Chapter 656: The End of the Road
After listening to Xiao Tianzi's description of the two plans, the Empress Dowager Song pondered for a long time, and then asked Liu He: "Ah He, what do you think should be done?" ”
In front of everyone, Liu He refused to express her opinions, but in front of the Empress Dowager Song, she did not hesitate to express her thoughts. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 After a moment's thought, she said, "So many captives are indeed a big problem, if they are not dealt with properly, not only will they contain too many troops, but they will also be a hidden danger." She looked at Xiao Tianzi and then at the Empress Dowager Song, and saw that they were all looking at her intently, and she couldn't help but be a little shy. She pursed her lips, reached out and brushed away a strand of hair on her sideburns, calmed down, and continued: "I heard Daddy say that the main reason why the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in Kanto back then, but other places were not involved too much, is that Kanto has a large population, and the big families are vying to annex land, and a large number of people are bankrupt and unable to survive, so they can only take risks. When the first emperor was there, he thought of various ways to solve this crisis, but unfortunately the first emperor died young and handed over the heavy responsibility of this Zhongxing man to His Majesty. ”
Xiao Tianzi raised his eyebrows, both a little surprised and a little suddenly enlightened. He had discussed with Lu Min and the others before how to solve the problem of captives, and had never thought about it together with solving the problem of land annexation, but now after being reminded by Liu Heyi, his train of thought suddenly opened. He couldn't help clapping his palms, "Yes, there are many people in Yuzhou, and there are many obstacles to forced migration, and now a great opportunity is in front of you, why not use it?" These people cannot stay in Yuzhou, and they must be moved out and moved to sparsely populated places. ”
"Your Majesty is wise." Liu He couldn't help but praise. The reason why she knows this is because she often listens to Liu Xiu and Yu Fu talk about how to rebuild. But Xiao Tianzi only listened to the beginning and thought of the stakes here, and her quick reaction made her feel ashamed.
"Hey, hey, I'm inspired by you. Where can it be called wise? If I'm wise, then you're holy. Xiao Tianzi was in a good mood and made a joke with Liu He. Liu He blushed for a while. I wanted to refute Xiao Tianzi, but I felt that it was inappropriate. As she grew older, coupled with the experience of this time, she was no longer the child who didn't understand anything, and in her heart, the concept of the dignity and humility of the monarch and the minister slowly became concrete, and it was no longer just a noun on the lips. The word Shengming, she didn't dare to use it on herself no matter what. When in front of Daddy. She can call the Son of Heaven that kid like Daddy, but when she comes to others, she doesn't dare to be so presumptuous.
Seeing that she was embarrassed, Xiao Tianzi was in a better mood, and his thoughts became more and more lively. Thinking of the smugness, I couldn't help but stand up and paced. While talking about his thoughts. Yanyu, Qingxu and several prefectures are all large states with large populations, and it is precisely because of the occupation of a large number of population and land and the accumulation of abundant capital that they have the strength to work economics and cultivate more and more talents. These talents are not only crowding out the careers of people elsewhere. And it has caused the problem of becoming more and more difficult to study, and there are 30,000 students waiting to be awarded in Luoyang Taixue, of which more than 20,000 are from these states.
The normal chances of entering the government are getting smaller and smaller, and the people who can recommend them to promote them have become their benefactors, and it is with this opportunity that the family of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family has accumulated far-reaching contacts, and finally developed to be able to raise troops and confront the imperial court.
To solve this problem, it is necessary to relocate the surplus population of these places to other places. The situation is different now, these people are rebellious, not killing them is a great gift, if you can still give them a piece of land, let them live, it is simply the emperor's grace, who would dare to resist immigration?
What kind of opportunities are there better than now? No, absolutely nothing.
Xiao Tianzi thought of the excitement, suddenly thought of a question, and frowned again. "However, we don't have that much time, and we have to move so many people to other places, and we can't solve the problem in a month or two."
"It's actually quite simple." Liu He said: "These people know that they will die, their courage has been broken, where do they still have the courage to resist." As long as His Majesty shows his grace and gives them hope, no matter how hard and tired they are, they will not give up, let alone try to cling to the Yuan family again. Now that the weather is hot, there is no need to solve the problem of cold protection, as long as the counties along the way can solve the food supply and prevent them from starving to death, even if there are only a few dozen people leading them, they will follow obediently. If they run away, where will they have a place to live but to be an outcast? ”
"Makes sense! Reasonable! Xiao Tianzi nodded again and again, the reason why they kept arguing was because there were not enough people to escort these prisoners. Of course, the same words come out of different people's mouths, and the meaning is very different. For example, Liu He now has the confidence to say that the counties along the way can solve the problem of eating these captives, but Xiao Tianzi does not have this confidence, because as long as he moves south, it is the territory controlled by Liu Xiu, and there should be no Taishou or county order to dare to disobey Liu Xiu's order. But if the words come out of his mouth, it is difficult to guarantee that those who are too guarded or something will use this reason to push off. Thinking of this, Xiao Tianzi felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, he felt that Liu Xiu sent Liu He to probably want to transfer these people to a place under his control, if nothing else, Liu He would next suggest a place to arrange these people.
"Your Majesty has thrown off this burden, so that you can travel lightly and win the peace as soon as possible. As soon as Yuan Kui died, half of the Yuan family's sky collapsed, and those captives would have no other thoughts. Liu He looked at Xiao Tianzi, whose eyes were flashing, did not say any more, and quickly ended the conversation: "When the time comes, Your Majesty can return to the court in triumph and calmly arrange these captives." ”
Xiao Tianzi was a little surprised, he rolled his eyes, did not ask his own questions, just nodded in agreement. "What do you think, Queen Mother?"
Empress Dowager Song smiled: "I think your ideas are very reasonable, I don't have other ideas, just do what you discuss." She paused, and then said, "Ah He, you will be a virtuous helper in the future, even better than Queen Mingdema." At least she doesn't understand the military. ”
Liu He lowered his head with a red face, and Xiao Tianzi laughed twice and said goodbye.
Find Lu Min and Xu Rong. Xiao Tianzi conveyed Liu He's meaning. But when the words came out of his mouth, the meaning was already a little different, and taking advantage of this opportunity to immigrate was not just Liu He's suggestion. Moreover, it is the meaning of the hussar general, and the counties along the way will strongly support it, and there is no need to discuss it again.
Where would Lu Min and Xu Rong suspect so much, they should respond at the moment, and then they began to discuss the arrangements of how to conquer Pingyu City. Prior to this, they had already received the news that the city was going to continue negotiations, and Xiao Tianzi did not make up his mind at that time, and he kept delaying without replying. Now that the matter of the captives has been settled, whether or not to negotiate is back on the agenda.
"Negotiations are possible, but the conditions need to be changed." Xiao Tianzi set the tone first. Now that Xu You's army has been wiped out, the rebel soldiers are bold, Yuan Kui does not have much capital to negotiate, and the initiative has completely returned to the hands of the imperial court, of course, this condition must be changed. Moreover, Xiao Tianzi had the intention of sending all the Yuan family and the families who depended on them to remote areas. It is even more impossible for Yuan Kui to ask for a price. "Nothing else is acceptable except that it can spare their lives."
Lu Min and Xu Rong looked at each other, but they didn't dare to laugh out loud. However, after three or five years of hard work, Xiao Tianzi's attitude fell one by one. When he just received the news of Xu You's attack, if it wasn't for Lu Min to stop him. Xiao Tianzi almost accepted all of Yuan Kui's conditions. However, now that Xiao Tianzi does have the confidence to speak, Yuan Kui can no longer have reinforcements, and it is just a matter of raising his hands to conquer Pingyu.
"According to Your Majesty's wishes, reply to Yuan Kui." Lu Min covered his mouth with his fist and faked a cough: "Give him three days, and the captives will be sent away." If it does not come down for three days, we will go into the city. ”
"That's right." Xiao Tianzi nodded excitedly and said, "If he doesn't know what to do, I really want to test the power of those killing weapons." ”
Lu Min put away his smile and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, those are Your Majesty's people......"
As soon as he saw Lu Min's face, Xiao Tianzi knew that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly arched his hand and said, "It's me who lost his words, lost his words." ”
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Ma Lun stood in front of the couch, looking at Yuan Kui, whose mouth was crooked and his eyes were slanted, and he was constantly drooling, his eyes were red and swollen, and his eyes were sad. After receiving the news of Xu You's defeat, Yuan Kui suffered a stroke and now looks like a fool, unable to say anything and understand nothing except drooling and humming like a pig. The document requesting renegotiation was sent out by Ma Lun in the name of Yuan Kui, and she just wanted to delay it for two days, never expecting too much.
In the past, she always felt that she was more talented than Yuan Kui, and if she hadn't been born as a woman, her achievements would definitely be higher than Yuan Kui. But today Yuan Kui has fallen, she can really call the shots, but she finds herself wandering, the six gods have no master, and she only knows how to wipe her tears.
"Madam, this matter cannot be delayed any longer." Fa Yan reminded in a low voice: "Judging from this reply, the imperial court has great confidence in winning Pingyu. Now that Yuan Gong can't afford to be sick, the generals will be centrifuged, and they are only afraid of ......"
Ma Lun interrupted Fa Yan's words: "Are we just handing over Pingyu and letting others slaughter it?" ”
Fa Yan smacked his lips in embarrassment: "Of course not." ”
"So what should I do?"
"Madam, have you forgotten the young master? He was just outside the city. ”
Ma Lun was stunned for a moment, the light of hope flashed from his eyes, and then he said with some regret: "Alas, I didn't agree to his persuasion at the beginning, but now I talk about it, is it still useful?" ”
"Whether it works or not, always give it a try." Fa Yan pleaded: "Madam, don't look at the fact that there is no movement in Pingyu City, I don't know how many people are planning to surrender." If Madame refuses to surrender, those people will certainly not bow down, and when that time comes......"
Maren raised his hand and motioned for Fa Yan to stop talking. She knew what the consequences would be, and it was not surprising that those people saw that the Yuan family was gone, and in order to save their lives, they were arrested together as successful laborers to flatter the court. The reason why I haven't moved now is that it's not yet time to despair.
Ma Lun looked at Fa Yan's forcibly calm face, and couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. Fa Yan, as a scholar in Guanzhong, has been loyally following Yuan Kui for so many years, and has never had any dissent, and now even he is shaken, who else will insist? Yuan Kui has become a wasted person, and she can't control those greedy people with just one woman.
Come down, Yuan Shu and Liu Xiu have a good relationship, maybe with this, they still have a chance to live, the Yuan family and the Ma family will not be uprooted.
"It's up to you." After Ma Lun said this, the whole person seemed to have his backbone removed, and he couldn't stand anymore, his legs were weak, and he fell on Yuan Kui's chest, crying loudly.
Yuan Kui's spasmodic hand twitched twice, and his mouth made a purring sound. rq!!!