The reason why the previous status quo is maintained is also to defend against the Fuso Kingdom across the sea.
Although this battle annihilated the pirates and Japanese pirates who had been harming Dongzhou for more than ten years and brought peace to the local people, behind the pirate and Japanese pirate group was the covetous Fusang.
If we relax our vigilance and merge into one state, if Fusang's army invades one day, the life and death of the people in this state will be in the hands of one person.
And if this person does not have the post of governor to check and balance, then he will be a single family, and the territory is so vast that it cannot be managed by one person.
In order to prevent Fusang, it is best to divide the front and rear states into two states. In this way, even if Fusang invades, the former Dongzhou can enter the battle immediately, and the rear state will have enough time to prepare and provide food, grass and troops.
Su Qi'an has no objection to this, but is very supportive, not only from the perspective of the vast area of Dongzhou, but also to prepare for returning to Beijing to resume his duties in the future and not being taken advantage of.
Although the Dongzhou war had a large number of troops and a lot of casualties, it was still possible to calm down the war and eliminate the banditry. This military achievement is considered great.
Although Su Qi'an has not returned to Beijing yet, there are many discussions about him. He has outstanding military achievements and he really wants to have a hand in the partition of Dongzhou.
Many ministers in the court will definitely impeach him and take the opportunity to control the entire Dongzhou on the grounds that he has selfish motives.
This land in Dongzhou is very important to Great Liang. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a cash cow. I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are staring at it.
Especially the pacification of this battle made many dignitaries in the DPRK and China jealous of Su Qi'an's current governance in Dongzhou.
If His Majesty had not appointed him, Su Qi'an would have only stayed for two months. If it had been longer, Su Qi'an would have been impeached and died.
At this juncture, Su Qi'an had to be cautious about any step he took.
There is no problem with the current division of Dongzhou. In the former Dongzhou, Wu Dingguo was still the leader, and the DPRK and the Central Government did not have many opinions. Wu Dingguo’s contribution over the years is obvious to all, and he is an old minister with a high status and reputation. If someone touches him , I can only say that my brain is sick.
The point of controversy now is Dongzhou in Houjiu County. Su Qi'an has been in Dongzhou for four or five months. In addition to this Dongzhou battle, the three main state-level officials of Houdongzhou were all taken advantage of by Su Qi'an.
Today, there is an urgent shortage of state-level officials in charge of Houdongzhou. Su Qi'an has discussed this with Wu Dingguo for a long time and recommended two new officials to the court.
Su Qi'an's recommendation basically passed without any obstacles. The reason why it was so smooth was not that the ministers in the court suddenly woke up, but that Su Qi'an got the support of Su Xuanyong.
After two months of governing Dongzhou, as long as it was not too aggressive or dangerous, I basically agreed to it.
This recommendation went through a process and was approved quickly.
Su Qi'an recommended two people to the court, one was Fang Jingzhi, the magistrate of Yanglai County, and the other was Fan Chong, the left governor of Dongzhou.
Fang Jingzhi serves as Daizhou Cheng, and Fan Chong serves as state captain. These two people are recommended and can be regarded as the most suitable candidates at present.
Even though Fang Jingzhi is just a small county magistrate, to be honest, his work at the grassroots level and his leadership during his time in Dongzhou are not inferior to any other county magistrate.
It is absolutely possible for him to serve as the acting governor. Originally, Su Qi'an wanted to directly nominate him as the acting governor, but Fang Jingzhi disagreed.
He knew Su Qi'an's good intentions towards him, and understood that he had not discovered his talent after so many years of hard work. Now that an opportunity platform appeared, Su Qi'an would naturally recommend it.
He did not want to be the direct Prime Minister, mainly because he was afraid of causing trouble to Su Qi'an. Regardless of this month's governance, Su Qi'an was very prosperous, but there were many eyes from the court watching behind him, just waiting for Su Qi'an to make mistakes.
On the other hand, he has been a grassroots county magistrate for so many years, and he has been promoted to several levels all at once. It is not a big deal for him to manage a county or a county. Now, he is now in charge of the government affairs of a state. He really needs to be given time to get familiar with it.
After thinking about it again and again, Su Qi'an understood Fang Jingzhi's concerns. Without any coercion, he took a step back and became acting Zhou Cheng instead, so that he could have time to get familiar with it and also be able to fulfill his duties as Zhou Cheng.
As for Fan Chong's Dongzhou Lieutenant, he is not so troublesome. With his rank as Zuo Governor, he is almost the same as the Zhou Lieutenant, and he does similar things.
They are all in charge of military affairs, but before they were in charge of combat troops, now they have to manage all military affairs in the state. With Fan Chong's experience, it won't take long to get started.
With the presence of Zhou Cheng and Zhou Wei, the Houjiu County can basically operate without having to report anything to Su Qi'an.
Even if Su Qi'an were to handle government affairs at the meeting, it would be too much to deal with all the government affairs in one state.
With these two people taking office, Su Qi'an felt much more relaxed.
Having a state prime minister and a state captain can indeed make the government affairs of a state run smoothly, but this is only temporary. Many major events still have to be issued by the state shepherd.
As for the selection of the state pastor, it is indeed a troublesome matter. Among the current officials in Dongzhou, it is difficult to choose one to serve as the state pastor.
After all, it has great power, and Su Qi'an does not want to have a second Zhou Zibin, so the position of state pastor must be extremely cautious.
During Su Qi'an's cautious month, the court was almost noisy, and all the dignitaries were very enthusiastic about recommending suitable personnel to Su Xuanyong.
But just by looking at these candidates, you can tell which family they belong to.
Su Xuanyong can withstand the dispute on the court's side for the time being, but it won't last long. If Su Qi'an doesn't have a suitable candidate to recommend, it will be the most detrimental to Su Qi'an if it really drags on like this.
He must try his best to handle all matters when he can take charge of Dongzhou. If he leaves something to chance, he will be the one who suffers in the end.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Su Qian made a bold decision and recommended someone to Su Xuanyong.
Su Xuanyong's name appeared on Su Xuanyong's Dragon Case, which made him a little surprised, but he only told Su Qi'an that if he could be dealt with, he would not be in charge of the court, and others would take care of it.
With this promise, Su Qi'an felt relieved a little, because this person was none other than Prime Minister Chu Xiong who was living in seclusion in Dongzhou and had just stepped down from his official career.
It must be said that Su Qi'an's recommendation was very bold, allowing a high-ranking prime minister to take over as the governor of a state, which was unheard of in the three hundred years of the Great Liang Dynasty.
Let alone becoming an official from the position of prime minister and then serving as a state shepherd, is there any precedent for this? Even if you were to take up the position, there would be a huge gap. No one would do such a thing as a prime minister.
Yizhou Mu is indeed in a high and powerful position, but the position of high power is not as noble as that of the prime minister, and Chu Xiong is already quite old.
Given his age, I don't know if he can hold on to such a hard-working position.
Almost as expected, when Su Qi'an conveyed this matter to Chu Xiong, who was living in seclusion, he received only three words in reply, which was impossible.
But Su Qi'an was not one to give up just once he hit a wall. During this month, he almost went to Chu Xiong's retreat place to persuade him.
It can be said that he took his shamelessness to the extreme. This kind of shamelessness not only had no good effect, but actually scared Chu Xiong away.
He suddenly disappeared without a trace. Even if Su Qian spent a lot of effort trying to find Chu Xiong, there was no trace of him.
Forget about him, even if his adopted son Xie Cang came forward, there would be no trace of him.
Seeing Chu Xiong like this, Su Qian could only smile bitterly. He was too bold this time.
Without considering the mood of the respected former prime minister, he made the decision without authorization. Now it seems that if it were him, he would definitely be very resistant to the position of state pastor.
Although he didn't think carefully, Su Qi'an had no intention of giving up. Since he didn't want to be a state pastor, he would help as a supervisor.
Su Qi'an had already thought about it. Considering Chu Xiong's age and temperament, he planned to take a step back and let Chu Xiong serve as the new Dongzhou supervisor.
Anyway, he is about to leave Dongzhou, and his identity as the supervisory envoy will most likely be taken back. Rather than this, it is better to let Chu Xiong assist Fang Jingzhi and Fan Chong in handling government affairs as the new supervisory envoy.
After all, the imperial court did not order that the position of inspector would be abolished. Using Chu Xiong's identity as the new inspector would not hurt his face, but he could also use his warmth, completely killing two birds with one stone.
The reason why Su Qi'an believed in Chu Xiong so much was because he was the only one who had the ability to frighten the local aristocratic families in Dongzhou after he left.
Dongzhou aristocratic families are like weeds, they can grow again with the spring breeze and cannot be eradicated. In this case, they should be kept and used to frighten them from time to time, so that these aristocratic families who have benefited from the people of Dongzhou can contribute to Dongzhou.
Although Fang Jingzhi and Fan Chong were the state's prime minister and state captain, Zhou Zibin had been in charge of Dongzhou for so many years. Even if he died and his foundation was eradicated, his influence would still be there.
As for the two of them, they are somewhat powerless against these Dongzhou aristocratic families. Although they can sometimes rely on force to intimidate them, over time, there will always be some small moves behind their backs.
Therefore, in order to completely obey these aristocratic families, in addition to using force, one also has to attack the heart. This is a test of one's prestige.
It's a pity that neither Fang Jingzhi nor Fan Chong has it. Wu Dingguo does have some, but he is on the front line of Dongzhou all year round. He can manage the first nine counties, but the situation in the back nine counties is complicated and it is difficult for him to handle it.
Besides Chu Xiong, Su Qi'an could not find another suitable candidate who could shock him.
He has held the high position of prime minister and assistant, with more than ten thousand people under one person, and he is a native of Dongzhou. During his time as an official, I don't know how many people were promoted and mentored by him.
If he hadn't returned to Dongzhou and insisted on keeping a low profile and being protected by Long Guard, given his status, even Zhou Zibin would have been trembling with fear even if he saw him.
Therefore, for such a person, Su Qi'an really wanted him to come back and continue to shine for Great Liang. Only if he sat in Dongzhou could Su Qi'an leave without any scruples.
It can also scare some other people with active minds. Unfortunately, because of his anxiety, the former prime minister disappeared without a trace.
Even so, Su Qi'an had no intention of giving up. He knew that if he wanted Dongzhou to be stable, this big boss must come out.
