bookrebus Chapter 760: The Candidates to Stay in Sichuan
Chapter 760: The Candidates to Stay in Sichuan
Over the next ten days, all the armies remained stationed in their original locations, occasionally sending troops out to suppress some rebellions, but they were all minor skirmishes.
Some of the escaped princes and nobles were also found and brought back to Chengdu. Their property was confiscated, and they were imprisoned and secretly executed.
Because the Emperor of Sichuan was already on his way back to Shengjing, Guan Shouchang and others were too lazy to escort him back one by one, so they announced to the public that they had tried the officials for their crimes and put them in jail, but in fact they had all been killed.
But there were still more nobles who were not caught and killed. They changed their appearances, hid their identities and went into hiding. In such a big country like Sichuan, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack to find them.
As for the Prince of Sichuan, there has been no news since he entered Nanzhong. It is as if he has evaporated from the face of the earth, with no news of him left.
The Emperor of Sichuan's imperial edict had been sent to all parts of Sichuan. With the powerful military of Great Yan and the legitimacy of the Emperor of Sichuan's imperial edict, all parts of Sichuan changed their flags and adopted the flag of Yan. The territory of Sichuan was completely incorporated into Yan, and Yan once again expanded its territory significantly.
During this period, Jiang Wei's relationship with the generals became increasingly close, especially Bai Wuan. They almost ate at the same table together. Bai Wuan would take him with him wherever he went, and their relationship was very good. Deputy General Huan Qi was even a little jealous. He felt that he had fallen out of favor, and he disliked Jiang Wei no matter how he looked at him.
After the civil servants took over the government affairs, Guan Shouchang and others were able to have some free time. After they had some free time, Jiang Wei took them to visit the famous mountains and rivers around Chengdu to relax.
During this period, Jiang Wei always suggested to Bai Wuan in a subtle way that His Majesty the Great Yan would definitely let him stay in Sichuan to suppress the local situation and become a high-ranking official, enjoying endless wealth and glory.
Bai Wuan just smiled at these words and said that he would do whatever His Majesty said.
Jiang Wei then said that he would definitely let Bai Wuan stay, and then he would follow Bai Wuan to suppress the Chuan Kingdom.
One day a month later, Guan Shouchang suddenly summoned all the generals to a meeting at the general's mansion.
The commanders and deputy commanders of each army and Jiang Wei, who had nothing to do, also arrived at the general's mansion.
They saw more than a dozen civil servants standing in the lobby, all of them very young.
After greeting each other, everyone took their seats.
Guan Shouchang sat in the main seat, holding a memorial, and said,
"His Majesty has replied, and he mentioned several things. I will tell you all about them one by one."
Everyone perked up and sat up straight.
"The first matter concerns the political affairs of Sichuan. Your Majesty has sent over a dozen civil servants who have passed the imperial examinations. They are all young and talented, promising young men who are well-read.
This person is Sun Ting, the runner-up in the imperial examination of Dayan. He serves as the governor of Sichuan, supervising and presiding over all government affairs in Sichuan, and has the power to appoint officials below the rank of county magistrate.
From now on, all government affairs will be handed over to him, and he will be responsible for handling and reporting."
Sun Ting quickly stood up and saluted everyone.
Everyone also greeted him and exchanged a few polite words.
Then, Guan Shouchang continued,
"The second thing is about how to deal with the surrendered soldiers. Everyone knows the current situation in Sichuan. The Crown Prince and the nobles could rebel at any time. If these 100,000 fresh troops are dismissed, it would be like giving them away to the rebels for nothing, which would be detrimental to our army's ability to suppress the rebellion in the future.
Therefore, Your Majesty decided to disperse these 100,000 surrendered soldiers and send them to various places to build and guard the borders. Of course, their families can migrate there or stay.
There are military salaries for construction and border defense. When we can come back will be announced by the court.
Fifteen thousand people will go to Chu, fifteen thousand people will go to Qi, thirty thousand people will go to the old Yan State, and Liangdi is the most desolate and needs the most people, so forty thousand people will go.
The emperor said that if you bring your family with you, the reclaimed land will belong to you, with a land deed, and no money will be charged.
Let’s do this in the next few days.”
Hearing this, Jiang Wei's pupils shrank sharply and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
These 100,000 surrendered soldiers were his greatest reliance. If they were dismissed like this, or sent to other countries instead of in Sichuan, then whether he rebelled or the crown prince raised an army in the future, there would be no one to use.
The Emperor of Yan was really cruel in cutting off the source of the problem.
We can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, the person will be gone and there will be no hope.
Guan Shouchang said again,
"The third matter concerns the escaped princes and nobles of Sichuan. Your Majesty has indicated that we must track them down and bring them to justice. We must not let them go. Furthermore, a nationwide reward will be offered for reporting. Once the case is verified, the informant will receive 10% of the reported noble's fortune."
Jiang Wei's heart was shaken again.
There are so many princes and nobles who have fled to various places. They can hide it from the government, but they cannot hide it from the people. Suddenly, a strange family appeared, and they are so rich. This report will be accurate.
The Emperor of Yan was so cruel that he directly fired all the old members of the Sichuan Kingdom.
"The fourth thing is about the selection of the remaining legion. Everyone is familiar with the situation in Sichuan, so I won't elaborate. Everyone knows that a legion must remain.
The candidate for this legion is..."
Guan Shouchang looked at the generals with a smile, deliberately whetting their appetite.
Under everyone's eager gaze, he slowly spoke,
"It's Chen Qing's White Robe Army."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and looked at Chen Qing.
Chen Qing was also stunned and said in disbelief,
"Me? Why me?"
They had all thought about this problem. Guan Shouchang was the commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army and he definitely could not be left behind. The remaining ones were either Su Wuan, who was of Yan origin and was highly respected, or Bai Wuan, who was notorious for his evil deeds and could stop children from crying at night. After all, Bai Wuan's reputation was well-known and could deter villains.
But no one expected that it would be the taciturn Chen Qing.
Guan Shouchang raised his eyebrows and said,
"What? Don't want to?"
"No, no, I am willing. I just didn't expect that I would be chosen."
“I don’t know about that. Does His Majesty need to explain to you who he wants to appoint?
This must be the result of a discussion between His Majesty and the Prince. If you are allowed to stay, then just stay.
By the way, His Majesty also told you to write a letter to Shengjing after a while and ask your family to come to Sichuan with the supply transport team to reunite with you. You will probably be in Sichuan for 10 to 20 years, so we can't deny you the chance to reunite with your family, right?
You have to respect your parents, take care of your wife, and raise your children. Children can't be without a father for a long time."
"Your Majesty still allows me to bring my family here?"
Chen Qing was even more shocked.
Just now he was thinking that it might be because his family was in Shengjing, while Bai Wuan's family was in Xianyang, and Su Wuan had no wife or children at all, so he was asked to stay and his wife and children were held hostage in Shengjing.
After all, whoever stays in Sichuan will be the local tyrant.