Chapter 767 Only Thank You

Wu Yi looked at Fang Jie, who was a little tired, hesitated for a while and asked tentatively: "There is news from Peicheng, Xiahou and Qin Yuan have taken Peicheng, Bai Kaishan and most of his generals have been captured and imprisoned, Xiahou sent someone to ask when the lord will pass?" ”

Fang Xie rubbed the corners of his frowning brows: "Deal with the matter of Feng Ping first, and then set off for Peicheng tomorrow." ”

Dugu Wenxiu was silent for a while and asked: "Lord, now our people, Liu Xuri's troops stay in Qingyuan City, if one more army is left in Fengping, another army is left in Peicheng...... This is not a way, the total number of infantry battalions is only 50,000 or 60,000 people, and the cavalry is more than 30,000......

Fang Xie nodded: "You and Wei Xiting discuss it, select the people supported by Lao Cheng from the people below to stay in each city, rectify the people, distribute the fields, and leave only two thousand troops in each city for the time being, and then recruit new troops and leave veterans for training." I have already sent people to Yongzhou, and then brought men and horses over to attack Dali, and at least 100,000 troops in my hands should be enough. ”

"But ......"

Wei Xiting hesitated and asked, "There are too few troops left, and it is difficult to subdue the place." After all, there were many big families in each city, and each household had as few as two or three hundred private soldiers, and as many as six or seven hundred. These people are not convinced, and if the army withdraws, it will inevitably cause chaos. ”

"None"

Fang Xie shook his head slowly: "After the city was broken, I have sent someone to inform Liu Xuri and slaughtered all the big families in the city who had private soldiers at home, and half of the money and food obtained were distributed to the people, and half were kept for military purposes. The same is true in Fengping City, and the same is true in Peicheng, even if Dali is broken in the future. I don't have too many troops to share the remnants of the local subdues, so I have to leave no remnants. ”

This sentence leaves no sins, how much blood?

Fang Xie glanced at the expressions on the faces of his subordinates, and said in a very light tone: "Nanyan is different from the Great Sui region, if it is to break through the city in the Great Sui region, I will definitely not kill people like this." When the Shang Kingdom fell, the knife of the Great Sui did not cut on the Nanyan people, and they did not know the pain. If I am gentle, these people will feel that they are important and that I can be bullied. Besides, my troops are indeed insufficient, and it is unrealistic to leave a large number of men and horses in each city to defend them. ”

"If you want a place that isn't messy and it's not your own home...... There is no other way than to kill all those who are capable of causing trouble. I know that some people below me have already said that I am ruthless, especially among the civil service. Just ......."

Fang Xie pointed to the outside of the door: "When I ordered Qin Yuan to lead troops to slaughter those who were not convinced, an old literati named Nie Li pointed at my nose and scolded the street, saying that I was cruel and unkind. He is one of the people I invited to take advantage of in Huangyang Road, and he is a famous Confucian in Huangyang Road......"

"He has told me many times that if you want to achieve great things, you should be tolerant, and it is not advisable to kill. Last time in Yongzhou, after I ordered the slaughter of 600,000 people, he told me for a full hour, and he wanted to scold my ancestors for three generations, if I knew who my ancestors were, I would definitely teach them a lesson for this old man. ”

"But this time, I still couldn't hold back. He has forgotten his duty when he is old, and I can be reminded of what I have done wrong, but don't be out of line. Seeing that he couldn't stand the military law at his age, I sent someone to send him back to his hometown in Huangyang Dao, and by the way, beat his son with thirty military sticks. ”

Everyone was stunned, and Qilin couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Fang Xie sat up straight and said: "When I was in Chang'an City, I heard a lot of anecdotes from the previous dynasty, especially when Wenyuan Pavilion and those old gentlemen from Taixue were talking, every time they would mention Zheng Lizong in the previous dynasty, saying that this emperor is good, and he can listen to the advice of the people below, even if the words are fierce, he will not blame." Once, Emperor Lizong was happy because he had a concubine giving birth, and drank a little more wine at dinner, but it happened that the prince and the prince came to the palace to report the prince's studies, and asked about the emperor's alcohol, and the prince and the prince began to count the emperor. ”

The more he talked, the more intense it became, and finally he pointed to the direction of Taimiao and scolded the emperor for being unconscious and drinking and making mistakes. Emperor Lizong did not explain, but humbly accepted Taifu's reproach, and since then he has rarely drunk alcohol. Those old gentlemen unanimously praised that this is the way of kings and ministers......"

Fang Xie shook his head: "At that time, I wanted to pluck their beards, but unfortunately I didn't dare." It was just that the heirs were scolded for drinking, and the palace gate was banned after dinner, and the ministers could enter the palace to see the emperor at any time. ”

"What Nie Li said makes sense, but if anyone comes to scold my ancestors for three generations because they think they are justified, I don't think I have such a long temper and only beat his son with thirty military sticks, and if he scolds like this again, I will dig up the graves of his ancestors for three generations. You may think that I am so rude and unreasonable...... If there is a mistake in my work, any of you can point it out to your face, and I will judge whether it makes sense, not that if the person who says it thinks it makes sense, it must be reasonable. ”

After Fang Xie said this, he was silent for a while and asked, "How to defend the three big cities that have been taken, what do you think is the best way?" ”

Dugu Wenjing and Wei Xiting glanced at each other, and the two of them shook their heads at the same time: "The previous method is the best." ”

Wu Yi was stunned, sighed slightly and did not speak.

The Qilin standing behind Fang Xie couldn't hold back again, and burst out laughing. He felt rude and quickly turned around, but he couldn't help but want to laugh.

Fang Xie stood up and said, "If there is nothing else, let's go, follow me to do a few things." Wei Xiting, you have to prepare for the funeral of the old city lord Zhu Baotian, and you have to do it more heavily. There is no one from the Zhu family around him, but the old lady is still there, select some veterans who are sealed and send the old lady back to Dali. ”

Wei Xiting nodded hurriedly: "My subordinates will do it in a while." ”

"When it comes to killing, I'm never too lazy to lift a knife and drop it. But some people can kill, some can't. Some people can kill openly, and some people can only kill in secret. What I'm saying is too explicit, and you're all close to me, so I won't shy away from anything...... Zhu Baotian has six generals under him, and to be honest, they all have merit. Turning around, I will talk about it one by one, and I will stay if you are willing to follow me. At the very least, they haven't forgotten the word loyalty. As for those who do not want to stay, let them go out of the city. ”

"Understood"

Wu Yi nodded.

Let it go?

He smiled in his heart, if he really let him go, then there was no need to say that some people would kill in the open, and some people could only kill in secret. Although Fang Xie was a little dissatisfied with the way Fang Xie subdued the cities, he became more and more fond of Fang Jie's way of doing things. No matter how you look at it, Fang Xie is now more and more like a hero.

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"Dugu ......"

Fang Xie said as he walked: "There are 500,000 people in these three cities combined, but I am afraid that there will be more, and the officials who are left behind must be safe, and tell them that they only need to remember one thing to win people's hearts." I'll kill all the people who should be killed, and the rest can be co-opted. Especially the hearts of the people, we occupy these three cities, but we can't let the people of these three cities hate the Black Flag Army, when to say it, we have to talk about the benefits of the Black Flag Army, this is done, I will give them the additional officials who stay behind. ”

Today's words have become more and more surprising, before he used the previous emperor as an analogy, and now he uses the words "adding officials to the knights". There are some changes, although they can't be said explicitly, but smart people can see them.

Now Fang Xie is following these people around him, and they are all smart enough.

"The people who stay should at least be careful, and the next thing is to divide the land with the people, which is a chore, which can exhaust people to death on the ground. Therefore, don't let the officials who do the work feel bitter in their hearts, it is enough to be bitter in their bodies. Go back and draw up a list, I will see how many people, from the seized materials directly allocated a sum of silver as a fortune, under my hands, the county commander of the seventh grade to take the silver of the third grade of the big man I will not be stingy, sincere people who do things for me, I want them to have a lot of money, but their hands should be clean. ”

"Clean hands and feet, the future is limitless."

"The subordinate remembered"

Dugu Wenxiu thought for a while and said, "But this matter takes time, and it shouldn't be done in a while." There are not many civilian officials with the army, on the one hand, they have to transfer people from Yongzhou to make up for them, and they also have to take talents from the local area. The subordinates felt that it was better to leave a stable person to prime minister the appointment and dismissal of officials in the three cities, and then catch up with the army after the three cities were stable. ”

"Wei Xiting, you stay."

Fang explained: "The matter of dividing the field, you think about it thoroughly, and it is easy to do. I will give you the right to appoint and dismiss the officials of the three cities, and I will also give you the right to transfer the troops and horses of the cities, but I will also give you a time limit...... After I take Dali City, you will govern these three cities for me. ”

"Don't fight too fast, just ......"

Wei Xiting said in a low voice.

"I know this is a complicated matter, before Dugu leaves with the army, the two of you will discuss it more. If you two are still unsure of anything, you can go and discuss with Master Hou. ”

After saying this, Wu Yiyi hurriedly flashed out and bowed down and said, "Lord, my subordinates have a please." ”

"Say"

"My lord, the title of this scattered golden marquis on my subordinates was conferred by the first emperor of the Great Sui, and it is not counted among our Black Flag Army. The lord still doesn't call his subordinates Hou Ye in the future, and his subordinates are terrified. ”

Fang Xie smiled: "What are you afraid of, if I can divide the seal now, you are not the Hou Ye, but the Grandpa!" ”

Hearing this, Wu Yiyi bowed again: "Please grant this request to your subordinates." ”

"Just listen to you."

Fang Xie waved his hand and said, "How should we call it in private, at most, I won't call you Hou Ye anymore in front of outsiders." ”

"Thank you, lord!"

Wu Yi straightened up and took a step back behind Fang Jie.

At this moment, someone suddenly ran over from outside and said eagerly: "Lord, a carriage came from outside, saying that it was from Chang'an City, escorting an important person to meet you." ”

Fang Xie nodded and said, "Let's go, let go of the others in advance, and go to greet our princess!" ”

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Seal the east gate of the city

The soldiers of the Black Flag Army on both sides of the official road stood in two rows neatly, their chests were upright, their bodies were straight, and they were majestic. Many soldiers brought new earth from afar to pave this section of the road, covering up the blood stains that were still faintly visible. In the distance of the official road, a group of cavalry of the Black Flag Army escorted a carriage and drove slowly over.

Fang Xie stood outside the door with all the generals of the Black Flag Army, and after the carriage stopped, a slender jade hand opened the curtain, and Yang Qinyan, the princess of the Great Sui who had deliberately changed into gorgeous clothes, came out of the carriage, covered her eyes with her hands to adapt to the light outside the carriage, and then saw dozens of generals in armor standing in front of the door waiting for her.

"The last general, the Black Flag military, meet Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Fang Xie placed his right fist across his chest and performed a standard Great Sui military salute. Dozens of ironclad generals behind him, plus those mighty Black Flag Army soldiers on both sides, raised their right arms at the same time and saluted, **solemn!

At this moment, Yang Qinyan couldn't bear to cry. She tried her best to control herself, and after slowly getting out of the carriage, she said, "No courtesy! ”

Everyone lowered their arms and waited for her to speak.

"You ......"

Yang Qinyan opened his mouth, and finally only two words came out: "Thank you!" ”