Soon, under Jiang Chuhan's orders, the prefect of Tang Xianyue, who was extremely enthusiastic about Manichaeism, truthfully presented Jiang Chuhan with a plan on how to exterminate Manichaeism.
Jiang Chuhan took a closer look, and the Tang prefect put forward several points: the first is to encourage the people to report to each other, and those who are truthful will be rewarded with ten taels of silver; The second is that no one is allowed to shield or conceal a Manichaean, otherwise he will be punished as an equal sin; Third, Manichaeans can voluntarily surrender to the government within a time limit in each state and county, and those who perform well will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, otherwise they will be punished as treason.Fourth, and the most important point, this article can't help but make Jiang Chuhan's eyes shine: abolish the three salaries.In order to suppress bandits and defend against the two fierce tigers of the northern Tatars and Jurchens, the imperial court spent more than tens of millions of manpower and material resources?
However, the people who suffered were all the poorest and poorest ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty, forcibly pulling strong men, forcibly taking the poll tax, in this high-pressure policy, those poor people who were not willing to act as people's husbands were even more complaining, and in the long run, the people's hearts were lost, as long as anyone raised their arms and shouted, they could follow the clouds, so this finally caused this disaster.After seeing this, Jiang Chuhan couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart, when he first came to Jiangnan, he was just a mere seven-grade official, although he was holding the sword of Shang Fang, he still couldn't shake any of the general laws of the Ming Dynasty, and now, he came to Jiangnan again, but this time, he came to Jiangnan again, but this time, he came with the identity of the prince of Zhenguo, and he was also the generalissimo of the counterinsurgency and the generalissimo of the counterinsurgency.Now that I am in Jiangnan, I can be completely equated with one and the other!
Now that I have the opportunity to change Jiangnan, why not change?
This is Jiang Chuhan's thinking!
Since the Tang prefect coincided with his own ideas, Jiang Chuhan was no longer worried about how much backlash would be brought about once the levy was stopped, so he smiled slightly, and carefully praised the Tang prefect, and then waved his hand and agreed to all of them, and at the same time instructed the Tang prefect that the various policies and measures proposed above against Manichaeism needed to be implemented immediately, and it would not be delayed for a moment.Tang Xianyue was so happy when he saw Jiang Chuhan's demeanor, and naturally he was overjoyed, taking advantage of the opportunity that Zhen Guogong was still in Xiangyang, how could Tang Xianyue not rush to show something, and once the counterinsurgency was over, Zhen Guogong would immediately become the most bare-handed figure in the entire Ming Dynasty, there was no one!
Besides, the prince of the town is so young and has a high position, his achievements will be unlimited, and when the grandfather returns to Beijing, hehe, I Tang Xianyue can not have the day when the tide rises, the so-called one person gains the Tao, and the chicken and dog rise, isn't this the truth.After Tang Xianyue got Jiang Chuhan's promise, he immediately began to act, and he was very busy for a while, and the efficiency of that hand was much beyond Jiang Chuhan's expectations, but it didn't take a few efforts, and the nearby counties and counties that had not suffered from the war disaster had begun to report the situation in the direction of Xiangyang one after another, and under the vigorous promotion of the Tang prefect, people began to take the initiative to surrender to the government, and at the same time, under the report of the local people, hundreds of Manichaeans were also arrested, and soon tied up into Xiangyang City.Half a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and the people of Xiangyang who fled from Xiangyang in a hurry have begun to return to the city one after another after hearing that the officers and soldiers have defeated Li Zicheng's thieves under Xiangyang City.
The total number of troops who rushed over after hearing the news was already as high as more than 20,000, which also made Jiang Chuhan's heart suddenly feel a burst of joy.When Jiang Chuhan's planned layout had been completed and ready to stop, the imperial army marched along the city of Xiangyang, and the troops were divided into two routes, one led by Lu Xiangsheng and marched to Suizhou, and the other led by Zuo Mengeng marched to Jingmen, each road was about 50,000 soldiers, a total of 100,000 troops to quell the rebellion, and Jiang Chuhan himself and the rest of the people sat in Xiangyang and dispatched them in a unified manner.The imperial court has lost five states and fifty-six counties, and what Jiang Chuhan has to do now is to take them back one by one!
In Zaoyang City, a group of Manichaeans dressed in white clothes and white pants were kneeling down in the direction of the sun, worshipping the bright red sun reverently.In the entire Zaoyang City, every household is already dressed in white, and I saw a dense crowd of people kneeling under the sun, if you look down from a high altitude, there are enough people of twenty or thirty thousand people!
The group of Manichaeans were all religious, and at this moment, their eyes were closed, and they were constantly praying to the sun.I saw that among the dense believers, the most conspicuous place was a high platform at the front of the crowd, which was forty zhang wide and more than five feet high, and on that high platform, at this moment, there was also a man wearing a sticky hat and a white coat, with his eyes closed, his hands folded, and he didn't know what was being muttered in his mouth."
King Chuang!
Break the king!
”In the distance, a somewhat rough voice suddenly came, but although the voice was a little hurried, none of the Manichaeans present opened their eyes and glanced in the direction from which the voice came.In the distance, a dusty man was supported by several guards, hurriedly running all the way to the direction of the high platform, just as soon as he reached the high platform, the man covered in dust and scars suddenly fell to the ground with a thud, and couldn't help but cry at the man's back: "King Chuang!"
I, He Jin, am incompetent, I He Jin is a stupid bird, I actually listened to the words of traitors and fell in love with the Ming soldiers!
The 50,000 army was all destroyed, please give me He Jin a death!
I, He Jin, died in front of the apostles!
”He Jin was kneeling on the ground and crying at this moment, although he was crying like a tearful man, and his head didn't know how many times he had knocked his forehead, and his forehead was already full of blood, and his whole body was like a bloody man dyed with blood, but all the Manichaeans present, including the man, didn't even open their eyes, and still muttered and prayed sincerely.After a while, a loud voice suddenly sounded: "May my apostle shine through the ages!"
I want to walk with the apostles!
Prostrate!
”At this time, as that loud voice sounded, all the tens of thousands of Manichaeans suddenly chanted: "May my apostle shine forever!"
I want to walk with the apostles!
”With the end of this prayer, tens of thousands of Manichaeans immediately bowed their heads and put their faces on the ground, and the overwhelming formation, like the thunderous sound that occurred on the battlefield with thousands of troops and horses, echoed in He Jin's ears with bursts of prayers, and suddenly shocked He Jin's body suddenly, and a slight chill suddenly surged into He Jin's heart!
Just when He Jin couldn't help but be full of panic, the man on the high platform suddenly stood up slowly."
King Chuang!"
He Jin's heart was suddenly agitated again, and even his body shook suddenly, and suddenly a few heroic tears bowed out of his eyes, and he couldn't help but cry again.And the man who is called King Chuang is Li Zicheng, who stirred up half of the Ming Dynasty!
At this time, I saw Li Zicheng suddenly turn around suddenly, he looked lightly at He Jin, who was kneeling in front of him and crying, he couldn't help but lightly open his thick lips, the frost on his face was already there, and his eyes couldn't help revealing a sharp murderous intent, and said coldly: "I already know about the defeat of Xiangyang!"
General He, now this king wants you to be honest and careful, what is going on with the defeat of the troops under Xiangyang City?!
”The sun has risen.In this piece of Zaoyang City, bathed in golden sunlight at this moment, it seems to be like a layer of holy clothing, and the red sunlight is as proud as fire when viewed from afar!
At the same time, at this moment, a certain place in Zaoyang City is also full of blood, and a large mansion is already covered with traces of blood!
Zhumen wine and meat stink, at this moment, what came from the house was an abnormal fishy smell, but this fishy smell was not from the wine and meat, but the corpses on the ground one after another!
On the two big trees in front of Dong's house, two bloody heads have been hung, one of which belongs to the rich man Dong, and the other is the head of the son of the Dong family!
At this moment, He Jin was holding a long sword full of blood stains in his hand, followed by a few people who suddenly walked out of the Dong Mansion, with cold eyes, and a long roar suddenly burst out of his mouth: "According to the decree of the Apostle, all those who are related to the Dong family will be killed!"
Go now, kill them all, kill them all!
”"Follow the decree of the Apostles!"
Several white-clothed Manichaeans were also covered with a little blood at this moment, and after saluting He Jin, they suddenly greeted him, and several Manichaeans took dozens of people and immediately left in the direction of Zaoyang City.The Dong family is a well-known local family in Zaoyang, with a large population, although there has never been a high-ranking official or nobleman in the past dynasties, but because of the Suzhou embroidery business all over the country, the family has a lot of money.This person, if you have money, you want fame and status, but unfortunately, no matter how much the Dong family trains the sons and daughters of the clan, maybe because of genetics, in the past generations, no one has ever been a showman!
As a result, Dong Caizhu joined Manichaeism.This time, the rich man Dong was slaughtered all over the house, and in the eyes of everyone, he was also to blame, betraying the apostles, can there be a good end?
This is a traitor, this is a traitor who has taken refuge in the dark gods!
Manichaeism believes in the god of light and opposes the god of darkness, which is also what Li Zicheng preached when he raised his army, the apostle will be born, dominate the next thing, and the old Dong family was slaughtered, which did not cause too many repercussions in the local area, on the contrary, everyone thinks that the old Dong family deserves it!
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