Chapter 294 Confucian Strategy
The matter of the six major families was discussed without reservation at the Yuanmen military camp, and after the exchange of seals by the clerical officers of both sides, the alliance and surrender were completed.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xin Zhuo led 200,000 cavalry back to the capital of Xingling Prefecture, and was greeted by people all over the city.
For the common people, gentry, and merchants in the three states and eighteen prefectures, Jiang Yuqing is like a noble person sent from heaven, saving tens of millions of people from fire and water. They don’t have many ideas. Who will let me live a better life? On a good day, I will love, respect, and support anyone.
Back at the government office, Jiang Hu, the handsome man who had just recovered from a long illness and had a cold war with his nephew for a long time, led hundreds of civil servants in the government office to welcome him in person, and they were all enthusiastic.
Later, the uncle and nephew had a deep and candid conversation in the prince's private palace.
Jiang Hu seemed to have figured it out. After all, his nephew was not an outsider, and the outcome could not be changed. After the Western Qin army followed Jiang Yuqing, he could not even mobilize a large number of soldiers, so he simply accepted his fate.
From now on, whether he is a rebel or a loyal minister of the court, since he cannot object, he can only follow his nephew's path until death.
After Jiang Hu left, Xin Zhuo fell into entanglement and distress. Without him, the Western Qin army would run out of food. After the war, everything was left to be renovated. Taxes needed to be reduced or reduced, the people needed to be resettled, and the city walls needed to be repaired. The army needs to be reorganized and retrained.
He suddenly felt the pressure of an emperor. How to manage such a huge territory? After all, the land of Western Qin and the newly conquered territories of the Ten Kingdoms have expanded their territory to thousands of miles. How should the tens of millions of Hu people in the Western Regions be appeased?
Now that the royal families of the ten countries have been escorted to Xingling Prefecture, how to deal with a large group of concubines, princes, princesses, and nobles?
How to arrange the intertwined forces of the old nobles of the ten countries? Can't they all be killed?
We still need to continue with the next step of the plan, whether to continue to conquer the Three Kingdoms of Guifang, or to mobilize a large army to defend the imperial court's Dianqian Army and Shence Army.
The Three Kingdoms of Guifang are the big frontier countries in the Western Region. They are not easy to win. I am afraid that it will be a protracted and tug-of-war and the losses will be too heavy.
Will the troops guarding the imperial court immediately cause a war between two sides, and the ghosts and the three kingdoms will take the opportunity to cause trouble? It is difficult to deal with the situation of being attacked from the back and abdomen.
Now the imperial court's purpose has been fully exposed, which is to let him Jiang Yuqing die, even at the cost of dispatching three great lords and four lesser lords, Mr. Dongfang and Master Baiheqiu.
For the Grand Master, this was a force that could destroy the world, but Jiang Yuqing survived and made a comeback against the odds, killing and expelling him.
Then, for the old politicians in the court, it is necessary to re-evaluate his power. The next attack and conspiracy will probably be more violent and cruel.
All these factors really made Xin Zhuo, who was a bandit and had memories of his previous life, feel more stressed and confused.
His mind was entirely focused on the next sacrifices to the spirits and practice.
The Western Qin army's true luck souls can still be excavated. It is difficult to say whether they will rebel or continue to attack other countries.
But no matter what, the land of Western Qin cannot be destroyed, otherwise the bargaining chip for survival will be gone.
The situation is like this. He can no longer go around causing trouble like the little bandit before. Everything will affect the whole body!
The hall was quiet.
Xin Zhuo looked at the bamboo slips of the internal affairs of the land of Western Qin in a daze, ticking and smearing them.
Sitting below were the five girls Cui Ying'er, Han Qiniang and Sai Qingzhu, relatively speechless.
On the other hand, Xiong Zhang, who has always given people the impression of being "big-hearted and brainless" and as beautiful as an elf, first said: "The prince is paying for the army and the land of the eighteen prefectures of the three states of Western Qin and the territory of the ten countries, Are you worried about the common people? "
The girls looked at her in surprise. Frankly speaking, she had the closest relationship with the prince among them. She always liked to have a bad temper, and the prince always doted on her.
Xin Zhuo also looked at her and nodded: "Yes!"
Xiong Zhang smiled and said: "It is better to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, eliminate all unnecessary expenses, and first keep the food and grass of the army tight. Come on, the army is the foundation of the Western Qin Dynasty, and then think about the people. The first thing is to encourage the gentry to donate money, donate food, and give gifts to officials of the same background, so that everyone can tide over the difficulties together. "
Cui Ying'er, Han Qiniang, Sai Qingzhu and others looked surprised, what they said was very good.
There was a trace of pride on Xiong Zhang’s beautiful face, and he snorted arrogantly. Xin Zhuo shook his head and said that there was no problem, but it was very difficult to deal with all the problems. These things required the joint efforts of civil servants and the army. If he didn't have capable people, who couldn't talk on paper?
Whatever you think of, the right man is here!
Jiang Yuxi's voice came from outside the door: "Grand Governor, Duke Taixun is back!"
Xin Zhuo stood up abruptly, forgetting to put on his boots. His feet were only wrapped in socks, and he hurriedly walked down the desk steps and rushed out the door.
The girls looked at each other and followed quickly.
Outside the main hall, on the main road of the government office, Mr. Tai Xun, a man with gray hair and a straight body, was already walking with a group of Confucian scholars.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir!"
Xin Zhuo hurriedly greeted him, bowed first, and then grabbed Tai Xun Gong's old hands with bright eyes and great excitement.
At first when I met Tai Xun Gong, I just thought that the old man was a bit nonsense, and he himself was dismissive of Confucian masters.
But at least half of the credit for conquering the ten kingdoms in the Western Regions was attributed to Tai Xun Gong, a group of gossipy scholars.
And Confucian scholars are the best at governing the country and the world.
So, these talkers are now treasures again.
Tai Xun Gong looked at Xin Zhuo's bare feet, with a hint of excitement in his eyes. He first saluted and paid homage: "I have seen the prince."
Then he looked at the two people beside him and chuckled: "How about Lao Chu, Siliu?"
A middle-aged man in his forties with three strands of beard and a man in his thirties The ugly women with big mouths and buck teeth saluted at the same time, their eyes burning: "Caomin Song Lao Chu/Yu Siliu, I have seen the prince!"
Xin Zhuo looked at Tai Xun Gong, his heart moved slightly, Tai Xun Xun Gong and these two people are both great sages. If nothing else, they have strong martial arts.
This is a group of capable people with both civil and military skills.
Tai Xun Gong smiled slightly: "Prince, these two are Confucian sages from the Western Regions. They have contributed a lot to the strategy of destroying ten countries!"
"I have been waiting for the three great sages for a long time. It's like rain after a long drought. Let's go and enter the palace. I have prepared fine wine and food."
Although Xin Zhuo found this kind of politeness disgusting, he still had a disgusting look on his face. Smiling, he grabbed their hands and told Sai Qingzhu and others: "Go and prepare!"
The girls understood and returned to the palace first.
When Xin Zhuo, Taixun Gong and more than thirty Confucian scholars entered the palace of the prince, delicacies, fruits and vegetables, musicians and dancing girls were all ready.
After a group of people sat down, music, dancing, and wine came one after another.
For a group of Confucian scholars, this is the recognition of those in power, and it is a kind of glory sold to the princes and kings after ten years of hard work. Naturally, they are happy!
Xin Zhuo also seemed to be very happy. The smile on his face never disappeared. He glanced at everyone from time to time. He found that his mentality had now become very realistic. Whoever is useful to me, I will give glory to. If you talk nonsense to me, then get lost.
Fortunately, Taixun Gong seemed to see through his thoughts and smiled faintly: "The prince has five difficulties now!"
Xin Zhuo said in surprise: "Oh?"
Tai Xun Gong said: "One difficulty The second difficulty is how to manage the three states and eighteen prefectures, and the old lands of the ten kingdoms in the Western Regions. The third difficulty is how to arrange the royal family and nobles of the ten kingdoms. "
Looking at Xin Zhuo's face, he paused: "How to resist the court's attitude towards the five difficulties."
(End of this chapter)