In a flash, more than ten days have passed, and at this moment, Wang Mang is only a few miles away from the Tiger Prison.

He originally agreed with Chen Shou and Yan You for more than ten days, but at this moment, it was seven or eight days late.

During this time, the migration of the people led by Wang Mang became larger and larger. Like a snowball, many people who fled the war and fled to other places joined in.

Wang Mang set a general tone for this, and those who came did not refuse.

No matter what the hearts of these people are, as long as they join in and take refuge, they will do their best to protect them.

When these people saw that they could join in, they would have money and food to distribute, and they could also be protected by soldiers, so they were naturally not happy.

Of course, there are many contradictions in the large group of refugees and migrators.

There were many new people who did not know the rules, and there were frequent clashes and even fights.

There are often conflicts between husband and wife, let alone these people who have never known each other?

Wang Mang didn't have any good way to solve this, but just maintained the attitude of making peace and playing fifty boards for mediation.

After all, they are still on the move, they have not reached their destinations, and many policies and regulations are difficult to implement.

He could only think about waiting for the people to settle down after arriving in Yuzhou, and then manage, guide, and restrain according to the regulations.

If there is a contradiction, it is not terrible, he is afraid that the people will blindly obey.

If there is a contradiction, then it means that there is thought. If there is a fight, it means that there is flesh and blood. If it is guided by good life, this flesh-and-blood thought can be transformed into a desire for freedom.

"Filial piety and loyalty are in the heart, and the world has its own flowers!"

"First of all, there must be enough people as the foundation, and then solve the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation for the people. After the matter is resolved, education and guidance can be carried out. Otherwise, the people will not be able to eat enough and will not be able to wear warm clothes, where will they have the energy to pursue more noble ideological qualities? ”

Wang Mang's thinking is very clear, and he is arranging and planning one by one.

While he was thinking about it, Yuan Qing had already come to him, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, this is an urgent report sent by Yan You. ”

When Wang Mang heard the voice, his mind returned to reality, and he took the letter and read it.

After reading it for a while, there were many words on the letter that he still didn't recognize, and he said embarrassedly: "Yuan Qing, I haven't learned some of the words on it yet." Show me what the letter roughly means. ”

Yuan Qing held back his mouth and laughed, Wang Mang's amnesia caused him to not recognize words, he already knew.

Therefore, whenever he saw Wang Mang encountering obstacles in letter recognition, he felt a strong sense of pride in his heart.

Yes, it's proud!

Wang Mang is scheming, not to mention, he is also proficient in the battle situation, benevolent and righteous, and he is also very good at coaxing women, Yuan Qing deeply admires this.

At the beginning, he always thought that he had nothing to compare with Wang Mang.

Later, when he found out that Wang Mang didn't recognize a few big characters, he had a sense of accomplishment and felt that he was still a little useful.

Then he took the letter, glanced at the contents of the letter, and explained: "Lord Wang, Yan You said that all the arrangements have been in place, and many obstacles have been eliminated and controlled. The left and right henchmen of Daniel Zhang, the commander of the city, have also been plotted against him, and Daniel Zhang's life can be ended at any time. ”

"Good!"

Wang Mang was overjoyed and said: "Yan You and Chen Shou really live up to the trust. Reply to me at once, and say that we will be in the city early tomorrow morning. Let him be prepared at that time, act on the opportunity, and do not rush. As long as we pass the Tiger Prison Pass, then it means that we have completely passed through Kaifeng County. Then as long as you cross Shangqiu County, you can reach Yuzhou. ”

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will go to reply to Yan You." Yuan Qing took the order and turned back.

Wang Mang looked coldly at the direction of the Tiger Prison Pass, and said to himself: "Li Zhong, I think you should also unify the eight cities of Yuzhou now, and take action, right?" You correspond to the "Star Sun Horse" star of the 28 constellations, and it is rumored in later generations that you are a master of high merit and a powerful universe. I don't believe that you can still suffer that big loss in vain and not get back on the field. ”

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In Yuchuan, the main city of Yuzhou, since Li Zhong suffered two big losses in a row under Wang Mang, and lost many generals, he felt disgraced and faceless.

wanted to pursue Wang Mang, but was intercepted by Wang Mang's ambush in the middle of the ambush. In addition, Wang Mang and others are already hundreds of miles away, nearly thousands of miles away. In the case that the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, he can only temporarily let go of this grudge and spread his anger on other cities.

Therefore, under the fierce attack of the army led by him, the eight cities of Yuzhou could not resist, and he was almost bloodied all the way through the city.

Its ferocious aura shocked the prefects of other states and counties into restlessness, and their hairs stood on end.

In just a few dozen days, the eight cities of Yuzhou are all in his hands.

At this point, he has become the prefect of two states, not just one Wanzhou prefect.

Now he is sitting on the throne of the prefect of Yuchuan City, the main city of Yuzhou that he has just taken. Below him were still his men and their warriors.

In the center of the hall, there was a middle-aged man with a big belly, who was tied up and thrown to the ground. This middle-aged man is none other than Gu Zongxun, the prefect of Yuzhou.

This person was incompetent, unstrategic, greedy for money and lustful, and was captured alive by Li Zhong.

Gu Zongxun curled up and kept kowtowing to Li Zhong and begging for mercy, "Lord Li, Lord Li." The little ones have eyes and no beads, and they are against the adults. Ask for mercy from the adults and let me go. I have many daughters and wives and concubines, and the younger one wishes all for the joy of adults. ”

Li Zhong's eyes were cold, and he stood up from his big seat. Then he came to Gu Zongxun and whipped it down, beating this person with a skin and flesh, and screaming again and again.

"What are you, and you deserve my life? Your wives and concubines and daughters have all been captured by me, so why should I offer them? Now that they are all my own and have become my women, what do you have to do with them? ”

Li Zhong suffered two defeats under Wang Mang, and his personality changed a lot, becoming more ruthless and vicious, as if he had sunk.

In the past, he would not torture a useless waste prefect, let alone make things difficult for those captives.

Now it's different, his viciousness has been stimulated, his personality is distorted, and his style of behavior has become less scrupulous. Therefore, after he caught Gu Zongxun's daughters, he took possession of these women and ravaged them as soon as possible, so as to vent his anger and let out a sullen breath in his heart.

"Come on, give me this fang to be pushed out and beheaded, cut off the head, the corpse will be violent for seven days, and the head will be hung at the east gate for three days, as a warning to others of the fate of opposing me." Li Zhong snorted coldly.

When Gu Zongxun heard this, he was immediately afraid, and begged bitterly: "My lord's life, my lord's life." Please be merciful and spare my life. ”

Li Zhong snorted and waved his hand at the soldier, not bothering to pay attention to this person's crying, very impatient.

When the soldiers saw his gesture, they dragged Gu Zongxun out from left to right and sentenced him to death.

When many other generals in the hall heard Li Zhong's order, some of them fluctuated slightly. In particular, those strategists frowned inadvertently.

(End of chapter)