Chapter 606 Inventory and Plunder
Liu Guanlin's surrender of the city went smoothly.
Liu Guanlin was very smart. After surrendering the city, he followed General Qin Liu to Changli to meet Lü Songli, saying that he wanted to take a break and go to Liaodong Academy to attend classes.
He gave up the position of prefect, which was good for both parties. First of all, Pingzhou arranged someone to take over Jizhou, which would reassure the governor. Moreover, if he continued to be the prefect of Jizhou, what if someone from the court secretly found him?
Lü Songli approved his request and said with a smile, "You can rest, but don't take too long. We are still short of people in Pingzhou. How about giving you a month's vacation?"
Liu Guanlin was delighted, "Just follow the governor's orders."
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The soldiers in the major military camps in Pingzhou soon knew that they had another piece of land in Pingzhou, and Jizhou belonged to them in Pingzhou.
The soldiers were stunned. No, what happened to those civil servants? Why are they still stealing people's jobs?
Do they know that attacking cities, conquering land, and seizing territory are the jobs of their army? !
The civil officials were too capable, and the pressure was instantly put on the soldiers.
In the military camp, those militants were clamoring to fight, they wanted to take down Zhuozhou!
But all of them were suppressed by their superiors, "Why are you making a fuss? When to go to the war, the superiors will decide! Do you have too much strength to use? Then go to open up wasteland! Go to Fuyu and open up all the black soil!"
Soldiers: Let's go!
Chang'an, Fan Mansion Study
Fan Yang held the pen and thought carefully.
After a while, he put down his pen.
In the East China Sea Campaign led by Xie Zhan, he used the power of the court to destroy the forces of King Cheng and King Jin, resolved his own crisis, smoothly changed his path, and took advantage of this to become a high-ranking official. His means were not low.
The East China Sea Campaign was also a great victory for the emperor. Three of the four rebels were destroyed, the south was completely pacified, the fragmented Dali achieved a small unification, and the emperor's prestige was re-established.
Next is Lv Songli of Pingzhou. In the battle of Donghai, he got Dai County, the Sun family army and the Cao Gang after the split, as well as talents and people. It can be said that it is a full blossom.
The five forces fought each other, and Emperor Song Mo, Xie Zhan and Lv Songli each gained something. The ones who lost the most were King Cheng and King Jin, and King Cheng even lost his life.
After counting the gains of Xie Zhan and Lv Songli in the battle of Donghai.
Fan Yang convinced himself that Xie Zhan was already very good, with courage, courage, decisiveness and ability to coordinate the overall situation, but he lacked a little luck.
Although he was a little worse than Lv Songli, Lv Songli was first-class in terms of overall view, strategy and tactics, and few people could match him. This evaluation was incredible, and it was hard to believe that a woman could have such ability. But this was proved by the series of events that happened after he studied the combination of the Qin and Lu families, as well as the development of Pingzhou.
At this time, the servant came to report that the carriage of General Xie was about to arrive at Fan Mansion.
Fan Yang put down his pen, cleaned the table, washed his hands, and went to greet him.
Two quarters of an hour later, the two chatted and walked from the gate to a pavilion in the middle of the lake in the courtyard.
The two agreed to play a game of hands. Fan Yang invited Xie Zhan to sit down. After the servants served tea and snacks, they left.
The guards brought by Xie Zhan also retreated to the shore.
There were only the two of them in the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
During the move, Fan Yang talked about his ambitions, "Da Li was founded nearly two hundred years ago. The Fan family has been deeply blessed by the emperor. Fan has no way to repay it. I can only do my best for the country, even if I die."
Xie Zhan said happily, "Sir, you have such aspirations to serve the country, and you are lucky to be with Da Li."
Then, Xie Zhan also talked about his political ambitions.
"Sir, that's what I think. I think so too. I have always believed that an official should be like a good doctor, saving the world when he advances and saving the people when he retreats."
Then, Xie Zhan changed the subject, "Today's Dali is like an old man entering his twilight years, do you agree?"
Fan Yang nodded heavily.
"When a person is about to grow old, the trunk will be sick. So I think we should abandon the rotten parts, take away their nutrients, and provide for other parts." This was Xie Zhan's governing philosophy for the South after he rebelled, plundering the nutrients of Dali and other forces to provide for the South.
"Is the Grand Commander's ambition still the same as before?" Fan Yang asked.
Xie Zhan replied, "When I started the rebellion in the South, my purpose was to clear the emperor's side and go to Chang'an to serve the king. Now it is the same. I think that today's Dali should abandon the branches and keep the main trunk, waiting for the spring breeze."
Fan Yang pondered for a moment, and had to admit that Xie Zhan's idea was quite suitable for the current Dali.
"Then what does the Grand Commander think of Pingzhou and Lu Songli?" Fan Yang asked a sharp question with a sharp look.
Hearing this, Xie Zhan paused with his hand holding the tea. After returning to Chang'an, he collected more information about Pingzhou. When he learned that the population of Pingzhou and Youzhou reached four or five million, he couldn't help but be surprised. So many civilians flocked to Pingzhou, and Pingzhou gave people a sense of popular support.
When he learned the news, he felt quite heavy. He knew that people would have soldiers and horses. Four or five million people could at least raise 700,000 or 800,000 soldiers and horses. If they were ruthless, they could raise a million soldiers.
He was worried about the problems in Pingzhou, but when facing the problems in Fanyang, he couldn't let others' anger grow and destroy his own prestige.
"Since you asked, let me talk about it. Pingzhou is like a newborn baby. It looks full of vitality, but the risk of premature death is also very high."
"However, Pingzhou has now become a chronic disease of the Dali River. It may take a long time and energy to pacify Pingzhou. We must be mentally prepared for this."
Fan Yang nodded to his statement, "The Grand Commander is right."
Then there was a short silence.
"Lv Songli is a person who has a strong ability to coordinate the overall situation and has a forward-looking vision. She can always take advantage of the situation and lead to the results she wants." Xie Zhan's voice was very calm.
The complicated relationship between Xie Zhan and Lv Songli made it very difficult for Fan Yang to evaluate Lv Songli.
It was equivalent to peeling off the blood and flesh and then analyzing it. But Xie Zhan's calmness and self-control still surprised Fan Yang.
Therefore, Fan Yang's heart softened and he said, "As the Grand Commander said, Lv Songli and Pingzhou under his jurisdiction are not without weaknesses. The military expenditure of supporting two fierce divisions with the land of two states must be huge."
"In addition, Lv Songli has no children now. She and Qin Sheng must have a son, so that the Qin and Lv families can maintain close cooperation. This may not be an opportunity for Dali." While speaking, Fan Yang showed a meaningful look.
Giving birth to a woman is like stepping into the gate of death. What they have to do now is to wait for the opportunity.
Xie Zhan heard this and said happily, "Sir, you are willing to help me help Dali. It is just around the corner to pacify Pingzhou."