Chapter 174: Jisang, a little thief, is not worth worrying about

Chapter 174: Jisang, a little thief, is not worth worrying about

Chapter 174: Jisang, a little thief, is not worth worrying about

In the temporary camp near the stone bridge, a discussion between the emperor and his ministers was in progress.

"I am very pleased with your words about bringing peace to the world." Sima Chi said gently, "However, rebellion has broken out in Hebei, and we lack good generals. Do you dare to go north to fight the rebels?"

"Jisang is a lowly soldier at Chipingyuan Ranch, and an insignificant member of Gongshifan's army. He harbors evil intentions and his crimes are exposed. I am willing to lead the troops north and present his head to the palace." Shao Xun said in a resounding voice, and with his righteous expression, he looked like the most loyal minister in the world.

Sima Chi was very pleased to hear this and continued to ask, "Do you have any good ideas for suppressing the bandits?"

"Your Majesty, I intend to defeat their army and execute their leaders. As for the rest of the bandits, some were forced to join the rebellion, some were starving, and some were captured and ordered to rebel. Their actions are not obvious and their circumstances are understandable. They can be pardoned and allowed to return to their hometowns and return to the king's rule. In this way, the rebellion will be quelled." Shao Xun said.

Only God knows whether the chaos is peaceful or not.

The rebellion in Hebei was not caused by the people's inability to survive. In fact, it was mainly political at the beginning, that is, some Hebei scholars and generals were unwilling to accept the failure of the King of Chengdu and launched a desperate counterattack.

Most of these people have been wiped out, and now only a few people like Shi Chao are still holding on.

In short, this is the second stage of the Hebei rebellion, and politics is no longer the main factor. Although Ji Sang is under the banner of Gongshifan or even the King of Chengdu, he is actually an ambitious man, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

For those who are not rebelling because they cannot survive, you can kill their core members, pardon their accomplices, and slowly quell the war.

As for who the backbones are, Shao Xun understands it as the “old camp”.

Just as the refugee army in the late Ming Dynasty had the so-called "old camp", Ji Sang and his ilk must have one as well.

The old man was very determined to rebel, and his treatment was relatively the best - he ate the best food, used the best equipment, had priority in using women, and received the most rewards...

These rebellious activists should be severely punished.

The other people who were coerced by them can be treated differently - Shao Xun plans to capture Zongtian.

"Shao Qing's words are very much in line with my wishes." Sima Chi said happily: "Heaven uses the sun and the moon, and the emperor also relies on his limbs. Shao Qing is capable and talented, and has a kind heart. If you can quell the chaos in Hebei, why should I be stingy with my generous reward?"

"I thank Your Majesty for your grace." Shao Xun said with tears of gratitude.

Sima Yue's fists were slightly clenched.

Wang Yan looked at him and shook his head slightly.

Sima Yue unclenched his fist, snorted, and said, "Your Majesty, the Hebei rebels attacked cities and killed famous kings. It can be seen that they are all stubborn and unyielding. Why should we confine them? Now we can kill them all at once, so that they will be terrified and dare not rebel again."

The ministers nodded.

In this matter, neither the royalists nor anyone else had a good impression of the Hebei rebels.

The words "rebellion against the superiors" really hit the nail on the head. It's ridiculous that there are still scholars in Hebei who support Ji Sang, thinking that they really care about the King of Chengdu. What a fool!
A wicked slave who bullies his master is absolutely unforgivable! Unless it is impossible to pacify him, that is another matter.

Sima Chi was somewhat unhappy when he heard this, but he did not openly offend Sima Yue.

He had already won a great victory, although this victory was given to him by Sima Yue's stupidity.

So he could only change the subject and said, "The civil engineering work has been extremely hard. Mr. Shao has done his best to supervise the construction of Guangcheng Garden. I have heard about it. When you return from the northern expedition, I will reward you together."

"I am so grateful that I don't know what to say." Shao Xun's eyes were slightly red and he choked with sobs.

Sima Chi smiled gently and said nothing.

He is not Sima Zhong, who knows nothing. His ministers show off their superb acting skills every day, and he himself is an expert in this field, so he has long been immune to these.

Queen Liang Lanbi was slightly moved, and thought to herself: If the younger sister of the Yu family were to marry Shao Xun, it would not be completely unacceptable.

Grand Tutor Sima Yue swung his sleeves, not wanting to stay any longer in this situation, and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I will leave for Xuchang now, and I will never return to the capital until the rebels are wiped out."

Sima Chi hurriedly stood up, took two quick steps, and held Sima Yue's hand, his face full of worry, and said: "Taifu, can you postpone leaving the town? If Taifu is not in the capital to assist me in governing, I will feel uneasy."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, civil and military officials immediately spoke out to dissuade him.

Wang Yan watched coldly without saying a word.

He would not force his way into matters that had been decided by the Grand Tutor.

In his opinion, few of the shogunate's officials were capable. Just like the shogunate of King Chengdu, which was full of drunkards who drank all day and did not work, and also brought bad atmosphere to the shogunate.

Thinking of this, Wang Yan sneered in his heart. Nowadays, anyone dares to call himself a celebrity.

The Grand Tutor had recruited too many so-called "famous scholars". Celebrities had the privilege of indulgence, drinking, having fun, being unrestrained, neglecting government affairs, etc. With these people around the Grand Tutor giving him advice, it was no wonder that he made two stupid moves in succession.

The first stupid move was to poison the previous emperor, which caused a great loss of his prestige and the loss of power.

The second stupid move was to go to the outer vassal state. Some people thought this was a good plan, but Wang Yan thought otherwise. Was the hegemony that Sima Ying established in Yecheng successful? No.

So, why do you think Xuchang Bafu can succeed?

There is only one outcome for being sent to a vassal state: the court officials and imperial guards are gradually infiltrated and won over by the emperor, and are no longer useful to the Grand Tutor.

On the contrary, it is a better choice to stay in Luoyang under pressure, bide one's time and wait for the criticism to pass.

But this has nothing to do with him anymore.

If Sima Yue went to Xuchang, he would become more dependent on Wang Yifu, and his chances of profiting from it would greatly increase.

Go, go. If someone wants to die and you can't pull him back no matter how hard you try, then let him die.

"Your Majesty, the situation is unsettled everywhere. I have no other wish but to wipe out all the bandits and enjoy peace." Sima Yue said firmly.

"Alas!" Sima Chi sighed, reluctantly put down his hand, and said: "Grandmaster, please come back as soon as possible. Luoyang cannot be without the Grandmaster to take charge of the overall situation." Sima Yue replied irritably: "I understand. I'll take my leave."

After saying this, he turned around and left without waiting for the emperor's response.

When passing by Shao Xun, he glanced at him coldly.

This person is still willing to obey his orders and send troops to conquer the east and the west. In the eyes of those who don't know the truth, Shao Xun may be very loyal to him, but this only makes Sima Yue feel aggrieved.

How can a person like Zhang Fang be loyal?

After Sima Yue left, Shao Xun also bowed and took his leave, and soon left the palace.

The personal soldiers and palace soldiers who were waiting outside breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Shao Xun and Tang Jian come out safely.

As Shao Xun's core subordinates, these people more or less know where to sit.

They are not the same kind of people as the gentry.

The direction of their efforts was to break the current situation where the gentry monopolized official positions and to snatch food from the gentry's mouths.

They gained wealth and honor through military merit, regardless of their background, only their ability.

General Shao is the leader of their small group, and no accidents must happen.

Shao Xun asked Tang Jian to help him take off his armor, then he pulled open a corner of his military robe, pointed at the scar on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Since I started to fight, I have fought dozens of battles, faced the sharp blades, and lay on the ground where corpses stood, and now I have come to this day. Do you dare to follow me to the north to seek wealth and honor, and kill Ji Sang and get his head rolling?"

Everyone laughed in unison and said, "Kill Ji Sang and his head will roll."

Hundreds of cavalrymen quickly returned to the army camp, waited for three days in the east of Luoyang City, received a large amount of supplies and equipment, and joined up with a commander of 500 cavalrymen and 10,000 young men from Sizhou. Then they headed north, passed Mangshan, crossed the Yellow River, and went straight into Henei.

They did not stop here, but headed directly to the northeast, and entered Ji County on May 27th and camped outside Ji County.

On the 28th, Yu Chen, the governor of Ji County, led the generals and officers of the county out of the city to reward the troops.

"Lord Yu." Shao Xun personally went out of the camp and led Yu Chen and others into the camp.

After two years in Ji, Yu Chen had a lot more white hair on his head. It seemed that being a prefect was not an easy job.

However, with more white hair, Yu Chen's aura has become stronger.

Shao Xun observed silently and found that Lao Yu's eyes were bright and occasionally gleaming with brilliance. After entering the camp, wherever his eyes went, they were all the most important key points in the army.

In the past two years, Yu Chen has spent at least half of his time dealing with the rebels. It seems that he has learned a lot and has made faster progress than that kid Yu Liang.

"Greetings, General." After Shao Xun and Yu Chen finished their greetings, Yao Yuan also stepped forward to pay his respects.

Shao Xun returned the greeting and then asked, "Why don't you see Zheng Gou'er?"

"He was killed in the battle to suppress bandits last month." Yao Yuan replied dejectedly.

He and Zheng Gou'er were assigned by Shao Xun to leave Wang Guojun and follow Yu Chen to Ji County. They fought in many battles and became close friends.

Zheng Gou'er died on the battlefield. He felt very upset and hated the bandits even more.

When Shao Xun heard the news of Zheng Gou'er's death, he was silent for a moment.

He had known Zheng Gou'er five years ago. He was considered a very senior subordinate. Now he died in a foreign land and his soul returned to the underworld. Perhaps this was the fate of a warrior.

"My Lord, I wonder what the situation is like among the bandits in this county?" Shao Xun calmed himself down and asked directly.

Yu Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Wang Chan came here once last month, and Shi Chao came here once last month. They looted a lot and then left."

"Where are the Jisang bandits?"

"They have plundered Yecheng and left."

In fact, he put it quite briefly.

After Ji Sang captured Yecheng and killed Sima Teng, he burned, killed and looted the city, killing more than 10,000 people. He even burned the palace of Yecheng, and the flames lasted for ten days.

"Where are you now?"

"A few days ago, the military reported that the Jisang bandits had already fled to Yangping and seemed to be planning to cross the river and attack Yanzhou."

"Bandit style." Shao Xun snorted coldly.

Yu Chen frowned.

Before the defeat of King Xincai, he also looked down on Ji Sang, saying: "I have been in Bingzhou for seven years, and the Hu people have not been able to conquer the city. Ji Sang is a small thief, so why worry about him?"

Afterwards, the city was broken and he fled on horseback, but was killed by Sang's general Li Feng.

Sima Teng's eldest son Yu Su was a brave man. Upon hearing that his father had been killed, he immediately led his troops back. Li Feng was chased by Yu Su and could not escape. In despair, he jumped into the water and died.

As a result, they encountered the remaining troops of Li Feng that day. Sima Yu, his second brother Jiao, his third brother Shao, Julu prefect Cui Man, the chief officer of chariots and cavalry Yang Heng, and the attendant Cai Ke were all killed by the bandits.

Only four sons of Sima Teng managed to escape, but now no one knows where they have gone.

If Shao Xun underestimates the thieves, he will surely suffer.

Thinking of this, Yu Chen decided to give him some advice, even though he didn't like this cheap son-in-law who was slandered by that bastard Hu Wu Fuzhi.

(End of this chapter)