I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 545: The Danger of Shanyue
After listening to Shang Sheng's explanation of the whole story, Gu Yong immediately responded, "I will give you an explanation for this matter!"

Seeing Gu Yong's imposing face, even though they were both 600 dan, Shang Sheng was a little timid for a moment and defended himself, "Thank you, sir. In fact, if it weren't for these Shanyue people, it wouldn't have gotten to this point. We could have waited for you to come here to take charge of the situation."

Gu Yong did not comment on this and went into the city later. Less than an hour later, Gu Yong came out again.

Shang Sheng noticed that behind Gu Yong, there was a prison van filled with people.

Shang Sheng, who had been keeping an eye on the situation, immediately led his men to greet them, but heard Gu Yong say, "I have found the culprit for the grain withholding. He is the Zhang'an County Hu Cao... He was originally going to be punished on the spot, but considering that this would not serve as a warning to others, he was brought here to help Shi An appease the army's morale."

Shang Sheng thought that Gu Yong wanted to whip or cane the criminal on the spot, so he did not refuse.

Gu Yong immediately brought the prison cart into the military camp. The officials behind him quickly took the criminal out of the cart, identified his identity and introduced his crimes to the officers and soldiers, which led to shouts of beating and killing.

Later, Shang Sheng saw a man brought by Gu Yong take out something. He was shocked because it turned out to be a big knife.

Shang Sheng knew this kind of knife, but because it was too heavy, it was difficult to use in combat and was usually only used for beheading!

He looked at Gu Yong, who wanted to kill a Baishi Hucao without even blinking an eye.

Suddenly, he became even more afraid of Gu Yong.

The criminal surrendered his head and sent it to the army, and many soldiers in Fujian were excited. Shang Sheng quickly summoned the officers to meet the hired soldiers, and Zhang Ya was naturally among them.

"Are you satisfied with this result?" After saying that, Gu Yong looked at Zhang Ya carefully.

Zhang Ya followed Shang Sheng and witnessed Gu Yong's decisive killing methods. Facing Gu Yong's gaze, she subconsciously avoided Gu Yong's eyes.

Immediately, Gu Yong looked back at Shang Sheng, but the latter did not avoid his gaze.

Gu Yong thought to himself, "It seems that Governor Chen's vision in selecting people is not that bad."

Afterwards, in order to prevent the recurrence of embezzlement, Gu Yong followed the army all the way. Although he was not an official from Minzhong, along the way, both the Han and Shanyue people in the army were in awe of Gu Yong.

Shang Sheng even had some doubts. If he and Gu Yong confronted each other, it was hard to say who these soldiers from Minzhong County he brought with him would listen to in the end!

After learning what happened in Zhang'an County, Lu Kang ordered his son-in-law Gu Yong to continue accompanying the Fujian troops after leaving Kuaiji County.

In recent years, Gu Yong has served as an official in Kuaiji and other places, and he has a relatively good understanding of the situation of the Shanyue people. He knows that although the imperial court has vigorously promoted the policy of military farming, not all Shanyue people can accept it.

Today, there are still many Shanyue people living in the mountains and forests under the leadership of their respective leaders and chiefs.

In other words, there has not been any bad weather in Yangzhou in recent years, and the people closest to these Shanyue people are those who are involved in military farming. Otherwise, the Shanyue people would have long since been unable to resist going down the mountain to plunder.

A natural disaster could destroy the current balance in Yangzhou.

Therefore, in Gu Yong's opinion, even though those unruly Shanyue people now seem harmless, it is necessary to make preparations early, and it is best to eliminate the danger in the bud in advance.

But unfortunately, General Lu Kang of Andong did not agree with his point of view. Instead, he inherited the policy of former General Xun Shuang of Andong and continued to adopt a conciliatory policy, only striking hard at those Shanyue people who committed rebellious acts.

In fact, Gu Yong understood their ideas, and Gu Yong believed that his teacher, Taichang Gong Cai Yong, would also agree with his father-in-law Lu Kang's ideas, but he understood but did not agree. Shanyue had lived in Yangzhou for many years, and there were many refugees among them. They had long been accustomed to a life without paying taxes. And unlike the Qiang and Di people in Liangzhou, although Shanyue would also rebel, they had never been slaughtered like the Qiang people in Liangzhou.

If you have never experienced great bitterness, you will not appreciate sweetness.

In Gu Yong's opinion, that's it.

He enumerated the famous Shanyue chieftains who still existed in southern Yangzhou today - Pan Lin, Huang Luan, Chang Ju of Kuaiji County, Peng Qi, Peng Hu, You Tu of Luling County, Mao Gan, Jin Qi of Danyang County, Chen Ce, Zhang Jie of Yuzhang County...

Now, after seeing the status of the Shanyue people in the army in central Fujian, Gu Yong was even more certain of this. It was not enough to simply try to win over the Shanyue people with appeasement and benevolent policies. What was also needed was - swords!
Gu Yong was ready to skip his father-in-law and teacher and go straight to the letter.

Along the way, the soldiers from central Fujian did not encounter any rebellion. It seemed that they were really scared by Huang Zhong, Lu Bu and others who had come here to quell the rebellion.

Come to think of it, Gu Yong recalled the cavalry from the north he encountered when he led the Danyang County soldiers to help.

If there were no rivers, cliffs or other terrain barriers, the momentum of these armored cavalry charging would be enough to make the bandits collapse.

There were also Huang Zhong and Lu Bu. Although they were generals, they did not always take command. Lu Bu, in particular, liked to lead his troops in charges. Later, the bandits would flee when they saw Lu Bu's flag.

To be honest, Gu Yong feels that he is very capable and can remain calm when faced with difficulties.

But he had thought about what he would do if he were in the same place as these cavalrymen?
Finally he came to the answer - if he couldn't stop these cavalrymen in Jiangbei, then the only option was to surrender.

Gu Yong believed that the big family in southern Yangzhou was not so stupid.

Therefore, the hidden danger of Yangzhou still lies in those restless Shanyue people!
By the time Gu Yong had finished writing the memorial and was ready to find an opportunity to present it, he had already met up with Lu Kang with the troops from central Fujian.

After work, when Gu Yong went to visit Lu Kang as a son-in-law, he found that Lu Kang was happier than ever.

Before he could ask why, Lu Yi had already announced the answer in advance - Lu Jun, Gu Yong's brother-in-law, was officially promoted from Guanjinchang to Yilang in the first half of the year because of his excellent performance in the assessment. It was only because of the civil unrest and the blocked roads that the news was delivered so late.

Gu Yong knew what was worrying Lu Kang. The Lu family had few descendants in recent generations, and even fewer talented people.

Although his brother-in-law Lu Jun had a decent moral character, his abilities were indeed somewhat lacking. Unexpectedly, after going through the training as a county magistrate, he would have such a promising future.

Counselor, that's a really good position. As a close minister to the emperor, it's much better than his 600-stone salary.

For a moment, Gu Yong was even a little envious.

Lu Kang was happy, but he did not get cocky. Instead, he said, "Although he has become a councilor, I am worried that this is a decision made by the court to show me favor... I will write a letter immediately to warn him."

"But when he sent the letter, he had not yet set out from Guanjin County. At that time, civil unrest had just begun in various places. I don't know if he has arrived in Luoyang. Anyway, let's write to Luoyang first, as the road there is more accessible."

In fact, what Lu Kang thought made sense, Lu Jun was indeed not in Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)