Chapter 4241 Lishan Farm
The army poured into Luoyang City in the wind and rain, taking over the four gates and blocking the streets. All the private soldiers of the wealthy families were disarmed and escorted to the military camp for custody. All the mansions and houses were broken into by navy soldiers, the warehouses were sealed, and access was prohibited.
The rich and powerful families in Luoyang city were in mourning. The female family members did not know how the men begged for mercy outside the city, nor did they know what kind of promises they made. They just watched the money and goods they had accumulated for many years being loaded and shipped out of the city one by one, as if It looked like it was killing him, and he was crying, yelling, and playing tricks.
But how can the navy soldiers get used to these people's shortcomings? All the mischievous female relatives of each family were arrested, tied up and escorted to the government prison cell.
The heads of each family could only reluctantly take the money hidden in various places and redeem the people...
It wasn't until Liu Rengui had almost transported all the money and silk from each warehouse that he could calculate the amount of war damage pensions.
Yu Zhining and other Luoyang clan officials were mentally prepared for this, but when they saw the number, their hearts still twitched.
The amount of war damage compensation is almost exactly the same as the money and silk collected from various warehouses.
This is obviously a robbery, and I look at the calculations of various warehouses...
Fortunately, the pain is gone. For the family members, the greatest wealth is not the money and goods accumulated in the warehouse for tens or hundreds of years, but the real estate scattered throughout the city and hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land.
Although the warehouses have been emptied, as long as the real estate and land deeds are still there, it will take more than ten or twenty years to recover.
Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied the Luoyang family members were, they did not dare to complain. After all, Liu Rengui had not killed all the bandits yet. If the living bandits were angered, he would just seize all the properties and fields of each family without stopping. That would be I'm going to die...
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Zheng Rentai watched the cartloads of money and silk being transported from the north gate to the ferry, and then shipped directly to the south of the Yangtze River. He couldn't help but ask: "Now that the matter has come to this, why doesn't General Liu go under the hood and wipe out the wealth of these wealthy families in one fell swoop? ”
In his opinion, such a large amount of money and silk was accumulated by the Luoyang clan for hundreds of years. Now that it was emptied out in one fell swoop, it was considered a mortal enemy, so why leave a trace?
Liu Rengui wiped the rainwater from his face and said with a smile: "Leave a fine line in everything so that we can meet each other easily in the future. If it's not a matter of life and death, why force someone to death? Besides, a chaotic Luoyang is not It is in line with His Majesty’s interests and to make the Luoyang clan wary, that is the purpose of my behavior.”
How could he be willing to kill them all?
If he was simply satisfied with being a naval general, then at this moment he would follow what Zheng Rentai said and plunder the city of Luoyang, and then kill all the wealthy people in Luoyang, and send the properties and land deeds to Chang'an to ascend the throne as His Majesty. As long as Fang Jun and His Majesty are satisfied with the congratulatory ceremony, who cares about the flood?
But his ambition is to enter the court, be appointed as a prime minister, or serve as a pastor. If he kills all the Luoyang clans at this moment, his murderous intention and violent spirit are too strong, how can anyone speak for him?
For the Luoyang clan, the more they lose, the more they will understand that they cannot go against the trend. From now on, Liu Rengui will be silent and frightened, but if everything they have is taken away, they will have no way out. Under this situation, he not only aroused the anger of the Luoyang clan and took risks, but also became the enemy of all the clans in the world. How could he have a future under the same enemy?
It should be understood that even if His Majesty and the late Emperor uphold the same national policy of suppressing clans, how can the deep-rooted clans be eradicated in one day?
After all, in the next ten or even twenty years, clan politics will still be the mainstream in the court...
Zheng Rentai naturally did not know that Liu Rengui led the army to the expedition this time as a way for the Navy to push him to the front. Therefore, he could not guess the real intention of Liu Rengui's approach. He only thought that Liu Rengui was too scrupulous to move the Luoyang clan to Offended in death.
Liu Rengui ignored the matter. Such a large amount of money and silk would be transported to Chang'an after the rebels were pacified, which would definitely make His Majesty Longyan very happy. There would be almost no changes in his entry into the court. His arrival in Luoyang would be regarded as a complete achievement.
The next step is to capture Hangu Pass and approach Tongguan.
Yu Zhining called to him and said: "Please also ask the Duke of Yan to do your best to recruit young men to serve as trackers for the last general to help the navy ships cross the Sanmenxia chasm."
Even though Yu Zhining was unwilling in every possible way, he did not dare to disobey Liu Rengui's order at this moment. After all, he was open to the Luoyang clan and did not kill them all. If he could not march to Tongguan on time and become angry and attack the Luoyang clan, he would Wouldn’t it be an unjust death?
He quickly agreed: "There are not many young people in Luoyang City. They have all gathered and rushed to Tongguan before. But don't worry, General Liu. I will definitely gather enough people to escort the navy's boats across the Sanmen Gorge. If there are not enough people, I will personally go to battle." Also make sure nothing goes wrong.”
This is not a shirk. Most of the young men in Luoyang and other places had formed a private army and rushed to Tongguan at the request of Yuchi Gong, resulting in a shortage of young men in the city. Otherwise, given the family background and power of the Luoyang clan, as long as they had enough troops, they would He wouldn't be able to hold on for even one day when faced with the attack by the navy and Zheng's private army.
But you don’t have to be young and strong to do fiber pulling. Throughout the ages, almost all boats crossing the Sanmen Gorge have relied on trackers, so the people nearby have made a living by doing this for generations. Even the old, weak, women and children can handle it in an emergency.
Liu Rengui said happily: "The Duke of Yan understands the righteousness very well, and I will admire you greatly. However, there is one more thing that needs your attention. At the moment, all slaves and private soldiers of the noble families in Luoyang City should gather them together and follow us to send troops to the valley." close, suppress Destroy the rebels. After the general and General Zheng set out, the public security of Luoyang must be managed by Duke Yan. Unrest must not occur, otherwise it will affect the counter-rebellion plan, which is not something that the general can handle. "
As the saying goes, make the best use of everything. Since Yu Zhining is now in a dilemma and has to completely betray the King of Jin, he should simply betray to the end, and don't think about continuing to be duplicitous and courting Qin Muchu.
Yu Zhining now knew that there was no way out, so he could only nod his head repeatedly: "Don't worry, General Liu, I will ensure that Luoyang is stable and give the general a stable rear area."
My heart was filled with pain. After going round and round, I finally returned to the court camp, but I was ordered around by Liu Rengui, a mere navy general. Why did I have to do this?
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On the official road on the east side of Lishan Mountain, tens of thousands of people rushed forward. After winning the Battle of Xinfeng, they headed east, turned south at the end of Lishan Mountain, and headed south to attack Baqiao.
Yuchi Gong led the army to advance rapidly. When he heard that Youwuwei, more than a hundred miles away from Baqiao, was moving to the intersection of Wei River and Ba River, as if he was about to cross the river and go south, he broke out in a cold sweat. If the Youwu Guards, who are well-equipped and powerful, are allowed to cut off the retreat, the Youhou Guards under his command will most likely be destroyed by the banks of the Ba River...
However, soon a scout sent back news that Xue Wanche had brought back the troops who had arrived at the riverside, and even returned directly to the camp where they were stationed before, facing Chang'an across the Weishui River.
Yuchi Gong suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, remembering the instructions from His Highness the King of Jin before leaving: Don’t worry about the movements of the right marquis guard...
It is obvious that Xue Wanche has secretly reached an agreement with King Jin for some reason, and it is very likely that he will completely rely on King Jin at a critical moment.
As for whether Xue Wanche would be punished for disobeying military orders, Yuchi Gong didn't care. He led the army all the way to Baqiao and confronted Donggong Liuli who was stationed here. It happened that there was another heavy rain, so he could only hold his troops temporarily, threatening Chang'an.
However, Yuchi Gong was not idle either. He called his youngest son Yuchi Baohuan over in the temporary tent.
The eldest son Yuchi Baolin is now serving in the navy and is stationed in the Japanese country with the army. The second son Yuchi Baoqi is also in the Jiangnan army. Only the youngest son is always with him. On this expedition, he was worried that the two armies would be blind in front of the battle, so Yuchi Baohuan was released. Stay safe in the back line.
Yuchi Baohuan is seventeen years old this year. He has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a dark face. He has perfectly inherited the genes of the Yuchi family. He strode into the camp, took off his coat that was wet by the rain, and after saluting, he asked: "The commander-in-chief will call you the last one." Come on, what are your orders?”
There are no fathers and sons in the military, and even between fathers and sons, they must be commensurate with military rank.
Yuchi Gong came to the window and looked at the heavy rain outside the window. He frowned and said, "I'm afraid the heavy rain won't stop for a while. We can't launch a fierce attack. The Sixth Army of the East Palace doesn't dare to attack rashly. How many confrontations will it take?" Day... But we can't be idle. You immediately mobilize your troops and go straight to Lishan to capture Fangjia Farm."
Yuchi Baohuan was stunned for a moment, then felt a little embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "This...isn't necessary? Although the positions are different and the enemy and us are clearly defined, there is no personal grudge after all. Even the children and brothers have always been on good terms with Fang Jun. At this time, Annihilation The Fang family’s farm in Lishan..."
He hesitated to speak.
Everyone knows that Lishan Farm was built by Fang Jun. It housed thousands of homeless people here and spent a lot of money to buy a lot of surrounding land, reclaimed wasteland for drinking water, built canals, and planted scarce crops. Yidian has become an extremely important village and town around Chang'an.
In the farm, there are crops and seeds that Fang Jun cares about most...
Yuchi Gong had a sullen face and said in a deep voice: "Did I ask you to kill people and set fires? Capture the farm and take all the seeds of various crops stored in the cellar with you. Then you will return to Tongguan immediately. No matter what, you must bring these crops with you. Keep it well. When the King of Jin ascends to the throne in the future, we, the feudal side of the Yuchi family, will not have these things. How can crops be used to establish a country and provide enough food and clothing? The skills of merchants are nothing but duckweeds. Even if the harvest is rich for a while, it is not enough to be passed down to the next generation. However, these crops can be cultivated on the land for generations, which is enough to ensure that our Yuchi family Future generations will not suffer from poverty.”
Chang'an nobles have been coveting the corn, peanuts, cotton and other novel crops cultivated by Fang Jun at Lishan Farm for a day or two. Now that they have this opportunity, how can they be polite? (End of chapter)