Chapter 625 The Day when the Army Returns to the City!

Inside the Goguryeo Palace.

At this time, the leader of Goguryeo was drinking and having fun in a spacious wooden house.

There are courtiers on both sides, a dancing girl in the middle, and attendants around.

This was originally a place for going to court, but after he reoccupied it, it became a place for fun.

Anyway, with the Qin army in charge outside, there won't be any problems.

Moreover, the Qin army never treated him harshly. It can be said that he responded to his requests and had a certain degree of freedom.

After all, in terms of enjoyment, his current life is actually much better than before.

Therefore, although he lost his power, he even felt a little grateful to Qin Jun in his heart.

After all, which captured king could be treated like this?

The leader of Goguryeo raised his wine glass and said loudly,

"Come on, everyone, let's have a drink together!"

Most of the courtiers below raised their glasses to drink together, but only a small number of people looked at the scene in front of them with ugly expressions.

Goguryeo still needs to be governed by people. Although it controls the highest level, the Qin army cannot go down to hunt down those Goguryeo people on its own.

Troublesome and inefficient.

We still have to use these original ministers.

These people know how to search more efficiently.

After finishing the drink, the leader of Goguryeo was about to raise his glass again. At this time, a middle-aged minister stood up and said with some admonishment,

"Master, after you come back, you will drink all day long, and you still have to deal with more government affairs."

The leader of Goguryeo frowned and replied,

"Isn't the Qin army helping to handle this government affairs? You just execute it directly."

A trace of sadness flashed in the middle-aged minister's eyes and he said,

"Lord of the country! If things continue like this, the country will no longer be a country! Your position as the country's leader is just in name only!"

"Goguryeo is our country. The Qin army said it was helping us. Now that the world has stabilized, why don't they leave?"

"If the Qin army invades our country, as long as the leader of the country raises his arms, we will definitely obey him to the death!"

Hearing this, the face of the Goguryeo ruler suddenly froze, and the whole room fell silent for an instant.

The dancers looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

A young attendant at the entrance of the palace left here directly.

The other courtiers also looked slightly sideways, with complicated expressions.

They are all high-level officials of Goguryeo. In fact, they all know the current situation very well, but no one mentions it.

Because now the entire royal city is under the control of the Qin army.

Although they can meet with the king and then carry out the orders of the Qin army.

They all look quite free.

But if they say that there are no spies of the Qin army in the palace, they will not believe it.

This person dared to remonstrate like this, and he didn't know how Qin Jun would deal with it.

Loyalists are not that nice.

The leader of Goguryeo's face turned red at this time. Didn't he know what was going on?

Of course he knows!

He signed the contract himself.

But he can, does he dare to resist?

His own army of tens of thousands was defeated by the Qin army's less than 20,000 troops.

He still can't forget that deafening, thunder-like explosion!

You know, the sheep herders on the grasslands today are all Goguryeo men!

So, what is he resisting?

He knew there was no hope, so he chose to surrender completely.

But this minister's words turned him into a foolish king.

He couldn't refute it yet.

He opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside. Everyone looked over and saw Xiao Liu walking in with a group of Qin soldiers.

Everyone quickly stood up to greet them, and the leader of Goguryeo also forced a smile and said,

"General Six, why do you have time to come here today?"

Xiao Liu glanced at the leader of Goguryeo at this time and said,

"This general heard that someone is inciting the country's leader to cause trouble."

Hearing this, everyone's hearts sank, and a trace of horror flashed in their eyes.

They didn't expect that the other party would actually know about what just happened?

The leader of Goguryeo stammered at this time,

"Six...General Six has misunderstood. This...we were just drinking and having fun. Maybe we drank a few more drinks and talked nonsense."

"My lord is extremely loyal to Great Qin."

Although he didn't like the other party, the leader of Goguryeo knew that he still had to protect this kind of minister.

Xiao Liu laughed and said,

"That's not what I heard, General. Please don't lie to me, Lord, otherwise..."

Before Xiao Liu finished his threatening words, the middle-aged courtier from before stood up, pointed at Xiao Liu and scolded,

"Bold! You are just a young general of the Qin army! How dare you be so rude to the king!"

Seeing this scene, everyone gasped.

The face of the leader of Goguryeo also turned pale instantly.

Xiaoliu no longer looked at the leader of Goguryeo at this time, and said to the middle-aged minister,

"It seems that my people are right."

"Some people really have a disobedient heart."

When the middle-aged minister heard this, he became furious and said,

"This is Goguryeo! You are the minister, and you are also the minister of Qin!"

"You are the disobedient one!"

Faced with the scolding of the middle-aged minister, Xiao Liu did not show any anger, but smiled and said,

"There are really some people who are not afraid of death."

When he invaded the royal city, he naturally killed a group of people, and most of those left behind belonged to the King of Goguryeo.

But I didn't expect that there seemed to be loyal ministers serving the country and the people.

Facing Xiaoliu's threat, the middle-aged minister did not flinch at all and said,

"Since I dare to stand up, I'm not afraid of death!"

"Just kill me!"

"As long as you can put a head on my neck, let the people of Goguryeo know that you are the real enemy!"

"What's the point of dying?!"

After hearing the impassioned speeches of the middle-aged courtiers, many Goguryeo courtiers showed a trace of shame on their faces.

Everyone is also a minister of Goguryeo.

To be honest, who doesn’t want to save the country from danger?

But in the face of reality, how many of us dare to stand up?

Therefore, seeing the actions of the middle-aged minister, they also felt a sense of guilt in their hearts.

After the middle-aged minister died, this guilt turned into seeds.

In the right time, these seeds will take root and sprout.

This is also the purpose of middle-aged ministers. How can a dynasty not have a few loyal ministers who are willing to die?

Even the leader of Goguryeo had a flash of resentment in his eyes.

The mood in the room also became a little solemn, heavy and sad. Even the dancing girl, who had the least status, looked at Qin Jun differently.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Liu didn't panic at all.

Because of this kind of thing, His Royal Highness has long expected it.

And I have already given him a way to deal with it!

Under everyone's doubtful gazes, Xiao Liu slowly took out a piece of cloth with words written on it from his arms.

Then he said to the middle-aged minister,

"What's your name?"

"Humph, I am exactly..."

"Oh, I remembered! Wait, I found it!"

At this time, Xiao Liu pointed to a place on the cloth and said,

"Your family lives in the second house in Xicheng. There is an old father, a wife, two concubines, and four children at home."

"Well, there are sixteen servants." Gu

"Tsk, you are really honest."

When the middle-aged minister heard Xiao Liu's compliments, his face changed slightly and he said,

"what you up to!"

He didn't expect that the other party actually understood his situation so well!

Others also had a look of fear in their eyes at this time!

Xiao Liu ignored the other party, but shook his head and continued,

"It's a pity that he is a hypocrite."

"Although the city is clean, there are two houses outside the city and many servants."

"Let me see, tsk tsk tsk. Last month, two servants were beaten to death in your house outside the city."

"Last month, you even maliciously occupied a farmer's land and forced the owner to death, leaving only a woman and child. Is this true?"

The middle-aged minister was already a little panicked at this time, but he still managed to say,

"That's nonsense!"

Xiao Liu smiled at this time and said,

"Wouldn't it be clear after we examine it that it's all nonsense?"

"Tomorrow, this general will put you on trial in front of the people of the royal city!"

"When the witnesses and material evidence are available, it will be up to you whether you plead guilty or not!"

At this time, Xiao Liu looked around at the courtiers around him. After everyone lowered their heads, he said fiercely,

"Once convicted, you will be sentenced to death!"

"All property is confiscated, women are imprisoned in technical courts, and men are exiled! They will never be able to stand up again!"

"Someone, take it!"

Two Qin soldiers stepped forward, captured the limp middle-aged minister, and then dragged him down. .

Watching the middle-aged minister who was destined to be ruined was dragged away.

The sad, angry and generous atmosphere in the room just disappeared without a trace.

None of the ministers dared to look at Xiao Liu, and even the dancers in the room looked shocked. They did not expect this loyal minister who looked upright.

It turns out to be so unbearable!

In fact, in the eyes of the ministers, middle-aged ministers did these things.

But these are just normal methods. Which aristocratic landowner has never done this kind of thing?

Just a few untouchables and slaves died.

Of course, once these things are exposed in front of the people, it will definitely be a disaster.

Normally, this kind of thing would not be exposed. Who would support these base names?

But now, the Qin army is coming.

Seeing everyone lower their heads again, a sneer appeared on the corner of Xiao Liu's mouth.

Spying on intelligence is within the scope of the Black Ice Guard's responsibilities.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince formulated these checks and balances based on this characteristic.

I didn't expect to use it so soon.

Next time, when someone wants to accuse the Qin army, they must consider whether their name is on that piece of cloth!

In today's world, which aristocratic landowner dares to say that he is clean?

The whole room fell into silence. After waiting for a while, Xiao Liu said,

"My lord, I came here today to find something to do with you."

The leader of Goguryeo responded quickly,

"General, if you need anything, just ask."

Xiao Liu replied,

"Our army has helped you protect you for so long. Do you have to pay for the military expenses, food and salary?"

The leader of Goguryeo smiled bitterly and said,

"Yes, yes, this is what it should be. It's my country's lord who was careless and forgot about this matter, yet he bothered you to remind me."

"Say how much you want, and I'll send it to you right away."

Xiaoliu said with a smile,

"Not much, just one hundred thousand taels of gold."

Upon hearing this number, the leader of Goguryeo and all his ministers couldn't help but tremble.

After the war, Goguryeo was also very exhausted. There were thirty thousand gold in the national treasury, which was accumulated in the past few months.

One hundred thousand taels, how is that possible?

The leader of Goguryeo said in a trembling voice,

"General, our country is weak, but we don't have..."

But before the other party could finish what he said, Xiaoliu interrupted him and said,

"My general doesn't care about this. No matter what method you use, as long as the military expenses are paid, the supplies can be deducted."

"Of course, don't worry, your royal family will have a share of the profits from this."

The number Xiaoliu is not random. If you calculate it roughly, if you take out the entire Goguryeo, it should be about the same.

As for the other party's life and death, what does it have to do with him?

The prince has said it before, a half-dead neighbor is a good neighbor.

As for the share given to the royal family, it will indeed be given to the other party.

If you don't give it, the other party won't be able to take the blame.

A trace of despair flashed in the eyes of the Goguryeo leader, and he understood what the other party meant.

This is to let him plunder the entire Goguryeo.

In this way, all the bad reputation will fall on the Goguryeo government.

In the eyes of the people, the Qin army was a just man!

Even in the future, this matter can be used to attack the Goguryeo government!

Goguryeo will never recover!

Who would know that this order was actually given by the Qin Army?

Even if it is exposed one day, the Qin army can still say that he just asked for military expenses normally and did not let Goguryeo rob civilians!

However, even if he knew this, what could he do?

The leader of Goguryeo bent down at this time, then closed his eyes and said,

"Yes, General."

Xiao Liu then smiled and nodded and said,

"The king continues to drink. The general has something else to do, so he will leave first."

After saying that, he left here.

After the other party left, the leader of Goguryeo sat down dejectedly, raised his wine glass, and said dullly,

"Everyone, have another drink!"

"What are you doing standing still? Dance!"

Soon, the people in the house were like zombies, continuing to drink and have fun.

At this time, Xiao Liu had returned to his tent.

Although here, the discipline cannot be changed.

Just after I came back, a man walked in happily and shouted,

"General Xiaoliu! Send a message to the master's family quickly. There's good news!"

Xiaoliu looked up, smiled and said,

"Brother Hai, didn't you say you wanted to go on a long sea trip? Why are you back? Are there any other happy events?"

The person who came was none other than Brother Hai, and the one who went south was Yudan.

Brother Hai smiled and said at this time,

"I encountered wind and waves when I went out to sea, so I didn't make it. However, the wind and waves blew my boat to a big island. When I was repairing the boat, I discovered an open-pit silver mine! It's worth a lot of money! There are just a group of short people. people."

Xiao Liu's eyes lit up when he heard this and he said,

"You came just in time! The owner of the house is also short of money."

"I'll send the message right now!"

Soon, a cavalryman headed towards Xianyang with a letter.

A few days later, Xianyang City.

At this time, all the people in Xianyang City gathered on both sides of the street.

Even many people gathered on both sides of the road outside the city.

Most people looked extremely excited, while some looked sad.

Because there is a large army marching slowly outside the city.

Today is the day when His Highness the Crown Prince of Qin will return to the city with his anti-rebellion army!

(An An)