After Xiao Yueze's death, Song Xi ordered his body to be collected and buried in the Xiao family mausoleum in a simple, quiet and low-key manner.

According to past practice, the remaining prisoners of the Xiao family's army were imprisoned at the general level pending trial, and all soldiers and soldiers were dismissed from the military and exiled to border areas to serve five years of corvee service.

Guan Tianlei and Zhang Zhiyuan stayed behind to deal with the follow-up, while Song Xi led the main force to Jian'an Palace.

Originally, I was still thinking about how to deal with Emperor Xiao's surviving family on the way, but when I arrived at the palace, I found that things had changed.

After Empress Lu, who was imprisoned here, learned of her husband's death, she immediately killed all the concubines in the harem. Xiao Yueze's concubines and concubines were also executed by Empress Lu. Only the eldest son Xiao Hanwen was dressed as a maid and escaped.

Leave the palace, then set a fire to cover up all traces.

When Song Xi arrived, Queen Lu had already hanged herself in the fire. Xiao Hanwen, who had escaped, was also captured by the Song family soldiers and imprisoned in the sky prison together with more than a dozen Xiao family secret guards who accompanied him to protect him.

Song Xi showed no mercy and directly ordered all the direct descendants of the Xiao family to be executed.

If these people are left here, they will only grow up to be enemies of the Song family. There is no need to leave such a big hidden danger to future generations.

As for the relatives of the Xiao family and the old ministers and elders, Song Xi also had them temporarily imprisoned in the sky prison. They will be examined one by one by Mo Yuankui and Zhang Zhiyuan later. Those with criminal records will be killed, and those without criminal history will be imprisoned.

Chuanshui, changed their names and surnames, and were then exiled to Yunchuan, Qiangui, and the Yunnan-Dian border. They served three years of corvée before being freed.

Before the Civil War, Song Xi discussed the handling of prisoners of war with Yu Yalan.

Neither the couple is a murderous person, and they will not commit mass murder unless necessary. Yu Hongxuan also developed the Wangchuan water using space elixir. Taking it can make people completely forget everything about themselves, erase their memories, and change their name to a different place.

No matter how much hatred there is, it will be completely eliminated.

All the direct descendants of the Xiao family have been eradicated, so what reason do the remaining people have to continue to resist?

When the north and south are unified and the world is settled, people who have lived a comfortable and peaceful life are even less willing to make trouble.

Song Xi's benevolence, righteousness and tolerance were praised by all his confidants, and everyone was more convinced that they were following a peerless Ming Dynasty. Even many aristocratic families and Qingliu in the south felt admiration after seeing this situation.

Later, in the process of rectifying the military and political affairs in the south, most of the noble families expressed their intention to surrender, and the process of taking over the south was very smooth, which greatly reduced the difficulty and trouble of unifying the north and the south.

Mo Yuankui often lamented in private that the different endings of Song Xi and Xiao Yueze were in response to the political truth of "the right person will get many help, and the wrong person will get little help".

The accident of fate catalyzes miracles one after another, pushing history forward in the inevitable direction.

How lucky they are to be able to participate in it and witness the birth of a great era.

In fact, it was not just the powerful and aristocratic families who admired Song Xi. The people in the south also had a good impression of this Northern Dynasty King Wu.

The time that the Xiao family ruled the country was very short, and most of the memories left behind were tax increases and wars. Not to mention the last emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, he was addicted to pleasure and was incompetent. The people in the south did not like these three emperors favorably.

Song Xi, who had ended the chaotic situation, aroused their curiosity and expectations.

In the six months after the end of the war, Song Xi has been busy traveling in several southern provinces.

The north and south have been divided for more than ten years, and reintegration does require a lot of time and effort. Song Xi is in charge of military affairs, and Yu Yalan in the capital is running the economy and agriculture.

The couple worked together and quickly stabilized the complicated situation after the war.

The overall situation is improving, and Song Xi is relieved and ready to return to the capital.

1253, early autumn.

Song Xi led the main force and set off back to Beijing. On the way, he passed through several southern counties and found that the local people spontaneously lined the road to see him off.

At first, he was a little confused, thinking that the people had any requests or opinions.

After sending people to inquire in detail, we found out that these people came from towns near the original dividing line between the north and the south.

The north-south dividing line more than a year ago was covered by gray fog as far as the eye could see. The rampage of the Seven-Star Blood Evil Formation not only blocked the Song family's army, but also harmed more than twenty towns located on the dividing line.

Some of the people living in these towns were forced to leave their hometowns to find other ways of living, while others were captured by unscrupulous county magistrates and used as fertilizer to support the formation. Even if they stayed and continued to live, they had to endure desolation from time to time.

Harassment and plunder by the home garrison.

After the Song family's army marched south, they were also worried that they would fall into a worse situation. In the war-torn years, human lives were at a loss, and the people were very afraid of the powerful and military generals.

However, the Song family army broke their understanding. Not only did they not plunder the people's wealth like the previous garrison and officials, but they also helped settle the affected people after solving the Seven Star Blood Evil Formation. Even the most important food supplies for the march, the Song family army did not hesitate to give them away.

Share it with them.

The wanton Xiao family garrison was expelled, local corrupt officials were executed, the abandoned fields were purified by merit saplings into fertile fields, and the Song Prince's army also sent them legendary high-yielding grain seeds!

The lives of the people gradually returned to normal, and they were even more hopeful than before the war began. They were very grateful for the help of the Song family army, and they also greatly appreciated and supported Song Xi, the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing that Song Xi was about to return to the capital, people from nearby towns spontaneously came to see him off.

The wealthy ones brought home-produced vegetables and eggs, and the poorer ones brought a handful of flowers or rice ears. They all stuffed their things to the passing Song Army soldiers, saying greetings and thanks with a smile.

Song Xi's army slowly passed through the town, exited the city gate and walked onto the official road.

From time to time, you can see several lush merit saplings on the hillside or beside the road not far away.

After completing the purification task, these saplings completely lost their original merits and powers, and their golden tree bodies and leaves also turned brown and green, looking no different from ordinary trees.

The local people are grateful for the dedication of the merit trees. They have been protecting these saplings for the past year. Workers come in shifts to water and fertilize every few days. They take good care of them and do not allow anyone to damage them.

During festivals, some people tie red silk ribbons making wishes to branches, praying for a more prosperous harvest in the coming year.

Even without the power to save the world, these merit saplings are still the spiritual support of the people.

Song Xi was riding a sweaty horse, turning his head slightly to look at the saplings beside the official road.

The breeze blew the leaves and red ribbons gently, as if waving hands to see them off.

Song Xi unconsciously smiled and looked far ahead at the endless winding official road. The city gate behind him was getting further and further away, and the songs hummed by the people were also drifting in the wind.

At this moment, he had some realization.

Although the original intention of conquering the world was to protect his beloved and precious home, he also gained many important things in the process. From now on, the people and the country will become his responsibility. He is a husband and father, and also a person.

leaders and emperors.

Thinking of the prosperous and prosperous times Yu Yalan told him, Song Xi couldn't help but sigh.
Chapter completed!