Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

Last winter, half of Fujian was blown up!

Fujian is mountainous, and its people are poor.

Farmers were already exploited by temples and gentry.

Emperor Huizong of Song again levied exorbitant taxes and levies there.

This drove many self-sufficient farmers and small landowners into bankruptcy.

Li Bao went to kill them.

The gunpowder barrel was quickly detonated.

Even the Zhejiang soldiers stationed in northern Fujian,

They were all defeated by peasant uprising armies.

Moreover, the rebel army in Fujian

They were even more "brutal" than the Zhejiang uprising army.

They not only killed officials and rebelled

They also unanimously targeted the gentry and temples.

To put it bluntly, it was about killing landlords and distributing their land.

Li Bao led his troops north.

Because of their overwhelming combat power

Only one county town was recovered.

The Fan family uncle and nephew then went to the mountains to fight as guerrillas.

Such a rebel army,

Totaling over 200,000,

There are more than ten strands of varying sizes.

Relying solely on military force to eradicate them is too troublesome.

The only option is to offer them amnesty.

If they really don't listen, you'll have to hit them.

"Brother Fan, I still feel uneasy."

Ye Tie gazed at the walls of Tokyo.

Fan Ruwei said, "We're already here, are you going to kill us all?"

Liao Gongzhao said, "If we were to kill him, he would have perished in Fujian."

"They won't bring us to the capital."

Liu Shiju said, "Staying in Fujian would be more dangerous."

"How many gentry have you and I killed?"

"Those remnants will definitely seek revenge."

“That’s true,” Fan Ruwei nodded.

Fan Ji was quite expectant.

As the biggest rebel leader in Fujian,

At first, he just wanted to live a peaceful life.

Unfortunately, all of his land has been sold.

They had no choice but to switch to smuggling salt.

Emperor Huizong of Song was reinstated in Hangzhou.

They intensified their exploitation of the southeast.

At the same time, various problems are being rectified.

For example, cracking down on illegal salt trade.

They cracked down very strictly.

Smuggling is becoming increasingly difficult.

His nephew, Fan Ruwei, repeatedly instigated a rebellion.

Fan Jizhong remained undecided.

Therefore, Fan Ruwei ordered his men to murder the official.

This forced Fan Jizhong to rebel.

Even at this point,

Fan Jizhong still hoped to be granted amnesty.

Therefore, the behavior of the rebel army was strictly controlled.

But as the number of rebels increased...

The situation quickly spiraled out of control.

The soldiers killed any gentry they encountered.

They demolished all the temples they saw.

Fan Jizhong and Fan Ruwei, uncle and nephew,

They dared not disobey the collective will of the righteous army.

They simply went with the flow and shouted the slogan of equal land distribution.

They were terrified.

Li Bao employed both suppression and appeasement.

It took half a year in total.

Only then were they completely recruited.

Fan Jizhong used to be a small landlord.

He didn't have many ambitions.

Being able to serve as a county clerk would be enough for me.

Ye Tie, however, was full of ambition.

He was the fiercest general in the Fujian peasant army.

Both were bankrupt small landowners and salt smugglers.

He wanted to be a general.

He used his martial arts skills to realize his ambitions!

These people were taken to the north of Tokyo.

They were collectively housed next to the military camp.

Upon learning of their arrival in Beijing,

Fujian natives serving as officials in Beijing

And the Fujian Jinshi who were observing the political situation,

They submitted memorials requesting that the murderer be severely punished.

They killed too many gentry.

Even though they had already been granted amnesty,

Nor should they be easily forgiven.

Furthermore, one should not appoint officials casually.

Faced with the overwhelming public sentiment,

Zhang Gen suddenly submitted a memorial to the emperor.

Zhao Yuan carefully read Zhang Gen's memorial, and said with a playful smile,

"Such a smart person, yet he resorts to self-degradation tactics."

Zhang Gen's memorial was written in a very upright and honest manner.

The new dynasty was newly established, surrounded by enemies on all sides.

One must not arbitrarily kill those who have surrendered to the emperor.

We must not break our promises and damage the reputation of the imperial court.

These rebel leaders,

Since they accepted the offer of amnesty,

This should be properly arranged.

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This memorial

He offended most of the officials and scholars from Fujian!

Even officials from Jiangxi and Zhejiang,

They all harbored a hidden dissatisfaction with Zhang Gen.

Especially officials in northern Fujian.

Many of his clansmen were killed.

She even came to hate Zhang Gen as a result.

Exhausted, Zhang Xun returned home and said impatiently,

"Why did Father plead for those bandits?"

Zhang Gen glared at his son.

"Now that we've been granted amnesty, how can we go back on our word?"

"The way to govern a country is simply to uphold righteousness."

"You can go back to your hometown to prepare for the exam now,"

"If you fail the imperial examination after three years,"

"Just wait and see how I deal with you!"

Zhang Xun asked, "Didn't Father forbid me from taking the imperial examinations?"

"How come we can take the exam again all of a sudden?"

"Times have changed,"

You'll find out later.

Zhang Gen was too lazy to explain so much.

.....

The donkey cart stopped outside Donghua Gate.

There were already quite a few vehicles there.

After Li Qingzhao got off the carriage

I met many elders and friends.

They greeted each other with bows, creating a lively atmosphere.

The guards checked each officer's badge one by one.