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In the evening of that day, the military posted a notice to calm the people, explaining the specific situation of the cleanup. Immediately, 30,000 troops were dispatched and began to liquidate all the marked mansions and shops. These were the houses and shops of Yan officials and generals. Previously, they were only under investigation. , now begins a comprehensive liquidation.

The city of Luoyang was filled with cries of ghosts and wolves, and the soldiers loaded boxes of money onto carts. Many families had tried to dig up and bury their wealth secretly, but it was no use.

Not only the house, but also the store, the store's property and valuable goods were also confiscated. All shopkeepers and clerks were called in and interrogated one by one to ensure that they had not hidden property for the owner. Once discovered, they would be severely punished. Many of them would be severely punished. The shopkeeper took the initiative to hand over his property, so there was no need to take this risk for the owner.

Although the city of Luoyang was wailing, Wei Jiansu and Li Dai were in great spirits, riding around to check on the situation. This was not called disturbing the people, but retrieving the stolen goods for the imperial court that had been embezzled by Yan officials.

At dawn the next day, Li Ye found Wei Jiansu and Li Dai and handed them a list.

Wei Jiansu quickly picked up the list and looked at it carefully. He saw at a glance that there were 4.3 million taels of copper coins, 640,000 taels of silver, 300,000 taels of gold, 2 million pieces of cloth, 800,000 pieces of silk, and 2 pieces of gold and silver jewelry. There were more than 100,000 pieces, and Wei Jiansu couldn't help but smile. It was a timely help, and he didn't go all the way in vain!

Li Dai said worriedly: "Ye'er, I heard there was a murder last night?"

Li Ye nodded, "There were fifty-six Yan generals under Shi Siming. It was discovered that they all participated in the Hebei massacre. During the arrest, a dozen of them tried to resist and escape, but were killed on the spot by the soldiers. The remaining thirty General Yan, I will hand it over to the imperial court and let it be dealt with. In addition, Dengli Khan’s son and prime minister will be handed over to the imperial court later.”

Wei Jiansu pointed to the list and said: "The gold and silver above are used as rewards from the imperial court to His Highness and the officers and men of the Helong Army. You can take away the physical objects first. Later, the emperor will issue a replacement imperial edict to commend the meritorious generals. Please report the list to the Ministry of War as soon as possible, and the imperial court will promote them."

Wei Jiansu was very good at doing favors, so it was not suitable for them to take all of them. They wanted to reward the Helong Army anyway, so they simply gave Li Ye part of it as a reward from the court.

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "I will probably set off back to Longyou the day after tomorrow. I suggest that Wei Xiangguo mobilize part of the Nanyang army to defend Luoyang as soon as possible."

Wei Jiansu nodded, "Thank you for reminding me. The emperor just gave me the power to mobilize troops. I will write to Wei Xian right away!"

Li Ye left, and Wei Jiansu personally escorted Li Ye out of the post. Li Ye smiled and asked, "Has Xue Song of Xiangzhou surrendered to the imperial court?"

"How does Your Highness know?"

"I heard that Shi Chaoyi sent troops to plunder Hebei and was ambushed by Xue Song's army. Most of them were killed and wounded. Shi Chaoyi fled north in panic."

Wei Jiansu nodded, "Xue Song is a descendant of Xue Rengui after all. The imperial court treated him with reason and affection, so he chose to surrender to the imperial court."

Li Ye said calmly: "Next, it is estimated that Tian Chengsi will surrender to the imperial court, and Li Huaixian. He has now taken control of Youzhou and killed An Lushan and Shi Siming's families. He has actually broken with the rebels. It is estimated that the imperial court will surrender soon, and Zhang Zhongzhi will most likely surrender next. There will be a negotiation process. I hope that the imperial court can grasp the negotiation well, and the rebellion can be completely quelled within two or three years. If the imperial court does not grasp it well, it will Forming a situation of separatist rule among feudal lords and towns."

Wei Jiansu said happily: "Your Highness's reminder is timely. I will write a letter to the emperor to remind him of this matter. But on the Longyou side, will Your Highness continue to fight against Tubo?"

Li Ye nodded, "Tubo has the advantage of the plateau. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. The only way to deal with them is to consume them, consume their population and national power, and wait for them to decline after internal strife. But this is a long-term struggle. It will take decades or even hundreds of years to decide the winner.”

"Where's Uighur?"

Wei Jiansu asked again: "How do you deal with them?"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "How the Sui Dynasty dealt with the Western Turks, I will deal with the Uighurs."

Wei Jiansu gave a thumbs up, "Your Highness is indeed the pillar of the Tang Dynasty. I sincerely hope that one day, Your Highness can become the leader of the resurgence of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Many things are God's will and cannot be changed by our personal will!"

"Your Highness is right!"

Wei Jiansu sighed: "I am old, and the future belongs to the younger generation. My grandson Wei Qingxuan has a withdrawn and weird personality. He has always held grudges. I beg Your Highness not to argue with him. Even if I am under the influence of Jiuquan, I will still be grateful. All!"

Li Ye nodded, "I can promise Wei Xiangguo that I will not kill him no matter what, let alone sin against my descendants."

Wei Jiansu bowed and saluted, "Thank you again for your highness's tolerance!"

Two days later, Li Ye led the army north to Hedong, returned to Longyou from Hedong Road, and bypassed Guanzhong.

Just after Li Ye left, Li Xian's 20,000 troops also entered Luoyang, which meant that the imperial court officially took control of Luoyang.

Shi Chaoyi led thousands of remnants to go through untold hardships and finally crossed the Juma River and entered the boundary of Youzhou. That night, the army entered Xinchang Military City to rest.

Xinchang Military City has a circumference of only four miles and is very strong. However, there is no one inside, and there is no food or water.

Anyway, it was just a night's rest. Shi Chaoyi led thousands of people to live in the military city.

At dawn, Shi Chaoyi was woken up from his deep sleep. A soldier said in horror: "Your Highness, go to the city and have a look! We are surrounded."

Shi Chaoyi was shocked and rushed to the top of the city. Outside the military city, he saw densely packed troops surrounding the general city three times inside and three times outside. There were at least 20,000 troops.

Shi Chaoyi was shocked and shouted: "Who is your general? Come and see me quickly!"

At this time, a general about thirty years old ran out, clasped his fists on his horse and said: "Zhu Si, a humble official, came to greet His Highness on the orders of the Jiedushi!"

Shi Chaoyi said angrily: "Since we are welcoming this king, what's the point of surrounding the military city?"

Zhu Si smiled and said: "Jiedushi was worried that a conflict would break out, so he asked His Highness to hand over the army to Beizhi. He prepared a good carriage and sent His Highness to Jixian!"

"Fart! If there is any conflict between our troops, lead my troops and get out of here. I will go to Jixian by myself."

Zhu Si smiled and left. With a wave of his hand, tens of thousands of troops aimed their crossbows at the city gate. Anyone who dared to break through would be immediately killed by random arrows.

Shi Chaoyi went down to the city and asked the generals Luo Yue and Cai Wenjing: "How much food do we have?"

Luo Yue said bitterly: "It can only last for one day at most, and there are no livestock, just dozens of horses."

Cai Wenjing sighed, "The key is that there is no water in the city, and we can't eat even if we kill the horses."

"What?"

Shi Chaoyi hurried to the well. It turned out to be a dry well with no water. He was stunned.

Gao Shang said helplessly: "I remembered that this military city was abandoned because the water source was cut off."

Shi Chaoyi looked at the panic-stricken soldiers. He didn't know what to do. He said after a while: "Everyone, tell me what to do!"

Luo Yue gritted his teeth and said: "Break out! Let the soldiers rush out, and we will take advantage of the chaos to escape."

Shi Chaoyi was heartbroken and gritted his teeth and said: "Li Huaixian wants me to die, but I will not die. I will order the whole army to prepare for a breakout!"

The city gate suddenly opened, and thousands of people rushed out to fight. Zhu Si was furious and ordered: "Fire arrows!"

There was a sound of bangs, and thousands of arrows were fired. Thousands of people fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. There was a wailing sound, and more than 2,000 people were shot down in an instant.

The remaining soldiers were frightened and fled back.

Shi Chaoyi was also frightened and ran to the top of the city shouting: "I surrender! I surrender!"

Several black carriages drove up, and Zhu Si shouted: "Your Highness, please get on the carriage!"

Shi Chaoyi had no choice but to get on the carriage, and then a dozen generals including Gao Shang, Luo Yue, Cai Wenjing, etc. were also named and went out of the city to get on several other carriages.

When we got on the carriage, we realized that it was exactly a prison carriage, with thick iron bars, but the outside was covered with wooden boards so that we couldn't see it. Everyone's heart went cold.

The carriage was locked from the outside, and escorted by hundreds of cavalry, the carriage drove towards Jixian.

Zhu Si immediately ordered, "Kill! Leave no one behind."

Thousands of cavalry threw barrels of kerosene into the city, and the city burned rapidly. The soldiers fled in panic, only to be greeted by dense arrows.

In less than an hour, all the more than a thousand soldiers were burned to death or shot to death, leaving no one alive.