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Chapter 623: The general disrespects the government

Xu Rong's front vanguard army finally set off, and they quickly entered the territory of Sanhe.

The number of rebels in the Three Rivers Land is also very large. Although it is not as big as the Li Xiang uprising around Luoyang, after adding up the rebels in each county, the number of large-scale rebels is estimated to be able to More than 30 each.

And this is just a rough estimate. If we investigate carefully and include all the small branches, it will definitely be more than this number.

Now, the troops of Sun Jian, Huang Zu, Cai Mao and others are fighting against Li Xiang's main rebel army with Luoyang as the center.

The local prominent families were very supportive of the Yuan Group, and they generously and selflessly provided food, grass, and armaments to them.

These aristocratic classes suppressed ordinary people very hard.

And their methods are also very bloody!
In their view, ordinary refugees should be slaughtered as long as they dare to rebel!
After all, in the eyes of these noble families, these common people and savages were only worthy of being the lowest slaves and being exploited by them.

Now they actually dared to stage a large-scale uprising and extended their hands into the Wubao of famous families.

This is just as funny as a sheep trying to eat a wolf or a deer trying to eat a tiger!
In the eyes of the powerful, the uprising of the common people at the bottom is a kind of contempt for them, a provocation to the system and the rules of nature!
Suddenly, in the land of Sizhou, everywhere became a hellish Shura field of massacre. The rebel army composed of ordinary refugees was brutally massacred by the Yuan family group supported by the noble families. Regardless of men, women, old or young, as long as they Anyone who dared to join the rebels was killed and shed blood.

From the [-]-year-old man to the child in charge, they will not let go!
This matter was decided long before Yuan Shao sent troops to Sizhou.

He wanted to reach an agreement with the most prominent local family in Sizhou.

Killing these revolting people desperately is the fastest and most trouble-free way.

At least in Yuan Shao's view, that's what happened.

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In this massacre, Huang Zu and Cai Mao acted relatively appropriately.

Although they actively communicated with the local noble families and nobles in Sizhou and vigorously criticized the rebellious people, their killing methods were not so hateful or cruel.

The key lies in Sun Jian.

Sun Jian implemented Yuan Shao's orders too thoroughly, or he was such a bloodthirsty person to begin with.

A character who likes to kill very much.

Sun Jian only conscripted around Luoyang for less than 30 days, and more than [-] civilian rebels died in his hands.

There were even more than [-] surrendered prisoners. After being captured by Sun Jian, he immediately killed them.

good!Kill and surrender!
In the eyes of these warlords, surrender among princes is surrender.

The rebellious people cannot surrender, nor can they be allowed to surrender!

These insects are not qualified to surrender!

If you dare to rebel, you will only die.

From a military strategist's point of view, Sun Jian's act of killing and surrendering could, on the one hand, save food for his own army, and on the other hand, it could also deter the rebels so that they would not dare to resist once they encountered his own army. They may even have dispersed without starting a fight.

I have to say that his strategy was indeed successful.

Of course, there are also areas where he failed...

After Sun Jian killed five thousand surrendered prisoners, as long as it was not the regular main force led by Li Xiang, the rest of the civilian troops almost all fled in fear after seeing Sun Jian's army, not daring to confront Sun Jian head-on.

This is simply a butcher!
The reputation of Sun Jian's army and Sun Jian himself as a butcher spread throughout Sizhou.

Those victims and refugees at the lowest level, when they heard Sun Jian's name, in addition to panic and fear, they also felt itching with hatred.

Of course, this emotion was also brought to the Runan Yuan family.

Because Sun Jian is now the vanguard of the Yuan clan in Runan, his actions in Sizhou naturally represent Yuan Shao's wishes.

This mass killing and purge in Sizhou turned the Yuan Group into complete opposition to the Central Plains and the ordinary refugees and common people nearby.

Even ordinary people who have not rebelled will tremble with fear after hearing Yuan's reputation.

After hearing Sun Jian's name, he might even faint to death.

The most terrifying oppression and the most terrifying killings are now all reflected in the bodies of high-ranking figures such as Yuan Shao and Sun Jian who represent the interest class.

And just when the land of Sizhou was in chaos, Xu Rong's army entered Hanoi County.

At this time, Zhu Jun was already lying on the bed dying.

According to Han Hao's description of Xu Rong, Zhu Jun is probably not going to die soon.

Xu Rong, on behalf of Liu Jian, led two generals, Xu Huang and Qu Yi, to visit Zhu Jun.

As an important military minister who rose from a humble family and reached his current position, Zhu Jun's life has not been easy.

Although he does not live as hard a life as ordinary farmers, he has indeed encountered many interferences and obstacles in his career from being a member of a top-notch family.

Many times, he had no choice but to surrender.

A large part of the reason why Zhu Jun is able to get to where he is today is due to luck.

Among a hundred children from a poor family, there might be one lucky person like Zhu Jun.

When he was in Jiangdong, he had seen too many low-class people leave their homes and die because of selfish interests of high-ranking families. He had also seen too many refugees die in foreign lands because they had no food.

When he and Huangfu Song conquered the Yellow Turbans for their own achievements, he showed no mercy. He seemed to have forgotten that he also came from a poor family to where he is today.

But until now, when he was approaching the critical moment of life and death, Zhu Jun seemed to be awake.

His heart also began to weaken due to his old age and frailty.

He grabbed Xu Rong's hand and said hoarsely:
"General Xu, please tell the general... Zhu's biggest mistake in his life was that he introduced Sun Jian so that he could have the opportunity to assist the Yuan family."

"Now Sun Jian is helping Yuan Shao to persecute him and massacre thousands of common people... Yes, these common people are guilty of rebelling against the imperial court."

"However, the evildoer is actually the leader of the rebellion. Ordinary people are innocent. If they are so good at killing, how many people will be left in Guanzhong and the Central Plains in the end?"

"The current plan is to stabilize people's hearts." "I also hope that General Xu will tell the general that in the land of Three Rivers, don't kill the creatures too much."

"If not, my fortune and longevity will surely be reduced, just like Zhu's."

"Remember, remember!"

When he said this, Zhu Jun lowered his head and coughed, and shed a few tears.

Xu Rong comforted Zhu Jun: "Please don't worry, general Chariot and Cavalry. The general taught us how to do it before I came to Hanoi."

"Concerning matters regarding the Land of Three Rivers, we should act in the most appropriate way."

"We will never kill innocent people indiscriminately."

"Those Li people who have been forced to a dead end, as long as they are willing to turn back, we will treat them as good citizens."

"If you violate this rule, you will not be able to die well if you discipline Xu."

After hearing Xu Rong's words, Zhu Jun seemed quite daring to comfort him.

After Xu Rong chatted with Zhu Jun for a while, he immediately withdrew from Zhu Jun's room.

Han Hao accompanied Xu Ronglai to visit Zhu Jun. When they walked out of Zhu Jun's room together, Han Hao hurriedly asked:

"Is what the general said just now true? The general does have different ideas about quelling the Sanhe rebellion than Yuan's?"

Xu Rong said with certainty: "That's it. How can the general act like Yuan Shao? Please also ask Han Jun to cooperate with me and act according to the general's instructions."

Han Hao said hurriedly: "Han should obey his orders."

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Subsequently, Xu Rong began to quell the rebellion in the land of Sanhe. His policy of quelling the rebellion was implemented in accordance with Liu Jian's instructions.

The Hebei Army was not in a hurry to attack the local refugees first. Xu Rong and Han Hao, in the name of General Liu Jian, first issued notices in the counties of Hanoi:

The content of Ao is general. First, General Liu Jian expressed his understanding of the sufferings of the people in Hanoi counties.

The general ordered that the land of Sanhe should use big money again and temporarily abandon small money in order to achieve long-term stability.

In addition, General Liu Jian will also reorganize the land finance in the Three Rivers Land, so that all the refugees will have land to plant and food to eat, and will promote the farming policy implemented by Hebei in the Three Rivers Land. As long as they are willing to give up the rebellion Those who are willing to become naturalized citizens again and be good citizens can forget about it, re-register their household registration, arrange their land, and live a normal life.

The third thing is that General Liu Jian will stabilize the food prices in the Three Rivers area and bring prices back to normal.

Of course, Liu Jian also has a time limit for the rebels in the Three Rivers Land to surrender. If they do not return within the time limit, the Hebei army will not hold back and will impose the most severe sanctions on those who are stubborn.

After the notice was promulgated, it caused quite a shock in the land of Three Rivers.

Not to mention other things, among the regulations promulgated by Liu Jian, the most important one is to directly abolish small money in the land of Three Rivers.

Although the policy of small money is a bad government, it was directly proposed by the imperial court and implemented by the emperor's imperial edict.

Similar to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Jian, although their territories in various places were not enforced, they were defiant and secretly resisting.

No one has ever directly raised the issue of the imperial court on the surface.

Of course, that was also because it was against the rules.

But now Liu Jian directly denies the court's policy, believing that the policy of small money is not good government, and vigorously demands that all people in his jurisdiction abandon small money and use big money.

How will this matter look to the court?
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Liu Jian's explicit request to ban small money in the land of Sanhe, as well as his memorials, all arrived in Chang'an.

After Liu Bian learned about this, he became furious.

"Liu Deran treats me like nothing?! How dare you abolish my government in this place!?"

Faced with Liu Bian's anger, Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others, represented by prominent families in the court, immediately reported Liu Bian and directly attacked Liu Jian.

All the ministers said that Liu Jian was arrogant and did not follow Liu Bian's will in the local area and went against the imperial court. He must have a desire to be independent.

However, Qingliu, headed by Xun You, Liu Biao and others, viewed this issue correctly and spoke to Liu Bian on Liu Jian's behalf.

Xun You and others believe that the current situation in Sizhou, including Guanzhong, is too chaotic!

There are too many local rebels.

Dong Zhuo's army is now pinned down in Liangzhou and cannot come back to quell the rebellion. Besides, even if it can come back, if it cannot be eradicated and the rebellion continues to develop, it may become a huge problem that overthrows the imperial court!

One is not good, and its scale may be even more terrifying than the original Yellow Turban Army.

Moreover, Xun You and others suspected that there were people in Guanzhong and Sizhou who were secretly colluding with local prominent families to incite local rebellions, with the intention of subverting the imperial court.

And this force is most likely the Yuan family.

After Yuan Shao's vanguard army entered Sizhou, they massacred the people and in the name of suppressing the rebellion, they intended to transfer all the bad reputation to the imperial court. However, he himself used this move to unite the local noble families and please them. .

It's really heart-wrenching.

Now, Liu Jian did not bluntly say that the court had shortcomings, but just postponed the court's new policy.

Moreover, Liu Jian acted like this, although there was no imperial edict, but it still saved the emperor's face. After all, the emperor did not want to abolish the policy of small money because he did not want to admit that he had made mistakes.

In this way, Liu Jian would be solely responsible for the consequences, which was also a good thing for the court.

Moreover, if Liu Jian does this, he will inevitably conflict with Yuan Shao. It is better to let Liu Jian continue to do this, which will stabilize the court.

At this moment, Liu Jian's memorial had arrived in Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)