The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 225: Drinking wine by the river, supported by the people, a hero of the age
However, Li Yi felt the weight of his responsibility when he became governor of Jizhou.

In addition, the two Yuan brothers in the north had not been eliminated, which made him even more uneasy.

He then dispatched 10,000 soldiers and set up camp on the other side of the Zhang River.

Quietly observe the fight between the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan.

Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan are now leading their troops and fighting in Hejian.

Over fifty days, countless people died.

The people of Hejian were suffering terribly, and no able-bodied man dared to leave his house without permission.

Otherwise, he would be sent into the army and die in the battle between the two armies.

Among the two Yuan brothers, Yuan Tan was the most violent.

Especially after he lost his father's title and was overtaken by his younger brother, his personality changed drastically.

Compared with before, his mood is even more unstable.

In order to defeat Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan sent soldiers to various counties and villages to recruit soldiers.

Every household with male children was conscripted into the army.

If no males could be found, property would be forcibly requisitioned to supply the military.

After several months,

The people of Hejian were in panic, and a large number of them hid in the mountains or fled to other counties.

For a time, the population of Hejian State declined significantly.

However, the war between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang has not yet yielded any results.

After several battles, Yuan Tan felt that he could not destroy Yuan Shang in a short period of time.

They also want to attract foreign aid.

Coincidentally, Yuan Shang thought the same way.

The two brothers thought of Liu Biao at the same time because Liu Biao had a close relationship with Yuan Shao.

Otherwise, Liu Biao would not have written a letter to mediate the fight between brothers.

Now that reconciliation fails, you decide which side to take!
Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan sent envoys to Jingzhou to ask Liu Biao for help almost at the same time.

I hope he can provide some equipment and food to help them survive the winter.

By the time Li Yi arrived, Liu Biao's reply had also been transmitted back to Jizhou.

Yuan Shang received a letter from Liu Biao, which briefly said:
——"Yuan Xiansi is a man of sharp and impetuous character, and is confused about right and wrong. You should treat him as a brother and not create a rift between them."

"Cao Cao and Liu Bei are both in Jizhou now. You can get rid of them first to avenge your hatred."

"After the matter is settled, we can then consider the right and wrong. Isn't that good?"

"If you get lost and don't turn back, you will be like Han Lu and Dong Guo who trapped themselves and left behind the farmer's gains."

Yuan Tan got a letter from Liu Biao, which briefly said:
——"A gentleman will not go to a country that is hostile to him."

"I heard the other day that you surrendered to Liu Bei. This means you have forgotten the hatred of your ancestors and abandoned the friendship between brothers."

"I am deeply ashamed of my alliance."

"If Jizhou fails, he should surrender and follow me."

"After the matter is settled, let the world settle the crooked and the right, isn't that noble?"

"Now we are fighting each other, and we are only trying to gain benefits from outsiders."

"Only show your thoughts and observe it."

Liu Biao sent two letters, both of which were to reconcile the two Yuan brothers.

But there was no mention of sending any support in the form of food, fodder, and equipment.

After receiving the letter, Yuan Tan angrily scolded Liu Biao for being disloyal.

"When my father was alive, he often said that he had a close relationship with Liu Jingsheng."

"Now that his son is in trouble, how can he bear to stand by and watch?"

Guo Tuyan said:
"Since Liu Biao is unwilling to help, we might as well send troops to attack."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Tan blamed Guo Tu again and said:
"The other day you asked me to join Liu Xuande, but he gave the post of governor of Jizhou to Li Ziyu."

"I fought hard and got nothing."

"This is all your fault."

Guo Tu was so frightened that he could not answer and could only nod in apology.

"…Forget it. There is no point in saying this now."

"There are too many people who want my father Jizhou. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shang are all eyeing it covetously."

"Now I have few soldiers and little food, how can I defeat them?"

The more Yuan Tan thought about it, the more upset he became, and he ordered his men to continue recruiting soldiers from nearby counties and towns.

"...most of the people in the nearby counties and towns have fled."

"The rest are the old, weak, women and children, who cannot fight."

Guo Tu explained.

Yuan Tan then asked where there were any other men.

Guo Tu replied that only Chengping County, upstream of the Zhang River, had some male adults.

Yuan Tan immediately allocated 5,000 soldiers and ordered Guo Tu to go to Chengping County to recruit soldiers.

The movement of the army had early alarmed the people of Chengping County.

The residents of the county were already living in hardship, and they had also heard about Yuan Tan's tyrannical character and his disregard for other people.

Everyone was scared.

But they were reluctant to leave their hometown.

We were all born and raised here. Who would be willing to leave our hometown unless it was the last moment?
At that time, some people heard that the newly appointed Jizhou Mu Li Yi led his troops to Hejian State.

The people of Chengping County discussed with each other:

"People say that Li Tanhou is a benevolent and righteous gentleman who cares about people's livelihood."

"Now that the Yuan brothers are fighting each other, we have nowhere to go. Why don't we go to Marquis Li Tan?"

After the discussion, the county residents, bringing their old and young, numbered about a thousand people.

Go straight to Li Yi's tent.

Someone had already informed Li Yi, so Li Yi stopped writing.

He went out to greet them personally, and seeing the people coming in groups, he asked them where they came from.

An elderly man among the county residents came out and answered:

"We are the people of Chengping County, and we are here because Yuan Tan is recruiting soldiers in Hejian."

"Over the past few months, the people of Hejian have been able to leave or escape."

"Only those of us who can't walk are left, and we don't know where to go."

"We have heard that you are kind and righteous and love the people, so we have come here to seek your protection."

Seeing this, Li Yi personally helped the old man up and said:
"In that case, I will escort you back to the county."

"I will make sure no one can force you into the army."

Therefore, he ordered the camp to be moved and the entire army moved to Chengping.

The people were overjoyed and bowed in thanks.

Zhen Yao asked hurriedly:

"Your Excellency wanted to sit back and watch the two Yuan brothers fight, so why are you sending troops so quickly?"

Li Yi explained:
"It's okay to wait and see in Chengping."

So the entire army broke camp and moved into Chengping County.

When entering the county, Li Yi issued another order:

"After entering the city, you are not allowed to rob the people's property or rape their wives and daughters."

"Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed immediately without mercy."

As a result, the military and civilians were shocked.

The people of Chengping were all filled with emotion when they saw Li Yi's strict military law and compared it with the actions of the second Yuan'er.

They all sighed and said, how could Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan be as good as their father?

It's time for someone else to take charge of Hebei.

This Envoy Li is a kind and righteous man who loves the people. It is also said that he is the son-in-law of the Yuan family.

Being loyal to him means being loyal to the Yuan family.

Simply the best of both worlds.

Just as the people of Chengping were talking about the new governor of Jizhou.

A few people were walking on the street.

These people were dressed in riches and were no different from other common people.

The leader was a middle-aged man in his early forties.

He walked directly towards Li Yi, but was stopped from a distance by Xu Chu and other guards.

The man greeted her with a smile and said he was looking for Li Yi.

As the saying goes, stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person.

Li Yi waved his hand, signaling Xu Chu to let the man in.

Xu Chu and others made way.

The man thanked him repeatedly, stumbled over to Li Yi and saluted with a big smile on his face.

"…Greetings, envoy. Greetings, envoy."

Li Yi looked the man up and down and found that he was actually wearing purple clothes.

Since purple was a difficult color to dye in ancient times, it was very precious.

Li Yi thought to himself that since he entered Chengping, most of the people he saw had sallow complexions and looked hungry.

How did this man get so much wealth?

Still wearing purple?

"…Who are you?"

Li Yi looked at him and asked calmly.

The man hunched over, not daring to straighten his body to talk to Li Yi, and said with a smile:
"…Reporting to the envoy, I am the chief of Chengping."

Oh?
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and smiled:
"No wonder you are so rich, you are the magistrate of Chengping County."

Cheng Pingchang said:
"I am ashamed, ashamed, for making a fool of myself in your presence."

It turned out that just half an hour ago, this Cheng Pingchang was still eating meat in his mansion.

It was the county magistrate who came hurriedly and told him.

It is said that the newly appointed governor of Jizhou has come to our Chengping County.

As the county leader, why don't you go out and pay a visit to the provincial leader?

How can you still have the heart to drink and eat meat here?

Upon hearing this, Cheng Pingchang really felt that the wine and meat in his hands were no longer tasty.

He immediately took several county officials with him to meet Li Yi.

"Sir, I have already prepared wine and food at the county office."

"I wonder if you would be so kind as to visit my humble residence and give me a chance to show my abilities?"

Cheng Pingchang used flattering words and tried his best to invite Li Yi to the county government.

Li Yi then said:

"...Well, it doesn't hurt to go for a walk."

Cheng Pingchang was overjoyed to see that Li Yi agreed.

So he personally led the way in front.

When he arrived at the mansion, he ordered people to bring out all the good wine and meat.

"This small county is poor, and we don't have much good food and wine to entertain you, sir."

"I hope you will forgive me, please forgive me..."

Cheng Pingchang urged the cook to serve the dishes while calling over several singing girls to sing and dance for Li Yi.

"These singers were carefully selected by me and trained by me personally."

"It is very obedient and efficient. If you like it, I am willing to give it to you."

Cheng Pingchang proposed to give the singer to Li Yi, but Li Yi just closed his eyes and rested, seeming to have no interest in them.

When Cheng Pingchang saw that Li Yi was not interested in beautiful women, he ordered his men to take out several boxes from the treasury.

To impress a man, you only need two things.

One is a woman, the other is money.

Since Li Yi is not interested in women, he cannot refuse money.

"Please look, sir."

Cheng Pingchang ordered his men to open the box, which was filled with golden yellow gold.

The other box was filled with top-quality mink furs.

Cheng Pingchang explained:

"I live in Chengping, adjacent to Youzhou. Many merchants from there sell the mink skins they hunt to me."

"I heard that you have been in Xuzhou before. The weather in Hebei is even colder."

"So I specially selected some top-quality mink fur to make a few clothes for you to keep you warm."

As he spoke, Cheng Pingchang took out another roll of fine silk and quietly handed it to Li Yi, whispering:

"My Lord, this is the finest silk, as light as clouds and as colorful as rosy clouds."

"It suits your noble character."

Li Yi raised his eyes slightly, flicked his sleeves, and covered his arm with the roll of fine silk.

His expression remained unchanged, he just said calmly:
"...You are thoughtful."

After a while, another servant brought in a carved wooden box containing a pair of jade disks.

The jade is warm and smooth, the carving is fine, and it exudes a faint luster.

Cheng Ping laughed and said, "This jade was produced in Liangzhou and was given to me by a friend."

Li Yi looked at the Cheng Pingzhang and smiled slightly:

"I'm just here for the first time, why are you so attentive and giving me so many things?"

Harmful……

Cheng Pingchang said hurriedly:

"It is just a small gift, I hope you will accept it with a smile. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

Li Yi's lips curled up slightly:

"Whether I will take care of you or not depends on your performance in government."

Cheng Ping was startled, and pointed at the two boxes on the ground and said:

"This is my achievements over the years. I wonder if you are satisfied?"

After saying this, he secretly wondered if Li Yi thought it was too little.
He is just a county magistrate, not a prefect or prime minister.

Being able to take out so much money and property is already the greatest benefit that can be gained by taking advantage of one's power.

"It seems that you have indeed made outstanding contributions."

Li Yi smiled slightly and asked him again:

"In that case, you tell me about it."

"How can I take care of you?"

When Cheng Ping heard this, he was immediately delighted and hurried forward, bowing and saying:
"Reporting to the envoy, I have been the county magistrate of Chengping for thirteen years."

“I never got promoted.”

"Now that you are here, see if you can make some concessions for me."

"See if I can still rise?"

Li Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "You were not promoted because your performance was not as good as others."

"...Oh, you must be joking."

"It's just that the money I donated is not as much as others. If I can also donate 10 million yuan."

"I don't think I've been a county magistrate for thirteen years, do I?"

After saying this, Cheng Pingchang leaned in front of Li Yi again and said in a flattering manner:

"If the envoy is willing to let me get promoted, I promise to give you 10 million yuan every year as a gift."

"Where do you want to rise?" Li Yi asked.

"I dare not be greedy. It would be great if I could become the Prime Minister of Hejian State."

"……Hahaha."

Li Yi was amused by Cheng Pingchang's words.

"How can you give a high-ranking official of this prefectural level just by saying so?"

"...You are joking, envoy. If others can say they can't give it to you, you are the governor of a state." "In today's world, the emperor has to listen to the princes outside the country."

"You are the governor of Jizhou. The whole Jizhou should belong to you."

"Isn't the position of Prime Minister of Hejian State just a matter of your nod?"

Cheng Pingchang became more and more excited as he spoke, "I have been an official all my life, and I have never overstepped my authority in a county or a township."

"If I can be the Prime Minister of Hejian for once, it will be worth it even if I die."

"Oh?" Li Yi raised his eyebrows, "Is it really worth dying for?"

"Of course, I have always hoped to become a governor, but I have never had the chance."

"...Good, if that's the case, I will grant your wish."

Li Yi nodded and shouted to the warriors:
"Come on, take this man out and behead him."

Cheng Pingchang was horrified and asked what crime he had committed.

"You are an official who cares about the people, but you don't think about serving the people."

"Instead, they exploited the people and ran rampant in the countryside."

"After so many years of bullying, it would be a relief for you to die."

Then Cheng Pingchang realized that when Li Yi offered him benefits before, he neither accepted nor refused.

It was to make him spit out money continuously so as to give him a chance to punish himself.

"…Sir, who among the officials in this world doesn't accept a little bribe?"

“It’s just more or less.”

Cheng Pingchang kowtowed repeatedly, his head was broken and blood was all over the floor.

Xu Chu also hated the corrupt officials and rebuked them:
"Does it make sense for you to bully the people?"

"How come there are no honest officials in this world?"

Cheng Pingchang was still unconvinced and tried to argue:

"Honest officials are rare, otherwise everyone would be an honest official."

"Why should his name be recorded in history books?"

How dare you make unfounded arguments!

Xu Chu was furious and went forward and hacked him to death with a single blow.

Li Yi sighed:

"It is said that Yuan Shao's laws were lenient, and the people of Hebei were grateful for Yuan's kindness."

"Now that I see it, it's really quite good."

Yuan Shao's lax laws led to extremely serious corruption among officials in Hebei.

Even a small official like Chengpingchang can come up with so much wealth.

It can be seen that power and money are really twins.

It is said that the Three Kingdoms is the Three Kingdoms of the ruling class. Because of its macro-scale narrative perspective, readers often only focus on the ruling class.

As a result, we overlook the fact that a county magistrate is actually a very important figure when viewed from a grassroots perspective.

Not to mention the county magistrate, even he was just a small pavilion chief.

They can live a much more comfortable life than ordinary people.

Ever since Li Yi took office as the chief strategist in Xuzhou, he has been fighting corruption.

Now that I have moved to a new place to work, I am afraid that the work I have to do will not be much easier than that in Xuzhou.

If corruption is serious in Hebei, it will be difficult for Li Yi to eradicate it immediately.

Because one move can affect the entire body, and when the interests of too many people are involved, you cannot push it too hastily.

After Xu Chu killed Cheng Pingchang, he hurriedly came up to ask Li Yi what to do next.

Li Yi ordered:
"This Cheng Ping has been bullying the people of this county for many years. His head should be made public."

"Then open the treasury and provide relief to the people here."

"...here."

Xu Chu did exactly what he was told. He displayed Cheng Pingchang's body to the public and distributed all the money and grain in the treasury to the people.

After the local people found out, they gathered in groups of three or five and rushed to the county government to thank Li Yi.

When Li Yi was about to leave, the people lined the road to greet him with baskets of food and pots of drink.

Li Yi said to everyone:

"I am sending troops here, and I feel uneasy."

The people said:
"Your Excellency loves the people like your own children. Your coming to Chengping does not mean to bring disaster to us."

"It is to save us from the water and fire!"

Li Yi gave the order:

"The residents of Hebei have suffered from the war, so all rent and taxes will be exempted this year."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was delighted.

Li Yi then said to everyone:
"It's cold now, and the rivers are frozen."

"My grain ship cannot move."

The people volunteered one after another and said:

"That's easy. We are willing to go to the river, break the ice and pull the boat."

"So that the envoy can sail for food and fodder."

Li Yi was overjoyed and thanked everyone repeatedly.

Suddenly, the glacier was crowded with people.

The people gathered on the river, breaking ice and pulling boats to open up the river.

The scene was extremely spectacular.

All the people under Li Yi's command were filled with emotion.

"...I didn't expect that you would need so many people without sending any corvée labor."

The project on the river attracted people from other nearby counties and towns.

When the people came to inquire, they learned that everyone had voluntarily cut ice for Li Yi.

So I joined in.

It happened that Yuan Tan's army came to Chengping to recruit soldiers.

Everyone felt strange when they saw many people knocking ice on the river.

Just as he was about to go over to arrest the man, he discovered that there was an army stationed by the river.

After asking around, they found out that it was Li Yi's. No one dared to approach and had to report to Yuan Tan.

When Yuan Tan heard that Li Yi was coming, he was a little panicked:
"The day before yesterday, Li Yi sent me back to Bohai to meet him, but I rejected his request."

"He has personally led his troops here this time. Could it be that he wants to find me and ask for punishment?"

So he decided to take the initiative to find Li Yi and apologize to him.

Guo Tu hurriedly stopped him and said:

"Li Yi was willing to surrender to the lord because the lord was from the Yuan family."

"So that they can win over the hearts of the people in Hebei."

"Now Li Yi is the governor of Jizhou, and he treats my father's family well, and treats them as relatives of the Yuan family."

"The hatred that the people of Hebei have for him is no longer comparable to last year."

"Now the lord has no use for him, if he takes the initiative to surrender."

"It is like tying their hands and letting others slaughter them."

Yuan Tan sighed:
"According to you, what should we do?"

To surrender is to walk into a trap; not to surrender means you cannot win.

Even if they win, they will suffer heavy losses and Yuan Shang will take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits.

It's simply a dilemma.

"It is better to abandon Hejian State and go to Anping instead."

Guo Tu analyzed for Yuan Tan, "There are few soldiers in Anping. If we go there, they may not be loyal to Yuan Shang."

"As for Hejian, let Yuan Shang and Li Yi fight each other."

"I can profit from it, isn't that the best of both worlds?"

Guo Tu guessed that the reason why Li Yi crossed the Zhang River but was not in a hurry to attack was that he must have wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers.

In that case, I'll just walk away.

I will turn the tables on you and let you fight against Yuan Shang.

Yuan Tan thought to himself that he had nowhere else to go anyway, so it didn't matter where he stayed.
So he adopted Guo Tu's plan and broke camp and fled south to Anping.

The words are divided into two parts,

However, Li Yi organized a large number of people in Hejian to help him break the ice and pull the boat.

Thanks to the efforts of the masses, the glacier was quickly broken.

Li Yi was overjoyed and said to everyone:
"With this river, it will be easy for me to pacify Jizhou."

So he decided to send troops to attack Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang.

Someone reported that Yuan Tan had fled south to Anping, so Li Yi thought of attacking Yuan Shang first.

Surprisingly, when Yuan Shang learned that Yuan Tan had left, Li Yi arrived.

He did not resist at all, abandoned Hejian State, and fled westward to Boling County.

Once the two Yuaners left, Li Yi was the only warlord left.

The Prime Minister of Hejian, who had been watching from the sidelines, of course understood what to do.

He immediately led his people to surrender, handed over the seal and the whole country submitted to Li Yi.

Li Yi "recovered" Hejian State in this inexplicable way.

After conquering Hejian State, he gathered everyone to discuss the next strategic move.

Zhang He said to Li Yi:
"There are currently two roads. One goes west, taking Boling and Zhongshan."

"One way is to go south to take Anping County."

"Which way would you like to go first?"

If you go west, you will attack Yuan Shang first; if you go south, you will attack Yuan Tan first.

The rest was Cao Cao's sphere of influence.

Unless the second Yuan'er is desperate and continues to move south, he will run into Cao Cao's troops.

It depends on who they want to target.

"Go south first and take Anping County!"

Li Yi decisively ordered an advance to the south.

The reason for choosing Anping was because it was the richest county among the remaining counties.

When faced with such a rich county, of course the sooner it is pacified the better.

To prevent it from constantly suffering from wars, which would lead to population loss and disruption of production.

"After you leave, who will guard Hejian?"

Everyone asked.

Hejian was just captured, or in other words, it was picked up for nothing.

But we have to leave someone to guard it.

Li Yi's eyes wandered among the generals and finally fell on Zhang He.

"Junyi, you will guard Hejian."

"I?"

Zhang He was a little surprised, and before he could reply, Li Yi continued to add.

"Now you are the new Prime Minister of Hejian."

When these words were spoken, everyone was slightly stunned.

Although they realized the inappropriateness of it, they did not dare to raise it in front of Li Yi.

Only the new employee Zhen Yao didn't know the pros and cons of this, and reminded Li Yi in a low voice:
"My Lord, I heard that General Zhang is from Zhuo County, Hejian."

"It is against the Three Mutuals Law for him to be the Prime Minister of Hejian."

"It is better to choose another wise one."

The so-called three-mutual law means that locals cannot serve as local officials.

Zhang He was from Hejian, so being the Prime Minister of Hejian naturally violated the Three Mutual Laws.

"...No, Junyi will be the Prime Minister of Hejian."

Li Yi was very firm, "My order has been issued and cannot be changed."

Zhen Yao quickly asked, isn't it not good to blatantly violate the Three Mutuals Law like this?
Li Yi smiled and said:

"I did this because I knew it was against the Three Mutuals Law."

The Three Mutual Laws were laws enacted during the reign of Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Li Yi's move was the beginning of his gradual challenge to the authority of the old Han Dynasty.

Some people may say, doesn’t Liu Bei represent the Han Dynasty? Why did he challenge the authority of the Han Dynasty?
This clearly shows a misunderstanding of the dual monarchy of the Han Dynasty.

Strictly speaking,

Even though Liu Bei's surname was Liu and he was a relative of the Han royal family, he could not represent the Han dynasty.

The same goes for Liu Yu, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and others who are also members of the royal family.

Only Emperor Liu Xie and the central government he served in could represent the Han Dynasty.

This is also the reason why people like Xun Yu who are loyal to the old order are not interested in Liu Bei.

These scholars are loyal to the Han Dynasty.

It's not even Liu Bang's Han, but Liu Xiu's Han.

The reason why the Eastern Han Dynasty was called the Han Dynasty was simply because Liu Xiu's surname was Liu.

If one day Liu Bei really "restores the Han Dynasty", then he can represent the Han Dynasty.

Otherwise, we can only shout slogans and say that we want to support the Han Dynasty.

Use this banner to attract more like-minded people.

Li Yi violated the Three Mutuals Law in order to challenge the old order.

This is the inevitable process of the new order overthrowing the old order.

And Li Yi is not the first case. As early as the Skeleton King period, he had already regarded this as commonplace.

But Li Yi is not as radical as the Skeleton King. He wants to test it step by step.

Gradually overthrow the authority of the old Han Dynasty and support the "new Han Dynasty" headed by Liu Bei.

Immediately, Li Yi led his troops south to "recapture" Anping County.

Yuan Tan, who had just arrived in Anping, was shocked to hear that Li Yi had arrived.

I wondered why Li Yi always kept chasing after me?
It is also said that when Yuan Shang was in Hejian, he did not resist and handed over the land of Hejian.

I couldn't help but yell:

"Yuan Shang is so incompetent, why would my father let him inherit the title?"

Then, Guo Tu asked for advice and said:
"Your previous plan failed, Yuan has not yet fought with Li Yi."

"He has sent troops to attack Anping again. What should I do?"

Guo Tu stroked his beard, pondered for a while, and said slowly:
"I heard that after Li Yi arrived in Hebei, he exempted corvée and taxes and won over the people's hearts."

"Perhaps we can start from here."

Guo Tu saw that Li Yi had established himself as a person who "loved the people like his own children" in Hebei.

Since you love the people so much, let’s start with the people.

"How will we implement this plan?" Yuan Tan asked hurriedly.

"Today, you can drive all the people of Anping to lead the way, and our army will follow behind."

"This is how I will fight Li Yi to the death."

"If Li Yi really loves the people like his own children, let's see if he will take action against the people."

"If we kill them all, then our punishment will be justified."

"If they cannot bear to kill them, then they can use the women and children of the people as soldiers and drive them to Yuan Shang."

Yuan Tan followed his advice and immediately sent troops to abduct the people of Anping.

Divide the people into one team, with your own army behind them.

He ordered his soldiers to hold swords in their hands and kill on the spot anyone who disobeyed or left without permission, killing people on the road.

At one time, countless people died in the ditches.

The sound of crying shook the earth.

……

(End of this chapter)