In the Han Dynasty, prisoners were treated very poorly, not only suffering from heavy labor, but also often dying of hunger, cold, or disease.

The initial relocation was very unsmooth, and many of the convicts believed that the dynasty sent them to Xihai County to kill them, and the resistance was great. Before Emperor Ping of Han could speak, Wang Mang ordered his son-in-law Zhen Han to take a group of officers and soldiers to suppress it.

The white knife fell, the red knife rose, the heads fell to the ground, rolled several times before stopping, the ground of the execution ground was blood-red, the prisoner was afraid of being killed, so he reluctantly followed the soldiers and horses of the dynasty to Xihai County. On the other hand, Liu Chong, the Marquis of Anzhong, also received a letter from Emperor Ping of Han and a box of gold, asking him to go to Xihai County immediately and find a hiding place in advance.

Looking at the secret edict and gold on the table, Liu Chong's whole person fell into deep thought, because building an army is inseparable from weapons and armor, which cannot be bought on the street, and some black workshops dare to risk death to build a little weapon to make quick money.

After thinking about it, Liu Chong couldn't sleep until midnight, so he asked the people who accompanied him to drag Liu Xiu out of the room, thinking that this goblin kid might be able to provide some unique insights.

Liu Xiu, who was woken up by his subordinates in the middle of the night, was very unhappy, he had a stinky face and walked slowly, but when he just entered the study, Liu Chong didn't say anything and asked Liu Xiu to go back to sleep.

Just been called, and was about to be driven away in the blink of an eye, Liu Xiu, who was already unhappy, directly blasted his subordinates away, sat on a stool and said: "What do you mean by calling me over in the middle of the night and bombing me back without saying a word?" ”

Liu Xiu was so angry that he didn't even need honorifics, if it was replaced by someone else, he would definitely be dragged down and beaten first, but Liu Chong had long been used to Liu Xiu's strange words.

Looking at the little Liu Xiu in front of him, Liu Chong felt that his idea just now was a bit redundant, since everyone shouted, there would be no shortage of meat if he asked.

"Uncle Wen, my uncle is helping His Majesty do a big thing, and the situation is like this......." Listening to Liu Chong's story during this time, Liu Xiu was surprised, he would never participate in this kind of life-threatening matter, and replied casually: "Uncle, you shouldn't have asked me about this kind of major affairs of the court and politics, I am still a child." ”

After saying this, Liu Xiu blinked her big eyes and said that she was cute.

If he hadn't pretended to be tender, Liu Chong would have believed it, but now Liu Chong is 100% sure that Liu Xiu has a method, otherwise he wouldn't be in a hurry to get out.

The two people, one big and one young, were so consumed in the study, until Liu Chong was impatient and decided to give Liu Xiu a fat beating, and Liu Xiu surrendered and said his thoughts.

First of all, there are only people in Xihai County, but how many of these people can be used, and how many can't be used, or is it unknown?

Second, if most people are not suitable and we have no new choice, we can only find a way to polish the prisoner's spirit first, which will be a long process.

In the end, who hasn't had a few friends in the past few years, one family is not enough for two families, and they directly pit someone who can handle weapons and armor to join the gang. They are fighting Wang Mang for His Majesty, as long as anyone knows about this matter, they must do it whether they want to or not, otherwise they will let the other party hang themselves on the spot and live forever, because this matter cannot be known to outsiders.

Listening to the previous words, Liu Chong still felt that what Liu Xiu said was very reasonable, but in the back, he felt that Liu Xiu was simply bad, but he couldn't find anything wrong.

With a method, Liu Chong was able to loosen his tense nerves and go back to his room to sleep, but Liu Xiu didn't dare to sleep.

An Zhonghou Mansion is guarded at night, and generally cannot go out without Liu Chong's tokens, Liu Xiu can only stay up until the door is opened early in the morning before daring to escape.

"Uncle Wen, where do you want to go this morning?"

Where is the most basic integrity between people? As soon as Liu Xiu left the house, he was blocked by Liu Chong.

"I felt a little hungry in the morning, but I didn't have a meal, so I planned to go out and buy some breakfast to eat."

"Buy breakfast, what are you doing with your luggage?"

Liu Xiu really couldn't find an excuse to explain the luggage, so he could only say truthfully: "Uncle, I'm still a child, don't pre-anticipate me for last night's big event." ”

"In your words last night, this matter cannot be known to outsiders, and if you don't want to get involved, hang yourself in front of your house."

What I said last night was cool, but the result was that I lifted a stone and hit myself in the foot, and Liu Xiu was arrested by Liu Chong, and Liu Xiu's family was not only not angry when they got the news, but also very glad that Liu Xiu could follow Liu Chong out to practice.

The road from Nanyang County to Xihai County was long, and sitting in a carriage without shock absorbers, Liu Xiu felt that he was about to be scattered, and strongly asked to slow down, otherwise he would be allowed to ride a horse.

On the way, the uncle and nephew of the Liu family went to Dong County of Hanoi, and made a Taishou named Zhai Yi, who had been a lieutenant in Nanyang before, and Liu Chong, the Marquis of Anzhong, was a friend of fate.

At the beginning, Zhai Yi and Liu Chong, two good friends, reunited after a long absence, and there were endless topics, but as soon as the topic of building an army came out, Zhai Yi couldn't wait to stab Liu Chong to death with a knife.

The matter of weapons and armor has been solved, and Liu Chong feels that he has to be generous in the matter of being driven out of Dongjun, because if he is pitted, it is estimated that he will do more than Zhai Yi.

It took two months, and the damn journey was finally over, Liu Xiu didn't want to do anything for the time being, he just wanted to give himself a few days off first to rest and adjust.

Liu Chong didn't interfere too much with Liu Xiu's approach, after all, Liu Xiu hadn't officially been crowned yet, just a relatively smart junior in the family.

In the county guard's mansion, Xihai County Shou Cheng Yong and An Zhonghou Liu Chong had a detailed discussion around the follow-up deployment, in their eyes, the prisoners who have killed people are the first choice, this part of the people can be used as the backbone of the team, to assist themselves in leading troops, followed by the strong, and the last old and weak are good coolies.

The ideal is plump, and the reality is the backbone. Before and after, the prisoners who arrived one after another were all crooked melons and cracked dates, which made people feel that as long as the wind was strong, they could be blown to the ground.

After taking a closer look, Liu Xiu found that many prisoners' hands and feet had grown into the flesh, what kind of mistake did these people make to suffer such a serious punishment?

It's okay not to ask, but after asking, Liu Xiu feels that this era is a bit unreasonable, the people have suffered disasters, the farmland has no harvest, and the local officials have not provided disaster relief, and they have joined hands with businessmen to raise grain prices to make the country rich. The people couldn't survive anymore, so they joined forces to ask for help outside the county government, but they were charged with storming the county government and attempting to rebel.

Taishou Cheng Yong should know the details, because he persuaded Liu Xiu to look at the point, the water in this is too deep, just listen to it, and if you are serious, you will lose.