Accompanied by the guards, Yang Ling visited the barracks, summoned local officials, and walked around the nearby villages, feeling the local customs, everywhere, I heard that Yang Qin was happy to have a noble son, and the officials of His Royal Highness who were accepted by the emperor as Yi'er Gan couldn't help but flatter, Yang Ling always felt uncomfortable when he heard the word 'Lord Yang', presumably the young lady was laughing at home, right?

The most creative of this is the congratulatory message of Song Xiaoai, the chief officer of the wolf soldiers: "Congratulations to Lord Yang for getting Lord Yang", which made Yang Ling let go of his mind and laughed.

After two days of understanding, Yang Ling, who never played cards according to common sense, had secretly made some calculations about counterinsurgency in his heart. As soon as he arrived in Xuzhou, he had arranged for the local dealers who had dealings with Duzhangman to enter the mountain to deliver the news, and asked Duzhangman to send someone to negotiate with the imperial court, but so far there has been no news sent back, and now it seems that the possibility of mobilizing troops has increased greatly, and Yang Ling is ready to convene civil and military officials to discuss the matter, so he must first unify the pace internally.

Yang Ling had just rushed back to the camp, and before he could send the order to gather the generals to raise the account, Wu Hanchao hurriedly came and said, "My lord, please return to the tent quickly, Lord Liu has something important to do."

Song Xiaoai was also mixed in Yang Ling's pro-army, and when he saw Wu Hanchao talking, his eyes swept towards him, so he raised his chin and gave him a cold face, Wu Hanchao couldn't help but smile embarrassedly.

In the past two days, Yang Ling has been happy to love his son, and he doesn't have to hide it like when he gave birth, so he is in a happy mood and very happy. In the past two days, Wu Wending has been busy supervising the transportation of grain and grass, and he has not yet made time, he is ready to take the time to talk to this stubborn lord again.

Although Xiao Wu and Xiao Ai are angry, it is obvious that their love for each other is undiminished, and it is not a pleasure to occasionally lose a little temper, and he is too lazy to reconcile, the crux of the problem is Wu Wending, and he has to solve this old guy first.

Yang Ling dismounted, threw the horsewhip to his own soldiers, and said to Wu Hanchao: "I know, ask the civil and military officials to come to my big tent immediately, and the officials will gather to discuss matters", after speaking, he took Song Xiaoai and went straight to his own tent. Liu Biao saw Yang Ling and hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Congratulations."

Yang Ling hurriedly interrupted: "Rejoice and rejoice." But have you heard important news about Du Zhangman? ”

Liu Biao shook his head and said: "I came in a hurry because I heard some news that was unfavorable to the adults, and if the news has been transmitted to the mountains, I am afraid it will be very unfavorable to the prince."

Yang Ling's expression tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Biao said: "Now there are legends everywhere that the murderous Yang beheaded came to Sichuan, put the king of Shu under house arrest, deprived him of military and political power, and wanted to use force against the capital, and even slaughtered the people." The lowly officials secretly arrested a few people, and under interrogation, the source of the spread of the news could not be found, and these people were just the same people, so the lowly officials released them."

Yang Ling frowned: "Who is this spreading rumors?" Isn't this forcing the son of the world to die? Once the news reaches the mountains".

Yang Ling's face was gloomy for a while, he raised his head and thought for a while, and said slowly: "Continue to investigate, see if you can find any clues, there must be spies sent in various places, the news must have been transmitted back to the mountain early, if the prince is in danger, we are now beyond the reach of the whip, only wait for the development of the situation, you go first." The official immediately discussed matters with the civil and military officials."

"Yes!" Liu Biao arched his hand and retreated.

Yang Ling sat back at the table, holding the teacup and thinking for a long time, Song Xiaoai sat obediently on the side, looking at him quietly with a pair of big eyes. After a long time, Wu Hanchao quietly opened the door and said, "My lord, all the officials have arrived."

Yang Ling nodded, and when he saw that he was looking at Song Xiaoai, he said, "You stay, the official will go to the front hall to discuss matters."

The civilian, official and military generals were all gathered together, and they were sitting in the tent whispering, Yang Ling led two personal soldiers to walk in from behind, and the tent was suddenly quiet.

Yang Ling sat down in the hall, his eyes slowly swept over everyone, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, there is no news in the mountains, but there are rumors on our side, and now there are rumors among the people that this official came to Xuzhou with the purpose of fighting a war, and he wants to slaughter the people with heavy troops against the capital, and the prince is in danger."

Feng Jianchun, the governor of Xuzhou, hurriedly arched his hand when he heard this: "Don't worry, adults, this is just a common trick of the Duzhang, they attack the surrounding area, cause trouble, and never obey the king's law." Whenever the imperial court used troops to punish them, they spread similar rumors to arouse the fear and righteous indignation of the various ethnic groups in Shu, so as to put pressure on the imperial court, so that the imperial court did not dare to let go of the use of troops. ”

When Yang Ling heard this, he realized that it was actually a trick of the barbarians, and it seemed that these primitive tribe-like tribes were not lacking in wisdom. Yang Ling was slightly relieved, and looked at everyone: "No matter what, now that the prince is in the hands of Du Zhangman, we all have to bow first."

In the past two days, the official has gone out and walked around, and has done some understanding of the people in the vicinity, it seems that the Han people and the Duzhang have had a grudge for a long time, and they really hate each other, and it is not difficult to fight a battle, and it is not difficult to win a battle.

However, this is the most difficult group to educate, and how to deal with the aftermath is a problem. Among you, there are many local officials in Xuzhou, and their understanding of this place is far better than that of us officials who live in Fucheng and Beijing.

It is whimsical that no court will agree to such absurd conditions, we bargain, we will inevitably give up some benefits, how can we satisfy them, and be willing to put down their swords and guns and obey the court? ”

The political envoy Feng twisted his beard and said compassionately: "My lord, they are all barbarians and fierce people, so ruthless and brave, plus they live in mountainous areas, scattered villages, primitive customs, and backward economy, so it is indeed difficult to obey education. In the past, 'changing the land and returning to the stream', building barracks here, setting up folk schools, and compiling household registrations, originally wanted to educate the party. ”

"However", Lord Feng sighed and said: "The officials do not understand the language, it is difficult to communicate with the local natives, and some of the officials sent are tyrannical and self-sufficient, which has ruined the reputation of the imperial court and caused strong dissatisfaction among the capitalists.

After that, the imperial court changed its policy, set aside the territory of the capital and the barbarians, and set up the Tusi to govern the land with raze, and the conflict between them was smaller. However, after the Han people migrated here, they were incompatible with each other, and disputes often arose due to short-lived family routines and transactions.

However, when a person is angry with the bullying clan and cannot be resolved in time, he fights privately and uses force, and there is a backlog of contradictions, and every ten or eight years, there is always a big conflict.

Moreover, the prince is now in the hands of Du Zhangman, and the official thinks that peace is precious. The prince has agreed that the Shu Wangfu will take out the property to redeem the prince, and the taxes that the Duzhangman tribe in Xuzhou should bear are not much, and they can be apportioned to other Han areas, so as to alleviate the resistance and anger of the Duzhangman, and we will make more concessions to their rights and interests in the jurisdiction. Barbarian people, when they see the benefits, they will be happy, and this military disaster will disappear invisibly."

Su Ke, the imperial envoy of Sichuan Province, also bowed his head and said: "It is better not to use troops or not to use troops, Shu is an important land in the southwest, if the rebellion of the servants is not quickly quelled, other ethnic tribes will rise up, can Sichuan be peaceful?" Sichuan is restless, and my Daming country will also be shaken. In the past, 200,000 soldiers were used, and after four years and not an inch of land, the official also thought that in addition to the Han officials and Han people who could not agree to withdraw from Xuzhou, they could give them some benefits as much as possible, and turn the war into a good one. ”

Yang Ling looked at everyone slowly, and finally his eyes fell on Zhu Rangjin, and he arched his hand and said, "Second prince, what do you think?" ”

Zhu Rangjin said generally: "The difficulty of Shu Road is ten times that of Huaixi Saibei, and the use of troops is indeed not the best policy, so I think it is appropriate to appease him." Even if it is not good, it is necessary to be the first to be false and wronged, and to rescue the brother first. I brought a friend with me, he is familiar with the roads of the Duzhang Fortress, if peace is not possible, please send a branch of elite soldiers with me, and I am willing to enter the mountain with a strange soldier with my friend to rescue my brother. ”

Zhu Rangjin was very arrogant in his words, and the officials were moved when they heard it, and the Shu Wang's family was really kind to his father and son, filial piety, brothers, friends and brothers, and his style was cautious.

Yang Ling shook his head slowly, now the rumors of Yang's beheading are not good for the prince, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will suspect that Zhu Rangjin will take advantage of it, this second prince is now in an embarrassing situation, this time he took the initiative to ask Ying, he risked his life to show his heart. But if the son of the world can't be saved, if he throws this second son of the king of Shu in the mountains, then can't he really become a broom star?

However, listening to Zhu Rangjin's meaning, he is obviously also in favor of appeasement. Yang Ling looked around at the official, looked forward, his eyes narrowed slightly, and stared at the corner of the green robe by the door. Looking at the color of the official robe, the official should be a seven-grade official, and all the officials in the big tent were older than him, so they squeezed him to the door.

The curtain was lifted, the sun shone in, and it was reflected on his robe, only to see that the cyan official robe was wrinkled, and a pair of boots on his feet were still patched, Yang Ling couldn't help but move in his heart, although the officials of the Ming Dynasty were low, but who didn't have a little bit of fishing, mixed up so miserably, at least the reputation in the local area must not be bad, how to say that he is also a clean official, maybe he has a different insight.

Due to the strong light at the door, Yang Ling couldn't see his appearance clearly, so he pointed and said, "You, you are a local official, come forward and answer."

Yang Ling couldn't see that person clearly, and that person didn't look at Yang Ling, this kind of meeting, such a big official as him was just a decoration, and he couldn't intervene when he came. This benevolent brother stared straight at a pair of flies flying in the bright light, and as soon as Yang Ling called him, all the officials turned their eyes to him.

It wasn't until an official next to him turned him on his elbow that the benevolent brother found that there was silence in the big tent, and a large number of officials were paying attention to him, which startled him, and he stood up in a panic and saluted: "The lower official has seen Lord Qincha."

Yang Ling showed displeasure on his face, and said abruptly: "This official is gathering people here to discuss matters, seeing that you look like a local official?" Why do you look like you're out of the way, where are you wandering? ”

The official looks not very old, and his appearance is only about thirty, but he has not grown a beard yet, he should be less than twenty-eight, his face is slightly yellow, and his facial features are still clear. This person was questioned, and he was even more panicked, and hurriedly gave a deep salute and said: "Xiaguan is a local magistrate Yan Gaocai, just because Xiaguan is soft-spoken, so so."

"So what? Why be so self-conscious? Yan County Lingyan", Yang Ling suddenly remembered that in the past two days, he traveled around, observed the terrain, and talked to the villagers when he was walking in the countryside, because he was not wearing official uniforms, and he was kind, although those villagers saw that he was a noble son, and he was also a foreigner when he listened to the accent, but no one guessed that he was described as having eyes like copper bells, a bloody mouth, and the big devil Yang who liked to cut out his heart and kill people without blinking.

Therefore, Yang Ling not only asked some local things from their mouths, but also heard some extraneous voices from their expressions and tones of local officials, and then asked Liu Biao about it, and Yang Ling knew that this Yan Gaocai was simply annoying in the local area, and his reputation was extremely poor.

The Han people hate him, the barbarians hate him, and none of the Tibetan, Yi, Miao, Qiang and other tribes who live here do not bother him, and the decree of this benevolent brother does not leave the county government, which means that it will be difficult to use once the yamen of the county lord is out.

In the end, Yan Gao became the Bodhisattva of the land temple, the mud puppet is general, and he can't talk about any political achievements, so he was given a bunch of nicknames by the people, what Yan Dashen'er, Yan Bad Shui'er, Yan Wucai, Yan Qi Bao'er and so on.

Yang Ling came here to suppress the Duzhang barbarians, and he didn't want to intervene in the affairs of Bao Qingtian to manage the local officials, so he didn't take it too seriously when he heard it, and then he saw him, and saw that he was the local magistrate, which provoked ethnic confrontation and caused the Duzhang barbarians to rebel, but he was extremely responsible, but he was so indifferent to the suppression of the rebellion, and he couldn't help but feel angry.

Yang Ling Huodi was shocked, and shouted: "Yan Gaocai, you are a local parent official, there are entanglements between the people that cannot be reconciled and settled, and the surrounding counties and towns cannot be mastered in advance, and this official can not offer advice and advice on matters of consultation and discussion here, your rule is like a poor mound, the people are left to fend for themselves, and the majesty of the court is lost, can you be guilty?" ”

Yan Gaocai knelt down in shock, and said with a pale face: "My lord is angry, the lower official is guilty, and the lower official is guilty!" ”

Yang Ling sneered and said, "Since you are guilty, this official is not too serious. Come on, take off the black gauze official clothes, and go to the Nanjing Ministry to listen to the ginseng! ”

The officials were furious when they saw Qincha, and they were all shocked and did not dare to respond. Yan Gaocai's face was as gray as dirt, and two menacing guards rushed in to remove his official clothes from the black veil, and he was wearing a patched white coat, still standing there in despair.

Yang Ling flicked his sleeves in disgust and scolded: "Go down!" Yan Gaocai slowly turned around, and walked out step by step with sluggish steps, Yang Ling was even more angry when he saw it, and said hatefully: "No wonder people call Yan Dashen'er, mud carved wooden tires, misleading the country and harming the people!" ”

After saying this, Yan Gaocai's body shook sharply, like a dead leaf in the wind, he turned around, his face was as red as chicken blood, and he said in a trembling voice: "How can an adult insult Sven be so insulted? ”

Yang Ling said coldly: "How could this official insult you? You read your sage books at home, and this official will not humiliate you no matter what, but since you are an official, either parent should always do something for the official surname, but have you ever had a little political achievement here? Inaction and inaction, the corpse meal is a loss to the people and harms the people, is what the official said wrong? ”

Yan Gaocai's forehead jumped up one by one, his originally clear face was a little scary, he took a few steps forward, and the guards on both sides were worried that he would hurt the adults in anger, so they immediately jumped out and stopped in front.

I saw Yan Gaocai shaking his sleeves, his eyes were red, his hands were bent like eagle claws, and his arms shook one by one: "I have been cold for ten years, two Jinshi, in this poor mountain and bad water, without relatives, Shangguan only knows money and grain taxes, and he is the murderer of the tiger and wolf under the rule of Diao Min, the third class of officials is like a rat in a warehouse, and the county master is like a fish swimming in the sea."

Every time there is a drum complainant, my heart is beating, I don't ask the barbarian Fanyi first, black and white, mixing the water and the mud, in the end, the barbarian is not close, the Han is not close, and the Han is not close, so that I am angry at both ends and squeezed up and down. In vain, I am honest and honest, high-minded, and an official, who is worse than me in this role? Who ~~dare ~~ than ~~ I~~ miserable~~ah? ”

Yang Ling was startled, this benevolent brother said that his hands were dancing and crying, but there seemed to be a lot of hidden truth in it, Yang Ling was not a stubborn person, and he didn't care about the majesty of Qin Cha at all, he hurriedly appeased a few words, and asked someone to show this Yan Dashen'er a seat, and he wanted to listen to him understand.

Yan County Ling seems to be out of the way, and he doesn't sit down, he just stands in the lobby and points his fingers, and complains impassionedly, although this person is from two lists of Jinshi, full of talent, but he is also incoherent under the excitement, and he speaks upside down, and he can say whatever he thinks, Yang Ling listened to the surname for a long time, and finally understood a rough idea:

It turns out that this matter has to start from the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, in the past Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang divided the fifteenth son Zhu Chun in Sichuan, and the feudal kings who were divided into various places at that time resisted more or less against the territory, and all used the method of suppression by force of Guangtun soldiers and horses. There are many ethnic groups in Shu, and the Yuan Dynasty was bullied by force when it ruled, so the leaders of the various tribes were in awe and fear of the new ruler of Shu.

However, Zhu Chun, who is known as "Shu Xiucai", went to Sichuan, but did not raise soldiers and horses, but treated all ethnic groups with etiquette and religion, and invited the great Confucian filial piety to spread the education, which surprised the leaders of the various ethnic groups who were waiting for the battle, and was influenced by it, many tribes accepted the rule of the king of Shu, and the king of Shu also treated them very favorably, not only demarcated the jurisdiction of each ethnic group, but also was very tolerant of them in law and economy, and took this as the fundamental policy of stability in Shu.

However, this has also planted a bane, for example, the kings of Shu have followed the example of their ancestors and treated all the tribes well, in order to highlight their benevolent and loving qualities, so that they have been a little indulgent and too tolerant. The chiefs of the first generation of various ethnic groups who experienced the different rules of the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty have long since passed away, and these new inheritors have been accustomed to the love and tolerance of the Shu Wangfu since childhood, not only do not know gratitude, but ask for more and more.

Among them, the people who are fierce and rarely interact with the Han people are the most prominent. For example, in the disaster year relief, due to the consistent policy of Shudi, the disaster relief silver and clothes allocated by the imperial court can be allocated by them in advance, and the barbarians have no habit of saving, and they have all the money and goods in exchange for wine and meat, and when their hands are empty, they will confidently ask for it again, which naturally causes the dissatisfaction of the Han people who have insufficient relief materials.

As soon as the local officials took office, the boss's earnest teaching was to appease Huairou and not cause trouble, how the predecessor took care of the overall situation and ensured the stability of one party, and the later officials were naturally cautious, but everything involving the barbarians was to look ahead and backward and swallow their anger.

The local Han barbarians traded in the bazaar, and the taxes were different, and they all paid little or no money, and most of the tax collectors turned a blind eye, and they did not let the Han people pay a penny. Once a dispute arose in the Han barbarian trade, once the court broke out, the officials saw that one of the parties was a barbarian, and they would punish the Han people with reason and punish the barbarians lightly without reason, making these barbarians more and more arrogant.

This kind of unconditional favoritism by the government made it impossible for the Han people to trade with them at all, and the merchants were naturally reluctant to associate with them.

Although the Han people in this country and the local officials are also Han people, but here, the Han people have become a minority minority, coupled with the partiality of the government to the barbarians in order to settle the matter, the Han people have more and more grievances in their hearts, and they no longer have a sense of trust and closeness to the imperial court and government.

Although the barbarians were favoritized, they were still very hostile to the Han officials, and they thought that the court and the Han people were weak and could be bullied, and their behavior became more and more serious. As a result, the government did not have any support, so it could not play its role, and it became a useless ornament, and the contradictions between the two sides that were out of control became more and more serious.

When Yang Ling heard this, he shook his head and said, "Overkill!" It is understandable to define the leniency of the law by the cause of the law, and the generosity of taxation and almsgiving by the rich and the poor, and I believe that no one can say a reason to oppose it. If the leniency of the law and the generosity of taxes and charity are defined by race, it seems that the weak are favored, but this inequality can only lead to mutual envy and discrimination. The resentment accumulates more and more, and there will always be a day when it accumulates. ”

"Wow!" When Yan Xian Ling heard this, his face flushed with excitement, and he ran to Yang Ling and spat and said: "Xia Guan once wrote to the Nanjing Household Department on this matter, pointing out that now the grace and benevolence have become a privilege in disguise, and the harm is endless.

Now the barbarians feel that they can be above the government, and they will shout and roar at the slightest control, and they will not pay attention to the court at all. This hurt the Han people who settled here, so that they either moved to other places, or settled their grievances privately, and never looked at the court again.

The result of being humble and forbearing, and conniving at Du Zhangman, is that Du Zhangman treats me as nothing, the Han people hate me to the bone, and the people of other ethnic groups who are bullied by Du Zhangban are also chilled by the law of lowly duty to muddy the water and thin mud. The prestige of the county government has plummeted, and the people have nothing to do with the county government to complain, and the tax collectors are also resentful, full of anger, and often pick quarrels and provoke trouble. But it's hard to say what a lowly position is."

Yang Ling silently wiped the spit on his face, and suddenly remembered the fragment of his previous life, the previous things had been forgotten in his mind for a long time, but at this time, he suddenly remembered that fragment clearly:

It was not long after he went to work, and he went to a certain city on a tour, and was forced to sell him a piece of 'jade' by a local man with a knife and a fierce beard, and the 'jade' the size of an egg was voluntarily reduced from 800 yuan to 80 yuan. Whoever he asks to reason, the market administrator and the police will only persuade him to calm down, and he has no choice but to spend money to buy peace.

Alas! At that time, if there were die-hard brothers like Wu Hanchao or Liu Dabang with him, he would be so angry. Turning the preferential treatment of backward areas into a privilege on the basis of inequality and injustice against other races will only make them constantly remind them of their own racial differences and superiority, and provoke the anger of those who have been treated unfairly.

Yang Ling held his chin and sighed leisurely, only then did he find that Yan Xian Ling was looking at him honestly, and nodded busily: "Well, this official understands, although you are responsible for this matter, it is also the accumulated habits and shortcomings of the officialdom here, and it is not your fault." Alas, the official was too impulsive, and asked Lord Yan not to be surprised, and please put on his official clothes, and then sit down and talk."

Yan Xian Ling arched his hand and said: "Thank you, my lord, I was about to talk about the cause of this incident."

Yang Ling perked up and said, "Oh, what is the cause of this dispute, do you know?" ”

Yan County ordered: "Yes, there is a family here, surnamed Liu, who runs an oil workshop, and a few people who are in charge of the barbarians have brought the hunted pheasants to the door to change the oil, and when they saw that the girl was handsome, he laughed a few words, and our Han people have a strict atmosphere, so it is naturally difficult to accept." The shopkeeper was furious and wanted to drive them out, not wanting to change the oil with them, but the barbarians scolded him and stabbed him to death.

The lower officials are ashamed, they really have nothing to do in the county governance, but human life is at stake, and this matter is not sloppy, so after hearing the news, the county led the yacha to chase the gang of murderers, caught up with them in Tongguling, took three, and escorted them to the county seat, the people of their village rushed to the news, and the hundred and ten people were armed with prismatic spears and scimitars, the momentum was violent, and the lower officials were incompetent, so they could only escape with the yacha, and the people were robbed back by them.

The county's soap, Zhuang, and fast three classes of officials, plus Menzi, forbidden sons, and sedan chair men, there are only about 100 people in total, and it is really difficult to deal with this class of murderers who have no king's law, and there is no garrison in this county, so the lower officials have to ask for help from Lord Zhizhou. ”

Zhizhou Feng Jianchun's face turned red, showing a slight look of uneasiness. Yan Xian Ling has endured two or three years of grievances, and today he is completely out of the way, and the most taboo in the officialdom is not to criticize Shangguan in public, this reputation is out, and if he wants to mix in the officialdom in the future, there are not many people who are willing to support and cultivate him.

Yan County Ling didn't care, and said angrily: "Lord Zhizhou wants to lower the official to calm down, and peace is precious, because of the arrest of one of them, he will pull out the village to rescue, if he controls a village, then the clan will come to help, the barbarians do not know the king's law, and the wild surname is difficult to tame, and then the matter will be out of control." It was Lord Zhizhou who allocated twenty taels of silver to let the lower officials appease the family surnamed Liu. ”

Yan Xian Ling shook his head and sighed: "Doing this is tantamount to drinking doves to quench your thirst." Imagine killing people in public, and hide in your own village, you will be fine, seeing this situation, it is a person who has read the books of sages like Xia Guan, and when he sees that Wang Fa has no deterrence, he is afraid that he will be unscrupulous and happy to take revenge.

After this incident, I am afraid that it will further fuel the arrogance of the barbarians and chill the hearts of the Han people, but at this point, the arrogance of the barbarians has already been cultivated, just like the reverse scales of the dragon, which can only be touched, not brushed, otherwise the incident will be caused to blackmail the government. The subordinate can only have a selfish heart, and just hope that there will be no chaos during my tenure.

This family can bear it, and after my kind words and persuasion, they will never mention revenge after receiving the money. Unexpectedly, two months after this incident, they secretly asked for helpers out of nowhere, and killed the murderer when he left the market after drinking and went to a remote place. Then a fire burned down the oil mill, and the family fled and disappeared.

The barbarian villages rushed to the county to take revenge, and the victims had fled, so they were angry with other Han people, and they burned and looted and left. This time, the Han people in the county were furious, and Qi said: The court is not the master of the people, the royal law has disappeared, and we can only save ourselves! Someone climbed the heights and shouted, and in an instant, hundreds of people gathered and went to the barbarian village.

The barbarian village was attacked, the chief beat the copper drum, and the villages in the four mountains and eight mountains came to support, first killed the Han people in the county, and then plundered the surrounding counties in one go, which caused this upheaval! ”

Yan Xian Ling smiled bitterly: "Excessive favoritism, blind connivance, and judicial injustice, so that the lawless are more arrogant, and the law-abiding officials force the people to rebel. It is the public who says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, only I, the confused county master, are unreasonable. ”

Yang Ling listened, his eyes condensed and said: "This official has to report, all of them are in charge of the barbarian robbery, Yunlian, Qingfu counties, slaughtering more than 1,000 people in Changning, burning Naxi, more than 1,000 houses, and the county's Gongyu, all of which are turned into ashes, and later, the barbarians claim that the Han people attack first and are all in charge, and all counties say that the barbarians rob the counties first, but no one knows that the cause of this rebellion is this." If you know so much, why didn't you say a word? ”

Yan Xian Ling shook his head listlessly and said: "The lower officials have the idea of saying less to avoid trouble, and they are also disheartened, if this continues, even if they agree to the unreasonable demands of Du Zhangru this time, and appease them, in a few years, they will inevitably rebel again." For more than 100 years, they have been in charge of barbarism and rebellion, capricious, this is the truth. If the imperial court wants long-term peace and stability, it is difficult! ”

Everyone in the tent was silent, and Yang Ling was silent for a long time before slowly asking, "If you see it, how can you naturalize it?" ”

Yan County Ling glanced at Yang Ling fixedly, and then replied: "First, we must use force to frustrate its spirit, make it surrender, and dare not regain the heart of confrontation; second, build city walls and garrisons to maintain law and order; Third: the Han barbarians were taxed and served, and they were one and equal, so that they knew the laws of the court and did not have arrogance; Fourth: Now the barbarian village is a barbarian village, and the Han residence is the Han residence, which is said to be a mixed residence, but in fact, the barriers are clear, and the old and the dead do not interact with each other. If the people should be forcibly relocated and forced to live together, then after ten years, there will be intermarriage, and at the latest in a hundred years, they will be bridged.

Fifth: Du Barbarian Toast, send his son to Chengdu, and change it every year. not only as a hostage, but also to enable the future Tusi to know Chinese characters, learn Chinese, and read sage books; Sixth: The barbarians are ignorant and backward, and they are full and frolicking, and the government should subsidize and support them, help them build houses, open up fields, and teach them to farm, so that they can have houses and fields, and live and work in peace and contentment.

Seventh: Establish the people's learning, teach etiquette, and make the barbarian children learn and educate; Eighth: expand commerce, north, south, west and east merchants shuttle back and forth, the world news circulation is not blocked, broaden horizons, and have a wide range of knowledge, at that time it is to be driven away by soldiers, I am afraid that they will no longer be willing to live in the deep mountains and old forests, willing to live a savage life. ”

When Yang Ling heard the first two, he just listened quietly, and when he reached the third one, he hurriedly waved his hand to let the clerk write them down one by one. ”

Yan County Ling smiled bitterly: "This incident can be said to have started because of this county, and the lower officials are treated as guilty, and the adults are satisfied with the fact that the lower officials are Yan Dashen'er, how dare you be a god?" ”

Yang Ling laughed and said: "Deserved, deserved, you have talent but can't do your best, it's not your fault." Of course, this barbarian eight strategies are not applicable to all ethnic groups in Shu, but they are all the most wild and untamable, and they have never been naturalized for hundreds of years, often disturbing the locality, rebelling and rebelling. Moreover, there are only a few counties in charge of the barbarians, and there are only 30,000 or 20,000 people, and the people are small and the land is small, so it is easy to use this strategy, and I believe that the Shu Wangfu can solve this matter. Although this clan is small, it has to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops and spend countless money and food when things happen, and I believe that the imperial court is willing to accept this method once and for all."

Yan Xianling was happy in his heart, but his eyes flashed, and he saw that everyone present had unhappy faces, and the eyes looking at him were complicated. I couldn't help but sink in my heart.

The King of Shu has a high prestige among the officials of Shu, which is tantamount to accusing the King of Shu of improper governance in person, and even bringing officials at all levels to ensure that their tenure is safe and sound, in order to increase their personal achievements, sit back and watch the contradictions arise, intensify, and prevaricate are shaken out. How can the rebellion be quelled? During the Chenghua period, the imperial court mobilized more than 200,000 troops, and besieged the mountain for four years, but they had no choice but to get them."

Yang Ling raised his eyebrows and said proudly: "Things are man-made, there is always a way to think of it." Don't always set an insurmountable goal in your heart first, then how can you cross it?

Emperor Yongle made five expeditions to the north, and the Tatars fled in despair, and after the change of 'Tumu Fort', hundreds of officials in the court did not even allow the emperor to go out of the capital, what was the result? The emperor personally conquered Datong, formed an alliance with Duoyan Sanwei, and beat Boyan and Huo Sieve lost their armor.

It is said that the Japanese invaders have been harassing the sea frontier for more than 100 years, and now they have not disappeared in the snap of a finger? Although the moat is insurmountable, the official does not believe it, and this hurdle cannot be overcome."

He waved his hand and pointed out the tent and said: "Seventy thousand troops, camped for twenty miles, each carrying a basket to carry soil, this canyon can be filled, and this dangerous peak can be piled up again, I don't believe that there is no way to take these barbarians."

After understanding the details of this incident and the long-standing contradictions of the local people, Yang Ling felt that although it was difficult to suppress the bandits and quell the rebellion, it was even more difficult to resolve the source of this contradiction. Yan Gaocai's idea may be chaotic for a while, but even if he is in turmoil for ten years in office, he can keep peace for thousands of years, which is the way to serve the government and the people.

He secretly had a plan in his heart, put this plan aside for the time being, and was about to negotiate in detail with the officials on the conditions for appeasing Du Zhangman's concessions, when a guard outside the door hurriedly came to report: "Lord Yuqincha, the Great Chief of Nine Silk City has sent an envoy to see you!" ”

Yang Ling was surprised, he had been looking forward to it for so long, he didn't come early or late, it was the right choice at this time, he hurriedly straightened his posture and said, "Pass him in!" ”

Yang Ling caught a glimpse of Yan County's order still wearing a white robe, so he said, "Lord Yan, change into an official robe first and sit down on the side."

"Yes!" Yan Gaocai agreed, hurriedly put on his official robe, turned around and sat down at the door, the official next to him quietly moved the chair inside, although the movement was imperceptible, Yan Gaocai could feel it, and he didn't feel a sadness in his heart: "The place is not quiet, Shangguan only knows how to suppress me and punish me, I want to do something, Shangguan wants to stop me again, my nest official only said a few words in his heart, so you are so disgusted?" ”

After a while, two men walked into the door of the handsome account, these two people did not look very burly, but they were bloated, their bodies were full of bits and pieces, their hair was messy but a few pigtails, a bronze face, and especially the thick silver collar they wore around their necks. This property is rich in silver, and the silver ring around their necks looks like it weighs no more than seven or eight pounds.

These two people are fluent in Chinese, swaggered into the handsome tent, looked arrogant, swept around proudly, and stood up: "Didn't the King of Shu come?" ”

"Bold!" The guards on both sides held down the hilt of the knife and were about to rise. Yang Ling waved his hand and smiled, and said, "The prince is grand, how could he come to such a place?" This place is the master of this place, and if your Tusi has anything to say, tell the official! ”

The two barbarians laughed, and one of them laughed: "What about the prince, didn't your lord's eldest son come to us obediently and beg us to return to the village, and gave a bunch of assurances?" ”

Another person pointed at him and said, "You are the Yang beheaded?" I heard that you are going to fight against our barbarian warriors, and it is up to you? I can't fly to our Nine Silk City if I borrow a pair of wings from you." He glanced at Yang Ling up and down a few times, and said with a smile: "Yang cut off his head? Can you cut off my Ahabe's head with a single sword? ”

Surname? It should be a relative of the big boss. Yang Ling smiled slightly and said, "This official cuts off people's heads, only with his mouth, not with a knife!" ”

He didn't wait for Na Ha Bei to ask, so he asked sharply: "Heaven has the virtue of a good life, the court has the intention of appeasing, this official Chen Bing has tens of thousands, and he has not committed any crime so far, just to give you a chance." The official asks you, is the son okay now? Ah Da is willing to surrender? If you are willing to lay down your arms, hand over your son, and obediently accept the appeasement, the official can not blame the past, and the court's leniency is nothing more than this, you don't know self-love, and live up to the court's good intentions! ”

Yang Ling's voice was violent, and the officials on both sides were shocked and held their breath, not daring to move a little. But the two barbarians didn't even blink their eyelids, they still looked at him with a big smile, and said nonchalantly: "Your eldest prince is in our hands, and I don't dare to embarrass our people." Yang beheaded, our king has made a royal decree, we have lived here for generations, and this is our place. Your men will immediately withdraw from the Xuzhou area, and from then on they will not interfere with our every move, they will not send officials, they will not levy rice grain, and if they take out 10,000 loads of grain and 5,000 ploughing oxen, we will release your eldest prince."

Yang Ling's expression was cold, and he said with a smile: "Do you know what the imperial court, what country, and what the whole world is, isn't it the king's land?" According to your argument, all the tribes and provinces of the world can divide the land where they have lived for generations, and the people of all tribes and tribes will follow the same pattern, and the big ones will be divided into small ones, and the land will be autonomous? It seems reasonable, but in fact it is ridiculous! ”

Ahabe's face turned grim, and Feng Shenzheng hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Qincha, the barbarians don't know the rules, and they need to ask for too much, so they can plan slowly, and discuss slowly." Even if Chief Ah Da has sent people, there is still discussion and sincerity, and it is okay."

"Lord Feng, the lower officials think that this is a plausion to the rebel ministry, not a peace negotiation between the two countries, the wording should be cautious, this will not be compromised at all!" Yan Dashen'er spoke and stood up proudly.

He watched coldly, he had already seen the affairs of Xuzhou, and his future was over, these officials who only knew how to bully the weak and the strong, and whitewashed the peace, would never allow him, a small Qipin County that was surprisingly bubbling and did not understand the 'rules', to go down comfortably.

The so-called barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, once people are out of the way, there is nothing to be afraid of, the nest has been in the bag for a few years, today I happily fight him, and I have calculated the evil breath in my heart, maybe I will get the appreciation of the Qincha, and I may be able to take him out of this quagmire that will never come out.

Therefore, as soon as Feng's voice fell, this Qipin County Commander, who had always been cautious and cowardly, immediately jumped up as if he had eaten gunpowder. The rabbit is in a hurry and bites, not to mention that he is a jinshi?

Moreover, Yan Gaocai is not all about his personal future, he has been here for a long time, and he knows that even if he really begs for all the things to appease Du Zhangban today, their arrogance will inevitably become more arrogant, and they will run rampant lawlessly from now on, as if they have obtained an amnesty order from the imperial court, and there will be even greater turmoil in the future. Only by hitting him hard and hurting him will he be obedient.

But the prince of Shu is in their hands, this is the biggest weakness of the court, the prince is far away in the deep mountains and dense forests, how can he be saved? Under the rat trap, do you want to blindly let it blackmail?

Yan County ordered both public and private conveniences, weighed it again and again, and finally settled down, at this time, his expression and bearing were completely different from Fang Cai's appearance. He strode up to the two barbarians, who were much stronger and more powerful than him, and rebuked: "It is a great sin for you to take the prince as a hostage!" Burning, killing, looting, and harassing the counties are even more evil! Yellow umbrella python clothes, claiming to be the king, this is a big reversal! intends to divide the territory, split the soil and seize it, and punish the nine clans! Such a rebellious and heinous thief, he didn't tie his hands early, asked the court for forgiveness, and dared to bargain? ”

Zhizhou Feng Jianchun was anxious when he heard this, Ah Da Chief wore a python robe and official clothes, and wore a yellow Luo umbrella cover on his head when he traveled, imitating the son of tomorrow, and his transgression was like usurpation. You must know that there are countless robbers and bandits who occupy the mountains and are kings in the world, and it is impossible to clean them up under the rule of the imperial court, but a big yellow umbrella python clothes and arrogantly claim to be kings, which is not something that any emperor can tolerate.

If this news reaches the capital, it will definitely be hundreds of thousands of troops fighting for several years, and the officials of Shu are now deliberately downplaying it, and often mention this matter in a joking and joking tone, so that people do not pay attention to the fact that Ah Da has transgressed, and regard it as a funny thing in a monkey's clothes.

Now that the Yan County Order has brought it up solemnly, and it is on such an occasion, no one dares to deliberately play sloppy anymore, it was originally just a tribal conflict, causing entanglement and confusion, but now such a charge fell on Qin Cha's ears, and the surname immediately escalated.

Feng Jianchun was anxious in his heart, and he couldn't find a reason to prevaricate for a while, so he had to scold: "Yan Gaocai, Lord Qincha is here to discuss the matter, where is your turn to come forward, quickly step down for me!" ”

Yan Gaocai's face was swollen and red, and before he could retreat, Ahabe had already raised his head to the sky and said proudly: "You Han people, the most useless, your eldest prince is in our hands, he is very powerful, I don't understand it very well, but if you don't agree to our king's request for a ransom for cutting land, your eldest prince will be killed."

"No!" All the civil and military officials were shocked in unison.

Only Yan Gaocai clenched his fists, looked up to the sky and laughed, and the laughter shook the roof tiles, and for a while the civil and military officials looked at each other, and even the two barbarians were stunned. Only Yang Ling pinched his chin and looked at him quietly.

Although Yang Ling didn't know what he had to say, but this kind of thing had been heard and seen a lot, but all literati laughed so much, they must be confident, and if they want to say a thousand words, it is rare for people to show it once, of course, they have to cooperate with it.

Sure enough, I saw Yan Gaocai laughing endlessly, and finally coughed twice, only to point at Ahabe with a half-laugh and half-pant and say loudly: "Do you want to threaten my court to cut the land and ransom with the surname of the prince?" Little barbarian, lonely and unheard, have you ever heard of the fourteenth year of Ming orthodoxy, 'the change of Tumubao'? ”

Everyone heard it: It's over, as soon as Yan Bad Shui'er's words came out, the prince Zhu Rangxu didn't have to save it.

(To be continued)