Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 80 Nanzhong Mengshi
"The government wants to confiscate [-] black dogs, all black in front of their heads, three mite brains, and [-] pieces of wood that are three feet tall. Can you guys give them all?"

Meng Yi looked solemn and said to the Yi kings in Yizhou County in front of him.

As soon as these words came out, all the Yi kings of Yizhou County who were sitting here looked at each other one after another, and then they began to discuss in whispers. At first, they were discussing in a low voice, and then the voices became louder and louder, and the entire Meng family hall was filled with excitement. It became noisy and turned into a vegetable market.

During the discussion, this group of Yi kings, who had feathers on their heads, hair and tattoos, and wore animal leather instead of cloth and silk, shook their heads at each other and found the request of the Yizhou County officials inconceivable.

Take the wood as an example. The wood is hard and strong, but it is easy to bend. The highest height is only two feet, but the government actually requires three thousand pieces of wood that are three feet long.

As Yi people under the rule of the Han Dynasty, they naturally have to pay taxes, but the current government requirements are really unreasonable, and they cannot afford these things at all.

They did not doubt Meng Yi's words. As a powerful family that has been rooted in Yizhou County for several generations, the Meng family had a high prestige in their hearts, so they naturally believed Meng Yi's words.

After discussing for a while, a slightly older Yi king came forward, learned the etiquette of the Han people, and asked Meng Yi: "Mr. Meng, we really can't get these things. Can the government give me some mercy?" .”

Meng Yi shook her head and said with a helpless expression: "The government has sent thirteen documents to me, constantly urging me to let you pay tribute to these things as soon as possible."

"The current number is still the number that Yi has tried to reduce based on reason."

"I look up to you, but I can't fight for you. I'm really ashamed." Speaking of this, Meng Yi looked ashamed and helpless.

Hearing this, the elder Yi King showed a bitter look on his brows. Before he could continue to plead, a young Yi King beside him stood up and stood up under the hint of Meng Yi's eyebrows. He said angrily: "How did we hand over these things?" If you don’t hand over your things, you will definitely die.”

"The government won't give us a way to survive, so it's better to do the opposite." He shouted towards King Yi who was present.

As soon as the words were spoken, the Meng family's Mingtang, which was originally full of fire, was instantly ignited, and all the Yi kings responded one after another.

"Yes, it's the other way around."

"Reverse, reverse."

"Rebel."

A snake cannot survive without a head. The Yi kings felt that they did not have enough authority to lead the rebellion, so they stood in front of Meng Yi and bowed to Meng Yi: "Mr. Meng, you are our leader, please make the decision for us. .”

Meng Yi, who frowned when he saw this, sighed, shook his head and said, "You have hurt me."

Then Meng Yi seemed to be unable to resist the kindness, her eyes were focused, and she said generously: "It doesn't matter, the government is ruthless now. Meng has been respected by you for a long time, so now I will make the decision for you."

"Inverted."

As soon as these words came out, the Yi kings cheered and bowed and worshiped Meng Yi.

Meng Yi's son Meng Jie looked at the many barbarian kings who were excited and sighed silently in his heart. His father Meng Yi listened to the instigation of Yong Mian, the head of the Yong clan, and instigated the barbarians to rebel on Yong Mian's behalf.

Yong Mian said that after the matter was completed, he would let the Meng family separatize Yongchang and serve as the county guard for generations. However, Meng Jie saw it through. Now Yongchang is sealed off from all sides and does not have any friendship with the Yong family.

Yongchang County has not yet been captured, but his father used the reputation accumulated by the Meng family for several generations to run around on behalf of the Yong family for the position of prefect of Yongchang, seducing the Yi kings who lived in the mountains and forests and did not know the world to rebel.

He was extremely unfavorable about this situation. Even if he could win one or two games now, when the army sent by Chengdu arrived in the future, the mob would still be scattered and flee.

Seeing his younger brother Meng Huo standing next to Meng Yi again with an excited look on his face, Meng Jie felt a headache.
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Dianchi County.

Gao Yi, the governor of Yizhou County, stood on the city tower, looking a little haggard. During this period, he had been resisting the siege of the Yong clan, a wealthy family in Yizhou County. He had no time to stay warm and was extremely tired.

Looking at the Yong's camp stationed outside the city, and the bonfires lit like sparks in the camp, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Compared with yesterday, there seemed to be more bonfires in the Yong's camp, which was very important to him. It's not a good thing. It was originally a situation where the enemy was strong and we were weak, but now the Yong family's enemy is getting stronger and stronger.At present, only the city wall of Dianchi County can still give him some sense of security, but this sense of security is getting thinner and thinner.

Looking north, since the Yong family's rebellion, he has been relying on Dianchi County to hold on, and has been eagerly looking north for reinforcements from Chengdu to free him from the current predicament.

He sent several waves of envoys asking for help to Chengdu to report the situation in Yizhou County. Some of them were intercepted and killed, and some successfully reached Chengdu and brought back the news from Chengdu.

But the news from Chengdu is not good news. The document states that a rebellion broke out in Bajun under the instigation of Jingzhou Biejia Liu He. The army needs to go to Bajun to conquer the rebellion first. Only after the rebellion in Bajun is put down can they be free to rescue. he.

At the end of the document are eight characters: 'If you hold on firmly, you will win. '

He was a little helpless. The document from Chengdu said it was easy, but the situation in Dianchi County, the county of Yizhou where he was guarding, was not very good.

The Yong family rebelled, and he was caught off guard. At that time, he was patrolling the counties and heard the news of the Yong family's rebellion reported by his servants. He rushed back to Dianchi County without stopping and closed the city gate.

When Yizhou County soldiers were unable to use them, he directly blocked all the city gates, leaving only one north-facing gate as an exit for news exchanges.

It was finally possible to keep Dianchi County from falling into the hands of the Yong family, but Dianchi County had a big problem, insufficient food and grass.

He took stock of his treasury today, and found that he only had a month's worth of food and grass left in the treasury. Of course, he could live frugally, and the women and children could eat less, and the soldiers guarding the city would have normal supplies. But in this way, he only had enough food. I'm afraid I won't last long.

What's more, the number of rebels on the Yong clan's side is gathering more and more, which makes the fire of hope in his heart become increasingly dim.

The situation is very difficult, but recently the Yong family has been sending envoys to recruit him, but he has always rejected them.

'As a prefect, how can I surrender the thieves? I'll just defend the city until it falls. 'Gao Yi's expectations for the future are very pessimistic, but his eyes are becoming more determined, and a sense of awe is rippling in his chest.
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Kuai Liang stood on the bow of the boat and looked at the peaks on both sides of the Yangtze River. He saw steep mountains and countless strange peaks and rocks.

In his ears, he heard the constant cries of the apes on both sides of the strait, and he couldn't help but think of the seven words Zhang Song had recited, and he read it out unconsciously.

"The apes on both sides of the strait can't stop crying."

"The boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains." Zhang Song walked up to Kuai Liang from behind and responded to him.

"Zirou is so elegant that she is actually reciting poems by the river."

Kuai Liang was aware of Zhang Song's arrival. As the envoy sent by Liu Biao to Yizhou to form an alliance, he and Zhang Song had spent a lot of time together recently.

He admired Zhang Song more and more. Zhang Song's literary attainments were extremely high, but it was natural to think about it. Zhang Song, who had a photographic memory, was naturally very knowledgeable.

When getting along with Zhang Song, many of his intellectual confusions were easily solved, and he made great progress during this period.

He joked to Zhang Song: "Ziqiao, Liu Yizhou's seven words are very appropriate. The sound of apes on both sides of the Taiwan Strait has never stopped."

"It's just that the boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains, but it's not necessarily true. Now the journey is gradually slowing down, but it's not as fast as in Qiyan."

Zhang Song shook his head, with a smile on his face as well. He respected Kuai Liang, a kind man, and explained: "Nowadays, when sailing against the current, the journey will naturally slow down."

"When Zirou and his entourage to Shu are finished and return to Jingzhou, they will naturally be able to appreciate how fast it was to leave the White Emperor and reach Jiangling in one day."

"Going down the river, if you ride on the wind, Shi Shi will feel like a fairy."

(End of this chapter)