Looking at the account books in his hand and listening to the reports of several scribes under him, Sun Ning showed a satisfied smile and nodded again and again: "Okay, it seems that Ba Shi is indeed acting steadily." Barong, you really owe a lot this time. ”

Judging from the situation in Huayang City that is now in control, Ba Shi is not only superficial, but also really does not commit any crimes in autumn, which really makes Sun Ning admire, even the Dayue official army can't do this, let alone those Sichuan and Shu barbarian soldiers, but the poorest Ba clan has done it.

Ba Long, who was standing below, only smiled humbly: "This is what we should do, because we promised the imperial court before that we would take down the entire Huayang and hand it over to the imperial court." ”

"Very good, your merits will be recorded by the imperial court, and there will be a reward afterward." Sun Ning nodded in approval again, then changed the conversation again and asked, "Do you have any opinion on the Kuizhou Long family and the Yizhou Tang Sect?" ”

Ba Long was stunned for a moment, and then he was happy in his heart, obviously wanting to give Ba Shi another chance.

But he soon showed a cautious expression: "Don't dare to hide it, we Ba people have had some contacts with Huayang for many years, so we dare to deal with this matter, but for Kuizhou, there is very little contact, and it is not easy to infiltrate like this time."

"However, if the imperial court really plans to attack Kuizhou on a large scale, I, the Ba people, are willing to be the vanguard, and we will never dare to retreat!"

Sun Ning glanced at the other party again, the young head of the clan was not carried away by the current merits, and he could still make the most accurate response based on the facts.

This is also in line with his practice of restraining the clansmen after taking Huayang, calm and rational, this is the quality of a person who can really get things done.

So he didn't mind revealing a little to the other party: "The Kuizhou Imperial Court must be taken, but whether it is strong or through other means has not yet been decided." If it really comes to the time when it is necessary to attack, the Ba people will be the vanguard of our army! ”

After giving Ba Long a definite promise, Sun Ning let him go, and then asked someone to bring Mu Heng to him.

At this time, Mu Heng was completely decadent, as if he had changed people, and was brought into the hall he was most familiar with like a walking corpse. The fact that Huayang was really lost, the blow to him was too great, so that he even had the idea of dying, so he turned a blind eye to everything and turned a deaf ear. It wasn't until the soldiers beside him shouted that he came back to his senses a little.

Then I heard Sun Ning, who was sitting above, sneering coldly: "Mu Heng, what's the matter, what I said that day has become a reality!" ”

Mu Heng was silent, indeed he couldn't have imagined that day, not only did he fall into the hands of the enemy, but even Huayang City, which his Mu family had worked hard to build for more than 100 years, would be easily captured by the Southern Army.

It's ridiculous that I was so firm and confident at the time, and now that I think about it, it's really a big joke.

"In the past, I was a prisoner, and today I have nothing to say. If you want to kill, you will kill, so why do you bring me to ridicule? He guarded the last bit of dignity, looked directly at Sun Ning above, and said in a dumb voice.

"I can't see that Your Excellency still has some courage." Sun Ning smiled again, "But have you thought about it, it's easy for you to die, but what about the tens of millions of people in your Mu clan?" Do you want them to bury you too? ”

"You...... What do you mean? The uneasy look finally replaced Mu Ran, and Mu Heng began to get nervous.

"My meaning is already very clear, if you want to protect your people, you have to choose to cooperate with the imperial court." Sun Ning Senran stared at him and said, "Otherwise, the entire Sichuan Shumu clan will only be buried for you alone." ”

"You want to use me? Dare to use me? Mu Heng was even more unbelievable.

"Why not? At least under your rule, the people of Huayang and the surrounding five states and twenty counties are doing well, which proves that you Mu Heng is still talented, and you are familiar with all the customs and customs here, why can't the court use you? ”

Sun Ning looked at him, and his threatening tone was retracted: "Of course, all this is on the basis of your loyalty to the imperial court from now on, so I will send people to keep an eye on all your actions and decrees, if there is a problem, not only will you die, but the entire Mu family, regardless of men, women, old and young, will also die!" ”

The look of surprise on Mu Heng's face has not been reduced until now, and he said in his mouth: "How can you ...... Who the hell are you? ”

It was only then that he paid attention to the identity of the person in front of him, and realized that his identity must be very unusual. Even Dingxihou is here, and he doesn't dare to make such a decision.

But Sun Ning's answer immediately solved the mystery in his heart: "My name is Sun Ning, and I am the son of Dayue today!" ”

If it weren't for someone behind him, Mu Heng would have jumped up.

He looked at the young man in front of him in astonishment: "You...... Are you really His Majesty the Emperor? ”

Sun Ning only nodded: "You don't have any jokes, you can give an answer." ”

The assurances given by the emperor are indeed more trustworthy than those of ordinary officials, even if Mu Heng has doubts and wants to carry it, at this time, he has to make compromises for the sake of the entire clan.

But before agreeing, he still asked tentatively: "Then when Sichuan and Shu are pacified, how will the imperial court arrange for our Mu clan?" ”

"Well, it depends on how much credit you can make in the next things, as long as you make enough credit, not only can the previous sins be written off, but the court can also give you more rewards."

Sun Ning's answer was extremely atmospheric.

Now he really needs help from all sides, so whether it is a Han or a barbarian, whether it is the Banzhou Yang clan who has been repeated in the morning, or the Ba people who have helped a lot quickly, or the newly subdued Mu clan in front of him, as long as it can be used by him, he is willing to accept it.

This time, Mu Heng didn't hesitate too much, and immediately nodded vigorously: "I, the Mu clan, am willing to regain allegiance to the imperial court and His Majesty the Emperor......"

In the face of the slaughter of the whole clan and the surrender of the court in order to seek a new opportunity, it is natural that the latter can only be chosen.

"Very good, then please tell me about the Kuizhou Long family first." Sun Ning immediately made a request.

Mu Heng nodded clearly, obviously, the next target of the imperial court fell on the Kuizhou Long family.

And as he narrated, Sun Ning had a further understanding of this barbarian clan that almost divided the entire northern Sichuan with the Mu clan.

If you only talk about military strength, the Long family is still above the Mu family, and compared to Mu Heng's radicalism, Long Chengbang, the head of the Long family, is more old and stable, because of this, this time the army went south, so no one from the Long family was involved.

Presumably, the current Kuizhou Long family has long been ready to defend it and not give the imperial court any opportunity to take advantage of.

After Mu Heng was taken down, Sun Ning sighed softly: "In this way, if you really want to settle the Long family, you have to rely on Zhuge Qingyun, who has made great contributions for me!" ”

Yes, in Sun Ning's eyes, the biggest credit for the success of this Northern Expedition is Zhuge Qingyun as a lobbyist, after all, this Ba man who won Huayang relied on his mouth to tell him to come here, not to mention the previous credit in Hezhou......