The cavalry is not suitable for siege operations. Wei Yan used Hebei’s only 10,000 cavalry to make full use of the mobility of the cavalry to rush to the surrounding areas of Lingshou County at the fastest speed, control various arteries, and compress the city. The space for gangsters to prevent them from harming other counties.
The roads extending in all directions in Hebei ensured that the cavalry can advance quickly. They arrived at the predetermined position in the afternoon and immediately blocked the road. They conducted a rigorous investigation of the passing personnel, and they found several suspicious figures.
Although these people were well-dressed, each of them showed signs of escaping, especially when they saw the Han army on the crossing. These people were quickly detained in front of Wei Yan and all confessed without torture.
It turned out that these people were all sent to neighboring counties and counties by Yu Yi to write letters to those big families. In the letter, Yue Yi stated several crimes of Liu Xin's usurpation of the world, extravagance, and military violence, and called on these gentry families to join forces to overthrow Liu Xin's rule and share the glory. This is a naked rebellion.
Knowing that the situation was serious, Wei Yan did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly ordered the detention of these people and letters to Chang'an. At the same time, he sent troops to various places to detain all the noble families mentioned in the letter, just in case.
These people also confessed one thing, that is, there are not as many bandits in the city as the rumors, only two thousand people, and they lost four to five hundred in the battle against Lingshou County, and now Ji Yi is in the city. Grab the husband and force the young and middle-aged to join the army.
Knowing that there were only so few people in the city, Wei Yan was relieved, and before the arrival of the infantry brigade, he immediately ordered an attack on the city. Although they are cavalry, the basic tactics of siege are also part of their daily training content. Lingshou did not have a moat, and the city walls were not high. The bandits in the city were even more mobs. Wei Yan almost did not encounter any decent resistance before attacking and regaining Lingshou County. Except for Yu Yi to escape by taking advantage of the chaos, the other gangsters were either killed or became prisoners.
This battle was fought beautifully, and Lingshou County was recovered in less than a day, but the chaos in Hebei was not resolved. The culprit, Yu Yi, escaped the snare for the time being, Wei Yan also arrested many large gentry, which made people feel uneasy. These noble families did not participate in the rebellion, nor did they receive a letter from Yu Yi, and many people had never even heard of this incident, so they became imprisoned inexplicably. Many of these people who were arrested were highly respected in the local area. Even when Liu Xin captured Hebei, in addition to asking them to sell half of the land to the court, they all respected them in other respects and hoped that Hebei could maintain a stable situation.
Now, Wei Yan has arrested all these people, and rumors have spread on the ground in Hebei. Some people say that the court is preparing to settle accounts for the autumn harvest, and it is necessary to wipe out these nobles. Others said that the war ahead was very costly and that the imperial treasury was empty, and the family properties of these noble families were to be robbed of their military resources. There are many other rumors, and so on.
As a well-known aristocratic family in Hebei, the letter from Yu Yi is of course indispensable for them, and it was written directly to Zhen Yan. Therefore, the Zhen family became the focus of Wei Yan's arrest, except for an old servant who went out to buy and buy and escaped. , Other people, no matter how high or low, old and young, were all imprisoned in Yecheng.
The old servant was extremely loyal to the Zhen family. After hearing the news, he fled the city overnight and hired a carriage to go straight to Chang'an to find Zhen Mi.
There are a lot of books in the imperial palace. Zhen Mi travels between home and the library every day, swimming in the sea of books, and enjoys herself. The fact that she was almost kidnapped by Liu Bang a few days ago seems to have forgotten. On this day, she had just left the house and before boarding the carriage, she saw an old servant rushing over and bowed her head, crying: "Miss, you must save the young master. He was caught by the government. Great prison!"
Zhen Mi was taken aback, helped the old servant up, and asked, "What crime did the eldest brother commit?"
The old servant shook his head and said, "Master really didn't commit any crime."
Zhen Mi didn't believe it, and said: "The court law is very strict, how can you arrest him if you are not guilty?"
The old servant said: "It's not that the young master was alone, but the whole house was checked!"
Zhen Mi is currently studying the laws of the Han Dynasty. He remembers many articles very clearly. Hua Rong couldn't help but lose her color and said: "Non-rebellious crimes, will not be full of investigations, will not afflict relatives. In this way, the eldest brother is involved? Be cautious, you will never do this kind of deeds. Could it be that you have been framed by an adulterer. If you are involved in a counter-case, it will be hard for me to get rid of it. No, I have to go to see my mother and ask for clarity."
At this time, Wei Yan’s actions in handling the Ye Yi treason case have also been reported to Ma Yun. Ma Yun was furious. He heard that Zhen Mi asked for a meeting, and quickly asked someone to bring her in and asked: "Miss Zhen, but for your brother. What happened?"
Zhen Mi suddenly fell to her knees, and repeatedly said: "Knowing to the mother, the daughter of the citizen comes from the head. The brother of the family is involved in a major conspiracy case, and the daughter of the citizen cannot be left alone. They dare not escape the law. Please ask the mother to be convicted!"
Zhen Mi is very smart. She knows that if Zhen Yan is not guilty, as long as she stabs the matter to Ma Yun, it will naturally come to light. If Zhen Yan is guilty, she voluntarily surrenders herself, and may even get an extra-legal favor to keep an incense for the Zhen family.
Ma Yun looked carefully at the beautiful girl in front of him, and suddenly sighed: "The girl is really smart, it's just a pity, it's a pity..."
Zhen Mi was so scared that she shivered. She didn't know that Ma Yun knew the course of history. Zhen Mi was originally the queen's destiny, but now she can only become a civil woman, marrying a woman, and living a normal life. In fact, this is not a bad thing. In history, she was finally given to death by Cao Pi, and the ending was not perfect.
Seeing Zhen Mi's extremely scared expression, Ma Yun laughed and said, "Miss Zhen, get up. Your brother should be fine now. Our palace has sent someone to Hebei to rehabilitate him. This time he was arrested by mistake. The court will rectify their names for them and compensate them. You can rest assured."
Zhen Mi racked his brains, but still couldn't figure out why Ma Yun would even call it a pity since her elder brother was innocent. However, when the Zhen family was able to do nothing, she was also relieved, and she thanked her and quit. Ma Yun also felt that her emotion just now might scare her, so she quickly kept her, soothing her with a good word, and asked her to have a royal meal together before letting her go.
Upon receiving Ma Yun's order, Wei Yan was frightened in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Ma Yun did not blame him excessively in the letter, but only ordered him to do his best to make up for his mistakes. Wei Yan was shocked and ashamed. In his anger, he blamed all this on Yu Yi's head, and ordered a thorough investigation of Yu Yi's whereabouts throughout Hebei, even if he digs three feet of ground, he must be found out.
The Han army has always been known for its strict military discipline, and will complete all orders to the chief. Moreover, the atrocities committed by Yu Yi and his bandits in Lingshou City have also aroused the indignation of all the soldiers. The soldiers of the three armies swore to the Tianmeng that they would never accept troops unless they were caught!
At this time, Ma Yun's second decree came over again, letting Wei Yan invite gentry and common people representatives from neighboring counties to Lingshou County to observe the tragic situation of Lingshou after being captured by Yu Yi on the spot. Although Ma Yun didn't see the situation there with her own eyes, she could imagine it based on her past experience.
Although Lingshou is a small city, there are also many noble clans living in the city. These noble clans also have more or less in-law relationships with the noble clans of other counties. Before Yu Yi attacked the city, he had already sent people to contact these gentry and promised their safety, so most gentry did not follow Lin Jin to evacuate outside the city. As a result, they were brutally harmed by the bandits of Yue Yi.
The delegates saw this scene and listened to the blood and tears of the victims' complaints. They were also filled with righteous indignation. They all expressed their resolute allegiance to the court and wanted to help the court catch the culprit. Zhen Yan also said that he would not want compensation from the court, and voluntarily paid a bonus of one thousand taels.
The whole of Hebei took action. The young people spontaneously participated in the search. The streets and alleys were covered with portraits of Yu Yi. The relatives of Yu Yi who had not been in contact for many years were also reported and sent to jail one after another. Suddenly, Yu Yi became a mouse crossing the street, and everyone shouted and beaten. Even other families with the surname Yu were implicated and couldn't raise their heads outside.
After Yu Yi escaped from Lingshou City by taking advantage of the chaos, he didn't even have a cronie around him, so he could only bring the tyrant sword that he had snatched from Tang Yong. He originally planned to escape back to Fangshan, but thought that the cottage had been burned down by himself, and the Han army knew that it was his lair, so they would definitely send someone to search it.
After thinking about it, Yu Yi decided to dive to Liaodong. When Yuan Shao fought against Gongsun Zan, he was one of the main officers. He was quite familiar with the terrain of the area. It was really not good. He could also escape to the small countries such as Goguryeo and Fuyu in the east. The Han army could not control it.
If he said to leave, Yu Yi immediately set off, going out day and night, choosing to walk in remote places with no one. During the period, there were also soldiers and civilian husbands who had been searched for several times. Upon hearing the news, the Han army of the brigade launched a dragnet-style search in this area. But Yu Yi was very cunning, and he was about to catch him several times, but he still escaped.
Wei Yan refused to give up and reported to Ma Yun for instructions to continue the hunt. Ma Yun also felt that although Yu Yi was only a person, the harm was even greater than any prince in the past, and immediately sent a team of flying tiger guards with police dogs to strengthen Wei Yan.
With the help of police dogs, the tracking was much smoother. Following the smell left by Yu Yi, I tracked all the way to the border of Lelang County, but couldn't move on. From here to the north are Goguryeo and Buyeo, and to the south are small countries such as Baekje, Mahan, Benhan, and Chenhan. The chasing Han army did not dare to cross the border without permission, and was unable to judge where Yu Yi had fled, so they had to temporarily stationed and waited for further orders.
Seeing that so much manpower was put in, Ma Yun was still escaped by Yu Yi, and she was furious, and ordered the Ministry of Ritual to send official documents to Goguryeo and other countries, demanding that these countries must hand over Yu Yi. Unexpectedly, three days later, the envoy sent to Goguryeo was sent back, only a human head was sent back.