Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 267: March into Guangxi
Chen Gu agreed to Heng Zhaben's request directly, on the condition that various departments of the Ministry of Huaxia would be stationed in various counties in Yunnan, and the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Justice would be stationed in towns and various ethnic minority gathering places.

After Heng Zhaben learned about the functions of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Justice, he readily agreed to Chen Gu's request.

The Ministry of Education is responsible for teaching children to read, which is simply a welfare benefit. As for the Ministry of Justice, without the cooperation of the joint defense team, it has no law enforcement power. They have room for bargaining, but they can only ensure the fairness of the penalties.

The law is not important to ordinary people. What is important is fairness. The Huaxia Ministry does not have the power to enforce the law, so they need to maintain the fairness of the law themselves, which is equivalent to delegating power to them.

Naturally, Chen Gu would never agree to Yang Qingshan's request.

“Go back and tell your father that it is impossible to make you a king. I, Chen Ju, do not have the power to do so. The most I can give your Yang family is the position of Governor of Guangxi, and the term is only ten years. If you do not make any serious mistakes within the next ten years, you can continue to hold the position.

As for you descendants of the Yang family, if you are willing, you can enroll in various colleges in Chongqing. As for whether you can become an official in the future, it depends on your own ability. "Chen Ju said to Yang Qingshan.

Yang Qingshan, who was in his twenties, was not suitable for negotiation, but fortunately, although his grandfather Yang Erhu asked for a high price, his bottom line was very low. As long as Chen Gu did not make things difficult for their family, Yang Erhu would have achieved his goal. If he could also keep the wealth they had collected, that would be even better.

Of course, the best scenario would be that Chen Gu would agree to make their family a king. However, Yang Erhu was not optimistic about this best outcome. Firstly, it was basically impossible for Chen Gu to agree. Secondly, if Chen Gu really agreed, Yang Erhu would not dare to accept it and would choose to run away instead.

After all, it has only been a few years since the fate of Wu Sangui and the three kings of the Southwest. Being crowned a king is not necessarily a good thing. Yang Erhu asked himself if he did not have Wu Sangui's ability.

He was originally an ordinary mountain man who didn't have enough food to eat. He was lucky enough to achieve something in the chaotic times. How could he be qualified to be crowned a king, let alone be compared with Wu Sangui.

What’s more, Wu Sangui and his two companions suffered a miserable end.

The term of a provincial governor is limited to ten years, and this position is just right. Although Yang Erhu does not have the ability to be a governor, the powers of the Huaxia Ministry are divided very loosely. The most important thing is that each department is doing its job, not the chief official of a place.

Therefore, it is acceptable for Yang Erhu to be a mascot in the position of governor. At least it can stabilize the morale of the peasant army. At the same time, the position of governor can also allow Yang Erhu to keep the wealth he has plundered during this period.

After listening to the analysis of several poor scholars, Yang Qingshan agreed to Chen Gu's request and asked Chen Gu to send troops to attack Guangxi, and their forces were willing to cooperate fully.

In the end, only Zhang Jinxiu and Cai Xi were left.

Originally, Chen Gu had no plan to send troops from the Yangtze River to attack Jiangnan so quickly. After all, he did not want to destroy the Chinese land. It would cause too much damage to the country's foundation and would only benefit the foreigners.

However, after receiving the military report from Jingzhou, Chen Gu had to change his plan.

Even if he did not change his plan at this time, it would be useless. After learning that the imperial court's 100,000 vanguard troops were so easily eaten up by the Huaxia tribe, Cai Qian and the Tiandihui would not need Chen Gu's cooperation and would surely rebel immediately.

As for the southern provinces, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan have already been taken over by Chen Gu, Guangxi is also in his pocket, and most of Hubei has been taken over. If Chen Gu does not want to confront Cai Qian and the Tiandihui, the only targets left for him are Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces, as well as half of Anhui and half of Jiangsu in the south of the Yangtze River.

After careful consideration, Chen Gu said to Cai Xi and Zhang Jinxiu, "You two can go back and start the rebellion. In three days, I will go down the Lingqu Canal to Hubei. Fujian and Guangdong can be handed over to you temporarily. We will discuss the details then!" Zhang Jinxiu and Cai Xi could not help but look at each other, and they saw joy in each other's eyes. No matter what, as long as Chen Gu was willing to send troops out of the Yangtze River to tie down the main force of the court, they would have a much greater chance of starting the rebellion.

This is a golden opportunity.

As for what happens next, we'll talk about it later. Anyway, it's always right to rise up against the Qing Dynasty first. If their respective forces don't rebel, they will not be able to survive.

Those who rebelled in the late Qing Dynasty were all poor people. No matter whether it was the White Lotus Society, the Heaven and Earth Society, or even the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, they were all peasant armies. The landlord class would not get involved at all, because only ordinary people would rebel when they could not survive.

Three days later, Chen Gu led his own 10,000 troops into Guangxi. After helping Scar capture Qingning Prefecture, Scar went to Nanning Prefecture to incorporate Yang Erhu's peasant army, continued to attack Nanning, and then conquered the entire Guangxi.

Chen Gu then turned to attack Guilin Prefecture. At that time, the capital of Guangxi was not in Nanning, but in Guilin. However, Guangxi's troops had been wiped out when Chen Gu and Dao Ba entered Guangxi. Even Guilin did not have many troops at this time and could not stop Chen Gu at all.

As soon as Chen Gu arrived outside Guilin City, Guangxi Governor Xie Qikun led the officials and wealthy families in the city to open the city gates and surrender to Chen Gu.

"Xie Qikun, the governor of Guangxi, pays homage to the leader of the Huaxia tribe. I hope the leader will show mercy and treat the soldiers and civilians in Guilin city well!" The white-haired Xie Qikun came to Chen's horse and kowtowed, shouting loudly.

According to the information gathered by intelligence personnel, Xie Qikun is a very good official. Even Yang Qingshan, who has no good feelings towards the government, says that Xie Qikun is okay, which shows that this man is quite popular among the people.

Chen Jue dismounted and personally helped Xie Qikun up, saying with a smile: "Old Sir, you have judged the situation and saved Guilin from a war. Your merits are immeasurable!

Our Huaxia tribe is not a bloodthirsty group. You can lead Guilin to govern itself for three years. The only requirement is that the land is evenly distributed and the tax is low. If Guilin can be stable after three years, it can still govern itself. "

"Thank you, leader, for your mercy!" Xie Qikun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He was able to get through this crisis smoothly, and he still had three years of buffer time. This was enough time for him to explain to everyone in Guilin, but he himself didn't want to stay in Guilin any longer.

"I am already old, please allow me to return home and spend my remaining years in peace!"

"That won't do. The reason why I agreed to three years of self-government in Guilin was because of you, Xie Qikun. Since I gave you face, should you also give me face?

And if Guilin is not well governed in three years, I will hold you accountable!" Chen said with a smile.

Xie Qikun couldn't help but look bitter, "It has been more than a month since Guilin has had any rain. I'm afraid I can't control it."

"Since there is no rain, let's lead the people to dig wells for disaster relief. Don't worry, the Chinese Ministry will arrange the necessary money and food!" Chen Gu said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)