A whirlwind swirled across the bluestone-paved streets, stirring up fallen leaves and dust on the ground, and swept under the hooves of Liu Wei's horse.

Riding a war horse and leading a team of thousands of people, while approaching the city, Liu Wei frowned slightly, looking at the houses and shops on both sides of the street.

All the shops were closed, and many of them were covered with dust and thick cobwebs on their long strips, and it was clear at a glance that they had not opened their doors for a long time.

The houses on both sides of the road are also closed, and occasionally the shadows of people appear in the windows of one or two houses, which should be the residents who live inside.

With the reins in his hand, Liu Wei walked slowly, and walked a short distance along the street, and Dian Wei, who was following him on foot, pointed to a house with green tiles and black walls in front of him and said, "That's where the government is located." ”

"The city is depressed, but the government is very tight!" Following the direction of Dian Wei's finger and looking at the house with green tiles and black walls, Liu Wei pursed his lips and said to Xu Shu beside him: "If you want to come here, corrupt officials must be rampant, and you will be so defeated!" ”

"Corrupt officials and corrupt officials have been the origin of troubled times since ancient times!" Xu Shu shook his head with a smile and said: "Even if the imperial court is not virtuous, the damage caused to the people must be limited, and it is the corrupt officials below who often make the people miserable and have to rebel!" ”

"In this way, should this king ask for the people's life and kill this great yang order?" Liu Wei pursed his lips, sneered, and asked Xu Shu.

"No!" Xu Shu shook his head and said to Liu Wei: "I'm just stationed in Dayang for a few days, resting the soldiers and horses, and then going south." This Great Yang Order has already surrendered, if it is killed, His Royal Highness will attack the city again in the future, and the city defenders will definitely defend it, which is not conducive to the great cause! ”

"Yes!" Liu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and a touch of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he said to Xu Shu: "When I wait for me to gain a firm foothold, it's not too late to kill such people!" ”

Xu Shu nodded, didn't speak again, and followed Liu Wei silently to the official mansion.

"Dian Wei, the defense of the city is entrusted to you!" When he arrived at the gate of the official mansion, Liu Wei turned over and jumped off the horse, and said to Dian Wei, who was following him: "When Zhao Yun and Zhou Cang come back, I want him to come to see me immediately." ”

Dian Wei answered, stopped at the gate of the official mansion, and watched Liu Wei enter the front yard of the official mansion.

"Raid the treasury, supply money and food, and hand it over to the military division!" Entering the front yard of the official mansion, Liu Wei looked up at the main hall that was much more magnificent than the houses he saw on the road, and said to Xu Shu beside him: "The rich people in the city, don't touch them as much as possible, there are too many enemies, which is not good for us!" ”

"No!" Xu Shu hugged his fists and bowed in response, followed behind Liu Wei, and walked towards the main hall of the official mansion.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there was no precedent for the government to sit in court to try cases, and the daily affairs of the government were only to convey to the people the collection of taxes or other instructions from the imperial court.

Since there is no function of adjudicating cases, there are only two rows of tables for single people to sit side by side in the main hall of the government, and a relatively large main case is placed at the top of the main case.

Entering the main hall of the official mansion, Liu Wei walked straight towards the main seat, and when he arrived at the main seat, he took off his shoes and got on the straw mat behind the table, knelt down, and said to the soldiers in the follow-up hall: "Send someone to inform the Dayang Order, I just take advantage of this place to stay for a few days, and leave as soon as the matter is done!" He wants to live in the prison with the officials of Dayang and the soldiers guarding the city in peace, and if there is any noise, he will be killed! ”

"No!" A soldier clenched his fists in response and walked backwards out of the main hall door.

After the pro-soldiers who sent the message to the Dayang Order went out, Xu Shu stood in the hall, clasped his fists and said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness, how to distribute the treasury treasures, please show your Highness!" ”

"Didn't the military advisor say that to build an iron-blooded and strong army, food and salary are indispensable?" Liu Wei smiled slightly, and said to Xu Shu: "The military adviser draws up a set of military salaries, calculated based on the number of days in the army, according to the position in the army, for all officers and soldiers to make up the military salary, the remaining wealth, can be taken away, can not be brought in the treasury, we will definitely come back in the future, then it is not too late to get it!" ”

"No!" Xu Shu answered, turned around and retreated.

When Xu Shu left, Liu Wei said to a personal soldier: "Send people to find empty houses in the city, settle the soldiers and civilians, and strengthen patrols in the city, beware of people making trouble at night!" ”

"No!" Another soldier responded with a fist clenched and exited the main hall.

"I'm going to be a soldier!" As soon as the soldiers who arranged a place for the villagers to live left, Tao Hu rushed to the door of the main hall with a group of men from various villages in the mountains, and shouted to Liu Wei, who was sitting in the hall, to be a soldier.

Although the personal soldiers who were responsible for guarding Liu Wei knew very well that Tao Hu and the others were following the team along the way, they still didn't dare to be too careless when two or three hundred men poured into the main hall of the official mansion at the same time, and hurriedly stepped forward to block the door, stopped everyone, and prevented them from entering the hall.

"Let them in!" Hearing the shout, Liu Wei looked up at the door, and saw that it was Tao Hu and the young and middle-aged villagers living in the mountains who were rushing to the door, and he gave an order to the soldiers who were blocking the door of the main hall.

After receiving Liu Wei's order, although the soldiers hesitated, they still got out of the way one after another, giving way to Tao Hu and others.

"Folks, the house is small, and His Highness can't hear so many people talking, I'll only wait for a few people to go in!" After the soldiers got out of the way, a large group of villagers were about to pour into the main hall, Tao Hu hurriedly opened his arms, blocked the door, and shouted to the villagers who were about to enter the house: "Choose a few people to follow me in!" ”

Every villager crowded at the door wanted to enter the main hall in person to talk to Liu Wei, but after Tao Hu shouted, most of the villagers also felt that it was not appropriate for everyone to enter the hall, so they recommended a few people to enter the hall with Tao Hu.

Sitting on the main seat in the hall, watching Tao Hu block most of the villagers and only bring a few people into the hall, Liu Wei had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but he praised Tao Hu's approach in his heart.

"Your Highness!" Entering the hall, Tao Hu first knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Wei, then straightened up and said to him: "I have discussed with the villagers, I am now home and it is difficult to return, why don't I be a soldier under His Highness and kill a few more thieves with His Highness!" ”

"There is really a shortage of people in the army!" Liu Wei nodded, stared directly at Tao Hu and a few men who walked into the house, and said to them: "But you and others have a family and a mouth, if you join the army, how to deal with your parents, wife and children at home?" ”

"What is the difference between having a home and a mouth, but being homeless, and having no home!" Tao Hu smiled bitterly and said to Liu Wei: "I just hope to follow His Highness, kill Dong Thief, and return to Luoyang!" ”

Liu Wei bowed his head and muttered for a moment, and then said to the men: "In this way, if you have parents and are only children, go back; If you have a wife and children, go back! For the rest, join the military! ”

"Your Highness!" As soon as Liu Wei's words fell, before Tao Hu could speak, a man took two steps forward, knelt on the ground and hugged his fist to Liu Wei and said, "Since Dong Thief forced the people to move and the villagers resisted, which family has not died?" Which one doesn't have a grudge against Dong Thief? We are following His Highness precisely to avenge the dead villagers! ”

"The hearts of the villagers are understood!" Liu Wei stood up, walked to Tao Hu and the man who were kneeling on the ground, stretched out his hand to pick them up, and said to the people who entered the house: "But this king can't let the villagers cut off their roots!" ”

"Your Highness!" Helped up by Liu Wei, Tao Hu clenched his fists and said to him: "The villagers really have no way to live, so I beg His Highness to take me in!" I joined the army in order to make the elders in the village live longer......"

At this point, Tao Hu stopped talking and looked at Liu Wei with a pair of expectant eyes without blinking.

Several men who entered the hall with Tao Hu saw that Liu Wei was still hesitant, and hurriedly knelt down, looked up at Liu Wei, and said in unison: "Please Your Highness must accept me and wait!" ”

The two or three hundred men who were waiting outside the hall saw the situation in the hall, and they also knelt on the ground, clasped their fists together and shouted to Liu Wei: "Please take us in with Your Highness, we will definitely kill the enemy with all our might, and we will never be afraid of death and stealing life!" ”

"Folks, please get up!" Everyone including Tao Hu knelt in front of him, Liu Wei hurriedly bowed slightly, raised his hands to the men and said, "Please get up and talk!" ”

"Your Highness doesn't allow it, and I can't afford to kneel for a long time!" None of the two or three hundred men stood up, but shouted in unison: "I beg Your Highness to allow us to join the army!" ”

Standing in the hall, Liu Biao was about to persuade those who were only children at home or had wives and children to raise not to join the army, a personal soldier squeezed into the hall from the crowd, hugged his fists and said to Liu Bian: "Your Highness, the elderly, women and children from all villages in Bishan have all entered the official compound, saying that they have something to talk to Your Highness!" ”

Hearing that the elderly, women and children from all villages were also here, Liu Bianchang sighed, raised his hand to the men again, and said: "Everyone, please get up, and King Rong Ben has met his father and fellow villagers, and it is not too late to make a decision!" ”

The men glanced at each other, and then stood up with some hesitation, and the men at the door consciously stood on both sides, making way for Liu Wei.

Out of the main hall, as soon as Liu Wei passed in front of the men, he saw an old man and a woman standing in the courtyard of the official mansion.

"Your Highness, take the babies!" Seeing Liu Bian walk out, an old man standing in front of him bent his legs, knelt on the ground with a "poof", and said to Liu Bian with his face up: "I can't go back to my home, I hope Your Highness will take the babies to kill all the thieves and lead us back to our hometown!" ”

"I hope that His Royal Highness will take in the men in the village and lead us back to my hometown in the future!" As soon as the old man's words fell, the old people, women and children who entered the courtyard all knelt on the ground and begged Liu Wei to accept the strong men in the village.

"Folks, please get up!" Liu Wei stepped forward to support the arms of the old man who knelt down first, looked around at the villagers kneeling in front of him, and said with a little choked: "The villagers can trust this king, and this king will live up to the villagers!" Good! Young people who are willing to follow this king to kill Dong thief, this king will accept them all! ”