"Enter the city!" Zuo Shiren was high-spirited while riding on his horse, leading a vast army. In less than ten days, the last imperial capital of Cangzhou had been breached.
"Enter the city!"
"Roar!"
At this time, there were also the Southern Navy, Yu Wen and Ma Yi's Western Shu Army, more than a thousand elites from Gaotang Prefecture, and the coalition forces of many small forces, all roared.
It has been nearly seven months since the beginning of spring. Fortunately, the siege of Cangzhou was finally completed.
"Brother Xu, you and I will enter the city together!" Zuo Shiren turned his head sideways, with uncontrollable ecstasy on his face. Just like at the beginning, Zuo Shiren's biggest long-cherished wish was to overthrow the false emperor and give himself a chance to look up to the world.
"It's a pity that the Demon Queen died, and the young emperor also died." Zuo Shiren sighed. According to his plan, if he keeps the Young Emperor in his hands, there may be no more benefits.
"Leader, Brother Xu, please enter the city quickly!" Zhao Di came behind on horseback with a smile on his face.
"Go together."
Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the imperial capital ahead. The smoke and flames of war were slowly extinguishing. But this does not mean that the world will be peaceful and there will be no more wars in the future.
After a short rest period at most, the competition among the heroes of the Central Plains will officially begin.
"Entering the city——"
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Tread.
In front of the palace, Xu Mu, Zuo Shiren, and Zhao Di stopped one after another. Looking at the Jinluan Palace in the palace complex, where the imperial court was held. Naturally, it is not comparable to the one in Changyang, but no matter how you put it, it can be regarded as the last palace of the Yuan family.
Near the Jinluan Hall, there were many maids and eunuchs running for their lives. Those holding treasures were quickly taken down, tied up with ropes, and all thrown on the royal road.
"These nine dragon pillars are like wooden sticks, not as good as those in Changyang City. This demon queen is very ambitious after all."
Zuo Shiren raised his head and spoke with great comfort.
"Come here, count the items in the palace and transport them to the warehouse. Waiting for the celebration banquet, this alliance leader will make the decision to reward the three armies!"
"Lord, do you want to put the gilt chairs in the Jinluan Palace and the dragon chair in the warehouse?" At this time, a Dongling general came next to him.
Xu Mu calmly turned his eyes sideways.
"Put it in the warehouse of course, don't ask any more questions!" Zuo Shiren ordered with a frown. With his eyes, he glanced several times in the direction of Jinluan Palace.
Xu Mu turned his head back calmly.
"Brother Zhao, there are still a lot of gold and silver armors in the weapons library. You might as well go and take a look first." Zuo Shiren spoke again.
After hearing this, Zhao Di, after a lot of excuses, said goodbye again and again and walked in the direction of Arms Library with his bodyguards.
Xu Mu understood that one was to win over, and the other was that Zuo Shiren had something to say.
"Brother Xu, how about you and I taking a walk in the palace?"
"The invitation from Leader Zuo couldn't be better." Xu Mu smiled. It just so happened that he had to help with Yuan Song's affairs, so he finally found an opportunity.
"King Ling, spare your life, King Shu, spare your life!" Dozens of tied eunuchs, of various ages, all spoke one after another when they saw Xu Mu and Zuo Shiren approaching.
"After handing back the treasure, I will let them go back to their hometown." Zuo Shiren said calmly, "Most of these eunuchs and palace ladies are poor people. When Yuan An built the palace and there were no eunuchs available, he used the method of giving food to pull them back. Many people entered the palace. In this troubled time, the people are the ones who are pitiful."
Xu Mu only believed half of Zuo Shiren's sentiments, but on the surface, he still said it with a smile.
"Leader Zuo, he deserves the name of a benevolent king."
"Brother Xu, according to the previous agreement between you and me, if you capture Cangzhou, you will get a share of it. However, now the young emperor is also dead. Look, this -"
Previously, the agreement between Xishu and Dongling was that Zuo Shiren wanted the young emperor and one or two counties adjacent to Chuzhou. But now, looking at Zuo Shiren's intention, he was clearly unwilling.
"Leader Zuo, please don't forget that after capturing Cangzhou, the Allied forces will go north and continue to attack Laiyan Prefecture." Xu Mu said calmly.
Zuo Shiren hesitated and did not answer.
In this attack on Cangzhou, Dongling suffered the most losses. After forming alliances twice before and after, as the main attack, he also had to provide food and fodder for the allies, plus the damage caused by the siege... As he continued to move north, he found that his own power was struggling.
"Cangzhou has just been captured. The army needs to rest and reorganize, and food and grass need to be prepared again. Brother Xu, how about some time?"
"Of course. I have always respected the advice of the leader of the Left Alliance. However, if we retreat this time, it will probably take a long time for me, Xi Shu, to recuperate and stabilize the people."
"Then these seven counties in Cangzhou——"
"According to the borders of their respective states, we have four counties in Xishu and three counties in Dongling. However, the area near the imperial capital, with Lidu Mountain as the boundary, can be allocated to the leader of the Zuo Alliance."
When he said these words, Xu Mu sighed. However, Li Du City near Li Du Mountain is in the east direction, which means that Li Du City, a strong city, will also be assigned to Zuo Shiren.
"As for the Southern Navy and many forces, they mainly focus on rewards. There are still a lot of gold objects in the palace. In addition, I have a suggestion."
"Brother Xu, what's your suggestion?" Until now, Zuo Shiren was still very satisfied with Xu Mu's division.
"Leader Zuo, you can forge an imperial edict."
"The Young Emperor's decree?"
"No, it belongs to Yuan An." Xu Mu shook his head and continued, "Then he said that Yuan An had previously sent a blood edict, granting Zhao Di the title of King of Nanhai, granting him Jiuxi, and being the governor of all matters. The other kings also had their own affairs. There will be a reward. In this way, the war achievements of the kings of the South China Sea will be considered."
Zuo Shiren thought for a while, "I'm afraid many people don't believe it."
"So what if you believe it, so what if you don't believe it." Xu Mu sighed, "Leader Zuo, you must not forget that there is no emperor in the thirty states of the Central Plains. It is nothing more than a means."
Emperor Yuan Long of the Era died, and the pseudo-emperor Yuan Song was so frightened that he was demoted to the state king.
"Brother Xu, in this fake blood edict... can you and I also be sealed?"
"Naturally... as long as it doesn't exceed the rank of ninety-five, you can write whatever the leader of the Zuo Alliance likes. This is perhaps the greatest achievement of Yuan An, the foolish king."
Without the emperor, it would be the old dynasty. The so-called blood edict is just a formality. When the new dynasty changes, these old things will no longer have any meaning.
"Brother Xu, there is one more thing."
"What's the matter?"
"Over in Kezhou, the Huang family has fallen and dispersed, and now another family is in charge."
Xu Mu turned around and smiled, "Leader Zuo said earlier that he wanted to rest. Otherwise, we might as well attack Laiyan and Laizhou directly after defeating Kezhou."
In the future, it is very likely that Xishu and Dongling will evolve into rivals. Therefore, he did not want Zuo Shiren to occupy a strategic place like Kezhou.
"Just asking." Zuo Shiren smiled hoarsely.
"Brother Xu, after defeating Cangzhou, your army and mine need to take a good rest. I heard that outside of Dingzhou in Western Shu, the King of Yuzhou and your little wolf general also began to clear out the Rouran Army and the Hebei Army. Army."
"Exactly. It shouldn't take long before I can kill my uncle and the old dog."
Regarding Tai Shuwang, Xu Mu has been holding back his anger in his heart. His Tiger of Dingzhou died in Tai Shuwang's betrayal.
"Take off the dog's head and sacrifice it to the soul of my Xishu soldiers."
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