Under Liu Xiang's rule, there were many nobles in Qingzhou and Jizhou, and he was indeed not very friendly to them.
Although the gentry who were still alive had their fields redeemed, they relied on the intimidation of the army. They were talking about business with a knife to their necks, buying and selling by force.
But he had already left a way for the scholars to survive. Didn't you see the fate of those powerful men? They were all uprooted and their clans were exterminated. Those who were still alive were all struggling in hard labor camps.
The scholars under the rule were relatively honest, which was also a reason.
In fact, his biggest reliance was to allocate fields to the people and build militia groups. Even if the scholars rebelled, they would not be able to cause much damage. Those ordinary people in Guizhou, the benefits they enjoyed were snatched from powerful families, and then
distributed to them.
These people shouldn't be incited to rebel of their own, right?
It's a good life with a house and land, but if you have to be a slave to the nobles, no one would be so stupid, right?
You can't be prepared for people who are naturally mean-spirited. It's really hard to say.
Let's see how many people Yuan Shao can instigate rebellion, just in time to clean up the hidden dangers on the territory. Jizhou has 8,000 central soldiers and 20,000 garrison troops. There are even more in Qingzhou, with 15,000 central troops and 20,000 garrison troops.
He wanted to see how many men and horses those scholars could pull up? How much fighting power could they have?
As for those who are not incited, you can trust them to a certain extent in the future.
He couldn't tell whether it was to quench the gold in the fire or to cut off the flesh and gouge out the sores.
Let’s take a look and talk.
He is not afraid of confronting Yuan Shao on the battlefield. Presumably, Yuan Benchu also realized this. If he wanted to defeat him, he would either unite the princes of the world or let the rear rebel.
If you want to force yourself to withdraw your troops and incite rebellion within the country, this is a very good and feasible method.
It is much more feasible than uniting the princes of the world.
Yuan Shu and he have the most fundamental conflict of interest, so it is difficult to unite.
The Seven Kingdoms Alliance is occupied by him, and there are barriers to identity.
The conflict between the Han clan and the gentry group was not small. In the Eastern Han Dynasty alone, they fought openly and secretly for 190 years. As a result, the gentry pushed the clan to the ground and rubbed it.
It is not easy to unite.
Thinking of this, Jingzhou Liu Biao had to win over him. He was beaten badly by Cao Cao and was driven out of Nanyang. Boss Cao also had ideas about Xiangyang. If Yuan Shu had not been restrained, he might have already entered Nanjun and targeted Xiangfan.
Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng, his position is very vague. He was born in a clan, but he was a scholar under the supervision of the party. This person is very complicated.
Which side will you be on?
Not sure.
Since Liu Yu's defection, Liu Xiang has become a representative figure of the Han clan in the eyes of others, and the nature of the battle for territory has undergone some subtle changes.
He hasn't figured out this issue yet. There are many things that are unclear and he doesn't know who to turn to for help. Maybe he should have a good talk with Liu Yu. I wonder if Xun Yu can give him some guidance?
Liu Xiang shook his head and put his doubts aside for the time being. Now was not the time to think about this.
Xiaoqi has returned to the army and established another line of defense around him. Yueqi and Huqi have begun to chase the fleeing enemy troops. Liu Chong and his infantry also pursued them with torches.
"Zian, lead people to clean the battlefield and treat the wounded soldiers."
Cui Yi led hundreds of knights around the battlefield. They had to clean up first.
After the war, there will be many wounded enemy soldiers who still want to resist, as well as people who are pretending to be dead. These are hidden dangers and need to be eliminated. Then they will be beheaded to report their merits, and finally the civilians will carry the corpses and pick up the loot.
The night becomes darker and darker during the Chou period, and the moonlight is like silver, falling on the world, desolate and cold.
Accompanied by the crackling sound of the fire, screams of sharp blades piercing flesh and death struggles were heard from time to time.
The world is hell.
Liu Xiang did not feel the excitement after victory, but felt a little empty inside. He patted Chi Tu's neck, turned the horse's head, and returned to the Chinese army's tent to wait for the result of the pursuit.
"Zhicai, our army will no longer go south for the time being. Do you think it will be a danger to tigers?"
Xi Zhicai smiled and shook his head: "In the Huaisi River Basin, the two Yuans are fighting, and now King Chen is involved. The situation is not clear. It is not a bad idea if the lord does not want to get involved. As for the theory that raising tigers will cause trouble, don't worry, they
It will only become more and more withered."
"If you don't seize the Surabaya River, it will be difficult to reach the Huaihe River. If you don't seize the Huaihe River, it will be difficult to cross the Yangtze River. This area will not be conquered for a while, nor will it be purified. I don't want to trap our troops here.
My goal is Sanfu. If I can capture the land in Guanzhong, I can still fight even if I am the enemy of the world."
Liu Xiang stated the next strategic goal.
Xi Zhicai did not agree to attack Guanzhong now: "The Dong thief has more than 100,000 troops. My lord thinks twice. Besides, once my lord welcomes the emperor, he will definitely be besieged. It is not a wise move."
It is indeed true. The two major obstacles to conquering the third auxiliary are that Dong Zhuo has many troops and strong combat power, and the emperor Liu Xie is not easy to deal with.
Once the emperor falls into the hands of the clan, he can legitimately ascend the throne at any time, and both the princes outside and the Han officials inside the central government will strongly oppose it.
But once the opportunity for Dong Zhuo's assassination is missed, he will have to fight head-on with the Liangzhou Group, or wait until the Guanzhong Plain is devastated. At that time, what is the point of occupying it? Is it to help the poor?
It would be great if Li Jue, Guo Si and others could kill the emperor and all the officials.
Without the emperor of the Han Dynasty, many of the princes in the separatist areas would have proclaimed themselves kings and emperors. Among other things, Liu Yan of Yizhou had long wanted to proclaim himself emperor, as had Yuan Shu, who had always believed that "those who succeed the Han Dynasty should be Tu"
The prophecy of "Gao Ye".
This prophecy is widely circulated and comes from the "Spring and Autumn Prophecies", which records: After the Han family was nine hundred and twenty years old, Meng Sun died and was given the title of successor. The person who succeeded the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gaoye.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also said this. He sighed after drinking and said to his ministers: "The Han Dynasty has suffered from the calamity of sixty-seven years. Fa Ying has been ordered to do it again. Who among the descendants of the clan should be responsible for this? Whoever succeeds the Han Dynasty in the sixty-seventh year or seventy-two years should do it."
Tu Gaoye."
Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu also quoted this prophecy when he refuted Gongsun Shu's rationality for proclaiming himself emperor.
When Li Jue wanted to become emperor, he also wanted to take advantage of this.
When Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor and Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, they also used this prophecy to explain the rationality of their regimes.
There are too many people who want to be emperor, and there are a lot of far-fetched explanations.
Once Liu Xie dies, someone will definitely proclaim himself emperor.
If there is such a thing, there will be two if there is one. When there are many countries, there is no need to worry about their union.
When the time comes, he can hold high the clan's flag, crusade against these false emperors and traitors, emulate Guangwu's story, and revive the Han Dynasty.
The name is just and true, obey the will of the people, and follow the wishes of the people.
Therefore, if Liu Xie has to die, it is best to die in the hands of Liangzhou people.
Anyway, I can't die in my own hands.
But this operation is a bit difficult, how to perform it?
It's not a good idea to ask your subordinates directly about this matter. You can't bear the stigma of regicide.
To be honest, the first person who came to mind as the candidate to handle this matter was Jia Xu, a guy with a square face and a goatee.
Is the image of the poisonous man so deeply ingrained?
So, there is another problem.
How can we conquer Jia Wenhe?
Let him stir up trouble for himself in the chaos of Chang'an.