Neither the second-grade prince nor the fifth-grade prince attended this meeting, so they didn't know how the Gao royal family would deal with it. By the time they found out, the list would have been compiled.
They would follow the army back to the Central Plains, and then separate halfway. The selected ones would go all the way south. It happened to be spring when they arrived, and the land could be divided for farming.
Niu Cishi and Xue Gui came back with their troops and horses. Then the emperor gave them more troops and horses, and asked them to go south and east in two directions, and took all the cities with the certificate of surrender of the King of Goguryeo.
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By the time Silla and Baekje received the news, the governor had already captured Pyongyang.
The King of Silla and the King of Baekje were shocked. They quietly stretched out their hands to take over some of the small towns on the border, and sent people with credentials and tributes to the inner city to meet the emperor.
But what was faster than their envoys was the impeachment details of Xue Gui and Niu Governor.
Do you think they won’t know if you reach out quietly?
No one is a fool. Before they came out, they had obtained a territory map given by the King of Goguryeo, which had removed the cities and places captured by the two countries before autumn.
That's it for Silla. After all, it has always been respected by the Jin Dynasty. The Jin Dynasty asked it to send troops, and he also sent troops. Although the number of troops was small, at least it made a contribution to the destruction of Goguryeo. The kings and ministers of the Jin Dynasty reluctantly opened their eyes.
Close one eye and let go.
But what happened to Baekje?
Therefore, before Baekje's credential arrived at the inner city, Jin's edict of reprimand arrived at Baekje first.
The emperor listed their sins and asked them to return the Goguryeo territory they occupied during this period to Niu Cishi, otherwise they would bear the consequences.
As for Silla, the emperor did not reprimand him. He accepted their credentials and tributes and returned some things to them.
Baekje was extremely aggrieved, but Niu Cishi's troops had already captured Pyongyang and headed south, stopping directly at the border. Intimidated by the majesty of the Jin Dynasty, they had to retreat and leave, handing back the city they had just captured to the Jin Dynasty.
At this point, the Jin Dynasty really took back all the Kingdom of Goguryeo.
After discussions with Zhao Guogong and others, the emperor established the Gebe Prefecture Governor's Palace, Liaocheng Prefecture Governor's Palace, Jian'an Axis Governor's Palace and Andong Governor's Palace on the land of Goguryeo.
The reason why the governor's office was established instead of the prefectures and counties was because it was easy to conquer these places. Although the emperor removed some of the forces within his jurisdiction, there were still many leaders.
Even when Goguryeo was there, it was difficult for them to directly supervise local government affairs beyond these local leaders, and the local people were more willing to obey the jurisdiction and orders of the leaders.
These leaders had close relatives with the people under their jurisdiction. The emperor could move some landlords, officials and wealthy businessmen inland, but it was difficult to move these ethnic leaders.
Otherwise, a place that has only been peacefully settled may be prone to war again.
Therefore, after consulting a large amount of information and fully understanding Goguryeo's old ministers, the civil servants headed by Bai Shan suggested that the emperor should rule steadily and wait until these leaders and people were sufficiently sinicized in the future before slowly making plans.
The emperor thought for a night and then agreed, so he set up governor's offices in three places and selected local chieftains as leaders.
Among them, the governor of Jian'an Prefecture was the original city lord of Jian'an City. This city lord was interesting. From the beginning of the war, he had been huddled in the city with the soldiers, horses and people of Jian'an City.
No matter whether Liaodong City in the northeast or Anshi City in the east was attacked and asked for help, he ignored them. Even when the inner city was besieged and the King of Goguryeo issued the order of King Qin, he remained motionless.
Although the emperor felt that this man was not a loyal person, after understanding the current situation of Jian'an City, he felt that he was still responsible for the people under his jurisdiction, so he still appointed him as the governor of Jian'an Prefecture.
But for the large area of land south of Anshi City, the emperor was unwilling to set up a governor's palace.
Bai Shan also believed that these governors needed supervision, so he suggested: "Why don't your majesty set up a governor's office?"
The Dudufu and the Duhufu are the same in terms of court rank, but the relevant policies are completely different.
The governor of the governor's office is usually a local leader. As long as he does not make a big mistake, his family can still be hereditary. The military and politics under his jurisdiction are managed by himself, and he still has the power of appointment and dismissal to a certain extent. In fact, he has the same power as the king.
That's almost it.
It was just that the emperor divided the territory that originally belonged to the King of Goguryeo into four parts and selected people who were not members of the Gao family as leaders. The governor's office had to register the people under their jurisdiction and pay taxes to the court;
However, the protective guards in the Duhu Mansion were dispatched by the imperial court, and the army was also dispatched by the imperial court, giving them stronger control.
The reason why the Andong Protectorate was established in the southernmost part of the country beyond the three governor's offices above, and Chen Bing was here, was to intimidate Silla and Baekje, and also to cut off the connection between the three governor's offices above and Silla and Baekje.
The Duhufu has the responsibility of "pacifying the vassals and pacifying the foreign invaders". It has great power. It has military power in its hands, and the sky is high here and the emperor is far away.
The emperor struggled for several days but failed to choose a suitable candidate.
He saw that Bai Shan's injury seemed to be almost healed and that most of the edicts these days were written by him, so he summoned him and asked, "Who do you think is suitable to serve in the Anton Protectorate?"
Bai Shan thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, why don't you first ask who is willing to take the position."
The emperor said: "Do they still look down on a third-grade border official?"
Bai Shan said: "Your Majesty, Anton is too far away."
"Is Anxi far away?"
"So how many ministers in the court are willing to go to Anxi?"
The emperor choked. When he sent his nephew to the Anxi Protectorate, didn't the Chai family cry quietly?
The emperor twitched his lips and asked, "There are always people who are willing to go, right?"
"Of course there are, but those who are willing to go may not be suitable to come," Bai Shan said: "Your Majesty, Goguryeo was conquered only, and Silla and Baekje are not friendly people. Those who come must be able to command troops and govern the place.
, in order to make this area peaceful as soon as possible. But in addition, this person must be loyal to the court, otherwise..."
Otherwise, after a few decades, Anton will no longer be the Anton they conquered.
The emperor naturally knew this, and this was the reason for his hesitation. He asked: "Since you can raise these questions, you obviously have a solution. Let's talk about it."
Bai Shan suggested that Niu should be the governor, "He has done meritorious service in this campaign, and His Majesty has seen his abilities. He has the ability to command troops and govern the place. Why not use him?"
Emperor: "Yingzhou is Xiazhou, and the governor is only of the fifth rank. Now he will jump to the fourth rank?"
Bai Shan quickly said: "Your Majesty uses human qualities to judge talents, why should you stick to grades?"
The emperor pondered.
He originally wanted to select someone from among the officials in the capital, but he couldn't find a suitable one no matter how hard he tried, so Niu Cishi... was barely feasible.
However, the emperor did not make a decision immediately. He waved his hand to Bai Shan and said, "I understand. Please step back first."