(From today, the update will be slowly resumed, and on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, I have to cruelly remind you that your holiday is over.) ）

In Yangwu County, northern Beijing, the post-war recuperation has ended. In the past few days, everyone has been in a good mood, especially Guo Mian, the king of Jin, who can't stop smiling. Because of Yangwu's great victory, Guo Chong personally drafted a decree to reward him and praised Guo Mian. The holy decree did not hesitate to praise words, saying that Guo Mian was wise and foolish, and if he didn't make a sound, he would have been a blockbuster. Guo Mian's mood was naturally extremely happy, since he could remember, his father had never praised him so much.

Lin Jue had another feeling about this holy decree. Literally, it is naturally not stingy with praise, but it can also smell some small secrets beyond the literal meaning in the words of the holy decree. For example, praising Guo Mian for his wisdom and foolishness, from another point of view, doesn't it mean that in Guo Chong's mind, Guo Mian is usually a confused and stupid person. said that Guo Mian was already a blockbuster, wouldn't it mean that Guo Mian usually didn't let Guo Chong have anything to be proud of and his eyes shine.

Further inference from this shows what Guo Chong's attitude towards Guo Mian was in Guo Chong's mind before. Sure enough, it is rumored that Guo Chong does not like Guo Mian, and the statement that he likes the second prince Guo Xu is not groundless. Lin Jue got corroboration from the words of this holy decree.

In addition to Guo Mian, everyone who participated in the war also received praise from the imperial court. The Privy Council issued a decree commending those who had made meritorious contributions. Almost all of the hundreds of Praetorian soldiers who survived the Great War were commended. The survivors of the 300 cavalry who followed Lin Jue to raid the enemy camp and block the retreat of the bandits, and finally annihilated them all, were promoted one by one, and the last one was also a gang leader. Everyone is really happy and satisfied.

However, everyone was upset about Lin Jueming, because Lord Lin was not a military officer, and this time he also participated in the counterinsurgency as a staff officer of the army of the little prince Guo Kun, so there was no way to reward the military merits of this battle. There was no mention of the court's commendation order, only Kaifeng Mansion sent a congratulatory document to Lin Jue, saying that Lin Jue had meritorious service in participating in the war, and Kaifeng Mansion had a bright face, hoping that Lin Jue would contribute more and share worries for the court. Other than that, nothing practical at all.

Everyone was upset about Lin Jue, but Lin Jue himself didn't care. He rejected Guo Mian and Guo Kun's offer to ask for credit for himself again. Lin Jue told everyone that he only hoped to do his part to successfully quell the rebellion as soon as possible, and he could go home and reunite with his family as soon as possible. As for whether there is merit or not, there is a public opinion, and the court will not treat itself badly, but there is no need to ask for credit, it seems that he is too ungraceful.

When these words came out, everyone admired Lin Jue even more. But the more humble and humble they were, the more everyone felt that it was unfair to Lord Lin, so in the end, the generals jointly wrote a memo to ask for credit for Lin Jue. Once again, he detailed the process of defending the city, and asked the court to reward Lin Jue. Otherwise, it will appear that the rewards and punishments of the court are unclear. Lin Jue's dissuasion was fruitless, so he went with them.

Three days is not only a time to rest and recuperate, but also to clean up the remnants of the enemy in Bolangsha. In three days, more than 1,000 people were found in the sandy swamp forest of Bolangsha. They were all bandits who had ventured into the sand of Bolang to escape for their lives that night. There are also deserters. Because there is no other way to go, you can only go into the Bolang sand and hide.

Three days later, Guo Kun convened a meeting and announced that the army would officially go to Changheng and other counties in Yucheng to sweep away the remnants of the bandits and recover the five counties occupied by the bandits. This is actually not difficult anymore, after annihilating the nearly 30,000 sect members led by Meng Xiang, there are actually not many sect bandits in these five counties who dare to resist the arrival of the imperial army. In fact, according to the news heard in the past few days, some of the bandits in Changheng and other places in Yucheng had fled overnight after learning that the army led by Meng Xiang had been destroyed, and now the land of the five counties is basically in a vacuum. When the imperial army arrives, it is basically just a formality to recover, and when the time comes, the imperial court sends officials to restore order, and everything can be over.

Lin Jue originally didn't plan to continue to go to the five counties with the army, because he felt that there was no need for this. After the Yangwu War, the situation was decided, and in fact, there was not much combat action behind. Guo Kun is completely able to solve the remaining problems on his own, without having to come up with his own ideas. But Guo Kun still hoped that Lin Jue could continue to go with the army, Guo Kun meant that the recovery of the five counties would be considered the completion of the counterinsurgency. Since Lin Jue followed him, he must always complete his mission from beginning to end. The most important point is that the real final reward will be awarded after the end of the Jingbei counterinsurgency, and if Lin Jue quits halfway, it will be too much of a loss.

Lin Jue felt very funny about Guo Kun's reason, he didn't come for meritorious service, and naturally he didn't get involved in whether he had merit in the future. However, Lin Jue considered another problem he was worried about, thought about it again, and decided to delay for a few more days to see how the situation developed, so he finally agreed to follow the army to regain the lost territory.

On August 13, the army marched out of Yangwu and entered the city. Along the way, he did not encounter any disturbances from the rest of the bandits, so he drove into the county seat of Yucheng. The people of the city crossed the road to welcome the arrival of the officers and soldiers. It can be seen that the people are still extremely disgusted with the rebellion of the Qingjiao, believing in religion is one thing, and rebellion is another. The various behaviors after the Qingjiao uprising also tore off the veil of warmth and affection, causing the people to suffer deeply. Therefore, the common people generally welcomed the arrival of officers and soldiers, and in fact they only hoped for a stable life.

Of course, many of the welcoming crowd were members of the Youth Sect who participated in the evil deeds of the Youth Sect, and after the Youth Sect uprising, they took the opportunity to take advantage of the fire and rob and did a lot of bad things. At this moment, when the imperial army arrived, they clamped their tails and became people. Some people even jumped out and scolded Qingjiao for how pigs and dogs are inferior and how to bewitch the people. As if they had nothing to do with the Qingjiao before, they intended to clean themselves.

But Guo Kun will let them get away with it. The army must not only recover the lost territory, but also regain the hearts of the people and eliminate the poison of the Qingjiao. This was the strategy set by the imperial court before the expedition. When the city is recovered, it is the time to settle accounts after the autumn and settle the poison.

In the afternoon of the same day, Guo Mian personally sat down and set up a place at the entrance of the county government to report and report, encouraging the people to report the hidden Qingjiao followers around them. The army also posted notices clarifying the criteria for the two types of people. The first type of people are victims who have been bewitched by the Qingjiao, but as long as they do not kill people and set fires, they only need to come to register and repent. If they refuse to come to register their repentance, they will be severely punished once they are reported and exposed. The second type of people are naturally those who have harmed the people and have blood on their hands. and the backbone of the former leader of the Qingjiao, an activist. A loyal follower of the stubborn Qingjiao. This type of person must be severely punished.

By midnight the next morning, the clean-up work had begun for a while. What is staggering is that more than 5,000 people came to register their repentance. This is still when a large number of young and strong believers were taken to participate in the attack on Yangwu County and were captured or killed in battle, and a large number of women, children and old people were also followers of the Qingjiao. Some have more than a dozen people in the family. The old man is old and faint, and the young man is young. The children only babble and speak, and they have become the target of brainwashing by Qingjiao. It's shocking.

Lin felt that after learning about this, he couldn't help but feel furious in his heart. Qingjiao is really like a cancer, and men, women, and children are all caught in it. The old man is not enough, but the poison of children is the most terrible. These children have been indoctrinated with cult doctrine from an early age, and if they grow up in time, they will be the most fanatical radicals. When this stubble of children grows up, it will be the greatest scourge. Fortunately, the time left for the Qingjiao was very short, and it did not allow them to continue to poison, and everything was nipped in the bud.

In addition to these ignorant and bewitched ordinary cultists, the common people reported and exposed, and the soldiers and horses searched and captured in the city, and a total of more than 300 former leaders and activists of the Qingjiao were arrested. Of them, there were four servants and twenty-five slaves. These people all have blood on their hands, and they are all loyal believers and diehards of the Qingjiao. Originally, he hoped to get away with the secret and hide it, but the people were exposed, and after the city gate was closed, there was nowhere to escape, and they were all arrested.

The way to deal with them is very simple, one word: kill!

On the county government square, more than 300 bandits knelt in a row on the square, and under the witness of the people of the whole city, they cut down with big knives, and their heads rolled and blood flowed like rivers. More than 300 sect bandits all fell to the ground, paying the price for their arrogance and madness.

This kind of execution of criminals without the approval and review of the imperial court is actually inconsistent with the laws of the Great Zhou, but the imperial court has previously granted the two armies the power to 'act cheaply'. The words 'act cheaply' imply a great deal of self-deprecation. The chaos is restricted, and there is no need to be soft at this time. Mass executions, in public, are a simple, direct and effective way to deter the people. Although many members of the sect have no sin in their hands and have only been deceived by demagoguery, it is difficult to guarantee that the cult ideology is not deeply rooted. This kind of deterrence is much more effective than good words and persuasions.

Lin Jue didn't have any special dissatisfaction with this method. It is possible to use drastic means to purge the poison and deter the cultists, but the choice of timing is too hasty. Lin Jue originally wanted to suggest that Guo Kun should wait until Huaxian County, Weicheng, Dongming, Changheng and other counties have all recovered, and then carry out a unified operation to eliminate poison and execute the bandits, so that the effect will be much better. Otherwise, after such a toss in Yucheng, the bandits in other counties will definitely flee when they get the news, and they will not have any hope of staying at all. These guys have no way out, and they will inevitably flee to Jingxi Road and join the ranks of enemies of the imperial court.

What I am most afraid of is that the people in those county towns will be bewitched by rumors, thinking that the officers and soldiers will kill all the religious people, which will cause all the people in several counties to flee, and will cause turmoil and disasters.

Therefore, Guo Kun's temperament is too anxious and eager to do something, and the choice of timing and the estimation of the consequences have not been carefully considered. Sometimes a lot of things are broken in these seemingly unobstructed details.

But seeing Guo Kun's appearance of doing things in a hurry, with an enthusiastic posture, Lin Jue did not pour cold water on him. The eldest brother is easy to raise his eyebrows and exhale once, so he doesn't want to block him. Even if the bandits heard the news and fled, sooner or later they would be dead. After all, the strength of both sides is there. When Hai Dongqing failed to open the passage to the west of Yangwu County in time, it was only a matter of time before the bandits were destroyed. As for the people who panicked and fled, there was no way. Perhaps the ignorant people should go through this calamity before they can become more cautious and not be led by the nose by anyone. Besides, none of this is likely to happen.