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After the "attempted rebellion of the Shandong Shi clan" was quelled, almost all the major families of the Shandong Shi clan were uprooted by the Zhou army, except for Pei Xingyuan and other younger brothers who had always expressed their loyalty to Yuming, most of the descendants of the Shandong Shi clan were arrested and imprisoned for participating in the rebellion.

The coup d'état also involved a large number of officials in the DPRK and the Chinese government, and nearly one-tenth of the officials in the DPRK and China were implicated. However, most of them have low official ranks, and almost all the officers in the army are junior officers, and middle and high-level generals have not been infiltrated.

However, many local officials from Hebei, Shandong, Hedong, Henan and other places, as well as garrison officers and some soldiers, also participated. They originally planned to seize local power after Pei Renji seized Beiping and seized the power of the imperial court.

But what they didn't expect was that Yu Ming had already gotten the list of leaders of the rebels in various places from Yang Gongqing, who had surrendered. When they had just launched a rebellion, they were crushed by the Zhou army, which was waiting for them. A small number of Shandong scholars who participated in the rebellion were killed, and most were imprisoned after surrendering.

How to punish these people, and how to fill so many official positions from the central to the local level, how to fill so many official positions, Yu Ming and a group of ministers and generals all feel a little tricky.

In the renovated Zhou Palace, in Yu Ming's study, he convened a meeting of the core members of his subordinates to discuss how to deal with the aftermath of the mutiny.

Because among the officials who belong to the Shandong Shi clan, except for Pei Xingyuan, who has made a statement early, the rest of the people are subject to the limitations of this era and think that the family is more important than the monarch. Almost all of the Shandong scholars who held official positions in the Great Zhou Dynasty and the army participated in the rebellion. As a result, they were wiped out in the counterinsurgency war.

Although they did not occupy such a high position as the Six Books, many of them were in an important position in the various ministries of the Yamen. Now that everything is empty, if we don't quickly determine the replacement candidate, many yamen will be paralyzed.

Du Ruhui held a book at this time and reported to Yuming on the current official changes.

"Zheng Qian, the warden of Hejian County, was a member of the Zheng family in the Shandong Shi clan, participated in the mutiny, and was killed by our army in the war. Now there is no one left behind in Hejian County, and Changshi Chen Tao is temporarily working! Du Ruhui said.

"Where is Chen Tao from? Is it reliable? Yuming asked.

"He is a native of Xiangyang, Yang Guang served as a civilian man with the army when he conquered Goryeo, and later stayed in Liaodong with our army, successively serving as a soldier, a team leader, a team leader, a regiment leader and a general. After our army occupied Hebei, he was promoted to become the head of Hejian County. His origin is very innocent, and his loyalty to King Zhou is beyond doubt! Du Ruhui introduced.

"Then let Chen Tao serve as the guard of Hejian County, and the position of Changshi can be filled by his lieutenant!" Yu Ming said after a moment of silence.

"Good!" Du Ruhui took out a notebook, made a record, and then said: "Cui Yang, the Zhizhai Lang general of the city guards who are in charge of guarding the west city gate, was taken down on the day of the mutiny, and is currently locked up in prison......

"This position is held by Quan Zhong, he is a captain of the Xuanwu Army, his position in this counterinsurgency is very firm, and he has made a lot of contributions, and it is indeed time to reward meritorious deeds!" Yu Ming thought for a while and then said.

"Okay! The county of Dongping County is also vacant now......"

As the meeting progressed, the vacant positions were finally filled one by one. Most of them are replaced by the original deputy posts, and those who were originally deputies are promoted among the officers and officers at the next level.

When these vacant officials were appointed, Yang Luoqifang asked, "Husband, what about the mansions and fields of those Shandong scholars?" ”

"All those who participated in the rebellion were confiscated, and those who did not participate in the rebellion were allowed to keep their original property! And like Pei Xingyuan, who took the initiative to report and expose the abnormal behavior of the clansmen, he should also be rewarded! "Yu Ming is colorful.

He didn't want to beat others to death, but tried to make sure that the rewards and punishments were clear. Of course, those who rebel should be punished, but neutral members who do not follow the head of the family should not be punished, so as not to push others to the side of the rebels.

As for those who voluntarily submit to themselves, whether they are from the Shandong clan or not, they should be rewarded to set an example for those who come after them.

Just when everyone was about to discuss, and the meeting was about to end, they heard a report from the soldiers outside the study: "His Royal Highness King Zhou, General Li Jing is here!" ”

"What? Master is back? Then invite him in! Yu Ming was pleasantly surprised.

Because Pei Ju launched an attack on the front line of Xingyang and Jindi Pass, he tried to mobilize the main force of the Zhou army to help, so that the city of Beiping became empty, so as to cooperate with the rebellion organized by Pei Renji. Therefore, when Yuming could not be separated, he had to ask his master Li Jing to go out and go to Henan to defend it, in case Pei Ju jumped over the wall in a hurry after learning that the rebellion had failed, turning the feint attack into a real attack.

What Yuming didn't expect was that after Li Jing arrived at the front line, he quickly saw the flaws of Pei Jujun's army, seized the opportunity to launch an attack, fought several big victories in a row, and conquered more than 20 cities east of Tiger Pass. The Zhou army has pointed directly at the Tiger Prison, and Luoyang is seriously threatened.

Originally, Yu Ming saw the great victory on the front line, and Pei Jujun was no longer able to pose a threat to Henan, and was ready to summon Li Jing back to assist him in quelling the rebellion of the Shandong Shi clan in various places. However, Li Jing wrote a letter requesting that the withdrawal be suspended.

According to Li Jing's recital, although the Tiger Prison Pass is the world's Xiongxiong Pass, due to the continuous upheaval of the defenders in the Eastern Capital, within two years there were four successive changes of Yang Guang, Yang Dong, Wang Shichong and Pei Ju. In addition, Pei Ji's army has been defeated in successive battles recently, and the army's morale is unstable, and Zhang Gongjin, the guard general of Tiger Pass, is also very depressed. If he continues to launch an onslaught, it is possible to force the defenders of the city.

Yu Ming also knew what it meant to take the Tiger Prison Pass, which would represent the complete exposure of the eastern capital Luoyang in front of him. Although Dongdu is the strongest city in the world, the city has a large population, and the daily food needs are a daily number. If he can occupy the Tiger Prison Pass and besiege the Eastern Capital, then he believes that it will only take half a year to make a forced landing in the Eastern Capital and occupy the former Sui Capital, the largest city in the world.

Luoyang is the heart of the world and has a far-reaching influence, although it cannot be said that Luoyang has the world. But he now holds Liaodong, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, and most of Hedong. Occupy a quarter of the world's territory. If you take the eastern capital Luoyang again, you will undoubtedly become the most promising prince in the world. This is very beneficial to invigorating the military morale and fame of the jurisdiction and attracting famous soldiers and generals to defect to him.

Therefore, Yu Ming gritted his teeth and agreed that Li Jing would continue to launch a fierce attack on the Tiger Pass.

Now, since Li Jing dares to come back, it means that the Tiger Prison Pass has been overcome. With this male in his hand, he can rest assured that he will come back to the north plane to see him.

A moment later, Li Jing strode in.

"Master!" Yu Ming immediately got up to greet him.

"Hehe, Ming'er, you really lived up to expectations, and put down the rebellion in Beiping City and various places so quickly. I was a little worried that you would kill too much and scare away some neutral people. But from what I learned along the way back. You did very well! Be reasonable and responsible, and the rewards and punishments are clear. Worthy of being my good apprentice! Li Jing praised with a smile on his face.

"Master, you have won the award, I was able to put down the rebellion so quickly, thanks to the assistance of several good wives and a group of good brothers." Yu Mingjun's face was slightly red, and he said modestly.

Li Jing smiled and said, "Okay! Let's not praise each other like this, so as not to let others see the jokes. When the master came back, in addition to overcoming the Tiger Prison Pass, he also brought back a good general for you! ”

"Good general?" After hearing this, Yuming was stunned for a moment.

Li Jing nodded, and then said loudly outside the door: "General Zhang, come in!" ”

At this time, from outside the door, walked in a military general who was eight feet tall, wearing a golden chain mail and an iron helmet. He has a Chinese face, a straight nose and a square mouth, and two locks of long beards under his chin, which is quite a Confucian general.

After this military general entered the study, he knelt down on one knee, hugged his fist and saluted Yuming: "The criminal general Zhang Gongjin, I don't know that Zhou Wang Tianwei has resisted stubbornly in the Tiger Prison for more than ten days. Fortunately, after the persuasion of General Li, I realized that King Zhou was innocent in the future. If the king of Zhou does not dislike it, the last general is willing to follow the work of dogs and horses and fight on the battlefield for the king of Zhou! ”

Yu Ming hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said: "The general's name, this king has heard of it for a long time, and now Gong Jin is willing to abandon the dark and turn to the light, which is a fortunate thing!" In the future, this king will dominate the world, and he will rely on Gongjin a lot! ”

Zhang Gongjin was also moved to see that this young King of Zhou was so approachable. The coaches he followed before, whether it was Yang Yichen, Wang Shichong, or even Pei Ju later, were all nostrils facing the sky and looked down on people with lower status than themselves. And Yu Ming is in a high position, and he is more likely to dominate the world in the future and become the honor of the Nine Kings, but he is so polite to himself, which naturally makes him grateful.

He glanced at Li Jing at this time, and saw that the master of the King of Zhou smiled and nodded, and Fang calmed down in his heart.

After clearing his throat, Zhang Gongjin said with a straight face: "His Royal Highness King Zhou, there is another important thing for his subordinates to report: that is, another drastic change has taken place in Luoyang City, Pei Ju, who had already controlled the situation in the city, was killed by the Zheng soldiers who originally surrendered him, and Wang Shichong, who had been imprisoned, turned the tables again and regained power in the Eastern Capital. ”

"What? There was also a mutiny in the eastern capital of Luoyang? Is this serious? When Yu Ming and the generals heard this, they were all surprised. They didn't expect that not long after the Beiping Mutiny happened, there was such a civil strife in Luoyang, and it was really the city's head changing the king's banner, and the situation was unpredictable.

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