"I want to see their heads!! Before the sun sets tomorrow, I want to see the heads of all the rebels!!"
"I am ordering all the counties in Yin, Henan, to send me people to guard the roads and not let a traitor escape!!"
Sima Zhao roared angrily.
Several ministers remained silent, no one wanted to anger Sima Zhao at this time.
Only Du Yu, a stupid young man, was still trying to persuade: "General, I think the most important thing now is to reduce the impact of this matter and not to make it bigger. The rebellion is currently only in Heyin. If arrests are ordered from various places, they will definitely arrest them." Arresting innocent people for military merit”
"Du Jun, what does this mean?"
Xun Xu couldn't bear it any longer. He asked loudly: "In your eyes, are the county magistrates from all over Henan so unworthy? Killing good people and taking credit for their merits? What do you want to say?!"
A trace of disgust flashed in Du Yu's eyes, and he was no longer polite, and replied directly: "The ministers in the temple all want to compete for the head of the carriage to show their power, and it is not impossible for the local officials to use heads to show their achievements. !”
Xun Xu gritted his teeth and stood up suddenly.
"you!!!"
Xun Xu was a flatterer and had no morals at all. Let's just say that Zhong Hui hated him.
People who can be disliked by Zhong Hui may not be bad people, but they must be people without integrity.
However, Xun Xu was very ostentatious and always liked to seize the lead seat when riding with his colleagues. Until many years later, he met He Qiao, another man from a wealthy family. He Qiao did not give him face and took the lead seat before him. Ashamed of sitting sideways, he took other cars. Du Yu's words were obviously a mockery of him.
Sima Zhao saw the conflict between the two and snorted coldly.
"Why are there quarrels when there are foreign thieves?!"
Du Yu was still a little angry, but Xun Xu said with an aggrieved face: "It's not that I want to argue, general, it's Du Yuankai who bullied others too much."
"Okay, I have my own thoughts on this matter."
"Let's all go back! We're just bandits. Let's hang their heads at the city gate tomorrow!!"
Sima Zhao said, seemingly impartial, but in fact he was somewhat partial to Du Yu.
Even if Xun Xu saw it, he could only pretend that he couldn't see it and cursed Du Yu in his heart.
You idiot, it's rare to meet such an easy gangster. Let's make a fortune together. Wouldn't it be better to get promoted? Which of the county magistrates in Henan Province is not from a wealthy family? !
You are such a bastard that you insist on ruining our future, right?
Are you the only loyal minister? ?
Sima Zhao said a few words to everyone, then turned and left the hall.
Thinking of this sudden rebellion, he also had a headache. He suppressed the anger in his heart, walked to the study, pushed open the door, and after walking a few steps, he realized something was wrong.
Sima Zhao raised his head.
But he saw a man sitting in the study, staring at him dimly with one eye.
Sima Zhao trembled all over, excitement flashed in his eyes.
"brother"
"General, close the door."
Zhong Hui, standing behind Master Sima, reminded him.
Sima Zhao understood and hurriedly closed the door, then walked quickly to Master Sima and saluted directly.
When he looked up, there were tears in his eyes.
"Brother!"
"I have failed you again."
Master Sima's skin was pale and he looked even thinner than before. His left eye was wrapped in black cloth, leaving only his right eye, which was deep and shining.
"You didn't rush to kill the Guo family and distributed the power in the palace to the Guo family. You did a good job."
Master Sima said softly.
Sima Zhao lowered his head, but did not dare to speak.
He couldn't figure out whether his brother was mocking him or really praising him.
Master Sima spoke again: "I originally wanted Guanqiu Jian to relax his guard and let you win over many generals."
"ah??"
"Zhuge Dan didn't dare to get close to me because of the rumors, but you are different. Your reputation is better than mine, and your threat to them is lower than mine. If you come forward to win over them, the situation will be different. Wait until you issue an edict. , let Guanqiu Jian enter Luoyang. If Guanqiu Jian thinks that I am about to die of illness, he will definitely disobey the imperial edict and oppose the temple. When the time comes, we can pacify it with a battle."
"What a pity this rebellion is."
Master Sima's eyes actually looked a little lonely.
Sima Zhao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "No wonder Lord Zhong asked me to issue an edict to Guan Qiu Jian. He wanted to make Guan Qiu Jian think that you were going to die, so I was eager to get rid of him and force him to start an army early??"
"I really can't do it anymore, so I must get rid of Guanqiu Jian as soon as possible."
Sima Zhao hurriedly stood up, "Brother! You don't need to pay attention to this rebellion! This is a trivial matter. I have sent nearly ten thousand cavalry to suppress it. At this moment, they may have entered the city. What can those hundreds of people do? Woolen cloth?"
"You can go back and rest now while no one notices. Leave this matter to me. We will stick to the original plan."
"alright."
Master Sima interrupted Sima Zhao's chatter. He wanted to say something, but suddenly he started to tremble. He clenched his hands and tried not to speak.
Zhong Hui on the side saw Master Sima's state and said helplessly: "This matter is not as simple as the general thought."
"Oh?? There are only hundreds of people, how complicated can it be?"
Zhong Hui said calmly: "The country of the Wei Dynasty has long been riddled with holes. In recent years, if the general had not worked hard to mend it, it would have been destroyed long ago. Such a big thing happened in Henan. The fanatics called themselves generals and blatantly Raise the troops, kill the powerful officials, and those who are willing to spread the news will spread the news, fearing that this rebellion will spread all over the world."
"What??"
Sima Zhao's eyes widened and he asked stiffly: "Are you worrying too much?"
Zhong Hui squinted his eyes and said nothing.
Only the powerful factions like them know how fierce the conflicts are within the Wei Dynasty today.
Only those who bully you know how badly you have been bullied.
The powerful mergers and acquisitions are becoming more and more fierce, and the monopoly of the big families is becoming more and more fierce.
There are countless people including merchants, knight-errants, farmers, low-level officials, loyalists, refugees, and craftsmen living in dire straits.
Since the founding of Cao Wei, there have been numerous peasant uprisings, simply because many of the wartime systems formulated by Cao Cao were too cruel and merciless. Although these policies unified the north and avoided war, the oppression they caused on the people was indescribable. Dare to imagine.
The reason why Emperor Wen Cao Pi, who Cao Mao complained about all day long, had a good reputation among the people was because he made certain changes to his father's policies, breaking away from wartime policies to a certain extent and reducing oppression.
But after the Sima family came to power, the conflicts among the people rose to a whole new level.
It is only because of the high-pressure policy of the Sima family that they suppressed various places without any major incidents. Once someone starts this kind of thing, there will be many imitators. Didn’t you see that many years after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there are people who are related to the Yellow Turban Rebellion? People who had nothing to do with the army called themselves the Yellow Turbans and launched an uprising.
There are many people like Wang Yuan in various parts of the Wei Dynasty.
If this were not the case, Master Sima would not drag his illness, give up the original plan, and come forward in a hurry. Now, he and Zhong Hui are both worried that this incident will become a chain reaction, completely triggering conflicts among the people and leading to rebellions in various places. Not poor.
If such a situation really occurs, then the Sima family will really have a big problem.
"Let the governors and generals in various places be prepared to prevent large-scale banditry and rebellion among the people. Gu Qiu Jian must deal with it without any further delay."
"General, please give an order today to summon Guan Qiujian to Luoyang to serve as Situ."
"well"
Sima Zhao nodded dully
Yin Damu was riding a horse and was galloping towards Heyin at full speed.
Unlike those Hu Qi under his command who were shouting and extremely excited, Yin Damou frowned and his eyes were full of worry.
He already knew about Heyin's affairs. His Majesty's former defense commander Guo Ji launched a rebellion and occupied the county seat. Although the temple repeatedly emphasized that Guo Ji was only captured and coerced by the enemy, and the thief chieftain was Wang Yuan, who was with the Guo family. It has nothing to do with it, but Yin Damu never believed that a small county captain under the emperor dared to launch a rebellion against the general.
What should I do now?
He had just taken office, and he didn't have strong enough control over his subordinates, and he couldn't order them to backstab Sima Ban, who came with him.
How can we help these like-minded people? ?
