Fantasy Three Kingdoms: Four knots in Taoyuan at the beginning

Chapter 121 118, why did you rebel?

Not to mention Liu Ba's happy and troubled life in Wuxi barbarians.

After Liu Bei and Chen Yuan returned to Lingling, leaving Zhao Yun with a few troops, they went straight to Guiyang.

The current Guiyang prefect Lu Kang is a member of the Lu family in Wujun.

As mentioned earlier, the Lu family of Wujun is one of the four surnames in Wuzhong, and it is powerful.

However, in history, the Lu family in Wu County was messed up by Sun Ce. The main reason was that Sun Ce was under Yuan Shu's command at that time.

This battle not only caused Lu Kang's death a few months later, but also caused heavy casualties to Lu Kang's family.

Therefore, the Lu family of Wu County had an enmity with the Sun family, but in the end they had no choice but to work for the Sun family, which can be said to be tragic.

Lu Kang is a very good person.

Not only capable, but also upright and outspoken.

If possible, Chen Yuan wanted to subdue him and use him for Liu Bei.

And more importantly, Lu Kang's grandson is Lu Xun.

If I remember correctly, Lu Xun should have been born now, probably over a year old.

This is another member of the prodigy class.

But Lu Kang, an old man, may not be easy to deal with.

This is a loyal supporter of the imperial court. To distinguish him from others, he must use the righteousness of the imperial court.

Fortunately, Liu Bei is now the shepherd of Jingzhou, so the problem should not be too big.

When Liu Bei led his troops to Guiyang County, Lu Kang also led people outside the city to greet him.

After a salute, he entered Guiyang.

Regarding Liu Bei's intention for coming, Lu Kang knew very well, it was to control Guiyang in his hands.

Lu Kang has no objection to Liu Bei's desire to control Guiyang.

As the shepherd of Jingzhou, Liu Bei was supposed to control the whole state.

Lu Kang is also willing to serve Liu Bei, but there is one thing that Lu Kang brought up.

What's the matter?

That is, Lu Kang put a watch on the emperor.

This is a form of advice.

The reason is because Emperor Ling of Han collected money.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the taxes of the states were greatly reduced, and the imperial court had no money.

Moreover, Emperor Han Ling wanted to cast bronze figures, so he levied a large tax increase.

According to historical records: At that time, Emperor Ling wanted to cast bronze men, but the national use was insufficient, so he issued an order to adjust the people's land and collect ten dollars per mu.Compared with floods and droughts that hurt crops, the people are poor.

Jingzhou naturally also received such an imperial edict.

It's just that after Chen Yuan received it, he directly prevaricated the reason that the yellow scarves in Nanyang were rampant and Wuling in Jingnan rebelled, and he had no idea of ​​raising taxes at all.

Just kidding, with the addition of taxes, Jingzhou may also be a mess on the border.

What's more, there are so-called sect thieves now.

At that time, the state will be corrupted, and it will not be able to survive.

Therefore, Chen Yuan directly regarded this edict to increase taxes as a fart.

Chen Yuan ignored the edict, but Lu Kang did not.

The old man Lu Kang not only didn't ignore it, but even made a list of it.

"I heard that the most important thing for the former kings to govern the world is to love the people. To save money and lighten taxes, to calm the world, to get rid of troubles and make appointments, to respect simplicity, so all surnames are Conghua, and spiritual things should be virtuous. [-]. Labor is cut from the bottom to follow the desires, so the people of the Li people sigh, and the yin and yang are moved. Your Majesty's holiness inherits the sky, and when he is prosperous, the death is issued an imperial edict, the mu collects the land money, and casts it as a bronze man. The heart is lost. The husband pays taxes at eleventh, Zhou said it is thorough. The thorough ones also say that their laws can be passed through the ages. Therefore, Lu declared tax mus, but natural disasters occurred by themselves; Ai Gong increased taxes, but Confucius did not. How? There are useless copper men who gather and plunder people's belongings; donate holy precepts, and follow the law of the dead king! It is said: "The king must write in the book, but the book is not lawful. How will future generations describe it?" Your Majesty should pay attention to it and change it. Be good, and use the hope of Zhaomin's resentment."

Lu Kang told Liu Bei and Chen Yuanyi about this matter, including all the contents of the above table.

At the beginning, when Chen Yuan heard Lu Kang say that he was on a memorial due to the edict of tax increase, he was still very calm.

But upon hearing this, Chen Yuan's face turned dark.

This old man is scolding people.

He almost pointed at Han Lingdi's nose and called him a fool.

This is bound to happen.

At this time, Chen Yuan remembered that the old man was dismissed because of this incident. It was not until there were bandits in Lujiang that he was re-appointed as Lujiang prefect to quell the bandits, and finally died in Lujiang prefect.

Chen Yuan had a headache.

Now it's not a question of whether or not Lu Kang should be. The problem now is that Lu Kang is nominally a subordinate of Jingzhou Mu. Lu Kang's performance will definitely make the emperor doubt Liu Bei's thoughts.

What's the matter, you just became Jingzhou Mu and you want to fight against me?

Can't wait?
This is very bad for Liu Bei.

In case the emperor is really angry because of this matter, it is very likely that Liu Bei's official position will be adjusted.

No matter where the adjustments are made, all previous efforts must be wasted.

And the matter of Cao Yin also needs to be dealt with, that is the adopted son of Zhang Rang from the Cao family in Qiaojun.

If Zhang Rang was not given an explanation and let him slander in front of the emperor, plus Lu Kang's confession, Liu Bei's situation would be very bad.

Liu Bei didn't think too much about it, instead of being angry, he bowed to Lu Kang and said, "Mr. Lu is really a role model for our officials in Jingzhou. He is unparalleled in righteousness, and I deeply admire him."

When Lu Kang saw that Liu Bei agreed with him, he immediately became happy: "It is really a blessing for Jingzhou to make you understand the righteousness."

The two flattered each other, and it seemed that Lu Kang's service to Liu Bei was a foregone conclusion.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yuan sighed inwardly.

That's it, that's it.

Looks like it's going to cost a little more.

"Mr. Lu, when will you deliver your playlist?"

Lu Kang pondered for a while: "It's been more than ten days, and I should have passed the tiger prison by now."

Come on, if you want to stop Zuobiao, you can't stop him, and Chen Yuan doesn't dare to stop him either.

The memorials submitted by the prefects in various places are transmitted through special channels of the imperial court, and intercepting the memorials is regarded as rebellion.

This guy Tai Shici wanted to avoid Liaodong's misfortune if he hit a side ball, let alone intercept it directly.

Since it cannot be intercepted, it can only be resolved.

Spend it.

Fortunately, Liu Bei is really not too short of money now. After Nanyang and his party killed the Nanyang Yellow Turban, Liu Bei made a lot of money, and now the money is all in the treasury of Xiangyang.

As long as Zhang Rang can be fed enough, it's not a big problem.

Because in history, it was also because of the eunuch's deliberate misinterpretation that the emperor was furious and wanted to punish Lu Kang.

Even so, Liu Daidian, the imperial censor, later examined the matter and explained it to Chen, and he was exempted from returning to the field.

There was no punishment, just dismissal.

Now as long as Zhang Rang doesn't talk nonsense, with Liu Dai's explanation, Lu Kang will most likely be in danger.

You still need to talk to Liu Bei about this.

After the two had finished bragging, Chen Yuan dragged Liu Bei to a secluded place.

When he told Liu Bei about it, Liu Bei couldn't help but get angry: "The eunuch is really a villain for the country."

Fortunately, Liu Bei had matured, and after cursing a few words, he was not dissatisfied with Chen Yuan's method of bribing the eunuch.

Chen Yuan wrote a letter and enveloped what happened and what needed to be done.

Liu Bei wrote a warrant, and then called Huang Gai over, telling him to take the warrant and Chen Yuan's letter to Xiangyang to take a thousand gold and then go straight to Luoyang to find Jian Yong.

Let him hand over Chen Yuan's letters and money to Jian Yong, and then stay in Luoyang to listen to Jian Yong's orders.

After all, Huang Gai also worked in Luoyang, and there are some channels that may help Jian Yong.

The matter was in a hurry, after Huang Gai took the things, he didn't stop, just took off into the sky and flew to Xiangyang.

Chen Yuan looked at Huang Gai who disappeared into the sky, and hoped everything would be in time.

After Huang Gai left, Liu Bei said directly to Lu Kang, "Duke Lu is very old, and Guiyang is a remote place, which is not good for Duke Lu's health. Therefore, I want to ask Duke Lu to be the prefect of Jiangxia. I wonder what Duke Lu will do?"

Regarding the reassignment, Lu Kang didn't have any opinion.

In fact, the hot and humid land of Guiyang really made Lu Kang unbearable.

Now that Liu Bei is willing to let him go to Jiangxia, Lu Kang is naturally willing.

Lu Kang nodded: "Your Majesty has an order, and Kang Xin is willing to go."

Seeing Lu Kang's cooperation, both Liu Bei and Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

This old man has a great reputation, if he really doesn't cooperate, it will be difficult to deal with him.

It's all right now, Lu Kang is willing to be transferred to the prefect of Jiangxia, which will not only free up the position of prefect of Guiyang, but also lay a strong foundation for dealing with Jiangxia's Huang family in the future.

If Lu Kang becomes the prefect of Jiangxia, it will definitely have a certain impact on the situation in Jiangxia County.

At that time, Liu Bei and the others will have an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Since Lu Kang is willing to change his post, it is time to consider who will take the position of Guiyang prefect.

In Chen Yuan's mind, both Kuai Yue and Wei Yan are fine.

Chen Yuan did not make a decision, but suggested the two to Liu Bei, and let Liu Bei decide.

Chen Yuan still consciously did not make a decision on the appointment and dismissal of such positions.

People must be conscious, this is a necessary move to maintain Liu Bei's authority.

After Liu Bei thought for a while, he decided to let Kuai Yue be the prefect of Guiyang.

The bottom line is that Wei Yan is still a little immature, and his character is not mature enough. Liu Bei decided to stay by his side and continue to train and exercise. After he matures, Wei Yan can be used a lot.

Once again leaving Kuai Yue with a thousand troops, Liu Bei took Lu Kang directly to Changsha County.

Tai Shici, Zhao Yun, and Kuai Yue took office as prefects of the three counties, which was only the first step, taking the three counties as their own.

The next step is to send civil servants to the three counties to implement the policy of garrisoning land and organizing households to equalize the people.

With the help of Wuxi barbarians, it should be possible to implement it smoothly.

If anyone blocks it, it will be destroyed directly.

The power of these three counties is not very strong, mainly because of the existence of Wuxi Man.

The conquest of these three counties did not cause any major disturbances, but it was different in Changsha.

Changsha County not only has a large population and is powerful, but the current Changsha prefect Zhang Xian is also a key figure.

Chen Yuan was very suspicious that this person was that Zhang Zhongjing.

Of course, it's just a suspicion. As for whether it is true or not, we have to wait until later.

In the place of Changsha, there were three rebellions in history at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Ou Xing rebelled, Su Dai rebelled, and Zhang Xian rebelled.

Now that Ou Xing had been chopped down by Chen Yuan, the Ou Xing rebellion was eliminated.

But both Su Dai and Zhang Xian are still there.

Moreover, the scope of the three rebellions was very large, and the impact was not small.

It fully demonstrates the strength of Changsha County.

Changsha County is the head of the four Jingnan counties, and has a strong influence on the other three counties.

Not only is it large in population, powerful and tyrannical, but also has the highest level of development among the four counties.

Sun Jian's starting soldier was trained in Changsha.

These soldiers followed Sun Jian to fight in the north and south, and finally became the main force for Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong.

Therefore, Changsha County must be won and fully controlled.

After winning Changsha County, Liu Bei's strength will definitely increase in stages.

But the difficulty is not small.

Although Chen Yuan predicted that Zhang Xian might not cooperate.

But what he didn't expect was that Zhang Xian was so courageous.

He directly stopped Liu Bei outside Changsha City, and did not open the door to Liu Bei at all.

Liu Bei's face was extremely ugly.

This is a naked slap in the face of Liu Bei.

But if you want to attack the city, your army strength is too small. Now Liu Bei's army strength is only about [-].

The city of Changsha is high and deep, and seven thousand troops attacked the city. Not to mention whether it will be attacked or not, the losses must be extremely heavy.

Therefore, Liu Bei directly let Wei Yan go.

Wei Yan was not polite, and directly released his Kunwu sword technique, trying to break through Changsha by force.

However, the next scene allowed Chen Yuan to fully appreciate the power of the soul cultivator.

Soul cultivators above the third rank still have the ability to change the celestial phenomena in a small area, and with the help of the power of the city and the Horcrux, they can exert powerful power.

At the moment when Wei Yan released his dharma form, a huge green mask rose from the city and directly covered Changsha City. No matter how Wei Yan's Kunwu sword technique attacked, he could not break through the green mask.

In the end, Wei Yan could only accept the Faxiang with resentment, and said with a blushing face: "This subordinate is incompetent, please forgive me, my lord."

Liu Bei helped Wei Yan up, and comforted him with kind words.

Immediately Liu Bei looked at Chen Yuan: "Zi Chu, what should we do for the present plan?"

Chen Yuan's face was also not good-looking.

This is my first mistake.

Zhang Xian is too rampant, this move is tantamount to rebellion.

Sure enough, it is a place with a rebellious tradition, and no one will accept it. This is, it seems that we have to do it again.

But before that, we must first understand who is in charge in Changsha City.

Whether it was Zhang Xian, Na Su Dai, or someone else joined in.

Chen Yuan asked people to go forward and shouted: "Chang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, please come out and have a look."

After a while, there were a few more people on the top of the city.

Among them, the leader holds a seal, wears a high crown, and has a serious face.

I saw this man said: "I am Zhang Xian, what can I say?"

Under the protection of Wei Yan, Chen Yuan went to the top of the city a few dozen paces away. Chen Yuan squinted at Zhang Xian.

Right now, he was certain of one thing.

Zhang Xian is by no means Zhang Zhongjing.

Because the killing spirit on this person is too heavy, if it is really Zhang Zhongjing, he definitely does not have such a heavy killing spirit on him.

Zhang Zhongjing would never fight against the state priest appointed by the court.

Just kidding, a generation of famous doctors, heals diseases and saves lives, and has a benevolent heart, how can there be such a heavy murderous spirit.

Since it's not Zhang Zhongjing, how dare you turn against my elder brother?

Do you really think I, Chen Yuan, are easy to bully?

Therefore, Chen Yuan directly characterized Zhang Xian's behavior.

Chen Yuan said angrily, "Why did you rebel?"

(End of this chapter)