Chapter 157: Court discussion (Part 2)

Forty-one days later, Fang Xin and his group stepped into the Sandong Pass

There are formal generals at Sandong Pass, as well as the prefect of the last county remaining after the pass and five county magistrates, who are all ready and waiting at the gate of the main mansion.

The entire Sandong Pass is now a barracks, according to the military system of Da Chu,

Five people, ten people, one fire, five fire, one team, fifty people, the team was already the ninth rank of the imperial court, the fifth rank of the fifth rank of the army, the battalion was Xuanjie's rank, the eighth rank, the fourth rank, one mansion, one mansion, one mansion, one mansion, the first rank of the chief rank, the seventh rank. There were also guards, four mansions and one mansion, with a rank of 5,500 men, the sixth rank of Zhaowushen General, the three guards and one town, 18,000 people, and the fifth rank, each with the title of general.

Most of the generals who were in charge of the town were of the fourth rank and also had the third rank, but the Minister of War was only in the third rank, which was so restrained.

A general above the third rank would be a false position unless it was in wartime.

This time, he was ordered to accept the power of the whole province, so everyone who should have come came, densely packed, even if there are soldiers, there are hundreds of officials and generals. In the center, there is an old man, who is former governor Qi Bingqi.

Fang Xin rode his horse in and entered through the gate, but when he saw the old man, he turned over and dismounted and bowed: "Secretary Li Rui, pay homage to the prince's tutor."

Qi Bingqi is the current emperor's teacher. Although he has been defeated many times and has been removed from his official position and returned to Beijing to question, Fang Xin still dared not neglect it.

Qi Bingqi looked blank and said calmly: "Can the imperial edict be brought?"

"I've brought it, I'll invite the imperial edict." Fang Xin said, and then he lifted his official robe and knelt down in front of everyone towards the prepared incense table.

The man behind him took a golden plate and placed an imperial edict and sent it to him.

Qi Bingqi didn't even agree, but took out the imperial edict and strode towards the incense table. When he turned around, he still had this calm expression, just saying: "Everyone received the imperial edict-"

Suddenly, thousands of people knelt down and shouted long live three times, and then waited quietly. A calm and even decisive voice came from above: "In accordance with the will of heaven, the emperor ordered... Although he was an old minister, he would violate the ancestral system. I understand the law and punish him. I should remove Qi Bingqi from his post and return to Beijing to wait... Li Ruizhong served the country, and was always talented, and he led the governor of Anchang Province to inspect me... If you can pacify me, why should I be stingy with me? I admire this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone shouted long live thanking him. Fang Xin stood up. At this time, he was already the official governor.

Qi Bingqi stepped back and asked Fang Xin to go to the front stage, and said again: "I would like to ask the Sword of Emperor Shang Fang!"

"Long live!" Everyone knelt down again.

The Great Chu State system, the Sword of the Emperor of Shangfang can be used as a local government. For officials below the fifth rank, they can be executed first and then reported, and for officials below the third rank, they can be suspended on the spot. The governor has great authority because the Sword of the Emperor of Shangfang can be given to the Sword of the Emperor of Shangfang.

Fang Xinbai respectfully took the inconspicuous but terrifying sword with both hands, and handed it to the guard behind him, who held it and stood solemnly.

"Appointment card for the king" In fact, this is a flag. The flag is made of yellow silk and has the word "六". The sword of the emperor should of course not be released lightly. The one who usually represents the governor is this king's order card, and the person holding the flag is called the flag official.

"I respectfully accept it." Fang Xin said, this king's order card is not very rare. Generally speaking, there are provincial chief officials, but the king's order card can also kill officials under the fifth rank.

"Please print the letter." This was the last move, and someone presented the governor's seal.

After Fang Xin received it, everyone present knelt down and bowed: "Biaoxia (official) to meet Lord Futai."

Qi Bingqi took off his official hat by himself. At this time, several personnel from the Ministry of Justice had prepared to go up and salute first: "Mr. Qi, please forgive me if you are the one who is in charge."

He said so, but he also buckled a chain with yellow cloth.

In a blink of an eye, the second-rank prince tutor was captured. Fang Xin was so moved that he stepped forward, bowed and said, "Li Rui gave it to him."

After saying that, someone immediately offered two more plates. Although it was covered by cloth, it was also known that it was gold and silver. The staff of the Ministry of Justice knew what they meant and knew that they were taking care of it. They didn't say anything. After they took it, they immediately left the camp and left the city.

Fang Xinzhi arrived at the door, waited for a while, and then came back, and was greeted by the inner hall. He first changed his clothes, and the soldiers of the palace also replaced their defense.

By the way, the province was greatly destroyed, with three towns and five guards nominally, with a total staff of 80,000 people, but in fact only one town and three guards remained.

Fang Xin glanced around and saw that 150 personal soldiers were already listed. Although this direct army had only a hundred people, whether there were any, it was a difference between heaven and earth.

This personal soldier has been gradually selected over the past decade. At critical moment, it not only has the significance of saving lives, but also can kill generals and seize the army. Although he is ordered by the emperor to command the army, but he does not even have personal soldiers, he can only be a puppet.

Fang Xin did not summon military generals first, and according to his rank, he summoned civil officials to come in to pay homage. Sure enough, there was not much time before he saw Cai Youde, the prefect of Liugong County, leading his subordinate county magistrates to come forward to pay homage.

After the big gift, Fang Xin smiled warmly and asked all the adults to sit down and talk, and immediately asked about some basic situations in the county.

"If you come back to Futai Lord, there were originally 51,000 households in the county, but now there are tens of thousands of refugees waiting for comfort, and the number cannot be explained in detail!" Cai Youde said with a wry smile.

This situation is basically true. A light flashed in Fang Xin's eyes. King Anchang was a native. Even if he wanted to refer to the Han system, he could not avoid conflicts between the natives and the Han people. In order to suppress, massacres were inevitable. There have been many cases in more than ten years, so after the massacre, there were not many Han people who fled to relatively safe areas.

These people have deep hatred with the natives, and they are the ones that are available, but at this time, he remained silent, just nodded, and asked the generals to come in and see him.

As soon as the order was issued, more than a dozen people came in a row. They were wearing heavy armor and the iron armor rings on their bodies were jingling. When they entered the door, they bowed their knees and saluted and knelt in front of Fang Xin: "I will pay my respects to the patrolman of Taiwan."

The leader was a middle-aged man wearing armor, his eyebrows were raised like a knife, and he exuded a murderous aura. This man was Junyue Mingshi, the general of the Shenqi Town, and followed by his deputy general Wei Yu'an.

Later, there were the generals of the guards, including Zhou Bingbin, the guards of Xia Guang, Jiang Wenxuan, and the guards of Yunyang, Xu Peng, and the guards of Guanli, who were not under the jurisdiction of Shenqi Town, at least in the law.

Fang Xin looked at it and said lightly: "All the generals are up, please sit down!"

These people are not Yi and are deeply rooted in the military and have close ties with the local area.

Fang Xin pressed his knees with his hands. When he met for the first time, he asked a few questions. At least on the surface, these generals were still respectful and polite, and answered one by one. Basically, there was nothing wrong with it. Fang Xin nodded, looked at the generals gently, and said with a smile: "All generals are very arrogant. This time I came here, I need to use you more."

"The Lord of the Taiwan Inspection Team has his life, but the last general dare not obey?" Yue Mingshi and the generals stood up and replied.

"Very very good." Fang Xin nodded and smiled, and said some more words. After a moment, he saw Yue Mingshi secretly signaling. A middle-aged man about thirty-five years old and an official rank in the gang general came out. He had a black and red face and had several scars on his face. He knelt on one knee and said, "The last general, the guards and sects of Bai Township, Yihuang Town, paid homage to the gang general, and paid homage to the gang. After the last war, the army suffered a lot of losses, with less than 30% of the personnel. Please give me instructions."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Xin nodded: "You are Fan Jiebiao. I have heard of you, a brave general who has experienced many battles. However, in the last battle, he returned from a great defeat, and the army was full of guilt. Do you know?"

"Yes, the last general was responsible for his defeat last time and did not dare to refute. However, the Western barbarians were rampant. If they did not rebuild the town and guards, they would be difficult to resist again next time!" The man replied immediately.

Da Chu has strict control over the army and is not allowed to recruit soldiers privately without permission from superiors.

After hearing this, Fang Xin's eyes were dark and he said slowly: "I already know this... I have a coordinated arrangement for everything, and there are graces and punishments. Can you admit the crime of yourselves?"

"Yes, I will confess my guilt." The generals present looked at each other and knelt down together.

"Since you have confessed your guilt, I will allow you to make meritorious service when you are employed." Fang Xin stood up, walked slowly, as if no one was around, and said slowly: "However, the military law is very strict, and it is not a crime if you don't punish them - someone, I'll push you down the corridor, each with twenty military sticks!"

At this time, the personal soldiers who had already prepared had entered one after another and said in unison: "Yes!"

This time, he was stunned by the generals, but he looked at him in an instant, and the hall suddenly became quiet. At this time, Yue Mingshi stood up and said, "The late emperor was suddenly defeated by me. After 60 battles such as Liaotong and Angushan, he was considered to have won more than defeat. Unexpectedly, he went to the battle last time but returned with 7,000 people who died in battle! The last general is indeed guilty, ashamed of the late emperor and the emperor, ashamed of his colleagues who died in battle, the last general accepts the punishment!"

As he said that, his eyes turned red. He knelt down and took the lead in leaving the hall, leaving the blame and beating.

Suddenly, there was a crackling sound. Fang Xin was silent, but he was shocked. He was not easy to control himself. He sighed secretly, but he was not panicked. Now the foundation of Da Chu is still there. No matter how arrogant these generals are, if they are really serious, they can kill them with their own sword. They don’t care about it now, and they listen to the crackling sticks outside and beat them.

There were not many twenty sticks, but they also beat the generals to make their butts red and swollen. They even came in to apologize. After calling them up, Fang Xin turned around and said to Cai Youde, the prefect of Liugong County who was a little nervous and anxious, and said: "How much food is left in the county?"

"Reporting to the Lord, there are still 10,000 stones, of which 7,000 stones are military rations."

"Okay, the towns suffered a lot of losses in the previous war. They need to be supplemented, but supplements must also come one by one, and they must not be disorganized, Yue Mingshi!"

"The last general is here!" Yue Mingshi had to kneel in front of him immediately.

"Your town is now the main trunk of our army, so we will give priority to replenishing. How many soldiers are there in your town?"

"Sir, my town has a legal obligation of 18,000 yuan, but now there are only 9,000 yuan."

"Well, you have three guards. You can go to Yongdian County. You can go to Hongtian County. You can go to Jiaotian County. You can go to Jiaotian County. You can go to repair it, replenish your troops and restore your organization."

"Yes, Master Futai." Yue Mingshi responded.

"Although it is a renovation, Guanzhong must not be guarded against it. Other guards can first repair it within the Guan area, make a list, and then make arrangements to make up one by one!" Fang Xin said, and saw everyone.

Everyone hesitated for a moment, but could not resist, and accepted the order.

"Since that's the case, Yue Mingshi is very fast, so you will be able to set off the camp tomorrow. If you wait, just retreat first!" Fang Xin said.

"Yes!" All the generals answered the order.

When they walked out, Fang Xin immediately said to the prefect of Liugong County: "When I arrive at the mansion, I will give me a list of people. I will say that I will build a militia camp in Guancheng and recruit soldiers and choose the best, not to mention it."

This sentence is meaningful, but the prefect understood the meaning and bowed and said, "Yes, the lower lord understands it."

After everyone retreated, Fang Xin summoned Wu Jie and his four brothers.

"Lord!" They came forward to pay homage.

"Tomorrow, you will take the camp and take it out of the city. If you set up a list of soldiers, you must choose the tough ones. First, you will be the main position of the temporary team. Give you a month to train and select available talents, one tenth of them. When the first month is completed, this guru will appoint you as the acting Yijun lieutenant of Xigang Mansion. From the seventh rank, if you have military achievements in the future, you can be promoted to you for granted!"

There is indeed too little training for the army in one month, but in the current situation, there is no way to do anything, and Fang Xin did not intend to work hard to enrich the elite soldiers for the Guards.

As for Xigang Prefecture, there is a certain organization, and it has been almost completely destroyed now, which is equivalent to a blank. Fang Xin is not planning to build its superior Wei Town immediately, which gives this branch a fairly independent status.

Wu Jie, Wu Hongrong, Xiang Chen, Ruan Jun, Tanaka Yi and others immediately understood and followed the order, but Wu Jie was still a little worried and said, "Why is the master safe?"

"I think it doesn't matter if you have one or half months. After one month, you can choose 600 out of 6,000 out of 6,000, and you can add 100 to your personal soldiers. Five hundred will belong to you. But next month, we will summon one battalion and the third battalion will be connected." Fang Xin said this and signaled them to retreat.

Fang Xin would not complete the supplement immediately after 80,000 people. This is not only a mixture of fish and dragons, but most of them are miscellaneous soldiers, but also cannot bear such a large amount of consumption. The batch of 500,000 taels of silver and 200,000 stones given by the court was a supplement to the last defeat. At least within a year, there would be no supplements.

And this, satisfying the consumption of 80,000 people is not enough!

Not to mention other considerations about power and political factors.

After the basic arrangement was completed, Fang Xin walked out of the hall and reached the higher level. He squinted his eyes and looked at the sun in the southwest, feeling the faint power rising from afar, pressing the sword and sighing - to achieve great things, foreign aid is needed, and it is time to have a fist card with Xiao Hongqin.
Chapter completed!