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Chapter 83 Peace of Mind

As the last stubborn Jie Bo abandoned his weapons and surrendered, the capital of Baekje was completely taken down.

East of Siqi City, the outer courtyard of the royal city.

As soon as Siqi City entered the Tang army, the army entered the city and took over the city defense, the first thing Su Dingfang ordered was to seal the government office and the treasury of the royal city, and piled up all the food, armor, war horses, baggage and other items belonging to the Baekje court inside and outside the royal city where the Tang army's central camp was stationed, and carefully inspected.

"General, the number of inspections in Siqian City has come out." Fuyutai, who was ordered to take Qinling to count the profits, held the account book in his hand and told Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang asked, "How many are there?"

Fuyutai looked down at the account book in his hand and replied: "There are 130,000 stones of grain, 50,000 pairs of armor, 12,000 war horses, 260,000 arrows, and countless treasures such as gold, silver and jade."

Su Dingfang asked: "Si is the capital of Baekje, and the food is only 130,000 stones?"

Su Dingfang was not interested in Baekje's armor. What he cared about the most was food and grass. The 130,000 stone of food and grass was not enough, but it was not enough for Su Dingfang.

Because although the Tang army is not at risk of shortage of food, the Tang army has already obtained Siqi City and will have to garrison heavily in the future. 130,000 stones of food and grass are only enough for a 10,000 army to have a life of need. At most, it is to solve the urgent problem. If more food and grass can be seized, it can also alleviate the pressure of transporting food.

When Fuyutai heard this, he was afraid that Su Dingfang was not satisfied with this number, or that he felt that he had hidden himself, so he glanced at the Jie Bo behind Su Dingfang and quickly explained: "Baoje is a small country, not as rich as the Tang Dynasty. Although Siqi City is the capital, the food and grass storage is only here. I hope the general will observe it clearly."

Fuyutai surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, which was very positive. The reason was not only because Fuyutai was afraid of death, but also another reason, that is, Baekje was originally a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. Strictly speaking, it was once considered a Tang minister. It was just that it had only been tributed in recent years. Fuyutai surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, there was no psychological burden.

Su Dingfang listened to Fuyutai's words and looked at Jie Bo. Jie Bo knew what Su Dingfang meant and said, "The General was clear and the Second Prince was talking about the truth. In recent years, the king has been busy collecting various treasures. The country's food and grass are in poor condition, and it has not been a day or two."

Fuyu Yici has no opinion or ambitions, so he is really not a hero. Otherwise, he would not have been able to gain too much advantage when Silla is in trouble with internal and external troubles.

King Fuyu Yici of Baekje has been indulging in enjoyment over the years, and has collected a lot of treasures such as gold, silver and jade in the country, and it has accumulated like a hill in front of Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang nodded and said, "This makes sense. If the king does not want to govern the country, but only seeks peace, it is inevitable that the country will be destroyed."

Su Dingfang said, pointing to the mountains of gold, silver and Zhenwan, and said to Qinling: "Qinling, you can take people to pick out the precious jade and jade, calligraphy, calligraphy, paintings and other things to store. The others are all divided into the soldiers in the army. It is not easy for the soldiers to fight thousands of miles away, so it is just for comfort."

As soon as Su Dingfang said, before Qin Ling could answer, Liu Rengui, who was standing beside him, hurriedly said: "General, all the benefits of the battle will be seized. According to the rules, he should be taken into the national treasury. Is it inappropriate for the general to privately divide the soldiers?"

Su Dingfang is a general in the army and is leading the army. If he takes the points he has seized, he will inevitably be suspicious of buying people's hearts. This is a taboo.

Su Dingfang knew Liu Rengui's concerns and asked with a smile: "Why, are you worried that I will be respectful?"

Liu Rengui replied with a smile: "The General is kidding. Who knows the loyalty of the General to Your Majesty, so how could he do this kind of rebellion? The general is just worried that these things will be bad to the censors' ears."

Li Ke would not worry about Su Dingfang's rebellion, and Su Dingfang himself would never conspire. Liu Rengui said this simply because he was worried that Su Dingfang would be impeached for this.

Su Dingfang said: "It's okay. This matter is a general. This is a different intention. Your Majesty will report it."

Before Su Dingfang left, Li Ke gave him the secret decree and gave him the right to make arbitrary decision at the moment. Even Fuyu Yici's life and death were among his arbitrary decisions, not to mention that there were only some wars, Su Dingfang had no problem with his own area.

Moreover, the reason why Su Dingfang did this was because of his future arrangements. Su Dingfang followed Li Ke's order to pacify the three Hans and take them as Tang territory. These soldiers under his command must have stayed in Baekje for a long time. Giving them gold and silver can also stabilize people's hearts and be beneficial to war.

Qin Ling was so smart that he could understand it at a glance. He immediately understood what Su Dingfang said and took the order.

Qin Ling had just stepped down to arrange this matter, and Wang Wendu, the general of the Right Guard, suddenly walked in from outside the royal city, with a team of soldiers behind him, pressing against several people wearing Silla armor.

Wang Wendu was a general of Su Dingfang, and was highly trusted by Su Dingfang. He was ordered by Su Dingfang to lead troops to maintain the laws and regulations in Siqi City after breaking the city. He must have something important to come here this time.

Su Dingfang asked, "What do you mean?"

"General, Silla soldiers plundered in the city, and I hope the general will decide." Wang Wendu was his confidant who had been following Su Dingfang for many years and was quite close to Su Dingfang. When Su Dingfang asked, Wang Wendu was anxious to tell Su Dingfang.

When Su Dingfang heard this, his brows frowned slightly. Before the Tang army entered the city, Su Dingfang issued a military order. After entering the city, the garrison troops were not allowed to rob, nor to hurt the people. However, the Silla army ignored Su Dingfang's military orders, which was indeed a taboo.

Although the Silla Army is not directly under Su Dingfang, it is nominally commanded and controlled by Su Dingfang. If they violate military orders, Su Dingfang has the right to deal with them.

Su Dingfang asked: "How many people have entered the city in the Silla army? How many people are robbed in the city?"

Wang Wendu replied: "Most of the Silla Army is still outside the city, and will enter the city one after another from tomorrow. Today, the guards who plundered in the city with Kim Yu-sun. There are only more than a thousand people, and there are hundreds of people involved in the plunder. But now they are all controlled by the Du General. These people are the leaders, most shouting, and they have killed several people. Please ask the general to deal with it strictly."

The Silla people who were escorted by Wang Wendu were panicked when they listened to Wang Wendu's words. The Tang army's military action was strict. If Su Dingfang really dealt with them with the military laws of the Tang army, it would have cost him his life.

The Silla people hurriedly said, "We were allowed to rob, and it was not intended to violate the general's military rules. I hope the general will clearly observe and let us wait once."

The Silla people were naturally begging for mercy, trying to save their lives, but what they said was the truth. When building Tushan, Kim Yu-sun promised that they could rob the city for three days after breaking the city. Today is only the first day of breaking the city.

As soon as the Silla people said this, Jie Bo and other surrendered generals from Baekje all looked at Su Dingfang. They were all from Baekje, and the people in the city were of their relatives, and Su Dingfang's next words would directly determine their destiny.

Su Dingfang was also a little embarrassed about this matter. The Silla people made great contributions to the battle to break the city. Su Dingfang was unwilling to break up with the Silla people. Moreover, it is not time to break up with the Silla people. However, Baekje's people need to be stable, and these surrendered generals must also be stabilized. He cannot ignore the life and death of Baekje people.

Su Dingfang frowned and thought for a while before he ordered Wang Wendu: "It is said that Jin Yuxin came here to see me."
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