Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 1057

Yan Mu had no choice but to go back and say good things to the generals, let them remember their old friendship, and let King Suping perform the funeral first.But no one gave him face, so he was so angry that he simply turned around and went back to the post house.

As soon as he returned to the post house, Feng Zheng brought someone with him, and it turned out to be Hongxuan.

The old Taoist priest Xu hurried on his way, entered the room, sat down on a chair, and shouted for tea.

Liu Yunxiang poured him a glass himself, and Hongxuan drank it in one gulp.

"Ouch, my throat is going to smoke."

Liu Yunxiang was so funny that he poured him another glass and he drank it again, which made him feel better.He took a few breaths and saw Yan Mu sitting on the main seat, looking askance at him.

He stood up with a smile and saluted, "Your Highness, it's great to see you again."

Yan Mu snorted, "Why, you thought you would never see me again?"

"You risked your life and were trapped in Western Vietnam. The possibility of escaping is too small. No wonder Pindao is so pessimistic."

"Don't think that I can't hear that your words are damaging to me."

"Really?" Hongxuan laughed dryly, "The imperial court already knows about your escape from Xiyue and the deployment of troops to Xizhou. The emperor and old Prince Shunping sent Pindao here for a very, very important purpose. I’ll tell you the truth.”

Hearing the words "very, very serious", Yan Mu couldn't help but sit up straight and straighten his face, "What happened?"

Hongxuan coughed dryly and said, "Our Darong treasury is empty and cannot support you in fighting this war with Xizhou. Therefore, you two nobles, please think twice before acting and try not to fight this war."

Yan Mu's face turned ugly, "Are you really that poor?"

“As winter approaches and spring begins, there are so many places to spend money. I don’t know where they come from.”

Liu Yunxiang sighed slightly, "When I left, my financial income was already better. Why did it become like this again?"

"King Suping secretly embezzled a large sum of treasury silver to pay for Xizhou's army. When the court tried to recover it, it could no longer be recovered," said Hongxuan.

Yan Mu frowned, "A large sum of treasury money has been misappropriated, but Xizhou still owes the soldiers military pay, which shows how big the hole is. Lu Changan, Lu Changan, he is really relieved."

Hongxuan was a little confused when he heard this, "What do you mean?"

Liu Yunxiang was amused, "You don't know that King Suping has passed away?"

Hongxuan blinked and said, "I don't know. I came in a hurry. I heard that you two were at the post house in the city, so I came here without thinking too much. I thought you and Lu Changan were negotiating."

"He committed suicide and handed over his military power."

Hearing this, Hongxuan was overjoyed, "That means we don't have to fight anymore!"

"But then there's another problem."

"what?"

"The military salary Lu Changan owes must be repaid by the imperial court."

Hongxuan smiled and took it back, "Then we are really powerless."

"But if we don't appease the [-]-strong army in Xizhou, it will become a disaster, a huge disaster, even greater than when Lu Changan led his troops to fight against the imperial court." A group of soldiers who did not obey the command were causing chaos everywhere. , can instantly turn Xizhou into a hell on earth.

Yan Mu thought for a long time, slapped the table and said: "On the surface, there are one hundred thousand soldiers in Xizhou, but in fact, the number of people who are not registered is even more, which is immeasurable. For the current plan, let the generals in each city turn in their military registration registers, and then reduce the military strength. From the apparent one hundred thousand, it was reduced to the actual thirty thousand."

Hongxuan nodded, "We are about to sign a peace treaty with Xiyue. At the same time, we have good relations with the Northern Jin Dynasty and are at peace with the Southern Jin Dynasty, so Xizhou has no need for these soldiers. Reducing military strength and saving military pay can completely solve the problem of Xizhou. State trouble.”

Liu Yunxiang sighed, "I'm afraid these soldiers don't agree."

Yan Mu narrowed his eyes, "We can't help them."

In the afternoon of that day, Yan Mu called all the generals from the five cities of Xizhou to the meeting hall of the post house and asked them to go back and sort out the military registration books and hand them over here in three days.

"Your Majesty, what are you planning to do?" the white-faced general asked.

Yan Mu didn't hide it and bluntly stated that he wanted to reduce military strength.

As soon as these words came out, several generals exploded.

"Your Majesty, we soldiers have fought and sweated on the battlefield for Da Rong. We can't just cut them off. Besides, there is little land in Xizhou. What will you do after you let them withdraw from the military? Many of them will People who have been in the military for 30 to [-] years have no relatives at home anymore, and they even have no home to return to!"

"Doing this is equivalent to forcing them to die. Don't you be afraid..."

Yan Mu said solemnly, "To tell you the truth, the imperial court cannot afford to support so many soldiers in Xizhou. Lu Changan recruited so many soldiers for his own ambitions, but you have also seen that in order to feed these soldiers, he put the entire Xizhou has been dragged down. After these years of war, the imperial treasury has been emptied out. It will take several years of rest and recuperation to recover. It is impossible to let Xizhou be a drag again. "

"We can't agree." The stubble-faced general had a more grumpy temper and objected directly.

Liu Yunxiang said softly at this time: "Generals, what the prince is talking about is the plight of the imperial court. It is really before our eyes. I believe you can understand it. And the Xizhou soldiers you mentioned did sacrifice a lot to protect Dairong's peace. The imperial court must also think of their kindness. But the imperial court can’t come up with any money, what else can we do?”

Liu Yunxiang walked around the generals and saw that they all frowned and were obviously in trouble.

"In this way, I will spend a sum of money in my own name, and each soldier who retires from the military will receive a subsidy of ten taels. As for their future livelihood, this is what I think about. Xizhou is vast and sparsely populated, so they can be dispersed to The five cities will help them settle down, cultivate fields, raise cattle and sheep, and do small business, and the imperial court will give them preferential treatment, what do you think?"

She and Yan Mu had agreed that one would be a bad guy and the other would be a good guy.

After hearing her words, the expressions of the generals softened a bit.

At this time, another general hesitated and said, "Some soldiers are not included in the military register. How should this be calculated?"

Liu Yunxiang exhaled, "About how much?"

"5 people."

5 million people!
Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but sigh again. Lu Changan was indeed ambitious, but he really didn't think it through. How would he support the extra 5 people?
"Those who are not included in the military register will be included in another register. After verification by the court, they will be given subsidies and resettlement like other soldiers who have withdrawn from the military register."

After hearing this, the five generals breathed a sigh of relief.

"Look, the imperial court has already come up with a plan, so that King Suping can be buried, right?"

"What about the military pay that was owed earlier?"

Liu Yunxiang's face darkened, "The imperial court does not owe the military pay of the soldiers who are recorded in the register. Those who are undisciplined are the responsibility of King Suping and you, and the imperial court cannot make up for it. You don't have to think about having enough to eat, the imperial court What can be done has been done, don’t let the ten taels of subsidy be lost in the end.”

(End of this chapter)