Liu Yu frowned: "No, now that I have just left the Beifu Army, I have to recruit the old brothers from the Beifu Army. This is not a good approach. What will others think of me?"
Liu Daogui said with a smile: "Brother, don't get me wrong. What I mean is to establish your own power. I don't mean to ask your old brothers who have been with you through life and death to come directly to you now. When I say win over, I mean to win over people like Kong Jing." If you let everyone see that following your eldest brother will give you the chance of meritorious service and promotion, then naturally some people will take the initiative to defect to you in the future."
Liu Yu's expression softened slightly: "But this merit is not easy to achieve. Guarding the granary or pacifying the remnant bandits will not achieve any great achievements. Even Kong Jing himself does not expect this promotion unless he fights a big battle and eliminates a large number of remnant bandits. OK."
Liu Daogui looked around, then stepped forward and whispered: "Brother, there is someone who can bring down the remaining bandits. He has already come to our door. It depends on whether you want it or not!"
Liu Yu's expression changed: "What great achievement? Tell me in detail!"
Liu Daogui said seriously: "Brother, do you still remember the Wuxing local tycoon Shen Mufu?"
Liu Yu frowned: "Why don't you remember? The Shen family can be regarded as a big indigenous family in Jiangnan. Shen Mufu and his five sons are all famous for their bravery. In the battle of Luoyang, he also followed Lu Xun of Tianshi Dao He has helped us, and he has dealt with us. But this time, he was so obsessed that he actually collaborated with Tianshi Tao to cause trouble, and finally ended up defeated and dead. It is sad, but his five sons..."
At this point, Liu Yu's heart moved: "Are the great achievements you are talking about the five sons of the Shen family?"
Liu Daogui said with a smile: "Eldest brother really knows the answer. Yes, Shen Mufu died in the battle, but he asked his five sons to take his grandfather Shen Jing and his four brothers to break out. The five sons of the Shen family originally wanted to succeed their grandfather. He and his four uncles went to the mountains to seek refuge. However, Officer Shen, who was over seventy years old, did not want to endure hardship. Instigated by his fellow villager Shen Yu, he went to find relatives and friends of the Shen family elsewhere. As a result, it was Shen Yu who secretly reported Shen to Xie Yan. The whereabouts of the policeman and his son, so Policeman Shen and his four sons fell into the hands of Xie Yan as soon as they escaped from the Beifu Army and were beheaded in public. The five sons of the Shen family were desperate. The eldest brother Shen Yuanzi and the second brother Shen Yunzi were once in Luoyang back then. He was on the same team as me during the battle, and we have some old friendship. He came to me secretly the night before yesterday and begged me for help."
Liu Yu's brows furrowed again: "Third brother, you are confused. The Shen family is a repeat offender of the imperial court. Apart from the three brothers of Tianshi Dao, Shen Mufu has the highest official position and the most evil deeds. If nothing else, it is you Xu Xianzhi. Brother Xu, his father Xu Zuozhi, the commander of Shangyu, was beheaded by Shen Yunzi, who was the county magistrate at the time, and his flesh and blood were even eaten. If you come into contact with these people, once the outside world finds out, I am afraid that your military uniform will never be seen again. You can’t wear it anymore, let alone how you will face your Brother Xu in the future!”
Liu Daogui sighed: "The Shen family also suffered a lot from the Celestial Master. Their family was originally a wealthy family in Wu, so they did not have to be involved in this rebellion. However, Sima Yuanxian ordered to recruit troops in Wu, and the Wang family and the Xie family were rich. , relying on their own power as local officials, they used all the conscription quotas on these local villagers in Wudi. They wanted to take the opportunity to seize the industry and population of these local tycoons in Wudi. They had no choice but to If those who can rely on the Celestial Master's Way to retaliate really have the intention to rebel, why didn't they rebel when the imperial court executed Sun Tai and others last year."
Liu Yu nodded: "Forcing the local tycoons of Wu to rebel was indeed a vicious plan of the mafia, and it was also an important part of the civil war in Changdao. However, they were trapped in a cocoon. They did not expect that the former Qinglong Xi Chao would in turn allow the three masters of Tianshi Dao to have their way. With enough strength to fight against the mafia, and the help of these local tycoons in Wu, the trouble reached such a point. However, the mafia responded quickly and sent two powerful armies, the Suwei Army and the Beifu Army, to quell the rebellion. Tianshi The three guys on the road left these Wu rich people behind to die, but they ran away. The tragedy of the Shen family is almost the same as what happened to the Xu family, Zhang family, Lu family, Qiu family and other Wu families. Not worthy of sympathy.”
Liu Daogui nodded: "Having said that, my eldest brother has always wanted to make an end of the land. Doesn't he also want to take back the land of the high-ranking families in Wu to the country? This Tianshi Dao rebellion is, on the surface, a military issue. In fact, it is still inseparable from a human heart and a land. If we really kill all the natives of Wu, then the three Wu lands will completely fall into the hands of the major high-sect families. We will not think about the land in the future. , but it is even more difficult. Moreover, the people of Wu are not towards the imperial court. If these indigenous families are killed and not even given a chance to surrender, then the people here will only further fall towards the Heavenly Master. Dao, become a constant source of manpower for the demon thieves. If you want to pacify them, I don’t know how much time it will take and how much blood will be shed!”
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "So, you mean to ask me to accept the surrender of the five sons of the Shen family? I don't have this power now. Now I can only take up to five hundred people to guard the grain depot in Wuzhuang. If I want to accept their surrender , to pardon these people, at least they must be at the level of Yuan Song, the internal historian of Wu, or Xie Yan, the internal historian of Kuaiji."
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "Yuan Neishi has always been kind to others. He is now the domestic history of Wu, but the land of Wuxing has become an empty city. All the people are fleeing in the mountains and do not dare to come out. It is because they were attacked by our Beifu army a while ago. The robbery was too fierce and the disaster was too tragic. Now Xie Yan's Suwei army was stationed in Kuaiji area, and the Beifu army was marching north to return home. The land of Wuxing was almost empty. How could they search for the refugees in the mountains? If they are pushed too hard, it is very possible for them to counterattack the prefectures and counties under the leadership of fugitive tycoons like the five sons of the Shen family. Brother, you said that the most important thing now is to calm people's hearts and resume production, then pardon Aren’t the five sons of the Shen family just trying to control people’s hearts?”
Liu Yu sighed: "Third brother, if it had been anyone else, the pardon would have been a pardon, but the Shen family is different. Their hands are stained with the blood of your brother Xu's family. If you pardon him, you have betrayed him." Brother Xu, is it really worth it?"
Liu Daogui sighed: "To be honest with you, brother, this is the most difficult thing in this matter, but I think you can meet Shen Yuanzi first and see his attitude before deciding how to deal with the Shen family. Of course. , in the end, no matter how you decide, you must hand them over to Brother Xu. The truth is clear, whether to kill or release, respect his decision. In this way, people's hearts can be restored, and they will not let down their friends, how about it? "
Liu Yu nodded vigorously: "Very good, I'll do as you say!"
