The Han army's attack on northern Shaanxi also caused a lot of casualties.
Not all people in northern Shaanxi supported the Han Dynasty.
But compared to the people in Guanzhong, the people in northern Shaanxi are relatively reliable.
Wu Nian left Chang'an and went to Nanyang to take charge. It's drought in northern Shaanxi again. During the turmoil, all kinds of ghosts and monsters appear.
Guanzhong, Dingyuan County.
The price of rice in the city has soared, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. In front of the gate of the grain and oil store, there was a long queue of people coming to buy grain.
People queuing had quarrels from time to time.
Liu Anping, a member of the wealthy Dingyuan family and a member of the Chu State, rode a carriage to the residence of his friend You Sangui. He lifted the car curtain and took a look at the situation in the grain and oil store. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a not obvious sneer.
Okay, very good.
Heaven wanted to destroy the year of Wu, so it sent this drought. Originally, the Shaanxi region had become a foregone conclusion, but now it is different.
In the Chu State, a successful person like him had various privileges. Now the Han Dynasty has revolutionized the national destiny of Chu State and occupied Shaanxi.
Cut off his path.
In his heart, he hated the Han Dynasty very much. He was very popular in the neighborhood, so he made an appointment with a few like-minded people to discuss the matter.
You Sangui is one of them.
Soon, Liu Anping's carriage arrived outside You's house. Liu Anping got off the carriage, asked the driver and attendants to wait outside the door, and entered the gate himself.
The servants of the You family, who had been waiting for a long time, led him to a room.
There were three people sitting in the room. They are You Sangui, Li Changgong and Jin Chengping.
Among them, You Sangui, like Liu Anping, was a scholar. Li Changgong and Jin Chengping were both from local wealthy families. They had practiced martial arts since childhood, were brave and had many slaves.
As the saying goes, it will take ten years for scholars to rebel.
Liu Anping knew that it would be impossible to achieve anything by relying on his own strength and that of You Sangui. So he roped in Li Changgong and Jin Chengping to join the group.
After Liu Anping entered the room, he immediately closed the door with his backhand. He hugged the three of them and then came to sit down in front of the round table.
"Everyone, the current situation is becoming more and more favorable to us. As long as Wu Nian cannot quell the drought, Shaanxi will be in chaos. Refugees are everywhere, and Shaanxi is in chaos. There is Chang'an General Lu Jing in the south, and Gansu Governor Han Laocheng in the northwest. To the east is Wu Yan, the commander-in-chief of Luoyang. We are in trouble inside, so why worry that Guanzhong cannot be pacified."
As the initiator, Liu Anping made an impassioned speech first. After hearing this, You Sangui, Li Changgong and Jin Chengping's eyes lit up and they became excited.
It seems that Wu Nian's head is easily accessible. The Han Dynasty was like paper, it would fall down as soon as it was pushed.
"Brother Liu is right. It's just a plan, but you still have to make it carefully. For example, how do we recruit soldiers and horses, how to capture the county, and how to contact people with lofty ideals." You Sangui took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, soldiers and horses. We have secretly recruited five to six hundred people and are training. It's either the weapons or the lack of armor."
Li Changgong said in a deep voice.
Liu Anping's eyes lit up and he was about to speak.
"Who are you? How dare you break into private houses?!!!"
"ah!!!"
"You dare to take charge of the affairs of the Imperial City Department? Be careful that I will kill you."
When Li Changgong, Liu Anping, You Sangui, and Jin Chengping heard this conversation, they were immediately frightened and looked at each other.
The four people stood up quickly, opened the window, and planned to escape. But where can you escape? How could something go wrong in the Imperial City Department's work?
Dragnet.
Soon after, Liu Anping and the other four were brought to the lobby. A man wearing the uniform of an imperial city official, a black gauze hat on his head, and a thick-backed sword on his waist sat on the main seat, calm and composed.
"You four are so bold, you dare to rebel." The man said with a smile.
"Your Excellency, we are all good citizens and we dare not rebel." Liu Anping's face was ashen, but he forced himself to remain calm and bowed down to salute.
"Don't hold on. Your butler has sold you. You are responsible for making suggestions. Li Changgong and Jin Chengping are responsible for recruiting troops."
"I know exactly how much food, weapons, and armor you have prepared."
"Besides, it's useless for you to quibble with me. I am the Imperial City Secretary and a spy. I have no law enforcement power. If you want to quibble, go and quibble with the governor."
"take away."
The man sneered and stood up, waving his hand. The Imperial City's spies, who were like wolves and tigers, immediately took the four people away.
Although there has not yet been a conviction, the matter has been confirmed.
It is basic for these four people to ask for food at the market. They also had to involve their family members and clans, ransack their homes, and exile the Three Han Dynasties to eat ice slag.
Their acres of land and stored grain were accepted by the government. Just take it out as disaster relief supplies.
The Han Dynasty was not the Chu State.
The Imperial City Division is also extremely tight.
Throughout Shaanxi, there are many people like Liu Anping. Most of them fell into the hands of the Imperial City Division, resulting in the destruction of their families.
The few who managed to escape the eyes of the Imperial City Division's eyes were no longer the case.
Some of these people have feelings for the Chu State, some are spies left by the Chu State, and some simply want to make a fortune and make contributions.
But no one is greedy for money.
There is another group of people who are greedy for money.
Grain merchants who drive up grain prices.
A wealthy family that has food but doesn't take it out.
Chang'an City.
This city is the capital of Shaanxi Province and the core of northwest China. Not only is Shaanxi Governor Zhang Yancai's residence, there are currently a large number of Han soldiers inside and outside the city.
But even in this city of Chang'an, there are surging undercurrents.
The price of food is rising steadily.
Any grain merchant who can sell grain is considered a good person.
Some grain dealers sit on mountains of grain and don't sell it at all. They just want to turn the mountains of grain into mountains of gold.
A big family in Chang'an, the Lin family. The owner of the family, Lin Guodong. There are a thousand acres of fertile farmland outside the city, and there are many shops and mansions in the city.
Lin Guodong did not store grain specially, but only had the surplus grain from last year. It is about 20,000 kilograms, and I have no intention of selling it for money, just to prepare for emergencies.
morning.
Lin Guodong was reading and drinking tea in the study. Suddenly, a servant came in from outside and reported: "Master. The county magistrate is here."
Lin Guodong was very alert. He put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "I'm here to ask for food."
He stood up, walked out of the study, and came to the lobby. He bowed down and saluted Xu Qi, the magistrate of Chang'an County who was sitting on the main seat and wearing official uniform, and said: "Lin Guodong, a common man, pays homage to Master Qingtian."
"Without courtesy, sit down." Xu Qi raised his head with a cheerful look on his face and asked him to sit down. Then, Xu Qi went straight to the point and said: "Shaanxi is suffering from drought and the people are suffering. Mr. Lin has a good reputation and is a virtuous man. I am here to ask for food."
"The common people are willing to donate a thousand catties of grain." Lin Guodong had already guessed it and bowed his hands in a very calm manner.
"Haha." Xu Qi chuckled, then raised his head and said to the yamen servant outside the door: "Send it in."
"Yes." The officer responded and walked in with a box in his hands and opened it.
Lin Guodong stood up immediately when he saw what was inside, his face turned pale and showed fear. What was in the box was a bloody human head.
He also knew this person, he was Dou Cao, a big grain merchant in Chang'an.
"Mr. Lin, I am being polite to you. Because I know that you are not a mean person. It's just that you are in chaos now and you want to collect food to protect yourself."
"This guy named Dou Cao was stocking 200,000 kilograms of grain and working with grain merchants to drive up grain prices. I killed him without interrogating him. Of course, I confiscated the grain. His family was distributed to three Han people, and I want my wife and daughter. Yes. I’ll go to bed tonight.”
"You don't want to end up like this, right?" Xu Qi chuckled, with a murderous look on his brows.
The magistrate of Chang'an was a civil servant, but he behaved like a warrior.
Lin Guodong was sweating like rain, and he immediately bent down to salute and said: "The ordinary people have lost their heads. Please forgive me, please forgive me."
"The grassroots people are willing to donate 12,000 catties of grain."
Xu Qi smiled with satisfaction, shook his head and said, "No need. Just ten thousand catties. I know your family has a large population, so you have to save enough food."
After saying that, Xu Qi stood up, stamped his feet and said, "You can transport the grain to the granary yourself."
"Yes." Lin Guodong bowed in response.
Then, Xu Qi walked away slowly. Lin Guodong didn't dare to neglect and sent it to the door.
"It's really amazing!!!!" When Xu Qi walked away, Lin Guodong sighed as he continued to sweat without stopping.
Kill decisively and decisively.
The officials of the Han Dynasty were really different from those of the Chu State.
