But at this moment, Zhao Jiu spoke up directly from the audience: "Han Chang, you have repeatedly invaded the south, and your crimes are grave. I originally wanted to kill you to comfort the people of Henan. But more than one person said that you are from a great Han family in Yanyun. If you can surrender, you can separate the Yanyun clan and cause internal strife in the Jin Dynasty. Wu Jie said that you are a regular commander of the Jin army and a great general. Once you surrender, you will be able to shock the entire Jin Dynasty. And Liu Yan also said that you have always been brave in battle and are indeed a talented general... I thought about it and felt that what these four people said was indeed reasonable, so I agreed... Yes, if you can surrender, I will allow you to be the governor, and I will try my best to get your family back, even if you continue to lead the army!"

"I believe the words of the Emperor Zhao, and I am grateful for the Emperor Zhao's kindness." Han Chang took several deep breaths and finally became serious. "But unfortunately, I am a Han Chinese from Yanyun. Although I am willing to surrender to your majesty, the Southern Court, I am unwilling to surrender to the Southern Court... Your majesty is willing to say this, which is enough for me to die with dignity and leave my name in history books... But I have to let your majesty know that the Han Chinese from Yanyun have been away from the Central Plains for hundreds of years, and there are not one or two people who can look down on the cowardly Southerners! Now... I only want to die!"

When these words were spoken, many generals were angry and Zhang Jun also wanted to argue with him.

But Zhao Jiu did not leave any time for him to respond, and directly waved his hand: "General Han's words today, I dare not forget... behead him! After his death, first send his head to the armies of various states in Guanzhong as a warning to the public, and then bury it here according to the ritual system."

Everyone except Zhang Jun fell silent.

"Foreign general thanks you."

Han Chang's reaction was extremely quick.

Next, Liu Yan, the deputy commander of the imperial guard, stepped forward and "pushed" Han Chang off the platform. After a moment, he brought up the head for Emperor Zhao to see.

In response, Zhao Jiu just glanced at it, then turned back to the big tent behind the general's platform, and summoned the envoy Yuwen Xuzhong, the transport envoy of the five routes of Bashu Zhang Jun, the governor of Yanfu Road Hu Yin, and the Hanlin scholar Lin Jingmo into the tent together.

The generals outside the tent were relieved to see Han Chang die so easily, but when they saw the four ministers enter the tent, they became nervous again... After all, with Han Chang's death, the battle officially came to an end, and some things should be said.

Sure enough, just a moment later, Hu Yin came out of the tent himself, holding a nearly blank piece of paper in both hands and called out to everyone, "Wu Jie!"

Wu Da immediately stepped forward nervously and bowed his head.

"The emperor has ordered that Wu Jie be in charge of the war and fulfill his duties conscientiously. Although he suffered setbacks in battle, he is still a great general. He will be dismissed as the commander-in-chief of all the routes in Guanxi, but will remain as the governor. He will lead the troops here and command the divisions to face the enemy in the north."

After Hu Yin finished reading, Wu Daru was pardoned. He knew that because of this battle, especially the final charge at Loushi, the emperor was forced to come down the mountain in person, so he would not mind being chopped to death. However, he did not expect that the emperor actually recognized his command and preserved his position as Jiedushi... He was relieved for a moment.

Then, Hu Yin stepped forward, stuffed a blank piece of paper into the other person's hand, and hurried away. Wu Jie took a closer look and saw that there were only eight words written on it: "Equal merits and demerits, a talent for a great general", and the official signature "Cangzhou Zhao Jiu" below... He was very careful, folded it carefully, and then put it away.

"Liu Xi!" Hu Yin turned back, and Zhang Jun came out of the tent again, but continued to hold a piece of white paper to carry out the post-war rewards and punishments.

Liu Xi, the governor of Xihe Road, was frightened and walked forward on his knees.

"The emperor has issued an oral decree that Liu Xi, the governor of Xihe Route and commander of the three western routes, put personal interests above public interest. He first quarreled with the commander-in-chief and then failed to perform his duties in battle, which almost caused a disaster. Considering his meritorious service in battle, he will be stripped of his official titles, demoted to a commoner, and sent to serve as a soldier in the Imperial Camp Navy. Once the roads are cleared, he will take up his post immediately!"

Liu Xi trembled as he took the white paper with the words "demoted to naval boatman" written on it, but he could not help but look at his younger brother Liu Qi.

"Liu Ji." After Zhang Jun finished reading Liu Xi's order, he did not turn back, but continued to speak to Liu Ji with his bare hands. "Liu Ji, the governor of Lizhou Road, is loyal and brave in his duties, and has made no mistakes. He will continue to lead the troops in his original position, and will be rewarded after the battle."

The Liu brothers were finally relieved.

"Li Shifu, father and son are both loyal and brave. Li Yongqi was posthumously awarded the title of Nanyang County Founding Duke, and Li Shifu inherited the title without any reduction!" Zhang Jun turned back, and Lin Jingmo turned out again, but he also read out the general disposition of the two. "Qu Duan has lived up to the emperor's grace, and he will continue to be the governor of Huanqing Road... The specific rewards and transfers will still be carefully reviewed after the war."

Up to this point, everyone has understood that this should be a post-war reward or punishment in the form of an official edict for several of the most outstanding and highest-ranking officers... This is also expected. After all, rewards of this level cannot be achieved overnight. The specific rewards and treatments will probably have to wait until this war is completely over. Therefore, they can only use this group of top-notch people to make a gesture first, so that the upper and lower levels can have an idea and feel at ease.

And the most critical questions, for example, are whether Wu Jie's performance as the commander-in-chief is satisfactory?

For example, Li Yongqi died in battle, but his son shot Wanyan Loushi with an arrow and grabbed his head, and then captured Han Chang. These contributions should also be commended as soon as possible.

For example, the Liu Xi brothers had one merit and one fault. After this incident, the government should not turn a blind eye to any flaws. What should we say?

Now that the government has given the answer, people will naturally feel more at ease.

However, the problem is, these people all have it, but why doesn’t Han Shizhong have it?

In fact, Han Shizhong was already frightened at this time, because the title of Nanyang County Founding Duke of Li Yongqi and his son was not given out of thin air, but was simply a natural additional title when he was awarded the title of Shaobao and the two town governors. But now it has become a title for a Dangxiang kid? Could it be that the government has long disliked this scoundrel of his, and after this battle, his prestige has been determined, and he is simply going to be disliked?

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