They attempted to use this to manage the occupied areas and further divide the Han people's power.
Many officials, including Cui Kaiji, were either killed in the chaos, fled in panic, or were abducted by the Tartars.
Zhou Dequan, Wang Pan and Bai Shouren were also dumbfounded at this moment.
They thought they could obtain the qualification of imperial merchants in the new dynasty by virtue of their "merit of presenting treasures" and were about to make great plans.
However, they did not expect that the Tartars would break their promise, tear up the alliance, and march into the capital.
The three men saw the opportunity quickly and took advantage of their well-informed information to hastily steal a large amount of silver and finished cigarettes stored in the cigarette workshop, and fled westward in a hurry. They escaped the disaster and their whereabouts are temporarily unknown.
Xijing.
Li Jingang, Yang Yan, Ma Zongliang and others also received the news that the capital had fallen and the Tartars had looted.
Ma Zongliang was very excited and immediately proposed:
"Your Majesty! The Tartars have retreated, leaving the capital empty! Now is the perfect time for us to march to Tongguan, recapture the capital, and seize the Central Plains! By then, with this great achievement, who in the world would not submit?"
Yang Yan shook his head in objection: "The capital is a place surrounded by wars, easy to attack but difficult to defend. Moreover, although the Tartars have retreated, they still have strength and will surely make a comeback."
"Why don't we go south first to seize the prosperous Jiannan Road, then go down the Yangtze River and take over Jinghu, Jiangnan, and Jiangdong!"
"Once we have this half of the country, with sufficient money and food, we can advance and retreat with confidence, and then we can plan to conquer the world!"
The two people were arguing.
Li Jingang pondered for a long time before finally making a decision: "The capital is the seat of the world's orthodoxy! Even if it is in ruins, its symbolic significance is irreplaceable!"
"We must first recapture the capital and raise the banner of restoration before we can command the world and claim our place in the world of justice! Pass the order, assemble the troops, march out of Tongguan, and head for the capital!"
A new round of competition is about to begin in the Central Plains.
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