Dongchuan Jiedushi was willing to calm down the troops, and Wei Fufeng adjusted the military strength of the governor's office. Feiyu camp was temporarily placed under the command of Baihutang, and the Langfeng camp and Baotao camp were set up outside the Huben guards.

In the name of military merit, Lu Qing was appointed as the commander of Langfeng Camp, Wang Dahu was appointed as the commander of Baotao Camp, and Zhao Yidou was appointed as the commander of Fengli Camp.

Peng Yu, the military envoy, was promoted to commander and assisted Lao Feng in taking charge of the White Tiger Hall.

Yang Wencheng, Dong He, and Liu Yi, three of the five subordinates who initially followed him, were transferred to military officials.

The Huben Guards were initially divided into four guards: east, west, north and south. The four leading generals were promoted to captains, and their status was between commanders and soldiers.

The chief officer of the Governor's Mansion is the Chief Shi, the Recorder, the Military Officer and the Judge. Only through the collaboration of the three can the Fengli Camp, Langfeng Camp and Baotao Camp be mobilized to exercise power.

The officers and soldiers of each battalion in the Dudu Mansion are still assigned to the fire chiefs in the army in turn.

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After resetting the power of the Governor's Office, Wei Fufeng went to see Lao Feng for an in-depth discussion. Once he left southern Sichuan, Lao Feng became the mainstay of the rule in southern Sichuan. Although he could not act arbitrarily, he could control various official positions.

After meeting Lao Feng, Wei Fufeng ordered the Dazu County military camp to raise 20,000 troops for the western expedition.

Wei Fufeng sent a message to the Luzhou army in the south of the Yangtze River, and ordered the commander Li Chenggang to receive the 5,000 regiments from Yuzhou for training. Together with the 5,000 troops in the south of the Yangtze River, the total was called the 10,000 Yuzhou Army for the Western Expedition.

Li Chenggang was one of the first five subordinates to follow Wei Fufeng, and he gave Wei Fufeng the impression of change.

Now that the situation in Jiedu in southern Sichuan has begun to stabilize, Wei Fufeng does not want Li Chenggang to stay south of the Yangtze River for a long time.

Li Chenggang's original owner's surname was Yang, and his official position was Suizhou Sima. According to Wei Fufeng's promise, if Yang Sima came to seek refuge, he would either serve as the governor of Lu or serve as a judge in a certain military mansion.

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Twenty thousand troops marched to the banks of the Tuo River in Lu County and joined forces with Li Chenggang's Yuzhou Army. Wei Fufeng summoned the generals from Yuzhou.

When they met, Wei Fufeng saw that among the generals in Yuzhou, only the top military commander was wearing chainmail.

The other leading generals are all wearing leather armor. It can be imagined that the five thousand regiment training from Yuzhou must be a weak army.

Wei Fufeng had already been informed of the situation of the Yuzhou army in advance, that is, the refugees who had fled were forcibly organized into an army, and half of them had no weapons. It can be said that the governor of Yuzhou threw a burden away from Yuzhou.

After meeting the generals of the Yuzhou Army, Wei Fufeng ordered that the Yuzhou Army be given equal treatment.

Military pay and food were distributed immediately, and those without weapons could only use bamboo spears. Fields could not be given in Luzhou for the time being, but they were promised to be divided into fields in the future.

The day after the army was united, 30,000 troops set off westward, leaving Lu County and entering Jiang'an County.

Li Qing, the new county magistrate of Jiang'an County, led the crowd to welcome him. This was the county magistrate and county lieutenant appointed by Wei Fufeng himself, and they spoke cordially when they met.

Jiang'an County stayed overnight, and early the next morning the army set off westward, entered Nanxi County, and headed straight for Fenrong City.

When the army was dispatched, Wei Fufeng sent someone to notify the three thousand remaining troops in Fenrong City.

Let the remaining troops spread the news that the Luzhou army defeated the Dongchuan army, and that the governor of Yuzhou belonged to Jiedu in southern Sichuan. There were 10,000 Yuzhou troops in the western expedition.

Entering Nanxi County, Wei Fufeng deliberately slowed down his march and even camped for the night fifteen miles away from Fenrong City.

In the large military camp, the Yuzhou Army was surrounded in the innermost area, and the best-equipped troops were stationed in the outermost area.

Early the next morning, a messenger from the remaining troops rushed to report that all the troops and county magistrates guarding Fenrong City had escaped last night, and the three thousand remaining troops had already disappeared.

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Go to town to receive.

Wei Fufeng smiled after hearing this. Rich people cherish their lives. Last time he made threatening remarks to the officials of Nanxi County.

Hearing that the 30,000-strong army was coming, and the prestige of Dazu County's victory, the officials of Nanxi County must have been frightened, and would have run away if it had been Wei Fufeng.

The army set off and arrived at Fenrong City. Wei Fufeng appointed a new county magistrate and stayed there for one day. The next day the army set off to the west to conquer Bodao County, where Rongzhou was governed.

Before the army arrived, Xie Chengen, the governor of Rongzhou, sent a document of ownership.

The army arrived five miles away from Bodao County, and the governor of Rongzhou led officials and hundreds of guards to greet them.

Faced with the interest of the Rongzhou governor, Wei Fufeng could not openly slap the smiling person. Accompanied by Huben guards, he met the Rongzhou governor in a friendly manner.

Xie Cheng'en, the governor of Rongzhou, was wearing a bright red official robe. He was nearly fifty years old, tall, with sideburns, regular features and the air of a military commander. When he saw Wei Fufeng, he bowed respectfully.

After seeing each other, they walked to Bodao County together. Three thousand soldiers from Wei Fufeng's army went ahead to take over the city defense of Bodao County and complete the substantial control of Rongzhou.

While walking, the governor of Rongzhou gave a general report on the current situation of Rongzhou, and his words were full of grievances.

Wei Fufeng pretended to listen attentively, but in fact, someone had already reported back to him about the situation in Rongzhou.

The size of Rongzhou is similar to that of Luzhou, and it governs Bodao County (Yibin), Nanxi County, Pingshan County, Suijiang County, Gao County, Gong County and Kaibian County (Yanjin County).

The majority of people in Rongzhou are Liao people, mainly the Bo people.

The Bo people are slaves, and slave owners often sell their children into slavery. The Bo people are also wild and rebellious, similar to bandits, but more difficult to deal with than bandits.

Although Rongzhou belongs to Xichuan, only Bodao County and Nanxi County are under the jurisdiction of the state. The other counties are basically semi-administered. Bo people often kill Han people and even kill officials.

There were only two thousand soldiers guarding Bodao County in Rongzhou, and most of the troops who fled from Nanxi County came to Bodao County.

There were 500 town troops stationed at Dou Sha Pass in Yanjin County. Dou Sha Pass was the border pass between Rongzhou and Nanzhao.

In Xichuan's war against rebellion, three thousand soldiers were recruited from Rongzhou, and a lot of food and financial resources were also exploited to support the war.

The weakening of Rongzhou's garrison forces made the Bo people in Rongzhou increasingly rampant and unruly.

While talking calmly along the way, I saw Bodao County.

The size of Bodao County is similar to that of Fenrong City, and its geography is similar to Lu County, with the Min River and Mahu River (Jinsha River) flowing into the river.

Seeing Bodao County, Wei Fufeng changed the topic and said with a smile: "Sir Xie, I have heard a saying that Bodao County is the number one city on the river."

The governor of Rongzhou was slightly startled and nodded: "It can be said that the upper reaches of the river in Bodao County is the Minjiang River. In addition, there is water from Mahu Lake. Bodao County can be regarded as the source of the main river, so it is called the first city of the river."

Wei Fufeng nodded and added: " Along the way, I have seen the spectacular bamboo sea in southern Sichuan. It is worthy of being a treasure land."

The governor of Rongzhou nodded and said: "The most indispensable thing in Rongzhou is bamboo. Bamboo shoots can be used as food to satisfy hunger."

Wei Fufeng laughed when he heard this and said, "Sir Xie, why is Bodao County called Bodao County?"

The governor of Rongzhou was slightly startled and replied: "This has been the inhabited place of Bo people since ancient times. Bodao County is an important commercial road that runs through the southeast and northwest, so it is named Bodao County."

Wei Fufeng nodded and said: "Bodao County, the name of Bodao, people will know that this is the area of ​​Bo people.

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The governor of Rongzhou was thoughtful after hearing this, and then said: "Please enlighten me if your words have a profound meaning."

Wei Fufeng smiled and said: "I would like to invite Mr. Xie to submit a letter to the imperial court to change Bodao County to Shunan County, and the county seat will be renamed Wanqing City, similar to the name of Fenrong City in Nanxi County."

The governor of Rongzhou hesitated after hearing this and said: "If you change the name, you have to change the official seal, which causes inconvenience. In addition, even if the name is changed, the people here still recognize Bodao County."

Wei Fufeng said: "We hope that you will submit a letter together to let His Majesty the Emperor know that the Bo people are rampant in southern Sichuan and to clarify the significance of the establishment of the Jiedu in southern Sichuan."

The governor of Rongzhou suddenly understood, nodded and said: "I would like to write a letter to you, sir."

Wei Fufeng nodded and said: "Since Bodao County has been renamed, and there is a Dousha Pass in Yanjin County to defend Nanzhao, Yanjin County should be renamed Dousha County."

The governor of Rongzhou agreed, and Wei Fufeng added: "In the future, all Bo people who have registered their household registration will be recorded as Shunan people. As time goes by, this will naturally be the area of ​​Shunan people."

The governor of Rongzhou nodded, and he and Wei Fufeng walked to the county seat and entered. Afterwards, there was a reception banquet, in which the wealthy families of Bodao County were invited to participate.

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Peacefully captured Rongzhou, but the situation in Rongzhou was like a hot potato.

Faced with the Bo people's disobedience, Wei Fufeng had only two choices, either to resort to thunderous means and send heavy troops to suppress the Bo people, or to maintain the status quo.

Wei Fufeng's southern Sichuan Jiedu was basically Luzhou, and it was impossible for him to keep tens of thousands of troops in Rongzhou for a long time.

If he used thunderous tactics to attack the Bo people, it would inevitably result in the loss of a lot of military strength, and his military strength could not be called good at fighting.

Wei Fufeng tended to be gentle, but while being gentle towards the Bo people, he also used thunderous threats and ordered the army to march towards Gaoxian and Gongxian.

Gong County is adjacent to Xingwen County under Luzhou, and Gao County is adjacent to Gong County.

Wei Fufeng implemented the land equalization system in Gaoxian and Gongxian counties, forcibly buying up the land of Bo and Han landlords, and redistributing it to the Han and Bo serfs, re-registering household registrations, and being gentle with the Bo people living in the mountains.

The Bo people who live in the mountainous areas live in mountain villages. They often raid county residents and business travelers who are farming, and there are tens of thousands of them in total.

However, the Bo people in the mountains are not monolithic, and they often fight with each other.

Wei Fufeng's approach was to build up Rongzhou's self-defense force and let the farming county citizens form a fist.

In dividing the fields, he allowed the army officers to make their own decisions. Those who were willing to stay and guard could get the assigned fields, while the military fields in Luzhou were still owned.

As a result, more than 6,000 soldiers were willing to stay in Rongzhou.

I hope that the soldiers who stay behind will be able to settle accounts. They will still be soldiers when they go back to Luzhou and have to fight in a war. It is better to stay in Rongzhou to guard and get double military land.

As a result, 6,000 soldiers and 4,000 serfs who were allocated fields became the field army guarding Gaoxian and Gongxian.

The field army also implements the military government system, which is subordinate to the four military offices in Luzhou and has four camp field envoys in charge.

At the same time that Gao County and Gong County set up field envoys, Wei Fufeng also sent an order to Luzhou.

In Xingwen County, Xuyong County and Gulin County in the south of the Yangtze River, there are also camp field envoys and military mansions, which are subordinate to the other four camp field envoys and military mansions in Luzhou, and the other camp field envoys and military mansions have been upgraded to the general military headquarters.

Five counties are connected on the south bank of the river, running east-west across Rongzhou and Luzhou, all of which are places with a large number of Bo people.

Wei Fufeng adopted the method of garrisoning troops in the field to form an invisible Great Wall of military power to deter and suppress the rampant Bo people.

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