Knowing that he could not hold Liangzhou, although Guo Yan chose to surrender in Kaecheng, he left a huge mess for the imperial court.

The original elite Liangzhou army was either taken away by Guo Han and them first, or directly disbanded on the spot, so that Sun Ning could not absorb them and get benefits.

Now even the most tangible silver has been distributed by him early, so that the imperial court has only become a burdensome big city, but it has not been able to get any supplements, but he has to post money to come in.

This feeling was too aggrieved, and Sun Ning couldn't go well for a long time.

Moreover, at this time, he couldn't have a seizure, whether it was Guo Yan or those soldiers who had been disarmed and returned to the field, he couldn't send it, so he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

The only thing he could console himself with was that strategically speaking, he was still successful. At least the imperial army has officially entered the Central Plains, and the Northern Expedition has been half successful.

The next Vietnamese army can use this as a stronghold, expanding outward step by step, until the entire Central Plains is taken - at least for now, this goal will not be too difficult, after all, there is a fierce dispute within the Pingtian army, and to this day, there is still a civil war between Zhao Guangxiao in Luoyang and Qin Yude in Kaifeng.

Next, when the army is recuperated, it can officially send troops to quell the chaos and take the real hinterland of the Central Plains.

Of course, in addition to this, for Sun Ning, taking Liangzhou, there is another important problem that has been solved - Sun Xian.

This brother who was put on the throne of the emperor by Guo Yan in a daze, although there is no threat to his ability and power, but his identity is a big taboo after all, and Sun Ning naturally can't continue to let him stay here.

However, this matter is not easy to solve on the bright side after all, so it was not until after dark that Sun Ning quietly entered the palace with only a few cronies.

Speaking of which, the relationship between this palace and Sun Ning is deeper, and it was opened up by Guo Yan at the beginning in order to control Sun Ning as a puppet emperor.

Everything here has not changed from the beginning, Sun Ning looked at it all the way, only to feel very familiar, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

At that time, I would never have imagined that many years later, when I returned to Liangzhou, I would actually be in the posture of a conqueror.

Like all other important positions in Liangzhou, the inside and outside of the palace were also controlled by the Vietnamese army, and they were the most trustworthy soldiers and horses. This naturally includes Sun Xian's harem.

At this time, Sun Xian was almost cowering in the corner, his face was panicked and trembling.

He didn't know what the imperial army would do with him after taking Liangzhou, and he didn't dare to think about it, the only thing he could do was to keep begging for mercy. But the soldiers who guarded him knew his special status, so how could they dare to talk to him more, so in the end, he could only be heard muttering there, looking so weak, helpless and pitiful.

When the originally closed door was pushed open from the outside, Sun Xian in the corner suddenly shook and almost screamed. Then, he saw a person stepping in, and under the light of the lights around him, his face was vaguely familiar: "Emperor...... Brother ...... Emperor"

Sun Xian called out this unfamiliar title with great difficulty, and only thought of something after a while, and quickly knelt down: "Brother Huang, spare my life, I ...... I'm being persecuted by them......"

Sun Ning came to the front of this "cheap brother", and after standing still, he looked at each other condescendingly.

Sun Xian does look six or seven points similar to himself, but that is only the surface appearance, but his inner appearance is very different, but he is very similar to the original Emperor Baoqing, the same color and inwardness, the same lack of learning.

As soon as Sun Ning waved his hand, everyone around immediately retreated, and very intimately helped them clear the door, so that only the two "brothers" were left in the room.

Sun Xian was still kowtowing, and wanted to excuse himself, but was interrupted by Sun Ning's words: "This puppet son of heaven is not easy to do, right?" ”

Sun Xian was stunned for a moment when he asked this, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. For a long time, I could only utter a few words "I", and my body trembled like chaff.

"You are actually not stupid, you should have thought about what it would be like for the Guo family to make you the emperor, do you think that if you come to this point, there will be a good end?"

Sun Ning's words were direct and crisp, without giving the other party any affection: "And even if you can't figure it out, just in the history books, there are such precedents, such as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to Cao Cao, and Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to Yang Jian......

"Maybe when they are young, they can still let the puppet son of heaven sit in their place, but once the opportunity comes, the emperor who is a puppet will only die.

"You've read history books since you were a child, don't you know these truths? Why take this road of no return? ”

"Brother Huang, that's what Guo Yan and the others forced me to do, if I don't agree, I'm afraid there will be only one way to die......"

"No, you know in your heart, it's not."

Sun Ning shook his head and sneered: "At that time, the Guo family didn't dare to really kill you, otherwise from the perspective of righteousness, they would not be able to stand on their feet, and they would mess up the hearts of the people and the army."

"And you can be smarter, for example, by making excuses to drag them out for some time. Just like now, as long as you drag on for half a year, won't the imperial army be killed in Liangzhou, can it help you break the siege? ”

Looking at Sun Xian, who was speechless, Sun Ning sneered again: "But did you do it in the end?" Not really. Because of what? Is it because you can't think of it, or because you're timid? No, but because you are greedy, you feel that this is an opportunity, an opportunity to sit on a supreme position that should not belong to you.

"Greed blinds your eyes and heart, and makes you completely oblivious to the consequences of doing so. Or, although you thought about it, you forcibly ignored it.

"And among these troubles, you will become a puppet of the Guo family, and finally end up in a dismal end, and naturally include the current situation, when the court successfully quells the rebellion, you will be held accountable and punished.

And since it's all your own choice, why are you making such futile pleadings and struggling?

"Whether it is me or the court, I will not pardon a rebellious minister and thief like you, and it is impossible for your life to be left behind."

"Brother Huang, I am your brother-in-law, don't you miss a little brotherhood?" Sun Xian was frightened and pleaded again.

"When you were willing to become a puppet of the Guo family, did you think about it for me, my brother, and the court world? Iniquity is forgivable, but self-inflicted iniquity cannot be lived! ”

Sun Ning replied coldly: "Moreover, I have already been kind to you because of your brotherhood, I will leave you with dignity, you can kill yourself, then at least you can save the whole body." But if you don't want this decency, then I'll have to bear some bad reputation. ”

Some people died, but not completely......