Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

June 28th, the tenth year of Yongsheng.

Zhuo Yongwang, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies and Chief Minister of the Great Qian Empire, convened a "Conference on the Results of the Suppression of Rebels" in the capital.

To put it bluntly, it was basically a spoils-dividing meeting.

After the Xie faction collapsed, the vacated territories naturally needed to be redistributed.

The military governors and commanders of the anti-rebel army had been eagerly anticipating this day.

"In this campaign against the rebels, Commander-in-Chief Zhuo... Oh! No! He should be called General Commander-in-Chief Zhuo or Premier Zhuo!"

Gu Lixing, the former governor of Yuanzhou who was appointed as the chief of staff of the three armies of the Great Qian Empire, laughed and said, "This time, Commander-in-Chief Zhuo personally led the central army all the way to the capital, and they took down the toughest nuts to crack!"

"If we're talking about merit, Commander-in-Chief Zhuo definitely deserves the greatest credit!"

"The performance of the five-province allied forces in the war against the rebels is evident to all."

"It is no exaggeration to say that without Commander-in-Chief Zhuo's leadership, there would have been no victory in the war against the rebels!"

"Now that the war against the rebels has come to a successful conclusion, we will leave the distribution of the spoils of victory to Commander-in-Chief Zhuo."

"We'll accept whatever Commander-in-Chief Zhuo decides to distribute!"

“As long as Commander-in-Chief Zhuo gives the order, I, Gu Lixing, will have absolutely no objection.”

"Just four words—Execute resolutely!"

As soon as Gu Lixing said this, everyone present chimed in, showering Zhuo Yongwang, who was hosting the "spoils-sharing meeting," with compliments and expressions of loyalty.

Zhuo Yongwang, who successfully defeated Xie Kangnian, also thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being flattered by everyone.

"Since you all trust me, Zhuo, so much so, I will naturally share the land that is rightfully mine with you."

Zhuo Yongwang pressed down with both hands, gesturing with an air of authority to quiet down the crowd that was vying to flatter him: "Among the five provinces that remained neutral in the war against the rebellion, it seems that only Youzhou Province has not sent a reply yet, right?"

(Note: Just one day before Zhuo Yongwang and others held their "spoils distribution meeting," the security protection period for Youzhou Province officially ended, which meant that Youzhou would once again come into the sights of other forces.)

“Yes! After Xie Kangnian was executed, we issued a victory telegram to the whole country, but Youzhou Province has not responded at all until now.” Gu Lixing nodded.

Zhuo Yongwang looked displeased: "Hmph! You're asking for it!"

"Is the current military governor of Youzhou Province named Shen Moshen?"

"This young man is arrogant and ignorant, he doesn't even understand the most basic social etiquette. I really don't know how this kid became the governor of Youzhou."

"Before we formally reward those who have made contributions, let's redistribute the territory of Youzhou."

"Youzhou is indeed a bit remote, and it's truly poor..."

Zhuo Yongwang waved his hand and made the decision: "Even mosquito meat is meat, so don't complain."

"Consider this land in Youzhou as an extra gift."

"How about this, Lao Fang, your territory happens to be right next to Youzhou, doesn't it?"

"Your Jinzhou army performed admirably in the war against the rebels, even exceeding my expectations."

Zhuo Yongwang casually assigned Youzhou to Fang Borong, the military governor of Jinzhou: "From now on, you will concurrently serve as the military governor of Youzhou!"

"After the meeting, this decision was communicated to the Youzhou authorities."

"If Shen Moshen from Youzhou is not convinced, then we'll beat him until he submits!"

"The Jinzhou army may proceed into Youzhou to take over the territory."

"If Shen Moshen dares to resist, it would be tantamount to making an enemy of the entire Great Qian Dynasty!"

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief Xie Zhuo!" Jinzhou Military Governor Fang Borong excitedly stood up and saluted.

Zhuo Yongwang just made it very clear—this reward in Youzhou isn't a true reward based on merit; it's called a "gift"!

Regardless of the condition of the territory, the point is that if it's given away for free, we definitely shouldn't refuse it!

"A fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal!" Fang Borong was overjoyed that such a great opportunity had fallen right into his lap........................

While happily accepting the freebie, Fang Borong secretly mocked Shen Moshen, the military governor of Youzhou, as a complete idiot.

Since the anti-rebel army and Xie Kangnian's side had not yet determined a victor, your neutrality was just that—neutral.

Now that the battle against the rebels has been decided, why aren't you quickly choosing sides? That would be the act of a complete idiot!

After reassigning Youzhou in just a few words.

Under Zhuo Yongwang's direction, the formal "spoils distribution" plan was announced.

There's not much to say about Zhuo Yongwang's side—the territory surrounding the capital will definitely be included in Zhuo Yongwang's direct sphere of influence.

In addition, the Jiangzhou Province and Xifu Province, both known for their wealth, were also allocated to Zhuo Yongwang.

The other provinces were allocated resources according to the magnitude of their contributions.

However, the general public was quite satisfied with the distribution plan devised by Zhuo Yongwang.

After all, Zhuo Yongwang's five-province allied forces did contribute the most in the recently concluded war against the rebels.

Moreover, the five-province allied forces suffered the most heavy losses in the war against the rebels.

In terms of both weapon consumption and personnel casualties, the five-province allied forces ranked first.

To be honest, before the war against the rebellion began, no one expected that Zhuo Yongwang's five-province allied army would behave so "bravely" in the war..................

Furthermore, the performance of the Five Provinces Allied Army in the war against the rebels greatly overturned people's perception of the Five Provinces Allied Army.

Having been tempered by the war against the rebellion, the five-province allied army no longer seems to be the same incompetent force that could only boast about its weapons and equipment and always failed at crucial moments...