Take the earth to enshrine the gods

Chapter 283 The new emperor's plan, the situation rises again

King Wei's determination to withdraw made King Qianke of Chu very depressed.

Although unwilling,

However, the King of Chu still calmly gave the order to withdraw the troops. The difference was that the army of the King of Chu did not retreat across the board, but retreated all the way to the occupied Tianyu Mansion and Lingqiu Mansion.

Judging from the situation, King Chu is not prepared to give up the land of these two mansions.

In the words of the king of Chu, he paid the price of a division. If he didn't occupy some territory and charge some interest, wouldn't the battle be for nothing? !
Occupying the two prefectures of Nanyu County is at least face-saving, and the king of Chu can also declare to the people in the area that they are the victor in this battle.

It can be regarded as an explanation.

In view of the fact that the situation in the quicksand country has not yet stabilized, Guo Jia, who is in Nanyu City, decided not to pursue it for the time being. After all, there is still a big difference between defending the city and attacking the city.

After conquering the Quicksand Kingdom, the basic situation of the Southern Border Protectorate was very stable.

Guo Jia was unwilling to take the risk.

King Wei and King Chu withdrew like this, and the most depressed one was King Izumo.

Without the support of the alliance, and with King Yun's courage, he would not dare to declare war on the Southern Border Protectorate alone. The occupied Siyou County may not be able to take it back in a short time.

Not only that, as the entire Liusha Kingdom fell into the hands of Qianyuan, King Izumo began to worry about whether he would one day follow in the footsteps of King Liusha and become a king who would subjugate his country.

Therefore, on the second day after King Chu withdrew his troops, King Izumo sent a secret envoy with rich gifts and set foot on the road to Kunwu City.

King Izumo is going to forge a closer ally with King Chu so that they can help each other.

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Gods.

In this southwest war that lasted for more than a month and spread to the four countries, although the kings of Wei and Chu were losers, the most embarrassing thing was the new emperor Qianshen who was sitting in the capital of God.

Just lost face.

The new emperor originally wanted to take action at the critical moment in exchange for Qianyuan's compromise; but unexpectedly, Qianyuan turned the tables by relying on his own strength, causing all the new emperor's plans to fail.

He also bears the notoriety of being helpless.

The new emperor, who was not very prestige in the first place, really lost his majesty.

The more realistic problem is that the new emperor's standing on the sidelines this time is tantamount to breaking with Qianyuan and losing the court's greatest support in the local area.

From then on, no one can deter the two chaotic kings for the court.

Without Qian Yuan's cooperation, it would be even more difficult for the imperial court to defeat the two chaotic kings.To put it bluntly, there is basically no hope in sight.

In terms of territory, there are only three and a half counties under the control of the new dynasty, not to mention comparing with Qianyuan who already occupied five counties, even compared with King Wei, there is not much advantage.

It can be said that he lost his wife and lost his army.

This is also what the king of Wei and the king of Chu are happy to see. Through this battle, the alliance between the new emperor and Qianyuan can be broken, which can be regarded as a small gain for the two.

Enough to comfort the heart.

Faced with such an unprecedented severe situation, the new emperor Gan Shenzhi felt chills in his heart. He was very worried about whether he would do something crazy after Qianyuan stabilized the situation in the fiefdom.

For example, take the same path as King Wei and King Chu?
its consequences,
Just can't imagine.

The new emperor locked himself in the imperial study for a full day and night, and then sent his confidant inner eunuchs to take the secret letters he wrote overnight to Taihua City and Kunwu City, and hand them over to King Wei and King Chu. .

No one knows what was written in the secret letter.

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On the fifth day of July, Quicksand City.

When Qianyuan arrived at this coastal city, the defense of the city had been taken over by the Di Qing Ministry, and important institutions such as the palace, internal treasury, arsenal, and archives were also sealed off one by one.

Other than that, Di Qing did nothing.

He neither carried out any bloody purges of the noble families in the royal city nor reorganized the prisoners of war, which shows that this is a very responsible general.

After entering Liusha City, Qianyuan would naturally not live in the palace with bad intentions.

That was a provocation to the entire Quicksand Country.

Although the kingdom of quicksand is gone, the people of quicksand are still there, and they cannot adjust in a short time to accept a new king.

The people still have feelings for the Quicksand King.

If Qianyuan moved into the palace, no one would dare to object on the surface, but this would undoubtedly leave a very bad impression on the local people and cause trouble for the officials who would be in charge in the future.

Why bother.

What's more, compared to the Imperial Palace of the Divine Capital, the Quicksand King's Palace is not very attractive to Qian Yuan.

When the new master Qian Yuan arrived, all the major families in the city naturally rushed to see him, and the courtyard where Qian Yuan stayed temporarily was packed to the brim.

To their disappointment, Qian Yuan never saw anyone.

On the contrary, as soon as they settled down, Qian Yuan asked someone to invite Merici, and specially told him: "Remember, treat each other with courtesy and not be rude."

Looking at the whole Liusha Kingdom, only Mei Qian could make Qianyuan so interested.

Although the country of Quicksand was defeated and subjugated, the prime minister, Meric, was also responsible for it, but Meric's failure was due to the innate gap in the country's strength, not because of his lack of resourcefulness.

Without Meric, the Quicksand Kingdom would have perished long ago.

In particular, the allied siege planned by Merici almost overturned Qianyuan.

There is no reason to bury such a talent.

It is conceivable that when Meric was politely invited by Qin Wang's personal soldiers and passed by the door, the surprise and jealousy of those aristocratic families who were waiting outside.

After the fall of the Quicksand Kingdom, because the Quicksand King committed suicide, Meric, who was one of the planners, naturally became the chief culprit in this battle.

Some people even incited the people to go to Merici's house to make trouble.

Fortunately, after Di Qing knew about it, he rushed to stop it immediately, and arranged soldiers to stand guard for Merici's house, which ended the farce.

But depending on the situation, Meric will be reused by the King of Qin again, so how not to make people jealous.

Qian Yuan really planned to reuse Merici. He wanted to transfer Li Zhong, the official secretary, to Liusha City to serve as the governor of Liusha County.

And Merici was designated by Qian Yuan as the candidate to succeed Li Zhong.

There is no need to elaborate on the importance of Liusha County. It is probably the most important county in Qianyuan besides Zhaoyao County.

This is not only because it used to be the center of the Quicksand Country, but also because of the special geographical location of the Quicksand County.In Liusha County, there is an outlet to the sea that Qianyuan dreamed of.

Qian Yuan was naturally worried about handing over such an important place to others, so he chose to let Uncle Zhong leave the Department of Officials and rush to Liusha City to take up his post.

At this time, Uncle Zhong had received the order and was on his way to Liusha City.

Uncle Zhong has been in charge of the fiefdom's personnel affairs since Qianyuan became a vassal, and has not accumulated much experience in handling local government affairs.This time in charge of Liusha County, it can be regarded as a lot of experience.

It can be seen that Qianyuan has higher expectations for Uncle Zhong.

"Your Highness is saying that you want to appoint me as the official of the Department of Civil Affairs?" On the way here, Meric thought that he would be appointed, but he never thought that he would be so reused.

Because of the previous hostile relationship, Merici had a deep understanding of the structure of the Southern Border Protectorate, and he was well aware of the weight of the officials.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the head of the Six Divisions.

As for the importance of the doctor and the county guard, one lives in the temple and the other patrols the side. It is not easy to compare, but at least the difference is almost the same.

Appointing an "enemy" and a "defeated general" as the official secretary is probably only done by Qian Yuan. It is still the same sentence: "Employing people is not suspicious, and suspicious people are not."

Qian Yuan was very satisfied with Merici's reaction, and said with a smile: "There is a saying, the person who knows you best is often your enemy. I have admired your talent for a long time, and I also believe that you can The Ministry of Officials is doing well."

Meric couldn't help but be moved.

As the saying goes: "A scholar dies for his confidant."

Regardless of whether Qianyuan's statement was for show or not, the sincerity shown by Qianyuan could not help but make Merici grateful.

Originally, he really planned to retire.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a turnaround. History made a small joke for Meric, giving him the opportunity to stand on a higher and broader stage.

Really good fortune.

"How could Merici be so virtuous? To be so appreciated by His Highness, how dare he refuse to do so?!" Merici bowed deeply, establishing the master-slave relationship.

Qian Yuan smiled even more happily.

"Master Li Zhong will arrive in Liusha City soon. I hope you can stay in Liusha City for a while to help Li Zhong sort out the government affairs here, and then rush to Zhaoyao City to take up his post. How about that?" Qianyuan said.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will do my best."

In this regard, Merici is still very confident. He has been the prime minister of the Quicksand Kingdom for ten years. Looking at the entire Quicksand Kingdom, there is really no one who knows the situation of the Quicksand Kingdom better than him.

Those kingdom officials, who can be used, who is a vegetarian, and who is secretly with whom.

Meric is clear.

And this is the information that Li Zhong needs to grasp the most. He barged in with his eyes darkened. If no one leads the way, even with the halo of Qianyuan shining, he might be hit by a bloody head.

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After sending Mei Qi away, Qianyuan summoned the three generals Di Qing, Yue Yun and Chen Shijie.

What was discussed was the transfer of troops.

Qianyuan planned to let Di Qing lead his troops to go north immediately to Nanyu County, and cooperate with the [-]th Division stationed there to conquer Tianyu Mansion and Lingqiu Mansion occupied by King Chu in one fell swoop.

He is not as good-tempered as Guo Jia.

Speaking of which, the third division led by Di Qing was stationed in Nanyu County from the beginning, and it was transferred to Kongsang County after Wanhuamen came into effect.

This time it is a return to the original station.

As for the defense of Liusha County, it was left to the Fourth Division led by Yue Yun.After this experience, Yue Yun has truly grown up and can now stand alone.

The Fifth Division led by Chen Shijie will retreat to Kongsang County to garrison.

Before the reorganization of the prisoners of the Quicksand Army was completed, only the [-]st, [-]th, and [-]th divisions of the Southwest Corps would be stationed in the three counties south of the Hengduan Mountains.

Enough to keep the situation under control.

After all, Izumo is the only country that can threaten the fiefdom, and it is still a weak chicken.

On the contrary, Zhaoyao County and Nanyu County, after the attack of the two kings, had to arouse Qian Yuan's vigilance, and planned to deploy heavy troops on the border to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

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