Liu Jing himself could not cry, and the reaction of his subordinates was also slightly cold. Only Li Yan, Xiang Lang, Han Ji and other former Jingzhou officials silently shed a few tears for Liu Biao.
Standing in front of Liu Biao's coffin, Liu Jing said in his heart: "'No one can die at fifty.' You are over sixty years old, famous all over the world, a leader of scholars, with a territory thousands of miles away, and power over one side, you are worthy of this life."
Already."
After paying homage to Liu Biao, Liu Jing came out of the mourning hall and was led into a separate room by Liu Cong.
As soon as he sat down, Liu Jing went straight to the point and said to Liu Cong: "Zhongyu is now returning with the seal and ribbon, but Jiangxia, Zhangling, and Nanyang have still not surrendered. Zhongyu still needs to write a letter to persuade them."
"No." Liu Cong responded, and then said: "Right now, Huang She, the prefect of Zhangling, is in Jiangxia. His father, Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, and a confidant of the late emperor, has received a special treatment. Both father and son are county governors, and they are the most favored in the country. Han Dynasty
.I will send you a letter to recruit him, and Huang Zu will definitely lead his troops to surrender. At that time, Jiangxia and Zhangling counties will send a message to decide."
"As for Nanyang... In the past, Dong Zhuo and his followers tyrannized Guanzhong, and the people dispersed. More than 100,000 families took refuge in Nanyang from Wuguan. Now that the three auxiliaries have been settled, the people of Guanzhong have returned north one after another, but there are still tens of thousands of families stranded in Nanyang.
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When Liu Cong said this, he paused and said: "He has been in contact with the Qiang and Hu for a long time, and he is quite tainted by the Hu style. He despises etiquette and justice but values bravery. If he is poor, he will be a thief, and if he is rich, he will be a thief. The people of Nanyang have suffered greatly from this.
.When the late emperor was still alive, he could not ban it. He could only adopt a gentle strategy to win over the refugees and use their hands to govern the people in Guanzhong."
Liu Cong finally said: "Refugee Qushuai has always been unruly and may not listen to my orders. If the general wants to conquer Nanyang, he must first subdue them."
Liu Jing nodded thoughtfully.
The Nanyang they mentioned only covers the western part of Nanyang County, starting from Wuguan in the north and reaching Shandu in the south.
As we all know, Nanyang is the hometown of Emperor Guangwu, known as the "Southern Capital". It has thirty-six counties and over a hundred cities. At its peak, the population reached more than 2.4 million, making it truly the largest county in the world.
It's called a county, but it's actually equivalent to a state.
After years of turmoil, Nanyang County has now been divided into three, with Wan County as the boundary. To the north of Wan County is the area controlled by Cao Cao.
To the south of Wan County, with Xinye as the center, Liu Biao separated it separately and established Zhangling County.
To the west of Wan County, with Nanxiang as the center, starting from Wuguan in the north and reaching Shandu in the south, there are a total of eleven counties. This is Nanyang currently under the control of Jingzhou. Both the land and the population have shrunk by more than half compared to the heyday, and will no longer be the same.
Scenery of the past.
However, Liu Jing attached great importance to Nanyang in his heart. First of all, he would benefit immensely from the tens of thousands of Guanzhong refugees, whether they were reorganized into households or the strong ones were recruited for traveling.
Secondly, Nanyang can lead to Guanzhong. Jingnan is located in the south and has always been short of good horses.
Guanzhong and Liang bordered on the border, so horses were easy to come by. Before the Battle of Guandu, Han Sui, Ma Teng and other generals in Guanxi donated more than 2,000 horses to Cao Cao at one time.
Liu Jing could trade with Han Sui and Ma Teng to exchange the food and iron tools urgently needed in Guanzhong for war horses, cattle, furs and other items.
In this way, within a few years, Liu Jing would be able to form a sizable cavalry army.
Of course, we must first surrender the Guanzhong refugee Qu Shuai, otherwise everything will be impossible.
This matter is not difficult for Liu Jing. Since his rise, he has collected tens of thousands of surrendered troops from Jingzhou in the past few years, including not a few people from Guanzhong. His generals were originally Guanzhong tycoons and refugees. These people
, will become the key for Liu Jing to control Nanyang.
This is because of emotion. If the refugee Qu Shuai doesn't know how to praise, he doesn't mind wielding the butcher knife and "knowing it with reason". Jing and Jiaozhou have been trampled under his feet. How can a group of homeless dogs be taken seriously by him?
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Liu Jing suddenly remembered something and asked Liu Cong: "By the way, I heard that Wen Zhongye is in Fancheng right now?"
Liu Cong nodded in agreement.
Liu Jing said happily: "Wen Zhongye is a famous general of Chu. He dominates the north and is powerful in Jing County. I have always heard of his name and have admired him for a long time."
Liu Cong immediately understood and said: "Wen Zhongye is indeed a general who is capable of entrusting him with important tasks. I will send someone across the river to recruit him."
Liu Jing nodded lightly, chatted with Liu Cong for a while, and then stood up to leave.
After coming out of the Liu family's residence, Liu Jing drove away under the respectful escort of Liu Cong and others, went straight to the state headquarters, and went to the hall to summon Jingzhou officials.
Hundreds of people from the Prefecture Department, headed by Liu Xian, Han Song, and Fu Xun, as well as officials from the Zhennan General Mansion, came to the hall to pay their respects.
Liu Jing sat upright and accepted the worship, then motioned for everyone to get up and sit down, and said slowly: "In the past, the king Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, and the heroes came together. Now the time is changing. Gongsun Shu and others are all happy and lustful, lazy to do good, and go hunting.
Food and drink are not taken care of by the people, which leads to the overthrow of the foundation."
Liu Jing looked around the hall and continued: "Today's chaos is too much for the world. The elders of Liu Jingzhou's clan want to sit back and protect the Han Dynasty to observe the changes of the times. However, the children are also arrogant, and their food and clothing are extremely luxurious.
They are all arrogantly taking from the people, and they are really losing the hope of the world."
After all, Liu Biao was dead, and all the people in the hall were his former ministers. Liu Jing did not directly denounce Liu Biao as a traitor as in the letter, but he also severely criticized Liu Biao. Otherwise, it would not be enough to demonstrate his justice in raising an army.
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There were hundreds of people in the hall in complete silence.
Liu Jing said loudly: "In the past, when Emperor Ling was in power, he often granted amnesty, which resulted in the abolition of laws. When Cao Sikong took over the government, the situation changed. However, when I was in Changsha, I heard that Liu Jingzhou went his own way and granted pardons year after year.
How can it be beneficial to governance if we only focus on benevolence and do not emphasize threats and punishments?"
During the twenty-two years of Emperor Ling's reign, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty granted amnesty to the whole country as many as twenty times. When the emperor came to the throne, he granted amnesty every year.
This situation did not change until Cao Cao took charge of the government. Cao Cao always attached great importance to the law and only granted an amnesty once in the first year when he established his capital in Xuchang. In the following six years, he did not offer any amnesty to the world again.
Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Biao still clung to the ideas of "clear virtue and careful punishment" and "heavy punishment in peacetime, light punishment in troubled times", destroying the country's laws to improve his own reputation.
Like him, there were Liu Yan, Liu Zhang and his son in Yizhou. The reason why they did this was naturally to win over the local wealthy families and stabilize the foundation of their rule. But in Liu Jing's view, doing so was tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.
Liu Jing's voice resounded in the hall again: "When Shizu first arrived in Hebei, Feng Yi and others advised him: "You should do what others should not do." Shizu happily accepted it, and took care of the unjust prisons, lived frugally in food, and respected the laws.
Therefore, Beizhou sings and sighs, and the sound spreads far and wide. Although my talents and virtues are not as good as those of the ancestor Wan Yi, I still have the intention to follow the Dharma. I hope that you can sincerely assist me to help the great cause."
The meaning of Liu Jing's words is already obvious. Gone are the days of grammatical restrictions, suspended sentences and relaxed restrictions. In the future, everyone will have to put their tail between their legs and be a good person.