Guangling County is right on the edge of the Yangtze River. Crossing the Yangtze River to the south is equivalent to setting foot on the land of Yangzhou, and has nothing to do with Xuzhou from now on.
This is also the thought of many members of Xuzhou's wealthy families.
But when these members of the wealthy family who were planning to escape went south to Guangling County, they looked at the surging river and the mist-filled land of Jiangnan opposite, and felt fear in their hearts.
Although there was no way out, they still could not make up their mind to set foot on the "wild, humid and hot" land of Jiangnan.
The Central Plains scholars' prejudice against Jiangnan is not the slightest bit. Although they are really in trouble, there are still some people who feel that the chance of survival in Jiangbei and Liu Bei is greater than the chance of survival in Jiangnan.
Among other things, scholars in the Central Plains heard that the miasma in the south of the Yangtze River was very terrible and could always kill people. If you accidentally encounter the miasma, you will basically be in a narrow escape situation. This is much scarier than fighting against Liu Bei.
People who go against Liu Bei won't escape death, right?
Many families who decided to escape stopped on the banks of the Yangtze River. There was a debate between the southbound group and the staying group. Some families actually stayed in the south of Guangling County because of this, neither going south nor returning. It was very confusing.
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Until Liu Bei's slave restriction order came, there were still some families who had not decided whether to go south.
The dispute between this group of people also affected some wealthy families in Guangling County, which caused a considerable number of local wealthy families in Guangling County to get together and wonder whether it was better to go south or stay.
What if there is a turnaround for all this?
It wasn't until the slave restriction order was officially promulgated that they were dumbfounded - there was no chance of improvement.
The slave restriction order was actually promulgated, and officials in Guangling County began to take action against local families for the sake of political performance and official position. Except for the families who had some connections, many small and medium-sized families became the targets of the government.
They also want merit. Some families with connections and backing cannot be touched, but what is there to fear about those purely reckless families?
Although county guards and county magistrates need to be gentle towards wealthy families, when dealing with these local wealthy families, they are pure power.
The operations of some local governments are relatively gentle and the actions are progressing relatively smoothly. People mostly focus on consultation and focus on maintaining unity.
However, the operations of some local governments are quite outrageous. It is obvious that they have already trained the redundant slaves, but they say that they have not, so they must punish them until their families are destroyed.
For example, Huang Yang, the magistrate of Yuguo County, is a relatively greedy person. He used to extort money from the major families in the county. He lived a relatively luxurious life relying on the tributes from the major families and exerted power in Yuguo County.
It is very pleasant to be blessed.
This time Liu Bei's slave restriction order was issued, and he rolled his eyes and saw an opportunity.
The slave restriction order was promulgated by Liu Bei, but the power of execution rested with him. He had the final say on how to implement the slave restriction order.
So he called the heads of the major families and told them that there were some families that he couldn't touch, but there were some that he could. He wouldn't say who they were, because everyone knew what they were.
He only said one thing.
The strength of his execution of the slave restriction order depends on the amount of benefits each major family gives him.
Yuguo County should not be mentioned, it can be regarded as a place far away from the emperor. It is difficult for the Luoyang court to reach out. The new county governor has not yet taken office. Even if he takes office, he will not be able to intervene for a while.
, so he has the final say on how to implement the slave restriction order.
There are many benefits, so I will just turn a blind eye. Hello, I am okay, everyone is good, and everyone will continue to live a comfortable life.
But if the benefits are small, then don't blame me for being selfless, finding the bastards who are against the general, and bringing them to justice.
He said it almost openly.
Give me a favor, or I will target you!
The small and medium-sized landowning families in Yuguo County have been bullied by Huang Yang for many years, and there is nothing they can do about it. Of course, they do not want to be targeted by the slave restriction order, so some families compromised and gave Huang Yang a large amount of benefits in exchange for
His protection.
Then they can live peacefully during the period when the slave restriction order is enforced.
However, some families have a bad temper and have been unhappy with Huang Yang for a long time. They think that it would be better to be bullied by the general of the Luoyang court than to be bullied by Huang Yang. After all, his rank is higher.
They just want extra slaves, and when we come to your place, we will give them more money. If we ask for money, if we want money now, will we not ask for our lives in the future?
They ignored Huang Yang's threats and would rather hand over their extra slaves than be blackmailed by Huang Yang.
But they underestimated Huang Yang's greed and shamelessness.
Do you think you can just obey orders and do things?
Do you know that there are policies above and countermeasures below?
Whether the number of slaves is correct or not is up to Liu Bei?
In Yuguo County, I have the final say!
Huang Yang began to take various measures to target the two families he regarded as thorns, the Zheng family and the Lian family, and prepared to scare the monkeys and let other families see the consequences of going against him.
So after the two families strictly followed Liu Bei's request and only left three slaves each, Huang Yang insisted that the two families had concealed their slaves.
Then they sent people to arrest the slaves they had concealed, and they also arrested all the members of the two families and punished them with serious crimes of deceiving the government. They were going to be put in jail and all their family property was deprived.
The Zheng clan was relatively unlucky and was wiped out in one fell swoop, while the Lian clan was relatively tough. Seeing that the situation had reached this point, how could you not tell that this was Huang Yang's deliberate targeting?
So the Lian family decided to do nothing but go against their mother's will.
The whole tribe got armed, using farm tools, wooden sticks, and sharpened bamboo as weapons. They defeated the armed men sent by Huang Yang, seized their weapons, and then counterattacked the county government.
After being killed by Lian into the county government, Huang Yang realized that the situation was critical, and as if he was waking up from a dream, he asked Lian to admit his mistake immediately, so that he could forget about it.
But Lian was determined to rebel. He didn't care at all. He killed every official in the county. He arrested Huang Yang and hung him on top of the city of Yuguo County. He made several cuts on his body and forcibly cut him.
He was bled to death.
It was natural for Huang Yang to die.
After that, the Lian family opened a warehouse to store grain, and used the wealth accumulated by Huang Yang to recruit soldiers and horses. They invited familiar families to help in the rebellion. They simply announced an uprising in Yuguo County and mobilized a team to kill officials who enforced the slave restriction order.
and officers and soldiers.
Within a few days, they arrived in Jiangdu County and killed the newly appointed magistrate of Jiangdu County. Then they naturally contacted a group of families who were stranded in Jiangdu County and were arguing with each other. The two sides discussed for a while and reached an agreement.
consensus.
If you go south to the south of the Yangtze River, you will be poisoned by the miasma. If you stay there, you will be killed by the officials and soldiers. No matter what, you will die. Why not do it vigorously?
It would be nice to get rid of the bad officials who have oppressed them for so many years to relieve their hatred, right?
In this way, even if the imperial army comes and everyone is going to die, you still have someone to back you up, so it's not a loss if you die, right?
So after a Jiangdu meeting, the number of rebels in Guangling County swelled. In less than half a month, the number of soldiers and horses exceeded 5,000, and then they broke through Tangyi County and killed all the people who were crudely enforcing the slave restriction.
After ordering officials, he gained support from more families.
Then they directed their troops towards Guangling County. On the sixth day of February in the fourth year of Jian'an, they attacked Guangling County, killed all the officials they could find in the city, and called on the families who were victims of the slave restriction order to stand up, unite, and work together to protect their families.
Home and interests.
As a result, more families began to respond to the rebels. By February 16, the number of rebels exceeded 10,000, and the controlled area had spread to the entire southern Guangling County.
By this time, Dong Zhuo finally learned that there was a large-scale rebellion in Guangling County. The rebels resisted the slave restriction order, killed many officials, and raised a flag of rebellion. This was an extremely bad political incident.
When Dong Zhuo learned about this, his first reaction was not to panic, but...
ecstasy.
The rebellion he had dreamed of finally happened.
The rebellion he had been waiting for so long was finally done!
Finally! Finally! Finally!
Finally someone rebelled!
Dong Zhuo barely suppressed his ecstasy, and while sending people to Luoyang to report the news, he was not in a hurry to mobilize troops to go south to suppress the rebellion.