Li Yan was slightly stunned. Liu Zeqing was really shameless. He was a colleague with him in an instant. He looked down on Liu Zeqing in his heart, but said, "General Liu is very serious. I think it's not too late, so I asked General Liu to set off immediately and strive to arrive in Bianjing as soon as possible."

Liu Zeqing said in a daze: "Now?"

Li Yan nodded.

Liu Zeqing frowned, "General Li, can I go back to Linqing to get some personal belongings? Look, the road is dusty, even my clothes and armor are dirty."

Li Yan waved his hand and said, "I don't think this is needed. They are already there."

Liu Zeqing looked in the direction of Li Yan's finger. At the back of the military formation, several carriages filled with supplies were parked there, and Liu Zemin and Liu Zhigan stood aside.

Li Yan said: "After entering Linqing, I ordered that General Liu's relatives not be disturbed, and sent someone to protect your house in Linqing. After knowing that you are willing to hand over the army, I asked Major General Liu to pack his luggage. All the things in your house are there, and I didn't move at all."

What Liu Zeqing was thinking about was the treasures he robbed in Linqing. Li Yan’s thoughtfulness was a bit beyond his expectations, and it also made him feel much more at ease. At least it showed that Li Yan would not kill him. He bowed again, "Liu is grateful to General Li for such kindness."

Li Yan nodded and smiled, "General Liu, you can bring your own personal guards, and you don't need anything else. I have three hundred soldiers here, and they will escort your family to Bianjing all the way."

Looking at Liu Zeqing's back as he left, Li Yan sighed slightly, "Frugal and cruel, greedy for profit and shamelessness. Such a general will be strange if the Ming Dynasty does not perish for so many years."

Li Qiang said: "Young Master, this Liu Zeqing has harmed the people of Shandong. Why didn't he kill him directly and asked him to bring so many treasures to Kaifeng?"

Li Yan sighed and said, "Do you think I don't want to kill him? But now it's not possible. He just handed over the military power and killed him directly. How can we win the trust of the soldiers and generals under his command? Let him go to Kaifeng! With so many treasures, it will definitely attract attention. If he doesn't know how to restrain himself, someone will deal with him."

Li Mei rode over from a distance and bowed: "General Li, all the generals in Gaotang Prefecture are willing to surrender. This is the list of all the generals."

Li Yan looked through it and handed it to Li Mei again. "General Li Gan, I will give it to you for the time being. Eliminate the old and weak, let them go home, and re-organize the young and strong."

Li Mei said in a daze: "General Li, you give them all to me?"

Li Yan nodded and smiled, "Along the way, I found that General Li Shen's talent was outstanding and useful. I will write to King Chuang and recommend you as the general of Shandong. The soldiers of Shandong should naturally be left to you to command." Li Mei served as the general in Jinan and was familiar with the cultural terrain of Shandong. When the rebel army marched into Shandong, they had to use people like them. Moreover, nearly half of Liu Zeqing's remaining soldiers were controlled by Li Huajing, and Li Mei also needed to restrain him.

Li Mei was moved and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you General Li. From now on, Li will definitely not disappoint you."

Li Yan smiled and said, "It's not disappointing the King of Chuang. But General Li Gan, I don't have that much money. At most, I can only keep 20,000 soldiers. Don't blame me."

Li Mei knew in her heart that Li Yan could not allow him to retain a large number of soldiers. He hurriedly said, "What the general said is that the soldiers are elite but not too many, 20,000 is enough. But the subordinates who surrender to the official army may find it difficult to convince the public. Please transfer all the direct generals of Liu Zeqing so that their subordinates can reorganize the soldiers."

Li Yan frowned and said, "How should we transfer them away?"

Li Mei said: "Their soldiers should be transferred together, and there should be nearly 10,000."

Li Yan suddenly realized that Li Mei was much smarter than he expected. Although the soldiers under Liu Zeqing were old soldiers and had certain combat power, the military discipline was corrupt and difficult to command. He threw them out to facilitate himself. And handing over these powerful people to Li Yan was also to make Li Yan feel at ease. After all, he surrendered to the new. It is inevitable that he was in charge of so many soldiers.

Li Yan thought for a while and said, "Okay! Let them go to Linqing with me, and Gaotangzhou will be handed over to you for the time being."

Li Mei bowed and said, "Don't worry, General."

Linqing is a big city, and its wealth is not as weak as Jinan, which is why Li Yan was eager to recover Linqing. Now he has taken down Linqing without bloodshed and drove Liu Zeqing to Bianjing. The main problem left to him is how to deal with the tens of thousands of troops. Li Huajing, Li Mei, and other Liu generals. What should be used and what should be abandoned are all the issues he needs to consider. He thought while walking, and finally said to Li Qiang: "Li Qiang, send someone back to Jining and inform General He that I will stay in Linqing for a while. Let him concentrate on guarding Jining. Perhaps soon, we can attack from both north and south directions and take Jinan."

Since the soldiers under Liu Zeqing were not easy to control, he took advantage of Zhou Xian's army in Linyi and immediately dispatched troops to attack after a slight reorganization. He consumed the existing troops and tested which generals were available to them so that they could control them better. At the same time, reinforced Li Dingguo also put pressure on Zhou Xian. Now that tens of thousands of troops are in hand, the initiative is entirely on his own side, there is no need to think about just capturing the west of the canal, but focus on the entire Shandong.

Liu Zeqing was taken by three hundred soldiers and drove all the way to Kaifeng. They first went south and then west. Because there were so many cars and treasures, they drove very slowly.

That night, they stopped in an abandoned inn about twenty miles away from Zhencheng. After so many days, Liu Zeqing was very tired. He took out some gold and silver to the soldiers, asked them to buy some wine and meat, gather the family together, and prepare for some fun.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Liu Zeqing swelled and blushed, and his previous unhappiness was wiped out. In the future, he was a new chapter for him. At the third update, he could still hear his laughter from a distance.

Just when he was the happiest, the deafening sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded. A cavalry came from somewhere and rushed into the post station and killed everyone he saw.

Three hundred soldiers were completely defeated as soon as they resisted. Liu Zeqing and his family fled out under the escort of their own soldiers. As soon as they left the door, a rain of arrows was poured out. Liu Zemin was penetrated by feather arrows. Liu Zhimou was shot in the chest and fell to the ground, screaming loudly, and his personal soldiers were all killed and injured.

Liu Zhigan took a knife and slashed at a cavalry coming towards him, but was stabbed by the cavalry that followed with a spear, and then landed heavily on the ground.
Chapter completed!