One hundred years later, Wubi, which had never been destroyed, was finally toppled.
It was Yuan Fang, the suzerain of the Yuan family who knocked it down.
People who once supported Yuan Fang scolded him in shock, and wherever he walked, feces, urine and spit followed. The yin households in Wubi, who are "Hundred-House-Households" and "Thousand-Ding Commonly Registered", have long been frightened by the turbulent times outside. When they heard that their citizenship was to be restored, even if the state's "official fields" were distributed to them, they would not be able to do so. Willing to take a step.
He Mulan thought about it for a long time, but never thought that entering Wubi would become like this. The turmoil in the Yuan family did not make the Yin household of the Yuan family panic. As soon as He Mulan led the army into Wubi, almost many people wanted to Some people even really did this before they died in the Tiger Ben Army.
By the time He Mulan ordered people to fork away the people who bumped into the horse's head again and again, Xue Andu's face was already bad enough.
"General Hua, why do you have to be soft-hearted to them? Such a chaotic people, just throw them away!"
"Yuan Fang is the new 'Sect Master', and he can't suppress everyone. He is taking advantage of us." He Mulan looked at Yuan Fang, who was leading the way, "If we really killed these yin households, I'm afraid that If his master can't do it right away, the so-called 'submission' will become a joke. It is naturally the best to be able to fight without blood, so why use a knife?"
"Fuck! Who lost the chicken!"
Before Xue An opened his mouth, a few eggs flew over and hit him on the back of his head and back. When he looked back, only to see a few children running past in the indignant crowd. Xue An was even more angry. It was impossible to really catch the child and kill him, so he could only yell at the crowd in frustration.
He Mulan had beaten Rouran, attacked Tongwan, and defeated Xiu Turen, which had never been like this before. Obviously the victorious side did not do anything wicked, but was surrounded by the hostility in the sky, almost to the point of being unable to move an inch.
The Hu Benjuns behind her were also suffocated, and they wished He Mulan would start killing them immediately, so as to give these "tricksters" some color.
In fact, He Mulan was also suppressed by this atmosphere. When more and more people began to rush into the team, He Mulan suddenly raised his hand and stopped the army from advancing.
As soon as the Tiger Ben army stopped marching, the atmosphere immediately became tense. Yuan Fang, who was at the front, saw that the situation was not good, he turned back, and bowed his hands to He Mulan.
"General Flower..."
He Mulan didn't speak, just stared straight at him with a pair of knife-like eyes.
The soldiers of the Hu Ben Army put their hands on their weapons one by one, their aura suddenly changed from that of the rat who had just passed the street just now, like a sharp sword unsheathed, exuding murderous aura that was only found on the battlefield, they were so shocked that they had not seen bloody blood for a long time. The yin households were trembling all over and took many steps back in panic.
Some children just burst into tears.
Di Yefei rode his horse and stood by He Mulan's side, missing this familiar murderous aura, and almost opened his pores.
They are real fighters. Although it is good for their opponents to surrender their weapons, but for these military households, what they really want is—
Come! war!
He Mulan stood at the front of the team like a flag, staring straight at the young master.
The Hu Ben army was gearing up, the Gao Che Hu Ben grinned, Yuan Fang was forced by He Mulan's terrifying eyes, he had to lower his head and bow his head softly:
"The Yuan family's new surrender, there are always many old people who are unwilling, and they can't convince everyone at present. Not everyone knows the inside story... General Hua, since you have chosen to accept the surrendered Yuanjia Wubi, this kind of thing should be able to understand… "
"It's you who chose this path, not us. If the Yuan family's crimes are brought to the world, these yin households should throw eggs at you." He Mulan's current anger is not something a young man like Yuan Fang can bear. , "Tell them to get out of the way."
Yuan Fang looked around, and saw several elders of the Yuan family in the crowd. As soon as they gritted their teeth and rode their horses, they said something in their ears. These elders changed their colors, and there was not much time. Those troubled Yin households immediately Scattered clean.
"Looking at the appearance of General Hua, it seems that he has been to the Yuanjia Wubi..." Yuan Fang smiled ingratiatingly, and after what happened just now, the sharp edges he showed were obediently hidden, "The front is the Yuan family's pasture. , available for the garrison of the army."
Said to be Wubi, it often occupies an area about the size of a city, and some are even larger than ordinary towns. He Mulan led the Hu Ben Army and the Yuzhou local army to station in the open space. This was nearly 20,000 troops. Even if the supply of the prefectures and counties along the Yuzhou road was very difficult, I wished them to leave quickly, but with the food and grass that the Yuan family had hoarded before. And medicinal herbs, supplying these people is more than enough.
He Mulan led the army to station, and after a while, Yuan Fang asked someone to let He Mulan go to see the county master. He Mulan brought dozens of guards and Hu Ben elites to a wooden house with Yuan, and Yuan Fang did not dare to invite He Mulan in, so she asked her to speak to the Helian County Master inside through the window of the wooden house.
The county owner was seriously ill. He was slashed by Yuan Fang on the shoulder before, and was moved back and forth from the tunnel. He was not far from death.
He Mulan came closer, and didn't know what to say for a while. After holding it for a long time, she just said, "Princess Helian Pearl and I have some friendship. Do you have any last words?"
She put her voice loudly, but even so, she didn't know if the woman could hear it clearly.
He Mulan waited silently outside the window for a while, and did not hear any movement. Yuan Fang was also a little surprised, so he sent someone in to take a look. Dead! Dead! Still smiling!"
What she laughs at and why she laughs is no longer known.
This Hun woman is dead. Whether she is the county owner of the Xia Kingdom, or just a fabricated identity just to survive, why did she defect to Liu Song, leaving He Mulan with a sigh.
She died of illness, and even the body and all the objects could not be left behind, only to be burned.
When the Helian County Master was lifted up by the servants who were all covered in clothes, He Mulan glanced at Yuan Fang and seemed to not care: "Yuan Family Master, you don't really need to do this."
Yuan Fang pursed his lips, "I don't understand what General Hua means."
"You set fire to the tunnel, but only brought out this woman, for fear that if she died inside, or if she was already dead, she would be blamed by your elder brother. He is so obsessed with this woman, although he will not blame you, But there will inevitably be some disagreements between the two of you. In order not to let your brother blame you, you deliberately made this out, please let me be a witness. "
Yuan Fang's face was actually a little red, and he looked up at the sky uncomfortably.
"General... It's really... Cough cough, exquisite heart. It's just a little too joking."
"Her tragedy comes from the war, but also from you. If the people stay away from the war, from the princes to the common people, everyone can live and work in peace, why do you need to build such a wall to isolate the world."
He Mulan looked at the distant barriers and sighed: "Since the end of the Han Dynasty, the world has been in turmoil, people have been displaced and fled everywhere, forced to survive in the Wu, Bi, Fort, and Tuen established by the noble family for protection. Now that Guanzhong has been settled, the South has not heard of the war for a long time, there are fertile fields outside, but Wubi is overcrowded. Yuan family master, I feel that you and Yuan Hua have a deep brotherhood, but sometimes, please think about other people's brothers... "
She looked at the stunned Yuan Fang, "It's not Wu Bi, but people's hearts that really block the peace in the world."
Yuan Fang was stunned by what He Mulan said. Goodbye to He Mulan's unhandsome profile, he seemed to be shocked and couldn't speak for a long time.
After He Mulan sighed, he casually dropped a sentence.
"Helian County Lord, I will talk to your brother. What is this County Lord's name?"
It is extremely sad to call her "Hu Ji" and "Hun girl" all the time.
"She claimed to be the daughter of Helianman who died defending the city, and her single name is Wei."
Yuan Fang lowered his head.
"I'll have someone erect a monument for her."
"More than that. Patriarch Yuan, the plague is likely to spread outside, but the medicinal materials are far from enough. Do you understand what I mean?"
He Mulan walked unhurriedly towards the camp, Yuan Fang followed and nodded.
"The medicinal materials are stored in my Yuan family's warehouse, and I will give them to Du Hu Xue."
"There are also those innocent people who died because of your Yuan family. Some are rangers, some are lonely travelers. Since you did evil, Xue Duhu has been in several state capitals, although not all the missing people have records. , but still found a lot of missing people. Do you recognize this debt? "
Yuan Fang felt free and easy when he heard the words.
"Yes, why don't you admit it? I'm going to Pingcheng. I can't say that I'll lose my life. What should I do with these things outside my body? As long as General Hua dares to take it, just take it as a pension."
He knew that there was a practice in the officialdom of Wei State, such as looting the family and exterminating the family, the general took a few copies, and the rest was handed over to the top.
There were too many people He Mulan wanted to take care of, far exceeding the amount she should take, so Yuan Fang said, "As long as the general dares to take Yunyun".
"I don't dare to take it, so I asked Yuan Patriarch to voluntarily donate it first..."
He Mulan smiled slyly.
"Since you have dedicated it to the prefectures, I can't disobey your good intentions, can I?"
Yuan Fang opened his mouth wide, as if he didn't believe that there were still people willing to share the huge wealth that he had obtained.
But He Mulan didn't care what he thought, just smiled at him and walked away.
***
The army had all arrived at the Yuan family, and no matter how the Yuan family struggled, they could not escape the fate of the whole family being bound to Pingcheng to accept the fate of Tuoba Tao.
The Yuanjia Wubi was ordered to have the local government recruit the villagers to dig up the wall, and the entire fertile land was reclaimed by the "official". In the name of the outside world, a large number of prohibited weapons were found in the Wubi, and they tried to rebel. The Yuan family's young son pleaded guilty and Surrendered, but Emperor Wei made an open face, did not kill the nine Yuan clan, and escorted them to Beijing for trial.
But since "rebellion" is involved, the death penalty can't escape the living crime, and it is probably just exile or serving as an official servant, slavery and the like.
"I Have a Scroll of Ghosts and Gods"
Before being confiscated, the Yuan family's huge family wealth was donated by the new head of the Yuan family to the officials of the prefectures to comfort the local widows and loneliness. There are rumors that the head of the Yuan family is dissatisfied with Hua Mulan's domineering, and would rather disperse all his family wealth than take advantage of the Hu Ben army and Wei Guo, which has caused many people to praise him for being strong.
As for the medicinal materials of the Yuan family, they naturally fell into Xue Andu's hands. Xue Andu was born from a wealthy family and would not be greedy for these medicinal materials. These medicinal materials were distributed by the "living people's bureaus" and "medical bureaus" of the prefectures. In addition, the Taoist doctors dispatched by Youdaomen would be used for the treatment of epidemics. prevention.
He Mulan took a while to settle the matter of Yuanjia Wubi, personally ordered the Hu Ben army to go to the dark river to seal the river, and built many hidden piles and traps at the bottom of the river to prevent Liu Song from using this waterway. Only then did he safely escort the "rebel" of the Yuan family back to Beijing.
In contrast, Yuan Hua, who was recuperating in the bamboo hut because of the disease, was lucky to escape a prison and the pain of running around because of his illness.
Yuanjia Wubi was passive, causing a huge shock to the suzerain and Wu master in the entire south.
The "suzerain guardianship system" was a system recognized by the Wei State. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, any ruler who entered the Central Plains must pay attention to the issue of the suzerain and the suzerain, and try to win over and lure them to become helpers.
In those days, Shi Le led 30,000 troops to attack Wei County and subdued many Wubi and Wubao. After the First World War, he recruited more than 50,000 soldiers from these Wubi, which shows the scale of Wubi.
Moreover, in addition to conscription, the food needed by the army is also provided and delivered by these suzerains. Once you win over these suzerains, you don't even have to worry about food and grass.
However, as the world gradually settles down and more and more land is obtained, the population problem of ten rooms and nine empty spaces becomes imminent. Tuoba Tao attacked other countries several times, whether to destroy Xia or recruit Rouran, in the final analysis, it was also for the population.
But even so, the population is still far from enough. Now there are enough fields to manage, no one is farming, and there are thousands of households in Wubili of any size (note that they are households, not people), and it is impossible to count the specific number of people, and it is impossible to let them. Serving, farming and paying taxes, over time, the country is bound to fall into the predicament of militarism.
Tuoba Tao wanted to move Wubi, but he didn't want to cause too much turmoil. This time, he conquered the Yuan family with a thunderous force, but he didn't make the blood flow into a river. It was not only a shock to the suzerain in the south, but also a peaceful means. Touch their nervous heartstrings.
As for what happens after that, it depends on the next development.
He Mulan's duty was to "lead troops to fight", and he seldom considered these political issues, but the several important officials in Beijing who learned of what happened in Yuzhou were not as indifferent as He Mulan.
***
Wuchang Hall.
"It's terrifying..." Cui Hao frowned after reading the "confession" sent back by Hua Mulan, "If all the things recorded here are true, then Yuan Zhe's ashes will not be enough to justify his crimes. Although Zhe's son is not the mastermind, but when he learns of such a dehumanizing thing and reports it, it is also a crime of covering up."
"Kissing relatives, not just anyone can kill relatives." Gu Bi sighed: "Although such a big thing has happened, it is impossible to make it clear to the world, and there is no one who is crazier than Yuan Zhe in this world. I know how many, and if anyone really imitates…”
"If anyone really follows suit, I'll let them bleed first!
Tuoba Tao's eyes immediately became murderous.
"But if you don't make it clear to the world, you can't blame the Song country. In this matter, the Song country can't stand morally." Cui Hao returned the "confession" to Tuoba Tao. "We have to find a way to take advantage of the Yuan family's affairs and let Song Guo deal with the tough King Pengcheng."
"Can you think about the innocent people in Yuzhou and Qinzhou before you think of holding Song to be held accountable? Don't let the people panic before the plague strikes!"
Gu Bi retorted in his low and serious tone: "And I believe that under His Majesty's wise governance, this kind of thing will never happen again."
Tuoba Tao was most afraid of Gu Bi calling him "wise", because that often meant that he still had a lot to do. Thinking of this, Tuoba Tao coughed a few times.
"Now that the Yuanjia Wubi has fallen, what should be considered is how to deal with those shady households. What are your thoughts?"
"In the old days, there were no three chiefs, and only the suzerain was established to supervise and protect them, so the people tended to hide themselves. Fifty or thirty households made up one household. Even if these households were taxed according to the old system, this household would still be too large. I feel that the 'three chiefs' can be used to govern this place."
Gu Bi is not a high-ranking Han Chinese, but Cui Hao has to be careful about the influence of local forces, so Gu Bi will send out the draft and the plate that he has already prepared.
"Every 50 families has a neighbor head, every five neighbors has a mile head, and every five li has a party head, who is responsible for the collection and management of taxes. Now that the taxes are uneven, the people will be grieving. Your Majesty can give the Yuan family territory first. The yin households in the village should reduce taxes and implement it carefully. If it is feasible for Chen County, it will be implemented gradually...”
Cui Hao shook his head again and again: "The customs are different, the difficulty is different, and the nine-pin difference has been implemented for a long time. Once the old system is changed, I am afraid it will cause confusion."
"It varies with the times, and now is not the Jin period! Li Sanchang can thoroughly find out the number of yin households. In the future, there will be a stable source of taxation, the burden of the people will be balanced, and there will be no more grievances from the people, and those opportunistic flukes It may be a little confusing, but like in Qinzhou, we try to start from a small area first. Although reform is difficult, it can be done gradually. Cui Taichang, you are a Han Chinese. Cooking Xiao Xian', if you don't even do it, how do you know if it will work?"
Under Gu Bi's excitement, Cui Hao sprayed with drool all over his face. Cui Hao is also a person who attaches great importance to the monument, and his face was ashen when Gu Bi made him, and he almost wanted to pinch him.
Tuoba Tao was already accustomed to two important ministers pinching each other, Gu Bi was the prime minister, and Cui Taichang was the head of the civil service. Tuoba Tao rubbed his forehead with a headache, and loudly stopped the two from continuing to quarrel.
"Okay, okay, don't be arguing now, we haven't been to Yuzhou, I don't know what attitude these suzerains have now, wait, wait, wait until I have met Yuan Fang and Hua Mulan of the Yuan family. "
He took the case.
"Wait until Mulan returns to Beijing!"