A hunting fire illuminates the south gate of Jiangdu City as if it is daylight, thousands of soldiers in armor in the city gate line up on both sides, holding spears and war knives, guarding the city gate area, the war in Jiangdu City has gradually subsided, the war is not tragic, the Sui army only encountered small-scale resistance, and captured some of the deserters who smashed the shops, and most of the Wei army became prisoners.

Under the light of the fire, Yang Yuanqing was surrounded by hundreds of guards and entered the southern city, and the general Xie Yingdeng hurriedly stepped forward to report: "Your Highness, there are more than 9,400 people who surrendered to the Wei army, 320 people who refused to surrender were killed, and more than 200 people were arrested for looting shops, please instruct Your Highness how to deal with it." ”

"Those who surrendered to the Wei army and were willing to switch to the Sui army could change their military uniforms, and those who did not want to join the army again were given food and travel expenses, and they were allowed to return to their hometowns, and the looting of shops was regarded as bandits, and all of them were imprisoned and handed over to the Jiangdu government for disposal."

"Obedience!"

Xie Yingdeng hurriedly went down, and at this time, Fan Wenchao stepped forward to salute, and he knelt down on one knee, "The criminal minister Fan Wenchao sees His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" ”

Yang Yuanqing turned over and dismounted, helped him up and said with a smile: "General Fan endured humiliation and stood up at a critical moment, which can be called righteousness, I think Ling Zun will also be pleased with your actions under Jiuquan, I will make you the general of the right military guard, temporarily stay in the Jiangdu, and all the Wei soldiers will be led by you, and guard the Jiangdu for me." ”

Fan Wenchao got a humiliating evaluation, and was named a high-ranking official, with a bright future, he was greatly relieved in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "The last general was originally a Sui minister, and now he has to return to Sui, there are no regrets in this life, Wen Chao is willing to do his best to serve His Highness!" ”

At this time, Bing Yuanzhen, who was behind Fan Wenchao, was envious and nervous in his heart, at this time he no longer expected himself to have any career, as long as Yang Yuanqing could spare his life and give him a way to live, he would be satisfied.

Bing Yuanzhen knelt down, lowered his head and said, "Sinner Bing Yuanzhen." Come to confess! ”

Yang Yuanqing's eyes narrowed, and he smiled faintly: "Mr. Bing has made a great contribution this time, which is enough to offset the crime of being a bandit, please start!" ”

But he didn't help Bing Yuanzhen. Instead, he signaled his soldiers to help Bing Yuanzhen up, not that Yang Yuanqing didn't have this kind of mind, Zhang Xutuo's death, the culprit was Li Mi, Bing Yuanzhen was just a strategist, Cao Cāo could also accommodate Zhang Xiu back then, if he didn't allow Bing Yuanzhen - it would be difficult to sit firmly in the world.

Since he has given the letter of pardon, he will not regret it again, but there are some things he must pay attention to, he has to consider the feelings of Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin, and he can't be too lenient with Bing Yuanzhen.

Bing Yuanzhen didn't get Fan Wenchao's treatment, he was still a little panicked in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I am willing to help His Highness exterminate Li Mi." ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "Thank you Mr. Bing for your kindness." I made a note of it, and my husband asked him to go back to his house and rest until the war was over. I'll give my husband an explanation. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Bing Yuanzhen retreated, and Yang Yuanqing said to Fan Wenchao again: "General Li Mi's family should be in Jiangdu City, General Fan can send troops to protect him, and no one is allowed to go to disturb him." ”

"Obedience!"

Fan Wenchao bowed, Yang Yuanqing turned over and got on the horse again, and after a while, the group came to Li Mi's palace.

Although Jiangdu Jiangdu Palace is also where Li Mi's palace is located, Li Mi also considered the possibility of being attacked in this westward expedition. So before leaving, Li Mi transferred his palace concubines, guards and all his belongings to the palace in Jiangdu City.

The palace covers an area of about 200 acres, it is also built by Yang Guang, surrounded by tall palace walls, and all kinds of strange trees and plants are planted in the palace, pavilions and pavilions. There are all kinds of rockery pond fish, and more than a dozen of Li Mi's favorite concubines and several children live in the palace.

But the most eye-catching thing is the palace treasures, there are tens of thousands of boxes of all kinds of treasures, all of which are all kinds of treasures and paintings brought by Yang Yuanqing from Luoyang to Jiangdu, which were first possessed by Yu Culture, and then fell into the hands of Li Mi, and at this time the owner changed again and fell into the hands of Yang Yuanqing.

The battle for the palace was over, and the three thousand Sui troops and one thousand guards fought fiercely, which ended with the surrender of the guards.

The Sui army has occupied the palace, three steps and one post in the palace, five steps and one sentry, and the security is tight, especially the treasury behind, which is guarded by a thousand Sui soldiers, and no one is allowed to approach.

Yang Yuanqing walked into the palace under the escort of hundreds of people, and Zhang Qisheng, the general in charge of attacking the palace, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to report: "Your Highness, all the items in the palace are well preserved and have not been damaged?" ”

"Where is Li Mi's family?" Yang Yuanqing first cared about Li Mi's children.

"Now he is locked up in the harem, with a total of three sons and two daughters, as well as fifteen palace concubines and concubines, who are closely guarded by the brothers."

At this time, Wei Yunqi said in a low voice on the side: "Your Highness, the remnants of the bandits, you should cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and don't leave it as a disaster." ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Don't be in a hurry for the time being, wait until Li Mi is destroyed, and then deal with it together." ”

He immediately instructed Zhang Qisheng: "Take them all to the ship and keep them under strict supervision, but they must not be abused." ”

"Obedience!"

Zhang Qisheng hurriedly ordered the soldiers to escort Li Mi's family onto the ship, and Yang Yuanqing came directly to the back storeroom.

The palace warehouse covers an area of five acres, built with a special wall, and the entire warehouse consists of three buildings, and there is an underground palace underground, which is managed by an old eunuch.

The old eunuch's name is Wang Xiaoyi, who is more than fifty years old, and entered the palace in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and was promoted from a small eunuch to the chief steward of the inner treasury step by step.

He has been in charge of the treasures in the inner treasury since the time of Yang Guang, and he has been conscientious for more than ten years, and he does not dare to make any mistakes, it is precisely because of his irreplaceability that both Yu Wenhua and Li Mi continue to hand over these treasures to him for management.

Wang Xiaoyi was brought up by the soldiers, and he knelt down tremblingly and bowed, "Palace slave Wang Xiaoyi see His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" ”

Yang Yuanqing tried his best to comfort him in soft words: "You don't have to be afraid, do your duty, I won't embarrass you, now take me to see the items in the warehouse." ”

"The old slave obeys!"

Wang Xiaoyi stood up and said, "Please come with me!" ”

He took Yang Yuanqing into the treasury, "Your Highness, the inner treasury is composed of three warehouses, we are now in the main treasury, there are more than 4,200 boxes of various property, the east is the book library, mainly placed the books compiled by the emperor and the calligraphy and paintings of the previous dynasty, and the west is the clothing hall, mainly placed the skirts and clothes of the palace people. ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "Speaking of which." It's not all curiosities, is it? ”

Wang Xiaoyi smiled bitterly, "Those are all folk speculations, and they may be treasures everywhere." But even if it is a treasure, there are only four of them left, when the first emperor in order to envelop Guanzhong Guoxiao, a large number of rewards, and later Yu Wenhua also took away a part, Li Mi also took away some rewards to his subordinates, the old slave here have detailed accounting. ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded. He remembered that Yu Wenhua had sent more than a dozen cars of treasures to Dou Jiande, and Dou Jiande transferred them to himself, which should have been taken from here.

Yang Yuanqing remembered that when Yang Guang built Luoyang, he actually sucked the world's wealth into Luoyang City, but now Luoyang is in ruins, where did all that wealth go?

Part of it was destroyed in the war, and the other part was actually moved to Jiangdu, which is when Yang Xuangan burned thousands of dragon boats. Under the dilapidated national strength, Yang Guang still ordered the dragon boat to be rebuilt, and he just wanted to move Luoyang's belongings to Jiangdu. Only water transportation is the most convenient.

Although sixty percent of the treasures and belongings have been used, there are still more than 4,200 boxes, which shows how many treasures Yang Guang transported from Luoyang back then, Yang Yuanqing sighed in his heart, and accompanied by Wang Xiaoyi, he walked into the warehouses where the treasures were placed......

Early in the morning, Yang Yuanqing was inspecting the people's situation in the city, and a soldier came to report, "Your Highness, Pei Xiangguo and Yu Shilang in the past ask to see!" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded. He was also looking for these old Sui ministers, "Ask them to wait at the county office!" ”

Yang Yuanqing also turned the horse's head and ran towards the Jiangdu County Office, and after a short time, Yang Yuanqing came to the County Office, turned over and dismounted. Directly into the palace, walking to the front of the council hall, a personal soldier pointed to the room, "They are all waiting inside." ”

Yang Yuanqing pushed open the door, and there were three people sitting in the hall, it was Pei Yun, Xiao Ju and Yu Shiji, although they knew the news of the Sui army's entry into the city last night, but the city was chaotic, and there were stragglers everywhere, they didn't dare to go out, and they didn't make an appointment to meet Yang Yuanqing until dawn.

Although the three of them have a lot of plans, they also know in their hearts that these plans are just their wishful thinking, and if they don't get Yang Yuanqing's approval, everything is empty talk, when they were nervous, the door opened, Yang Yuanqing walked in from the outside, and said with a smile: "Everyone, don't come to harm!" ”

Among the three, except for Xiao Ju, who is not very familiar with each other, the other two have a very deep relationship with Yang Yuanqing, one is a relative, the other is an old enemy, and the three of them bowed down together, "See His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" ”

Yang Yuanqing patted Pei Yun's arm affectionately, "Pei Gong is in good health, this is the most gratifying thing." ”

Yang Yuanqing's heartfelt concern moved Pei Yun for a while, and he hurriedly said: "I haven't been able to serve His Highness all these years, and the old minister is very ashamed in his heart. ”

"In the future, there will be times when Pei Gong will be annoyed."

Yang Yuanqing said, his eyes turned to Yu Shiji again, Yu Shiji was even more uneasy in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward to give a deep salute, "Shiji was rude to His Highness in the past, and he still regrets it in his heart, so I admit my mistake to His Highness, and beg His Highness to be rude, don't hate Shiji's rudeness." ”

Yu Shiji is still of great use to Yang Yuanqing, he naturally will not hold grudges against the past, so he smiled slightly, "But the battle in the officialdom, there is no life-and-death hatred, now that I think about it, the past is still worth remembering, besides, it seems that Yu Shilang has always suffered between us, and I, Yang Yuanqing, have the upper hand." ”

After speaking, Yang Yuanqing laughed, this laugh, the uneasiness in Yu Shiji's heart suddenly disappeared, he secretly praised in his heart, worthy of being a king with the world in his heart, broad-minded, and following him is the bright future, he gave salutes again and again, and said that he was ashamed.

Yang Yuanqing and Xiao Ju saw each other again, so he invited the three of them to sit down, and then said to the three of them seriously: "This time I came to Jiangdu in person, not to destroy Li Mi, but to appease Jiangnan, seizing Jiangnan is the top priority of the imperial court, related to the recovery of national strength in the future, and related to the long-term peace and stability of the imperial court, so I also have high hopes for the three of you, now to seize Jiangdu and Jiangyangcang, although Li Mi has many troops, in fact, it is not enough to worry, our top priority is to pacify Jiangnan, Therefore, I am going to appoint the three of you as the pacification envoys of the Great Sui, to appease the fourteen counties of Jiangnan for me, and to make the Jiangnan scholars return to their hearts. ”

The three of them glanced at each other, which was exactly what they were looking forward to, and the three of them stood up at the same time to salute, "I am willing to serve His Highness!" ”