Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 154: The follow-up to the beam raising
"Of course!"

Xiao Ying responded without hesitation, and then looked at Jiang Yuanchao and other senior executives and continued:
"Not only Young Master Shangliang, but also other generals and gentlemen, as long as they surrender and persuade the army to surrender, they will be meritorious. I promise to treat everyone equally, employ only the most talented, and reward those who have made contributions!"

"call……"

After hearing what King Jingwu said, Yin Qian and some others were obviously relieved.

Sun Shihan, Liu Ziyi and other traitors were quite happy and expectant. They also knew that their "old friend" Li Baiyao was reused by King Jingwu and now held a large number of troops and was quite powerful. They believed that they would not be too bad either!
Jiang Yuanchao, Shen Lun and other people who did not want to surrender were a little calmer, but their expressions were quite complicated. They did not want to surrender, but they had no choice!

Shen Lun's face changed several times. Holding the seal of the Shangliang Army in both hands, he knelt down and said hoarsely:

"Your humble servant, Shen Lun, is willing to surrender! I only ask that King Jingwu treat his former subordinates and soldiers of Shangliang well!"

"Meet King Jingwu!"

"Meet the General!"

The quick-witted Yin Qian was the first to kneel down and shout, followed by Sun Shihan, Liu Ziyi and others who had stabbed King Shangliang in the back, followed by Jiang Yuanchao and others who were relatively loyal to King Shangliang or the Shangliang Army, and finally the endless army.

A moment later, the streets and alleys were densely packed with people kneeling, shouting deafeningly, and there were only a few people who resisted.

This is the main purpose of keeping the young master Shen Lun from Shangliang.

Although the King of Shangliang was dead, the young master of Shangliang had surrendered, and even the civil and military officials of the Shangliang army had surrendered. What was the point for those soldiers to resist stubbornly? They had no one to be loyal to!

"Good! Good! Good! Everyone bear witness to this! The whole world bear witness to this! The King, the Queen, and the Sui Dynasty will treat you all equally and with kindness!"

Looking at the endless army of warriors kneeling in front of him, Xiao Ying still felt a little dreamy. He couldn't help but praise them with a heroic spirit, and made promises and comforted them in public.

Whether it was Shen Lun, Jiang Yuanchao and others who were loyal to King Shangliang or the Shangliang Army, or Sun Shihan, Liu Ziyi and others who betrayed their former master, or Yin Qian and others who were obviously opportunistic and two-faced.

As long as they dare to surrender, no matter whether it is sincere or not, even if it is a false surrender out of helplessness, Xiao Ying dares to accept it.

Anyway, under the subtle influence of the star soul possessed by the "Blood Demon Picture", it is only a matter of time before he becomes loyal to himself.

I am afraid that they are just "useless" people with good looks, or "evil talents" with misguided minds. Loyalty does not mean strong ability, the ability to get things done, and good things done!

Since ancient times, those treacherous ministers, eunuchs, etc. were basically loyal, but most of them had a counterproductive effect!
"Your Majesty is wise and benevolent!"

"Thank you, King Jingwu!"

As soon as Xiao Ying finished speaking, many surrendered generals and soldiers came to worship and express their gratitude loudly!
"Order! Recruit, relocate, and adjust the army and the people of Hailing!"

At a command, Shen Lun and other surrendered generals came to the rescue, and the Sui army began to accept the mighty Shangliang army and adjust, incorporate, select and resettle them.

Many generals, with hundreds of thousands of auxiliary troops of the Shangliang Army and part of the Sui Army, began to clean up the mess in Hailing, especially in the southern city area, which needed to repair buildings and provide medical treatment and resettlement for the people!

...Hailing City, City Lord’s Mansion.

Xiao Ying, Dugu Feng, Madam Ronghua, as well as surrendered ministers such as Shen Lun and Jiang Yuanchao, and people from the Demon Sect such as Yin Wan'er, all gathered together.

The acceptance of the Shangliang Army's surrender went quite smoothly, without any major disturbances or accidents. However, it was impossible to allow the Shangliang Army to unite, and the surrendered officials such as Shen Lun had to be rewarded and appointed.

"Order... a powerful enemy is approaching. Disorganize the surrendered troops, remove the dross and retain the essence, and rest the army."

As soon as the information about the incorporation arrived, Xiao Ying ordered the reorganization. Shen Lun and others had no objection. This was expected. If they were in his place, they would not allow the surrendered troops to stick together. There were too many hidden dangers!

"Shen Lun! Liu Ziyi! Sun Shihan! Jiang Yuanchao! Each of you will be appointed General of the Left, Right, Upper, and Lower Armies, each ranked third rank (equivalent to the Sui Emperor's Twelve Guards Generals), each leading an army of 50,000! Join me in temporarily defending Hailing City and facing the impending Fengming and Jianghuai Armies!"

Seeing that the surrendered ministers had no objection, Xiao Ying also returned the favor. He was not a stingy person, so he directly appointed him as a third-rank general, who could command an army of 50,000 and become a powerful general!
It's worth mentioning that the Sui Dynasty's system was quite complex. The imperial guards alone were divided into twelve guards, each with a Grand General and two generals. Under each general were other officers such as Lang Jiang, Chang Shi, Can Jun, and Xiao Wei. Furthermore, there were various divisions and responsibilities within the Three Provinces and Six Ministries, as well as the Fu Bing and Auxiliary Corps. Many of these divisions overlapped, creating a headache.
According to Xiao Ying's idea, although he knew that the Sui system was definitely more perfect and stable than he thought, he wanted to directly divide it into decapitation commanders, centurions, thousand-man commanders, ten-thousand-man commanders, and generals with a total of 100,000 men, which was simple and easy to understand.

Unfortunately, Xiao Ying doesn’t even have the time to form a personal guard, let alone the time and energy to change the military system!
"Yin Qian, Shen Manxuan, Xu Ziyan, and the others will return to Jiangdu with Madam Ronghua, and will be assigned to positions by the Empress!"

Just two simple orders dispersed the old members of Shangliang.

In addition, because Shen Lun and the Shangliang Army surrendered, Xiao Ying naturally decided to release the "prisoner" Shen Manxuan, and the son of the big bandit Wen Renyun continued to be detained.

One has to admit that Shangliang King Shen Faxing is indeed lucky. His son and daughter are both outstanding people and famous people in history. They have high abilities, qualifications and talents. Once they turn their attention to him, they can be put to good use.

Liu Ziyi was a great general, Sun Shihan was a Confucian general who was more inclined towards civilian duties; Jiang Yuanchao was a great military strategist and a civilian genius who could be reused even if he had no ulterior motives, and was no less important than generals and ministers such as Dugu Ba, Xiao Wen, Chen Feng, and Yu Nanning. After all, he was a famous person and general.

The same goes for Yin Qian, but according to the investigation, Yin Qian is not good at civil or military strategy, but is good at socializing and quite smooth. Although her moral character is not good, she has not done anything intolerable. So she was sent to Jiangdu by Xiao Ying to be dealt with by Empress Xiao!

"As for Miss Yin and the others..."

After arranging the surrendered ministers, Xiao Ying looked at Yin Wan'er and the others from the Demon Sect, but a headache came over him. "The Demon Sect's contributions will be remembered by this king and the court! What are your thoughts?"

The Demon Sect's actions this time were indeed of great merit, giving Xiao Ying and the Sui army great surprise and benefits. They had to be rewarded, and even "a huge sum of gold was spent on horse bones" in order to encourage and tempt the martial arts world and the people to join them and contribute, especially the major sects such as Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and the aristocratic families.

"Hehe... Your Highness, please remember and acknowledge this great gift! As for the reward..."

Yin Wan'er laughed sweetly, and responded with a rather righteous, easygoing, and understanding manner. Then, blinking her sparkling, watery eyes, she continued, "There's no rush. We can discuss this once Jiangnan is pacified! Now, allow our Holy Sect to preach and establish temples in Hailing and Jiangdu!"

"As it should be, there's nothing wrong with that. But if you need anything, just speak up!"

Xiao Ying responded with a rather generous smile, then paused, then continued with a serious expression:
"However, this king and my army have always been clear about rewards and punishments. We are fair, just, and open! Since you have made contributions, you must be rewarded! How about this..."

At this point, Xiao Ying pondered and waved his hand generously:
"The spoils obtained from the Shangliang Army this time...are primarily gold, silver, jewelry, and medicinal herbs and spiritual plants. They represent wealth and resources, and should be what the martial arts world needs most. You may take half! Are you satisfied with this?"

As for weapons, armor, war horses, minerals, etc., they are military supplies and not suitable for people in the martial arts world. The Sui army does not have enough for their own use, so Xiao Ying is reluctant to give more!
"Hahaha...Your Majesty is so generous! We are very satisfied and it's a pleasure to cooperate with you!"

(End of this chapter)