Chai Yong smiled faintly, "Some things can be put down, but some things are always stuck in his heart like a needle. Someone didn't intend to do anything, just want to see how the Xu Zhigao clan who changed his name and surname got out of Yangzhou in a mess."

Mei Kuang also knew that everyone had their own insistence. Now Yang Wu had long been wiped out, and Li Wu was also on the verge of despair. In the letter, the prince agreed to return the East Hai Army that surrendered in Yangzhou and some of the Zhenhai Army that surrendered in Shanyang to Li Bian. Naturally, there were also reasons for this, and Mei Kuang himself agreed.

Now Li Wu is no longer able to challenge Xuzhou. What they need to face is the aggressive offensive of Qian Yuanguan and ant thief of Yue Guo. This is not something Xuzhou needs to care about.

"Well, Goro will go into the city with one person. Ziqing and Guozhi and others are already waiting." Mei Kuang smiled gently, "Wu Ning army is spared. Goro can bring your personal guard into the city."

Chai Yong also knew that it would be a bit over if Wuning's army had to enter the city. Logically speaking, his southward movement was already a bit beyond the military order, but it could be explained on the grounds that the overall situation in Yangzhou was not yet determined. However, now the Eastern Navy in the city has abandoned its weapons and surrendered, and what remains is just to harvest the fruits of victory. If he leads troops into the city, it is like he wants to share a piece of pie, so he naturally would not do such a bad thing as his colleagues.

Meikuang has long known about the wealth and shelter of Yangzhou. When he was in Shouzhou, he had visited Yangzhou many times and was envious of the prosperity of Yangzhou. Although Shouzhou is also a famous city in Huainan, it is much inferior to Yangzhou. Even though Shouzhou is changing with each passing day, if it is true to its rich heritage, it is still impossible to compare with Yangzhou.

Although there have been many days of war, the two sides reached an agreement before breaking the city.

The reason why Xuzhou agreed to surrender and return the army when it was about to break the city was mainly because it was unwilling to evolve into an uncontrollable city massacre battle in the final war, which would be too great for Xuzhou. What Jiang Feng wanted was a complete Yangzhou, not a broken Yangzhou, and the war itself was many unpredictable, especially in the final stage, a slight spark could cause chaos in the entire Yangzhou city.

Not far from entering the city, Mei Kuang and Chai Yong and their party had already met Xu Ziqing and Zhang Ting who had been greeted by the archway outside the Water Gate. Although they had been in the city for three days, the atmosphere in the city was still relatively tense.

Whether it was the gentry in the city or the surrendered army who had already laid down their weapons, they were still nervously watching whether the Huaiyou Army would ruin their promises after entering the city.

The three infantry of the Huaiyou Army were stationed in the large-scale colony in Yangzhou City, and another cavalry was stationed at the west gate to ensure that they could reach the four gates in the city in the shortest time, while the rest of the troops were stationed in various places.

In addition, the first navy army entered the city and deployed defenses along the canal section, while the other navy and the other two infantry were stationed in Yangzi County, guarding the intersection of the river and the canal.

The soldiers with helmets and armors can still be seen guarding some important sections of the road, but the order in the entire city has been restored. The merchants opening the door and the citizens walking in the street can be seen on the street, which means that the situation is eased step by step.

"General Chai!"

"Chai Yong has seen General Xu and General Zhang, and he has not invited him to sue him first. He has already accused the Privy Council of the Privy Council before, but he has no intention of anything else. He just wants to revisit the old place and exudes his inner depression."

Chai Yong clasped his fists and accused him of guilt. Xu Ziqing and Zhang Ting were also aware of the meaning of each other. They waved their hands to indicate that they were too worried.

"Is it Xiao Yan coming again?" When Mei Kuang sat down, he asked directly.

Many royal palaces such as the Prince's Mansion of Wu and the Prince's Mansion were sealed off and temporarily closed. Li Bing's family and children were temporarily detained. However, the prince, including Li Jing and the civil and military generals such as Xu Jie showed good cooperation and restraint. After all, in the face of the absolute advantage of the Huai You Army, the rebellion could only cause great disasters.

"Well, it's still Xiao Yan." Xu Ziqing said with a smile: "This is Li Bing's planner. Every time he negotiates with foreign affairs, Xiao Yan basically takes action."

"What requests were made? In the letter, the prince did not make any clear requests except for agreeing to return the East Hai Army and the remnants of the Zhenhai Army in Shanyang. This may require us to discuss it, but the prince clearly requested that food, money and other materials in the city would never be allowed to be transported out." Mei Kuang said concisely.

"That's natural. Thank you for your hard work, thousands of men have sacrificed. How can you let it go easily? What's more, the prince said that the two prefectures of Chu and Yang will be the subject of our Xuzhou General Administration in the future. Huaizuo Town is probably going to be established here, so how can it be handed over to Li Bing?" Xu Ziqing said with a straightforward word: "Apart from the soldiers, no one is allowed to cross the river."

"But what about the families of the East Hai Army and Zhen Hai Army in the south? And the families of the Li Bian clan and his civil servants and generals?" Zhang Ting frowned and said, "The number of people is counted, and there are not many."

"If Li Bing and his immediate relatives of civil servants and military generals were probably not good enough to be held here?" Xu Ziqing hesitated for a moment before saying: "As for the relatives of ordinary soldiers, are they willing to cross the river to the south? I'm afraid not. It's nothing more than being a soldier to eat food. Since Li Bing is willing to give in to the prince, he will serve him with his brother, and the families of these soldiers will be left in Jiangbei."

"Is my brother to serve him? Xu Zhigao served his father to the King of Wu? But what happened? It was still a combination of swords and weapons. Xu Zhigao's words were not trustworthy!" Chai Yong couldn't help but interrupt.

"Times have changed, Xuzhou is not the former Wu." Mei Kuang looked solemn and glanced at Chai Yong. Chai Yong realized that he had lost his composure, calmed down a little, and stopped interrupting.

"Let's talk first. The soldiers can be handed over, and the weapons can be handed over to them. Otherwise, how will they fight against the ant thief and the Yue army?" Mei Kuang smiled indifferently. "Everyone should understand the meaning of the prince. Let Li Bing and the others continue to fight and kill Qian Yuanguan in Runchang and the ant thief and the others. Let's ignore them for the time being. There will naturally be times when they deal with them in the future. A bunch of short-sighted fish is not worth mentioning."

"What about the private army of the gentry in Yangzhou City?" Xu Ziqing pondered for a moment and asked a difficult question.

There were many gentry soldiers in Yangzhou City, and they also worked extra hard in fighting against the Huaiyou Army.

"Hmph, collect it together and distribute it to Haizhou salt and Xuzhou mining! They are not soldiers of the Donghai Army and Zhenhai Army, and they are not among the handovers." Mei Kuang said decisively: "If anyone has any objections, Ziqing might as well deal with it with an iron fist. If there is no blood in Yangzhou city, it will be pacified like this. I feel that it is not in line with the prince's wishes, and the soldiers will find it difficult to calm down."

After all, so many men died in battle. If they just took down Yangzhou City quietly and sent the surrendered army back to Li Bing, it would indeed be a bit of abusing morale. This is also the most difficult thing for Xu Ziqing and Zhang Ting.

But you can't kill or loot in Yangzhou City. This is where Huaizuo Town is in the future. Maybe your next order is to let you Xu Ziqing and Zhang Ting become the governor of Huaizuo Town. How can you get along with local gentry in the future?

Xu Ziqing and Zhang Ting exchanged surprise glances, and immediately understood them. Zhang Ting rubbed his hands, "Supreme, what are the restrictions?"

"What restrictions? Those big salt merchants must have sent the most private soldiers. If they want to confiscate their private soldiers, they must have complaints and even have extreme words and deeds. Then, are the swords and guns of your Huaiyou Army vegetarians?"

Mei Kuang sighed in his heart, this was what Cui Shang explained in his letter. Now that Xuzhou's finances are in a tight position, he will have to spend money like flowing water. If he takes down the two states of Chu and Yang, he will have to make some profits, otherwise he will not even be able to pay the pensions for the soldiers. In the future, the Political Affairs Hall will probably really oppose it.

There are always people who need to do dirty things, but Xu Ziqing and Zhang Ting seem to be happy to do such things.

Mei Kuang made a statement about a few tricky things easily, and the next one was nothing more than some procedural negotiations.

"Shumi, I just heard what you meant. All the children and relatives of the Li Bian clan would let them go?" Chai Yong accompanied Mei Kuang to walk on the Slender West Lake.

"Well, is there something wrong with this?" Mei Kuang was a little surprised. Could it be that Chai Yong had any enemy who was there to do something wrong with it? There is no need to tell him this?

"Well, there is something wrong with letting go." Chai Yong nodded.

"Oh? Who?" Mei Kuang asked casually.

"Li Jing and Li Jingtong's princess Zhou Wei." Chai Yong said lightly.

"Zhou Wei?" Mei Kuang was stunned and quickly reacted, thinking, "Mr. Great Zhou?"

"Haha, the Privy Councilor also knows the name of Zhouhou Queen?" Chai Yong also laughed, "The little Zhou Queen gave birth to a son for the prince. Chen Ganzheng and Cui Shouzhu were both relieved. It is far from enough for the prince to have a son,..."

Mei Kuang frowned, "Isn't this right?"

"The Privy Council misunderstood. Someone has no meaning. However, the story of the second descendant of the family is widely circulated in Jianghuai. The Zhou family of Shuzhou and the Zhou family of Jiangning have long been famous in Jiangzuo. The word "女" is extraordinary. I am afraid that if Zhou Wei leaves Yangzhou and goes to Jiangnan, some people will make a fuss about it." Chai Yong said calmly: "The prince is at the peak of the sky now, and the position of the prince is just around the corner. It is also expected to unify the Central Plains in the future. The Queen of the Little Zhou gave birth to the eldest son for the Prince. It is worthy of the Queen of the Little Zhou. What about the Queen of the Great Zhou? Zhou Wei has no descendants with Li Jing now. He is going to Jiangnan. I am afraid that many people will have ideas. Maybe someone thinks who can give birth to a queen of the Great Zhou. Maybe he is the true dragon emperor? I am afraid that it will cause a lot of trouble."

Mei Kuang was terrified and thought about it carefully. This kind of rumor seems absurd, but if it is used by someone with a heart, it is hard to say whether it will cause a storm.

"What should I do according to your opinion? How can Li Bing explain?" Mei Kuang frowned and asked.

"Since it's one family and two queens, it's naturally only owned by the prince." Chai Yong said coldly: "As for Li Bing and Li Jing, the prince wants his woman, he respects him. Didn't Li Bing want to serve the prince with his brother? Do they dare to compete with the prince? If the Queen of the Zhou Dynasty is really the life of the Queen, their Li family can afford it? That's really his heart is punished. As for what they think, Li Wu is already a candle in the wind, so why should we pay attention to it?"
Chapter completed!