Chapter 177: The Grace of the Prince
Xu is LΓΌ Meng was worried that the situation on the eastern front would change, and wanted to take Sun Quan back as soon as possible, so he sent troops early to drive the people in the black pressure to the designated place.
Because they want to leave their hometowns, the people of Jingzhou are naturally a thousand and ten thousand unwilling, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are full of complaints.
Rao is Ma Liang, Wang Fu, Zhao Lei and others have quite prestige in the hearts of the military and people in Jingzhou, and they can't dispel the grievances and concerns in the hearts of the people at this time.
It took a morning for everyone to complete the registration of only a few hundred people.
Guan Yu, who had been sitting upright in the tent, suddenly sighed, got up and walked outside the tent.
Everyone outside the tent was originally clamoring and shouting, but at this time, when Guan Yu appeared, all eyes focused on him, and the inside and outside of the camp suddenly quieted down.
Speaking of which, Guan Yu has been in Jingzhou for a long time as a famous general in the world, and his prestige can be said to be unparalleled for a while.
It is true that he is proud of the scholars, but he is also sincere and kind to the soldiers, and he is treated like his own nephew.
The middle-aged men present were all soldiers under him, which one had not received Guan Yu's favor?
During his reign, he often reduced the taxes of these soldiers' families, rewarded them every New Year's holiday, and took the initiative to help single soldiers solve their marriage matches.
People's hearts are flesh and blood, and the situation was in crisis in the later stage of the Battle of Xiangfan, and many soldiers were secretly worried in their hearts.
However, after LΓΌ Meng took Jiangling, he immediately seized everyone's wives and families.
In the hearts of many soldiers, the grace of the prince must be repaid, but the safety of the family cannot be ignored. In life, how can there be no seven emotions and six desires? Even if he felt guilty, for the safety of his family, he could only say sorry to the prince.
Therefore, Guan Yu had just withdrawn to the vicinity of Jiangling City, and within a few days, all the soldiers were scattered.
If the two don't see each other from now on, the guilt in everyone's hearts will become lighter and weaker with the passage of time, and eventually become an insignificant dust in the bottom of their hearts.
However, at this moment, Guan Yu suddenly appeared.
As his eyes full of complex emotions swept through the scene one by one, he couldn't help but lower his head and head when he was watched, and a feeling of self-shame suddenly swelled in his chest.
But seeing a sturdy man in his thirties in front of Guan Yu, he suddenly knelt down, buried his head on the ground, and cried loudly:
"The Prince... Jun Hou, the villain is not a human being, leaving you at your most critical moment, wasting your teachings, really damn it! β
Guan Yu recognized him as a former general surnamed Hu.
In fact, with such a mood, why not just Hu Qu alone?
With him taking the lead, more and more men in the crowd knelt on the ground, and the five big and three thick men actually cried bitterly one by one, and the scene was a little heavy for a while.
Guan Yu's face was expressionless, and he walked slowly around the venue, his eyes were already red.
He treated these soldiers with sincerity, but these soldiers chose to betray at a critical moment, and it felt like a few stabs in his chest.
But Jingzhou has been lost, and reserving some vitality for the Han and his brother is already the only thing he can do.
Seeing his former subordinates kneeling on the ground, for some reason, Guan Yu's cold and hard heart like iron suddenly softened.
He was ready to leave, and suddenly stood still, his eyes were already red, but he said coldly: "I finally know etiquette, righteousness and shame." β
But seeing Guan Yu take a deep breath, his expression turned grim, and he shouted: "All the soldiers are in formation!" β
Following his order, the man who knelt on the ground got up quickly, holding his head high, just like returning to the barracks and school.
Guan Yu's eyes turned, and then he said:
"Guan usually teaches you to be a man who stands up to the sky and the earth and is upright. Now that the Eastern Wu Alliance is sneak attacking, your hometown of Nanjun has temporarily fallen into the hands of the enemy. But a certain one only asks you, do you want to follow Guan into Sichuan and be an upright man, or stay here and be a rebellious minister and thief who is despised and despised? β
Hu Qujiang looked excited, but said in a firm tone: "The villain has already lost the prince once, even if he is confused, he will never dare to have a second time!" β
As soon as he finished speaking, the mother-in-law next to him was full of anxiety, pushing and shoving.
Hu Qu shook up a big ear scraper, and said with a hideous face:
"Without a prince, how can you marry Lao Tzu as a mother-in-law? This family is still in charge of Lao Tzu, and you are a woman who obediently follows, and you have to make noise here! β
Hu Qu will take a hand, and the woman cried and cried, and suddenly there was no sound.
Thinking that Hu Qu would have a lot of prestige among this group of people, with him taking the lead, the rest of the people all shouted loudly:
"I am willing to follow the prince to the death!"
"I am willing to follow the prince to the death!"
Seeing this, Guan Yu stroked his long beard lightly, and his chin was not stopped.
When the scene was a little quieter, Ma Liang took advantage of the situation and stepped forward, clasped his fists and said loudly:
"Liang is a native of Xiangyang Yicheng, and you are all fellow villagers, and you are willing to protect your lives, you will be able to be properly taken care of when you arrive in Yizhou!"
His words were transmitted far away, and the voices of the women in the venue suddenly became quieter.
Ma Liang said again: "Even if you can't believe it, can't you still believe in my lord King Hanzhong and the military advisor Zhuge Kongming?" β
As soon as he said this, a trembling old man immediately walked out of the crowd, he raised his hands high, and said excitedly:
"Old decay letter, old decay letter! Folks, when Cao Thief went south, Uncle Liu Huang took us from Xinye to Jiangling, and never gave up along the way! Such a lord, I have never seen it in my life, and I probably won't see it in my next life! Folks, don't say anything, you are not afraid of old age, you have hands and feet, you can farm with a piece of soil, what are you afraid of! β
When Ma Liang heard this, he stepped forward to help the old man in person, and repeatedly promised to the crowd, and finally calmed the emotions of the men, women and children in the field.
There were more than a dozen scribes and clerks lined up on the side, making a register for each person's renaturalization.
From now on, they will no longer be the people of Jingzhou, but the people of Yizhou.
Jiang Wei saw clearly, for the uprooting of their hometown, the Jingzhou military and civilians were originally resentful, but finally Guan Yu came forward in time, and Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Ma Liang and others in the eyes of the Jingzhou military and civilians The reputation is perfect, so the Han and Wu sides completed the delivery of more than 2,000 households on the first day.
The people of Jingzhou, who had calmed down, were immediately transported to the camp on the south bank overnight by the ships that had been prepared, and waited for the people to return to the west after they arrived.
This Ma Liangxiu wrote a letter and sent someone to the Han army camp overnight.
After Liu Bei received Ma Liang's letter, he immediately released 2,000 captives.
These captives were starved for a few days, and they were beaten again, and they could not recover at all for ten days and half a month, and they were not afraid that they would make trouble again.
With a good start on the first day, such as the Han army camp, the Wu army camp, the Han army's Jiangbei handover camp, and the four places of Jiangling City turned at high speed like a wheel.
Ma Liang is in the center of the overall planning and scheduling, which is very efficient.
Jiang Wei secretly estimated that according to the speed of the first day, it would take another five or seven days to complete the handover of all 20,000 households.
His only duty now, in the name of entertaining guests, is actually surveillance.
As long as there are hostages in hand, they are not afraid of Lu Meng's counterattack.
Lu Xun also knew it, and he didn't have the slightest intention of resisting, so he was still plain every day, hiding in the tent and holding a book to study.
Only when the Wu army escorted the people of Jingzhou to arrive, he would go out of the camp and wait and see.
Jiang Wei could see that in the face of this group of people who had left their hometowns, his eyes revealed pity.