Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 841 The Son of Heaven Enters Luoyang

It can be said that all the kings were greatly dissatisfied with this edict.

Especially Dong Jingzhen, his own brother was killed by Xiao Mian. He guarded Changsha. The emperor sent a letter to pardon him, but asked him to disband the army and send him back to Jiangling. As long as he is not stupid, he will understand that the emperor has no good intentions. up.

Even the Eight Kings are already annoyed, let alone Yang Shilin and Tian Zan, who are not directly subordinate generals like him.

"Xiao Xian's temperament is tolerant on the outside but suspicious on the inside. He is jealous of the winner, but he has no real power in his hands. Before that, the world was in turmoil and the mountains and south were empty. That's why the generals were able to conquer cities and conquer all places. In just a few years, they had 40 troops. Therefore, in the land of dozens of counties, there are already kings in the Central Plains, but Xiao Mian still wants to disarm and return to the fields, this is fucking dead."

Xu Shao led the four counties to surrender to Qin before, and Xiao Xian sent King Song to attack, but he suffered a big defeat instead. Afterwards, the Qin army attacked Fangling and beheaded King Dongping. It can be said that Liang Guo's falsehood has been thoroughly exposed It's over.

"Dong Jingzhen is in charge of Changsha, Zhang Xiu is in charge of Baling, and Lei Shimeng is in charge of Jiangxia. If you can persuade these three generals to return to Qin together, it will be a great contribution."

"Brother Dong Jingzhen was murdered for rebellion. Xiao Xian is now going to recruit him to Jiangling. I think I can contact him. As for the rest of Zhang Xiu and Lei Shimeng, I can't see clearly for the time being. These two people have always been cruel. I'm afraid You may not be willing to give up the title of the Happy King."

"Then contact Dong Jingzhen first." Tian Zan decided.

Changsha County.

When Dong Jingzhen was worried, she received a secret letter from Handong Yang Shilin. After reading it, Dong Jingzhen gritted her teeth.

"Old man Xiao Xian, do you dare to bully me like this? Without my generation, how could he be said to be a widow? Now that the world is uncertain, but he is already going to kill the hero. If this is the case, it will be the opposite!"

Dong Jingzhen was very tall and burly. He came from a military background and was also from Dongting Lake, so he had always had a bad temper.

In fact, his brother also had his intentions in plotting chaos. It wasn't really plotting chaos in the first place, but because Xiao Xian's decree of disarmament and return to the land made the kings very dissatisfied, so he asked his brother to deliberately do something to beat the emperor.

Who knew that this Xiao Xian would have the guts to lure his brother into the palace and kill him, and now he is going to recruit him to the capital.

If only that was the case, he would not be afraid.

But now he has news from Jiangling, saying that the emperor listened to the advice of his counselors and sent a secret decree to Zhang Xiu, the king of Qi guarding Baling County, to send troops to attack Dong Jingzhen, and promised to assign Changsha County to Zhang Xiu after the capture of Changsha. And Jin Zhangxiu was the order of the Minister.

With this benefit, Zhang Xiu was tempted.

Zhang Xiu and Dong Jingzhen were not in the same group at first. At first, Dong Jingzhen and others were the captains of Baling County, while Zhang Xiu and his group were the captains of the military soldiers in Mianyang County. He refused to accept anyone, so he had no choice but to push Xiao Mian out.

Now Dong Jingzhen is guarding Changsha County, and Zhang Xiu is guarding Baling. The strength of both sides is equal.

"I did this for everyone, but now Zhang Xiu'er has betrayed me. If that's the case, then it's the opposite."

At that moment, Dong Jingzhen immediately wrote back to Yang Shilin, Tian Zan and others, and made an appointment with the five counties to return to Qin together.

Zhongjing, Luoyang.

After Luo Cheng proclaimed himself emperor, he came to Dongdu for the first time.

The last time I came to Luoyang, I returned to Luoyang to meet the emperor after an Eastern Expedition.

It's been six years in a flash.

When going south from Hedong all the way, what I saw along the way was better. Although a large area of ​​land was barren and many villages were destroyed, I still saw a lot of people in each city.

But after crossing the Yellow River and entering the border of Henan, it was shocking.

Large tracts of fields are covered with weeds, and some fields have even grown shrubs and bushes that are taller than a person. This cannot be grown in a year or two, and it is at least the result of several years of barrenness.

On the side of the road, there are even many unburied bones exposed in the wild.

Sometimes there is no human habitation in a stretch of hundreds of miles, all the villages passed by are destroyed, and even many cities are left with ruins.

"The land of the Central Plains, which was once the most affluent, now has such an apocalyptic scene. The bones are exposed in the wild, there are no chickens crowing for a hundred miles, and the fields are all barren."

Xiao Yu rode beside the emperor, and couldn't help sighing.

"Although there have been many thieves and bandits in Hedong in the past few years, after all, there has been no major war. But in the Central Plains, first there were thieves and rebellions, then there was Yang Xuangan's rebellion, after that there was Li Mi, and then there was Wang Shichong. I don't know how many battles have been fought. The common people can't survive, they can only flee."

Continuous banditry and military disasters, coupled with dragnet-style plundering and conscripting, and fleeing, and then several Yellow River embankment floods caused by water conservancy failure, coupled with severe droughts that occur every three to five years, made the Central Plains The people really couldn't survive.

Either he was coerced into the bandit army, or he was drafted into the official army, or he joined the fleeing army.

"In the land of Henan in the Central Plains, there used to be 30 million households in a single county, with a population of 200 million, and there was an endless stream of vendors. How lively, but now, there is only a desolation."

As Luo Cheng's academician, Wen Daya reported to the emperor, "According to the preliminary statistics of the counties in Henan, many counties have only [-] households left, and some counties even have no more than [-] households. "

It wasn't until I arrived in Luoyang that I felt that there were a little more people here, and it became a little popular.

But after entering Luoyang City, Luo Cheng couldn't help shaking his head.

Luoyang City, the new capital that has only been built for more than ten years, is now dilapidated.

The canals are blocked, the city is dirty, the sewage is flowing, and there are beggars and hungry people everywhere.

How can there be a little bit of Huanghuang Kyoto's weather.

Where the emperor's chariot passed.

Countless people knelt down on the street, crying loudly.

Their cries are joy and joy.

With the arrival of the Great Qin Emperor, perhaps the suffering can finally end.

Luo Cheng turned to Xiao Yu and Wen Daya and said, "The most urgent thing now is to relieve the disaster and bring peace to the people. Transfer all the food on hand to the disaster relief, so that these hungry people can feed themselves and survive."

To distribute food to the people for disaster relief, it is best to use work as relief, and choose the strongest among them to build bridges and roads, repair embankments and bridges, and repair cities.

"The next step is to resume production. People who are willing to return to their original places will be given food, and those who are unwilling to return can be registered and registered on the spot, and then they will be granted land and land. If they are willing to go outside the customs, they can enjoy preferential immigration treatment. You can share more land and grant land, and you can live in village houses for free.”

"There is no harvest this summer, but we can't delay the summer planting any longer."

"Your Majesty, Luoyang is dilapidated. Should we recruit young and strong men to repair the palace and city first?"

Luo Cheng's face darkened, "Why is the imperial palace in a hurry? No matter how dilapidated it is, it is much better than the conditions for marching and camping. Don't repair the imperial palace, just make enough for people to live in. Repair the yamen briefly, and quickly restore the operation of each yamen. Food relief, building roads and bridges, repairing embankments, and dredging canals are the top priorities."

Someone asks a question.

"Your Majesty, if the food is used for disaster relief, it will not be able to supply the army to fight."

The current situation is very good, and it is time to attack Guanzhong while taking advantage of the victory.

Luo Cheng shook his head.

"Since the food can't be transported in time, if there are only two options for disaster relief and conquest of Guanzhong, we should suspend the attack first and do our best to appease the disaster relief, just give the soldiers a little time to rest, and then let them sweep the newly recovered land with all their strength The bandits in the territory, I don’t talk about not picking up lost things, but bandits and bandits are absolutely not allowed to run rampant in the countryside.”

(End of this chapter)