When they came to Yiyang County, Li Jue's inaction made the people of Yiyang County miserable. In order to attack Hongnong County, Li Jue squeezed the people and taxed a large amount of money and food, so the people were all miserable. The grief and anger are overwhelming, but the people do not fight with the officials, and the people dare to be angry but dare not speak out.
And Li Yuguo was well versed in the art of wining over. He had been a man for three generations, and it was not for nothing. The first thing he did when he came to Yiyang County was to open a warehouse to stock up on food. Many people were still wondering, thinking that it was all nonsense.
But as Li Huguo opened all the four city gates and set up food delivery stations, the people in all directions were immediately moved.
Especially the east gate. Diao Chan at the east gate followed Li Yuguo's orders and occupied a place with Yang Paifeng and other women. They opened a warehouse and stocked grain. The people were grateful and worshiped Diao Chan as a fairy who descended to earth and was like the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva.
This also made Diao Chan feel a little calmer. In the past, the people in Hongnong County wanted to use her as a shield and spoke harshly to her one by one. But now, many people kowtowed after taking the food.
"Madam, why are you crying?" Yang Paifeng said.
Diao Chan wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "No, it was just the wind and sand that got into her eyes."
Yang Paifeng laughed a little, knowing it well but not exposing it.
In the county hall, Li Huguo was inspecting the files, frowning and shaking his head.
Xun Yu had now become the county magistrate of Yiyang County. Xun Yu said, "How long does Ming Gong plan to open the warehouse to stockpile grain?"
"Wen Ruo said that what I did was not good?" Li Yuguo said with a smile.
Xun Yu shook his head: "On the contrary, I think that Duke Ming's move is the best way to win over people and make Yiyang County accept us."
"Yes, you know me, Wen Ruoye. These money and grains are all the people's wealth and money collected by Li Jue. It doesn't matter if we don't want them, and we won't go to war in a short time. We have enough to eat these grains, and there is even more. Grain If you leave it for a long time, it will get moldy if there is rainy weather. Why don't we give it away first?" Li Huguo said.
"Justice and justice."
"If it's not righteousness, where is Zhou Cang?" Li Huguo said.
Zhou Cang stepped forward and said: "Brother!"
"My order, starting from today, the soldiers will train in the morning, work in the fields in the afternoon, reclaim wasteland, and plant food. If you plant now, you should be able to harvest by the middle of next year." Li Hugo said, after all, based on this time, it will be exactly next year. During the spring harvest, big things happen.
Zhou Cang said: "Here!"
Li Yuguo looked into the distance: "Where is Guan Hai?"
Guan Er stupidly stepped forward and said: "Brother, I'm here, and I'm just waiting for you to give me orders! Now everyone has work to do, and I'm just eating here, and my whole body feels uncomfortable."
Li Yuguo laughed loudly and said: "Just in time, there is an errand for you to do. There is an iron mine five miles away from Yiyang County. You quickly lead a team of people to dig for ore, and then when you come back , summon all the blacksmiths in the city and start making weapons and armor."
"Yes!" Guan Er was stunned and left with his fists clasped.
Li Yuguo then said to Xun Yu next to him: "Wen Ruo, you take a pair of county soldiers and go to the mountains outside the city to cut wood and dig stones. The city wall of Yiyang County is in disrepair and should be maintained."
"Yes, Ming Gong!" Wen Ruo also resigned.
At the same time, Li Yuguo arrived at Li Jue's home with his troops and horses. At this time, Li Jue's entire family had been gathered together.
Li Jue's mansion is really luxurious, with neat bluestone and magnolia panels all over the place, precious trees and grass plants on both sides, rockeries, flowing water, pavilions and stone tables in the garden, it is truly a luxurious courtyard.
There were thirty-six members of Li Jue's family, and they were all being held in the middle of the hall. Li Huguo sat in the hall and said, "Are you all Li Jue's family?"
"Back... back to your lord, we are all... But the slave family is also a pitiful person. They were all snatched to be concubines. Some gave birth to sons and a half daughters for Li Jue, and some were still unborn. We all hate that Li Jue. Jue hates it to the core, wishing to eat its flesh alive, and thirsting for blood!" said a Taoist woman.
Li Huguo asked again: "Does Li Jue have any brothers or heirs?"
"The heirs are all underage, but there are two brothers, but they both work under Dong Zhuo and occasionally interact with each other. It is said that there is also an old woman who now lives in the north of Liangzhou City." A woman said.
Li Yuguo looked at the women's houses here and thought to himself that they were just a group of women and children. It didn't matter whether they were killed or not, so Li Yuguo said: "You are all locals, so... I will give you some silver, if you can find it." If you can’t find it, I’ll look for you, and I will arrange for you.”
"Thank you, General, for not killing me." A woman said. She was in tears and wiped away her tears. "By the way, there is a newcomer in the hall. This newcomer, Li Jue, planned to do good things when he returned from Hongnong County, so he was imprisoned. In the main room."
"Oh? But who?" Li Huguo asked.
"It is the original concubine of Hongnong King Liu Bian... Tang Ji!" she said.
When he mentioned Tang Ji, Li Huguo's whole body moved. She was a strong-blooded woman whose bravery was second to none among women.
At this time, Zhao Yun was also beside Li Yuguo. Zhao Yun said: "Brother Li, do you know this Tang Ji?"
"I don't know her, but I have heard that this woman is quite loyal." Li Yuguo said. It turned out that Liu Bian was the eldest son of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. His biological mother was He. He was a palace maid at first, and later she rose to become a queen. His brother He Jin also rose to the position of general, and the court called for Liu Bian to be the crown prince. Later, Emperor Ling became seriously ill. When he was dying, he entrusted his favorite heir, Prince Xie, to his especially trusted eunuch, the military academy lieutenant Jian Shuo.
After Liu Bian came to the throne, things seemed calm among the top brass of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but in fact there was an undercurrent. After the incident of the Shi Changshi, the eunuchs were forced to kidnap Liu Bian and Liu Xie to escape from the palace. During this period, Liu Bian suffered a lot, and the biggest one was... But his bad luck was to meet Dong Zhuo.
Although Dong Zhuo was a martial artist with a rough personality, he had a keen sense of smell and a sense of speculation. Dong Zhuo was the helper invited by He Jin. On the way, he heard that there was a change in the palace and Liu Bian was kidnapped. He immediately went to greet him, hoping to gain a foothold in the future. The capital of the imperial court was in disarray. Liu Bian didn't know what Dong Zhuo meant when he led his army. He was frightened and cried. His conversation with Dong Zhuo was also incoherent. Liu Xie, on the other hand, looked calm and answered fluently. After Liu Bian returned to the palace, he issued an amnesty to the world. But this could not stop Dong Zhuo's chaos.
Later, Dong Zhuo sent someone to offer poisoned wine to Liu Bian and forced him to drink it. Liu Bian knew that he would not be able to escape this disaster, so he had a tearful farewell banquet with his wife Tang Concubine and the palace people, and staged a Farewell My Concubine Hongnong. The deposed emperor who was once the nominal head of the Eastern Han Empire eventually died unexpectedly at the age of fifteen.
After Liu Bian's death, his concubines suffered. Tang Ji was the concubine of Liu Bian, the deposed emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hongnong Huai Wang. Tang Ji returned to her hometown of Yingchuan, and her father, Tang Mao, the prefect of Kuaiji, wanted to marry her off. Tang Ji I would rather die than agree.
Li Yuguo felt that history had changed. Originally, Li Jue should have obtained Tang Ji if Dong Zhuo died, but now he has not obtained Tang Ji if Dong Zhuo died. If Li Jue had not died, he should have obtained Tang Ji very much. Tang Ji wanted to marry her, but Tang Ji refused to do so, and then died alone. In this way, she was regarded as a loyal woman.
Li Huguo also admired Tang Ji very much, so he said: "Where is Tang Ji?"
"I will lead the way for the general. General, please come this way." said the old housekeeper of Li Jue's house. The old housekeeper thought that Li Yuguo was lustful and wanted to occupy Tang Ji, so he led Li Yuguo towards the back room. Before Li Yuguo left, Qian said to his men: "Before I come out, I can't let anyone go."
"Here!" All the soldiers clasped their fists.
But the old housekeeper had a flattering smile on his face and said: "Tang Ji is still young, she is only sixteen years old, so she is in the age of young girls. She has a very beautiful appearance. Even Li Jue can never forget her. I heard that she is still young. The general only has one wife in his family, so I think it would be better..."
"Bold!" Li Yuguo slapped her with a big ear-scratcher, "She is Princess Hongnong. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, your words and deeds like this are enough to punish all nine of your tribes!"
"Yes, yes, I know the crime, I know the crime!" The butler knelt on the ground and began to kowtow.
However, at this moment, the carved wooden door in front of him suddenly opened, and a scent of fragrance slowly floated out from inside, attracting Li Huguo to look over.