Qin Official

"Did I push Moroda too much?"

After Chen Ping informed Heifu about the bandits' attack on Qiancheng and the rebellion in Di County, Heifu was a little surprised at first.

He didn't expect that after Qin Shihuang's oral announcement, there would really be iron-headed boys in the world who wanted to collide, and the Qin Dynasty's empire would not be strong.

After "Bolangsha" and "Eastward Journey to Seek Immortality" became unrecognizable, another major change occurred in history: the one who fired the first shot against Qin was no longer Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, whom he had not found so far, but Tian Dan. , three brothers, Tian Rong and Tian Heng!

Heifu was ignorant in his previous life. He had never heard of the names of the first two, but Tian Heng vaguely remembered that he was related to the "Five Hundred Heroes". I guess these three brothers were quite capable of winning the hearts of Qi people's warriors and light knights. There is also a bit of the arrogance and backbone of the old aristocracy.

If you think about it carefully, Heifu can also understand the reason why the three brothers are eager to rebel. Otherwise, it is because his "relocating local tyrants to divide their fields" in Jiaodong has touched the core interests of Zhutian.

Heifu knew that in the political changes of ancient China, the land issue always played a very important role.

Reforms that do not touch the land are just small changes, but once the land is touched, it will often trigger violent political turmoil.

For example, Shang Yang's reform started with land, but it also encountered a lot of opposition, and the car fell apart after his death. Wu Qi suggested moving the Chu nobles to enrich the frontiers, but was directly killed by the angry nobles...

Even the First Emperor of Qin, when he had illusions about the nobles and scholars of the Six Kingdoms a few years ago, he also used a cautious and gentle approach, "making the head of Guizhou return to the field" and recognizing the land pattern of Guandong, hoping to appease the nobles of the Six Kingdoms. But I can’t put my mind at ease with “terrorists” like Zhang Liang who destroy families and provide relief...

After Taishan was enshrined in Zen and changed from ancient times to ancient times, the emperor's attitude towards the Kanto people was greatly reduced, and the policy began to be tightened. In order to make room for Jiaodong's new policy, Heifu followed the trend and proposed the forced relocation of the fields. This was a good thing for Jiaodong, but it added fuel to the fire in the world!

Think about it, you have lived in a mansion since you were a child, with countless servants, a high status, and even a mine at home. Suddenly one day, Qin officials come to your door and ask you to sell all your real estate within three days and move to another place. Your ancestors have accumulated wealth for several generations or even ten generations. If you don't save even one out of ten, your status will plummet, and everything will have to start from scratch...

Who would be happy? Who can be willing?

The fields in Linzi, Jibei, and Langya saw what happened in Jiaodong, and of course they understood that Qin Shihuang's alignment with the Tian aristocrats was no longer about cutting leeks and grass, but uprooting them!

In later generations, in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu issued an edict to measure the land in order to increase tax revenue. The so-called land measurement was to measure the land in order to limit the number of powerful people who could annex the land and enslave the population. After killing some powerful people, the great surnames in the prefectures and states rebelled one after another, and it was finally calmed down.

This is how to conquer land, let alone seizing land and moving it by force. It's no longer enough to touch your cake, but to snatch it directly and then slap your face into your face. To Moroda, who has been rooted in the seventy-two cities of Qi for two hundred years, this is no different than killing them!

Fortunately, this was the Qin Dynasty, and fortunately the status of the nobles of the six countries was low. Otherwise, maybe both the government and the public would have said "please kill the black man".

In this turmoil, the timid family could only go on the road dejectedly after complaining a few words, but the bloody people were already sharpening their swords and preparing to rebel.

Suddenly, an undercurrent surged, and the crisis in the counties of Qi was several times more serious than in history!

At the same time, the bandits in northern Jiaodong were blocked and were in a difficult situation. They had to go ashore if they wanted to survive. Coupled with the catalyst of the rumor of "Qin Shihuang's death", the fire was all set...

After thinking about the cause and effect, Heifu looked at Chen Ping and asked:

"Do you think a single spark can start a prairie fire?"

Chen Ping shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't happen."

He analyzed: "Decades ago, when King Zhao of Qin was on the throne, the Qin State was strong and powerful. It took Ba and Shu in the south and cut off the sacred land of Jingchu in the Three Jin Dynasties in the east. The princes were afraid and formed an alliance to weaken Qin. King Qi was the leader. Even though the world is long, it does not love the precious and fertile land, so that the people of the world unite and establish diplomatic relations and become one with each other. He also appointed the famous general Kuang Zhang as the general and Mengchang Jun to supervise the army. He made an appointment with Liheng to control Qi, Han, and The people of Wei and Chu moved westward to force Qin, and hundreds of thousands of people knocked on the pass and attacked Qin. "

"Although after three years of exhausting efforts, Hangu was finally captured, the end of the powerful crossbow could not penetrate Lu's silk, so the treaty was defeated. Qin continued to take advantage of convenience, slaughtered the princes, and finally unified the world."

"Now the Tian brothers have launched a rebellion in a hurry, and there are only four thousand remnants of the Qi Dynasty, which is not as strong as the kings of Wei, Xuan, and Min; it is not as good as Meng Changzhi to recruit talents in the world; it is not as good as Meng Changzhi's way of marching and using troops. Kuang Zhang’s ingenuity can only show off the bravery of an ordinary man and incite young knights to cause chaos. Even if he succeeds by luck for a while, he will eventually be extinguished..."

Chen Ping analyzed this from the perspective of overall strength. In his opinion, when the Qi State was at its peak, he invited several countries to join forces to attack Qin, but it still failed, let alone using baht against yi today?

So far, the rebellion of the Tian brothers has swept through several counties on both sides of Jishui River, and tens of thousands of people have gathered to prepare to attack Linzi. It looks menacing, but compared with the hundreds of thousands of troops that the Qin Dynasty can dispatch once the whole country is mobilized, it is nothing.

In the seven years since the Qin Dynasty unified the world, the Qin Dynasty has not released troops to the Nanshan Mountains. Wars have been taking place on the borders. The soldiers have also maintained their combat effectiveness and have strong logistics. It can be said that "good generals guard the key points with strong crossbows, and trustworthy ministers and elite soldiers are the best." .

On the other hand, the Tian brothers' armed forces, although they had hidden weapons and seized the arsenals of several counties, were evenly spread into the hands of tens of thousands of people and were still uneven. The training level of light knights in martial arts is also low. They are brave enough to hold a stab but timid in public combat. They will definitely be vulnerable to the regular Qin army with fighting capacity.

"You're right."

Hei Fu nodded. Chen Ping's analysis made sense. As long as the Qin Dynasty did not seek death like the Qin II regime in history, turning a blind eye to the "group of thieves" in Guandong and allowing them to gain power, waiting for the counties to be defeated one by one before hurriedly sending out troops. The situation is not out of control. Time dragged on for too long, and all the heroes followed suit and raised armies, and the world was completely ruined.

He also believed that not only would the Tian brothers' rebellion against Qin not succeed, they might not even be able to stir up waves. Without him, when Qin Shihuang was still alive and the world was stable, it would be easy to mobilize a large army and kill the first bird. Before anyone dared to follow suit in the old land of the Six Kingdoms, the Tian brothers had been wiped out.

"Furthermore, failing to mobilize the masses, it is just a pure aristocratic restoration movement that has no head start..." Heifu thought to himself.

The name of this incident was to restore Qi, and the main force was nothing more than Zhutian and his retainers, thousands of noble soldiers who were unwilling to submit to the Qin Dynasty and became pirates, and local martial arts warriors who were restrained by local laws and were frustrated. .

For the vast territory of Qi and the head of Guizhou, although the taxes of the Qin Dynasty were several times heavier than those of Tian Qi, they were not at the point where they could no longer survive, and there was no reason to risk the Yi people and follow them in rebellion. I will just remain a neutral spectator, take a look at the situation, and at most give a few shouts of help.

Of course, don't expect the government to rely on the head of Guizhou to quell the chaos. It's impossible. In the eyes of the Qi people, at least the Linzi Qi people, the Qin people are not good people, and they are even aliens and invaders.

Finally, Chen Ping cited the historical example of the Sanjian Rebellion after the unification of the Zhou dynasty, and believed that the Qi Rebellion would end in vain if it could not even reach one-tenth the scale of Wu Yi.

As for when to put it out, it depends on when the imperial court dispatches soldiers from neighboring counties to suppress it...

Heifu understood what Chen Ping meant.

"Transfer troops from neighboring counties? So you think Linzi County alone can't solve this matter?"

Chen Ping smiled: "Don't forget, Lord, the Linzi County garrison originally numbered ten thousand people. Last year, because a gold mine was discovered in Jiaodong and people needed to be protected, two thousand were transferred here. This year, His Majesty decided to take action against the pirates and transferred another one." Thousands of people came to Jiaodong to guard the salt field, so only 7,000 Linzi garrison remained..."

"Seven thousand people can barely cover the Linzi city wall. As for the local recruits, they are all Qi people and cannot be trusted. Instead, they have to allocate manpower to guard against them. You know, there are 70,000 households and 400,000 people in Linzi city, but There are only forty Qin officials!"

Therefore, it is good for the Linzi County Sheriff and County Lieutenant to be able to defend Linzi. It is too demanding for them to put down the rebellion on their own.

In fact, Chen Ping only thought that the matter was not big enough. If Linzi managed the rebellion by himself, how could Jiaodong get a share of the pie?

"I believe it won't be long before the emperor will order Jiaodong to send troops."

Hei Fu nodded and asked Chen Ping: "Your Majesty is currently in Surabaya County?"

Chen Ping replied: "It should be in Pengcheng, Surabaya County."

"That's still quite far."

Heifu calculated that it would take at least five days for the news to reach Pengcheng. It would be at least half a month before the court's order could be returned to Jiaodong and the troops would be sent to Linzi. During this period, there were too many things that could happen. .

If Linzi fell, the chaos in Qi would last for a long time and even affect Jiaodong, which he did not want to see.

So Heifu was wondering whether he should communicate with Linzi and Jiaodong first send some troops to help quell the rebellion.

According to Qin's system, the governors of each county were not allowed to send troops out of the country without the order of the court. If they wanted to send troops, they must be mobilized by the emperor's envoys holding tiger talismans.

There is a wrong golden tiger talisman in Jiaodong County. It is held in the hands of the county captain. It says: "Whenever an army is raised, and more than fifty soldiers are used, they must know the king's talisman and dare to do it." The two halves must be verified to be authentic before it can take effect, otherwise It's illegal.

However, Qin's laws are not so rigid. After the tiger talisman, there is a line: "The beacon fire incident, although there is no meeting talisman, will be carried out..." This means that when the beacon fire is lit and the local rebellion occurs, although there is no emperor's order, the local army will You can also go out.

Of course, the premise is that Linzi takes the initiative to ask for help, then the responsibility lies with Linzi and not Jiaodong, and it can be reported to the court afterwards.

"Let the envoy take my handwritten letter and go to Linzi to discuss the matter, and then let the soldiers gather the three thousand soldiers borrowed from Linzi. When Linzi sends out the letter to ask for help, they will be used as the vanguard... In addition, let the commander of Ren be informed Lieutenant, send a boatman to retrieve the bandits’ lair on the island!”

Now that the pirates are ashore, they can never go to sea again!

After Heifu issued a series of orders, Chen Ping still hesitated to speak. After a while, he said:

"Ping is worried..."

Chen Ping said with a smile: "The authorities confuse the onlookers, the county guards see the situation clearly, but the officials of Linzi County may not be able to understand it!"

…

Chen Ping's guess is very accurate, not all smart people in this world. A few days later, new news came. When Heifu sent someone to Linzi to ask if Jiaodong was needed to send troops to help suppress the rebellion, he was met with a cold face.

The official sent by Heifu reported: "The governor of Linzi County not only rejected the county prince's good intentions, but even made rude remarks, thinking that Jiaodong let thousands of pirates escape and failed to notify Linzi in time, which led to the fall of several counties..."

Chen Ping burst out laughing when he heard this: "The Linzi County Governor was so sick that he sought medical treatment in a hurry. In order to get rid of the crime of dereliction of duty and loss of land, he was just biting the bullet."

Not only did he regard Jiaodong's kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs, but the governor of Linzi County also reported to Qin Shihuang that as long as Jiaodong returned the 3,000 soldiers he had previously borrowed to Linzi and put them under the command of the Linzi County Lieutenant, he could quickly put down this group of thieves without the need for neighboring counties. Intervene...

He also boasted shamelessly, saying, "There are only a bunch of thieves in Linzi, how can there be any rebellion!"

After the official finished narrating, Chen Ping looked at Hei Fu, but he saw that Hei Fu, who always pretended to be a civilized person, couldn't help but cursed and cursed something that Chen Ping couldn't understand at all...

"Fucking retarded!"