With Li Longji's edict, a huge storm was set off in Chang'an City again, and Ma Lan, who had just risen to prominence, became the center of the storm.

"Pony, since this edict is the Son of Heaven's own will, why don't you say a word to distinguish for yourself?"

On the Lishan Mountain Road, Nan Jiyun looked at Ma Lu with a depressed face.

Ma Lan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Starling, I have already figured it out, the Son of Heaven may not know that doing so will cause resentment among the people, he originally planned to let me carry this black cauldron." People let them carry it, let's carry it honestly, why bother to make the Son of Heaven unhappy. ”

"It seems that being a very human minister is not a good thing, at least I have never been scolded by so many people in my life. You don't know how lively Yankangfang is now, those who do business have sent food stalls to your doorstep, just for the convenience of those who scold you. Nan Jiyun said with a smile.

Ma Lan also smiled.

Li Longji is not really confused, but just wants to complete the matter of immigrating to the river as soon as possible. He was already very old and didn't know how much time he had left, so he forcibly pushed forward the river migration in such a forceful way. He just wanted to see the results of this great event with his own eyes.

The Son of Heaven is always a saint, so the black cauldron can only be carried by the courtiers. The plan to immigrate to the river was proposed by Ma Lan, who will he carry if he doesn't carry this black cauldron?

It's nothing to carry the black pot, after all, he is also the prime minister in name, how can he not have this responsibility? Just do what you have to do and have a clear conscience.

"Pony, my brother said a lot, everyone's worries are not unreasonable. This is a long way to the river, and the edict is to let the whole family go to the river together, if it is not handled properly, I don't know how many people will die on the road. The black cauldron has already been carried anyway, and you have to deal with this matter well and strive to minimize the losses of the people. ”

Ma Lan nodded: "Brother Starling, don't worry, since I am the presiding officer of this matter, I will do my best as possible." ”

Nan Jiyun patted Ma Luan on the shoulder and walked down quickly.

Ma Lan squinted into the distance, and said in his heart that with such a large-scale immigration, it was impossible for people not to die on the road. He can only use his power to minimize the losses of the people as much as possible.

The results of the inventory of some counties in Kannai Province have been reported, and the summarized numbers have shocked Ma Ling. Lantian County alone needs to immigrate seven or eight hundred households and more than 5,000 people. At present, the results of the distant counties have not yet been delivered, and the number of people who need to be relocated has reached more than 30,000 households, nearly 200,000 people.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, after more than 100 years of recuperation, the population has grown sharply, and the land annexation has also been extremely serious. This is an extremely heavy burden for landless and landless farmers.

If there is no land, there will be no harvest, so what will be paid to the government? There are a lot of poor households who have been in arrears for many years, and the Son of Heaven has not been harsh in his administration over the years, and he is not too persecutive for these poor households who have been in arrears of rent adjustment.

As soon as the edict was issued, all counties and counties were in a mess, and many poor households had to make up for their arrears of rent by selling land and borrowing debts in order not to leave their villages. The last ones to be sent to the roster were too many years to be made up.

Because of this edict, many poor families in the surrounding counties of Chang'an were forced to sell what little land they had. The royal relatives and princes and ministers of Chang'an City scolded Ma Lan as a national thief, but secretly sent people to the surrounding counties and counties to take advantage of this opportunity to buy land on a large scale.

In order to see the results as soon as possible, the Son of Heaven issued such a poisonous edict. Ma Lan knew that there were too many drawbacks, but he couldn't confront the edict of the Son of Heaven, so he could only try to do his best in the details to reduce the losses of the immigrants.

In the long run, the emigration of the people of Guanzhong is an inevitable choice, because there are so many people here that no matter how intensive they cultivate, they will not be able to feed the growing population. When the wind and rain are good, it is good to say that in case of natural disasters, a large number of hungry people are dry firewood everywhere, and a spark can be lit.

The Son of Heaven agreed to his plan, but it gave him a problem. Whether or not this problem can be solved is related to whether the entire plan can be realized.

In fact, putting aside the factor of being inseparable from the homeland, it is far better to go to the river than to stay in the hometown. At least when you get there, you can realize the order of Juntian, and there is an absolute guarantee for the mouth and the field and the Yongye field. If the ancestors of the Han nation had not opened up in all directions again and again, how could they have such a large territory today.

To do things to the best is what Ma Ling wants to do now.

……

The news sent by Nan Jiyun this time reassured Ma Lan. A big net has been secretly opened outside Chang'an City, waiting for the doormen raised by An Lushan. As of today, more than a dozen An Lushan's disciples have been intercepted and killed by Chang'an Ranger, and a few of them are guys who have gone down in history.

And an even better news is that An Lushan has passed Pingyuan County and is on his way to Beijing to worship the Son of Heaven.

According to the time, the time from An Lushan to Chang'an is probably a little earlier than recorded in the history books, but this is not a big problem. After he came to this world, he had some influence on many things to a greater or lesser extent, and as his status increased, the impact would naturally increase, and things would not be static.

At the moment, he needs to worry about two things, one is on the surface, that is, the detailed plan for the people of Guannei Province to emigrate to the river, and the other is private, that is, to try to kill this dead fat man who is about to bring disaster to China.

Of course, there is one more thing that is relatively less important. In another ten days, it will be the moment when the Son of Heaven determines the marriage between the Ma family and the Yang family, that is, when he officially marries Yang Youniang.

……

In November in Hebei Province, the weather is already quite cold. On the avenue, a military horse walked slowly along the official road.

This army of horses were all cavalry, numbering more than 300 people, many of whom were obviously Turkic.

A huge carriage was surrounded by knights, and a fat man in the carriage was squinting at the mountains and rivers outside.

Pedestrians on the official road saw the banner of this group of military horses and immediately avoided it from a distance. On the ground of Hebei Province, who dared to provoke the envoy of the Three Towns Jiedu and the envoy of Hebei Province to interview and dispose of General An Lushan.

In the past two years, An Lushan has become fatter and fatter, and his weight has exceeded three hundred catties. Riding a horse and walking a war horse could not stand it himself, and he himself was extremely laborious. His strength is still reserved for performing Hu Xuan when he sees the Son of Heaven, so he naturally refuses to use it casually.

This is his own jurisdiction, and he is going to Chang'an to worship the Son of Heaven, not to fight against the Khitans, so naturally he doesn't need scouts, and he only chooses the main road when he walks.

He knew very well why the Son of Heaven had summoned him to the court, and it was nothing more than to test his loyalty, which he was used to. As long as Yang Guozhong is still by the side of the Son of Heaven, this kind of thing will be indispensable in the future.

This time when he came to Chang'an, as long as he cried bitterly in front of the Son of Heaven, he could make Yang Guozhong disgraced, and he himself could get more benefits.

Yang Guozhong is not Li Linfu, a villain with no talent and no virtue, he is not afraid at all.

After resting on the side of the road at noon and holding a small ceremony to worship the god of light, An Lushan sat back in the carriage and ordered his soldiers to continue on the road.

The official road stretched into a valley, and the road became wide and narrow, and at the narrowest point it was possible for a huge carriage to pass. The knights could no longer follow the sides of the carriage and could only disperse to the front and rear of the carriage.

On the hillside, a stone the size of a bowl suddenly rolled down, smashing the front leg of a war horse. An Lushan frowned, waved his hand and ordered the team to stop.

This place is so quiet, so quiet that An Lushan panicked.

"Chengqing, you take a few people to the top of the slope to have a look." An Lushan frowned and said in a deep voice.

"General, this is Hebei Province, it is impossible for the Khitans and Xi people to run so far." A Turkic general replied.

"Go ahead!" An Lushan's face sank.

Ashina Chengqing's heart sank, and he hurriedly led a team of Turkic knights to get off the war horse and walk up the hillside quickly.

In Hebei Province in November, the trees have long lost their leaves, and there is no place to hide people. Ashina Chengqing was about to walk to the top of the mountain with a dozen people, when suddenly a rain of arrows flew from behind the hillside.

Ashina Chengqing reacted very quickly, and immediately rolled around, and then he was lucky to dodge. The rest of the Turks were not so lucky, and were directly shot into hedgehogs by feathered arrows.

Enemy attack!

An Lushan was shocked in his heart, and suddenly jumped out of the carriage, weighing more than three hundred catties, but this moment was extremely fast.

There was a shout on the hillside, and a large number of figures appeared on the hills on both sides, and the display of flags was extremely lively.

"Not the Khitans! General, it's the Jingsai Army! Ashina Chengqing rolled down the hillside, saw the banner on the hill and said loudly, "General, the Jingsai army is going to rebel!" ”

When An Lushan heard this, anger appeared in his eyes. He has suffered from eye disease for the past two years, and he can't see far at all, because he can't see the banner on the mountain clearly. There are 3,000 Jingsai troops stationed in Pingyuan County, which is a reserve force, not a strong army, and the key Jingsai army is his subordinates at all, but it is not a descendant.

This place is more than two hundred miles away from Pingyuan County, and the Jingsai army suddenly appeared here, what is this for?

"Plains is too orderly! An Lushan wolf is ambitious and intends to rebel! Thou shalt not help him to be abused, so take him down quickly!" Whoever gets his head will be rewarded with a thousand dollars! A scribe on the hill shouted.

"General, what should I do?" Ashina Chengqing said continuously.

An Lushan gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, even if he jumped on a war horse, and said angrily: "Withdraw!" Withdraw the way you came! (To be continued.) )