Shu Chen

Chapter 299
A gentleman can deceive him.

This is why Zheng Pu's attitude towards Cang Ci suddenly became bad.

In fact, Zheng Pu didn't care about his life or death at all.Anyway, he would not be used by a big man at all, and what Liao Hua said earlier was that he was a man of prestige, and his killing would make the officials of Zhangye County look down on him, so Zheng Pu didn't think so.

Zheng Pu thinks he is not a bloodthirsty person, but he is not a pedantic person either.

Therefore, he felt that if he dared to complain or disobey the Hexi disciples who had always been easy to move and restless, fearful of power and not virtuous, he would take advantage of the golden opportunity of the big man's presence in the country to sweep away!
Eliminate evil, but do your best!
Instead of seeking temporary stability and promoting compromise, leaving an incentive for future turmoil.

Just like before Wei Guo returned to Liangzhou, even if there were famous ministers Zhang Ji and Xu Miao to appease, they still couldn't escape the endless cycle of rebellion every few years!
In other words, there are also reasons why the government of Wei State is strict and the numerous conscripts make Li Shu suffer.

However, if one traces back to its origin, it is ignorant of literature and etiquette, and the counties and counties have been out of control for a long time, so that people have a heart of self-indulgence.

If the situation is like this, it should be broken before standing!
Proclaim the majesty of the imperial court with the blade, tremble with blood and disobey the ministers, break the foundation that they relied on in the past, rebuild the order of the government, and finally implement the cultural and educational plan for long-term stability.

But Zheng Pu also knows that it is difficult to implement his own ideas, at least in terms of Dahan's current national policy.

All the big men are committed to returning the old capital.

Because the people of Bashu are almost exhausted, too much manpower and material resources should not be consumed in the Hexi Corridor.The consensus of all is that the Hexi Corridor should be smooth transition and a rough outline should be enough, just like the suppression of the Nanzhong Rebellion in the past.Moreover, Nanzhong is indeed doing well now. Not only is it stable and undisturbed, but it also provides military funds and soldiers for the imperial court's Northern Expedition.

Therefore, Zheng Pu will naturally not restate his views.

But as long as he doesn't violate the prime minister's policy and has some means of doing things, he will not hesitate to show that he is not known for virtue.

Now everyone thinks Cang Ci can't be killed, so he will make him not dare to die!
"I know the ambition of the Fujun, and I don't ask the Fujun to return. However, the Fujun can seek seclusion, can be imprisoned, and even if he wants to go back to Guandong Xiangzi, I can also ask the Prime Minister to let him go, but I can't ask for death! If the lord of the Gaiyin government dies, all the county and county officials will be blamed on our army. This is different from me driving troops to destroy the county! I have asked the government lord to discuss it several times. If the lord of the government wishes to die, in order to ensure the stability of Zhangye, I have no choice but to imprison all the soldiers of the lord, so as to avoid troubles in the future. Having said that, I hope you choose carefully!"

Zheng Pu's voice was sharp, he restrained Cang Ci with benevolence and righteousness, and left with a flick of his sleeves.

It also made Zhuge Qiao, who was sitting beside him, feel helpless for a while.

Since he was appointed as the deputy by the prime minister, Zheng Pu left the meeting sternly, so he has the responsibility to deal with the aftermath.

If you want to make people listen to you, you need a combination of rigidity and softness.

He stole a glance at Cang Ci, who was already indignant, thought for a while, carefully considered the easing words he was going to say, and walked forward with square steps, cupping his hands and saying softly, "Hexi is as it is today. In the past, Wei Ping sent all his soldiers to Jincheng, and later Jia Xu was defeated in Lingju. It was not the fault of the eunuch. Time ear!"

Cang Ci seems to have listened to the last sentence.

With a slightly pale face, the boss looked sideways and waited for the next article.

He also caught Zhuge Qiao's heart, and continued, "Throughout the past and present, wars have been used to the utmost. The prefect has never lived with us. Although we have promised, are we not afraid that we will break our promise and become fat? In my opinion, the prefect is better than bowing down. In the county, let’s see how our army appeases the people and then discuss the future. In case our army treats the people harshly, we can also be the master of the people.”

"Ugh"

With a sigh, Cang Ci returned a salute to Zhuge Qiao, and walked back.

It's not that he accepted Zhuge Qiao's words of forgiveness.

Based on the good governance of the Han army in Longyou in recent years, he didn't think that the Han army would treat the civilians in the county harshly.

Rather, he knew that if he did not comply, Zheng Pu's threat would really come true.

A soldier, an unknown weapon, does not stop at the battlefield.

When the Wei State crusaded against the Hexi rebellion, it was not uncommon to destroy families and kill people. Now, in order to establish prestige, the Han army punished [-] hostile soldiers as slaves. Why not?
"gone?"

But as soon as he turned around and left, Zheng Pu appeared from the rear of the army formation, with a friendly face and a pleasant expression, without any trace of anger just now, looking at Zhuge Qiao clapping his hands and smiling, "Hey, let's fight without fighting." If you return, you must submit to me. Therefore, it can be said that our soldiers will recover Zhangye County without bloodshed!"

Zhuge Qiao was dumbfounded for a moment.

After a while, Fang said angrily, "Scholars have a hundred practices, and virtue is the first. Zheng Jun's actions are against morality!"

"Hahaha~~"

Hearing this, Zheng Pu didn't feel ashamed, instead he looked around and laughed.

It also made Zhuge Qiao even more dumbfounded.

Just wanted to say a few words of persuasion, but hesitated for a moment, and finally swallowed it.

In the past, after the first emperor settled down in Shu, he bathed in virtue like the prime minister Zhuge Liang, and he also complied with the righteousness and justice that must be repaid.Now Zheng Pu's perverse behavior is for the benefit of the country, and he himself does not dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with the prime minister, so why do he say that?
As Zheng Pu said, not long after Cangci returned, a man from the Wei army came over, claiming to be Zhangye Gongcao, and said that all the two thousand soldiers who were stationed in the fields were willing to surrender.

But when the Han army went to collect the soldiers, they found that Cang Ci had already left.

After looking for the meritorious person to inquire, it turned out that Cangci didn't want to witness the sorrow of Zhangye's change of banner, so he went back ahead of time to pack up his belongings and fled to the village of Luyan to live in seclusion.But before leaving, he also asked the meritorious Cao to tell other assistants that there is no need to resist in vain.

It's a beginning and an end.

The Han army that successfully crossed the Yanzhi Corridor was surrounded by county meritorious officers, and the cities and towns along the way were handed down. Zheng Pu used his power during the war to temporarily order the former Wei bureaucrats in the counties to take charge of their own orders, set up a list to secure Li Shu, and march all the way to the county. The county where you are going has fallen into camp.

After writing a book to talk to Fei Yi and recruiting Wang Ping's troops, Zheng Pu dispatched responsibilities to the generals of the various ministries.

It is Liuzong Yu's department in the county, and divides troops to guard the county towns and Shandan army horse ranch. The rest, such as Liao Hua, Wang Ping, Mi Wei, and Pang Hong, supervise the headquarters and go to Jiuquan County to discuss Huanghua, and follow the previous agreement with the Zhang family in Dunhuang. Yue Bing surrounded Dunhuang and "forced" the prefect Zhang to surrender "helplessly" for the lives of the people in the county.

And before leaving, Zheng Pu also asked them to report future wars to Ma Dai, who has the highest official position, instead of returning to himself.

Because those who achieve great success do not seek out the public, but when they make great profits, they must be divided among the public.

Just as Wei Yan didn't come to Hexi, he didn't need to visit Jiuquan and Dunhuang County to share the achievements of others.

As for Zong Yu, who was temporarily guarding the county, he was subordinate to the prime minister's Chinese army. He had experienced many wars in recent years, so no special arrangements were needed.

Naturally, he was not negligent.

Xu Zhi, who had surrendered to the great Han long ago, was from Zhangye, and Xu's family was from the Guan family, which was quite prestigious in the county, so he happened to invite all the wealthy and Qianghu tribes in the county to a banquet for Zheng Pu.

(End of this chapter)