The surrender ceremony of Qi State was completed. The Qin army began to send people into Linzi, take over Linzi's city defense, control the Qi King's palace, maintain order in the city, and at the same time disarm the Qi army in the city.
Compared with the scene after the fall of Yan, Wei, Chu and other countries, the Qin army immediately escorted their monarchs, nobles, concubines, and treasures on the road to Xianyang.
The situation in Qi is even more complicated and cannot be dealt with in the same way as before. Firstly, although the King of Qi surrendered, most of the cities in Qi were still in the hands of local officials and nobles. If the Qin army wanted to pacify Qi as soon as possible, it was natural to recruit them to surrender, and the methods should be gentler.
So now Zhao Tuo must save enough face for the surrendered Qi nobles and nobles, and cannot treat them as pure slaves. Only in this way can he set an example for the Qi nobles from all over the country who have not yet surrendered, so that they do not have to worry about being killed or killed after surrendering. Lose wealth to help the Qin army occupy all the cities of Qi as soon as possible.
The second is that Zhao Tuo was ordered to attack Qi this time, and the destruction of Tian's Qi Kingdom was just the beginning. For him, an equally important task followed.
Even in Zhao Tuo's eyes, the importance of this task is no less important than the destruction of the Tian family.
"Chen Tianjie, pay homage to General Zhao." Qi Prime Minister Tianjie was kneeling in front of Zhao Tuo, fearful and uneasy, pretending to be a servant.
Now that Qi is dead, Zhao Tuo will no longer call him Prime Minister. He chuckled and said: "Tian Gong, please rise. After today, you and I are both servants of the king and members of the same country. There is no need to be so afraid." The Zhao Tuo in front of him had a gentle voice and a kind face. He was not as tall as he imagined. An arrogant attitude.
Tian Jia's anxiety was relieved immediately. He mustered up his courage and said with a smile on his face: "It is a kindness of the king and the general to save his life. I just don't know what the noble envoy said before. If we can persuade Qin to surrender, , you can preserve your wealth..." After hearing Tian Jia mention this key point, many of the Qi Dukes and ministers who had surrendered behind him opened their eyes wide and looked at Zhao Tuo with longing expressions.
They surrendered voluntarily. In addition to saving their lives as the Qin people said, it was also an important condition for them to still retain their wealth.
Zhao Tuo smiled knowingly and said: "Of course, since I promised, I will not break my promise. Please rest assured, sir, and go back to the city, pack up your belongings, and gather your clan members. Then you can take all your belongings with you. Treasure, I will go to Xianyang to meet the king, and I can accompany the king of Qi in Guanzhong in the future, and we can share the wealth and honor." Hearing this, some of the officials of Qi State turned pale and thought to themselves: "Doesn't this mean that our whole family will move to this place? Xi Tu, there is no chance to return to Qidi?" There are many people who have this idea, but no one dares to say it out, but they all look grateful.
After all, their lives were saved and their wealth was retained. Zhao Tuo did not break his promise. As a minister of the country's subjugation, he followed the King of Qi to Jianxi and went to Xianyang to meet the King of Qin. This was the right thing to do, and there was nothing to complain about.
They were obedient to Zhao Tuo and left with gratitude. Under the supervision of Qin soldiers, these Qi officials returned to the city to collect their property and gather their clans.
Li Shiqi smiled and praised: "Your Majesty's imperial edict to attack Qi is really a success." Zhao Tuo nodded.
As Li Shiqi said, the edict issued by Qin State to conquer Qi was not simple. First, the son of Lai Sheng appealed as an excuse to force the Qi State to gather troops to resist, and the Qin State could justifiably get an excuse to attack Qi. This is the so-called division with a name.
When the troops entered Linzi, Zhao Tuo was able to induce many people to surrender voluntarily on the condition that they save the lives of those named in the edict.
Without that edict, Tian Jia and many Qi officials would naturally have to put forward various conditions and bargain when faced with the Qin people's surrender.
After receiving the edict, the first condition of surrender put forward by Tian Jia and others was to save their lives. At this time, Zhao Tuo promised to keep their wealth, which made them dare not speak loudly again, and even their will to surrender was lost. Become much stronger.
After the deed was completed, these people were allowed to carry their belongings and gather their clans to enter the pass. This not only fulfilled their promise and showed the Qin army's trustworthiness, but also paved the way for a major event that Zhao Tuo would do next.
He wants to move the Tian Qi clan from Qi to Xianyang! Under normal circumstances, uprooting the Tian Qi clan, which has been entwined in Qi for hundreds of years, is a task that is even more difficult than the destruction of Qi to a certain extent.
If this kind of thing is done slowly after unification, it will definitely be difficult to do it all in one go due to Qin's weak power in Shandong.
But now, Zhao Tuo carries the power of destroying Qi, relies on more than 100,000 Qin troops on his side, and threatens him with swords, so he can accomplish this great thing with the power of thunder.
And the docile movement of the Qi nobles and nobles such as Tian Jia to the west has set an example for the remaining Qi fields, which can weaken their resistance.
With a two-pronged approach, things will get done more smoothly. At this time, the Qin army completely controlled Linzi and ensured the safety of the city.
Zhao Tuo walked into the magnificent Qi capital surrounded by Li Shiqi and other soldiers.
"The city of Linzi is really the most powerful city in the world, the best in the sea." Zhao Tuo walked on Linzi Avenue, glanced at the appearance of the city, and sighed as he walked.
When he arrived at the palace of King Qi, he was even more surprised by the treasures and glorious palaces.
"It's a pity that the five kingdoms attacked Qi and Linzi fell. Most of the treasures in the Qi Palace were robbed by the Yan people. Otherwise, the number of treasures in the palace would have doubled." Zhao Tuo sighed, but then he thought about it. Although the Yan State plundered many treasures from Qi and left, in the end, the Yan State perished at the hands of the Qin army. The treasures that the Yan people snatched from the Qi Palace finally fell to the Qin people after going around. in hand.
Zhao Tuo shook his head, as expected, what he said was true to the occasion.
"The collections of Yan and Zhao, the management of Han and Wei, and the elites of Qi and Chu, have plundered their people for several generations, leaning against the mountains. Once they are no longer available, they will be lost to them." The treasures accumulated by the six countries for hundreds of years are all available to this day. It belongs to the people of Qin.
They will all become decorations in Xianyang Palace to show the great cause of King Qin's political unification.
"Allocate the money in the treasury to the soldiers according to their merits. All the treasures and playthings of the Qi Palace are sealed in boxes. The concubines and women in the palace are not allowed to be insulted. When the inventory is completed, someone will be sent to escort them westward." Zhao Tuo also came from When those at the bottom come up, they naturally know the thoughts of the soldiers at the lower level, and arrange all the matters, trying their best to ensure that everyone in the army is rewarded and the morale of the army is satisfied.
Walking all the way between Qi Palace, Zhao Tuo finally stopped in front of a building that was still burning with flames. Although many people tried to put out the fire, the fire was still fierce in the wind.
"General, this is where the Tian family's ancestral temple is. It is said that Tian Dan took advantage of the King of Qi's surrender, entered it, and burned himself to death." The air was filled with the smell of burning, and there was smoke and dust in the wind.
Zhao Tuo sighed in his heart. Field. When the great Sima Tian Chong surrendered in Zhencheng, one of his requests to Zhao Tuo was to let Tian Dan leave.
Zhao Tuo knew that Tian Chong's thoughts were nothing more than to retain a general who had been on the battlefield for Qi State, and to preserve the last hope for Qi State's survival.
He didn't care, because the general trend had already been set, and it couldn't be changed by just one or two people.
"The loyal ministers wanted to fight to the death, but the king surrendered first."
"Tian Dan burned the valuables of the ancestral temple, burned himself to death, and was buried for the state of Qi. He can be regarded as a loyal person. After the fire is extinguished, if his body can be found, he should be buried beside Linzi City with a ceremony." Zhao Tuo sighed. , ordered to go down.
He turned around and saw a lean man walking towards him after being searched by his own soldiers. This is the leader of Qin's intermediary in Qi, and he has delivered a lot of useful information to the Qin army.
"Chen Chi, meet General Zhao." Chen Chi bowed with respect. Zhao Tuo nodded and said: "Get up. You and I were active in Linzi City and delivered a lot of useful information to facilitate our battle. This time you also urged Tianjia and others to surrender. It should be a great achievement. When you return to China in the future, you will definitely There will be rewards." Chen Chi said hurriedly: "General, you are so complimentary." As he said that, he respectfully took out several volumes of silk books.
"General, this is the list of the Tian clan in Linzi City that we have collected, as well as the names of the powerful nobles who are leaning towards our Qin country and can be supported."
"Very good, this is also a great achievement." Zhao Tuo praised, and Li Shang stepped forward to take it. Zhao Tuo opened a silk book, looked at the name on it, and nodded slightly.
This is the task of the Qin people in Linzi. They are responsible for finding out the Tian clan in Linzi City, and when the great migration comes, they will kill all the powerful clans.
At the same time, some pro-Qin clans were supported to ascend to power, helping Qin to control Qi more quickly. But before doing this, Zhao Tuo still had two more important things to do.
"I will personally write a letter to report the news that King Qi of Xianyang has surrendered, so that the king will be happy."
"Li Shang, pass on my military order again, order Meng Tian, Shejian, Zhao Guang and other troops to lead their troops to carry the King of Qi's surrender edict, divide the cities in Qi, and capture the entire territory of Qi!"
