Officials entered the lobby one by one with anxiety. When they found Qin Wei sitting in the main seat, they all lowered their heads.
The atmosphere in the lobby was extremely solemn, as if a huge mountain was weighing on my heart.
It wasn't until Qin Wei spoke that the atmosphere relaxed a little.
"Is everyone here?"
"Your Highness, in addition to the officials who are on duty outside, all officials of the fifth rank and above in the Wei Department are here." Liu Qing said.
Qin Wei nodded and glanced sharply at the people in the hall, "The Marquis of Changping rebelled, and there are a large number of rebellious ministers hidden in the three southwest states."
"According to His Majesty's decree, I have come to Shuzhou to eliminate the rebellious ministers and put an end to the rebellion!"
"Now that I want to take over the Anning Guards, do you have any objections?"
Everyone in the hall looked at each other.
"Your Highness, this is against the rules!"
Suddenly, someone spoke.
Qin Wei followed the sound and saw an official wearing a crimson official robe.
Within the Anning Guards, there are only three officials who are qualified to wear crimson official robes, namely the commander of the Guards and two fellow commanders.
The person speaking was not Liu Qing, but one of the two conductors.
"What's wrong with the rules?" Qin Wei asked.
"The Weisi Yamen is directly under the Dusi Yamen. If His Highness wants to take over the Anning Weisi, he must obtain the consent of the Dusi Yamen or an order from the Zuo Army Governor's Office."
The Shuzhou Dusi belongs to the Zuojun Dudufu.
"You mean the imperial decree doesn't work?" Qin Wei looked at him.
"No, we have not seen the content of the imperial edict."
Qin Wei's lips curled up slightly, "Here comes someone!"
Then several soldiers entered the hall.
"Pull him down and chop him down!" Qin Wei said calmly.
If someone jumped out at this time, they were either Chang Pinghou's lackeys, or they had water in their heads.
Why do such officials still exist?
"Your Highness, why do you want to kill this official?"
Qin Wei said: "If you collude with rebellion, I can kill you."
"The lower official was wronged!"
"What an injustice!"
"Comrades, I have been wronged!"
"Help me!"
Qin Wei sneered: "Whoever prevents me from taking over the Anning Guards is a traitor!"
"Whoever disagrees, please stand up!"
As soon as his voice fell, the pleading outside the door also stopped abruptly.
A huge head rolled on the ground. The officials near the door saw the head and couldn't help but shudder.
"From now on, anyone who dares to disobey my king's orders is a traitor. You can all attack him as a group!"
"You have merit by killing the rebels. I will personally report to the court to promote you!"
"What do you think?"
Qin Wei looked at everyone coldly.
As soon as these words came out, many people in the hall trembled suddenly, and then turned their heads and looked to the left and right.
Promotion!
This is quite tempting to them!
They did not doubt Qin Wei's words. The Shuzhou in front of them was very dangerous, but along with the danger came opportunities.
If you can make meritorious deeds, promotion is not something you can easily get.
"Liu Qing!" Qin Wei called.
"I'm here!" Liu Qing quickly stepped forward and responded.
"Replace the positions of the officials in each battalion," Qin Wei said.
Liu Qing was slightly stunned and asked doubtfully: "What does your highness mean?"
Qin Wei explained: "I have only one request. For all officials above fifth rank in the Anning Guards, their original superiors should be replaced, and their original subordinates should be replaced."
The reason for changing positions is to prevent rebellious officials from forming a clique.
Liu Qing thought for a moment and understood what Qin Wei meant, "I will obey my orders."
After that, he began to change positions for the officials in the hall.
Although doing so will affect the officials' dominance over the lower-level soldiers, it can prevent rebellious ministers from defecting together.
It is not difficult to change positions. It only needs to be adjusted or swapped.
In just two quarters of an hour, Liu Qing mobilized all the officials of the Anning Health Department.
"Now gather all the troops immediately and march towards Xin'an Fucheng." Qin Wei ordered again.
"Here!" everyone responded in unison.
After that, Qin Wei asked everyone to disperse.
Although there are still hidden dangers in the Department of Peace and Health, he cannot act too hastily to avoid arousing the anger of the crowd.
However, when he returns to Xin'anfu City, he can reorganize the army of the Anning Guard. At that time, he can integrate the soldiers of the 12th Regiment Battalion in Kyoto into the Anning Guard, so as to avoid rebellion within this army.
After everyone dispersed, Qin Wei summoned the Fire Cloud Evil God in front of him and ordered: "From now on, you will follow Mr. Liu Qingliu and never leave to protect his safety."
When Liu Qing heard this, he silently glanced at Huoyun Evil God.
Fire Cloud Evil God grinned at him.
Liu Qing also smiled coquettishly.
Protect!
This is naked surveillance!
However, he did not dare to raise any objections because he was also afraid of being chopped down by Qin Wei.
The head outside the door is still on the ground, and no one has picked it up yet.
"Master Liu, I hope you will not disappoint me!" Qin Wei looked deeply at Liu Qing.
Liu Qing quickly lowered his head and said, "I will live up to His Highness's trust."
"Very good, let's get ready to leave!" Qin Wei said.
…
To the east of Yunzhou is Yuezhou.
Yuezhou is the southernmost state of Dali, bordering the South China Sea to the south, Yunzhou to the west, Tianzhou to the north, and Ningzhou to the east.
There are two ways to enter Yunzhou from Tianzhou, one is from Shuzhou to Yunzhou, and the other is from Yuezhou to Yunzhou.
Marquis Lanyue chose to enter Yunzhou from Yuezhou, firstly because the road to Shu was difficult and dangerous and not conducive to the advance of the army, and secondly because he wanted to mobilize troops in Yuezhou.
Although the Mingyue Army can defeat ten with one, its strength is only 8,000. It is undoubtedly a foolish dream to capture the entire Yunzhou with 8,000 troops.
So he first went to Yuezhou to second the army.
In fact, before he arrived at Yuezhou City, the Yuezhou Dusi Yamen had already prepared an army of 50,000 for him. Although the combat effectiveness of these 50,000 troops was very average, it was enough for Lan Yuehou.
He only rested in Yuezhou City for two days before setting off towards Yunzhou with his 50,000 troops.
As Lan Yuehou got closer and closer to Yunzhou, the atmosphere in Nanyang City became more and more solemn.
Inside Nanyang City.
Mao Jiang was wearing armor and standing in the main tent of the barracks, looking at the map in front of him.
In a few days, Lan Yuehou will enter the territory of Yunzhou, and Yuehai City in Yunzhou will be the first to bear the brunt.
Yuehai Fucheng is the only coastal city in Yunzhou. Maojiang has always relied on Yuehai Fucheng to trade with the countries in the South China Sea to obtain money and raise private soldiers.
Yuehai Fucheng is his biggest money bag.
Once Shuzhou and Yuezhou block the official road to Yunzhou, Yuehai Fucheng will be Yunzhou's only entrance and exit.
Yunzhou is barren, and Yunzhou alone is not enough to support hundreds of thousands of troops, so he must keep Yuehai City, otherwise even if he can hold off Lan Yuehou, he will only become a turtle in the urn in the end.
"It seems that the first battle is about to begin in Yuehai City!"
Mao Jiang said in a deep voice.
"Master Marquis, there are only 5,000 troops stationed in Yuehai City. If we want to start a war here, we must prepare in advance."
In the hall, Liu Bo, one of the three commanders of the Nanyang City Border Army, said in a deep voice.
There are 200,000 border troops in Nanyang City, which are divided into three general armies, namely Liu Bo, Song Chen and Lu Ji, all under the command of Mao Jiang, the Marquis of Changping.
Among them, Liu Bo was Mao Jiang's most trusted subordinate, and of course Song Chen and Lu Ji were also Mao Jiang's cronies.
If they were not Mao Jiang's cronies, they would have been squeezed out by Mao Jiang long ago.
"It's a pity that we don't have a navy, otherwise we might be able to directly surround Lan Yuehou's army!" Song Chen, who had an elegant temperament, said.
"It's useless to have a navy. The Nanhai Navy in Yuezhou is probably ready for battle now. We not only have to guard against Lan Yuehou, but also the Nanhai Navy!" Lu Ji said with a frown.
Dali has three naval forces, namely the Nanhai Navy in Yuezhou, the Donghai Navy in Liangzhou, and the Qinghan Navy in Jiangzhou.
Each navy has thousands of large ships and tens of thousands of soldiers. It is Dali's main force to intimidate all the countries on the sea.
Mao Jiang frowned, which was why he had been unwilling to expose his rebellious intentions.
With the power of Yunzhou, it is too weak to fight against the entire Dali.
Not to mention the whole of Dali, just Lan Yuehou and the Nanhai Marines made him feel like he was at a loss.
"Song Chen!"
Mao Jiang suddenly shouted.
"The humble post is here!" Song Chen responded quickly.
"Prepare the army for war and follow me to Yuehai Fucheng tomorrow," Mao Jiang said.
There is no point in thinking too much now. This battle must be fought, and Lan Yuehou must be defeated.
Song Chen had an army of 70,000 under his command and stationed 70,000 troops in Yuehai Fucheng. He felt that he should block Lan Yuehou's Mingyue Army.
Siege warfare is not a field battle. With almost the same troop strength, no matter how powerful the Mingyue Army is, it is impossible to defeat them in a short time.
In this regard, Mao Jiang is still very confident.
…
Xinningfu City.
It took Qin Wei three days to return to Xin'an Fucheng with 15,000 soldiers from the Anning Guards.
It stands to reason that there should be more than 20,000 soldiers in the Anning Guards, but because they are also responsible for some garrison tasks, there will be about 5,000 soldiers on duty in the capital and county.
In addition, Qin Wei also left two thousand soldiers in the Anning Guards. Although he did not look at the Yamen of the Anning Guards, he could not completely abandon the huge military camp.
After returning to Xinningfu City, Qin Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yuwen Chengdu had completely controlled the situation in the city.
In this way, he finally gained a foothold in Shuzhou.
As long as he guards Xinningfu City, no matter what happens to Shuzhou, he can sit firmly on Diaoyutai.
In the government office study room.
Qin Wei sat behind his desk and looked at the map of Shuzhou.
Now that the government office had fallen into his hands, he naturally occupied the magpie's nest and directly used the government office as his residence and office.
As for Luan Ping and Luan Ping's family members, they were all put in prison.
"Your Highness, should we open the city next?" Li Ru asked from the side.
Qin Wei has left all the government affairs of Xin'an City to Li Ru.
"Let's open the city." Qin Wei said without raising his head.
Xinningfu City is located on the Salt and Tea Road. Before Yuwen Chengdu closed the city, many caravans selling well salt and tea were closed in the city.
Moreover, the caravans coming and going also need to rest in the city, and Qin Wei cannot block the city forever.
"Xiao Shunzi, go and call Yuwen Chengdu, Di Renjie and Liu Qing!"
Qin Wei ordered again.
"Here!"
After a while, Xiao Shunzi brought Yuwen Chengdu and Liu Qing to the study.
"Meet Your Highness!"
Qin Wei waved his hand and said: "From now on, the soldiers of the Anning Guards are collectively called the Anning Army, with Yuwen Chengdu as the chief soldier and Liu Qing as the deputy chief soldier."
"No problem!"
He looked at Liu Qing.
Liu Qing lowered his head and said: "I will obey His Highness's arrangements in everything."
Qin Wei nodded slightly and said: "I will give you half a month to organize all the soldiers of the 12th regiment and battalion into the Anning Army."
"Here!" Yuwen Chengdu and Liu Qing responded.
Qin Wei looked at Di Renjie again and said: "Di Renjie, this king now appoints you as the commander of the Shuzhou Zhenwu Division. Hong Fei and Cui Shimao are temporarily under your jurisdiction. Your next task is to unite with Echo Valley to eliminate the Holy Cult."
"I obey my orders!" Di Renjie responded.
Qin Wei went on to say: "Over at Echo Valley, they can be given an official position as a commanding officer. In addition, you can decide half of the official positions in the Shuzhou Zhenwu Division, just like the Tianzhou Zhenwu Division."
"If you feel that the sect forces in Shuzhou are not needed, you can go to Tianzhou to hire people. I believe that the sect warriors in Tianzhou will be very willing to come to Shuzhou to serve as officials."
The power of the sects in Shuzhou is far inferior to that of Tianzhou, and the only sects worthy of attention are Echo Valley and Holy Cult.
Winning over some weak sects has no meaning for Zhenwu Si. It is better to draw over the sects from Tianzhou.
This can also reduce the martial arts power in Tianzhou. It is not a good thing for the folk sects to be too concentrated. It is also a good thing to let them spread their power.
"Xiaoguan understands that he will use part of his official position to invite warriors from Tianzhou." Di Renjie understood Qin Wei's thoughts very well.
Moreover, he said that he would give out part of it, not all of it, which shows that he also considered the risk of preventing Tianzhou warriors from becoming big in Shuzhou.
"Yeah!" Qin Wei nodded.
The martial arts forces in Shuzhou are very simple, as long as they solve the two problems of Echo Valley and Holy Cult.
Afterwards, Yuwen Chengdu and Di Renjie retreated, and Qin Wei went to his desk to write.
He took over the Anning Guards and Xinning City. This kind of thing must be reported to the Li Emperor in advance. Otherwise, if the Emperor Li has a problem with him, everything will be over.
Qin Wei knew very well that Emperor Li was in the most danger at this time. The prince had just died and undercurrents were surging in the court. Emperor Li must be very sensitive. If he was not careful, Emperor Li might be suspicious of him.
After all, he had already touched Dali's military power.
Therefore, he had to write this memorial. Not only did he have to write it, but he also had to write it well.
This time he did not ask Li Ru to ghostwrite, but wrote it himself. He wanted to write with true feelings, to express his sorrow for the passing of the prince, to express his concern for the emperor's grandfather, and to express the problems and problems he faced at this time.
dilemma, and what he needed to do.
The central meaning is that I am a good boy, and I just want to share my worries for Grandpa Huang. I hope that Grandpa Huang can take good care of his health and not be too sad or overworked.
Qin Weixiu revised and rewritten it for more than an hour before handing the memorial to Xiao Shunzi and asking him to send someone to send it back to Kyoto.
After writing the memorial, Qin Wei thought about the current situation in Shuzhou.
At present, he has occupied Xin'anfu City and has 20,000 soldiers under his command. Although it is not enough to sweep the entire Shuzhou, he has already established a firm foothold.
But this time he caught the opponent off guard, which is why it went so smoothly. The opponent will definitely react next, and will probably gather troops and form a rebel army.
Therefore, the war has just begun, and the next thing he has to do is to collect Shuzhou's army while clearing out the rebels in Shuzhou.