Chapter 1264: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (One Hundred and Fifty-Four) The Flies that Have to Be Swallowed

A year later, a large-scale peasant uprising broke out in Shu County again. What was different from last year was that the peasant army was clearly planned, premeditated, and carried out in a step-by-step manner. Unlike last year, the uprising was not as widespread as it was last year, which seemed to make the court flustered but was actually weak everywhere. After Zhou Liang led his troops into Shu, he put down all the uprisings within a few months. This year, these peasants learned from their mistakes and made plans before taking action. In one fell swoop, they wiped out all the 5,000 regular troops transferred by the court to Shu County.

In the battle of Cang'er Mountain, all the Qin troops led by Zhou Liang were killed (Zhou Liang disappeared from the battlefield since then, and the corpses piled up in the narrow valley of Bantanya, which was unrecognizable. The Qin people naturally thought that he was also killed in the battle). Zhongli, the former commander of Heibingtai who retired to the mountains, was killed in the battle, and Zhong's mansion was destroyed. The two shocking news that were transmitted to Shu County and the center of the Qin Dynasty had not allowed the court to react. The rebellion in Shu County had quickly spread from Ziyang. Within a dozen days, it swept half of Shu County. Without the suppression of Zhou Liang's 5,000 elite Qin troops, the local guards and the weak combat effectiveness of the rural soldiers were like chickens and dogs under the attack of the angry peasant uprising army, and were beaten and defeated thousands of miles away.

Shu County was in chaos. Mei Changchun, the governor of Shu County, gathered the defeated soldiers from all over the country and retreated to the county city. The area he controlled was only a hundred miles around the county city. The only thing that made him feel fortunate was that the peasant uprising army stopped its surging expansion momentum after occupying most of Shu County. This made Mei Changchun breathe a sigh of relief. While he urgently asked the court for help, he quickly recruited soldiers and trained guards and local soldiers in Shu County. Trying to restore strength.

"Waste!" Ying Ying angrily tore the emergency document of Shu County into pieces, raised his hand and threw it into the palace of Heibingtai. Suddenly, a piece of paper rain fell, floating and falling on Fan Sui, Mingtai, Bai Qi and several confidants in front of him.

The Qin Dynasty reformed its internal affairs and it was difficult to take every step. At this time, Fan Sui's most of his energy was still on naturalizing those officials of the Li School, who occupied most of the power in the court. It was impossible to kill and drive them all away. If this is true, then the Qin Dynasty will be over. After severely hitting several leaders, Fan Sui began to win over and disintegrate the alliance of opponents. Although many of these people are still hesitant because of Lu Chao's existence, it is generally smooth. Tan Feng has implemented reforms in Yingchuan for more than two years and has achieved considerable results, which has also greatly increased the confidence of Ying Ying and Fan Sui. At least now Tan Feng's Yingchuan is self-sufficient. In addition to the military equipment that still needs to be supplied by the court, food and silver can also be self-sufficient.

However, Fan Sui also knows that Tan Feng's actions in Yingchuan cannot be promoted on a large scale across the country, because Tan Feng's actions are simple and rough. Anyone who does not cooperate will be charged with the crime of colluding with the Han Kingdom, and he will be killed or imprisoned. He will act vigorously and ruthlessly. The local tyrants and powerful families have to bow their heads. But all this is based on the fact that Yingchuan is the front line, and it is limited to one place. Yingchuan is a border area, and even if there are some powerful families, there are not many of them, and they have few connections with the bigwigs in the court, so the influence is minimal.

Yingchuan's success, Ji Ying was determined to promote it nationwide. It was relatively smooth in the surrounding areas of Xianyang, after all, it was under the feet of the emperor, and no one dared to challenge it, but it was very slow in other counties and states, and Shu County even caused such a big chaos.

Shu County was in chaos,

According to reason, troops should be sent to suppress it and restore the normal rule of Shu County, but now, the Qin court really can't send troops. Two-thirds of the country's troops are concentrated in Lu Chao's hands and stationed in Hangu Pass. Not to mention whether the Qin court can mobilize Lu Chao's troops now, just the tens of thousands of troops stationed in Jinyang Han State across the Qin court dare not act rashly. Once the troops there are mobilized and Hangu Pass is taken advantage of by Han, it will be a problem of national destruction.

The same problem exists with Tan Feng's troops. Tan Feng's loyalty seems to be fine now. His 50,000 Qin troops are also elite. At least the Han troops across Yingshui have no intention of attacking. However, the Qin court does not dare to mobilize the troops there. Zhou Yu's 50,000 troops are now being mobilized. The Tanggui troops under his command are only more than 30,000. They are stationed on the Qin-Chu border. They are already stretched thin. How can they dare to mobilize them lightly? Although Qin and Chu are allies now, if the Qin people show signs of fatigue and show a big flaw to the Chu people, how can they guarantee that the Chu people will not take the opportunity to stab the Qin people? Allies? When the strength is equal, they are allies. When the strength is unbalanced, they are prey.

Apart from these field troops, the remaining ones are the Beijing Xuanyi Guards led by Bai Qi. This is the basic force to guard Xianyang. Xianyang is the foundation of the country. It is impossible to mobilize them to enter Shu. The new army that Bai Qi is training has just taken shape and cannot go to the battlefield at all.

The once glorious and powerful Qin Kingdom was forced to be helpless by the exposure of the peasants in a county. No wonder Ying Ying was furious. He was a prince who had experienced the most powerful period of the Qin Kingdom. When he led 20,000 cavalrymen to chase the Xiongnu king's court for thousands of miles, the Qin army was so high-spirited. Only more than ten years later, the Qin Kingdom had become so weak.

"How did it become like this? I reformed the internal affairs, distributed land and land to these people, and provided interest-free loans, all of which benefited the country and the people. Why did these people still rebel?" Ying Ying's angry roar echoed in the Black Ice Platform. He couldn't figure it out. He had already cared about these people. In order to win their support, he did not hesitate to offend the wealthy and powerful families, but why did they not buy it? They rebelled again and again, shaking the entire Qin Kingdom.

"Your Majesty!" Mingtai stepped forward, wanting to say something but stopping.

"Why are you hesitating? Tell me!" Ying Ying shouted.

Mingtai glanced at Fan Sui, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to tell the truth. This was a major matter related to the rise and fall of Qin State, but at this time, he could not care about Fan Sui's face.

"Regarding the rebellion in Shu County, Weichen has received a detailed report from the Black Ice Terrace branch there." Mingtai said.

Ying Ying was startled for a moment, glanced at Mingtai, then looked at Fan Sui's face, and suddenly calmed down. "What is the investigation status of Heibingtai? How did this riot happen?"

"Your Majesty, the chaos in Shu County was caused by the land reform." Mingtai said.

"How is this possible? Are they still not satisfied with the land being given to these people?"

"The problem is that these lands have not reached the hands of the people at all." Mingtai said bravely: "Shu County officials and local gentry colluded with each other to make false lists and privately allocate land, invading most of the land for private ownership, and some People who had been dead for many years were fictitiously listed on the list and given land. In fact, these lands were in the hands of local officials and gentry. The common people were not given any land at all. What is even more despicable was that they hid all the land in the imperial edict. They sold the wasteland or poor land to the people on the terms of annual interest loans at prices several times higher than the market price. When the people had no money, they took this opportunity to lend money at usury again. By the time the people came to their senses, , has already been heavily in debt, and the land gained will not produce anything at all. This has triggered countless murders in various places in Shu County. In this peasant uprising, the bandit leader Wen Yi was a powerful general. I borrowed dozens of taels of silver from loan sharks to buy thirty acres of wasteland, and my wife and children died because of this, so I killed the officials and rebelled. "

Hearing Mingtai enumerate the illegal acts of Shu County officials and gentry one by one, Ying Ying's face turned dark and Fan Sui's face became bitter. What was a great good government turned out to be a means for unjust officials and evil gentry to make a fortune when it reached the local level. Ying Ying fell onto the chair, her hands holding the corners of the case showing blue veins and trembling slightly.

"Okay, that's great. Is it really disadvantageous to have a murderous knife in your hand? Mingtai!" Yingying yelled.

"Your Majesty, wait a minute!" Fan Sui took a step forward, "I can't help it. Now Shu County can no longer withstand major turmoil."

"Fan Qing, do you want to protect Lu Dafang because you sent him to Shu County? Which of these corrupt officials should not be killed?" Ying Ying asked sinisterly.

"Your Majesty!" Fan Sui lifted his robe and knelt down: "Your Majesty, judging from their crimes, it is not an exaggeration to behead these people a hundred times, but at this time and place, it is inappropriate. Shu County is in chaos. But if the county and city are still in the hands of the government, there is still hope if the county and city are not lost. Now the Shu county and city are full of guards and rural soldiers. They are the last force to guard the county and city. And behind these guards and rural soldiers, Those who are standing are these officials and gentry. Once they are killed, the guards and soldiers will be in panic and will no longer be vulnerable. At that time, the county and city will definitely not be protected. Once the county and city are lost, Shu County will be lost. ah!"

"Is it difficult to regain Shu County with these rats?" Ying Ying said angrily.

"Your Majesty, although these people have failed more than enough, they have been forced to the cliff now. If they don't rise up, they will definitely be killed by the bandits, whether it is for themselves or for the country. At this time, We can only comfort and encourage them, and it is good to let them defend themselves. Even if the rule of Shu County cannot be restored, the situation cannot be allowed to worsen. Now, the court really cannot send a single soldier to quell the rebellion. They can rely on their own strength," Fan Sui urged.

Ying Ying was silent for a moment, "Is it possible that instead of punishing these people who have harmed the country, Rang Gu should be gentle and encourage them, and be promoted to a higher position?"

"Your Majesty, favor, honor, and disgrace are all in the hands of the King. What you can give them today can be taken back tomorrow. After this hurdle is passed, everything has calmed down. It is not too late to hold everyone accountable one by one. Now, You really can't go to war!" Fan Sui said.

Ying Ying looked up to the sky and sighed. When he was in the army, black was black and white was white. But after several years in power, he had deeply understood that running a country was completely different from running an army. Sometimes he knew he was just a fly, but he still couldn't. Had to swallow it. (To be continued)