Liu Yu frowned: "What do you mean, you use military rations instead of the usual warehouse grains to sell for relief? Didn't Yin Zhongkan usually separate these two kinds of grains?
Tao Yuanming shook his head: "The situation in Jingzhou is special and different from other places. When the Huan clan was separatist, in order to weaken the power of local officials and prevent them from paying taxes to the court, they sent troops to levy taxes. The grain and grass of the army are also managed in a militarized manner and placed in the army's granary. Therefore, the grain in the granary is military ration.
When Yin Zhongkan arrived in Jingzhou, he did not have much power. It turned out that Huan's old tribe mostly followed Huan Xuan with these warehouses and soldiers. Yin Zhongkan only had some local soldiers who were not attached to the cabinet. horses, plus the three to four thousand troops allocated to him by the court when he came from Jiankang. After he arrived in Jingzhou, in order to expand his power, he used the tax revenue from those two years to join forces with Wang Gong to attack Wang Guobao. In the name of Sima Daozi, a lot of troops were expanded. The result was...
Liu Yu took over the conversation: "The result is that there seems to be a large army, but food and grass are a big problem. There is no reserve, and it depends entirely on the newly levied taxes that year. And many people would rather hand over these taxes to Huan Xuan. Don't leave it to him, right?
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Exactly, that's why Yin Zhongkan was named the governor of Jingzhou, but in Huanxuan and Yang Quanqi, compared to each other, they were the weakest. They had more soldiers and less food, and they were unfriendly. Once they encountered an unexpected situation, they were the weakest. ***If this happens, big problems will arise.
"This emergency situation is the flood?" Liu Yu said solemnly: "
Tao Yuanming said calmly, "At that time, there were frequent wars and constant natural disasters. Even without the floods, the long years of war and constant conscription would have crushed him sooner or later. If Yin Zhongkan was really smart, he should have stopped his troops." He retired from martial arts and cultivated virtue in order to win the hearts of Jingzhou people. But he did the opposite. In troubled times, he still used his troops to redeem his troops and recruited a large number of men to join the army. In this way, he could receive less food and floods would only It's just an inducement. The fundamental reason for his lack of food is man-made disaster. In order to maintain a huge army, he recruited too many men, which resulted in too few people cultivating the land and no food storage!"
"So the people who were affected by the disaster will be very angry once they have no food. They think that they are usually recruited to join the army or serve in the army and neglect their farming. If they encounter a disaster, they will definitely ask the government or the court for help. Food, this is a matter of course. Yin Zhongkan usually raises troops and stores food. At this time, even if I don't persuade him to open a warehouse, he can only open a warehouse to stock up on food. Otherwise, even if Huan Xuan doesn't come over, he will There will also be a mutiny here first.
Liu Yu nodded: "Then what role did you play in this process?
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "I told Yin Zhongkan that I would go to Tao's people and the tribes hidden in the mountains to raise food for him. I would definitely give him 500,000 shi of army food. He thought he had it. With this food and grass, we could fight, so we gave up our plan to flee north to Yang Quanqi, and even lied to Yang Quanqi that he had food and grass here, and asked Yang Quanqi to lead his elite troops to come quickly, so that they would have food to eat, and they could join forces. Here, we will destroy Huan Xuan together.
Liu Yu laughed and said, "It's true that you are there. No wonder Yang Quanqi came thousands of miles with eight thousand Yongzhou elite soldiers. After arriving, he could only drink porridge water, which was still the kind of porridge water with only a few grains of porridge. Poor Yang Quanqi, a generation of fierce generals, like this You have been tricked by the bidders for a long time, and you are still the culprit.
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "If I don't say this, how can I get away? This is just my self-protection strategy. It's a matter of Jingzhou. To be honest, I have been sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight. Yin Zhongkan's subordinates also have Luo Qisheng and so on. Liao, who had been an admirer for many years, didn't really listen to my opinions. To him, I was just a sign of a celebrity, showing that he was close to Jingzhou scholars. In the end, it was still their greed and greed that ruined Yin Zhongkan and Yang Quanqi. Arrogant. As the governor of a state, he actually puts his hopes for food and grass on some mountain tribes. Isn't it sad? He usually doesn't show kindness to these mountain tribes, but in times of crisis, he wants others to provide food and grass. Why?
Liu Yu nodded: "So, you also deceived those few guard tokens from Yin Zhongkan when he finally fled and was defeated and captured?"
Tao Yuanming nodded: "Yes, originally I didn't think about the mafia, but when he was taken back, I happened to behead him, and Huan Xuan didn't want to
I wanted to be accused of killing Yin Zhongkan, a famous person in the world and the governor of Jingzhou. I wanted to get rid of this dirty work in the mountains and fields, and then falsely accused him of being killed by rebel soldiers. This gave me the opportunity. Yin Zhongkan He thought I was a member of the cabinet and could intercede for him and let him live, so he gave me the whereabouts of the guard token. After I got this information, I sent him on his way. It turned out later that this guy was really a nerd. , this matter really didn’t lie to me.
Liu Yu breathed a long sigh of relief: "If Yin Zhongkan had been more careful, these mafia guard tokens would have been completely lost.
Tao Yuanming shook his head: "The token is actually nothing. If you lose it, you can make it again. Wang Po took me to the former headquarters of the Mafia. That is the key. In fact, at this time, the Mafia Qiankun has nothing. All the military supplies he had stored up over the years had been destroyed in the civil war. If Yin Zhongkan still had weapons and food, how could he end up in this state? He had nothing, what else could he leave to me?"
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "But you actually used these things to seduce Liu Yi? What kind of peace of mind do you have!
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "Liu Yi was friends with me before. He liked to be arty and make friends with scholars. At that time, I was on good terms with Wang Po. He wanted to have a relationship with Wang Po, so he started with me. After a while, we It was familiar. I knew that he also had a heart unwilling to be lonely and ambitious. So, after I obtained the mafia's guard token, I took the risk to meet with him. Because even though you were not in a high position at that time, It seems that Huan Xuan is more likely to become the emperor who usurps the throne. For reasons and reasons, I should find an underground organization that can secretly control him. This is the Black Hand Qiankun.
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "Then why didn't you come to me? If you want to oppose Huan Xuan, I should be the most powerful one. And why didn't Xi Le come to me even though he was looking for Fatty?
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "As for your grievances with Mafia Qiankun, no one can come to you. If I had approached you to join the mafia, you would probably have tied me up to collect the reward.
