Marked on the map as "Zhener Mountain", the bandits called "Sheep's Head Mountain" by the locals have become a climate in recent years under the leadership of Wei Yao.

Qi County in the past 20 years, twice suffered from military disasters, especially six years ago, Qin and Zhao also fought a small battle near Nanxiang in Qi County - although it was a small war, but the number of people on both sides was also thousands, the damage caused to the local area can be imagined, since then, the people of Nanxiang have taken Sheep's Head Mountain as their shelter, and then it seems to have formed a habit, every time there is a drought and flood disaster, the county officials urge taxes, they help the old and the young to run to the mountains, and become the henchmen of the bandits.

Among the government and the bandits, they would rather choose the bandits, at least Wei Yi is fair, he did not oppress them, robbed the granary of the Haochang's house, and divided some seeds among the people, so that they could open a few acres of land in the mountains and barely make a living.

But when Qi County became Chang'anjun's fiefdom, this trend of the people of Nanxiang turning into thieves was curbed.

First of all, news came from the county, saying that a large number of county soldiers were stationed in Qi County, the water thieves in Xixiang were exterminated, the thieves were all killed, and the heads were piled up on the bank of Zhaoyu Qi to form a Jingguan.

Subsequently, Chang'anjun's goal turned to Nanxiang, and he sent people to rebuild the township and the pavilions along the way, and set up several relief porridge shacks along the pavilions, calling on the fugitives in the mountains to go and eat.

According to the laws of Zhao State, after arresting the fugitives, they would be punished, or as hard laborers, or shaved their hair.

Unexpectedly, after a few days, Chang'anjun sent people into the mountain again, still carrying bags and bags of grain, looking at these yellow and aged corn, some people were moved, eating the white grain, and they could also listen to the words of those local scholars.

"Chang'anjun is by no means the same as the previous county official."

Yang Yi was originally a poor man in Nanxiang, six years ago when the Nanxiang war, he also followed his fellow villagers to hide in the mountains, stayed for two years, and then because he couldn't stand the poor and hard life in the mountains, he went outside again, he went to the first time when Chang'an Jun issued a recruitment order, and did the county temple officials, when Chang'an Jun took the governance of Nanxiang as the next top priority, Yang Yi came in handy, because he was familiar with the situation in the mountains, he was a lobbyist of Chang'an Jun, and came to promote the "new deal" of the son.

The point of his lobbying of the mountain people was to emphasize that Chang'anjun was different from the previous county officials.

"Chang'an Jun is the brother of King Zhao, with a noble status, but he has a benevolent heart, after he came to Qi County, he first severely punished corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and then ordered Qi's and Wen's heroes to contribute food and strength, and exterminated the thieves who ravaged Xixiang and killed the people, and also promised to halve the taxes of the people in the county, as for the people who fled to the mountains, they will not be held responsible, but will give fields, give seeds, and can also lend cattle, and the taxes will be exempted within one year, and the taxes will be halved within three years!"

"Is that true?" These words caused waves in the hearts of many mountain people.

Among these fugitives, there are those who are desperate and daring, but more of them are good citizens who have never left their hometowns in their lives. The peasants love the land, and if they really can't survive, they will never leave the land where their ancestors have lived for generations and become fugitives. In this mountain forest, lacking food and clothing, they also face attacks by wild beasts and arrests by the government, and they sleep with cringe and cowardice at night.

If you can cultivate the fields at home, who will run to the mountains without anything!

So, sporadic mountain people began to follow Yang Yi to the countryside with a skeptical attitude to see if it was as he said.

Three days later, the people who had gone with them returned, and their attitudes changed greatly, and their eyebrows fluttered, and they bragged about what they had seen and heard in Nanxiang to their families.

"There are more pedestrians on the road, and the pavilion along the way has also reopened, and when we pass by, we also go in to ask for water to drink, and the pavilion father keeps saying that Chang'anjun is good."

"The wall of Nanxiang has been renovated, and it is no longer the previous dilapidation."

"The township market is very lively, and there are no villagers who are rampant, asking for market rent, how many years, we have not been to the market again." The villager who said this wiped away his tears.

"There is also a granary in the township, there are many soldiers guarding outside, and it is full of piles inside, saying that it is enough for the whole township to eat for a year!" The man was frowning.

"Moreover, there is a steady stream of food coming from the county! A big car, a big car! ”

What's even more exciting is that Chang'an Jun also personally met with these returning villagers in Nanxiang Township Temple, and gave each of them some compensation, saying that they were exemplary for the people, and promised that after the re-establishment of Lilu Shiwu, let them be the chief, the military chief, and the elder of the village, and their families could also be exempted from labor forever.

These people were trembling at first, and they couldn't believe it was true when they came out, but when they thought about it later, they were happy.

According to them, Chang'anjun also disregarded the danger and personally went to a fugitive gathering point on the edge of the mountain forest to recruit the people, and dozens of people in that settlement all followed Gongzi back......

"Chang'anjun is really a sage and sage...... In the eyes of those villagers, Chang'anjun was shining golden from the inside out, and they couldn't find suitable words to describe it, so they said: "It's like ...... Just like Dayu! ”

Dayu is an ancient sage and benevolent king who is widely spread in many places.

In the world of the Warring States Period, wars were frequent, and the people at the bottom lived in dire straits, and they always had a simple wish in their hearts, that is, they hoped to have a "sage and benevolent king".

That's why the people will relish the ancient Yao Shunyu soup, and when telling their legends, they automatically ignore those dark, brutal, and real events, and focus on their benevolence and love for the people.

They preach Yao's simplicity, praise Shun's filial piety, praise Dayu's three passes through the door without entering, and praise Shangtang's net open.

They longed for another such virtuous king to rely on to save all beings.

If this wish is narrowed a little further, they hope to produce at least one virtuous man and a good official.

And Chang'anjun is just in between.

He is the son of the Queen Mother, the younger brother of the king, and he is also the lord of Qi County, showing goodwill to the fugitives with a posture of governing the country as a virtuous man.

With the example of the first batch of people, the people behind them also flocked to it, under the tireless efforts of Yang Yi and others to go deep into the mountains and forests to preach, about Chang'anjun's new policy spread almost all over the entire Yangtou Mountain, with the mentality of "try it" more and more people out of the mountains, by the beginning of June, it had reached four or five hundred households, accounting for half of all the fugitives.

They registered their original household registration in the township, then received their rations and returned to Lilu, which had been razed to the ground by the war. In the thorny land after the abandonment, the land was re-granted, and there were temporary shacks - Chang'anjun only provided them with basic living conditions, and it was necessary to rely on the efforts of these people to restore their hometown to its original state.

But that's enough, for farmers and peasant women, all they need is a piece of land where men and women can weave quietly, and as long as the land is still there, there is hope......

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As the fugitives returned to Nanxiang from the mountains one after another, Chang'anjun's disciples congratulated each other on this gratifying situation, but in the bandits' lair of Sheep's Head Mountain, the atmosphere was gloomy......

"Several fugitives from Shannan and Shanbei have returned to Nanxiang one after another, and they have become obedient and good citizens of the government, which is the only way for us to go out of the mountains and plunder, without the assistance of the mountain people, it will not be easy to go out of the mountains in the future." Wei Yao's right-hand man, the red-faced thief, was very mad.

What made them even more uneasy was that even the thieves near the thieves' nest had many of them quietly descended the mountain without saying goodbye, and those people knew the way up the mountain!

"Shall we just do nothing?" The red-faced thief couldn't sit still, clamoring to give Chang Anjun a little color.

"What can be done?"

Wei Yao, who was sitting on a tiger skin, changed his confidence and pride when he met with the post no letter that day, and he was holding a pot of wine all day long, looking a little decadent.

If Chang'anjun is exterminating the water thieves in Xixiang, he will immediately send troops up the mountain to attack, and he has a way to deal with it, and he will ensure that those officers and soldiers will not return. But Chang Anjun was not impatient, but used a soft knife to kill people, and first deceived the fugitives on the outskirts of the mountains and forests.

Before you know it, the situation has been reversed.

"It's good that we don't move, but if we do, it will be worse." Wei Yao has been able to survive between Qin, Han, Wei, and Zhao for so many years, and he has also pulled up a small number of people, so he naturally has his way of survival, that is, he is keen enough to know which forces he cannot be enemies with.

Six years ago, when the Qin army came to Nanxiang, he didn't dare to make a mistake, and then the Zhao army was cruising and cruising on the east side of Yangtou Mountain, and he also obediently shrank on the mountain and never provoked.

But this time, he misjudged Chang Anjun and underestimated his ability and determination.

Although he was young, he was very patient, and although he was powerful, he was extremely restrained, and instead of getting carried away and attacking the mountain, he used the most expensive and effective method: "The art of war is used to appease and suppress at the same time, not to appease the thief, but to soothe the ears of the hungry people and the thief!" ”

Today's bandits are like a pangolin that has been stripped of its shell without the assistance of the mountain people, and may suffer a fatal blow at any time.

"I am determined to take my second and third sons and leave Sheepshead Mountain!" Wei Yi confided in the red-faced thief about his decision.

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