After the banquet, Li Junxian and Wu Heita reported the military situation to the prince and Li Chao in person.

These two powerful generals followed Li Chao's orders and led thousands of elite Tang troops to Gaozhou, but they were just escorting the battlefield. When the Chen family fought to the death to capture Gaozhou, the two led their troops into Gaozhou and took over Gaozhou City.

The two of them entered the city early, and Gaozhou City suffered no losses.

Because of this, the Chen family members almost fought with them. In the end, Chen Zhiluo arrived and drove the people out, but Chen Longshu was very dissatisfied with this. They worked hard to capture Gaozhou, and tens of thousands of people died here, and all the bodies could be piled up in mountains. But as a result, the second general Li Wu who had just captured the city and had been watching the formation behind came and took over Gaozhou directly.

They didn't even get any of them, and they didn't have the chance to vent.

As the base camp of the Feng family, Gaozhou has a lot of wealth, rich storage, and a large population. When the rebels fled, the population inside did not have time to run. There were 20,000 to 30,000 people, as well as shops, houses, and commercial goods.

"Chen Longshu is very dissatisfied."

"Your Highness has sent an order to give rewards to the soldiers of Duanlong Prefecture who captured Gaozhou to calm the morale of the army." Li Chao said with a teacup. Many people toasted at the dinner, and Li Chao also drank a lot. Although no one dared to drink him, everyone signaled that they drank a lot of this wine.

Li Chao is still more concerned about Feng Xian’s rebels now, “What’s the situation in Longshan?”

"The rebels are at the end of their journey. They were defeated and broke through from Gaozhou. They wanted to retreat to Yunkai Mountain, but were intercepted by us. They wanted to run to Yunwu Mountain. They were intercepted again and finally broke northward and ran into Longshan. However, they did not carry much food when they ran away, and they probably had no food at present."

"Then don't rush to siege and send team members into the mountain to persuade the surrender."

"Are you persuaded to surrender?"

"The Feng Xian family is over. At this time, it is also the last chance for them to surrender." However, even if they persuade the surrender, the Feng Xian family is over. If they surrender, they will only save their lives. The upper class of Feng Xian family must have been cleaned up, and the people below must be registered as naturalized people.

"If we successfully persuade these rebels to surrender, we will also have the opportunity to register the Liya in the mountains and the mountains, and to be registered as a citizen."

Feng Xian's family was wiped out, and those who had followed them must not be said to kill them all. The best way to deal with them is of course that they surrender to the court, then register their property, and register their households, and then become citizens of the court, pay taxes and serve, and accept management.

Even even the members of Feng Xian’s family may not have to be killed. Kill a few main ones, and the rest will be exiled to Yazhou and spare their lives.

After all, what the court wants is control, not extinction.

The next day, Li Chao sent an envoy into the mountain.

Two days later, the messenger came back and brought a representative of the Xian family.

The Xian family also wanted to make a bluff and negotiate terms with Li Chao, but Li Chao directly pointed out their situation.

"Let me remind you of your situation now. We have launched a rebellion, but the rebellion has failed. Gaozhou was recovered, and you have lost ten thousand soldiers in more than a month. Although there are still more than 80,000 people, they are just mobs trapped in Longshan. The food and arrows are gone. We don't have to go into the mountain to encircle and suppress it, but we just stay at the foot of the mountain. You will starve to death within ten days."

"If you still want to go down the mountain to break through, there will be no other result except seeking death."

"Don't tell me the conditions. Now I will give you an ultimatum. Within three days, put down your weapons, go out to surrender, and surrender unconditionally. If you surrender unconditionally, then I can tell you that the court can not kill you, but everyone in Xianfeng's family must be exiled to Yazhou Island. Those who are rebels can also be forgiven, but they must be naturalized and registered as the people."

Not killing is the greatest grace.

The Xian family representative went back, and the next day, he came again and expressed his willingness to surrender.

On the morning of the third day, more than 80,000 tired and hungry rebels came out of the mountains one after another. They threw down their weapons and walked into the prisoner camp that the government army had built for them with anxiety.

The Feng Xian and his family were bound to surrender, and Li Chao also fulfilled his promise, did not kill them, locked them in a prisoner camp alone, and gave them food and drink.

‘Is this battle over?’

"It's over."

Three days later, Li Chao led his troops back to Gaozhou and entered Gaozhou City.

The Liya and Han leaders of various tribes led their headquarters to station outside the city.

Li Chao held a celebration banquet in the city.

"The two governors Chen have worked hard this time. After reporting to the crown prince, I decided to promote Chen Longshu to the commander-in-chief of Guangxi Road and Chen Zhiluo to the commander-in-chief of Guangnan Road. I have also requested the imperial edict from His Majesty to request the promotion of two titles."

Li Chao held a glass of wine in his hand and toasted the two with a smile.

Er Chen Gang picked up the wine glass, but unexpectedly heard this and was stunned.

How can the commander of the city be compared with the governor?

It’s not right to drink this glass of wine in your hand immediately, nor is it not right to drink it if you don’t.

Li Chao still held the glass of wine and looked at the two of them with a smile.

This is not a glass of ordinary wine, it is a glass of bitter wine. Once it is drunk, it means handing over the Chen family's power in Duan Tak Prefectures, and even agreeing to give up the hereditary efforts of the two prefectures.

But if you don’t drink it, maybe Li Chao threw the cup as a sign, and a knife and axe rushed in.

Chen Zhiluo raised his glass of wine, "Thank you for your kindness and promotion of the Prince of the Crown Prince and King Yue. I will be grateful for it all, so I will do it first." He raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.

The wine entered my throat, extremely bitter.

Li Chao smiled and continued to look at Chen Longshu.

Chen Longshu's face was unstable, but he refused to drink this glass of wine.

The wine is good, but it is difficult to pay.

It is difficult for the Chen family to have these territories. His father was killed by Feng Ang back then, but he lost his way to Ning Mengli. He finally returned to Longzhou and now he wants to hand over Longzhou again.

No, he is unwilling to give up.

"King of Yue, if you don't receive any reward without any merit, how dare you receive this reward? Please forgive me for your courage to refuse."

"Don't you refuse?" Li Chao still smiled, "Governor Chen has figured it out."

Chen Longshu raised his wine glass and lowered the wine glass, then shook his head, "I can't accept it!"

"General Chen, this is not a request, this is an order!"

Chen Longshu was stammering his neck and his eyes were red. He stared at Li Chao with a rebellious look in his eyes.

"General Chen, please ask again, are you thinking about it again? Are you willing to change your attitude?"

"No!" Chen Longshu refused.

Li Chao also shook his head, and he sighed, "That's a great regret. Since General Chen refused to accept the transfer order, I can only order to remove General Chen from all positions on the spot. From now on, you can do whatever you want."

Seeing that Li Chaozhen dared to remove his official position in a disagreement, Chen Longshu's expression changed drastically. He had just taken Gaozhou for the Tang Dynasty and quelled the rebellion. Li Qiaohe demolished the bridge. He was really ruthless.

Chen Zhiliu took two steps forward and persuaded the nephew of his family, "Don't act irritably, think about Feng Xian's family."

Chen Longshu gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe that Li Chao dares to kill me!"

After saying that, Chen Longshu shook his sleeves and left.

"King of Yue, I'm very sorry. He's drunk too much and is too impulsive." Chen Zhiluo apologized for his nephew.

Li Chao sighed and said, "Mr. Chen, you should also know that Lingnan has changed now, and the general trend is in progress. Smart people know that they can adapt to the times. Only stupid people will stubbornly do the thing of blocking the chariot with their arms. You should persuade Chen Longshu not to be smart for a lifetime or be confused for a while."

Chen Zhiliu frowned, "Crown Prince, King Yue, our Chen family has always been loyal to the court. The last Guangxi Rebellion and this Gaozhou Rebellion, our Chen family actively sent troops. The court cannot kill the donkey!"

Li Chao shook his head.

"In the past, you were indeed hereditary in the local area, but now they are the Tang Dynasty, not the Liang, Chen and Sui Dynasty. The past is no longer useful today. Now you are still immersed in the past, and there is no benefit at all. Look at Ning Changzhen, Feng Xuan, Tan Dian, and Feng Ang! If you don't want the Chen family, repeat their mistakes!"

Chen Zhili was silent.

This is a bare threat and a fact.

Times have changed.

The Tang Dynasty no longer allowed Lingnan to have hereditary separatists.

"I'll have a good talk with him, but I can't make sure he will obey me in the end."

"If necessary, I mean if. If the heroes of yesterday's quelling the rebellion will become rebels tomorrow, then I will suppress and smash him mercilessly. You should know that not to mention that Chen Longshu has tens of thousands of private soldiers, even if you add tens of thousands of troops in Duanzhou, you will definitely not be the opponent of the court. To defeat you, it will be like crushing a bug to the court."

"My words are not threats, but facts. Follow the trend and should not go against the trend. If you are willing to obey the orders of the court, then the Chen family is still a wealthy family in Lingnan, and your property will be guaranteed. Don't lose more for those things that you cannot save!"

Chen Zhiluo dismissed in a complicated mood.

When he came to Chen Longshu's tent, he found that the nephew had just been furious and smashed the things in the tent into a mess.

Seeing his uncle come in, Chen Longshu said with red eyes, "I will never compromise!"

Chen Zhiliu picked up the overturned chair and straightened it, then sat down.

"Calm down, be more sober, use your brain well, think about what you are doing, and think about the consequences!"

"Guangxi Road Commander? If I accept it, what is the next step? I will definitely want to apply to Qimin, a registered household in Longzhou. Li Chao will send officials to take over Longzhou in full. Longzhou will no longer belong to the Chen family, and we will lose Chenzhou forever."

"But it's better than you who are holding the Chen family to bury him. Look at Feng Ang, look at Ning Changzhen, Feng Xuan, Tan Dian and others. No matter what, we have no chance of winning."

"Never provoke a war that will lose!"

"I'm not willing!"

"So what if you are unwilling to give up, the general trend is coming."

Chen Longshu sat down dejectedly and sighed repeatedly.

"The Tang Ting who is unvirtuous and shameless, and the Li Chao who is untrustful and righteous!" he cursed.

"Tell me, you will apologize to Li Chao tomorrow and accept his transfer order."
Chapter completed!