Chapter 1603 1605 [One person attains the Tao, chicken and dog ascend to heaven]
"Since that's the case, why didn't you remind them?" Jun Bao asked suspiciously.
"Because it's useless to remind." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Since ancient times, there have been numerous peasant uprisings. The Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprisings in the late Qin Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Uprising in the late Han Dynasty, the Wagang Uprising in the Sui Dynasty, the Huangchao Uprising in the Tang Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty's uprising The Fangla Rebellion, the Red Scarf Army Uprising of the Yuan Dynasty...but the only ones who gained power and unified the country were Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, do you know why?"
Jun Bao and everyone shook their heads.
"Because it is one thing to rebel and establish a political power." Xiang Nan explained, "These rebels attacked county towns, opened warehouses to release grain, and punished corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry, which seemed to be very satisfying.
But they only destroy, not build. The grain in the warehouse can only be placed once, who will be responsible for collecting the grain in the future? The money in the treasury can only be robbed once, and who will be responsible for collecting taxes in the future. Officials are all killed, who is in charge of governing the place?
The old order is destroyed, and the new order is not rebuilt, and society will be in chaos. Farmers cannot farm, merchants cannot do business, scholars cannot take imperial examinations... how can it be regarded as a peaceful and prosperous age.
Therefore, these rebels are destined to be trees without roots and water without a source. "
When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.
This truth, they really didn't think about it before. After listening to Xiang Nan, they immediately understood.
"Then tell them this truth, let them learn how to govern, wouldn't it be good?" Jun Bao said again.
"Government is much more difficult than destruction. It only takes one knife to kill a person, but it is extremely difficult to save a person." Xiang Nan sighed, "What's more, most of the rebels are poor people with no knowledge and experience. , have no heart, let them govern the people, it is even more difficult."
Hearing what he said, everyone nodded.
It is indeed not easy to govern the people and guard one side. Otherwise, there would not be so many people rebelling.
"According to my estimation, the imperial army will arrive soon. Take a look around and advise the nearby villagers to avoid it as soon as possible, so as not to be poisoned." Xiang Nan said again.
Bandits pass like a comb, soldiers pass like a grate. When the soldiers arrived, the people suffered even more. Either the last morsel of food was robbed, or the last copper coin was robbed, or even the head was taken off, and they pretended to be rebels to receive the reward.
Deng Chang and others took orders immediately.
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In the next few days, the imperial court really mobilized troops and horses to quell the rebellion.
The armies from Gyeonggi, Sichuan-Shaanxi, Qilu, Huguang, Jianghuai and other places were mobilized together to fight the rebellion in Heluo.
In this way, an encirclement circle was formed, which surrounded the rebels in the Heluo area.
Although the rebels were trapped and continued to conquer the state capitals and counties, they still could not escape the encirclement. The final fate has long been doomed, it is nothing more than how long to struggle.
Xiang Nan had expected it a long time ago, so it was not surprising.
On the contrary, Jun Bao, Deng Chang and the others couldn't help but cast their heads in admiration when they saw that he was predicting things like a god, and the development of the situation was within his expectations.
To everyone's surprise, Liu Jin provoked a civil uprising because of excessive taxation, so Emperor Zhengde specially ordered Jin Yiwei to issue an order to tie him back to Beijing.
But Liu Jin had rebelled a long time ago, so naturally he refused to let go, so he immediately ordered his subordinates to chop and kill the Jinyiwei who came to announce the decree. Immediately, he also raised the banner of rebellion, led his army into Luoyang City, and officially ascended the throne the next day, calling himself Dingyang Emperor.
He also named his younger sister Princess Zhaoyang, and several Daotong were either Hussar Generals, Chariot Generals, Fuguo Generals, or Fubo Generals... In short, all of them were rewarded, and they all became high-ranking officials. [One person attains the Tao, chicken and dog ascend to heaven].
Liu Jin is an eunuch, he is an eggless product, and he still calls himself the Great Emperor of Dingyang.
However, Luoyang City also has a population of 200,000 at this time. After it is occupied by him, it will definitely be poisoned by him. After all, he became emperor not for the people of Li, but for his own enjoyment.
In order to maintain his luxury, he will definitely double search the common people. As for the life and death of the common people, he naturally wouldn't take it to heart.
Sure enough, after Liu Jin came to the throne, he ransacked the whole city, searched for food, livestock, gold, silver and jewelry, and young girls, and filled the harem. Although he is a eunuch, he also has hope. His younger sister, Princess Zhaoyang, also followed suit, searching for handsome men to act as face-to-face.
For a while, Luoyang City was in chaos, every family was crying and howling. Liu Jin, however, sings and sings every night, drinking wine and meat. He also knew that his life was not long, so he enjoyed himself a lot without thinking about the future.
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Liu Jin raised the banner to rebel, attacked Luoyang, and proclaimed himself emperor.
Zhengde was a little shocked when he heard the news. Unexpectedly, Liu Daban, whom he had always trusted, actually had the intention of rebelling.
He originally thought that it was just slander from the officials. After Liu Jin returns to the capital, he will have a good talk with him.
If he pleads guilty and apologizes sincerely, he can still spare his life because of the fact that he has served himself in the past without credit or hard work.
But unexpectedly, Liu Jin dared not even go back to Beijing to see him, and actually raised the flag to rebel.
"Deeply disappoint me, deeply disappoint me~" Emperor Zhengde was furious and said, "Order the army to put down the rebellion immediately, and I will tear his body to pieces."
Jiao Fang, Li Dongyang, Cao Jian and others immediately bowed and agreed.
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But the imperial army cannot catch up for a while.
After all, the Heluo area at this moment is all rebels, ranging from tens of thousands to thousands, occupying the prefecture and county. Even if it is the army of the imperial court, it is difficult to eradicate it quickly. Therefore, the people of Luoyang City have to suffer.
According to the news sent back by Daoist Ling, because Liu Jin controls all the money and food in the city, the price of rice in Luoyang has skyrocketed, and the people are starving. Even bark, grass roots, mice, and bugs were eaten.
In addition, Liu Jin ordered the army to seal the gates of the city, preventing people from entering and leaving at will, and it was difficult for the people to escape from famine. So if you don't care about it, I'm afraid that in the near future, the tragedy of cannibalism will happen.
Seeing this, Xiang Nan brought Jun Bao over, "You and I go to the city, let's find a way to see if we can get rid of Liu Jin, so as to prevent the common people from being ruined again."
Jun Bao nodded immediately when he heard this.
"Master, let's go too." Deng Chang said immediately after hearing this.
"Don't act rashly, stay on the mountain." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "You don't need too many people to assassinate Liu Jin. If there are too many people, it will easily arouse vigilance."
Although Deng Chang and others have good martial arts skills, they are far behind them. Taking them into action is actually getting in the way. It would be more convenient for him and Jun Bao to act alone.
When Deng Chang, Zhu Gui and others heard this, they had no choice but to stop.
Xiang Nan and Jun Bao then went down the mountain to Luoyang.
At this time, Liu Jin's soldiers who stayed at the foot of the mountain had already withdrawn. After all, beacon smoke is everywhere now, not only in Laojun Mountain, it is meaningless to guard or not to guard.
In addition, Liu Jin has already rebelled and needs more people to defend, so he transferred the soldiers back.
(end of this chapter)