Water Margin Survival

Entrusting Liu Zhongwu with full authority over the trivial matters of Jingdong, Tong Guan felt that everything was going well and he would have nothing to worry about.Therefore, after solemnly launching his successor the next day, he hurried to the capital with his Shengjie army.

Now that I have said this, let me say one more thing by the way.Although our privy Tong had some premonitions in his heart long ago, but this encounter still did not escape an old saying called "blessings come in the face of misfortunes".This time, the troubles waiting for him in Tokyo city are no less than one!For example, the violent death of a senior general of the imperial imperial army that happened in the streets of downtown Tokyo shortly thereafter was inseparable from him.

However, there is a priority in everything, and this matter will be discussed in the future.Gossip less, get down to business.

Let's say that Liu Zhongwu, a veteran general of the Western Army, took over from Tong Guan steadily after he took over the post of commander in chief of the Imperial Expeditionary Army, and he has not been idle.After meditating on the sea chart of the Salmonella Islands all night, Liu Zhongwu took advantage of the fact that everyone was present, and in front of Tong Guan the next day, he announced his eight-character policy of suppressing thieves in advance, which immediately won Tong Guan's high praise.Tong Guan even instructed the new Yunzhou prefect Cai Juhou, Jezhou prefect Xu Ji, and the court’s left-behind general Zhao Tan to cooperate sincerely, learn from and implement the eight-character policy proposed by Liu Zhongwu, and strive to trap the Liangshan bandits to death as soon as possible. On the isolated island in the water.

It can be seen that Tong Guan did not take the opportunity to increase Liu Zhongwu's prestige. After all, with Liu Zhongwu's qualifications, this kind of formal enhancement is not needed.It was Liu Zhongwu's eight words that lifted weights lightly, which really moved Tong Guan and was highly recognized by him.

It is said that there are three fires for a new official to take office.Liu Zhongwu's first fire was supported by his superiors, and according to his arrangement, his colleagues and low-level soldiers had a lot to gain.This kind of thing that almost everyone is happy, is it still a problem to execute?Therefore, before Liu Zhongwu arrived in Qingzhou, the fire was burning in the whole territory of Dengzhou and in some counties near the sea in Qinghai, Lai, and Weiwei, with the momentum of thundering and blazing.

"According to Liu Chengxuan's military order, from now on, people from all counties in Dengzhou will be relocated to inland counties and counties for resettlement! Anyone who violates the order will be punished as a thief!"

The flamboyant surrender soldiers cheerfully read out the court's military orders over and over again in front of the common people. This kind of task of ordering to disturb the people is almost what they support most in their hearts. They can earn money without taking responsibility. To their spleen and stomach!

It's just that they are happy, but the people are suffering.Who would be willing to be kicked out of the house for no reason?Faced with this kind of chaotic government, not to mention the poor households in the counties of Dengzhou, the big gentry households in the townships and villages almost rebelled.Under high pressure, they joined hands and went to Wang Qing, the highest civil official in Dengzhou, to cry:

"Even when Wang Lun occupied Dengzhou, he never disturbed the people like that. He even gave the people food. Why did they force the people to leave their homes after the imperial court recovered Dengzhou? The lieutenants are fooling around!"

Wang Qing, the temporary prefect (waiting for Liu Yu to take over his post), unexpectedly received a huge amount of tribute from the big family, so he naturally wanted to say a few words of "confidentiality":

"Don't think that Wang Lun didn't rob you before, but pretended to open a warehouse for you to release food, so that you will be safe in the future! Now he has swept millions of people and hid on the island, even if he is lying on a mountain of gold and silver. There will be a day when you will be overwhelmed. If you don’t leave, you will be fat in their eyes sooner or later. Don’t be blamed for the lack of protection of the court when the sky lantern is lit at that time!”

Wang Qing's words are not unreasonable, but in view of Liang Shanbo's strong reputation and the imminent loss of life and wealth caused by leaving his hometown, the big family still refuses to give in easily:

"When the time comes, Liangshan is really going to come to rob, we will admit it, and we will never blame the court! Please do me a favor, and please accept the Heavenly Soldiers. If you let us go, we will die! If the filial piety is not enough, we will join together!"

"Nonsense! Is this a matter of money!? It's fine if you are willing to be robbed, and I don't care about it right now. But it is a trivial matter for you to lose your family and property, but it is a major matter for the Liangshan bandits to get supplies, which is directly related to the imperial court's plan to suppress the bandits." Success or failure! Don't think that your ancestors have been out of a few Zhizhou and Hanlin, so you can have no scruples. Wang Lun is the number one criminal who is about to be killed by the officials today. You say how many heads you have, dare to destroy the officials. What a big deal!? Even if your ancestors are still alive, do you think they dare to disregard the emperor's favor and disobey the holy will at this juncture?"

Wang Qing is Tong Guan's son-in-law, and his direct descendants are among those who went to the countryside to fish for oil and water. It's strange for you to ask him to stand on the side of the common people with righteousness.

However, Wang Qing was surprised by this, but the big households are used to it.Since you dare to collect money from the beginning, you have the ability to do things.Everyone begged and added "weight" again, and finally leaked a compromise from Wang Qing's mouth:

"So, I will take care of you for you! You still have to move your family, but you don't have to go far away! Everyone go back and move your family members to the four counties in this state. When the Liangshan bandits come, There will be officers and soldiers to protect you!"

This is actually Liu Zhongwu's original intention. After all, he is a pure soldier who only wants to win the battle, not to force the people to death.It's just that for some reason, the order got out of shape when it came to the bottom, and it became the only way for officials at all levels to reap benefits.It was the first time for Wang Qing, a newly promoted parent official in the imperial court who was born as a thief, to play this kind of routine for the first time.

With this workaround, the big households can breathe a sigh of relief, but the poor households will suffer.If someone is rich, he can naturally live a good life in the county. Even if all the grain and grass in the warehouse are taken away by the government and the army in the name of preventing capital bandits, it will not hurt the bones.But the situation of these people is embarrassing, because once they leave this home, they have nothing.The so-called prospect described by the government is like a mirage. Honest people who believe in this illusory statement have already run away from Liang Shanbo.

It's a pity that if the imperial court wants to do something serious, the common people are really powerless to stop it.Today, in the four counties of Dengzhou, the imperial garrison has more than 10 troops, enough to go deep into every natural village.So this time Liu Zhongwu's strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness was implemented extremely smoothly.Except for the smoky atmosphere at the beginning, the territory of Dengzhou has long been deserted.

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Dengzhou, north of Penglai, the old village of saury.

"The old Taiwei is really amazing. In just a few days, he has turned Dengzhou into a desperate place! In my opinion, when the Liangshan bandits sit on the mountain and try to plunder Dengzhou, I'm afraid they will be in despair. !” A middle and lower rank officer in red and black armor was standing in front of the cliff watching the sea with a young junior.

The later generation saw that, looking back at the strong soldier beside him, he laughed at himself: "In the past few days, this is the first time I've heard someone say good things about my father!"

The officer was not embarrassed, instead he laughed and said, "Look at what the yamen said! It's for the country to eliminate thieves, so what's the point of being scolded a few times? The old Taiwei is out of a public heart, and he may not let go of these gossips. In my heart! As long as the banditry in Liangshan is put down, the people in Jingdong will be the first to thank you, the old Taiwei!"

"Yasha, Yasha, your mouth is becoming more and more eloquent! You don't need to persuade me, even if the people in Jingdong will think of the goodness of their father in the future, in this Dengzhou, my Liu family's notoriety can't be washed away. Well, fortunately, the inland states are short of labor, and the people of Dengzhou have moved inward, so life will not be sad in the future!"

When the young man said later, his tone seemed to be muttering to himself.It can be seen that he also agrees with the general direction of strengthening the wall and clearing the field, but he is a bit unbearable in the details of execution.

The officer called "Yasha" was about to persuade him a few more words, but he sighed and changed the subject, "How many ships have we collected recently?"

"It's really a thief's life, the old saying is true! In the end, the Yameni will search all over the coast of Dengzhou, and only come here with a dozen fishing boats!" Seeing that the young man frowned, Yasha said again: "But to finish the old lady The lieutenant's secret order is enough!"

The young man let out a "hmm", looked at the vast sea and stopped talking, Yasha waited for a long while, and couldn't help but said: "Yanei, the final poison has been prepared! It just so happened that yesterday when I was leading people to search for the boat, I was surprised. After finding two plague animals that died of disease, the general brought them all back! As the saying goes, it’s better to be tonight, and the general will take people to Salmonella Island to get this done!”

Speaking of which, Liu Zhongwu is not some mediocre general who just sits on the sidelines and waits for rabbits.Speaking of his secret order, it is definitely a deadly move of hitting a snake and hitting seven inches.Although Liangshanbo has swept countless money and food to the island in Jingdong, there will be no famine for a while, but the Salmonella Islands have a huge disadvantage, which is fresh water.

These islands are no better than Liangshanbo, surrounded by fresh water.Even if Dong Ping and his group were ordered to take off their trousers and urinate deliberately on the way back to Beijing, they would at most disgust the people on the island.But the Salmonella Islands are different. Millions of people have been flooded in a short period of time, and the limited water source on the island alone is difficult to sustain.If he "polluted" the water source like Dong Ping did, it would be fatal.

"Yasha, that's millions of lives!" The young man looked back at Yasha, his tone endlessly heavy.

"But if they survive, they will be millions of bandits! There will never be peace in Jingdong, Hebei, or even the entire Song Dynasty!" Yasha is not a simple character, and his face turned serious when he saw the smile just now :

"The old Taiwei did not hesitate to get rid of the thieves for the country, because he knows that this is not a trifling matter! If you are soft on this group of thieves, you will be very cruel to the people of the Song Dynasty. If I am indecisive at this time, do it Ladies' benevolence, when this group of thieves counterattack Jingdong in the future, if there is any mistake, the old Taiwei will be responsible for the crime! Yamen, you have to think clearly!"

When the young man heard this, the muscles on his face couldn't help twitching, obviously a fierce ideological struggle was going on in his heart.After a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Our army's layout is not stable now, and the repairs of the cities and towns in the counties have not been completed. It is easy to force the Liangshan bandits to jump over the wall, and they will be able to defend the city without surrendering. In this way, our Western Army It will be difficult to win by surprise, and the thief will be wiped out in the field! Xu Tixia, wait...wait!"