It is naturally impossible for the 10,000 garrisons sent by the Qing Kingdom to be placed around Dongyi City. Although this city is the largest city in the world, it is not too difficult to provide logistics camps for 10,000 soldiers, but Due to some unexplainable reasons, the barracks should have been repaired in five days, and the finishing work has not been completed until today, so some Qing troops are only temporarily stationed in the temporary camp.
In the end, a total of more than 5,600 people stayed in Dongyi City, while the rest were stationed in various princes and small countries, thinking of repression and deterrence.
That night, after attending the banquet, the eldest prince did not rush to rest, but waved to Fan Xian lightly, and the two of them fled into a quiet study room.
The eldest prince was silent for a moment, and finally took out a letter from his arms first. With a glance, Fan Xian caught a glimpse of the format of the letter, and was about to kneel down to receive His Majesty's secret decree, but was unexpectedly held back by the First Prince.
"It's just the two of us, why let our knees suffer." The eldest prince shook his head lightly.
Fan Xian was startled for a moment, then smiled slowly, and stopped saluting, took the seal of His Majesty's secret order from him, opened it, read it carefully, and then fell into deep thought, I didn't speak for a long time.
"I'll go back to Beijing first, and then you'll be here for me for three months." His Majesty's tone in the letter was very gentle, and there was an unconcealable appreciation for Fan Xian. Fan Xian's mood was very relaxed, and his tone Then he was very relaxed, and said to the eldest prince: "This arrangement is feasible, the problem is that if you return to Beijing in the future, I will pick you up again. Are we going to be on business trips in Dongyi City forever?"
It is necessary to conquer Dongyi City as calmly as possible, so that Nanqing's national power, financial strength and military strength will suffer as little loss as possible. The First Prince and Fan Xian, the two sons of His Majesty the Emperor with Dongyi blood, are undoubtedly the best. s Choice.
Although during the opening ceremony a month ago, Si Gu Jian's suicide note kept pulling Fan Xian to the road of the Dongyi people, pointing at the Emperor's heart, but His Majesty the Emperor is a man of great wisdom, how could he not understand this? Instead, he took advantage of the trend, changed his original thinking, and really sent the eldest prince to bring the Qing army to station.
Whether it is the first prince or Fan Xian, they all have half of the Dongyi blood. This is a supreme weapon for conquering the hearts of the Dongyi people. At least those who have been conquered always think of the Qing Kingdom that is crushing on their heads. The dignitaries, who are considered half Dongyi people, must feel much better.
Especially the eldest prince, he is the real prince, his biological mother's life experience is well known in the world, and he is stationed in Dongyi City, which can also represent the blood blending between Nanqing and Dongyi. To really conquer a piece of territory, the mixing of bloodlines is undoubtedly the most powerful weapon.
His Majesty the Emperor sees far-reaching.
But His Majesty the Emperor could not allow the First Prince and Fan Xian to stay in Dongyi City for a long time. One is that he only has these two adult princes under his knees, and he needs them to be by his side to help with the government and military affairs. The second son was too far away from the capital, Emperor Qing was also a little worried about these two princes who obviously didn't have much taste of the Li family.
Regarding this kind of worry, Fan Xian was well aware of it, so he was not very surprised by the confession in the secret decree. He just had a headache. When the eldest prince came, he had to leave. What would he do in the future
"There is always a need for someone to be stationed in Dongyi City." He looked at the First Prince and asked, "What is His Majesty's plan? Is it you or me?"
"I don't know either." There was a hint of worry on the eldest prince's brows. He is not an ordinary official of the Qing Dynasty. Although he was extremely happy and shocked that Fan Xian was able to persuade Sigu Jian and subdue the Jianlu without bloodshed, and then engulfed the land and people of Dongyi City into the territory of Daqing, but he What I think more is whether this process can go on smoothly.
Especially outside Dongyi City today, although the thousands of Qing Guo cavalry were very effective in deterring the hearts of most Dongyi people, the performance of the disciples of Jianlu made the First Prince a little wary.
He took a deep look at Fan Xian and said, "Although His Majesty didn't say anything about the Sword Cottage, it's clear that he's not happy with this move."
"At that time, there was no other way. Either I would take over Jianlu, or I would have to start from scratch." Fan Xian sneered, and said, "You think I'm willing to be a piece of fat caught in a bun?"
"Father's meaning is very clear, at least you have to go back to report on your duties..." The eldest prince frowned slightly, then sighed and said, "I'm only here to temporarily replace you, Father will not rest assured that I will stay in Dongyi forever."
Fan Xian fell into silence, knowing that the eldest prince was telling the truth. The eldest prince has always been kind to Dongyi City. After all, Ning Cairen has been telling the truth for so many years, and he has military power in his hands. His majesty would rather be alone. Staying in Dongyi City, I don't feel at ease handing over Dongyi City to the First Prince.
It is not difficult to cut off the soil and seal the king, but it is difficult to cut what kind of soil and which king.
"Anyway, His Majesty didn't urge me. I'll stay in Dongyi City for a while to help you rectify the situation." Fan Xian said, "I'll return to Beijing after the situation stabilizes."
The eldest prince nodded, and then said: "The Overwatch Council still needs you to take charge, and the emperor will not let you stay in the capital all the time. After you return to the capital, you can find out what the future arrangements for Dongyi City will be."
"Are you worried that His Majesty will send a powerful person over here to stir up civil uprisings in Dongyi City?" Fan Xian looked at him with a smile and said, "This is my arrangement, so don't worry too much as you half of Dongyi."
His tone became serious: "Even if you are worried, you have to bury it in your stomach, so that no one can see it."
Knowing that this younger brother really cared about him, the eldest prince was moved and nodded.
"Is Chen Pingping going to leave?" Fan Xian took a sip of cold tea and felt his mouth dry. He raised his eyes and glanced at him. This elder brother has a very close relationship with Chen Pingping, so he must be very aware of the movements in Chen Yuanli clear.
"The preparations have already begun, and I have already entered the palace to resign a few days ago." The eldest prince did not know that Dean Chen, whom he regarded as his father and uncle, had once felt rebellious towards his father in private, so he did not give up on him. How serious this matter is, just thinking that Dean Chen is getting old and should take care of himself for the elderly, and thinking of Dean Chen leaving the capital, wondering if he will see him again in this life, the Eldest Prince felt rather at a loss.
Fan Xian was silent. He calculated in his mind for a long time, ignored the question, and finally asked, "Is it true that all the troops who came to Dongyi City this time were from the Western Expedition Army? Can you completely control them?"
"The soldiers are all old people. The problem is that there are many strangers in the mid-level generals." The First Prince narrowed his eyes slightly and said slightly.
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In the next few days, it was still exhausting. Those cumbersome handover ceremonies and name change ceremonies took place in every part of Dongyi City. Fortunately, the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple sent a large number of capable officials, so that Fan Xian was not caught by these people. Things got bloody.
However, what really troubled him was a civil uprising in Xiaoliang State in the northwest of Dongyi City. During that campaign to mobilize the people to resist Qing State invaders, a Liang State Confucian who was deeply respected by the people was massacred in the street, black smoke Straightening up immediately ignited the hearts of hatred among the people of Xiaoliang Kingdom.
It was only at this time that Fan Xian truly realized how naive his original thinking was. To really conquer a foreign country, it is basically impossible to do it completely without bloodshed.
The eldest prince had already led the army to suppress it, but before leaving, Fan Xian seriously told him that if the Qing army could be prevented from taking action, then they must not do so. Once the Qing army's hands were stained with Dongyi It is even more difficult to wash away the blood, and this kind of hatred can no longer be resolved.
According to his plan, the eldest prince sent a letter with harsh words to the city lord's mansion of Dongyi City, questioning the city lord Yun Zhilan, and then drove the city lord's mansion as a pioneer, with the force of local officials as the vanguard, to suppress the turmoil in Xiaoliang country, and the Qing army It is thought that the rear line maintains a certain distance.
After the First Prince and Yun Zhilan left Dongyi City, Fan Xian took care of all the affairs. He hid by the seaside for a day, thinking of the never-ending sparks in Dongyi City. boring.
It should be better to let the city lord's mansion suppress it, probably like the puppet army in the previous life? Sitting on the big bluestone by the sea, Fan Xian smiled bitterly, knowing that no matter how hard he struggled, no matter how much Si Gu Jian's last words and the disciples of Jian Hut cooperated with him, he still couldn't change. It is the evil invader.
"How do you want to deal with the matter of Xiaoliang country?" Shisanlang Wang, who had become more and more silent in the past few months, was sitting beside him at this time, and suddenly asked: "Do you want to The massacre of the army?"
"The city lord's mansion doesn't have a big army, what's there is only the power and status that has been extended over the years." Fan Xian knew why Thirteen Lang would ask this today. After all, the other party was from Dongyi, but at this time he wanted to suppress what he thought was a very righteous little boy. Liang Guo is in turmoil, and his mood must be very complicated. After a pause, he said softly: "I have confessed, try to kill as few people as possible."
"But people will still die after all, and how do you control the sword move?" Wang Shisanlang's eyes were a little dazed, he just stared at the waves on the sea.
Fan Xian glanced at him sideways, his face gradually became serious, and asked, "Do you know that great Confucian who committed suicide?"
"In the past, Mr. Gu often came to Jianlu to talk with Master." Wang Shisanlang replied.
Fan Xian shook his head and said: "There are so many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the world. Although I have never met this Mr. Gu, he must be a great person. The chaos in the Xiaoliang Kingdom was caused by him, but I can't cure him." , As for his family, don't worry, I will keep them, and Mr. Gu's ancestral hall will be erected as soon as possible afterwards."
Wang Shisanlang stared at him blankly, and said after a long time, "You don't really respect him, you just need to put on this gesture to appease the people of Liang Kingdom."
"This is a tactic that all invaders will do." Fan Xian's expression was a little sad, "But I am a little surprised that you can think of this. Thirteen, you are getting more and more difficult."
"Seeing too many things, no one can be simple." Thirteen Lang stared into his eyes and said, "You once promised Master not to let the people of Dongyi City bleed."
"I don't like to see blood, otherwise why would I be tied into this carriage by your sword house?" Fan Xian laughed at himself, but his smile gradually turned cold, "But the necessary blood must be shed, otherwise if the chaos continues , is like a vortex, it will only swallow the entire Dongyi City, and by that time, even more people will die."
He looked back at Shisanlang Wang quietly, and said, "I know what you are angry about, and I know what you are sad about, but you look into my eyes and think about what I have paid for it, don't forget, if Just considering my personal interests, when the Qing army came to attack, I got away with it, and at most cried twice for the innocent people in Dongyi City, why did I suffer like this?"
"If there is a war between the two sides, Dongyi City will definitely be defeated, and the number of dead will be counted at 100,000." Fan Xian closed his eyes and said, "My philosophy of life is very simple, since this incident cannot be stopped, the fewer people who die, the better. "
"The lives of ten people are no different from the lives of ten thousand people," Wang Shisanlang said.
"Wrong!" Fan Xian said categorically, "I don't care whether life has a price or not. I only know that a person's life is unique, and a hundred thousand unique ones are definitely more important than ten, hundred, or thousand."
"If God gave me a multiple-choice question, comparing the lives of 100,000 people with the lives of 99,999 people, I would definitely choose the former because there is one more life in the former."
"People in Dongyi City should learn to be grateful to me." Fan Xian looked into Wang Shisanlang's eyes and said calmly, "I have saved many people who were destined to die to life."
After a long silence, Wang Shisanlang said: "But these people don't need to die."
"Your Majesty's career requires them to die, so they must die." Fan Xian stood up from the big bluestone, "Even your master couldn't stop him, so you should understand my pressure."
Fan Xian patted the sand behind his buttocks, squinted his eyes at the endless sea, and said, "Sometimes I find that I'm almost tall."
"What is Gao Daquan?"
"It's an inhuman description." Fan Xian shrugged, "But when I think about it carefully, I'm not Gaoquan, I'm just willing to do this, and I won't die for some ideal or spiritual need, such as Like that Mr. Koo, I am a person who can run away and is good at running away."
Then he turned around, looked at Thirteen Lang and said calmly: "I had a quiet conversation with Si Gu Jian in the house that day, and you should have heard what we talked about. Do you have any experience with domineering true energy?"