Rebel

Dian Bushi took someone to pat the horse on the road, Yu Junfan went to the other hall to visit Liu Zhishan who temporarily lived in Yuyang County City, Huai Xin stepped up training Tiefutu outside the city.Gu Ao took Chen Jiang and Liao Qinghui out of the county town and came to the northern counties to inspect the defense.

Reining in his horse on the edge of the frozen soil where all the snow had melted and only ice marks remained, Chen Jiang pointed to Tucheng in front of him and said, "Yangchangban is in front of you. Surrendered, and later offered offerings to the Rong people every month and month, and captured strong men in the village to offer as slaves. Later, according to the order of the King of Han, the county magistrate was beheaded and the county magistrate was made to perform crimes and meritorious deeds. Now Chen Jun is the county magistrate .In addition, the commander of the rebel army took over the power of guarding the county."

Gu Ao nodded, and Liao Qinghui asked curiously: "...Every time you attack a place, do you share the land? Are all the fields in this county also divided?"

Chen Jiang said with a smile: "Mr. Liao knows it really well, but according to the policy of the King of Han, when you arrive in a new place, the first thing is to find out the local bully and share the bully's land with farmers. But the current situation is different from the past. It’s a bit different. Many of these bullies are big clans nowadays, and big clans are divided into those who are willing to resist the Rong people and those who are unwilling to resist the Rong people. Last time Chen Jun wrote to ask the King of Han, and the King of Han replied that as long as he is willing to resist For those who have surrendered to the Rong, let them forget the past, and only reduce the rent of the tenant farmers to restrain their evil behavior. Only those who have surrendered to the Rong people with bad deeds will be punished for their land."

Liao Qinghui said: "So that's the case, then you..." Gu Ao glanced at Liao Qinghui, smiled and said: "Qinghui, you are also an anti-Rong volunteer army now, you should say 'us'." Liao Qinghui covered his mouth when he heard this, "I'm used to it, and I accidentally said the wrong thing."

"Yeah, it's not just that you are not used to it, many people from aristocratic families are not used to it either. You have to take your time."

Liao Qinghui immediately thought of something and said: "By the way, I heard that from the Five Kings and the counties all over the world, there are many sons from aristocratic families who participated in the Anti-Rong Volunteer Army, right?"

Chen Jiangdao: "Exactly...just..." As he said that, Chen Jiang glanced at Gu Ao, and saw Gu Ao reining in his horse, then Chen Jiang cautiously said to Liao Qinghui: "It's just that they did some righteous deeds against the Rongyi Army, which I really don't understand. .He also blatantly said that although he supports the resistance against the army, he does not approve of the King of Han's disregard for the lives of the nobles..."

Liao Qinghui said: "...is there such a saying?"

"That's right. The king of Han is also unhappy, thinking that they don't understand the good intentions."

Gu Ao greeted the two in front, "What are you talking about?...Qinghui, come here!"

"Here we come!" Liao Qinghui drove up to Gu Ao, and Gu Ao pointed at the gate of the county magistrate, "Did you see the flagpole on the gate over there?" Liao Qinghui nodded, and Gu Ao said: "... Before, when the Rong people were here, there were always a few heads hanging on the top of the city."

Liao Qinghui took a breath: "...Whose head is hanging?"

"The county magistrate ordered that unmarried women should be selected from every farmer's household and offered to the Rong people for molestation; unmarried men should be selected and dedicated to the Rong people as slaves. If anyone refused, they would be beheaded and hung up at the city gate for the police."

Liao Qinghui said: "...This... This is too wrong."

Gu Ao said: "Let's go into the city together and go to the farmer's house together, you will know more about the suffering of the common people and the humiliation of the North..."

Liao Qinghui nodded, followed Gu Ao with a fast whip, and entered the county seat. Gu Ao first inspected the city defense, inspected the army with Chen Jun and the commander of the garrisoned rebel army, and then received the county bureaucrats.

Accompanied by Chen Jun, Gu Ao brought Liao Qinghui to the local village. return……

When they saw Chen Jun from a distance, they all knelt down one after another, chanting words and kowtowing continuously.

Gu Ao brought Liao Qinghui closer, and it turned out that they were calling Chen Jun: "...Master Qingtian." Chen Jun got off his horse and helped them up one by one: "Blind daters, please get up, please get up."

Liao Qinghui was a little moved when he saw the village being so humiliated, and couldn't help asking: "Where are the men in this village? Why don't you see them?"

One of the old women said: "There were nine people in my family. When the child's father was attacked by the barbarians, he was trampled to death with a horse. The eldest went up to rescue him, but was stabbed in the heart by the barbarians. Later, we couldn't pay the rent. The old man The three children and the four were dragged to work by the people in the county, and there is no news of them until now, and my poor daughter... After the barbarian left, she hanged herself in the room alone, her clothes were all torn. Covering the body... So when the King of Han came, the elders and elders of the family joined the rebel army..."

Liao Qinghui listened, his mouth pursed into a line.Chen Jun stepped forward to appease the old woman, Gu Ao took Liao Qinghui aside: "Qinghui, ask yourself, since I am the king of Han and enjoy the honor of the court, why can't I deal with these big clans to anger the common people? I can't ignore the tyranny of oppressing the common people by helping the tyrants and oppressing the people."

Liao Qinghui's eyes were moist, and he wiped them with his sleeves: "...that's right, those people are too much."

"It's a pity... It's a pity that many aristocratic families have never seen such a tragic situation since they were young. Therefore, when they first arrived in the Northland, they didn't understand the affairs of some big families..."

Liao Qinghui raised his eyes and said to Gu Ao, "Then I'll go and persuade them."

Gu Ao said: "They are willing to give up their family's fragrance and soft jade, and come to the north to fight against the army. They are all good-hearted. If you try to persuade them, don't let them listen to the big family's one-sided words, and let them walk around the fields more often. .”

"Ah."

"I really don't have enough time to prepare for the battle in the past few days, otherwise I would like to bring them one by one to have a look; I believe they have their own opinions on what is right and what is wrong."

"...The king of Han is right. I went back to the army and invited them to go around."

"Thank you very much."

On this day, Gu Ao took Liao Qinghui and Chen Jiang to three counties with extremely important defensive positions in Yuyang to inspect the defense.By the time they arrived at the last county town, the sun had already set, casting a misty golden glow on the northern land... At the same time, Dian Bushi led three thousand 'tribute slaves', dressed in golden armor and colorful robes, Dressed in sunset clouds, he has arrived near Rongdu.

When they arrived at the outskirts, immediately, Rong cavalry with torches appeared out of the flat ground, blocking the way suddenly, and someone shouted loudly: "Who is coming?!"

Dian Bushi shook the letter with Princess Rong's gold stamp in his hand: "I'm here to see the princess, get out of the way!"

The leader glanced at the letter in Dian Bushi's hand, and signaled with his eyes, the Rong cavalry guards behind him split into two groups, outflanking Dian Bushi and others.With a 'swipe' sound, the soldiers' guards drew out their scimitars one after another, and pointed their swords at the rebel soldiers carrying cattle and sheep to sacrifice.Now these rebel soldiers are all pretending to be slaves, naked to the waist, leading horses, and immediately carrying gifts.Their hands quietly touched the long sword hidden under the saddle.

Dian Bushi said nothing - now is not the right time, he knew that if he had to fight bloody here, he would have to go all the way... Dian Bushi pressed his hands calmly on his own. on the axe.

"Throw the letter over and let me see it!" At this moment, the leader Rong said.

Dian Bushi sneered: "What are you, dare to read the princess's letter? Get lost!"

The leader of the Rong people handed the torch to the people next to him, pulled out his sword himself, and slapped his horse forward: "You are quite loud, look at the sword!" Come!

Dian Bushi had already grasped the two huge axes with his backhand, and only heard the sound of "Dang--", the two weapons collided together!Sparks were sparked, Dian Bushi chuckled, and suddenly loosened his strength slightly, the machete of the Rong immediately pressed towards Dian Bushi's chest with inertia, Dian Bushi took advantage of this moment, and another ax Swinging it up, the Rong man saw that he was about to withdraw his saber to block back, but he was too late, and Dian unknowingly took off an arm, and blood splattered all over for a while!

At this moment, the rebel soldiers behind Dian Bushi all held their sword hilts at this critical moment, and waited for Dian Bushi to give an order, and they fought bloody on the spot... At this moment, all the surrounding Rong people The cavalry suddenly took a step back at the same time and returned the saber to its sheath.I saw the general who had lost one arm covered his wound, and made way for his ignorance: "The last general is ordered by the princess to wait here for a long time, and the warriors are welcome!"

Dian Bushi glanced left and right, the blood on the ax was still dripping drop by drop, and the man from the Rong said again: "Warriors please!"

Dian Bushi raised his head and laughed three times, and said loudly, "Okay! Let's go!"