In Xihewan, the Ninth Princess was correcting memorials in the study. Xiaoyu, led by Zhuer, walked in quickly.
"Your Majesty, the news from Xiangdi has returned! Chen Peijun committed suicide, and all the remaining men under his command resisted stubbornly, but they were all suppressed!"
"Suicide?"
The Ninth Princess put down the memorial and frowned slightly.
The order to kill King Xiang's direct relatives and supporters was given by the Ninth Princess, and the order to capture King Xiang alive was also given by the Ninth Princess.
It was not that the Ninth Princess wanted to save her cousin's life, but that King Xiang had ordered an ambush on Jin Feng on the Yangtze River, and the Ninth Princess wanted to keep him and hand him over to Jin Feng.
But the ninth princess did not expect that King Xiang would have the courage to commit suicide.
Maybe he also understood that if he fell into the hands of the Ninth Princess, his life would be worse than death. Suicide could at least give him happiness and dignity.
"You deserve to die, so just commit suicide."
Princess Ninth asked: "Is there any news from other places?"
This beheading operation not only targeted Qin and Xiang, Chu, Wu, Jin and Lu were also carried out simultaneously.
The target is not only the feudal king, but also some powerful families entrenched in the local area.
Some wealthy families with a long history are even more powerful and influential in the local area than the vassal kings. They are also cancers that Jin Feng and the Ninth Princess must eradicate.
"Not yet," Xiaoyu shook her head: "But the news should come back in the next day or two."
In order to prevent the vassal kings and dignitaries from fleeing after getting the news, the beheading operations in various places were agreed to be carried out on the same day. However, Xiangdi was the closest to Sichuan and Sichuan, and the news came back the fastest. News from other places is still on the way.
Although they have found a way to deal with Haidongqing, because all the previously established supply stations have been destroyed, it is difficult to guarantee the endurance of airships and hot air balloons. At present, communication still relies on speedboats on waterways. Xiaoyu speculates that it will take a day or two to delay the transmission.
Return to Xihewan.
"Notify me as soon as there is news!"
The Ninth Princess said: "In addition, Xiangdi's publicity work cannot be left behind. We have to send people to keep an eye on it to see who dances the most happily next!"
King Xiang and his son are both dead, and the Ninth Princess cannot spare the manpower to take over. Then Xiangdi will inevitably fall into chaos, and the people will suffer accordingly.
The beheading operation was proposed and led by Ninth Princess. Before taking action, Ninth Princess knew what the consequences would be, so Ninth Princess planned to select a few typical examples to scare the monkeys.
In fact, before the operation started, Tie Shixin had proposed another plan - to kill the feudal king, and then select an obedient one from the feudal king's son to be a puppet, and then abolish the puppet after Sichuan and Shu developed.
But this suggestion was rejected by the Ninth Princess.
Although Tie Shixin's proposal can try to ensure a smooth transition of power, there are too many variables in it.
The Ninth Princess was born into the royal family and knew these powerful children very well. When Sichuan and Sichuan were strong, the puppets might be obedient, but once something unexpected happened, these puppets would probably bite back.
King Qin and Chen Anjie are a living example.
When the airship bombed King Qin's city, King Qin and Chen Anjie were so frightened that they tucked their tails between their legs.
But as soon as Hai Dongqing appeared, they jumped out and gathered hundreds of thousands of troops in a short period of time to surround Jin Feng.
If King Qin, Chen Anjie and other heirs had been killed at all costs, this situation would not have happened.
For example, after King Xiang and his heirs were killed, no matter who wanted to reorganize Xiangdi, it would be impossible within a few years.
During this period of time, Xiangdi will fall into chaos. No matter what happens, it will be difficult to threaten Sichuan and Shu.
But this will bring hardship to the people of Xiangdi.
Thinking of this, the Ninth Princess sighed and reminded Xiaoyu: "There may be many people from Xiangdi coming to Sichuan and Sichuan. You can send more people to patrol the border areas between Xiangdi and Sichuan. Once you find someone blocking them,
Kill on the spot!"
"Yes!" Xiaoyu took out a small notebook and wrote down the Ninth Princess's instructions.
Xiaoyu then asked for instructions on a few more things and didn't leave until it was almost time for lunch.
As soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by Tie Shixin.
"Xiaoyu Xiaoyu, have you seen His Majesty?"
"Yes," Xiaoyu nodded: "Master Tie, are you looking for His Majesty? Then hurry in. Your Majesty will have dinner in a while, and then have a lunch break."
"How is His Majesty's mood?" Tie Shixin asked again.
"It's very good." Xiaoyu looked Tie Shixin up and down: "Master Tie, has something happened to you?"
Ever since Jin Feng defeated the joint siege of the Dangxiang and King Qin's armies at Zhuzhuanggou, good news has come one after another. Both senior managers and ordinary villagers are smiling when they go out.
But at this time, Tie Shixin had a sad look on his face.
"He's not my ancestral brother. He's been pestering me for money recently, saying he wants to pay his husband wages and build a school!"
Tie Shixin clapped his hands and said: "You also know that because of the war, my husband's family fortune has been almost wiped out. How can I give him any money?"
The senior brother Tie Shixin was talking about was Fang Lingjun.
After receiving Jin Feng's instructions, Fang Lingjun began to popularize compulsory education in Guangyuan, and the results were very good, so he began to set his sights on the two counties next to Guangyuan County.
However, universal compulsory education requires hiring teachers and building schools, and everything requires money.
Fang Lingjun came over to ask for Tie Shixin, but Tie Shixin refused to give it, so he stayed at Tie Shixin's house, which made Tie Shixin unable to return home.
"If you don't have money, can you just say no to Mr. Fang?" Xiaoyu asked in confusion.
"Could I have said nothing, but Fang Lingjun has a souvenir from Mr. Fang Lingjun, and he doesn't listen to me at all!" Tie Shixin said with a bitter face: "I haven't been home for several days, and there is really nothing I can do about it.
, I would like to ask Your Majesty to help me persuade this stinking stone!"
Xiaoyu understood it as soon as she heard it.
Fang Lingjun has Jin Feng's letter. Logically speaking, Tie Shixin must cooperate with Fang Lingjun, otherwise Tie Shixin will not be able to explain to Jin Feng when Jin Feng comes back.
But he had no money, and Fang Lingjun refused to listen...
Fang Lingjun's status in Xihewan is very special. Other people's words may not be useful, so only the Ninth Princess may be able to persuade him.
However, by doing this, Tie Shixin was throwing the problem to the Ninth Princess, which was a bit unethical, so he didn't ask the Ninth Princess how she was feeling.
If Princess Ninth was in a bad mood, he would not hit the gun.
"Your Majesty is in a good mood now. If you want to go, hurry up."
Xiaoyu looked at Tie Shixin's back with some sympathy.
Ninth Princess is in a good mood now, but it's hard to say whether she is in a good mood after meeting Tie Shixin.
Xiaoyu reminded herself to be careful when meeting the Ninth Princess in the past two days. At the same time, she also realized that there might be a problem with the management of Xihewan.