Great Han Empire

Chapter 671
In June, Jizhou.

As the situation in Guanzhong changed again and again, it was impossible to accurately predict the fate of the emperor and the court. Li Hong discussed with the generals for a long time, and decided to attack Gongsun Zan in advance to ensure that the entire territory of Jizhou was occupied.Only after Northern Xinjiang has won Jizhou can it spare no energy to take care of the affairs of Guanzhong.

Qu Yi led his army to Nanpi City in Bohai County at the end of May, and joined Zhang Yan's army.Under the command of Zhang Yan, the two armies launched a siege to Nanpi City in early June.

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After Gongsun Zan was defeated and retreated to Bohai County, there was a fierce dispute among the generals of Youzhou whether to withdraw from Jizhou.

Gongsun Zan didn't want to give up Jizhou, he wanted to fight the northern army again.If he could keep Bohai County and unite Youzhou and Qingzhou, he would still have the strength to compete with Li Hong in the future.If all the army returned to Youzhou, it would be difficult to pose any threat to Li Hong given the severe shortage of money and food.For this reason, he ordered that all the remaining tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers be recruited into the army, and ordered the army to be dispatched to search the property of the noble families and rich people who owned the ownership of Hejian Kingdom and Bohai County, and robbed everything they could.Even if the Northern Border Army occupied Hejian Country and Bohai County a few months later, it would still be in ruins.Hejian Kingdom and Bohai County burst into tears, and Youzhou iron cavalry burned, killed and looted everywhere.

Gongsun Zan also followed Guan Jing's suggestion and urgently wrote to Liu Yu, begging Liu Yu to come forward to make peace with Li Hongyan and leave a way for Youzhou.Liu Yu wrote back and said, I have cut off contact with Li Hong.Even if I hadn't cut off contact with him, I wouldn't humbly plead with Li Hong for your arrogance and lawlessness.I don't care about the grievances between you and Li Hong.As long as you don't bring the flames of war to Youzhou, you can do whatever you want, anyway, I can't control you.

Gongsun Zan was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at him, there was nothing he could do.In desperation, he had no choice but to write a letter to Li Hong himself, hoping that Li Hong would remember his past friendship, and the two sides shook hands to make peace and hand over Bohai County to Youzhou.This letter disappeared without any reply.

Tian Kai and Liu Bei tried every means to dissuade Gongsun Zan from being stubborn, and the best policy is to preserve his strength and voluntarily abandon Bohai County.The two suggested that Gongsun Zan take the army to Qingzhou.Tian Kai said that the relationship between Master Liu Yu and Li Hong is well known in the world. When you go back to Youzhou, you will either be killed by Master Liu Yu under an excuse, or you will be chased by Li Hong. It is difficult to gain a foothold in Youzhou.

Youzhou is the foundation of Gongsun Zan, his homeland. It is difficult for him to accept that he should leave his foundation, leave his homeland, admit his failure, and cross the south of the river to survive and develop in a completely strange place.Gongsun Zan firmly refused.However, he listened to Guan Jing's advice, and let Tian Kai and Liu Bei lead their troops south to Qingzhou according to the strategy Liu Bei had offered in the past.If Li Hong wants to attack Youzhou in the future, Tian Kai and Liu Bei can send troops to Jizhou, thus effectively containing Li Hong's army.

At this time, Qingzhou was in chaos.The whole territory of Jinan Kingdom was lost. The school lieutenant Zou Jing and Jinan King Liu Yun (yun) were killed one after another. The four counties in northern Qingzhou left Pingyuan County and were still controlled by Tian Kai and Liu Bei. The other Le'an Kingdom, Qi Kingdom and Jinan Kingdom All three are lost.

In May, under the order of Gongsun Zan, Tian Kai and Liu Bei hurriedly led their troops south to Qingzhou, and fought fiercely with Guan Cheng and Guan Hai, the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army, in Jinan and Qi.This dozen lasted for more than two months.When the northern border army stormed Nanpi, Tian Kai and Liu Bei were fighting in the area of ​​Qi and Beihai. They held Gongsun Zan's request for help, and the disciples called out to Naihe.

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Zhang Yan and Qu Yi personally rushed to the city to supervise the battle.

Before the start of the war, Li Hong invited them to Xindu City of Anping Kingdom, analyzed the current situation in detail, and finally summed it up in one sentence, occupying the entire territory of Jizhou as soon as possible at any cost.The two were very anxious, especially Zhang Yan, who wished to take Nanpi one day and lead the army to attack north.

The Northern Xinjiang Army has done a lot of preparations for the siege in the past two months. Fifty stone catapults have been arranged, and all the ballistas have been concentrated under the city, trying to take it down in one fell swoop.

After five days of fierce fighting between the two sides, Wen Chou took the lead in commanding the army to conquer Nancheng.Gongsun Zan led his army to retreat.

At the same time, Yang Feng and Zhao Yun led the army to successfully conquer the county of Hejian State.The army then crossed the Tuo River (hu) and marched head-to-head with the armies of Zhang Yan and Qu Yi, advancing northward simultaneously.

In mid-June, Gongsun Zan retreated across the Zhangshui River and stationed troops at the Longcou Ferry.Gongsun Fan's five thousand reinforcements arrived in time.As early as May, Gongsun Fan was ordered to return to Youbeiping, Liaoxi and other places in Youzhou to raise troops and prepare to go south to support Gongsun Zan.

At this time, Zhang Yan and Qu Yi also led their troops to the south bank of the Zhangshui River.The two sides set up the battlefield in Longkou, and then decide the outcome.

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Jizhou, Anping Kingdom, Xindu City.

In mid-June, Xu Rong's letter was sent to Jizhou.

Everything in Guanzhong is settled, but there are many hidden worries. It is impossible to estimate whether it can maintain continuous stability.Although Huangfusong and Zhu Jun were in charge of state affairs, neither of them had an army. It was Li Jue and other Xiliang generals who really held power.If the elites in the Guanzhong area intend to kill Li Jue and other Xiliang generals, the war in Guanzhong will continue.

However, Li Jue and other Xiliang generals were very smart. At this critical moment, they introduced the forces of Xiliang Han Sui and Ma Teng into Guanzhong.With the support and deterrence of the Xiliang army, Guanzhong can still be stabilized for the time being, but this stability will not last long. Should we take advantage of the next turmoil in Guanzhong to rescue the emperor at the right time? Please tell the general.

If the general intends to serve the king and take advantage of the unpredictable situation in Guanzhong to rescue the emperor, we cannot give up on Kansai now, and we must readjust our Kansai strategy.

Xu Rong then expressed many reasons for continuing to occupy Kansai.

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The first reason is simple.At present, the situation in Guanzhong is changing, and Li Jue and others are unable to take care of Kansai, let alone attacking Guandong from the east.Considering the safety of Guanzhong and Hedong, it is better for the northern army to occupy Kanxi and take the initiative.

The second reason is very complicated, and Xu Rong explained it.

After Yuan Shao occupied Luoyang, he chose the most conducive method to quickly stabilize the Kanto, which was to shake hands with Yuan Shu to make peace.Our previous estimates were too optimistic and confident, thinking that with our help, Yuan Shu could completely control Yuzhou and compete with Yuan Shao for a long time, but it seems that our judgment was wrong, we underestimated Yuan Shao's strength.Under the front and back attacks of Yuan Tan and Liu Biao, Yuan Shu was in danger and was unable to take care of Luoyang at all. As a result, Yuan Shao took Guandong very easily without any effort.

Yuan Shu's defeat was not due to his ability or his force, but his grasp of the timing.If he had been able to quickly send troops south to occupy the entire territory of Jingzhou after Sun Jian killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, how could he have suffered the disaster of Sun Jian's defeat the day before yesterday, the danger of being trapped in Yingchuan today, and the disaster of being defeated in Nanyang tomorrow?It doesn't make sense to mention this now.Yuan Shu made one wrong step, one step at a time, so that he lost the whole game. At the same time, he caught us off guard and was very passive.

After Yuan Shao stabilized the Kanto, his next goal was obviously to get rid of Yuan Shu.There cannot be two tigers in one mountain, and it is impossible for a family to have two patriarchs.Yuan Shao couldn't kill Yuan Shu and leave the infamy of brotherhood, he could only find a way to drive Yuan Shu away, so as to completely control Jing and Yu.With these two prefectures as the foundation, especially with the three counties of Nanyang, Yingchuan and Runan, which are spread all over the famous families of the Han Dynasty, the rapid development of Yuan Shao's power may not be what we can imagine.

In the past, Emperor Guangwu relied on the rich and powerful in Nanyang, Yingchuan and other places, and relied on the wealthy Jizhou in Hebei to rejuvenate the great Han.Today, Yuan Shao not only has the support of the rich and powerful in Nanyang, Yingchuan, Runan and Guandong, but also has three wealthy places in Jingzhou, Yuzhou and Guandong. It can be seen that what many scholars said was true at the beginning, only Yuan Shao is the one who rejuvenates the great Han.Now it seems that this statement does have his truth.

On the other hand, the general, ZTE's foundation is much worse.Although the general currently owns the rich land of Jizhou, he also has a huge drag on the barrenness of northern Xinjiang.Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Damo have a vast territory and the people are poor. A large part of Jizhou's wealth will be filled into this bottomless pit in the future.In the past, the great Han used the power of a country to maintain the frontier, with little effect. Now the generals use the power of a state to maintain the survival of the frontier. It is difficult to imagine.

Now, whether it is the people of insight in the world, or the emperor and the court, they all know that the one who can really rejuvenate the great Han is not the powerful general, but Yuan Shao.

This will lead to many factors that are not conducive to the general, but at present the most unfavorable to the general is the official position granted to the general by the emperor and the authority to supervise the six states and four counties.

The general respects the emperor and is loyal to the great man. The emperor worships the general as the great Sima and the general, and participates in the affairs of Li Shangshu.The general is an extremely human minister, responsible for saving and stabilizing the country, and the first opponent of the general is Yuan Shao, who refuses to honor the emperor, and the state and county officials who follow Yuan Shao.

Originally, the general could rest and recuperate for a few years based on the land of Hebei, because not many people in this world know the ambition and aspirations of the general, and more people think that the general has the intention of separatist and hegemony, and has no ambition to seek the world. But it’s no longer possible. Now the emperor and the court have pushed the generals to the forefront. Even if the generals don’t attack the rebels, the rebels will be impatient to attack you.

Once the general defeats them in the future, half of the world will belong to the general. At this time, who would naively think that the general has no heart to overthrow the country?Do you think the general wants to rejuvenate the big man wholeheartedly?Except for our most loyal subordinates, no one believes that you are not a traitor.

Since the general may become a traitor, how can Yuan Shao and all the people in the world who think that they are responsible for saving the country let you develop?Make you strong?Let you sweep Liuhe?

Master Zhu Jun said that Jizhou is in danger, but I think it is not Jizhou that is in danger, but the great man.Those of us who are loyal to you believe that only the great general can rejuvenate the great man and save the country. We don't want to see the great general fall.

Our revitalization strategy is the Hebei strategy, but now it seems that we must make appropriate revisions. The point of the revision is that the Northern Army must firmly occupy Kansai. Once we occupy Kansai, we will be able to deter from the two directions of Hedong and Kansai. Guanzhong ensures the safety of the emperor, and at the same time threatens Guandong and Yuan Shao.If Yuan Shao and other prefectures and counties want to attack Jizhou, we will attack Kanto from the direction of Kansai.If Yuan Shao attacked Guanxi and Guanzhong, we would go south from the direction of Jizhou, attack Hanoi and Yanzhou, and also threaten the Kanto.In this way, the two sides restrain each other, and the general and Beijiang can get enough time to develop.

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After reading Xu Rong's letter, Li Hong felt extremely heavy.He closed his eyes and meditated for a long time, then put aside the battlefield victory report on the desk, and concentrated on reading Xu Rong's letter again.

At this moment, the battle situation in Jizhou is insignificant compared with the situation in the world.

Xian Yufu and Li Wei came to write.In the letter, the two expressed their concerns about the future development of northern Xinjiang and Jizhou. At the same time, they also mentioned several issues worthy of attention, and implored Li Hong to treat them with caution.

One is the problem of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.Yuan Shao fully supported Cao Cao's succession as Yanzhou Mu, and still firmly controlled Yanzhou.Once the Guandong is stabilized, Yuan Shao will not only drive Yuan Shu away, but also give Cao Cao strong support to help him defeat the Yellow Turban Army, so as to quickly stabilize Yanzhou.Judging from the current situation, the situation of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army is getting more and more difficult.Qingzhou has Tian Kai, Liu Bei, and Kong Rong, Xuzhou has Tao Qian, Yanzhou has Cao Cao, Wu Zi, and Zhang Miao, and the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army is surrounded by some counties south of Mount Tai and the Yellow River, and the scope of activities is getting smaller and smaller.Although the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army won several victories in April and May, the prospects are very bad.

If the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army is defeated, their only escape route is Jizhou.The number of the defeated Yellow Turban Army soldiers and the refugees who were coerced by the Yellow Turban Army is very large, which will have a great impact on Jizhou.

The second is the question of Jin Shang, the governor of Yanzhou.The Son of Heaven first generously asked Li Hong to oversee the military affairs of the six prefectures and four counties, then ordered the Beijiang Army to undertake the heavy task of countering the rebellion, and then asked the Beijiang Army to escort Jin Shang to Yanzhou to take up his post.The purpose of the imperial court is obvious, which is to intensify the conflicts between the general and Yuan Shao, and between the general and the officials of various states and counties, so as to provoke the war on both sides of the Yellow River.

Jin Shang, under the escort of the Northern Xinjiang Army, crossed the South River and went down. Cao Cao and the Yanzhou Army must send troops to stop it, and a big battle broke out between the two sides.Once this battle is fought, it is likely to turn into a battle against the generals. Jizhou is likely to be besieged by Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Tian Kai, Liu Bei, Zhang Miao, Zhang Yang and other state and county officials.

If the general refuses to escort Jin Shang to Yanzhou, Jin Shang will go alone.He has the order of the emperor, how dare he not go?As soon as Jin Shang died, the general offended the emperor and the court.However, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others can still use this as an excuse to jointly attack Jizhou.

In Jizhou, the Yellow Turban Army and the refugees fled northward, and then the states and counties all over Jizhou joined forces to besiege the disaster.The poison of this plan makes people shudder.

This leads to the third question, who is responsible for this plan to trap and kill the general?
If this plan came from the hands of Huangfusong and the ministers of the court, then they would definitely contact Yuan Shao in the Guandong, launch another mutiny in Chang'an, punish and kill Li Jue and other Xiliang generals, and the fate of the emperor can be imagined.Yuan Shao is currently occupying Luoyang, with the prestige and strength of Zhongxing Dahan, but he does not respect the current emperor. In this case, what choice will Huangfusong and the ministers of the court make?Obviously, they will let Li Jue be charged with the crime of killing the king, and let Yuan Shao take on the responsibility of saving the country and rebuilding the imperial line.

Perhaps Huangfusong's original intention was to kill Li Jue and other traitors and protect the emperor, but who knows what the many ministers of the Guandong and Guanzhong clans in the court think?After so many years of ups and downs, especially the two recent mutinies in Chang'an, many ministers may have changed their minds. They may think that Yuan Shao is right, and Yuan Shao's method is the best way to quickly save the country.

If Yuan Shao rebuilt the imperial line and rebuilt the imperial court in Luoyang, it would be a disaster, a huge disaster, for the general and Beijiang.

If this plan came from the hands of Li Jue and other Xiliang generals, then the situation in Northern Xinjiang would be better. At most, Li Jue and others would take advantage of the fire to rob and harass Hedong, but Master Xianyu and I agree that this plan should come from Huangfu In the hands of some ministers in Songhe Dynasty.

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Xian Yufu and Li Wei's suggestion was that in order to ensure the safety of the emperor, troops must be stationed in Kansai. Once there was another mutiny in Chang'an, the northern army could rush into Chang'an and rescue the emperor back to northern Xinjiang.

This suggestion coincided with Xu Rong's intention.

However, Kansai is between the Kanto and Guanzhong. To garrison troops and secure Kansai, there must be sufficient troops. The number of troops should not be less than the current 3.In this way, plus the Ural Mountain cavalry that has been recruited and stationed in the desert, the northern border will increase its troops by [-].

With a large number of troops stationed in Hedong and Guanxi, the army in the direction of Jizhou cannot be increased, and can only be recruited and surrendered to maintain the current size of the 9 army.If in the near future, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army goes north, and the coalition forces of various states and counties launch a siege on Jizhou, will this [-]-strong army ensure the safety of Jizhou?Not only must Jizhou not be lost, but the enemy must not be allowed to set foot in Jizhou to wreak havoc.Now the grain in every mu of land in Jizhou is as precious as gold, and the enemy cannot spoil it or steal it away.

I want to protect Jizhou, and I want to let the refugees in Jizhou live.

Li Hong wrote back to Xian Yufu, Xu Rong, and Li Wei, agreeing with the analysis and suggestions of the three, please ask for everything, and attached many ideas of his own plan to clean up and rectify the land issue in Jizhou.

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In mid-June, Jinyang, Longshan, Hushi General's Mansion.

Xian Yufu and Li Wei were very happy after receiving Li Hong's reply and seeing that Li Hong agreed with their suggestion.If King Qin succeeds, taking the emperor to Jinyang and rebuilding the court will not only severely suppress Yuan Shao, but also be extremely beneficial to saving the country.

But after reading Li Hong's idea of ​​vigorously rectifying the land annexation issue in Jizhou, the two of them turned ugly.The two stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes, looking extremely nervous.

"The general is too anxious. Jizhou is not northern Xinjiang, and the rich and powerful in Jizhou are not the same as the rich and powerful in northern Xinjiang. If the general announces this method and enforces it, Jizhou will be in chaos immediately." Li Wei held his hand. Put the letter on the case table, worried, "Master Xianyu, I will go to Jizhou in person to persuade the general face to face, this method is too urgent, and it will anger the rich and powerful in Jizhou."

"Let me go." Xian Yufu waved his hand and said, "Xiao Lan is going to have a baby soon, so you can't leave. Political affairs in northern Xinjiang are more important than military affairs, so it's better for you to stay and preside over the overall situation."

"You can't go." Li Wei waved his hands again and again, "Now there are wars in the desert, Kansai, and Jizhou. The food, grass and luggage are all arranged by you alone. You must not leave Jinyang."

Xian Yufu hesitated, "Let's do this. I'll go to Jinyang City immediately and discuss it with Mr. Zhao."

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Li Wei returned to the military tent worried.With a big belly, Xiao Lan was lying on the couch very comfortably, flipping through a book.

"What's the matter with you, depressed?" Xiao Lan put down the paper and asked with a smile, "Has something happened in Guanzhong again?"

"It's not Guanzhong, it's Jizhou." Li Wei sat next to Xiao Lan, held her little hand, and said cautiously, "I want to go to Jizhou, I don't know..."

Xiao Lan's smile froze, and she asked in surprise, "Are you going to Jizhou at this time? What happened to the general? The stability of northern Xinjiang is the most important thing for the general."

"The general is in a hurry for the refugees in Jizhou. He wants to set off a bigger storm of land grabbing in Jizhou just like he did in the past in Xiliang to suppress corruption."

"Seize the land?" Xiao Lan firmly grasped Li Wei's big hand, "How does the general want to grab the land? Kill people?"

"It's almost like killing people." Li Wei explained to Xiao Lan with a wry smile.

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In order to let the refugees have land to grow, the general intends to clear the land in Jizhou.

In order to prevent land annexation, the imperial court revised the Han law several times.According to the law of the Han Dynasty, there is a maximum amount of land owned by people of different identities and ranks.If this limit is exceeded, a heavy tax will be imposed.If you fail to report the amount of land you own, or simply conceal it, underreport it, or omit the heavy tax, you are violating the law and you must be punished according to the law.If the punishment is light, the land exceeding the quota will be confiscated, and the fine will be several times the heavy tax; if the punishment is serious, the property will be confiscated;

In the past few decades, the problem of land annexation has been very serious in this dynasty. In order to avoid heavy taxation, the rich and powerful have concealed and did not report the amount of land that exceeds the quota, resulting in a decrease in court taxes.In order to increase tax revenue, the imperial court changed this land quota again and again.The imperial court hopes that the rich and powerful from all over the world will give some face, at least they will pay a little to the treasury, and the imperial court will also spend money, but the rich and powerful will not give the court any face at all.The more the court reformed, the less the tax would be paid, and the court was so frightened that it dared not make further changes.

Jizhou has a lot of powerful people, powerful people, rich people, and a lot of land. Land mergers are rampant, and the number of refugees ranks the highest among all states.

The reason why Zhang Jiao chose to lead the Yellow Turban Army to revolt in Jizhou was because Jizhou had the largest number of refugees and had a considerable refugee base.The places where the Yellow Turban Army revolted in the early years were the places with the most serious land annexation and the largest number of refugees, such as Yingchuan and Nanyang counties.

The general now wants to settle old accounts and new ones.

All the prefectures in Jizhou have the amount of land reported by the rich and powerful in each county, and the government will collect taxes according to the amount of land.The general intends to send people to take this original certificate to the counties and counties to clear the land.

You said that your family only has [-] mu of land, well, you take your [-] mu of land, and the rest is unowned land, which belongs to the imperial court.You said that the family bought new land in the past few years, well, you take out the land deed, in which year you bought it, how much tax should be handed in, and make it up immediately, otherwise, not only the land will be confiscated, the property will be confiscated, but even people will be taken away. .Those who are willing to pay back taxes must be fined according to the law, otherwise, the land will be confiscated, the property will be confiscated, and of course, people will not be arrested.If the land in the family exceeds the quota, not only must the tax be paid, but the tax shall be fined, and finally the excess land shall be confiscated.

In short, the general holds the Han law in one hand and the original evidence in the other, and it will be unlucky to catch anyone.In Jizhou, as long as the family has land, it has become an unwritten rule to conceal the real amount of land.In fact, even if you want to report real data, the government will not let you report it.You have turned over all the taxes to the national treasury, and he, the subordinate in charge, is going to eat ass and pull the wind.So when the general was arrested, Jizhou was completely in chaos. It is estimated that it will not be a problem of the overall paralysis of the government, but that there will be no guards guarding the city gate.Those who have land property at home are just waiting for bad luck.

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Xiao Lan has presided over the political affairs in northern Xinjiang for many years, so she knows this matter clearly.

But northern Xinjiang is not like Jizhou.Northern Xinjiang is poor, and the barbarians invaded frequently, and all the people ran away. Relatively speaking, there is still a lot of land. Otherwise, how could there be a lot of barren land for the refugees to farm?There are few people in northern Xinjiang, and there are also few rich and powerful families. Although these rich and powerful people have a lot of land, they can't find any race.Even if it is planted, the harvest cannot be compared with the fertile land in Jizhou. Therefore, in the sixteen counties of northern Xinjiang, except for Hedong, the problem of land annexation in other places is still within the tolerance of people.

Hadong was originally an important place in Gyeonggi, and it was the hardest hit area for land annexation, but the hardest hit area for land annexation was in the south of Hedong.The population living in the Fenhe area in the northeastern part of the river fled a lot due to the invasion of the Hu people, and the fields were left barren.The tycoons in Hedong mainly made their fortunes by trafficking in salt and iron. They generally did not buy land locally, but bought land in Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places with fertile land. The harvest per mu of land in these places was much higher than that in Hedong.Therefore, although the problem of land annexation in the southeast of the river is serious, the people can support themselves with land rent.To put it bluntly, the tycoons and tycoons in Hedong are too rich, and they don't bother to force these people who rent and plant land to abandon their land and become homeless refugees.

After listening to Li Wei's words, Xiao Lan frowned slightly, and asked softly, "Can you convince the general about what he has decided?"

"But this matter can't be done like this. If the fire burns down and Jizhou is in chaos, it's better not to fight Jizhou." Li Wei said angrily, "Jizhou is in chaos, who will die in the end? Isn't it those poor refugees? ? If the general does something bad with good intentions, he will regret it for the rest of his life. I must go to Jizhou in person.”

Xiao Lan thought about it for a while, then suddenly pressed Li Wei's cheek, smiled and whispered: "The two wives of the general miss the general very much, sister Fengxue has lost a lot of weight recently. And our eldest princess, it seems I also lost my mind and didn't want to go back to Chang'an at all, but said a few times that I wanted to go to Jizhou, look at this..."

Li Wei suddenly realized, and praised repeatedly: "Madam is still thoughtful. I will go to Longquan right now."

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Jinyang, Longquan, and the Princess Palace.

Zhang Wen's illness has just recovered, his body has not recovered, and his complexion is very bad.Lu Zhi lay down completely, with sunken eye sockets, haggard.

Ding Gong, Cai Yong and others sat by the couch with Li Wei, listening to Li Wei's narration quietly.

With the stability of Guanzhong, the emperor and Huangfusong's continuous letters, the eldest princess and the old officials are also relieved, but the emperor is subject to Li Jue and other Xiliang's rebellion, Yuan Shao occupies the Guandong, and the situation of the Han Dynasty is getting worse day by day , but let all the veterans sleepless at night, sighing all day long, not knowing what to do.

"The general must be stopped immediately." Li Wei looked at the veterans and said with cupped hands, "The issue of land annexation in Jizhou is indeed to be dealt with, and today's opportunity is indeed good, but the general's approach is too impatient. Your lords are from this dynasty. Tai Dou, naturally knows that this matter is directly related to the revitalization of the country, and needs to be considered in the long term."

"What Zhongyuan means is that you want the eldest princess to come to Jizhou in person?" Zhang Wen said in a low voice, "The eldest princess is no longer in charge of state affairs. She is just a princess, and she may not be able to make the powerful and wealthy people in Jizhou come to Jizhou." Follow your words."

"The general is in a difficult situation now, and he is under a lot of pressure. He may not be able to listen to what the eldest princess says." Cai Yong sighed, "In addition, the eldest princess has limited prestige and wants to rely on her status to suppress and win the trust of Jizhou. It is indeed a bit too difficult for the eldest princess to be a powerful and rich man."

"I remember that the late emperor once owned a large amount of land and houses in Hejian..." Li Wei hesitated and said in a very embarrassed way, "If... if... this..."

"Zhong Yuan..." Lu Zhi raised his thin hand, pointed at Li Wei and smiled bitterly, "Your idea is like pushing the general into the pit of fire. If the emperor blames him in the future..."

"My lords, it is Mr. Huangfusong and Mrs. Zhu Jun who preside over the government affairs in Chang'an." Li Wei bowed together and said respectfully, "If your lords can persuade the eldest princess to write to the emperor, then all your lords will jointly write to Huangfusong. My lord and Lord Zhu Jun, this matter is basically over."

"The Son of Heaven took the initiative to donate the royal property and houses, and the Eldest Princess personally went to Jizhou to appease the refugees. This kind of momentum is unique in the history of our dynasty." Li Wei's face turned cold, and he waved and said, "Under this situation, the powerful people in Jizhou If the rich still insist on refusing to donate, then it is understandable for the general to selectively arrest and punish a group of powerful and wealthy people."

"Okay." Zhang Wen nodded and said, "I will report this to Princess Ming immediately. Also, get ready to drive, we will set off for Jizhou tomorrow."

Li Wei was so touched that he knelt down and bowed.

"Gongwei (Zhu Jun) is lucky to have you as his son-in-law." Lu Zhi waved his hand at him, motioning him to stand up, "Go and ask Mr. Zhao Qi, if he wants to go to Jizhou, he can go with us. "

Li Wei was stunned, "My lord, you are so sick, how can you go all the way to Jizhou?"

"I can't lie here waiting to die. I can still do something for the big man. I want to go to Jizhou." Lu Zhi closed his eyes and said every word firmly.

Li Wei felt sour in his heart, tears instantly blurred his eyes.

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At the end of June, in Handan, the general of the hussars went to the camp.

After Li Hong entrusted Zhang Yan and Qu Yi with the battle of Longguo, he hurried back to Xingyuan from Anping Kingdom.

When Li Hong saw Zheng Yan and Ding Li coming to welcome him, he hurriedly asked, "How are the elders doing? Haven't we reached a conclusion yet?"

Zheng Yan shook his head and persuaded in a low voice: "General, the opinions of the elders are very pertinent. Our approach is indeed a bit..."

"What's the matter?" Li Hong asked unhappily.

"It's a bit extreme." Ding Li said loudly without fear, "The general must face the reality squarely, and he can't just do whatever he wants. A chronic illness that has lasted for decades or even a hundred years cannot be cured in one day. "

"Did you see the dead bodies on the road?" Li Hong pointed to the outside of the Xingyuan and said sharply, "If I don't dig up the pus that has been raised for decades, or even hundreds of years, these people will die. What is wrong with me acting in accordance with the laws of the Han Dynasty? Is this also called severe punishment?"

"Zhongyuan disagrees, Yuxing disagrees, you disagree, everyone agrees, but do you know how many people agree with me?" Li Hong shook his long hair violently, and said angrily, "Zi Lie agrees, Fei Yan agrees, several generals in northern Xinjiang agree, and the refugees all over Jizhou, they also agree. I have decided to start clearing the land of Jizhou immediately, starting from Weijun, Ganling, and Anping."

Zheng Yan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but swallowed it back.Ding Li shook his head and said helplessly: "General, if you do this, all the government offices in Jizhou will be paralyzed immediately. How many of the thousands of officials in Jizhou have nothing to do with wealthy families? General..."

Li Hong waved his hand angrily, and strode towards the big tent of the Chinese army.

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Ma Rixun, Cui Lie, Yuan Pang, Chen Ji, Huang Yue, Ma Feng and others felt helpless against Li Hong's stubbornness.

"General, the eldest princess will arrive in Jizhou soon, can't you wait any longer?" Cui Lie almost begged, "Don't rush everything. Sometimes, it is necessary to make some appropriate sacrifices. If these refugees Without the Great General, they would have died more..."

"I can't wait any longer. I don't have time. It's only three months before autumn planting in October." Li Hong shook his head. out of hand."

"General, the rich and powerful in Bohai County and Hejian Kingdom were just plundered by Gongsun Zan, and now you are robbing their land. Isn't this driving them to death?" Ma Rixun said angrily, "General, Anxiety can lead to disaster, things have to be taken slowly, and meals have to be eaten bite by bite."

"If it wasn't for these people who forced the people to die, how could they have the disaster they have today." Li Hong sneered, "Death deserves it." Then he looked up at Ma Rike, took out a letter from his arms, "Master Taifu has come to write a letter, he hopes that the elder will go to Youzhou."

Ma Rixun took the letter in doubt, "Gongsun Zan is still in Longkou?"

"It's still there." Li Hong said, "After receiving the letter from Master Taifu, I asked Zhang Yan and Qu Yi to stop attacking."

"The general agrees to make peace?" Yuan Pang asked.

"Master Tai Tu must have this intention, otherwise, he would not have written to me." Li Hong smiled wryly, "I don't want to fight either, it would be best not to fight. I don't want to see the flames of war spread to Youzhou."

After reading the letter, Ma Rixun said to Yuan Pang, "You can go with me. Leave the matter here to Mr. Cui."

Cui Lie nodded, then stared at Li Hong and asked: "The general stopped fighting at this time, is he trying to send troops to clear the land?"

Li Hong remained silent.

Cui Lie sighed, picked up a scroll of letters from the table and handed it to Li Hong, "Forget it, it's up to you. This is the first batch of lists, the big ones will be caught first, the results will be remarkable, and the land can be obtained immediately."

There was a gleam of joy in Li Hong's eyes, he hastily reached out to take the bamboo slips, and opened them for a closer look.

"Master Cui, are there any relatives of your family here?"

"You want to kill me." Cui Lie cursed loudly angrily, "There are no relatives of my family here, so don't worry about arresting me."

"Really?" Li Hong smiled strangely, pointing to the few people in front on the bamboo slips and said, "I think there is something wrong with this list. These are all famous scholars in Jizhou, and they are all studying Jinwen Confucianism Great Confucianism."

Cui Lie and Ma Rixun glanced at each other with embarrassing expressions.

"This is the father of the judge." Li Hong pointed to the bamboo slips, and looked at Li Cuilie with a questioning look, "Look, can this be put in the next batch..."

"No." Cui Lie flatly refused, "This is an excellent opportunity to attack the status of Jinwen Confucianism, and we must not miss it. We have long said that saving the country is only the first step in revitalizing the great Han. To revive the country, the key is to It depends on whether the reform can be successful, and the key to the success of the reform is to establish the absolute position of ancient Chinese classics in the official school. The reason why the reform of the Jinyang official school failed last year, has the general forgotten?"

Li Hong quickly rolled up the bamboo slips, and said with a slight smile, "I haven't forgotten it. Now I'm worried about one thing."

"What's the matter?" Cui Lie asked a little nervously.

"I'm worried that if Master Yang Qi finds out about this, he will try to find you desperately."

Cui Lie was startled, and looked nervously at the door of the big tent, "I'm not afraid that he will try his best to find me."

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In July of the third year of Chuping (192 AD) of the Han Dynasty.

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In July, the eldest princess, Zhang Wen, Zhao Qi and other elders rushed to Handan, accompanied by light rain and snow.Li Hong was very happy to see the two ladies, and thanked the princess for her kindness repeatedly.The eldest princess has grown up again, more beautiful, and looks at Li Hong differently, but Li Hong didn't notice it at all.

Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and others saw it, and their brows were filled with worry.

A few days later, Jin Shang, the new governor of Yanzhou, rushed to Handan with the emperor's decree.

After receiving the imperial edict, Li Hong officially became the Great Sima and General of the Han Dynasty, and he was an extremely human minister.

Jin Shang then asked the general to send troops to escort him to Yanzhou to take office immediately in accordance with the requirements of the imperial decree.

Li Hong looked troubled.

(End of this chapter)