"Please ask the emperor to cross the river!"

Chai Rong boarded the dragon boat and headed south from Yangzhou with the sound of a mountain.

Three days ago, Zheng Bin, who was stationed in Runzhou, announced his surrender, and as many as a thousand warships belonged to the Great Zhou. The Yangtze River Navy, which Li Hongji worked hard to manage, became the treasure of the Great Zhou.

Together with the 30,000 infantrymen in Runzhou, they also surrendered to the Great Zhou.

When Runzhou surrendered, Yangzhou became an isolated city.

Li Hongji vomited blood and fell into a coma, woke up, the situation was over,

Facing the envoy sent by the Great Zhou, he was not angry, but just listened patiently, and then rewarded wine and food to return to Zhou camp. When the envoys of the Great Zhou left, Li Hongji also had some generals under him, especially the people from the Divine Guards, who were still loyal. They surrounded the emperor and knelt down together.

While crying, the group of people persuaded them that Jiangnan could not go back, but there were still many people in Shouzhou and other places in Southern Tang. As long as your Majesty nodded, they were willing to sacrifice their lives, protect Li Hongji, break through the siege, regroup, and fight to the death with the Great Zhou.

Some people even say that they might as well go directly to Sichuan, join forces with Shu, and fight with the Great Zhou to the end!

Faced with his subordinate's proposal, Li Hongji just shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"I see your loyalty, but there is no need." Li Hongji sighed, looking infinitely lonely. "A real man, you have to admit it if you lose. Even Jiangnan is lost. If you continue to fight, it will only kill more people. You are selected by me and you are loyal. But you also have parents, brothers, wives, children, and young people. I can't let you lose your life in vain. You can't do that, you can't!"

Li Hongji shook his head repeatedly, and the people below were crying in tears.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to die for your Majesty!"

"No!" Li Hongji raised his head, with tears in his eyes, "I want you to live! Now, there are not many loyal and righteous people. Those shameless people who betray me live well. You loyal people, but you, are going to die together. No! No!"

Li Hongji suddenly raised his voice, "I want you to surrender to the Great Zhou immediately. Whether you continue to join the army or return to the fields, and be a farmer, I hope you can live well and live for yourself!"

After saying this, Li Hongji turned around and went behind despite the crying crowd.

After a while, the soldiers felt something was wrong and rushed in and found that Li Hongji was wearing a dragon robe, holding a sword in his left hand. There was a wound more than three inches long in his throat. Blood was flowing out and he was already dead... Li Hongji was a very proud person. He believed in Chai Rong's surrender, but he did not want to surrender to anyone and be a slave.

The Emperor of Tang Dynasty must have his own dignity!

The soldiers cried with the body. Since there were more than a dozen people who committed suicide on the spot and followed Li Hongji...

By the next day, the city gates opened and Yangzhou was surrendered.

Chai Rong arrived in front of Li Hongji's body and looked at it for a while, his mood fluctuated.

Speaking of which, did Li Hongji do so many evil things?

The decrees of killing the father, killing brothers, and forcibly pushing the people have made the heavens angry and resentful, and the people have cursed... These seem to be his fault, but as an opponent, Chai Rong really doesn't think that Li Hongji is unforgivable and has ruined his heart.

The world is in a major trend. If you divide it for a long time, you will be separated for a long time.

Dragons and snakes rise on the land, and heroes compete for the tripod.

The difference between myself and Li Hongji is nothing more than victory and failure.

Chai Rong thought for a long time. If he took a wrong step, he might die and his country would be destroyed. How powerful was Li Cunxu, the country would collapse in an instant.

Never be proud, not be self-righteous, not be confused... Chai Rong made dozens of requests for himself, and then he walked to the front of the corpse, reached out to take down the sword that Li Hongji used to commit suicide, inserted it into the scabbard, carefully put it away, and stayed by his side as a warning. Then he asked someone to put his sword in Li Hongji's arms.

"Transfer my will and buried Li Hongji according to the rituals of the emperor."

Li Si, a Hanlin Bachelor, received the order and went to make arrangements.

Chai Rong took a break and left Han Tong to station in Yangzhou. Then, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhang Yongde were vanguards, leading the army across the Yangtze River and approaching Jinling.

His Majesty the Emperor finally arrived in Jiangnan.

Grand Secretary Wei Renpu, champion Hou Yehua, censor Han Xizai, general Yang Ye, and many surrendered ministers are waiting for the arrival of the priest.

When Chai Rong arrived, gongs and drums were loud and the flags were flying, and the sound of long live was endless.

Chai Rong's face was flushed. After accepting the worship of the ministers, he pointed his hand and asked Ye Hua to come to his side. The king and his ministers almost entered Jinling with one another. The others were envious and could not come, so they could only follow behind.

"Your hands and feet are so fast that you actually entered Jinling before me. This is called deceiving the king!" Chai Rong whispered.

Ye Hua smiled, "Your Majesty, can you tell me that I have been keeping the palace and never dared to go in, waiting for Your Majesty to conquer himself!"

Chai Rong paused and said coldly: "Flame! I'm just playing with vain!"

Nothing is right, so Ye Hua simply stopped talking. He couldn't tell the truth about the biggest rogue in the world.

Chai Rongxing rushed into Jinling, and the order in the city was restored a lot, the traces of war disappeared, the streets became clean and tidy, and everything was in order.

Chai Rong was very satisfied, so he drove directly into the Jinling Palace and summoned all the civil and military officials in the Jinluan Palace.

Chai Rong first said: "Campoke Hou, why didn't you see Feng Yanji and Song Qiqiu? They are the heroes who won Jinling!"

Ye Hua hurriedly said: "Feng Yanji's head and rat ends. After Xiancheng, he tried to collude with Li Hongji and rebelled again. I had no choice but to take him down! As for Song Qiqiu, he was old and sick, and because he had no achievements in his country and family over the years, he felt guilty. He asked to hand over his family's property, leave the city to live, and think about it behind closed doors!"

After listening to it, Chai Rong had no other words after listening to it, but just snorted heavily!

Then His Majesty the Emperor said to the other surrendered ministers: "You are following the heavens and responding to the people and surrendering to the Great Zhou Dynasty, I will definitely treat you equally. As long as you have the heart to serve the country and do things respectfully, I will not treat you unfairly!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Leading Sun Sheng, Li Deming and others, they knelt down and kowtowed together.

These people are all human-minded, so I can’t tell where I am. This is a double act sing by the monarch and ministers.

Ye Hua first dealt with Song Qiqiu and Feng Yanji, shocked the surrendered ministers and made everyone obedient. Chai Rong then came out to be a good man and curbed people's hearts. This pair of kings and ministers was really having fun!

Even though they understood, they also realized that the laws of the Great Zhou were absolutely different from those of the Great Tang Dynasty.

Chai Rong would not be like Li Hongji, who was abusing civil officials, killing them if they wanted to, and punishing them if they wanted to. He had to hold his tail and hold his eggs as a human being, otherwise he would be like Feng Yanji and Song Qiqiu, which was a terrible sight...

The surrendered ministers became honest and Han Xizai stood up.

"I will report to Your Majesty. On the Jinghu side, Zhou Xingfeng sent memorials to surrender to the Great Zhou. In addition, the Southern Han side also sent envoys to request surrender to the Great Zhou and prepare to surrender to the Great Zhou. I respectfully ask Your Majesty to make a judgment on how to deal with the two places."

Chai Rong pondered for a moment, looked at the ministers present, and finally turned his eyes on Ye Hua.

"Champion Hou, what do you think?"

Ye Hua knew it in his heart and said with a smile: "Since Ma Chu's demise, the land of Jinghu has been divided into pieces. Zhou Xing asked for surrender, because of the general trend, there was nothing to say. However, the Southern Han asked for surrender, which is very well-known. I absolutely cannot stop Annan's offensive and want to use the power of the Great Zhou to deal with Annan, so I pretended to surrender."

Wei Renpu immediately said: "Your Majesty, what the champion Hou said is very true. Although we have taken down Jinling, there is still a large area of ​​land that has not had time to occupy it. What's more, the army is tired and crossing the river to fight. The climate is hot, which has already made the soldiers suffer. If we continue to march towards Lingnan, we are afraid that before we reach the place, we will have suffered heavy losses and have to retreat."

Wei Renpu concluded: "The old minister thought that the Southern Han Dynasty was to retreat to advance and test the bottom line of the Great Zhou!"

Chai Rong nodded slightly, "So, you don't have to pay attention to Nan Han's request for surrender?"

"otherwise!"

Ye Hua immediately said: "I think this is a good opportunity for God. Your Majesty should take the opportunity to conquer Annan to show the power of our army! At the same time, be prepared to recover Lingnan."

Destroy Guo by false path!

This thought arose in everyone's mind.

What a greedy Ye Hua. It’s not enough to take Jiangnan. He still has to be involved in Lingnan and Annan. How big is your appetite?
Chapter completed!