Zhao Yanshen was not angry. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am still fine. I don't know about the rebels in the city."

"It's been solved."

"Most of them are willing to submit, but some are not willing to submit."

Gao Yanzong pointed to the corpses on the left and right.

The corners of Zhao Yanshen's eyes twitched.

He took a deep look at Gao Yanzong.

It is true that people should not be judged by appearance. Emperor Wenxiang's several descendants were all outstanding men, and each one was more handsome than the other. Only this one stood out from the crowd, so he was valued by Emperor Wenxuan.

Because he was overly pampered and acted extraordinarily absurdly, Zhao Yanshen and others once felt that he was probably the most incompetent among Emperor Wenxiang's descendants.

I didn't expect that this guy has such abilities.

Sure enough, there was no mediocrity among Emperor Wenxiang's descendants.

Gao Yanzong pointed to the distance again, "Follow me."

Zhao Yanshen did not dare to ask more questions, so he let everyone support him and followed Gao Yanzong on foot with many of his family members. Gao Yanzong had no idea of ​​respecting the elderly and caring for the young. He never dismounted or gave the horse to Zhao Yanshen and the others.

He just rode ahead and shouted: "You are too incompetent!"

"After Duan Shao left, you became the biggest official in the city. How could you be forced into the house by them and not dare to come out?"

"If I had your official position, I would dare to lead them to attack Chang'an!"

Zhao Yan nodded with a deep smile, "Your Majesty is so brave, how can I dare to compare with you?"

This fat man was indeed easy to coax. Zhao Yanshen praised him a few times, and Gao Yanzong's attitude towards him was no longer so harsh.

He looked at the ruins along the road with a very unbearable expression.

"It's such a pity that Jinyang is here."

"Such an important city was ruined by these idiots. I don't know how many people died."

"I don't think this is the fault of Jinyang soldiers. These are all those incompetent second-generation generals."

"After inheriting the title from my father and ancestors, and having some warriors following me, I felt that these were my own strengths. I had high ambitions and low hand, and my roommates fought against each other. Nearly ten thousand Jinyang soldiers died alone."

Gao Yanzong looked distressed.

Zhao Yanshen said softly: "This is my fault."

"Previously, I focused all my attention on Da Sima, for fear that something big would happen. When I found out that he had left Hebei, I wanted to start dealing with things in the city, but it was already too late."

"Several generals unite and ignore me."

The generals in Jinyang never cared about their names. The one with the soldiers was the boss. Otherwise, even the emperor would have to step aside. What's more, Han Chinese like Zhao Yanshen had no deterrent effect on them.

A group of people just walked through the street. When they turned around the alley, they saw many soldiers cleaning the street.

They picked up the corpses on the ground, loaded them into carriages, and comforted the people who kept kneeling down and begging for mercy.

Yao Xiong, with a thick beard on his face, rode forward slowly.

Unlike Gao Yanzong, he got off his horse, walked to Zhao Yanshen, and saluted to meet him.

"Mr. Zhao, I am Shuozhou General Yao Xiong."

"It turns out to be General Yao Xiong Yao! I have long admired his name!!"

"Mr. Zhao, we have initially cleared away the rebels inside and outside Jinyang. There are still many, including those who have surrendered, and I still need to settle them."

Yao Xiong paused and asked again: "Does Mr. Zhao have anything to give to me?"

Zhao Yanshen immediately raised his head and said sternly: "I have ordered many of the domestic collections of books and the world's literary works to be buried in the dry well in the house and held down with big rocks. The general can send people to get them now."

Yao Xiong laughed and said, "Okay, Mr. Zhao, leave here first. I will send someone to take you to Yangqu."

"I will take care of the things here."

Gao Yanzong had a look of astonishment on his face. He looked at the radiant Zhao Yanshen, "You old thief, if I hadn't arrived in time, you would have been dead. Why didn't you tell me something?"

Yao Xiong sent people to pick up those things and sent someone to send Zhao Yanshen away.

Gao Yanzong was unhappy, standing aside, looking at the ruins of Jinyang, and fell into silence.

"Things have reached this point, so don't think too much about it and work with me to appease everyone in the city."

Yao Xiong interrupted his contemplation, and then began to summon his military officials to draft a notice to calm the people.

Everyone started to get busy.

Jinyang was seriously damaged and there were a lot of people fleeing. Gao Yanzong was not very good at reassuring the people, so he led his cavalry to chase down the scattered soldiers inside and outside the city.

The thieves composed of these defeated soldiers are often more ferocious and have no bottom line than the ordinary thieves composed of the dead. Moreover, the number of troops in Jinyang is very large, and the number of defeated soldiers who escaped is also very large. If it cannot be done earlier,

If they are all dealt with, the entire Bingzhou will not be free from banditry for several years.

Banditry will snowball like a snowball. The sooner it is resolved before a vicious circle is formed, the less harmful it will be.

Everyone has been busy for a long time.

The military officers galloped around the city, telling them repeatedly that the rebellion was over, that the general had taken over Jinyang, and that the previous order in the city was restored.

The number of defeated troops and bandits outside the city was also constantly decreasing, and Gao Yanzong basically made gains every time he attacked.

Five or six days later, a mighty force appeared outside Jinyang again.

Zhao Yanshen, who was originally escorted away, was among this team and returned again.

The leader was Tian Zili, and many other officials followed him.

The importance of Jinyang is the most prominent among the several cities in Qi State.

Besides, there are still many big things to solve here.

When Tian Zili arrived at the city gate, Gao Yanzong came to greet them.

Gao Yanzong was still relatively proud. In this victory over Jinyang, Gao Yanzong's contribution was to persuade more than 20,000 people to surrender, and he defeated nearly 10,000 rebels.

Yao Xiong also showed him all the documents expressing his merit, and Gao Yanzong's mood suddenly improved a lot.

Tian Zili looked at the fat general in front of him and said to his left and right: "General Yao wrote a letter and mentioned the merits of General Gao, who was the first person to pacify Jinyang!"

"How could the tens of thousands of rebels in Jinyang be quelled in such a short period of time if not for this man?"

The officials were also very generous and began to praise Gao Yanzong's bravery.

Gao Yanzong smiled, and then ordered the heads of those traitorous generals to be sacrificed.

Tian Zili praised a few more words and then led everyone into the city.

Gao Yanzong saw Gao Xiaoyu and Gao Xiaowan in the crowd at a glance.

He hurriedly rode closer to them, with a smile on his face.

"Big brother, third brother."

"I take the lead in this battle!"

Gao Xiaoyu looked at his brother complicatedly, forced a smile, and nodded towards him.

But Gao Xiaowan frowned and said nothing.

Gao Yanzong was keenly aware of what had happened, but followed behind his two brothers without asking any more questions.

Tian Zili and others entered the city and met Yao Xiong in the official office.

They did not enter Jinyang Palace.

However, Yao Xiong's troops had already taken control of Jinyang Palace.

Tian Zili and Yao Xiong looked at each other, but did not exchange greetings with each other. Yao Xiong only bowed to the rest of the people who came.

After everyone took their seats, they began to discuss some important matters.

For example, the arrangements of Jinyang Palace, the arrangements of the royal family, queen mother and concubines in the palace, etc.

During the war in Jinyang, the Queen Mother became the puppet wanted by many generals. Jinyang Palace was also controlled by three people. At first, they could maintain the stability of the palace, but later, it was completely chaotic.

There were fights and robberies, many things were robbed, and many maids and concubines were killed. Even the Queen Mother was dying at this moment.

Everyone first reprimanded these rebels for their cruelty, then reprimanded Duan Shao for his conspiracy, and finally told how to treat these people kindly.

It's a big talk, but it's empty, but it doesn't have any specific plans.

Most officials also understand that the specific plan requires private discussions between Yao and Tian before the results can be reached.

Therefore, after a very superficial discussion, everyone went back to rest.

Within the official office, Tian Zili and Yao Xiong were left behind.

After everyone left, Yao Xiong's straight back suddenly bent down. He looked at Tian Zili aside, "What nonsense are you talking to me about?"

"You're going on and on, but you won't explain clearly. What happened?"

Tian Zili also changed his majestic look and glared at Yao Xiong, "Qihu! Why did you ask questions when you knew something big had happened?"

Tian Zili took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Yao Xiong.

Yao Xiong took it casually and looked down for a few times.

"Brother is going to ascend the throne?"

"I don't know. Anyway, the message came down first, and I no longer think of myself as a minister of Qi."

"The concubines and the Queen Mother of Jinyang Palace cannot be dealt with for the time being. We should wait for my brother to come back before dealing with them."

Tian Zili said with some worry: "Many people around me feel that my brother is a little too hasty this time. Jinyang has just been captured, and there are so many clans in the country. After the letter was issued, King Pingyang stopped meeting me."

They locked themselves up at home and did not go out. Gao Xiaoyu and Gao Xiaowan also changed their past attitudes. They obviously have great opinions on the statement."
To be continued...