This battle to destroy Jin lasted for more than a year, and the Qin army suffered a total loss of about 120,000.
Food, grass and weapons were even more expensive.
It seemed that the already weak Qin State's national power was once again exhausted. In fact, after the war, the results were very shocking.
Yiyang, Puyang, Xuzhou, and Guiyang, these four counties are all owned by Xiao Yuan. Coupled with the prosperity of the Jin capital, as long as it stabilizes, Qin's national power will undergo a qualitative change.
The other countries, in the end, got the benefits they wanted by adding insult to injury.
Huan Guo easily captured two counties, as did Wu and Chu. Liang Guo also gained four counties due to the campaign from Guangling to the capital of Jin.
It can be said that in this war, the fourteen counties of Jin were divided among the various countries.
At this time, King Liang also tasted the sweetness of supporting war with war. Although he was somewhat unwilling to accept the battle for the capital of Jin, when he saw the official documents of the four counties, his excitement was directly Overshadowed by unwillingness.
Yes, in the four counties, the past people's livelihood, taxes, and official documents are all recorded in detail. This is a data that makes King Liang excited.
Moreover, the Jin State was originally located in the center. In that era, the Central Plains was the most developed place.
At this time, Xiao Yuan was also in the study of King Jin, carefully reading through volumes of official documents, including many memorials from Jin ministers.
From these bamboo slips, he could relatively understand the previous governance conditions in Xuzhou and other places.
When King Jin fled, he took away the gold and silver from the treasury, as well as a large amount of jade and jewelry, but there were some things that he simply ignored.
For example, official books.
These things were of no value to the fleeing King Jin, but to Xiao Yuan, they were more precious than gold and silver.
Don't underestimate these things, it allows Xiao Yuan to clearly grasp all the political affairs of the original Jin Kingdom from a monarch's perspective, and plays an indelible role in the subsequent governance of the Jin Dynasty.
Looking at this, Xiao Yuan stayed up late at night several times to read for several days. During this period, he also focused on looking up the previous conversations between county governors in Xuzhou, Puyang and other places and the Jin Dynasty court.
In the afternoon of this day, Lin Chu came to report, saluted and said: "Your Majesty."
Xiao Yuanzheng stood up, stretched, moved his arms and said, "What's wrong?"
"The King of Jin has fled to Southeast County, and King Xuan sent troops to meet him." Lin Chu said directly.
"Haha, this King Xuan is a bit interesting."
The King of Jin fled south. Of course, the Qin army sent troops to pursue it, but now, the situation was obviously a bit complicated, and Xiao Yuan could not continue to pursue it, because once his army entered the territory of Xuan State, it would be equivalent to attacking Xuan State. The country declared war.
At this time, Qin State was in urgent need of stability and recovery after the war, and Xiao Yuan did not want to offend King Xuan while other countries were competing for hegemony.
After thinking about it, he said directly: "Forget it, let everyone come back. Also, call Sun Xun."
"No!" Lin Chu took the order and left.
Upon hearing the king's summons, Sun Xun immediately panicked. Without any delay, he hurriedly went to the Jin Palace. After arriving at the study, he knelt down on the ground and shouted loudly:
"My lord, Sun Xun, come to see your Majesty—"
"General Sun, there is no need to be polite. Get up and speak." Xiao Yuan stretched out his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty——" After Sun Xun stood up, he began to stand below, bowing slightly and shrinking his shoulders, not to mention how respectful he was.
Xiao Yuan glanced at him and said with a smile: "How long have you been following this king, General Sun?"
"Back to the king, I will start from Xiping Pass and follow the king." Sun Xun said quickly.
"Okay, I am a veteran general under the king's command. His illustrious military exploits are remembered by the country." Xiao Yuan said.
"The general is terrified. If there is no king, there is no Qin. The king's kindness to the general is the same as before. The general must swear allegiance to the king to the death!" Sun Xun said.
"Of course I know the general's loyalty. That's why I called you here today."
Xiao Yuan said, and then added: "Go to Puyang and serve as the highest officer of the local Wuwei Mansion and also the captain of Puyang."
"Yes!" Sun Xun didn't ask why, and was shocked.
He is a veteran of Xiao Yuan's army. He is currently the commander of the fifth infantry formation. If he is equal, he will be a fifth-rank official, while the Puyang Military Guard will be a junior military attaché.
Of course, this is also due to his merits in this battle, and he should be promoted. More importantly, an old man like Sun Xun followed Xiao Yuan all the way, fighting in the north and south. You can imagine his loyalty. To put it bluntly, , that is, even if Xiao Yuan asked him to chop off his head, he would probably not hesitate.
Such generals are iron-blooded and mostly rough men. They may not be able to manage civil affairs, but if they are asked to suppress bandits or maintain public order, they are equally capable.
At this time, Xiao Yuan already had the idea of using military generals to control banditry and civilian officials to manage civil affairs.
The chiefs of the military guards in various places also began to be replaced by military generals, and the county governors were civilian officials.
After a pause, he continued: "From now on, Lord Liao Shuangliao will be the governor of Puyang County, but this person is a former Jin official, do you understand?"
"General, I understand! He is not our old brothers who follow the king! He is an outsider!" Sun Xun said naively.
"..." Xiao Yuan glanced at him pretending to be displeased: "You can't say that. He is the county guard. In terms of official rank, he is always higher than you, the Puyang Military Guard, and the leader In terms of government affairs in the county, you still need to cooperate more and manage Puyang well together, so as not to let me down."
"Yes! The general understands! Please rest assured, Your Majesty!" Sun Xun said in a shocked voice.
"Well, you should go down and prepare first. The letter of appointment will arrive soon, so you should take office as soon as possible." Xiao Yuan said again.
"No! I'm leaving now! Your Majesty, you should also pay attention to your health and don't overwork yourself!"
"Okay, okay, let's go."
Xiao Yuan smiled happily.
There are many 'old men' like Sun Xun in the Qin army, and they all followed Xiao Yuan all the way to fight hard!
Now, because Xiao Yuan had spoken first and Liao Shuang had indeed played an absolute role in occupying the capital of Jin and had merit, he had no choice but to appoint him as the governor of Puyang County.
Otherwise, no enemy officials will dare to surrender and serve in the future.
After receiving the appointment order, Liao Shuang was undoubtedly very excited. He immediately found Lu Fan, pulled him and said:
"Sir, you are truly my noble man. Now you will be appointed as the governor of Puyang County. Your Majesty's order has been issued..."
"No, no, your Majesty, you have no words to say, I'm just passing on a message." Lu Fan said with a smile.
"Oh, sir, you're too polite. Come on, I'll buy you a drink."
"this……"
"Sir, you must not refuse. From now on, you and I will become ministers of the same court. I hope we can move around more..."
Now, Liao Shuang really felt that he had made the wisest choice. Not to mention how excited he was.
While Xiao Yuan was dealing with the aftermath of the war in Jin, a letter from the capital of Qin also floated like snowflakes.
The letters from these ministers, without exception, were all admonishing Xiao Yuan for the selection of county governor.
Now, only one Puyang County Governor has been temporarily finalized, and the official positions in Xuzhou and Guiyang are vacant. It is conceivable that the courtiers want to recommend their cronies or friends.
This is a political relationship, and it has always been inevitable in court.
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