hsntnovel Chapter 2112 Arrangements Completed
Chapter 2112 Arrangements Completed
In fact, this was also a temporary decision made by Li Shen, the purpose of which was to find something for these rebels to do.
The officers and soldiers chased and searched for them on a large scale, leaving them unable to take care of themselves and busy escaping, so they had no time to worry about food and fodder.
Just chase them when you have nothing to do so that they can't do anything bad.
Otherwise, the imperial court would always be in the open while they were in the dark, which made them very passive.
"Your Highness Prince Ji is wise. I will arrange this matter right away." Pei Ziyu saluted quickly.
“Well, let’s make the arrangements. We must first divide the Anxi Protectorate into several areas and have them search one by one, with a focus on the areas leading to the border.
Fifteen thousand people take turns to do things, so that everyone can make some money and everyone will benefit.
Tell the generals that I will send people to follow and supervise them. If they disobey my orders and are killed, don't blame me.
As for the rebel spies in Xizhou, you must not make it public. Just keep it to yourself. Investigate secretly and don't alert the enemy. I will make the decision myself."
Li Shen felt that having a spy was not necessarily a bad thing, and that it might be useful at times. The key point now was to find the spy.
"Yes, I will take your orders."
"Alright, I'm tired. Please finish what I've asked you to do as soon as possible. I'm going to go back and rest."
Li Shen yawned, stood up, and walked away slowly.
Pei Ziyu sent Li Shen out of the governor's mansion, and when he came back, the officials were waiting for him.
"Shi Pei, I wonder what instructions His Royal Highness Prince Ji has?" an official asked.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ji has ordered the suppression of the rebels." Pei Ziyu said seriously.
"What? To wipe out the rebels?"
"It turns out that Prince Ji doesn't understand politics. How can the rebels be suppressed so easily?"
"Yes, we don't have any extra troops to suppress the rebels, unless we transfer them from Xizhou Prefecture. But what should Xizhou Prefecture do in this case?"
When they heard that Prince Ji wanted to wipe out the rebels, everyone immediately started to discuss the matter. Everyone basically thought that Prince Ji was young and didn't know anything, so they didn't care about anything.
But I didn't expect that today he would start to give orders and even want to eliminate the rebellion.
"Silence!" Pei Ziyu shouted at everyone's reaction.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ji has already ordered 5,000 soldiers from Xizhou to go out and wipe out the rebels. The order has been issued, so let's think about how to arrange it."
"Five thousand men? Doesn't that mean Xizhou only has ten thousand soldiers?"
"Yeah, that's a bit too risky."
When people heard about the transfer of 5,000 people, they immediately raised questions.
"Prince Ji has ordered that there will be a huge reward for destroying the rebels. Killing a rebel will be rewarded 100 coins, capturing one alive will be rewarded 200 coins, and rescuing a woman or child will be rewarded 500 coins..."
Pei Ziyu didn't waste any words and repeated the reward mechanism and punishment mechanism that Li Shen had just mentioned.
There was silence for a moment...
"It is our duty to wipe out the rebels. This is our responsibility. Moreover, this is the order of His Royal Highness Prince Ji. His Royal Highness Prince Ji is now the Grand Commander of the Kunshan Road Army.
He is the governor of Xizhou Prefecture. Military orders are as strong as mountains, and we will obey them."
"That's right. We are officials appointed by the imperial court. We should protect the people, eliminate the rebels, and maintain local stability."
"It is urgent to wipe out the rebels."
Those who were speaking were all military generals from Xizhou. This was simply a fortune falling from the sky. If they deducted some of the money and lied about some of the expenses, wouldn't they become rich?
The civil officials were not so excited, but no one dared to say no at this time, otherwise they would be beaten by these military generals.
In this way, Li Shen's decision was passed very smoothly. Pei Ziyu led everyone to divide the areas on the map and highlighted the places where rebels were most likely to exist.
After Li Shen came out of the Governor's Mansion, he originally planned to stroll around Xizhou City, but with a hundred guards and a dozen eunuchs and maids following him, it was very inconvenient.
The personal guards are powerful in combat, but unlike sharp blades, they cannot disguise themselves and protect in secret.
The guards and the blades are two different types. The guards are bright and have superior combat power, while the blades are darker and will not engage in direct conflict with the enemy.
They also perform tasks such as disguised reconnaissance, infiltration, assassination, and intelligence gathering.
There are pros and cons, each has its own merits, so Li Shen could only take a large group of people back to the office.
While in Xizhou, he didn't have the courage to wander around with just two people. He was not like the protagonists in TV dramas. He was afraid of death, very afraid of death.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the prince consort invites you." As soon as Li Shen returned to his residence, an eunuch came to report.
"Oh, let's go." Li Shen came back originally to visit Zhou Daowu, and Zhou Daowu also came to see him.
As soon as he entered the room, Li Shen smelled a strong smell of medicine. There were two eunuchs in the room waiting for orders.
Zhou Daowu's injuries are quite serious and he is still unable to move freely on his own. Li Shen has arranged for several eunuchs to take care of Zhou Daowu's daily life.
Although Zhou Daowu was injured and could not do anything, Li Shen still did not arrange for a maid.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The eunuch saluted.
"Daowu, how do you feel today?"
Li Shen came to Zhou Daowu's bed and asked softly.
"Greetings, Your Highness. I'm much better now." Zhou Daowu replied. His face was still very pale due to excessive blood loss.
"That's good. By the way, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Shitou brought a chair and Li Shen sat down and asked.
"Your Highness, I request that Your Highness Prince Ji not tell Your Highness the Princess about my injury, so as to avoid the Princess worrying about me." Zhou Daowu requested.
Li Shen nodded slightly when he heard this. This Zhou Daowu was pretty good. He was actually afraid that his sister would worry about him and asked him not to tell anyone.
"Don't worry, I haven't informed my sister yet, just tell her when you get back.
When you feel better, please write a letter and I will send it back to Chang'an." Li Shen consoled her. Of course, he would not tell Li Mengjiang.
Unless Zhou Daowu is dead and his body is transported back.
"Thank you very much, Your Highness." Zhou Daowu expressed his gratitude. He has not written any letters to his family in the past two years in the army. This is military regulation.
If he was stationed somewhere else, it would be fine, but he went to the border and was on a special mission. War might break out at any time, so he was not allowed to write letters.
Besides, he was not the main general, but just a deputy general, and he didn't want to leave a bad reputation in the army.
But it doesn’t matter here. With King Ji’s support, a letter is not a big deal.
"Well, why thank you? We are all family. Your family is my biggest creditor. I borrowed 1.5 million strings of cash from my sister and I still can't pay it back.
Take good care of your injuries, and I will not disturb your rest."
Li Shen stood up, waved to Zhou Daowu, and left with his men.
"One million and five hundred thousand strings of cash?" Zhou Daowu now felt pain all over his body, especially his heart.