Nan Yu, the queen, fell silent. But her eyes told Tang Xian that she was not yet convinced.

But none of that matters now.

Although Nanyu surrendered, Tang Xian could not leave immediately.

He will stay here temporarily to carry out a purge of Nan Yu and some other matters.

Of course, Tang Xian had no experience with this kind of thing, and neither did the soldiers under his command. However, they had experience taking over cities from other countries.

Similar results, for Nan Yu, a new system needs to be established. All of this will take some time, sending letters to Li Chao's capital city and waiting for the Emperor Chengde's orders to arrive. Once things are done, then they can return.

Now that there's no more fighting, things are much easier. However, Tang Xian seems busier than when they were at war.

The jewels in Nanyue Palace were war spoils to be taken, and Tang Xian didn't mind that. But he also had to consider the feelings of his soldiers.

After winning a battle, they took nothing away, and their hearts were not at ease.

Moreover, the victor is king, and the vanquished is a bandit. This is the punishment that those who provoke war deserve.

"Come, I'll take you all to have a look." Tang Xian forgot there was a young man following him.

Although the young man's eyes occasionally flashed with hatred, Tang Xian had no intention of letting him go just like that.

Tang Haojing's existence was known to all the soldiers, even if he didn't speak of it. They couldn't contain the whispers, so he directly presented his case to Emperor Chengde, awaiting his judgment.

“I don’t want to go.” Tang Haojing said coldly.

"Then you just stay here, I'll take you." Tang Xian looked at Fu Jiu Jiu.

Fu Jiujiu was hesitating, but then Tang Haojing spoke, "Seventh Uncle, what you're doing by plundering the palace treasures is no different from a bandit."

Tang Xian knew that prejudice, once it existed, was very difficult to eliminate.

But he still wanted to explain, “People who do wrong things must pay a price, be punished. If the price is too low, they won't remember.”

Moreover, he had already petitioned the Emperor of Chengde, and even if his father disagreed, he decided to distribute these jewels among the people of Huacheng. After all, those people had been affected by the army of the Li Chao regime.

The rest, he will give to the families of those who have fallen in battle, as compensation.

If Nan Yu behaves himself from now on and stops rebelling, he will find a way to compensate the people here and let them live better lives than they do now.

After all, many of the common people are now living in misery.

Like the Northern Wasteland, Tang Xian would send over some artisans to teach them how to make crafts to earn money.

Qiuqiu said that there would be many places overseas that need what they have here, and that they could exchange it for money and goods at the time, and then distribute them to those in need.

In short, obedient children get candy.

Tang Xian had already been very kind to think of and do these things.

One cannot just pray, after going through countless hardships and sacrificing countless lives in a battle, to simply wave one's sleeves and leave empty-handed.

Then that's a lot of Virgin Mary?

Uncle Qi, have you admitted it?

Tang Xian's thoughts were interrupted, looking at the defiant young man, "Admit to what? Am I a bad person?"

He reached out to pat the boy on the shoulder, but the boy dodged his hand.

He resisted the touch of his enemy.

Tang Xian smiled, "True villains kill without blood. You'll see it later."

"Then… will our Queen die?"

Tang Xian knew that the young man was throwing out a brick to get jade. His words were just trying to elicit a result.

This child wasn't really at fault.

But I don't know how he will choose his future.

I don't know.

"You don't know that?" Tang Haojing was a little disappointed.

"Because I wouldn't kill her, but many people want to kill her, so I don't know either." Tang Xian said.

Let's go pick something out, something you like.

Fu Jiujiu nodded, it didn't matter whether the things were valuable or not, she wanted to see Nan Yu's treasure and wonder if it was as good as Li Chao's.

"I... thought about it, and I also want to go with you."

He wanted to see, these two people who destroyed his home, and see what they took from his house.

Tang Xi smiled and then followed him.

But soon after he stepped out, shouts came from outside.

Fu Jiujiu frowned, Tang Xian also looked over.

Upon seeing them, the stern-faced soldiers wielding whips hastily sheathed their weapons.

"What's wrong?" Tang Xian asked.

"Your Highness, this... he is clueless and incapable of doing anything properly." The man pointed at Nan Yu's soldiers and explained to Tang Xian, "Their Nan Yu soldiers are truly foolish and incompetent."

Tang Haojing's fist clenched tightly, his eyes burning with hatred as he stared at the man speaking.

"Now there is no distinction between Nan Yu's soldiers and Li Chao's soldiers anymore!" Fu Chi-Chi reminded in a low voice.

The soldier grunted and then smiled sheepishly, "Right, right, it's all ours from the Lian Dynasty. Nan Yu has already been destroyed by us."

He said this to please Fu Jiujiu and Tang Xian.

However, the result was not what he expected.

Tang Xian looked down at the soldier kneeling on the ground, being whipped. "Tell me, what happened?"

Nan Yu's soldiers avoided eye contact.

Tang Xian frowned. The man who had just been showing off kicked a soldier from Nan Yu's camp again, "Our prince is asking you something, are you mute?"

"Stop it!" Fu Jiaojiao shouted.

"Yes, my Lady,"

Fu Jiujiu took a deep breath and asked softly, "What just happened? Tell us, don't be afraid, we'll take care of it."

The soldier's eyes lit up, and he looked up. But as soon as he remembered they were the defeated side, he shook his head.

Tang Xian knew that Nanyu's people no longer trusted them.

"Go on, even if you're from Nan Yu's side, right now you are my soldier. Since you are my soldier, I treat everyone equally, regardless of where they come from. You are all fighting for the country, and whether you win or lose, both deserve respect."

The soldier looked up at Tang Xian, moved by his words. “Your Li Chao soldiers always bully us, don’t let us eat enough, make us do the hardest work, and humiliate us. We surrendered in Nan Yu, but I haven't lost. I'm willing to fight him.”

Fujujiao laughed, "This person is very individualistic. This kind of spirit is truly admirable." M..

"Okay, I'll make the call. Here's your chance."

"Really?" Nan Yu's soldier looked at Fu Jiujiu.

Of course, right, Tang Qi gege?

Tang Xian indulged with a nod, "Her words are more useful than mine."

"Go get them."

Nanyue's soldiers took up their weapons and fought the men who had just bullied him.

At the beginning, both sides were evenly matched, but soon, Nan Yu's soldiers gained the upper hand. He was indeed brave, and from his moves, he was also very intelligent.

Tang Haojing's lips curled into a slight upward smirk, and he said provocatively: "Uncle Qi, our Nan Yu army is going to win."

Fu Jiu chuckled, "But he's now a soldier under Li Chao."

The boy's face visibly sagged.

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