Under Xiao Yuan's order, the Qin army began to mobilize on a large scale. The 7th, 8th, and 10th infantry armies were temporarily organized into dozens of units. They entered various troubled areas via different routes and attacked separately. Calm chaos.
This time, the suppression of the rebellion was extremely intense. It was an operation to suppress bandits in the entire Chu region. Most of these bandits were those who took advantage of the turmoil in Chu at that time. They gathered as bandits, occupied the hills, blocked roads and robbed. After hearing that the Qin army generals When they arrived, many people dispersed in a hurry, and those who resisted were quickly wiped out.
During the period of suppressing bandits, Xiao Yuan was also very busy in the Chu Palace.
Due to the previous turmoil in the Chu State, many government offices were destroyed by the common people, and officials fled with their money, which led to empty treasuries and the collapse of the political system in various counties and townships.
A place cannot be without government, otherwise, there will be no laws and systems, and the world will be in chaos.
On this issue, while Xiao Yuan ordered Wang Ting to dispatch officials, he also read a lot of documents. After comprehensive consideration, and with the recommendations of Jia You, Wang Su and others, he appointed some Chu officials.
Half a month later, hundreds of officials entered Chu territory with letters of appointment. Among them, there were more than 30 county magistrates alone, and the rest were county-level subordinate officials, such as Jun Cheng, Zhu Bo, etc.
These were all imperial officials, most of whom were recommended by the Qin court and personally approved by Xiao Yuan before they could take office.
Even though the county magistrate is only a seventh-grade person, he is the parent of the local people. Whether he is good or bad will affect the local people's livelihood.
Xiao Yuan attached great importance to them. Before taking office, he summoned them all, held a banquet in the Chu Palace, and entertained them personally.
At the open-air banquet, those sitting on both sides were officials who were about to take office in the Chu region, each with a case in front of them.
When the food and wine were served, Xiao Yuan, who was directly above him, said straight to the point:
"Everyone must be aware of the situation in the Chu region. The political system is on the verge of collapse, production is declining, laws and regulations are dim, bandits are on the rise, and refugees are fleeing in all directions."
"In terms of local governance, I will give you three primary goals."
"First, rebuild the government, strictly enforce laws, and implement Qin governance."
“Second, solve the problems of refugees, population, and household registration.”
"Third, resume production."
"The above three points should be regarded as the first priority."
"The south of the Yangtze River has been settled for the first time, and everything is in ruins waiting to be revitalized. It is the time for the ministers to serve the country."
"You are all officials of the imperial court. You are responsible for the stability of the local people's livelihood. However, due to the situation in Chu, there may be many difficulties after you take office. However, I believe that you will be able to overcome everything, rise to the difficulties and become meritorious officials of the country..."
"I respectfully follow your Majesty's teachings——" People said in unison and looked at Xiao Yuan.
The latter picked up the bronze cups on the tables and looked around: "Let's all drink together."
"Together we respect the King——"
This official transfer is actually an opportunity, and many people fought for it, because the more times like this, the more political achievements can be demonstrated, and they are likely to be promoted in the future.
After the banquet at the palace, many county magistrates were excited and ambitious, ready to do something big.
During this period, the establishment of Wuweifu in various places did not fail for a moment.
Xiao Yuan said that all wars would be put down within three months, but in fact, with the Qin army attacking from all sides, in just two months, the bandits had disappeared.
The reconstruction of the government, the establishment of the Wuwei Prefecture, the elimination of banditry, and the stability of society made refugees from all over the country begin to return home one after another.
The situation in Jiangnan was excellent, but Xiao Yuan never appointed the Chuzhou Order.
It stands to reason that in order to govern the Chu region, the Chuzhou Order is particularly important, and officials should be transferred quickly. In terms of candidates, the letters from Qinzhou are like snowflakes.
Among them, there are recommendations from the Ministry of Officials, letters of recommendation from Shangshu Ling Yao Tingyu, letters from Supervisory Ling Dou Jianzhang, and some other important ministers.
This official position is no small matter. All the ministers in the court want to recommend their friends so that they can have more initiative in politics. This is understandable.
But what is unexpected is that Xiao Yuan's final order was to order Xu Zongcheng to rush to Chuzhou quickly.
Xu Zongcheng, the former minister of Xuanguo. After the two countries unified, he is now the governor of Qin and one of the nine ministers.
Lu Yunyan once commented on him: an outstanding person and a talented person who can assist the government.
From the nine ministers of the current dynasty, when he was transferred to the Chuzhou order, he could not be promoted, but he could not be promoted, because they were all in the second rank.
But this is obviously unreasonable.
As soon as this transfer order came, the ministers of Qin State also exploded, and there was inevitably a lot of discussion.
After a meeting at the Prime Minister's Mansion, someone couldn't help but say: "The king's transfer from one of the nine ministers is so unexpected. All our recommendation letters were rejected."
"In terms of governing the internal history of Su, I'm afraid there will be changes in official positions. Your will is unpredictable..." Someone else sighed.
More than half a month later, Xu Zongcheng rushed to the Chu Palace and met Xiao Yuan.
Upon learning of his arrival, Xiao Yuan looked happy, quickly put down the bamboo slips in his hands, and welcomed him out of the study in person for the rare occasion.
Xu Zongcheng was startled when he saw the king approaching quickly outside the study. He quickly knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Xu Zongcheng, come see the king."
"Ai Qing, please get up quickly." Xiao Yuan stepped forward and helped him up.
When the king came out in person, Xu Zongcheng was already flattered. Now he was even more panicked. He quickly lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, you are so cruel to me."
He is in his forties, and like other civil servants, he has a well-groomed beard on his chin, and his appearance is not unusual, and he is relatively thin.
Xiao Yuan took a look at him and said with a gentle smile: "Zongcheng, how is the country?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. With the Prime Minister and the Minister in charge, everything is stable and nothing major has happened recently." Xu Zongcheng said truthfully.
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded and took his wrist again: "Let's talk in the study."
Xiao Yuan valued Xu Zongcheng very much in his heart, otherwise he would not have transferred him here.
After arriving in the study, Xu Hu was ordered to serve tea, and the monarch and his ministers also began to have a long and in-depth talk on the issue of Chu.
This conversation lasted for several hours. During this period, Xiao Yuan would sometimes smile knowingly, and sometimes laugh heartily, showing that he was very happy in his heart.
It was not until evening that Xu Hu walked in, clasped his fists and bent down and said: "Your Majesty, you and Mr. Xu have been talking for several hours. Now that the sky is getting dark, if the King doesn't have a meal, his health..."
"Ah? Has it been so long?" Xiao Yuan was happy, stood up and said: "In that case, let's go to eat, Xu Hu, there is no need for anyone to prepare, let's go out to eat together, just in time, look at this Chu state."
"Yes, I will make arrangements right now."
"No, it's just the three of us." As he spoke, Xiao Yuan also looked at Xu Zongcheng, who also stood up: "You also change into casual clothes."
