Chapter 17: Internal and External Troubles (1)
As early as when Fang Ling had insight into the arrogant ambition of the king of Yizhou, he had already predicted that the king of Yizhou would rebel one day!
However, what he never expected was that he would rebel so quickly, and there were as many as eight vassal states that rebelled together.
Every day, news about the Eight Kings Rebellion would fly like snowflakes from all over the place, and the intelligence agencies set up in the past three years played a huge role at this time, allowing Fang Ling to learn about the latest developments of the war every day, and even allowing him to sensitively sniff out the whole story from the large and small pieces of information.
Three days later, the important ministers of the Shicheng Kingdom gathered in the hall of the Shicheng Royal Mansion to discuss important matters.
In the past, Chen Mou, who was the imperial physician of the court, is now the prime minister of Shicheng State, and has made suggestions for the development of the fiefdom in the past three years, whether it is the livelihood of the people or the expansion of the county, all without his credit, his strategy is as deep as the sea, although he is in a high position, but he is humble and generous, and is deeply admired by his subordinates.
Dong Canghai, who used to be the deputy commander of the palace guards, is now the general of the northern part of Shicheng Guozhen, leading his troops to garrison the northern Tianqian Gorge and the eastern passage, guarding the border arteries.
Three years ago, after Heimu City and other cities were burned down, there were still a large number of soldiers and bandits wandering here, Dong Canghai repeatedly sent troops to clear and suppress, and his prestige shook the northern border, and there were no soldiers and bandits outside the country to make trouble.
Shen Huantian, the former head of the thieves in the Misty Mountain, is now the general of Zhennan, sitting in the Misty Mountain, guarding the six avenues in the west of the fiefdom and the southern entrance, under the prestige, there has not been a single incident of bandits in the past three years.
Meng Zhiyuan, who used to be a down-and-out businessman, is now in charge of the entire Shicheng country's territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries and all financial matters, not only in a high position, but also uses the local industry to make money for the fiefdom, and is also known as the God of Wealth among officials.
Qiu Yi, who was caught fast in Mulian County in the past, was persecuted and fell into the grass to become the owner of the Misty Mountain Moshui Village, and now he is the secretary of the Ministry of War, in charge of the selection and awarding of military guards and military attaches across the country.
Although the official establishment of the fief is similar to that of the Chu State, in fact, the number of officials has been greatly reduced, but everyone who can sit in the position of an important minister has a good ability, and each of them is favored by Fang Ling and entrusted with important positions, and the loyalty to Fang Ling is incomparable.
After Fang Ling came to the hall, everyone saluted respectfully, Fang Ling waved his hand slightly, and sat on the main seat, and on the wall next to the seat, a large map of the Chu State was hung.
Everyone obviously knew that they came here this time for the Eight Kings Rebellion, so their expressions were very solemn.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Fang Ling couldn't help but smile and quipped: "The war is still 108,000 miles away from us, you just have this expression, if the soldiers come to the city, won't your face turn into black carbon?"
When he said this, everyone couldn't help laughing, and the atmosphere seemed a little more relaxed.
Fang Ling said at this time: "I believe everyone has heard about the Eight Kings Rebellion, so Master Chen will tell you the specific news." ”