There were less than a hundred soldiers who robbed the people. In less than half an hour, Liu Bei and others captured them all.
The leader was a village commander, who was the soldier who had just spoken to Liu Bei.
"Which general are you from?"
Liu Bei looked at these soldiers who were causing harm to the people and wished he could kill them all.
"We are the subordinates of General Gongsun Yue. We are about to fight the rebels. The general ordered me to come out and pay for the food."
Gongsun Yue was Gongsun Zan's disciple, so Liu Bei was in trouble.
"Gongsun Yue is deeply trusted by Gongsun Bogui. This time I accidentally arrested his subordinates. If I don't handle it properly, I might make Gongsun Bogui unhappy." Chen Meng said to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei thought for a moment and then said:
"A soldier should protect his own people. In the end, there is no food and it is necessary to plunder. He should also plunder the people of other tribes. There is no reason to rob his own people. If I don't see you today, it will be fine. Even if I see you,
Then these soldiers must be punished according to Han law."
After Liu Bei finished speaking, he turned around and said to the tied soldiers:
"I am the commander of the cavalry captain's branch, and I was ordered to go to Wujing City to resist the rebels. Now that I see you looting the people, I should replace the cavalry captain and enforce military discipline. According to Han law, each person will fight twenty troops.
All the looted food and money will be returned to the people."
****
Yuyang City, Yuyang County.
In Gongsun Zan's residence, a general wearing fish scale armor was running towards the meeting hall of Gongsun Zan's residence, shouting as he ran:
"Cousin, cousin."
When Gongsun Zan saw the person coming, he was breathing heavily, sweating profusely, and his armor was a little untidy, and he suddenly felt unhappy.
"Brother Cong, you are now a general commanding thousands of troops. You must always pay attention to your influence. How can you be as frivolous as before? What will your soldiers and generals think when they see this?
you!"
Gongsun Yue took a few deep breaths and felt better. He was feeling better and no longer so tired.
"Cousin, you don't know something! The soldiers from one of my villages were beaten by your newly appointed Sima. There were nearly a hundred of them, and each of them was beaten with twenty military sticks.
, one soldier was even tortured by them, and his life was cut off."
"Ah! How could such a thing happen? Xuande has always claimed to be benevolent and considerate of his subordinates. How could he do such a thing? Could it be that your soldiers did something wrong?"
When Gongsun Yue heard this, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he hesitated and whispered something in a low voice.
Gongsun Yue was already some distance away from Gongsun Zan, but now he was hesitating in a low voice. Gongsun Zan couldn't hear clearly what Gongsun Yue was saying with his ears raised, and he was even more unhappy. He said with a gloomy face:
"What are you talking about over there? Just don't speak louder."
"My cousin asked us to collect food and grass to prepare for the war with the rebels. You also know that Youzhou is very poor to begin with, and the food harvest this year is not good. It is really difficult to collect food and grass, so some soldiers did
Something outrageous."
After hearing this, Gongsun Zan thought for a moment and roughly understood what was going on.
"Hmph! Are your soldiers robbing food again?"
After Gongsun Zan finished speaking, when he saw Gongsun Yue standing there with his head bowed and saying nothing, he knew it must be because of this.
"I've told you that I'm asking you to restrain your subordinates during this period, but why don't you listen? It's okay now! Please remember it longer in the future!"
"But, cousin, Liu Bei can't handle my troops privately!"
"If he doesn't deal with soldiers like you, then he is not Liu Xuande."
The more Gongsun heard what Gongsun Zan said, he knew that his cousin would definitely not stand up for these soldiers on his behalf this time.
"Cousin, I heard that Liu Bei has not been idle in Yuyang County these days! Liu Bei has been making friends with the powerful nobles and officials in Yuyang County these days, and he also visits the common people from time to time.
Among the people, Liu Bei is very popular in Yuyang County now! If this continues, it will be dangerous!"
Gongsun Yue already had a grudge against Liu Bei because he was beaten by Liu Bei for his work. Now he naturally wanted to tell his cousin about Liu Bei's actions so that his cousin could recognize Liu Bei.
's true face.
How could Gongsun Zan not know what Gongsun Yue said. The reason why Gongsun Zan has always acquiesced in Liu Bei's doing this is because Gongsun Zan has more important things that his classmate may need to do. It's just that this matter is too important and risky. Now,
Now I can't just talk to these subordinates.
"I know all the things you mentioned, but what Liu Bei did won't have any effect for a while. We don't have to worry about these things yet. Now that I have asked him to be the vanguard, I guess
His troops will definitely suffer a lot this time. In these troubled times, the most important thing is to have an army. Only with an army can we have the strength to support him. Liu Bei can't make any big waves with just the troops he has now.
of."
After hearing this, Gongsun Yue in the hall was a little confused and wondered why his cousin didn't pay attention to this matter. However, Gongsun Yue felt that his cousin's words about relying on the army in troubled times were quite correct.
"We must succeed in encircling and suppressing the rebels this time. I decided to send all our most elite cavalry troops to defeat these rebels this time.
Tomorrow our army will set off to Wu Ending City."
"promise!"
The arrival of Liu Bei gave Gongsun Zan greater confidence in defeating the rebels Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun. Now that Liu Bei has agreed to serve as his own commander, Gongsun Zan feels that he has some confidence in taking Liu Bei under his command.
possible.
Especially the brothers under Liu Bei, every time Gongsun Zan saw them, he was very envious, thinking that if these people were under his command, his strength would increase.
As for Liu Bei's friendship with the nobles, Gongsun Zan is not worried at all. Gongsun Zan knows that Liu Bei's family background is not as good as his own. If he is not favored by those nobles, how can Liu Bei be favored by those nobles? Gongsun Zan is right
The behavior and thoughts of these nobles in Youzhou are very clear.
At this moment, Liu Bei and his party also arrived at the border between Yuyang County and Youbeiping County. For more than a year, Youbeiping County has often been the scene of battles between officers and soldiers and rebels. Every time there is a battle, the people in these places will be robbed.
plundered once. Therefore, many people in the current Youbeiping County have moved to Yuyang County. This makes the already desolate Youbeiping County become even more desolate at this time. Deserted villages, abandoned fields,
It's everywhere.
When leaving Pinggu City, Chen Meng sent out scouts to head to Wuending City for reconnaissance. After all, this was their first time coming to Wuending City, and they had to confirm whether there were any rebels in Wuending City and the surrounding areas of Wuending City.
Only in this way can we achieve victory with the greatest probability.
When Liu Bei and his party arrived at the border between the two counties, the scouts they had sent out returned and brought very bad news. This chapter has been completed!