The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 655 The family has been destroyed three times, how can it be a tragic word?

In the early morning of the next day, Yang Tong entered Jiangdu City under the protection of the Xuanjia Army. The whole city was heavily guarded. The Sui army entered the city last night, but did not encounter a decent battle. Most of them were Li Mi's loyalists who resisted on a small scale. , There were also some deserters and hooligans who took advantage of the chaos to rob. The defending Wei army got drunk and was controlled by the Sui army in the barracks.

The main general Su Dingfang reported loudly when Yang Tong entered the school: "My lord, a total of more than [-] people from the Wei army have become prisoners; more than [-] people who refused to surrender and stubbornly resisted have now been executed. More than a thousand deserters and rascals took the opportunity to smash up shops and plunder the people, how to deal with it is up to the Holy One to decide."

"The captives of the Wei Army received two years of labor reform. After two years, they were allowed to return to their hometowns. Those who looted the shops were treated as bandits and thrown into prisons. Then they were punished with ten years of labor. If they killed someone last night, they would be punished with death."

Yang Tong is very familiar with this set. Free labor is not in vain. These more than 9000 Wei soldiers can do a lot of things in two years. They who have been bandit soldiers think this is a redemption, and they feel that they have saved their lives after participating in the rebellion. , I have already made a lot of money, and I not only work hard, but also don't complain at all. If I become normal people in the future, and they are conscripted to serve in labor, all of them will complain to the sky.During the two years of redemption, they can build a lot for the place.

As for the captives who refused to join the army, they were immediately allowed to return to their hometowns, and such benevolent things as food and travel expenses would not exist in the Sui Dynasty. You have rebelled, so how can you punish them inappropriately?Besides, they made the world dilapidated, ten rooms were empty, and they were not allowed to repair the city walls, dredging water conservancy, and repairing roads. Would the court have to pay for it and hire someone else to repair it?impossible.

"The general will follow orders." Su Dingfang left in a hurry.

At this moment, Fan Qin stepped forward to plead guilty, he bowed his head on the ground and saluted, "Sin will pay homage to the Holy Majesty Fan Qin."

Yang Tong dismounted from his horse, helped him up himself, and said with emotion: "I have heard about General Fan's deeds. If fate hadn't played tricks, the general would have arrived in Ye City with Yu Wenhuaji's head long ago. But the general These years endured humiliation, stepped forward at the critical moment, and made great contributions to the victory and recovery of Jiangdu. It can be described as a great benevolence and righteousness. After all, the Fan family did not let me down. I am gratified by the deeds of the family and grandchildren."

"Thank you for your praise. The last general was originally an official of the Sui Dynasty, and he finally returned to the Sui Dynasty today. He has no regrets in this life." Fan Qin had tears in his eyes, looking very excited.

"Today, I canonize you as General Zuo Weiwei, and temporarily stay in Jiangdu. I will send [-] soldiers under your command to guard Jiangdu."

Fan Qin was well received by Yang Tong, and was named General Zuoweiwei. The future is bright, and he saluted excitedly in his heart: "The last general swears to die to be loyal to the Holy Majesty, and he will go through fire and water, and he will not say anything.!"

Bing Yuanzhen, who was behind Fan Qin, was envious and nervous. When he saw the great Sui army, he knew that even without himself, the Sui army could easily take down Jiangdu City. It's not big, so I don't expect to have any official career, as long as Yang Tong gives him a way out, he will be satisfied.

Seeing that Yang Tong had settled Fan Qin, he quickly knelt down and saluted: "The sinner, Bing Yuanzhen, is here to accept the crime, please punish him."

Yang Tong said with a smile: "Mr. Bing has made great contributions, enough to make up for his merits and demerits, please stand up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Bing Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and begged, "I implore Your Majesty to allow the sinner to return home."

Yang Tong was startled slightly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Bing is the top counselor in Wagang. .The court is now at the time of employing people, and I hope that you can serve the country and live up to this experience in the world."

Bing Yuanzhen was stunned for a moment, and said with emotion: "Your Majesty does not dislike Bing Yuanzhen's shallow knowledge, regardless of previous crimes, Yuan Zhen is willing to serve Da Sui and dedicate his life's knowledge."

"Sir, please be my staff in the army for the time being!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generosity!" Bing Yuanzhen knew that Yang Tong was famous for his ability to employ people, and he kept himself by his side because he didn't know whether he was good at military or politics, so he didn't make a specific appointment.After thinking for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, I and Shan Xiongxin are from the same county and have been friends for decades; I would like to go to Quanjiao to persuade him."

"Are you sure?" Yang Tong's eyes lit up.

"Shan Xiongxin is a man of righteousness, I am not [-]% sure, but I think if it can avoid a war, it is worth a try."

"I sent an army to Quanjiao yesterday, and I don't know where the army has gone. It would be great if I could say that I will surrender Shan Xiongxin before the battle. I will send a group of soldiers to escort you to go." Zheng Zheng, whom Yang Tong liked It is Bing Yuanzhen's influence and status in the Wei army.

"My minister obeys."

Yang Tong immediately assigned a group of Xuanjia troops to escort Bing Yuanzhen to Quanjiao County.After Bing Yuanzhen left, he said to Fan Qin: "General Li Mi's family members should all be in the city. General Fan can send troops to protect them. No one is allowed to harass them."

"I obey!" Fan Qin saluted and stepped back.

Yang Tong got on his horse and arrived at Jiangdu Palace in a short while.

Jiangdu Palace is surrounded by tall palace walls. There are many exotic trees and grasses planted in the palace. There are all kinds of pavilions, pavilions, mansions, rockery ponds and fish. More than a dozen concubines and children of Li Mi live in the palace.

But what Yang Tong cares about the most is the treasures in the palace. When Yang Guang moved south, he brought tens of thousands of boxes of rare treasures, calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, and rare books to Jiangdu. Possession, fell into the hands of Li Mi after the disastrous defeat, and today it is considered to be returned to the original owner.

Last night, a fierce battle took place in the Jiangdu Palace. Unlike the defenders, the [-] soldiers guarding the Jiangdu Palace were Li Mi's internal army with high loyalty. Their mission was different from that of the defenders, mainly to protect Li Mi's family, once Jiangdu City falls, will protect them and flee. It is a pity that Jiangdu City fell without a fight. A night of bloody battle ended with the annihilation of the entire army of three thousand palace guards.

When Yang Tong arrived at Jiangdu Palace, the Sui army had already cleaned up the corpses, and there were pieces of blood that had dried up and turned purple and black everywhere, which was enough to show the fierce fighting last night.The palace has been fully controlled by the defenders led by Niu Jinda. The Sui army has a post every three steps and a post every five steps. The security is very strict, especially the warehouse at the back. A thousand soldiers are specially sent to guard it, and no one is allowed to approach.

Seeing Yang Tong's arrival, Niu Jinda stepped forward and reported, "My Majesty, last night's battlefield mainly took place in the imperial city. Except for the damage to some of the imperial city's government offices, all the items behind are well preserved and have not suffered any damage?"

"Where's Li Mi's family?" Yang Tong knew that Li Mi had four sons and three daughters, who were reborn after he set foot in Wagang.

"They fought stubbornly and all died in battle," Niu Jinda said.

"..." Everyone was speechless.

Yang Xuangan's rebellion failed, and his family was punished. As Yang Xuangan's chief adviser, Li Mi's family also became Yang Xuangan's funeral objects. Li Mi fled to Huaiyang County alone, concealed his identity, called himself Liu Zhiyuan, and recruited apprentices to give lectures.After a few months of this, I wrote a poem "Huaiyang Feelings", and shed tears after the poem was written.Someone thought that his behavior was abnormal, so he reported the matter to Zhao Tuo, the governor of Huaiyang.Li Mi is a hero of a generation, and he finally accepted Zhao Tuo's return with his great heart.Now, after finally giving birth to four sons and three daughters, they died again.

It's just that these are children of a certain age, how could they resist?This hesitant, blinking Niu Jinda obviously lied.

"Are you sure that Li Mi's children are stubbornly resisting?" Yang Tong asked with a smile.

"It's a bit ashamed to say it." Niu Jinda actually showed a bit of embarrassment on his face: "The last general led his army to capture the imperial city last night, but accidentally ran away with a group of bandits."

Yang Tong looked at Niu Jinda with a smile and motioned him to continue talking.

"The general was worried that they would run away with Li Mi's children, so he personally led his troops to chase into the palace, but there were too many of them at that time..." Niu Jinda stumbled at the end of his speech.

"I understand. At that time, you were a few soldiers, and you were afraid that Li Mi's children would run away, so you shot arrows out of nowhere. Li Mi's children died, and so did the daughters-in-law, big and small. Is this the case?"

"My lord, why do you know everything?" Niu Jinda was dumbfounded.

Yang Tong raised his eyebrows and looked at Niu Jinda: "Old Niu, we have known each other for so many years, has anyone told you that you are not good at lying? Has anyone told you that you blush when you tell a lie? , the eyeballs will move around?"

"This..." Niu Jinda blushed and didn't know what to say for a while.

Since ancient times, a master is like a father. Li Mi was the chief culprit of Zhang Xutuo's death. Apart from Luo Shixin, who was a de facto disciple, Pei Xingyan and Niu Jinda were also Zhang Xutuo's de facto disciples. How can Li Mi's children be spared now that there is a chance for revenge?
It's not that Niu Jinda was cruel, but that the Wagang Army back then was too much to kill generals like them, so they specifically slaughtered the family members of the generals under Zhang Xutuo's command. Luo Shixin and Niu Jinda's parents and elders died in Wagang's revenge.It was impossible for them to attack the families of ordinary soldiers, so they could only vent their anger on Li Mi's family, who were the culprits.

Yang Tong also understood Zhang Xutuo's position in the hearts of Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, Niu Jinda and others, so of course he would not blame him for rebelling against the bandits, and said with a smile: "Li Mi's children are really talented. He will be able to fight, and he is worthy of being the descendant of a generation of heroes, which is amazing."

"..." Niu Jinda's face turned purple.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and the others tried their best to hold back their laughter, but to them, Li Mi's children were remnants of rebels, and they should be wiped out and killed in the 'war', which is tens of thousands of times more effective than slaughtering them afterwards.

"Block this news and wait until Li Mi is defeated."

"Here."

Yang Tong didn't care about this issue any more, but walked directly to the later treasury with Yin Mingyue and Yang Qinfang.

Like Yaoyi City in Ziwei Palace in Luoyang, Zangzhen Warehouse is a long and narrow city dedicated to displaying the rare treasures of the emperor. Huan is responsible for management.

The old eunuch's name is Xu Xian, about sixty years old, he entered the palace in the time of Emperor Wen, and was promoted step by step to be a regular servant.

Since the time of Yang Guang, Xu Xian and Yang Chao of Ziwei Palace have been in charge of taking care of the treasures in the inner treasury. Leave it to Xu Xian to take care of.

When Xu Xian saw Yang Tong wearing a dragon robe, he knelt down tremblingly and saluted, "The servant Xu Xian pays respects to the Holy One!"

"I don't mean to embarrass you, you don't have to worry, show me the collections in the treasury, and introduce them by the way." Xu Xian is a castrated poor old man, so Yang Tong naturally doesn't care about anything with him.

"Old slave obeys!" Xu Xian stood up, led the three of Yang Tong to the warehouse, and introduced: "My lord, Jiangdu Palace is much smaller than Luoyang Ziwei City, and the inner warehouse here is also smaller than Yaoyi City. It consists of five large warehouses. We are now in the third one, which is also the largest main warehouse. There are 46345 boxes of property in the entire warehouse city. The two warehouse cities in the east are filled with books compiled by the late emperor, manuscripts, calligraphy and paintings of celebrities and various Precious solitary copies; gold, silver and copper coins and gold, silver and bronze wares are placed in the two warehouses to the west, and the main warehouse is a rare item."

Hearing the number reported by Xu Xian, Yang Tong was shocked, and couldn't help but said: "According to what I said, the emperor's grandfather rewarded them with a lot of property from the palace in order to win over the Xiaoguo army; , also took some away. Later, Yu Wenhuaji also rewarded the rebels with the treasures in the palace, and then went northward with empty inner treasury, and exchanged some grain with Dou Jiande. These properties later fell into the hands of Li Mi, Presumably he also took some rewards for his subordinates."

"The holy majesty said that the old slave has a detailed account book for every property that goes out of the treasury."

"Then why are there still 46345 boxes? It can't be empty, right?"

"Of course not." Xu Xian shook his head, and continued: "Lu, Gu, Zhu, Zhang, Wang, Xie, Shen, Xu and other aristocratic families have multiplied in the south for hundreds of thousands of years, and the family has accumulated countless strange things. Precious treasures. Li Mi slaughtered all the nobles in the south of the Yangtze River, and their wealth will naturally belong to Li Mi. Compared with when the first emperor went south, there are more than [-] boxes."

Through Xu Xian's words, Yang Tong knew that Yang Guang brought more than 3 boxes of treasures from Ziwei City to Jiangdu Palace. No wonder he ordered the Ministry of Industry to build dragon boats when the national power was greatly reduced and the mountains and rivers were broken. I am afraid it is to carry these heavy treasures.

These things have changed hands several times, not only a lot, but also increased by more than 1 boxes, giving Yang Tong a feeling of usury. He does not regard Jiangdu as the imperial capital.

The reason why the Tang Dynasty was so poor at the beginning of history was because Li Yuan did not touch the powerful family; it is different now, when Li Yuan is destroyed, it is estimated that many treasures will be obtained.

In the age of war, money comes really fast.

"I have no choice but to accept Li Mi's ability to make money. I want to call him the God of Wealth." Yang Tong said without emotion, and accompanied by Xu Xian, he casually toured around.Then go to Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other counselors to discuss the next battle plan.

Shan Xiongxin was nothing to worry about, Li Mi was the only Wei army left in the south of the Huai River, as long as he was wiped out, then the Jiangnan he occupied would be in Yang Tong's pocket, and then he would attack Meng Haigong.

As for Wang Bodang and Xu Shiji in the seven counties of Huaibei, leave it to Li Jing.

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(End of this chapter)