Qin Xiao naturally knew nothing about what happened at Wujian Pawnshop, but he was very aware of the situation in Suzhou City.
Although Pan Weixing, the governor of Suzhou, was guilty of neglecting the Suzhou Rebellion, he was still needed to maintain order in Suzhou in the current situation. After all, neither the Taihu Army nor the Hangzhou Battalion could annihilate the rebels in the city, but they could not.
Any experience in governance, calming the people, and stabilizing Suzhou City as soon as possible still requires Pan Weixing's personal intervention.
After Suzhou City was recaptured, messengers came to Shuning City every day for five consecutive days to deliver messages.
Suzhou did not immediately welcome She Yue back, and She Yue was not in a hurry.
The house has not been cleaned yet. Once the cleaning is almost done and Suzhou City has completely stabilized, it will not be too late to set off for Suzhou City.
Moreover, there are a lot of things going on in Shuning City these days.
After several battles, there were mountains of corpses outside the city, and the weather was getting hot. If the corpses could not be buried and disposed of quickly, a plague would inevitably occur. Therefore, the first important thing was to dispose of the corpses of both sides who died in the battle.
Neither the Taihu Army nor the Zuo Army under Yuwen Chengchao entered the city, but were stationed outside the city.
For the Zuo Army, there are naturally far more affairs than the Taihu Army.
She Yue has ordered that those black belts in the left army who were forcibly taken here can each receive some food and transportation, and after registration, they can return home on their own.
When Qian Guiting led his troops to Shuning, he brought a large amount of grain and grass. After the Taihu Army captured some of the grain and grass, he kept some of it and transported the rest to the city. This grain was distributed to the returning soldiers, but it was more than enough.
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However, She Yue also ordered that if he was willing to stay, the court would make arrangements, but the specific arrangements were not made clear.
Naturally, most of the soldiers had no interest in staying, so they collected their belongings and were sent back to their hometowns. In just three days, the left army numbered tens of thousands, and in the end there were less than five thousand left, most of whom were former red belts.
The title of the Zuo Army was also abolished and was temporarily called the "Loyal and Yong Army". It originally retained so many red belts. She Yue also had many discussions with Qin Xiao and Yuwen Chengchao. After all, these people had been bewitched before. If
If you are provoked to rebel again in the future, it will definitely be a big trouble.
However, if these believers who have been tortured by the Queen Mother Society are released and scattered throughout Suzhou, it will be even more of a hidden danger.
Qin Xiao, as the most trusted minister around She Yue, took the initiative to advise and retain the loyal and brave army, temporarily led by Yuwen Chengchao.
Yuwen Chengchao was brave and resourceful in this counter-insurgency and played a great role. She Yue admired such talents very much. Moreover, Yuwen Chengchao was also loyal to her this time. She had already considered this matter and strongly supported her.
, since Qin Xiao suggested that Yuwen Chengchao should lead the Zhongyong Army, She Yue would naturally not object, but Yuwen Chengchao happily accepted the order.
This battle not only annihilated the Suzhou Camp, seized a large amount of grain, and harvested a good harvest, but also the hundreds of horses of the Suzhou Camp's cavalry, except for a very small part who died on the battlefield, there were still nearly 500 horses left.
They are purebred northern grassland horses. Each batch is valuable. In addition, the armors of the Suzhou battalion cavalry have also been stripped off. After all, the value of a set of armor is much higher than that of a war horse. The war horse and armor
For the time being, they were all brought into the city and stored in stock.
Both the Taihu Army and the Zuo Army made great contributions in this battle. Although She Yue wanted to reward him, the official warehouse in Shuning City did not have much silver. Previously, a group of men with black belts and red belts came to receive the reward, but they still took the city.
The money donated by the wealthy merchants was allocated as a reward.
As for the reward, I can only wait until I return to Suzhou City before making a decision.
Under the setting sun, Yuwen Chengchao was outside the city, sitting outside the camp of the Zhongyong Army, looking at the setting sun with an indifferent expression.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, someone sat down next to him. Yu Wencheng turned around and looked over, and it was Zhao Shengtai.
Zhao Shengtai was sent to Suzhou City before, but he did not come to Shuning City with Qian Guiting's team. Instead, he returned directly to Huqiu City and found that the main force of the left army had been mobilized to the front line, so he came to Shuning City.
They met, but by the time he arrived, the left army had turned into a loyal and brave army.
The main force of the Zhongyong Army is actually Wen Rengui's group, and Zhao Shengtai's prestige among this group of people is second only to Wen Rengui.
"Uncle Zhao!" Yu Wencheng glanced at him.
Zhao Shengtai looked at the sunset, was silent for a moment, and finally asked: "Where did he go?"
Yuwen Chengchao naturally knew who "he" Zhao Shengtai was talking about. He didn't answer immediately. He looked at the sunset and said after a moment: "Uncle Zhao, I want to ask a question."
"you say!"
"If he stays, what will happen to us?" Yu Wen Chengchao said slowly: "Will the saint let go of the past and stop holding you accountable for your past crimes?"
Zhao Shengtai sneered: "Of course she wants us all to be shattered to pieces."
"They have made great contributions to quelling the rebellion this time. This kind of contribution is enough for the princess to fight for them in the court." Yu Wencheng said: "But if Wen Rengui stays, even if the princess protects him, he still cannot let the court.
Get a lighter sentence.”
Zhao Shengtai pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's right. Governor Wen raised an army with great momentum, and was eventually executed by Ling Chi. Wen Rengui is his son, and the court will not let him go after all."
"So as long as he exists, the princess doesn't even know how to protect him." Yuwen Chengchao sighed: "His situation is different from yours. You are implicated. Even the remnants of the Qingzhou Army are just accomplices who acted under orders. In this way, the princess can
Fight for your pardon."
Zhao Shengtai frowned and said: "We have followed him for many years and have lived and died together. Even if the court really does not pardon us, we will advance and retreat together."
"What should Qingqing do?" Yuwen Chengchao looked serious.
Zhao Shengtai was startled.
At that time, the great scholar Zhao Yankuo led a group of ministers to write a letter to prevent Xia Hou from ascending the throne, but they were all labeled as traitors to the party, implicating the five clans and causing bloodshed.
The Zhao family's bloodline was almost cut off, and only Zhao Yankuo and the infant Zhao Qingzhi survived.
At this time, Yuwen Chengchao mentioned the Qing Dynasty, and Zhao Shengtai fell silent.
"Not long after she was born, she suffered a tragedy." Yuwen Chengchao said with a solemn expression: "For the past twenty years, she has been labeled as a remnant of criminals and has never seen the light of day. An ordinary girl at her age is already very mature.
Husband raises children and has a life of her own, but look what she has done in these years? Following you around and wandering around, playing tricks in order to develop the congregation, Uncle Zhao, do you want to see her like this? "
Zhao Shengtai's eyes turned red, and he sighed: "Why don't I hope that she can live in peace and enjoy the happiness of ordinary people? But... the blood feud of the Zhao family has fallen on me and her, we don't do this,
What can we do?”
"Master Zhao is a loyal and upright minister who dedicated his life for Li Tang." Yuwen Chengchao said seriously: "It is good to avenge him, but it is more important to clear his grievances and restore his reputation for the rest of his life."
Zhao Shengtai was startled, looked at Yu Wencheng and said, "You are right, my brother is not afraid of death, but he is accused of being guilty. Even if he dies, he will not be able to rest in peace."
"Among these people, there are many families that have suffered injustices like Academician Zhao, and there are even more descendants of loyal and loyal people like Qingqing who have never seen the light of day." Yuwen Chengchao said calmly: "If you directly confront the imperial court, this power will undoubtedly be
If an egg hits a stone, not only will it be impossible to get revenge, but the reputation of those loyal and good people will probably be difficult to recover."
Zhao Shengtai remained silent and did not speak.
"Wen Rengui hopes that everyone will have a better path to follow." Yu Wen Chengchao said slowly with a solemn expression: "So before he left, he handed you over to me and asked me to lead you out of a path. And
I also promised him that as long as I am alive, I will restore the reputation of Zhongliang who was wronged back then, at all costs."
Zhao Shengtai said seriously: "If this path can really be taken, I will give my full assistance."
"No matter whether we succeed or not, we should try to keep going." Yuwen Chengchao said: "The previous path is no longer feasible, so we have to change a new path."
Zhao Shengtai nodded slightly and asked, "Then where did he go?"
"If it really succeeds one day, I will take you to see him." Yuwen Chengchao said: "I will tell him the news personally. I believe he will be very happy then."
Suddenly he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. Yu Wencheng looked up and saw a flying horse approaching, but it was Fat Fish.
Fat Fish and Yu Wen Cheng were naturally happy to see each other after the disaster.
Yuwen Chengchao has been dealing with the affairs of the Zhongyong Army for the past two days, but Fat Fish has been following the Neiku cavalry.
The Neiku Cavalry was temporarily stationed in the city and became the Guards Cavalry beside She Yue. Fat Fish followed the Neiku Cavalry and made great achievements in the Battle of Funiu Mountain. They killed many enemies, but they have been accepted by the Neiku Cavalry. In the past two days, they have been with the Neiku Cavalry.
The Ku cavalry are also very harmonious to get along with.
"Young Master!" Fat Fish got off his horse and stepped forward quickly.
Yuwen Chengchao stood up and said with a smile: "Why are you here? I want you to temporarily follow Commander Jiang. He is the commander of the Neiku Cavalry and has a bright future. Since you have been accepted by him, you can have a good future by following him."
"There is no future, I will come back to you when the matter is over." Fatty Fish said: "The princess has an order for you to enter the city to discuss matters."
"oh?"
"There were two messengers who came from Hangzhou just now. They were summoned by the princess and they seemed to report the matter in Hangzhou." Fatty Fish said: "After the princess found out, she immediately summoned Mr. Dong and others, and also sent someone to the Taihu Army to report to them.
Linghu Xuan, Mr. Qin asked me to come over quickly and ask you to enter the city. Judging from Mr. Qin's expression, it seems that the matter is urgent."
Yu Wen Cheng nodded and without saying much, asked someone to lead the horse, got on it, and rode into the city with Fat Fish Pegasus.
In the county government office in the city, Qin Xiao, Dong Guangxiao and others were talking in low voices. Seeing Yu Wencheng approaching, Qin Xiao immediately came over and said: "There is news from Hangzhou. The Shence Army has entered Hangzhou City and is killing people!