The Demonic Crown Prince

"Clean it!" Wang Wanquan said without hesitation.

"Oh? How do I clean it?" Li Yuan nodded to himself.

"Now, apart from the three of us, one garrison commander, two deputy garrison commanders, two chiliarchs, and seven battalion commanders are all dead."

But there are still 27 generals, 81 smalls, and 243 squads still alive. These junior officers are the soul of the unit, and of course, the vast majority of them are Wu Ying's men.

If Your Highness wants to truly control this army, then you must replace all those with disloyal intentions with your own people!

Wang Wanquan said that he was one of the three thousand-household commanders, while Zhang Chuang and Xu Lei were two of the nine battalion commanders.

"What about those who were replaced? What will happen to them?"

Li Yuan looked at him.

"Kill them all!" Wang Wanquan gritted his teeth, his cheeks bulging out in anger.

"You're quite the ruthless one, decisive and ruthless." Li Yuan looked at him with great admiration.

But then he shook his head. "What we need is control of the army, not indiscriminate killing. Besides, killing so many officers at once without a legitimate reason would be a real problem."

"Then, what should we do?"

All three of them looked at Li Yuan.

"Drive them all out. We don't need them anymore. Quality over quantity is key!"

Li Yuan said calmly.

"clear."

The three of them nodded in unison.

"Your Highness, if we drive those people away, what will we do with the missing soldiers and officers?"

Zhang Chuang, whose face was dark, asked in a low voice.

"Good question!"

Li Yuan nodded. "Next, we must implement democratic centralism and elect capable people to fill these leadership positions!"

"What?"

All three of them were stunned.

"It's very simple. After expelling those former leaders and generals, immediately start a nationwide election, and then select those who are truly loyal, brave and reliable through a series of selections. That's called democracy."

After the selection, a few of us will make the final decision on how to use these people; this is called centralization.

Do you understand?

Li Yuan explained succinctly.

"So, it's a combination of popular election and recruitment, right?"

Xu Lei, who had a slightly scholarly air about him, suddenly realized what was going on and quickly asked.

"That's right." Li Yuan gave him an appreciative look; this guy does have some culture.

I need to have a good talk with them when I have time, to find out their background.

"There's another matter, one that's extremely urgent and must be done: raise money!"

Li Yuan said again.

"Make money?" All three of them were taken aback.

"These people eat soldiers' flesh and drink soldiers' blood, so they must be quite wealthy, right?"

"Search their quarters, and use all the money found to pay the soldiers' wages."

Li Yuan looked at the pile of corpses on the ground and sneered.

The three men simultaneously perked up, stood up, and said, "Understood."

"And of course, let's not forget those old military leaders who are about to be expelled. Even small ants are still meat!"

Li Yuan then helped the three of them broaden their thinking.

"Absolutely, Your Highness!"

The three men beamed with delight; the more they looked at the King of Qin, the more they liked him.

"Let's go. Now that we're out, you should know how to explain things to those soldiers, right?"

Li Yuan asked.

"Of course we know." The three of them nodded in unison.

Then, Li Yuan led three people out of the tent, stepping over the pool of blood on the ground!

When the tent flap was lifted, a strong stench of blood filled the air, and the corpses scattered all over the tent caused a chorus of shocked screams from the soldiers watching from the opposite side.

"Silence! Beat the drum! Assemble at the drill ground! All guards, close the camp gates and maintain order."

Wang Wanquan issued a series of orders.

Soon after, the drums sounded continuously, and all the soldiers assembled at the drill ground.

The bodies of Wu Ying and the others were all hung on the flagpole, dripping with blood, a horrifying sight.

"I am Wang Wanquan, commander of the Quanziwei Guard. You should all know me."

The King of Qin came to the camp today to receive the troops, but to our surprise, our garrison commander Wu Ying and others resisted the receipt of the troops and even attempted to harm the King of Qin. In the chaos, the Vice Minister of War Wang Zhe was killed and died in the line of duty.

Zhang Chuang, Xu Lei, and I, undeterred by threats, risked our lives to protect the King of Qin and killed Wu Ying and his gang of traitors.

This is what just happened in the main tent!

Wang Wanquan shouted.

A group of soldiers looked up at the people on the platform, their expressions varied.

"Next, all flag bearers, squad leaders, and team leaders, step forward and assemble at the front."

Wang Wanquan shouted again.

Wang Wanquan is now the highest-ranking officer in this unit, and his orders are absolute.

Although the junior officers didn't know what was going to happen, they all stood at the front under the supervision of the troops loyal to Wang Wanquan.

"The King of Qin has ordered a complete reorganization of the army. All former officers and soldiers are to be dismissed and sent wherever they want."

Furthermore, before their departure, their personal belongings must be confiscated, and all embezzled or withheld military pay must be returned.

Wang Wanquan shouted.

"Why are you treating us like this? What did we do wrong?"

"You want to seize our property? This is robbery! We're going to sue you!"

The incident happened suddenly, and the crowd below was instantly in an uproar, with emotions running high.

However, after a dozen or so of the loudest ones were dragged out by a group of fierce soldiers, pinned to the ground, and slapped across the face until they were covered in blood, everyone else quieted down and dared not make a sound anymore.

"First confiscate their property, then expel them! Ten people per team, everyone participates!"

At Li Yuan's prompting, Wang Wanquan instigated a conflict among the masses.

Thus, the massive plagiarism campaign never began.

Wang Wanquan was indeed impartial and showed no mercy to the troops under his command.

Of course, he was previously sidelined, as almost all the junior officers were placed by Wu Ying, so he had nothing to worry about.

Those low-ranking soldiers, who had been oppressed and were filled with bitterness and tears, now had the opportunity to take revenge themselves. They were immediately agitated and almost screamed as they dragged those people to ransack their homes.

Because it was in a military camp, where people lived in tents, there was nowhere to hide things, making it very easy to steal them.

Half an hour later, the copying was still not finished.

The result surprised everyone.

These people were all quite wealthy. The lowest-ranking squad leader had more than a hundred taels of silver on him, while others, such as the captains, had more than three thousand taels. Of course, this was the wealth they had accumulated over the years, including the compensation money deducted from the soldiers who died or were wounded in battle!

All of them together, the total amount confiscated exceeded 200,000 taels.

Among them, Wu Ying embezzled more than 70,000 taels of silver, making him a petty official with enormous greed!

The pile of gleaming silver coins on the ground dazzled everyone's eyes.

The soldiers were filled with grief and indignation. They were usually starving and cold, but these bastards were using their hard-earned money to live a life of luxury!

The soldiers and officers were ashamed and knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

"Break off an arm of each of these scum who eat soldiers' flesh and drink their blood, then drive them away!"

Li Yuan let out a long shout!

Next, a group of long-oppressed soldiers gritted their teeth and swung their big sticks, smashing the weapons repeatedly.

Screams of agony filled the camp. All the greedy junior officers had their hands broken and were chased out of the camp like dogs, their clothes almost torn off.

"Conduct a comprehensive survey and replenish the deducted pay of all soldiers!"

Li Yuan drank again.

"Thank you, King Qin..."

"Long live the King of Qin!"

Cheers and applause resounded loudly.

The soldiers' hands were sore from clapping.

I've never seen a commander like this before!

People's hearts are beginning to unite!