Song Xuan was a little surprised by what Grand Master said.
Master Sanfeng meant to completely tie the Wudang Clan and the New Dynasty together.
Zhang Wuji, on the other hand, looked relaxed.
It can be seen that after the previous situation where the top leaders of the Mingjiao disobeyed his orders, he took power lightly.
"Brother, what are you going to do with the surrendered Ming troops?" After a moment of silence, Zhang Wuji asked the question he was most concerned about right now.
"What else can we do? They are all anti-Yuan rebels, but their positions are different. As long as they are honest and don't make trouble, it will naturally not embarrass them too much!"
Song Xuan said calmly: "It is the senior officials of your Mingjiao who, for their own selfish reasons, caused countless casualties in the battle between the two armies. They must be held responsible for this responsibility!"
As he said that, he looked at Lao Liu and said, "What's going on with Wu Sanren and the others now?"
Lao Liu hurriedly said: "We have been surrounded by a large army, put down our weapons and surrender!"
Song Xuan smiled at Zhang Wuji and said: "With their martial arts, it is very possible to hide and escape. I didn't expect that they would stay."
Zhang Wuji sighed and said: "Those people are all good men with a good reputation. They have the courage to bear the consequences when they cause trouble.
It's a pity that my temper was too arrogant before, and the arrogance in my heart could not allow them to surrender without a fight."
Song Xuan smiled noncommittally and said, "Junior brother, do you think these people should be kept or killed?"
"I naturally hope that senior brother can be merciful and spare their lives." Zhang Wuji said anxiously: "The Wusan people are all very skilled in martial arts, and the flag bearer of the Five Elements Flag is even better at training troops and forming formations. It would be a pity if they died like this.
Already."
Song Xuan did not answer directly, but said to Lao Liu: "Send the order to bring all the senior officials of Mingjiao here!"
Lao Liu took the order and left. After half a stick of incense, a column of cavalry with a thousand people came quickly, escorting more than ten people.
The first few people were surprisingly the five scattered people who had been fighting on the top of the city before and refused to open the door and surrender.
"Guys, we meet again!" Song Xuan's eyes wandered around, and he said calmly: "We said goodbye to each other in the past, but I didn't expect that when we meet again today, we will fight again. It's really regrettable!"
Among the Wusan people, Taoist Tieguan was the most impatient and immediately said: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. We didn't leave, we just stayed here for you to kill."
All the mistakes were our fault, and Commander Song, for the sake of asking for death, please don't anger those Ming troops who have surrendered."
Song Xuan waved his hand and said: "Since I allow the Ming army to surrender, I will not vent my anger on them anymore. But what do you and others think in their hearts? They are willing to serve as officials in my new dynasty and serve the people of the world."
force?"
The monk felt ashamed and said, "I am waiting for the defeated general. How dare the commander trust us?"
"What is there to be afraid of?"
Song Xuan laughed and said: "With today's battle in Dadu, our Jinling Army has no obstacles in our quest to dominate the world. The new dynasty has just been established, and everything is waiting to be revitalized. Naturally, we need all kinds of talents.
Moreover, although the Tatars fled to Mobei, their strength in the north is still very strong, and they will have to continue to send troops to Mobei in the future.
If you are really willing to surrender, I will let the past go and even allow you to continue leading troops to fight on the grassland!"
"These" Wusan people hesitated immediately. They came with a death mentality. No one expected that the future emperor of the new dynasty would dare to surrender them.
Seeing that several people were still hesitating, Song Xuan pointed towards the outer city and said in a deep voice: "Do you know how many people died in this battle?"
The faces of the five scattered people turned pale, and they lowered their heads and dared not make a sound.
"Let me tell you, the Ming army's soldiers were killed and wounded as many as 120,000 people. This is only preliminary statistics. The real number is definitely higher than this!"
"They should have enjoyed the treatment of the founding heroes, and could have received military land, money and even titles! But all of this was lost because of your own selfishness and unwillingness to open the city and surrender!"
Everyone in the Ming Cult lowered their heads even lower.
Song Xuan looked directly at the few people and said loudly: "Some things cannot be solved by death! You have ruined the meritorious treatment of the soldiers of the Ming Army, so you must shoulder this responsibility!
Their merits and titles have been lost in your hands, then you have the responsibility to lead them back from the grasslands, from the Western Regions, from the Southern Barbarians, and from Japan!
Otherwise, you are not qualified even if you die now! Because you still owe hundreds of thousands of brothers in debt!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone in the Ming Cult began to breathe quickly.
The first ones to react were the flag bearers of the Five Elements Flag. They all knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "We pay homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
They knelt down and worshiped, choosing to surrender.
The five scattered people looked at each other one after another, and then knelt down one after another and kowtowed to express their submission.
They would rather die than surrender, but Song Xuan was right about one thing. They were carrying a debt of hundreds of thousands of Ming army brothers, and they had to repay this debt!
"Everyone get up!"
Song Xuan glanced at Zhang Wuji and said: "Lead them and walk around the city to find the Ming troops who are hiding in the dark and have not yet surrendered. Let them surrender as soon as possible!"
Naturally, Zhang Wuji would not refuse. He immediately helped Wu Sanren and other senior Mingjiao officials up one by one, and then walked out followed by a group of green-clad guards.
From beginning to end, Zhang Sanfeng just stood aside without saying a word.
It wasn't until Zhang Wuji and others left that this veteran, who had lived for more than a hundred years, smiled and said: "Qingshu, you are really born to be an emperor.
Even before I sit on the throne, I already have the idea of checking and balancing power."
Song Xuan smiled and said, "Oh? What do you mean by Grand Master's words?"
Zhang Sanfeng laughed and said: "You kid, you are pretending to be confused with me!
I know that your generals, Lan Yu, Xu Da and others, all came from Fengyang, Anqing, and they are all related to each other.
Military power is too concentrated in a small group, which is a taboo for a monarch!
You must have seen this, so you specifically recruited the top brass of the Ming army and let them join the court as generals, right?"
Song Xuan nodded, "Master Tai has a sharp eye. I can't hide my little tricks from you."
"Actually, I'm not afraid of anything. I have that confidence. As long as I stay in office for one day, the civil and military officials under my command will not be able to cause any trouble."
"I don't have to care, but I have to think about it for future generations.
It’s better to nip problems in the bud and rely on checks and balances to solve things than to kill the heroes of the previous dynasty after the founding emperors came to the throne, right?”
Zhang Sanfeng laughed and said, "You don't even have a daughter-in-law yet, and now you are starting to think about future generations. In fact, I think there is no need for you to be too stressed.
With your qualifications, it is inevitable to advance to the innate realm, and your sons and grandsons may not be able to survive you by then!"