generals and defenders of Luoyang City.

The Luoyang Palace's current master is Youcheng Xu Ji, and in addition, the Luoyang King's family and children are also in the Luoyang Palace. Rao is Xu Ji's ability, but he can't stop the change of people's hearts. Although he knew that when the Zhao army entered Dongyongzhou earlier and the Zhao army appeared outside Luoyang City, he knew that there were Zhao Jun's detailed works in the city, but he could not investigate in detail. In addition to the situation outside the city that held his energy, the officials in the city also covered for Zhao Jun's meticulous work, which was also an important reason.

Xu Ji was favored by Luoyang City, of course, he has excellent ability. The Zhao army besieged the city, pacified the whole city, ordered the defenders to resist, and sent messengers for help many times. But with the Zhao army surrounded from all directions, Xu Ji understood that he was afraid that not only Luoyang was in danger, but also that the entire land of Dongyongzhou had fallen.

Xu Ji's guess really came true, and the officials from all over Dongyongzhou that Zhao Jun deliberately put back let the officials and generals in the city know that the entire land of Dongyongzhou was already under the control of Zhao Jun, and nearly 100,000 Zhao troops had gathered in the land of Dongyongzhou.

It is precisely because of this that the garrison generals in the city were forced to express their willingness to surrender in the face of the Zhao army's careful efforts. And the six ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee of the People's Republic of China and other important ministers also made the decision to surrender. If it was in the old days, if these old ministers of Dayan in the city dared to connect together to carry out secret activities, they would have been taken down by the army under the jurisdiction of the Luoyang Palace. But at this moment, Mo said that taking them can only make Luoyang City more chaotic, but if it is not chaotic, taking them down will not have any effect. In addition, the Luoyang Palace's palace has now begun to command the defenders of Luoyang City.

The six Shangshu of Dayan did not move, and one move quickly connected the officials of Dayan and prepared to surrender to Zhao. Even some of the generals under the Luoyang Palace's palace in the city were co-opted by the six Shangshu and prepared to surrender to the Zhao army together.

Emperor Yan of Luoyang City was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old child, and he had already panicked after the six Shangshu told him about the current situation in Luoyang City. He was originally an empty shelf, and he was just playing in the palace on weekdays, but now that this situation is in place, what can he do?

In a panic, Emperor Yan could only ask these ministers for advice. And the six Shangshu and various officials suggested to Emperor Yan that they surrender to the Zhao army. After all, this Luoyang City is not something that Emperor Yan can call the shots, and Emperor Yan has no real power in the first place. In Luoyang City, it was controlled by the king of Luoyang and fell into the hands of Zhao Jun, but it was just a change of princes. In addition, one of King Zhao's side concubines is still the former princess Dayan, who will definitely be able to save her life.

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry were the only two of the six who were unwilling to surrender, but they were unable to solve the dilemma in front of them. Zhao Jun is more powerful than the king of Luoyang, and what worries the two the most is that although the king of Luoyang is under house arrest, he still respects Emperor Yan. But Zhao Xun has already established the country, who knows if he will execute Emperor Yan because of something he is afraid of.

However, the surrender of the DPRK and Chinese officials was already the trend of the times, and they had no choice but to do so, and the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites could only follow the trend. Even, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu was also ready to die for martyrdom, but was stopped by the Ministry of Works, which meant that they wanted to see that Emperor Yan could survive in Zhao State without being executed by Zhao Xun.

At the beginning of July, Zhao Xun went to Luoyang City. Zhao Xun's arrival crushed the last faith that Luoyang City adhered to. Both Xu Ji and the guards in the city knew that when Prince Zhao went to Luoyang City, he wanted nothing more than to personally take the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom.

Zhao Xun sent an envoy to Luoyang City, and directly told the Luoyang Mansion in Luoyang City that he wanted the other party to surrender, and the officials in Luoyang City could be spared death. Xu Ji asked Zhao Xun that if he could save the lives of the Luoyang royal family, the whole city of Luoyang would be willing to surrender.

Xu Ji did this, and he was forced to do so. Most of the officials in the city were co-opted by those idle officials in the court, and they were ready to surrender to the Zhao army. What made him even more powerless was that most of the defenders in the city had already walked with the officials of the court, and they did not want to die in vain in the battle to defend the city. After all, now that the king of Luoyang has given up the land of Dongyongzhou, there are no reinforcements, and it is difficult to change the ending that Luoyang City cannot hold on.

As a courtier under the command of the King of Luoyang, no matter what, he must repay the trust of the King of Luoyang. After consulting with the Luoyang royal family and the young Wang Shizi, Xu Ji surrendered to the Zhao army on the condition of preserving the lives of the Luoyang royal family. In fact, when he put forward this condition, Xu Ji also knew that if Zhao Jun did not accept it, he would have no choice. Now, Luoyang City is no longer the Luoyang City of the King of Luoyang.

For the Luoyang Wang family, Zhao Xun did not mean to be embarrassed. Since even the kings of the Western Regions and Emperor Yan can accept them, can't they still tolerate some women and children and the weak? Regarding Xu Ji's conditions, Zhao Xun directly gave a positive answer.

On July 5, Emperor Yan went out of the city with the seal and surrendered, and the civil and military officials in Luoyang City all went out of the city and knelt down to surrender. Zhao Xun arranged for the Zhao army to take over the whole city, and at the same time comforted the surrendered Emperor Yan and the officials of Luoyang City. Although most of Zhao Xun looked down on these officials or had no good impression, since the other party had already asked for surrender, he did not deliberately embarrass them. And the young Emperor Yan was also comforted by Zhao Xun.

Seeing a panicked expression on Emperor Yan's immature face, Zhao Xun couldn't help but sigh. Although you are the emperor of a country, you have always been a puppet since you came to the throne. National affairs really have nothing to do with him, and Zhao Xun doesn't want to embarrass the other party. Of course, you can't ignore him. After all, this is the emperor of Dayan. Just as Situ Liang and the others were worried about, if they were used by someone with a heart, it would only add trouble to Zhao Guo.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xun still decided to hand him over to his side concubine Murong Xiyue to take care of. First, this Emperor Yan can also be regarded as Murong Xiyue's son and nephew, and for Murong Xiyue, he can also be regarded as one of the few family members. You must know that after Murong Cheng crusaded against the Yongjun in the name of Situ Lei's murder of the king, Situ Lei and the Situ brothers had already killed few members of the Dayan royal family.

Second, it was handed over to Murong Xiyue to be responsible, and it could be regarded as his own personal supervision. In this way, not only can he avoid some unnecessary troubles, but he can also change some of his thoughts. After all, even if he didn't know it now, how could he understand that it was he who destroyed Dayan.

Subsequently, Zhao Xun ordered the Zhao army to escort Emperor Yan and the former ministers of the Great Yan who had higher official positions and had a deep influence in Luoyang to move north to Youzhou City. Although Zhao Xun did not punish them in any way, nor did he confiscate their family property. However, Zhao Xun would never let these clans with a deep influence in Luoyang continue to stay in Luoyang City. If they move into Youzhou City, then their influence in the land of Luoyang will definitely cease to exist, and Zhao Jun will basically have no great resistance and problems when he takes over here.

Although they were dissatisfied with Zhao Xun for letting their family move north, these old ministers of Dayan did not have the slightest dissatisfaction. In addition to the fact that they could not confront the Zhao army, it was also because Zhao Xun accepted some of their sons and nephews into the army. Of course, now they are all deputies and have no real power. But, after all, he was accepted by Zhao Xun, wasn't it. If they anger Zhao Xun, don't say that their sons and nephews can be in Zhao State, it is their lives, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to guarantee.

Luoyang City, the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom, finally planted the Flame Qilin Flag. In this way, after Emperor Yan surrendered and the jade seal was accepted by Zhao Xun, it also meant that Dayan was officially destroyed, and other princes would replace Dayan.

Soon after Zhao Xun entered Luoyang City, the officials sent by Youzhou City immediately arrived in Dongyongzhou and began to rule in various parts of Dongyongzhou. At the same time, Zhao Jun confronted each other with the land of Jingzhou and Nanyang Mansion.

Zhao Xun did not immediately enter the palace, but used the Luoyang Royal Mansion as a temporary residence. At the same time, it is also the command center of the Zhao army in the south. At the same time, the Zhao army entered Luoyang City, and Emperor Yan's surrender to the west was also passed in all directions.

"Big brother, Luoyang City has been taken, and the palace has been leveled, why don't you ......" In the Luoyang Palace, Zhao Xiong asked Zhao in a deep voice.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "The world is undecided, what about entering the palace now?" Just like the jade seal in my hand, if you have strength, you can play his role, and if you don't have strength, you will become Emperor Yan. This jade seal, except for the current princes, anyone else holds it in their hands, what is the difference between it and the stubborn stone? This palace is easy to enter, but difficult to get out. Also, I don't want to go in so early yet. ”

Now the center of Zhao is still in the north, even if it is stationed in the imperial palace, it is of little significance. In addition, his own entry into the palace will definitely have other impacts, so Zhao Xun decided not to enter the palace for the time being.

"By the way, how are the palace maids and eunuchs in this palace arranged?"

"They all stayed in the palace, because Emperor Yan surrendered, and the palace did not receive any losses, so no one was harmed by these palace maids and eunuchs."

"In this case, it is ordered that the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, if there are relatives present, pay the passage money and allow them to go home. If you don't have family members and don't want to stay in the palace, you are allowed to leave. ”

Since it was not immediately stationed, there was no need to leave too many people in this palace. In addition, Zhao Xun had no intention of letting these palace maids die of old age in the palace.