"No! Absolutely not!" Liu Yan shook his head like a rattle and said with a gloomy face: "I will not cooperate with the Green Forest Army, let alone merge with the Green Forest Army!"
Liu Yan hated the Green Forest Army from the bottom of his heart. He also despised the Green Forest Army's actions. He believed that the Green Forest Army robbed homes and committed all kinds of evil. They were not much better than the Xinmang court. Furthermore, Liu's clan members did not do anything. How could he cooperate with the Green Forest Army if he was less bullied by the Green Forest Army? Or even merge?
To put it bluntly, Liu Yan represents the landlord class, and he has an essential conflict with the Green Forest Army.
On this point, Liu Xiu's attitude was contrary to Liu Yan. He said quietly: "Brother, I think it is a good idea to cooperate with the Green Forest Army!"
"No!" On other issues, Liu Yan may still listen to Liu Xiu, but on this matter, Liu Yan's attitude is very firm.
Liu Yan believed in the incompatibility of Han and traitors. Of course he himself represented the orthodox Han Dynasty, while Wang Mang was a thief, and the Green Forest Army was also a thief.
In Liu Yan's mind, Wang Mang and the Green Forest Army are actually the same species. The difference is that Wang Mang is his biggest enemy, while the Green Forest Army is the enemy of his enemy, nothing more.
Yan Guang said meaningfully: "Jingzhou is the state that the imperial court values most, and Nanyang County is also the most important state in Jingzhou. If anything happens in Nanyang, the imperial court will definitely take it very seriously. If our department becomes bigger in Nanyang County, it will definitely happen." Inciting a vigorous encirclement and suppression by the imperial court, cooperating with the Green Forest Army, and merging are our way out, and it is the only way out."
Liu Jia also disagreed with Yan Guang's idea. He said quietly: "Merge with the Green Forest Army? So shall we merge with the Green Forest Army, or shall the Green Forest Army merge with us?"
Yan Guang said firmly: "The Green Forest Army is strong and we are weak. In the early stage, the Green Forest Army must have merged with us, but the Green Forest Army can only rely on itself and cannot last long because it lacks an upright name and banner! If the Green Forest Army is If it wants to last for a long time, if it wants to grow bigger, if it wants to fight against recklessness in an open and honest manner, it can only finally use the banner of restoring the Han Dynasty. By then, we will merge the Green Forest Army, and the general and the lord will become the leaders of the Green Forest Army!"
Liu Jia looked thoughtful. After thinking for a moment, he thought that what Yan Guang said was not unreasonable. He looked at Liu Yan and said seriously: "Brother, what Zi Ling said makes sense!"
Although he is a clan brother of Liu Yan and Liu Xiu, he is not much different from a full brother. Liu Jia's parents died early, and it was Liu Yan and Liu Xiu's father who raised him in the early years.
Liu Yan waved his hand and said: "The mob will not collude with each other. There is no need to discuss this matter again in the future!" He was not willing to cooperate with the Green Forest Army, let alone merge with the Green Forest Army.
Deng Yu proposed moving Yizhou, but Liu Yan rejected it. Yan Guang proposed merging with the Green Forest Army, but Liu Yan rejected it. Liu Yan's idea of capturing the county seat was not feasible, so after some discussion , everyone has not yet completely finalized the strategy after the uprising.
Everyone was sitting in the hall, looking at each other. Just at this moment, someone knocked on the door outside, and at the same time, a voice as sweet as a bell came: "Brother, I heard that the third brother is back?"
Liu Yan smiled, raised his head and said, "Boji, come in!"
As the door opened, Liu Boji walked in quickly from outside.
Among the people in the room, she saw Liu Xiu at a glance and ran over excitedly. As soon as Liu Xiu stood up, Liu Boji hugged him and asked excitedly: "Third brother, when did you come back to Chung Ling?"
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Liu Xiu smiled and said: "I just came back!" As he spoke, he took Liu Boji and introduced to everyone: "This is my little sister, Liu Boji!" Then he introduced everyone to Liu Boji.
Most of the people present had met Liu Boji before, and the only ones meeting her for the first time were Deng Yu, Yan Guang and Jiu'er.
When Liu Xiu introduced Deng Yu and Yan Guang, Liu Boji's eyes suddenly lit up and she said with a smile: "Brother Deng, Brother Yan, I have often heard the third brother mention you two before!"
Deng Yu and Yan Guang smiled at each other, bowed their hands to Liu Boji, and said, "My lord often mentions Miss Boji in front of the two of us."
"Really? What did the third brother say about me?" Liu Boji asked enthusiastically.
"I said my little sister is unruly and willful, and very disobedient!" Liu Xiu said with a smile.
Liu Boji glared at him with dissatisfaction, her pink cheeks puffed up so high. Seeing this, Deng Yu and Yan Guang laughed out loud and said: "Miss Boji, my lord is joking with you. My lord often says,
Miss Boji is gentle, virtuous, lively and lovely. Anyone who marries Miss Boji will definitely be blessed in the previous life."
Hearing this, Liu Boji smiled happily, and her pretty little face seemed to be covered with a layer of brilliance, and her whole person looked brighter and brighter. At least for Li Tong, Liu Boji was so bright at this time that it was dazzling, but it was a pity that she
The smile is not for yourself.
While he was thinking about it in his mind, Liu Boji turned her eyes and looked at Li Tong. She walked up to Li Tong and said cautiously: "Brother Li, I have heard about Mr. Li. You... you have to show your condolences and accept the change."
ah!"
Looking at Liu Boji's concerned eyes, Li Tong's heart felt like a knife, his nose was sore, and his eye circles were red.
Seeing this, Liu Boji hurriedly took out her handkerchief, handed it to Li Tong, and comforted: "Brother Li, I believe that the eldest brother and the third brother will definitely help you get revenge!"
"Well..." Li Tong bit his lip and nodded. He subconsciously took the handkerchief Liu Boji handed him and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. He felt that the handkerchief was so soft and fragrant. It was so fragrant that his heart changed.
It no longer hurts so much and is so cold.
Liu Yan looked at the sky outside and saw that it was getting late, so he said, "Let's all eat first!" As soon as he finished speaking, a guest walked up quickly, cupped his hands and said, "General, Ping Yi from Shedu Township is taking his family with him.
The retainer asks to see you!"
Hearing this, Liu Yan smiled and said: "Okay, please come quickly!" Then he looked at Liu Xiu, Liu Jia and others, and said: "It's already evening, Xiaosun, you take Axiu and the others to eat first.
Slaughter the sheep and have a good meal. We have been on the road during this period and it has been very hard. Now that we are home, we can all relax."
Liu Jia nodded in agreement and led Liu Xiu, Deng Yu and others out. After leaving the hall, Liu Xiu asked curiously: "Brother Jia, who is this Pingyi?"
"He is the third elder of Shedu Township. He is quite powerful in the local area and has many followers. My eldest brother went to Shedu Township to win over him before. At that time, Pingyi did not give him the confidence. This time he can take the initiative to come and visit.
I estimate that the thing is almost done."
Sanlao is an official name. Officials under the county magistrate are, in modern terms, the township chiefs, who have great power in the local area. Officials under the three elders are the pavilion chiefs, who are Liu Xiu's ancestors, Liu Bang.
official position at that time.
Liu Xiu couldn't help but exclaimed: "Big brother has even won over the three elders!"
Li Yi raised his thumb and praised: "My lord is still capable!"
Liu Jia led everyone to the other courtyard, set up a rack in the open space in the center of the courtyard, and had a sheep slaughtered and fixed on the rack. A bonfire was lit below to cook the roasted sheep.
Liu Boji had already had dinner at her uncle's house, but it was rare for her third brother to come back and the place was so lively. She was unwilling to leave and ate with everyone.
Deng Yu took the barbecue from Liu Xiu's plate, thanked him, and then said quietly: "Actually, when we start the uprising in Nanyang, we have very few choices. There are only two ways to go. One is to move to Yizhou.
, one is to merge with the Green Forest Army. I know that the general will not agree to the merger with the Green Forest Army anyway, so I can only settle for the next best thing and propose to transfer to Yizhou."
The imperial court has always attached great importance to Nanyang County. If there is only a hundred and eighty people in Nanyang County, the imperial court may not intervene. Once the force grows and develops into thousands, the imperial court will definitely send troops to reinforce Nanyang County. When that happens,
How can one side protect itself?
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and said: "It is safer to move to Yizhou, but it is far away from the battlefield in the Central Plains, which means far away from the center of power. This is not the original intention of our uprising. It is indeed more feasible to cooperate with the Green Forest Army, or even merge.
, but my eldest brother is also very firm on this matter, I’m afraid there is no room for flexibility.”
Yan Guang smiled leisurely and said in a brisk tone: "It's not that there is no room for flexibility, but I am not forced to do anything!"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Yan Guang said slowly: "So far, the general has thought that the rebellion is too simple and too easy. He thinks that as long as we rise up, we will be overwhelming. We will take Caiyang first, then Xinye, and then
Fighting all the way to the county town, it is logical to capture the entire Nanyang County. After that, Nanyang can be used as the base, and we can go north to take Luoyang and west to Chang'an. But in fact, how can it be so easy? We may not be able to take Nanyang County alone. To be sure
To put it bluntly, we simply cannot defeat Nanyang County with our own strength!"
Liu Jia straightened his face and said unconvinced: "Isn't Ziling too pessimistic? In Nanyang County, there are many people who support the eldest brother. You heard it just now. Even the three elders of Shedu Township came to visit in person.
Come to see big brother!"
Yan Guang shook his head and said meaningfully: "Actually, most people are just grassroots. When the general is in power, they will naturally lean towards the general. Once the general loses power, I bet that these people will immediately defect to the court and turn against him."
Come here to assist the imperial court and suppress our troops!"
Liu Jia frowned and remained silent.
Liu Xiu thought for a while, smiled calmly, and said: "Then, let's try not to lose power, so that these wallflowers can only rely on us!" Liu Xiu also agreed with Yan Guang's words and thought he was right, but the uprising
Right now, our team cannot be filled with pessimism, we must give everyone confidence.
Deng Yu understood what Liu Xiu meant, stroking his palms and said: "My lord is right! As long as we can fight a few tough battles in the early stage, we can greatly inspire people and even make the people of Nanyang want to win!"
After Liu Xiu and others arrived at Chongling, Liu Yan no longer recruited troops secretly in Chongling, but recruited troops with great fanfare. Anyway, the matter had been exposed, so he simply raised the banner of the Zhutiandu Department.
In the past few days, the number of people going to Chongling to seek refuge with Liu Yan has increased sharply. Some of them are new recruits, and some are transferred in batches from Baishan. In addition, the weapons made by Baishan and the baggage hoarded by Baishan are also flowing continuously. After being transported to Chongling, Liu Yan and Liu Xiu were about to start an uprising in Chongling.
