At this time, Zhang He had already fought with Wen Chou for more than 30 rounds, and gradually his marksmanship was scattered, and he was a little lacking. Wen Chou's marksmanship was tight, and he was about to make another killing move, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Yuan Shao falling into a heavy siege, and he couldn't help but panic.

Although Zhang He's martial arts are inferior to him, he is also a top master, and he is not willing to let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he immediately roared and stabbed the iron spear over.

Wen Chou's eyes were quick, he flashed sideways, and with a stretch of his left arm, he actually mixed Zhang He's iron gun under his armpit. Wen Chou was concerned about Yuan Shao's safety, and stabbed at Zhang He with a shot of his right hand like lightning.

The two horses were already close at this time, and if Zhang He wanted to dodge, he had to abandon the iron spear. When he was in a desperate situation, he suddenly heard the sound of "whoosh" breaking through the air, only to see Wen Chou's gun stabbed halfway but stopped.

When Zhang He looked up, he saw a wolf tooth arrow coming out of Wen Chou's chest, and the arrows flashed with a slight cold light, and not far away, Huang Zhong was slowly putting down the longbow in his hand. Zhang Hao was overjoyed in his heart, took advantage of the momentum and pumped hard, had already snatched the iron gun back, stabbed it out with his backhand, and was the throat of the Chinese ugly. Wen Chou's body shook twice, and he dismounted, and the soldiers had already stepped forward and cut off his head.

Seeing that the once invincible Wen Chou had already been decapitated, the soldiers around Yuan Shao abandoned their swords and guns, dismounted and surrendered, and even Feng Ji threw away the sword in his hand and knelt on the ground. Although Yuan Shao had such and such shortcomings, he had always been arrogant, and seeing that the general trend had gone, he couldn't help but sigh at the sky, wanting to draw his sword and kill himself, only then did he realize that his sword had been handed over to his subordinates to be executed in prison.

The surrounding Han soldiers had already swarmed up, dragged Yuan Shao off his horse, pressed him to the ground, and tied him up.

But he said that he escaped from the north gate, looking for Yuan Shao all the way to here, and saw Yuan Shao being captured alive by the Han army, knowing that he was powerless, he put the sword on his neck, and before he could say a few impassioned words, he heard another sound of breaking the air, his arm was numb, and the sword fell to the ground, and it was broken into two, but it was shot by Huang Zhong on the sword body.

The battle lasted until dusk, when the whole Yecheng gradually calmed down, and the people hid in their homes and did not dare to go out, and only columns of Han soldiers walked by on the streets from time to time. In fact, it is not appropriate to say that it is a battle, and most of the time the Han army is searching for the fleeing Yuan soldiers and the civil and military officials under Yuan Shao.

Surrounded by the generals, Liu Xin entered Yecheng, and Xin Bi greeted him from afar, and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has ordered someone to clean up Yuan Shao's general's mansion, please move your majesty to rest." ”

Zhang Fei shouted: "My eldest brother is today, why don't you vacate Liu Biao's palace and go to live in the general's mansion?" ”

Xin Bi said curtly: "General Zhang doesn't know, the most luxurious mansion in Yecheng is Yuan Shao's Great General's Mansion, and that pseudo-palace can't be compared to it in any way. ”

Although they are also emperors supported by others, there is one thing Liu Biao is different from Liu Xie, he is not only a member of the Han family, but also a famous person in the world, and his influence far exceeds that of Liu Xie. Therefore, Yuan Shao's control over Liu Biao is also tighter, which is basically equivalent to putting him under house arrest, not only does he have no real power, but even the space for activities is limited to a small range, so naturally there is no need for a big house.

Of course, Liu Xin understood that Liu Biao was nominally the emperor, but in fact he was just a puppet supported by Yuan Shao, so he couldn't help but nodded, but said: "I didn't go into battle to kill the enemy, so I don't need to rest." George, you are familiar with the situation in the city, so take me to the people's homes first. ”

Xin Bi didn't dare to slack off, pointed to the east, and said: "Your Majesty, please see, the most famous scholar families in Yecheng and even the entire Hebei live on that street. ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Take me to the ordinary people's homes first." ”

Xin Bi was stunned for a moment, turned around and walked to a side alley, and casually pushed open the courtyard door of a house. There was some firewood and grass piled up in the courtyard, a small well in the corner of the courtyard, and a few low and dilapidated huts inside, but there was no one in sight. Simbi said loudly, "What about the family? Hurry out and get out! ”

Liu Xin glared at him dissatisfiedly and said, "Is there anyone here?" Don't be afraid, we are the army of the Han Dynasty and protect our Han people. ”

After a while, there was still no movement in the courtyard. Xu Huang smiled and suddenly said: "It seems that this family has fled, so it is better to give this courtyard to the soldiers to rest temporarily and live for a few days." ”

As soon as his words fell, the pile of firewood and grass suddenly moved, and an old couple walked out of it tremblingly, and said to Liu Xin and the others: "Okay, all military masters, there is really nothing of value at home." ”

Liu Xin walked over to support the two old men, and said with a smile: "Old man, don't be afraid, I just said that we are all soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and we are here to protect our Han people, not to rob property." Why are you two the only ones in the family, and the others? Call them all out, we won't hurt everyone. ”

Seeing that Liu Xin had been kind and pleasant, the old couple's faces softened a little. The old man sighed, shook his head and said, "The military master doesn't know, the little old man has three sons, and the eldest son died in Liyang last year, and he didn't even see his bones. The second son was recruited to Liyang again this year and has not returned yet. The youngest son also went to the city two days ago, and now his life and death are uncertain. Only our old couple is left, and we can't live this day, alas......"

Liu Xin comforted: "Don't worry, although they were their masters in the past, they are also the people of the Han Dynasty, we will not embarrass them, as long as they are not killed on the battlefield, they should be able to come back in a few days." ”

The old couple bowed to Liu Xin and said, "Thank you, Master Jun......"

Xin Bi shouted: "What military master? This is our big man......"

Liu Xin waved his hand, stopped Xin Bi, and said, "Don't be afraid, if you have any difficulties in the future, just go to the local government, even if your two children can't come back, the government will try to take care of your life." ”

The two old men were grateful, but Liu Xin also knew that since ancient times, the people were afraid of officials, and even if they were so difficult that they couldn't survive, they didn't dare to ask the government for help, so they couldn't help but turn around and say: "George, I will appoint you as the Taishou of Wei County now, and Yecheng will be handed over to you to manage." In the near future, I will allocate a batch of supplies to ensure that the people can be fed, clothed, and warm to survive this winter. ”

Wei County is the largest county in Hebei, Yecheng is the seat of Wei County, and it is close to Sili, the location is very important, and now Liu Xin actually handed over this place to Xin Bi to manage, Xin Bi couldn't help but be flattered, and promised to follow Liu Xin's orders.

After leaving this family, Xin Bi led Liu Xin to see several nearby families, and the situation was much the same. Only the elderly, weak, women and children were left in these people's homes, all the young and middle-aged people were evacuated to the front line, the houses were dilapidated, the food at home could not last for a few days, and the savings could not be discussed.

Seeing such a scene, Liu Xin's face was solemn, and he turned his head to the people around him and said, "You now understand why Yuan Shao was defeated so quickly, right?" The people suffered deeply from the war, but Yuan Shao did not know how to sympathize with the people, but blindly used military force, how could he not be defeated? Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. The people are like water, the court is like a boat, water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn a boat, remember, remember! ”

All the generals thought so, and Xin Bi, who had just become the Taishou of Wei County, lowered his head and thought hard about the meaning of Liu Xin's words.

But he saw Liu Xin wave his hand and said, "Everyone has seen the situation of the people, let's go, let's go and see what kind of life those scholars are doing." ”

Each city has its own unique layout, and people from different walks of life tend to live in different areas. Most of the scholars in Yecheng are concentrated in the Dongcheng area, including Xin Bi himself, Yuan Shao's civil and military forces and many wealthy families live here, as far as the eye can see, all of them are high-ranking families, and the streets are wider than other places. However, the entire Dongcheng is now completely controlled by the Han army, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, but the Han army has not broken into the homes of these big families.

Xin Bi pointed to a big mansion on the side of the road and said, "Your Majesty, this is Xu Yu Xu Ziyuan's mansion. ”

Xu You once got Xun Yu's comment of "being greedy but not curing" in history, Liu Xin couldn't help but be interested, wanting to see how much money he was greedy under Yuan Shao, so he waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go to his house to see." ”

The families of ordinary scholars are better, and the homes of several important advisers and generals under Yuan Shao have long been guarded by Han soldiers, and their families have been escorted aside. The guards also saved trouble, they didn't even have to accept the door, they stepped forward and directly pushed the pair of vermilion lacquer doors to both sides, and Liu Xin and the others entered with their heads held high.

Xu You's mansion is a mess, and the yard is full of packages and cages, which are filled with gold and silver that Xu You asked his family to pack up in a hurry after the siege of the Han army.

Liu Xin frowned and said: "The people can't eat their stomachs, but here is a mountain of gold and silver, and the people's fat and ointment have been looted by the officials, do you still want to expect the people to work for them?" Yuan Shao was unjustly defeated! ”

All the generals nodded slightly, but Xin Bi was ashamed. Although Xu You is the most greedy, he is not an innocent person, and the difference between the two is only fifty and a hundred steps. At this point, Xin Bi felt that he had understood Liu Xin's intentions, so he couldn't help wiping a cold sweat, and said to Liu Xin: "Your Majesty, Weichen was also greedy for ink in the past, and he was willing to pour out his family wealth to help the people. ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. I just want you to understand the suffering of the people, and to benefit one party when you are an official, and to find ways to make the people live a good life, not to let you live a poor life. Let's go, let's go to the next one. ”

Out of the Xu Mansion, Xin Bi pointed across the street and said, "Your Majesty, that is the house of the Zhen family of the Hebei Wang clan." ”