The most arrogant in history

Chapter 230: On equal footing.

Shangguan Jifu had obviously thought about this question, and asked back: "Brother Dalang, how do you think we should get along in the future?"

Ye Kun nodded: "Then you can be the governor of Yizhou, and give me Jiangzhou. When I return to Jiangzhou, I can also take care of Dongba County."

"No, the governor of Yizhou must be you."

Shangguan Jifu shook his head and said with a smile: "You are more famous than me, so you are most suitable to be the governor. Moreover, you are better than me in governing the people."

Ye Kun sighed: "What will you do? If you are wronged, the generals under you will definitely not agree."

Shangguan Jifu also put his all into the attack on Yizhou this time.

Now that we have conquered Yizhou, it's time to divide the spoils.

This is not just Shangguan Jifu's business, but also the business of all the soldiers under his command.

Who doesn’t want to be promoted to a higher position, have a wife and children blessed with titles?

"I'm worried about this too." Shangguan Jifu chuckled:

"How about this, I will be the military commander of Yizhou. I will be in charge of the navy and control the major counties along the Yangtze River. You will stay in Chengdu, digest the major counties southeast of Chengdu, encourage production, and store food and grass. After we conquer Jingzhou, I will stay in Jingzhou, and you and I will be equal brothers."

Jingzhou is the Feng Shui treasure land that Shangguan Jifu has always dreamed of.

Jingzhou is now in chaos and its future is uncertain. If we can mobilize the troops from Xichuan and annex Jingzhou, it will not be a difficult task.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Jingzhou will be ours sooner or later, but now you are the commander-in-chief of the army, will your generals agree?"

"I'll explain it to them and everything will be fine."

"Then it's a deal. I'll leave the position of the governor of Jingzhou to you!" Ye Kun patted Shangguan Jifu's shoulder.

The two looked at each other and laughed.

The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, the gate of Chengdu Jiangqiao opened wide.

Gongsun Zhang, with tears on his face, went out to surrender with civil and military officials.

In fact, Gongsun Zhang was just weak and was frightened by Ye Kun's cannons and thunder bombs. Otherwise, if he continued to hold on, Ye Kun would show signs of defeat in a few days.

Ye Kun brought Gongsun Zhang's three sons forward, took Gongsun Zhang, and sighed:

"Master Gongsun, I am sorry for offending you. I was forced to do this by the situation. Please forgive me. I will hand over the three young masters to you now."

Gongsun Zhang shed tears and said, "General Ye, please treat the soldiers and civilians of Yizhou well for the sake of the Suanzao Alliance."

"The elders of Yizhou are my elders, and I will never neglect them."

Ye Kun collected the land and population register of Chengdu, and accompanied Gongsun Zhang into the city with Shangguan Jifu on his left and right.

Qin Erwu and others led troops to escort them.

Just after entering the city, a Confucian scholar rushed out from behind the city gate, holding a dagger and stabbing at Ye Kun, cursing:

"Ye Thief, you took Yizhou by force. I will never forgive you today!"

Zhou Xuanwu and Lu Kaijiang stepped forward and grabbed the scholar like an eagle catching a chick.

The useless scholar wanted to assassinate the fully armed Ye Kun with a half-foot long knife?

However, although the Confucian scholar was caught, he showed no fear and kept cursing.

Zhou Xuanwu drew his sword and said, "You bastard, I'm going to chop you to pieces!"

"Stop!" Ye Kun stopped Zhou Xuanwu and asked the scholar, "Sir, what is your name?"

Gongsun Zhang sighed and said, "This is Ma Zhao, the chief priest of Yizhou. He is always fierce and stubborn. Lord Ye, please forgive him and spare his life."

Ma Zhao cursed: "Kill me if you want. I will never beg Ye Ze for my life!"

Zhuge Feng came forward and whispered to Ye Kun:

"Although Ma Zhao is a corrupt scholar, he is deeply loved by the people of Yizhou and is the one whom the people of Yizhou look up to. It is best not to kill him..."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I have heard for a long time that Yizhou is a fertile land with many outstanding people and loyal people. Today, I saw the style of Ma Jijiu and realized that what he said was true. Come on, ask Ma Jijiu to go to the county governor's mansion and wait for me to slowly apologize."

This wasn't the first time he was called a thief, Ye Kun was used to it.

Zhou Xuanwu blocked Ma Zhao's mouth and took him away.

Arriving at the County Magistrate's Mansion, Ye Kun asked Gongsun Zhang to sit down at the main seat, and he and Shangguan Jifu stood on the left and right, bowing to the people in the hall:

"My Lords, Ye Kun offended Yizhou only to build the Land of Abundance with Lord Gongsun and benefit the common people. From today on, General Shangguan and I will respect Lord Gongsun as the Marquis of Shu and the number one person in Xichuan."

No one in the hall spoke, as they all knew that Ye Kun treated Gongsun Zhang as a puppet.

Gongsun Zhang also knew his own limitations, so he stood up and said:

"I am willing to retire and live in retirement. I will entrust all the military and political affairs of Yizhou to General Ye and General Shangguan."

"Lord Gongsun can live in retirement, but he must be given the title of Marquis of Shu to show his nobility." Ye Kun smiled and got back to the point:

"Please ask the Lord Shu to send someone to deliver a letter to let Luocheng, Mianzhu, and other places know what happened today. Everyone should put down their weapons and give birth in peace from now on."

Gongsun Zhang nodded and sent Han Chun and others to follow Ye Kun's troops to Luocheng and Mianzhu to convey his intentions.

Zhuge Feng, along with Qin Erwu, Wang Meng and others, took over the warehouses and armories of Chengdu City, as well as official offices at all levels and city gate defenses.

Within a day, Chengdu had returned to peace.

The next morning, news came from Mianzhu and Luocheng that they had all surrendered.

An army of 20,000 from Yizhou came from Micang Mountain to rescue Chengdu. When they arrived at the city, they learned that Gongsun Zhang had surrendered. They had to accept the reality and were reorganized on the spot by Ye Kun.

When all the major counties under the jurisdiction of Yizhou learned that Ye Kun had entered Chengdu, they no longer waited and watched. Most of them sent congratulatory messages and presented gifts to express their submission.

Three days later, Chengdu was finally settled.

Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu held a banquet and invited Gongsun Zhang and the civil and military officials of Yizhou to gather together.

Ma Zhao, the chief priest, was also invited.

However, Ma Zhao continued to curse.

Ye Kun high-fived, and Ma Zhao’s wife, children, and parents were brought out from behind the screen.

Ma's father stepped forward and said to his son Ma Zhao:

"My son, Lord Ye is kind and righteous. After the army entered the city, he did not kill anyone. He also opened the granaries to release food, provided aid to the people, arranged doctors to treat the injured, and provided relief to the families of the dead, and personally offered sacrifices to them. Why do you have to hold a grudge and curse Lord Ye?"

"Father, this is Ye's evil plan to win over the people's hearts. You must not be fooled. The only option now is death." Ma Zhao was ready to die.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Master Ma, if you want to die, then die. Don't bring trouble to your family. I will let you go now, and you can go back with your family. If you still want to die, no one can persuade you. If you don't want to die, then continue to live and see if I, Ye Kun, am a traitor. In less than three years, I will turn Yizhou into a real land of abundance. I am afraid that by then you will be dead and will not be able to see it."

Ma Zhao said angrily: "Ye thief, if you want to kill me, just do it, no need to be so long-winded!"

"Let him go, don't kill him." Ye Kun waved his hand impatiently and said:

"I have given Ma Jijiu special permission to talk nonsense. No matter how he scolds me, he is innocent. Even if he digs up my ancestral graves, you are not allowed to kill him. I want to keep him alive and let him watch how I build the Land of Abundance, so that he will be convinced! By the way, he is still Yizhou Jijiu. If he wants to come to work, he can come to work. If he doesn't want to work, he will still get a salary. Everything will remain the same."

Everyone was stunned, not knowing whether what Ye Kun said was true or false.

Ma Zhao wanted to curse again, but Zhou Xuanwu covered his mouth and took him away.

Father Ma bowed to Ye Kun and left with his entire family.

Ye Kun announced the start of the banquet.

After three rounds of drinking, Gongsun Zhang said:

"My Lords, I have decided to nominate Lord Ye Kunye as the governor of Yizhou and General Shangguan Jifu as the commander-in-chief of Yizhou's army. In the future military and political affairs, please support Lord Ye and Lord Shangguan. I am tired, so I will take my leave first."

Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu stood up to see him off respectfully.

At this point, Gongsun Zhang had completely bid farewell.

After seeing Gongsun Zhang off, everyone continued the banquet.

After dinner, Ye Kun kept Han Chun and asked:

"Lord Han, you are most familiar with the personnel of Yizhou. I appoint you as the deputy Sima of Yizhou, under the governor, to oversee the government affairs. What do you think should be done next?"