Chapter 1139: Reward and Reckoning (I)
Successfully captured Luoyang City and completely preserved the capital of Dayue, which was only the first step for Sun Ning and the Vietnamese army to really re-enter the city.
Next, they still have too many things to deal with, and there are thousands of things, but the first important thing is to appease the people and stabilize people's hearts.
For this reason, last night, Sun Ning had sent thousands of men and horses to patrol the streets and alleys of the two cities inside and outside Luoyang, telling the people in the city that as long as they stayed at home in peace, the officials and soldiers would inevitably ensure their stability and safety.
Fortunately, no other place was hit by fire after the fire in the General's Mansion started, otherwise there might be an uncontrollable riot in the city.
But now, at least for a short time, the hundreds of thousands of people in the city are still quite obedient and cooperative, and almost no one dares to go out at will to disturb, let alone rebel against the officials and soldiers, or take advantage of the chaos to rob.
Of course, Sun Ning also knew that this was only a temporary stability, and he and the imperial court had to spend enough time and patience to make these people recognize the imperial court and recognize himself as the Emperor of Dayue again.
Then there was the pursuit and round-up of the remnants of the Pingtian Army.
Just last night, the southern city gate was opened, allowing the Vietnamese army to enter in one fell swoop, resulting in the loss of Luoyang, a large number of Pingtian troops in other parts of the city decisively gave up resistance, and under the leadership of different generals and leading officers, they quickly opened other city gates and escaped.
After experiencing one battle after another in Xingyang and other places, they had long lost the fighting spirit to fight the Vietnamese army again. Now that he didn't even have the last bit of support, he naturally didn't dare to resist to the death, and all he could think of was to run for his life quickly.
Fortunately, these rebels have become lost dogs, and they quickly fled for their lives when they saw that the city was lost, otherwise as long as they burned and killed indiscriminately in the city, it would bring more trouble to the Vietnamese army. Of course, in that case, they who dare to come to the city will inevitably die.
It's just that later, Sun Ning also heard the report, and several important rebel leaders in the city also fled, and they are currently missing.
For example, Zhao Qianshun, the last son of Zhao Guangxiao, Zhu Zan, the general of the garrison in the city, and the officials of the Pingtian Army led by Wei Zeyuan and others who controlled many affairs in Luoyang. After the fall of the city gate, they all fled by various means, and they may have left Luoyang City at this time.
Sun Ning didn't care too much about this result.
A group of fish that have slipped through the net can no longer pose any decent threat to the imperial court, and there is no need to spend much effort to search for them now. Anyway, one day, these guys will be caught one by one.
So when facing the subordinates who came to ask for sin, he just waved his hand: "It's not up to you to get them out, this is just a little price we must pay to take Luoyang easily."
"The top priority is to continue to stabilize the situation in Luoyang, as long as they don't hide in Luoyang with the intention of making trouble again, they can be let go first."
After a pause, he asked a very critical question: "By the way, how much grain and property are stored in each warehouse in Luoyang now?" ”
Luoyang already has a population of more than one million, and now with the addition of hundreds of thousands of Dayue troops, the daily consumption is astronomical, which is a problem that no one who wants to stabilize the current situation can ignore.
Fortunately, at this time, he got good news: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers have carefully checked, Luoyang now has a total of five official warehouses, three of which are still full of grain, enough for the military and civilians in the city for several months." Moreover, our military rations will also be delivered one after another in these days. ”
"Very good, for the sake of safety, I plan to give Huguang, Jiangnan and other places, so that they can send a part of the stored grain to Luoyang and other places as soon as possible."
Sun Ning nodded with satisfaction, and after a pause, he said, "What about the other silver vaults and other storages?" ”
"After counting, there are more than 500,000 taels of silver, 50,000 or 60,000 pieces of brocade cloth, and hundreds ......of other treasures and utensils."
"Take them out, and I will reward them to all the meritorious soldiers. And the few Luoyang people who helped the imperial court take the southern gateway called, what are they called? ”
"Your Majesty, Zhang Laosan ......"
"Yes, Zhang Laosan and several of them are meritorious, I have already made a promise before, and now that it has come true, it is natural to fulfill it." Sun Ning smiled and nodded, "In this way, when I return to the palace and worship the Zongmiao Sheji, I will make a few of them viscounts of the court in public, and as for the other soldiers and soldiers, there will be no shortage of rewards." ”
When he heard him say that he was going to enter the palace next to worship his ancestors, Chen Qingyun, who had already sent troops into the palace before, changed his expression. opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't dare to say anything at this time, so he could only bow his head a little uneasily.
But the other courtiers who didn't know what was going on were overjoyed at this time, and thanked the emperor again and again.
Everyone knows that the credit for winning Luoyang this time is far more than all previous victories, after all, this is the capital of Dayue, and it was taken down with all the mustaches and tails, and there was almost no damage, and the symbolism of this victory is too great.
This scene alone is enough to make many generals marquis.
As for the highly meritorious generals and coaches like Yan Hu and Chen Qingyun, after this time, even if they can't be crowned king directly, a hereditary repudiation of the position of the prince of the country will definitely not be able to run.
The other soldiers and soldiers below will inevitably be rewarded, and when the imperial court is completely established in Luoyang, there will naturally be official positions to place them.
Sun Ning also smiled again at this time: "You can rest assured, I am not such a mean and ungrateful king, I see everyone's merits, and I will definitely give you a fair and generous reward." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty......" The ministers thanked again, only Chen Qingyun, his expression was a little different at this time, but he still didn't dare to say more.
As these people got up, Sun Ningcai changed the topic to a more murderous angle: "Have those wealthy families and the Luoyang forces that helped the Pingtian Army rebel against the thieves have been taken down?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the five major families in Luoyang led by the Wang family have all been arrested by the ministers and other ministers, and only a few people have taken advantage of the chaos to leave."
These wealthy clans rooted in Luoyang are different from the people of the Ping Heavenly Army after all.
Their everything is in this city, possessions, land, fame...... All of this is not something they are willing to give up.
Therefore, at that time, although they knew that Luoyang City had fallen and their own family would inevitably usher in a terrible reckoning, they still wanted to wait and see with luck instead of fleeing earlier.
As a result, almost all of these wealthy clans fell into the hands of the Vietnamese army. Now it's just a matter of waiting for Sun Ning to deal with them.
Some people died, but not completely......