Chapter Thirty-Nine: Chen Cang in Spring

The earth is rejuvenated, and unlike the harsh winter, everything in the world begins to come to life.

As more and more fleeing homeless people began to be accepted by the army, the original team of more than 2,000 people suddenly began to swell, bathed in the spring sunshine, but there was no trace of warmth in Wei's heart.

The thoughts that Wei Kai had thought about at the beginning instantly came to naught in front of the people who were crying and grabbing the ground and wailing all over the field. The people who are now living in Chencang, due to the brutal governance of the local area, are hungry and cold, and they have fled in all directions, leaving only the lowest dignity of human beings. Harsh government is fiercer than a tiger, and that's it.

What made Wei Kai feel even more sad was that Wei Kai didn't see the bloody and unyielding in the eyes of the old Qin people at all. The indomitable fight against Xijon for generations, watered with blood, has now been completely lost in layers of exploitation and generation after generation.

Entering the territory of Chencang with great fanfare, the Qin army under Wei Kai's department was originally cautious.

The large number of displaced people will not only delay the march of the army, but also disrupt the strict arrangement of the army in the midst of the riots, which is not good for the army on the march.

However, seeing the deep despair in the eyes of the people, the strategy of preparing to quickly settle in the government and then pacify the Quartet made no sense.

What Wei Kai needs is an old Qin man who is passionate and never gives in, not a muddy slave. Even if Wei Kai can break through the old clan's barrier and settle in Chencang, he will also be trapped in Chencang's place, which is not what Wei Kai wants to see.

The people are important, the monarch is light, and the society is secondary, this kind of remark is the thought of the Confucian sage Mencius. Although it is not allowed in the patriarchal system, Wei Kai understands the truth that water can carry a boat and can also overturn a boat.

The greedy old clan only cares about the wealth of the family, and the commoners below are just machines to obtain wealth in the eyes of the superiors.

However, the power of the common people should not be underestimated.

"Report, the enemy of Dongshan has been exterminated by Chen Ning's department."

"Report, the bandits in Xishan have been rounded up by Zhang Xi's department."

Wei Kai sat in the military tent, listening to the messengers report the military situation one after another, and when he heard the news of the victory of the army in front, his frowning brows began to slowly ease.

The Qin army led by Wei Kai had not moved a single step since it first accepted the displaced people. On the contrary, the Qin army began to organize its forces, no longer guarding against possible attacks around it, and took the initiative to exterminate the bandits in the surrounding mountains.

The anger of the common people finally began to erupt under Wei Kai's repeated inducement.

The bandits, who oppressed the people at the bottom in every way on weekdays, were now hung at the gate of the camp by the Qin army like dead dogs. The common people originated from the bloodiness of the old Qin people, and began to be awakened in the bloody blood, with revenge and revenge.

"Kill them, kill them.....".

In front of the Qin military village, the captured bandits were beaten by the angry populace and even brutally eaten. Although the Qin army was a brutal and barbarian in the eyes of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, on the contrary, Qin followed the Zhou system, respected etiquette and music, and never tortured and killed prisoners under the battlefield.

But the scene in front of him is a judgment of the common people, all the sins will be washed away in endless anger, in this incessant howl, the pain of the old Qin people who have been oppressed for nearly forty years, and the hidden justice has begun to be served.

Defend the old Qin, restore my rivers and mountains; The old Qin is in a bloody battle.

Only by summoning their own courage can the people truly save themselves.

When the common people, who were usually oppressed by the local clans, began to rebel collectively, those slave owners who thought they were lying in the pavilion and thought that they could drive the people with a bullwhip would deeply understand the word "commoners".

The high walls and powerful servants could not stop the ragged men with wooden sticks. Countless treasures of gold and silver are but a cloud of the past. The wrath of the Son of Heaven ambushes millions of corpses and sheds thousands of miles of blood; The anger of the cloth clothes, the five steps of bleeding, the world is vegetarian.

The manic people, when the last bandit finally swallowed their last breath, began to slowly calm down, and came to Wei Kai's tent one after another, shouting Wei Kai's benevolence, Qin Jun's benevolence.

Chen Cang's bandits were the targets of Wei Kai's efforts from the very beginning. The local people are strong and strong, and the bandits hiding in various mountains are their minions, so the people of Chencang hate them very much.

Now it can not only reduce the enemy's strength, but also rebuild the authority of the government in the hearts of the people, and collect the hearts of the people of Chencang, how can Wei Kai not use it.

Looking at the people kneeling in front of the tent, Wei Kai held up the edict issued by Liyang and said loudly:

"Those who are willing to go out of the mountains to cultivate in Chencang can distribute the fields, return the houses, and rest with the people after the government registers. King Qin summoned an order: In the territory of Chencang, those who do not obey the government can be killed, whether it is the common people or the princes' families."

After Wei Kai finished speaking, the people kneeling on the ground shouted one after another: "Princes and nobles can be killed, and princes and nobles can be killed."

As a result, Wei Kai collected the hearts of the displaced people and began to take their youth and strength into the Baozhuang army, and the old and sick were organized into logistics troops and began to march to Chencang County.

At the same time, the Qin army began to exterminate the bandits along the way, rescue the people, and spread the edict of Liyang throughout Chencang. As a result, the local heroes were shocked and joined forces to discuss countermeasures.

In the county government of Chencang County, when he learned that Wei Kai was killing all the way, the heads of all families gathered in the county government to start discussions.

"What should I do? That butcher is coming? A gorgeously dressed clan sighed.

"How's that going? That little thief is just a guest, and my ancestor is a real doctor."

"Can your ancestral title avoid that sword?" , a gray-haired old man looked at the man contemptuously and said.

"Old thief Bai Jin, what can you do?" , only to see the old man of the same age on the other side immediately retorted.

"Meng Sheng, you ......".

"Don't make any noise..... cough cough cough", an old man in the middle of the hall, who was nearly seventy years old, looked at the heads of the families arguing with each other in the hall, and was immediately upset, and hurriedly stopped him.

The person who spoke just now was the old lady of the Chen family, the old lady was the oldest in Chen Cang, and was mostly respected by the heads of various families, so Chen Cang is currently the Chen family leading other clans to jointly govern. Of course, this is also due to the fact that the Chen family has the greatest influence in the county, after all, the clan has always only talked about strength.

Looking at the heads of the families who were still cursing each other with their eyes, Old Lady Chen leaned on crutches and said loudly: "Everyone, now I, Chen Cang, have reached the place of life and death. I hope that you will put aside your prejudices and work together to overcome this difficult time."

After finishing speaking, Meng Sheng, the head of the Meng family who had been scolded as an old thief just now, immediately stood up and said, "Each of our families has private soldiers, as long as we unite to resist ...... together."

"The puppet sees ......", before Meng Sheng finished speaking, a soft scolding sounded in the room.

"Bai Jin dog thief, you ......", Meng Sheng was immediately furious when he heard it, and pointed to the head of the Bai family sitting next to him.

The head of the Bai family didn't pay attention to Meng Sheng, who was jumping on the side, and after saluting the old lady Chen in the hall, he then looked at the heads of the hall and said, "Everyone, Yongdu gathered thousands of dead soldiers and did not destroy Wei Kai, but was completely wiped out, not to mention our hundreds of family guards?" Force is not advisable.

Now Wei Kai is like fire, and his heart is like iron. Only by taking a soft approach can we have some life."

As soon as the head of the Bai family finished speaking, the heads of the families below all nodded after hearing it. Using each family's own private soldiers to fight against the elite of the Qin State led by Wei Kai is completely to send them to death.

Moreover, there are not no contradictions between the various families, and there will definitely be alliance leaders when they unite with each other. Even if they win, each family should lose their interests, and it is impossible to agree on the amount of benefits they will gain in the end; If you don't win, you will lose this last capital, which is absolutely impossible.

"May I ask the Bai family master, what is the best plan?" , a head of the house next to him stood up and saluted.

"Yes, yes, the head of the Bai family has always been my Chen Cang's think tank."

Looking at the elders and patriarchs of the various clans who were complimenting all around, Bai Jin suddenly beamed with pride.

The old lady Chen in the hall stroked her beard and said, "Bai Jin, what is the best plan, talk to us quickly."

"Yes, Taigong".

"You are not good at force, but you are good at human feelings. I heard that Wei Kai is now seventeen years old, a young man, and his blood is strong. We only need to choose beauties and promise wealth.

Although Wei Kai said that all the princes and clans could be killed, but we are the old clans, and Wei Kai will not dare to move. Then he sent someone to lobby the minister in Liyang, and Wei Kai's menacing momentum slowly slowed down, and then we only had to .......

Even if we share Chen Cang with Wei Kai, as long as we stabilize the current situation, what we have lost will eventually come back."

When the head of the family heard this, they nodded one after another, so they adopted the strategy of the head of the Bai family and set up a beauty township for Wei Kai in Chencang, just waiting for Wei Kai to enter the hub.

However, Wei Kai, who had already arrived outside the city of Chencang, did not enter the city and did not exchange any news with the county seat. Instead, they built a military village outside the city to settle the people, and at the same time continued to send troops to clean up the bandits around Chencang County, take in the displaced people, turn the people into an army, and confront Chencang County.

As a result, when the clans in the city heard the news of the confiscation of their property outside the city, they were both angry and terrified. But because of the heavily guarded army outside the city, the families did not dare to move.

However, a few days later, the closed gate of Chencang City slowly opened. A group of people dressed in wedding clothes and beating gongs and drums slowly walked out of Chencang City with dozens of carts of belongings and walked towards Wei Kaiying.