This is the fourth day of Du Shiyi's stay in Zhending City, Changshan County.

Strictly speaking, as the commander of this march, he is only in charge of marching and fighting, and should not interfere in local affairs. However, he not only recruited the marshal, but also served as the right minister of the Commander-in-Chief Zhongshu Province, that is, the former Zhongshu Order. Now he just doesn't handle government affairs in Chang'an, but he can take care of the affairs of arranging the chief department in the prefectures and counties he passes through along the way, not to mention, if he doesn't immediately temporarily recruit officials to take charge of affairs, those counties after the rebellion will not say that there will be famine, or even cause a popular uprising. In addition, he knew that Youzhou was a fortified city, and it didn't make a big difference if he arrived at the city one day earlier or one day later, so he would rather make solid preparations.

The grain and grass needed for this march were transferred by Li Cheng, who was left behind in the former eastern capital, to sit in the east of Luoyang, and to be located at the junction of the canal and the official road. Originally, when Ye County was not defeated, it was sent from Jianghuai to Heyin through Bianshui, and then through 6 roads to supply the three-way army under Du Shiyi, and now Ye County is restored, Hebei is only left in the northernmost Youzhou Fanyang County and other six counties, so the grain can be divided into two routes, one is still from Heyin through 6 roads to the upper transfer, the other road can be transferred from Heyin by waterway to Liyang, and then through Guò Yongji Canal to Dezhou Plains County, and then to Hebei counties to transfer, this is to supply both the army, but also to supply the soldiers and civilians of the counties that have suffered heavy losses before. The Yongji Canal, which was originally opened by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty to conquer Goryeo, has now become a lifeline to support the army, and at the same time has given the soldiers and civilians of the 24 counties of Hebei a respite.

Therefore, Yan Zhenqing, who sits in Plains County in Texas and keeps Plains County intact, has assumed a vital responsibility. But until now, Du Shiyi has not had time to meet his little junior brother. Just seeing that Yan Zhenqing was able to keep Pingyuan County safely when all the twenty-four counties of Hebei fell, he didn't worry about the transfer of grain and grass for the army today.

As soon as he returned from the execution ground with Yan Gaoqing, he entered Yan Gaoqing's study. In addition to the pacification measures such as rent-free taxes that he had previously discussed, his aim was to use heavy punishment for the rebels who fled the countryside and those who took the opportunity to cause trouble. For this layer, Yan Gaoqing naturally completely agreed. As for Du Shiyi, taking advantage of the heavy damage suffered by the landlord of the family, he asked him to immediately organize Xu officials to check the acres of land, Yan Gaoqing was a little hesitant.

"Hebei was initially decided, and I don't know how many people were displaced, if we can't immediately determine all the acres of land with lightning speed, how to settle the people on another day? If the common people could not settle down immediately after the rebellion was quelled, then the rebellion would never be quelled. Over the years, the early system of granting 100 acres of land to Chengding has existed in name only, especially Hebei has suffered a heavy blow, if it is still in accordance with the previous standards to collect rent and household tax and land tax, then, at that time, it will not be the rebels for chaos, but the people are not happy, and the officials force the people to rebel. If you want to rule the chaos after the chaos, you must cut through the chaos quickly."

By checking the acres of land, we can take advantage of the situation to implement the two taxes in Hebei

Of course Yan Gaoqing couldn't understand Du Shiyi's deeper meaning, but Du Shiyi was worried that the fields after the common people fled their homes would be encroached upon by country bullies or others, how could he not understand this meaning? Shocked and shocked, he only pondered for a moment, and then saluted deeply: "I was able to escape the great disaster from the hands of the rebels, since the marshal said it so thoroughly, and can do something practical for the people, I should not avoid misfortune and blessing."

With the prestige of Yan Gaoqing's banner of righteousness this time, Du Shiyi was overjoyed. He immediately shook Yan Gaoqing's hand tightly, and said happily: "In the near future, I will report to His Majesty the matter of exempting the rent of Hebei Zhuzhou County and the inventory of land acres, and please use Brother Yan to lead the matter of Hebei Zhutian County." But I can make it clear to Brother Yan that this time Kutian is not to loot the people's fat and ointment to enrich the treasury, but to survive the people."

Yu Wenrong presided over the Kutian and Kuhu households, and the most important point that was criticized was that the large amount of money obtained from this went into the treasury, enriching the Taifu, so that Li Longji could spend more money on repairing Xingqing Palace, repairing Furong Garden, and enjoying himself, but the real benefits to the people were very limited, so once the preferential period passed, the people immediately fled again. After all, in the case of exempting Hebei from renting for two years, and the big families of the eunuchs in Hebei were cleaned up by the rebels, the rent was changed to two taxes levied on the acres of land, and there would be much less resistance.

Although in a sense brutal, it was only after the brutal purge of the original superstructure that it was possible to bring about change

When Du Shiyi came out of Yan Gaoqing's study, she saw a figure walking back and forth in the courtyard guarded by the tooth soldiers, obviously not for a while.

"Wynne? Could it be that there is some important battle report? ”

It was true that he had been here for a long time, and when he heard this, he suddenly turned around and looked up, and then strode over to meet him. But for Du Shiyi's question, he avoided answering, but bowed and saluted, and said in a deep voice respectfully: "Marshal, the last general is entrusted by Marshal Guo, Marshal Cheng and the generals in the army, so he specially waits for the marshal here." Everyone has something to say to the marshal. ”

Du Shiyi and Fugu Huaien have been in love for many years, except when they are discussing matters in the festival hall, they usually talk and laugh unscrupulously, and at this moment, he couldn't help but be surprised when he suddenly saw the other party in such a situation. Moreover, Fugu Huaien directly put Guo Ziyi, Cheng Qianli, and other generals on the table as a reason, unless there is something big, it will definitely not be like this. So, after staring at the other party for a long time, seeing that he didn't mean to explain at all, he suddenly said helplessly: "Okay, since you are tight-lipped, I will go to see Ziyi and Qianli and others, they will not sell off like you and you." ”

When Du Shiyi came to the lobby of Changshan Taishou Mansion with his servant Gu Huaien, he appeared, and the generals and colonels above the three armies had all arrived, crowding this huge main hall. Guo Ziyi and Cheng Qianli stood at the forefront, and the faces of the two of them were helpless except for the solemnity. And under the throne stood Azler, as well as Xue Song and Li Huaiyu. Azler didn't squint, but Xue Song and Li Huaiyu were different, and as soon as his gaze met him, he immediately opened his eyes weakly. At that moment, he immediately understood the origin of today's situation.

It's still a matter in the end

Du Shiyi, who had a bright heart, sat down quietly. Previously, the reason why he immediately issued a ban order was because he was afraid that there would be a problem in the battle of Yejun, and he was also afraid that he would be distracted when Fugu Huaien led the cavalry to attack Changshan, but now only Youzhou and other six counties are left, and the news from Chang'an is gradually coming, and the paper can't hold the fire, and the explosion after he suppressed his remarks before rebounded extremely strongly. However, concealing such information is different from concealing other information, and it is only good for him, and there is no harm in him.

Sure enough, as soon as he sat down, Guo Ziyi and Cheng Qianli didn't speak, and Gu Huaien, the servant who had just gone to invite him alone, didn't speak, but a general in the Hedong army stood up first: "Dare to ask if when the marshal returned to Chang'an with the edict before, when he accompanied His Majesty Xià to drive the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, he was really attacked and killed by Yongwang Li and his son?" ”

This straightforward question did not come from the Anbei and Shuofang armies, but it was the lieutenant general of the Hedong Army who took the lead, if not because of anything else, it was precisely because of what happened to Wang Zhonghe, the former Hedong Jiedu. Therefore, someone started up, and the lieutenant general and colonel of the Hedong Army immediately made a commotion, asking for details one after another, and in the end, Cheng Qianli really couldn't look at it and turned around and pressed it. And Guo Ziyi felt the pressure of the generals in the Shuofang army behind him, and had to say out loud: "Marshal, the rumors in the army have spread now, if there is no consolation, I am afraid that there will be more opinions, and I ask the marshal to solve everyone's doubts." ”

"Originally, there was nothing to say about it." Seeing that there was a buzzing discussion at the bottom, Du Shiyi's expression turned sharp, his eyes swept away, and he immediately fell silent when he saw the bottom, and then he said calmly, "At that time, I was in Ye County, due to the urgent military situation, our new defeat, and the morale of the army was all low, and the entourage and the forward battalion were strictly ordered not to leak this matter, and those who disobeyed the order were killed. ”

Du Shiyi did not have any pretentiousness, and explained the situation of the day concisely. As soon as he finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the hall. After all, although Fu Gudang found some seemingly lifelike details from Ashina Chengqing's entourage, after all, it was passed on by word of mouth from outsiders, and it was inevitable that there would be some oil and vinegar to spread the rumors. can be said from the mouth of Du Shiyi, the person concerned, it is a little less exaggerated and more plain, but how can the thrilling parts be compared with those versions that seem like legends?

But the more this happened, the more they felt that their throats were astringent, and their hearts were choking. At that time, the rebels were still entrenched in Hebei, with more than 100,000 soldiers, how could Li Longji dare to make such a move, order Yongwang Li Xing to assassinate Du Shiyi, and then plan to put all the blame on this Yongwang? If it weren't for Li's other calculations, what kind of chaos would Hebei face now?

"Okay, Li and his son have been ambushed, and now they have deprived the king, and their descendants have been reduced to commoners, and this matter will end here. Youzhou is ahead, everyone, please put aside these miscellaneous thoughts, just do one thing, work together, and quell this rebellion that plagues the world."

Du Shiyi put down these words with a decisive word, then stood up, went to the front of the three generals at the front, and said in a deep voice: "Ziyi, Qianli, Huai'en, among the three armies, you lead your generals to Xuanfu, and you must calm down these rumors." Let's just say that it is my words, before this great chaos, human life is as cheap as grass, now that the peace of chaos is close at hand, we should move forward bravely and eliminate this military disaster, and I will definitely ask for the life of the meritorious soldiers, how to reward the court for meritorious deeds, how Your Majesty is, these thoughts are all left behind, and first do a good job as a soldier to protect the family and defend the country."

Up to now, even if he faintly noticed that Du Shiyi was not without resentment and resentment, whether it was Guo Ziyi or Cheng Qianli, they all felt that there was no way to persuade them, so they could only silently agree and persuade the generals under their command to leave.

Du Shiyi's pacification of Mobei can be described as the achievement of destroying the country, but once he was in danger, the Son of Heaven was indifferent, and strictly ordered not to send troops to rescue, and after the great achievement of counterinsurgency, the Son of Heaven was murderous. As a human minister, who doesn't feel cold? What's more, Guo Ziyi's rescue of Chang'an is also not allowed to order private soldiers, and Cheng Qianli is even more under the recommendation of the generals, to say that their position, the Son of Heaven will trust, it is simply a fantasy. If Du Shiyi really died, they would be reduced in the future, or even killed and given death, that kind of ending was probably doomed. What's more, Li Longji is so stupid that he still loves the throne, which is too disappointing

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