Chapter 119: On Politics and People

Therefore, Li Hao is still more concerned about the counterinsurgency, and wants to push this matter forward earlier.

However, there were already people in various places who were dissatisfied with the Dutian Order, and the result of the deliberate indulgence naturally did not want this matter to be quickly extinguished.

For a while, people who held opposite opinions quarreled in this Xuande Palace, of course, even those opponents did not dare to waver about whether to suppress bandits, and only dared to hold on to the specific regulations.

In this case, the soldiers and horses of the capital were not dispatched at the first time, but in the four prefectures of Qing, Xu, You, and Hebei, where the rebellion was most intense, the post of county governor that had been canceled was re-established, and he was responsible for quelling the rebellion full-time.

In addition, the Liyang battalion was also mobilized by Emperor Wen to assist in quelling the rebellion in various places, and the first target was the Jizhou rebels.

After all, the Liyang Battalion was already stationed in Jizhou, so it was natural to solve the bandits in Jizhou first.

Speaking of which, at least those rebellions in Jizhou should be suppressed, after all, the elite of the Liyang battalion is no worse than the fifth battalion of the Northern Army, and it is still a piece of cake to fight the rebels.

But the problem is that these rebellious guys didn't want to occupy the mountain as the king, but just wanted to mess up the world and force Emperor Wen to take back the Dutian order.

Therefore, every time these people capture a place, they will not stay long, they have been wandering around all over the place, and then there are local heroes and powerful news, for a while, the Liyang battalion will not be able to catch people at all, and no matter how elite this soldier and horse is, there is nothing to show.

And Emperor Wen can naturally guess the inside story, so this anger is becoming more and more intense.

When Wu Han, who was about to retreat to the second line, was brought back, he was willing to let him lead the troops to quell the rebellion.

This frightened the officials who secretly supported the rebellion, after all, Wu Han slaughtered the city and surrendered, and the murderer was notorious, so let him lead the troops to quell the rebellion, and then he was only afraid that he would kill more people than those rebels.

Qing, Xu, You, and Ji are the family roots of these people, and they just want to force Emperor Wen to cancel the Dutian order, but they don't want to bleed their own family.

For a while, the crowd was full of emotion, and they all said that if General Wu was allowed to go to quell the chaos, he was afraid that the innocent people involved would be injured!

When the emperor heard this, he immediately said, "Then you may as well tell me what to do if you don't let him go."

Hearing this, some officials who opposed Dutian immediately came out and said, "Your Majesty, now these traitors gather to attack and kill the local officials, and when they disperse, they hide in the mountains, forests and grasslands, and the officers and soldiers go to encircle and suppress them and hide, and the government collects troops and they come out to fight against the rebellion.

It has made the world full of smoke, and the people are not happy! I beg Your Majesty to take back your order, and the matter of Du Tian will be slowly resolved!"

Hearing this, Cui You said directly: "You are exaggerating, now the rebels are making some trouble in the four prefectures of Qing, Xu, You, and Hebei, and there is no movement in other places."

After speaking, someone else cooperated and asked, "Oh, then why are these four states the most intense?"

Cui You then explained: "These four states are all close to the mountains and the sea, and they have the advantages of fish, salt and sea trade, and the local wealthy families are rich and powerful, and they are also far away from the center of the imperial court.

Other places that meet this condition, such as Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, although there are vast rivers, seas and lakes, are just beginning, and there are few prestigious wealthy families, so naturally they can't make trouble."

The words directly extended the topic to the wealthy family, but the people who could stand in the court were old foxes, so naturally they would not accept the invitation.

When he changed the topic: "The four prefectures of Qing, Xu, You, and Hebei have a vast territory, a huge population, and are important tax towns, and now this chaos, the world is shaking, please think twice!"

Then Ji Zun stood up and scolded: "Think twice, don't you still want Your Majesty to change the decree and withdraw the decree because you are afraid of the powerful forces of these four states?

If this is the case, then where is the majesty of the imperial court, and if there are any more people who are dissatisfied with the imperial decrees in the future, they can gather a crowd to rebel and force the imperial court to retreat."

At this time, the justification of the person who spoke was blocked, but there were many people in the alliance over there, so he changed another person and directly pointed the finger at the heroes of Jing Yu, wanting to drag them into the water and increase the pressure on Emperor Wen.

"Master Ji, don't say this so high-sounding! According to our firm

Jingqi County, which is full of meritorious deeds, has more people in the hidden fields than in other places.

This shields all the heroes, but demands other states and counties, which will inevitably make the people of the world dissatisfied!"

As soon as he said this, he attracted the angry eyes of many important ministers in the court, including Cui You, and also made Li Hao can't help but give him a thumbs up in the back, sure enough, he is not afraid of causing trouble.

However, to a certain extent, what this official said was right, Jinghua County's Dutian Order was indeed not implemented thoroughly.

After all, the heroes of Jing Wei occupy most of the high positions in the center and are strong, where do those local officials dare to offend them.

For a while, the Xuande Hall was dumbfounded, and Cui You couldn't say anything, so Emperor Wen spoke.

"I already know about this matter, and I have sent someone down yesterday to verify, if the local officials are really untrue, they will be severely punished, so it should convince the people of the world."

Hearing this, the officials who opposed Dutian could only sit back in a daze; After all, Emperor Wen treats everyone equally, what else can you say.

And Jing Wei's face was also very ugly, and he couldn't help but start estimating how much blood he got this time, and the more he thought about it, the more distressed he became, so he was even more angry when he looked at these officials who opposed Dutian.

Seeing that the people below had stopped, Emperor Wen said, "Okay, I came to you today to discuss how to deal with the rebellion, and don't go off topic anymore."

Then he specially named Huo Budo and asked him to come up and talk about his specific thoughts.

"Your Majesty, my lords, in my humble opinion, this rebellion should be divided into two kinds.

The first type is that innocent people are exploited by the government, thinking that the imperial court has included all the haystacks of their houses in the acres of land, and they are taxed a lot in order to provoke civil revolt.

These people must be pacified first, supplemented by extermination, and after the matter is clarified, they will disperse, and if they still refuse to give up their weapons and surrender, it will not be too late to kill them.

The second type is that the local wealthy families coerce the ignorant people and rebel against the decrees of the imperial court.

For these people, they should be directly exterminated with the power of thunder, so that everyone in the world knows who to listen to."

And after listening to Huo Budo's words, the emperor directly gave a conclusion: "I also agree with Zicheng's words, and this time it should be suppressed and appeased.

If the rebels disperse on their own, I don't care too much, if they continue to be stubborn, once the leader of the rebel army is found, the whole clan will migrate to the north of Bingzhou or the south of Yangzhou.

First, these two states are vast and sparsely populated, so they can have a livelihood, and second, they can cut off ties with their origins, and the rebellion will disappear."

This up and down is so smooth, it is obviously discussed in advance, and this court meeting is purely an action!

And as soon as the connoisseur made a move, he knew if there was any, and Emperor Wen had to find a way to deal with it, which can be described as extremely spicy, and it happened to hit the waist and eye of these officials who opposed Dutian.

After all, in the final analysis, this rebellion is not for personal honor and disgrace, but for the interests of the family.

Therefore, when the gang heard this, they all threw themselves down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, by no means! The roots of the family lie in the ancestral hall, so it is difficult to leave the homeland.

If only a few of the lawbreakers die, why should an entire tribe be lost, and then they will lose their goods and customs, and they will destroy their homes and families."

After hearing this, Emperor Wen's face was kind, and he replied: "The Qing family is serious, and the government will also give them land after the migration, how can it be called annihilation.

Didn't Emperor Wu of the previous dynasty also issue the "Decree on the Relocation of Maoling", ordering the wealthy families in the world to move as scheduled, and did not see any wealthy families wiped out, so don't be alarmist."

Of course, Emperor Wen specifically mentioned the "Qianmaoling Order" at this time, not casually, but to warn these officials who were unwilling to implement the Dutian Order that he was already tolerant and asked them not to gain an inch.

But in fact, Emperor Wen himself knew that if he really wanted to forcibly enforce the "Relocation Order", it would probably be unrealistic.

After all, the basis of his rule was very different from that of the Western Han Dynasty, although Emperor Wen also envied Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for being able to concentrate the national wealth in the hands of the monarch with the "Qianmao Tomb Order" and "Salt and Iron State Camp".

Attack the Xiongnu on a large scale at will, build palaces and gardens on a large scale.

But he also needs to consider the reality, since the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the "Qianmao Tomb Order" has been unable to operate normally, until the Han Yuan Emperor abolished the "Qianmao Tomb Order", the local Haoqiang strength has been greatly strengthened, and since then the tail has not been lost.

And on his own road to dominating the world, he can only succeed with the support of these wealthy families all the way, and even the foundation on which he started is the wealthy family of Jinghua County.

It's just a field order, and it's okay to make the wealthy family bleed, but if they really cut off their back road, I'm afraid that these thirteen states will really be on fire everywhere.

These officials from wealthy families naturally understand this truth, but they don't dare to gamble, so they acquiesce in this matter for a while.

No one refuted it anymore, so Emperor Wen closed the coffin and concluded: "Since this is the case, this matter is decided, from today on, if anyone truly repents and confesses his sins, there is no need for the clan to migrate, and if he dies and does not repent, he will change places and think about it."

The imperial court agreed on the major political strategy, and then the specific implementation rules, which were still handled by the prince, and then set up a prime minister's camp in Chenliu County, Yanzhou, to supervise the conquest and pension, and supervise the implementation of the local land order.

However, its main job was to be in charge of pacification matters and post-war coordination, and as for how to clear it, it was carried out by Wu Han under the command of the troops and horses.

But to Li Hao's surprise, he was also assigned a position and was transferred from the prince's side to assist Wu Han in recruiting rebels.

The beautiful name is that Qingzhou is the land of the Yuan clan, and Li Hao is more familiar with the situation in Qingzhou, so Li Hao is responsible for clearing out the rebels in Qingzhou.

On the other hand, Yuan Shen was also transferred from the Tingwei Mansion and was arranged to the prince's side to assist the prince in executing the Dutian order.

As for the soldiers and horses of the East Palace, they were taken over by Huo Budo.

After the next dynasty, Li Hao planned to go to the prince to ask about the situation, but was left behind by Emperor Wen.

Therefore, Li Hao couldn't find anyone to confirm that day, so he could only go back to the house first and wait to discuss with Yuan Shen.

Yuan Shen asked, "What kind of medicine did you say Your Majesty sold in this gourd, why did you suddenly transfer you out of the East Palace at this time?"

Li Hao pondered all the way back on the way, and vaguely had some thoughts, and said, "In this meeting, Your Majesty still let the prince take charge of the Dutian Order, which shows that Your Majesty's trust in the prince has not diminished.

In this case, Your Majesty should not reduce the power of the prince, otherwise you will not be stuffed to the prince's side after I leave the East Palace.

So I think it could be that Huo Budo is making trouble, making His Majesty feel that I have too much influence on the crown prince, so he wants to transfer me out of the East Palace."

Yuan Shen was silent for a while after hearing this, and replied, "This is possible, after all, Huo Budo and His Majesty sang and harmonized today, which was obviously in advance, so it was also very convenient for him to mention it in the middle.

But if this is the case, it is not a bad thing, after all, my father and cousin are each in charge of a state, soldiers, horses, money and food, plus the children of the Qu family all over the county, and you and I hold important positions in the court, there is already a crisis under the flowers.

We don't have the ability to compete with the heroes of abundance now, and it's good to take a step back.

Now that my cousin is seeking to leave his post and enter the center, after this counterinsurgency, most of your side will be arranged to serve in Texas County, and then I will be by the prince's side for a while, so that others can rest assured."

Li Hao replied: "That's fine, but there's no need for Taoguang to be obscure, Huo Budo is a very shrewd person, you can't hide it in front of him, but you will show cowardice."

And with him pressed in front, it's nothing for you to show your edge, anyway, now that His Majesty has handed over the East Palace Guards to him, it is obvious that he has put his main energy over.

But you need to pay attention, especially during the time when I'm out of office, observe what Huo Budo's position is, and see if he still has any signs of colluding with the third prince."

Yuan Shen said: "Well, I understand, but I think Huo Budo should not go to the third prince again, after all, the prince is benevolent, and he has a lot of faith in him, as long as the prince ascends the throne, he

Seeing it, he is a very human minister.

On the other hand, the third prince, with his temperament, even if Huo Budo helps him ascend to the throne, I am afraid that it may not be smooth sailing, why should he be like this."

Li Hao didn't say anything when he heard this, after all, from a common sense point of view, Huo Budo really shouldn't do this.

Especially when Li Hao did not appear, he held the East Palace staff, tax reports, and seal letters, as long as the crown prince ascended the throne, he would be able to directly govern the country when he turned his head.

But even so, he still chose to help the third prince and pushed the prince down.

Maybe in his heart, some of them are concerned about the kindness of the third prince to save him, but more should be for the sake of the country's stability, which is indeed much more selfless than most people.

At least Li Hao asked himself that he probably couldn't do it, although he wouldn't be bent on changing the dynasty, but if he could control more power, he would be able to earn more initiative for himself, which was better than entrusting his life in the hands of others.