Chapter 938: A Change of Dynasty
Subsequently, Gao Yuan ordered to set off, and a group of people and horses set off from Handan and marched towards Xianyang.
The army went all the way to the west, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, although there was no war at this time, but the soldiers of the Qin army were like arrows, and Gao Yuan was because he wanted to rush to the Bailing station, and also hoped to rush to Xianyang as soon as possible, and arranged a good arrangement, so he also ordered the whole army to hurry up, and the speed of the army was quite fast, and in less than twenty days, the army passed through the Hangu Pass and entered the Guanzhong area.
After passing the Hangu Pass, it is not far from Xianyang, and there are local officials of the Qin State along the way, because now the whole Qin State has already known that although the name of the Qin State is still used on the official documents of the Qin Land, and the time is still used by the name of the Qin Wangzheng, but Gao Yuan is already the actual owner of the Qin Land, and he led the army into the customs this time, and he must have officially changed the Qin to the Han Dynasty and completely incorporated the Qin Land into the Han State. Not long ago, the official document of the Han State had been sent to Xianyang, and Gao Yuan had officially announced that the capital would be moved to Xianyang, which confirmed this speculation.
In fact, during the period when the plateau left Xianyang and went to Handan to supervise the war, the situation in Guanzhong was not calm, although it was peaceful on the surface, but in the dark it was an undercurrent, and many people were ready to move, because there were still many people in various places of the Qin State who were unwilling to merge the Qin State into the Han State in this way, so they wanted to take advantage of the fact that the plateau and Hehua were not in Xianyang, gather people to rise up, occupy Xianyang and claim the king. Among them, there are officials and clans who are indeed loyal to the Qin State, there are also speculators who want to fish in troubled waters and make capital, and some are members of the Qin clan who seem to see hope.
However, Qin Wangzheng's children were killed by Han Teng, and most of the clan members were also lost, and there was no one who was qualified enough and returned from the hope to serve as the king of Qin. The clans that are making trouble in the dark are actually some distant branches, if it is under normal circumstances, they are not qualified to enter the center of the Qin State at all, only at this time, it seems that the opportunity has come, of course, only they think so.
Although most of the officials and clans of the Qin State were dissatisfied with the plateau taking advantage of the situation and annexing the Qin land, they could not find a counterpart who could be loyal to the support, and although the Han and Qin countries had been hostile in recent years, it was not the Han State that attacked the Qin State this time, but the officials of the Qin State, on the contrary, Gao Yuan led the army into Qin, defeated Han Teng, and restored the order of the Qin land.
Because it was the battle of Xianyang, the plateau and Hehua joined forces to defeat Han Teng, this battle was earth-shattering, the entire Xianyang city was shaken, and later it was spread to the gods, and also strengthened the status of the plateau in the minds of the Xianyang military and civilians, many people have generally recognized the plateau, and although some people still do not recognize the plateau, but they are unwilling to be the enemy of the plateau. Therefore, although there are many distant branch clans of the Qin State that are very active in the dark, but the thunder is loud and the rain is small, in fact, there are not many people, and they also dig each other's corners to fight for the big name, but the result is inextricable.
Although the brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi stationed in Xianyang also heard some rumors, after all, these people did not make any moves, and during the period when Gao Yuan and Hehua were not in Xianyang, they should focus on balance, and it was not easy to make big things, so the two of them were silent about it, but they were secretly concerned.
Gao Yuan and Hehua arrived in Xianyang, and they arrived in Xianyang with Meng Tian and Meng Yi's brothers' father Meng Wu, and the family reunited in Xianyang.
However, after returning to Xianyang, Gao Yuan did not take any action, but only ordered the Qin army to return to the barracks to rest, and slaughtered cattle and sheep, gave wine, rewarded the three armies, and stationed the Han army at the gates of Xianyang and guarded the palace.
After more than ten days, the Han army gradually controlled the situation in Xianyang, and at this time, Luo Huan and Jiang Mingxia protected Lin Wenchun, Geng Yanyu, Jian Wuji, and the first batch of officials who migrated from Lingshou, and 50,000 Han troops also arrived in Xianyang, and they also brought a batch of money, food and materials. The family of the plateau was also reunited in Xianyang, and all of them lived in the palace of the Qin State.
At this time, the New Year is approaching, and the family is reunited in Xianyang, so it is naturally very happy, and at this time, the Han army stationed in Xianyang has reached more than 160,000 people, and there are a group of Han officials in addition, and the plateau has enough confidence to show its strength in Xianyang.
Gao Yuan first ordered that the meritorious soldiers who were meritorious in this battle should be rewarded, because the victory in this battle was huge, so most of the soldiers were rewarded, and they were promoted to higher ranks, and even if they were soldiers who did not make meritorious contributions, the salary was also increased by one percent, and they were naturally happy. As for the soldiers who died against them, according to their titles and meritorious services, they were given different generous benefits, as well as preferential conditions for reducing and exempting contributions.
After the reward, Gao Yuan ordered that the Qin soldiers who had been recruited be disbanded and let them go home to reunite with their families, and most of the soldiers were rewarded, and they just went home to have a good year with their families, so they all left Xianyang and went home very happily.
This move not only made the plateau win the hearts of the army, but also after disbanding the collected Qin army, now the Qin army in Xianyang has only more than 70,000 people left, far less than the Han army, of course, the plateau knows the importance of seizing the army, although in this battle, the plateau also won a lot of Qin army's military heart, but after all, the Qin army is still not as reliable as the Han army, because it is at this time, the plateau still mainly relies on the Han army, and in this way, the plateau can basically completely control Xianyang, and control Xianyang, The rule of the plateau in the Qin state was basically stabilized.
Although the rewarded army paid a lot of money and grain wealth, the treasury of the Qin State was quite abundant, and the Han army of Lingshou entered the customs and brought a batch of money, food and materials, so it was enough, and the plateau was not ready to carry out large-scale military operations in the next few years, and the cost was too high to bear, and it was definitely worth it.
After the army was settled, Gao Yuan set out to re-establish the administrative system of Xianyang, because at this time, the main officials of the Han State stayed in Lingshou and did not come to Xianyang, so the administration of Xianyang mainly relied on the officials of the Qin State, and before the officials of Lingshou were completely relocated to Xianyang, Gao Yuan did not plan to change the current Xianyang official system for the time being.
The Qin State implemented the system of three princes and nine secretaries, and the three princes referred to the prime minister, the imperial historian, and the imperial lieutenant, and were also the highest bureaucrats in the central government. Originally, Qin Wangzheng led the army to march, leaving the prime minister Wang Juan to sit in Xianyang, but Wang Juan died in Xianyang, so Gao Yuan ordered that Li Si was temporarily appointed as prime minister, Wei Yu was still the Tai Lieutenant, and Zhang Liang was appointed as the imperial historian, and the three of them were jointly in charge of the court, discussing government affairs with other secretaries, and then Gao Yuan made a ruling. The Han officials who migrated from Lingshou were all arranged by Gao Yuan to serve in the various ministries of Jiuqing, so that they could familiarize themselves with the affairs of Xianyang. At the same time, Gao Yuan also promoted the rank and title of Han and Qin officials to one level, and each had its own reward.
In terms of military affairs, Meng Wu is still the general, in charge of the military power of Xianyang, Jiang Huanwu is the deputy, Meng Tian, Xin Sheng, Ling Feng, and Zhongsun Qi are stationed in Xianyang Quartet, and the guards of the palace are responsible for Luo Huan and Jiang Mingxia.
On the whole, the plateau has not changed much in the administrative system, the main position is still the appointment of the original Qin officials, only Zhang Liang has held an important position, and in the army, the Qin and Han dynasties account for half of each other, only the palace has undergone a major change, and basically all the people of the Han State have been replaced.
However, in terms of influence, it did not rely on much turmoil, the administrative system was still running well, and most of the troops stationed in Xianyang were Han troops, but in terms of name, Meng Wu still held the highest position in the military, so the Qin people were not dissatisfied with this arrangement. Although there is a major change in the palace, everyone can understand this, and the palace is also a private place, so it is natural to replace it with the most trusted person in the plateau.
After this rectification, most of the officials of the Qin State also basically agreed with the rule of the plateau, after all, the general trend has gone, and the Qin State has been unable to recover anymore, and the annexation to the Han State looks good. Although some officials are still dissatisfied with the plateau, they are also unwilling to become an enemy of the plateau, so they have no choice but to resign. Gao Yuan did not deliberately retain the officials who resigned, but only gave them very rich rewards and let them leave.
After dealing with these things, the New Year has arrived, and before the New Year, Gao Yuan officially ordered that after the New Year, the country name and year name of the Qin State will be cancelled, and the country name and year name of the Han State will be used instead.
However, this order did not cause much reaction in the festive atmosphere of the New Year, and Gao Yuan also ushered in his first New Year in Xianyang City.
And although those who were ready to raise the banner to raise the flag, overthrow the plateau, and restore the Qin state, although the distant branches of the Qin state were also active, hoping to pull these resigned officials and recruit the disbanded Qin soldiers, it was a pity that no one paid attention to them at all, because everyone who resigned understood that under the current overall situation, there was no chance of winning against the plateau at all, not to mention that after resigning, they were all rewarded by the plateau, and naturally they would not be enemies with the plateau.
As for the disbanded Qin soldiers, they quit even more, and finally finished the war, got the salary and rewards, and came back safely to reunite with their families, who still wants to fight in the army again, as for the Qin State changed to the Han State, the King of Qin was replaced by the King of Han, what does it matter to us civilians, as long as we can guard our own one-third of an acre, the family has no worries about food and clothing, live and work in peace and contentment, and care about him Qin State, Han State, King of Qin, King of Han.