Take the earth to enshrine the gods

Chapter 154

As Qianyuan expected, as soon as the memorial to impeach Peng Yulin was presented, the third, eighth and ninth princes immediately rushed forward, taking the opportunity to add fuel to the flames.

The fifth prince couldn't stand it at all.

On the seventh day of April, the imperial court decreed that Peng Yulin, head of the Second Division of the Fourth Army, would be relieved of all duties and escorted back to Beijing for trial.

What awaits Peng Yulin will be a prison sentence.

Perhaps Peng Yulin never dreamed that Qian Yuan, who was "in prison", had nothing to do, but he, who was "on the sidelines", became a prisoner in a blink of an eye.

All calculations have become a joke.

Everything has pros and cons.Peng Yulin joined the Five Princes Group. While enjoying the group's protection and reaping the benefits, he also had to bear the risk of being criticized by other groups.

Even become a victim of group struggle.

At the same time, the imperial court's award to Qianyuan gradually took shape.

In this campaign, Qian Yuan led his troops to reject the leopard demon army in the north and wipe out the fox demon army in the west, killing more than [-] enemies and beheading two demon generals. His military exploits were the largest in the past century except Emperor Qian's western expedition to the Zhulong Kingdom. .

No amount of reward is too much.

The first one is to be promoted to the title, from the county king to the prince.

The second is to expand the fiefdom.

The imperial court complied with the will of the people and extended the Qianyuan fiefdom to the Yiyi Mansion, commanding the land of the two mansions, overseeing the empire's war against Qingqiu, and guarding the southwest for the empire.

The title of the prince is also proposed to be "King of Zhennan".

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On the tenth day of April, Qingqiu City, the feudal palace.

Knowing that he was going to be crowned King of Zhennan and govern the Yiyi Mansion, Qian Yuan was happy but at the same time couldn't hide his worry. The current situation of the Yiyi Mansion is no different from the Qingqiu Mansion he took over at the beginning.

It's all a mess.

Even worse than Qingqiu Mansion, with a weak foundation, it is even more difficult to develop.

But it is impossible to refuse. Seeing that the troubled times are approaching, it is not a bad thing to have a bigger territory. "Feng Xiao, what do you think?" Every major event, Qian Yuan always wanted to hear Guo Jia's opinion.

Guo Jiadao: "Taking over the Yiyi Mansion, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious, it depends on how to operate. If you can turn the disadvantages into advantages, then everything will be solved."

"How to say?"

Guo Jia analyzed: "After His Royal Highness took over the Yiyi Mansion, the biggest threat is not the development of internal affairs, because internal affairs are a step-by-step matter that takes time to settle, and there is no rush."

Qian Yuan nodded, expressing his approval of Guo Jia's analysis, just like the current Qingqiu Mansion, after a year of governance, it looks lively and lively, but in fact it is just the beginning.

There are a lot of things going on.

Guo Jia continued: "If Your Highness takes over the Yiyi Mansion and takes charge of the southwestern defense of the empire, Qingqiu Kingdom will be the greatest threat to the fiefdom. From then on, there will be no imperial troops to distract Qingqiu Kingdom from the fiefdom, and the expansion of the army is on the way. It must be done, and this requires adequate financial support.”

This is the most troublesome place for Qian Yuan.

Finance is closely related to internal affairs, and it is also not something that can be done overnight, but the threat of Qingqiu is close at hand.

Far water can't quench near thirst.

With the current finances of the palace, it is enough to feed the existing troops, adding another jurisdiction that has no income for the time being, it is really possible to run out of food.

If you can't even support the army, what are you going to use to fight Qingqiu?

"The lower official boldly predicts that after successive setbacks, if Qingqiu Kingdom learns of the change of fief, it will definitely not let it go. It will definitely concentrate its firepower and set off a world-shattering war." Guo Jia threw another blockbuster.

After the spring campaign, the Qingqiu country in the west became quiet in an instant.

Terribly quiet.

Originally, Qianyuan predicted that there would be a big battle at Hulao Pass, but after half a month, the front of Hulao Pass was calm, and even the shadow of the monster clan could not be seen.

Even the Manniu Pass, which was half built, didn't see a single monster.

Qian Yuan faintly felt that in the far west, a big storm was brewing, and when the storm took shape, it would definitely be devastating.

Yaozu has never been a paper tiger.

This is why the imperial court so generously handed over the Yiyi Mansion to Qianyuan, just to send out this time bomb, the hot potato.

The third prince and the others didn't want to make trouble at all.

In the words of the Eighth Prince Yan Wang Ganyou, "Isn't the fifteenth brother known as the nemesis of the monster clan? If that's the case, then let him fight and see what he can do."

There is no lack of gloating in the words.

"What should I do?" Qian Yuan asked humbly.

"Your Highness can do this..." Guo Jia revealed his plan.

The more Qianyuan listened, the brighter his eyes became, "Okay, I'll do it right away." With Guo Jia's help, Qianyuan's ideas gradually became clearer, and he saw a glimmer of hope in the chaos.

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April [-].

Before the imperial court's decree for awarding rewards was officially issued, Qian Yuan made another statement, citing limited ability as an excuse, and implicitly expressed that he was not willing to take over the mess of Yiyi Mansion.

In the memorial, Qianyuan constantly exaggerated the threat of Qingqiu Kingdom, and at the same time listed the difficulties in governing the Yiyi Mansion and the plight of the fiefdom, full of complaints.

It's heartbreaking.

This once again caused an uproar in the court, it was always suspected that the reward was too little, and it was the first time to refuse the imperial court's reward.

The news of Qianyuan's refusal soon became a new thing in Shendu.

The human heart is really complicated.Before Qianyuan was played, some ministers in the court were still quite critical of such a reward. Seeing that Qianyuan was about to give up the pick, they were nervous, and their attitude changed suddenly.

It doesn't matter if you don't accept it.

must accept.

The ministers were moved with emotion and reason, and even used the righteousness of the empire to suppress Qianyuan. It seemed that if Qianyuan didn't accept it, he would be disloyal and unfilial, and he would be sorry for the court's grace.

Naturally, Qian Yuan did not take up the challenge, and repeatedly emphasized that his ability was limited, and he was afraid of being entrusted by the court. No matter how the ministers persuaded him, he would not let go.

This can be very anxious to the ministers of the DPRK and China.

Just when the two sides fell into a stalemate, the Ninth Prince Qianshen stood up as a peacemaker, saying that the difficulties of the Yiyi Mansion were indeed objective, and whether the imperial court would provide some assistance.

Only then did the ministers come to realize that this is a bargaining for Qianyuan.

They are all human beings, so it is natural to see through one point, Qian Yuan's attitude is very clear, the court must either change to a different kind of reward, or give some benefits, and don't fix those fake ones.

Don't fool anyone.

After tossing and tossing, the two sides talked until late April before finally reaching an agreement.

In addition to the previous two rewards, the imperial court will also allocate 200 million taels of silver, 40 low-grade spirit stones, and a batch of military supplies at one time to support the development of Yiyi Mansion.

Finally, Qian Yuan's urgent need was solved.

With this start-up capital, Qian Yuan dared to start a new round of reform of the fiefdom.

In terms of the army, the second brigade, third brigade, and fourth brigade of the second division stationed in Yiyifu will also be included under Qianyuan's command this time.

In this regard, the imperial court was not stingy.

Emperor Qianyuan was given the imperial title to guard the southwestern border of the empire. How could it be done without an army?
Even under Qianyuan's insistence, even the compensation for the death of the three brigades will be borne by the court, leaving a large amount of expenses for Qianyuan.

Compared with the previous two times when he was involuntary, Qian Yuan was able to deal with the rewards with ease this time.

This is the difference in status.

The main responsibility of the Second Division is to fight against the Qingqiu Kingdom, and now this responsibility is taken over by Qian Yuan, and the third prince Gantai even proposed that the establishment of the Second Division should be withdrawn.

This is poisonous.

Fortunately, the Fifth Prince was not easy to bully. He managed to keep the designation of the Second Division on the grounds that he had to guard against the Quicksand Kingdom in the south, but there were only two brigades left.

Almost rebuilt.

In addition, Qianyuan also made a special request, which was to allow him to recruit and replenish soldiers outside the fiefdom on a voluntary basis.

This is Qianyuan's bottom line. If the court does not agree, Qianyuan will not do it.

Although it violated the ancestral system, who said that only Qian Yuan could withstand the attack of Qingqiu Kingdom? After repeated consideration, the court finally decided to allow Qian Yuan to recruit troops in Zhaoyao County.

Qian Yuan readily agreed.

In this way, the problem of soldiers that had plagued Qianyuan for a long time was basically solved.

By the time all the dust settles, it will be the end of April.

(End of this chapter)