As dusk approached, the Central Army in Chenxi stood outside the tent of the Central Army, who were coming to report the results of the war. The people were full of excited expressions on their faces.

Most people made great contributions when they first went to the battlefield, and they all wanted to tell the good news that Chen Xi, the governor of the two provinces, to ask for rewards for themselves and their troops.

But except Yunliu, Chenxi did not receive any other generals.

According to Chen Xi's intention, if there is anything, he will report it directly and hand it over to Yunliu to the central army tent. Others want to come to him to show their merits, but there is no door.

After Yun Liu counted the rough results of the battle, he still said with some regrets: "...Sir, there are still six or seven hundred rebels who slipped away from our encirclement. Although they intercepted some in the middle of the road, most of them still fled south. As for whether General Su can take down the people, everything is still unknown!"

"Don't look too closely!"

Chen Xi released the document at hand and said, "The most important thing about this battle is that not many people were killed. Most of the rebels were captured. We have not completely gotten into evil with local tribes, and there is still room for maneuver. After this battle, the rebels understood that fighting the court was like a mantis chariot, and they might consider surrendering!"

Yun Liu flattered: "My Lord made a surprise attempt to achieve great achievements in this battle and eliminate the main force of the rebels in one fell swoop. The remaining rebels will definitely flee!"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "That's right, even if the rebels who fled from Shaoyang retreated to the south of Ziyang Pass, they might not dare to stay in Wugang Prefecture for a long time. As long as the official army goes south, the lost cities will definitely be recovered one by one. By the end of the year... I don't expect to go anywhere, and it should be able to resolve the rebellion in western and southern Huguang, and then resolve the wars in Guizhou, Guangxi and other places, and then you can go back to Wuchang Prefecture!"

Yunliu asked in confusion: "Sir, it takes so long?"

Chen Xi sighed: "The rebellion in this place is not as complicated as the northwest. The situation is more complicated. The main reason is that the people in these places are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. I don't want to classify the tribes and artificially create divisions and conflicts. As long as you don't want to be enemies with the court and have no murder at hand, you can leniently and quickly stabilize the place..."

In Shen Xi's view, ethnic conflicts cannot be resolved in conventional ways. They should focus on policies of gentleness and assimilation, and wait until the place settles.

Chen Xi said again: "Before leaving from Jiangjiang and Ganzhou, I specifically informed me to transport some new crop seeds from Fujian and Guangdong to Baoqing Prefecture."

"After the seeds are transported, they will be promoted and planted immediately. Many lands that are deserted due to war. If you cannot plant traditional crops such as rice and sorghum before August, you will have no harvest if you miss the farming time. However, if the new crops I brought can be planted before Mid-Autumn Festival, you can harvest them for one season before winter."

Now that he has just fought a war with the rebels, the situation is still confusing, but Chen Xi is ready for post-war reconstruction.

As the rebellion ends, a series of measures to safeguard the people will inevitably be implemented next.

Chenxi happened to have a large number of new crop seeds on hand, which were purchased by Song Xiaocheng after being widely promoted in Fujian, Guangdong and other places in recent years and achieved continuous harvests. Chenxi wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to use administrative means to force the promotion of new crops when the people knew nothing about them and resist planting them.

The hills in the south and the mountains in the southwest are the main corn and sweet potato producing areas in my country. Due to the numerous mountainous and hilly areas, inconvenient irrigation, but they have the characteristics of suitable climate and sufficient sunshine, corn and sweet potatoes can be grown almost all year round. The later Kanggan prosperous era was largely due to the popularization of these two high-yield crops across the country. In just over a hundred years, the population has doubled several times.

Yun Liu said: "Sir, those prisoners..."

"First take good care of the detention!"

Chenxidao, "I will discuss everything after General Su and General Wang return. I don't want to do anything to kill. I am both the people of the Ming Dynasty. I have not even killed those pirates. Will I still attack these ordinary people who rebel due to natural disasters and man-made disasters?"

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Chen Xi went south for the first battle, and he won a big victory in Baoqing Prefecture.

Just as Chen Xi was working hard in Baoqing Prefecture, in the capital thousands of miles away, Xie Qian and others just received news that Chen Xi had led their troops south.

Xie Qian returned to the capital, and after ten days of rest, he returned to the cabinet office.

Because he did not cooperate with Liu Jian and Li Dongyang in many things, even if he returned to his job, he still did not receive the support of Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. His role in the cabinet is gradually decreasing. On the contrary, Wang Hua can refer to Liu Jian and Li Dongyang in some things and be adopted.

The emperor did not entrust Wang Hua as the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, but Liu Jian and Li Dongyang had the intention to secretly train Wang Hua as the successor, just like Xie Qian's attitude towards Chen Xi at the beginning.

Chen Xi was not a cabinet minister, but when he was in Beijing, he could occasionally use Xie Qian to make decisions on major matters in the court, which was equivalent to hiding behind the cabinet ministers to manipulate the government affairs.

For others, it is difficult to know this inside story. Although Xie Qian, as the person involved, is such a smart person? Naturally, he will not take the initiative to show the division of the three giants in the cabinet, so he simply retreated... I don’t care about anything that shouldn’t be in charge of, and would rather pretend to be confused. Anyway, I am not very enthusiastic about the affairs of the court, so I just took the opportunity to be lazy!

In this way, Xie Qian lived a normal life from 9 to 5. In the evening, he didn't ask Liu Jian who stayed at Wenyuan Pavilion and returned home on his own, which was much lighter than when he was in the cabinet before.

After learning that Chen Xi was using troops in southern Huguang, Liu Daxia quickly went to Wenyuan Pavilion to find Xie Qian.

If it had come a little later, Xie Qian might have left the palace and returned home. The two happened to bump into the head at the Daming Gate. After a brief greeting, they made an appointment to sit in Xie Qian's courtyard on Chang'an Street to take a rest...

Entering the yard, Xie Qian and Liu Daxia came to the study together, sat down, and soon the servant brought the tea.

Liu Daxia had already explained the situation on the way, but Xie Qian was busy pouring tea for himself without any reaction. Finally, he couldn't help but speak: "How does Yu Qiao view this matter?"

Xie Qian glanced at Liu Daxia, picked up the teacup and took a sip of fragrant tea, smacked his lips, and then said: "Chen Xi is not yet twenty years old. I have told him about the word "Photo" before, but I didn't get his response, so the matter was dragged down."

"A young man who didn't even have the word "biao" was a powerful figure in the officialdom and did many things that court officials could not imagine, so he was promoted all the way, which was shocking... Now he is leading the army to suppress the rebellion in Huguang. What's so strange about him? There were fewer similar things before?"

This answer was irrelevant, but it sounded very reasonable to Liu Daxia.

When Chen Xi was appointed as the governor of Yansui, he chose to fight against the Tatars in Xuanfu. The results of the battle are still incredible when he recalls them.

Tumu Fort has now become a major tourist at the northwest. When border troops and soldiers from the Beijing camp come and go, they will go to observe it. They are amazed at the huge tunnel city defense system and admire the more high mountains of Chenxi.

Now that we are in the south, it is not surprising that Chen Xi leads the army to fight a war with the rebels. The key is that this battle was not initiated by Chen Xi, but because of local rebellion, it was expanded to the level of the prefecture. According to the rules and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Xi had to lead his troops to quell it.

Liu Daxia was a little worried: "For some reason, I always feel a little uneasy about Chen Xi's leadership of the army this time. That place is not as good as the northwest, with eighteen bends of mountain roads. Various tribes have been entrenched in the place for many years. They are clear about the mountains, rivers, hills and valleys there. They are not familiar with the place and like to act alone. If he... is defeated, it may affect his reputation in the future!"

Xie Qian sneered: "Are you doing it for his own good or hoping that he will be unlucky? I think it's not a bad thing for him to encounter setbacks occasionally."

"With his contribution to the defense of Xuanfu and the capital, even if the rebellion is defeated or even the entire army is wiped out, as long as others can come back safely, will His Majesty still punish him for death? What is the matter of dismissal? Will you not use him in the future, or will others not use him? One day, I will use it!"

"When there is trouble, everyone will naturally remember that this kid can help, but everyone thinks he is annoying... Maybe the court is in this way now!"

When Liu Daxia heard this, he shook his head and smiled bitterly. He had no way to deny Xie Qian's words.
Chapter completed!