Xuzhou, an important town in, is adjacent to Kaifeng Prefecture, right under his nose.

Naisha Naisu City, nearly 200 miles to Tokyo, has a long history and profound heritage. At the time of the death of the Jin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, the Khitan cavalry plundered the Central Plains, and Xuzhou was a close neighbor of Kaifeng, and Li Shu suffered greatly.

When the Khitan retreated, Liu Han entered the Central Plains, and the officials and people of Xuzhou had a moment of respite, Liu Zhiyuan led the loyal army with Shi Hongzhao. Shi Hongzhao was in Tokyo, and his subordinate general Yang Yi was in charge of the affairs of Fuzhen, greedy and fierce, relying on power and bullying people.

Later, Liu Xin moved to Xuzhou, there is Liu Xin's upper beam, and the lower beam is not right, and the two towns in a row are not good people. It wasn't until Liu Xin was demoted out of Tokyo by Liu Chengyou that he went to Changshe to settle in town, and then the bureaucrats and generals in Xuzhou went down to the heads of industry and commerce, and the days and China became even more bitter.

Liu Xin was originally a greedy and murderous person, and he was expelled from Beijing, and vented all his resentment and anger on the officials and people of Xuzhou. Counting on Uncle Liu Huang to cultivate himself in Xuzhou and change his past mistakes is obviously thinking too much.

It can be said that after two years, the officials and people of Xuzhou have really not had much peace. Previously, the imperial court suppressed bandits and settled the border, recruited displaced people, and the surrounding states and counties, the population was growing, only in Xuzhou, there were people fleeing from time to time.

The topography of Xuzhou, mainly plain hills, is worthy of the early spring, along the Yingshui area, between Changshe and Linying, there are large areas of wheat fields that have entered the late growth stage. No matter how difficult the days were, the farmers under the rule of Xuzhou continued to manage and protect the acres of fields, clear ditches and drainage, dredge the fields and canals, and at the same time prepare for spring ploughing. Prepare seeds, grow seedlings......

Guqiao Town, located on the edge of Yingshui, is a larger town under the jurisdiction of Linying County, with a population of thousands of people. Take advantage of the cold winter to have peace in March or February. However, soon after the beginning of spring, the rare peace was broken, and the evil guests came to the door.

A group of officers and soldiers of several hundred people came with great momentum and was stationed at the entrance of the town. Looking at its banner, it is the tooth soldiers under the loyal army, and the leader of the army, with a rude face, riding on a horse, towards Zhendian, eyeing the tiger.

The movement outside the town has long aroused the vigilance of the officials and people in the town, beating gongs and drums, and gathering people behind closed doors to take precautions.

Seeing the movement in the town, a capital leader laughed: "Commander, this town seems to be gathering troops to resist, I really don't know whether to live or die!" ”

The commander also showed disdain, and ordered: "Go, go forward and call the door, call out their town general to me, and say that this commander has something important to discuss!" ”

"Just rush in, just with this broken town, can you really stop us?" are a little arrogant.

"Fart!" The battalion commander immediately scolded: "We are officers and soldiers!" Don't give a certain noise, go ahead! ”

"Yes!"

There is a famous town general in Guqiao Town, appointed by Liu Chongjin, the former Xuzhou Jiedu, and in the face of the officers and soldiers outside the town, even if they hesitated, they still had to personally bring someone out to ask the right reason.

In terms of rank, the commander of a small town barracks is still under this dignified town general, but having soldiers in his hands is the last word. Swept the guards with contempt for the abnormal town generals and others, the commander of the tooth soldiers held his head high, and said coldly: "We are the festival tooth soldiers, on the orders of the emperor's uncle, to collect taxes and finances. When you return to the town, tell the townspeople that they are ready to contribute! ”

The town general could bear his arrogance, but listening to his words, his face couldn't help but be ugly, and he said coldly: "Last year, the autumn tax was paid, and the town has paid all the taxes to the county government, why should it be releved?" The tooth army is here, and it doesn't follow the rules! ”

"The first emperor mountain mausoleum Zigong will cross the border to Ruiling for burial, the Son of Heaven will come in person, the imperial uncle will prepare money and goods to welcome, you are the subjects of the Han Dynasty, and you should contribute to filial piety ......" The commander made his nostrils face the sky, and his words were strong: "The imperial uncle has a strict order, and each household will pay two thousand dollars, and it shall not be disobeyed!" ”

"You don't have to talk in front of the general, hurry up and go back and prepare, I'll give you an hour and a half. When the time passed, he couldn't see the goods, so he would have led his troops to take it for himself. When the time comes, if you are injured or disabled, don't regret it! ”

Hearing this, the town general took a deep breath, figured out the intention, and didn't talk nonsense, turned around and took people back to the town. is also a martial artist, he knows very well that his tongue is useless, and he annoys this bandit, they really dare to harm the town.

"General, what should I do?" The subordinates beside him asked worriedly.

"What else can I do, announce the whole town, pay for food! Within an hour, give the money and silk to avoid disaster! The town general said depressedly: "They are the tooth soldiers of the festival, they really offended them, rush in, can we stop them?" Jiedu is the emperor's uncle of the Son of Heaven, how can we compete with each other? ”

Hearing this, the tribe said indignantly: "Uncle Wang, the officials and soldiers of the imperial court are really more greedy and cruel than thieves!" ”

The town general said disdainfully: "How many years, what's strange?" ”

"Two thousand yuan per household, where can the poor households in the town afford it!"

"Can't afford it? Do you still need to advance money? The town general's face suddenly showed a shrewd look, and ordered: "Inform the whole town, if the money is not enough, let them take grain, land, and houses, and they can borrow them temporarily!" ”

"Tell them that this is on the order of Uncle Liu Huang, to be loyal to the first emperor and the Son of Heaven, to save his life, and to sacrifice his wealth to survive. It's just an hour, if you miss the hour, don't blame Ben for coming to the door to pick it up, it will be unsightly! ”

"Yes!" The trilogy has also been following the town general for many years, and of course I understand what he means, this is to take advantage of the opportunity to make profits again.

Soon, Guqiao Town fell into chaos and busyness, and the announcement was mixed with resentment and scolding......

Outside the town, the soldiers of Xuzhou had rested on the spot, gathered in twos and threes, and chatted.

"It seems that this Gu Qiao Town General is still very knowledgeable about current affairs!" Looking at the movement in the town, Du Tou happily said to the commander.

The commander couldn't help but be proud: "Yes, this kind of cooperation saves us energy." Looks like this town has a lot to come! ”

Hearing this, Du Tou approached the commander, with a worried face, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Huang asked each household to pay a thousand yuan, and we directly doubled it, if Uncle Huang hears it......"

"What are you afraid of! It's okay! I have followed Uncle Huang since Jinyang......" commanded the arrogant man: "The Son of Heaven eats meat, and Uncle Huang drinks soup, and he can't treat me and other soldiers badly." ”

"Don't worry, this time, the brothers have a share!" The commander waved his hand and said generously.

"Hey, hey!" All of them smiled: "There is a commander to say this, I am at ease!" ”

"With the little money paid by the town government every month, where is there enough to support the family?" The commander said disdainfully.

A situation similar to that of Guqiao Town is not an isolated case, and it has occurred in several counties under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, especially in the slightly wealthier counties and towns in the south. In order to welcome the Zigong Palace and the imperial driver, Liu Xin sent almost all the tooth soldiers under his command, two or three hundred people in a lock, to plunder the prefectures and counties.