stubborn thief

Chapter 141 Whole Camp Settlement
The day before entering the Jin Dynasty, Wang Jiayin recruited all kinds of anti-kings to go to Qingjian to discuss matters.

Liu Chengzong left Shangtian Hou and others to attack Yanshui Pass and head for Qingjian.

The gathering of hundreds of rebel leaders in Wuyangyang really made Liu Chengzong meet all the mob that should have been seen in his life.

People arranged seats, and Liu Chengzong ranked fourth against the king. He should have been third, but he gave it to Master Gao.

In the end, it was decided to divide the army into six groups, and enter Jin Dynasty with Wang Jiayin's Hequ, Mud-free Jiazhou, Wang Zuogua's Hancheng, Huntianwang's Yichuan, Gao Yingxiang's Wubao, and Liu Chengzong's Yanshuiguan.

When Liu Chengzong returned to Yanshuiguan, the closed gate was opened to him.

The carrier led a few tall horses, walked forward and said: "Brother, after you left, some people said that it was the subordinates of King Hengtian, who sent twenty armors, thirty horses, and a gold seal of Marshal Hengtian."

He looked a little flustered: "We didn't know what was going on, so we let him go. What's going on... King Hengtian was recruited?"

"Is it really official?"

Liu Chengzong was also puzzled, and asked Wei Qian'er to gather the whistle chief and enter the Yanshuiguan official office.

The official office happened to set up eight chairs on the left and right, and the whistle chiefs sat down one by one, and immediately started asking questions.

Some asked about the establishment of officials, some about the strength of the troops, and some about the gathering of the anti-kings.

Liu Chengzong lowered his arm and waited for everyone to be quiet before saying: "Let's talk about the results of the Qingjian discussion first. There are more than a hundred leaders from all walks of life in Qingjian. They said that there are 14 troops entering Jin this time."

Cao Yao, Yang Yao and others didn't take it seriously. Shi Cheng and I were taken aback. Only Cheng Yunxin was left. He was dumbfounded and said in surprise, "14?"

"Look at the other sentinels, and you will believe it. The number of soldiers is what they said."

Liu Chengzong teased Chengyun, and said to everyone: "There are really 14 people who went to Shanxi to do something. They went directly to Guyuan and drew the governors of the three sides. There are hundreds of leaders, and there are too many people."

"I won't talk about the little leader. Some leaders have more mules than the soldiers and horses under their command. When talking about the seating, Qingjian arranged the seating."

Liu Chengzong put his arms on the armrest of the seat: "The first is Wang Jiayin, the king of Hengtian, and the second is the left hanger. After the line here, I stand in the middle. Several leaders who say they have 2 people dare not sit forward."

The official office roared with laughter, and Cao Yao asked, "Then we are ranked third?"

Liu Chengzong turned out his palm and pointed out four fingers: "Fourth, third, I let Master Gao sit down. We still have a long time in the future, so there is no need to run around and take a short-lived air."

"As for the strength of the army, it must not be 14. Everyone has seen the king of heaven. He had a meal together in Yanchuan a few days ago. His whole battalion has a total of more than 600 people, and only [-] people can be called bandits. Jian opened his mouth to say that there are three thousand soldiers and ten thousand auxiliary soldiers."

Everyone roared with laughter again.

Shang Tian Hou didn't laugh, but thought of helping his friend, and said seriously: "King Hun Tian was chased by Li Bei earlier, maybe he was afraid of being underestimated, so he said more."

"Yes, that's what he thought."

Liu Chengzong answered with a restrained smile, which was to expose the matter of King Hun Tian, ​​and said: "I estimate that there will be only 4 or [-] troops in the Sixth Army this time."

Cao Yao couldn't hold back for a long time, and people didn't laugh at this meeting, so he simply asked: "General, what's the matter with the official position, the Zhu family emperor hasn't been overthrown yet, and you want to invite the Wang family emperor back?"

"When I sit there, I will be given an official position. I thought I was talking casually. I am Marshal Hengtian. If I don’t get muddled, I am General Covering the Earth. The King of Hunting is called General Huntian. There are a lot of other generals and lieutenants. How can I know?" All the gold seals have been sent."

Liu Chengzong was also very helpless about this, and then stood up with a smile and said: "Never mind him, wouldn't it be good if someone gave you gold? This grass-roots team may fall apart at some point. It doesn't matter. We still have a long time to live. The important thing is... I Draw a line for them."

The garrison office of Yanshuiguan had a deputy map, and Liu Chengzong took advantage of this to point out on the map with his horsewhip in his hand: "The south of Taiyuan and the north of Jiangzhou, five hundred miles in length and width, are where we and King Chuang are. They go in."

All the whistle chiefs were stunned.

The area circled by Liu Chengzong is almost one-third of the most fertile land in Shanxi.

Yang Yao asked: "The general will take away a large piece, are they willing?"

"What do you want to do if you don't want to?" Liu Chengzong asked with a smile: "Fight a war? They don't have to weigh it. How do you compare with Li Bei?"

Everyone laughed again, General Li has become a unit of measurement for combat power.

But having said that, it is really more than fighting power, so no one dares to grab food from Liu Chengzong's mouth.

Nowadays, there are many anti-kings who have fought against the government and army, but only the first four have really fought. Wang Zuojia lost, Gao Yingxiang was defeated, and Liu Chengzong was able to win the round.

Only Wang Jiayin and Liu Chengzong defeated the official army in the upright confrontation between the two armies.

These two people are still more aggressive than Wang Jiayin, Liu Chengzong is waiting for work in Yan'an Mansion, while Wang Jiayin has been wandering inside and outside the side wall since the beginning of the incident, constantly poking the buttocks of the officers and soldiers of Yansui Town.

Without Wang Jiayin, the anti-kings from all walks of life in northern Shaanxi would not be so comfortable. Once the frontier troops on the second side wall were mobilized, they would definitely be stolen by Wang Jiayin.

Liu Chengzong smiled and said: "But it's actually not as tense as you think. The people behind are afraid to speak. They say that there are six ways to enter Jin Dynasty, but in fact there are only three ways. Heng Tianwang and Buzhanni one way, we and Chuang Wang one way, left and right Hang Zi and Hun Tianwang all the way, up and down, just divided Shanxi."

"Wang Tianwang passed through Kelan Prefecture, and there is Xinzhou Daizhou, which is also a fertile place; if Zuo Guazi can break through Hancheng, there will be fertile fields in the east and west of the river... Remember to take this map away after Chengyun."

After exhorting the carrier, Liu Chengzong continued: "However, we did take advantage. With the support from the north and the south, it is unlikely that we will be intercepted by the big army. The biggest problem is Luliang Mountain and ourselves."

ourselves?

The eight whistle chiefs and Shangtian Hou all looked at a loss, Wang Wenxiu raised his beard and said, "Please show me the general."

Liu Chengzong stood up, put his hands on the table and pressed it hard, organized his words a little bit, and said: "You are all people that I, Liu Shizi, trust. We can't occupy the five hundred miles in length and breadth."

"We Shanxi people are used to seeing life and death as soldiers and despising life. The hungry and displaced people have lived on their bones to this day. The drought in Shanxi is not like this. The people there are oppressed, but they can still live. I don't want to enter Shanxi because of me. , let those people who could have lived die.”

"If they all flow into one place, I can't tell who is murdering and looting for stuttering, and who is killing innocent people for fun. This dick court that can't keep captives outside and can't calm the people inside regards us as thieves. Fart, we can't regard ourselves as thieves who harm the people, we are anti-thieves."

Several whistle chiefs from the frontier army laughed lightly.

Not only laughing at this dick court, but also laughing at himself.

They all shed blood for Daming.

If Daming is a galloping horse, everyone thought they were flesh and blood, only to find out later that it was grass, the grass that was chewed and swallowed!

Bang bang twice.

Yang Yao, who was sitting on the chair, straightened his back and slapped the table: "The general is right, we are rebels, not thieves who harm the people!"

The sense of honor cannot be eaten as a meal, but the sense of honor is very useful when you are full.

On the other hand, Wang Wenxiu, the other Baizong, was much calmer. He put his beard together and looked at Yang Yao, and said with a chuckle, "It's only been a few days since you've had enough to eat, you? I don't care about the common people in Shanxi, my brother depends on the general to eat." If you are full, I will do whatever the general orders me to do."

Gao Xian and Liu Chengzong looked at each other, and said with a smile: "Don't look at us, Chief Cao is an old rebel, and we are at most small rebels. Too many people have died in this world, and I think it's too rare. Better die."

Feng Ru smiled and said nothing, but nodded towards Liu Chengzong.

The old rebel Cao Yao was lost in thought.

Liu Chengzong asked: "What do you think, Brother Cao?"

"Well...it doesn't matter whether you live or die in this world." Cao Yao frowned and let out a sigh of relief: "But there is one thing, we are going to Shanxi, just discussing the matter, you listen to my calculations, what are we going to do."

Cao Yao spread his hands and talked eloquently: "The big households who annexed the land, as well as corrupt officials and oppressive gentry, destroyed or divided the land, equaling the land and exempting grain. All the failed rebels have always done this. "

"There are also feudal lords. The Qingcheng Palace has been there for many years. I think about it closely. They have food and go back to Shaanxi. I know that before Chengyun said that they would infiltrate into Shanxi and lead the people to resist taxes like they did in Yan'an Mansion. "

After finishing speaking, he put his hand on the table: "But in fact, this is helping the imperial court. Those bastards in the imperial court who want to kill us want to do this even in their dreams."

Cao Yao spread his hands, the meaning is obvious.

Feudal lords, land annexation, gentry clans, chronic illnesses of the imperial court.

"Fushi County and Ansai were able to succeed because of natural disasters and troops. In the north, Wang Jiayin held back the frontier army. Liu Guan's team was stationed in the town of Yan'an Prefecture. It was luck and coincidence that we fought in Yanchuan successively. In Yanhe Hequ beat Li Bei... grandma's battle was really useless, it's not like she can't win it, but it doesn't matter."

This guy was in a hurry with himself while he was talking, clapping his hands and saying: "We are there, sharing the land for the common people, and leading the common people to resist the tax. That is what everyone expects, but won't you go? You can take all the common people away What? What will they do when you leave, continue to resist the tax? Resist with your head and knife."

"Firstly, there is no natural disaster, secondly, corrupt officials have been killed, and thirdly, the rich and powerful households who collected rents have disappeared. Paying taxes will not destroy the family, and the donations have not been made. In this way..."

Cao Yao waved his hand and circled among the crowd: "Let's go to Shanxi. The south and the north dare not say that the imperial court harvested at least half of the autumn grain in Shanxi this year."

Chengyun listened with a frown all the time, and waited for him to finish speaking before saying: "Cao management team, let's keep people to continue resisting the tax, keep the injured veterans, teach them to train, and fight against the minzhuang, tax collectors, and banner troops."

"can."

Cao Yao first affirmed Chengyun's thoughts, and then said: "There must be such a person, who lives full of anger and doesn't know who to seek revenge. If you don't show him a clear way, he will fall into the grass or hang himself. He will be determined to go. Do it, but it’s still the same sentence, Shanxi is not Shaanxi, and other people’s homes are not Heilongshan.”

"There are only a few such talents. Go train them. One family will produce a strong man for us. The family will lack a strong farmer. The common people will lose their livelihood. After training for half a year, they will fight with the officers and soldiers. After the beating, these people will die. It was looted by the government and army, next time we enter Shanxi, the common people will take up swords and guns to deal with you and me."

Cao Yao opened his palms and shook his head silently: "The situation in the middle may not be better than that of the North and the South."

Cheng Yun wanted to say something more, but his hand had already been raised above his head, and finally fell down weakly: "Then what should I do?"

Zhong Hu clutched his hair scarf in distress, and finally looked at Liu Chengzong helplessly: "General, this is too fucking complicated, who do you tell me to kill?"

Liu Chengzong smiled and said: "Actually, I have thought about what Chief Cao said. In the past, I had no conditions in Shaanxi, and my troops were limited. I was either driven out by one or beaten by another. I couldn't disperse into the countryside to control the village, and I couldn't think long-term. It’s just the Xingzi River, that’s big enough.”

"It is true that we have not been in Shanxi for a long time. There are two mountains and one river. It is difficult to get in and out, but I still want to try. After we leave, the people who continue to resist the tax will kill and injure the people who love us, so they will not resist the tax. Well."

Liu Chengzong said it very easily: "People, people are more important than horses, people are more important than money, and people are more important than anything else. As long as these people are here, we will not lose money. If we pay the imperial court, we will pay the food. At worst, we will go to another place to pay the autumn rations." Come on, what’s wrong with catching the government and robbing it?”

"Ten thousand steps back and let them collect some food, so what? The people in those villages are waiting for me. Without apportionment, the people will receive more food. We don't expect the people to pay all. When they can help us, they will help us. That's enough, why should others sacrifice their lives for us?"

He didn't think that the people would fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, and he objected in his heart that the people would fight to the death with the officers and soldiers after they left.

The biggest lesson he learned from Emperor Chongzhen was to know that others need to eat.

Is it realistic to let the common people abandon their homes and careers, abandon their wives and children to devote themselves to training and contribute to their cause of rebellion?
People need to eat, and to eat, they need to live.

There is only one possibility for most people to rebel and fight desperately, that is, if the people are not allowed to live, they will die no matter what, and some of them will choose to fight desperately.

"Leave the name of the rebel army. This time the people are afraid. The next time the people will not run away. The next time the people will greet each other. The meal must be eaten one bite at a time, but one step at a time. We are doing better than the imperial army. This confidence None?"

Liu Chengzong smiled very easily.

The drought in Shanxi is mild, but there are frontier troops in Shanxi as well, and the frontier soldiers also have no military pay and can't get enough to eat.

However, the officers and soldiers could not rob the squires, the government, or the Wangzhuang. The officers and soldiers could only rob the common people.

They are different, they can rob too much, and the common people are the most unnecessary one.

Low income, high risk.

"It won't do any harm. You just need to clarify these matters with the sergeant under the post. At the same time, you must strictly enforce military discipline and do not plunder without authorization. [-]% of the war profits of each post will be handed over, [-]% will be retained, [-]% will be distributed to the officers, and [-]% will be distributed to the soldiers." Soldiers, just do these two things well."

"This is the first time we have appeared in the eyes of the people of Shanxi, let them know that we are rebels, not thieves who harm the people."

Liu Chengzong repeated this sentence again, and then said solemnly: "The whole battalion is guaranteed, and all levels are from top to bottom. , Fight bravely, offenders will be cut from top to bottom... Whoever can't do it, go back to Xingzihe."

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)