Chapter 20 - Gathering the people to find a solution
It was an event that happened in the year of the death of the king of Dai Viet.
After the death of the old king, his three sons began a struggle for the throne, and after a fierce battle, his youngest son finally got the throne and became the new king of the kingdom of Dai Viet.
As soon as the new king took office, he ordered the destruction of the bridge over the Guantian River and closed the trade between Linxi City and Qingcheng County.
This million gold coins are not Guo Bingzhong's alone, but he raised them from the hands of the people in his territory, yellow fruit is a specialty of Lin Xicheng, it is a kind of fruit, the taste is extremely sweet, it sells particularly well in Donglan country, originally wanted to make a windfall, but the fortune was not made, and it was pasted into a million gold coins.
One million gold coins is not a small amount, and the annual tax revenue of all Guo Bingzhong's territories is only more than 30,000 gold coins, of which more than half must be handed over to the palace, and the rest has to be used for expenses, this million gold coins is almost Guo Bingzhong's lifelong savings.
Guo Bingzhong thought of countless ways, but the city lord of Linxi City was a sentence, he didn't count it, it was the king who refused to allow trade, and when it came to returning the money, the city lord of Linxi City began to push back.
He understood that the money would not come back.
Guo Bingzhong's strength is too weak, he can't deal with Lin Xicheng at all, besides, across a river, how can you fight it?
He also told the king of Donglan about this matter, but the king said that it was his own business, and it was inconvenient for the king to come forward.
Since then, Guo Bingzhong has begun to be shy in his pocket, and the money owed to the people has to be repaid, but the tax cannot be delayed, and Guo Bingzhong himself has no money, so the tax has been collected for a year, and after it is handed over to the palace, there is nothing left, and sometimes even the tax required by the palace cannot be collected.
And so day after day, year after year, the vicious circle began, all the way to the present.
Guo Bingzhong finally couldn't bear it anymore.
He reported to the royal palace countless times to ask for tax relief, but without exception, he was refused.
In desperation, he decided to rebel.
But rebellion is not so easy.
He wants money or not, he wants soldiers or not, what does he want, how can he rebel?
The strategists under his command gave him an idea, first raise the banner, and then see if he could go to the people of the Great Yue Kingdom and dedicate the three territories to them.
These three cities can be called the gates of the south of Donglan Kingdom, once they are gone, even if the entire south of Donglan Kingdom is opened, Guo Bingzhong can't bear to do this, but there is no other way, so he has to do it for the time being.
The king of Dayue was very interested in this, but now he has not sent anyone to formally discuss this matter in detail, and Guo Bingzhong can only wait slowly.
On this day, he was gathering his men in the palace to discuss the matter, and the news came.
On the side of Sunset City, troops have already been dispatched.
The news came from Guo Bingzhong's spies planted in Luoyang City.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there should be no mistake in the news, it seems that the king is going to play for real. ”
In the meeting hall of the palace, Guo Bingzhong was wearing a cyan third-class royal robe, sitting on a chair in the middle, his face was pale, obviously overworked.
"King Cheng, since the king has done it, we can't just do it and wait, why don't we send someone to Linxi City to urge it as soon as possible?" said one of the strategists.
"Yes, Cheng Wang, we have no way to retreat now, the king won't let us live, what can we do!"
Guo Bingzhong pinched his head with his hand, and said in a low voice: "Everyone, things are not so simple, I think that the Da Yue Kingdom may be playing some crooked idea." ”
"King Cheng, I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it. A man in a blue cotton robe stood up from his chair.
"At this time, what should not be done, said. ”
"Actually, King Cheng, you don't have to be so nervous. ”
"What do you mean?"
"I've also gotten some news, and in my opinion, it doesn't seem that the army sent by Sunset City this time is coming for you. ”
"Fan Li, don't talk nonsense here, a large army was sent from Luoyang City to the south, not at us, but at whom?"
At this time, Guo Bingzhong waved his hand, signaled him not to speak, and then said, "Mr. Fan, you go on." ”
"Actually, it's obvious that among the soldiers sent by the palace this time, there are people from the beast camp, you all know how effective the beast camp is, just this little force in our place, is used to make His Majesty the king bother so much?"
"I thought I was the only one who knew about it, but I didn't expect Mr. Fan to know about it too. Guo Bingzhong exhaled slowly.
"Cheng Wang, the beast battalion and tens of thousands of soldiers, this strength is enough to deal with the five Qingcheng kings, in addition, there is one more thing that can also prove that my judgment is not untargeted. ”
"What else?"
"Do you remember what the king did five years ago when King Qinglian rebelled?"
Guo Bingzhong recalled for a moment, and replied with a deep look in his eyes: "I asked the other two third-class kings to send troops forward." ”
"Yes, but why did he personally send troops this time? You must know that your strength is much worse than that of the Qinglian King back then. ”
"Sir's words, I think they make a lot of sense. A boulder at the center of Guo Bing's center suddenly loosened.
Fan Li continued: "The king has sent so many people, and nominally against you, then there is only one reason, that is, he has other things to do, and the counterinsurgency is just an excuse, which is used to fool others. ”
"Something else?" might the gentleman guess what's going on?"
"I don't have a clue yet. ”
"Mr. Fan, you have said so much, you should talk about how to deal with the current situation, after all, the army of Falling Sun City will arrive in a few days, how will we deal with it then?" asked a person next to Fan Li.
Fan Li smiled and said, "If the army is really in front of us at that time, then we have only one way." ”
"What's the solution?" asked Guo Bingzhong, stretching his neck.
"Let all the people of Qingcheng County come forward and block them. ”
"Fan Li, what are you kidding!"
"That is, the common people are unarmed, how can they stop the soldiers?"
Fan Li shook his head helplessly and said: "You all have some brains on weekdays, why are you so stupid once you panic? When the time comes, let all the people in King Cheng's territory go out of the city and stand in front of those soldiers, I don't believe that the king will order the slaughter of the people in broad daylight." ”
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