In the Privy Council, Du Zhongxiao was on duty. He took the report from Di Qing on the front line and frowned after reading it. Since he passed by Youzhou, there have been several incidents of surrendering the Dangxiang army and rebelling again, and without exception, they were quickly suppressed.

The earliest one was that Jiao Longzhou used suppression of surrendered soldiers, killing countless soldiers, and killing more than 3,000 people in a small city in Longzhou. Then, Niu Xinting, Dejing Town and Anqingze were almost the same script.

Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but frown when he put down the report. These things can be seen at a glance. Since the city of Lingzhou was broken, Dangxiang had already been in a predicament, and anyone could see that. In order to end the war as soon as possible, the court treated Dangxiang's surrendered troops well. At this time, the surrendered troops were in chaos and felt that it was unreasonable. Why did the surrendered troops still happen in a concentrated manner?

Du Zhongxiao put the official documents on the table and shook his head. Among these rebellious things, no matter what the imperial guards killed good people and took good care of me, who would believe? The most feared thing about the army was the ones who were most afraid of when fighting. When the country was first established, Wang Quanbin conquered Shu, and finally caused a large-scale rebellion by killing and looting troops, causing endless troubles.

In the past, the imperial guards used money to recruit soldiers, reward military merits with money, and exchanged them for money for money. After the training, the factors of money were diluted, and the salaries of officers were increased. The soldiers could be removed from service after five years, and the money paid according to military merits during the resignation. Now, when fighting, there is no money allocated, and after winning, the reward will not be immediately given based on military merits. Unlike before, many old imperial guards were not used to it. When attacking Lingzhou, because of the unfavorable battle and Di Qing personally took charge, there was no such thing. After attacking Lingzhou, everything went smoothly and there were more troops, so I couldn't bear it.

After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao shook his head and wrote a note, asking Di Qing to pay special attention to military discipline. For the surrender of Dangxiang, he must treat the army in good manner and wait for the unified arrangements of the court. As for other matters, he really can't say anything. This is not a problem of a certain general, but a problem with the entire military system and cannot be solved by changing a certain general. Moreover, during wartime, it is most taboo to change generals at the last minute, and he can only wait for the post-war treatment.

Du Zhongxiao always felt something was wrong when he ordered Zazi to send him to the front line. After thinking for a while, he got up and went to the official hall of the Privy Councilor Jia Changchao, and showed him the official documents. He said: "Taiwei, the war in Hengshan is going smoothly. What he fears most is that his military discipline is not strict, killing, poaching, looting, and causing rebellion. Suddenly, there were so many things that surrendered soldiers and rebelled. It was unusual, so I still have to discuss it."

Jia Changchao read the official document and said, "Di Qing's army is progressing too fast. If the surrendered army rebels, there is nothing."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Taiwei, don't be late, don't be late, don't be late, and after leaving Youzhou, the troops were divided, and suddenly there were so many rebellious things. How could it be possible? This matter is not small, so we still have to discuss it in detail and think of a way out."

Jia Changchao nodded: "Since that is the case, you can call the other envoys to come over and discuss this matter in detail."

After a while, Privy Councillor Tian Kuang and Deputy Envoy Cheng Kan came over and took a seat with the guest and host.

Jia Changchao said: "Di Qing came to the letter that Dangxiang surrendered troops in Longzhou and other places have been rebelled in the past few days and were suppressed by the army. There are countless Dangxiang City in Hengshan, and it is normal to appear in the surrendered troops to cause rebellion. However, Deputy Envoy Du thought that there might be military soldiers taking advantage of the momentum of military power to plunder the people's wealth. This is also possible, so I will find a few people to discuss this matter and end the Dangxiang war as soon as possible."

Tian Kuang read the official document and handed it to Cheng Kan on the side, saying, "In such a short time, many sudden rebellions occurred. I am afraid that things are indeed unusual. Now I cannot send people to the front line to investigate, so I still have to know Di Qing and strictly restrain my subordinates."

Du Zhongxiao said: "I have already left the letter and asked Di Qing's army to be strict. However, Hengshan is different from the attack on Lingzhou in front. Dangxiang's city walls are distributed in the mountains, and they are far apart, so they can only divide their troops. The army occupied a city wall. If the generals are not strictly restrained and they intend to indulge themselves, it is normal for soldiers to loot."

Cheng Kan said: "It was good when we attacked Lingzhou before, but there was no difference. Now Dangxiang has no big city, so this kind of thing will not happen again. However, Hengshan was the place where Dangxiang started his career and was densely populated, so it is hard to say what happened."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The terrain of Hengshan is broken and the road is difficult to move. Most of them are Dangxiang people. After occupying it, it is not easy for the imperial court to govern. If the killing is too heavy now, it will only be difficult to deal with it in the future. Now Di Qing is occupying Xiazhou and is heading to Yinzhou. This area is where Dangxiang started his business and has a dense population. If the killing is too heavy at the rear, Dangxiang people will inevitably refuse to surrender, and there will be trouble in the future."

Jia Changchao said: "The troops from Linyan Road, Xia'an Futures Office, are not far from Yinzhou. Just wait for Di Qing to break Shizhou and attack Yinzhou together. Under the attack of two groups, it is difficult for the Dangxiang people to turn over. The small matters on the front line are entrusted to Di Qing to make an appointment, so there is no need to interfere too much."

Tian Kuang pondered for a while and said, "We cannot restrain Di Qing, how can Di Qing restrain his subordinates who are divided? Deputy Envoy Du's suspicion makes sense. If there are too many killings now, it will be difficult to cure Hengshan in the future."

Jia Changchao said, "What should I do? The front line is fighting, and I am most afraid of suspicion in the rear, which makes them afraid and at a loss."

Cheng Kan said: "Yes, you can't make the frontline soldiers uneasy just because of suspicion. Otherwise, how can you fight this battle?"

Tian Kuang nodded: "It makes sense. If we don't care about this, it will be unfavorable in the future. If we take care of it, it will be a bit difficult for Di Qing to be restrained."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Dangxiang is only left with Hengshan, and the other two states of Xingling have not sent officials, but the commissioned garrisons are temporarily in charge. It is better to send officials now to let them supervise Di Qing's troops so as not to cause any trouble."

Jia Changchao shook his head: "The war has not ended yet, so naturally everything is focused on combat. How can we send officials to restrain them? I think this is the case. Give Di Qing official document to let him restrain his subordinates. There should be no more killings."

Cheng Kan nodded: "It can only be like this now. It is difficult to restrain the army outside. If it is strictly controlled, I am afraid that the army will cause chaos."

Du Zhongxiao said: "But we must not ignore it. If the military soldiers are in chaos, there will be a lot of trouble in several cities now. I think it would be better to send an official to Hengshan to comfort the army. Since the dispatch of troops in September last year, it has been five months since the front line has fought so many wars, but I have not seen the rewards from the court, which is very different from the previous battle. As a general on the front line, the soldiers in the army can even imagine that they are dissatisfied. After comforting the army, it is also a temporary solution to restrain the entire army from destroying the military discipline."

Tian Kuang nodded: "Okay, no matter whether the front-line generals or the court do this, they will not lose face. They will spend some money to make the soldiers on the front-line feel at ease first and don't think about it. No matter what, let's talk about everything when the Dangxiang is destroyed."

Jia Changchao nodded: "It's good to do this. If you win a great battle, you must reward it in time. You have to wait until the war is over before discussing military merits. It's really a bit longer. However, how do you calculate the military merits that have suppressed the rebellion these days? If you don't care, you'll be afraid that the frontline soldiers will be in doubt."

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "Since you reward merit, you will naturally follow the rewards from Di Qing newspaper. He is the commander of the entire army, and of course he will be the basis for the affairs of the army. He said that he was a meritorious in suppressing rebellion, but of course he was a meritorious in suppressing rebellion. After all, we are just suspicious and cannot seize the power of the commander of the front line based on our doubts. The officials who reward merit only advised the army to uphold military discipline and not cause trouble."
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