After sending Hong Jixun away, Deng She was tired but couldn't sleep.

He was acutely aware that something was going wrong in the Twin Cities. There was a Jurchen rebellion first, which may be explained as accidental; But then Qian Shide and Mrs. Li openly poisoned themselves in the Shuai Mansion, which made Deng She almost die, which has to attract people's attention.

In connection with the past, Yongping has raised troops so far, and in nearly a year, 800 people have reached 100,000, from no cone to occupy dozens of cities, which is really prosperous. Expanding too fast can have both good and bad consequences.

In the beginning, everyone can put aside their internal contradictions and unite externally for a common goal, such as survival. Now Shuangcheng is like a major force in Liaodong, survival is no longer important, power has become the focus, and internal contradictions have escalated into major contradictions.

At the same time, Guan Duo and Nahachu from the outside also got involved, supporting their respective agents and coveting the fat of the twin cities.

Under the intertwining and promotion of these internal and external contradictions, it can be said that the change of the two cities is not accidental, but inevitable. If it doesn't happen today, it will happen tomorrow, and if the root problem is not solved, it will happen again sooner or later.

Deng She remembered a metaphor: for example, the water of the Yellow River, when it first originated, was crystal clear; As the water potential increases, it stretches for thousands of miles, and the sediment falls and becomes yellow and turbid. If you want to restore clarity, there is only one strategy: the big waves wash the sand, remove the turnips and preserve the essence.

This is exactly what Hong Jixun thinks.

"If the internal problems are not completely solved, the general is like sitting on the crater, and similar events will erupt again at any time."

It may be easy to maintain the combat effectiveness of an army; It is difficult to maintain the purity of a regime. Hong Jixun's spearhead was directed at officials at all levels of the local yamen. He made a list of how few Han Chinese were on the ground in Goryeo, and although Deng She had sent officers from the army several times to fill the localities, the ratio of Han Chinese, Goryeo, and Bohai among local officials was still only about 1 to 5.

"Han people live in officials, and most of them have high positions; After all, the language is not comprehensible, and the people and customs are not familiar. The big families of Goryeo from all over the world, they have grown here for generations, and their power is entangled; Although the decree came from the general's office, there was often resistance in the process of implementing and enforcing it. …… If you want to clear the water, you have to get rid of these people. ”

Removing does not mean killing, immigrants are fine.

Enrich the Han people to come in, and immigrate the indigenous people to go out. Change to a new environment, change to an unfamiliar environment; Without the connections of the past, without prestige and reputation, there is a way that a strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, even a tiger, and only honestly lies on its stomach.

"That's the first step."

Bigwigs often collude with local officials and rely on each other. Officials have power that big households don't have, and big families have local connections that officials don't have. The relocation of large households made the officials lack solidarity, so they can start to rectify the yamen.

"The rectification of the yamen is not to completely replace the Goryeo with Han Chinese, first, there are too few Han people; Second, only Korean people are familiar with Korean people, and those who do things at the grassroots level must be Korean people. ”

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Eliminate some of the unloyal Koreans, and absorb the rest as Han Chinese. After joining, they are regarded as Han Chinese and have the same treatment as Han Chinese. In this way, it can not only be used by me, but also divide the beauty and natives, which is really a double win. ”

Deng She frowned, immigration, layoff, these two steps seem easy; Dozens of cities are troublesome to do, and it is difficult to see results in a month or two. He turned his gaze to the map hanging on the wall, and drew a bright red cross along the Twin Cities to the west, through mountains and rivers, Liaoyang, and Shenyang.

It is a rare opportunity for Liaodong to fight for the tiger; It would be a shame not to be involved. When Guan Duo and Naha win or lose, there will be no chance to intervene. There are good opportunities outside, but there are worries inside, where to go? How to choose?

Deng She looked at Hong Jixun, who was dressed in white. The Goryeo people, like the Jurchens, were still white; He grew up in the Twin Cities and was influenced by this. He opened the folding fan, snapped, and went up again, quietly waiting for Deng She to speak.

Jurchen rebellion, Zhang Zhen'er's letter; Hong Jixun transferred the army without authorization, and Wu Henian said a lot of bad things about him in private. It doesn't matter if you emigrate, the power to eliminate officials is too great, and no one can see that this is obviously a great opportunity to install cronies and eliminate dissidents.

The north wind enters the window, and it is cold to the bone.

Deng She took a deep breath, he smiled, and said, "That is the case, as Mr. said." Mr. also knows that after this village and without this store, I can't leave it in Liaodong; Internal affairs by sir, external affairs by me, how? ”

Hong Jixun is waiting for this sentence, at this critical moment in Liaoyang, how can Deng She stand by and watch? He knew this very well, and as early as the day Deng She returned to the Twin Cities, they tentatively understood each other's intentions.

Having said that, although he knew that Deng She would make such a decision, he didn't want to take care of internal affairs. But no one expected Qian Shide's civil strife, the plan couldn't catch up with the changes, and looking at the people in the twin cities, except for him, there was really no second person suitable to take care of this matter.

Foreign affairs cannot be delayed, and internal affairs are just as imminent; For the sake of the twin cities, for the sake of Lingyun's ambition, who else should I be?

He smiled back, happily accepted Deng She's appointment, and said, "The general has entrusted ,......me with this matter," he quoted an allusion, "just like Henkel went out of Guanzhong, Xiao He Zhenguo." Xiao Ke is not talented, but he is also willing to follow the example of the sages, and he will not dishonor the general's order. ”

Deng She immediately dictated, and Hong Jixun polished and drafted. Bi Qianniu presented the seal, and a piece of paper went out of the Shuangcheng Mansion and entered the city of Pyongyang at dusk.

"Order: Deng, the general of Liaoyang Province and Shuangcheng Governor's Mansion, now I heard that there are many big households and officials colluding to take my people's fat and ask for our people's ointment. All kinds of tragic situations are really unheard.

"The world has been in turmoil for a long time, and the troops I have raised are to appease the people, not to remnant the people. Those who are officials and shepherds sheep and drive sheep with wolves are not sons of man! With Hong Jixun and Luo Guoqi, they patrolled the cities, and those who went against my will were beheaded; If you don't want it, cut it; Those who know what I want but don't do it, behead.

"Whew! The people should not have this color for a day, and the scholars should not know this taste for a day. The sage said: Jane can be a minister with good virtue. On the first day of the first month of the month, the government officials eat the food of the poor. I hope that all the officials will be attentive to the people, and they will be encouraged! ”

A purge under the pretext of appeasing the people began. At the same time, the armies of the cities were ordered to raise the level of alert, and large numbers of troops marched into the city to prevent the chaos.

In the face of the sudden upheaval, Koreans in various places reacted differently. The poor people, who account for the majority, are happy to hear the news, so they don't care who is the official, as long as they give them benefits, they are good officials. What's more, what happened to the Han people? When the general was in Pyongyang, didn't he say that the Han and Goryeo people were both descendants of Jizi, and everyone was originally a family.

At this time, the effect of Wu Henian's usual work came out.

In accordance with Deng She's orders, he vigorously cultivated and developed storytelling, singing and dancing, drama and other hooking undertakings, and organized people to write dozens of new songs and plays that reflected the Han and Li families. This is a fact, there is a history to follow, it is very convincing, and after several months of publicity, the results are remarkable.

As for the few large indigenous households in the area of attack, the officials of the pre-Goryeo era who were used by the government were at a loss, they were at a loss, had resentment, and had no strength. It's like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, watching the butcher sharpen his knives, helpless.

Take your eyes back from the cities and return to the Twin Cities.

Chen Hu and He Guangxiu rode out of the city alone, sitting in the camp outside the city, calming the morale of the army and monitoring the surrendering army. Yang Wanhu led thousands of people from the headquarters to drive into the city to take over the city defense; The original generals of the city defense army were implicated by the surname Shi of the hundred households, and they were imprisoned, and all the officers and non-commissioned officers below the hundred households were transferred out of the city.

The Shuangcheng Capture and Robbery Division was temporarily handed over to Hong Jixun's command, and allocated to 300 soldiers, and the whole city was dispatched, and all kinds of people who participated in the rebellion, took advantage of the fire to rob in the rebellion, or had relatives and dealings with the Li family, regardless of Han Chinese, Korean people, Bohai people, and Jurchens, were all invited into the governor's palace in advance for questioning and interrogation.

In the prison cell of the government office, the river is endless. The first few officials to enter had special preferential treatment because of their high official positions. The further down you go, the worse the prison conditions become; They live on the top floor, and among them is Luo Lilang.

Last night's civil strife, the sound of killing in the city, he and his wife and concubine hugged and got under the bed, trembling until dawn; Before he could understand what was happening, he was brought here by someone from the Thieves Division.

With him, there were several officials from the governor's office, who asked each other, but they were all at a loss for reasons. Luo Lilang's face was pale, and he didn't say anything after freezing all night, it was almost afternoon, and the water and rice had not entered. The cell door opened, and one of the people who was called out for questioning before was pushed back, named Park Xianzhong, who was regarded as a confidant by Wu Henian because he was good at sycophancy.

"How? What the hell happened last night? ”

Park Xianzhong was born and raised in Shuangcheng, with a standard Korean appearance, a knife-handled face, a pair of small eyes, and deeply sunken. He shuddered and said, "Someone has civil strife, and he almost killed the general." ”

Luo Lilang gasped: "Who?" ”

"The slut of Li Chenggui's family, and Qian Shide." Park Xianzhong was filled with indignation, he was originally a businessman, Deng Shecheng entered the twin cities, promoted him to an official, had power and power, and lived a better life than before; Seeing that the days are getting better and better, some people are in chaos at this time!

He wasn't angry that Deng She's imprisoned him, he was a Korean, and he should have been. But he couldn't bear that someone dared to attack Deng She, Qian Shide was Han, he didn't dare to scold, and spat on the ground, "That slut!" …… Dog guts. ”

"Mrs. Li?" Luo Lilang was startled and hurriedly asked, "What about the general?" Are you alright? Didn't get caught by the rebels, did you? ”

His daughter is now in the Dunshe Mansion, and if the rebels succeed, there is a chance that he will be killed; Even if the rebels don't succeed, if Deng She dies, once a son of heaven and a courtier, his current position of power will definitely be difficult to protect.

Several of the officials in the prison, either Han Chinese or Goryeo, all had daughters and relatives who married into the army and served as concubines for the officers; What Luo Lilang thought was exactly what they thought, looking at Park Xianzhong one by one, waiting for him to answer.

Park Xianzhong said: "What are you asking! Great disrespect! The general Jiren has his own natural appearance, and he is naturally unharmed. The slut of the dog day dares to poison me! Who is the general? Have you ever seen a general who commanded 100,000 troops before he reached the weak crown, won a hundred battles, and conquered everything? …… Who is the general? God-man too! If you don't go down to earth, you will have such a ability? ”

He spat on the ground again: "The slut of the Li family is killing herself!" ”

Since Deng She's entry into Goryeo, he has almost died twice, once when he was hit by Li Chenggui's arrow; Again, this time. When everyone heard this, they looked at each other, and at the same time a thought arose: Could it be that this Li family and the general have a grudge in the previous life? At the same time, I remembered that the Li family had been running Shuangcheng for a long time, and the leading figures in Shuangcheng had more dealings with them, and they killed some of them last time; This time, I'm afraid I'm going to cut the grass and eradicate it.

Li Chenggui's wife, Anbian Han, whose family is not a twin city, is not very old, two years younger than Li Chenggui, and is only in her early twenties this year.

Luo Lilang has also seen her, she is as beautiful as a flower, and she is gentle and skillful. He sighed and said, "In the past, the great general broke the city, although he was hit by Li Chenggui's arrow, but he was willing to ignore his past suspicions, took in the Han family, raised them in the backyard of the mansion, and treated them like honored guests. This Han's ,...... Alas, it's a pity that the general is kind-hearted. ”

"Such a slut ,......" Park Xianzhong gritted his teeth, he said viciously, "It's just a shame on you and me!" It's a shame for me to have such a person! Just now I gave a suggestion to the venerable official who asked me, this slut must not be killed! ”

"How?"

"Kill her, it's too cheap for her. It's better to bring the women of the Li family to the brothel camp together, with thousands of people riding and 10,000 pillows, so that I can get rid of the anger in my heart. Park Xianzhong smiled proudly and said, "When the official heard this, he immediately praised me,...... Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think? ”

As a Han Chinese, Luo Lilang couldn't bear to hear it; In any case, the Lee family is also a prominent family in Shuangcheng and Goryeo, and its ancestor is a descendant of the "Six Surnames of Silla" in the name of the Chuan Jeheiong Lee, and the ancestor was a high-ranking official in the former Silla Sikong.

It is a bit too much for future generations to be insulted by this name, which has lasted for hundreds of years. He looked at Park Xianzhong, who was beaming and as if he had done something glorious and good, and swallowed what he wanted to say.

His appearance of wanting to speak and stopping was seen by Park Xianzhong, who thought he was worried about himself and comforted: "Lord Luo, you are relieved." Let's not say that the noble daughter is now very favored by the general; Just say that you are Han Chinese, and you have a lot of gold and noble identity! Park Xianzhong sighed twice with envy, and then he said categorically, "In less than two days, I will definitely let you out." ”

After persuading Luo Lilang, he looked at everyone, was very dissatisfied, and pointed: "Look at you, look at you, all of you are depressed, what do you look like!" Who are we? The Great General's Eagle Dog! The civil strife in the city, you and I didn't find out earlier, and it was our dereliction of duty to help the general stop and avoid it in advance; When civil strife broke out, and we didn't understand what was going on in time, it was also our dereliction of duty to take the slaves to rescue the general. There are these two derelictions of duty, I will judge from my heart, and to tell the truth, it is not a loss to cut off our heads! They all deserve it!

"But the general is loyal, remember your past merits, and don't kill us; Don't you know that you are grateful to Dade and are wronged when you are asked? Ladies and gentlemen, you must know that eagle dogs also have loyalty; If you don't go through elimination, how can you see the authenticity? I firmly believe that the more so, the more distressed, the more we can show us, full of real gold, absolutely loyal dogs! ”

He waved his arms, impassionedly, spittle, his little eyes shining, and his words were deafening. His words went straight outside the cell, and two officers went down to the cell to interrogate the other suspects, and the two men looked at each other, stopped, and listened quietly.

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1, Lee's.

Li Han, the ancestor of the Jeonju Lee family, was the Sikong of Silla, and there is no trace of his earlier ancestors. It is speculated that the ancestor of Li Han is the descendant of the surname Li in the "Six Surnames of Silla".

Zu Li Andu, who moved to China in the early Yuan Dynasty and settled in the Yanbian area of present-day Jilin Province, China, served as the Dalu Huachi of Nanjing Qianhu Office (Kaifeng, Henan). His father, Li Zichun, was the great-grandson of Andu, who was in the late Yuan Dynasty and served as the Yuan Dynasty Shuangcheng Governor's Office (in present-day Yongxing, Gangwon Province, North Korea). In the war of King Gongchou of Goryeo to expand the territory to the northeast, Li Zichun was promoted to a large and middle doctor and a servant because of his merits in the twin cities.

2, Anbian Han.

Han Qingnu, the deputy envoy of the Goryeo Mi Zhiji, the monarch of the Ancheon Prefecture. He was born in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty (the third year of the reign of Queen Chungsu of Goryeo, 1337).