Volume 10, Chapter 744

Tang Yin bent down, grabbed the An general's neck and lifted him up. As his mind turned, the dark fire was born, and with a whoosh, the black flame instantly spread to An general's body.

The An general screamed, kicked his legs in the air a few times, and then gradually stopped struggling. The whole person looked as if his spirit had been blown dry. His skin was ashen, and even his pupils turned gray and black. A lot of mist was emitted from his body, and then it was sucked up by Tang Yin without a trace.

He raised his head and exhaled a turbid breath, then threw away the corpse in his hand like throwing away a rag doll, snorted coldly, and sneered: "Don't know how to live or die, don't know your own strength, and so on, it's not a pity to die!"

Tang Yin sucked An general with the dark fire. The An State ministers present had never seen such a horrible scene. People looked at Tang Yin as if they wanted to see a monster. Their bodies trembled, their calves cramped, and the clothes on their backs were soaked with sweat.

"Everyone, stop joking about your own lives. I'll ask you one last time, are you standing on the left or the right?"

This time, as soon as he finished speaking, a large group of civil officials ran to the opposite side of the military generals' queue, standing with their heads down, staring at their toes, not daring to look at Tang Yin or anyone else.

"Well, is this right? In fact, it's not that difficult to choose whether to stand on the left or the right!"

Tang Yin's tiger eyes were curved with a smile. While speaking, he slowly turned around and looked to the right. Seeing that there were still a few civil officials who didn't move, he smiled and asked, "What? Are you determined to go against the emperor and the king to the end?"

Among the remaining civil officials, the highest-ranking one was the Imperial Censor Zeng Sheng. He didn't look at Tang Yin, but said quietly, "We are naturally loyal to the emperor, but we are ashamed to associate with the wind man!"

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, raised his hand and pointed at Zeng Sheng, saying, "Sign up!"

"An Guo, Imperial Censor Zeng Sheng!" Zeng Sheng raised his head and met Tang Yin's eyes without fear.

Oh? Imperial Censor! Tang Yin frowned secretly. Anguo's general Yuchi Yu was captured by Qi Heng in front of the two armies and died in his own camp. Anguo's right prime minister Wu Sicong had just been thrown into the oil pan, and the left prime minister Gao Zhen also hit his head and died. Now Anguo's first-rank minister Zeng Sheng is the only one left. If this man is killed again, I'm afraid it will be difficult for his side to appease the An people. Thinking of this, he smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "Mr. Zeng, the annexation of Anguo to Fengguo is a foregone conclusion. In the future, Andi will also be governed by Feng people. However, Mr. Zeng should know in his heart that Feng people are not good at governing the country. In the future, when they govern Andi, I don't know how many people in Andi will be harmed. I think Mr. Zeng doesn't want the people of Andi to suffer, right?"

"What does King Feng mean by this?" Zeng Sheng stared at Tang Yin, not quite understanding what he meant.

"What I mean is that it is most appropriate for Andi to be governed by Anren himself, and now, the only one who can take on this important task is Lord Zeng. What do you think?"

Hearing Tang Yin's words, the Anguo ministers present were all moved. From a selfish point of view, they also hoped that Andi would be governed by Anren. In this way, they would not be dismissed from office, and they could continue to receive salaries and continue to serve as officials in the court.

People looked at Zeng Sheng eagerly, hoping that he would agree to Tang Yin. Whether in public or private, it would be a blessing in disguise to be able to govern Andi by Anren.

Zeng Sheng was of course aware of the interests involved, but he was not sure what Tang Yin's real purpose was. Did he really want to use Anren to govern Andi, or did he intend to use this as a cover for transition, and then kick Anren away when Andi was stable in the future.

As if seeing his concerns, Tang Yin said solemnly: "If you and the An people can govern An well, and all industries are prosperous and thriving, this king will of course continue to use you An people. On the contrary, this king will not keep useless trash. Lord Zeng, what do you think?"

Zeng Sheng did not reply immediately. He lowered his head and pondered for a long time. Finally, he took a deep breath and still did not say a word, but he slowly walked to the ministers on the left.

Seeing Zeng Sheng compromise, the ministers on the left all breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, the remaining ministers on the right also lost the courage to continue to insist. Following Zeng Sheng, they also stood on the left.

Tang Yin clapped his hands and laughed, saying: "Isn't that right? Cooperating with this king is good for everyone. If you go against this king, you will only suffer!"

"Yes..." Several ministers who were relieved still responded to Tang Yin's words in a flattering way, but subconsciously looking at Zeng Sheng with a gloomy face, they swallowed the following compliments.

Zeng Sheng cleared his throat and asked, "Your Highness Feng Wang, do you really mean what you said just now about letting the An people govern Andi?"

"Of course." Tang Yin answered straightforwardly.

"Then I wonder which An people will be in charge of Andi?"

"Of course it's you, Lord Zeng." Tang Yin didn't even think about it.

"In that case, I have an unwelcome request. I hope Your Highness Feng Wang can forgive the families of the left and right prime ministers." Zeng Sheng bowed and said, "There have been enough dead souls in the Feng-An dispute until today. Please show mercy, Your Highness Feng Wang!"

Zeng Sheng didn't know if he had the ability to protect the families of Wu Sicong and Gao Zhen, but at this point, he could only do his best.

Tang Yin looked at Zeng Sheng with a faint light in his eyes. This man was very good at hitting the snake while the stick was sticking, and he actually used his words to turn the tables on him.

He stared at Zeng Sheng for a moment, then smiled, nodded and said: "Since it is Lord Zeng who is begging for mercy, I will not punish their families any more severely. However, the death penalty can be spared, but the living crime cannot be forgiven. The families of Wu Sicong and Gao Zhen will be sent to the border of Huandi as slaves."

Zeng Sheng's heart trembled. The border of Huandi was adjacent to the barbarian country, and there were wars for many years. The hardship of being a slave at the border can be imagined.

But he also knew in his heart that Tang Yin was willing to do this, which was a great honor for him. If he continued to beg, it would be counterproductive.

He bowed and said, "Thank you, Fengwangdian Tang Yin, for forcing the ministers of Anguo to express their opinions in the palace, which resulted in the death of the left and right prime ministers of Anguo. However, Zeng Sheng was finally subdued, which was considered a gain.

Afterwards, Tang Yin appointed Zeng Sheng as the chief inspector of Andi in court, and also assigned him two deputy envoys, both of whom were Fengren. They were said to assist Zeng Sheng, but in fact they exercised the power of supervision.

As for the other ministers of Anguo, they also had official positions. Although they were much lower than their official positions in Anguo, their specific powers and salaries were not much different.

As for governing the country and the local areas, Tang Yin had less and less confidence in the old Fengren. He thought that using Anren to govern Andi and assigning old Fengren to exercise the power of supervision was the most practical and feasible way at present.

Of course, doing so would also leave a big hidden danger, that is, these former ministers were very It is easy to shelter and condone local resistance forces and support them in confronting Fengguo. However, the situation in Anguo is special. An people like to be comfortable by nature and have a weak sense of the country. There is almost no resistance in the counties occupied by Fengguo. This is also the main reason why Tang Yin can let An people govern Andi.

After capturing Yuzhen, Fengjun did not rush to the south to capture the rest of the counties in Andi, but took a big rest in Yuzhen, replenishing new soldiers, food and armaments.

Yuzhen was a rare large town at that time. Its scale and prosperity were better than Zhenjiang, and even surpassed Jiren, the capital of Chuanguo, and second only to the imperial capital Shangjing.

Tang Yin settled down in Yuzhen and liked it more and more. He had the idea of ​​moving the capital in his mind, but Fengguo had just moved its capital to Zhenjiang. If it moved the capital to Yuzhen now, it would be a waste of money and manpower, and Fengguo’s national strength would also be reduced. He couldn't support it, so he could only think about it in his mind. It was not realistic to actually do it. In addition, Anguo was adjacent to Shangjing. After Fengguo completely annexed Anguo, the next target would naturally be Shangjing. Even if the capital was to be moved, it had to be moved to Shangjing.

When he thought about taking Shangjing, the capital of the empire, Tang Yin's blood, which was full of warlike factors, began to boil again. Of course, Shangjing was still firmly controlled by Chuanguo. To occupy Shangjing was like declaring war on Chuanguo. Fengguo could not do this in a short time.

The Feng army rested in Yuzhen for a month. During this month, the Anguo court began to operate again, but now the court's loyalty had changed to Tang Yin.

Zeng Sheng, who was appointed as the chief inspector of Andi, was in charge of all affairs of Andi. Two Fengren deputy envoys arrived one after another. The first two were Wen Hao and Tang Yu, both of whom were from the old Feng people and were also among Tang Yin's most trusted ministers.

Tang Yin's policy of using An people to govern Andi was very successful. During this period, there was no chaos in Yuzhen. Soon after being occupied by Fengjun, it returned to normal. At least in the Anren's opinion, life was still the same as before, and there was no change because of the annexation of Fengguo.

A month later, the Fengjun, which had been fully rested, began to march southward. The Pingyuan Army, the Tianying Army, the Ninth Army, and the New Army successively left Yuzhen and divided into four routes to attack the counties of Andi south of Yuzhen.

Tang Yin and his direct army stayed in Yuzhen. In Tang Yin's view, the next war would become very easy. After all, Anguo had perished and the king had "died". The defenders in various places could no longer have a tenacious fighting spirit. His army could conquer them in a moment.

In fact, this was indeed the case. Even the court had surrendered to Fengguo. How could the local government and the local army go to the mantis to stop the chariot and resist the Fengjun alone?

In less than a month, the four armies of Feng State have successively occupied the five counties of Yihe, Gaoji, Xiaguan, Liuyang, and Baijin. So far, sixteen of the nineteen counties of An State have been controlled by Feng State, and only Zhuyang, Hengshui, and Chuankou have not been occupied yet.

Among these three counties, Zhuyang is adjacent to Shangjing, Hengshui is adjacent to Chuanzhen, and Chuankou is adjacent to the mainland of Chuan State, all of which are sensitive areas.