Chapter 767: Only Thank You Wu Yiyi looked at Fang Jie, who looked a little tired, hesitated for a while and asked tentatively: "News has come from Peicheng. Xiahou and Qin Yuan have captured Peicheng, and Bai Kaishan is at peace. Most of his generals were captured and imprisoned alive. Xiahou sent someone to ask when the lord will come over. " Fang Jie rubbed the corners of his furrowed brows and said, "Take care of Fengping's affairs first, and then set off for Dugu tomorrow. Wenxiu was silent for a while and asked: "Lord, our troops and Liu Xuri's troops are now staying in Qingyuan City. If we leave another army in Fengping and another army in Peicheng this is not an option. Each infantry battalion will The total number of men and horses is only 50,000 or 60,000, and the cavalry is more than 30,000. After taking the four cities to the north of Dali, the remaining troops are not enough to attack Dali" Fang Jie nodded: "You and Wei Xiting will discuss it and choose an experienced person from among the people below. The supporters will stay in each city to rectify the people and distribute the fields. Only two thousand troops will be left in each city for the time being. Then new troops will be recruited and the veterans will be left for training. I have sent people to Yongzhou and brought men and horses over to attack Dali. I have at least 2,000 troops in hand. One hundred thousand troops are enough." "But" Wei Xiting hesitated and asked, "There are too few troops left to conquer the place. After all, there are many wealthy families in each city, and each family has as few as two or three. There are hundreds of private soldiers, as many as six or seven hundred people. These people are not convinced. If the army withdraws, there will be no trouble." "No more." Fang Jie shook his head slowly: "I have sent someone to inform Liu after the city was broken. Xuri slaughtered all the big families in the city who had private soldiers, and distributed half of the money and food to the people, and kept the other half for military purposes. The same is true in Fengping City, and the same is true in Peicheng. Even if Dali is destroyed in the future, I will not do it. We have to use more troops to subdue the remaining evil forces, so we have no choice but to leave no remaining evil forces.¡± How big a smell of blood does this sentence ¡°leave no evil behind¡±? Fang Jie glanced at the expressions on his men's faces and said in a very light tone: "Nanyan is different from the Sui Dynasty. If I were to attack the city in the Sui Dynasty, I would definitely not kill people like this. When the Shang Kingdom was destroyed, The Sui Dynasty's knife did not cut the Nanyan people, and they did not know the pain. If I were gentle, these people would feel that they were important and that I could be bullied. Moreover, the troops in my hands were indeed weak, and there were a large number of troops left in each city. Guarding is impractical. " "If you want to keep a place clean, and it's not your own home there is no other way but to kill everyone who is capable of causing trouble. I know that some people below have already said that I am cruel. Especially among the civil servants, there were more voices like this. Just now" Fang Jie pointed to the door: "When I ordered Qin Yuan to lead troops to slaughter all those who were unconvinced, there was a shout. Nie Li's old scholar pointed his finger at me and said that I was cruel and unkind. He was one of the people I invited in Huangyang Dao, and he was a famous scholar in Huangyang Dao" "He has told me many times that if he wants to Achieving great things should be based on tolerance, and killing is not advisable. After I ordered the massacre of 600,000 He people last time in Yongzhou, he talked to me for a full hour, wishing to scold all three generations of my ancestors. If I Knowing who the three generations of my ancestors are, I will definitely teach this old man a lesson for them. " "But this time, I still couldn't help it. He has forgotten his duty when he is old. He can remind me if I do something wrong. Don't lose your rules. Seeing that he couldn't stand up to the military law at his age, I sent someone to send him back to his hometown in Huangyang Road and beat his son with thirty military sticks. " Everyone was stunned, and Qilin couldn't help laughing. Fang Jie sat up straight and said, "When I was in Chang'an City, I heard a lot of anecdotes about the previous dynasty, especially when we talked with the old gentlemen from Wenyuan Pavilion and Taixue, they would mention the previous dynasty every time. Zheng Lizong during the Great Zheng Dynasty said that this emperor was good and he could listen to the advice of his subordinates. Even if his words were harsh, he would not blame him. Once, Emperor Lizong was very happy because a noble concubine gave birth to a child, so he drank more during dinner. After drinking a little wine, the crown prince came into the palace to report on the prince's studies and asked about the emperor's drunkenness. The prince and Taifu began to scold the emperor. "The more he talked, the more intense he became. In the end, he pointed in the direction of the Ancestral Temple and cursed the emperor for being stupid. , Drinking caused trouble. Emperor Lizong did not explain, but humbly accepted the rebuke from the Taifu. From then on, those old gentlemen unanimously praised him, this is the way of a monarch and his ministers" Fang Jie shook his head. Shaking his head: "I wanted to pull out their beards at that time, but I didn't dare. It's just that I got scolded for having children and drinking. After dinner, the palace gates were closed, and the ministers could enter the palace at any time to see the emperor. This emperor is not good-tempered, but "What Nie Li said makes sense, but if anyone comes and scolds my three generations of ancestors just because he thinks he is right, I don't think I have such a long-lasting good temper. I only give his son thirty army sticks if he does this again." If you scold him, I will dig up the graves of three generations of his family. You may think that I am so rude and barbaric.Reasonable, feel free to do whatever you wantany of you can point it out to me if I make mistakes in my work, and I will judge whether it makes sense, not just because the person who said it thinks it makes sense. " After Fang Jie finished these words, he was silent for a while and asked: "How to guard these three big cities that have been captured, what do you think is the best way? " Dugu Wenjing and Wei Xiting looked at each other, and they both shook their heads at the same time: "The previous method was the best. " Wu Yiyi was stunned, sighed slightly and said nothing. Qilin, who was standing behind Fang Jie, couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter. He felt rude and turned around quickly, but he couldn't help but want to laugh. Fang Jie stood up and said : "If there's nothing else, let's go and follow me to do a few things. Wei Xiting, you are here to prepare for the funeral of the old city lord Zhu Zhitian. It needs to be more elaborate. There was no one from the Zhu family around him, but the old lady was still here, choosing some veterans from Fengping to send the old lady back to Dali. " Wei Xiting nodded quickly: "I will take care of it soon. " "When it comes to killing people, I never bother to lift the knife and drop the knife. But some people can kill and some people cannot. Some people can be killed openly, while some people can only be killed secretly. What I said was too explicit. You are all close to me, so I won¡¯t shy away from anything Zhu Zhitian has six generals, and to be honest, they all have merits. We'll talk to each other when we're done. I'll stay with anyone who is willing to follow me. At the very least, they have not forgotten the word loyalty. As for those who don't want to stay, just let them leave the city. " "Understood" Wu Yiyi nodded. "Let him leave?" He smiled in his heart. If he really let him leave, then there is no need to say that some people can be killed openly and some can only be killed secretly. Although Fang Jie was a little dissatisfied with the way he conquered the cities, he became more and more fond of Fang Jie's way of doing things. " Fang Jie said as he walked: "There are half a million people in these three cities in total, and I'm afraid there will be even more. We must be careful when looking for officials to stay. Tell them that they only need to remember one thing to win people's hearts. I killed everyone who deserved to be killed, and the rest could be won over. Especially the people's hearts. We occupy these three cities but we cannot let the people in these three cities hate the Black Flag Army. When we say it out, we still have to talk about the benefits of the Black Flag Army. If this is done, I will give them official posts to those who stay behind. Lord. " Today, Fang Jie's words have become more and more surprising. Before, he used the former emperor as an analogy, and now he uses the words "increasing official positions and becoming nobles." Although there are some changes, although he cannot say them clearly, smart people It can be seen that the people who are following Fang Jie are all smart enough. "The people who stay should at least be careful. The next step is to settle the people and divide the fields. This is a hard job and can make people die on the ground. . Therefore, don¡¯t let the officials who handle affairs feel miserable in their hearts, as long as they suffer physically. Come back and draw up a list. I will see how many people there are. I will allocate a sum of money directly from the seized materials as a salary. Under my hands, a seventh-grade county magistrate will take the money of a third-grade official. I will not be stingy and work for me sincerely. I would like them to be rich and powerful, but their hands should be clean. ¡± ¡°If your hands and feet are clean, your future will be bright. " "I remember," Dugu Wenxiu thought for a while and said, "But this matter takes time, and it shouldn't be done in a short time." There are not many civilian officials accompanying the army. On the one hand, people need to be transferred from Yongzhou to make up for it, and talented people must be recruited from the local area. The subordinates felt that it was better to leave a stable person to take charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials in the three cities, and then catch up with the army after the three cities were stabilized. " "Wei Xiting, please stay. Fang explained: "If you think clearly about dividing the land, it will be easy to do it." I will give you the right to appoint and remove officials in these three cities, and I will also give you the right to mobilize troops and horses in each city, but I will give you a time limit After I take Dali City, you can manage these three cities for me. " "Master, just don't fight too fast" Wei Xiting said in a low voice. "I know this is a complicated matter. You two should discuss it more before Dugu leaves with the army. If you two are still unsure about anything, you can go discuss it with the Marquis. " After saying this, Wu Yiyi quickly stepped out and bowed: "My lord, I have a request for you. " "Say" "My lord, the title of Sanjin Marquis on this subordinate was conferred by the late Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and it is not counted among our Black Flag Army. My lord, please don't call your subordinates "Marquis" anymore. Your subordinates are frightened. " Fang Jie smiled: "What are you afraid of? If I can entrust you now, you will not be a Hou."??, but the father-in-law! " Hearing these words, Wu Yiyi bowed again and said, "Please be fair to your request. " "Just listen to you. Fang Jie waved his hand and said, "What should we call you in private? At most, I won't call you Master Hou in front of outsiders." " "Thank you, Lord!" " Wu Yiyi straightened up and took a step back behind Fang Jie. At this moment, someone suddenly ran over from outside and said anxiously: "My lord, there is a carriage coming from outside. It is said to be from Chang'an City, escorting an important person. people come to see you. " Fang Jie nodded and said: "Let's go, put everything else aside first, and go greet our princess! " The soldiers of the Black Flag Army on both sides of the official road at the east gate of Fengping City stood in two neat rows. Their chests were puffed out, and their bodies were straight and majestic. Many soldiers came from a distance to carry new weapons. The soil was spread on this section of the road, covering up the faintly visible blood stains. In the distance of the official road, a group of Black Flag Army cavalry slowly drove over with all the generals of the Black Flag Army standing there. Outside the door, after the carriage stopped, a slender hand opened the curtain. Sui Princess Yang Qinyan, who had specially changed into a gorgeous dress, came out of the carriage. She covered her eyes with her hand to adjust to the light outside the carriage. , and then she saw dozens of generals in armor standing in front of the door waiting for her. "The Black Flag Army has been dismissed, and I'm going to meet Her Royal Highness!" " Fang Jie put his right fist across his chest and performed a standard Sui military salute. Dozens of armored generals behind him, plus the mighty Black Flag Army soldiers on both sides, raised their right arms to salute at the same time, solemnly Solemn! At this moment, Yang Qinyan tried her best not to cry, and slowly got off the carriage and said, "No courtesy! " Everyone put their arms down and waited for her to speak. "You" Yang Qinyan opened her mouth, and finally only two words came out: "Thank you! "