Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 80
In September of the second year of Jianning,
The Jiangxia Commandery revolted against the Han, and the Emperor was furious, ordering Duan Jiong to lead the southern army to conquer.

If it were in normal times, this decision would definitely be opposed by the officials. The Northern and Southern Army would only use it to deal with opponents outside the country, or powerless opponents in the state and county. Obviously, Jiang Xiaman, whose number is less than [-], is not included in this list. If the surrounding states and counties take action, these people will definitely be suppressed forcefully. Does such a rebellion need the Southern Army to take action?
There are less than [-] Jiangxia Man, no more than ten in armor, and only a few hundred with iron weapons. What about the Southern Army?All Han armor, spears, sabers, crossbows, and large shields. The officials can already imagine how frightened those Jiang Xiamans were when they saw the Southern Army. They really couldn't figure out why the always benevolent emperor, Will the southern army be sent to fight so cruelly?
The ministers thought again, that's all, the emperor is quite kind if he doesn't send the northern army. If Zhang Huan led the northern army to go out, those guys would not even have a chance to surrender, maybe because this is the first time the emperor has encountered since he ascended the throne. The rebellion is why you are so angry, let's just send the Southern Army directly. In fact, the little fat man is angry, but he sent the Southern Army for the purpose of training the army. An army that has not experienced war will never become a powerful army. This time His rebellion is a very good opportunity for military training!

At least the Southern Army can learn to march, and if they fight outside in the future, they can follow the Northern Army to increase their knowledge.

But if you want to fight against foreign enemies like the northern army, then forget it. If Duan Jiong led the Qiang attack in the past, these southern armies would not have won more than ten thousand, I am afraid that he would have stayed there.

After Duan Jiong received the order, he was also taken aback, but he felt that the emperor really loved the southern army, not only provided money and supplies, but even sent many soldiers from the northern army as reinforcements. In fact, it was used to protect the Southern Army for fear of losing the first battle. Duan Jiong was not happy about this. Even though the Southern Army was just established, it was still more than enough to deal with these rebels. The rangers of the Southern Army heard that they were going to fight. Instead of being frightened, they were overjoyed, and even sang and danced with the camp!
They want to serve the emperor wholeheartedly and prove the strength of the southern army!
Duan Jiong led these people and started a rapid march.

But at this moment, the little fat man and the old Taiwei were sitting facing each other. The old Taiwei could see that the little fat man was a little displeased, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is angry because of the rebellion?" The little fat man nodded, he was indeed I am a little angry. Since I became the throne, I have always lowered taxes and implemented measures to calm the people. My reputation among the people is also benevolent. Why do some people still want to rebel?That Jiangxia man, although he is a man, has lived with the Han people for many years, no matter in terms of language, customs, or other behaviors, he is undoubtedly the same as the Han people.

Why do they still want to oppose it?
The old Taiwei smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is not because your majesty has lost morality. There are often rebels among the barbarians in the country. This is because these barbarians are occasionally oppressed and despised by officials, and they rebel in a fit of anger. It has happened since ancient times, but most of the emperors are to appease the people. These barbarians have been educated by sages for hundreds of years, and they are no different from China. Although they have the name of rebellion, they are just beating officials. Kill officials and harm people.”

As soon as the old Taiwei opened his mouth, he couldn't stop, and the little fat man listened carefully, and when the old Taiwei finished speaking, the little fat man asked again: "Then how can we prevent the common people from rebelling against me?" , the old Taiwei said with a smile: "It is not benevolence and righteousness that can make the villagers love you, but it is the officials in various places that cause the disaster of the people's upheaval. On the one hand, it is natural that the people will not pick up things on the road, and they will not close their doors at night, and such virtuous people will come forth from generation to generation."

After chatting with the old Taiwei for a long time, the little fat man suddenly said: "Is it really too much for me to send the Southern Army to conquer them???"

The old Taiwei smiled, but did not answer.

The southern army has left the capital at this moment. They did not ride horses. Although there are many horses, they are used to carry luggage and heavy weapons. When these poor horses walked out of the city gate slowly, the captain of the city gate was also stunned. ,What's this?Bamboo ladder?Rush car?Siege equipment?

Damn, are you going to beat Jiang Xiaman?

Only Duan Jiong of the southern army rode at the front of the team, riding a BMW. This BMW was a spoil he got when he conquered the Qiang people. The rest of the rangers of the southern army went on foot, wearing armor and armed, and set off happily What surprised them was that the white-faced lieutenant Lu Zhi did not ride a horse, but walked with them. Duan Qiang looked at their happy faces, but felt a little worried in his heart. It is also difficult for the northern army to bear it. Can these southern troops do it?

They marched all day during the day and set up camps at night. Duan Jiong did not forget the purpose of his military training. Even in the hinterland of the big man, he asked them to set up checkpoints at night and strictly guard them. The rangers of the southern army also readily agreed. Full of confidence and enthusiasm.

This situation continued until the third day.

On the third day, the Rangers of the Confederate Army drove slowly. The laughter and joy of the previous few days gradually disappeared. They all felt extremely tired. This kind of fatigue is different from training. They walked for too long, With all the armor on their backs, everyone was depressed, with their heads down, and only cared about marching. After another two days, gradually, some rangers began to fall behind. Tormented, however, when they saw the Northern Army in neat formation, with their heads held high, without any fatigue.

Seeing the white-faced captain looking at them with some contempt, they gritted their teeth and persisted.

At night, more rangers of the southern army who were responsible for guarding the surrounding area were lax and dereliction of duty, and were severely punished by Duan Jiong. They realized that war is not a child's play. Crazy, under the urging of Duan Jiong running before and after running, under the disdainful eyes of the Northern Army, they still endured it with difficulty. Every ranger put on the most heroic appearance, marching forward, marching, and then march.

The soldiers of the Northern Army shook their heads. They are too far behind. This is still in the hinterland of the Great Han. If they are like the Northern Army, in a foreign land, they will always maintain vigilance and vigilance, march quickly, and then go into battle, and then pursue them Class, this young army is probably about to collapse.

In the second year of Jianning, at the end of September
The little fat man summoned a group of ministers, but this time the focus was on the administration of officials, not for high-ranking officials like Yang Ci Zhou Jing, but for the lowest-level officials. It is the first time in nearly a hundred years that a large-scale prosecution has been carried out. All the officials are excited, and there is no need to readily agree. However, Liu Tao, the counselor, went up to play, please sit with the inspectors. All the people were convicted together, and the emperor was overjoyed, so he quickly agreed.

Scholars from all over the country, students from the imperial court, all cheered happily, and because of the expansion of the number of scholars, there were a lot of scholars from all over the country who inspected and promoted filial piety, and these high-ranking officials who inspected them did not dare to act casually. They knew the methods of the emperor. It is not worth the loss if the emperor uses these filial and honest men to make troubles and deal with themselves. Therefore, they also conduct strict investigations to determine their morals, reputation in the village, etc., and finally examine the knowledge and ability of these sages .

At that time, the party members celebrated together, thinking it was a blessing.

(End of this chapter)