The most arrogant in history

Chapter 231 Arranged Marriage.

Beijia Sima, also known as Beijia Congshi, is the head of all officials in the prefecture. He is directly responsible to the governor and has great power.

Ye Kun had no choice. Now that Yizhou was just being established, he could only use local nobles to manage Yizhou.

Han Chun was confident and suggested:

"Lord Ye, conquering Yizhou is only the first step. It will take several more years to completely win over the people. So, we need to be steady now and take it step by step. Officials in Chengdu can retire if they are old. I will slowly replace the vacant positions with my own confidants. As for the governor, I have a candidate..."

The Zhizhong Congshi was responsible for the selection of officials at all levels, which was also a very powerful position.

Ye Kun nodded: "Please go ahead."

"It's Xie Tong, my daughter's in-law. My daughter is his daughter-in-law." Han Chun did not hide it and whispered:

"The Xie family has many disciples, and they are all talented, spread across the major counties of Yizhou. As long as the Xie family submits to Lord Ye, Yizhou will be fine."

Ye Kun nodded slightly: "The Xie family is the most wealthy family in Yizhou, and they are rich enough to rival a country. I know that. Since it is Lord Han's recommendation, then I will listen to you and appoint Xie Tong as the governor tomorrow."

Han Chun and his relatives, one was a Sima and the other was a Zhizhong official, basically took charge of all the government affairs in Yizhou.

Han Chun also wanted to intervene in Yizhou's finances and suggested:

"Wu Qiong, a scholar from Chengdu, is good at calculations and upright. He can serve as a clerk in the Bo Cao."

Ye Kun nodded and smiled: "Okay."

Han Chun was very satisfied and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your trust, Lord Ye. Han Chun will swear allegiance to you until death!"

"It's me who should thank Lord Han for his help."

Ye Kun was very polite and sent Han Chun out the door.

This old fox has such a big appetite!

But Ye Kun didn't care. As long as he had the military power in his hands, it wouldn't be too late to deal with Han Chun after the situation stabilized.

The next morning, Shangguan Jifu led his troops north, on the one hand to take over the military power of the counties and prefectures in the north of Yizhou, and on the other hand to arrange troops to resist the invasion of the Hanzhong army.

Qin Erwu, Wang Dagui and others led their troops south, stationed in major counties and passes, and took full control of Yizhou's defense.

Lu Kaijiang and Zhou Xuanwu, with Ye Kun's 10,000 elite personal soldiers, were stationed in Chengdu.

Huangfu Lin temporarily served as the Bingcao of Yizhou, responsible for coordinating the military forces from various places.

Ye Kun also urgently dispatched Wen Qi, Guan Yafu and his son, Ye Qingyang, Qin Chou, Huang Sizhong, Hou Qi and others to come to Yizhou for support.

I feel uneasy when there is no one close to me.

On the third day after taking office, Xie Tong, the official in charge of the administration, suggested to Ye Kun:

"Lord Ye, the governors of the major counties can be replaced by our own people. You can issue an order to have them come to Chengdu to report on their work, then detain them on the spot and arrange for them to serve as officials in Chengdu. Then send your own people to take over their positions as governors."

This is exactly what Ye Kun wants!

Ye Kun did not shy away and called on Zhuge Feng, Han Chun and others to conspire and discuss the replacement of county governors.

Zhuge Feng frowned and said, "Gongsun Zhang is weak and has poor control over the counties under his rule. The counties are almost all independent and the accumulated problems are difficult to correct. We must now take back the governance of the counties, but we must not act too hastily, otherwise the counties will not accept it and will unite and turn against us. At that time, there will be another fight."

Xie Tong said: "If we leave it alone like Gongsun Zhang did and keep dragging it out, it will be even more troublesome in the future."

Ye Kun thought for a moment, pointed at the map and said:

"We have taken control of all the major counties and prefectures north of Chengdu. As for the major counties in the south, we can take Wuyang, Nangan, and Jiangyang. In this way, all the counties and prefectures in central Sichuan will be surrounded by us. No one dares to move rashly and can only obey orders."

Han Chun nodded: "Then replace the governors of the three southern counties first."

The decision was made, and Ye Kun kept Han Chun, Xie Tong and others to have dinner and talk.

After the meal, Xie Tong was the first to leave.

Han Chun looked at Ye Kun and said with a smile: "Now that Yizhou has been settled, Lord Ye, why don't you bring your wife to Yizhou so that you and your wife can be reunited?"

"I want to wait a little longer until Yizhou is more stable. If I bring my mother and wife here now, I'm afraid I won't have time to take care of them." Ye Kun smiled.

My son is still young, and it is not suitable for him to travel long distances through mountains and rivers.

It will be troublesome if you can't adapt to the local climate and water.

Han Chun smiled slightly: "Master Xie Tong has a daughter who was originally married to Gongsun Zhang's third brother and unfortunately became a widow. This girl is called Baochan, she is both virtuous and talented, and is well-known in Yizhou. Why don't I be a matchmaker, and Master Ye will marry into the Xie family, so that he can sleep peacefully in Yizhou in the future."

Damn, you force a widow on me?

Ye Kun was angry, but he couldn't turn his face, so he smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Han, but I already have a wife."

"Mrs. Jiang is still the first lady, so there is no need to worry about it." Han Chun said slowly:

"Lord Ye is the governor of Yizhou. Isn't it normal for him to have three or five wives? The marriage between the two families can ensure the long-term stability of Yizhou. Why not do it?"

Zhuge Feng also knew the current situation in Yizhou. He winked at Ye Kun, indicating that he should agree.

Ye Kun chuckled and said, "I drank too much today, let's discuss this matter later."

Retreating to the back hall, Ye Kun was very angry and ordered Tan Bamao to go to Pingye County immediately to pick up Miss Jiang Yourong and Yuejuan.

"Master Ye, please don't be impulsive."

Zhuge Feng followed and whispered:

"I just asked. Although Xie Baochan is a widow, she is only 22 or 23 years old, which is about the same age as Lord Ye. Lord Ye will not suffer any loss if he marries Xie Baochan in exchange for the stability of Yizhou. What's more, she is talented and virtuous."

"He has talent and virtue...but what if he is ugly?"

"Hey, Lord Ye is wrong. You should marry a virtuous woman. She is talented and virtuous, but you are still not satisfied?"

"You guys..." Ye Kun pointed at Zhuge Feng's nose and said, "You and Han Chun and Xie Tong are all the same, treating me like a puppet."

Zhuge Feng was also not serious. He shrugged and said, "I would like others to manipulate me, but no one likes me!"

"you……"

Ye Kun was furious.

"Master Ye, let's just leave it at that. I'll go prepare the betrothal gifts, and you wait for the bridal chamber."

"It's up to you guys, get out of here!"

Ye Kun was annoyed.

Zhuge Feng chuckled and went to discuss with Han Chun to arrange a marriage for Ye Kun.

Ye Kun accepted his fate and put the matter aside for the time being, taking care of government affairs. He sent a pigeon to ask Guan Yong to be in charge of the major construction of Jiangzhou, expand Jiangzhou city, and move a large group of craftsmen from Dongba County and Xiping Mountain, part of whom would be moved to Jiangzhou and part of whom would be moved to Chengdu.

Two days later, Zhuge Feng reported:

"Master Ye, Master Han Chun and I have already arranged the betrothal gifts for you. Master Xie Tong has readily agreed. In seven days, you and Xie Baochan will be married."

Ye Kun rolled his eyes and said, "Before the wedding, can I meet Xie Baochan?"

The wedding night is coming soon, we have to check the goods, right?

Zhuge Feng smiled and said, "That's no problem. Master Xie Tong invites you to his house for a drink tonight. You can meet his daughter."

"Let's meet!"

Ye Kun snorted, then glared and said, "But let me be clear, if Xie Baochan is too ugly, you have to allow me to return the goods!"

Zhuge Feng laughed and said, "A man's words are as good as his words. How can you treat marriage as a joke?"