When Xu Jie asked, Li Xiao couldn't help but frown.

The nearly 160,000 people have now been destroyed, and Jinan City is no longer able to survive. If you want to resettle them, it seems that you have to transport them to Taiwan Island, Hokkien Island or Sakhalin Island like those refugees.

So Li Xiao immediately replied: "Xu Jianfu, these nearly 160,000 Jinan people, just like the previous refugees, will stay in the city for a night, and will be transported to Dengzhou tomorrow, and then transported from Dengzhou to Taiwan, Essay and other places, and resettled separately."

Xu Jie nodded and said, "It's great, just like Lord Li's arrangement. Then go now and unify these people into the plan and manage them so that they can be transported together tomorrow."

Xu Jie retreated, and Li Xiao entered the residence of the Shandong Governor, and asked his subordinates to simply clean up and use the remaining spacious room as a temporary office space.

At this time, a military soldier came up to report that two people who were stationed outside the city, who were in person, including those firearm troops, had led the firearm troops into Jinan from the north gate.

Li Xiao suddenly felt a move in his heart and immediately sent someone to call Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang here to discuss matters urgently.

Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang hurriedly entered the governor's mansion and came to the room. Just as he was about to salute, Li Xiao stopped him, so he ordered the two to sit down separately.

"You two like to play the paintings. Now after this bloody battle, Jinan City was finally lucky to be taken down by our army. In the eyes of you, how should our army take action next?"

After hearing Li Xiao's question, Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang looked at each other for a moment. Chen Zilong took the lead and said, "Mr. Li, now that the Qing army in Jinan has been eliminated by our army, we will naturally eliminate the remaining Qing troops in Shandong. However, I will say bluntly that compared with the remaining Qing army in Shandong, our army will hold the Jinan City firmly in our hands, which is the most important thing."

"Oh, why did Wozi think so?"

"Mr. Li, this Jinan City is both the capital of Shandong Province and a concise place in Shandong Province. It is occupied by the rebel Liu Zeqing. Now, our army finally managed to get this city from the Qing army's hands. Such a key place must not be abandoned."

"oh?……"

Jiang Yueguang also interrupted, "I will also discuss what Chen Zanhua said. If you want to have a stable foundation in Shandong and greatly expand the scope and influence of our army, then this Jinan city and even other important military places in Shandong must be firmly guarded by our army and must not be handed over to others."

Seeing Li Xiao’s solemn expression, Jiang Yueguang said anxiously again: “Mr. Li, are you still thinking about occupying only a corner of Dengzhou? It would be a pity if you don’t seize such a good opportunity to expand your strength!”

"Na Yi Jiang's meaning of painting?..."

"Mr. Li, from the perspective of the following, the Qing army retreated and Jinan City is still in turmoil. It is legitimate to enter Jinan City. After occupying Jinan City, our army used Jinan as a base and sent troops to capture the rest of the Qing army in Shandong until the Qing army was completely driven out of Shandong, making the entire Shandong a solid base for our army to become an unshakable solid base."

Jiang Yueguang paused and said, "After the Qing army retreated, the fact that our army occupied Shandong was established, so we can express our attitude to the court, that is, the provincial capital Jinan City must be stationed by our army, and our army will build it into the most important military center in Shandong. In addition, the garrison and defense work in various parts of Shandong must also be presided over by our army. I am sure that when all the Ming dynasties were defeated and the troops were greatly reduced, our army used the remaining power of repelling into the Qing army and made such a request to the court, and the court would definitely not dare to refuse, and would only agree obediently in the end."

After hearing Jiang Yueguang's words, Li Xiao's face was still in a difficult mood. He slowly said: "Jiang Zanhua, our army signed a ceasefire agreement with the court two months ago. It was explained to the court that our army had no intention of occupying any other piece of land in the Ming Dynasty except for Dengzhou. If we take this Jinan City as existing, wouldn't it be a pity that we would be without faith?"

Seeing Li Xiao’s words, Chen Zilong sighed and interrupted from the side: “Sir, since ancient times, those who have accomplished great things have not been constrained by minor matters. Why should you be confined to a document? Speaking of which, the reason why Jinan City suffered such a catastrophe was ultimately due to the court’s decision-making mistakes. If the court could adopt Lord Li’s advice as soon as possible and let Lord Li unified all the troops in Shandong. How could the official army in Shandong fight in such a scattered sand? How could the Qing army avoid the real and make trouble? If the Qing army cannot suddenly reach Jinan’s heavy troops besiege the city, how could Liu Zeqing, under the heavy pressure of the Qing army, offer the city to the enemy in order to save his life?”

Chen Zilong asked three consecutive questions, which made Li Xiao speechless.

Yes, if the court hadn't been suspicious of itself and deliberately secretly restrained it, how could it have made the situation in Shandong mess up? If the court could really let it go and use it to uniformly dispatch and control all Shandong troops, how could this thousand-year-old ancient city of Jinan be subjected to such a tragic catastrophe!

Seeing Li Xiao silent, Chen Zilong said, "Since the court is in the forefront of justice, who can object to this kind of act? Moreover, if our army had not come to rescue him in time, it would be difficult to retake this Jinan City unless the Qing army retreated voluntarily. And the 150,000 and 60,000 people in Jinan City would have been massacred by the Qing army. If Lord Li was merely detained in peace agreement with the court that day, it would have been a minor matter. And Lord Li really ignored this Jinan City and even the people of Shandong, the military and civilians in Shandong, which would have been a real act of demerit."

After Chen Zilong finished speaking, Jiang Yueguang interrupted again, "Chen Zanhua said, "The people are the most important, and the king is the least important. As long as we can maintain peace and stability in the entire Shandong, let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and no longer be displaced, then Lord Li will make great contributions to our China and China. Even if the court and the emperor are dissatisfied, what should we be afraid of?"

After hearing the two of them's repeated persuasion, Li Xiao nodded and suddenly looked determined. He said with a sigh: "Okay! You two praise the reason for your words, just like the arrangement of you. This Jinan City and even the entire Shandong area will be stationed by our army."

Seeing that Li Xiao adopted his opinion, Jiang Yueguang looked happy and said, "Mr. Li, the court actually has steps to go down in this way. That is, although our army is stationed in the entire Shandong, except for Dengzhou, the rest of the places have appointed officials from the court, and local taxes can also be handed over to the court, and our army will no longer intervene. In this way, the suspicion of the court will be greatly eliminated. Our army will also face a small obstacle when entering Shandong. "

"Very good, Jiang Zan's words are very consistent with my heart." Li Xiao nodded and said, "This Shandong land is extremely desolate and poor except for my Dengzhou. It is also a good thing to hand over these places to the court to govern. After all, the focus of our army's development is the entire vast and boundless overseas territory, and there is no need to compete with the court for this acre of land in the country."

"What the Lord said is very much. As long as our army occupy the Jinan City and the important garrisons in various places, it will firmly grasp the military initiative of the entire Shandong. This is extremely important for the future development of our army. Then our army can build this Jinan City into a military city like Dengzhou, and Shandong will be free from worries from now on. As for other matters, it will be fine if the court continues to send people to govern it." Chen Zilong agreed with the beard.

With the handling and planning of Jinan City, Li Xiao was about to summon a group of generals to discuss how to repel the other Qing troops from all over Shandong next, and suddenly a soldier came to report that now, the unconscious Qing army commander Yue Tuo had just woken up.

"Bring it up!" Li Xiao simply ordered.

A sound of iron chains rubbing, and the Qing army's Yangwu general Jun Yue Tuo, who was tied up with heavy shackles, was taken to the room with several Tang army soldiers.

Li Xiao saw that Yue Tuo in front of him had his armor gone, and his dark brown underwear was covered in blood and dirt. He stood in front of Li Xiao with a blank expression, his eyes were empty.

At this time, one of the Tang soldiers who were escorting him cursed and kicked him hard at the bend of the knee. Yue Tuo screamed and plopped, and fell to the ground.

The Tang army soldier wanted to kick him again, but was stopped by Li Xiao.

Then, he ordered the soldiers who were escorting Yue Tuo to withdraw from the room. In the whole room, there were only four people, Li Xiao, Chen Zilong, Jiang Yueguang, and Yue Tuo kneeling on the ground.

The candlelight shook, and the huge room suddenly became silent.

"Yue Tuo, do you understand Chinese?" Li Xiao spoke first.

Yue Tuo, who was kneeling down, slowly raised his head, stared at Li Xiao for a long time before nodding gently.

Li Xiao nodded and said lightly: "Yuetu, I think you are a brave general and my concubine Zhuonaxi's brother-in-law, so I give you a chance to survive. As long as you can surrender, I can save your life and allow you to continue to serve in my Tang army."

After Li Xiao finished speaking, Yue Tuo smiled bitterly.

He raised his head and smiled for a long time before looking directly at Li Xiao's sharp eyes and said softly: "Thank you for your kindness, but please forgive Yue Tuo for his resignation."

"Oh?" Li Xiao's face was stern: "Yue Tuo, do you want to seek death?"

"Hahaha..." Yue Tuo laughed again: "Does the Lord Tang believe that I still have a way out?"

Before Li Xiao could speak, Yue Tuo continued: "Duke of Tang, as a member of the Qing Dynasty, I died as a ghost of the Qing Dynasty. Even if I die, what's the fear? What's more, my family is in Shengjing. If I surrender to you, they are afraid they will all die at the hands of the emperor."

Li Xiao nodded expressionlessly and said loudly: "Since you are determined to die, I will fulfill your wishes."

He shouted loudly, and asked several soldiers outside the door to enter again. Then he saw Yue Tuo coldly and said, "Yue Tuo! Since you entered the pass, you have attacked the prefectures and counties, and slaughtered and plundered the people of our Ming Dynasty. It is really unforgivable to surrender! Now that you are unwilling to surrender, I will cut you to death by the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute to the people and soldiers of our Ming Dynasty."

After hearing Li Xiao's order, Yue Tuo smiled again and said, "Okay, I didn't expect that my Yue Tuo would die in Jinan City for a lifetime. I died at the hands of your brother-in-law, Lord Li. It's also a matter of death."

"Then do you have any words to explain?" Li Xiao pondered for a moment.

Yue Tuo shook his head and sighed, "I, Yue Tuo, fought for my whole life and died in my hands. I really don't know how many soldiers and people there are. Now I'm being cut alive here, it's a good death! I don't know if I can redeem my sins in this life with my life. But..."

"But what?"

Yue Tuo raised his head, looked at Li Xiao with complicated eyes, and then said softly: "But I hope, Lord Li, you can treat my wife and sister Zhuo Naxi well. In addition, if Lord Li conquered Shengjing City in the future and could save my family's lives, even if Yue Tuo died, he would not have any complaints."

Li Xiao looked straight into Yue Tuo's blood-filled eyes, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Yes! I promise you. Zhuo Naxi, I will love her very much. If our army defeats Chenyang in the future, it can also save your family's life."

Yue Tuo knocked his head heavily on the floor and said tremblingly: "Okay! Then Yue Tuo asks Duke Tang!"

Li Xiao nodded slightly, glanced at Yue Tuo who was kneeling on the ground, and said loudly: "Take Yue Tuo down, and after dawn, you will cut the lingchi alive in the square in the city to sacrifice to our dead soldiers and civilians in the Ming Dynasty. All the soldiers and civilians in the city will come to the square to watch together."

"Get orders!"

Several soldiers grabbed Yue Tuo's ragged clothes and dragged them out of the room.

"Mr. Li, Master Li is merciful!"

Shortly after Yue Tuo was taken down, a loud howling sound came from outside the room.

Li Xiao's face changed. He knew that this was E Bilun's voice.

Soon, Ebilun quickly broke into the room, then knelt down and cried to Li Xiao and begged: "Mr. Li, I am brave. Please spare Yue Tuo when he saw Yue Tuo save me and Xi!"

Li Xiao was speechless, his face was as gloomy as iron.

Seeing Li Xiao's expression, Ebilun guessed that Li Xiao could no longer be moved, so he cried again and begged: "Mr. Li, although this guy has many evil deeds, you can't let him go easily. But please see if this person has released me and Zhuo Naxi Tuming privately. Please reward Yue Tuming for a happy ending. It can be considered as a reward for his old gratitude."

After hearing E Bilun crying like this, Li Xiao slowly raised his head and stood outside the window at the vast night sky. Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang next to him also had complicated expressions.

After a long time, Li Xiao stood silently outside the window and finally nodded slowly.

"Well, since you are pleading like this, I will give you a favor again. Change the alive cut to beheading."

After hearing Li Xiao's statement, Ebilun showed gratitude on his face. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Since Lord Li agreed to the request of Beizheng, can the execution of tomorrow be the general of the general? After all, both Mozheng and him are descendants of the Aisin Gioro family and have received his favor, so let me send him a trip in person."

Li Xiao stared at Ebilun's sad face for a long time, and finally nodded again.

"Okay, I agree."

"Thank you, Duke Tang!" E Bilun's head suddenly hit the ground.
Chapter completed!