Chapter 562: Common people should never be bullied!
The rebels in Donghai County were filled with infinite anger!
The anger was directed at the powerful people and officials in the counties, at Wang Mang, who reformed the system in Chang'an City, and at the empress dowager who was said to be a peerless beauty!
The sage said: To bear the disgrace of the country is to be the master of the country; to bear the misfortune of the country is to be the king of the world.
With a sharp weapon in mind, murderous intent arises!
When you throw away the hoe and the farm tools in your hands and pick up the sword instead, all the repression can no longer be controlled.
The anger that had been accumulated for who knows how long was like an erupting volcano, raging to destroy everything in the world.
The rebellions in Donghai County are getting more and more numerous. This new policy is like a domino effect. The people of Donghai County are no longer willing to simply kill one or two officials to vent their anger.
The rebels were spreading everywhere, and even captured two county towns with ease. Soon, some people realized that the rebels were too disorganized, like a pile of loose sand.
Then someone shouted from a high place, calling himself the Heavenly King of the East Sea. He ascended the altar in the county town, brandished a sword, and gathered a crowd of heroes. He shouted to the people in tattered clothes: "It is probably our misfortune to be born in a dark world.
But the sword is in my hand and the road is under my feet. Am I going to die in obscurity in the wilderness?
Don’t those who exploit and enslave us have to pay any price?
Being as patient as pigs and dogs is not what the people of Zhu Xia should do.
We swear here to follow the teachings of the Emperor Su Wang and eradicate the evil policies of the Han Dynasty!
Rise up and revolt, just like Tang of Shang and King Wu of Zhou did!
The Mandate of Heaven for the Han Dynasty has been bestowed upon the people of the East China Sea.
The Han Dynasty has ended, and the Eastern King should rise!"
Countless people raised their arms and shouted, their voices so loud that they even shattered the clouds in the sky, "The Han Dynasty has ended, and the King of the East should rise!"
The rebels seemed to have found their backbone and attached themselves to him. The people in Donghai County who were having trouble surviving came to him one after another.
The King of Donghai stood on the high platform, full of vigor and vitality, reminiscent of the scene at the end of the Qin Dynasty when Chen She caused rebellion and all the seven temples were destroyed.
Things will change over time.
There is no immortal dynasty in this world.
There is no immortal royal family in this world.
The common people have no power and influence, but they can never be bullied!
After the King of Donghai finished his oath, he directly attacked Tan County, the seat of Donghai County. He shouted angrily, "Attack Tan County and kill Cui Yi the dog thief!"
Once the refugees break through the county town, a qualitative change will occur, because most of the county towns have arsenals, which contain more or less armor and sharp weapons.
When tens of thousands of troops rushed towards him, Cui Yi finally felt something was wrong. In the county government, he said angrily with a sullen face, "These lowly people, instead of quietly being starving to death, are imitating the praying mantis.
He actually dared to rebel against the imperial court. The saints' teachings on loyalty and filial piety have all gone to waste!
Do you think you can shake the imperial court with just a bunch of rabble?"
Cui Yi's words even stunned the military officers. They never expected that a person could be so shameless.
The speed of the rebel army's attack far exceeded everyone's expectations. The same thing happened at the end of the Qin Dynasty. People's morale was low and Cui Yi was unpopular in the county.
There was almost no decent resistance along the way, and there were actually very few regular soldiers in the county.
In general, the number of standing soldiers in a county did not exceed one thousand. Faced with the aggressive rebel army and the common people who were working together from both inside and outside, these soldiers with little fighting spirit were defeated without much resistance.
The rebel army fought their way to Tan County, and spent most of the time on the road, which made most people unable to react.
Not only Cui Yi, but also Xiao Shi failed to react.
Now he has no chance to break the golden order and seize power in the county, because the court system of Donghai County is about to collapse. All he can do is to rely on the defense of the State of Yinghou, and then contact the King of Chu on the west side of Donghai County to attack each other.
Cui Yi never expected how he would end up like this.
He knew that even if he could save his life this time, he would have no chance of becoming an official.
He became more and more angry. He never expected that after dominating the country for decades, he would eventually fall into the hands of the people whom he regarded as prey.
The rebel army successfully captured Tan County, and the officials in the county had already fled.
As the rebel army poured into the city, Tan County turned into hell almost instantly. This was the county seat and a place where merchants and wealthy people gathered. The rebel army came with full of anger, and it would be abnormal if they did not loot.
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In the county magistrate's mansion, Cui Yi certainly couldn't just sit there and wait to die.
He is not the kind of person who can face death calmly. He just wants to live a good life and enjoy endless wealth and glory.
He wanted to take advantage of the chaos when the rebels just entered the city, change into civilian clothes and escape.
“Puff!”
This was the sound of a sharp blade piercing into flesh. A piercing pain spread through Cui Yi's legs, causing him to fall to the ground when he was about to escape, unable to stand up.
He turned around in disbelief and saw that it was Zhao Ji, the dancer in his own mansion, one of his most beloved beauties. He did not forget to take her with him even when he was escaping.
"Bitch! What are you doing?!"
Cui Yi asked with uncontrollable anger. This knife had completely cut off his chance of survival. His voice was sharp and thin, like a helpless eunuch in the palace, and there was infinite panic in it. What if he couldn't escape?
The usually docile expression on Zhao Ji's face completely disappeared, and was replaced by a look of hatred. Her soft face was filled with overwhelming hatred, and she said sternly: "Cui Yi.
Do you know how long I have been waiting for this opportunity today?
If it weren't for you, this thief, my family would not be broken up. Day and night, I wish I could kill you.
I have always wanted to ask, what am I, a common person, in your eyes?
I guess he is not considered a human being.
Could they be pigs and dogs that can be controlled?
What a pity.
We are human!
It's a living person!
Our identities may be humble, but our souls after death, like great men like you, are all subjects of the Supreme Emperor Su Wang. The Supreme Emperor Su Wang will treat us fairly at the end of death.
No.
How dare someone like you come before the Emperor Su Wang?
Falling into the underworld is your only fate."
Cui Yi dared to do such a thing, so he naturally had no faith in King Su. However, facing Zhao Ji, who held his life and death in his hands, he was extremely afraid and begged for mercy repeatedly.
Zhao Ji looked at Cui Yi and continued, "Are you wondering why I didn't take action until now when I had so many opportunities before?
Because simply killing you is too easy for you. People like you should die painfully in the punishment of being minced into pieces!"
The punishment of mincing a person into minced meat.
Upon hearing this, Cui Yi's body began to tremble. He wailed in pain and begged for mercy, saying that he was willing to exchange countless gold, silver and jewels for his life.
But Zhao Ji was unmoved. She found a hard stone in the garden, walked to Cui Yi, and said sternly, "Cui Yi, you always look down on the common people. The one who killed you today is just an ordinary slave singer.
What can a big shot like you say now?
Are you using your power and position to punish me?"
As he spoke, he raised a stone and smashed it hard on his palm, again and again. Cui Yi screamed like a pig being slaughtered almost instantly, and he cried bitterly, "Kill me!
Kill me!
I'll tell you where all the treasures are hidden, then kill me."
Watching myself turn into a meat paste bit by bit is simply worse than death.
But Zhao Ji was unmoved. There seemed to be a ray of light on her soft cheeks, full of seriousness, just like when she used to play the piano, sing, and dance. This was the most meaningful thing she had done in the past twenty years.
This was the scene the rebels saw when they rushed into the backyard.
A man in civilian clothes was lying on the ground, his palms, arm joints, feet, ankles, and genitals were all bloody, and his body twitched from time to time.
A woman is holding a stone in her hand and hitting the man's waist again and again. This scene can even make people empathize with the man, wondering how painful it is for the man under the stone.
Hearing footsteps, the woman turned around, and the rebels saw that she had a pretty face, even a beauty.
But this beauty now had blood on her hands and face, her eyes were red, and she was smiling. Her white teeth looked quite strange and sinister. For a moment, everyone even took a step back.
Before the rebels could say anything, the woman started to speak: "My fellow rebels, could you lend me your swords? It's too tiring to use stones and swords. I'm afraid Cui Yi, the bastard, is going to die."
Cui Yi!
The rebel soldiers were horrified. Those who had seen Cui Yi hurried forward to take a look, and found that he was Cui Yi, the important official of the court and the governor of Donghai County!
Seeing that Cui Yi was breathing out more than breathing in, and that he would die in endless pain at any time, "Quick, quick, quick, take this thief Cui Yi back. It's him that the king is looking for. Take this woman back with him as well."
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The King of Donghai was shocked when he saw the bloody Cui Yi. Then he saw Zhao Ji and immediately clasped his fists and said, "I don't know your name, but you have done such a righteous deed, which is better than all the other men."
The blood on Zhao Ji's face had gradually dried up, and she said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, you can call me Lady Zhao San."
"good!"
The King of Donghai kicked Cui Yi and said in a deep voice: "There is no time to lose. Execute Cui Yi under the banner right now. Use the head of this 2,000-stone official to sacrifice to our dead brothers and the people, and tell the bigwigs in the Han court that we cannot coexist with each other."
A basin of cold water awakened Cui Yi who was almost in death. With a last glimmer of light, he could actually see clearly what was around him. There were people everywhere, dressed in tattered clothes, looking at him with hatred. Endless pain came over him in waves, and there was a buzzing sound in his ears.
"Brothers, this is the governor of Donghai County, a two thousand stone official of the Han Dynasty, and one of the murderers who destroyed our family. We will kill him here today.
Then it spread all over the world.”
As the sharp blade chopped down heavily, Cui Yi only felt a pain, and then all consciousness disappeared.
"Chop it into minced meat!"
The surging rebel army rushed forward and tore Cui Yi's body into pieces. Officials in the counties who did not escape were beheaded one by one.
The sudden rise of the King of Donghai, his rapid gathering, his correct strategic thinking, his choice of a surprise attack on the county seat, and the smooth progress of the operation made the situation in the entire county completely out of control.
It even far exceeded the ideas of those powerful people who were trying to sow discord.
No one expected that a group of ragtag rebels could unite so quickly, and no one expected that the court officials and soldiers would be so vulnerable.
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The messenger trembled as he recounted everything he had seen in Donghai County. After the rebel army rose up, the crimes in Donghai County were also exposed.
Luo Qi closed his eyes slightly, but the bulging veins on his hands proved how much anger he had in his heart.
"He is so audacious, he has no regard for the law, he has abandoned the teachings of the saints, he has no sense of propriety, righteousness, or shame, he is disloyal to the king, dishonest to his superiors, he deceives his superiors and his subordinates, he has extremely bad morals and extremely corrupt conduct. Since the first year of God's Blessing, I have never heard of such an appalling official. He is a parasite of the Han Dynasty and a sinner of the world."
Luo Qi's voice was low, but Wang Mang's face was pale. This incident was too much of a blow to him, and it could even be said that he had a mental breakdown. He didn't understand why this happened?
"Oppressing the people eventually led to his own death. Why is that?"
Luo Qi said in a deep voice: "People die for money, birds die for food. He has been bullying the people for decades and has never experienced these things. If the butcher's knife is not extended to him, how can he know the power of the common people?
What to do with the Rebels now?
If things go wrong, the whole of Xuzhou will rebel, the country will be in turmoil, and the reform will be a joke."
Wang Mang suddenly woke up from his dream. Cui Yi's incident made him suspicious of the governors of Guandong. He said angrily, "These governors of Guandong are so vicious. It's all my fault that I trusted them before. I should dismiss them immediately and send my trusted people from Guanzhong to take charge.
We must first eliminate the bandits. The bandits in the East Sea actually said that the Han Dynasty will end, so we must strike hard. Guandong and the bandits are colluding with each other. Send an elite army out of Guanzhong to let them know that the world still belongs to the Han Dynasty. "
The reason why Wang Mang wanted to severely attack this rebel army was because of their slogans. Moreover, this rebel army clearly wanted to kill him as the leader of the new policy and put the blame of Cui Yi on him.
Upon hearing this, Luo Qi immediately said: "We cannot send soldiers from Guanzhong to Guandong. These soldiers must stay to guard Guanzhong and also guard against the grassland and Hexi. The more chaotic the world is, the more stable Guanzhong must be.
If the troops in Guanzhong suffered heavy losses, how could they control the world? Then the world would really be in chaos.
Upon hearing this, Wang Mang said anxiously: "If we don't mobilize the troops in Guanzhong, are we going to watch Guandong rot?
If you, Wenqi, lead the troops yourself, you will definitely be able to quell the chaos in the East China Sea."
Luo Qi refused to give in and said in a cold voice: "Jun Ju, you should calm down. I'm afraid the news will come soon. The chaos in Guandong is definitely not just the chaos in the East China Sea.
What Chang'an needs is to be as stable as a rock, so that everyone in the world knows that the court has the confidence to suppress everything.
I immediately went to the palace to report to the Queen Mother and called on all the kings and marquises to fortify their walls and clear the fields, defend the cities of the kingdoms and marquisates, control the rebellion to the east of Luoyang, and wear out the rebel army. "
Wang Mang was hit hard by Luo Qi's attack, and his brain, which had lost its mind due to his mental breakdown, recovered a little.
Luo Qi hurried to the palace. Zhao Feiyan was smiling when she saw Luo Qi coming, but when she heard that the situation in Guandong was in full swing, her face suddenly turned pale, and her charming and beautiful face was full of panic.
Luo Qi sighed slightly and said soothingly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty the Queen Mother. I will definitely protect your safety. Anyone who wants to hurt you must first step over my dead body.
Now please use the Empress Dowager's seal to urge the princes in Guandong to fortify their walls and clear the fields, defend the cities, and lock the rebel army east of Luoyang."
Zhao Feiyan grabbed Luo Qi's wide sleeves with one hand and used the other hand to seal her seal, saying in a sad voice: "My lord, you must be able to pacify the world."
Luo Qi put away the imperial edict, looked at Zhao Feiyan and said softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I know what to do. If there is anything wrong, I will go and ask my father to ensure your safety."
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The situation in Guandong became increasingly urgent. Donghai had already destroyed counties and prefectures, and killed officials with a rank of 2,000 stones or less. The whole country was in an uproar.
At that time, a minister made a suggestion, and the Empress Dowager issued an edict saying: "The situation is urgent. The Jin magistrate of Guandong and the marquis of the Liu family should lead their troops and clear the fields to defend the city.
Why do good people suddenly rise up?
Officials exploited people unjustly and powerful families caused chaos without justice, making the people's lives miserable.
The governors of counties and prefectures should provide good food to the people so that they can rest. If there is trouble among the powerful families, they should deal with them thoroughly to prevent chaos in the counties and prefectures.
With this, the bandits will be destroyed on their own." - "Book of Han: Biography of Foreign Relatives"
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