Yuan Shang is only nineteen years old, but he has already understood many things. When people are killed, they will die. This truth was understood when his eldest brother Yuan Tan was killed. Even Yuan Shao's son will die if he is killed.
.This is really too bad. He is only nineteen years old and he doesn't want to die so soon.
But now that Yuan Shao only has one city left, he still refuses to surrender and admits defeat. He has to drag everyone to die together. What should he do?
Yuan Shang knelt down on the futon and sighed: "Father is too stubborn and doesn't understand the principle of surrendering and losing half. Surrender early and you can keep your wealth. Surrender now and you can save your life. If you wait a few more days, our Yuan family will be really good."
He’s going to die cleanly.”
He asked Shi A, who had a dull expression, "Master, can you help us escape?"
Shi A nodded and said, "This is not difficult. We can leave tonight."
Yuan Shang's face showed joy and he said: "I knew that with Master's ability, it would be easy to do these things."
Shi Adao: "It's not difficult to escape, but have you ever thought about how you will stand up in the future?"
Yuan Shang was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does master mean by this?"
"It seems that Mr. Yuan is planning to defend to the end. After the war, the Yuan family will definitely be liquidated. Although the world is big, where can the young master escape to? The general is so powerful that he can be taken away with just a piece of paper.
Take the young master’s head.”
"Ah?" Yuan Shang touched his neck and said with a wry smile: "I want to keep this head for a few more days. Does Master have any ideas? But it doesn't matter."
Shi A lowered his eyes and became silent. Yuan Shang was stunned for a moment and said to his left and right: "You all go down first."
After everyone around him retreated, Yuan Shang said again, "There is no one around now. Master, please speak."
Shi A opened his eyes and said: "The general always rewards those who have merit and punishes those who have made mistakes. If the young master can make some merits with the general, he will surely be able to keep his wealth in the future."
"To make a contribution to the general?" Yuan Shang frowned, "How can I do it to the general... You are asking me to surrender the city?"
Shi'a lowered his eyes again, "If the young master doesn't want to, we can leave tonight. We may not be able to live out the rest of our lives peacefully by finding a place to hide our names in the future. Whether it's North Korea or Jiaozhou, there are places where the general's power is beyond the reach."
As long as the young master is not recognized by others, it should be fine."
Yuan Shang's expression changed several times, then he gritted his teeth and said, "How is it possible that no one will recognize you for the rest of your life? It's better to open the city gate and surrender! Can master contact the general?"
Shi A said calmly: "This is not difficult."
The next night, Yuan Shao was sleeping peacefully in his palace when someone suddenly broke in and said, "My lord, something serious has happened!"
Yuan Shao grabbed his sword and sat up from the bed, asking: "What happened? Why is it so noisy outside?"
The visitor said angrily: "Young master opened the city gate and led the imperial army into the city!"
"Nonsense!" Yuan Shao shouted: "How is this possible?"
"It's true! The enemy is almost coming. My lord, please follow me to break out!"
"Break out?" Yuan Shao said miserably: "Where else can we go to break out? I heard that Cao Mengde set a fire and burned himself to ashes. Forget it, I will follow in his footsteps. Come and burn this place.
Add kerosene!"
The flame soon burned. Yuan Shao sat on the ground with his hair disheveled, and the sword was placed beside him. He drank several sips of wine, and the sadness in his heart could not be increased. As he drank, he remembered many things. That year in Luoyang
When he was young, he drank heavily with his friends, which was really a pleasure in the world. Later, he defeated Zhang Yan and Gongsun Zan and pacified Hebei, and his reputation reached its peak.
But now both Chun Yuqiong and Cao Cao are dead, and he himself is about to die. The Eighth Lieutenant of Xiyuan back then died cleanly. From now on, the world will really belong to the thief Chen.
Hateful, hateful! I just can’t accept it!
Yuan Shao stood up staggeringly and roared: "I miss you, the Yuan family of Runan, the fourth generation and the third prince, with disciples and former officials all over the world. How could I end up like this? Chen thief, Chen thief, I wish I could die with you."
!”
The flames rolled over, and Yuan Shao's sword touched his neck. The donated blood spattered, and his body slumped to the ground. At the last moment of his life, Yuan Benchu thought of an unrelated thing: Cao A's habit of concealing things may lead to tricks, which may not necessarily lead to his death.
Really dead...
After the gates of Yecheng were opened, the imperial army swarmed in. The other gates and walls were quickly lost, and armies from all walks of life rushed into the city. The military disciplines of Zhang Yan, Gongsun Zan, Zang Ba and others
Unfortunately, the army was not uniform, so they rushed in and started looting.
Especially the soldiers and horses of Zhang Yan's tribe, they had a bloody feud with Yuan Shao. The hatred between the two sides could not be washed away even if they poured out the water of the Three Rivers. While others were robbing and committing adultery, Zhang Yanjun pounced directly on them.
At the residence of Yuan's generals and civil servants, all the civil and military officials under Yuan Shao's command, as well as their families, were killed.
The only pity is that Yuan Shao actually set himself on fire, which made Zhang Yanjun's soldiers feel that it was not enough to satisfy their hatred. According to their idea, they wanted to tie Yuan Shao up and cut off his flesh one by one. This way of death is now
, it really gave him a leg up!
In order to vent their anger and take revenge, all the people of the Yuan family who stayed in the city were killed. Even the family members of Yuan Shang who surrendered were slaughtered, just like what Yuan Shaojun did to the Black Mountain Army a few years ago. Feng Shui
It turns around, back then the Yuan army killed people, now the Montenegrin army also kills people, no one is better than the other.
However, Chen Cheng could not let the massacre continue. When the situation in the city showed signs of getting out of control, he immediately asked Zhao Si and Wei Ran to take the tooth soldiers to the streets to suppress them. After beheading more than a hundred heads in one breath, the situation gradually calmed down.
It got better.
Yecheng fell, Yuan Shao burned himself to death, and the Yuan family group that once dominated Hebei was wiped out. But many people wanted this piece of fat in Hebei. Because the war progressed quickly, Hebei's vitality was not damaged.
, there are still more than five million people, no matter who can get these people and land, they can become the most powerful princes in the world.
This would be the case if there were no generals.
How could Chen Cheng give this fat piece of Hebei to others? The princes who have made great contributions can be given gold, silver, cloth, and official titles, but it is absolutely impossible to divide the land and population of Hebei to them. After the war,
On the fourth day, Chen Cheng had ordered Zhao Yun to be appointed as the shepherd of Jizhou, and Yan Xing had been merged as the shepherd of the state, and Zang Ba had been appointed as the governor of Qingzhou, and ordered the troops of the princes and princes to return to their respective territories.
The princes were naturally a little dissatisfied with such an order, but the soldiers below were very happy. After they invaded Hebei, they grabbed a lot of property and just wanted to go home and live a happy life for a few days. Listen.
The soldiers were very happy when they said they could go home.
After leaving Zhao Yun to guard Hebei, Chen Cheng led his army south across the Yellow River and stopped in Luoyang. After two years of cultivation, Henan and Hongnong had recovered a lot of vitality, but the population was still only half of what it was before the war.
.Many fields are still in a barren state.
After Chen Cheng stayed in Luoyang for ten days, he announced that all the deserted and uncultivated fields would be taken over by the General's Mansion and distributed to the Ya soldiers and the soldiers who came with them from Xiliang and Guanzhong to fight.
Everyone knows that the general's style of doing things is to reward meritorious service, but when he gave out three million acres of land as a reward, everyone was still shocked.
Moreover, most of these fields have owners. Although they are not cultivating them now, they can't just swallow them up, right? Many people were immediately filled with righteous indignation. Many scholars and officials contacted each other and wrote letters, hoping that the general would withdraw his order.
Don't compete with the people for profit.
After hearing the people's voice, Chen Cheng followed suit and promulgated a new law within a few days, announcing that "as long as the land has not been cultivated for three years, it will be nationalized."
Anyone who does not have land can apply for thirty acres of land from the state for free."
Having just defeated Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Chen Cheng's prestige has reached a new peak. Taking advantage of this opportunity, of course he must carry out drastic reforms internally. The imperial court also moved back to Luoyang from Chang'an, and officials from the three provinces and six ministries came one after another.
I decided to move here to Luoyang.
However, it may not be rigorous to say this, because the emperor was still left in Chang'an, and only the Queen Mother He and the other princesses returned to Luoyang. The general said that the palace in Luoyang has not been repaired and is not enough for the emperor's residence. As for Luoyang
When will the palace be repaired?
That will probably have to wait until five or six years later. The fields must be reclaimed first, then ditches must be dug, rivers must be cleaned, city walls must be repaired, and roads, granaries, inns, etc. must be built. All supporting facilities must be completed before the next step can be taken.
Isn't it a job?
During this period, the emperor can rest assured and live in Chang'an.
The main reason for moving the political and military center back to Luoyang is to control Hebei and the Central Plains nearby. Hebei alone has as many people as Guanzhong and Liangzhou combined. If Yanzhou and Yuzhou are added, the population is several times that of Guanzhong.
Okay. Such a huge power must be firmly in hand.
Later, Yan Zhong, Xu Chao, Zhao Yun, Xu Rong, Lu Fang, Yan Xing, and other civil and military officials submitted a letter together, asking the emperor to issue an order to confer the title of Duke of Wei on the grounds that the general had great merit. Yan Zhong wanted to give Chen Cheng the title of Duke of Wei.
I wanted to be named Duke Liang, but this name sounded like a grass-roots team, so I had no choice but to give it up.
Those in Guanzhong, such as Meng Tuo and others, wanted to give Chen Cheng the title of Duke of Qin, but as a result, the civil servants and generals in Xiliang quit. We can't take advantage, and we can't
Doesn’t it benefit the people of Guanzhong? Chen Cheng claims to be from Wei Jun, so he might as well be named Duke of Wei
After the emperor issued an edict, he usually had to give in once or twice to show that he was very humble. But how could Chen Cheng imitate those practices? After receiving the edict, he said to everyone: "Originally, I just wanted to
I wanted to find a place to take refuge in Liangzhou. But everyone recommended me to be the shepherd of Liangzhou. At that time, I said, I am not being modest, so we should hire someone else. But Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu have already made a decision.
I. So I recited two lines of poetry, and then became the shepherd of Liangzhou.
Later, he became a general, and now he wants me to be the Duke of Wei. I didn’t want to be the one at first. But since everyone is so enthusiastic, I will reluctantly give it a try first. If it doesn’t work, we will choose another talented person to be the shepherd of Liangzhou.
When I was there, I read two lines of poetry, so let’s read two lines this time too.”
Chen Cheng looked at the crowd who were either dumbfounded or had become used to it, with a mysterious smile on his face, "******, how can you avoid this because of good fortune or misfortune!"
