One hundred and sixty-sixth group of thieves (Part 1)
Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, as the imperial government became more neglected and the local turmoil became almost endless, people continued to flee with their families. Most of the people on the east and west roads of Shandong went to the mountains.
He ran around and relied on the precipitous caves to fight against the imperial soldiers. Over time, he developed a reputation as a group of thieves in Mount Tai, Shandong.
In fact, just like the people in various states in Hebei have built countless fortresses and cities in ponds and deep mountains. The area where the Taishan bandits are located is also spread all over the east and west roads of Shandong. There is more than just one Mount Tai?
According to the laws of the imperial court, such behavior is a serious crime. In the early years, when the Jurchens were ruthless, they would kill people in Shandong for no reason, causing countless casualties to the people of Junzhou and causing a stink for hundreds of miles. When the people ran away, they resisted the tax.
, naturally violent, how can there be any reason to let it go?
For decades, the famous ministers and generals stationed in Shandong all took credit for conquering the Taishan bandits. They also reported to the court time and time again how many bandits were killed and how many camps were destroyed. However, the people's desperate situation did not change, and the thieves
Where can we achieve peace? Can we kill all the people who cannot survive?
During the Taihe period, the Song people in the Southern Dynasty were good at developing weapons and instigated civil uprisings in Shandong, Huaibei and other places. The Jin Dynasty tried its best to gather troops to attack the Song Dynasty. As a result, the local governors, capitals, and patrols were all empty.
, but it is really difficult to cope with the rebellions that are happening one after another in various places.
At that time, there were so many thieves hiding in the caves of Mount Tai that the local government was completely helpless. Some officials actually suggested that tens of thousands of people be sent to clear out the forests on Mount Tai. Since the mountains were covered in ocher, the thieves would have no place to hide and could be wiped out.
The absurdity of this suggestion also truly reflects that Shandong's local diseases are extremely serious. Both the people's livelihood and the economy are on the verge of collapse. However, officials are frightened and have no choice but to seek medical treatment urgently. They want to try any prescription and dare to take any medicine.
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Fortunately, at that time, Hu Shahu led his troops south, and Wanyan Chenghui, who subsequently served as the commander-in-chief of the Shandong Army, was a wise man. After hearing this suggestion, he reported his objection to the court and wrote a lot. The last two sentences were: "There are many mountains in the world."
, how can it be so ocher?"
The literal meaning is that there are so many mountains in the world, can we cut them down? In fact, there is another meaning: most of the mountains in the world are occupied by bandits and bandits, and we are about to be unable to cope with them. Lords of the court, you sir.
Have a snack!
Immediately, Wanyan Chenghui advocated pacifying the people, recruiting thieves, and temporarily suspended a series of evil laws, including the money limit law.
Therefore, Yang An'er, the famous rebel thief at that time, was able to take a breather and got the position of deputy commander of the Tiewagan War Army, and went to Northern Xinjiang for a time. Because the military strength was very strong, to mobilize him, the emperor had to personally issue an edict.
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Taking this as an opportunity, many leaders of bandits and refugees received rewards from the imperial court and obtained official positions from the imperial court. Then they came out of the mountains with their subordinates satisfied and returned to their hometowns.
A few years passed in the blink of an eye, and the power of the imperial court became increasingly weaker. On the contrary, these organized wealthy people and powerful families gradually gained strength in the local areas.
The situation is similar to that of Guo Ning, Jing Anmin, Miao Daorun, Zhang Rou and others who were entrenched in Hebei and could easily oust the governor of the state.
However, Guo Ning and Jing'an Min were both from Northern Xinjiang's defeated army. They had directly experienced and indeed endured the terrible military pressure from northern Mongolia. Therefore, the force formed by using military orders to restrain subordinates was strictly speaking a powerful force.
Locally supported armies.
However, these local tycoons in Shandong relied more on the power of their clans and old traditions. Sometimes they served the Jurchen nobles, and sometimes they came forward to grab profits for themselves. In just a few years, they became entangled and formed a system that was neither official nor thieves nor civilian.
A local force that is both an official, a thief, and the people.
Under their rule, or under the rule of the Jin Dynasty, the truly poor people were always exploited, but the methods were different.
The Xu Ruxian Guo Ning asked about was the leader of a powerful family in Laizhou. He had a good reputation, the support of his clan, and close ties with local subordinate officials.
Even in the eyes of many real girls, he is still a powerful figure. At least, a man like Aruhan who lives in a remote place will only feel defeated when he meets Xu Ruxian.
This time Guo Ning was appointed as the military governor of Dinghai Navy. Originally, Wanyan Salara from Yidu was dissatisfied and wanted to use means to persuade Guo Ning. But the order was secretly passed to Laizhou, and Xu Ruxian added fuel to the fire and launched a group of
Local powerful people came forward to support, which is why such a scene occurred.
For this reason, Xu Jin also found many other people outside Aruhan to inquire, but he still didn't know why Xu Ruxian had such courage, and it was even harder to determine what his purpose was.
At the same time as Guo Ning asked, Laizhou government office came to the southeast of Ye County.
At the foot of Hantong Mountain, beside the Ye River.
There was an old city here from the Qin and Han Dynasties, which was replaced by Qutai. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Qutai City gradually declined and lost its former glory. However, in recent years, a group of powerful landowners with military support gathered here to live together. So Qutai
In the city, there are continuous houses and courtyards, which are actually the same size as Ye County in the north.
In the city, there were soldiers patrolling back and forth, shouting with authority, and a murderous atmosphere spread. As a result, the entire city was like a sleeping beast, which could jump up and hurt people at any time.
On the north side of the city, there is a tall pier. On the pier, a new courtyard with three entrances from the front and back is built. In the main hall of the courtyard, there are more than ten people sitting in two rows.
One of them, with a tall stature and a shrewd and powerful look on his face, was Xu Ruxian, who was serving as an eighth-grade Zhongyong Lieutenant and was patrolling the marching stage.
The officials in Laizhou City and its subordinate counties were all scared out of their wits by Guo Ning yesterday. They all used their belongings early this morning and rushed to Haicang Town to flatter him. However, Xu Ruxian, the inspector, did not follow. The local tycoon who was closely related to him did not follow.
None of the more than ten powerful clans followed him, so they all came to Qutai City to pay homage to Xu Ruxian.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xu Ruxian stood up, cupped his hands, and said with a smile: "You have braved the north wind to come here at the invitation today, which shows your great hospitality. Mr. Xu would like to thank you in advance."
Having said this, he showed off his robes and bowed to everyone in the hall.
Everyone stood up one after another to return the courtesy. For a while, silhouettes of people appeared one after another, making it a bit chaotic.
At this time, a rough voice in the crowd said: "Brother Xu, why are you so polite? We all came against the north wind because we know that you invited everyone here just for the north wind. I heard that the new appointment
Guo Ning, the governor of Jiedu, was born as a warrior in Northern Xinjiang. He acted unscrupulously and killed many people in Zhongdu to earn his official position. To be honest, I was a little scared. If Brother Xu hadn't summoned me, I would have gone there by now.
Haicang Town knelt down and begged for mercy. But I don’t know, what do you think?”
Xu Ruxian laughed loudly: "Brother Gao said that because he is blaming me."
The man with a rough voice strode out of the queue. He turned out to be a short and stocky man, about forty years old, with a broad chest and a protruding belly. His face was full of violence: "The thousands of people under Guo Ning's command are all here.
I am no match for the fierce soldiers who have been fighting with the Black Tartars for many years in the northern border trench. I wanted to go to the door early and kneel down, just to be a lackey and share some bones to eat. If you Xu Ruxian doesn't allow it... then you have to give it to me.
Just an explanation."
Xu Ruxian smiled but did not answer, and glanced at the person next to him.
Someone immediately stood up and said: "Lao Gao, what you said is wrong. It is precisely because Guo Ning is so fierce that we cannot surrender to him easily. If he despises us, we will really become dogs and have no bones to eat.