Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 226 The Great Uprising

The right to speak is unified. With Zhuang Xun in charge, the army in the east is unified as never before. After all, this is his army, and it is really useful to pretend to be gods and ghosts.

He carries the brilliance of the divine power of kings, has never failed, killed the demon king, smashed the pass, accepted the abdication, and pretended to be a god, which has indeed established his prestige.

Then there are the interests that are tied together, which are tied to the interests of every soldier, so that they can willingly devote themselves to fighting for Zhuang Xun.

Most of the soldiers are civilians, who are all assigned fields, and new recruits will also receive land under the new law that will be implemented, so loyalty can be guaranteed.

At the swearing-in meeting, Zhuang Xun told these soldiers without hesitation that you are fighting to defend the land you have obtained and will soon obtain.

If Zhuang Xun doesn't attack these people, they will attack him. In the end, the soldiers' land will be taken away and they will become tenant farmers, and the stable environment will be replaced by war.

Zhuang Xun knew his own weight and the weight of his team. Intimidation and interests coexisted. He did not seek to achieve the belief of a modern army, but only wanted to mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers.

Zhuang Xun had land with him, and he could share the land with him, but the aristocratic family would not give any land.

Naturally, soldiers know where they are treated well and where they treat people as human beings. After the swearing-in meeting, they all swore to build meritorious deeds and protect their own interests and achievements.

Especially the newly reorganized Donghua troops, most of which had just been allocated military-affiliated fields, were so excited when they heard about the war that they wished they could fight to Chengguo immediately.

Securing land before a battle is the best way to boost morale. The soldiers are eager to fight, and the generals can relax and divide their troops to march according to Zhuang Xun's orders.
Although both plans were proposed by Li Rusi, the order to attack coming from Zhuang Xun's mouth was completely different from the order coming from Li Rusi's mouth. Zhuang Xun's order was more authoritative.

Many generals had received great kindness from Zhuang Xun, especially the former generals of Youguo. They could only be called strangers to Li Rusi, but they were afraid of Zhuang Xun who held the sword.

Zhuang Xun would be frightened in front of them with a sword. For example, Li Zhurong, Feng Qingshan and others had never seen Li Rusi's ability, but they had seen Zhuang Xun kill King You, whom they feared, and had seen Chengdueguan collapse before them. before.

Zhuang Xun also gained divinity because of this. They asked themselves that they could not stop Zhuang Xun's sword. Zhuang Xun could kill King You. It was not a matter of just one sword to kill them, so they did not dare to speak loudly in front of Zhuang Xun. He was submissive, even though Zhuang Xun felt that he was very friendly.

Similarly, they worked diligently on Zhuang Xun's arrangements and orders, even though they knew that the order was actually made by Li Rusi, but there was no problem with Zhuang Xun's review, that is, it was Zhuang Xun's order and an imperial edict.

It is doubtful that Li Rusi has no problem, but she is still clearly a mythological monarch who resists the emperor's orders. These people have no courage.

In this case, unless Li Rusi proves that she really belongs to Zhuang Xun's camp in the subsequent war against Li Pingyuan, this suspicion will always exist.

But don't think too much now, Zhuang Xun is the emperor, the emperor, just listen to him.

So the troops were divided into three groups, forming a double-teaming posture. Each group had an absolute advantage over the defenders and could turn cities into isolated islands. Each city was like a turtle in a jar.

Zhuang Xun also said, fight patiently, play with touch, and the follow-up battle with Li Pingyuan is the highlight. These generals are not required to fight urgent battles now, but to win battles and accumulate small victories into big victories.

Gradually encroach, slowly swallow up a few roads in Henan, just do it when Li Pingyuan takes care of King Qinghe.

After all, for Zhuang Xun, he could only do this step by step, because not only his aspect of the battlefield, but also the Zhao State's aspect was important, and he could not catch up with the Zhao State's drama in a hurry.

His slow way of advancing has aroused dissatisfaction and resentment from others. Of course, it is not the obedient sheep-like generals under his command, but the aristocratic families and people of Henan Province.

The mobilization of troops and even the ultimatum issued reminded the aristocratic families guarding the city that Zhuang Xun was about to invade the country with an army.

Conquer Buchen, Henan and other roads were originally the land of the Yu State. Zhuang Xun inherited the legal system of the Yu State and became the new king of this land.

Letters asking for help from these people flew to Jidu like snowflakes, but Jidu ignored them. It was they who had persuaded the King of Henan to surrender to Chengguo.

Because Zhuang Xun was unfriendly to the big family and even dismantled it, it was like cleaning out parasites, making these parasites eager to find new hosts and fight against the old ones.

It was their choice to become a country, but Li Pingyuan was not ready to become a man, so he asked them to persist. After the rebellion of King Qinghe was suppressed, Li Pingyuan would send his troops south.

This was a good excuse. King Qinghe raised the flag of rebellion. These aristocratic families also understood that the situation was more urgent, and Cheng Guo had no intention of letting them die.

But I understand that Zhuang Xun is about to attack, and the land that loses will be taken away. Even if the family surrenders, it will be dismembered. Progressive taxation will be implemented on the land held by one family.

How could these aristocratic families endure it? Their privileges and official power were confiscated. Fairness to them was a kind of inequality. Moreover, they were afraid of being killed by Prince Yu and his son, so they did not dare to surrender. Now they could only prepare to resist stubbornly, knowing that they would be killed. If you lose, you still have to resist.

So they all thought of a way to clear the country, repair the city wall, and prepare to hold on. The flames burned the people's houses, and the people were driven to build the fortress. This was supposed to be a world of spring plowing and production, and the people looked at the land that was supposed to be cultivated. Abandon the wasteland.

This means that even if they win the battle, the aristocratic families will not release food to the people in the middle of the year, and the inevitable famine will sweep across the northern part of Yudi.

On the one hand, the South divides land and ensures farming. The most important thing besides war is farming. On the other hand, it strengthens the walls and clears the fields, driving the people as livestock. This huge gap has never been said before.

There was a lot of stagnant information and demonized information, but Zhuang Xun took over the supervision of the guards, and now intelligence officers are mixed in various cities, spreading the new laws of the south.

This rumor spread like a virus, but the aristocratic families didn't care. These were piglets, and they never cared about people who would run away with a whip.

There are still a lot of guests, and the dinner is still extravagant. Perhaps they are afraid that they will not be able to eat in the future, and now they are getting more and more crazy.

In order to resist Zhuang Xun, he was desperately squeezing the people and raising supplies, and at the same time he was enjoying himself, eating things that he was usually reluctant to eat, and doing things that he couldn't usually do.

On the one hand, they regard Zhuang Xun as a monster and are afraid that he will come to their door. On the other hand, they look forward to Zhuang Xun like a drought and hope for rain, and they want Xia Jun to come to their city and village immediately.

Everyone hated Zhuang Xun's advancement. One side thought it was too slow and the other side thought it was too fast. They were all complaining, and their grievances accumulated in various cities and fortresses.

In some places, there are still smart people. The word Xia Guo is banned, but the more banned it is, the more frequently these two words are remembered and used.Everyone knows that the Xia Kingdom allocates land to people, and everyone knows that the monarch of the Xia Kingdom, Zhuang Xun, is a good man who cares about the people, and everyone knows that the aristocratic family is afraid that their land will be shared with the people.

This contradiction has been accumulating. Perhaps it was the scoundrels of the aristocratic family who were acting recklessly, perhaps the people who came into the city were too hungry, or perhaps someone with good intentions instigated the people to revolt.

It was a city at the very beginning, at the very back, near the river. The people knew that Zhuang Xun would be the last to come, and the Chengdu Congress would be the fastest to support them. It was possible that they would never be able to wait for Zhuang Xun to come, or wait for someone who could. The one who divided the fields for them.

The man who wanted to organize people to go home and sow seedlings was beaten, and then, the physical meaning was gone, and he was beaten to death.

You actually dare to plow the land owned by this gentleman. Do you think it belongs to you if it is rented to you?Do what you can.

The master said not to plant, so accept the loss. What are you worrying about? There is no food this year. You only lost one family's rations, but the master lost the rations of thousands of families.

Now that we are all in the same boat, don’t you know how to be patient?

Such words were whipped on the people. That night, the angry brothers of the man who was beaten to death led others to rebel. Their determination to die led more and more people.

The officials of the aristocratic family are strong and strong, but they have fewer people and more people farming. Previously, the isolated villages made them unable to communicate, and they could not speak out even if they were bullied.

But now the centralized environment is different. They are not fighting against invaders who kill without blinking an eye, or bandits who rob homes and homes, but against Zhuang Xun who distributes land to the people and punishes corrupt officials.

Zhuang Xun felt that the low-level and feudal new laws had an unparalleled impact on the people. These docile people just wanted to have a piece of land to farm and raise their children.

Now there is no place to live, no food to eat, and you are not even allowed to think about who is being driven crazy by the high cost of living in the city.

The pent-up anger broke out, and the rioting people stood up and rushed into the government office, the military camp, and the home of the largest local aristocratic family and the largest landowner.

kill, kill, kill...

The aloof master no longer had the arrogance, and these people did not have the tolerance that Zhuang Xun's hometown showed to the landlords. It was a violence, a revenge, and the past injustices were being repaid now.

Zhuang Xun hasn't arrived yet, but blood has already dyed this nameless town red. There is so much food in the family's warehouse that the Yu State has had good weather for several years and has a bumper harvest every year. Although it is not as productive as Zhao State, there is still a lot of food in stock. , you can see many rats in the granary.

But, but, yesterday the people still drank gruel, gruel that could float on the water with chopsticks. It is estimated that these people who died at the hands of the common people couldn't figure out how the docile lambs in the past could one day not only bite people, but also eat gruel. He can also eat people.

The sparks of a prairie fire burned Henan Province like a virus. When they heard that the nearby cities rebelled successfully and beheaded the county magistrate and the aristocratic family, the neighboring counties also had ideas.

Trees fell down and people pushed back, and cities were set on fire. However, the troops needed to suppress it were in the county and city. They had to defend Zhuang Xun.

Without extinguishing the burning sparks, the spreading fire eventually swallowed up everyone. They took away the weapons of the defenders and began to attack the county. The county was defeated by the internal and external cooperation. The continuous flames of war created more refugees. After all, the peasants rebelled and could not see the restoration of order. , but it also increases the mobility of information.

Flowers blossomed in many places, riots occurred in many places, and uprisings occurred in many places. Henan Road became a sieve that could no longer contain their bad water.

At this time, the aristocratic families and bureaucrats realized that they were afraid, and took the initiative to care about the lives of the people in the fortress in the city. They replaced them with good food and stopped acting like a human being. Unfortunately, it was too late.

It's too late, the people's anger has reached the edge of the cliff, how can they be tied up by the rope of a small favor like the hair on their head.

Their past sins have consumed the people's trust in them. These former people's leaders not only wanted to protect their own interests and refused to give in to the people, but also wanted to use their powerful hands to maintain the people's trust.

They think beautifully, trust is such a thing, and once it is lost, trying to get it back is a vast engineering task.

Either they don't know, or they think the people are stupid and easy to bully. Anyway, after beating people before, they only dared to go home and close the window to curse, and they didn't even dare to curse in front of other people.

They are so cowardly. They are beating people or intimidating them. The government and the army are their people. How can these civilians fight with them? It is the greatest mercy for them to be willing to take advantage of them now. I think these people should Be grateful.

To use an analogy, people say they can't live without farmland. These people's rhetoric is that good seeds should be cheaper, buffaloes can be rented at a lower price, and land rents can be reduced in lean years. They just refuse to sell land at a low price to give the people a way to live and work in peace and contentment. way to survive.

It is not allowed to open up wasteland. It is the country's forest land. Even if you hold on to the cultivated land and don't let go, it is difficult for a person to buy an acre of thin farmland with a lifetime of hard work.

Is field valuable?As long as there is soil, there is no field, but the value of one acre of land in most places is more than 70 years of land rent. The big family has monopolized the land with the purpose of draining the labor wealth of an ordinary person for a lifetime.

For the sake of their fields and their families, the people have worked as cattle and horses for them for generations, just to have their own land.

But can they save the money to buy the land?They can't save enough money to have children, see doctors and take medicines. They don't even dare to wear more clothes, and they can't save money.

All kinds of tax and corvee are afraid that if you eat too much, you will have too much food to think about, and your copper coins will be emptied. This is the so-called technique of tiring the people.

If you cooperate with the people, you can only let them exploit them. Both legal and non-legal frameworks protect aristocratic families. Ordinary people can only shut up and reflect when they are beaten. In the past, people were beaten when they were beaten. Now the situation is different. They There are people who listen.

However, in some closed cities, it was strange for the people to eat good food. It was not until the rebel army came to the border that they realized that they were rebelling. There was no reason to join the rebellion.

Zhuang Xun had just conquered two counties and cities, and he had already read the news about uprisings and rebellions in various places. He didn't take it seriously at first. Uprisings were normal, and he didn't think the family was a human being.

These bureaucrats treat the people like dogs. They are used to it. What's wrong with forcing the people to rebel? Then he really can't understand the increasing number and scale.

"The government is forcing the people to rebel. How much resentment have they accumulated?"

(End of this chapter)