Encountering this situation was something Yuan Zonghao didn't expect, why did the soldiers of Nanyang Mansion surrender when they said they would surrender? He is not good at leading troops, but he is not good at dealing with this kind of thing.

If sparing these people a way to live, it's just a matter of one mouth, but how to explain to the officers and soldiers of the mountains and rivers behind them? Their comrades have also killed and injured thousands of people in the past three days, if it is written off like this, will the soldiers be chilled? But if they are slaughtered like this, and it is ominous to kill the prisoners, there is still a city of people standing behind them, and they can't be separated from a city because of these hundreds of people, right?

At this time, Cheng Xiaolian stood up: "You guard Nanyang City and kill the Ming soldiers, our hatred is as deep as the sea now, why did you suddenly go out of the city and surrender?" ”

As soon as Cheng Xiaolian came out, Qin Yue was relieved, in terms of prestige, Cheng Xiaolian's prestige among the soldiers of the three armies was much higher than that of Qin Gao, no matter what decision he made, presumably even if the soldiers had some complaints, they would be less.

No, Cheng Xiaolian didn't wear a dragon robe, and he didn't even have a little emperor logo on his body, this is a battlefield where the two armies are fighting, if the defenders of the city are angry and lose their anger at the head of the city, Cheng Xiaolian has the slightest danger is a disaster for the Ming Dynasty.

Rao is like this, Yang Youcai is still half on his side, ready to throw Cheng Xiaolian off the horse at any time.

Liu Guangwu glanced at Cheng Xiaolian and felt that this age was really a little young: "Dare to ask who Your Excellency is, can you make decisions for the Ming army?" "That means that if you can't be the master, quickly change to someone who can be the master, this scene can only be sung once, and if you sing too much, it will be ineffective.

Cheng Xiaolian smiled: "I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, do you think I can call the shots?" ”

Liu Guangwu's eyes widened, and even Wu Zeyuan's eyes widened, they didn't know the news that the Ming Emperor's soldiers were coming to the city, and now this news was too shocking, making it difficult for them to react for a while.

"You haven't answered my question yet!"

Liu Guangwu was taken aback by Cheng Xiaolian's might, and hurriedly replied: "Originally, we guarded Nanyang City, and it was difficult to live up to the trust of the imperial court, guarding the safety of the Nanyang side, who knew that those people in the imperial court didn't care about the life or death of the people in Nanyang at all, they all waited and watched, without the slightest intention of rescue, and even a messenger came to the city yesterday, saying that the imperial court would not send us a single soldier." ”

"So you think you can't beat it, so you turn around and surrender to Daming?"

"We offended the Heavenly Army, I know that it is difficult to survive, but the people of Nanyang Mansion have not helped us defend the city, nor have they offended the Ming army, they are all good people, and please do not burn and loot them after the army enters the city, we are willing to pay for the debt with blood."

Cheng Xiaolian snorted coldly: "Whether the people of Nanyang Mansion participated in the rebellion or not, you don't count, besides, if the world is like you, will the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty attack the city in the future?" The people in the city will only remember your kindness if they survive, and will not feel the kindness of the Ming Dynasty in the slightest, this is what you call sincerity? If you get a Nanyang Mansion that is popular with people's hearts, what is the use of Daming? ”

Liu Guangwu and Wu Zeyuan were dumbfounded, they really didn't think about it so far, and they didn't feel that their behavior was a bit arrogant, now it seems that their behavior is not to exchange their lives for the safety of the city, so how should the Ming soldiers who take over immediately deal with themselves?

But things have come to this point, and they don't know what to say anymore, but fortunately, Cheng Xiaolian has already thought of the following words: "You have the blood debt of the Ming soldiers, if you die like this, it will be too cheap for you." As for the people of Nanyang Mansion, they were all the people of the Ming Dynasty, how could my army have slaughtered a subject of its own? Even if I don't have to intercede with you, I won't touch them in the slightest. ”

Saying that, he waved his big hand: "Escort them into the army, and punish them later, and the army will immediately take over Nanyang Mansion." Liu Guangwu, if you want to atone for your sins, you will immediately take over Nanyang Mansion with a large army, if you have a ghost in your heart, then don't blame my knife for being unkind to you. ”

Liu Guangwu and Wu Zeyuan were overjoyed, they had the heart of death, and now they can live one day at a time, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty also said that he would not slaughter the people in the city, and their goal was achieved. Liu Guangwu hurriedly stood up: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if the criminal minister has the slightest second-heartedness, you don't need to do it, there will be five thunders in the sky!" ”

As soon as the army of the Ming Dynasty entered the city, both sides of the street were immediately kneeling with the people in the city: "Please let the emperor let go of the defenders in the city!" ”

An old man at the head looked to be eighty years old, and walked up to Cheng Xiaolian tremblingly: "The defenders in the city are just doing their duty, they are loyal and righteous people, and they are ominous to kill, and they are the masters of tomorrow's destiny, so they can't do such a ridiculous thing." ”

Cheng Xiaolian was a little helpless, in this era, we must respect the elderly, eighty-year-old people don't have to kowtow when they see the emperor, they are all Renrui, he hurriedly got off the horse: "What did the old man say, I also know that they are good ministers, but they still need to be polished, although the old man can rest assured, I promise you that I will never kill them." ”

Yang Youcai doesn't care if it is an eighty-year-old man or an eighteen-year-old girl in front of him, there are only two kinds of people in his eyes, one is to harm His Majesty, and the other is to cause harm to His Majesty, so his two eyes keep staring at the old man in front of him, just waiting for him to make any dangerous moves, he will immediately burst out and kill people.

When the old man heard this, he quickly bent his knees and wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Cheng Xiaolian, but Cheng Xiaolian dared to let him kneel, and immediately hugged him: "Don't torture the juniors." ”

The old man laughed: "It is worthy of being the emperor of our Han people, he knows etiquette and etiquette, and he is not many times more clever than the emperor of the Manchu Dynasty, although the emperor can rest assured, as long as the Manchu people dare to attack again, my old bones will have to splash their blood!" It seems that this old man was also forced to kneel past the officials of the Qing Dynasty, and he has a deep resentment against them. This is also a normal phenomenon, people in the Manchu Qing Dynasty rode horses from outside the customs to kill inside the gates, and you told people to respect the elderly, isn't this playing the piano to the cows.

Kangxi, who made the greatest contribution to the sinicization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, has not yet had time to make contributions, and it can be said that their own characteristics of the Manchu people are still obvious.

Cheng Xiaolian carefully inquired about the harvest of his father-in-law's house, and before leaving, he gave his father-in-law fifty taels of gold, making the old man as happy as a child: "I can't imagine that my old bones can still see the day when Wang Shi recovers the Central Plains in the north, it seems that I am more blessed than Lu Fangweng." ”

This side appeased the people in the city, and a large amount of silver money was scattered in the army, since the soldiers could not be vented, they could only give them a generous reward to stimulate their fighting spirit.

The soldiers have long been influenced by Cheng Xiaolian's thoughts, this march is to regain the lost territory, the people are all Ming subjects and other brothers and sisters, no one can be killed in vain, and those who violate this order will be beheaded.

(End of chapter)