He sighed, "Angel... you can't go to Jingyang with me just yet."
Angel's fingers suddenly stopped.
It was as if it had been expected.
Zhao Xiaole stretched out his hand and gently held the catkin placed on his chest, his tone became much slower,
"The grassland needs you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have let them go. In a short time, you will be needed to stabilize the situation in the grassland."
Angel trembled and said nothing.
Zhao Xiaole continued: "The situation in Jingyang is not as peaceful as you think. Where have you been, I am worried about your safety."
"snort!"
Angel snorted coldly and withdrew her hand angrily. She stood up and sat up, saying angrily: "What's so great about you Jingyang people?"
"Do you think I'm willing to go back with you?"
"Zhao Xiaole, just go ahead. I will remarry after you leave. I will make you regret it for the rest of your life!"
Zhao Xiaole: "..."
Angel said bitterly: "If you leave me, I will definitely lead the prairie people to continue southward!"
"Don't think you can really bribe us prairie people with some dirty money!"
After saying that, Angel left angrily.
Zhao Xiaole was lying on the big bed in a daze, with a look of helplessness on his face.
…………
In addition to the prairie people's problems, Zhao Xiaole still has many things to deal with.
He wanted to implement land reform in Wanjiaji as well.
However, considering the population density of Wanjiaji, it is not something that can be done in a day or two, so we gave up for the time being.
It takes a long time, so there is no need to rush.
The most important task at present is to complete the border defense in the East China Sea.
The combination of Wang Zhi and Trillion will not give up.
Before Zhao Xiaole conquers them, the border defense work in the East China Sea must also be handled.
The biggest problem he faces is lack of manpower.
The return of the Northland soldiers helped him solve the problem at hand.
The Fan soldiers who followed King Zhenbei to the grassland were themselves Jingyang people and were unwilling to stay on the grassland.
I am naturally happy to be able to return to Jingyang.
Zhao Xiaole also rewarded them greatly.
Excluding one-third of the supplies given to the grassland people, the remaining one-third was used to reward the soldiers.
The final third was confiscated to fund the Northern Army.
Personnel scheduling is another big problem.
Zhao Xiaole discussed with all the generals for a long time and finally made a decision.
More than 2,000 strong soldiers were selected from the northern troops and filled into the Imperial Guard Army, expanding the Imperial Guard Army to 5,000 people.
The establishment of Pixiu Camp and Huben Camp remained unchanged, and at the same time, the command of Huben Camp was handed over to Lu Xun.
He supervised two battalions of troops, stationed in Hongzhou, and replaced Wang Chong.
The remaining northern troops changed their flags and merged into the Jinyi Guards, under the command of Wang Chong.
As a result, the number of Jin Yiwei reached 100,000.
Wang Chong is responsible for guarding Xuzhou and taking charge of defense issues in the East China Sea.
A hundred thousand troops are enough to turn the East China Sea into an iron wall.
The men and horses of the Shenji Battalion were also dispersed, with two-thirds staying in Donghai and the remaining one-third going to Hongzhou.
Hongzhou needs to guard against both the grassland people and the Jin State.
After several wars, the grassland people will not go south in a short time. Jin State suffered a loss last time, so there is no need to worry too much.
In addition, the land reform in Hongzhou has been implemented, and there are tens of thousands of militiamen, which is also a good fighting force.
Lu Xun's pressure became much lighter.
The focus remains on the East China Sea.
Zhao Xiaole began to spend a lot of time to eliminate the spies deployed by Wang Zhi and Wanyihe in the interior.
As soon as Wang Chong arrived, the cleanup work began.
After the spies were captured by Jin Yiwei, those who refused to confess or could not be found out after interrogation were all sent to Zhao Xiaole.
Zhao Xiaole will give out the list soon.
Jin Yiwei went directly to get the people, and in just half a month, all the spies were captured.
After finishing their work.
Prairie people also began to evacuate.
The King of Yue came to say goodbye to Zhao Xiaole.
Both the grassland people and Zhao Xiaole searched in Wanjiaji.
In Ziyun Palace now, except for a bare palace, everything that can be taken away has been taken away.
Who did it all?
Hard to say.
There are soldiers, officials, generals, and ordinary people who always linger around Ziyun Palace.
It's so messy.
Self-inflicted theft also often occurs.
Zhao Xiaole simply chose to turn a blind eye.
You've finished eating all the meat.
Why don't you leave some soup for others?
King Zhenbei didn't trust Zhao Xiaole for the time being and chose to follow the grassland people back. Zhao Xiaole didn't say anything.
He nodded in agreement.
The King of Yue was reluctant to say something directly.
Zhao Xiaole asked: "What is going on?"
The King of Yue was considered his father-in-law, so he had to give him some advantages if he could.
The King of Yue chuckled and said: "Son-in-law, Angel is a girl who always leads the army. I'm afraid the people below are not convinced."
"Do you think it would be better for her to go back to Jingyang with you?"
The king of Yue wanted to seize power.
After all, it would be better to have military power in his daughter's hands than to have peace of mind in his own hands.
Zhao Xiaole understood what he meant.
That's not what he was thinking about.
He was worried that something might happen to Angel.
After thinking for a while, he said: "How about you take some of the troops away and leave the rest in Wanjiaji under Angel's command?"
The King of Yue groaned.
He was still reluctant.
Can't you just be happy?
You want to give it to me, why not give it to me?
I felt aggrieved and entangled in my heart, and it showed on my face unconsciously.
He looked very confused.
Zhao Xiaole couldn't help laughing when he saw it, "Okay, let me persuade her. You know, I don't want her to go to Jingyang!"
"You also know the reason. I have too many enemies. When she goes to the capital, she is just an ordinary woman!"
"If I hadn't been watching over her all the time, there would be no guarantee that something unexpected would happen to her just because she is my princess!"
Zhao Xiaole is telling the truth.
The King of Yue had nothing to say. If Angel was in danger in the capital, it would be better to stay in the grassland.
Having said that.
The King of Yue took the initiative to leave.
Zhao Xiaole nodded and waited for him to leave.
Zhao Xiaole was the only one left in the main hall. His eyes flickered and he ordered the guards outside the door: "Call Meng He!"
Not long after, Meng He arrived.
Zhao Xiaole asked: "How are things going?"
Meng He replied: "Reporting to the prince, we can communicate normally. Recently, that man has been beaten a lot. My subordinates have really put in a lot of effort."
Zhao Xiaole didn't care about those details, he nodded, "Okay, bring the people over, I want to interrogate him personally!"
"yes!"
Meng He walked out of the temple, and not long after, he came back with a prisoner.
The prisoner had many whip marks on his body, his triangular eyes still exuded an obscene evil light, and he kept shouting:
"What the hell! Work so hard that it hurts me to death!"
"Let go of me, Yachudie!"
The prisoner was the Dongyi man, and he also learned the Chinese dialect.