The cavalry is not suitable for siege operations. Wei Yan used Hebei's only 10,000 cavalry in order to make full use of the cavalry's mobility to rush to the surrounding areas of Lingshou County as quickly as possible, control various traffic arteries, and compress the city.
Provide space for bandits to move and prevent them from harming other counties.
The roads extending in all directions in Hebei ensured that the cavalry could advance quickly. They arrived at the scheduled location in the afternoon of the same day, immediately blocked the road, and conducted a rigorous interrogation of the people passing by. They actually discovered a few suspicious characters.
Although these people were well-dressed, they all showed signs of running away, especially when they saw the Han army at the crossing. These people were quickly taken to Wei Yan, where they were tortured and they all confessed.
It turned out that these people were sent by Yi to the surrounding counties and counties to write letters to the big gentry families. In the letter, Yi mentioned several major crimes of Liu Xin, such as usurping the world, living extravagantly, and engaging in military violence, and called on these gentry families to join forces to join the army.
, overthrow Liu Xin's rule and share the prosperity. This is naked rebellion.
Wei Yan knew that the situation was serious and did not dare to neglect. He quickly ordered these people and the letter to be taken to Chang'an. At the same time, he sent troops to various places to detain all the noble families mentioned in the letter as a precaution.[
These people also confessed one thing, that is, there are not as many bandits in the city as rumored, only two thousand, and they lost four to five hundred in the battle against Lingshou County. Now Yi is arresting them in the city.
Husband forced young men to join the army.
Knowing that there were only so many people in the city, Wei Yan felt relieved and immediately ordered the siege of the city without waiting for the large group of infantry to arrive. Although they were cavalry, the basic tactics of siege were also part of their daily training. Lingshou did not have a moat or a city wall.
It was not high, and the bandits in the city were even more rabble-rous. Wei Yan almost encountered no decent resistance and attacked Tong, regaining Lingshou County. Except for Yi who escaped in the chaos, the other bandits were either killed or taken prisoner.
This battle was fought beautifully, and Lingshou County was recovered within less than a day after it fell. However, the chaos in Hebei was not resolved. Regardless of the fact that the culprit Yi escaped from the trap, Wei Yan also arrested many wealthy nobles, which made people uneasy.
.These wealthy nobles did not participate in the rebellion, nor did they receive any letters from Guiyi. Many of them had not even heard of it, so they became prisoners inexplicably. Many of those arrested were local
They were so respected that even when Liu Xin first captured Hebei, apart from asking them to sell half of their land to the court, everyone else treated them with great respect and hoped that Hebei would maintain a stable situation.
Now, Wei Yan has arrested all these people, and rumors are spreading on the ground in Hebei. Some people say that the court is preparing for the autumn harvest and settling accounts, and they want to wipe out all these nobles. Others say that the war ahead has consumed a lot of money, and the imperial treasury is empty, and they want to confiscate the property of these nobles.
Used to pay for military supplies. There are many other rumors, to name a few.
As a well-known family in Hebei, the Zhen family naturally had a copy of Yi's letters, and they were written directly to Zhen Yan. Therefore, the Zhen family became the focus of Wei Yan's arrests. Except for an old servant who went out shopping and escaped,
The others, old and young, were all imprisoned in the prison of Yecheng.
The old servant was extremely loyal to the Zhen family. After hearing the news, he fled out of the city overnight, hired a carriage and went straight to Chang'an to find Zhen Mi.
There were many books in the palace, and Zhen Mi enjoyed herself every day traveling between her home and the library. She seemed to have forgotten the incident of being almost kidnapped by Liu Bang a few days ago. On this day, she had just left
Before I got on the carriage at the door of my house, I saw an old servant running over in a hurry. He bowed his head and cried, "Miss, you must save the young master. He has been imprisoned by the government!"
Zhen Mi was startled, helped the old servant up, and asked: "What crime did the elder brother commit?"
The old servant shook his head and said, "The young master really didn't commit any crime."
Zhen Mi didn't believe it and said: "The imperial laws are very strict, how could he be caught?"
The old servant said: "The young master was not alone, but the whole house was searched!"
Zhen Mi was studying the laws of the Han Dynasty recently, and remembered many provisions very clearly. She couldn't help but blush, and said: "It is not a serious crime of treason, and it will not be searched all over the house, nor will relatives be implicated. So, the eldest brother is involved in rebellion? The eldest brother usually
If you are too cautious, you will never do something like this. Could it be that you have been framed by an adulterer? If it is involved in a counter-case, even I will be involved. No, I have to see the empress and ask her clearly."
At this time, Wei Yan's actions in handling the rebellion case had also been reported to Ma Yun. Ma Yun was furious. When she heard that Zhen Mi asked for an audience, she quickly had her brought in and asked: "Miss Zhen, it's about your brother.
Coming?"
Zhen Mi suddenly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly and said: "I would like to inform you that the daughter of the people has surrendered herself. My brother is involved in a major rebellion, and the daughter of the people cannot be left alone. I dare not go unpunished. Please punish me!"
Zhen Mi is very smart. She knows that if Zhen Yan is guilty, as long as she exposes the matter to Ma Yun, the truth will naturally come to light. If Zhen Yan is guilty, she voluntarily surrenders, and she may receive extrajudicial mercy and keep an incense for the Zhen family.
Ma Yun carefully looked at the beautiful girl in front of her, and suddenly sighed: "The girl is really smart, but it's a pity, it's a pity..."
Zhen Mi was so frightened that she shivered. Little did she know that Ma Yun knew the historical process. Zhen Mi was originally destined to be a queen, but now she can only become a folk woman. She will marry as a wife, raise her husband and raise children, and live an ordinary life.
Life. In fact, this is not a bad thing. Historically, she was given death by Cao Pi in the end, and the ending was not perfect.
Seeing Zhen Mi's extremely frightened expression, Ma Yun laughed and said: "Miss Zhen, get up. Your brother should be fine now. I have sent people to Hebei to vindicate him. All those who were mistakenly arrested this time
The imperial court will rectify their names and compensate them. Don't worry."
Zhen Mi racked her brains and still couldn't figure out why Ma Yun would say it was a pity since her eldest brother had already committed a crime. However, she was relieved that the Zhen family could do something, and she thanked her and left. Ma Yun also felt that she had just
The emotion might have frightened her, so he quickly kept her, comforted her with words, and invited her to have a royal meal together, and then let her go.[
After receiving Ma Yun's order, Wei Yan broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Ma Yun did not blame him too much in the letter, but only ordered him to try his best to make up for his mistakes. Wei Yan was shocked and ashamed, and in anger, he blamed Yitou for everything.
We have sent an order to conduct a thorough investigation of Yi's whereabouts throughout Hebei, even if we dig three feet into the ground, we must find him.
The Han army has always been known for its strict military discipline, and it will fulfill the orders of its superiors to the letter. What's more, the atrocities committed by Yihe and his gangsters in Lingshou City also aroused the indignation of all soldiers. The officers and soldiers of the three armies were angry with Tian
We swear that we will never withdraw our troops until justice is captured!
At this time, Ma Yun's second order came through, asking Wei Yan to invite representatives of the gentry and common people from neighboring counties to Lingshou County to observe the tragic situation after Lingshou was captured by Yi. Although Ma Yun did not see it with her own eyes
situation, but based on her past experience, she can imagine it.
Although Lingshou is a small city, there are also many nobles living in the city, and these nobles have more or less marriage relationships with the nobles in other counties. Before the righteous attack on the city, he had sent people to contact these nobles and promised to guarantee
Because of their safety, most of the nobles did not follow Lin Jin to withdraw from the city. As a result, they suffered cruel misfortunes from Yi's bandits.
Seeing such a scene and listening to the victims' bloody and tearful accusations, the representatives were all filled with righteous indignation. They all expressed their firm loyalty to the court and wanted to assist the court in apprehending the culprit Yi. Zhen Yan also expressed that he did not want compensation from the court and voluntarily paid a thousand taels of bonus.
The whole of Hebei took action. Young and strong people spontaneously participated in the search. The streets and alleys were filled with portraits of Yi. His relatives who had not been in contact with him for many years were also reported and imprisoned. For a time, Yi became a street rat.
, everyone shouted for beatings, even families with other surnames were implicated, and they could not hold their heads high outside.
After Yi took advantage of the chaos and escaped from Lingshou City, he didn't even have a single confidant around him. He only took the sword that he took from Tang Yong. He originally planned to escape back to Fangshan, but he thought that the stronghold had been burned down by him, and
The Han army knew that this was his lair and would definitely send people to search it.
After much thought, Yi decided to sneak into Liaodong. When Yuan Shao fought against Gongsun Zan, he was one of the main generals and was quite familiar with the terrain in that area. If that didn't work, he could also flee to the east to small countries such as Goguryeo and Fuyu, Liang Han
The army can't control it.
As soon as he left, Yi immediately set off, staying day and night, choosing remote places to walk. During this period, he also encountered soldiers and civilians who were looking for him several times. He used his martial arts to break out of the encirclement. A large group of Han troops came after hearing the news.
, launched a dragnet-like search of the area. However, Yi was very cunning, and he managed to catch him several times, but he still managed to escape.
Wei Yan refused to give up and reported to Ma Yun for instructions to continue the pursuit. Ma Yun also felt that although Yi was just one person, the harm was even greater than any other princes in the past, so he immediately sent a team of flying tiger guards and police dogs to reinforce Wei Yan.
With the help of police dogs, the tracking became much smoother. Following the scent left by Yi, he tracked all the way to the border of Nakrang County, but he could not continue forward. From here to the north are Goguryeo and Buyeo, to the south are Baekje, Ma
Han, Bianhan, Chenhan and other small countries. The pursuing Han army did not dare to cross the border. Secondly, they could not judge where Yi was fleeing, so they had to temporarily stay and wait for further orders.
Seeing that Ma Yun had invested so much manpower, but Yi still escaped, she became furious and ordered the Ministry of Rites to issue an official document to Goguryeo and other countries, demanding that these countries must hand over Yi. Unexpectedly, three days later, the envoy sent to Goguryeo
The minister was sent back, but what was sent back was a human head.