"It is said that we will surrender to Chu but not to Han."
"Haha, isn't that the same as me?"
The ministers of the Zhu Palace who had used this excuse earlier were dancing with excitement as if they had discovered some great secret treasure. Even the countryman Jingtian of the Ji family, such a hard-core and famous loyal minister, also surrendered to the man Li.
Well, then those of them who have surrendered long ago have nothing to be ashamed of.
If anyone talks about this matter again, they will use Ji's name to criticize. Don't ask, if you ask, it will be "laughing at fifty steps and laughing at a hundred steps". There is absolutely nothing wrong with it.
It's just that the ministers in the Nagisa Palace are also very clear that the treatment Jingtian received from the man Li Jie is completely different from them.
Jingtian said he was going to Zhu Palace, so the man Li Jie not only asked "Canglangjun" Ecang to provide a boat, but also paid for everything, including winter clothes to keep out the cold.
Among them, Sedum's nephews can each wear a well-made furry winter coat.
The woolen material is not very good, they are all defective products, but they are also degreased, then laminated, and sewn with white silk and white sand linen. They are mainly used as linings, and the effect of keeping out the cold is very good.
With such a lining and a reed jacket, it is quite convenient to move around in winter. As long as you are not encountering freezing rain, walking on a sunny day, wearing a hood and scarf, and putting your hands into the sleeves, you are not afraid of cold wind pouring in.
In addition, a lot of dried meat and fish were served, so the people of Shangxi were not afraid of lack of food along the way.
Dried fish and meat are both very good salted meat and salted fish, as well as some dried and hardened whale meat. In winter, the fat and lean meat are all connected together, and it is no longer possible to cut them with ordinary methods. At this time, either
Either steam the whole piece, or use a special plane to slowly plane it along the grain.
The fat and thin air-dried whale meat shavings taste extremely bad, but when used to make the soup, the soup is delicious, and there is a layer of oily flowers, which makes it even more pleasant.
Since Li Jie's surprise attack on Zhu Palace, basically no one in the old family of Chu State has received such treatment.
Precisely because of such treatment of the Shangxi family, they were resented by fellow former Chu people, especially the Jing family, who had planned to hinder the political activity of the Shangxi family in Zhu Palace.
"Those who think they are upright, in my opinion, are just pretending!"
"I heard that the Heaven of Heaven is still in Yongxi?"
"Old Shangxi is just selling his name to seek glory. Now that all the Shangxi clan have moved to Zhu Palace, he stayed behind in Yongxi. He also wants to follow the men everywhere, fearing that he may want to serve in the Han Dynasty."
"In order to show the might of the Han army, the man asked Shang Chantian to accompany him."
"Ah……"
The ministers of the Zhu Palace who had not left Yongxi were quite jealous of Jingtian at this moment.
They are all human beings. It is natural to see that the development momentum of the Hanzi Kingdom is currently suppressing the Wu and Chu families to move forward, and there is no possibility that the Wu and Chu families can push the Hanzi Kingdom back.
Especially now, the rebellion in the Handong region of Chu State has gone from being dazzling at the beginning to two or three kittens now, which is only ten days and a half.
After the man Li Jie personally took action, he did not encounter any tough battles, not even a decent field battle.
Often when the formation is stretched, the opponent will shoot.
It is true that some people did not vote, but it was just too late to vote, and the two bluffs turned into real beatings. In fact, they also contributed to a lot of "good reputation" and made people think that they were brave people.
"There are three jets of water in front of me. How long do you think I can resist the water?"
"He is tough and has a resolute temperament. He is not an ordinary person."
Jingtian made this judgment because he knew the people around Yongxi very well.
There are no obedient clans in the land of Yongxi. After all, this place was the frontline position of the Chu State for a long time against the concubines of Hanyang.
After hundreds of years of love and hatred, the folk customs have naturally become extremely "simple".
"Then Li, let's wait and see."
President Li smiled and then said, "Go and persuade us to surrender."
"yes!"
This time to persuade us to surrender, after several envoys arrived in Xiayi Township, they shouted outside the village wall, "Jingtian, a scholar in Shangyi Township, has surrendered to our lord. Do you still want to resist to the end?"
After that, several envoys shouted, "If you don't believe it, after we retreat, you can go to the front of the formation and look out to see if Jingtian, the scholar from Shangxiang Township, is among our troops."
Then the envoys immediately retreated, returning as quickly as they left. Jingtian, who was standing in the same car with President Li, immediately brushed his beard and said with a smile, "Although a man has good self-confidence, he must also know that the land of Yongxi is not...
"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a few people coming out of the village of Xiahan. They ran for a while in the cold wind. They arrived in front of the Han army's formation and took a look before returning immediately.
"Not what?"
Li Jie asked Jingtian with a playful smile.
Jingtian, a scholar from Shangxiang Township, looked ugly. He suddenly realized that Li Jie was using him as a tool. He hadn't noticed this before because Li Jie's words and deeds were so deceptive.
Let Lao Jianghu Jingtian also subconsciously believe that a straightforward and reckless man does not play tricks and just says whatever he says.
Who would have thought that this rough and tumble man is actually an old cunt.
He directly used his Sedum as a prop to fool the Xia family.
"A man is too treacherous."
"Hahahahahaha..."
Li Jie laughed loudly and said, "Why did you say this? The former king once taught Li that you should respond to opportunities and never tire of deceit! Since Li can easily persuade the Xi family, why bother to fight with each other?"
After that, Li Jie said again, "Furthermore, with the power of the Han army, what's the difficulty if we really want to capture the Xiaji clan? It's just that Li doesn't want to increase casualties."
"So, how can I go to heaven to thank this man for his generosity?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Li Jie smiled even more heartily, "I'm not convinced, Laojun. However, when the time comes, Laojun, why don't you go and see the old, weak, women and children of the Xiaji family who are relieved?"
"snort!"
"If the Han army is cruel, it is natural for the Chu people to resist to the end; if the Han army is greedy, it is appropriate for the Chu people to lead the resistance with their nobles. However, the Han army neither massacres the city nor kills, and treats the barbarians leniently.
People, let me ask you, why do these people from the countryside have to sacrifice their lives for you with the surname Mi? If you give land to Li, you can still live with your stuttering, but if you give land to someone surnamed Mi, you may even lose your life."
"..."
What Li Jie said didn't sound good, but it was the truth.
In fact, when he sent people from the Xi family to board the ship and sail south, he found that many of the boatmen were actually members of the "Canglang Lord" tribe.
These tribesmen did not want to return to the rule of Chu State, they just wanted to serve Hanzi State honestly.
To say that they are not willing to give in, the people of the E family are naturally unwilling to give in, but the people at the bottom of the E family are not willing to give in. After all, in their view, if they really want to say they are not willing to give in, they should be "Canglang Jun". He is the one who is unwilling to give in.
They are noble people. Those who make a living among boats are worse than savages. Why bother? Why are people punting boats today?
A very thorough thought, but once the words are spoken clearly, they will be more hurtful.
Jingtian also knew that under his supervision, the men, women, and children of the Shangxi clan would naturally be able to unite as one to resist the big devil Li Jie.
But without him, they can still go to Zhu Palace and serve King Chu. No matter how low-quality this attendant is, this does not hinder them. They simply do not want to confront Li Jie.
There is no reason for them to sell their lives for the ideals of Jingtian, a native of Shangxi family.
"Report!"
"explain."
Standing on the carriage, holding on to the railing, Li Jie was in a very good mood. With a smile on his face, he looked ahead and saw the gate of Xiaji's Village opened wide. From inside, many people came out, including men, women, old and young.
There are not many people who only have winter clothes.
Looking at the entire structure of the Xiaji family, we can see that their preparations for surviving the cold winter were very inadequate this time.
The previous military disaster caused by the collapse of the three armies of Chu State's Ling Division probably caused heavy losses to many small clans in eastern Han Dynasty.
If there is still a little grain left in hand, it may be very good. Maybe when the Han army occupied Zhu Palace, all the autumn grain in the irrigated fields near Yongxi was plundered.
"Shou Li, the Xiaji family is willing to surrender!"
"Okay! Another one!"
Li Jie clapped his hands and was overjoyed, and immediately issued an order, "Send the order, go to Lushan!"
"yes!"
There used to be many deer in Lushan, but since the development of Chu State, deer are rarely seen in Lushan.
The rugged mountains and dense mounds make transportation here very inconvenient. When the State of Zhen was still there, the Chu State and the State of Zhen fought here several times.
However, due to the inconvenient geography and transportation, the Chu State was unable to effectively capture the Zhen State despite several victories. The confrontation lasted for several years, and it was not until the Battle of Pusao that Lushan was completely captured.
The difficulty in dealing with the countries on both sides of the Lishui River at that time was that once these countries could not withstand the frontal battlefield, they would burrow into the mountains and follow the country to rely on the green forests. It was the same situation.
Only by consuming a lot of national power can we defeat ten guilds and capture a vast territory.
The reason why the stragglers can persist around Lushan is because although the terrain is hilly, the soil in the mountains is actually pretty good, and they can grow rice and millet. The yield is not high, but it is more than enough to sustain the survival of tens of thousands of people.
There are blocks of land in the east and west, and the hills are rising one after another. Once the Chu army enters and wants to destroy the farmland one after another, it will take a lot of risks.
It is precisely because the cost of public security is extremely high and the cost of governance is even higher that it took the Chu State nearly 150 years to digest this place.
And even if there are loyal ministers like Jingtian, a native of the Shangxi clan, they can't stop the people at the bottom from running away as soon as they find something wrong.
It is really impossible to escape. As long as you are given a way out, the taxes you should pay will really not be in arrears.
Originally, the situation of the Han army imagined by Jingtian, a scholar in Shangxiang Township, was a great victory on the frontal battlefield, but it would be caught in the wave of attacks from the eastern Han tribes.
As a result, so far, the wave of harassment has not been seen. He himself has been regarded as a tool man, and he has circled Yongxi in a circle.
Not only did the Ba Xiaji clan persuade them to surrender, but now several clans in Lushan have even surrendered their loyal ministers like Jingtian of the Shangji clan. It can be seen that the situation in Chu is over and there is no hope of keeping Handong.
Since it cannot be maintained, it will be reduced if it is reduced. Who should pay taxes and not pay taxes?
"Report!"
"read!"
"The Lushan family is willing to surrender!"
"Oh? Do I remember this Lushan family, or is it a distant branch of the Dou family?"
"Exactly."
The unhappy Jingtian on the side was so angry that his beard was trembling, but he still answered Li Jie's questions seriously.
"The Dou clan is really everywhere, even in remote areas like this."
"This man is so smart that he reaches heaven, I admire him!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Li Jie was very happy and patted the railing of the carriage, "I won another one. This Lushan thing will only take two or three days."
After securing another family in Lushan, there are basically no Handong Tu people in Yongxi who can directly threaten them with armed force.
Other clans are not very competitive, especially in the Jiaoying area. The former "Jiaoyin" has sent envoys in advance to come to Li Jie, hoping to find out more about the benefits after surrender.
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This kind of behavior made Lao Jingtian almost fainted with anger.
He was a countryman of the Shanxi clan, and he knew how to be loyal, but these old nobles, who had been favored for generations, secretly thought about how to sell out the Chu State and then sell themselves at a good price.
Seeing this, Lao Jingtian wanted to vomit.
However, along the way, Jingtian didn't dare to say anything else. One thing he was sure of was that Li Jie would never compromise with those old aristocrats.
Those who should be taken away will not be let go, not even a stone or even a dog.
If he asks you to take it, he won't touch even one more piece of cloth.
After discovering that Li Jiewan did not consult with them, the old families in the northern and southern suburbs of Ying immediately chose to run away and crossed the Han River one after another. Regardless of whether they could survive the winter or not, they removed the door panels and fled westward.
At least keep the gold and silver in your home soft, right?
As for the great weapons handed down from ancestors, if you find a hole, you can bury it in it. If you cross the river east of the river again one day, you can still dig it out from the ground.
It sounds good, but unfortunately, after several "Jiaoyin" families heard that even Shangxi's rural scholar Jingtian had descended, they knew that Li Jie might be on the Han River and ambushed the "Canglang Jun" people.
Immediately, groups of people came to Li Jie to kneel down.
The purpose is just one, at least to save some property.
I never thought that it would actually happen this time.
In this matter, Li Jie asked Jingtian, a scholar from the Shangxi clan, to help. Of course, part of the property of the "Jiaoyin" family was to be used as a subsidy for the King of Chu in the Zhu Palace. As a loyal minister of the Chu State, you must be
Do your best.
This reason was so good that Shang Chantian had no way to refuse.
In addition, Lao Jingtian hated these elder nobles so much that he was even more efficient than the crocodile captain. He even cracked some of the old family's schemes for burying their property.
The whole scene went so smoothly that even Shaha, who was waiting for a tough fight, was amazed. He felt that this old guy Shang Chantian could compete with old Tan Junjimei.
"The areas in the suburbs and Ying have been stabilized. Handong is completely stable. All that's left is how to go north."
Li Jie looked at the map and was extremely happy. Nowadays, there are only a few forces left that can threaten Hanzi Kingdom...