Three anecdotes

When Shang Chengbi withdrew his troops, he was dragged in Jing'an City.Shang Quhan has been in business for many years, and it is not so easy to cut off his wings.

Before Shang Chengbi began to question the crime, Shang Quhan bowed his head and pleaded guilty, admitting that he was defeated like a mountain, that he failed to command, that he had failed the holy grace, that he was ashamed of the people, and that he was still a martyr with his sickly body. He comforted his family again, insisting that Shang Chengbi punish him severely.

He was severely injured by Cardinal Jin, and he only had half his life left. A person who was originally standing tall on Songyan, only Yushan was left standing on the verge of collapse.People in the world value heroes, love heroes, and cherish heroes. I saw with my own eyes that most of the territory was under the banner of Cardinal Jin. Brothers of flesh and blood became Chu people overnight. They worshiped the new king and changed the name of the year. .Looking at the country in front of him, the God of War fell, the stars fell, and the heroes were sad, who could really blame him.

What worried Shang Chengbi even more was the undercurrent of the government and the people, "If the emperor hadn't been greedy for beauty and returned to the mountain, how could he be defeated today?" What's more, Cardinal Jin didn't even show his face. Bi backed off, "Your majesty is fascinated by this monstrosity, isn't it that he wants to give away the remaining half of the mountains and rivers?"

Voices from the people quickly spread to the government and the opposition. Prince Jing’s army suffered a terrible defeat. At least it can be said that it was a bloody battle. Your Majesty, you mobilized a large number of people to circle around. Hundreds of thousands of troops went out, and you returned after losing 2 people. , I didn’t even face the last battle, but I didn’t dare to pick up this young master when I met this young master, it’s a crime to lose, so what to do if I fled without fighting.

Shang Chengbi was covered in sieves all over himself, and he naturally lost a little bit of confidence when he asked Shang Quanhan to be blamed.

This is the reason why all the emperors and ministers have to remonstrate bitterly. You are the emperor, the emperor, and the emperor goes to war. You can only win and not lose. Otherwise, where is the king's prestige and the national prestige?

During this expedition, Shang Chengbi's prestige has dropped to the extreme. He has always been tyrannical, but those who jumped to his feet and scolded him as the reincarnation of Jie and Zhou have to admit that this man has a scheming and iron fist, and no one dares to rob him .If you rule the country with dominance, you must have enough confidence yourself. With a large army in hand, you can be decisive. Even if others complain, you have to lie cross-legged.But this time, hundreds of thousands of troops returned from their own expedition without success, not even a small Phoenix Mountain was captured, and even the four counties in Jiangbei were lost. What Shang Chengbi lost was not only the fertile and fertile land on both sides of the river. .

Cardinal Jin understands this truth better than him, so he manages the conquered land more painstakingly, does not change the system, does not easily conquer, lightly corves and pays less, rests and recuperates, and treats the original Liang people and the old Chu people equally.Now is the autumn harvest season, under the order of Cardinal Jin, there is nothing more important than not delaying the harvest of grain into the warehouse. A big battle has already delayed a lot, but fortunately, Cardinal Jin has accumulated a lot when he conquered the four counties. With little experience, he ordered Xuanpao to be stationed in person, invited the elders of the clan to come forward, divided the households into households, and methodically seized the last opportunity, and finally did not waste too much.

Cardinal Jin is extremely fair in governing peace, especially the people who belong to the land. Much lighter than girders.As a result, many Daliang people in neighboring counties often fled to the border of Chu State.

Cardinal Jin tried to appease those who were willing to defect, not only to treat each other as one, but also to garrison troops for protection. In this way, more refugees would defect.As a result, all the people in Daliang left their hometowns for Chu. Cardinal Jin, with the help of the local people, drove straight in and pushed the territory northward.

The stalemate between Liang Jun and Chu Jun lasted until the winter of that year.In addition to occupying both sides of the great river, Dachu also owns four counties and eleven counties in the north. In addition, Helianxi stepped into Juyongguan with iron hooves, and the neat territory of Daliang became uneven.

Another thing is more terrifying than the plainly lost territory.That is, the north and south of the river are rich and prosperous, and they used to be tax-heavy places in Daliang. Now, half of the country has been lost, but the country urgently needs to save food and grass to prepare for war. sad.

At this time, Cardinal Jin's Da Chu suddenly ordered that the useless bills can be exchanged for rice. The so-called fee bills were once harder than gold. The banknotes issued by Tongda Bank were unclear, and no one said they recognized them, and no one said they did not recognize them.Because the case of Wei's treason involved the dispute between King Jingbian and the emperor, this long-standing and serious case passed silently.The common people are living in a difficult life, and the bank notes in their hands cannot be exchanged for money, and the public grievances can be imagined.At this time, Cardinal Jin announced that the ticket could be exchanged for rice, so Changyue County, which is just across the river from Daliang to Dachu, became very popular.

What's even more frightening is that back then, Tongda Bank was established in 63 provinces in the south, north and south, and its semicolons spread all over the country. With its backing to King Jingbian, it can be said that it monopolized Daliang as a whole. many.However, the amount of rice that can be exchanged by Cardinal Jin is limited. Therefore, the officers and soldiers guarding the city colluded to seal off Changyue. The common people could not cross the river, but the barnyard officials and small officials went to the other side of the river to exchange rice every day. Quite rightly, even though King Jingbian suffered a defeat, he should not be underestimated. As long as Shang Yuhan survived, the banknotes in his hands would be a rare commodity to live in. What's more, they had other sources of income. It is not as eager to exchange rice for food as a small official.

However, in the eyes of the common people, the rations of their own family were confiscated into the warehouse by this group of gods, and they wanted to exchange for useless tickets when they ran out of rice. Taking advantage of this to make a fortune, one side received banknotes, and the other side exchanged rice, but only exchanged one-third of what Cardinal Jin gave to the common people. As the weather got colder, the amount of rice exchanged became a quarter. One, or even one-fifth.How many banknotes the common people can have in their hands are robbed by them in such a way that they will soon have neither food nor money, and their life savings will be exhausted. This is not a real rebellion by the government.Anyway, the people of Daliang have also gained experience as rebels. Think about the people who held high the rebel flag before, and now they are living under the protection of Da Chu. Even the peasants who raised the army at the beginning are now promoted to generals.It's just across the river, so we can't even drink the thin ones.

As a result, the big Chu and Liang were living in peace, and after two months of minor conflicts, the common people of Changyue rose up again because of the exchange of invalid bills for the bank.

Cardinal Jin had already made preparations for this day. As soon as the anti-flag on the other side of the river was erected, the black robes on this side would be taken off the small officials who came to exchange rice and these familiar-looking local hooligans. More than a hundred people , pressing on the other side of the river, the people of Daliang over there spread the news that they were going to cross the river, and the people on this side had already raised their knives and cut off more than 100 heads. cross the river.

The Chu army had been gaining momentum for a long time, and the rice-changing officer picked up the rice-carrying burden, and pulled out a thin-edged knife from the burden. The basket was full of weapons. When rushing towards Xu Hu, Xiangping, Xiangning, Zexi and other counties further north, the county magistrates who had been preparing for the war but didn't feel that this war could be fought now were stunned.

Even Shang Quhan couldn't imagine that Cardinal Jin would act again at this time, so Jiangbei lost the fifth county.

At this time, Emperor Xuan'an, Shen Xiyun, said that the Suyuan defenders in Daliang had committed a crime against Xicheng Yunke because of the forced requisition of food in Daliang. Therefore, five thousand soldiers and horses attacked at the same time and gnawed down the westernmost end of Daliang.

When Shang Chengbi received the news of Cardinal Jin's attack again, he could still sigh with emotion that you are still so anxious. Hearing the battle report from the west, his complexion darkened instantly.Then, a decision that shocked everyone was made. The case of Wei's treason was solidly proved, so there was no need to investigate further. He ordered the Luan Imperial Guards to immediately go to the Jingbian Palace to kill people. The treason case of Prince Bian was closed within three days.

For the two rebellion cases, if the case of the Wei family is full of doubts, then Fengxing and the four camps encircle the prison, which is absolutely impossible to argue.You can argue that you have no objection, but the emperor can also think that you are the heart of Sima Zhao.Besides, this time, Shang Quhan knew very well that Shang Chengbi wanted his name and Fengxing's life.

The Luan guards moved very quickly, and rushed into the Jingbian Palace with a single order.This time, it was Shang Quhan who personally blocked the door, and the team led by the Luan Guards was Father-in-law Liu Changshun.

Everyone knows that Eunuch Shun represents the emperor.

The Jingbian Palace was originally surrounded by Luan's imperial guards, tigers and dragons, but this time, Shang Chengbi was determined to win it again.

Shang Quhan personally blocked the door with a big-headed soldier, without any weapon in his hand, his face was sallow, and he still said the same old three sentences, "Wei is innocent, the child is in a hurry, and he has no heart of disobedience, please take it back." Fate."

Xiao Shunzi's father-in-law only had one sentence, "The prince is loyal and loyal, the emperor asked the miscellaneous family to ask, since the king is loyal, what should the minister do if he wants to die?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Luan Imperial Guard knew that it was bound to be difficult today, so Shang Quhan nodded slightly and moved away.A member of the tiger's eyes opened wide and slashed down with a knife, smashing the stone lion at the door to the ground with sparks flying around, and then said, "The holy candle shines, but there are villains like you who are cunning, surrounded by foreign enemies, but slaughter loyal ministers. Kill the eunuchs, the Qing emperor side!"

The signal rocket went up to the sky, and the Luan guard immediately heard the sound of Ma Ming.That big-headed general fought ten against one, charged into the team of Luan guards with a big knife, and slashed at Liu Changshun.All the soldiers of the Luan Imperial Guard hurried forward to protect him. This man is Shang Quhan's confidant assassin, with a horizontal force and a big sword. He was immediately cut under the knife.

The Luan guards might not be able to save people, but with ten circles, soon, the knife was placed on the neck of the big head.

The embroidered gold knives were unsheathed one after another, and each knife was pointed at Shang Quhan's nose.

Shang Quhan didn't move at all, only listening to the sound of horseshoes in the alley.

This time the Luan guards were led by Shang Chengbi's confidant young general Xu Yuan. With a wink from him, a small group of people set up a ladder and climbed over the high wall.

Shang Quehan said, "Who dares to kill me alone in the palace?"

Xu Yuan smiled slightly, and walked forward into the encirclement. With a wave of his hand, the Luan guards surrounding the big head retreated one after another. With a movement of the arms, the huge head of the big head flew up, and then, he heard his immature but clear voice saying, "A sick child of a defeated general, does he still think he is the God of War?" , "The emperor has ordered, the Wei family has rebelled, and the law will be rectified on the spot."