Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

The six army commanders and deputy army commanders suddenly realized.

King Zhenbei looked at the six people and said:

"You are my high-ranking officers, so you must understand this: the enemy is a cunning warrior, and the battlefield is a place of life and death!"

"But! You can't treat the people like enemies, because the people are the foundation of our imperial power, and they are our bread and butter. If the six of you don't understand this, then you will never be able to use the military power in your hands correctly!"

"I will tell you the simplest truth. Aren't all the soldiers in your hands from the people? Aren't all the food you eat grown by the people? The people in other parts of Dafeng State are the people, but are the people in Yunzhou not the people?"

Jiang Yichen, Xu Jiamu, He Zhili, Wen Jinglan, An Jingyi, Qu Ruiyuan, the six army commanders and the deputy army commander listened to the words of Zhenbei King Hongxuan.

Like lifting the pot to receive a blessing.

He looked surprised and shocked.

The six of them realized that the question that King Zhenbei had just asked them was of great significance.

It is impossible for King Zhenbei to ask them questions for no reason.

They now understand and realize that the people of Yunzhou are not enemies, but also the people of Dafeng State.

Since Yunzhou is a citizen of Dafeng State,

Why could the Prime Minister's Mansion take all the money from the people for itself? Why did they want to transport all the food away?

Wouldn't this cut off the livelihood of the people in the ten counties of Yunzhou? It would be strange if they didn't think about it. The people of Yunzhou had no food to plant and no food to live on. It was foreseeable that

The following rebellion was not organized by a single person, but all the people in the entire Yunzhou territory rebelled.

The entire population of Yunzhou is in rebellion!

There are millions of people in Yunzhou.

But now the King of Zhenbei has only 90,000 soldiers. Of course, the army's combat effectiveness is far higher than that of the people, but the army cannot withstand the anger of the people.

Zhenbei King Hongxuan looked at the six people and continued.

"Why did Yunzhou rebel? The most fundamental reason is that the officials here think that the emperor is far away and the court of Dafeng Kingdom has no control over this place. Therefore, the officials here act recklessly and impose heavy taxes and levies as a small matter, which makes the people here angry and miserable!"

“This is the fundamental reason!”

The six army commanders finally realized the purpose of Zhenbei King Hongxuan, and they had some vague guesses in their hearts.

I only heard King Hongxuan say:

"Before coming to Yunzhou, I already knew that Yunzhou is divided into ten counties, and what I want you three field army commanders and deputy commanders to do is to completely occupy these ten counties."

"After the three field armies occupy the ten counties, they will kill all the corrupt officials, landlords and tyrants in the county cities. This will deter the bandit leaders who want to organize a rebellion, and also calm the resentment and anger of the people of Yunzhou!"

"I want you to kill all the county governors and officials!"

This is Hongxuan's first step in rectifying Yunzhou.

There is no doubt that the Yunzhou official system is corrupt, and Hongxuan knows it.

The grain and silver in Prime Minister Li Haicheng's mansion were looted by these ten county governors from the homes of Yunzhou people.

None of the ten county governors of Yunzhou deserves to die.

The current mess in Yunzhou is closely related to these officials.

"Second Field Army Jiang Yichen, Xu Jiamu, listen to my orders!"

Commander Jiang Yichen and Deputy Commander Xu Jiamu knelt on one knee.

"The general will obey your orders!"

"You two will take the 30,000 soldiers of the Second Field Army and completely occupy Yunzhou Wencang County, Cuifeng County, and Yuxi County. Kill all the resistance. Put all the officials of the three counties in shackles and drag them into the downtown area! Give them three days. If three people can save an official at the same time within three days, the official will be released without charge. Otherwise, his house will be confiscated and he will be executed!"

The Second Field Army commander Jiang Yichen and deputy commander Xu Jiamu responded respectfully:

"The general will obey the order!"

King Hongxuan of Zhenbei turned his gaze towards He Zhili and Wen Jinglan of the Third Field Army.

"He Zhili, Wen Jinglan, listen to my orders!"

"The general will obey your orders!"

"You two will lead the Third Field Army to Yunzhou Yaoshan County, Baiyuan County, and Jinjiao County. Occupy the three counties and arrest all the officials in these three counties. Put on torture instruments and drag them into the downtown area. If three people come to vouch for an official at the same time, he will be released without charge! If no people are willing to vouch for an official within three days, he will be beheaded and his property confiscated."

If he is an honest official or a good official with prestige, it is impossible that he is not loved by the people. As long as three people are willing to vouch for him, he will be acquitted. This means that the people can decide for themselves whether these officials should be beheaded or not.

These avoid killing the wrong good officials.

But Hongxuan knew that good and honest officials in Yunzhou were rare.

He Zhili and Wen Jinglan respectfully accepted the order:

"The general will obey the order!"

King Hongxuan of Zhenbei looked at the commanders of the Fifth Field Army, An Jingyi and Qu Ruiyuan.

"An Jingyi, Qu Ruiyuan, the two of you will lead 30,000 soldiers of the Fifth Field Army to occupy Huaming County, Qinglian County, Shangtong County, and Huangtang County in Yunzhou. I have already made clear what to do with these four counties. If three people protect an official at the same time, the official will be released without guilt. Otherwise, he will be beheaded and his property confiscated."

An Jingyi and Qu Ruiyuan responded respectfully.

"The general will obey the order!"

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan was sitting on the table, taking a pen and writing on the rice paper.

"The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict:

King Hongxuan of Zhenbei killed 360,000 Yunzhou rebels, captured 80,000 Yunzhou rebels, and successfully captured the main culprits Li Haicheng and Zhang Fangliang. The two have been imprisoned and will be escorted to the Wumen Gate in Kyoto for execution. The county magistrates and their subordinates in various counties of Yunzhou were responsible for governing the country, but they failed to do their best and committed many acts of corruption and abuse of power, which brought disaster to the people.

The county governors of Yunzhou actually colluded with the rebel bandit Li Haicheng to plunder the food and money of the people of Yunzhou. Their evil deeds are too numerous to be counted and cannot be described in words. Now, Zhenbei King Hongxuan will exercise the imperial power on behalf of Emperor Dingwen to punish the treacherous and return a bright and peaceful world to the people of Yunzhou. All the confiscated grain and silver will be returned to the people, and the property and fertile land confiscated from corrupt officials will be used to build Yunzhou.

This king has sent troops to capture all the officials in the county. If there is an official among them who is honest and incorruptible and is a good official! As long as three people guarantee it, this king can release this official and entrust him with an important task.

Admire this! "

After Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan finished writing the imperial edict,

Handed over to the Sui army's Hanlin academician writing officer

"Officer with the pen! Make ten copies of this imperial edict and give them to the three army commanders respectively. Post the imperial edict written by the king in every county city and inform the people of Yunzhou City."

The Hanlin scholar took the imperial edict from the King of Zhenbei and began to copy it into eleven copies. Jiang Yichen and He Zhili took three copies each, and An Jingyi took four copies.

The six people took the imperial edict written by Zhenbei King Hongxuan and said respectfully:

"I will definitely live up to the mission of King Zhenbei!"

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan looked at the six people and ordered:

"Let's go now! If we delay, something unexpected will happen!"

The six people left the hall.

After leaving the Zhenbei King's government, the six people were sincerely impressed by the Zhenbei King's foresight.

Jiang Yichen looked at the five people and said:

"The King of Zhenbei cares about the people and is truly the most wise king in the history!"

He Zhili said with emotion

"The King of Zhenbei's wisdom and foresight are unfathomable!

An Jingyi said

"We were originally just young men from Ezhou City. Our ancestors were so proud that we were able to follow the King of Zhenbei. The King is not only a military god, but also a wise ruler. He will surely ascend to a higher position in the future. You and I are both his loyal subjects!"

Outside Yunzhou City

The three field armies were divided into ten routes and headed for the ten county towns in Yunzhou.