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Chapter 448

Liu Jing couldn't cry by himself, and the reactions of his officials were also a little cold. Only Li Yan, Xiang Lang, Han Ji and other former Jingzhou officials silently shed a few tears for Liu Biao.

Standing in front of Liu Biao's coffin, Liu Jingxin said: "'Fifty people are not young', you are over [-] years old, famous all over the world, you are the leader of scholars, you also occupy thousands of miles of land, and you have the power to one side, you can be regarded as worthy of this life gone."

After hanging sacrifices to Liu Biao, Liu Jing came out of the mourning hall and was led into another room by Liu Cong.

As soon as he was seated, Liu Jing straight to the point and said to Liu Cong: "Zhongyu is now returning with a seal and ribbon, but Jiangxia, Zhangling, and Nanyang have not yet returned, and Zhongyu needs to write a letter to persuade them."

"Promise." Liu Cong responded, and then said: "Right now Zhang Ling Taishou Huang She is in Jiangxia, his father Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu, the confidant of the late king, has received a special treatment, father and son are both county guards, and the honor is the best in Jiangxia and Han. I will send a letter to invite him, and Huang Zu will lead the people to surrender, and at that time, the two counties of Jiangxia and Zhangling will be confirmed."

"As for Nanyang... In the past, Dong Zhuo and his henchmen tyrannized Guanzhong, and the people dispersed. There were more than [-] families who took refuge in Nanyang from Wuguan. Now that the Sanfu has been settled, the people of Guanzhong have returned north, but tens of thousands of families are still stranded in Nanyang. "

When Liu Cong said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "I have been in contact with the Qiang Hu for a long time, and I am quite infected with the Hu style. Courtesy is cheap and courage is valued, and poverty is robbery, and wealth is thief. The people of Nanyang are deeply loved by him. Harmful. When the first emperor was alive, he could not be banned, but he had to adopt a gentle strategy to win over the refugees, Qu Shuai, and use their hands to govern the people in Guanzhong."

Liu Cong finally said: "The refugee Qu Shuai has always been rebellious, so he may not obey my orders. If the general wants to win Nanyang, he must subdue him first."

Liu Jing nodded thoughtfully.

The Nanyang mentioned by the two refers only to the west of Guiyang County, from Wuguan in the north to Shandu in the south.

As we all know, Nanyang is the hometown of the ancestor Guangwu, named "Southern Capital", with 36 counties and over a hundred cities. At its peak, the population reached more than 240 million. It is truly the largest county in the world. Although it is called a county, it is actually Equivalent to one state.

After years of turmoil, Nanyang County has now been divided into three, with Wan County as the boundary, and the north of Wan County is the area controlled by Cao Cao.

In the south of Wanxian County, with Xinye as the center, Liu Biao set up Zhangling County separately.

To the west of Wan County, with Nanxiang as the center, from Wuguan in the north to Shandu in the south, there are eleven counties in total. old days.

However, Liu Jing attached great importance to Nanyang in his heart. First of all, the tens of thousands of households of Guanzhong refugees, no matter whether they were registered as people or collected their young and strong for driving, would benefit him infinitely.

Secondly, Nanyang can lead to Guanzhong.Jingzhou is located in the south, and there has always been a shortage of good horses.

However, Guanzhong is bordered by Liang and Bing, and horses are easy to obtain. Before the Battle of Guandu, Han Sui, Ma Teng and other generals in Guanxi donated more than [-] horses to Cao Cao at a time.

Liu Jing can trade with Han Sui and Ma Teng, exchanging grain and ironware urgently needed in Guanzhong for war horses, cattle, furs, etc.

In this way, within a few years, Liu Jing will be able to form a large-scale cavalry army.

Of course, we must first surrender Qu Shuai, a refugee from Guanzhong, otherwise everything will be out of the question.

This matter is not difficult for Liu Jing. Since his rise, he has recruited tens of thousands of Jingzhou surrendered troops in the past few years. Among them, there are not a few people from Guanzhong. , will become the key for Liu Jing to control Nanyang.

This is moving with emotion, if Qu Shuai, a refugee, doesn't know how to flatter, he doesn't mind brandishing a butcher knife, "knowing it with reason", Jing and Jiaozhou have been trampled under his feet, how can a group of bereaved dogs be looked down upon by him inside.

At this moment, Liu Jing suddenly remembered something, and asked Liu Cong, "By the way, I heard that Wen (Pin) Zhongye is in Fancheng right now?"

Liu Cong nodded in agreement.

Liu Jingxin said happily: "Wen Zhongye, a famous general of Chu, the tiger occupies the north, and his power shakes Jingtu. I have heard his name for a long time, and I have admired him for a long time."

Liu Cong immediately said with interest: "Wen Zhongye is indeed talented as a general, enough to entrust important affairs. I will send someone across the river to recruit."

Liu Jing nodded slightly, then chatted with Liu Cong for a while, then got up to leave.

Coming out of Liu's Biefu, under the respectful escort of Liu Cong and others, Liu Jing left in a car, went straight to the state department, and summoned Jingzhou officials in the hall.

Headed by Liu Xian, Han Song, and Fu Xun, officials from the State Department and the Zhennan General's Mansion gathered hundreds of people, shouting and tsunami worshiping under the hall.

Liu Jing was sitting upright, accepting the worship, and then signaled everyone to stand up and sit down, and said slowly: "In the past, Wang Mang usurped the Han, and heroes rose together. It's time for Gengshi, Gongsun Shu and others to indulge their passions and indulge their desires. Diet, disrespect for the people, and cause the collapse of the foundation."

Liu Jing looked around the hall, and continued: "Today's mourning and chaos are too reckless. The elders of Liu Jingzhou's clan are devoted to guarding the river and Han to watch the changes of the times. And the children are not arrogant, and their clothes and food are extravagant. It is really a disappointment for the world to take everything from the people.”

After all, Liu Biao is dead, and all his former ministers are in the court. Liu Jing did not hold high the imperial edict, denouncing Liu Biao as a "rebel" as in the call to action, but he also made severe criticisms of Liu Biao. Otherwise, it would not be enough Demonstrate the justice of his rebellion.

Hundreds of people in the hall were silent.

Liu Jing said loudly again: "In the past, when Emperor Ling was in power, he often gave amnesty, which caused the law to be abolished. When Cao Sikong came to power, the situation changed. However, I was in Changsha, and I heard that Liu Jingzhou went his own way and pardoned every year. If you blindly apply benevolence without emphasizing punishment, how can it benefit governance?"

During the 22 years of Emperor Han Ling's reign, he pardoned the world as many as [-] times. At the beginning of his succession, he granted amnesty every year.

This situation did not change until Cao Cao assumed power. Cao Cao always attached great importance to laws and regulations, and only granted amnesty once in the first year when he established his capital in Xuchang.

Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Biao still clings to the idea of ​​"clear morality and careful punishment", "heavy punishment in ordinary times, light punishment in troubled times", destroying the laws of the country and making a name for himself.

Like him, there are also Liu Yan, Liu Zhang and his sons from Yizhou. The reason why they did this is naturally to win over the local rich surnames and stabilize the ruling foundation.But in Liu Jing's view, doing so is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.

Liu Jing's voice resounded in the hall again: "At the beginning when Shizu first arrived in Hebei, Feng Yi and others advised him: "Do what pedestrians cannot do. "The ancestors gladly accepted it, and then dealt with unjust prisons, frugal food, and honored the law, so Beizhou sang and sighed, and the sound spread far and wide. Although my talents and virtues are not as good as those of the ancestors, I still have the heart of law. I hope you can help me sincerely. , to benefit the great cause."

The meaning of Liu Jing's words is already obvious. The days of grammatical restraints and probation and imprisonment are gone forever. In the future, everyone will be a man with their tails between their legs.

(End of this chapter)