Not only that, after the Hanzhong County Governor ordered Kaicheng to surrender, news came from Nandu County that Kaicheng surrendered.
The news came one after another, which shocked the people all over Xizhou.
I thought that conquering the last two counties would require a lot of casualties, but now, the last two counties have surrendered.
This is really unbelievable. You must know that those who can serve as the governors of Hanzhong and Nandu counties are all Tang Feng's true confidants.
One of these two counties is a major grain-producing county, and the other is the gateway to fight against the barbarians in the tribe.
The most important thing is that the two counties are located behind Xizhou City. If it weren't for one of his confidants to serve as the county guard.
It is impossible for Tang Feng to sit in Xizhou City with peace of mind.
Therefore, it is impossible to capture Hanzhong and Nandu counties without paying a price.
However, after Xue Muxiu entered the city, the two counties chose to surrender one after another.
What exactly Xue Muxiu had talked about with the Hanzhong County Governor was what those Xizhou families wanted to know most urgently.
It's a pity that most of the time, only Dongshan Hou Su Qi'an knows about this matter.
Xue Muxiu was a man who wanted to wait for death. After meeting Su Qi'an, his depression was completely gone.
His whole temperament changed, his eyes were full of energy, and he led a group of soldiers straight to Hanzhong County.
The final result, everyone saw, Hanzhong County and Nandu County surrendered.
With the surrender of Kaicheng of the two counties, the war in Xizhou officially came to an end, which also marked that Su Qi'an had captured the entire territory of Xizhou.
Most of the people at the bottom who were happy to capture the whole of Xizhou were the people at the bottom. They had survived under Tang Feng's high-pressure rule, and they didn't want to experience that kind of experience again.
Now that Su Qi'an has returned and Tang Feng is dead, the oppression on them is completely gone.
Although Su Qi'an has not issued any new orders, most people have high expectations for Su Qi'an.
From his initial deployment after taking over Manghuang County, it can be seen that Su Qi'an is many times stronger than Tang Feng.
The current Manghuang County is, on the contrary, the first among the six counties in Xizhou to gradually resume daily life, production, and maintain good security in the county.
If it were not for the current temporary ban on large-scale movement of people in various counties, they would have fled to Manghuang County no matter what.
Although some unregulated aristocratic families in Xizhou did not express any opinions, they were obedient and silent for the first time, for fear that they would do something extraordinary and be punished by Su Qi'an.
The family's sudden silence and low profile were all expected by Su Qi'an.
When dealing with these aristocratic families, Su Qi'an does not intend to exterminate them all.
If we really do this, the entire Xizhou will be completely in chaos.
The most important thing for Xizhou at present is to maintain internal stability and prevent chaos.
Naturally, these aristocratic families must be dealt with in batches based on what they did in Xizhou.
Su Qi'an divided the situation of the Xizhou family into three batches.
Those who are loyal to Tang Feng and act as Tang Feng's thugs are scoundrels. Naturally, they will be severely punished.
Some wavering, middle-of-the-road people were forced to submit to Tang Feng. However, if the children within the family did some unethical things, they would be held accountable personally and not promoted to the family. They would be given a chance, but with a beating.
As for the last one, those who are not afraid of Tang Feng's power and have the courage to resist in the end, Su Qi'an will not punish them, but will give them a chance.
For example, Xue Muxiu is this kind of person.
Although Xue Muxiu was controlled by Tang Feng in the early stage and could only obey Tang Feng's orders.
However, according to Su Qi'an's investigation, his actions never harmed innocent people. He simply followed Tang Feng's orders and focused on hunting for himself.
On weekdays, he doesn't treat the people at the bottom very well, but he doesn't bully others or bully the weak. He sets an example and strictly controls the children of the family from doing things that are harmful to nature.
In Xizhou, there are very few families like Xue Muxiu who do not bully the people and do not harm the lives of the people.
.
It can be said that Xue Muxiu disdains the people at the bottom and feels it is unnecessary.
Because of the huge disparity in status between the two parties, the people at the bottom naturally cannot get into his eyes.
But even so, among the many aristocratic families in Xizhou, you can't find a family like the Xue family that does not harm people's lives.
Even if it is disguise, no aristocratic family is willing to do it in order to gain fame.
What's even more rare is that, according to Su Qian'an's understanding, in the battle in Sichuandu County, Xue Muxiu unexpectedly resisted Tang Feng's hegemony, and was eventually suppressed, taking away military power and losing his official position.
Those who have the courage to resist Tang Feng, even at the last moment, have finally returned from the lost path.
For such a person, Su Qi'an would naturally give him a chance, so he interviewed Xue Muxiu.
First of all, Su Qi'an gave Xue Muxiu a piece of reassurance, assuring him that Su Qi'an would not touch the Xue family, and his own life was not in danger.
After letting him relax, Su Qi'an chatted with Xue Muxiu for a long time, and even promised to reinstate Xue Muxiu to his original post and continue to serve as the Xizhou Lieutenant and command the Xizhou military.
Just these words made Xue Muxiu burst into tears of gratitude. If Su Qi'an hadn't stopped him, Xue Muxiu would have kowtowed to Su Qi'an no matter what he said.
Su Qi'an did this for his own reasons. Although Xue Muxiu had seized military power and lost his official position, he still had a certain prestige.
Moreover, the Xue family also has a deep foundation in Xizhou. Fortunately, Xue Muxiu treats the children of the family strictly and does not produce too many children who are prostitutes and commit crimes.
If so, he was also sent to prison by Xue Muxiu. In this regard, other aristocratic families in Xizhou were far behind.
This kind of family tradition is also the reason why Su Qi'an values and is willing to reuse Xue Muxiu.
Xue Muxiu did not let him down when given the opportunity by Su Qian'an, and quickly handed over a satisfactory answer.
Let Hanzhong and Nandu counties surrender smoothly.
The surrender of the two counties progressed so quickly that Su Qi'an did not expect. He was also curious about what method Xue Muxiu used to make Tang Feng's confidant the governor surrender so happily.
This answer, after the two counties surrendered, Xue Muxiu immediately flew a pigeon to pass the letter. Su Qi'an looked at the letter in his hand and roughly understood it.
Xue Muxiu's method was very simple. After meeting with the Hanzhong County Governor, he directly and concisely explained Su Qi'an's views on voluntarily surrendering to the County Governor.
Seeing that the Hanzhong County Sheriff was hesitant, Xue Muxiu directly set an example. After Xue Muxiu's earnest persuasion, the Hanzhong County Sheriff finally agreed to surrender.
The Hanzhong County Guard was captured, but it was even easier for the Nandu County Guard. Nandu County was already in a bad situation. In the past, it was fighting against the barbarians from the tribe, and later it had to beware of surprise attacks by Su Qi'an's army.
It can be said that he is under the greatest pressure. He and Hanzhong County could have been each other's horns and supported each other.
But with the surrender of the Hanzhong County Sheriff, he is now the only one left. How can we continue to fight?
With the Hanzhong County Governor writing a letter, the Nandu County Governor naturally chose to surrender.
After seeing what Xue Muxiu reported, Su Qi'an felt very good.
Su Qi'an felt that winning over Xue Muxiu and re-employing him was the right decision he made.
It seems that it is very simple to persuade the two county guards to surrender. I feel that anyone can do it.
But Su Qi'an didn't think so. In the end, the two county governors were able to successfully surrender. In addition to Xue Muxiu's sincere words, what was more important was Xue Muxiu's prestige and status in Xizhou.
The three leaders of Xizhou, Tang Feng, Gongsun Bo, and Xue Muxiu, have been in charge of Xizhou for ten or twenty years.
Not only does it have high prestige, but its family strength is also very strong in the local area.
With the fall of Gongsun Bo and the defeat of Tang Feng, the only one who can speak in Xizhou now is Xue Muxiu.
Although he lost his official position, the reputation he had accumulated in Xizhou over the years was no joke.
Even if Su Qi'an wanted to touch Xue Muxiu, he had to consider the consequences.
Fortunately, Xue Muxiu was not in an awkward relationship with Tang Feng, and he still maintained a somewhat upright heart. If he was really like Tang Feng, ambitious and evil, Xizhou would be afraid of causing another war.
Looking at the various military reports gathered in his hands, Su Qian
Finally he breathed a sigh of relief.
Just because the war in Xizhou is over, it doesn't mean that Su Qi'an can completely relax.
How to sort out Xizhou next is the big question.
Xizhou is not like Jiaozhou. In order to overthrow Li Kang, Su Qi'an quietly developed in Jiaozhou for three years.
From the little priest at the beginning, to the high priest, Qingcheng County Sheriff, several elders of the priest alliance, and finally Li Kang, Su Qi'an fought all the way.
Mentally, he defeated them. This was external, but internal, he was with the people at the bottom.
He led these people to reclaim wasteland, abolish slavery, build projects, establish schools and private schools, and open literacy classes.
In the past three years, Su Qi'an has enjoyed a high reputation in Jiaozhou, from the senior governor to the common people at the bottom.
Therefore, whatever he wants to do in Jiaozhou, he can definitely do it.
As for Xizhou, although he won it, he had been away for three years, and his so-called reputation was limited to the four counties in Lingbei.
As for the other counties, their surrender was only due to Su Qi'an's strength.
If he fails to introduce better policies and has no people to cooperate with him in governing Xizhou, it will be impossible for Su Qian to leave Xizhou within three to five years.
If Su Qi'an had enough time, there would be no problem at all in staying in Xizhou for three to five years.
But now, on the surface, he is invincible in Xizhou. He controls two states and can be said to be the best person in Great Liang.
But this is only temporary, and the court must give an explanation.
If Su Qi'an didn't go there, Zheng Yuan and other princes might try their best to punish him.
The imperial family of Daliang was declining, but it was not something that Su Qi'an could ignore and use the power of the two states to fight against the imperial court and cause division.
If this is the case, that is what Zheng Yuan and others want. If Su Qi'an dares to raise the banner of separatism, the imperial court will definitely send a large army to encircle and suppress him in ten and a half months at most.
Su Qi'an would not be stupid enough to do this kind of digging one's own grave.
There is currently one Xue Muxiu, but this is far from enough. Xue Muxiu is good, but he alone cannot govern the entire Xizhou.
Now he still has to find someone who can cooperate with him and has a high reputation. In this way, Xizhou will not be in chaos internally and can develop smoothly.
