Lu Cunxiao sneered: "Just a few words from you, you want to let these thousands of brothers be arrested? ”

"It's not like they're tied up, it's just that they are all in peace." Chu Huan said lightly: "If you are guilty, the governor will not bypass it, if you are not guilty, the governor is forced to let it go, I think in the middle, most people do not have any major crimes, the governor has implemented the Juntian order in Xiguan, if they want, they can still get the land, and the government can also provide farming tools." ”

Chu Huan's voice was not loud, but he was not far from the stone barrier of the bandits, and everyone was silent, but many people heard Chu Huan's words, and they all whispered eagerly.

What Chu Huan said was not wrong, if it was a last resort, no one really wanted to fall into the grass.

There are thousands of people in Hulu Village, except for a very small part, most of them are forced to be helpless, in order to survive, they can only rob, and then they were recovered by General Enwei and Shi one after another small stream of Liukou, which formed the strength of Hulu Village.

This time was besieged here by the officers and soldiers, and they couldn't break through, and the bandits thought that they would definitely die, but in fact, their morale was already very low, and at this time, listening to Chu Huan's meaning, not only could they live, but they even had the hope of returning to their hometowns and getting land and farming tools.

Most of the bandits came from poor peasant families, and their families have dealt with land all their lives, and they can get land and resume farming, which is really tempting for them.

The bandits exchanged heads for a while, and many of them were suspicious.

Lu Cunxiao's lips moved, and he seemed to be a little tempted, but he was very disgusted with the government, and even if Chu Huan said this, he was still suspicious.

"Xiao'er, rebelling against the government is so that we can live." Lu Mu stared at Lu Cunxiao and said: "When we went up the mountain, there was no way to live, and now that Lord Chu has let everyone cultivate and live, why should they be sent to death in vain?" ”

Lu Cunxiao hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Mother, the child has heard about the matter of Juntian Ling, and he has indeed seen many people get the ...... of the fields!" After a pause, he sneered: "But who knows if this is Chu Huan's move to buy people's hearts, maybe when he has a solid foundation in Xiguan, he will abolish the Juntian Order." ”

"The abolition of the Juntian Decree will not benefit me, it will only provoke greater civil unrest, and you can rest assured of this." Chu Huan said calmly: "Cun Xiao, Xiguan needs to recuperate, not like now, there are too many swords, I don't want to say it, if you know the general situation, you can also understand." ”

Lu Cunxiao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Even if we have farming tools, where can we get grain?" ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "If it was last year, if you asked something like this, I wouldn't dare to give you any guarantees." After a pause, he raised his hand and pointed to the distance below the mountain, "But you can take a look now, the grain in many places in Xiguan has matured, and it can be harvested immediately, although these grains are owned by those gentry families, but the governor has already discussed with them, the government will come forward to borrow grain from them, and then the government will lend these grains to the people according to the needs of the land, and when the people harvest, they only need to fill in the grain on top of the original borrowed grain, even if it is the interest on the grain, It was transferred back to the gentry who lent the grain. ”

Lu Cunxiao was a little surprised: "You guys are really like this? ”

"Not only that, the imperial court decreed to exempt Xiguan from taxes for three years, this is to restore the vitality of Xiguan, the governor has also ordered the implementation of rent regulation, the government in order to govern the place, although it will collect a certain amount of taxes from the people, but the governor has issued an order, clearly stipulating that within three years of this exemption, the people only need to pay 20% of the tax, in other words, the governor can guarantee that as long as there are no accidents, the people can work hard, and when there is a harvest, no one will starve to death." Chu Huan said with a straight face: "Do you know why this governor wants to quell the rebellion? The reason is very simple, if the governor wants to ensure that the people of Xiguan live and work in peace and contentment, he must protect them from being harassed by anyone, concentrate on production, and live and work in peace and contentment. ”

Chu Huan was eloquent and high-spirited, Lu Cunxiao didn't know what to say at this time, from Chu Huan's expression, Lu Cunxiao could see that this young man seemed to really want to make a career.

Seeing that Lu Cunxiao had already moved, Chu Huan smiled and said to Lu's mother: "Old man, where to go with Cunxiao, I still want you to discuss, this governor will give you a day, I hope you can give me an answer tomorrow." ”

After speaking, he arched his hand to Lu Mu, then turned around and was about to leave.

Zhang Niu, who had been kneeling aside, couldn't help but whisper at this time: "Boss, let's defend to the death, we can only be a dead end, if we can really go home and farm......!" ”

Before he finished speaking, Lu Cunxiao had already glared at him fiercely, and Zhang Niu's words immediately held back.

Chu Huan walked seven or eight steps away, and finally heard Lu Cunxiao's voice shouting, "Slow!" ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Chu Huan's mouth, and he slowly turned around, Lu Cunxiao stared at Chu Huan's eyes and said, "What you just said, some people can go back, but what about the rest?" ”

"Measure the guilt and do it." Chu Huan said: "Those who poison the people of the country will naturally be punished by law, and if they are helpless, the governor can understand and be lenient." ”

Seven or eight out of ten of the bandits in the back have never harmed the people, and many people's eyes suddenly lit up.

Anyone who survives will be excited.

"Lu Cunxiao was the first to be guilty." Lu Cunxiao said loudly: "You can let them go and cut off my head." ”

"Of course you're guilty." Chu Huan said lightly: "The governor has already thought about your disposal, but you can't bear the sins of others, the rewards and punishments are clear, and there is no discussion." ”

"What are you going to condemn me?"

"You aided the abuse, and fueled the arrogance of Huluzhai." Chu Huan said slowly: "Xiguan wants to be peaceful, and this governor will punish you to maintain the peace of one party, protect the people of Xiguan, and fight against all forces that want to poison the people." ”

Lu Cunxiao was stunned for a moment, and soon sneered: "I understand, you want me to listen to you." ”

"Lingtang said that you want to do things for the people, and this governor is to give you a chance to atone for your sins." Chu Huan said lightly: "With you by your side, you can also warn the governor, don't you always want to kill corrupt officials and corrupt officials, if the governor poisons the people in the future, you will be by the side of the governor, wouldn't it be more convenient for you to attack the governor?" ”

Lu Cunxiao didn't expect Chu Huan to say this, and was a little surprised.

"Cun Xiao, the autumn harvest is coming, I hope you will give me an answer earlier." Chu Huan said: "When these brothers under your command return to their hometowns, they will not be able to farm until the spring of next year, and during this time, they will always have to find something to support their families." Ben Governor can let the gentry who have crops to harvest hire your brothers to do day labor, and to harvest the grain, and you can also make a bowl of food from this...... Filial piety, earth-shattering deeds, everyone wants to do it, but at the moment, we still fill our stomachs, live a down-to-earth life, pick up the bowl of rice, and eat steadily. ”

Chu Huan spoke earnestly, as if he was talking to Lu Cunxiao.

Lu Cunxiao hesitated, slowly turned around, and looked at the subordinates behind him, everyone knew what Lu Cunxiao meant, and someone had already shouted: "Lord Lu Feng, let's descend, there is land to plant, let's go back and live a solid life." ”

The bandits said yes one after another, but it was just a small number of bandits who had done harm to the heavens and reason, but they didn't dare to say anything at this time, so they could only shrink back and dare not make a sound.

Including Chu Huan, everyone looked at Lu Cunxiao, Lu Cunxiao's sturdy body stood up like a pine, slowly raised his head, looked at the cloudless blue sky, and after a long time, he dropped the giant axe in his hand and sighed: "Lord Chu, we are willing to surrender!" ”

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At dusk, General Qiu's party of more than ten horsemen was already exhausted, the cavalry of the Chu army had been chasing and killing from under the sunset peak, General Qiu's hammer gun was taken away by Qin Lei, there was no sharp weapon, and there were only more than ten subordinates around him who broke through, and hundreds of cavalry chased and killed behind him, knowing that it was not an opponent, he could only flee all the way. The officers and soldiers chased for a whole day, and General Qiu finally got rid of the cavalry, but he did not dare to stay, ran a long way east, and then turned north, until he was sure that the cavalry could no longer catch up, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, everyone was already sleepy and tired, and they also went to remote places, it was difficult to see people, and it was difficult to see a small village, but seven or eight families, and they did not hesitate, so that the bandits killed into the village, and killed dozens of men, women, and children in the village, so as not to be leaked by those villagers here, and this was a dozen horsemen who rushed out with him, and they had always been his cronies, and they had been with him for the longest time, and they were extremely vicious, and they were ruthless, and when they were sure that there was no one alive in the village, they threw the bodies of these villagers into a forest. Then I found a spacious room to rest for a while.

General Qiu ordered all the rice and grain of several families to be collected, and then made a fire to cook.

Although it was like a lost dog, but the dozen or so people under him bowed their heads and obeyed orders, and some people brought water, General Qiu took off his battle armor, washed all the blood stains on his body, and found the clothes of the villagers to wear, and he was tall and big, but it was very difficult to find a suitable clothes, and finally found the largest one, and barely put it on.

Mr. Hei also cleaned up, and then sat down in the room.

When General Qiu entered the house, he saw General Qiu drinking water with a porcelain bowl, Mr. Hei looked up and saw General Qiu, and said with a smile: "The general is extremely brave, and he really wants to thank the general for escaping death this time." ”

General Qiu felt that this statement was extremely harsh.

Said that he was brave, he felt that he deserved it, but the word "invincible" made him nameless, on the battlefield, he was beaten by a small hairy child and had no power to fight back, which made General Qiu feel ashamed, Mr. Hei said this at this time, listening to General Qiu's ears, it seemed to be mocking, snorted coldly, and slowly walked to Mr. Hei's side, "Huh" sounded, the knife flashed, and a cold knife was already in Mr. Hei's throat.

General Qiu's hammer gun was taken away, and he could only be equipped with a large knife after that.

The cold knife was in his throat, Mr. Hei's eyelids didn't jump, he was calm, holding the porcelain bowl in his hand, the corners of his eyes were slightly raised, and he smiled faintly: "What does this mean, general?" ”