Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

Hui'an did not dare to take the initiative to decide on the matter of accepting the surrender, and immediately wrote a memorial to report it.

The chief minister of the cabinet, Yuan Songbo, came in person with the memorial to ask for instructions.

"God, Lieutenant General Huai'an has taken the initiative to surrender. I wonder what you mean by that?"

Chen Qingzhu was sitting in the upper seat. Upon hearing this, he took the question book and the form of demotion, read through them quickly, and curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

The Huai'an Lieutenant General was the first of the Wei ministers who surrendered that she had carefully selected.

She deliberately left Huai'an alone in order to make this person surrender voluntarily.

The Huai'an lieutenant general was timid and cowardly. Although he accepted the tribute like everyone else, he did not dare to harm the soldiers on his own initiative.

Relatively speaking, the lower-level soldiers would not be too averse to letting go of such a local defender.

Her preferential treatment of the first Wei garrison commander to surrender could naturally lead to lenient treatment of surrendered officials in the future.

At the same time, it was precisely because the lieutenant general was timid that he did not dare to surrender too early, which caused a series of chain reactions.

Now is the right time, when she has completely annexed Hunan and Jiangxi provinces and can free up manpower to move north.

"This is the first person in the Wei Dynasty to voluntarily surrender. We must treat him well so that other Wei officials will follow suit."

As she spoke, she picked up the red pen and wrote on Hui'an's notebook:

Accept the surrender of Huai'an Lieutenant General and incorporate the Huai'an garrison according to old practices.

The rest of the generals who violated military law were dealt with according to the law, and the lieutenant general of Huai'an was transferred to the lieutenant general of Ningguo Prefecture.

When Yuan Songbo saw that there was no surprise on Chen Qingzhu's face, he knew that this was done on purpose.

After taking the question book marked by Chen Qingzhu, Yuan Songbo opened it and took a look, frowning in some confusion.

"Is the Lord God going to be lenient to the surrendered minister?"

"Should other prefectures be treated the same way as Huai'an, or should they be divided and ruled?"

Chen Qingzhu said:

"It is slightly lower than Huai'an, and the official rank is lowered by one grade."

The disapproval in Yuan Songbo's eyes became even stronger.

He cupped his hands and said seriously:

"God, as far as I know, officials in other prefectures may not be as cowardly as Huai'an Lieutenant General, and their hands are even more dirty. If such people continue to serve as officials, wouldn't it be a violation of the law and chilling people's hearts?"

Chen Qingzhu has always been very patient with loyal and upright subordinates like Yuan Songbo.

She explained in a gentle voice:

"The common people and soldiers are more concerned about how much they get. If no one deliberately publicizes it, they will not care about the affairs of other governments or camps."

"I will send people to monitor these officials who have surrendered. If they work honestly in the future, it will be fine. But if they break the law, I will not let them off easily."

"I think that even if an official is extremely vicious, if he is allowed to live a year or two longer, it will be worth it if it can help the ordinary people and soldiers under their rule suffer less disasters and fewer casualties."

Yuan Songbo was stunned for a moment, and then he showed a rare look of shame.

Even with a God in charge, casualties are still unavoidable when attacking the city.

The casualties among our soldiers must be extremely painful.

As for the enemy, during the course of this war, many civilians and soldiers will also suffer a lot due to preparation and participation in the war, and may even die, be injured or become disabled.

Both the soldiers of the Great Wei and the Du'e Army were composed of poor people.

If the God uses gentle means to march north, there will undoubtedly be more cities that voluntarily open their gates and surrender, and there will be fewer casualties.

He only thought about enforcing the law, but he never thought about whether it was necessary to use tough measures and force to capture every city as before under the current situation.

As an official who cares about the world and sympathizes with ordinary people, he could not help but feel grateful and respectful towards Chen Qingzhu at this moment.

Only God can show mercy to every citizen equally and go to great lengths to do so.

Only a God has the mind and means to ensure the stability of his regime while maintaining such kindness.

The birth of such a benevolent and powerful lord into the world is a blessing for Yuan Songbo and for the people of the world.

How fortunate he was to follow such a wise master in his twilight years!

*

Today, the granaries and wealthy lands of the entire Wei Dynasty are in the hands of the Nandu regime. Not only does the Wei Dynasty not dare to actively cut off trade, it also has to worry that the people under the Nandu rule will not sell things to them.

If that day really comes, even if the Lord Du'e does not order an attack, many places will sooner or later collapse due to lack of food and clothing.

Now, officials of the Wei court have to beg merchants under the jurisdiction of Nando to sell their goods.

Naturally, it is impossible to conduct strict inspections at checkpoints like in the past.

This naturally gave the Ministry of Propaganda an opportunity to take advantage of.

The propaganda personnel of the Publicity Department include both young and strong thugs as well as some smart and clever children from the Salesian Church.

They followed the caravan and easily infiltrated the Great Wei, spreading the various people-friendly policies under the rule of the God of Du'e, as well as the power and prosperity of the God's regime, throughout the territory of the Great Wei.

Naturally, the news that Lieutenant General Huai'an surrendered and received preferential treatment was also reported.

Three months later

Qingzhou Prefecture

The Qingzhou Lieutenant General and the Qingzhou Prefect gathered in the inner hall of the government office.

The Qingzhou Lieutenant General paced back and forth in the inner hall anxiously.

The Qingzhou prefect sat there, absent-mindedly, stroking his beard over and over again until it was almost bald.

Finally, a bailiff came in.

The Qingzhou lieutenant general's eyes suddenly focused on the yamen runner like two lanterns.

The Qingzhou prefect who was originally sitting also stood up and asked anxiously:

"Where is the Du'e Army?"

The yamen runner was startled and stammered:

"My Lord... I... lunch is ready. I just came to invite you and the general to have lunch..."

The Qingzhou lieutenant general waved his hand with a gloomy look on his face:

"No, no, no appetite!"

The Qingzhou prefect said unhappily:

"It's already this late, why are you still eating lunch? No!"

The bailiff left with a sullen look on his face.

The Qingzhou Lieutenant General and the Qingzhou Prefect sat opposite each other, sighing and looking outside constantly.

It turned out that the reason why the two were so anxious was that they heard that the Du'e Army was heading north.

It seems that they are planning to occupy another prefecture before the New Year.

More than two months ago, it was learned that Lieutenant General Huai'an took the initiative to surrender to the God of Du'e. Not only did he save his life, but his official position was not demoted. He was directly transferred to become a lieutenant general of another prefecture under the rule of the God.

Only then did they realize that the God of Du'e did not necessarily have to kill all corrupt officials.

Surrendering actively can give you a chance to survive.

The God of Du'e is so mysterious and powerful that it is said that even if the generals refuse to surrender, the God can still take the heads of them among thousands of troops.

Moreover, even if the God does not have such ability, the fact that he now occupies the richest territory in Wei makes him unstoppable.

To remain loyal to the Wei Dynasty now is tantamount to seeking death.

Since then, the two have been in private contact, preparing to surrender to the God Du'e.

But the army of the God was still in Xuzhou at that time. They were afraid that they would be dealt with by the troops sent by the Wei Dynasty before they could submit to the God, so they did not dare to express their stance too early.