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Although Wang Gong's rebellion was quickly and chaotically quelled, its subsequent impact was too bad.

It has even changed the original political pattern of Jiangdong, and the most direct evil result is that the imperial court has declined, and various local towns have taken advantage of the situation.

At present, except for the land of Sanwu, which is still bowing to the imperial court, the rest of the states and counties have begun to ignore the imperial court's orders openly and secretly.

Rujiang and Jing are controlled by Huan Xuan; Jingkou and Huainan were divided by Liu Gaozhi; Even Huaibei Liu Yu is not completely obedient to Sima Daozi's father and son.

In the face of Fang Zhen's growing power, Sima Daozi's father and son were not only frightened, but also actively looking for ways to deal with it.

After consulting with his staff, Sima Daozi and his son agreed that only with a strong military could they deter local forces.

Therefore, the top priority at the moment is to form a strong forbidden army as soon as possible.

At the beginning, Sima Daozi pinned his hopes on the transfer of elite troops from all sides to weaken the local area and strengthen the strength of the forbidden army.

However, when Sima Daozi, in the name of the imperial court, ordered the transfer of elites from all over the country, he was fiercely opposed by all parties.

Even Sima Shangzhi, the new king of Yuzhou, was also very dissatisfied with this.

He refused to transfer troops from the imperial court on the grounds that Yuzhou was an important town and the troops under his jurisdiction were not enough to defend the garrison.

The local towns refused to hand over the elite soldiers, and Sima Daozi did not dare to force them too much, so in the end, the discussion could not be resolved.

In the end, there was really no way, Sima Daozi had no choice but to set his sights on Sanwu.

In April, King Huiji ordered that those who were 'free slaves as guests' in the Sanwu area should 'voluntarily' go to Jiankang to serve as military households, so as to make up for the lack of soldiers in the forbidden army.

The so-called "slave-free guests" refers to those who were partially emancipated as slaves and rose to semi-yeoman farmers.

Although these people have not yet fully risen to the level of yeoman farmers, they have a certain degree of personal freedom, but most of them depend on the powerful to exist.

They have no concept of family and country in their eyes, and only owe allegiance to their own master, the family of Haoqiang.

And the family also regards them as the private property of the family, which is an important economic source and force guarantee for the family.

The actions of the father and son of the king of Huiji are called "census" in modern terms, cracking down on black households.

However, this is not the original of Sima Daozi and his son, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, there was already a move of "feeding the people".

And at present, that is, the period of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it is also called "soil break".

Whatever it is called, its essence is to crack down on powerful forces, increase tax revenue, and enrich the national treasury.

For the imperial court, it is undoubtedly a great thing.

However, this policy has greatly damaged the interests of Haoqiang, so much so that every time there is a 'land break' in history, it will cause 'people's hearts to shake'.

In 368 A.D., when Qianyan checked the household registration on a large scale, it was also "the anger of the dynasty", and the left servant of Shangshu who presided over the matter shot Yuejuan died because of this.

Therefore, the implementation of land judgment must have a stable rule and the protection of power.

Because the scholars, tenants, and domestic slaves did not support the land break, and the object of the earth cut was precisely these types of people.

Tenants and domestic slaves were originally the private property of wealthy families, especially domestic slaves.

Some people may wonder, if the land is broken, the house slaves will not be free, why are they not happy?

Because, after the abolition of slavery, the tenant terminated the employment relationship with the master, and the domestic slave became the public property of the state.

A portion of their output has been changed from private income to state income, and their status has not changed substantially.

Even because of the country's financial difficulties, they bear heavier taxes.

Historically, the two most effective soil breaks in the Eastern Jin Dynasty were completed in the hands of Huan Wen and Liu Yu, two powerful ministers.

Where do Sima Daozi's father and son have the slightest ability from Huan Wen and Liu Yu? At this time, there is no doubt that the contradictions will be thoroughly intensified.

Sure enough, when the imperial court issued the order of "free slaves as guests", it was like stabbing a hornet's nest, and was fiercely opposed by Sanwu Haoqiang.

However, in order to quickly accumulate wealth and expand troops, the father and son of King Huiji began to vigorously implement the land break.

In the face of the unreasonable demands of the father and son of the king of Huiji, the three Wu Haoqiang were angry and dissatisfied, and even wanted to follow Wang Gong's example.

It's just that in recent years, after the continuous suppression of the imperial court, the strength of the three Wu Haoqiang has been greatly reduced, and he has no confidence to defeat the imperial court at all.

There was no way, Sanwu Haoqiang had to choose forbearance.

But they will not really hand over their own subordinates and young people, but extend their hands to ordinary people.

Among the common people, those who have not paid their debts and rents have been forcibly sent to Jiankang.

Ordinary people are unarmed, how can they be the opponents of powerful families in the township?

All of a sudden, Sanwu, who was originally known as wealthy, became a miasma, and the people complained.

But where there is oppression, there is resistance.

Originally, the common people were forced to live happily by heavy taxes, and now they have encountered man-made disasters, how can they endure it?

Suddenly, civil unrest broke out in several counties one after another.

Although these rebellions were eventually suppressed, they succeeded in stirring up anger among the people, and only someone needed to ignite them.

Coincidentally, there happened to be a person on the southeast coast, no! A group of people, to be exact.

The chaos of Sanwu made Sun Tai immediately realize that the opportunity of the Heavenly Master Dao had come.

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When Sun En, Lu Xun, Xu Daofu and other backbone members of the sect walked into the room, they saw Heavenly Master Sun Taizheng sitting there alone in a daze, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Sun En and the three of them glanced at each other, secretly surprised, and they didn't know what had happened, which made the Heavenly Master, who had always been moody, so excited.

Sun Tai sat cross-legged on his head, his inner thoughts like the waves of the sea rushing up on a rocky beach, undulating violently.

The reason why he has today's achievements is not only taught by his master Du Zigong, but also thanks to the imperial court.

In his early years, he was keen on fame, and Zeng Shijin was promoted to Taishou, but because of his background, he never became noble.

Later, he realized that if he did not overthrow the current court, there would never be a day when the poor family would never come out.

So, he used the Heavenly Master Dao as a cover and began to secretly accumulate strength to prepare for the uprising.

Sun Tai is very patient and has been waiting for the best time to start an incident.

Even if he has secretly recruited the people of the eight counties of Jiangji, Wujun, Wuxing, Yixing, Linhai, Yongjia, Xin'an, and Hainan, most of them have been absorbed as followers of the Heavenly Master Dao, but he still does not move.

He is still waiting, waiting for the death of Sima Yao, the son of heaven.

Sun Tai thought very clearly, as long as Sima Yao lived for one day, the Jin family would still be as stable as Mount Tai, and people's hearts would not be chaotic.

Sure enough, God did not disappoint him, and the opportunity soon came.

After Sima Yao's death, Sima Daozi began to take power, and his perverse actions completely destroyed the stable and peaceful situation in Jiangdong.

Sima Daozi was not only worried about the threat of Jingzhou, but also worried that the soldiers of Beifu would be unruly, so he tried to strengthen his military strength, and even sent three tenants of Wu Hao's family as soldiers and forcibly enlisted in the army.

As a result, as soon as this measure was implemented, the people of Sanwu were immediately confused, which greatly benefited the Heavenly Master Dao to raise trouble and recruit generals.

Now that the conditions are ripe, Jiangdong will have no one to stop him Sun Tai and the Heavenly Master.

Sun Tai thought about it for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, he found that Sun En, Lu Xun, Xu Daofu and other Heavenly Master Dao backbones were looking at him.

He glanced up at everyone and couldn't help but smile: "I have gathered you today to tell you good news. ”

"Recently, in the Sanwu area, there have been repeated civil uprisings due to land breaks."

"My Heavenly Master Dao is ripe for an incident, and Poor Dao has decided to raise troops to revolt immediately."

"What?! It's true? ”

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and it can even be said that they could hardly control their emotions with excitement.

Although Sun En, Lu Xun, and Xu Daofu still remained calm, their bodies continued to tremble, showing that the three of them were extremely uncalm in their hearts.

They had waited too long for this day.

When Wang Gong raised his army, they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to start an incident, but they were finally forcibly stopped by Sun Tai on the grounds that the time had not come.

Hearing Sun Tai's announcement that he would do something today, how could everyone not be excited?!

Sun Tai pressed his hands weakly and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"Although the time is ripe, you and I still can't take it lightly, and everything should be carefully arranged."

"Yuanlong, is there any latest movement on the imperial court recently?"

"Master Huitian, Sima Daozi has been meeting frequently with the powerful of the family recently, and I don't know what to talk about."

Sun En said disdainfully: "Hmph! What else can be talked about? It's nothing more than appeasement and wooing! However, he should have done this against Huan Xuan. ”

"Taking advantage of the fact that the imperial court is temporarily unable to take care of the Heavenly Master, everyone should seize the time to mobilize troops and raise grain and grass."

"Is it rare that we don't have an immediate incident?" Sun En couldn't wait.

"Nope! Wait. ”

Even when the time was ripe, Sun Tai was still patient.

He is still waiting, waiting for the people of Sanwu to have a greater grudge against the government.

In addition, the Heavenly Master Taoist army needs time to assemble, and the grain and grass must also be prepared.

After all, rebellion is a major event, and it is a matter of death for all sentient beings, so he must not be careless.

And this is the real reason why he has been hiding on the island for many years and choosing to forbear.

"Lingxiu, the most important thing to do is to be impatient, you must plan before you act, and you must not act recklessly."

"The strength of the imperial court is stronger than imagined, and we must do everything we can."

"Uncle, you also look up to Sima Daozi's father and son too much, just with those forbidden troops in the capital, how can I teach the army to be an opponent?"

"Humph! Don't forget, in addition to the forbidden army in the capital, there are also elite soldiers in the northern province. ”

"Although Liu Gaozhi has a conflict with Sima Daozi's father and son, once we raise the flag and rebel, they will immediately give up the dispute and target the Heavenly Master Dao."

"Remember! This protracted war will not end in three or five years, or even seven or eight years. ”

"The first step is to occupy the Sanwu area, and then find opportunities to win a few battles and expand our influence."

"Wait for the Heavenly Master Dao to gain a firm foothold in Sanwu, and then raise troops to fight Jiankang, destroy the Jin Dynasty, and establish the Immortal Kingdom."