Some parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty spent this winter in a stormy situation.

Fortunately, the people in the north were just shocked, and the people didn't react, after all, their lives were still passable, and this year was another bumper year, and there was still surplus food at home. As a result, they thought it was incredible that the rumors of a mob uprising in the south were false, and the government deliberately blocked the spread of the rumors and appeased the people, but it did not stir up much wind.

As for the troublemakers and the neighboring provinces, because the decree was given in time, the garrisons of the cities were on guard, and the granaries were surrounded as tightly as iron barrels, and the gates of the cities were firmly guarded, and they were not allowed to enter or leave. According to the content of the decree, the soldiers did not dare to indiscriminately torture and kill the mob surrounding the city, and only sent people to infiltrate the mob to deal with a few villains hiding in the shadows who lobbied and stirred up trouble. After the mob smashed four counties and stormed a city government, with the continuous killing of the troublemakers and the kind persuasion of some local people who had just joined the team, and even reached out to help move out their own only remaining rice and grain to share (they couldn't keep it if they didn't join the team and take out things), gossiping about who was good and who was bad for the local officials, which was rampant when he was in power, who loved the people like a son when he was in office, and who was willing to do this thing of killing heads and exterminating the clan, which resonated with some of the peasants who started the incident. Let many people who are not of the same heart and have no charter begin to have the idea of retreating.

Everyone was just supporting their actions with a wave of anger and resentment, and now that they learned that the people here were living a decent life, and that the taxes were not as numerous and harsh as in their hometown, they began to wonder if the imperial court had confiscated so many taxes in the first place, but in fact they were corrupted by the magistrates. So the crowd was excited, and they planned to kill back to find those insatiable officials!

At this time, the emperor's reassuring will arrived, stating that as long as everyone returned to their respective hometowns, the seeds of next year's spring ploughing would be distributed by the imperial court, and they would not be held accountable for their retrograde behavior this time.

Some among the peasants jumped out and said that this was a delaying tactic! If everyone retreats, the imperial army will be outflanked and killed from behind, and no one will be able to escape!

Several people hidden in the chaos saw clearly who was coming out this time, secretly exchanged a look, and somehow a small pebble flew in and smashed the head of the man who was talking energetically, and he was dizzy and unsteady on his feet.

This time it exploded, and some people shouted "sneak attack" and "the big army is coming", and took the lead in running outside!

Just then, there was a roaring sound in the forest next to it, and the sound of branches breaking, and the neighing of horses' hooves, which was very noisy, and frightened the people closest to the forest to flee in all directions!

Soon, the other people who did not know the inside also fled, and saw that the tens of thousands of people who had gathered were scattering in a commotion, so that the city defenders who had been watching the movements of the chaotic people above the city gate were very surprised, thinking that the mob was going to attack the city, and hurriedly beat gongs and drums and shouted!

As soon as the gongs and drums sounded, the rebels who had no backbone fled faster!

In less than an hour, the rebellious people outside the city retreated cleanly, leaving only hoes, iron pickaxes, woodcutters and other farm tools, a few, but also very spectacular.

"General, what are they ...... Withdrawn? The sentry asked incredulously.

Checkmate:......

There was a sound of grass and trees in the forest outside the city, and a group of men and horses suddenly jumped out and slowly approached the city gate under the cover of night.

“zhanzhu！ Who's coming? Register your name! Otherwise, don't blame the arrows for having no eyes! "The sentinels shouted!

Riding on the dark clouds and stepping on the snow and pacing slowly, the people who came showed the gold medal in their hands, and almost didn't flash the eyes of the people on the city tower!

Wen Xiu threw the gold token in his hand high and flew towards the city.

The general caught it accurately, looked down, and his face changed slightly!

"Open the gates! Welcome to the envoy! ”

As the New Year approaches, the chaotic people who have been constantly expelled and divided by the garrisons in various places can no longer make trouble. They could feel that the imperial army did not really want to exterminate them, but only expelled them, and did not treat them as enemies. Seriously calculated, their hoes, axes, firewood knives, and magic horses are not enough to see at all! The other party is a weapon forged from real swords and guns, stainless steel and tough iron! One knife can cut off the handle of their hoe axe, and a second knife can kill a man!

But the soldiers didn't do that! Among them, there are also ** shouts, saying that they are people from somewhere in the south, asking if the old mother and young brother in the family are okay? Suddenly, some of the villagers in the chaos burst into tears and answered noisily.

When the fellow saw the fellow, his eyes were full of tears, how could this battle be fought?

Hearing that the soldiers repeatedly promised that as long as they surrendered and obediently returned to their hometowns to farm and farm, the emperor would definitely not blame, and would even re-divide the land and grain, and the chaos broke up more quickly.

The soldiers did not chase after them, but sent the rebels away from their borders. The peasants who started the incident saw that they really did not chase and kill, and they were driven away in several places one after another, and it was not like what some people said, "There is no way to live when you retreat, anyway, you will either die or I will live", "the government is used to holding grudges and will never tolerate people", and finally breathed a sigh of relief in the bottom of their hearts, and they did not have the mind and energy to continue to make trouble, and then approached the New Year, they were really worried about their relatives at home, and more people secretly ran away halfway. When I arrived in Zuihou, even the person who took the lead in making trouble was nowhere to be found.

Within a month, the civil unrest was suppressed.

In the final analysis, this matter was caused by the dissatisfaction of the people caused by the local officials' wanton expropriation and self-restraint, how could the emperor let those bastards go!

As a result, as the peasants in various places returned home, hid, and watched, there were constantly documents and notices issued by the imperial court, and the village chiefs and patriarchs in various places found literate people and read them to each village and tun, stating how much tax should be collected by the imperial court, how many days of conscription every year, and how much military service was levied according to the proportion of the population. Only then did everyone believe that the money and grain they had been overcharged all the year round had been fed to corrupt officials!

In order to appease the people, the emperor also issued an order to severely punish corrupt officials! He even fulfilled his promise to open a warehouse and release grain to give the suffering people a good year.

This measure made the people even more grateful, and the soldiers who participated in the dispersal of the chaotic people in various places were even more deeply touched.

Who doesn't have a wife and children, and their fathers are in their hometown? Who knows if they've been affected? Originally, the soldiers still thought that if the higher authorities really ordered the suppression and killing, they all planned to be passive towards those who secretly disobeyed the order, but they didn't think about it......

The emperor, it seems, is not as brutal as rumored?