Sun En's eyes were shining with excitement: "If we take action now, even the wealthy people in Wu will support it. Look at Shen Mufu and the others. If not for the fact that even the Shen family would be drafted into the army, Do you think they will be so active this time and take the initiative to contact the tycoons from various small and medium-sized estates in Wudi to respond to us?"
Lu Xun chuckled: "The tenant farmers are here for revenge, and they are here to protect their family business, huh, but now they can be used by the cult. Brother, when will we march to Kuaiji? This time that person replaced Chief Xie as Kuaiji Nei Shi probably wants to destroy us."
A terrifying look flashed across Sun En's face: "It's time to finally make a break with our good master!"
Kuaiji County Government Office, Shanyin County.
The land of Sanwu is a very special area of the Jin Dynasty. It is basically the private land of the founding northern families who migrated south. It is nominally ruled by Yangzhou, but in fact it is autonomous for each county. The so-called leading the governor of Yangzhou generally means It's just a false title. Those who actually control this area are the aristocratic families from all over the country. Since no county guard has the ability to control these intertwined and interconnected noble families, there has been no county guard since the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Instead, the chief executive of each county was replaced by the position of internal history, especially in Kuaiji County and Wu County. The position of internal history in the county was basically filled by the children of the most powerful noble families until Gao Gao. Before Su, a warrior from a humble family, took up the post of Wu's domestic historian, the Jin Dynasty had not even allowed the internal history of each county to be transferred to others for nearly a hundred years.
The atmosphere above the main hall of Kuaiji County Governor is now very solemn. A middle-aged man in his forties with a fair face and slight beard is none other than Chief Xie, the current Internal Secretary. He is dressed in casual clothes and is sitting behind the major case. The great seal of the internal history was placed on the big case in front of him. In front of him, stood an extraordinary-looking old man in sixties wearing casual clothes and a Confucian robe. He had a beautiful long white beard that reached to his chest, as if he was an immortal. , and beside him stood a beautiful middle-aged woman, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, just like Guanyin. If we could go back thirty years ago, she must be a talented and beautiful couple, and I am afraid that even the gods in the sky would envy her.
These two people are none other than the married couple of the top aristocratic families, Wang Ningzhi of the Wang family of Langya, and Xie Daoyun of the Xie family of Chenjun. The high-ranking official sitting behind the big case is the current internal history of Kuaiji, also Chen The son of the Xie family in the county, the youngest son of Xie Shi, the younger brother of Xie An, and the youngest son of Chief Xie. (This character for chief is Zuo Che Right Chief. It’s not in the character library, so I’ll use the word chief instead. Sorry)
Chief Xie looked at Wang Ningzhi and his wife with a sad look on his face, and sighed: "The family and the country are unfortunate, and the demons and thieves are causing chaos. At this time, as a guard, I should not leave. Sister, can you please advise my brother-in-law? To the court, please don’t let me leave just yet, we can stay and fight against the thieves side by side! I don’t need fame and fortune this time, I just want to fight for the country’s thieves!”
Xie Daoyun looked serious and shook his head: "Qingyan (the name of Chief Xie), letting you leave this time is not only a normal handover, but also requires you to quickly request reinforcements from the court. Wang Gong's rebellion has just been put down, and Jingzhou soldiers and horses They are also watching with eager eyes. Although Liu Laozhi has taken control of the Beifu Army, he has now taken refuge with Sima Daozi. I am afraid that there will not be much left in the past friendship with our Xie family. None of these people can be counted on. As for Sima Daozi, he was not with us back then. My husband has always been an enemy, and the hatred is as deep as the sea. At this time, he is eager to see our Xie family suffer. This time, their father and son proposed to recruit the tenant farmers of Wudi to serve as slaves. This gave the demon thieves an opportunity to take advantage of. Inciting a large number of people to rebel, whether intentionally or unintentionally, our Xie family has suffered miserably at the hands of Sima Daozi! Now we have to protect our homeland, industry, and people, no one can count on it, only Yuandu (Xie Yan) can It’s our only support!”
Chief Xie gritted his teeth: "Sister, I understand, you want me to go back, ask the court for help, and let Yuandu send troops, right? But even if the court agrees, with the current arrogance of the demon thief, is it too late?"
Wang Ningzhi said calmly: "Qingyan, you are also a descendant of the Xie family. Your late father also led the army for many years. During the Battle of Feishui, he led the right army and won a great victory. I remember that you joined the army with your father at that time. It is not that you don't know how to fight. Later, when you were in charge of internal history, you designed a trap to kill Sun Tai and his son, and made great contributions to the country. This time you returned to the capital and were appointed as the governor of the five states. This was a reward for your last contribution. You should obey the orders of the imperial court. "
Chief Xie sighed: "In normal times, I would have handed over to my brother-in-law and left without saying a word. But now the situation is critical. Since the demon thief landed three days ago, rebels from all over the country have suddenly sprung up. Wujun Lu Gui, Wuxing Qiu Wang, Yi Xing Xu Yunzhi, Linhai Zhouzhou, Yongjia Zhang Yong, Shangyu Shen Mufu all rebelled, attracting demon thieves lurking in various places, as well as Tianshi Tao disciples lurking among the officials and troops of the prefectures and counties. They started a rebellion at the same time, and almost overnight, they killed all the county guards, internal officials, and generals in charge of the army."
"Xie Miao, the prefect of Wuxing, Xie Yi, the prefect of Yongjia, Gu Yin, the Duke of Jiaxing, Xie Minghui, the Duke of Nankang, Xie Chong, the Huangmen Lang, Zhang Kun, Lang Kongdao of Zhongshu, Prince Xianma Kongfu, Wucheng Lingxia Houyin and other high-ranking families. They all suffered at their hands! Huan Qian, the governor of Wu Kingdom, Wei Yan, the prefect of Yixing, and Wang Chong, the prefect of Linhai, also abandoned the city and fled."
"Now, except for Yeshanyin in Kuaiji County, all the eight counties in Wu are almost completely in the hands of demon thieves. Their tribesmen number more than 200,000, dragging their families and families with them, and they are so powerful! They are heading here. Sister, brother-in-law, Now is not the time to show off. You, you can either let me stay and fight the enemy together. After all, I have served here for many years and am familiar with the situation here. Or you can leave with me. It is still too late to leave before the demon thieves attack the city. !”
Wang Ningzhi sneered and said: "The surname is Lu, the surname is Qiu, the surname is Xu, the surname is Zhou, the surname is Zhang, the surname is Shen! Well, these wealthy families of Wu who have been here since the Soochow period finally rebelled collectively. ! Finally, I have to avenge the deep hatred of my northern family who took away their rich manor in Wudi and their slaves when the Jin Dynasty was first established in the south! Qingyan, haven’t you seen clearly? The demon thieves of Tianshi Dao are just A big banner can really mobilize these hundreds of thousands of people for them, and it is these local tycoons from Wu who have always been deferential to us!"
Xie Daoyun nodded: "Yes, but these local tycoons in Wu obviously also relied on Tianshi Dao's ability to confuse people and organize connections. Otherwise, they would have been divided into pieces by our northern family a hundred years ago and defeated one by one. How could a moral character that is constantly fighting among itself start this chaos?!"
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