"Before you go to the Secret Texts Pavilion, I hope that you can assist Shen Buhai in bringing [Imperial Wind] into the Mountain Sea Guards. Is that alright with you?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
Taking over the Great Zhou Dynasty was far more complicated than taking over Sui and Shu.
As the only player territory that could compete with the Great Xia, there were not only many families in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but there were also players' guilds, including many super guilds.
Other than that, there was also the terrifying [Imperial Wind].
The most beautiful thing that [Imperial Wind] did was to "poison" Feng Qiuhuang to death.
This was a super intelligence agency that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Mountain Sea Guards. If Ouyang Shuo couldn't use it, then he could only get rid of it.
The problem was that an intelligence agency was not so easy to get rid of. Only a few people knew about the secret agents and strongholds. They could easily change their identities and hide their tracks.
Once they hid, there would be endless trouble.
That was why Ouyang Shuo wanted to use Di Chen and Peerless Elegance to take over the intelligence agency. This was the true test of Peerless Elegance's loyalty.
The Mountain Sea Guards were not completely clueless about [Imperial Wind].
If Peerless Elegance played tricks on this matter and the Mountain Sea Guards found out, not only would she have no place in the Great Xia, but the entire Di family would also be affected.
Even without Ouyang Shuo saying much, Peerless Elegance knew the stakes.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'll get it done."
As the owner of [Imperial Wind], Peerless Elegance hoped that it would have a good ending.
Ouyang Shuo nodded in satisfaction. He didn't mention to Peerless Elegance that if she did this well, she would be in charge of the intelligence in the Secret Texts Pavilion in the future.
...
In Handan City, other than Di Chen and Peerless Elegance, Ouyang Shuo didn't see anyone else.
During this period, the other small and medium-sized families, the president of [Unhindered Sword Qi], the president of [Eighteen Steeds of Swallow and Cloud], the president of [Embroidered Uniform Guards], the president of [Laojun Temple], the president of [Purple Thunder Alliance], and the president of [Purple Thunder Alliance], such as the representatives of the other small and medium-sized families, were all rejected.
Although Ouyang Shuo didn't want to settle scores with these small and medium-sized families, he didn't want to promote them either. He dismissed all of them and hired them according to the recruitment rules of Great Xia.
As Great Xia fully opened up to the players, the imperial court was already very familiar with such recruitment.
This also meant that from now on, these aristocratic families could forget about obtaining any special privileges in the Xia Kingdom. Not only that, if the descendants of the aristocratic families dared to act as recklessly as before, they would be punished by the 'Great Xia Code'.
The law was merciless.
Ouyang Shuo was not Di Chen. He had absolute authority in Grand Xia. These small and medium-sized aristocratic families did not have the qualifications to disrupt the order that Ouyang Shuo had painstakingly established.
Ouyang Shuo was neutral when it came to the aristocratic families, but when it came to the super guilds, he wanted to get even with them. He was especially merciless when it came to the traitor of the League of Mountains and Seas, [Laojun Guan].
Ouyang Shuo ordered the guilds to follow the example of the Baleful Blood Mercenary Group. Within a week, they would disband themselves and their personnel would be distributed to various posts in Great Xia.
Otherwise, he would be expelled from Great Xia.
The traitor Daoist Priest Azure Bull was blacklisted by Ouyang Shuo. He was immediately executed and then banished. Being expelled from Great Xia was basically equivalent to being expelled from Huaxia. The outcome could be imagined.
Ouyang Shuo wanted to punish the chicken to warn the monkey. He did not want to give these guilds the slightest bit of hope. They could either give up their power and integrate into the system of Great Xia or get lost.
Of course, Ouyang Shuo still had a sense of propriety. He only attacked the higher-ups of the guilds, especially the presidents of these guilds. He treated the other members of the guilds equally, except for those who had obvious bad records.
With such a two-pronged approach, these super guilds had no choice but to disband.
…
The Cabinet would be in charge of how to take over the Capital Province and Ludong Province. There was no need for Ouyang Shuo to personally intervene. Therefore, on the first of June, Ouyang Shuo returned to the capital.
Ouyang Shuo had to appoint the governors of the two provinces.
The Capital Province and Ludong Province were the top provinces in Huaxia. Not only were they geographically superior, but they were also rich in resources. They also had a deep foundation. Ouyang Shuo naturally had to be cautious about the choice of governors.
After thinking for two days, Ouyang Shuo finally made up his mind.
On the third of June, the imperial court issued a series of appointments and removals for the two provinces.
Wang Shou was relieved of his position as the Governor of North Incheon Province and transferred to the Governor of the Capital Province. The vacant position of Governor of North Sichuan was given to the Governor of Jiaozhou of the Lingnan Province, Song Wen.
Wang Shouren, also known as Wang Yangming, was a true genius who excelled in both the pen and the sword. Even rarer was that he possessed both ability and integrity. He was deeply trusted by Ouyang Shuo, allowing him to manage North Sichuan Province to flourish.
In the recent storm at the Supreme Court, Wang Shouren had been a clear-cut supporter of the local governors.
This transfer to the capital was undoubtedly a new challenge for Wang Shouren. This was because the Capital Province was adjacent to the Mongolian Empire and would become the front line of the Imperial Court's war against the Mongols.
More importantly, the Capital Province was the center of the entire north. It had an outstanding strategic position and extraordinary significance. Ouyang Shuo was very reassured by having Wang Shouren oversee the capital.
Two years ago, Song Tianxiong had attempted to interfere in the storm over Ouyang Shuo's children, which had displeased Ouyang Shuo and even implicated Song Wen. Not only had Ouyang Shuo reprimanded him, he had even ordered that Song Wen not be promoted.
Only today was Ouyang Shuo able to promote Song Wen.
After experiencing such setbacks, Ouyang Shuo believed that Song Wen had grown up and clearly understood who he should be loyal to between his family and the imperial court.
This time, he promoted Song Wen as an explanation to his wife, Song Jia, so that she wouldn't be put in a difficult position.
The imperial court issued an imperial edict to relieve Sun Yannong of his post as the prefectural governor of South Sichuan Province and promote him to the governor-general of Ludong.
After Gu Xiuwen and Cui Shousi, Sun Yannong became the third indigenous governor. At this point, the civil officials of the indigenous people were like rising stars in the officialdom of Great Xia, becoming a force that couldn't be ignored.
Standing behind them was Ouyang Shuo.
Apart from the two governor-generals, the prefectural governors, prefectural magistrates, and even some county magistrates of the two provinces would be replaced. The descendants of the aristocratic families would all be taken down and replaced with officials who were trusted by the imperial court.
In the face of the powerful Great Xia, these aristocratic families were powerless to resist.
...
After the appointment of the governor-generals, the takeover of Great Zhou was basically set.
Next, it was time to settle the prisoners of war. Because no war had broken out, according to the post-war statistics, after the various divisions of the Great Xia army had replenished their losses, there were still a total of 650,000 soldiers waiting to be reorganized.
Just like before, Ouyang Shuo wasn't in a hurry to reorganize the army.
Because the war to eradicate Great Zhou was carried out exceptionally smoothly, there were basically no major wars. Ouyang Shuo made a prompt decision and was prepared to follow up the victory by attacking the remaining three nations.
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