78. Be clear
"Sanfu", also known as "Sanqin", refers to the three officials who governed the Jingji area of Chang'an during the Han Dynasty: Jingzhao Yin, Zuo Fengyi, and You Fufeng, and also refers to the three areas under the jurisdiction of these three officials, Jingzhao, Zuo Fengyi and You Fufeng.
Zheng County belongs to Jingzhao, and to the north of Jingzhao is Zuo Fengyi. There are twenty-four counties at Zuo Fengyi, and Chenyang County, presented by Xiayang, is one of them. At this time, most of Zuo Fengyi was still under the control of the Gengshi regime, but the Red Eyebrow Army had entered its eastern part and showed a situation of intertwining with the Gengshi Army. Because the Red Eyebrow Army ignored government affairs, even if it was broken, it was just plundering and there was no official management. Therefore, the broken cities were all in disorder.
If Liu Penzi wants to change this traditional way of survival, he will change the fact that sheep kills sheep and raising sheep. He should take over these cities, appease the people, and let the people accept and support his emperor, so that he can continue to grow and grow. In this era of famine, it takes cost to appease the people. Who should pay so much money and food?
Liu Penzi's method is: crowdfunding, coordination. Crowdfunding is made by the powerful people from all over the country, and then coordinated by the emperor.
The people are now extremely poor, and half of them are struggling to death. However, the powerful people in various places are rich, with gold and silver, and surplus grain. Most of the good and fat fields in the country are in the hands of the powerful. As the saying goes, "The rich are all in the fields, and the poor are not in a place to stand." The gap between the rich and the poor is extremely serious.
If the poor have a good meal, the powerful must bleed, but the powerful will never take the initiative to contribute. The Red Eyebrow Army wanted to use violence to solve this problem, eliminate the powerful and divide the food. At the beginning, it was also disciplined, robbing the rich and helping the poor, but later it changed its flavor, like locusts, wherever it passed, and wherever it was broken, so why should the poor and the rich? Until everyone was pushed to the opposite side of their own, and became a super robber gang that everyone was afraid of talking.
Emperor Jianshi of the Han Dynasty wanted to use a more gentle method, combine hardness and softness, and crack down on and eliminate those who resisted and retained them to fight for them, put a little pressure on the swaying left and right, and exuded a little personal charm, so as to make them bleed actively, otherwise what awaits them will be passive destruction.
Yang Yu, Zhang Ding, and Cai Xing are both passively destroyed. Wuchun is an active bleeding type. Yang Zhang Cai makes His Majesty the Emperor eat very well, but he also pays the price of blood. The Yulin Army cannot encircle and suppress the Wubi one by one, so the powerful need to take the initiative to surrender, just like Wuchun, paying a certain cost in exchange for the emperor's protection and future opportunities.
The battle in Shiliwu objectively played the role of killing the chicken to warn the monkey, causing the charm of the little emperor to soar, attracting powerful people from all over the world to come and join. After only one day of the march, three powerful people have come to pay their respects halfway. His Majesty the Emperor comforted them one by one, and the conversation usually took place like this:
"How many sons do you have?"
"Your Majesty, I have two sons."
"Then I will definitely use it with the eldest son to join the Yulin Army. By the way, let him bring some people over, and I will be appointed as the official of his own as many people as he brings. Remember, you must bring your own food and grass!"
Generally, he only talks about this. As long as the other party jumps into this pit, he will keep it and slaughter it slowly. If the other party refuses... then keep it and slaughter it with one knife when returning to the army!
After two days of the march, more than a thousand powerful armed forces had voluntarily followed, all of whom brought their own food and grass. They had no time to reorganize them halfway, so they asked them to follow them first.
A powerful vanguard was driving the way forward, and the army was moving very smoothly. Perhaps because of Wumi's energy, Tian Kuang sent him to turn a corner and go east to collect Ruixiang, which was empty in defense. Tian Kuang himself led his army to break through Linjin County, which was heavily guarded by troops, captured more than 4,000 Gengshi troops. Then he stopped to rest and asked His Majesty the Emperor to enter the city and station him.
The battle of Linjin was very straightforward. Tian Kuang first sent a small team of Shiliwu bandits to the city day and night, and sneaked into the city scattered. However, the army did not rush forward and set up a camp to rest twenty miles away from Linjin. He stopped at night and set off. He rushed to the city. The bandits in the city suddenly attacked and seized the east gate of Linjin City. The Shili army rushed in and shouted to kill Zhentian. The Gengshi Army guards only brought dozens of people to escape in panic. The generals of the generals were all in the city. The soldiers had no leader and did not even organize effective counterattacks. Some escaped from the city, and some surrendered directly.
His Majesty the Emperor entered the city and asked someone to take over Ruixiang. He ordered Wumi to come to Jin to join forces and reorganize the soldiers collected along the way. The Shili Army expanded to ten thousand people. The Yulin Army still pursued the younger and more elite troops. There was no large-scale expansion, and only absorbed one thousand children of the Sanfu.
At this time, an envoy came to report to the Emperor. Sun Bada's grain transport ship arrived tomorrow. Zheng Shen had personally brought dozens of people to Chongquan waiting for the reception, and asked His Majesty the Emperor to send people to transport grain immediately.
As soon as the messenger left, he took Wu Yuan, the director of the Han Intelligence Bureau, to meet with him.
Wu Yuan had recruited dozens of people and set up the airs of the Han Intelligence Bureau. He now looked like an ordinary villager, wearing a hat, short brown, and his shoes were covered with mud. As soon as he saw the emperor, he bowed and saluted, and then stood respectfully to report the information about the past few days:
"The former general Deng Yu of Liu Xiu has crossed the river from Fenyin. The Zuofu Duwei Gong Chengshe led his army to approach him. It seems that a big battle will break out between the two sides. Deng Yu's soldiers are about 50,000, and Gong Chengshe's soldiers are about 100,000."
"Zheng Shen's son Zheng Bai followed Sun Bada north and arrived at Huanglong. The two suddenly parted ways. Sun Bada went to Shangjun alone, and Zheng Bai disappeared."
"Disappeared? Where will he go, according to your opinion?"
"I don't know where he is going, and I dare not make a mistake."
The little emperor understood and put the matter of Deng Yu crossing the river with Zheng Bai's affairs, which had already shown his meaning.
"What have Zheng Shen done these days?"
"I registered the refugees and registered the idle fields, and had explorations for land use. I wrote a memorial about the military farming, and I left it in Zheng County. Before coming to Chongquan, I handed over the money, grain account books and other items at hand."
“Is it a formal handover?”
"A meticulous handover, clear and clear accounts, and complete books. It is very clear to go back and forth in ten days when you go out."
Liu Penzi nodded. It seemed that Zheng Shen was a very clear person. He expressed his meaning very clearly at the beginning. He only worked for the emperor, not on the emperor's boat. Now everything has been sorted out. He is going to board Liu Xiu's boat.
Wu Yuan peeked at the face of the little emperor and saw that he was thinking about something. He didn't dare to disturb him, so he just stood up and waited for the emperor's next instructions.
But I heard the little emperor ask, "Wu Qing, all those who are talented choose their masters, why did you choose me?"
Wu Yuan's heart tightened and replied carefully, "I don't know why. I felt a feeling when I saw Your Majesty at first sight." He paused deliberately before saying, "As soon as I saw Your Majesty, I felt: This is my lord, and I am in charge!"
He lowered his head, feeling a little nervous, not knowing how the effect of this flattery was. Suddenly, he felt a sank on his shoulders, and a dragon claw pressed there with his head straight. The emperor said, "Zheng Shen claims to be wise, but he is not as good as you!"
Wu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and muttered in his heart, why did you choose you? I was so hungry and you were closest to you? But he tentatively said: "Your Majesty, Zheng Shen betrayed the great man, do you see if he was taking him..."
He clenched his fists tightly, raised his head rarely, trying to find a trace of murderous intent in the eyes of His Majesty. As long as His Majesty is interested in killing, his knife will be unsheathed and bloody.
The emperor calmed down his expression, suddenly raised his feet and kicked him, cursing: "Dog, I actually think of my subordinates. Is there anything you dare not think about or do?"
Wu Yuan did not dare to dodge, but said with his body straight: "I am just a slave to Your Majesty, and only Your Majesty obeys the order! As long as Your Majesty says, no matter who it is, I dare to fight with him!"
Wu Yuan crawled away, and was so excited as he walked. As the saying goes, beating is kissing and scolding is love. His Majesty actually beats and scolds himself. He really doesn't treat Wu as an outsider!
Wu Yuan was not stupid at all. He knew that the emperor's anger had nothing to do with him. He was just a person who brought bad news. The emperor was definitely angry because he was abandoned by Zheng Shen.
Niu Decao sent Director Wu away. When he came back, he saw the emperor looking in the mirror. When he saw him come in, he shouted: "Muwei Cow! Come here!"
"Come on, look at my handsome face. Do you need to chase someone else?"
Niu Decao flashed in fear, "Your Majesty, don't be so close, Bandon will throw me when he sees it."
The little emperor looked left and right in front of the mirror, touched a few fluffs on his chin, and said, "Zheng Shen is a guy named Xiao He, but he is not as lucky as Xiao He. He missed an opportunity to be famous in history. Leaving me is definitely his loss, and I am a pity for him."
The emperor concluded that even if Zheng Shen defected to Liu Xiu, he would not be valued, because his name was not found in all the history books of the Guangwu period. For some reason, this person was submerged and left no trace.
Niu Decao said tentatively: "Your Majesty let him go?"
Chapter completed!