Before I knew it, this book had already exceeded one million words. It was really not easy.
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Li Shanchang didn't know Yuan Feng's past, so he said such things.
Since the killing of Shao Yidao in Shibalibao, to the establishment of the Thirteen Taibao, to the monopoly of tea, horse, salt and iron, to the burning of the governor's office, from the boy playing the flute outside Liqian Village on the edge of the desert, to the bloody defenders of Xiliang City
, the conquest of thousands of miles across the Gobi Desert in the Western Region, every step along the way was filled with blood and fire.
In terms of ruthlessness and ruthlessness, he is by no means worse than anyone else. He has killed more than a thousand enemies at his hands. He can be said to be a evil star with the level of killing a thousand people. However, he is still a little bit more evil when it comes to conspiracy and using the common people as a ladder to success.
Psychological disorders.
But it was just a psychological obstacle. In front of his subordinates, Yuan Feng did not show the slightest hesitation and did whatever he had to do without any carelessness.
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Outside Xianyang County under the jurisdiction of Chang'an Prefecture, there is a small village called Dengjiayu. There are many people in the village and little land, making it difficult to make a living. Therefore, there has been a long tradition of doing business. But now the court does not allow business along the Xiliang line. A large number of
The people, camels, mules and horses stayed at home, and eating the food the horses chewed was a big expense.
This year's harvest is not very good. After paying the government's taxes and leaving seeds for next year, there is almost not enough for people to eat. They can only make do with some thin drinks. After all, this year will pass. Maybe God will open his eyes and the court will
Only if the ban on business can be reopened can things get better again.
This court is really like a child's face. It changes at will. Just the trade in Xiliang has been banned and banned. It has been back and forth several times, but it is always unclear. What can I say about Xiliang?
It is also a country of the Han people. It has blocked the barbarians in the west for our great Zhou Dynasty. If we don't thank them, why do we often block other people's trade?
Could it be that we didn't fight enough last time? Last year, the third son of the Fenyang Hou family molested the princess of Xiliang. They didn't say anything and just raised troops to push over. The entire Gansu Province was defeated in half a month, and the army marched straight into Chang'an.
Under the city, they did not stop until they took Lu Zhen's head.
With this fighting power, are the people of Xiliang so easy to bully? The imperial court is going to use troops against Xiliang. The people are not optimistic about this war, and they are not towards the imperial court psychologically. You must know that Xiliang soldiers were there last year
Those from Xianyang were really impeccable in autumn. Not only did they not bully the people, they even opened their official warehouses to release grain.
These are just idle words of ordinary people, and war is still far away for them.
But when the bell hanging under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village rang, the villagers realized that the war was so closely related to them.
The bell would only be rung when important events occurred. The whole village gathered at the entrance of the village and saw a dozen officials wearing black and red clothes and wearing iron ruler chains, accompanied by Li Zheng, standing there arrogantly, waiting for the common people.
More people gathered, and the leading official read out the county government's announcement. The court levied western taxes. Each household in Dengjiayu had to pay five hundred catties of grain and five taels of silver.
I'm asking for my life. There is food, but it's seed food for next year. What will I plant next year? Five taels of silver is even more nonsense. Who can scrape together only 2 taels of silver and go to work as a peddler to do business?
They were digging in the soil for food. Even those caravan boys who were running business couldn't afford such a huge sum of money like five taels of silver at a time.
The officials came down with a death order. When they came, the county master said, don't come back if you can't complete the task. Just buy a piece of tofu and kill them one by one. None of the official servants are good men and women. Since the master is ruthless,
They were not to be outdone. They had no difficulty in dealing with the common people. At the critical moment, they took out the chains and threatened to jail them, which made every one of them afraid.
The villagers complained endlessly. The village chief put on a smile and said good things, and Li Zheng also helped. However, the officials were unmoved. The team leader said in a long voice: "We who are fed by the yamen have nothing to do. If you don't accept it, you can find us."
The county magistrate please go reason with me."
Then they began to forcibly collect taxes. House after house was searched, and people in Dengjiayu were screaming and crying. Bags of precious grains that were as precious as life were found. Some families could not get out more than 500 kilograms despite all their efforts.
Food, as for money, is even worse. The officials will snatch chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs. If there are no poultry and livestock, they will lock the person and take them to the county jail. By then, they will not be able to fish them out with five taels of silver.
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Those families who run horse racing businesses have all their land mortgaged, so they naturally have no food storage. But they are still people in Dengjiayu. They can't escape the head tax, so the officials pull their camels and mules. These big animals are the lifeblood of their survival.
, but the authority of the government is there after all, and everyone dares to be angry but dare not speak out, so they can only clenched their fists tightly.
The old man of the Deng family who lives in the south of the village is seventy-eight years old this year. He is a kind-hearted lonely old man. He usually makes a living as a veterinarian. His family has no land and is very poor. But even so, the government will not let him go.
They confiscated him for treating him as a veterinarian and confiscated him. Old man Deng fought hard to grab it, but was kicked in the center by an officer and died.
The people of Dengjiayu were angry after the incident. They accused the officials of having no conscience. However, the officials were arrogant and spoke plausibly with an iron ruler. The people of the northwest were fierce. Seeing their shameless faces, someone finally stood up.
"They killed people! Officials killed people! They won't let us live, and we won't let them live. Folks, come on!"
When everyone saw that it was Deng Ziming, a famous figure in the village, everyone immediately had a backbone. The young men in the village rushed forward with Deng Ziming, using sticks, kitchen knives and bricks to beat the officials out.
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Contradictions like this were constantly arising and intensifying throughout Shaanxi, and the depleted tax rates became the last straw that crushed the rule of the Zhou Dynasty.
In Xianyang County, a group of people from Dengjiayu carried the body of old man Deng and blocked the gate of the county government office. More and more people came from all directions to ask for an explanation. Slowly, the county government office
Surrounded by angry people, various rumors were passed and interpreted among the crowd. Some people said that this was what the old eunuch in the provincial capital meant. It was not enough for him to embezzle one million taels of silver alone.
In order to squeeze the people of Shaanxi, some people say that not only do they need to collect money and food, but the next step is to have Lafu Zi go to fight with the Xiliang people. Others say that the court is recruiting beautiful girls, and all those who are not married must be sent to the capital.
Anyway, there is no good news. Everyone's anger is getting higher and higher, and their emotions are getting more and more excited. Just when they are facing losing control, the county government door opens, and what appears is not the county magistrate who comes to give them an explanation, but a man in military uniform.
The members of the group.
At the same time, a group of police officers and regimental officers armed with bows and arrows also appeared on the wall. When everyone saw it, they became even more angry. Someone shouted: "Come in and find out the murderer!"
The people behind didn't know what was going on. When they heard the shouts, they rushed forward and pushed the crowd forward. The policemen panicked and actually fired their arrows. In such a dense crowd, more than ten people were shot to death at once. The people were immediately stunned.
After blowing up the nest, they were about to run back in a panic. Suddenly, a group of well-dressed men sprang out from the crowd, jumped up on the wall with quick movements, and hacked to death the policeman holding the bow and arrow with a knife in his hand.
A tall young man stood on the wall of the county government office, holding a long knife in his hand and shouting: "Folks, rebel! Open the official warehouse to get food!"
His voice was extremely inflammatory, his sword was still bleeding, and his heroic appearance made the young people's blood boil. The people rushed into the county government office crazily to vent their hatred.
Xianyang County was occupied by mobs. The young man who led everyone to attack the county government was named Yuan Feng. He was a great swordsman and hero who had been hanging around in Gansu Province earlier.
People in the Central Plains and Jiangnan may not know much about Yuan Feng's reputation, but it is well known in the northwest. At a young age, he was able to fight against the Yuchi family, and he dared to burn down the Gansu governor's office, and started a war with the officers and soldiers to bring him down.
Wen Yan, once again traversing the northwest, can this be an ordinary person?
The legend about Yuan Feng has been popular in the northwest for several years. Some people say that he is a close disciple of the great swordsman Ye Tianxing. Some people say that he is the sworn brother of Fan Liangchen, the current governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. Some people say that he is the future son-in-law of the Yuchi family. Others say that he is the future son-in-law of the Yuchi family.
Some people say that his relationship with the King of Qin is also extraordinary. In short, Yuan Feng has a lot of halo around him. Whether he is a friend in the underworld or an ordinary person, the mention of this name will not fail to provoke a thumbs up.
Recently, there is another rumor circulating in the land of Shaanxi and Gansu. This young hero Yuan Feng, whose original surname is Liu, is the direct son of the grandfather of the former Emperor Wu! A serious prince!
With such a great hero leading everyone to cause trouble, why should we be so afraid?
After the capture of Xianyang County, all the evil-doing police officers were beaten to death by the angry people. However, the county boss escaped to Chang'an by chance. He killed the officers and saw the blood. It was not that easy to end it, so he simply rushed to the neighboring county.
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In the ranks of the mob, there were unknowingly some strong men with neat movements and quick skills. From time to time, they would stir up everyone's emotions and shout slogans. Under their instigation, the mob was getting bigger and bigger like a snowball. In just a short time,
Within three days, 100,000 people gathered and attacked all the nearby counties of Chang'an. No one was spared.
The mob was raging, and soldiers and horses should have been mobilized to suppress it. However, the reaction of the big guys in Chang'an City was surprisingly slow and they did not take it seriously. Whether it was Fan Liangchen, the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, or His Highness Prince Anguo, they were all in tune. Some farmers
Rebellion is out of control.
What makes people even more angry is that the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu Province, Mr. Jun Hai, did not suppress the rebellious people. Instead, he attacked innocent officials. He said that those county magistrates were derelict in their duties because they could not defend the city and wanted to chop off their heads. Fortunately, Governor Fan interceded.
He was exempted from the death penalty, but had to pay twice as much tax as punishment.
Doesn't this make people live? Although being an official as big as sesame seeds and mung beans is a bit lucrative, it's not that satisfying. Eunuch Hai, this dead eunuch, is really a ruthless character from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who drives people to death.
Being offended by both sides, this official can't do anything anymore. This is what every Shaanxi official thinks.