Su Ren and his Chengdu soldiers became famous in the first battle, and not only had some influence in the Shu County Army, but also captured a lot, and were unanimously praised by the whole Shu County. On the day when the military horses came back, the Wen Party personally commanded the officials of Shu County, killed pigs and sheep to greet them at the city gate. Looking at the lively people, they congratulated Su Ren on his victory, and thanked Su Ren for cleaning up the surrounding bandits for them.

The fifteen hundred Yuanshan thieves had never seen such a scene, and their eyes lit up one by one. Anyone needs to be respected, even if you are a bandit. In the past, when they were in Wonsan, they wanted to grab or grab what they wanted to eat, but now a little kid is holding a piece of bread in both hands and willingly handing it to them, which feels different. Eat safely and comfortably.

Wang Fatzi is in such a mood now, while gnawing on the bread in his hand, he reached out and stroked the head of the dirty child in front of him, hehe smiled, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly took out a copper from his arms: "Here you go, the captain said, you can't take the people's things for nothing, this bread is what I bought!" ”

, I want to reach out but don't dare. Wang Fatzi stuffed the copper coin into the child's hand: "Take it, if you let Sima Yicao know that I don't give money for eating, I will be killed!" Ignoring the kid anymore, Wang Fatzi got up and went to chase the team.

Tang Meng saw this scene clearly, he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, looked at his team, shook his head and sighed. After the soldiers passed, there was a steady stream of prisoners. Suddenly, the enthusiasm for the county soldiers turned into harshness towards the prisoners. They forgot that the county soldiers who walked in front of them were also mountain bandits before, so they turned around like this and became relatives.

"Hit! Kill these damn bandits! I don't know who shouted, and the stones flew all over the sky. The captives grinned, but they did not dare to shout. The county soldiers who watched the captives only separated the captives from the people from a distance, and did not have the slightest intention of dissuading them. This is how ancient times, as the victor, had the right to dispose of and humiliate the loser.

Wen Dang stepped forward quickly, and Tang Meng led Su Ren to dismount and give a salute. Wen Dang was very happy and stretched out his hand to help Tang Meng, but his eyes were on Su Ren: "Hard work, hard work, except for the bandits in Chengdu, the people can live in peace, and the two of them have a lot of credit!" ”

"Xie Taishou, that's my duty, I don't dare to take credit!" Tang Meng thanked him.

Wen Dang laughed and helped Tang Meng up again. A group of people led the way, walked through the streets of Chengdu, and walked slowly towards Taishou Mansion. As you walk, you can feel the cheers of the people. I tossed around all morning, and everything was arranged. When the county soldiers returned to the barracks, there were too many prisoners, so they could only be arranged in the Shu county barracks and sent people to guard them closely for twelve hours.

Sitting in the lobby of the Taishou Mansion, the banquet has been set up, and the wine and food and the chef specially brought from Cuixiang Building will serve delicious dishes one after another, which makes people have a great appetite when they see it. Everyone was happy, only Zhang Dequan sat quietly in the corner, just bowing his head and drinking.

Wen Dang raised his glass: "Come, this time we have won a big victory, I believe that all the bandits in Shu County will be wiped out in a few days, let's wish Tang Duwei a victory in advance!" ”

Tang Meng hurriedly picked up the wine glass and got up, wished Taishou from afar, and raised his neck to drink: "This time to suppress the bandits, Captain Su has made a great contribution, and we are just stained with Captain Su's light!" Captain Su's county soldiers are brave and good at fighting, and they are the first elite soldiers in my Shu County! ”

Chang Shi said in a timely manner: "This is natural, Captain Su broke through the most difficult Zhangshu Ditch by himself, and took the Flying Fox Ridge with Captain Tang, and there were a large number of seizures, naturally the credit is the greatest, come, I will wait for Captain Su to have a cup!" ”

With Changshi taking the lead, everyone toasted together, Su Ren thanked him, and drank wine first as a tribute.

The banquet reached **, and everyone praised Su Ren's contributions. Tang Meng sat on the side, watching quietly, smiling, and very happy, but he glanced at Zhang Dequan in the corner with his spare eyes, and sighed softly, but he was a pity for his cronies. After this incident, his deputy general will definitely not be able to keep it, and he should find someone to replace him as soon as possible, and he must not let Su Ren come up.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Wen Dang wiped his beard: "Although this battle is won, it is not easy to settle these 3,000 prisoners, if they are scattered, I am afraid that all places will not accept it, if they are placed in one place......"

"It must not be placed in one place!" Chang Shi hurriedly stopped: "A bandit for a day, a bandit for life, if you settle in one place, you can't keep these people back to their old business, our bandits will be in vain!" ”

"Then you can only kill them all!" Tang Meng said lightly, as if he was not talking about people, but a group of pigs and a group of sheep.

"Killing a prisoner is ominous, never allow!" Wen Dang hurriedly stopped: "The first evil should be killed to set an example, the accomplice is to put it bluntly, or we people have not taken care of it, Ziheng said well, if the people have a little source of livelihood, they will never follow the bandits and thieves, and we can't blame our mistakes on their heads!" ”

Fa Cao had a sad face: "That's what I said, but how should I deal with these three thousand people?" You can't kill or let go, can it be locked up? ”

Su Ren didn't speak, just buried his head in eating. Since he went out to suppress the bandits, he has not eaten a good meal, and there is a top wine banquet in Cuixianglou in front of him, this group of people only talks but does not move chopsticks, in Su Ren's opinion, they are sick in the brain. The dishes in front of him were almost eaten, Su Ren burped, then put down his chopsticks, took a sip of wine, and turned around to let the servant who served him serve tea.

"Teacher!" Su Ren exhaled lightly and spit out the wine in his stomach: "Since you don't have anything to do, why don't you hand over these three thousand people to me to deal with?" ”

"Oh! What is the best way for Ziheng? ”

Su Ren shook his head: "As soon as there is a way, I don't know if it's good or not, as the so-called things gather by like, people by groups, what kind of people should be managed by whom!" ”

"What does Captain Su mean?" Chang Shi also felt puzzled: "Could it be that you are ready to incorporate these people and enrich your county soldiers?" ”

Soldier Cao Rafter's face darkened suddenly: "According to the law of the imperial court, there can only be one thousand and five county soldiers in Chengdu, and the county soldiers of Captain Su have the least losses in this battle, which is three thousand prisoners, if all of them are incorporated into the county soldiers, there is no way to guarantee the grain and straw!" ”

"Huh!" Su Ren glanced at the soldier Cao Rafter: "What?" Thinking of grain straw now? When did you, the soldier Cao Rafter, send a cart of grain and grass to my county barracks? ”

"Uh......!" Soldier Cao Rafter was speechless for a while, but he retorted: "No matter what, it must not be incorporated into the county soldiers!" ”

"I didn't want to be part of the county soldiers!" Su Ren smiled contemptuously: "I am going to place these people in Yuanshan, Yuanshan is a nest of mountain bandits, mix these guys into it, and ensure that they will not come out to make trouble again." ”

Tang Meng thought for a while: "Yuanshan is also a place to be settled, but there is another problem, Yuanshan is not the territory of our Shu County, if the prisoners of our Shu County are placed outside Shu County, if the imperial court asks, I am afraid that Taishou will not be able to explain." ”

Chang Shi nodded: "Yes!" Although the solution is good, there are consequences! ”

Su Ren said: "Since this is the case, wouldn't it be better to let Yuanshan be included in Shu County?" ”

"Oh! Is this serious? ”

Yuanshan was recovered by Su Ren, and he vigorously supported the construction of Yuanshan and helped the Yuanshan thieves find a way out. It can be said that Yuanshan is Su Ren's inherent territory, if Su Ren doesn't say it, even the Wen Party can't pull his face to ask for it. Besides, with the temperament of the Yuanshan thief, he obeys the words of Su Ren, a great benefactor, and may not listen to the arrangements of Shu County. In case of making some mess and forcing tens of thousands of yuan of mountain thieves to steal again, even the Wen Party will not be able to support it.

Su Ren smiled: "Of course it's true, but I have one condition!" ”

"Ziheng, please speak!"

"Yuanshan has the rules of Yuanshan, and has never accepted the jurisdiction of that dynasty for hundreds of years, whether it is Qin, Qiang, or Yelang and our Han, they have not actually ruled, as a new territory, I hope that Taishou can give Yuanshan a few years of buffer time, so that Yuanshan people can slowly accept the court and accept the rule of our Han."

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Su Ren continued: "I have temporarily set this time for ten years, Yuanshan belongs to self-control, and a Yuanshan County can be set up, and the county order and county lieutenant are all selected by Yuanshan himself, and a certain number of soldiers and horses are retained!" ”

"Do you want to keep the soldiers and horses? This is absolutely not a no-go! When the soldier heard this, he immediately spoke.

Su Ren ignored him, didn't say anything, picked up the teacup and began to taste tea.

Chang Shi frowned, and said to the soldier Cao Rafter: "Let's listen to Captain Su finish speaking, don't interject!" ”

Bing Cao Rafter blushed and sat back down. Su Ren smiled: "Of course, the imperial court can also send people to send county officials and military candidates as the deputy of the county commander and county lieutenant to help govern Yuanshan, let's take our time!" ”

"All this is based on the territory of Yuanshan to the Han Dynasty, this must not be retreated, more importantly, if the imperial court wants to use troops around Yelang or Shu County, Yuanshan must send troops to help, the period is ten years, after which the imperial court will take over in an all-round way, and the counties of Shu County are no different!"

Everyone was thinking about it and digesting this suggestion made by Su Ren. The core of this suggestion is that from now on, Yuanshan will be included in the territory of the Han Dynasty, and this ten-year period has also given the imperial court a buffer, which is not a good way. But there are also risks, if the people of Yuanshan are still unwilling to submit to the imperial court ten years later, what should they do? The initial investment is so large, and in the end, it is not up to anyone to be responsible.

I have to say that I have a little insight into common things, and after listening to Su Ren, he said: "Isn't this similar to the vassal states?" ”

Su Ren was proud of the "one country, two systems" he proposed, but he didn't expect that the Han people had always used this method to govern the vassal states, and compared with the status of the existing vassal states, Yuanshan was naturally inferior. Moreover, the prefectural orders of Wonsan will not be hereditary like the kings of the vassal states, so it is easier to manage than the vassal states.

"Good! The old man immediately played to the court! This matter is always a lot of help! "The party made up its mind.

Su Ren hurriedly got up: "The student dares to disobey!" ”