After rebirth, I became a national teacher

Hui'an did not dare to take the initiative to decide on the matter of accepting the surrender, and immediately wrote a memorial to report it.

The chief minister of the cabinet, Yuan Songbo, came in person with the memorial to ask for instructions.

"God, Lieutenant General Huai'an has taken the initiative to surrender. I wonder what you mean by that?"

Chen Qingzhu was sitting in the upper seat. Upon hearing this, he took the question book and the form of demotion, read through them quickly, and curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

The Huai'an Lieutenant General was the first of the Wei ministers who surrendered that she had carefully selected.

She deliberately left Huai'an alone in order to make this person surrender voluntarily.

The Huai'an lieutenant general was timid and cowardly. Although he accepted the tribute like everyone else, he did not dare to harm the soldiers on his own initiative.

Relatively speaking, the lower-level soldiers would not be too averse to letting go of such a local defender.

She would not go too far against her principles by treating the first surrendered Wei garrison commander with favor.

At the same time, it was precisely because the lieutenant general was timid that he did not dare to surrender too early, which caused a series of chain reactions.

Now is the right time, when she has completely annexed Hunan and Jiangxi provinces and can free up manpower to move north.

"This is the first person in the Wei Dynasty to voluntarily surrender. We must treat him well so that other Wei officials will follow suit."

As she spoke, she picked up the red pen and wrote on Hui'an's notebook:

Accept the surrender of Huai'an Lieutenant General and incorporate the Huai'an garrison according to the old rules.

The rest of the generals who violated military law were dealt with according to the law, and the lieutenant general of Huai'an was transferred to the lieutenant general of Ningguo Prefecture.

When Yuan Songbo saw that there was no surprise on Chen Qingzhu's face, he knew that this was done on purpose.

After taking the question book marked by Chen Qingzhu, Yuan Songbo opened it and took a look, frowning in some confusion.

"God, is this leniency towards a surrendered minister?"

"Should other prefectures be treated the same way as Huai'an, or should they be divided and ruled?"

Chen Qingzhu said:

"It is slightly lower than Huai'an, and the official rank is lowered by one grade."

The disapproval in Yuan Songbo's eyes deepened.

He cupped his hands and said seriously:

"God, as far as I know, officials in other prefectures may not be as cowardly as Huai'an Lieutenant General, and their hands are even more dirty. If such people continue to serve as officials, wouldn't it be a violation of the law and chilling people's hearts?"

Chen Qingzhu has always been very patient with loyal and upright subordinates like Yuan Songbo.

She explained in a gentle voice:

"The common people and soldiers are more concerned about how much they get. If no one deliberately publicizes it, they will not care about the affairs of other governments or camps."

"I will send people to monitor these officials who have surrendered. If they work honestly in the future, it will be fine. But if they break the law, I will not let them off easily."

"This work believes that even if an official is extremely vicious, if he is allowed to live a year or two longer, it will be worth it if it can help the ordinary people and soldiers under their rule suffer less disasters and fewer casualties."

Yuan Songbo was stunned for a moment, and then he showed a rare look of shame.

Even with a God in charge, casualties are still unavoidable when attacking the city.

During the course of this war, many civilians and soldiers on the enemy side will suffer a lot because of preparing for and participating in the war, and may even die, be injured or become disabled.

If the God uses gentle means to march north, there will undoubtedly be more cities that voluntarily open their gates and surrender, and there will be fewer casualties.

He only thought about enforcing the law, but he never thought about whether it was necessary to use tough measures and force to capture every city as before under the current situation.

As an official who cares about the world and sympathizes with ordinary people, he could not help but feel grateful and respectful towards Chen Qingzhu at this moment.

Both the soldiers of the Great Wei and the Du'e Army were composed of poor people.

Only God can show mercy to every citizen equally and go to great lengths to do so.

Only a God has the mind and means to ensure the stability of his regime while maintaining such kindness.

The birth of such a benevolent, powerful and wise lord is a blessing for Yuan Songbo and the people of the world.

How lucky he was that he followed such a great master in his twilight years!