Great Han Empire
Chapter 883
Chapter 883 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
The large tent of the Xingyuan Central Army was brightly lit, and the generals from all ministries gathered together.
Qu Yi, Yu Shi, Yan Liang, Zhao Yun, Wen Chou, Fan Li and others sat around and chatted about the attack on Luoyang, and they argued quietly about the direction of the army's attack.Yan Liang thought that it would be better to attack Xingyang first and force the soldiers into Hulao.However, Qu Yi thought that it would be better to attack Yingchuan first and take down the four passes such as Dagu and Yique in the south of Luoyang.
Zhang He, Gao Lan, Wang Dang, Zhang Xiu and several barracks commanders were sitting or standing, discussing the training of new soldiers.Wang Dang believed that the main target of the army's next attack was the city, so the number of soldiers in the army should be increased, and the content of army training should also be transformed in time to the direction of attacking fortified areas.He asked several generals to join him in a joint proposal to the general to deploy heavy siege equipment in all armies immediately.
Zang Ba, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and others sat in a corner of the big tent, discussing the matter of attacking Xuzhou.They plan to jointly attack Xuzhou from the three directions of Langya, Lu, and Rencheng after the beginning of spring, so as to lay a buffer for Qingzhou and Yanzhou, so as to ensure the safety of Qingzhou and Yanzhou.Now the main attack target of the imperial court is Luoyang, and Xuzhou is just to contain the battlefield. If you want to fight, you must fight before the main force of the army attacks Luoyang. Therefore, several generals who command the army plan to take the opportunity of this military meeting to persuade the generals to agree to their plan. Offensive strategy.
Sima Yi, Wei Yan, Fu Gan, Wang Ling and other young officials gathered in the center of the big tent, talking and laughing.Sun Xing, who had just been requisitioned by the general to be a Zhonglang in the two mansions, was very envious of Sima Yi and Wei Yan, thinking that they were too majestic to lead the army to Hanoi at such a young age.Sima Yi smiled wryly, brother, do you know how we are living now?Like facing an abyss, like walking on thin ice, trembling, not even sleeping well.Look around us, which one is not a general who has followed the general for more than ten years and has made great achievements?And the two of us were young, we had not fought many battles, and we were promoted to the rank of general in the middle of the line, and we even commanded a battalion of troops to sit on one side. How could this not make the generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army jealous?Although the general favored us very much, promoted us exceptionally, and even took great risks to hand over a large army of captives to us and let us sit in Hanoi, the difficulties and dangers we faced were unimaginable.We defended Hanoi. Of course, if we lost Hanoi, it would not be a small problem of losing our heads, but a big problem affecting the great cause of ZTE.We both have a hard time.
"The general asked you to lead a large army of prisoners for your consideration." Fu Gan said, "The generals at all levels of the Northern Xinjiang Army are veterans who have gone through wars, and your qualifications can't be deterred at all, let alone you. It will be different if you give them a large army of captives. First of all, you are not the main force of the army. Not being the main force of the army means that even if you lose the battle, you will not be severely punished. Second, if you take such an army The army brought out a powerful combat force, defended Hanoi, and even took the lead in fighting the Yellow River. Your contribution is very great. This is a special arrangement by the general. The purpose is to display your talents and give you the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. Don't miss it."
Sima Yi and Wei Yan showed gratitude on their faces.
Fu Gan looked around at the generals of Northern Xinjiang who were talking so much, and curled his lips lightly, "I have been with them since I was very young, fighting from western Xinjiang to northern Xinjiang, from northern Xinjiang to the desert, and from the desert back to Hebei After more than ten years, they have fought too many battles, countless, and made many achievements. We may not be able to make the same achievements as them in our whole life, so you don't have to care about it at all, let alone compare with them. When you should be the generals of the army, you should stand up and do it well." Then he said in a low voice, "Have you noticed that they are all old, and in five or ten years, this army will be our world .Although we don’t know how many years it will take to pacify the world, there is no doubt that when we reach their age, we will also become great generals.”
Sima Yi and Wei Yan looked at each other and involuntarily puffed out their chests.Sima Yi smiled and said: "Yancai is right, at most ten years, we will be the backbone of the army."
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"Yancai, come here..." Qu Yi suddenly waved at Fu Gan, "I have something to ask you."
Fu Gan, Sima Yi and the others were taken aback, thinking that Qu Yi, Yu Shi and other generals had heard what they said, all of them looked nervous.
Fu Gan walked over with a smile, "What is your order, Uncle?" He has been staying in Li Hongjun since the death of Fu Xie (xie), and most of his studies were taught by Zuo Yan, Li Wei, Xie Ming and Xiao Lan. It was not until Li Hong led his army to garrison Jinyang that he was allowed to worship Wang Jian as a teacher and study in Jinyang University.Qu Yi and others watched him grow up. Out of respect for Lord Fu Xie, some veteran generals of the Northern Border Army were very fond of Fu Gan.
"What did the general, the patrolling ambassadors, and a group of state and county officials say in the afternoon? Did you mention when Luoyang was attacked?" Qu Yi asked.
"The southward relocation is not going well." Fu Gan looked around and whispered, "Brother Zitai (Tian Chou) returned to Jinyang in a hurry, just to let the eldest princess solve the trouble in the southward relocation. It may be difficult to attack Luoyang in spring gone."
"I knew these people were a bunch of waste." Qu Yi's face darkened, and he cursed dissatisfiedly, "Back then when we were in northern Xinjiang, we solved the problems of millions of refugees. What can these people do?"
"Brother Yuntian, the general has confessed that we don't want us to get involved in political affairs, you seem to..." Yushi dissuaded with a smile.
"If things are not done well, can't I still scold you?" Qu Yi stared at him, and interrupted Yushi with a wave of his hand, "If you annoy me, I will write a letter to impeach these idiots."
"Okay, okay..." Yushi shook his hand, turned to look at Fu Gan and asked, "My wife is proposing marriage to you in Jinyang. They are all from high-ranking families. Which one do you like?"
Fu Gan was stunned, "Uncle, how can there be? Why don't I know?"
"You don't know?" Yushi exchanged colors with everyone in surprise.Wen Chou chuckled, "It seems that the general didn't tell you, haha...do you want me to tell you?"
Fu Gan asked in embarrassment: "How many uncles do you know?"
"Yes." Qu Yi said, "Yesterday we had dinner at the General's place, and the General asked for our opinion."
"Which one?" Fu Gan asked in surprise.
Seeing Fu Gan's eager look, Qu Yi and the others all laughed.
"Madam will decide this matter for you, and the generals are unwilling to intervene, let alone talking nonsense." Seeing Fu Gan's distressed look, Zhao Yun said with a smile, "When the Luoyang war is over, you will start a family. "
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The curtain was lifted, and a gust of cold wind blew in.Cao Renran, the governor of the two families, appeared at the door, "The general is here..."
All the generals stood up one after another and bowed to greet them.
With a tired face, Li Hong walked into the big tent slowly, "Sit down, don't be polite. Have you eaten dinner yet?"
Everyone laughed easily.Wu Xiong said loudly: "General, when is it time to have dinner? I have already eaten. However, General, the food in Xingyuan is too bad, and there is no wine. Compared with the food and drink served by Madam, It's too far away."
"You want to make me poor?" Li Hong smiled and sat behind the table, "When we arrive in Luoyang, I will ask the two ladies to treat everyone well, and it will take ten and a half months."
"The general must keep his word. If he can't see that there are many people eating, he will find an excuse to drive us out of Luoyang." Peng Lie said happily.
"A word is a deal, a word is a deal." Li Hong smiled, "After taking Luoyang, you don't want to go anywhere unless there is a war. Just stay in Luoyang and live a peaceful life."
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Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, Li Hong gradually turned to the main topic, "Please discuss with the army overnight, there is something important to discuss."
"Hit Luoyang immediately?" Wang Dang asked excitedly.
"No." Li Hong shook his head, looked at the generals, and then asked kindly, "Recently, have you done anything illegal?"
The generals heard that Li Hong's tone of voice was wrong, and their smiles gradually faded.The atmosphere in the tent gradually became serious.
"Why is no one talking?" Li Hong frowned, reached out and knocked on the table, "Heizi, what have you been up to lately?"
"What did I do?" Wang Dang said innocently, "I was training the army in Chenliu, and I didn't go anywhere. What did I do?"
"Really?" Li Hong smiled, "Really not?"
"Really not." Wang Dang raised his hand and swore, "If my Wang Heizi violates the law, I am willing to be punished."
"Well, let me remind you." The smile on Li Hong's face was a bit chilling, "I heard a lot of things today when I was discussing with Lord Xun You, Lord Yiqing and Lord Governor of Yan Sanzhou, and Lord Prefect. Something that makes me feel ashamed.”
Wang Dang's face immediately changed, "General, I can't be blamed for that. How can I let that bullshit county magistrate lead people to rob me of my land?"
Li Hong glared at him fiercely, his cold eyes swept across the faces of the generals in the tent one by one.Suddenly, he slammed his fist on the table and roared angrily, "I've completely lost my face to you."
"Tell me, why do you allow your subordinates to beat up local officials? Do you want the court to kill you? You are out of your mind, how dare you be so domineering and lawless."
Wang Dang's black face was even darker, and he bowed his head in silence, but his expression was calm, with a look of disapproval, showing no sign of admitting his mistake.The other generals laughed it off.The general was just looking for trouble for nothing, and was happy to treat the king as poor.Wu Xiong, Yu Du, and Xiang Cheng were even more arrogant, grinning and having fun.
"And you." Li Hong pointed at Wu Xiong, "Did your subordinates beat people too? I think you don't want to lose your head? Your subordinates actually threatened that they were the ones who brought down the big man's country, didn't they? "
"No, I'm wronged." Wu Xiong shouted at the top of his voice, "Which bastard said this? It's a slander, a false accusation, I'm going to confront him, I'm going to kill him."
"What's your name? Are you sure you don't have one?" Li Hong sneered, pointing at Yu Du and Xiang Cheng who were gloating, "And you? What are you laughing at? You think I don't know what you're doing?"
"General, I didn't hit anyone?" Xiang Cheng waved his hands repeatedly.
"You are worse than beating people. Your subordinates stripped off the clothes of the officials of the county government, and then drove them into the river? Isn't that right?" Li Hong was so angry that he kept clapping his hands, "In such a cold day, you Do you want to freeze people to death?"
"Haha..." Qu Yi couldn't bear it any longer, hugging his stomach and laughing wildly, "You kid actually figured it out, unexpectedly...you are too wicked..."
Yu Shi, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Fan Li, Zhao Yun and the others were trying to bear it, but they couldn't help Qu Yi's smile, and they all burst out laughing.
Laughter erupted in the big tent.
Li Hong had a cold face at first, but he couldn't help it anymore. He didn't smile, and he didn't smile, and it was so hard to bear it with bared teeth.
"Okay, okay, stop laughing." Li Hong gave a random slap.He laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten up, "Drag them down to me and beat them hard until they confessed."
"Ah..." When Wang Dang, Wu Xiong, and Xiang Cheng saw a group of guards rushing in, they jumped up in fright and begged Li Hong repeatedly, "General, don't fight, don't fight, we confess, confession……"
"I'll immediately arrest the men who beat people, and beat each of them with a hundred military sticks." Wang Dang said loudly, "If I have time, I will personally go and apologize to the county magistrate."
"General, don't be angry. After I go back, I will strip those little bastards and stuff them into the river, so that they can taste the freezing taste." Xiang Cheng shouted loudly, "If there is protection, I will accept the big The general will punish."
All the generals burst out laughing when they saw several people in a panic.
Yan Liang walked behind Wu Xiong, raised his leg and gave him a kick, "If you don't kneel down and apologize, let the general beat you a few times to get rid of the fire."
"Take off Wu Da Scar's pants, spank his ass, spank his ass." Fearing that the world would not be chaotic, Wen Chou clapped his hands on the table and yelled, "Let him grow a few more scars on his ass."
Laughter burst into the sky in the big tent, and it was a mess.
Li Hong looked at the generals in northern Xinjiang who were stumbling around, and shook his head again and again, unable to laugh or cry.
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Everyone laughed and made a fuss, then gradually stopped.
"You guys are really outrageous." Li Hong waved Wang Dang and the others to sit back at the table, and said solemnly, "No matter how great your contributions are, you can't violate the law. If you violate the law, you will be punished, which will not only harm your subordinates , and hurt yourselves."
Li Hong gave a general account of what he heard in the political discussion, "You guys should take a long-term view, and don't be greedy for such petty gains. In the future, the world will be peaceful, and you people are ZTE famous Minister, enjoy the glory and wealth for generations, so where is the lack of hundreds of acres of land? Look at Yanyun and Wenshu..." Li Hong pointed to Wang Ling and Wang Chang (chang), "Their ancestors were Wang Ba, a famous minister of ZTE. , It has been more than two hundred years, and the generations have been prosperous. When have you ever been hungry? Which generation has no descendants of the royal family? Now there are at least a dozen of their royal family who are officials in Hebei. My little Xingyuan There are two heroes here. Can't you see such a living example?"
"You can't just think about yourself, you have to think about the country, you have to think about your descendants. Only when the country is stable and rich and strong can you enjoy wealth. Your generation enjoys wealth, what about the next generation? You always have to think about your descendants Do you want your descendants to be lonely? Do you want your descendants to beg for food and beg for food, or even live by cannibalism?"
"In the past few years, I have repeatedly advised you to read more books and study scriptures when you are not fighting, and leave a mouthful of food for your descendants. In the future, the world will be peaceful, and the world will be peaceful and there will be no more wars." , What should you do? What about your descendants? You will not take off your shirts and go home to farm, will you? , you are dead, your descendants will inherit your titles, and they will also go to govern the country. What will you use to govern the country? With a sword? With a spear?"
"Ruling a country requires knowledge, you need to understand scriptures, and you need to become a famous Confucian scholar. Look at the brothers of the Wang family..." Li Hong pointed to Wang Ling and Wang Chang again, "General Wang Ba was also a general in the past. He and many of his generation Like the famous ministers of ZTE, after the world was settled down, he began to study the scriptures, leaving a mouthful of food for himself and his descendants."
"I'll say it again today, please keep it in your hearts. Whether you are fighting or not, you must keep a book in your hand, read it with your heart, study it with your heart, or be ashamed to ask questions. This is not only For yourselves, but also for your descendants."
"There is one more thing." Li Hong paused for a moment, and then said, "Among you, many of you, like me, were born in poverty. They all know the suffering and tears of the people. Whose land are you grabbing today? The land, whose land is it occupying? The people, the poor, the helpless, and the people whose lives are worthless."
"Back then, why did you start a rebellion? Why did millions of refugees go hungry? Have you all forgotten the Taihang Mountains back then when they had no clothes to cover their bodies, no food to eat, and children to eat?"
"Today, why do we fight? What is the great cause of rejuvenation? We fight for the rejuvenation of the great man, and the rejuvenation of the great man is for the prosperity of the country, and the prosperity of the country is for the people to have enough food and clothing. What should we do to make the people have enough food and clothing? Li Hong looked at the generals and said earnestly, "My lords have fought with me for more than ten years, and you are already very old. Don't you understand the truth?"
"More than ten years ago, when we were in Longshan Daying, we studied Wang Fu Daru's "Latent Theory" together. It mentioned that the focus of revitalizing the country is to 'enrich the people', and the country can only be rich if the people are rich, but what you do today What he did, not only forgot his own origin, left the 'people' out of the sky, but also completely forgot about 'enriching the people and rejuvenating the country'."
Wang Dang, Wu Xiong and others sat at the table, feeling ashamed.
"One cannot forget one's origin, this is the purpose of being a human being. If a person forgets his own origin, can he still be loyal to the country and sympathize with the people?"
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"General, we have not forgotten our roots." Yu Du suddenly fell to his knees and kowtowed several times, "General, we have no choice but to seize the land."
Li Hong smiled without saying a word, and listened quietly to the following.
"There are some things you don't know, and you will be mad if you tell them." Yu Po said angrily, "The land in Qingzhou and Yanzhou has been sold out by the county governments in just a few months. If we don't If you want to rob, you have to dig mountains and fill ditches to reclaim wasteland by yourself. The patrol ambassadors of the imperial court and the officials of the states and counties joined hands to deceive the top and the bottom. They only care about fishing for themselves. How can we have soldiers and ordinary people in their eyes? General , you can't just listen to one side of the story."
Li Hong nodded, "Of course I won't just listen to one side of the story. I called you all night just to ask about this matter carefully. You tell me everything you know, the more detailed the better."
Wang Dang, Wu Xiong, Yu Du, Xiang Cheng and others chattered at once, giving a general account of what happened in various places.
Hebei has a wealth of experience in relocation and resettlement, and the relevant laws and implementation rules are also complete, so the imperial court did not devote all its energy to the southward relocation. In addition, considering that the army would quickly recover Luoyang and the time was tight, they decided to Part of the power was handed over to the prefectural and county governments, which directly led to the government officials at all levels engaging in favoritism, fraud, corruption and perverting the law during the southward relocation.
Originally, only the rich and powerful in Hebei were eligible to buy land at a low price. Now the rich and powerful in Qingzhou and Yanzhou can also buy land. Out of control, as long as you have money, you can buy it at will. Of course, the land that exceeds the specified part is a high price.What is especially bad is that many Hebei officials first bought and hoarded land at low prices, and then sold them at high prices. Therefore, at the same time as the tide of "land enclosure", there was also a wave of "land speculation" sweeping Qingzhou and Yanzhou. spring tide.In some places, the price of land doubled several times in one day.
The land was not enough to sell, so the officials set their eyes on the land rewarded by the court to the meritorious soldiers.They used all kinds of methods, coaxing, defrauding, threatening, shoddy, and robbing if it didn't work. As a result, the land rewarded to the soldiers of the army has not been allocated to individual hands, and there is not much land left.
"Think about it, general, they dare to snatch our land, how many fields can those people who migrated to the south get allocated?" Wang Dang said helplessly, "Most of the people who migrated to the south are from the Central Plains. When I return to my homeland, of course I don’t want to leave again, and in the end I can only rent the land of these rich and powerful people, the future can be imagined.”
Li Hong was trembling with anger, "Xuan Gao, is the situation in Qingzhou better? This time the population in Qingzhou is less, so it shouldn't be as serious as Yanzhou?"
"The situation in Qingzhou is not so serious for the time being." Zang Ba bowed and said, "The soldiers in Qingzhou have already obtained the land rewarded by the imperial court, and the people who moved south to Qingzhou are also receiving the land. It is estimated that they will be able to go to the land in April. Spring plowing has begun. However, due to the serious phenomenon of land enclosure and land speculation, Qingzhou has been greatly affected. At present, Mr. Zang Hong has been unable to suppress the governments of various counties and counties. It is estimated that the matter of land enclosure and land speculation will soon come to Qingzhou It began to flood. If it is not contained in time, I am afraid that in a month or two, the situation in Qingzhou will be the same as that in Yanzhou, and it will be out of control."
"It's unreasonable." Li Hong slammed his fist on the table, wanting to tear his eyes apart, "Someone wants to die and destroy the great cause of ZTE, and I'll make it happen for him."
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"Send me an order to block Xingyuan, close the gate of Dingtao City, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."
Li Hong jumped up, pointing his fingers freely, "Take my warrant and dispatch [-] cavalry in a hurry, and rush to Xingyuan to wait for orders."
Arbitrarily agreed, and galloped out.
Qu Yi, Yu Shi and other dozens of generals were shocked, and they all fought together.
"General, do you want..." Yushi hesitated for a moment, and persuaded in a low voice, "General, do you want to invite the emperor and the court first?"
"I am the Great General Sima of this dynasty. I am in charge of the affairs of the Minister, lead the Minister's Office, and take charge of the state affairs. I have the right to punish the lawless people who bring disaster to the country." Li Hong sternly shouted, "I can back down when dealing with me, Li Hong. One step, but I will never allow him to destroy the Dahan community. In the past in Xiliang, I killed [-] people in one day, so what if I kill [-] people today?"
All the generals changed color in horror.
"Those among you who are grabbing the land, let me out immediately, and plead guilty to the emperor and the court." Li Hong glared at Wang Dang and others, and said word by word, "Whoever dares to lie and not report it, find it out for me, and kill everyone." amnesty."
"The deputy commanders-in-chief of each battalion immediately returned to their respective camps to convey my order, and the generals at all levels are required to hand over the occupied land within three days. Anyone who resists the order will be killed without mercy."
Wu Xiong, Xiang Cheng and others bowed to accept their orders.
"The commanders-in-chief of each battalion stayed in Xingyuan for a while, and when the cavalry arrived in Dingtao, they took my warrant and each led a thousand cavalry to the counties and counties of Yanzhou and Qingzhou to check the land and clean up the discipline. Anyone who engages in favoritism, cheats, and pockets, no matter who he is, even if he is a relative of the emperor, I will arrest him. Those who resist orders will be killed on the spot. Those who commit the most heinous crimes will be killed on the spot. Officials with a rank salary of less than [-] shi Those who know the law and break the law will be killed on the spot."
The generals clung to their promises.
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"General, this matter is very important. If there is a massacre, Hebei will definitely be shaken. Please think twice, General." Sima Yi suddenly knelt down on the ground and begged loudly, "It's not good to move south, and the imperial court's policy mistakes. relationship, the general cannot put all the blame on the local government and officials."
"Fart." Before Li Hong could speak, Qu Yi had already roared loudly, "Is it wrong for the imperial court to quickly restore the wealth of Qingzhou and Yanzhou? Is it wrong to buy land at a low price? Is it wrong for the imperial court to let Xun You, Xie Ming, Tang Fang, and Chen Hao go to Qingzhou and Yanzhou to preside over the southward relocation? This is all due to the selfishness of the officials in the states, counties and counties, greedy for money, and corrupt Caused by perverting the law, they ignore the survival of the country and the life and death of the people. Why do people like this stay? Let them overthrow the country, destroy the great man, and burn the lives of people?"
Sima Yi was dizzy, his face turned pale with fright, and he didn't dare to say a word.
"To be an enemy of the common people is to be an enemy of me, Li Hong, and a big man, and there will be more than one death." Li Hong waved his hands and strode out of the tent. You know, it's not me, Li Hong, who wants to kill someone, but someone is forcing me, Li Hong, to kill someone."
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There was no sound in the large tent, and the atmosphere was chilling. Dozens of officials were frightened and chilled.
"I don't want to interfere with the southward relocation, but the southward relocation is now endangering the safety of Hebei, endangering the great cause of ZTE, endangering the survival of the country, so I have no choice but to intervene." The 250 million people who moved south to the Central Plains became homeless refugees, let alone let the hundreds of thousands of Han soldiers who died in battle cry in Jiuquan."
"Whoever destroys my man, I will let him die without a place to bury him."
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Watching Li Hong's angry back disappear into the darkness outside the big tent, the ministers vaguely smelled a pungent blood, and everyone was in danger for a while, and panic and fear enveloped the entire Xingyuan.
"I said a long time ago, don't do this, don't do this, you just don't listen, and it caused such a big disaster." Yang Qi blushed, pointed at the ministers, and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Our There is a tradition of a great general fighting corruption. Thousands of corrupt officials died under his hands. Have you forgotten? In the early years in Western Xinjiang, later in Hanoi, and in Northern Xinjiang, there were rounds of bloodshed. .This time, Qingzhou and Yanzhou have been robbed, so please pray for yourselves."
Yang Qi shook his hand and left.
Xun You looked at the terrified ministers and sighed softly, "If I knew today, why bother? You people forget the pain when your scars are healed. This is the disaster." He said to Xie Ming and Tang Fang He and Chen Hao waved and left too.
"Master Xun..." Liu Yan, the prefect of Dongjun, hurriedly grabbed him, "Master Xun, please tell Jinyang urgently and tell the whole story to Princess Eldest. The imperial court is also responsible for this matter, and we cannot blame all the faults on us." .”
"Gongda, you presided over the southward relocation in the Central Plains, and you know everything." Zhang Chao's face was extremely ugly, "If it weren't for the support of the ministers and ministers in Jinyang, and the powerful and rich people in the three states of Hebei who contributed to the fire, the southward relocation How could it become what it is today? We are humble and light, how dare we offend our superiors? The general only listened to one side of the story and pushed all the blame on us, which is too unfair."
"Hey...you know life is important when you are about to die." You Heng sneered, "The people in Jinyang tell you to eat shit, do you eat it too?"
"You Zhengping, don't take pleasure in other people's misfortunes. You are driving me into a hurry. I will drag you to be buried with me." Zhang Chao was furious, pointing at You Heng and roaring loudly.
Mi Heng stared and opened his mouth to scold.Zang Hong, who was next to him, had sharp eyes and quick hands, rushed up and covered his mouth.Zhang Chao is his old master, so of course he wants to help Zhang Chao.Xie Ming knew that Mi Heng's swearing was too harsh, so he pulled him out of the big tent, "Let's go play chess, go play chess. It's none of our business here."
"I want to go to the general, and I'm going to report you." Mi Heng jumped up and down, pointing at the ministers in the tent and yelling, "You gang of shameless traitors are ruining the country and the people, and you will die without guilt..."
Xun You was worried that he was talking nonsense, so he hurriedly gestured to Chen Hao.Chen Hao walked over and grabbed his neck.Mi Heng rolled his eyes wildly, and the cursing stopped abruptly.Xie Ming and Chen Hao carried Mi Heng away.
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"The purpose of the general to keep the officials with a rank and salary of a thousand stones is to find evidence and deal with us." Zang Hong frowned and said very puzzled, "But why did he leave us in Xingyuan instead of alone? Imprisonment?"
"What are you talking about?" Liu Yi waved his hand in dissatisfaction, "Now the general has no evidence, so of course he won't imprison us. This matter has nothing to do with Jizhou, Qingzhou is not a big deal, but Yanzhou is more troublesome, let's hurry up Find a way to avoid being taken over by the general."
"Jizhou?" Cui Jun sneered, "I'm afraid there are many people in Jizhou who can't escape?"
"What does Master Cui mean by that?" Ding Li, the prefect of Wei County, immediately retorted, "If you want to get someone to support you, you have to find someone right, and don't shoot yourself in the foot."
"If you dare to frame our people in Jizhou, I will reveal all about you in Yanzhou." Ganling Minister Xu Hun approached Cui Jun and threatened in a low voice, "I will do what I say."
Cui Jun was furious, and just about to say a few harsh words, Tang Fang stopped him.Tang Fang is Cui Lie's protégé, and the Cui family "contributed a lot of power" in this incident of land enclosure and speculation, so Tang Fang has been very worried.Now that things are getting serious, Tang Fang naturally wants to leave a way out for Cui Jun, "Brother Yuan Ping, my lord is running out of time, I will help you to intercede in front of the general, and you can return to Jinyang immediately. Don't fight with him." They are arguing, I will keep you safe." Cui Jun was overjoyed, sneered at Xu Hun a few times, and walked aside with Tang Fang.
"Gongda, don't be silent." Yang Yi saw that Xun You had kept his head down and said angrily, "Don't act like a normal person. This incident has become a big deal, not only in Jinyang, but also in Hebei. Chaos. You should think of a solution immediately, otherwise the great cause of ZTE will be in jeopardy."
"You still know the great cause of ZTE?" Zhao Jian sneered, "I told you to control, control, and not make things out of control, but you just didn't listen. Now it's all right, wait for your head to be beheaded."
"Your son is under the protection of Mr. Zhao Qi. If a big accident happens, the most you can do is to be dismissed and go home to serve your father, but I can't, I have no one to support you." Yang Yi smiled wryly, "I have no backing, If Jinyang sends a letter, I will obediently handle it. If my elder brother Yang Biao is still in power, I can’t control the situation?”
"It's the eldest princess who harmed us." Zhang Chao complained angrily when he heard the words, "If the general is in charge of moving to the south, who would dare to break the law? I'm really surprised, she likes the general so much, why is she always with the general?" Right? It seems that women are getting old and can't get married for a long time, so there are some problems here." He pointed to his chest.
"It's not just a problem, it's a big problem." Jin Shang said weakly, "This time we're all going to hell."
The ministers gathered together in twos and threes, complaining about everything and everyone, and living like a year.
"There is a way..." Xun You suddenly said slowly.
The ministers swarmed over as if meeting Lun's voice.
"Now you are trapped in Xingyuan, and your subordinates are trapped in Dingtao City. If the news cannot be sent out, what you have done will probably be exposed." Xun You looked around at the crowd and said slowly, "Since we can't hide it, Then it’s better not to hide it, and honestly plead guilty.”
"Gongda, do you think we didn't die fast enough?" Yang Yi cursed angrily.
"The general has no right to punish officials with a salary of more than [-] shi. At most, he will be imprisoned. Therefore, no matter how serious your crimes are, you will be convicted and sentenced by the Tingwei Mansion, and dealt with by the emperor." Xun You ignored Yang Yi. , continued, "In the plea form, you try to push the responsibility to the court as much as possible, and the court ministers who should be brought out must be brought out. Don't be afraid, the more involved, the more troublesome things will be, and the more helpless the eldest princess will be. Of course, your guilt will be lighter."
"What if the general killed us in a fit of anger?" Jin Shang was a little scared.
"The general is no longer the captain who guarded the Qiang in the bloody and corrupt era in Xiliang. His status is very noble now, and his every move is involved in the great cause of ZTE. He must obey the laws of the Han Dynasty, the emperor and the court in everything, otherwise this How did ZTE achieve success? If he is still as arrogant as before and above the laws of the Han Dynasty, can we still sit here and talk leisurely, sit here and discuss how to get away with crimes?"
The ministers breathed a sigh of relief.Indeed, for so many years, without the benevolence, righteousness and generosity of the general, this Hebei would have collapsed long ago, let alone Zhongxing Sheji.
"Can this work?" Zhang Chao asked worriedly, "The eldest princess is moody and vicious, who knows if she will put us in the prison of Tingwei Mansion?" Zhang Chao shook his head with lingering fear, "I think this method Dangerous, very likely to seek death."
"You hand over all the land and money you got this time, as well as the land rewarded by the court, and then donate more property to the court to atone for your sins. What the court needs now is money. The emperor and the eldest princess saw that you confessed your crimes with a good attitude. I will surely forgive you."
The ministers were dubious and looked at each other.
"Gongda, I don't sound right, I seem to have been deceived." Cui Jun suddenly said, breaking the tranquility in the big tent, "This incident seems to be a conspiracy from the beginning to the end. Is this a trick the eldest princess has set for us?"
One sentence awakened the dreamer.
"I think so too." Zhang Chao looked suddenly enlightened, "I've always found it very strange that the southward relocation is related to the stability of Hebei, while the award of land to meritorious soldiers is more related to the morale of the army. Besides the general, who has the ability to preside over this matter?" Who dares to come forward to host? The land speculation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou was not serious at first, but after the Jinyang side started to intervene, the matter immediately got out of control and got out of hand.” Then he pointed at Xun You and cursed bitterly. He said, "Gongda, tell the truth, have you colluded with the eldest princess to deceive us together?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xun You was furious, "The eldest princess is not a child, how dare she make fun of the big man's country?"
"Gongda, it doesn't matter if you and the eldest princess lie to us, but you can't lie to the general." Dong Fang also decided that he was fooled, "We are most of the wrong officials, and we will go home to retire after a few years in prison, but the general will kill people." .You don't care about human life like this, okay? Human life is really worthless?"
"You..." Xun You blushed with anger, gritted his teeth, and wished to punch them to death, "Is it worth cheating with your money? Please think about it carefully. Now you are not a big man ten years ago. Now the dynasty has changed. Just like Emperor Guangwu Zhongxing Dahan back then, everything has changed. Please use your brains and don’t bring the past to this court again, okay? You are lucky this time, the general made a decisive move , did not let you sink deeper. Next time if you continue to act like this for officials, sooner or later you will be decapitated and the nine clans will be wiped out."
Xun You left angrily.
A group of ministers looked at me and I looked at you, all of them lost in thought.
"We have been fooled, we must have been fooled." Zhang Chao suddenly shouted.
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Three days later, [-] cavalry from the Northern Army Commanders Shuiying and Huqiying arrived in Dingtao.
Zhao Yun, Zhang Xi, Wang Dang and other nine battalion commanders each led a thousand cavalry, braved the heavy snow, and galloped towards the counties and counties of Qingzhou and Yanzhou.
The officials of Qingzhou and Yanzhou made petitions to the court one after another.
While the general wrote to the imperial court, explaining in detail the illegal actions of Qingzhou and Yanzhou officials in the southward relocation, he continued to call civil and military officials to discuss major military and political affairs.
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In the middle of the first month, Mao Jie arrived in Dingtao and asked to see the general.
As early as October, the Jinyang court had written to the general Li Hong, asking him to be responsible for sending people to various places to appease him, but the general had too many things to do, and he had no interest in recruiting. He felt that people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were stubborn. No, talking to them about appeasement is simply playing the piano against the cow, so this matter has never been brought up on the agenda.
Mao Jie's sudden visit surprised him, but after he read Cao Cao's apology form, he scoffed.What the hell, it's full of nonsense, who cares who?
"What has Brother Meng De been up to lately?"
"My lord is leading the army to recover Jiujiang and Lujiang counties." Mao Jie said respectfully, "Sun Ce of Jiangdong, Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao is now fighting with us in Shu County of Lujiang County." Mao Jie knew that these things could not be hidden Li Hong, it's better to tell the truth directly.
"Brother Meng De said that he is willing to honor the Son of Heaven. I wonder if this Son of Heaven is the Son of Jinyang or the Son of Nanyang?"
"Of course he is the emperor of Jinyang." Mao Jie said, "During the Central Plains War last year, Yuan Shao wanted to kill my lord.
What Mao Jie said there was spitting, and it was nothing more than explaining the reason for Cao Cao's submission to Hebei.Li Hong was dizzy and admired Mao Jie's eloquence.This man is so talkative that the dead can tell him life.Later, the more I listened to the more annoying, I simply interrupted him, "I have enough troops to attack Luoyang, and I also have enough troops to attack Xuzhou within the same period of time. I will not think that Brother Meng De is not good just because he surrendered to the court." You will attack Yanzhou and Qingzhou, so don't expect to persuade me to negotiate with you unconditionally on this matter. Brother Meng De is not qualified to bargain with me."
"What is the general's condition?"
"Ask Brother Meng De to take his family to Jinyang and hand over Xuzhou." Li Hong said coldly, "I will guarantee him the prosperity and wealth for generations to come."
Mao Jie smiled slightly, "The general's condition is too harsh. My lord has a beloved daughter named Cao Yue..."
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The large tent of the Xingyuan Central Army was brightly lit, and the generals from all ministries gathered together.
Qu Yi, Yu Shi, Yan Liang, Zhao Yun, Wen Chou, Fan Li and others sat around and chatted about the attack on Luoyang, and they argued quietly about the direction of the army's attack.Yan Liang thought that it would be better to attack Xingyang first and force the soldiers into Hulao.However, Qu Yi thought that it would be better to attack Yingchuan first and take down the four passes such as Dagu and Yique in the south of Luoyang.
Zhang He, Gao Lan, Wang Dang, Zhang Xiu and several barracks commanders were sitting or standing, discussing the training of new soldiers.Wang Dang believed that the main target of the army's next attack was the city, so the number of soldiers in the army should be increased, and the content of army training should also be transformed in time to the direction of attacking fortified areas.He asked several generals to join him in a joint proposal to the general to deploy heavy siege equipment in all armies immediately.
Zang Ba, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and others sat in a corner of the big tent, discussing the matter of attacking Xuzhou.They plan to jointly attack Xuzhou from the three directions of Langya, Lu, and Rencheng after the beginning of spring, so as to lay a buffer for Qingzhou and Yanzhou, so as to ensure the safety of Qingzhou and Yanzhou.Now the main attack target of the imperial court is Luoyang, and Xuzhou is just to contain the battlefield. If you want to fight, you must fight before the main force of the army attacks Luoyang. Therefore, several generals who command the army plan to take the opportunity of this military meeting to persuade the generals to agree to their plan. Offensive strategy.
Sima Yi, Wei Yan, Fu Gan, Wang Ling and other young officials gathered in the center of the big tent, talking and laughing.Sun Xing, who had just been requisitioned by the general to be a Zhonglang in the two mansions, was very envious of Sima Yi and Wei Yan, thinking that they were too majestic to lead the army to Hanoi at such a young age.Sima Yi smiled wryly, brother, do you know how we are living now?Like facing an abyss, like walking on thin ice, trembling, not even sleeping well.Look around us, which one is not a general who has followed the general for more than ten years and has made great achievements?And the two of us were young, we had not fought many battles, and we were promoted to the rank of general in the middle of the line, and we even commanded a battalion of troops to sit on one side. How could this not make the generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army jealous?Although the general favored us very much, promoted us exceptionally, and even took great risks to hand over a large army of captives to us and let us sit in Hanoi, the difficulties and dangers we faced were unimaginable.We defended Hanoi. Of course, if we lost Hanoi, it would not be a small problem of losing our heads, but a big problem affecting the great cause of ZTE.We both have a hard time.
"The general asked you to lead a large army of prisoners for your consideration." Fu Gan said, "The generals at all levels of the Northern Xinjiang Army are veterans who have gone through wars, and your qualifications can't be deterred at all, let alone you. It will be different if you give them a large army of captives. First of all, you are not the main force of the army. Not being the main force of the army means that even if you lose the battle, you will not be severely punished. Second, if you take such an army The army brought out a powerful combat force, defended Hanoi, and even took the lead in fighting the Yellow River. Your contribution is very great. This is a special arrangement by the general. The purpose is to display your talents and give you the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. Don't miss it."
Sima Yi and Wei Yan showed gratitude on their faces.
Fu Gan looked around at the generals of Northern Xinjiang who were talking so much, and curled his lips lightly, "I have been with them since I was very young, fighting from western Xinjiang to northern Xinjiang, from northern Xinjiang to the desert, and from the desert back to Hebei After more than ten years, they have fought too many battles, countless, and made many achievements. We may not be able to make the same achievements as them in our whole life, so you don't have to care about it at all, let alone compare with them. When you should be the generals of the army, you should stand up and do it well." Then he said in a low voice, "Have you noticed that they are all old, and in five or ten years, this army will be our world .Although we don’t know how many years it will take to pacify the world, there is no doubt that when we reach their age, we will also become great generals.”
Sima Yi and Wei Yan looked at each other and involuntarily puffed out their chests.Sima Yi smiled and said: "Yancai is right, at most ten years, we will be the backbone of the army."
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"Yancai, come here..." Qu Yi suddenly waved at Fu Gan, "I have something to ask you."
Fu Gan, Sima Yi and the others were taken aback, thinking that Qu Yi, Yu Shi and other generals had heard what they said, all of them looked nervous.
Fu Gan walked over with a smile, "What is your order, Uncle?" He has been staying in Li Hongjun since the death of Fu Xie (xie), and most of his studies were taught by Zuo Yan, Li Wei, Xie Ming and Xiao Lan. It was not until Li Hong led his army to garrison Jinyang that he was allowed to worship Wang Jian as a teacher and study in Jinyang University.Qu Yi and others watched him grow up. Out of respect for Lord Fu Xie, some veteran generals of the Northern Border Army were very fond of Fu Gan.
"What did the general, the patrolling ambassadors, and a group of state and county officials say in the afternoon? Did you mention when Luoyang was attacked?" Qu Yi asked.
"The southward relocation is not going well." Fu Gan looked around and whispered, "Brother Zitai (Tian Chou) returned to Jinyang in a hurry, just to let the eldest princess solve the trouble in the southward relocation. It may be difficult to attack Luoyang in spring gone."
"I knew these people were a bunch of waste." Qu Yi's face darkened, and he cursed dissatisfiedly, "Back then when we were in northern Xinjiang, we solved the problems of millions of refugees. What can these people do?"
"Brother Yuntian, the general has confessed that we don't want us to get involved in political affairs, you seem to..." Yushi dissuaded with a smile.
"If things are not done well, can't I still scold you?" Qu Yi stared at him, and interrupted Yushi with a wave of his hand, "If you annoy me, I will write a letter to impeach these idiots."
"Okay, okay..." Yushi shook his hand, turned to look at Fu Gan and asked, "My wife is proposing marriage to you in Jinyang. They are all from high-ranking families. Which one do you like?"
Fu Gan was stunned, "Uncle, how can there be? Why don't I know?"
"You don't know?" Yushi exchanged colors with everyone in surprise.Wen Chou chuckled, "It seems that the general didn't tell you, haha...do you want me to tell you?"
Fu Gan asked in embarrassment: "How many uncles do you know?"
"Yes." Qu Yi said, "Yesterday we had dinner at the General's place, and the General asked for our opinion."
"Which one?" Fu Gan asked in surprise.
Seeing Fu Gan's eager look, Qu Yi and the others all laughed.
"Madam will decide this matter for you, and the generals are unwilling to intervene, let alone talking nonsense." Seeing Fu Gan's distressed look, Zhao Yun said with a smile, "When the Luoyang war is over, you will start a family. "
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The curtain was lifted, and a gust of cold wind blew in.Cao Renran, the governor of the two families, appeared at the door, "The general is here..."
All the generals stood up one after another and bowed to greet them.
With a tired face, Li Hong walked into the big tent slowly, "Sit down, don't be polite. Have you eaten dinner yet?"
Everyone laughed easily.Wu Xiong said loudly: "General, when is it time to have dinner? I have already eaten. However, General, the food in Xingyuan is too bad, and there is no wine. Compared with the food and drink served by Madam, It's too far away."
"You want to make me poor?" Li Hong smiled and sat behind the table, "When we arrive in Luoyang, I will ask the two ladies to treat everyone well, and it will take ten and a half months."
"The general must keep his word. If he can't see that there are many people eating, he will find an excuse to drive us out of Luoyang." Peng Lie said happily.
"A word is a deal, a word is a deal." Li Hong smiled, "After taking Luoyang, you don't want to go anywhere unless there is a war. Just stay in Luoyang and live a peaceful life."
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Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, Li Hong gradually turned to the main topic, "Please discuss with the army overnight, there is something important to discuss."
"Hit Luoyang immediately?" Wang Dang asked excitedly.
"No." Li Hong shook his head, looked at the generals, and then asked kindly, "Recently, have you done anything illegal?"
The generals heard that Li Hong's tone of voice was wrong, and their smiles gradually faded.The atmosphere in the tent gradually became serious.
"Why is no one talking?" Li Hong frowned, reached out and knocked on the table, "Heizi, what have you been up to lately?"
"What did I do?" Wang Dang said innocently, "I was training the army in Chenliu, and I didn't go anywhere. What did I do?"
"Really?" Li Hong smiled, "Really not?"
"Really not." Wang Dang raised his hand and swore, "If my Wang Heizi violates the law, I am willing to be punished."
"Well, let me remind you." The smile on Li Hong's face was a bit chilling, "I heard a lot of things today when I was discussing with Lord Xun You, Lord Yiqing and Lord Governor of Yan Sanzhou, and Lord Prefect. Something that makes me feel ashamed.”
Wang Dang's face immediately changed, "General, I can't be blamed for that. How can I let that bullshit county magistrate lead people to rob me of my land?"
Li Hong glared at him fiercely, his cold eyes swept across the faces of the generals in the tent one by one.Suddenly, he slammed his fist on the table and roared angrily, "I've completely lost my face to you."
"Tell me, why do you allow your subordinates to beat up local officials? Do you want the court to kill you? You are out of your mind, how dare you be so domineering and lawless."
Wang Dang's black face was even darker, and he bowed his head in silence, but his expression was calm, with a look of disapproval, showing no sign of admitting his mistake.The other generals laughed it off.The general was just looking for trouble for nothing, and was happy to treat the king as poor.Wu Xiong, Yu Du, and Xiang Cheng were even more arrogant, grinning and having fun.
"And you." Li Hong pointed at Wu Xiong, "Did your subordinates beat people too? I think you don't want to lose your head? Your subordinates actually threatened that they were the ones who brought down the big man's country, didn't they? "
"No, I'm wronged." Wu Xiong shouted at the top of his voice, "Which bastard said this? It's a slander, a false accusation, I'm going to confront him, I'm going to kill him."
"What's your name? Are you sure you don't have one?" Li Hong sneered, pointing at Yu Du and Xiang Cheng who were gloating, "And you? What are you laughing at? You think I don't know what you're doing?"
"General, I didn't hit anyone?" Xiang Cheng waved his hands repeatedly.
"You are worse than beating people. Your subordinates stripped off the clothes of the officials of the county government, and then drove them into the river? Isn't that right?" Li Hong was so angry that he kept clapping his hands, "In such a cold day, you Do you want to freeze people to death?"
"Haha..." Qu Yi couldn't bear it any longer, hugging his stomach and laughing wildly, "You kid actually figured it out, unexpectedly...you are too wicked..."
Yu Shi, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Fan Li, Zhao Yun and the others were trying to bear it, but they couldn't help Qu Yi's smile, and they all burst out laughing.
Laughter erupted in the big tent.
Li Hong had a cold face at first, but he couldn't help it anymore. He didn't smile, and he didn't smile, and it was so hard to bear it with bared teeth.
"Okay, okay, stop laughing." Li Hong gave a random slap.He laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten up, "Drag them down to me and beat them hard until they confessed."
"Ah..." When Wang Dang, Wu Xiong, and Xiang Cheng saw a group of guards rushing in, they jumped up in fright and begged Li Hong repeatedly, "General, don't fight, don't fight, we confess, confession……"
"I'll immediately arrest the men who beat people, and beat each of them with a hundred military sticks." Wang Dang said loudly, "If I have time, I will personally go and apologize to the county magistrate."
"General, don't be angry. After I go back, I will strip those little bastards and stuff them into the river, so that they can taste the freezing taste." Xiang Cheng shouted loudly, "If there is protection, I will accept the big The general will punish."
All the generals burst out laughing when they saw several people in a panic.
Yan Liang walked behind Wu Xiong, raised his leg and gave him a kick, "If you don't kneel down and apologize, let the general beat you a few times to get rid of the fire."
"Take off Wu Da Scar's pants, spank his ass, spank his ass." Fearing that the world would not be chaotic, Wen Chou clapped his hands on the table and yelled, "Let him grow a few more scars on his ass."
Laughter burst into the sky in the big tent, and it was a mess.
Li Hong looked at the generals in northern Xinjiang who were stumbling around, and shook his head again and again, unable to laugh or cry.
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Everyone laughed and made a fuss, then gradually stopped.
"You guys are really outrageous." Li Hong waved Wang Dang and the others to sit back at the table, and said solemnly, "No matter how great your contributions are, you can't violate the law. If you violate the law, you will be punished, which will not only harm your subordinates , and hurt yourselves."
Li Hong gave a general account of what he heard in the political discussion, "You guys should take a long-term view, and don't be greedy for such petty gains. In the future, the world will be peaceful, and you people are ZTE famous Minister, enjoy the glory and wealth for generations, so where is the lack of hundreds of acres of land? Look at Yanyun and Wenshu..." Li Hong pointed to Wang Ling and Wang Chang (chang), "Their ancestors were Wang Ba, a famous minister of ZTE. , It has been more than two hundred years, and the generations have been prosperous. When have you ever been hungry? Which generation has no descendants of the royal family? Now there are at least a dozen of their royal family who are officials in Hebei. My little Xingyuan There are two heroes here. Can't you see such a living example?"
"You can't just think about yourself, you have to think about the country, you have to think about your descendants. Only when the country is stable and rich and strong can you enjoy wealth. Your generation enjoys wealth, what about the next generation? You always have to think about your descendants Do you want your descendants to be lonely? Do you want your descendants to beg for food and beg for food, or even live by cannibalism?"
"In the past few years, I have repeatedly advised you to read more books and study scriptures when you are not fighting, and leave a mouthful of food for your descendants. In the future, the world will be peaceful, and the world will be peaceful and there will be no more wars." , What should you do? What about your descendants? You will not take off your shirts and go home to farm, will you? , you are dead, your descendants will inherit your titles, and they will also go to govern the country. What will you use to govern the country? With a sword? With a spear?"
"Ruling a country requires knowledge, you need to understand scriptures, and you need to become a famous Confucian scholar. Look at the brothers of the Wang family..." Li Hong pointed to Wang Ling and Wang Chang again, "General Wang Ba was also a general in the past. He and many of his generation Like the famous ministers of ZTE, after the world was settled down, he began to study the scriptures, leaving a mouthful of food for himself and his descendants."
"I'll say it again today, please keep it in your hearts. Whether you are fighting or not, you must keep a book in your hand, read it with your heart, study it with your heart, or be ashamed to ask questions. This is not only For yourselves, but also for your descendants."
"There is one more thing." Li Hong paused for a moment, and then said, "Among you, many of you, like me, were born in poverty. They all know the suffering and tears of the people. Whose land are you grabbing today? The land, whose land is it occupying? The people, the poor, the helpless, and the people whose lives are worthless."
"Back then, why did you start a rebellion? Why did millions of refugees go hungry? Have you all forgotten the Taihang Mountains back then when they had no clothes to cover their bodies, no food to eat, and children to eat?"
"Today, why do we fight? What is the great cause of rejuvenation? We fight for the rejuvenation of the great man, and the rejuvenation of the great man is for the prosperity of the country, and the prosperity of the country is for the people to have enough food and clothing. What should we do to make the people have enough food and clothing? Li Hong looked at the generals and said earnestly, "My lords have fought with me for more than ten years, and you are already very old. Don't you understand the truth?"
"More than ten years ago, when we were in Longshan Daying, we studied Wang Fu Daru's "Latent Theory" together. It mentioned that the focus of revitalizing the country is to 'enrich the people', and the country can only be rich if the people are rich, but what you do today What he did, not only forgot his own origin, left the 'people' out of the sky, but also completely forgot about 'enriching the people and rejuvenating the country'."
Wang Dang, Wu Xiong and others sat at the table, feeling ashamed.
"One cannot forget one's origin, this is the purpose of being a human being. If a person forgets his own origin, can he still be loyal to the country and sympathize with the people?"
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"General, we have not forgotten our roots." Yu Du suddenly fell to his knees and kowtowed several times, "General, we have no choice but to seize the land."
Li Hong smiled without saying a word, and listened quietly to the following.
"There are some things you don't know, and you will be mad if you tell them." Yu Po said angrily, "The land in Qingzhou and Yanzhou has been sold out by the county governments in just a few months. If we don't If you want to rob, you have to dig mountains and fill ditches to reclaim wasteland by yourself. The patrol ambassadors of the imperial court and the officials of the states and counties joined hands to deceive the top and the bottom. They only care about fishing for themselves. How can we have soldiers and ordinary people in their eyes? General , you can't just listen to one side of the story."
Li Hong nodded, "Of course I won't just listen to one side of the story. I called you all night just to ask about this matter carefully. You tell me everything you know, the more detailed the better."
Wang Dang, Wu Xiong, Yu Du, Xiang Cheng and others chattered at once, giving a general account of what happened in various places.
Hebei has a wealth of experience in relocation and resettlement, and the relevant laws and implementation rules are also complete, so the imperial court did not devote all its energy to the southward relocation. In addition, considering that the army would quickly recover Luoyang and the time was tight, they decided to Part of the power was handed over to the prefectural and county governments, which directly led to the government officials at all levels engaging in favoritism, fraud, corruption and perverting the law during the southward relocation.
Originally, only the rich and powerful in Hebei were eligible to buy land at a low price. Now the rich and powerful in Qingzhou and Yanzhou can also buy land. Out of control, as long as you have money, you can buy it at will. Of course, the land that exceeds the specified part is a high price.What is especially bad is that many Hebei officials first bought and hoarded land at low prices, and then sold them at high prices. Therefore, at the same time as the tide of "land enclosure", there was also a wave of "land speculation" sweeping Qingzhou and Yanzhou. spring tide.In some places, the price of land doubled several times in one day.
The land was not enough to sell, so the officials set their eyes on the land rewarded by the court to the meritorious soldiers.They used all kinds of methods, coaxing, defrauding, threatening, shoddy, and robbing if it didn't work. As a result, the land rewarded to the soldiers of the army has not been allocated to individual hands, and there is not much land left.
"Think about it, general, they dare to snatch our land, how many fields can those people who migrated to the south get allocated?" Wang Dang said helplessly, "Most of the people who migrated to the south are from the Central Plains. When I return to my homeland, of course I don’t want to leave again, and in the end I can only rent the land of these rich and powerful people, the future can be imagined.”
Li Hong was trembling with anger, "Xuan Gao, is the situation in Qingzhou better? This time the population in Qingzhou is less, so it shouldn't be as serious as Yanzhou?"
"The situation in Qingzhou is not so serious for the time being." Zang Ba bowed and said, "The soldiers in Qingzhou have already obtained the land rewarded by the imperial court, and the people who moved south to Qingzhou are also receiving the land. It is estimated that they will be able to go to the land in April. Spring plowing has begun. However, due to the serious phenomenon of land enclosure and land speculation, Qingzhou has been greatly affected. At present, Mr. Zang Hong has been unable to suppress the governments of various counties and counties. It is estimated that the matter of land enclosure and land speculation will soon come to Qingzhou It began to flood. If it is not contained in time, I am afraid that in a month or two, the situation in Qingzhou will be the same as that in Yanzhou, and it will be out of control."
"It's unreasonable." Li Hong slammed his fist on the table, wanting to tear his eyes apart, "Someone wants to die and destroy the great cause of ZTE, and I'll make it happen for him."
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"Send me an order to block Xingyuan, close the gate of Dingtao City, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."
Li Hong jumped up, pointing his fingers freely, "Take my warrant and dispatch [-] cavalry in a hurry, and rush to Xingyuan to wait for orders."
Arbitrarily agreed, and galloped out.
Qu Yi, Yu Shi and other dozens of generals were shocked, and they all fought together.
"General, do you want..." Yushi hesitated for a moment, and persuaded in a low voice, "General, do you want to invite the emperor and the court first?"
"I am the Great General Sima of this dynasty. I am in charge of the affairs of the Minister, lead the Minister's Office, and take charge of the state affairs. I have the right to punish the lawless people who bring disaster to the country." Li Hong sternly shouted, "I can back down when dealing with me, Li Hong. One step, but I will never allow him to destroy the Dahan community. In the past in Xiliang, I killed [-] people in one day, so what if I kill [-] people today?"
All the generals changed color in horror.
"Those among you who are grabbing the land, let me out immediately, and plead guilty to the emperor and the court." Li Hong glared at Wang Dang and others, and said word by word, "Whoever dares to lie and not report it, find it out for me, and kill everyone." amnesty."
"The deputy commanders-in-chief of each battalion immediately returned to their respective camps to convey my order, and the generals at all levels are required to hand over the occupied land within three days. Anyone who resists the order will be killed without mercy."
Wu Xiong, Xiang Cheng and others bowed to accept their orders.
"The commanders-in-chief of each battalion stayed in Xingyuan for a while, and when the cavalry arrived in Dingtao, they took my warrant and each led a thousand cavalry to the counties and counties of Yanzhou and Qingzhou to check the land and clean up the discipline. Anyone who engages in favoritism, cheats, and pockets, no matter who he is, even if he is a relative of the emperor, I will arrest him. Those who resist orders will be killed on the spot. Those who commit the most heinous crimes will be killed on the spot. Officials with a rank salary of less than [-] shi Those who know the law and break the law will be killed on the spot."
The generals clung to their promises.
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"General, this matter is very important. If there is a massacre, Hebei will definitely be shaken. Please think twice, General." Sima Yi suddenly knelt down on the ground and begged loudly, "It's not good to move south, and the imperial court's policy mistakes. relationship, the general cannot put all the blame on the local government and officials."
"Fart." Before Li Hong could speak, Qu Yi had already roared loudly, "Is it wrong for the imperial court to quickly restore the wealth of Qingzhou and Yanzhou? Is it wrong to buy land at a low price? Is it wrong for the imperial court to let Xun You, Xie Ming, Tang Fang, and Chen Hao go to Qingzhou and Yanzhou to preside over the southward relocation? This is all due to the selfishness of the officials in the states, counties and counties, greedy for money, and corrupt Caused by perverting the law, they ignore the survival of the country and the life and death of the people. Why do people like this stay? Let them overthrow the country, destroy the great man, and burn the lives of people?"
Sima Yi was dizzy, his face turned pale with fright, and he didn't dare to say a word.
"To be an enemy of the common people is to be an enemy of me, Li Hong, and a big man, and there will be more than one death." Li Hong waved his hands and strode out of the tent. You know, it's not me, Li Hong, who wants to kill someone, but someone is forcing me, Li Hong, to kill someone."
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There was no sound in the large tent, and the atmosphere was chilling. Dozens of officials were frightened and chilled.
"I don't want to interfere with the southward relocation, but the southward relocation is now endangering the safety of Hebei, endangering the great cause of ZTE, endangering the survival of the country, so I have no choice but to intervene." The 250 million people who moved south to the Central Plains became homeless refugees, let alone let the hundreds of thousands of Han soldiers who died in battle cry in Jiuquan."
"Whoever destroys my man, I will let him die without a place to bury him."
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Watching Li Hong's angry back disappear into the darkness outside the big tent, the ministers vaguely smelled a pungent blood, and everyone was in danger for a while, and panic and fear enveloped the entire Xingyuan.
"I said a long time ago, don't do this, don't do this, you just don't listen, and it caused such a big disaster." Yang Qi blushed, pointed at the ministers, and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Our There is a tradition of a great general fighting corruption. Thousands of corrupt officials died under his hands. Have you forgotten? In the early years in Western Xinjiang, later in Hanoi, and in Northern Xinjiang, there were rounds of bloodshed. .This time, Qingzhou and Yanzhou have been robbed, so please pray for yourselves."
Yang Qi shook his hand and left.
Xun You looked at the terrified ministers and sighed softly, "If I knew today, why bother? You people forget the pain when your scars are healed. This is the disaster." He said to Xie Ming and Tang Fang He and Chen Hao waved and left too.
"Master Xun..." Liu Yan, the prefect of Dongjun, hurriedly grabbed him, "Master Xun, please tell Jinyang urgently and tell the whole story to Princess Eldest. The imperial court is also responsible for this matter, and we cannot blame all the faults on us." .”
"Gongda, you presided over the southward relocation in the Central Plains, and you know everything." Zhang Chao's face was extremely ugly, "If it weren't for the support of the ministers and ministers in Jinyang, and the powerful and rich people in the three states of Hebei who contributed to the fire, the southward relocation How could it become what it is today? We are humble and light, how dare we offend our superiors? The general only listened to one side of the story and pushed all the blame on us, which is too unfair."
"Hey...you know life is important when you are about to die." You Heng sneered, "The people in Jinyang tell you to eat shit, do you eat it too?"
"You Zhengping, don't take pleasure in other people's misfortunes. You are driving me into a hurry. I will drag you to be buried with me." Zhang Chao was furious, pointing at You Heng and roaring loudly.
Mi Heng stared and opened his mouth to scold.Zang Hong, who was next to him, had sharp eyes and quick hands, rushed up and covered his mouth.Zhang Chao is his old master, so of course he wants to help Zhang Chao.Xie Ming knew that Mi Heng's swearing was too harsh, so he pulled him out of the big tent, "Let's go play chess, go play chess. It's none of our business here."
"I want to go to the general, and I'm going to report you." Mi Heng jumped up and down, pointing at the ministers in the tent and yelling, "You gang of shameless traitors are ruining the country and the people, and you will die without guilt..."
Xun You was worried that he was talking nonsense, so he hurriedly gestured to Chen Hao.Chen Hao walked over and grabbed his neck.Mi Heng rolled his eyes wildly, and the cursing stopped abruptly.Xie Ming and Chen Hao carried Mi Heng away.
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"The purpose of the general to keep the officials with a rank and salary of a thousand stones is to find evidence and deal with us." Zang Hong frowned and said very puzzled, "But why did he leave us in Xingyuan instead of alone? Imprisonment?"
"What are you talking about?" Liu Yi waved his hand in dissatisfaction, "Now the general has no evidence, so of course he won't imprison us. This matter has nothing to do with Jizhou, Qingzhou is not a big deal, but Yanzhou is more troublesome, let's hurry up Find a way to avoid being taken over by the general."
"Jizhou?" Cui Jun sneered, "I'm afraid there are many people in Jizhou who can't escape?"
"What does Master Cui mean by that?" Ding Li, the prefect of Wei County, immediately retorted, "If you want to get someone to support you, you have to find someone right, and don't shoot yourself in the foot."
"If you dare to frame our people in Jizhou, I will reveal all about you in Yanzhou." Ganling Minister Xu Hun approached Cui Jun and threatened in a low voice, "I will do what I say."
Cui Jun was furious, and just about to say a few harsh words, Tang Fang stopped him.Tang Fang is Cui Lie's protégé, and the Cui family "contributed a lot of power" in this incident of land enclosure and speculation, so Tang Fang has been very worried.Now that things are getting serious, Tang Fang naturally wants to leave a way out for Cui Jun, "Brother Yuan Ping, my lord is running out of time, I will help you to intercede in front of the general, and you can return to Jinyang immediately. Don't fight with him." They are arguing, I will keep you safe." Cui Jun was overjoyed, sneered at Xu Hun a few times, and walked aside with Tang Fang.
"Gongda, don't be silent." Yang Yi saw that Xun You had kept his head down and said angrily, "Don't act like a normal person. This incident has become a big deal, not only in Jinyang, but also in Hebei. Chaos. You should think of a solution immediately, otherwise the great cause of ZTE will be in jeopardy."
"You still know the great cause of ZTE?" Zhao Jian sneered, "I told you to control, control, and not make things out of control, but you just didn't listen. Now it's all right, wait for your head to be beheaded."
"Your son is under the protection of Mr. Zhao Qi. If a big accident happens, the most you can do is to be dismissed and go home to serve your father, but I can't, I have no one to support you." Yang Yi smiled wryly, "I have no backing, If Jinyang sends a letter, I will obediently handle it. If my elder brother Yang Biao is still in power, I can’t control the situation?”
"It's the eldest princess who harmed us." Zhang Chao complained angrily when he heard the words, "If the general is in charge of moving to the south, who would dare to break the law? I'm really surprised, she likes the general so much, why is she always with the general?" Right? It seems that women are getting old and can't get married for a long time, so there are some problems here." He pointed to his chest.
"It's not just a problem, it's a big problem." Jin Shang said weakly, "This time we're all going to hell."
The ministers gathered together in twos and threes, complaining about everything and everyone, and living like a year.
"There is a way..." Xun You suddenly said slowly.
The ministers swarmed over as if meeting Lun's voice.
"Now you are trapped in Xingyuan, and your subordinates are trapped in Dingtao City. If the news cannot be sent out, what you have done will probably be exposed." Xun You looked around at the crowd and said slowly, "Since we can't hide it, Then it’s better not to hide it, and honestly plead guilty.”
"Gongda, do you think we didn't die fast enough?" Yang Yi cursed angrily.
"The general has no right to punish officials with a salary of more than [-] shi. At most, he will be imprisoned. Therefore, no matter how serious your crimes are, you will be convicted and sentenced by the Tingwei Mansion, and dealt with by the emperor." Xun You ignored Yang Yi. , continued, "In the plea form, you try to push the responsibility to the court as much as possible, and the court ministers who should be brought out must be brought out. Don't be afraid, the more involved, the more troublesome things will be, and the more helpless the eldest princess will be. Of course, your guilt will be lighter."
"What if the general killed us in a fit of anger?" Jin Shang was a little scared.
"The general is no longer the captain who guarded the Qiang in the bloody and corrupt era in Xiliang. His status is very noble now, and his every move is involved in the great cause of ZTE. He must obey the laws of the Han Dynasty, the emperor and the court in everything, otherwise this How did ZTE achieve success? If he is still as arrogant as before and above the laws of the Han Dynasty, can we still sit here and talk leisurely, sit here and discuss how to get away with crimes?"
The ministers breathed a sigh of relief.Indeed, for so many years, without the benevolence, righteousness and generosity of the general, this Hebei would have collapsed long ago, let alone Zhongxing Sheji.
"Can this work?" Zhang Chao asked worriedly, "The eldest princess is moody and vicious, who knows if she will put us in the prison of Tingwei Mansion?" Zhang Chao shook his head with lingering fear, "I think this method Dangerous, very likely to seek death."
"You hand over all the land and money you got this time, as well as the land rewarded by the court, and then donate more property to the court to atone for your sins. What the court needs now is money. The emperor and the eldest princess saw that you confessed your crimes with a good attitude. I will surely forgive you."
The ministers were dubious and looked at each other.
"Gongda, I don't sound right, I seem to have been deceived." Cui Jun suddenly said, breaking the tranquility in the big tent, "This incident seems to be a conspiracy from the beginning to the end. Is this a trick the eldest princess has set for us?"
One sentence awakened the dreamer.
"I think so too." Zhang Chao looked suddenly enlightened, "I've always found it very strange that the southward relocation is related to the stability of Hebei, while the award of land to meritorious soldiers is more related to the morale of the army. Besides the general, who has the ability to preside over this matter?" Who dares to come forward to host? The land speculation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou was not serious at first, but after the Jinyang side started to intervene, the matter immediately got out of control and got out of hand.” Then he pointed at Xun You and cursed bitterly. He said, "Gongda, tell the truth, have you colluded with the eldest princess to deceive us together?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xun You was furious, "The eldest princess is not a child, how dare she make fun of the big man's country?"
"Gongda, it doesn't matter if you and the eldest princess lie to us, but you can't lie to the general." Dong Fang also decided that he was fooled, "We are most of the wrong officials, and we will go home to retire after a few years in prison, but the general will kill people." .You don't care about human life like this, okay? Human life is really worthless?"
"You..." Xun You blushed with anger, gritted his teeth, and wished to punch them to death, "Is it worth cheating with your money? Please think about it carefully. Now you are not a big man ten years ago. Now the dynasty has changed. Just like Emperor Guangwu Zhongxing Dahan back then, everything has changed. Please use your brains and don’t bring the past to this court again, okay? You are lucky this time, the general made a decisive move , did not let you sink deeper. Next time if you continue to act like this for officials, sooner or later you will be decapitated and the nine clans will be wiped out."
Xun You left angrily.
A group of ministers looked at me and I looked at you, all of them lost in thought.
"We have been fooled, we must have been fooled." Zhang Chao suddenly shouted.
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Three days later, [-] cavalry from the Northern Army Commanders Shuiying and Huqiying arrived in Dingtao.
Zhao Yun, Zhang Xi, Wang Dang and other nine battalion commanders each led a thousand cavalry, braved the heavy snow, and galloped towards the counties and counties of Qingzhou and Yanzhou.
The officials of Qingzhou and Yanzhou made petitions to the court one after another.
While the general wrote to the imperial court, explaining in detail the illegal actions of Qingzhou and Yanzhou officials in the southward relocation, he continued to call civil and military officials to discuss major military and political affairs.
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In the middle of the first month, Mao Jie arrived in Dingtao and asked to see the general.
As early as October, the Jinyang court had written to the general Li Hong, asking him to be responsible for sending people to various places to appease him, but the general had too many things to do, and he had no interest in recruiting. He felt that people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were stubborn. No, talking to them about appeasement is simply playing the piano against the cow, so this matter has never been brought up on the agenda.
Mao Jie's sudden visit surprised him, but after he read Cao Cao's apology form, he scoffed.What the hell, it's full of nonsense, who cares who?
"What has Brother Meng De been up to lately?"
"My lord is leading the army to recover Jiujiang and Lujiang counties." Mao Jie said respectfully, "Sun Ce of Jiangdong, Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao is now fighting with us in Shu County of Lujiang County." Mao Jie knew that these things could not be hidden Li Hong, it's better to tell the truth directly.
"Brother Meng De said that he is willing to honor the Son of Heaven. I wonder if this Son of Heaven is the Son of Jinyang or the Son of Nanyang?"
"Of course he is the emperor of Jinyang." Mao Jie said, "During the Central Plains War last year, Yuan Shao wanted to kill my lord.
What Mao Jie said there was spitting, and it was nothing more than explaining the reason for Cao Cao's submission to Hebei.Li Hong was dizzy and admired Mao Jie's eloquence.This man is so talkative that the dead can tell him life.Later, the more I listened to the more annoying, I simply interrupted him, "I have enough troops to attack Luoyang, and I also have enough troops to attack Xuzhou within the same period of time. I will not think that Brother Meng De is not good just because he surrendered to the court." You will attack Yanzhou and Qingzhou, so don't expect to persuade me to negotiate with you unconditionally on this matter. Brother Meng De is not qualified to bargain with me."
"What is the general's condition?"
"Ask Brother Meng De to take his family to Jinyang and hand over Xuzhou." Li Hong said coldly, "I will guarantee him the prosperity and wealth for generations to come."
Mao Jie smiled slightly, "The general's condition is too harsh. My lord has a beloved daughter named Cao Yue..."
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