Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 126 The Shan family comes again to deliver rations

Zhu Jun returned to Huai County and interrogated several Black Mountain bandit prisoners captured at the east gate. The news he received confirmed that they were indeed going to the south gate of Huai County.

As for what to do after going to the South Gate, their level is too low and they don't know the specific details.

It's a pity that Qu Shuai, who knew the inside story like Lei Gong and Fuyun, didn't catch him.

Then he asked the soldiers who were in charge of guarding the south gate that night, and they all said they didn't find anything unusual.

In particular, Zhu Jun made detailed inquiries about several members of the Shan family, a wealthy family in Hanoi. One of them was the person in charge that night.

But he didn't ask for a reason. In a situation like this without other evidence, it's not convenient for you to take strong measures.

After all, the Shan family was still very influential in this area. Zhu Jun had just arrived and wanted to rely on these people to govern Hanoi in the future.

They had no choice but to lock him up and wait for further investigation results.

Even so, it has alarmed the senior officials of the Shan clan. They had already learned about the failure of the city dedication from the housekeeper. In addition, the main executors of the plan that night were all imprisoned. Knowing that the situation was not good, they immediately discussed countermeasures.

It's easy to say if this thing succeeds, but if it doesn't succeed, then the Shan clan will be doomed, and it will affect the life and death of the entire family.

Someone thought that the wife of Pinggao County Magistrate Zhang Wang was their Shan family, so they went to ask for help, hoping to use Zhang Wang to say hello to Huai County and release the Shan people.

As soon as dawn broke on the next day, Zhu Jun received the latest news. The Black Mountain bandits had withdrawn overnight, and all the camps in front of the county seat were empty.

Zhu Jun hurriedly took Cao Cao, Gai Xun and other generals to check, and it turned out to be an empty camp.

"It seems that the Black Mountain bandits are scared by us, hahahaha..." Lu Bu laughed happily, "But Lu must kill them all to avenge Brother Zhang Yang!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The Black Mountain bandits had withdrawn, Huai County was safe, and even the whole of Hanoi was safe.

Zhu Jun immediately wrote a letter to inform the emperor about the latest battle situation in Minghuai County, which was considered a victory.

……

In Pinggao County, Liu Ming was checking reports from all aspects.

When he was in Luoyang, the memorials arrived at the palace first, but they had to be returned to Jian Shuo's hands. But now that he is not in the palace, ordinary memorials will be backlogged at the Shangshu Desk, while important memorials will be sent directly to the palace. Come here.

Nothing happened without Jian Shuo.

Yuan Ji sent a report stating that the Yuan family had re-measured the land, and the newly added land was twice as much as the original official registration. In the new year, taxes will be paid according to the new tax system.

Some of the big families in the court could reluctantly cooperate with the measurement of the land even though they complained repeatedly, but some also bribed Jian Shuo in the hope of paying taxes according to the original land amount.

It is said that Jian Shuo has already collected the money.

There are also some wealthy gentry who are trying their best to hide it.

"As expected, this matter was not driven by that." Liu Ming sneered, but everything was as expected, especially with Jian Shuo involved, it would be more complicated, "Jian Shuo really can't help him. Wall, he only cares about himself trying to get money, and doesn't care about the importance of this matter to the country."

The Yuan family still has to be taken advantage of in this matter. It is impossible for the Yuan family to watch as they take out all the hidden land while other aristocratic families continue to conceal the truth.

Of course, Yuan Ji alone can't push it forward. If there are no soldiers or people, old Yuan Wei can't avoid this. Since Hangu is concerned, let him do his best to collect taxes.

Yuan Wei also sent a report. Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, was ordered to lead troops to Hangu Pass to help in the battle. Dong Zhuo was unable to attack for a long time and lacked food and grass, so he began to plunder Hongnong County, burning, killing and looting, and the people were in dire straits.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Ming opened the next report, which was sent by Lu Zhi of Shangshutai. Sun Jian killed the governor of Jingzhou and the prefect of Nanyang during his journey north, but Jian Shuo warned the officials not to impeach Sun Jian.

Regarding the transfer of Sun Jian, Jian Shuo did it behind Liu Ming's back, but Liu Ming also obtained this information in advance through other channels.

But I didn't expect that Sun Jian was still as arrogant as ever and was good at killing court ministers. Even if he had various reasons, it could be seen that he no longer took the court seriously.

Yang Biao also wrote a report stating that Yuan Wei was unkind and unjust, allowing Dong Zhuo to massacre the people of Hongnong, passively avoiding the war, and refusing to save people.

Yang Biao and Yuan Wei have always advanced and retreated together. Not long ago, the Yang family organized thousands of slaves to cooperate with the Yuan family to guard the border. Now Yang Biao suddenly impeached Yuan Wei. It was nothing more than Dong Zhuo's actions in Hongnong County that hurt the interests of the Yang family. , and Yuan Wei was powerless to stop him.

Liu Ming still sees clearly on this point.

Turning to the last secret report, it was sent by Shi Adi. According to the news from Jianghu people who had penetrated into the Black Mountain Bandits, Zhang Yang had been shot to death by an arrow and gave a general description of the death.

The secret report also mentioned that the Shan people were unwilling to respond to the court's new tax system and sent stewards to join forces with Black Mountain bandits to prepare to invade Huai County from the south gate.

"Forward this secret report to Zhu Jun." Liu Ming ordered.

"According to the order." Shi A took the secret report and turned around to make arrangements.

The new tax system would indeed cause a backlash from the aristocratic family. This was expected, and Liu Ming was not surprised. He was about to arrest a few typical people to scare the monkeys, when the Shan clan came to his door.

At this time, some soldiers came to report, and Pinggao County Magistrate's wife Shan asked to see him.

Liu Ming frowned. What was she doing at this critical juncture?

The two of them had never met each other since the last time they had a turbulent relationship with Shan in the military camp. Liu Ming was also deliberately avoiding it. After all, Zhang Wang was still in office, so it was somewhat unethical to have sex with his wife by himself.

Besides, there are risks involved. In the novel, the thief Cao didn't hold back his desire for a few inches, and he lost his beloved general Dian Wei and his son Cao Ang, and he almost lost his life.

But now that he had just received the news that the Shan clan was colluding with thieves and bandits to fight, the Shan clan came to ask for a meeting. There must be something unusual about it.

No wonder Sima Yi is so awesome, it must be related to the extraordinary nature of his mother-in-law.

Let's just let it go and see what she has to say.

"Let her come in." Liu Ming ordered.

Soon, Shan walked in while twisting his hips. To say that he was very charming, it was ten times more charming than that night in the military camp.

"you……"

Before Liu Ming could speak, Shan sat down in Liu Ming's arms and said, "Your Majesty, the civilian woman is very bloated. Come and quench your Majesty's thirst." As he spoke, his clothes were half untied, revealing the bulging ration.

"I am the most considerate person in my life." Liu Ming happened to be thirsty, so I wanted to help her relieve the pain.

"Your Majesty, it's so inconvenient to sit like this." Shan said softly, "It's better to go to the couch, it's more comfortable there."

Liu Ming naturally knew what Shan was thinking, and deliberately teased, "Sitting also has its advantages. I will teach you a trick today to open your eyes."

...It was an unprecedented feeling.

"Oh..." Shan murmured softly, as if her soul was flying to the sky. She had never thought that she could still do this, and she could actually taste the beauty of it.

Soon, the sound of joyful applause could be heard in the government office continuously.

Shanshi completely let himself go, and Liu Ming also took this opportunity to relax his body and mind, giving him a rare opportunity to relieve his tense nerves in the past few days.

I don't know how long it took, but the clouds stopped and the rain stopped. The two of them hugged each other and panted, neither wanting to move at all.

"Your Majesty, I have something to ask of you, a common woman." Shan raised her jade hand lightly, groping Liu Ming's body, and finally concluded on a certain heart-stopping point, which was the key to achieving her personal goal.

The topic is finally here!

There is no need to say it clearly, Liu Ming already knows what he wants, but it is the moment when he has scored twice, so it is not easy to displease her. He said, "What's the matter? Just tell me."

"Your Majesty has clearly learned that the Shan clan has been loyal and loyal for generations and is willing to sacrifice their lives and blood for Your Majesty. The women of the country have even given their bodies to Your Majesty," Shan said softly, "But the new governor of Hanoi arrested the Shan clan's children for no reason and even threatened to kill him. It is really unjust to attack the entire Shan clan. Please ask Your Majesty to issue an order to order Governor Zhu to release the children of the Shan clan. Ugh..."

Before Shan could finish speaking, she felt that His Majesty the Emperor's second wave was coming, even more violent than the previous wave. She was so confused that she was unable to organize effective words.

"How...how could you arrest the children of the Mountain Clan for no reason?" Liu Ming gasped, "Don't you know what you have done? Don't you know? You still want to release the children of the Mountain Clan? I'm afraid... The entire mountain tribe will be exterminated!"

Shan's whole body trembled when he heard this, and Liu Ming could clearly feel that the body temperature of the beauty beneath him dropped significantly, and she even felt a bit chilly.

Obviously, even if the Shan clan did not participate in what the Shan clan did, they definitely knew the ins and outs of it, but they did not confess it to Liu Ming before the incident.

It seems that all the families in the world have been spoiled by Emperor Ling and Jian Shuo, and it is time to clean up their affairs to avoid constraints in the future.

Tears welled up in the corners of Shan's eyes, "Your Majesty, looking at the contribution of the civilian women to your majesty in advising him to capture Pinggao, and the hard work of the civilian women in serving your majesty, can you give Shan a chance to reform and free the Shan clan?" ……vomit……"

"I'm here to eliminate horse thieves, not to let them go." Liu Ming was also busy in his mouth, absorbing nectar and replenishing his body's energy wantonly, and whined, "But I can't do it for your sake. The genocide must be exterminated, but the chief culprit must be severely punished, otherwise where is my majesty? Phew..."

"On behalf of the whole family, I would like to thank His Majesty for your kindness. Come on... ugh..." Shan became even more affectionate when he saw that things were settled.

The Shan clan colluded with the Black Mountain bandits to rebel against the imperial court. It was a very high favor not to exterminate the clan, and the Shan clan no longer had any other extravagant hopes.

Half an hour later, the dragon bed returned to calm. The two of them were lying on their backs, breathing heavily. It felt as if the whole world had stopped.

After a long time, they got dressed. The two of them had to be affectionate for a while, and finally Shan left reluctantly.

At this time, Liu Mingcai received the good news from Zhu Jun that the Black Mountain bandits had retreated.

It describes the entire battle in detail.

"As expected of Lu Fengxian, he is awesome." Liu Ming couldn't help but sigh sincerely when he saw Lu Bu killing everyone and shocking Hanoi.

I just don’t know where Liu, Guan, and Zhang are now. If they join in, who in the world can shake my position?

If we follow the description of the novel, after Liu Guanzhang whipped the postal supervisor, he fled to Liu Hui of Daizhou. Later, Liu Hui recommended them to Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, to quell the rebellion of Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju.

Could it be that their three brothers are now at Liu Yu's place in Youzhou?

No matter where they are, Liu Ming believes that as long as they receive the imperial edict of recruitment, they will come without hesitation.

Now they are still in a period of decline, with no way to advance or retreat. Suddenly the emperor summons them to Luoyang, Kyoto. They need to be reused without asking. As long as they have a little bit, it is impossible to refuse.

"Instruct all the generals to return to Pinggao and prepare to deal with the Baibo bandits in Wen County." Liu Ming immediately issued the order.

Then Liu Ming personally drafted a decree and sent someone back to Kyoto to Jian Shuo, asking him to publicize it with great fanfare in order to establish the emperor's authority and pave the way for future events.

Zhang Yan returned to Heishan to reorganize the troops, not to mention that Zhu Jun broke out in a cold sweat after receiving Liu Ming's secret report about the Shan clan's collaboration with the enemy. He immediately ordered the Shan clan leader to be arrested, and the housekeeper was also tied up with five flowers.

At first, the Shan clan refused to admit it and put their hope in Shan and Zhang Wang. However, after Zhu Jun tortured him, the old clan leader became completely honest and had no choice but to confess, and the housekeeper also told the truth.

After obtaining Liu Ming's consent, he killed the mountain clan leader, housekeeper, those who participated in the planning, and the disciples who were preparing to collaborate with the enemy that night.

Liu Ming also specially sent an edict to Hanoi, but he changed the details slightly, saying that the Shan family refused to pay taxes and colluded with the Black Mountain bandits. Now he killed the chief culprit to serve as a warning to others.

This matter spread in Hanoi in an instant. The major families who originally wanted to resist the tax kept silent. They all put away their little thoughts and joked. If they don't cooperate, they will be beheaded. Who can bear this?

After all, collecting less land rent is just an economic benefit. If the clan is exterminated, everything will be over, and it will be impossible to continue the incense.

So all the big families in Hanoi settled down and waited for the government to come and measure the land.

Liu Ming took advantage of the situation and sent the edict directly to Yuan Ji in Beijing, asking him to tell all the major families in Kyoto that failure to pay taxes would lead to death!

Liu Ming did not deliver this edict through Jian Shuo. Due to Jian Shuo's profit-oriented nature, he might have suppressed the edict, and he might even have used it to make further money. In the end, it was Liu Ming's strategy of governing the country that was damaged.

Soon all armies gathered in Pinggao again to discuss how to deal with the Baibo bandits.

At this moment, they have received news that Guo Tai, the leader of the Baibo bandits, and the Huns cavalry have entered Hanoi.

From this point of view, the next step is to deal with the Baibo thieves much more difficult than dealing with the Black Mountain thieves.

At this moment, some soldiers came to report that the latest batch of military rations had not been distributed by the imperial court, and the grain urging officer appealed to Jian Shuo to no avail.

"Jian Shuo is a thief!" Liu Ming was so angry that his teeth itched with hatred.

(End of this chapter)