Yang Qinyan, the eldest princess of the Sui Dynasty, was sitting in the main seat, and the generals of the Black Banner Army obviously had a bit of a bad look on their faces. Several generals looked at each other with some dissatisfaction in their eyes. Speaking of which, these generals of the Black Banner Army don't have much respect for the Sui royal family anymore.
As if aware of the strangeness, Yang Qinyan cleared her throat and said, "Give General Fang a seat next to me. General Fang is the host and I am the guest. I can't lose courtesy. Besides, if General Fang hadn't strategized, I can't leave Chang'an safely either. If it wasn't for General Fang's insistence, I would absolutely refuse to sit in this position."
A soldier moved a chair to put it on, but Fang Jie stopped him: "Retire, now Your Highness is the king and we are the ministers, have you all forgotten the way of the king and the ministers?"
The soldiers retreated embarrassingly, but they still looked at Yang Qinyan with some dissatisfaction. Yang Qinyan smiled awkwardly, and had no choice but to find a topic to expose this trivial matter, but she immediately realized that she had made a mistake, but there was no way to take back what she said.
"General Fang went south to fight and won the battle. It's gratifying to congratulate, but... when will he go north to fight for rebellion?"
She originally wanted to divert the previous atmosphere, but the casual words made the atmosphere even colder. The way those generals looked at her changed, needless to say Yang Qinyan understood the meaning. But the words had already been said, so she could only wait for Fang Jie's answer.
"I also want to send my army northward as soon as possible to fight against the rebels. But if the army goes south and returns without success, first, all the money and food spent will be meaningless. The soldiers confessed. Second, if they suddenly go back in the middle of the battle, the current victory is equivalent to handing over the three cities that were captured by thousands of soldiers, and they were taken back by the Nanman in an instant. Third, Going north needs to prepare a lot of things, such as food, grass, supplies, weapons and armor, these things have to be prepared. The minister has ordered the Zhuqueshan camp to prepare these things, and after the Nanyan is calmed down, the army can march north."
Yang Qinyan didn't expect Fang Jie to give such a detailed and serious answer, so she smiled gratefully at him. Sitting in front of such a large group of generals wearing battle armor is indeed a bit unnatural, and it would be a lie to say that she is not nervous. After all, she has never faced such a scene in so many years, and the imperial palace garden is her world.
She really didn't understand what happened in the court.
"I... just casually talk about military affairs, it's up to General Fang to make his own decisions."
Yang Qinyan lowered her head to hide the redness on her face, but she couldn't find what to say next. In fact, she thought countless times on the way, how to bring up the matter of killing back to Chang'an City with Fang Jie. She also prepared a lot of words for herself, both emotionally and rationally. But when she saw Fang Xie, she suddenly found that she had forgotten all the words.
She was actually not familiar with Fang Xie, and all her memories of Fang Xie before she went south were nothing more than that disgusting joke in the secret prison of the Ouchi guards. To be honest, she should hate this guy.
But now, she found that she could only rely on this person.
"Chen Xiaoru."
Fang Jie turned his head and ordered: "Find some maidservants in the city who are innocent, know how to be polite, and know how to be respectful. Choose from the families of the people I designated today, tell them the rules, and stay by His Highness's side to serve you in the future. In addition, from Xiaoqi Choose people with good skills from the school, and then choose a clever hundred households to lead a team to guard His Highness. Also, buy things His Highness needs from the city, and bring a few maids to buy them. You may not buy everything, how much should you pay? I paid the full amount of money. After I left, I ordered the people from the Xiao Riding School to patrol the city in turn, and anyone who harassed the people would be punished without questioning them. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the rogues in the city or the people in my Black Banner Army.”
"Here!"
Chen Xiaoru responded and hurriedly went out to make preparations.
"Chen Dingnan."
"The subordinates are here!"
"The people who lead you will count the number of surrendered soldiers, and those who are willing to stay will be paid according to the customary system of the Black Banner Army, and rearranged. Those who are not willing to stay, let them go home to farm and pay some money."
"Here!"
"Dugu."
Dugu Wenxiu got up quickly: "Yes."
"Wei Xiting is busy with the selection of local officials. You should take up the matter of re-registering the people in the city, and then hand it over to Wei Xiting when the matter in Wei Xiting's hands is clearer. In addition, since I have ordered the collection of materials from the government treasury and granary before If you give half a share to the people, you can't break your promise, and all the people who voluntarily register will be distributed on a household basis, not a single grain of rice will be missing."
"Subordinates understand!"
Dugu Wenxiu took the order and left.
"The generals of the other battalions all went back to count the troops, treat the wounded, and count all the soldiers who died in battle. I will ask for the list tomorrow, and then send it back to Zhuqueshan Camp and Yongzhou, and hand it over to the local officials to verify each household, and distribute them according to regulations. Pensions. This money was bought by the soldiers with their lives. If anyone dares to withhold a copper coin, I will seize his home and destroy his nine clans."
"Here!"
All the generals stood up and clasped their fists together: "Please follow the general's order!"
"that… "
Yang Qinyan suddenly raised her head and said in a stumbling manner: "Generals, go slowly, I have something to say..."
Everyone had already raised their feet to leave, but they all came back after hearing her speak.
"The princes are the pillars of the Great Sui Dynasty. In the future, it will be up to you to restore the country and destroy the rebels. Since I have come on behalf of the royal family, I cannot ignore the achievements of the princes. Whether it is destroying thieves in the northwest or killing bandits in the south, The Black Banner Army killed the enemy in bloody battles without perishing in a hundred battles, and their achievements are outstanding! Especially General Fang, he should be the first to appease the local area and expel the barbarians. The first emperor said several times when he was alive that General Fang will be an indispensable person in the Sui Dynasty in the future."
"It's just that I can't give you any benefits now... Now that the Sui Dynasty is in turmoil and chaos is rampant, even the capital has fallen into the hands of rebels. Therefore, even if I want to give generous rewards, I can't give anything. Only There are officials and ranks for the princes, and other rewards will be discussed after the recapture of the imperial capital."
Everyone looked at her and no one spoke, and they all waited for her to continue.
"General Fang has killed enemies for the country in the past few years. He killed the Mongolian and Yuan Tartars in the northwest, and killed the Li Yuanshan rebels. After going south, he pacified the southwestern roads and settled the frontiers in the First World War. Now he leads troops into Nanyan to open up the territory for the Sui Dynasty. Tu, if such a great contribution is not rewarded, then God will not agree. So, after much deliberation, I decided to represent the Sui Royal Jin Fang as the first-class duke! I will discuss with General Fang about the rewards of the princes. Make a decision later."
She waited for everyone to express their thanks, but saw dozens of generals stand up straight and gave Fang Xie a standard military salute: "Congratulations, General Congratulations!"
Fang Jie nodded slightly, turned around and cupped his fists at Yang Qinyan and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!"
Yang Qinyan was a little frustrated, but she didn't show it.
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"That girl is stupid, is she really from the Yang family?"
Chen Dingnan sat on a broken wall with a piece of hair grass in his mouth, looked at the sun that was about to sink in the distance and smiled and said: "In this world, the three words Yang family actually have no weight. Many people It is said that the lord took her in because the Yang family was really good to the lord at the beginning, and some people said that the lord did it for the purpose of conquering the world in the future... But I just look at this woman and I can't help it when she sits on that chair I want to kick her down."
"You have to endure it even if you think about it!"
Dugu Wenxiu patted him on the shoulder and said: "My lord's great cause has just begun. Although Huang Yangdao has stabilized his footing, there are still many things that have not been done in the entire Southwest. Your mind is wrong now, and you have already gone crazy... Wouldn't it be a pity if you were convicted for quoting in the future?"
"My Lord Dugu!"
Chen Dingnan smiled and said: "If I was really a talkative, I wouldn't just talk to you. The brothers in the army know that you are smart, I just want to ask you... My lord, don't marry someone else. Clothes, you have worked so hard to conquer the world, do you really want to return them to the Yang family?"
"My lord makes his own decision."
Dugu Wenxiu shook her head: "I once mentioned to my lord that this princess is a double-edged sword. With this princess around, no matter where our Black Banner Army goes, it is justifiable. But the other sword is suspicion The soldiers are worried about their future, and if the morale of the army is slackened, it will be bad."
"so what?"
Chen Dingnan asked.
"so?"
Dugu Wenxiu smiled and said, "You understand everything, yet you still ask me why?"
Chen Dingnan laughed loudly: "I understand, everyone in the army understands, the only thing is to let His Highness not understand."
"Talk!"
Dugu Wenxiu rolled his eyes at him, turned around and wanted to leave.
When he turned around, he happened to see the whole team of Jingbu Battalion preparing to return to the camp. The brawny shirtless man in front made him pay special attention: "General Chen, who is that person?"
he asked, pointing.
"That man's name is Nalan Dingdong, who is from Beiliao. At first, Prince Wanyan Chongde of Beiliao led cold cavalry to fight side by side with the lord. Later, the people of Beiliao didn't want to get involved in the battle between Han people too deeply. The first emperor of the Sui Dynasty issued a decree to allow the people of Northern Liao to move into northern Xinjiang, so Wanyan Chongde returned with his troops. He was seriously injured and stayed, and now he is a hundred households in Jingbuying. If it wasn’t for the fight the day before yesterday, I would I happened to see this man’s ferocity and asked about it, but I don’t know. Nie Xiaoju is in charge of the Jingbu Camp, so you should ask him to find out.”
"Um."
Dugu Wenxiu nodded, but her heart couldn't help but move when she heard the name. He suddenly remembered a rumor he had heard but didn't know if it was true or not. However, since there is such a rumor, it may not be groundless.
"What a big man!"
He praised him and then left, Chen Dingnan didn't care.
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"Determine the south, determine the north, determine the east and west..."
Fang Jie murmured, and his thoughts returned to the time in the northwest. When he heard these words at the beginning, he didn't really pay much attention to them, but things seemed to be more and more coincidental.
"Find Nalan Dingdong."
He gave an order, and his soldiers immediately ran out to find someone.
Dugu Wenxiu, who was standing aside, said: "It's better to pay attention to such mysterious things, besides, this person's martial arts and literary skills are not vulgar, so he can be reused. Only the identity of this Beiliao person is a bit inappropriate. I'm afraid that other generals will feel dissatisfied with the sudden promotion."
Fang Jie nodded: "First transfer to Qin Yuan's infantry army. If this person is worthy of great use, he can be promoted in the future. He will be promoted to a general first, and he will be taken by the Zhechong Battalion."
Dugu Wenxiu responded and asked: "By the way, His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess has made the lord the Duke of the country. I wonder if the word has been decided?"
Fang Jie nodded: "She invited Marquis San Jin to discuss with two people, and initially decided to protect her, but because Luo Yao's title was also Duke Hu, so she changed it to Zhong, thinking of Prince Zhong, and changed it to Bao, Marquis Sanjin said it was wrong, and after discussing it was changed to a town."
"Mr. Zhen Guo."
Dugu Wenxiu nodded: "The word town, the fourth character of the first-class Duke, is also appropriate. At the beginning of the Great Sui Emperor Taizu rewarded the founding heroes, among them the eight characters of loyalty and protection, Zhenwei Dingcheng were the first-class Duke. His great general Li Xiao is also the title of Duke Zhen."
"It's just a title, don't worry about it."
Fang Jie waved his hand: "Don't delay the matter of Feng Ping for too long, the army will leave immediately after resting for five days. Tomorrow I will go to Peicheng first. If the eldest princess has any needs, you can discuss it with Marquis Sanjin. Besides... Write a letter to Cui Zhongzhen..."
Fang Jie said a few words in a low voice, and Dugu Wenxiu's eyes froze: "This subordinate understands!"