I’m The King Chapter 1264: : Carry on the past and open up the future (one hundred and fifty-four) flies that have to be swallowed

After a lapse of one year, a large-scale peasant uprising broke out again in Shu County, and this time is different from last year. The peasant army obviously planned, premeditated, and proceeded step by step in this year's riot. Unlike last year, it was blooming everywhere. It seemed that the court was in a hurry, but in fact it was weak everywhere. After Zhou Liang led his troops into Shu, he wiped out all the rebels within a few months. This year, these peasants took a long time to learn their wisdom, and they actually made a decision before making a move. They wiped out all the 5,000 regular troops transferred to Shu County by the imperial court in one fell swoop.

In the Battle of Cang'er Mountain, all the Qin army headed by Zhou Liang died in battle (Zhou Liang has since disappeared, and the corpses piled up in the Biandanya narrow valley, beyond recognition, the people of Qin naturally thought he died in battle), and retired. The former commander of the Black Ice Terrace in the mountains and forests, Zhong Li, died in battle, and the Zhongfu was destroyed. Two shocking news spread to Shu County and to the center of the Qin Dynasty. It quickly expanded, and within a few days, half of Shu County was swept away. Without the suppression of Zhou Liang's five thousand elite Qin army, the weak combat effectiveness of the local guards and rural soldiers, under the attack of the angry peasant uprising army, Just like a chicken and a dog, he was beaten for thousands of miles.

Shu County was in chaos, and Mei Changchun, the governor of Shu County, gathered the defeated soldiers from all over the country, and retreated to the county town. The land he controlled was only a hundred miles around the county town. After conquering more than half of Shu County, the surging momentum of expansion actually stopped. This made Mei Changchun take a deep breath. While asking the imperial court for help, he hurriedly recruited troops in Shu County to train guards and local soldiers. Trying to regain strength.

"Trash!" Ying Ying angrily tore up Shu County's emergency documents, and threw them into the palace of the Black Ice Terrace. Immediately, a sheet of paper rain fell, and it fell on Fan Sui, Mingtai, and Baiqi's confidantes in front of him.

The reform of the internal affairs of the Qin Dynasty was difficult. At this time, most of Fan Sui's energy was still on the naturalization of those officials of the Li School. These people occupied most of the power of the court. It is impossible to kill them all and drive them away. If this is the case, then the Qin Dynasty will be over. After hitting the leaders hard, Fan Sui began to win over and disintegrate the alliance of opponents. Although due to the existence of Lu Chao, many of these people still looked forward and backward, but overall, it was smooth. Tan Feng has carried out reforms in Yingchuan for more than two years, and it has been quite effective, which has also greatly increased Yingying and Fan Sui's confidence. At least now Tanfeng's Yingchuan is self-sufficient, except for military supplies. self-sufficient.

But Fan Sui also knows it well. It is impossible for Tan Feng's actions in Yingchuan to be promoted on a large scale across the country, because Tan Feng's actions are simple and rough. Anyone who does not cooperate will be charged with the crime of being a leader of the Han Dynasty. If you are killed, you will be imprisoned. The local powerful households had to bow their heads. But all of this is based on the fact that Yingchuan is the front line, and it's all limited to one place. Yingchuan is also a border land, even if there are not many powerful families, and there are few connections with the big figures above the court, the influence is minimal.

Yingchuan's success, Ji Yingying made up his mind to promote it throughout the country, and it went smoothly in the surrounding areas of Xianyang. After all, it is under the feet of the emperor, and no one dares to beat him, but in other counties and prefectures, the implementation is very slow , Shu County even caused such a big disturbance.

The chaos in Shu County, it is reasonable to send troops to suppress and restore the normal rule of Shu County, but now, the Qin court really can't send troops, two-thirds of the country's troops are concentrated in the hands of Lu Chao, stationed in Hangu Pass, not to mention whether Qin Ting can mobilize Lu Chao's soldiers and horses now, just the tens of thousands of troops stationed in Jinyang and the Han Kingdom on the opposite side make Qin Ting dare not act rashly. Hangu Pass was taken by the Han, and that was a matter of subjugation.

Tan Feng's troops have the same problem. Tan Feng's loyalty seems to be no problem now, and the 50,000 Qin army under his command is also considered elite. At least the Han army facing Yingshui has no intention of attacking at all, but Qin The court did not dare to mobilize the troops there, and Zhou Yu's 50,000 troops are now being transferred at random, and the number of troops under his command is no more than 30,000. They are stationed on the border of Qin and Chu, and they are already stretched. Although Chu is now an ally, if the Qin people show their fatigue and show a big flaw in front of the Chu people, how can they guarantee that the Chu people will not take the opportunity to stab the Qin people? ally? When the power is equal, they are allies, but when the power balance is unbalanced, they are fish and meat.

Except for these few field troops, the rest is the Beijing Xuanyi Guard led by Bai Qi. This is the basic force to guard Xianyang. Xianyang is the foundation of the country. The new army that is being trained has only just begun to take shape, and it will not be able to go to the battlefield at all.

The Great Qin Kingdom, which was once brilliant and oppressive, was forced to be helpless by the exposure of farmers in a county. It is no wonder that Yingying was furious. When Wan Tieqi chased and killed the Xiongnu king's court for thousands of miles, the Qin army was so high-spirited, but after more than ten years, Qin was already so weak.

"How did this situation come about? Reforming the internal affairs alone, allocating fields, land, and interest-free loans to these people are all actions that benefit the country and the people. Why do these people still rebel?" Ying Ying was angry. The roar of the ground echoed in the Black Ice Terrace. He couldn't figure it out. He was already thinking about these people. In order to win their support, he did not hesitate to offend the rich and powerful, but why didn't they buy it? Going against it again will shake the entire Qin country.

"My lord!" Mingtai took a step forward, hesitant to speak.

"What are you talking about, talk!" Yingying roared.

Mingtai glanced at Fan Sui, hesitated for a while, and finally decided to tell the truth, this is a major matter related to the rise and fall of the Qin State, but at this time, he couldn't care about Fan Sui's face.

"Regarding the chaos in Shu County, I have already received a detailed report from the Black Ice Terrace branch there." Mingtai said.

Yingying was taken aback for a moment, then glanced at Mingtai, then looked at Fan Sui's face, and immediately calmed down. "What is the investigation of the Black Ice Platform, and how did this riot start?"

"Your Majesty, the chaos in Shu County was caused by the land reform." Mingtai said.

"How is this possible? Are these people not satisfied with the isolated land allocation?"

"The problem is that these lands are not in the hands of the people at all." Mingtai bit the bullet and said: "The officials of Shu County and the local gentry colluded with each other, made a false list, divided the land privately, and invaded the vast majority of the land. Privately owned, some people who have been dead for many years were falsely listed on the roster and allocated land. In fact, these lands were in the hands of local officials and gentry. Among them, interest-free loans, the terms of annual payment, sold those wasteland or poor land to the people at a price several times higher than the market price, and the people had no money, so they took this opportunity to lend usury again, waiting for the people to respond When they came here, they were already heavily in debt, and the land they got would not produce anything at all. There were countless murders in various parts of Shu County. Righteousness is because the usury borrowed dozens of taels of silver but bought 30 acres of wasteland, and his wife and children died because of this, so he killed officials and rebelled."

Hearing Mingtai's list of the illegal actions of officials and gentry in Shu County one by one, Ying Ying's face turned dark, and Fan Sui's face was bitter. A good and good government has become a means for unjust officials and evil gentry to make a fortune when it reaches the local level. Ying Ying sat down on the chair, her hands gripping the corner of the case were numb and trembling slightly.

"Okay, that's great. Is it really bad for a murderous knife in one's hand? Mingtai!" Yingying roared.

"Your Majesty, wait a minute!" Fan Sui took a step forward, "I can't help it, Shu County can't go through any more turmoil now."

"Fan Qing, do you want to protect Lu Dafang because you sent him to Shu County? Which one of these corrupt officials should not be killed?" Yingying asked sullenly.

"Your Majesty!" Fan Sui lifted his robe and knelt down: "My Majesty, in terms of their crimes, it is not an exaggeration for these people to beheaded a hundred times, but at this time and place, it is out of date. It has been chaotic, but the county city is still in the hands of the government. If the county city is not lost, there is still hope. Now the Shu county city is full of guards and township troops. They are the last force guarding the county city. Standing behind them are these officials and gentry. Once they are killed, the guards and township soldiers will be panicked~IndoMTL.com~ can no longer be vulnerable. At that time, the county will definitely not be safe. If it is lost, Shu County will be lost!"

"Does it mean that it is difficult to regain Shu County by relying on these rats?" Yingying said angrily.

"Your Majesty, although these people have not achieved enough and failed, but now they have been forced to the cliff. If they don't stand up again, they will definitely be killed by bandits, whether it is for themselves or for the country. At this time, we can only appease and encourage them, and it is good to let them stand up and protect themselves. Even if the rule of Shu County cannot be restored, the situation can no longer deteriorate. The court is really unable to send a single soldier to pacify them. To rebel, they can only rely on their own strength." Fan Sui persuaded.

Ying Ying was silent for a moment, "Could it be possible that instead of punishing these people who harmed the country, Rang Gu would encourage them with gentle words and be promoted to rank?"

"Your Majesty, the favor, honor, and disgrace are all in the hands of the Majesty. What can be given to them today will naturally be taken back in the future. After passing this hurdle, everything calms down, and it will not be too late to pursue responsibility one by one. , right now, we really can't make any big moves!" Fan Sui said.

Yingying looked up to the sky and sighed. When he was in the army, black was black and white was white. But after several years in power, he has deeply understood that running a country is completely different from running an army. Sometimes he knows he is a fly. , but had to swallow it. (to be continued)