"Alert!" Liu Ping shouted, and at the same time secretly complained in his heart.

He came to participate in the ritual of sacrificing the land, who would have thought that there would be a civil uprising.

And this place is around Xudu, not only did he not bring a war horse, but even Tai Shici, Zhang Liao, Lu Qi and others did not follow, without Lu Qi and the war horse, his special skill "hugging sister killing" naturally could not be performed.

At this time, he couldn't wait to pull Zao Yi over and slap him twice, especially Lao Tzu came over with strong winds and waves, if he died in the hands of a group of mobs because of Zao You's harsh government, he would die unjustly.

Han Hao had already led the Yulin Guard to surround this small farm courtyard, but since the Tuntian Army was transformed into the Yulin Army, it had the function of an honor guard, and those strange weapons such as wolf shields naturally could no longer be used, and without those equipment, their combat power would be greatly reduced.

"Cao Sikong, how long will it take for the army you rescued to arrive?"

The ministers also knew in their hearts that with only a thousand Lin Wei, I was afraid that they would not be able to stop tens of thousands of mobs, Du Xi couldn't help but ask with a slightly trembling voice.

"At least half an hour!" Cao Cao said casually, holding the hilt of his sword and walking around restlessly.

"Half an hour?" When the ministers heard this, they suddenly exploded like a frying pot, and immediately began to discuss.

"If we wait for half an hour, even if the reinforcements arrive, we will become a pile of dry bones."

"Those mobs are right around the corner."

"The herald goes to give orders, it takes time for the army to be mobilized, and it would be good if he could come in half an hour," Cao Cao said angrily: "Even if it is death, isn't Cao someone with you?" ”

It's right for the ministers to think about it, Cao Cao is also here, and the army rescued by the Cao clan naturally does not dare to delay for a moment, but there is still a distance from Xu Capital after all, and the army of the Cao clan gathers and then kills it, half an hour is indeed fast enough.

But the mob obviously won't keep them that long.

At this time, everyone fell silent, and one by one they became like ashes.

Some of them were chanting words with their eyes closed, begging for God's blessing, and some looked around to see if there was a dry well or other place in this small courtyard where they could hide from people.

At this time, an attendant suddenly ran in in a panic and saluted Liu Xie, "Your Majesty, that mob outside is going to send someone to ask to see you." ”

"Want to see me?" Liu Xie clipped his hand and asked puzzledly: "Have they said it, what happened?" ”

"I didn't say that," the squire shook his head.

"Your Majesty, no matter what happens, as long as they put forward conditions, Your Majesty might as well agree to them first, and delay them until Cao Sikong's rescue army arrives," Kong Rong said beside him.

Liu Xie nodded and instructed the attendants: "Let them send someone who can take care of things in." ”

The attendants went out, and in a short time brought back five old men with gray hair and beards, all of whom were leading a young child of seven or eight years old.

This group of young and old, all dressed in rags and with vegetables, looked like beggars, and looked very pitiful.

Those old men have obviously seen the world, and when they saw Liu Xie wearing a crown and a gown in the middle, they were very excited, and they bowed respectfully with tears in their eyes, and said: "The grass people meet Your Majesty." ”

"Why are you rioting?" Liu Xie's tone was very cold, he asked himself if he was worthy of his people, but these people wanted to besiege him.

"Are you going to kill me?"

"Riots? Kill Your Majesty? The old men's eyes widened suddenly, and they cried out.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged, I am waiting to come to petition, how dare I riot" A lean old man in the lead was busy shouting loudly: "Those who come are old people like me and drooping children, and they are unarmed, how can it be a riot?" ”

Liu Xie and the ministers in the courtyard were stunned for a moment when they heard this, if they were all old people and children, it really didn't look like a riot.

At this time, Liu Ping glanced at Han Hao, and Han Hao hurriedly sent someone out to check.

The people who were sent out after a short time came back, nodded at everyone in the courtyard and said, "The people outside are indeed old men and young children, and none of them are young and strong, and they are unarmed. ”

Liu Xie was confused when he heard this, frowned and asked the old man in front of him in confusion, "What is the matter with the Qing and others here?" ”

As he spoke, his tone had softened a lot.

"Your Majesty!" The old man bent over and said in a trembling voice with tears in his voice: "The grass people were originally from Cangwu in Jiaozhou, and I heard that His Majesty's "Edict on Agriculture" arrived, and I suddenly felt that there was hope for the future.

So he led hundreds of people from the He clan to come all the way to Xudu.

The officials of Tuntian disliked us and others, and only recruited young and middle-aged people, and my two sons were both recruited as Tuntian people.

But I never thought that now that after a season of cultivation and the distribution of food, there is only the ration of my two sons, so that all of us, young and old, will starve to death, Your Majesty......"

"We all came to join His Majesty's "Edict of Encouraging Farmers", but the children worked hard for a season, and the rations they received couldn't even support half of their families."

The rest of the old men are also complaining in tears.

Liu Xie listened quietly, his brows became more and more furrowed, and he involuntarily glanced at Cao Cao next to him.

Cao Cao looked around and pretended not to see it.

"What do you want to ask for?" Liu Xie continued to ask.

"The grass people heard that His Majesty's home field is also recruiting homeless people, and they can make people eat and eat," the old man who led the way calmed down, "The grass people are in their last years, and they really can't farm anymore, but my grandchildren are still young, and there will always be a day when they grow up, so I ask Your Majesty to be kind and take my sons and daughters to their home fields, so that I can raise my grandchildren and continue to farm for Your Majesty." ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of coarse cloth from his bosom and shook it away, only to see that the coarse cloth, several feet long, was densely covered with red spots.

"This is a blood book of 13,500 people like me, I have waited to this age, it is really useless, as long as Your Majesty agrees to take in my children and grandchildren in the home field, I am willing to die, and I will never waste a grain of food for Your Majesty."

When the old man had finished speaking, he spread the coarse cloth on the ground.

The people present were amazed that this was a petition for more than 13,000 elderly people to ask the emperor to take in their children and grandchildren, and it was also an oath for them to voluntarily beg for death.

Liu Xie stood on the spot like a sculpture, gradually wet.

After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief, personally stepped forward to help the old men up, and said in a trembling voice: "Wait for the Qing to calm down." ”

Liu Xie clipped his hands, paced back and forth for two steps, and after standing still, his eyes were firmly fixed on Cao Cao, and he asked with a calm face: "This is the people under Qing's rule?" ”

Cao Cao felt a little ashamed and rubbed his hands, although he could not care about the lives of the people in order to raise military rations, but he ruled tens of thousands of old people who were willing to die in order to survive their children and grandchildren, such a scene also shocked him.

I am afraid that such a scandal will soon spread all over the world, and the people under his rule promise that not a single one of them will run away, and that not a single outcast.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty," Cao Cao glared at Zao Yi fiercely again, and then respectfully pleaded guilty.

Zao You was already trembling with fright, hiding behind and not daring to show her head.

Liu Xie glanced at Kong Rong Xun Yue and other ministers again: "My Han Dynasty rules the world with filial piety, and the son said, today's filial piety is said to be able to raise, but now the young and strong people can't even raise their parents, how can they be filial?"

Qing and the others are not angry with Liu Qing's strategy of tuntian, and want to welcome Zaoyi to come to take care of the homeland field, but to turn my hometown field into such a situation? ”

Kong Rong and the others were already ashamed of themselves, bowed down and said, "The ministers are guilty. ”

As a group of literati, although I look down on the homeless people in my heart, I also know that agriculture is the foundation of the country, and the virtuous monarchs of all dynasties have taken emphasizing agriculture and encouraging agriculture as the main policy of governance, and only tyrannical kings can do so if they hurt the peasants and harm the peasants.

Liu Ping managed the native field, so that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, worked diligently, and harvested a lot, rich in food and clothing, and the tuntian managed by Zao Yi made the people angry and resentful, and the people were not happy.

The key is that they are sacrificing their roots, and now the facts are in front of them, so that everyone lowers their heads and does not dare to look directly at the eyes of the Son of Heaven.

"All sides are guilty, and the sin is in me," Liu Xie sighed, looked at Cao Cao and said: "These are my people, and their hardships and hardships are all my sins."

I entrusted the people to the hands of the Qing, how do the Qing plan to control them? ”

When he heard that the Cao family was so exploitative, Liu Xie also summoned Cao Cao and asked him to treat the people well, but Cao Cao was asked to go back on the grounds of raising military rations.

Now that the people's grievances are boiling, he doesn't know how Cao Cao will end.

I'm afraid that Cao Cao will not admit his mistake and fight violence with violence, then his original "Edict on Agriculture" will kill all the people.

"Your Majesty, the minister has just decided to hand over all the cultivated fields under his jurisdiction to Liu Ping, the minister's son-in-law, and implement his cultivation law," Cao Cao said conclusively: "In addition, the minister will provide the people with supplementary food, which is enough for them to survive." ”

"That's great!" Liu Xie's eyes lit up when he heard it, if Liu Ping's cultivation method could be promoted throughout the territory, then everything would be fine.

He turned to look at Liu Ping and said: "I will make Qing the great farmer, in charge of the world's tuntian, and Qing can take the prosperity of the people in the world as his own responsibility." ”

Dasi Nong is also one of the Nine Qings, not only managing Tuntian, but also the official position of the Han Dynasty to manage all finances, under the jurisdiction of Taicang, Junyi, Pingzhun, Dunei, Jitian Wulingcheng, and even the salt and iron monopoly is also in charge of Dasi Nong.

However, the current Han Dynasty has no finances to manage, and Liu Ping himself is a Tian Ling, and his promotion to become a great Si Nong is also a fixed promotion.

"Your Majesty," Liu Ping thanked him, but he was thinking in his heart, Jiuqing of the imperial court had already made two of them, and the other seven should not be apportioned to himself.

Then, Liu Xie said to the old men in front of him: "Qing and the others can understand it, from now on, regardless of their home from Tuntian, the same strategy will be implemented, and the Qing and others can go back and wait for the officials of Tuntian to come to the door, measure the land for the Qing and others, and sign the contract." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Those old people are very grateful, if they are the same as the people in the field, and distribute the land according to the households, they can also go to the field to help, and they will be tired by then, but it is still no problem for the family to fill their stomachs.

A false alarm passed, and by the time Cao Hong led the army arrived, the displaced people had already dispersed.

As long as they are given land according to Liu Ping's law, those so-called "mobs" will instantly become obedient people again, and Cao Cao will still count on them to cultivate, so it is naturally impossible to hold them accountable.

In the following time, Liu Ping ordered Han Hao to lead Zaoyi and other Tuntian officials to start measuring the land and signing the contract.

In fact, Han Hao is also a very talented Tuntian official, and at this time he has become the first person in charge of Tuntian under Liu Ping, a big farmer, compared to him who was only in charge of Tuntian in Shanyang County, and his jurisdiction is not known how many times larger.

And Zao You, the former chief official of Tuntian, could only do things under Han Hao with low eyebrows.

Of course, Han Hao also understands that he is following the right person, otherwise he may still be growing vegetables in Shanyang County now, how can he be a Yulin Lang general now, and he is the prestige of managing the world's Tuntian?

Although Han Hao is busy with his feet not touching the ground, Liu Ping is extremely idle, anyway, his strategy is to divide the land according to the household, and rule by inaction, and after the land is divided, he will be completely idle, as if he has not been the official position of the big farmer.

However, this is not a year for people to stop after all, and soon the news of Yuan Shu's proclamation as emperor in Shouchun spread all over the world.

Yuan Shu, the word road, was born in the fourth and third princes of Runan Yuan, is the second son of the former Sikong Yuan Fengyan, Yuan Shao's half-brother, this person was famous for his chivalry when he was young, and made a wide range of friends.

Later, the world was in turmoil, and Yuan Shu would divide Huainan due to fate, and his power was extremely great, and even Sun Jian's father and son were his generals.

Later, Sun Jian was shot to death by Liu Biao's Huang Zu, and in order to borrow troops from Yuan Shu to develop Jiangdong, Sun Ce dedicated the jade seal of the country that his father accidentally obtained to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu has always believed that the surname Yuan came from Chen, and Chen was Shun, after Shun, he used soil to bear the fire, and he had to be lucky, and thought that he was a man of Wenyun: "Those who represent the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao Ye (a tall person in the middle of the road)." He thought that this proverb was in line with the "Han Dynasty", and he got the jade seal of the country, so he called the emperor and built the name Zhong.

The news soon reached Xudu, and Cao Cao immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

"Now that Yuan Shu'er is not self-sufficient, he has done such a rebellious thing, what do you think, how should I deal with it?" Cao Cao's fingers tapped lightly on the table and glanced at the people in front of him.

"Yuan Shu's strength is not as good as before, and he even dares to be the emperor, won't it make the people of the world laugh off his big teeth, and it will inevitably become the target of the public, attracting the princes of the world to jointly conquest," Cao Hong first smiled and said casually: "We just need to wait and see what happens, and when the princes from all walks of life discuss Yuan Shu, we can get a piece of the pie." ”

"General Zilian is reasonable," Xun You, who was sitting next to him, nodded, but turned to say: "But I think that all the princes in the world can wait and see the changes, but the lord can't, the lord is the court commonplace, and now someone claims to be the emperor in vain, if the lord does not send troops to conscript, then where is the majesty of the court?" ”

At this time, Cao Cao welcomed the double-edged sword of the Son of Heaven, and the unfavorable side was revealed, since you regard yourself as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, how can you only borrow the signboard of the Han family to attract talents and people, and you don't care if someone is called the emperor, then what kind of loyal minister of the Han Dynasty are you?

"Does Mr. Gongda think that he should be the first to send troops to recruit?" Cao Hong's eyes widened and said: "Let's do such a first-class bird, and fight with Yuan Shu, isn't it just in line with the intention of those wait-and-see princes?"

At this time, Liu Bei, Liu Biao, Sun Ce, and Yuan Shao, I'm afraid they want to watch us fight to the death with Yuan Shu, right? ”