Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 378 Su Botian Yin's Rebellion
"I deeply feel the kindness of the king. I heard that the road to Shu is rugged, with thousands of mountains and rivers. Cars can't have square rails, and horses can't be tied together. Although I want to take it, I don't know what strategy to use?" Li Song asked, waiting. Zhang Song himself took out the geographic map of Xichuan.

Zhang Song took out a map from his sleeve, handed it to Li Song and said, "I am deeply impressed by Duke Ming's great virtue, so I dedicate this map to Duke Ming. After seeing this map, Duke Ming will know the road in central Sichuan."

Li Song unfolded it a little and looked at it, the geographical itinerary was written on it, the distance, the distance, the narrowness, the dangerous mountains and rivers, the money and food in the treasury, everything was clearly stated.

Zhang Song waited for Li Song to see it, and then said: "The matter of seizing Yizhou, the sooner the better, the delay will cause changes. Song has two confidantes and friends: Fazheng and Mengda, these two will definitely be able to help each other."

Li Song bowed his hands and thanked him: "The green mountains will never grow old, and the green water will last forever. In the future, things will come true. I will never forget my husband's achievements, and I will be rewarded generously."

Zhang Song was overjoyed and said: "Song met the Ming Lord and had to tell each other to his heart's content, how could he expect anything in return?" Saying goodbye.Li Song ordered Xu Chu and others to escort them back tens of li.

"Prime Minister, Xu Chang is here to report! Hejian Su Bo and Tian Yin have rebelled against the imperial court." Li Song and others had just returned home when a sergeant came to report.

"What?" Li Song was shocked when he heard this!In order to capture Jiangdong and Hanzhong at the same time, so as to eliminate the separatist forces in Guanzhong, Li Song basically mobilized all the soldiers and horses in the north, resulting in the emptiness of the northern region.

"What is the power of the bandit army?" Li Song asked. From what he knew, Su Bo and Tian Yin could only gather a mob of three thousand people. They were finally defeated by Jia Xin sent by Cao Pi, and 1000 people surrendered in the end. It is true that they are vulnerable.

But there is always a contingency in everything. After all, Cao Cao in history had Cao Pi guarding Yecheng, but he did not send anyone to guard Yecheng. If something happened, he had to rush back to solve it in a panic.

"Prime Minister, since the day of the rebellion, the number of rebels has reached hundreds of thousands. Most counties and counties in Youzhou and Jizhou have fallen into the hands of rebels." The sergeant replied.

Li Song was dumbfounded. What is the situation and why did it happen? The growth rate of these rebels must be too fast. How long has it been since a large number of counties and counties in the two states have fallen like this?

"Pass down the order, and I will personally lead the troops to quell the rebellion." Li Song ordered, regardless of the reason why these mobs spread so quickly, the most urgent thing is to return to the army immediately to quell them.

"Hold on, Prime Minister!" As soon as Li Song finished speaking, there was a voice to stop him. Li Song turned his head angrily, wanting to see who was so reckless to stop him. If he couldn't go back in time to quell the rebellion, it might lead to more people Carrying out the rebellion, the situation in the north that was finally achieved, will return to the state of fragmentation.

Li Song glared at this person, who turned out to be Chang Lin, the prime minister's official, Li Song scolded angrily: "Chang Lin, do you know what you are doing? Now there are rebellions all over the north, if you don't put down the rebellion in time, don't you know what the consequences will be? How dare you delay the military plane, you will be killed immediately!"

"Prime Minister, please listen to me. If the Prime Minister thinks what I said is wrong, it's not too late to kill the minister! It's been a while since the rebellion against the bandits, and it's not too late." Chang Lin knelt down and bowed.

"Okay! I'll just listen and see what reason you can give to prevent me from sending troops." Li Song said, and Xu Chu immediately ordered someone to bring a stool for Li Song to sit on.

Chang Lin, who was kneeling on the ground, said: "The minister's words to obstruct are not to prevent the prime minister from sending troops to fight against the rebels, but to prevent the prime minister from personally leading the troops to fight."

"Oh! Why is this?" Li Song asked.

"Returning to the prime minister, the officials and people in the north are happy with stability and hate war. They have obeyed the court for a long time, and those who obey the law account for the majority."

"Tian Yin, Su Bo, etc. are just dogs and sheep gathered together. They seem to be very powerful, but they are just mobs, and they can't do much harm."

"Now, our army is out and the territory is empty, which makes them feel that they have an opportunity. As long as our army returns, these mobs will naturally be vulnerable."

"The prime minister is in danger of the world, so how can he rashly go out to carry out conquests? Even if some trivial matters are settled, it is not enough to show the might of the prime minister." Gongcao Changlin said.

After listening to Chang Lin's words, Li Song felt that what the other party said was right. As the prime minister of the court, his body was in danger of the world, and it could be said that he could affect his whole body by pulling one hair out. How could he act so recklessly.

"What you said is not unreasonable! Get up and talk, don't kneel down." Li Song said.

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Chang Lin thanked him!Get up and stand aside, waiting for orders.

"After thinking about it, although my army is away, there are soldiers and horses in the counties and counties in the locality. The counties have county soldiers, and the counties have county soldiers. According to what you just said, how can it be possible to be made big by this group of mobs? Could it be? Is someone pushing behind the scenes?" After a while, Li Song said.

Li Song calmed down and thought about it, and always felt that something was wrong. The local counties and counties all had their own soldiers. Although the equipment was not as good as that of the regular army, it was not a problem to deal with some unarmed peasant troops.

But now, these mobs have expanded their influence to Youzhou and Jizhou. Why can they expand to such a field in a short period of time?What is hidden behind this?
Chang Lin thought for a while and said, "I think such a thing is impossible!"

"Oh! Why do you say that?" Li Song asked, he really didn't understand why Chang Lin was so sure that no one would play tricks behind his back.

"Prime Minister, I just said that the officials and people in the north are happy with stability and hate wars. They have obeyed the court for a long time, and most of them obeyed the law. That's why I concluded that someone would not be behind the scenes." Often forest road.

"It turned out to be so! How can you explain this phenomenon?" Li Song asked, if someone wasn't playing tricks behind the scenes, what would happen?

"My minister, the rebellion is not as serious as the intelligence said, and even the local counties can suppress it on their own." Chang Lin said, thinking for a while and then continued.

"In the beginning, the rebellion was nothing more than a small disturbance. The local officials didn't take it seriously, so they concealed it and did not report it. When the situation developed out of control, the local officials were afraid that if they reported it, they would be punished."

"Under the circumstances that concealment cannot be concealed, they can only exaggerate! They claim that the rebels are powerful, and ask the court to send troops to quell the rebellion. Before the army arrives, they will quell the rebellion and cover up their own faults."

"In this way, not only are they not wrong, they will also be rewarded for their meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion." Li Song laughed.

"That's right!" Chang Lin said.

There are many people who think they are smart in this world, and they always like to play tricks that they think are smart to win the attention of the audience.

Often when Lin said this, Li Song understood the thoughts of these local officials. They just wanted to ask for credit. If hundreds of thousands of people rebel, that's another matter.

(End of this chapter)