1442 Attribution of titles
Liu Pei stood up and pulled a towel, wiped off the blood from Liu Jiang's armor, and said, "You should pay more attention to your safety! Don't do it yourself when you don't need to do it yourself! Otherwise, you will have to eat so many of your subordinates!"
Liu Jiang was very moved when he heard this! He reached out to take the towel from Liu Pei's hand and rubbed it on the armor twice, and said, "I'm so angry! I only figured out the sinister way on the road! These bastards can't do anything, they fight for power and profit, and they can do conspiracy!"
Liu Pei said: "Then you should think more in the future and don't take advantage of them again!"
Liu Jiang said: "Don't worry, Grandmaster, there will be no similar problems in the future! But what instructions do you have for calling me this time?"
Liu Pei said: "Where are Li Guo and the others now?"
Liu Jiang said: "They are already on the way back to the capital. I guess they will arrive the day after tomorrow."
Liu Pei said: "They have been walking around for so long, but have they had any impact?"
Liu Jiang laughed when he heard this and said, "Master, you have such a good idea! Now Li can't sleep all night long! And there are many questions, so you have to ask whatever you see."
Liu Pei smiled and said, "That's good! I'm afraid he's heartless and can't find anything, so I'll mislead my affairs! Let's do this. When he comes back, arrange for me to meet him and I'll treat him to a meal."
Liu Jiang said: "I understand, I will ask someone to urge them to return to the capital overnight."
Liu Pei said: "Don't worry, just let them return normally. I can take the opportunity to take a break. By the way, Fang Degang should be hosting those officials tonight, so you can watch it. Also, give him all the information about the officials in your hands, so don't let some bastards take advantage of the loopholes."
Liu Jiang said: "Mr. Fang has already said this! I have handed over all the official information to him."
Liu Pei said: "That's good. Go and do it!"
After seeing off Liu Jiang, Liu Pei was planning to talk to Li Guo and the others. This matter was very important to Liu Pei! It involved whether the remaining Dashun Army could be defeated as soon as possible and take over their control.
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After Liu Pei defeated the Dashun Army, he captured many generals of all sizes. Among them, Li Guo was named by Liu Pei to save his life! Because in historical evaluation, scholars have a very high evaluation of Li Guo!
Therefore, I also hope to preserve his life and reduce some killings of the Han people in the Central Plains. I will pacify the world as soon as possible! What's more, he has a bigger plan that Li needs to implement.
After these people were caught, Liu Jiang classified them according to Liu Pei's wishes. The first category was represented by Li Guo. Liu Pei believed that people could speak reasonably. There were also a group of people who were extremely vicious and murderous! Such people were executed as soon as Liu Jiang's interrogation was completed!
There is also a large number of generals who are drifting with the flow. They have done bad things, but they are not that bad. Perhaps there is still a little room for salvation. These people are all imprisoned to serve labor.
As for Li Guo's group of people, about a dozen people, they were all sent to Shandong. They will travel to Shandong and areas controlled by Shandong under strict supervision.
Liu Pei’s purpose was to let them know that rebellion is not without a future, but just rebellion, destruction, and construction are really without a future! At the same time, he was telling them that with Liu Pei’s strength, it would be too easy to defeat them, so as not to have unrealistic fantasies!
After Liu Pei sent Liu Jiang away, Liu Pei began to process the files that had been backlogged for many days. At the same time, news from Fang Degang was also spreading back.
Today, Fang Degang held a banquet and hosted the officials of the Ming Dynasty. At least the fourth rank or above who could attend the banquet were people of the fourth rank or above! Even if the grade was limited, the number of people was as large as hundreds! Fang Degang had to book a whole restaurant!
But if someone is interested in watching the scene, he will find that the banquet list is full of civil servants, and there is not a single noble and military official! This is a clear signal that Liu Pei does not need the former nobles, he has enough personnel to fill the gaps in the nobles!
Originally, in the plan of Liu Pei and Fang Degang, the nobles also had to choose some people who could use it, but Liu Jiang stopped them from doing so!
Liu Jiang's reasons are also very good. These nobles are all honors of the Ming Dynasty.
Gui is still looking to the Ming Dynasty! And even if they really defect to each other, but they have not made any achievements, how could they give a title? Besides, the title given is lower than before, so they will definitely be unwilling to give up, and instead have many more troubles!
The most important point is that Liu Pei is indeed short of people here, but all the civil servants who govern the local area are missing! The generals who fight war are still enough! And these people are all trained by their wives, and Liu Pei is definitely finally!
Liu Jiang’s meaning sent out a clear signal, forcing these nobles to either rebel or sell themselves completely, and there will be no third way! In short, Liu Pei will not recognize the title of the Ming Dynasty, and their status as the nobles is destined to be lost! If you want to get the title, then use the credit for it!
Moreover, Liu Jiang's decision was supported by the military. Of course, they hoped that the future nobles would be their own brothers! Moreover, the Ming army in various places was so weak, wouldn't it be better to get the free credit for their own people? So Liu Pei followed their opinions.
In the restaurant, Fang Degang first drank two glasses of wine and felt a lot of loyalty!
Looking back on his decades of life, he has never been as proud as he is today! The senior officials of the court who had never seen him in the past surrounded him and threw him over with all kinds of flattery words, which made him feel a little fluttering!
But when he was scrutinizing the banquets with pride and swept to a small table in the corner, he immediately calmed down!
The table was placed in the corner, and the lights were dim, so I couldn't see who was sitting behind me. But Fang De could recognize it as soon as he saw the figure. That person was Liu Jiang, who was deeply trusted by Liu Pei!
At this time, he was sitting alone behind the table, putting up a few dishes, and drinking by himself. Behind him were several officers from the intelligence bureau standing. They were dressed in black, as if they were blending into the shadows! They created a gloomy little corner in the lively restaurant!
Chapter completed!