Chapter 658: Generosity (Additional update for leader Slyshen)
Guanggu City has been surrounded.
Perhaps they were worried that the defenders would break through, so the first thing the besieging army did was to build an earthen siege outside the city, which would be triple-layered.
What’s wrong with surrounding three buildings? Let’s stop doing it!
This posture makes it clear that they will not give the defenders in the city a way to survive, and they will kill them all in one fell swoop.
Cao Yi also saw the intention of the besieging army, and his face suddenly turned pale.
To be honest, he is still confused until now.
Shao Xun's tactics are somewhat similar to the Huns' invasion of Henan. A large number of cavalry moved around, driving away Cao's cavalry and scouts, intercepting and killing messengers, and turning them deaf and blind.
Cao Jun also made changes.
The messenger took the mountain road as much as possible to escape the pursuit of Shao Jun's cavalry, but in this way, the efficiency of delivering orders was greatly reduced. Later, as the situation developed, Qingzhou's wealthy families abandoned Cao Yi one after another, and the messenger could not even walk on the mountain road, which was too dangerous.
So at this moment, Cao Yi was not very clear about the news from the outside world. He didn't even know that the four counties of Jinan, Changguang, Donglai, and Chengyang almost surrendered without a fight—perhaps he knew bits and pieces, but it was difficult to get a full picture.
At this moment, Mr. Cao, who was standing at the top of the city, even had a glimmer of extravagant hope in his heart: Are the county and county officials still fighting to the death for him?
After all, he had always been polite and tolerant to scholars in the past. Everyone has a conscience, and I have given you huge power that even the Jin Dynasty refused to give you. How could you bear to carry me away at the critical moment!
But how can I put it, boiling sheep is useless.
In the past, the Qingzhou gentry had no choice but to hang on to you, make excuses, and enjoy the power you gave them with peace of mind, but it did not prevent others from riding a donkey and looking for a horse.
When Shao Jun, who is extremely powerful, comes to kill you, they are not even willing to give you a good guy card. This is the reality.
In this world, there are only a few people who really stand out in licking. It was not easy for Mr. Liang when he was a wolf warrior, but fortunately he has stood out, and now someone else will lick him.
"Is there no news yet about Xu Miao and Gaoliang?" Cao Yi looked around and asked.
All the officials on the left and right avoided his eyes and did not dare to answer his words.
After a long time, the Dong Pavilion of the shogunate offered wine and Beihai Fengpi replied bravely: "Ming Gong, please look to the south of the city."
Cao Yi was stunned for a moment, calmed down and looked towards the south.
South of Shenjian, Shao Jun soldiers drove a large group of prisoners to arrive.
The prisoners cried and screamed, and their sorrow moved the heavens.
There were knights on the left and right carrying the captured flag. The words "Xu" and "Gao" almost stung Cao Yi's eyes.
Flags and prisoners, aren’t they enough to explain the problem?
Cao Yi supported the parapet with both hands and tried to stabilize his body, because he found that his legs were a little weak.
We are all old people, why should we lie to ourselves?
Pengpi sighed and looked at the endless Shaojun camp outside the city, feeling worried.
Feng Shi actually rebelled and dedicated Beihai County to Duke Liang, but he did not rebel. It's not that I don't want to rebel, but my family is in Guanggu City and I can't rebel.
Fortunately, Cao Yi was not a crazy person. He did not do anything to him, and he did not even touch his official position.
Perhaps, he also knows that killing him will not help the situation. On the contrary, it will make people's hearts even more scattered and out of control.
It is precisely because of this kind thought that Feng Pi wanted to do something for him, and did not want Cao Yi to end up in the end - to be fair, Cao Yi had been in Qingzhou for several years without many bad deeds. On the contrary, he also knows how to cherish the power of the people, which is much better than his predecessors Gou Xi and Gou Chun.
"Ming Gong." Feng Pi cleared his throat, pointed at Shao Jun in the distance, and admonished: "The world has been in chaos for more than twenty years. Fang Bo invaded, Hu Lu looted, Li Yuan I'm tired, and I can't save one out of ten. Minggong has been in Qingzhou for many years, treated his elders politely, and cared about the people. Can he bear to watch the people of Qingzhou wandering through the ravines and being devastated? "
After that, he pointed to the bridge being built outside the city. The sergeant in Shenjian said: "The attacking army from Shedu is named 'Shao Bing', but they are actually the people of Qingzhou. The harder they fight, the faster Qingzhou's vitality will dissipate. Ming Gong is also a Qingzhou native, can he really bear it?" "
"Feng Pi!" Someone couldn't stand it anymore and shouted: "How can we fight without killing people? Now the city has enough food and equipment, and there are no less than 10,000 soldiers. We haven't reached the end yet. What do you think? What does this mean? Do you want to surrender?”
“I’ll kill you, you ungrateful person!” ?”
“Kill him!”
The generals gathered behind Cao Yi were noisy and their eyes were splitting.
Pengpi seemed not to have heard anything and continued: "Ming Gong, I heard that Shao Xun is generous and benevolent. He always keeps his promise and never breaks his promise. If he can promise Ming Gong to the rich family, he will surrender. It’s not a bad idea, it’s better than sitting in a trapped city now.”
Feng Pi's words made the generals and heavenly masters even more angry, and they started clamoring to kill him.
Cao Ni was silent for a long time, waved his hand and said, "Shut up! Shao Bing hasn't attacked yet, and you are making a big fuss. How can you behave like this?"
After that, He turned around and walked down the city, saying: "Guanggu is a strong city that I worked hard to build. Don't slack off if you defend it well."
Looking at Cao Yi's retreating back, Peng Pi sighed.
He knew that Cao Yi had not completely given up and could not turn around. Even now, he still placed his hope in Jiangdong, hoping that Sima Rui could send troops north to relieve the siege of Guanggu.
It’s hard to give up until the last moment!
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After receiving the news that Guanggu City was besieged, Shao Xun moved his position and went north from Peixian County to the State of Lu, still keeping one eye on Along the Huaihe River.
Many staff from the General's Mansion came one after another, requisitioned a manor outside Lu County and worked on the spot. It was already the tenth day of May.
The largest noble clan in Lu State is the Jia family. Yes, they are the descendants of Jia Chong.
There are still some county officials with different surnames in the country.
For example, Wang Shen was granted the title of Duke of Boling, Duke of Leling of Shibao, Duke of Gaoping of Chen Qian, Duke of Jibei of Xunxu, Duke of Lu of Jia Chong, and Ju of Pei Xiu. Duke Lu and so on.
At this point, most of the princes who used the county as their country have ceased to exist in name only, and of course the county princes are not good enough.
After the death of Jia Zhan, the last Duke of Lu County, the country was eliminated. Now the State of Lu should be called Lu County.
Of course the Jia family still has clan members, but no one speaks for them, and it is impossible for Shao Xun to grant them a kingdom anymore. Therefore, Yang Liang and Yang Changxuan (the son of Qian Chaqi Pei Yang Yao, who once served as Dahonglu, Later he retired and returned to his hometown) and became the prefect of Lu County. Shao Xun now lives in Jia's Manor.
It's a pity that Wang Jingfeng is not here. She was the mistress of this manor and should have lived there for a while.
Shao Xun missed her a little bit.
After shaking his head to dispel the yellow waste in his mind, Shao Xun stood in front of the map and looked at it for a long time.
The staff walked lightly when entering and exiting, for fear of disturbing him.
Zhang Bin, who had just been given the title of military adviser in the general's palace, sat behind the desk and carefully read the military newspaper.
Because of his highest status, Yang Chen has been appointed as the commander-in-chief of all the troops in Qingzhou, taking charge of all the troops.
Zhang Bin had no objection to this, but after looking at it for a long time, he still saw something interesting.
Liang Gong is also very conflicted!
There were footsteps outside the door, and after some negotiation, Wang Xuan was let in.
"Ming Gong." Wang Xuan bowed and saluted.
Shao Xun turned around, took his hand and sat down, saying, "Meizi, how was your trip to Runan?"
"Fei Mansion is old, but "I am very ambitious." Wang Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "Some people from Runan called him 'Fei Pojia'." Shao Xun chuckled after hearing this.
Runan is a place that is never at peace. However, after relocating a large number of Kansai refugees, the situation is slowly improving. If Gan Zhuo hadn't gone north to raid from time to time, conquering counties and villages, and plundering people, it would be easy to deal with the local wealthy families.
"How is the land cleared?" Shao Xun asked.
"It's difficult, it's too difficult." Wang Xuan sighed: "The planners who were recruited locally were disobedient and uncooperative. If Ming Gong hadn't transferred more than a hundred martial arts students from Liang County, I wouldn't even be able to do the accounting and writing. Not enough."
Shao Xun nodded and said: "The key to this is perseverance. It was the same in Xiangcheng County back then. It will get better slowly."
Wu, who graduated at the beginning of this year. Except for a few students who were assigned to the Silver Spear, Black Silk and Mule Army to fill the vacancies of officers, the vast majority were transferred to civilian positions to fill the vacancies of lower-level officials in the Liang Kingdom.
After the more than one hundred martial arts students finish their work in Runan, they will be assigned to the counties of Liang State to familiarize themselves with government affairs and lay a solid foundation for the future.
For this reason, he did not recruit new soldiers last year. The main reason was that finances did not allow it, and the secondary reason was that there were not enough officers.
Next year, the first batch of students from Xuchang Martial Arts School will be put to use. By then, there will be a lot more manpower, and the finances should be a lot better, and a new batch of recruits can be recruited.
In addition, a group of Liang County martial arts students were transferred to Bianliang this year to serve as teachers and prepare for the Bianliang Martial Arts School, which will officially enroll students early next year.
Without these people, Shao Xun really would not be able to gain the upper hand in bargaining with the wealthy families because of the lack of officials.
“The summoning of eyebrows this time is actually a matter of Qingzhou.” Shao Xun changed the subject and said.
Wang Xuan listened quietly. In fact, he had guessed it before coming.
Qingzhou wealthy officials surrendered on a large scale, and it was time to appease people's hearts. If someone from the Langya Wang family came forward, the effect would be much better than if Shao Xun himself went there.
"You can go to Guanggu City on my behalf." Shao Xun continued: "If Cao Yi is willing to surrender with dignity, I will ensure that his whole family is safe and his wealth and women are nothing. In Bianliang City, I There is also a house that can be given to Cao Yi as a residence."
Wang Xuan understood.
This is to give Cao Yi the status of a rich man. The price is to move to Bianliang and monitor him nearby.
To be honest, this condition is very good. If Cao Yi doesn’t want to die, he will definitely agree.
"If Cao Yi is unwilling to surrender, we will announce that we will only kill the first evildoer and never ask for threats." Shao Xun said again: "Whoever kills Cao Yi has meritorious service and is not guilty. He has been awarded an eighth-grade official in vain. Those with official status are promoted to the third level. I keep my word and will never break my promise."
Shao Xun has always carefully maintained political credibility.
So far, he has been a character who keeps his word.
The longer and stronger this persona is, the greater its role will be in the future.
Who doesn’t like people who keep their word? It is much more difficult for politicians to keep their promises than for ordinary people, because it involves complex interests.
If I promise not to touch you, I will really not touch you. There will be no such thing as settling scores after the fall.
Now that the conditions have been announced, it’s up to you to believe it or not. You can weigh it yourself.
"Ming Gong is really generous." Wang Xuan sighed: "If Cao Yi still doesn't know what to do, I don't know what to say."
"Go quickly." Shao Xun nodded, said.
Zhang Bin put down the military newspaper in his hand.
The "generousness" mentioned by Wang Xuan may refer to the generosity of Liang Gong to Cao Yi.
But he felt that Duke Liang was really generous to the people of Qingzhou.
If he is unwilling to surrender Cao Yi at all, what do you think will happen to the people in Qingzhou counties? The young and old worked the land, the healthy women were transferred to the army, and all the young and strong men were recruited to fill in the ravines and attack the city.
This move may certainly lead to a rebellion in Qingzhou, but doesn’t Liang Gong know? Of course he knew, maybe he was waiting here.
This is a warrior who hides the devil in his heart but tries his best to suppress it.
He is not a good person, but he is not a bad person either.
Cao Yi may have decided the fate of many people in one thought.
(End of this chapter)