Chapter 294: Confucian Schemes

Chapter 294 – Confucianism
The matter of the six great families was discussed without reservation at the Regulus Barracks, and afterwards, after the exchange of seals by the clerical officers of both sides, the alliance and submission were considered complete.

On the 28th day of the Lunar New Year, Xin Zhuo led 200,000 cavalry back to the state capital of Xing Ling Zhou, and the people of the city welcomed him.

For the people, gentry and merchants of the three states and eighteen prefectures, Jiang Yuqing was like a nobleman from heaven who saved tens of millions of people from fire and water, and they didn’t have too many ideas, whoever makes me live a good life, I will love, honor and support.

Back to the government office, the old marshal Jiang Hu, who has been ill for a long time, and his nephew has been fighting a long cold war, led hundreds of civil officials in the government office to welcome him, and all of them are warm like fire.

Then uncle and nephew in the county king’s private hall, had a deep and frank conversation.

Jiang Hu seems to understand, across the nephew is not an outsider, the end has been unable to change, the Western Qin army with Jiang Yuqing, he can not even mobilize a big head of soldiers, simply resigned to fate.

In the future, whether it is a rebellion or not, to be a loyal court official, since it can not be opposed, can only follow the nephew a road to the black.

After Jiang Hu left, Xin Zhuo fell into a tangled and distressed, no other, the Western Qin army will be out of food, after the war, a lot of waste to be rebuilt, taxes to be reduced, the people to be resettled, the city wall to be repaired, the army to be re-coordinated, training.

He suddenly felt the pressure similar to the emperor, how to manage the huge territory? After all, the land of Western Qin and the territory of the ten countries that had just been fought, expanding ten thousand miles of territory, how should the tens of millions of Hu people in the Western Region be pacified?
Now the royal family of the ten countries has been escorted to Xinglingzhou, a large group of imperial consorts, princes, princesses, nobles and how to deal with?

How to arrange for the old nobles of the ten countries? We can’t kill them all, can we?

There was also the need to continue with the next step of the plan, whether to continue to fight down the three countries of the Ghost Side, or to mobilize a large army to defend against the imperial court’s Temple Front Army and the Divine Strategies Army.

The Ghost Fang Three Kingdoms is a frontier power in the western region, it is not that easy to take down, I am afraid that it will be protracted and start a tug-of-war, the attrition will be too heavy.

Defending against the imperial court’s army would immediately result in a two-sided war, and the Ghost Fang Triad would take advantage of the situation to cause trouble? The situation of having enemies in the back is not easy to handle.

Now that the court’s purpose has been exposed, it is to let him, Jiang Yuqing, die, even going so far as to send out Mr. Dongfang and the White Crane Qiu masters three Great Venerable Masters and four Lesser Venerable Masters.

This was a destructive force for the Great Venerable Masters, but he, Jiang Yuqing, survived and carried out a reversal of fortune against all odds, killing and evicting.

Then, for those old politicians of the imperial court, they would have to reassess his power, and the next attack and plot would only be more violent and brutal.

All of these things really make Xin Zhuo, who is a mountain bandit and has memories of his past life, feel pressurized and confused.

His mind was fully focused on the next spirit sacrifice and cultivation.

The qi and true spirit sacrifices of the Western Qin army could still be tapped, and it was hard to say whether they would rebel or continue to attack other countries.

But no matter what, the land of Western Qin could not be destroyed, or else the leverage to survive would be gone.

The situation is such a situation, he can no longer be like the former small mountain thieves to mess around, anything is a matter of one hair affects the whole body!

The hall is quiet.

Xin Zhuo looked at the internal affairs of the land of Western Qin bamboo slips dazed, ticking and scribbling.

Below sat Cui Ying’er, Han Qiniang and Sai Qingzhu, five women, relatively speechless.

On the contrary, it has always given people the impression of “big breasts and no brain”, beautiful as an elf like bear paw first said: “County King is for the military pay and Western Qin three states and eighteen provinces of the land and ten countries territory, the people of the matter is worried?”

The ladies were surprised to look at her, frankly speaking, she has the closest relationship with the County King among the people, and has always loved to play a little temper, and the County King has always favored her.

Xin Zhuo also looked at her and nodded, “Yes!”

Xiong Palm laughed: “How about open source and cut down on expenses, erase all unnecessary spending, first tighten the army’s food and grass to come, the army is the foundation of Western Qin, then think about the people, the first thing is to encourage the gentry to donate money and food, give the same officials origins, and we all tide over the difficult times together.”

Cui Ying’er, Han Qiniang and Sai Qingzhu and other people’s eyes showed surprise, this is a very level ah.

A hint of smugness appeared on Bear Paw’s pretty face, and she hummed arrogantly. Xin Zhuo shook his head, said there is no problem, just a thousand things how difficult, these things need to be civil officials and the army to do, there is no competent manpower under the hands of the people, who will not be able to talk about the army on paper?
What do you think what to, competent manpower to come!
Outside the door came Jiang Yuxi’s voice: “Da Dudu, Tai Seek Gong is back!”

Xin Zhuo violently stood up, boots also forgot to wear, feet only wrapped socks, hurriedly walked down the bookcase steps rushed out the door.

The ladies looked at each other and hurriedly followed.

To the outside of the hall, the main road of the government office, hair white, body but straightened Tai Seek Gong with a group of Confucian students have come.

“Sir has worked hard!”

Xin Zhuo hurriedly greeted him, first bowing and then grabbing a pair of pale hands of Duke Tai Xun, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

At first, when he saw Tai Seek Gong he just thought that this old man was a bit of a rip-off, and he himself was disdainful of the Confucian masters.

But to fight the ten countries in the western region, at least a large part of the credit for Tai Xun Gong’s group of readers who play with their mouths.

Moreover, Confucians are the best at ruling the country and the world.

Therefore, this group of mouth cannon is now a treasure again.

Duke Tai Seeker looked at Xin Zhuo’s bare feet, a hint of excitement was hidden in his eyes, and he first bowed with a big salute: “My humble servant has met the county king.”

Then he looked at the two people beside him and laughed lightly : “Old Chu, Si Liu, how is it?”

A middle-aged man in his forties with three wisps of beard and a woman in her thirties with a big mouth and buck teeth, ugly and unattractive, bowed at the same time, their eyes burning: “Herdsman Song Lao Chu/Yu Si Liu, meet the County King!”

Xin Zhuo looked at Tai Xun Gong, his heart slightly moved, Tai Xun Gong and these two were both great reverends, not to mention other things, their martial arts were strong.

This was a group of capable people in both literature and martial arts.

Tai Xun Gong smiled faintly: “County King, these two are western region Confucian sages, this time the strategy of exterminating the ten kingdoms, the two of you have contributed quite a lot!”

“I have been waiting for the three great sages for a long time, it’s as if a long drought has been met with sweet rain, go, enter the hall, I have already prepared wine and food.”

Even though Xin Zhuo felt that this kind of politeness was disgusting, he still had a meaty smile on his face, grabbed the hands of the two, and instructed Sai Qingzhu and the others, “Go ahead and prepare!”

The women understood and returned to the hall first.

When Xin Zhuo entered the county king’s palace with the three Tai Seekers and more than thirty Confucians, the delicacies, fruits and vegetables, musicians and dancers were already ready.

After the group of people sat down, music, dancing, and fine wine came in a flurry.

For a group of Confucian students, this is the recognition of the powers that be, a kind of ten years of hard work to sell to the vassal king’s honor, naturally happy!
Xin Zhuo also seems to be very happy, the smile on his face has not disappeared, from time to time swept through the people, he found his mindset now become very realistic, who is useful to me, I give who glory and wealth, and I bullshit, then get out of the way.

Fortunately, Tai Seek Gong seems to have read his mind, faintly smiled: “The county king now has five difficulties!”

Xin Zhuo surprised: “Oh?”

Tai Xun Gong said: “The first difficulty is how to manage the three states, eighteen prefectures, and ten countries in the western region after the Great War. Second difficult for half a million army food. The third difficulty is how to arrange for the royal family and nobles of the ten countries. The fourth difficulty is whether the Ghost Fang Three Kingdoms should be attacked and destroyed or not.”

Looking at Xin Zhuo’s face, he paused: “The fifth difficulty is the court’s attitude, how to resist.”

(End of chapter)