"In that case, why not remind them?" Jun Bao asked doubtfully.

"Because it's useless to remind you." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "Since ancient times, there have been countless peasant uprisings. The Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Uprising in the late Qin Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Uprising in the late Han Dynasty, the Wagang Uprising in the Sui Dynasty, the Huangchao Uprising in the Tang Dynasty, and the Fangla Uprising, the Red Scarf Army Uprising in the Yuan Dynasty... But the only ones who gained power and unified the country were Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. Do you know why?"

Jun Bao and everyone shook their heads.

"Because it is one thing to rise up and rebel, but it is another thing to establish political power." Xiang Nan explained, "These rebels attack county towns, open warehouses to release grain, and punish corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry, which seems to be very popular.

But they only destroyed, not built. The grain in the warehouse can only be put away once, who will be responsible for collecting the grain in the future? The money in the bank can only be robbed once, who will be responsible for collecting taxes in the future. If the officials are killed, who will be responsible for governing the place?

The old order has been destroyed, and if the new order is not rebuilt, society will be in chaos. Peasants can't farm, merchants can't do business, and scholars can't take the imperial examination... How can we call it a peaceful and prosperous age?

Therefore, these insurrectionary armies are destined to be trees without roots and water without a source. They can only move around, and are finally blocked at all levels, and ultimately fail."

When everyone heard this, they were suddenly enlightened.

They had never thought about this truth before. After listening to Xiang Nan's explanation, they immediately understood it.

"Then tell them this truth and let them learn to govern, wouldn't it be good?" Jun Bao said again.

"Government is much more difficult than destruction. It only takes one knife to kill, but it is extremely difficult to save a person." Xiang Nan sighed, "What's more, most of the rebels are poor people with no knowledge and experience. , they are heartless and make it even more difficult for them to govern the people."

Hearing what he said, everyone nodded.

It is indeed not easy to govern the people and protect one side. Otherwise, there would not be so many people rebelling.

"According to my estimation, the imperial army will arrive soon. Take a look around and advise nearby villagers to avoid it as soon as possible to avoid being poisoned." Xiang Nan said again.

Bandits are like combs, and soldiers are like grates. When the soldiers arrive, the people are even worse. They may take away the last morsel of food, or snatch away the last copper plate, or even have their heads removed and pretend to be rebels to collect rewards. .

Deng Chang and others immediately took the order.

…

In the following days, the imperial court indeed mobilized troops to put down the rebellion.

The armies from Gyeonggi, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Qilu, Huguang, Jianghuai and other places mobilized together to go to Heluo to put down the rebellion.

In this way, an encirclement was formed, surrounding the rebels in the Heluo area.

Although the rebels were trapped and still fighting, they continued to conquer the state capitals and counties, but they could never escape the encirclement. Their final fate was already determined, it was just a matter of how long they struggled.

Xiang Nan had already expected this, so it was not surprising.

On the other hand, Jun Bao, Deng Chang and others couldn't help but admire him when they saw that he knew what was happening and that the situation was developing as he expected.

To everyone's surprise, Liu Jin's excessive levies and excessive expropriations provoked a civil uprising, so Emperor Zhengde specially ordered the Jin Yiwei to issue an edict to tie him back to Beijing.

However, Liu Jin had long been rebellious and naturally refused to be tied down. He immediately ordered his subordinates to kill the Jin Yiwei who came to announce the decree. Then he also raised the banner of rebellion, led his army to attack Luoyang City, and officially ascended the throne the next day. Called himself Emperor Dingyang.

He also named his sister Princess Zhaoyang, and several major sword commanders were either generals of hussars, generals of chariots, generals of the auxiliary country, or generals of Fubo... In short, they all received rewards and became high officials. It can be said that It is [when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven].

When Xiang Nan heard about this, he couldn't laugh or cry.

Gluten

Liu Jin is a eunuch who is a piece of shit himself, yet he is still known as the Dingyang Emperor. He is really laughing to death without paying for his life.

However, Luoyang City also has a population of 200,000 at this time. After it is occupied by him, it will definitely be tortured by him. After all, when he becomes emperor, he is not for the common people, but for his own enjoyment.

In order to maintain his luxury, he will definitely plunder the people twice as much. Naturally, he will not care about the lives and deaths of the people.

Sure enough, after Liu Jin came to the throne, he searched the whole city for grain, livestock, gold, silver and jewelry, and young girls, filling the harem. Although he was an eunuch, he still had aspirations. His sister Princess Zhaoyang also followed suit, plundering handsome men to serve as Face head.

For a time, the city of Luoyang was in chaos, with every family weeping and every household wailing. But Liu Jin sang and sang every night, drinking and meat in the woods. He also knew that his life was not long, so he enjoyed himself without caring about the future.

…

Liu Jin rebelled, invaded Luoyang, and proclaimed himself emperor.

After hearing the news, Zhengde was a little shocked. Unexpectedly, Liu Daban, whom he had always trusted, actually wanted to rebel.

He originally thought that it was just the slander of the officials. After Liu Jin returned to the capital, he would have a good talk with him.

If he confesses his crime well and apologizes sincerely, considering that he has served him in the past and has worked hard without any merit, he can still spare his life.

But unexpectedly, Liu Jin didn't even dare to return to Beijing to see him, and actually rebelled.

"You deeply fail my expectations, you deeply fail my expectations~" Emperor Zhengde was so angry that he said furiously, "I ordered the army to put down the rebellion immediately. I will make his corpse cut into thousands of pieces."

Jiao Fang, Li Dongyang, Cao Jian and others immediately bowed and agreed.

…

But the imperial army could not catch up for a while.

After all, the Heluo area is now full of rebels, ranging from tens of thousands to thousands of people, occupying state capitals and counties. Even the imperial army cannot eradicate them quickly. Therefore, the people of Luoyang City still have to suffer.

According to the news from Taoist Ling, because Liu Jin controls all the money and food in the city, the price of rice in Luoyang has skyrocketed, and the people are starving. Even the bark, grass roots, rats, and insects are eaten.

In addition, Liu Jin ordered the army to seal the city gates and prevent people from entering and exiting at will, making it difficult for the people to escape. So if we don't care about it, I am afraid that a tragedy of cannibalism will happen soon.

Seeing this, Xiang Nan called Jun Bao over and said, "You and I will go to the city and we will think of a way to get rid of Liu Jin to prevent the people from suffering again."

When Jun Bao heard this, he nodded immediately.

"Master, let's go too." Deng Chang said immediately after hearing this.

"Don't act rashly. It's better to stay on the mountain." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "You don't need too many people to assassinate Liu Jin. If there are too many people, it will easily arouse alarm."

Although Deng Chang and others are good at martial arts, they are still far behind them. Taking them to move would be a hindrance. It would be more convenient for him and Jun Bao to move alone.

When Deng Chang, Zhu Gui and others heard this, they had no choice but to give up.

Xiang Nan and Junbao immediately went down the mountain and headed to Luoyang.

At this time, the soldiers Liu Jin left to guard at the foot of the mountain had already withdrawn. After all, there were beacon smoke everywhere, not only in Laojun Mountain, and it was meaningless to defend or not.
Chapter completed!