AWB Chapter 202: The Fate of Corrupt Officials
Chapter 202: The Fate of Corrupt Officials
The commander of Qizhou asked, "Will Princess Yan let me go?"
Bai Chuxiao raised her eyebrows, "No"
The Qizhou commander gritted his teeth and said, "Since we are all going to die, why should I tell the princess what I know?"
Bai Chuxiao said calmly, "There are many ways to die, right? If you don't tell me, someone else will. As for whether it's a quick death or a tortured death, it all depends on the commander's choice..."
The Qizhou commander's face was uncertain. After a while, he finally lowered his head and said, "I am willing to tell the princess..."
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "I like to talk to straightforward people. Le'er, take him away..."
"Yes"
Shen Xuanxuan asked, "Princess, how should we deal with this Lord Sun..."
The governor, Lord Sun, spoke sternly, "Princess Yan, I advise you not to be stubborn. Rebellion will not end well. The King of Xiang has been executed, and the next one will be you, the villains in the Prince of Yan's Mansion..."
Bai Chuxiao couldn't help but applaud and said with a smile, "I really didn't expect that Lord Sun would be such a loyal and dedicated person to the court. Lord Sun sacrificed his life for the court today. I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor in the palace will be grateful for Lord Sun's kindness..."
Shen Xuanxuan smiled and said, "Princess, the court should thank us for getting rid of a corrupt official."
The governor of Qizhou said angrily, "You guys..."
Bai Chuxiao sneered, "Take him away and hang his head on the city wall, so that everyone can see what happens to corrupt officials..."
"Yes"
When everyone was being dragged away, Shen Yiyu and Xia Fan happened to walk in.
"princess!"
Bai Chuxiao nodded, "How is the conscription going?"
Xia Fan said in a deep voice, "Princess, over ten thousand people have signed up in the past two or three days. No one objects. I have already ordered people to organize them into an army..."
Bai Chuxiao spoke slowly, "Okay, let these people go and help reclaim the wasteland first. We won't need them in the war for a while. Once the prisoner camp is dealt with, we can send them to the recruit camp later."
Xia Fan bowed and said, "Yes, but now all the officials, big and small, are still in the dungeon. Even if we are here, it is difficult to take care of all the affairs of Qizhou..."
Bai Chuxiao rubbed his brows, "Check it out, and release those who have not committed any crime first. As for the scholars in Qizhou, we also need to use them. Yi Yu, go and post the recruitment order. Anyone who has the title of scholar can sign up. After the assessment, they will be awarded a certain position. Brother Hui will be here soon, so hand these over to him then..."
Fan Ziming went with Chu Tianze. They didn't have any useful civil officials. Although Huidi was young, he was well educated. He was good at handling various matters with his second uncle in Yongzhou. It would be the best thing to hand these matters over to him.
Shen Yiyu's face was firm, "I obey your command."
It has only been half a month since he followed the princess, but he has grown a lot in both fighting and dealing with various things. The princess has given him and his sister opportunities to train them.
He had lived a very comfortable life in the past. These days, he had just witnessed the suffering of the people, and he was very fortunate to be able to do something meaningful with the princess...
After dealing with the affairs in the mansion, Bai Chuxiao planned to take Song Le'er and Shen Xuanxuan to the military camp outside the city to see
On the streets, everything is in order, even more lively than before.
Shen Xuanxuan smiled and said, "Princess, this Qizhou City seems to be much better than when we came here..."
Song Le'er smiled and said, "This is all thanks to the princess..."
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "This is not the work of just one person. You two have worked hard these days."
When marching outside, everything was kept simple. She didn't even bring her maids with her. Even Qingshuang and Qingzhu were left in Yongzhou to protect her mother.
Although they were in charge of the government office, they naturally would not be like the former governors, who kept a large number of servants and enjoyed themselves.
Except for some maids and cooks, they did a lot of things by themselves, including Shen Xuanxuan and Song Le'er. The two girls were strong-willed and really wanted to do something.
Shen Xuanxuan suddenly sighed and said, "I really didn't know before that the world outside is like this."
Song Le'er said, "Yes, not all places live as peacefully as the people of Yongzhou."
Bai Chuxiao was thoughtful. From this point of view, Chu Tianze was still very suitable for managing a region. At least he managed his fiefdom well. Bandits, bullying men and women, and corrupt officials did not happen. Yunzhou, which was also a prince's fiefdom, was full of smoke and miasma...
The three of them quickly arrived at the military camp. Yu Fengyang, who had received the news, was waiting outside the camp.
"princess"
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "Is it effective?"
Yu Fengyang raised his eyebrows and said, "After a few days of screening, we have found one thousand households and one hundred households available, and they have been very cooperative. With their help, we have almost conquered all the people we can in the past few days."
After that, he took out a booklet from his bosom and said, "The soldiers who can be used have been screened and registered. If the princess needs anything, just let me know."
Bai Chuxiao flipped through it, and found that the origins of the soldiers were explained, "Feng Yang is very careful in his work."
Yu Fengyang said quickly, "I don't have the patience to do this. This is all caused by Song Hang..."
Bai Chuxiao raised her eyebrows, "Yes, where are they?"
Unlike Shen Tao, a Confucian general, Song Fei is a straightforward general who doesn't pay much attention to details. I didn't expect that Song Hang and Song Fei have such different styles of doing things...
Yu Fengyang smiled and said, "I'm still communicating with the thousand households and the hundred households."
Bai Chuxiao planned to inspect the entire military camp first. Yu Fengyang was naturally accompanying her, and Song Le'er and Shen Xuanxuan were also following behind her.
This place was originally the military camp of the Qizhou Guards near Qizhou City, but now it is used as a prisoner camp. The outer perimeter of the military camp is guarded by the murderous Changning Army, the middle is occupied by the Qizhou Guards who have surrendered, and the innermost are those who are still holding on and refusing to surrender.
These people who refused to surrender naturally had no freedom, and even their daily diet was much worse than that of the people outside. Yu Fengyang said that there was nothing wrong with withholding food from these people. They were extremely poor and did not have extra money to support a bunch of useless people. As long as they did not starve to death, it was fine.
The three women walking in the military camp were very eye-catching. For the Changning Army, this was naturally commonplace.
But it was not the case for the original Qizhou army. There were no women in their original army. If it were in the past, they would have stepped forward and scolded a few women who came in and out of the barracks at will.
But now it's different. They are prisoners, and they were defeated by the leader, the Princess of Yan. Even the delicate-looking woman behind her is also very decisive in her actions.
For a moment, their eyes were full of complexity, with humiliation and reluctance.
Bai Chuxiao looked at the soldiers who looked at her along the way with great interest. Although they had all surrendered, there were still some soldiers who looked disdainful...