The moment Fu Xiaoguan stepped into the Xuande Hall, the whispers of the ministers stopped abruptly.
All eyes were fixed on him, filled with fanatical worship, eager anticipation, and pilgrimage-like reverence.
This is their emperor!
Only twenty-two years old!
The snake's thread leads to a thousand miles of hidden veins. In one battle, the 600,000-strong army of the Yu Dynasty was destroyed. In one battle, the 300,000-strong army of the Fan State was destroyed. In one battle, the Tailin City of the Yi State was taken. In another battle... no, the Jangjin City of the Fan State was taken without a fight.
The world is united, and the Wu Dynasty unifies the world!
What a great achievement this is?
In the past thousand years, which emperor has been able to do this?
Their young emperor did it, and it only took him two months.
What a profound mark this will leave in history books!
No one knew that the real initiator of this plan was Emperor Wen, and the people who completed this plan were Zhou Tongtong and Ji Yungui. The entire plan, from its inception to now, has lasted for two years!
Countless people were involved.
It is precisely because of the multiple moves made by various parties in the past two years that we have achieved huge results in just two months.
This time, Fu Xiaoguan was just an executor.
He had no idea that Emperor Wen was behind this plan; he had always thought it was Ji Yungui.
But he perfectly executed the Spring Thunder Plan and achieved its ultimate strategic goal. Many people died, but war always involves casualties.
He has put aside all his sorrows, and now it is time to digest, stabilize and consolidate the fruits of victory.
Fu Xiaoguan stood in the center of the Xuande Hall.
He raised his head and looked at the room full of civil and military officials. Zhuo and his entourage were in Yi State, and Zhuo Bieli was in Yu Wentian's eastern border army. Apart from them, all the others were present.
He spoke, and his first words were:
"First of all, I will clear Zhou Tongtong's name!"
The ministers were stunned. Zhou Tongtong? Didn't he betray His Majesty? Was he just putting on an act?
"I apologize to Zhou Tongtong. I misunderstood him, so... I posthumously confer the title of Duke of Tong on Zhou Tongtong. He will be honored in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and buried in the Imperial Mausoleum, where he will rest with the late Emperor!"
The ministers were suddenly in an uproar. This was an honor that they would never be able to obtain in eight lifetimes, and His Majesty actually gave it to Zhou Tongtong... How great a contribution did Zhou Tongtong make in this battle?
Fu Xiaoguan remained silent for a few breaths before speaking again. However, he did not mention Zhou Tongtong's great contribution. Instead, he said something that shocked the ministers even more:
"A new situation has been formed, so the old things must be discarded. I have decided to change the name of the country to Xia, and call it Da Xia!"
Oh shit!
Yun Xiyan almost jumped up. Your Majesty even changed the name of the country?
The Wu Dynasty did not destroy the country, but became even stronger. How could the country's name be changed?
The ministers were also shocked. This was against the etiquette and it was not the establishment of a new dynasty. Could the 500-year-old Wu Dynasty just disappear like this?
But the strange thing was that no minister came out to object. Nangong Yiyu and Meng Changping knew about this, and the other ministers calmed down again after the uproar.
His Majesty has always acted in a mysterious way, but in the end he was proven to be right. As for the intention of changing the country's name, no one noticed it except for a few people.
Gongsun Ce was one of these few people.
He frowned slightly and thought carefully: Huang State is gone, Yi State is gone, Fan State is gone, and Yu Dynasty is gone.
The Wu Dynasty destroyed them all. In the hearts of these people, the Wu Dynasty was their common enemy!
The next step is to govern these countries. If the subjects under the rule regard the rulers as enemies, it will not be easy to govern. If not handled properly, the rebel army will reappear and the situation will be like war.
Fu Xiaoguan directly changed the Wu Dynasty to Da Xia. Although this Da Xia was the Wu Dynasty, it would be easier for the people whose country was destroyed to accept it.
After all, it is Da Xia, not the Wu Dynasty anymore. The Wu Dynasty is gone, so they will probably feel more balanced in their hearts.
Thinking of this, Gongsun Ce felt relieved and felt that this was simply a stroke of genius.
Then, Fu Xiaoguan continued, "Daxia is newly established, and next year will be the first year of Daxia. The organizational arrangements of Daxia are as follows:"
"Guanyun City is the capital of Great Xia, and Jinling is the secondary capital of Great Xia. The organizational structure of Guanyun City remains unchanged. Jinling City will also have six departments, with equal authority to those of Guanyun City, and will be accountable to the three provinces."
"On administrative planning, Liu Jin, bring me the map."
Liu Jin brought two eunuchs and carried a huge map, which he hung on the beam in the center of the Golden Palace.
"Daxia is divided into one autonomous region and seventeen prefectures. All the former prefectures will be re-divided as shown in the figure..."
Fu Xiaoguan explained the new seventeen routes in detail, among which the Yi Kingdom was divided into Jingdong Road, Jingdong East Road, Hebei East Road, and Hebei West Road.
The Yu Dynasty was divided into the Northwest Road of Beijing, the Southwest Road of Beijing, the West Road of Huainan, the East Road of Huainan, and the South Road of Jiangnan.
The State of Fan was divided into Dali South Road, Dali North Road, Yueshan South Road and Yueshan North Road.
The original Wu Dynasty was divided into Guangnan East Road, Guangnan West Road, Mozhou Road and Beixiao Road
These newly named Daos intersected with the Daos of the Yu Dynasty and the Zhous of the Wu Dynasty, covering the entire new territory today.
Fu Xiaoguan did not propose moving the capital at this meeting. Now is not the time.
He then elaborated in detail on the states under each prefecture and the counties under each state.
This lecture lasted two hours, and the ministers could not remember everything, but what Fu Xiaoguan needed was for them to have an impression in their minds. This new map and administrative plan would be transmitted from the three provinces to the basic units at the county level, and they would soon become familiar with it.
"The officials of each province, state, and county are appointed as follows:
Qin Mowen... This person was once the governor of Guanxi Province in the Yu Dynasty, and now he is the governor of Beijing Northwest Province.
Ning Yuchun was appointed as the governor of the southwest region of Beijing.
Yan Xiwen was appointed as the governor of Jiangnan Province.
Zhuo Liuyun was appointed as the governor of Huainan West Road.
Zong Shiji was appointed as the governor of Huainan East Road.
Gongsun Ce, the governor of Dali North Road
..."
This was a long letter of appointment, from the prefect to the magistrate, and it took Fu Xiaoguan a full hour to announce it. Some people were happy and some were sad.
The appointment of new officials means that many officials will have to step down.
Fu Xiaoguan's arrangement for the eliminated officials was to let them return to Beijing to report on their work, and have the Ministry of Personnel re-evaluate and make a decision.
He didn't have time to select people one by one, so he could only appoint capable officials he was familiar with, and his goal was to stabilize the new territory in the shortest possible time.
Cut the Gordian knot quickly to avoid accidental injuries.
In this appointment letter, there is a most strange position - Governor. His power overrides that of the prefect. The four prefectures of the former Fan State set up Jang Geum Castle as the Governor's Office, and the first governor was Fan Tianning!
The five provinces of the former Yu Dynasty established a governor's office in Jinling, and the first governor was Yan Shidao.
The four former Yi states established a governor's office in Tailin City, and the first governor was Zhongshu Ling Zhuo Yixing.
The Taotai and his subordinate officials were directly responsible to the Governor-General's Office and also had the right to report to the central court.
This involves a problem: the intersection of power! This is not normal, but Fu Xiaoguan did not explain it.
In the blink of an eye, it was noon. Fu Xiaoguan adjourned the meeting and asked Liu Jin to bring the people from the imperial kitchen to deliver the meal.
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