Although there were dozens more civil servants in the spacious hall, it still seemed a bit empty.
On the nine pillars carved with rare and exotic animals, pairs of eyes silently watched the people in the hall.
Emperor Xin was sitting on the dragon chair that belonged to the deposed emperor of Goguryeo. He also looked at the people in the audience and said, "Tomorrow morning, the army will leave Khan City and continue its crusade to the south."
The crowd was noisy again.
After hearing that the barbarian delegation had entered the capital, they thought that although His Highness King Yu would not withdraw his troops, he would probably stay in Khan City until the results came out.
After all, during the negotiation process between the two parties, the expeditionary force led by Di Xin did not stop its crusade, which is actually a bit unjustifiable.
However, this impact was not big, so after a little noise, everyone fell silent again.
No one raised any objections.
Emperor Xinze continued: "You sirs should know that once the negotiation between the imperial court and the barbarian mission is successful, when the documents are sent to the army, it will be the time for us to withdraw."
"This won't last long. The expeditionary force probably won't be able to fight very far."
At this time, Hou Chengjie stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, we civil servants are only responsible for some post-war management. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to discuss this matter with the soldiers?"
Di Xin smiled and said: "As for the changes in the expeditionary force's combat plan, I will discuss it with the soldiers later."
"The reason why I have called you all together is to discuss your arrangements."
Under the steps, there was a small buzzing sound again.
Hou Chengjie signaled gently, suppressed everyone's voices, and asked on behalf of everyone: "I wonder what your highness means?"
Di Xin said: "Further south from Goguryeo, the Uighur tribe is a branch of the Turks. The small grasslands where they are now grazing are the same as the Turks, and there is no fixed city."
"After the crusade against the Uighurs, we only need to move the remaining people to places with cities like the remnants of the Turks. There is no need for everyone to camp on the grassland to manage them."
"And according to my estimation, after the attack on the Huihe clan, what will be the outcome of the negotiations in the capital?"
"Because, your lords only need to leave a few troops to manage the remaining Goguryeo cities from Khan City to the south, and the rest do not need to travel and travel."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
As civil servants in border areas, although they are not as limited as the officials within the territory, they are still somewhat inferior to soldiers in the army.
Even for a sorcerer who cultivates the power of the soul, the only thing he can improve before entering the Illumination is the power of the soul, and his physical fitness is no different from that of ordinary people.
Therefore, after more than two months with the army, they finally felt a little tired.
Now that he heard that he no longer had to leave, even Hou Chengjie had a look of relief on his face.
Di Xin continued: "However, this does not mean that the adults will be relaxed."
After everyone looked at him again, Di Xin said: "No matter what the outcome of the negotiations between the capital and the barbarian mission, the territory of Goguryeo already belongs to me, Dali. Before the imperial court sends someone to take over, the management of this place must be handed over to me.
This is for all your lords."
"Some of the rebels who are still resisting have their own troops to suppress them, but I hope that the people of Goguryeo, under the management of your masters, can minimize the gap with Dali."
"Let this barbarian land truly integrate into our Dali."
At the bottom of the steps, everyone gradually understood after listening to Di Xin's words.
In the past, because the target of the expeditionary force was all the barbarians around Dali, there were not many civil servants left to manage each city, because as long as there was no trouble, it was basically enough.
But now, because there is no need to conquer larger barbarians, all civil servants can stay in the land of Goguryeo.
Therefore, what His Royal Highness King Yu wants now is to thoroughly educate the people of this barbaric land.
It used to be about weight, but now it's about quality.
However, this is the job of these officials, and they have no complaints.
Even if they can naturalize a barbarian people, it will be of great benefit to their reputation.
Literary men value their names. If they can leave their names in history, it will not be difficult for them to give up their lives, let alone just stay here to educate the barbarians.
It can be said that His Royal Highness Prince Yu's arrangement is exactly what they like.
At this moment, a group of civil servants headed by Hou Chengjie all said loudly: "I will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations in my humble position."
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Although Khan City is no longer the capital of Goguryeo, it is still the center of Goguryeo. Therefore, as the head of the civil service, Hou Chengjie must be in charge of Khan City.
But the people who follow the army cannot be too bad. They must at least have the ability to manage a place independently, even if they may only manage a city that is not even as large as a large county.
However, which civil servants will accompany the army has little to do with Emperor Xin. That is a matter for those civil servants to discuss. Emperor Xin only needs to know the result before the army sets off tomorrow.
After that, the rest is a matter of the army.
Although they will not set off until tomorrow, the troops need to start gathering today and hand over the garrison mission.
During the period when the expeditionary force was stationed in Khan City, those responsible for guarding various places were on duty in turns, and because the troops were sufficient, they were easily deployed.
But after the army left, the only ones responsible for garrisoning Khan City were the few thousand soldiers left behind by Liu Jiande.
The number of people has dropped sharply, and the time of shifts and the number of troops stationed need to be rearranged.
It is true that all the soldiers left to garrison will naturally make arrangements, but after all, these soldiers are part of Jiande City's establishment and do not belong to Emperor Xin. Therefore, before the army leaves, the general arrangements still need to be reviewed by Emperor Xin
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It has nothing to do with trust or not, but a gesture that one must make as a person in power.
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Because Ouyang Xuan was away, Di Xin needed to do many things personally.
When he finally finished his work, it was already dark.
Although he was not very tired, Di Xin, who was accustomed to only grasping the general direction and then handing things over to his subordinates, once again firmly decided to become a hands-off boss.
The next day, the entire army, which had been packed with baggage the previous day, had breakfast and assembled with Chenshi.
Fortunately, today is a sunny day, and a little breeze brings a bit of coolness to this summer.
After a speech that inspired the troops, Di Xin waved his hand.