Of course, those who can stand in the court are the best among the best! There are definitely people with quick minds and quick reactions among them.
Although the emperor only said on the surface that he would measure the land and distribute it to the people, he did not say that he would investigate other matters. But the last sentence still made many people's hearts tremble!
What is the land owned by the state from now on?
The land that their ancestors had lived and cultivated for generations was considered to belong to the Tang Dynasty just by the emperor's frivolous words? Forget it to be his? Robbers didn't treat it that way, right?
However, before these people could prepare to raise objections, the emperor's next decree completely silenced all the words in their stomachs!
Xiao Hou of Sanyuan County was asked to go to Shandong to suppress bandits? How could he be asked to suppress bandits? Even if it were replaced by Cheng Yaojin!
After all, apart from his family status, Cheng Yaojin is also the son-in-law of the Fan Yang Lu family. For the sake of his father-in-law, he can take care of him secretly, right?
And who is this Xiaohou from Sanyuan County you chose?
That is the master who has been at odds with the family since his debut! Some people even gave him a nickname behind his back, calling him the family killer!
Don't look at his heartless, harmless appearance all day long, just look at how many aristocratic families have suffered under his hands over the years!
He was asked to go to Shandong to suppress bandits, and he also emphasized the words "Occupy the mountain and become the king! Cut the land to the master!"
Isn't this clearly saying that I don't care which of your families owns land in Shandong, please hand over the land as soon as possible if you are sensible, otherwise I will kill you for two crimes and your family will be destroyed!
Thinking of this, even if those courtiers were dissatisfied, they could only suppress their thoughts and dare not speak for the time being.
Even those who have the spirit of Ah Q's doctrine secretly reassure themselves, "This is only in Shandong anyway! It's not done like this in all places! Nowadays, the land in Shandong has been destroyed. There is so much land, even if it is not divided, it still needs to be done."
Let him do whatever he wants... As long as it doesn't involve our family now, he doesn't care if there will be a flood in the future!"
In this way, the court's handling of the Shandong rebellion ended hastily with an ending that no one expected.
So much so that when the minister, who had spent many days in a depressing atmosphere, walked out of the Tai Chi Palace and bathed in the sunshine, he felt a sense of unreality in his heart.
Did this matter pass so easily?
There was no implicating the Nine Tribes? There was no clinging to the clan? There wasn’t a large group of officials who were taken to the Meridian Gate and had their heads chopped off with a knife?
Could it be that the emperor recently put down his butcher knife and became a Buddha immediately?
I can’t figure it out, I really can’t figure it out!
It is said that on that day, in the deep mansions and courtyards of Chang'an, many study rooms were lit all night long, and countless people racked their brains to understand the emperor's intentions, but in the end, they could only sigh in vain.
Similarly, Xiao Han was also confused about the emperor's will.
The general who suppressed bandits in Shandong Road?
What kind of official is this? What rank and rank is this? Is this name on the list of the Ministry of Rites?
Let’s talk about suppressing bandits, this thing is very cruel, okay! Killing people into bloody gourds at every turn is not the job that one of the top ten outstanding young people of the Tang Dynasty should do!
Li Ji is better at things like this!
Not to mention killing others, even if he kills his own son-in-law, he will show no mercy. If there is such a ruthless butcher, why would he want to harm us, a good young man with no ambitions?
Can't you just let Li Ji be this thankless general and let you go home and sleep?
However, although he was full of complaints, considering the consequences of disobeying the imperial edict, Xiao Han finally honestly packed his luggage and started to set off for Jinan Prefecture.
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On the ancient loess road that was baked by the sun, a long team was walking slowly on it.
But strangely enough, the front of this team were all uniformly dressed as soldiers, but those following behind were mostly ordinary people with shabby clothes and shrinking eyes.
This is because Xiao Han did not go alone to Jinan this time, but brought nearly 20,000 surrendered soldiers with him.
These surrendered soldiers were all the people who had followed the Li Zhen uprising in the past.
These people themselves had not done anything bad, and they later performed well in the so-called reform through labor. The key is that Ningcheng has almost completed its construction, and there is no need for so many people.
That's why they were selected and returned to their hometown with Xiao Han's team.
However, it may be out of distrust of the government, or perhaps because they have been trapped for a long time and are eager to find freedom.
After leaving Ningzhou City, nearly half of the 20,000 people had quickly dispersed. By the time they arrived at Weizhou City, only about 10,000 people remained in the group.
Xiao Han didn't bother to care about this, because the melon was not sweet anyway, so he just told them to wait for a while after returning home, and the court would distribute land to them!
Then everyone was given some rations and left to their own devices.
"Xiao Han! Why are you acting like a bandit suppresser again? Why haven't we received any credit for our efforts in defending the city and defeating the enemy? Could it be that those bastards from the Merit Examination Department took advantage of us?"
Along the road, they went to Weizhou City smoothly to pick up Liu Hongji there. As soon as Old Liu saw Xiao Han, his first action was to rush up and look at his appointment certificate, and then he asked questions like a barrage of questions.
Xiao Han didn't know where to answer.
"I...you ask me, who am I going to ask?" Xiao Han rolled his eyes at Liu Hongji angrily, and took a sip of water from his water bag. He felt that the heat in his heart not only did not go away much, but became more and more intense.
Posture.
When Liu Hongji saw Xiao Han's expression of confusion, he thought he was also angry because he didn't get the reward he deserved. He couldn't help but slapped his thigh hard, "Damn it! I said those beasts are not good people! They used to be greedy for small achievements.
Forget it, now I even dare to take credit for my grandfather's work! When we return to Chang'an, our brother will go to the lobby of the Ministry of Rites and let Nao Shizi, the Minister of Rites, stare at him to see that our brother is not easy to bully!"
Liu Hongji gritted his teeth and spat in greetings to the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette.
On the other side, Xiao Han gasped and glared at Liu Hongji, "I don't know if the Minister of Rites will look at our brother. I only know that if you want to pat my thigh again in the future, we brother will have nothing to do!"
"Oh? I was patting your thigh? I said mine didn't react, hahaha, I'm used to it, I'm used to it!"
I really can’t stand these beasts like Liu Hongji!
After meeting one by one, in addition to patting their shoulders, they also patted their thighs! They also patted them with all their hands, as if otherwise, it was not enough to show their enthusiasm!
It's easy to say that between them, they are all so thick-skinned that even a knife can't penetrate them!
It's pitiful for his small body. Every time he is ravaged, it hurts him for several days. It seems that the soft hedgehog armor that he has said countless times still needs to be put on the agenda. Of course, he can stand in the court.
, they are all the best among men! There are definitely some people with quick minds and quick reactions among them.
Although the emperor only said on the surface that he would measure the land and distribute it to the people, he did not say that he would investigate other matters. But the last sentence still made many people's hearts tremble!
What is the land owned by the state from now on?
The land that their ancestors had lived and cultivated for generations was considered to belong to the Tang Dynasty just by the emperor's frivolous words? Forget it to be his? Robbers didn't treat it that way, right?
However, before these people could prepare to raise objections, the emperor's next decree completely silenced all the words in their stomachs!
Xiao Hou of Sanyuan County was asked to go to Shandong to suppress bandits? How could he be asked to suppress bandits? Even if it were replaced by Cheng Yaojin!
After all, apart from his family status, Cheng Yaojin is also the son-in-law of the Fan Yang Lu family. For the sake of his father-in-law, he can take care of him secretly, right?
And who is this Xiaohou from Sanyuan County you chose?
That is the master who has been at odds with the family since his debut! Some people even gave him a nickname behind his back, calling him the family killer!
Don't look at his heartless, harmless appearance all day long, just look at how many aristocratic families have suffered under his hands over the years!
He was asked to go to Shandong to suppress bandits, and he also emphasized the words "Occupy the mountain and become the king! Cut the land to the master!"
Isn't this clearly saying that I don't care which of your families owns land in Shandong, please hand over the land as soon as possible if you are sensible, otherwise I will kill you for two crimes and your family will be destroyed!
Thinking of this, even if those courtiers were dissatisfied, they could only suppress their thoughts and dare not speak for the time being.
Even those who have the spirit of Ah Q's doctrine secretly reassure themselves, "This is only in Shandong anyway! It's not done like this in all places! Nowadays, the land in Shandong has been destroyed. There is so much land, even if it is not divided, it still needs to be done."
Let him do whatever he wants... As long as it doesn't involve our family now, he doesn't care if there will be a flood in the future!"
In this way, the court's handling of the Shandong rebellion ended hastily with an ending that no one expected.
So much so that when the minister, who had spent many days in a depressing atmosphere, walked out of the Tai Chi Palace and bathed in the sunshine, he felt a sense of unreality in his heart.
Did this matter pass so easily?
There was no implicating the Nine Tribes? There was no clinging to the clan? There wasn’t a large group of officials who were taken to the Meridian Gate and had their heads chopped off with a knife?
Could it be that the emperor recently put down his butcher knife and became a Buddha immediately?
I can’t figure it out, I really can’t figure it out!
It is said that on that day, in the deep mansions and courtyards of Chang'an, many study rooms were lit all night long, and countless people racked their brains to understand the emperor's intentions, but in the end, they could only sigh in vain.
Similarly, Xiao Han was also confused about the emperor's will.
The general who suppressed bandits in Shandong Road?
What kind of official is this? What rank and rank is this? Is this name on the list of the Ministry of Rites?
Let’s talk about suppressing bandits, this thing is very cruel, okay! Killing people into bloody gourds at every turn is not the job that one of the top ten outstanding young people of the Tang Dynasty should do!
Li Ji is better at things like this!
Not to mention killing others, even if he kills his own son-in-law, he will show no mercy. If there is such a ruthless butcher, why would he want to harm us, a good young man with no ambitions?
Can't you just let Li Ji be this thankless general and let you go home and sleep?
However, although he was full of complaints, considering the consequences of disobeying the imperial edict, Xiao Han finally honestly packed his luggage and started to set off for Jinan Prefecture.
————————————————————
On the ancient loess road that was baked by the sun, a long team was walking slowly on it.
But strangely enough, the front of this team were all uniformly dressed as soldiers, but those following behind were mostly ordinary people with shabby clothes and shrinking eyes.
This is because Xiao Han did not go alone to Jinan this time, but brought nearly 20,000 surrendered soldiers with him.
These surrendered soldiers were all the people who had followed the Li Zhen uprising in the past.
These people themselves had not done anything bad, and they later performed well in the so-called reform through labor. The key is that Ningcheng has almost completed its construction, and there is no need for so many people.
That's why they were selected and returned to their hometown with Xiao Han's team.
However, it may be out of distrust of the government, or perhaps because they have been trapped for a long time and are eager to find freedom.
After leaving Ningzhou City, nearly half of the 20,000 people had quickly dispersed. By the time they arrived at Weizhou City, only about 10,000 people remained in the group.
Xiao Han didn't bother to care about this, because the melon was not sweet anyway, so he just told them to wait for a while after returning home, and the court would distribute land to them!
Then everyone was given some rations and left to their own devices.
"Xiao Han! Why are you acting like a bandit suppresser again? Why haven't we received any credit for our efforts in defending the city and defeating the enemy? Could it be that those bastards from the Merit Examination Department took advantage of us?"
Along the road, they went to Weizhou City smoothly to pick up Liu Hongji there. As soon as Old Liu saw Xiao Han, his first action was to rush up and look at his appointment certificate, and then he asked questions like a barrage of questions.
Xiao Han didn't know where to answer.
"I...you ask me, who am I going to ask?" Xiao Han rolled his eyes at Liu Hongji angrily, and took a sip of water from his water bag. He felt that the heat in his heart not only did not go away much, but became more and more intense.
Posture.
When Liu Hongji saw Xiao Han's expression of confusion, he thought he was also angry because he didn't get the reward he deserved. He couldn't help but slapped his thigh hard, "Damn it! I said those beasts are not good people! They used to be greedy for small achievements.
Forget it, now I even dare to take credit for my grandfather's work! When we return to Chang'an, our brother will go to the lobby of the Ministry of Rites and let Nao Shizi, the Minister of Rites, stare at him to see that our brother is not easy to bully!"
Liu Hongji gritted his teeth and spat in greetings to the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette.
On the other side, Xiao Han gasped and glared at Liu Hongji, "I don't know if the Minister of Rites will look at our brother. I only know that if you want to pat my thigh again in the future, we brother will have nothing to do!"
"Oh? I was patting your thigh? I said mine didn't react, hahaha, I'm used to it, I'm used to it!"
I really can’t stand these beasts like Liu Hongji!
After meeting one by one, in addition to patting their shoulders, they also patted their thighs! They also patted them with all their hands, as if otherwise, it was not enough to show their enthusiasm!
It's easy to say that between them, they are all so thick-skinned that even a knife can't penetrate them!
Unfortunately for his small body, every time he was ravaged, he would be in pain for several days. It seemed that the soft hedgehog armor that he had mentioned countless times still had to be put on the agenda.
