Bai Tao took the order and quickly left the city with a team of elite cavalry to pursue him.
Yecheng ordered the entire army to clear out the remaining enemies, blockade the palace, and strictly prohibited plundering the people.
He knew very well that although he won this battle, if he could not establish his authority with benevolence and righteousness, he would be no different from An Qing and others.
When the time comes, let’s not talk about whether we can kill An Qing.
Afraid that they themselves would be killed first at the hands of the angry people of Rongguo.
The night gradually faded, and the sound of fighting in Shepherd City also gradually stopped.
h An Ning Zhou came to Ye Cheng's side and looked at him with stern eyes, "Brother Ye Cheng, Rongguo has been destroyed, but the north is safe."
h Ye Cheng looked at the charred houses outside the palace and sighed, "Yeah...it's just the people of Rongguo, how many people are left now?"
This question made An Ning choked for a moment. In these days, she didn't see a single person fleeing out of the city.
I think it’s because today’s Rongguo has nowhere to go except the Shepherd City where the royal family sings and dances day and night, right?
"Brother Ye Cheng, maybe there are no living people in Rongguo... We fought all night last night, but we didn't see a single citizen."
Ye Cheng sighed, "What a crime... This is a case of unequal status. The consequences of cooperating with the demon clan. "
At this moment, a scout flew over and knelt down to report, "General, the Yuan Kingdom to the west of the Rong Kingdom suddenly sent troops, claiming to join forces with us and divide the Rong Kingdom equally. The envoys sent by the Yuan Kingdom are already outside Muyang City."
Ye Cheng smiled, "We have finished conquering Muyang City, now we are going to divide the land equally? This Yuan Lie is really good at calculating."
Yuan Lie, the king of the Yuan Kingdom, before Ye Cheng entered the Demon Locking Tower, he had many dealings with his men.
Yuan soldiers are not afraid of death and are indeed difficult to deal with. What's more, Yecheng's troops in the north are all newly reorganized border troops from militia groups with poor combat capabilities.
The only demon-suppressing guards with some ability are Xiao Tian's direct descendants. Even now, Ye Cheng and An Ning dare not use them.
As for cultivators... they cannot take action against those who have no cultivation level. If they do, they will be punished by God.
As a result, the situation becomes awkward.
"Brother Ye Cheng, Yuan Lie, the monarch of the Yuan Kingdom, is greedy for profit and unjust. We cannot cooperate with him. He saw the destruction of the Rong Kingdom and wanted to take advantage of it to get a share of the pie."
Hearing An Ning's decisive words, Ye Cheng shrugged helplessly, "I think the same as you, but... the problem now is that our troops on the northern border cannot defeat the Yuan Kingdom's cavalry. Ah."
"Brother Ye Cheng, how can you think that we can't defeat them?"
"The Yuan army is a warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles. Even if my Feilong Guard fights these people, there is no 100% chance of winning."
"What's more, what we have at hand now are all militia groups that Xiao Tian forcibly collected."
“Brother Yecheng, do you remember what Lu Meng said?”
Ye Cheng shook his head, "If you want to say what Lu Bu said, then I remember..."
After all, Ye Cheng had a subordinate who happened to have the same name as Lu Bu.
「士别三日当刮目相待啊，叶尘哥哥，王肃将军等人麾下的部队，如今已经脱胎换股。
绝对可以与大元铁骑一战。」
叶城点了点头，「既然如此，那就Let’s meet the envoy first and see what the other side is asking for.
If the lion opens his mouth, then we will fight. If the request is reasonable, peaceful coexistence is not impossible. 」
Today, Ye Cheng is surrounded by enemies, and he does not want to have another strong enemy before An Qing is destroyed.
"Okay." An Ning looked at the scout who reported the message, "Go and tell the messenger, we are waiting for him at the Rongguo Palace."
"In addition, tell the generals to rest for three days, repair the city walls, appease the people, and collect the soldiers. At the same time, send agents to sneak into the border of the Yuan Kingdom to investigate the details of the Yuan Kingdom."
"Yes!" The scout followed the order.
An Ning looked at Ye Cheng again, "Brother Ye Cheng, there is one more thing. Do you...really want to grant Bai Tao the throne?"
"Of course, you have to keep your word. But. , his fiefdom is in Nan'an, Yongzhou, and his title should be King of Nan'an. "
"As for his subordinates, I have another reward. In short, all his subordinates will no longer be under his jurisdiction."
Let a Rongguo general become the king of the land of Zhou. This move is indeed cruel.
Bai Tao's roots are all in Rongguo. For him, the best outcome is to stay in Rongguo and dominate.
However, Ye Cheng's arrangement can be regarded as completely cutting off his thoughts and making him a polished commander.
Even he, the king, had to be held hostage by the local governor in Nan'an.
Furthermore, Bai Tao couldn't say anything. He had to thank Ye Cheng for letting him be crowned king with a different surname.
After all, Ye Cheng kept his word.
Thinking of this, An Ning suddenly realized, "Brother Ye Cheng, this move of yours is really cruel."
Ye Cheng said lightly, "He is a subordinated general after all. I can't entrust him with important tasks as soon as he comes up."
"I understand, brother Yecheng."
As he said that, the envoy from the Yuan Kingdom came.
The face of the envoy from the Yuan Kingdom was full of awe, without any trace of arrogance.
It was the first time for Ye Chengdu to see the Yuan envoy with this look on his face.
You must know that in the past, those envoys from the Yuan Kingdom were so arrogant that their noses could reach the sky.
"Your Majesty, please take a seat."
"Don't dare, General."
What Ye Cheng didn't know was that this envoy was really scared.
As he walked along the way just now, all he saw and heard were banners and hunting, and the army was majestic.
这使者一路行来，早已被吓得心惊胆战，哪里还有胆子在叶城面前就坐？
He hurriedly said, "Li Chengyan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Yuan Dynasty, has been ordered by our lord to congratulate the great Zhou Dynasty for the peace and stability of Rongguo. I hope that the two countries will forever form an alliance, trade with each other, and jointly fight against foreign aggression."
He sat on the throne and looked at the envoy with doubts. "Is it over?"
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"Didn't you say that you want to share Dayong's land equally with us?"
The messenger's face froze, "What's the matter? I, Dayuan, like peace very much and don't like war."
The credibility of this is the same as An Ning's dislike of Ye Cheng and Xiao Tian.
"This is quite new. Ten years ago, General, I have never seen your country love peace so much, right?"
Hearing Ye Cheng's words, Li Chengyan's face became even stiffer... "The general was joking, it was all ten years ago, and my lord has already repented."
"I have been specially ordered to bring one million taels of gold, ten thousand good horses, and one hundred thousand cattle and sheep, to present to the general."
Ye Cheng heard this and shook his head, "The Yuan Kingdom and I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, are at odds with each other. "Very deep, although I bought a lot of chariots and horses from your country some time ago, that doesn't change anything. Now I have no favor with your country, so how can I afford such a heavy gift? Please take it back and let your monarch use it for yourself."
"General, this..." Li Chengyan seemed to have a thousand words to say.
However, when the words came to his lips, Ye Cheng retorted them all, "If your country really wants to make peace, then I won't be polite to your envoy. I have three conditions."
"First, return the border towns that have invaded our Da Zhou for the past twenty years, and promise never to invade the border."
"Second, open all border crossings, allow our Da Zhou caravans to pass freely, and reduce tariffs by half."
"Third, send troops to assist the puppet dynasty that I promised An Qing."
Li Chengyan hurriedly handed over, then stood up and left.
Half a day later, Li Chengyan brought Yuan Lie's credentials.
"General, my king has agreed to all your conditions."
Ye Cheng looked at Li Chengyan in surprise. He knew Yuan Lie's temper very well. This condition was a great shame and humiliation for him.
He actually agreed?
"Your Majesty, I would like to take the liberty to ask, is the monarch of your country still a Yuan Lie?"
"That's right, General." Li Chengyan looked at Ye Cheng in confusion. He didn't understand why Ye Cheng asked this.