Chapter 174 The little thief of Jisang, why worry?
The temporary trip near the stone bridge is in progress, and the monarch and his ministers are in progress.
"I am very happy that your words have brought peace to the world." Sima Chi said gently: "However, there is chaos in Hebei, but there are no good generals. Can Shao Qing dare to go north to attack the thieves?"
"Ji Sang is a lowly soldier of Chiping Garden Pasture, a low-quality soldier of the public division and vassal army. He harbors evil intentions and his crimes are obvious. I am willing to send troops to the north and offer his head under the tower." Shao Xun said loudly, accompanied by His righteous and awe-inspiring expression made him look like the most loyal minister in the world.
Sima Chi was greatly pleased after hearing this, and continued to ask: "Do you have any good strategy to suppress the bandits?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I wish to defeat his army and kill his leader. The rest of the thieves, Sometimes he was coerced, or he surrendered when he was poor or hungry, or he was under the command of a prisoner, and his behavior was not clear. If the situation was excusable, he might be forgiven, and he could be sent back to his hometown and returned to his royal status. In this way, the chaos would be settled. Shao Xun said.
Only God knows whether there will be peace or injustice.
The rebellion in Hebei is not because the people cannot survive. In fact, the main reason at the beginning was political factors, that is, some Hebei scholars and generals were unwilling to accept the defeat of the King of Chengdu and fought back in despair.
Most of these people have been wiped out, and now only a few people like Shi Chao are still holding on.
To put it simply, this is the second stage of the Hebei rebellion, and politics is no longer the main factor. Although Ji Sang pretended to be a Gongshi vassal or even the King of Chengdu, he was actually a careerist, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that.
For those who are rebelling because they are not desperate, they can be killed, their coercion can be pardoned, and the war can be slowly quelled.
As for who the backbone is, Shao Xun’s understanding is “Old Camp”.
Just as the refugee army in the late Ming Dynasty had the so-called "old camp", Jisang and his ilk must also have one.
Lao Zaozhuang was very determined to rebel, and his treatment was relatively the best - eating the best food, using the best equipment, giving priority to women, and receiving the most rewards...
These rebel activists should be severely punished.
Other people who are coerced by them can be treated differently - Shao Xun plans to kidnap Zhong Tian.
"Shao Qing's words are very much in line with my wishes." Sima Chi said happily: "The sky uses the sun and the moon, and the emperor also relies on his legs and arms. Shao Qing is capable and has a benevolent heart. If he can quell the chaos in Hebei Why should I generously reward you?”
“Thank you for your kindness,” Shao Xun said with tears in his eyes.
Sima Yue's fists were slightly clenched.
Wang Yan looked at him and shook his head slightly.
Sima Yue loosened his fist, snorted softly, and said: "Your Majesty, the rebels in Hebei attacked the city, destroyed the city, and killed famous kings. It can be seen that they are all stubborn people, why should they be restrained? Now we can kill them all together and order them to be killed." I'm so timid that I won't dare to cause trouble again."
The ministers nodded.
In this matter, neither the royalists nor anyone else has a good impression of the Hebei rebels.
The words "committing rebellion" are said to their hearts. It's ridiculous that there are still scholars in Hebei who support Ji Sang, thinking that they really care about the King of Chengdu. I don't know what to say!
Those who bully the master will never be forgiven! Unless it really can't be pacified, let's talk about that another time.
Sima Chi was a little unhappy after hearing this, but did not openly refute Sima Yue's face.
He has won a huge victory, although this victory was given to him by Sima Yue stupidly.
So I could only change the topic and said: "The civil engineering work has been extremely hard. Shao Qing supervised the construction of Guangcheng Garden and worked hard. I know it. I will reward him when he returns from the Northern Expedition."
“I’m so grateful that I don’t know what to say.” Shao Xun’s eyes were slightly red and he choked with sobs.
Sima Chi smiled gently and said nothing.
He is not Sima Zhong, he doesn't understand anything. The courtiers were showing off their superb acting skills every day, and he himself was a top performer and had long been immune to these.
Queen Liang Lanbi was slightly moved, and thought to herself: If the sister of the Yu family marries Shao Xun, it is not unacceptable at all.
Tafu Sima Yue shook his sleeves and did not want to stay any longer on this occasion. He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I will leave Xuchang now. I will never return to the capital until the rebels from all directions are wiped out. "
Sima Chi stood up hurriedly, walked two steps quickly, took Sima Yue's hand, his face was full of sorrow, and said: "Can Taifu temporarily leave the town? Uneasy."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the ministers of civil and military affairs immediately spoke to dissuade him.
Wang Yan looked on coldly and said nothing.
He would not forcefully persuade the Tutor to decide something.
In his opinion, among the officials in the shogunate, few were capable. Just like when the Chengdu shogunate had a bunch of winebags and rice bags who drank all day long and did not do their jobs properly, they also ruined the atmosphere of the shogunate.
Thinking of this, Wang Yan sneered in his heart. Nowadays, no one dares to call himself a celebrity.
The Taifu has recruited too many so-called "celebrities". And celebrities have the privilege of indulgence, drinking, having fun, living in dissoluteness, neglecting government affairs, etc. With this group of people advising the Taifu, it is no wonder that he made two mistakes in succession.
The first step was to kill the late emperor with poison, which greatly damaged his prestige and reduced his power.
The second step is to leave the town and establish a feudal lord. Some people think this is a good plan, but Wang Yan thinks otherwise. Has Sima Ying succeeded in establishing the hegemony in Yecheng? No.
So, why do you think Xuchang Bafu can succeed?
There is only one ending for the feudal vassal outside the town. The court officials and imperial troops were gradually infiltrated and won over by the emperor, and were no longer used by the Taifu.
On the contrary, it is a better choice to stay in Luoyang despite the pressure, keep a low profile and wait for the criticism to pass.
But this has nothing to do with him.
The more Sima went to Xuchang, the more he relied on Wang Yifu, and the chance of making profits in the middle greatly increased.
Go, go, if someone wants to die and can’t be brought back no matter how hard you try, then let him die.
"Your Majesty, there is unrest in all directions now. I have no other thoughts but to wipe out all the thieves and enjoy peace." Sima Yue said resolutely.
"Alas!" Sima Chi sighed, reluctantly put down his hand, and said, "The Taifu will come back as soon as possible. Luoyang cannot do without the Taifu to take charge of the overall situation." Sima Yue responded impatiently: " I know it, so I will leave.”
After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for the emperor's answer.
When passing by Shao Xun, he glanced at him coldly.
This man is still willing to obey his orders and send troops to conquer the east and west. In the eyes of people who don't know the truth, Shao Xun may be very loyal to him, but this only makes Sima Yue feel aggrieved.
How can a person like Zhang Fang be loyal?
After Sima Yue left, Shao Xun also bowed his head and resigned, and soon left the industry.
The soldiers and government soldiers waiting outside breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Shao Xun and Tang Jian coming out safely.
As the core subordinates around Shao Xun, these people more or less know where their butts should sit.
They are not the same people as the nobles.
The direction of their efforts is to break the status quo of the gentry's monopoly on official positions, and to seize food from the gentry's mouth.
They gain wealth and honor based on their military exploits, regardless of their origins, only based on their ability.
General Shao is the leader of their small group, so there must be no accidents.
Shao Xun asked Tang Jian to help him take off his armor, then took off a corner of his military robe, pointed to the scar on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Since I started using the army, I have gone through dozens of battles, big and small, faced the sharp edge, and stood across the corpse. On the field, there is today. Do you dare to follow me north to get riches and kill Ji Sang? Everyone laughed in unison and said, "Kill Ji Sang and you will get a lot of heads."< br>
Hundreds of cavalry quickly returned to the army camp, waited for three days in the east of Luoyang City, received a large amount of supplies and equipment, and gathered together the 500 cavalry of the first governor of the Xiaoqi Army and 10,000 people of Sizhou Dingzhuang, and then Go north, cross Mang Mountain, cross the Yellow River, and enter Hanoi.
They did not stop here, but drove directly to the northeast, entered Ji County on May 27, and settled outside Ji County.
On the 28th, Yu Chen, the prefect of Ji County, took the county lieutenant general Zuo out of the city to reward the army.
"Master Yufu." Shao Xun personally went out of the camp and introduced Yu Chen and others into the camp.
After two years of rule, Yu Chen had a lot more white hair on his head. It seemed that he was not a good prefect.
However, with more gray hair, Yu Chen’s aura has become stronger.
Shao Xun observed silently and found that Lao Yu's eyes were bright and occasionally radiant. After entering the camp, his eyes were always on the most critical points in the army.
In the past two years, Yu Chen has spent at least half of his time dealing with the rebels. It seems that he has learned a lot, making progress faster than that boy Yu Liang.
"See you, general." After Shao Xun and Yu Chen finished greeting, Yao Yuan also came forward to greet him.
Shao Xun returned the greeting, and then asked: "Why don't you see Zheng Gou'er?"
"We suppressed the thieves last month and disappeared in the formation." Yao Yuan replied sadly.
He and Zheng Gouer were assigned by Shao Xun to break away from the royal army and followed Yu Chen to Jijun. They fought continuously and had a close friendship.
Zheng Gouer died in the battle. He felt bad and hated the thieves even more.
Shao Xun was silent for a moment when he heard the news of Zheng Gouer's death.
He had known Zheng Gouer five years ago. He was a very senior subordinate. Now he died in a foreign land and his soul returned to Jiuyou. Perhaps this was the fate of a warrior.
"Master Fu, I wonder what the situation is like with thieves in this county?" Shao Xun calmed down and asked directly.
Yu Chen pondered for a moment and said: "Wang Chan came once the month before last, Shi Chao came once last month, and left after a large plunder."
"Where are the Jisang thieves?"
“We have plundered Yecheng and left.”
Actually, what he said was quite simple.
After Ji Sang defeated Ye City and killed Sima Teng, he burned, killed and looted in the city, killing more than 10,000 people. Even the palace in Yecheng was burned down by him, and the fire did not go out for ten days.
“Where are you now?”
“The army reported a few days ago that the Jisang bandits had fled to Yangping and seemed to want to cross the river to attack Yanzhou.”
“The rogue bandits. Style." Shao Xun snorted coldly.
Yu Chen frowned.
Before King Xincai was defeated, he also looked down upon Ji Sang and said: "I have been alone in Bingzhou for seven years, and Hu can't conquer the city. Ji Sang is a little thief, so why worry."
Then the city was broken and Qingqi fled, but was killed by Sang general Li Feng.
Sima Teng's eldest son Yu Su was brave. When he heard that his father had been killed, he immediately led his troops back. Li Feng was chased by him and could not escape. He drowned in despair.
As a result, they met Li Feng and others again that day. Sima Yu, his second brother Jiao, his third brother Shao, Cui Man, the governor of Julu, Shi Yangheng, the chariot chief, and Cai Ke, the middle man, were all captured by the thieves. Harmful.
Only four of Sima Teng’s sons escaped with their lives, but now they don’t know where they are.
If Shao Xun despises the thief, he will definitely suffer.
Thinking of this, Yu Chen decided to give some advice, although he didn't like this cheap son-in-law who was spread rumors by Hu Wufuzhi very much.
(End of this chapter)