Chapter 1360 Trophies

Chapter 1360 Trophies

Chapter 1360 Trophies

The one who entered from the southeast gate was the Zuo Feilong Guard.

Different from the palace city in the Central Plains which faces north and south, the palace city in Marudu is located on the hillside in the southern half of the city, and faces east and west. Due to the different height differences, the whole is divided into four platforms.

The main gate and side gate of the Marudu Palace are both located on the west side. After dawn, they were already filled with soldiers from the Zuo Feilong Guard. Everyone stood with his chest puffed out, looking very proud.

Accompanied by Lieutenant Dao Hua and others, Shao Yu entered the palace gate and climbed the stairs.

The first-level platform is mainly composed of corridors and houses, which are mainly the living places for palace maids, guards and lower-level palace officials.

The house was covered with white arrow feathers, broken spears, shattered shields and dark red bloodstains.

It is obvious that there has been a fierce battle here. The bodies have been moved away overnight but the traces are still there.

Groups of palace servants were driven out through small doors and gathered outside the city.

Needless to say, these people could not stay in Wandu. They would be relocated to the Central Plains and become official slaves, cultivating official fields for officials of the Daliang Dynasty in order to receive their salaries.

Shao Yu looked around casually without stopping. He quickly walked through the area, continued to climb the stairs, and landed on the second platform.

What you see is a huge square. The most eye-catching buildings on the square are two tall buildings, one is the bell and drum tower, and the other is a watchtower that also serves as a viewing platform.

Shao Yu still remembered that when organizing the offensive outside the city, the nobles of Marudu City often climbed up the watchtowers and overlooked the Liang army camp outside the city, making it impossible for them to keep any secrets. They could only deploy their plans step by step and rely on open strategies to win.

There were piles of corpses under the bell and drum tower. The Liang army's corpses seemed to have been cleared out, but the bodies of the Li soldiers were still there, one after another, going up the stairs from the bottom of the building.

The watchtower was burned in the second half of the night, but it did not collapse. The defenders were all shot and killed in the upper part, leaving no grass behind.

In addition, there are some sacrificial buildings and the Gao family’s ancestral temple.

Shao Yu didn't know what the Goguryeo people believed in, but all the witches who performed the sacrifices were killed, and all the valuable objects were taken away and used as trophies.

Opposite the sacrificial site are the court room and study room.

Some of the captured officials were detained in the court room, and the items and books in the study were being carried down the mountain one by one by the palace servants and also looted.

Shao Yu stopped one of them and looked at the books in her bag.

Most of the books are made of wood tablets and cloth, but there are also some bamboo slips and paper books, but no one knows where they came from.

He even saw a book called "Agricultural Records" bound in rattan paper...

After laughing silently, he put the book back and waved goodbye to let people leave.

Just as he was about to continue to the third platform, he suddenly had an idea and turned left.

Everyone didn't understand what he meant but didn't ask any questions. They just followed behind silently.

Shao Yu walked all the way to the main hall of the court room.

There were dozens of soldiers inside counting supplies. When they saw Shao Yu, they all saluted.

Shao Yu returned the greeting and then looked at the luxuriously decorated couch at the innermost seat.

He walked over and watched quietly.

This was the couch that the King of Goguryeo sat on when he attended court. It was inlaid with gold, silver, and dozens of pearls.

The large and round beads should be a specialty of Liaodong.

The armrests look like ivory, but they also look a little different. I don't know what material they are made of.

There was a tiger skin on the couch. This taste was just...

The lieutenant came to Hua to observe his words and said, "Your Highness, the King of Goguryeo called himself 'King', and the imperial court also conferred him the title of King. This throne is in line with your status and does not exceed the rules."

Shao Yu gently stroked the armrest and said, "Take it away. Tell the Recruiting Envoy and report the truth. There is no need to hide anything. Just say that I like this couch very much."

"Yes." Daohua responded.

At his signal, four guards from the palace came forward and carried the couch away.

Shao Yu looked around again, and seeing that the hall was narrow and dark, he lost interest.

After leaving the hall, continue to climb the stairs.

He did not stop at the third platform.

The people who lived here were mainly Gao Zhao's concubines of lower rank and the children of the royal family. It seemed that there had been a massacre, because there were traces of blood in front of the houses, and several of the rooms had been burned by fire.

After asking a few questions, he learned that Gao Zhao was relatively young and had only one young son who was only a few years old. The son was taken away by Gao Zhao to live with him, and Gao Zhao had no other offspring.

The dead were the guards and palace maids, and the concubines were all captured, because the soldiers threatened that "rare goods are valuable" and wanted to exchange them for official positions.

Shao Yu smiled helplessly. His father's reputation...

In fact, this is fine.

If it was like when Cao Wei conquered Shu, most of Liu Chan's concubines were abused by soldiers and many died, it would be too tragic.

However, he felt that his father had little interest in Gao Zhao's concubines, and his requirements for women's status now seemed to be getting higher and higher.

Even if you send him to the harem, he might not even remember it.

When the sun was high in the sky, Shao Yu reached the fourth and final platform.

Here are Gao Zhao’s sleeping palace, armory, and inner storehouse, all of which are very important places.

The armory and the inner storehouse were full of people. Weapons and treasures were taken out one by one, put on carriages, and pulled away through a slanting path downward.

Shao Yu took a casual look and couldn't help but take a deep breath. The Goguryeo monarchs had treasured tens of thousands of goods for generations.

From gold, silver, jade and stones to pearls and agates, from silk, fur and exotic treasures, we have everything.

This is much richer than the average prince, and also richer than Murong Huang.

"If I had used all this wealth to recruit brave men and train an army, how could I have broken into the city so easily? How foolish." Shao Yu put down a box of pearls and casually stroked the neatly stacked sea beast furs, sighing, "Future generations should learn from this."

"I heard that here is the ninety-year accumulation of the King of Goguryeo." Daohua said with a smile, "It all benefited Daliang. Ninety years ago, it was Guanqiu Jian who benefited."

Shao Yu couldn't help laughing.

How come Goguryeo was swept away every hundred years? They were able to accumulate so much wealth, probably because they were relatively frugal in their daily lives. Now, it's all gone.

Knowing how to accumulate but not knowing how to spend is the fate of a miser.

"Listen to the plan clearly one by one, and do not keep any for yourself." Shao Yu instructed everyone, "There will be rewards after the battle."

"Yes, sir." The soldiers responded one after another.

Military law is ruthless, and this is something everyone understands.

The emperor will not hesitate to give out rewards, but if you hide the spoils, it would be fine if you are not discovered, but if you are discovered, you will definitely be punished.

Shao Yu quickly left the inner treasury and came to the bedroom of the King of Goguryeo.

As he was about to enter, Wang You Pei Man quietly pulled him back and whispered, "Your Majesty, in the past Cao——"

Shao Yu turned to look at him, smiling and saying, "Cao what?"

Pei Man smiled awkwardly and let go of his hand.

Shao Yu said helplessly: "Forget it, I won't look at it anymore. They are just Zhou and Yu's aunt and daughter-in-law. I am not Cao Pi, and those two are not Zhen Mi."

Pei Man could only smile foolishly.

Shao Yu asked curiously again, "If I marry these two women, what do you think His Majesty will do?"

Pei Man was speechless.

There were many military academy students and soldiers of Zuo Feilong Guard around. Upon hearing this, they all lowered their heads and then couldn't help but prick up their ears, obviously very curious.

"Just a woman." Shao Yu sneered and said, "She's not worth my attention."

Pei Man nodded repeatedly.

In fact, he also felt that some of Jin Shang's habits were strange, for example, he would never give away any woman he had met.

There were many relatives of criminals in the palace, and the emperor would visit them when he was in the mood, and then not come for a long time. When the emperor released the relatives of criminals during the general amnesty, those who had not been touched by him could leave, but those who had been touched could not leave, which was simply unbelievable.

This is totally against the customs of the time.

On the other hand, the kings were much more normal. There were maids in the palace, and they were occasionally favored, but they were also used to entertain guests and even given away. This was not strange, and everyone did the same.

The emperor is simply an alien, incomprehensible.

After the conversation, Shao Yu put away the smile on his face and said, "When I entered the palace just now, I saw that there were still soldiers looting in the city. I was considerate of their hard work during the expedition, so I tolerated them. Now they have made enough noise. You should immediately take my order and tell all the camps to return to their camps without delay. Anyone who disobeys will be executed immediately."

"Yes, sir." Dao Hua responded with a fist salute.

The military discipline in Daliang is very strict, and it is very clear what can and cannot be done.

Even if you are enjoying yourself lying on top of a woman, when the time comes and the gong sounds, you must get up immediately. Anyone who disobeys this order will be beheaded.

Dao Hua led hundreds of people to beat gongs along the streets and shout orders.

Upon hearing the order, the soldiers rushed out of the houses in a panic, cursing and heading to their respective camps.

Occasionally, a few stubborn people turned a deaf ear to this and were caught by the palace guards and beheaded in the street without mercy.

In the afternoon, the people of Marundu were mobilized and began to clean up the corpses with sad faces. More than a thousand bodies were carried out and thrown into the deep valley outside the city.

The next day, these people were driven out of the city crying, waiting for the next order.

If nothing unexpected happens, the remaining 8,000-odd people in Marudu City will be relocated and will not be able to stay here any longer.

They were either officials, families of dukes and nobles, children of tribal nobles, or craftsmen and scholars. They were the cream of Marudu and there was no doubt about it. No one was left alive and they were all taken away.

There are even more people at the old site of the domestic city at the foot of the mountain. There are about 20,000 people left now, plus more than 10,000 people who were searched out from nearby, totaling over 40,000. They will be relocated in batches starting tomorrow.

As for where they will eventually go, it depends on the emperor's decision.

Shao Yu had no objection to this, but he was more interested in the craftsmen inside and would try to ask his father for them and bring them back to his fiefdom.

Goguryeo suffered heavy losses after this incident.

It's not just the loss in numbers such as people, fields, and livestock. The most crucial thing is that the country's elite population has been lost too much. It will take decades to recover.

On the 14th, when Shao Yu was about to write a victory report, news came from the west: Gao Wu once again advanced eastward from Heshenggu City and fought with Zheng Long at Liangkou. Gao Wu was defeated and retreated again. He set up camp under the city and formed a corner with the city, looking like he was defending to the death.

He wrote this down and sent a courier on horseback to Xiangping, while preparing to withdraw troops.

On the night of August 20, Xu Yu finally broke through Pingdingshan City. Shao Shen went in to inspect and received the victory report from Shao Yu at the same time.

After reading it, he did not hesitate and immediately wrote a new copy and sent it to Jicheng.

At the same time, he asked Li Chong for permission to recruit Murong Jun and Murong Biao.

(End of this chapter)