Destiny: As soon as I became the emperor, I was purged

Chapter 84: There is no winner in this battle

The war is over.

The battlefield was a mess.

There were corpses piled up like mountains and blood all over the ground.

Chang Yu looked very cold.

Looking at the tragic battlefield, although the rebels were defeated, he did not feel happy at all.

What's there to be happy about?

The blood and bones on the battlefield belong to the people of Daxia.

The internal strife of the self.

It almost evolved into the Eight Kings Rebellion of the Jin Dynasty.

Fortunately, it’s not out of control.

Otherwise, they are all sinners of Daxia and would be sorry to Emperor Taizu.

"We won this battle!"

A founding marquis, covered in blood, staggered over and let out a long sigh.

"There are no winners in this battle, only losers, and the happiest ones are our enemies."

Chang Yu said.

Everyone was silent.

Know what Duke Chang meant.

This battle was so tragic.

A duke died.

Prince Ning, who was at the ninth level of the heaven, died.

The dozen or so founding marquises who stood beside Prince Ning were either killed or suppressed, but in the end they could not escape death.

Even more powerful people like the Earl, General, and Tongtian died.

And a large number of Daxia's elite troops died on the battlefield.

It seemed that the imperial court had won the battle against the rebellion, but it was Daxia's own strength that was wasted.

After the death of the crown prince and Taizu, Daxia lost its two most powerful forces.

In addition, some strong men also died in the decisive battle when the imperial court was suppressing the rebellion.

There is also chaos in the three realms, and strong people are bound to fall.

But since he had committed treason, there was a reason why he had to die.

This is something that cannot be forgiven.

Wang Jian was optimistic and said, "Although there is civil unrest and we have lost a lot of strength, your majesty's imperial power is now stable and there is no second-rate in the country. Although the four borders are in chaos and the strong have been killed, they still did not break through our Great Xia when we were at our weakest. As long as we recuperate and recover our strength, we can destroy them one by one."

“The hardest time is over.”

"General Wang is right, the Great Xia Empire is not in chaos yet!"

Chang Yu's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Everyone, although the crisis in the north has been resolved, there are still three regions where war is spreading. From what I know about them, the south should be fine, but the east and west must be in danger. We need to rush to help."

"Wang Ben and I will go to the western border to resolve the crisis in Beiliang Prefecture."

Wang Jian volunteered to fight.

"I will personally go to the battle of the East China Sea."

Yue Fei said.

"Mobilize some of the combat-capable soldiers to follow you to the East China Sea and the Western Border. Right now, I will lead some people to Ningzhou and take control of it."

"The focus now is to stabilize the situation first, then we can plan for other things."

Chang Yu said.

Several main generals, make good deployment.

Those who are seriously injured will not go to support, but follow Chang Yu.

With the help of the teleportation arrays arranged in each palace, rapid movement can be achieved.

The army was divided into several groups and marched quickly.

No matter what happens next, we must first stabilize the country before we can slowly make plans.

"Enter Ningzhou Prefecture!"

Chang Yu shouted.

Ningzhou Prefecture is the capital of Ningzhou.

It was once the capital of Beiyuan.

Although it is located on the frontier of the empire, it is also prosperous.

The main forces of the rebels were all wiped out.

Ningzhou Prefecture naturally had no defenses.

"Ningzhou Prefecture!"

When Chang Yu arrived outside Ningzhou Prefecture, he looked at the towering city and felt deeply moved.

That year, he and Duke Xu led the army to the north, broke into the capital of Beiyuan, and ended the foreign rule in China.

When returning with a great victory.

Emperor Taizu personally went out of the capital to welcome them and held a celebratory banquet for them.

Afterwards, he and Duke Xu used Ningzhou as their rear base and repeatedly invaded the northern grasslands to annihilate the various Hu tribes.

Think about how happy it was back then. But things are different now.

Everything has changed.

There are still a few of the old brothers left.

And Prince Ning also paid the price of his life for his imperial ambition.

Chang Yu looked at Ningzhou City for a long time, shook his head, and then ordered the army to enter the city.

Although he is old, he still has more important things to do, and he should fight for Daxia until the last moment of his life.

The empire he had built with great difficulty must not be destroyed by others, not only for his grandson, but also for his own lifelong efforts.

When we entered Ningzhou City, we saw that the city was in great chaos.

The news of the defeat at the front and the death of Prince Ning has already spread.

Most of the families and relatives of those important figures in Prince Ning’s army were concentrated in Ningzhou City. They also knew that they had committed heinous crimes and there was absolutely no way they could survive.

"Ordinary people must not be violated. Capture the clansmen of important figures in the rebel army and bring them back to the capital for trial."

Chang Yu gave the order.

The crime of treason is punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan.

This is an iron rule.

No emperor could tolerate this.

"As ordered!"

Many soldiers immediately carried out the order.

Chang Yu, with some of his personal soldiers, went straight into Prince Ning's mansion.

"Duke, there's a fire in Prince Ning's mansion!"

A personal soldier reported.

At Prince Ning's mansion, flames were burning high into the sky, lighting up the entire sky red.

"Fire!"

Chang Yu frowned.

When he arrived at Prince Ning's Mansion, he saw a bloody scene inside.

All the servants and personal soldiers of Prince Ning's mansion died.

"Princess Ning, Prince Ning!"

Chang Yu came to the main hall of the palace again.

What I saw were several corpses.

A woman dressed in princess clothes.

Several princes.

"Duke, Princess Ning and Prince Ning are both dead."

The personal soldier whispered.

"It's okay to die, they are quite stubborn. Knowing that Prince Ning was defeated, they will not be able to survive. Even if Your Majesty doesn't want to kill them for the sake of the royal family's reputation, they will be imprisoned to death, which is worse than death. If they die directly and follow Prince Ning, they will suffer less pain and also preserve the royal family's last face."

Chang Yu said.

His expression remained calm.

This is the price of rebellion.

Prince Ning had talked to Princess Ning about this long before the decisive battle.

If he died, they would not live.

Princess Ning is a strong-willed woman. Since she is his woman, she will follow him if he dies.

"After all, they are members of the royal family. They buried the bodies of Princess Ning and the Crown Prince."

Chang Yu said.

His current task is to stay in Ningzhou and guard against possible attacks from the Hu people.

Moreover, the three northern states have not been completely taken over, and there are still some remnants of the rebels active. We must kill the main figures of these rebels and capture their clansmen.

Powerful men from all walks of life quickly entered the capitals of the three states.

News kept coming in.

A large number of remnant rebels were killed or captured.

The main force has been destroyed, so there is naturally no chance of resistance.

Prince Ning seized eighteen states and controlled dozens of vassal kings.

Among these princes, some were forcibly controlled by Prince Ning, while others were willing to work for Prince Ning and were the remnants of the rebels.

"Prince Liao and Prince Su committed suicide. They knew Prince Ning was defeated, and they took the initiative to serve Prince Ning. Your Majesty will not let them go. Rather than being captured, it would be better for them to commit suicide."

Chang Yu looked cold.

He knew why King Liao and King Su were loyal to King Ning.

They knew that they could not become emperors, but were not satisfied with their fiefdoms, so they hit it off with Prince Ning.

Let Prince Ning be the emperor and move their fiefdoms to a more prosperous place.

Even if these two princes committed suicide, their direct bloodline would be difficult to preserve, and their royal titles would be removed, and any benefits belonging to their lineage would be taken back.

"The civil unrest has been quelled. Although Daxia is also weak, many generals such as Yue Fei, Wang Jian, and Wang Ben have already provided support. We should be able to stabilize the border. The capital should have received the news as well."

Chang Yu said.

(End of this chapter)