In Nanzhao, Yangzhumei City, Wang Jian was commanding his soldiers to dig out the ancestral tomb of the King of Nanzhao. Many local people gathered around and observed the scene under the surveillance of the soldiers.

The soldiers were digging very hard, sweating profusely, and when they pushed the stones and carried the coffin, the sound of the trumpet was long and powerful.

But compared to pointing fingers, talking, and shouting loudly from time to time, watching the people who cheered, their enthusiasm seemed not enough. Although the people did not do it themselves, they all looked red and excited, as if they had eaten too much tonic, and they wanted to come out to practice their skills themselves.

Wang Jian was very satisfied with the people's reaction, which shows that this move was very popular, and along with it, he was also very satisfied with his decision to dig a grave.

In fact, most of the people present were Han people. Since Nanzhao became a climate, it has been constantly invading the borders of the Tang Dynasty, surrendering and rebelling again, and his ministers attacked again. It is extremely abominable. Shuzhong and Lingnan suffered greatly. Not only did they lose heavy food and property, but they were also plundered.

In the past 100 years, due to the weak national strength, the Tang Dynasty could only repel Nanzhao's attacks. Although there were times when they were defeated, they had never entered Nanzhao's territory and could not completely defeat them. This led to the unchanging barbaric habits of Nanzhao.

This time, Wang Jian defeated the Nanzhao army in Shu, and killed King Longshun of Nanzhao. Then he took the opportunity to advance to Nanzhao, but he was not ruthless in killing people.

In a few months, wherever the Tang army went, the local army in Nanzhao was corpses everywhere and blood flowed into a river. All the Nanzhao people who dared to hold weapons and face the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty became the souls of the Tang army under the sword. So much so that the 100,000 mountains cried day and night, extremely sad.

Until Wang Jian captured the city of Zhume, Yang, and killed Long Shun's son Shun Huazhen, and the so-called "Great Fencing of the Republic of China" established by Long Shun was completely destroyed.

Now, the Tang army has captured the entire territory of Nanzhao.

Tieqiao City, Huichuan City, Jianchuan City, Crystal Mansion, Lishui City, Nongdong City, Yinsheng City, Tonghai City, and Shanchan Mansion all had Tang army flags.

Not only these cities, Wang Jian also sent monks to lead elite troops to clean up various high mountains and villages. The Nanzhao people entrenched here either surrendered, moved out of the mountains, or were erased from the world.

According to Wang Jian's character, he wished he could plant a military flag every thousand steps in the middle of every river to declare the great power of the Tang army, shock the savages of Nanzhao, and make them never dare to invade the Tang Dynasty again.

After conquering Nanzhao, Wang Jian's actions were cruel.

His behavior aroused dissatisfaction among some people, including the just-arrived envoy Zhang Wence. At the moment, Zhang Wence stood aside, and when he saw the soldiers digging out their ancestral graves, his face looked very ugly.

An official wearing a green official robe next to him was whispering to him: "Nanzhao is now under the control of the king's army, but the King of Shu still has not stopped killing people. A few days ago, the King of Shu ordered the monks to lead the elite troops in the army to capture all the leaders of the villages in the mountains in the mountains.

"Then they were asked to move the mountain people out of the mountains and settle down in the big and small cities built by the king's army. Those leaders, if they had complaints or did not follow the order, were killed on the spot by the King of Shu, and the people in the village were also slaughtered.

"Not to mention that there is no living person in the Nanzhao royal family, even the savages in the 100,000 mountains were killed by him! If this continues, I am afraid that our hatred with the local people will be too deep, which will be very unfavorable to the long-term stability in the future."

The more Zhang Wence listened, the more gloomy his face became.

On the eve of the Central Plains War, he was just the county magistrate of Wei County. Because he built river defense fortifications to defend Zhu Wen to the north, he used a lot of money and lacked the filial piety to Shangguan, and almost killed him by Shangguan.

Later, he was appreciated by Li Ye. He was promoted to the governor of Weizhou as soon as the war began. He was in charge of the transportation and distribution of grain, fodder and supplies of the troops in the three towns of Hebei. He did a beautiful job and was promoted step by step after the war.

Although it is not comparable to the top tycoons of the three provinces and six ministries, it is also a capable figure under Li Ye and can be summoned by Li Ye from time to time.

This time, the reason why Li Ye sent Zhang Wence to Nanzhao to serve as a Xuanfu envoy and presided over the post-war reconstruction was that he heard that Wang Jian was too serious in Nanzhao and was already a little dissatisfied.

Zhang Wence said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty repeatedly declares that you should not be too harsh on the people in the conquered areas, but the King of Shu actually dug up other people's ancestral graves! This is not something the king can do. I think he is avenging his personal revenge!"

Everyone knows that when the King of Shu was still a prince in Shu, he was incompatible with the King of Nanzhao and was attacked by the other party and was very humiliated. Now that he has to take revenge, he is naturally aroused by the desire to take revenge.

Zhang Wence immediately stepped forward, bowed to see the tribute, and then said to Wang Jian: "The King of Shu captured Nanzhao and quarrels in the ground. It was a great achievement, and we admired him very much. But the King of Shu ignored the imperial edicts of the court to pacify the people after the war, and killed too much, which aroused grievances from the local people. Now he is digging out other people's ancestral tombs, which is really difficult for the officials..."

"The unruly people in Nanzhao remained unchanged. When they surrendered to the dynasty in the past, did the court not treat them preferentially? But what was the result? These people are thieves! They cannot be kind to these barbarians. Only long swords will make them afraid. Only when they kill them to fear, they will be ruled!"

Before Zhang Wence finished speaking, Wang Jian interrupted him coldly, his fat face full of displeasure.

Zhang Wence naturally disagreed with these words and wanted to speak. Wang Jian was furious, "You civil officials know that you are full of moral articles and have no idea what is practical and practical. What qualifications do you have to question me? You are a fourth-rank official, and you dare to shout in front of me, don't you get out!"

This scolding made Zhang Wence blush. Unwilling to suffer this great humiliation, he turned around and left.

When he arrived at the government office, Zhang Wence became more and more angry and became uneasy. The King of Shu was so arrogant and domineering that he could never tolerate it! He called his confidants to ask them to collect evidence that the King of Shu did not obey the imperial orders, and planned to study the other party's book.

I don’t know if I didn’t check this, but Zhang Wence was shocked when I checked it.

The number of people Wang Jian killed was far beyond his previous expectations, which was already a blatant violation of the imperial order. Not only that, Zhang Wence also discovered that after Wang Jian killed people, he put all the money of the Nanzhao royal family and the mountain captains into his pocket, and also included all their wives, concubines, and beautiful relatives in his house!

"What is the King of Shu?! Such behavior is different from robbers? This is to ruin my dynasty and country!" Zhang Wence was frightened and quickly wrote a memorial, accompanied by various evidence, and sent great monks to send them back to Chang'an in a hurry.

A few days later, an edict came to Wang Jian.

Li Ye ordered him to go back to the court today.

Wang Jian received the edict and did not stop for a moment. The next day, he embarked on the return journey with five hundred personal soldiers.

Although Zhang Wence participated in Wang Jian, the other party was the commander of the army after all, so he still took people out of the city to see him off when he left.

Originally, Zhang Wence thought that Wang Jian would be very angry with him and would have to get angry. He was ready to spit on his face.

But when the two met, Zhang Wence unexpectedly discovered that Wang Jian was not angry at all, but smiled and a friendly attitude thanked Zhang Wence for sending him off.

Before leaving, Wang Jian immediately turned around and smiled at Zhang Wence, saying something that made Zhang Wence confused, "I have done everything I should do, and it will be up to Xuan Weijun."

Zhang Wence's heart moved and wanted to ask something, but Wang Jian had already left.

Thirty miles after leaving Yangjumei City, Wang Mu, who was indignant in his heart, said to Wang Jian unconvincedly: "Your Highness, Zhang Wence is really a villain. He actually complained to the court behind his back and completely ignored the contributions and hardships of His Highness to conquer Nanzhao. He is really not a son!"

Wang Jian glanced at Wang Mu. The other party was his nephew and his confidant, and said lightly: "What Zhang Wence did is exactly what I wanted him to do. What is wrong with him?"

This sentence made Wang Mu feel angrily: "Your Highness, this..."

Wang Jian smiled, "Nanzhao is different from other places, with mountains and rivers intertwined. The so-called poor mountains and rivers are full of unruly people. The local people are wild and difficult to tame. If they don't take heavy measures to clean up, they will not surrender to the court if they kill their aura.

"Killing too many people is naturally not a good thing, but I don't do this evil person. Should I still do it after the war and promote the court's kindness Zhang Wence will do it? He wants to govern this place and seek long-term stability, so he must be kind.

"Now he has driven away my bad deeds. Those who are shaking and trembling under my blade will also feel grateful for him. In the future, his errands will be much smoother. I have laid a foundation for him. Those savages in the mountains and forests have been encircled by me into dozens of newly built cities, which will be very convenient to manage in the future.

"As long as Zhang Wence is not stupid, he will not confront the Han people with the local people. He just needs to let them live in a mixed city and properly policies, and they will soon be able to integrate with each other. At that time, even if there are savages in the mountains and forests and want to come out to cause trouble, the local people who have benefited will not agree."

Wang Mu didn't expect that Wang Jian's actions had such profound meanings, and he was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

After a long time, Wang Mu said bitterly: "But in this way, your highness will be in trouble. Conquering Nanzhao was a great achievement, but now your highness ignores the imperial edicts and kills people, plunders wealth, robs beauty, and digs the tomb of the Nanzhao King...

"I'm afraid that after I go back, I will be criticized by civil servants and will be difficult to be rewarded. Your good intentions and great contributions will probably be difficult to be recognized by the world. Moreover, the military achievements that have pacified Nanzhao were considered to be a waste of time..."

Wang Jian turned his head and looked at Wang Mu strangely, "What do I want military merits?"

Wang Mu suddenly looked surprised.

Wang Jian said leisurely: "I am already the King of Shu, and I am above ten thousand people. If I make great contributions, what will you ask Your Majesty to give me? The Secretariat Order? The Secretariat Order? I can sit in such a position?"

Wang Mu then realized that what Wang Jian did after pacifying Nanzhao was also his own intention, in order to seek a situation where he could compensate for his merits and demerits without the need for the imperial court to reward him!

Wang Mu said, "But King Qi..."

Wang Jian waved his hand: "King Qi is different from me."

Wang Mu wanted to ask where the difference was different, but Wang Jian said first: "Don't ask, I won't say it after asking. When you should know, you will naturally know."

Speaking of this, Wang Jian took off his wine bag, took a sip, and said leisurely: "Look, this time when you return to the court, Your Majesty will never scold me, nor will you let those civil servants attack me. Of course, you will not tell me military merits either.

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and he is very talented and has a clear understanding of my intention to cleanse Nanzhao. It is even more rare that Your Majesty is polite to his subjects and has a broad mind. This means that I will not suffer any loss.

"Because of this incident, Your Majesty will feel ashamed of me, so you old subordinates who followed me to fight will inevitably be rewarded by Your Majesty, with a glory, wealth and a bright future, which is within your reach.

"You have been with me for many years, and my brothers, relatives and friends have died and injured countless times. I have failed to achieve great achievements. Your situation was very ordinary before. Now that you can get these, you can be considered as worthy of you in this life. In the future, even if I am an idle rich man, I will have a peaceful conscience."

Wang Mu's eyes were red and he choked and said, "Your Highness is kind, and I will never forget you! It's just that your Highness will suffer. He will leave behind bad deeds in history books, which will damage his reputation for life..."

"English name? I don't have any. Even if I have it, that's a big deal!"

Wang Jian laughed three times at the sky, and then his expression became positive, "If I hadn't met Your Majesty, and replaced by a slightly narrow-minded king, how could I have led my troops to fight, kill Long Shun in the formation, kill Nanzhao, and avenge my previous shame?

"Now my great revenge is avenged and my humiliation is eliminated. I also helped the Han people who were captured and plundered to Nanzhao to exclaim. Happy life is rare in ancient and modern times, and I live up to this life!"

Wang Mu looked at Wang Jian's heroic spirit of drinking to the sky, his eyes full of admiration.

Only great heroes can be the true nature of the person, and they are the true heroes.

Of course he didn't know that when Wang Jian was king in Shu, he was not as open-minded as a person. At that time, he was full of ambition to start a dynasty and establish a country.

But the times are better than others. Now as a minister, if he does not have such free and easy thoughts, he will either end up in depression or be killed by Li Ye.
Chapter completed!