Therefore, Li Hao was more concerned about counterinsurgency and wanted to push forward the matter as soon as possible.
However, the rebellions in various places were caused by people who were dissatisfied with the Tiandu Order and deliberately indulged in it. Naturally, they did not want the matter to be quickly extinguished.
For a while, people with opposite opinions started arguing in the Xuande Hall. Of course, even those opponents did not dare to waver on whether to suppress the bandits, and they only dared to hold on to the specific regulations.
Under such circumstances, the capital's troops were not dispatched immediately. They only re-established the canceled post of county captain in the four prefectures of Qing, Xu, You, and Ji where the rebellion was most intense, with full-time responsibility for quelling the rebellion. This rebellion.
In addition, Liyang Camp was also mobilized by Emperor Wen to assist various places in suppressing rebellions. The first target was the Jizhou rebels.
After all, Liyang Camp was originally stationed in Jizhou, so it was natural to deal with the bandits in Jizhou nearby.
At this point, at least the rebellion in Jizhou should be suppressed. After all, the elites of Liyang Camp are no worse than the 5th Battalion of the Northern Army, and it is a piece of cake to fight against the rebels.
But the problem is that these rebellious guys did not intend to occupy the mountain and become kings. They just wanted to disrupt the world and force Emperor Wen to withdraw the order to save the land.
Therefore, every time these people conquered a place, they did not stay long and kept wandering around. When local powerful people reported the news, Liyang camp was unable to capture anyone for a while. No matter how elite the soldiers and horses were, they had nothing to do. place.
Emperor Wen could naturally guess the inside story, so his anger became even more intense.
Dang even brought Wu Han back, who was about to retreat to the second line, and decided to let him lead the troops to put down the rebellion.
This frightened the officials who secretly supported the rebellion. After all, Wu Han massacred the city and had a reputation for murder. If he was asked to lead the troops to put down the rebellion, he would probably kill more people than the rebels. many.
The four states of Qing, Xu, You, and Ji are where the family foundation of this group of people lies. They just want to force Emperor Wen to cancel the land transfer order, but they don't want to bleed their own families.
For a time, people were agitated, and they all said that if General Wu was allowed to go to quell the chaos, the innocent people involved might be hurt!
After hearing this, the emperor immediately said: "Then you might as well tell me what to do if you don't let him go."
After hearing this, officials who opposed Du Tian came out and said: "Your Majesty, these rebels now gather to attack and kill local officials, and when dispersed, they hide in the mountains, forests and grasslands. When the officers and soldiers go to encircle and suppress them, they hide, and when the government withdraws their troops, they come out to fight against the rebellion. .
There has been a commotion everywhere in the world, and the people are in dire straits! I sincerely request your Majesty to take back your order and take care of Tianyi's affairs slowly! "
Upon hearing this, Cui You said directly: "You are exaggerating. Now the rebels are only making trouble in the four states of Qing, Xu, You, and Ji. There is no movement in other places."
After speaking, someone asked in cooperation: "Oh, then why are these four states the most intense?"
Cui You then explained: "Because these four states are all backed by mountains and seas, and benefit from the sea trade of fish and salt, the local wealthy families are rich and powerful, and they are also far away from the center of the imperial court.
Other places that meet this condition, such as Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, although there are vast rivers, seas and lakes, are still in their infancy, and there are only a few prestigious wealthy families, so naturally there can be no trouble. "
The topic was directly extended to the wealthy families in his words, but the people who can stand in the court are all old foxes, so naturally they will not accept the move.
Dang Ji changed the topic: "The four states of Qing, Xu, You, and Ji are vast in territory, have huge populations, and are important tax towns. The current chaos has shocked the world. Please think twice, Your Majesty!"
Then Ji Zun stood up and scolded: "Think twice, do you still want His Majesty to change his orders and withdraw them because he is afraid of the powerful families in these four states?
If this is the case, then where is the majesty of the imperial court? If someone is dissatisfied with the imperial decree in the future, they can gather a crowd to rebel and force the imperial court to retreat. "
This immediately silenced the speaker's defensive words, but there were so many people in the alliance over there, so he changed someone else and directly pointed the finger at Jing Fan's group of heroes, trying to drag them down and bring them to justice. Emperor Wen increased the pressure.
"Master Ji, don't say it so high-sounding! As far as I know
It is known that Jinglan County, which is full of meritorious deeds, has done more to hide its land and population than other places.
The people of the world will be dissatisfied if they protect all the heroes but demand harsh things from other states and counties! "
As soon as he said this, many important officials in the court, including Cui You, looked at him angrily, and Li Hao couldn't help but give him a thumbs up from behind. As expected, he is a troublemaker who is not afraid of big trouble.
But to a certain extent, the official was right. Jingfan County's land transfer order was indeed not implemented thoroughly.
After all, the heroes of Jingfan occupy most of the high positions in the central government and are very powerful. How dare those local officials offend them.
For a moment, the Xuande Hall was silent, and Cui You couldn't say anything else. At this time, Emperor Wen spoke.
"I am already aware of this matter. I sent someone to verify it yesterday. If local officials really make any mistakes, they will be severely punished. This should convince the people of the world."
After hearing this, the officials who opposed Du Tian could only sit back angrily; after all, Emperor Wen treated everyone equally, what else could you say.
The hero Jing Fan also looked very ugly. He couldn't help but start to estimate how much blood he would get this time. The more he thought about it, the more distressed he became, so he became even angrier when he saw the officials who opposed Du Tian.
Seeing that the people at the bottom had stopped, Emperor Wen said, "Okay, I came to you today to discuss how to deal with the rebellion. Don't go off topic."
Then he called Huo Buyi's name specifically and asked him to come up and share his specific thoughts.
"Your Majesty, gentlemen, in my humble opinion, this rebellion should be divided into two types.
The first category is that innocent people are exploited by the government, thinking that the imperial court has included their houses and haystacks in the farmland and levied a lot of taxes on them, thus provoking civil uprisings.
These people must be pacified primarily and exterminated supplemented by extermination. Once the matter is explained clearly, they will disperse. If they are still unwilling to abandon their weapons and surrender, it will not be too late to kill them.
The second category involves local wealthy families coercing ignorant people to resist the imperial decree.
For these people, we should use the power of thunder to directly destroy the leaders, so that everyone in the world knows who should listen to them. "
After listening to Huo Buyu's words, the emperor directly came to the conclusion: "I also agree with Zicheng's words, this time we should still use both suppression and appeasement.
If the rebels disperse on their own, I won't care too much. If they continue to be stubborn, once the leader of the rebels is found, the entire clan will move to the north of Bingzhou or the south of Yangzhou.
Firstly, these two states are vast and sparsely populated, so they can make a living. Secondly, they can cut off the connection with their place of origin, and the rebellion will disappear. "
The smoothness of the process was clearly discussed in advance. This meeting was just a formality!
Moreover, as soon as the experts took action, they would know whether there was a problem or not. Emperor Wen had to find a way to deal with it. He was extremely sophisticated and hit the right in the middle of these officials who opposed Dutian.
After all, the reason for the rebellion this time is not for personal honor or disgrace, but for the interests of the family. To find out which family supports the rebellion, just uproot the family from the local area and move it elsewhere. This is called pulling the trigger.
Therefore, when this group of people heard this, they all fell down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, you must not do this! The roots of the family are in the ancestral hall, so it is difficult to leave the homeland.
Those who break the law will only die a few times, but why would the whole clan migrate, lose their belongings, and lose knowledge of customs? This will destroy the family and destroy the family! "
After hearing this, Emperor Wen's face became kind-hearted and he replied: "The Qing family has made serious remarks. The government will also give them land after they move. How can it be called extermination?"
Not only did Emperor Wu of the previous dynasty issue the "Order to Move Maoling", ordering the world's wealthy families to move on schedule, but no wealthy family was wiped out. Don't be alarmist. "
Of course, when Emperor Wen specifically mentioned the "Order to Move Maoling" at this time, he did not say it casually, but to warn these officials who were unwilling to implement the order to transfer their fields. He was already tolerant and asked them not to push their limits.
But in fact, Emperor Wen himself knew that it would be unrealistic to force the Maoling Relocation Order again.
After all, the foundation of his rule was very different from that of the Western Han Dynasty. Although Emperor Wen also envied Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for being able to concentrate the national wealth in the hands of the monarch by virtue of the "Order to Move Maoling" and the "Salt and Iron State-owned Enterprises", he could
Attack the Huns on a large scale and build palaces and gardens on a large scale as they please.
But he also needs to consider reality. Since the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the "Order of Moving Maoling" can no longer operate normally. Until the Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty abolished the "Order of Moving Maoling", the strength of local powerful people has been greatly strengthened. , and the tail will never fall off from then on.
And on his own road to conquering the world, he could only succeed with the support of these wealthy families along the way. Even the foundation on which he started his career was the wealthy families in Jingfan County.
It's okay to just make a land transfer order to make the wealthy families bleed, but to really cut off their escape, I'm afraid these thirteen states will really be in war.
This group of officials who came from wealthy families naturally understood this truth, but they did not dare to gamble and immediately acquiesced in the matter.
No one refuted, so Emperor Wen sealed the coffin and concluded: "In this case, the matter has been settled. From today on, if someone truly repented and confessed, there is no need to move the whole family. If someone refuses to repent, he can live in another place." Think about it."
The imperial government's major political strategy was agreed upon, and then came the specific implementation details. The matter was still in charge of the prince, and the prime minister's camp was set up in Chenliu County, Yanzhou to supervise the war and pensions, and monitor the implementation of the land transfer orders in various places.
However, his main job is still in charge of pacification matters and post-war coordination. As for the specific method of clearing up, Wu Han will lead the troops to execute it.
But what surprised Li Hao was that he was assigned a position inexplicably and was transferred away from the prince to assist Wu Han in collecting the rebels.
Qingzhou was euphemistically called the land of the Yuan clan. Li Hao was more familiar with the situation in Qingzhou, so he put Li Hao in charge of clearing out the rebels in Qingzhou.
Opposite to Li Hao, Yuan Shen was also transferred from the Tingwei Mansion and was assigned to the prince's side to assist the prince in executing the land transfer order.
As for the soldiers and horse guards in the East Palace, they were taken over by Huo Buyi.
After going to court, Li Hao originally planned to go to the prince to ask about the situation, but he was stayed by Emperor Wen.
Therefore, Li Hao could not find anyone to confirm that day, so he had to go back home first and wait to discuss with Yuan Shen.
Yuan Shen asked: "What kind of medicine do you think your Majesty is selling in this gourd? Why did you suddenly be transferred from the East Palace at this time?"
On the way back, Li Hao thought about it all the way, and he vaguely had some ideas, and said: "In this meeting, your Majesty still asked the prince to take charge of the land order, which shows that your majesty's trust in the prince has not diminished.
In this case, Your Majesty will not try to reduce the prince's power, otherwise he will not push you to the prince's side after I leave the East Palace.
So I wondered if it was Huo Buyu who was causing trouble and making His Majesty think that I had too much influence on the Crown Prince, so he wanted to transfer me out of the East Palace. "
After hearing this, Yuan Shen was silent for a while and replied: "This is quite possible. After all, Huo Buyi and His Majesty were singing in harmony today. It was obviously in advance, so it was very convenient for him to mention it in the middle.
But if that's the case, it's not a bad thing. After all, my father and my cousin are each in charge of a state's army, money, and food. Plus, there are Qu's children all over the counties, and you and I hold important positions in the court. There is already a crisis under the flowers.
We don't yet have the ability to compete with the rich heroes, so it's good to take a step back.
Now that my cousin is seeking to resign and join the central government, after this counter-insurgency, you will most likely be assigned a position in Texas County. Then I will stay with the prince for a while, which will reassure others. "
Li Hao replied: "That's fine, but there is no need to hide one's strength and bide one's time. Huo Buyi is a very shrewd person. If you can't hide it in front of him, you will show your cowardice.
And with him pressing down from the front, it doesn't matter if you show your sharpness. Anyway, now that His Majesty has handed over the East Palace Guards to him, he obviously lets him put his main focus on it.
But you need to pay attention, especially during the time when I am away on duty, to observe Huo Bujie's position and see if there are any signs that he is colluding with the third prince. "
Yuan Shen said: "Well, I understand, but I think Huo Buyi will not seek refuge with the third prince again. After all, the prince is a kind man and has great trust in him. As long as the prince ascends the throne, he will
You can see that he is a very human minister.
On the other hand, the third prince, with his observant temperament, even if Huo Buyi helps him ascend to the throne, it may not be smooth sailing. Why should he? "
Li Hao didn't say anything when he heard this. After all, according to common sense, Huo Buyi shouldn't do this.
Especially when Li Hao does not appear, he is in charge of the East Palace staff, tax reports, and seals. As long as the prince ascends the throne, he can turn around and directly govern the country.
But even so, he still chose to help the third prince and pushed the prince down.
Perhaps in his heart, he was partly concerned about the third prince's kindness in saving him, but more probably he was thinking about the stability of the country. From this point of view, he was indeed much more selfless than most people.
At least Li Hao asked himself that he probably couldn't do it. Although he would not be thinking about changing the dynasty, he could gain more initiative for himself by controlling more power. It was better than entrusting his life to the hands of others.
