Three days later, news came from Shanu Kingdom that they were willing to exchange 50 million taels of silver and Xining Prefecture for Cui Shou and others.
In addition to Cui Shou, Cui Zian, Shi Chen and all the soldiers were sent back by Bai Yutian.
In fact, Shanu Kingdom was not only to take back Cui Shou and others, but also to regulate this war.
This defeat greatly reduced the morale of the Shanu Kingdom. In a short period of time, the Shanu Kingdom had no plans to invade the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Although some people opposed letting the tiger return to the mountain, Bai Yutian made bold words, and even if these people came to invade again, they would never come back.
The Shanu Kingdom withdrew from Xining Prefecture, while the Zhou army entered the territory of Xining Prefecture and garrisoned various cities in Xining Prefecture.
Since Xining Prefecture was occupied by the Shannu, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty lived in a miserable state and suffered arbitrary bullying by the Shannu people.
Here, the Shanu Kingdom burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil.
Moreover, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were forced to work for the Shanu Kingdom, and countless people died from exhaustion.
Regarding this, Bai Yutian felt very heavy. From here, it can be seen that in other occupied places, the lives of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty are definitely more difficult.
In an instant, Bai Yutian seemed to have a kind of anger rising in his heart.
He ordered that all the nearly 100,000 captured Shannu troops be driven to a remote plain in Xining Prefecture.
Here, Bai Yutian had someone dig a huge hole
Then, they brought an army of 100,000 Shanu over, threw them all into the pit, and buried them directly.
The shouts of the 100,000-strong army shook the sky, but Bai Yutian had no intention of letting them go.
He wanted to use the lives of these 100,000 Shanu troops to pay homage to the countless dead Zhou people and soldiers.
As the sound gets smaller and smaller, the hole gradually fills up.
Some people even turned away and did not dare to look again.
"Xiao Li, I order you to lead the Western Army to resist the Shannu and guard the border. Are you willing?" Bai Yutian said to Xiao Li.
"Your Majesty, I am willing." Upon hearing this, Xiao Li immediately knelt down and said.
It was Bai Yutian who promoted him and made him the marshal of the Zhenxi Army, commanding 200,000 troops.
Therefore, Xiao Li was full of gratitude to Bai Yutian.
Even if Bai Yutian didn't say anything, he still planned to guard this place.
Xining Prefecture and Liang Prefecture face each other. Retaking the two prefectures can play a very good role in restraining the Shanu Kingdom.
"Okay." Bai Yutian shouted, "I will confer you the title of Marquis of Zhenxi, and also serve as the prefect of Xining Prefecture."
In the previous battle, the Xiliang army was almost wiped out, and Bai Xin, because he had taken refuge in Cui Shou and was incompetent, could not lead the Xiliang army at all.
Therefore, the remaining Xiliang Army was organized into the Zhenxi Army and was led by Xiao Li.
Xiao Li's leadership ability first came to light in this war, and he also gained great prestige in the hearts of the soldiers.
Moreover, the ten artillery pieces brought by Tiangongyuan this time were also left in the hands of the Zhenxi Army, allowing
After doing this, Bai Yutian, Jing Zhao, Jing Ling and others were preparing to return to the capital.
In Tailin, the capital of the country, there were many people waiting for their triumphant return.
Moreover, Bai Yutian was also worried that Gu Taizhong would cause trouble, so he had to go back and take charge as soon as possible.
A few days later, Bai Yutian and others finally arrived outside Tailin City.
At this moment, in Tailin City, the city gates were opened, the people lined the streets to greet them, and hundreds of officials greeted them.
Regardless of Bai Yutian's previous performance, judging from this war alone, Bai Yutian's voice has undoubtedly reached its peak.
In the eyes of the people, it has great prestige.
Among the hundreds of officials, Gu Taizhong was also in the queue. He stood at the front and welcomed Bai Yutian with a smile.
It was obvious that this scene was something he absolutely did not want to see.
"Your Majesty is welcome to return in triumph." The ministers said loudly, welcoming Bai Yutian.
Returning to the palace, Bai Yutian met the long-awaited Concubine Yun.
Concubine Yun Guifei and Bai Yutian have not seen each other for many days, but now that they meet, they are even more deeply in love.
Afterwards, Bai Yutian went to Tiangong Institute to determine the development process of artillery and muskets.
Moreover, Shen Yuxing has begun to transform muskets and artillery, and the repeating gun has also been greatly improved.
Bai Yutian also issued an order to find skilled craftsmen from all over the Great Zhou Dynasty to join the Tiangong Institute and develop weapons for the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The power of artillery has been demonstrated in this war.
In the future, it can play a greater role on the battlefield.
At night, after Bai Yutian and Concubine Yun were entangled, they came to the imperial study room and met Chen Hong, Cao Shan and others.
Even Qiao Che and Yan Chong were secretly summoned by him.
During the day, Yan Chong came to see Bai Yutian and claimed that the investigation into corruption had made great progress.
Among them, more than 100 officials, big and small, were investigated.
Most importantly, they also found evidence of Gu Taizhong's crime.
In recent years, Gu Taizhong has been aggressively excluding dissidents and taking control of the court. Naturally, he has committed countless crimes.
Among them, there are many things involving Qiao Che alone.
However, these things cannot bring down Gu Taizhong, or even make him injured.
Therefore, Bai Yutian has not taken any action.
However, this time, the evidence that Yan Chong and Qiao Che collected during the investigation was enough to make Gu Taizhong unable to stand up.
Moreover, many members of the Gu family were involved.
"Your Majesty, the evidence is conclusive. This evidence is enough to make Gu Taizhong and the Gu family unable to stand up." Yan Chong said in a deep voice.
"Yan Aiqing, you did a good job." Bai Yutian praised.
As expected of a talent highly praised by Yuncheng, he indeed has his own methods.
These evidences, even if Qiao Che traced them through the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Law Enforcement Department, might not be able to be found, but they were completely investigated by Yan Chong.
Almost all of this evidence was investigated by Yan Chong.
As for Qiao Che, he was completely assisted by the Punishment Department.
"Your Majesty has achieved a great reputation, and Sir Qiao has contributed a lot to it," Yan Chong said modestly.
"No, no, I just made a few conveniences. The one who really contributed was Mr. Yan." Qiao Che also said quickly.
"Your Majesty, the evidence is sufficient now, do you want to arrest Gu Taizhong and others?"
Beside Bai Yutian, Lin Yuan said.
He watched Bai Yutian grow up, and he was even more pleased to see Bai Yutian change his past and become what he is today.
After Lin Yuan finished speaking, Chen Hong, Cao Shan and others also looked at Bai Yutian hurriedly.
"Don't worry, the Gu family is a long-established aristocracy after all. If you want to do something, you have to do it absolutely, and you won't let the Gu family have a chance to stand up." Bai Yutian said calmly.
"By the way, how is Gu Chengfeng?" Bai Yutian asked next.
"Back to Your Majesty, Gu Chengfeng is still in prison, but Gu Taizhong has visited Gu Chengfeng several times recently, and I don't know what he said." Chen Hong replied.
Gu Chengfeng previously controlled Shenji Camp. Although Bai Yutian took away 20,000 soldiers, the remaining strength should not be underestimated.
At present, Fenghuo Camp has suffered heavy losses, and only the City Guards Camp can be called upon in the city.