When Bai Shan moved to the inner city with the logistics personnel, the fire in the inner city was extinguished with the joint efforts of Jin and Goguryeo soldiers.
At this time, the weather was dry, the houses were flammable, and there was little water. The Goguryeo people were delayed for too long because the inner city was burning, and people from the outer city did not go in to put out the fire. They only relied on some servants from the inner city.
Not to mention the speed of the soldiers and yamen, they even started fighting at the west city gate.
It's like putting out half the fire and then running to fight again.
Originally, the officials who were fighting the fire wanted to knock down a few houses directly, so as to curb the spread of the fire. However, the people living in the inner city were either rich or wealthy, and no one was willing to knock down the houses in advance before the fire burned them.
Why sacrifice their house to put out the fire?
Not to mention the cost of the house itself, the furniture and furnishings inside are also very expensive, okay?
So no one wants to.
After the Jin army took over the inner city, the emperor directly sent Ashina to put out the fire.
He was not so gentle, and directly set fire to more than a dozen houses. The Jin army, with the newly captured Goguryeo soldiers, directly knocked down these more than a dozen houses, and then carried water from the outer city and carried water to put out the fire like a relay.
It took most of the night to put out the fire. At this time, the fire burned half of the inner city, and even Prince Guang's Mansion was not spared.
Looking at half of the inner city reduced to ashes, the emperor sighed slightly, turned around and asked: "How many of the hundred warriors who entered the city survived?"
"Only forty-three people."
The emperor nodded and ordered: "Collect their corpses and take them back. I promised them that they will be fulfilled. I will hide this incident and the remaining forty-three people will be sent back to the capital in advance to be rewarded with other military achievements."
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The emperor was worried that the surrender of Goguryeo would know that they were responsible for setting the fire, and asked them to hand over the people.
Although both sides have speculations, the other side has no evidence.
The emperor would definitely not admit it, but he had to be on guard against anyone becoming angry. After all, the inner city of the domestic city had indeed suffered heavy losses this time.
General Ashina said: "The remaining forty-three people are recovering from their injuries in the medical tent."
The emperor nodded, "Let Zhou Man give them good medicine."
Then he ordered: "Go and call back Xue Gui and Niu Jishi who are still outside. The King of Goguryeo has surrendered. Let them collect the remaining city with the documents signed by the King of Goguryeo."
Duke Zhao responded, "Yes. Your Majesty, how will the Gao family arrange it?"
The emperor thought for a moment and then summoned everyone to ask for advice.
Bai Shan was also called over and sat with Mr. Fang Bai Erlang.
Someone said: "Your Majesty, Liaodong has just gone through war, and it is a time when stability is needed, so why not use Gao to stabilize people's hearts?"
"That's not appropriate. If it is still managed by the Gao family, what difference will it make if Goguryeo fights or not?"
"We attacked Goguryeo because they neglected the suzerain country. Now that they have conquered them, it is better to hand over Liaodong to their management. There are Silla and Baekje to the south of Goguryeo. If these three countries restrain each other, Liaodong can be stable."
The emperor glanced at the civil servant who was speaking, and tried hard not to breathe out from his nose. He was a king who was good at accepting advice and could not do such a thing.
He was embarrassed to do it, but Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were embarrassed.
Bai Erlang was the first to blow out a breath from his nose and snorted, his voice clear enough for everyone to hear.
Zhao Guogong, who was about to refute the other party, stopped and everyone looked over.
Bai Erlang's face turned red and he could only say: "If it is just to teach them a lesson, then the price we have to pay is too high, right?"
"But there are also many gains," the civil servant said: "After this battle, the surrounding countries will no longer dare to easily provoke our country, and the border will be stable for a hundred years."
Pull it down, let alone a hundred years, who will remember this great achievement twenty years from now? Hatred is more likely to breed than fear, and hatred can make people work hard. Why do they only take fame and not the most practical
What about the benefits?
Bai Shandao: "Why bother to let them contain it? Can't it be fine if all three countries accept it?"
Everyone looked at Bai Shan, and even Zhao Guogong looked him up and down in surprise.
The civil servant's face turned red and he immediately objected: "Silla and Baekje have nothing wrong with them, how can they attack without reason?"
Bai Shan: "I didn't say I'd fight now."
He said: "Your Majesty, I see that Baekje is also very unruly and unruly. There will be many mistakes in the future. And if it is for peace on the border, our country and Silla Baekje can do it. Why do we need to put Goguryeo in the middle?"
"That's right," Zhao Guogong withdrew his gaze and said: "Silla and Baekje are at odds, and the two countries also have disputes from time to time. If we want to maintain stability on the border, our overlord country only needs to lift one up and suppress the other. Why bother to put another one in the middle?
Goguryeo?”
"The Liaodong area is originally under the management of the Central Plains. If it weren't for the wars in the Central Plains in the previous dynasties, the Gao family would not be able to establish a country here. It is time to take it back."
"Then how to arrange the arrangement of so many people in the Gao family? The King of Goguryeo surrendered."
It's not like he was captured like King Gaochang. The Jin Dynasty always treated royal families who surrendered preferentially.
Bai Shandao said: "Your Majesty can take the King of Goguryeo and several princes back to the capital and grant them official titles so that they can see the scenery and prosperity of Chang'an."
He said: "Since the King of Goguryeo took over, Goguryeo has added many taxes, all due to the King of Goguryeo's extravagance. However, after all, Liaodong is bitter and cold, and most luxury things are transported from the Central Plains. Since you love things from the Central Plains so much, why not send them to the Central Plains?
How about taking it to Chang'an to enjoy it?"
The emperor believed deeply, "The King of Goguryeo and King Guang understand the great righteousness, and I am willing to entrust them with titles of nobility and support them with salary, land and land."
The ministers looked at each other and asked, "What about the others?"
The emperor thought for a while and then said: "Check the list of the Gao family and the list of families who were burned down in the fire in the inner city. It will take some time to rebuild the inner city. Let's move them all to the inland."
Someone immediately asked: "Where to move to?"
"There are many people in the Central Plains but little land. We can no longer move to the Central Plains."
“The Lingnan area is quite vast and sparsely populated.”
"And the northwest area."
"It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. There are also some remaining tribes in the northwest, so we should separate them."
"Isn't Lingnan too far away? It's also very hot. I'm afraid people from Liaodong won't be able to adapt to it."
"What about Jiangnan?"
"It's nice over there. There aren't too many people. The place is pretty big. I heard you can grow things on the mountain."
"Yes, isn't a lot of tea now coming from Lingnan and Jiangnan? I think the tea here in Liaodong is very expensive. They should also like tea very much."
So the matter was settled like this, and everyone ignored the civil servant's words to show the generosity and tolerance of the sovereign country.
The emperor was very satisfied with the result. Now that the tone had been set, the rest of the matter was left to Zhao Shangshu and others.