At the end of April, Zhang Yi, the integrity officer of Anton Guard, and Wang Bo, the integrity officer of Da Songwei, each led the soldiers of the left and right battalions to attack, and it took only four days to defeat the officials and generals of Anton Wei and Da Songwei's columns, beheading more than 300 people and capturing more than 800 people.

Liu Yan immediately convened all parties in the Andong Acropolis, and all the small flag officials, chief flag officials, and hundred household officials who did not participate in the rebellion of Anton Wei and Da Songwei were brought, plus the scribes and other civil officials everywhere, as well as the military households and ordinary people who watched the excitement, there were thousands of people standing densely outside the Andong Acropolis.

Around the crowd, there were hundreds of new soldiers in armor, and the open space outside the city gate became a place of preaching.

"Bring all the prisoners up!"

Zhang Yi immediately led his troops to bring up more than 800 generals, family members and wanderers who participated in the rebellion, these people were all tied by ropes, and at this time there was no longer the arrogance of the rebellion, one by one they were depressed, and even when they saw Liu Yan, they were directly frightened and peed their pants.

Liu Yan looked at everyone coldly, and then said loudly: "...... The thieves are arrogant, this time for their own selfish interests to gather people to make trouble, impacting many shops and houses, hundreds of innocent people were killed and injured, the official heard the anger of the enemy, today here to behead the thieves on the spot, in order to set an example! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was dumbfounded, and they all said that Liu Yan treated the enemy extremely fiercely, and when he saw it with his own eyes, he killed more than 800 people at one time, and the people and officials present were also terrified.

Liu Yan roared: "Execution!" ”

Immediately, a group of soldiers of the new army escorted the captives forward and beheaded them round after round in full view of everyone.

During this period, those captives continued to kowtow and beg for mercy, some cried, and some were even frightened into incontinence, but the beheading action still did not stop, until an hour later, all the more than 800 captives were all beheaded, the blood has dyed this open space red, the onlookers and the feet of those officials and generals are stained with scarlet blood, and everyone's hearts are full of fear of Liu Yan.

Liu Yan smelled the smell of blood in the air, and said loudly: "From now on, anyone who dares to disobey the orders of this official and oppresses the people will be the end!" ”

On that day, Liu Yan allowed the families of the more than 800 captives to come to collect the corpses, and gave a certain amount of subsidies to each family. Those women and children who got a few taels of broken silver wept bitterly, and they were grateful to Liu Yan, but they only hated their men for going astray and losing their lives in vain.

killed people, and the rectification of Anton Wei and Da Songwei was finally carried out smoothly, and there was no longer half resistance.

In this matter, Zhang Yi, Wang Bo, Zhang Lei, Yue Ming and Wang Jing and others performed their duties, and Liu Yan returned to Jimo Yingcheng.

In the General's Mansion, Liu Yan saw Wang Yunhe, Shang Shan, and Ruoshui, who he hadn't seen for more than a month, and there was inevitably another burst of warmth. During this period, Wang Yunhe left with his son very sensibly, leaving the space to Liu Yan and them.

But within a few days of such a happy day, Liu Yan killed more than 800 people in the Andong Acropolis and Lu Xiangsheng knew about it.

Lu Xiangsheng originally thought that Liu Yan presided over the Jimo Camp City, and in time he could expand the size of the new army again, preferably to 15,000 to 20,000 horses. In this way, not only Shandong has a strong army with sufficient troops, but the imperial court also has an additional mobile elite with sufficient strength.

But just over a month later, Lu Xiangsheng did not wait for the news that Liu Yan began to expand the army, but received the news that there was turmoil in Jimo Yingcheng, Liu Yan first quelled the chaos, then killed prisoners, and killed more than 1,000 people, how could he sit still?

"This Liu Yan, his methods of doing things are becoming more and more intense, it is too bloody!"

Lu Huaiying on the side said: "The governor is angry, there are some rumors about this matter that have spread to Jinan, it was originally the officials and generals of Anton Wei and Da Songwei who obstructed General Liu from rectifying the place, and also gathered troops and horses to make a rebellion, General Liu is just sending troops to quell the chaos, even if it is not successful, it will not be over, right?" ”

"What about the captives?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Why did he kill the prisoner! Don't tell me anything about the troubled times and the use of heavy codes, he Liu Yan just wants to kill people and establish power, so that there will be no resistance in Jimo Camp City! ”

Lu Huaiying said: "Governor, even if General Liu has this idea, he is dedicated to the country, I heard that he has recovered a large amount of military arable land from the gentry and Haoqiang, and all of it has been given to poor military households, and he has also begun to repair the city defense and rectify the guards, it seems that he is ready to do a big job." ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed and said: "How can this governor not know Liu Yan's loyalty and ability, just act like this, as Liu Yan's official position becomes higher and higher, he will suffer a big loss in the eyes of those clear streams in the court in the future!" ”

Lu Huaiying said with a smile: "The governor's worries are unnecessary, with the strength and style of General Liu, it is estimated that those Qingliu will suffer at that time." ”

"In any case, the governor will also question him face to face, and immediately send someone to Jimo Yingcheng to let Liu Yan come to Jinan Fucheng. If he didn't mention it in person, Liu Yan didn't know what trouble he was going to cause. ”

On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, Liu Yan traveled lightly and simply, rushed to Jinan Fucheng, and saw Lu Xiangsheng at the Governor's Palace.

Liu Yan looked at Lu Xiangsheng's face and asked, "The governor summoned his subordinates, I don't know what is important?" ”

"This governor heard about Anton Wei, you Liu Shen General is majestic, you killed more than 1,000 people, and more than 800 captives said that they would be killed, why don't you escort Jinan Mansion!"

Liu Yan was silent for a long time, and Lu Xiangsheng didn't urge, but said: "This governor has always valued you very much, I hope you will be self-conscious, and when you govern the place, don't violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise in the future, the court will be questioned, and the governor will not be able to maneuver from it!" ”

Liu Yan saw that Lu Xiangsheng was thinking about himself, his heart warmed, and he said: "The governor's intention to maintain it is remembered by his subordinates. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "This governor knows that what you have done is right, but the method is not appropriate, you must think more in the future and think twice before acting!" ”

In fact, Liu Yan also wants to follow the steps and fight steadily, but this is unrealistic, the Manchu Qing and Li Zicheng will let themselves go, and pull out hundreds of thousands of new troops in peace and stability, before they kill slowly?

Liu Yan took a deep breath, then clenched his fists and said, "The subordinates understand the meaning of the governor. It's just that the situation is no longer the time of the Divine Sect, or even the reign of the first emperor. ”

"Now there are slaves and thieves on the outside, thieves on the inside, and the Chinese armed forces in the court, and officials everywhere to fish and flesh the people, it can be said that the world of the national dynasty has been rotted by the roots! Such a situation cannot be reversed without a strong medicine! ”

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Liu Yan, who was a little excited, and his expression darkened, how could he not know this? It's just powerless to change.

Liu Yan said loudly: "The general trend of the world is too far for my subordinates, and now my subordinates only look at one place in Jimo Camp." But Jimo Camp is the epitome of the Ming Dynasty, and the problems inside are the same, what should I do? The subordinates don't have the money, food and energy to take their time, and those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, inferior gentry and heroes will not give their subordinates this opportunity, only by pushing them back by force, completely smashing the old order of the Jimo camp, so that the people have a bite to eat and can live, this is the only way out! ”

Lu Xiangsheng was silent when he heard this, it is undeniable that what Liu Yan said is very reasonable, and it is also the best way to change the situation today. But does it really work? It works in theory, but it doesn't work in reality!

"Liu Yan, you are still too young, many things in this world are not what they see on the surface, they cannot be done with just a bloody and iron-fisted means, you must know how to make trade-offs and detours."

Lu Xiangsheng seemed to think of what happened to him, especially the danger of the Battle of Julu, and he still felt very uncomfortable in his heart: "Ben Du has also experienced many things before he realized this, and only by preserving himself first can he be useful." ”

Lu Xiangsheng's words are not unreasonable, but they are not applicable to the current situation.

"Governor, with the current situation in the DPRK and the current situation in the world, can we accomplish great things while protecting our lives?"

Liu Yan shook his head and said, "Impossible! Someone is holding back everything, if there is no thunder means, how can you break the game? In the opinion of his subordinates, only by smashing all the shackles with the strength of ten thousand jun can the current situation be saved. ”

"Take the matter of Anton Wei and Da Songwei as an example, if the governor had not killed more than 1,000 people, and had not had more than 1,000 bloody heads, his subordinates would not have been able to recover the cultivated land of the military cantonment that had been occupied by the two guards, and the military households and people of the two guards would not be able to live and work in peace and contentment, and their subordinates would not have been able to receive money and food, let alone a source of soldiers."

"In this way, where does the strong army in the hands of the subordinates come from, and what do the subordinates use to expand the army?"

The more Liu Yan spoke, the more excited he became, he stood up directly, and said: "Governor, let's look at the world again, such as today's prefectures and counties, rich households, squires, officials and businessmen occupy large tracts of fertile land, but the imperial court exempts them from taxes, and the vassal kings in various places do not pay a penny or a grain of rice, but occupy tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land. What about the common people? Under the poison of natural and man-made disasters, there is no place to stand, but it shoulders nearly ninety percent of the world's taxes! Dare to ask the governor, what a strange thing this is! ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed and said, "This is the law of the imperial court, what can you and I do?" None of us can change that! ”

Liu Yan ignored Lu Xiangsheng's answer, and continued to say angrily: "The governor is in the local governor's military administration, and he is quite familiar with the matter of taxation, even if the people in the world are so poor, and the officials everywhere are still doing their best to oppress: shrinking the rope on the ground, trickery, sprinkling, wide line, hidden fields, hidden households, those officials in order to collect less taxes from the squires, officials and businessmen, and more taxes from the people, come up with a thousand strange tricks, so rich and rich, and those who have no money are getting poorer, which is the root cause of today's turmoil!" ”

Liu Yan strode up to Lu Xiangsheng and asked, "Governor, let me ask: In such a world, can it be saved by ordinary means?" In such a world, only by breaking and standing can there be the only way out, and everything that his subordinates do in Jimo Camp is like this! ”

Lu Xiangsheng was silent when he heard this, closed his eyes and sighed.

Liu Yan looked at Lu Xiangsheng's appearance, and his heart was also pathetic, this famous anti-Qing hero in history, but at this time, he was overwhelmed by the double pressure of political enemies and local forces in the DPRK and China, and he was unable to support it, and he no longer had the heroism and pride of martyrdom during the Battle of Julu.

"Governor, it's his subordinate Meng Lang."

Lu Xiangsheng opened his eyes, sighed and shook his head, wanting to say something, but he didn't know where to start.

At this moment, General Lu Huaiying pushed the door and walked in, looked at Liu Yan and Lu Xiangsheng's expressions, felt a little depressed, paused, and said: "Governor, the wine and food over there have been prepared, and the governor and General Liu will go over to eat." ”

Some people died, but not completely......