462 stratagems

The minions of the envoy of Wuzhou were all arrested. Only the envoy of Wuzhou got the news in advance and fled under the escort of the martial arts master.

When General Xiong's soldiers and horses arrived, the building was already empty, and Gong Xun immediately ordered the whole city to be blocked, and made every effort to search for the whereabouts of the envoy of Wuzhou.

If you don't catch him for a day, there will be one more hidden danger.

Ganzhou returned to the rule of the imperial court, and Gong Xun held the holy decree and appointed Hu Jiu to take charge of Ganzhou, rest with the people, and jointly provide disaster relief.

And the first thing Gong Xun did was to help Ganzhou restore public order, and he first issued an edict from the imperial court. Let those people who are king in the mountains because of the great drought immediately disband the cottages and return to Ganzhou, the so-called "exchange bandits for the people" policy. Under this policy, those who did not rob their homes and houses and hurt ordinary people were to confiscate their property in the mountains, so that they could be exempted from fault and contribute to the people in the process of joint disaster relief in order to compensate for the punishment.

Those mountain bandits who had made serious mistakes immediately surrendered to the yamen of the state capital. The yamen would give them light sentences at their discretion and give them the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and if they did not gather to go down the mountain after the expiration of the time, he would send troops to attack the mountain. Those who stubbornly resist and do not believe in the imperial edict miss the opportunity to turn themselves in, and they will all be regarded as bandits.

As soon as the edict came out, the major hills of Ganzhou City were in trouble. Some people say that the words of the court cannot be trusted, and if they go, they will be sent to death. Before I thought about it, the people had nothing to eat, and a group of corrupt officials didn't treat them as human beings, they didn't even have anything to eat, and they put sand in the porridge for disaster relief. A few brothers were upset, and they were labeled as mobs by the people in the state capital.

If the brothers don't resist, won't they be caught in prison by those people who eat people and don't spit out bones? Saying goes. The dog was forced to jump over the wall, anyway, the group of people in the state capital didn't believe it. Rather than being sent to the door to die so badly, it is better to die to the end.

But then some people said. The envoy of Wuzhou and a group of his minions have been eradicated by the imperial court, and now Ganzhou City is the former state envoy in charge. The attitude of the imperial court is still worth believing, and it is also very happy to wipe out corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

Moreover, the prince himself is in charge, so it is impossible to tell a lie. The edict was strong-toned, but it reassured them. If a series of happy wishes are promised. Whoever it is, does not track down the culpability. As long as you go down the mountain, you can return to your old life. On the contrary, it makes people feel unreliable.

Besides, although such a policy can calm the hearts of bandits, how can the families who have been hurt by them be willing? It can be said that Gong Xun's approach takes into account all aspects. also made some of them become mountain bandits. The people who remained in their original intentions were forgiven as much as possible. It also made them the first people to descend the mountain.

And the most reassuring thing for the people of Ganzhou is the return of the Huzhou envoy. Hu Jiu was very famous in Ganzhou and was also loved by the people. As long as it is said that the envoy of Huzhou has returned, many people will believe him and return to the arms of the imperial court.

On that day, in the face of Hu Jiu, one-third of the mountain bandits went down the mountain. Most of this group did not commit anything and did not kill anyone. At most, the business trips along the way were intercepted, and no one was hurt. These people. The rest of the property was handed over to the state capital, which made up for it and returned it to the business travelers of various countries.

After that, these people who surrendered to the state capital as the king of the mountain joined the disaster relief activities in Ganzhou. Arranged by Hu Jiu, they can actively find new water sources for everyone, dig wells and dig soil, and so on. Although they committed crimes, the state government did not treat them badly. Three meals a day, one meal can be full, and after they are full, let them work hard.

When the relief is over, they will be able to return home and live a normal life.

That's right, in addition to eating three meals a day, there is also some salary. Although the money is not much, it has already moved these people very much.

There are also many considerations for paying wages, on the one hand, since they are re-admitted, we should not treat them too harshly. On the other hand, these people are also pitiful people, who now abandon the darkness and turn to the light, intending to live a normal life. If you are penniless and do not receive the favor of the imperial court, it is very likely that you will go back to the old path.

Another point is that many other people who have a wait-and-see attitude will send their brothers from the mountain down the mountain every day to inquire about the situation and see whether what the court promised is true or false. Seeing that the first group of people had such a situation, the other mountain bandits were a little moved.

If you don't starve, you can eat your stomach, who else has a good life, but what are you willing to do bandits?

As a result, another group of people went down the mountain, and the people of Ganzhou, under the appeasement of the Huzhou envoys, also planned to accept them with a tolerant heart. These people, like them, endure hunger in their bellies and the oppression of the state capital, and they have the same situation. In fact, they have wanted to do this for a long time, and in their opinion, the reason why they fell into the mountains was also forced by the people in the state capital, and it is no wonder that any of them are there.

Moreover, among these people, those who had food also helped the local people. Although there are many people and the number of people who help is limited, as long as there is that heart, the people will naturally remember it.

There were still two days left before the deadline set by the edict, and there were still a few hills that had not moved. Gong Xun has been sending people to pay attention to the movements of those mountains, and he has already investigated these people.

He has really become a bandit, killing people and plundering goods, doing all kinds of evil, and in just a few days, he has committed several major crimes.

Among them, the bandits in Baimao Mountain are the most, these people killed officers and soldiers and fled that day. Thinking that they have already killed the officers and soldiers, the court will not let them go, killing one is death, killing a group of people is also death, brothers might as well have a good time in the end!

It was such a dangerous idea that made them more and more bold each time, and later, they couldn't see any traces of the people at all, and they were completely bandits.

For such a group of people, Gong Xun does not intend to be soft. But thinking that they were also forced at the beginning, I am willing to give them a chance to change their minds. As long as they go down the mountain within the prescribed time limit, they will be judged to surrender themselves and given a moderately light sentence.

If they are stubborn and still playing tricks with him, then he will clean them up with them all then.

At this time, the cottage of Baimao Mountain has been divided into two factions.

One of the factions is headed by the king of Baimao Mountain. The view is that you can't go down the mountain under any circumstances. There are so many big sins they have committed, and any one of them is a felony of killing the head, and they can't be sent to the door. Don't look at the previous batches. That's because they don't have the courage to do anything, and at this time, the court issued an edict and went down the mountain.

They are different, they are real bandits, they don't know how much stronger than those rabble, and they can completely hold on to the mountain gate at such a time. Keep a stable peace. Then wait for the wind to pass, and then come out to move.

The other group of people was headed by the two kings and the three kings. They are in favor of turning themselves in. Although they will still be punished, they have somewhat saved the lives of the family. The edict also said that if you turn yourself in. Don't bring trouble to your family. It will also be moderately lenient. On the contrary, the officers and soldiers attacked the mountains, and it was difficult for the whole family to survive.

The second king and the third king also thought about turning themselves in out of consideration for their families. Moreover, considering yourself, it is also the best policy to turn yourself in. There are only a few of them, how can they beat the officers and soldiers of the imperial court? When the time comes, the army will be overwhelmed. Razing the entire mountain to the ground, where can they hide?

Seeing that there are more and more people supporting the two kings and the three kings. The king, who was furious, raised his sword and killed his only woman, saying that if anyone dared to say anything about going down the mountain again, he would kill him! Now he has no worries, he wants to fight to the death with the court! Whoever dares to betray him will be like his mother-in-law!

This move frightened everyone, and even the two kings and the three kings didn't dare to say anything more.

At the foot of Baimao Mountain, it has been surrounded by officers and soldiers and retreated. In this way, the imperial court is forcing them to make a choice.

There is one more day, only one day, which will decide the life and death of everyone.

Gong Xun under the mountain doesn't know these things. But he could also guess what the situation was like on the mountain at this time.

He also had an edict issued overnight, stating that before the last day of the deadline, whoever voluntarily walked down the mountain and reported that others had the intention of fleeing and resisting would be established as meritorious service. However, those who have made meritorious contributions can have their punishment reduced. Being able to prove that a major case was done by someone else and has nothing to do with oneself can also reduce criminal responsibility.

Under such an edict, the major mountains seem to be more noisy and noisy, and the atmosphere is completely different from yesterday.

The people in the cottage began to doubt me, I doubted you, and the cottage, which was originally closely linked, became fragmented. Some people secretly ran down the mountain, but because they were discovered, they had quarrels with people and even got into a fight. Some people are worried that the other party will raise themselves, and they have been monitoring suspicious people.

The whole cottage has long been devoid of a tacit understanding. Without the help of the people of the imperial court, they themselves would collapse from within.

"Hit the mark! This move of the imperial court is really ruthless! ”

The boss of Baimao Mountain saw the conspiracy of the imperial court, and he couldn't prevent this from happening. If before they were still a community with a shared future of one glory and one loss and one loss, then now, they are all independent. And each other has each other's evidence, and the most trustworthy friend may betray you to get a way out of life in the next moment.

Seeing this, some gangs had no choice but to collectively go down the mountain and turn themselves in. Rather than waiting for others to make meritorious contributions to you, it is better for you to go down in person, lest you be left alone when you get it, and you may even be killed by your own people.

The strategy worked, and in the end, only one hill remained.

And those hills that are similar in nature to Baimao Mountain were also taken to the Ganzhou Yamen one by one, waiting for the court to be interrogated, and the guilt was questioned according to their respective circumstances.

This is a heavy and tedious work, Gong Xun gathered the former Wuzhou envoy in office and did not be questioned by Zhu Lian, assessed their political performance and ability, and selected a few people who enforced the law impartially, were familiar with the laws of the imperial court, and knew how to adapt, and they were in charge of the case.

It is necessary not only to achieve the purpose of punishment, but also to give opportunities to those who have a good attitude of admitting their mistakes and showing obvious remorse. Those people understood what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant, and carefully followed his instructions, cross-interrogated these people, and introduced each other to the cases committed by the cottage. If there are no contradictions or discrepancies in the testimony, it can basically be determined.

After his conviction and sentencing, it will be submitted to Gong Xun, and he will review and correct it before it will be executed in turn.

This has been many days later, and sure enough, the most tricky thing is still a white-haired mountain.

The king of Baimao Mountain, Gong Xun sent someone to find out his identity. He used to be a lackey next to the envoy of Wu Zhou, and he was punished by him for doing something that was not as good as the envoy of Wu Zhou. In order to save his life, he killed the officers and soldiers in charge of him, and took advantage of the anger of the people to gather a group of people to go up to Baimao Mountain.

With such a boss, it is no wonder that Baimaoshan is extremely arrogant, and he quickly committed murder!

After getting such information, Gong Xun thought about it, and if he wanted to find a way to get rid of the boss of Baimao Mountain, the others should not worry.

The boss of Baimao Mountain has real kung fu and is ruthless enough, and the others are ordinary people, and they don't dare to really disobey him. If he is not solved, there will be no way to solve the matter of Baimao Mountain.

He went to Ganzhou, but he came with a purpose. Every single task must be done very well, and when he reports to his father in the future, he can straighten his chest and waist, and calmly get the praise of his father. And he can also rely on the events of Ganzhou to show everyone his strength and courage as a prince in one fell swoop.

If you can succeed and let Baimao Mountain surrender without blood, it will of course be the most perfect.

Only, in what way?

At this time, a plan jumped into his mind.

He asked Meng Lingdong to be summoned and asked Meng Lingdong to disguise himself as bandits from other mountains and run to Baimao Mountain. The people in the name of the court are not credible at all, and they say that they will be allowed to live, but in fact, they are forcing them to die. With the mood of the boss of Baimao Mountain at this time, he will definitely let this person go up the mountain.

And as long as he saw someone, with Ling Dong's work, it would be easy to take off his head.

The plan couldn't have been more perfect, time was limited and could not be delayed. If the matter of Baimao Mountain is not resolved as soon as possible, there may be changes.

After Meng Lingdong received the master's order, he immediately made arrangements. In order to make the play more realistic, and to let the people who went down to Baimao Mountain to find out the news be able to know the situation outside, Gong Xun not only left a gap at the foot of Baimao Mountain, but also left a hole in Ganzhou City that they could exploit.

Meng Lingdong, who was escorted to the county office, suddenly broke free from the crowd, injured the officers and soldiers who were escorting him, and ran towards a dark alley.

The henchman of the king of Baimao Mountain, the person who went to the bottom of the mountain to inquire about the news, saw this situation, was puzzled, and immediately chased after him.

Meng Lingdong didn't show all his skills, only showed a little brute force, but this brute force was surprising enough. That person was knocked to the ground by Meng Lingdong, almost folding under his hands, before he shouted in a panic, "The strong man is mistaken, I am not from the state capital-"

After doing this, Meng Lingdong was finally taken to Baimao Mountain by that person. (To be continued......)