Chapter 0222 - Can't Leave (Fifth Update)
Li Yi didn't know that there were still many people in Luoyang, the capital division, who were eager to skin them, eat their flesh and drink their blood, he had just slept well, stretched comfortably, and walked out of the big tent.
Liaodong's operation to capture the people who plotted to assassinate him is in full swing.
Under the repeated urging of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Li Yi had already sent several times to escort Qian Cai to Beijing. Now his focus is on digging out the black hands behind these people.
Emperor Han Ling's little old man's approach in Luoyang disappointed him. Although the little old man arrested a large number of people involved in the conspiracy in Luoyang and the Kanto region with lightning speed according to his idea, and successfully recovered tens of billions of stolen money and goods, the little old man of Emperor Han Ling did not bring those corrupt officials to justice, but after a little punishment, he made them pay money to atone for their crimes.
A huge action ended hastily in Luoyang.
Li Yi also knew that the little old man of Emperor Han Ling had his difficulties. In Luoyang, all kinds of forces are intertwined and entangled, he just wants to ask clearly, but he doesn't have the ability. All the people hid from him and deceived him for their own benefit.
Now, the Beisi Prison in the Tingwei Mansion has become a meeting place for officials. Everyone was eating, drinking, and having fun in the prison, and the place was fresh and exciting.
The little old man of Emperor Ling of Han complained to him in his edict, saying that he had been deceived by the villain in the court. Now everyone is in the court, and they don't do anything, so they bargain around themselves and make their heads dizzy. Sometimes they don't hesitate to spend 30,000 yuan to argue with themselves in order to pay 10,000 yuan less. He felt that he must have calculated and suffered for these people. So he instructed Li Yi to dig out a few big guys behind this gang of Liaodong rebels, so that he could make a little more money and make up for the losses.
Seeing that winter is coming, the generals of the Youzhou Army are anxious to go home, so everyone is in a hurry, and their hands and feet are getting heavier and heavier. Several have been killed recently. Some ministers complained in front of the Son of Heaven and impeached Li Yi for abusing a heavy sentence. The Son of Heaven was a little unhappy when he heard this. If he kills one, he loses a ransom. So he hurriedly sent a message to Li Yi, warning him not to beat people to death again, and in addition, the speed of interrogation should be faster. He was afraid that after a long time, the bureaucrats in the court would come up with some tricks to deal with him, so that his losses would become bigger and bigger.
For this money-greedy emperor, Li Yi was also completely speechless. In the previous life, information was developed. He had heard of and even seen too many corrupt officials, but to the extent that he was greedy for money to the extent of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, Li Yi dared to swear that this was definitely the first.
"Lord, do you want to ride the white dragon horse for a walk?" Tai Shici, the new deputy commander of the personal guard battalion, saw Li Yi come out and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
"Nope." Li Yi smiled, "I'll walk around casually." ”
"Okay." Tai Shici turned around and whistled at the side tent, and suddenly dozens of pro-soldiers rushed out of it.
"Ziyi, what are you doing?" Li Yi asked in surprise, "I'll just walk around here." You don't have to be so nervous. ”
"Several military advisors and generals have repeatedly instructed that in the big camp, at least fifty people should protect you and leave the big camp. Take at least three hundred people. Tai Shi Ci smiled, "There are more people who want to kill you now, so it's better to be careful." ”
Li Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly, and took the lead.
"My lord. When should we go back to Quanzhou? Is it okay this month? It's going to snow in two months. Tai Shi Ci asked after him.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty 1,800 years ago, the winter in Liaodong was not as early as in later generations, and it generally did not snow until the end of December. This is also why it is recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty. The reason why the Xianbei people often go south to plunder in November or December every year is because this is the period before the heavy snow is about to fall, and they have to go south to grab grain for the winter.
You must know that the calendar used by the Han Dynasty is not the solar calendar of later generations, but the lunisolar calendar of later generations, that is, the lunar calendar. The end of December is equivalent to February in the solar calendar. In the modern era where Li Yi once lived, it generally began to snow in November of the solar calendar, that is, in September or October of the lunar calendar.
Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that it is still in a relatively warm and humid period, and when the Xiaoice River comes in another decade or two, I am afraid that the climate will change greatly.
Li Yi looked at Tai Shici and said with a smile: "Ziyi, why are you in such a hurry to go back to Quanzhou?" You're not from there. Those of us who have settled down are not in a hurry. ”
Tai Shi Ci smiled embarrassedly and said, "I just heard from Zilong and Yide that Quanzhou is so beautiful, so I want to go and see if it's true." ”
"I see! Don't worry, you won't be disappointed when you do. Li Yi laughed.
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Time has quickly entered October of the second year of Zhongping in the Han Kingdom, and the autumn mood in Liaodong is already very strong, and you can even clearly perceive the faint winter breath.
Outside Xiangping City, in the big tent of the Youzhou Army, Li Yi, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Xu Maogong, Jia Xu and other generals and strategists were discussing the withdrawal of the army back to Quanzhou.
"This time in Liaodong, we were lucky, not only won the battle, reached the pacification of Liaodong, brought the entire Youzhou under the rule, but also made a lot of money. In the future, when we return to Quanzhou, as long as there is no accident, our Youzhou Iron Cavalry can last for a few years. Xun Yu smiled.
Although Liaodong is a remote place, in the eyes of many Central Plains people, it is even a wilderness, but the wealth here is beyond people's expectations.
This time, Zhonghaoqiang joined forces with several major lords in Beijing and several eunuchs in the palace to conspire to kill Li Yi, and was finally countered by Li Yi, and more than 70 Haoqiang in Liaodong were uprooted, and dozens of ordinary families were also involved. The money obtained from confiscating these families was so rich that Li Yi was shocked. Because this number adds up, it reaches a huge 25 billion! Even more than Li Yi captured last year by exterminating the Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou and Jizhou.
Of course, in order to get the acquiescence and even cooperation of Emperor Han Ling, Li Yi paid a price that was not insignificant, and he transported five billion dollars to Beijing and gave it to Emperor Han Ling.
But despite this, Li Yi still got a full 20 billion money in his hands. This is enough for the expenses of 100,000 Youzhou troops for several years.
Li Yi couldn't help but sigh, sure enough, it was the fastest time to make money by raiding the house and destroying the door!
The rest of the people were also full of emotion in their hearts.
At this moment, the curtain was lifted, and the scout camp leader Xiao Yan rushed in.
Li Yi smiled and raised his hand to greet: "Zigan, did you hear the news that we were going back to the division outside the camp?" I mean, your ears are too smart, aren't they? ”
Xiao Yan cried with a sad face and said loudly: "Lord, I'm afraid we won't be able to go back." ”
"Why?" Xu Maogong hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"Gongsun Han is reversed."
Everyone was stunned.
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Previously, after Li Yi accepted the submission of Gongsun Han and Gongsun Zhang on behalf of the Son of Heaven with Jieyue, he still passed the news to Jingshi.
After Liu Hong, Emperor of Han Ling, saw the news, he thought that the rebels in Liaodong had completely surrendered and the counterinsurgency in Liaodong was over, so he immediately devoted all his energy to the matter of looting money, and never paid attention to this matter again. He indulged in the Wanjin Hall in the West Garden all day long, and did not ask about state affairs at all. It wasn't until the general He Jin asked him to approve the amnesty decree that he remembered that there was such a thing as the Liaodong rebels. So he asked how the affairs of the Liaodong rebels were handled.
Zhao Zhong, the regular attendant, immediately slandered Gongsun Han and Gongsun Zhang, and refuted their conditions to the fullest.
In the end, Zhao Zhong said: "If Your Majesty agrees to the request of the traitor, you will follow the performance of the former general, and make Gongsun Zhang the captain of Liaodong's vassal state, and Gongsun Han as the captain of Wuhuan Guard." ”
"In this way, everyone in the world knows that Your Majesty is benevolent and kind, and weak and can be bullied. In the future, if you want to be an official, you don't need to study the scriptures, you can rebel first. If you rebel, you can take the opportunity to reach out to Your Majesty for officials and money. With this wind, our Han Kingdom will definitely be rebellious and thieves, and the country will immediately fall into danger. ”
"Your Majesty, this condition must not be agreed. Former general Li Yi misled the country so much, he should be arrested and questioned. The old minister even wondered if he was in collusion with these rebels, and wanted to harm my Han Sheji. ”
The general He Jin also added fuel and vinegar to say a few words.
What kind of person is Liu Hong, Emperor of Han Ling, when he heard this, he immediately felt that it made sense. The dignified Han Celestial Empire, if you succumb to the obscenity of a few traitors, let a few traitors run rampant and show off their might, then what face will exist?
"So what do you say about it?" Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, said, "As for the former general Li Yi, he is young, he does not do much, and he is confused, so I will talk about him when I turn around." He is still loyal to the Great Han Kingdom and to me, so don't talk nonsense. ”
Hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, the general He Jin, the general Zhao Zhong, the lieutenant Zhang Yan, and several ministers around him knew that the Son of Heaven was willing to protect Li Yi, and they didn't dare to say anything slanderous.
Tai Lieutenant Zhang Yan took the opportunity to put forward a series of harsh demands.
The Son of Heaven was tired of hearing this, waved his hand and said, "Immediately set a deadline for the traitor." If you don't surrender again, you will be killed, and you will be connected to the nine clans. ”
The general He Jin hurriedly asked, "...... this amnesty?"
"No forgiveness." The Son of Heaven said, "I am not a weak and deceitful person, let them see my thunderous methods." ”
So, He Jin and the others drafted a holy decree together, which was directly transmitted to Gongsun Han's hands, ordering him to surrender unconditionally immediately, otherwise he would be dead.
As everyone knows, in order to temporarily appease Gongsun Han and Gongsun Zhang, he first dealt with Gongsun Zhao and Yang Zhong, who conspired to assassinate him, and Li Yi did not take over the army under Gongsun Han.
After all, in his opinion, he now has 80,000 troops in Liaodong, and 70,000 reserve troops that can fight at any time.
As a result, Li Yi received the news that Gongsun Han, Gongsun Zhang and others rebelled again. (To be continued.) )
PS: It's the fifth watch, Xue Lian continues to code words, everyone's support has to keep up!