Chapter 256: Flowing Water Does Not Rot
Long after dark, King Qi, Zheng Liqi, Xiao Zan and others all went to the city gate to inspect the heads, and then King Qi and many Fujian Road officials turned back to their respective mansions.
Although Chen Yutai's head will not be brought back by Yang Shiwei and Xu Zixian in person until tomorrow, it is an irrevocable fact that all the Qishan thieves have been destroyed.
There was a warship and more than 300 pirates escaped, more than half of them were swimming across the water, the king of Qi has issued a military order in the name of the governor of the capital of Fujian Road, the Xinghua army and the garrison army in the area of Zhangzhou dispatched, the local government should send people to the sea and the river to inspect, found that the pirates can be captured or killed on the spot, be sure not to let a person slip through the net.
At the same time, he sent ships to the sea, to the area of Quanzhou and Penghu, and ordered the sailors stationed along the coast and in the sea to send ships to patrol, and found that the escaped pirate warships were immediately exterminated, and the pirates who fled in a hurry would not be highly armed, and the manpower was insufficient, as long as they could be found at sea, of course, they could be eliminated, provided that in the vast sea of this era, the probability of finding a pirate ship would be high.
Zheng Liqi and Lin Douyao, who came over later, certainly had no shortage of praise for Xu Zixian, and this matter could finally make Lin Douyao shine and make up for the prestige he lost in the battle of Jiangtan last year.
Although anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Nan'an Hou Mansion is a lineage of the King of Qi, not only does he not have a deep friendship with Lin Douyao, but there have been fights and discords.
But politics is like this, since Lin Douyao and Xu Zixian have now reconciled, this time the battle achievements are reported, and Xu Zixian is also obviously releasing goodwill.
successively notified the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, pacified the envoy, raised the punishment envoy, and added the Fuzhou Mansion, and none of the notices were missed, from the pacification envoy Lin Douyao to the punishment envoy Zheng Liqi, as well as the prefect Yang Shiwei, and the governor Lu Wenxian, a large list will be listed on the good news of the performance.
For this great event, especially before the rebellion in Beijing and the Northern Expedition, it would be regarded as a good omen by the Son of Heaven and the two governments, especially the more emotional superiors such as the Son of Heaven, who would often have a good impression of a certain official because of the excitement of the moment...... The deceased Liu Dashen is one of them.
Lin Douyao didn't expect to take advantage of the situation to enter Beijing because of this matter, but this is always a good thing, for him it is to add a solid stroke to his resume, if the Jingshi wants to be able to push the government, nominated by Han Zhong to suppress the formation, and has real credit, the possibility of Lin Douyao's Yuan Sui carrying a cool umbrella will be greatly increased.
King Qi is really happy in his heart, Lin Douyao, Zheng Liqi, plus a Yang Shiwei, even if Xiao Zan is biased towards King Zhao's faction, for the common decision of the Fujian Lulian clan and the civil and military officials, what decision can a patrol envoy make that is contrary to the will of the people?
Xu Zi can be promoted first, but there is not much hope for the title.
Chen Yutai is a chronic disease on Fujian Road, and every pacification envoy wants to get rid of it quickly, but after all, he is only a small-scale bandit with more than 2,000 people...... The two governments and most people know that Chen Yutai's ability is not comparable to that of ordinary thieves, but it is still insufficient in terms of scale and number of beheadings.
Xu Zixian has been able to serve as the governor of Qizhou, take charge of Ma Zheng, and 6,000 households are sealed, which is also a rich reward for the imperial court, even if he has the military exploits of Qizhou Port, it is impossible to be promoted to the prince of the country...... Even Han Zhong will not support it, Han Zhong has already expressed his gratitude for the cooperation between the two sides in Jingshi through various means, for politicians, there is no human favor after the favor is handled, Han Zhong and the Son of Heaven only maintain a fragile balance, if Han Zhong obviously falls to Xu Zixian's side, it will have disastrous consequences for the political situation of Jingshi.
Even so, King Qi was happy and happy enough.
What could be happier and happier than seeing the giant thief give the head and the younger generation who he single-handedly supported can rise to the top?
King Qi has wanted to get rid of Chen Yutai for a long time, but he has been struggling to get started, and he has always been worried about Chen Yutai's collusion with Pu Xingfeng.
Recently, Luo Fangbo went to Fuzhou, and the officials here knew that Pu Xingfeng and the Taixi countries were still at war, and they couldn't get away for the time being, which was also an important reason why Xu Zixian was able to take up his post in Qizhou.
If he hadn't known about this, I am afraid that the top military and political leaders in Fuzhou would still have a considerable degree of jealousy and worry about the eradication of Chen Yutai.
Now there is no need to worry at least in one or two years, and with Xu Zixian's ability, it is not a problem to sort out tens of thousands of elite Xiang troops within two years, as long as the appeasement envoy is fully supported, financial resources and food are not worried, and the 100,000 Xiang troops on Fujian Road cooperate with the forbidden army, what can the pirates do? With the cooperation of more than 100,000 troops and the forbidden army, pirates are the existence of the Great Wei Navy Division at sea, but once they are on land, how can they compete with the elite of the Great Wei?
A large number of elites, armed with long guns, barrier knives, and god arm bows and other military heavy weapons, no matter how brave the pirates are, the battle of Qizhou Port still shows that it is not the opponent of the economic division, the dignified battle is decided, and the pirates are definitely not opponents.
When King Qi returned to the palace, his steps were rare and light, and his face was full of joy.
Some of the old troops were still serving in the Xiang army, and several generals of the Xiang army who had been driven away in Qizhou went to the palace for many days to ask for a meeting, one was to express their dissatisfaction with Xu Zixian, and the other was to ask the king of Qi to arrange a new way out for them.
More military attachés of the Xiang Army also rushed over after hearing the news, and they also wanted to know the attitude of King Qi on this matter.
Xu Zixian's exploits in Qizhou are too dazzling, and they have already touched many people greatly.
King Qi is a big man who misses the old feelings, if it is not so, he will not let a large number of soldiers of the Xiang army return to their hearts, seeing these old departments, King Qi still couldn't help frowning, he said: "Chen Yutai gave the head, Xu Zi took the lead to cut more than 1,700 Qishan thieves, Chen Yutai's head will be sent to Fuzhou tomorrow, Nan'an Hou has made such a great achievement, what he did in Qizhou before, unreasonable and reasonable, not to mention that the defense of various places makes Zhizhai command take office, always to eliminate some old and weak, and dismiss some disobedient military attachés, but you people do not listen to me, I think I am old, and I want to fight hard with Nan Anhou, don't think that Nan Anhou listens to this king, even if he doesn't listen, everything occupies a rational word, what do you think I can do? ”
King Qi has always had a gentle personality, and he has always been gentle and soothing to his subordinates.
"Li Xingwu and Dong Ruixiang were also confused before, but later they surrendered, didn't Nan'an Hou accept them?" Seeing that everyone was silent, King Qi continued: "At the bottom, this king is planning to recommend Nan'an Hou as the observer envoy of Fuzhou Mansion, and has the responsibility of supervising the formation and training of the Xiang Army, if you still have confused thoughts and want to live a rich and comfortable life, it is better to find a way to transfer now, go to the outer road, and let you go outside the Fujian Road, this king will find a way for you." If you want to continue to be a military attaché, you have to work on errands in a down-to-earth manner, in the past, this king was particularly kind to you, because you can't find someone to do things for this king, you think about it, when this king led the army more than ten years ago, is there any difference with Nan'an Hou? ”
At this time, everyone understood that the king of Qi was because of his old age and lack of energy, and as a prince and governor, he interfered too deeply with the subordinates, and it was not appropriate to interfere in everything, so he sat back and watched the van army be corrupted, and only dealt with a few military attachés of the van army who were the most disobedient and violated the rules the most every year, and maintained the current pattern.
Now that there is Nan'an Hou Xu Zi rushing to kill first, the King of Qi will fully support it, and in retrospect, when the King of Qi led the troops more than ten years ago, it seems that the rules are much stricter than now, and everyone has lived a stable life for many years, but they have forgotten all about the past.
The next deputy commander stood up and said respectfully: "Since Your Highness has made it clear, what else can we say except obey the king's orders?" The person who leads the army always hopes to lead a strong army, if Nan Anhou can really do it, wouldn't it be a good thing to take us and others to make more military exploits and win more fame and wealth? It's been a long time since I've been comfortable, but it's not really interesting. ”
King Qi nodded happily and said: "This is what I mean, you better help me spread the word, in the future, the Marquis of Nan'an will not only be the marquis of the clan and the official of the imperial court, but also the heir to my mantle, do you understand?" ”
Prior to this, although King Qi had supported Xu Zixian in many ways, he had never made such a clear statement.
With this statement, coupled with Xu Zixian's existing power and rising momentum, if the King of Qi is in a short period of time, he will hand over all his strength in the box army system on Fujian Road to Xu Zixian.
This is a completely different concept from secretly supporting, with King Qi's clear statement, many military attaches who have long been optimistic about Xu Zixian can serve in the past, there will be no suspicion of betraying the master, will not be scolded as a rebellion by the same party, and there will be no moral trouble and responsibility.
And the King of Qi handed over all these connections, which also means that in a year or two, he will only have influence and official titles, and his power will become hollowed out, and he will only have a false name.
Just like Xu Xiashang, who will return to Fuzhou as the right minister, he has become two mascots of one article and one martial arts.
For the Son of Heaven and the two mansions, the threat of a prince with prestige and potential strength is much greater than a rising star, even if Xu Zi is a figure like Zhu Xuhou, it is difficult to compare with the power of King Qi without years of operation.
There may also be accidents in the process of this handover, as long as the overall stability of the Fujian Road can be maintained, the imperial court is happy to see the local forces in Fujian conflict and become dispersed during the handover process.
"Your Highness is really dedicated to the public......"
"The high wind and bright festival are admirable."
A group of military attachés of the Xiang Army said words of respect, but their attitudes had changed from before.
Some of these military attaches are from Qizhou, and some are military attachés of the Xiang Army of Fuzhou Prefecture, from the command to the command of the village, the deputy commander of the battalion, the Marquis of Yu, and all have the control, they are usually under the jurisdiction of the Fuzhou Prefecture, and there are also military attachés of the patrol battalion under the Criminal Division, but the military status, daily training, entering the camp, and leaving the camp are all managed by the Metropolitan Governor's Office.
In fact, although the forbidden army is not subject to the control of the Governor's Office, it is also subject to the multiple controls of the local government and the Privy Council, including the political hall until the Son of Heaven.
Under this system, the Nan'an regimental training had the opportunity to emerge, and Xu Zixian was able to implement his training concept and achieved quite dazzling success.
If the Xiang army talks about the rules, then the king of Qi will not be able to command the troops freely, and the important thing is to win people.
The same thing, assigned by King Zhao, King Qi's people didn't see it, or delayed it perfunctorily. And what King Qi assigned was to act vigorously and smoothly.
On the contrary, King Zhao's people naturally disobeyed King Qi's orders, and obeyed King Zhao's instructions.
If King Qi hands over his connections, his feelings will become weaker and weaker in the future, and everyone can only listen to Xu Zixian, even if it is an old boss like King Qi, there is only superficial affection.
"Flowing water does not rot, and the hub does not beetle." King Qi said with emotion: "There are talented people in the country, and it is time for Fujian Road to replace the head of the Xiang Army." ”
Seeing that everyone was faintly worried, King Qi smiled again: "Don't worry, Nan'an Hou will be appointed as an observer, and then promoted to deputy governor, it will take a few years, so you can slowly adapt and follow." ”
Everyone continued to speak, and King Qi talked to everyone for a while, he still has the dignity of the prince's system, but he no longer has the majesty of his boss, and the trivial and meticulous things of the past have disappeared, only warm words to comfort and advise.
After the king of Qi left, many of the military attachés of the Xiang army looked at each other, and they all knew in their hearts that a new period of Fujian Road was coming soon.