Delong

Chapter 259

Chapter 259: He Ge Xing (13)

"Luxi, Lunan, Qijun Nanbian, and Langya, there are probably a dozen or so families who played their own banners alone." Zhang Xing came back to his senses, and asked calmly behind the candle. "How many houses do Xiong Tianwang think can be kept?"

Xiong Bonan was silent for a while, before he answered in a low voice: "Two families...probably."

Rao Zhang Xing had been mentally prepared for a long time, and he was a little dazed at this time. He paused for a long time before asking: "Which two? What about the others?"

"The family is a surnamed Zuo. The rest of Zuo Xiaoyou, the prefect of Qi County, is now located in the southeast of Qi County, occupying two counties. Langya Mountain also has some influence." Xiong Tianwang began to talk seriously. "It may be that Zuo Xiaoyou, who he was with before, was the local magistrate of Qi County, and he made a special confession; it may also be that he was frightened by Fan Hu who returned to his teacher before he had time to do anything; of course, it may also be that he is really a particular person. I haven't heard of any evil deeds, and there are some rules for doing things, basically it's a government that doesn't disturb the people."

"It should have several things. I was an official before, and then I met the victory of Li Shan, the Dragon Gang, and there was no room for trouble." Xie Minghe interjected. "This is really rare in troubled times."

"Probably so." Xiong Bonan nodded perfunctorily and continued talking. "As for the remaining family, there are actually two 'half families'... One is the Guishan Army in the southeast of Shandong. They have a bad reputation in Sishui County, and they are very clean in the Guishan area of ​​Langya. They have just eaten Liang Father, no matter how good or bad it is, it is not easy to count them on their heads; as for the Haixu Gang, which has just risen for half a year along the coast of Langya, everything is in order, but one of the gangs is suspected of taking people out to sea, but this year, especially It's Langya who is confused, do you think selling yourself as a slave is good or bad? It's hard to say clearly."

Zhang Xing's heart moved slightly, but he didn't say much, he just kept asking: "Then the others are not allowed to stay? Are they all slaughtering villages and towns?"

"That's not likely." Xiong Bonan took a deep breath, and shook his head after a long while: "But after much deliberation, I can't think of a way to keep it... The most common is looting, the whole village, the whole town, the whole The robbing of the county, the cattle, sheep and livestock in the village, the gold, silver and treasures in the city, all will be robbed... I don’t count the official treasury, because it is a rebellion after all, and there are indeed many people who put things in the official treasury for the people of."

Before Zhang Xing could speak, Liu Yunhe probably understood some of the content, but at this moment he couldn't hold back: "Don't the Dragon Gang plunder?"

As soon as the words came out, Zhang and Xiong Qi came to see.

Xie Minghe immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, but he was even more curious: "Does the Dragon Gang not plunder?"

"I don't rob people, only officials." Xiong Bo Nanweng replied in a low voice. "Moreover, during the first wave of uprisings, food was distributed, debts were burned, and prisons were cleared. This time, due to concerns about insufficient food, food was not distributed, but more money and silk were released."

Xie Minghe was still curious: "But if this is the case, how did you get together the military rations and military funds? I heard that you fought [-] against [-] in the first battle of Lishan, and you had [-] troops in the second Eastern Expedition!"

"It's not all released, half of the government treasury is kept. The key is to replace the government immediately, so as not to let the people's affairs be spoiled by riots." Xiong Bonan tried his best to explain, but was too lazy to correct the strength of the troops. "Follow-up, the land tax was also collected."

"But I still don't understand." Of course Xie Minghe could see Xiong Bonan's dissatisfaction, but he couldn't suppress his doubts. "How did you replace the government? And if you collected land taxes as usual, don't the local people have any complaints? What's the difference between rioting and not rioting?"

Xiong Bonan was about to answer, but he was at a loss for words, so he looked at Zhang Xing.

Xie Minghe understood and looked at Zhang Xing.

"Every place is different." Zhang Xing answered seriously. "The Eastern Realm is the old place of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, but it is not the core of the Eastern Qi Dynasty. The two capitals of the Eastern Qi Dynasty are in Hebei and the other is in Jindi. The Eastern Realm is mostly occupied by military leaders, and there are not many noble families. Therefore, The main force of the rebellion here is mostly the local tyrants handed down from the Eastern Qi Dynasty. They were both middle and low-ranking officials of the Wei Dynasty in the local area, and they were also heroes on the road. They are naturally good at common affairs. If you are decent, you can naturally preserve the order of the government during the incident."

Xie Minghe nodded again and again when he heard half of it. Speaking of history, he knew more than Zhang Xing, so he quickly came to his senses—in a word, the grassroots political power was already in the hands of the rebels here.

"As for resentment." Zhang Xing laughed. "Different from the land tax of three acres for one mu of land in Jiangdong, double the land tax for one mu of land here in the East has always been good, and after we deposed the Dragon Gang, we only awarded land and collected land taxes according to the actual situation, and burned usury debts by the way. It is also strange that the common people have calmed down their grievances by cutting off those special products for offering."

Xie Minghe smiled mischievously.

"Anyway." Seeing this, Xiong Bonan finally took it back. "Plundering is the biggest and most common incident, and then there is excessive expropriation, but there is no action to maintain the place..."

"This is what most rebels are capable of." Xie Minghe immediately shook his head again. "When they make troubles, everything is good. Who can say that they were not forced to make troubles by the Great Wei court? So the rebels from all over the world must be blamed on the Great Wei court. But once the troubles are completed, who can be like you?" The Dragon Clan knows how to govern the place and maintain order, and they clean up the treasury in a month or two... But after gathering the crowd, they have to raise the army and expand the territory, so they will inevitably ask the lower class for unlimited, The bottom is also squeezed dry, so it can only be robbed obviously, and once the opening of robbing is opened, it is self-satisfied and depraved, and everything is unbearable."

Xiong Bonan became more and more frustrated, but he couldn't argue, he just continued in a muffled voice:

"Thank you for what you said is correct. These are quite general, but it is the leaders who are the most annoying to me... Many heroes in the past are all heroes who are familiar with each other. They have had no amount of loyalty. I have never seen them lose their loyalty and duty in poverty, and it turned out to be only one year, and they are getting worse day by day... There are times when they were clean and self-sufficient, but they took in a woman after the incident. It can be said that it is a marriage after being rich, but after one woman, another woman married ten, eight, twenty within half a year. What is it? ? Xiao Guo in our gang is also greedy for money, but what does it matter if one person has to eat dozens of plates for a meal?"

Xie Minghe seemed to want to interrupt again, but he didn't speak.

On the contrary, it was Zhang Xing, who had a little understanding, and couldn't help laughing: "These are really nothing in front of the Southern Tang and Southern Chen clans. Back then, many Jiangdong clans had hundreds of maidservants and thousands of plates for a meal. There are quite a few people who show off their wealth and domineering spirit and kill people, but it is precisely because of this that those aristocratic families were defeated, and they were trampled under the feet of those bumpkins in Guanlong, until they lost all skin."

Xie Minghe's expression remained unchanged, but the straight candle flame in front of him visibly shook.

"So, after all, it is a recognized bad thing, and it has been clearly taught." Xiong Bonan sighed. "Actually, for me, it's not too much to really care about massacring cities and villages, killing endlessly, and full of evil. In other words, there are still a few that can be found. The key is that most people regard looting, women, and extravagance as Do not take it as an ordinary thing. I went to see them, look for them, they know how to cover up random killings, and even cover up the incidents of the rebels attacking each other, but no one covers up such things. One family is like this, two families are like this, Every family is like this, and in the end I became the wrong person, so that I also wondered, did I think the rules were too harsh at the beginning? But come back, look at us, and think about it before, isn’t it all pretty good? okay?"

"Is Xiong Tianwang wondering whether this is right or wrong, or why they became like this?" Zhang Xing thought for a while and asked with a smile on the other side.

"It's not enough to distinguish right from wrong, but I still wonder why they became like this." Xiong Bonan said earnestly.

Xie Minghe hesitated to speak.

"It's very simple. One is that there is a bad example in my heart; the other is that no one restrains me." Zhang Xing nodded in satisfaction, and then said slowly. "There are a lot of bad role models, because the world was bad before. The nobles of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, the military leaders of Guanlong, and the aristocratic families of Jiangdong have gone through hundreds of years of changes. There is a kind of mentality that I feel that I am the master of the house and become a master, and I can do the same."

Xie Minghe didn't say anything, but Xiong Bonan nodded immediately.

"But the worse example is none other than the Great Wei court." Zhang Xing continued eloquently.

"How do you say that?" Xiong Bonan was surprised for a moment. "The Great Wei court...the court is bad, but they didn't openly plunder?"

"Think about it again, is it true that there was no open looting?" Zhang Xing asked back.

Xiong Bonan was at a loss.

"Xiong Tianwang." Xie Minghe did not hold back again and again. "Tyranny is looting...open looting, but they have an emperor and the Guanlong army who conquered the world, they can amend the law, issue documents, and turn the looting into a legal government order. Otherwise, what do you think? Think about it, hundreds of thousands or millions of corvee workers, with tens of thousands of casualties, is no more brutal than massacres? Levying two land taxes for the old land of Dongqi and three land taxes for the old land of Southern Chen is not plundering the whole world? If not, why do the people of the world rebel? Why do they keep rebelling when they know that it is a court that has just unified eight or nine parts of the world, has countless powerful soldiers, and has a lot of masters? By the way, there is also that... collecting taxes on weekdays There is a lot of money, but once there is a disaster, they will be surrounded and not rescued, and no one will be allowed to run away, I don’t know what that is.”

Xiong Bonan remained silent, his complexion was obviously a little purple under the light of the candlelight, it could be seen that he accepted this statement very easily, but after the window paper was pierced, he had some more definite doubts feel.

"You two are really interesting." Zhang Xing couldn't help laughing at this moment. "There are some things that King Xiong took for granted, but Brother Xie was at a loss. There were some things that Brother Xie understood clearly, but King Xiong kept spinning... Today is considered a rare meeting."

Xie Minghe also laughed, and wanted to speak again.

But Xiong Bonan finally couldn't hold back the new doubts in his heart: "If this is the case, if one day we dethrone the Dragon Gang to re-stabilize the world and become a new court, can we control ourselves and not plunder the world? ?”

Zhang Xing wanted to answer, but when he saw Xie Minghe, he smiled at him instead: "Brother Xie, what do you think?"

Xie Minghe followed Nianxu and laughed: "I dare not say."

"Is there anything you dare not say?" Zhang Xing said disapprovingly. "I have satirized the Jiangdong family several times, you should have held your breath in your heart long ago, just say what you want."

"Then I'll say it." Xie Minghe glanced over Xiong Bonan, and answered him seriously. "Although your Dethrone Dragon Gang is temporarily at the top, but nine out of ten you won't be able to win the world!"

Xiong Bonan was furious for a moment, but Zhang Xing waved his hand to stop him.

Seeing this, Xie Minghe continued to twirl his beard and continued: "Actually, what I wanted to say just now... There is another important reason why those rebels willingly fell into depravity, that is, they also know in their hearts that they cannot win the world, because they can't win , then relax and be unscrupulous.”

"This is the truth." Zhang Xing nodded, but insisted on his own. "But it's not the main reason. The main reason is the lack of restraint. It's human nature to kill yourself with a sharp blade... Otherwise, according to what you said, we would not be able to win the world if we dethrone the dragon gang. Why didn't we plunder places? The place is for cattle and sheep?"

Xiong Bonan's spirit was slightly revived, this was his original intention of coming this time.

"I'm also surprised." Xie Minghe said frankly. "You keep talking about restraint, who restrained you from the Dragon Gang? You and Li Shu? If that's the case, isn't it because you and Li Shu, two great heroes, have the intention of taking over the world and cherishing feathers? Did it come down?"

"That's not the case. Believe it or not, we established an organization and used the power of the organization to restrain each other." Zhang Xing replied earnestly. "If it is true that I restrained the Dragon Gang, it can only be said that I knew from the beginning that people cannot rely on their own virtues. When we get out of control and do evil, let alone us mortals? So I worked hard to develop an organizational force in the gang early in the morning, trying to restrain each other. To put it bluntly, if there is no such restraint, before the battle of Lishan, the Chulong Gang might be The gang broke up, and after the battle in Lishan, I might as well have become the leader of the clan with all my promises."

"Believe it or not... I can probably understand what you are talking about. Isn't it just relying on morality, rules and crowds? But this thing may not be a good thing. If everything is controlled, it is easy to turn the corner." Xie Minghe thought for a while, then continued to shake his head. "Instead of limiting your ability to take over the world, it is easier to choose the biggest hero to be the master of the house, and it is more accurate to do things."

"Maybe so." Zhang Xing thought for a while and became more earnest. "And to be honest, even the current situation may not be able to persist. Maybe one day there will be more dissatisfied people in the gang, and there will be big troubles... But I still think that the so-called heroes, if even this point You can't accept the constraints, you can't abide by these rules, so what kind of a hero? As for choosing the leader, I have nothing to say, but how to choose? It depends on family background, cultivation, or who can do it right Well, can you abide by the rules and act righteously?"

Xiong Bo Nan nodded repeatedly, but Xie Minghe sneered, as if he didn't think so.

Zhang Xing immediately said again: "I know what Brother Xie means, and I never expected to build a pure world that burns everything like the lunatics of the True Fire Cult, but since I was forced to rebel and want to secure the world, I have to Better than Great Wei? Must be better than Dongqi? Must be better than Dongyi? Must be better than your Southern Tang and Nanchen in Jiangdong? How can we make a little progress by setting a clean target?"

Xiong Bonan nodded heavily, then stood up, turned to the outside of the gazebo, walked left and right, as if he had drunk too much wine and seemed to be diverging.

Xie Minghe also sighed when he heard this: "I believe you have good intentions, but it's still the same sentence. A joke... But I also understand what you mean, if the benevolent cannot be the king, then there is no point. But if this is the case, why can't the victor be the king first, win the world, and then be the benevolent?"

"The so-called benevolent ones don't take care of everything. When it comes to the battlefield, when you are completely defeated and struggling to survive, I don't think drinking human blood and eating human flesh is not enough." Zhang Xing was still earnest. "As for what it means to win the world, I'm not afraid of jokes. The current situation of the Dragon Clan has just started, and I feel a little unscrupulous...how can I get the world?"

"So, if you win the world..." At this moment, Xiong Bonan suddenly strode back into the pavilion, causing the wind to flicker and flicker the candles. "If you win the world, how can you continue to maintain morality and not become a great thief in the world?"

"Naturally, it is to expand the Dragon Clan to the whole world." Zhang Xing looked up and saw the other party's bright eyes, and couldn't help but move slightly. "Introduce this kind of organization in the gang into all parts of the world... It's like, like brothers becoming sworn brothers, there is a sense of loyalty between them, and if the whole world is sworn together, the whole world has a sense of loyalty , Guanlong people, Jiangdong people, even Dongyi people, and Beidi people are all one family. Naturally, people inside are not allowed to bully and plunder others casually. Moreover, if you regard the people of the world as brothers, you can't control yourself if you deal with them What the hell is that bastard?"

Xie Minghe couldn't help laughing again, of course he found it ridiculous.

Xiong Bonan breathed heavily, then nodded, and then looked at Xie Minghe: "Thank you for not believing, I also know that this is probably just an idea, but I want to try... because this world has become so bad, if you don't know what to do It’s all right to understand the truth, but if you understand it but don’t try it, wouldn’t it be a waste of life?”

Xie Minghe immediately stood in awe.

Zhang Xing also looked at the sworn brother: "Brother Xie, you should have felt it. I have been indifferent to you from the beginning, not because I don't like your ability and the power of the Eight Great Families now, nor because I hate you back then. It's embarrassing to fly around with me, but I feel that with your background, I'm afraid you can't accept the righteousness of our Dragon Gang... King Xiongtian was born in a rough place, I'm a farmer in the Northland, but you are the world-renowned Eight Great Families Xie's leader!"

Xie Minghe opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Zhang Xing:
"We rebelled. We want to seize the world, and we also want to secure the world. To secure the world is to reduce the number of thieves who blatantly rob the world, or to rob less, and try to let everyone enjoy this loyalty. And I boldly guess Guess, after all, you want the Jiangdong Eight Great Masters to replace the Guanlong gang and become the world's great thieves! I can still hope for those tyrannical and reckless, but for you who have done the world's great thieves! I don’t have much hope for a thief’s family.”

Xie Minghe fell silent, but after a while, he shook his head slowly:
"I don't approve of your flashy things, but I really never thought about letting Jiangdong Eight Great Masters become the world's thieves again... It's not that I don't want to, but I have traveled around these years, and I have more or less knowledge, knowing that they are fundamentally thieves... It's just that the mud can't support the wall, there is no such possibility! In this world, the strong are respected, and the ones who can succeed in the end are either Guan Long's gang or Dong Qi's gang, or you, Zhang Xingxuan, started here, right? Because this is the former land of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, are there any tyrants who have mastered the foundation of the place?"

"Indeed." Zhang Xing admitted without hesitation. "We talked for a long time about whether the winner is king or the benevolent is king, as if the two are in conflict... In fact, this may not be the case, these are two different things."

"If that's the case." Xie Minghe ignored the other party's opportunity to argue, but spoke scorchingly. "I don't want to talk about going with you and trying such nonsense that I don't even believe, but I just want to say that the world is in chaos and violence is unbearable. Even I have the idea of ​​​​resisting, at least for a while We can be regarded as fellow travelers...isn't it?"

"Yes." Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Then why don't you go for a walk together first?" Xie Minghe couldn't ask. "Let's make a gentleman's agreement... Let's go together first, at least we have the same intention to overthrow the Guanlong people. After you have done this, you have done a good job. I will go with you again, or I think you If I don’t do well, I’ll leave like a wild crane, so what?”

Zhang Xing laughed on the spot.

"Why are you laughing?" Xie Minghe asked in surprise.

"Brother Xie thinks too much." Zhang Xing replied with a smile. "The reason why I am indifferent is because I know that brother Xian is a sensible person, and I am worried that you will immediately see the problems between us when you come in, and you will leave in a short time, so that there is no joy, so I want to clarify some things with you first. ...In fact, as you said before, according to the current situation, nine out of ten of the Dragon Gang will not be able to win the world, so it is too late to grow at this time? Why would you think about those things? Today's words, I also I didn't expect to talk so much, but it really seems like a brother's heart-to-heart."

"That's right." Xiong Bonan came back to his senses and hurriedly spoke up. "It's those rebels who plundered endlessly. We, the Dragon Gang, are not even ready to kill them all. How can we reject a well-known master in the world? What we said just now is something hidden in our hearts."

Xie Minghe also laughed on the spot, but looked around again: "The night is full of stars, it's rare to have a heart-to-heart...it's really a rare heart-to-heart...but it's also happy, there should be poetry."

"No." Zhang Xing shook his head again and again. "These papers of mine are all nonsense. They are just talking about the chaos in the world today, and Bao Wei is the person responsible for it."

"You want to talk about this?" Xiong Bonan was surprised for a moment.

"Then there should be wine." Xie Minghe said again immediately, and explained to Xiong Bonan at the same time. "There must be some people who don't understand, and there are many, but let's not talk about this now... Is there any wine?"

"That's right, the wine is also good." Xiong Bonan also cheered up a bit.

"There's no wine either." Zhang Xing replied sincerely. "There's only a bucket of chilled plum soup in the back room."

"Then sour plum soup." Xie Minghe didn't care.

Xiong Bonan even turned around and went in. After a while, he brought a bucket of still-chilling sour plum soup and several bowls.

And the three of them were also in the gazebo, holding up their bowls each, drank it in one gulp, and then sat down again and continued to chat.

PS: Good night everyone (starting again... shame).

(End of this chapter)

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