Wei Zeng led his people back to Shifeng City.
Before entering the city, he saw Qi Weilun and a few people who looked like civil servants directing some people to carry things in the direction of Yushan, so he stepped forward to ask.
"Brother, what are you doing?
What are these people doing in Yushan with these things?"
"Brother Xian is back.
I have listened to Tan Ma's report and know that Brother Xian has captured and killed the commander of the Jingnan Army, and the entire Jingnan Army has been wiped out.
This is really gratifying.
But we are not at peace now.
They are all plains and there is no danger to defend them.
The Guanbei Army and the Iron Blood Army will attack at any time.
I planned to build a pass at Yushan to stop the Guanbei Army.
As for the Iron-Blooded Army, they could rely on the natural barrier of Guanluo River in the west for defense.
The Guanluo River from Anyun to Yanbei has steep terrain and extremely fast river speed.
I have asked Brother Gu to lead 5,000 people to find a dangerous place to garrison and defend.
If the Iron-Blooded Army comes over, our army will be overwhelmed.
The situation can also be dealt with well.
Qi Weilun explained while stroking his beard.
"Brother is still thinking carefully.
If other officers and soldiers attack, it will be difficult for Shifeng City alone to resist.
But can we spread the defense with so many soldiers and horses?"
Wei Zeng asked doubtfully.
"The newly defeated Jingnan Army has made people in Yanbei available.
In addition, I have promised half of the tax exemption for three years in the name of my good brother.
Now the people of Yanbei are very supportive of us.
What we lack now is not people, but weapons and equipment.
I have Asking nearby craftsmen to build weapons for several days, it shouldn't be difficult to form an army of 30,000 people," Qi Weilun said.
"Brother is very considerate.
Having him help me handle these things has saved me a lot of trouble.
I also have some experience in organizing troops.
Leave the formation of these 30,000 troops to me.
Now we have no way out, only Only by fighting to the death can we have a chance of survival," Wei Zeng said.
"You take the migrant workers to build Yushan Pass.
I also have important matters to discuss with my dear brother."
Some other civil servants of Qi Weilun ordered, then turned to Wei Zeng and said: "My dear brother, there are some things that I can't handle alone.
The decision depends on what Brother Xian has in mind."
"Brother, if you have any questions, just tell me.
Your eldest brother is far more talented and knowledgeable than me.
There is nothing that eldest brother can't do," Wei Zeng said.
"After all, my dear brother, you are the leader of our rebel army.
This important matter must be decided by you.
Originally, my dear brother should be consulted on matters such as building the city and collecting taxes, but since the matter is urgent, I have to do it for you.
My dear brother, please don't do it.
Blame," Chivilen said.
"My eldest brother is also the leader of my rebel army.
Without my eldest brother, this uprising might have failed.
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Everything my eldest brother does is for the benefit of everyone, so I naturally support my eldest brother."
Wei Zeng responded.
"Everything must have rules.
If the name is not right, then the words will not be right.
This is not a place for discussion.
Let's go back to the city lord's palace to discuss it."
Qi Weilun waved his hand and said.
Wei Zeng knew that Confucian scholars like Qi Weilun attached great importance to the issue of status.
The reason seemed to be that Sage Kong was worried that if the rules were messed up, everyone would mess up.
But Wei Zeng didn't understand this very much.
Can't we all discuss things together?
Why should there be a distinction between superiority and inferiority?
But due to Qi Weilun's feelings, Wei Zeng didn't say anything.
Wei Zeng followed Qi Weilun into the city.
There was the sound of forging along the way.
From time to time, some rebels with weapons could be seen heading towards the military camp in the city with some newly recruited soldiers.
Many people on the street were talking about the rebel army's victory over the Jingnan Army and the benevolent policies announced by Qi Weilun.
"What are you going to do with the gentry in the city, dear brother?
They are all waiting to see you now."
Qi Weilun said with a serious face when he arrived at the city lord's mansion.
It turned out that some gentry fled Shifeng City immediately like Wenwen, but some people saw that the rebels had no intention of killing them and stayed because they were reluctant to part with their family property.
They originally planned to seize the opportunity to regain their property after the Jingnan Army captured the city.
But now that the Jingnan Army was defeated, these people all regretted not escaping in the first place, fearing that Wei Zeng would kill them all with just one word.
Wei Zeng was in some trouble now, so he killed them right away, because he spared their lives out of consideration for Qi Weilun's mood.
What should we do with them now?
It's impossible to reuse them.
Wei Zeng doesn't like these timid and short-sighted people.
"In my opinion, as long as they don't make trouble and want to live quietly, I will ignore them.
Those people are not considerate of the victims, and they deserve to be in this situation now," Wei Zeng said.
"It's good to think so, dear brother.
Killing them will not do any good to our army, and it will create a cruel reputation out of thin air.
But we have to guard against them.
These people have certain influence in the local area, and some of them are in the capital."
There are also quite a few forces.
Now they are forced to surrender due to our army's victory.
If we let them go, chaos will inevitably occur in the future," Qi Weilun said.
"Brother is right, we can't leave them alone.
We have taken their property and it is impossible to return it to them.
They also have a certain influence in Shifeng City.
If they are not guarded, trouble will really happen.
What do you think, eldest brother?"
Wei Zeng asked.
"In my opinion, we should win them over with small favors first, and don't push them into a dead end; and then take the opportunity to support some poor children who are loyal to us and arrange them in various important positions.
In this way, their influence will naturally decline over time, and those poor children will Those who have been supported by us will naturally work for us loyally.
If they really make too much trouble, we can also kill them to deter them," Qi Weilun said thoughtfully.
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"The elder brother is right, I will leave these things to the elder brother.
I didn't expect that the elder brother not only has a heart to love the people, but also has a strategy in his heart."
Wei Zeng said.
"It's just a temporary measure.
We can only use some tactics to deal with these people who are not benevolent and righteous, but it is difficult to reach the level of elegance.
In the future, if conditions permit, we must preach the road of benevolence and righteousness to the people.
One day these so-called strategies will disappear.
One day the world will be clear."
Qi Weilun shook his head.
"But I think what the elder brother said is very good.
You can use some tricks to stabilize one party.
That is not cheap."
Wei Zeng said puzzled.
"It's not like this.
Stratagems must be used secretly and cannot be known to others.
Otherwise, everyone will rush to imitate and the world will have peace.
Although being a superior person has great advantages, after all, he is only one person.
He can and thousands of people If the superiors and subordinates do not trust each other, they will be unable to do anything and will only bring about their own destruction.
Therefore, conspiracies and tricks are just expediency.
My dear brother cannot believe in this.
Only benevolent government and morality can bring the world to its knees.
"Qi Weilun.
He said solemnly.
Wei Zeng was a little surprised when he heard these words.
Could it be that the eldest brother regards himself as a saint?
"Brother, I have learned my lesson.
Brother, do you have anything else to say?"
Wei Zeng asked after calming down.
"The other thing is the Yushan bandits."
"Yushan Bandit" "That's right, some bandits heard that Brother Xian defeated the Jingnan Army a few days ago, so they came to Shifeng City to ask for submission.
Most of these people were people fleeing from Yanbei, and they had no choice but to become bandits in Yushan.
Brother Xian didn't have a living King of Hell.
Title?
Now it is not difficult for us to promote the benevolence and righteousness of the rebels and subjugate the Yushan bandits with kindness and power.
Yushan is close at hand, and incorporating the Yushan bandits is also crucial to strengthening our army," Qi Weilun said after taking a sip of tea.
"These bandits usually harm one party and do all kinds of evil.
Do we have to rely on bandits to fight the war now?
My mother has her last words and told me not to be a thief.
If I accept these bandits, won't I become a bandit leader?"
Wei Zeng immediately stood up from his seat after hearing this.
He stood up and said with some excitement.
"My dear brother, don't be excited.
I know that my dear brother hates evil very much, and he also hates people who kill people and buy goods.
However, no one is born evil, and some people are forced to do evil.
If we can subdue them and then restrain them, from now on There are no more bandits in the mountains, and there are many more kind-hearted people in Yanbei.
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Isn’t this great?”
Qi Weilun said.
"Are we really going to recruit them?
I think with the people in Yanbei supporting us, we can also deal with invading enemies."
Wei Zeng said while holding back his anger.
When Wei Zeng was young, he protected caravans to make a living, and he hated bandits very much.
When Yishan Feiying Village was first established, it was also attacked by horse thieves, and Wei Zeng killed countless bandits.
"I heard that after the good brother defeated the horse thieves in Yishan, he would also take in some horse thieves who were willing to join him.
Why is that?"
Seeing that Wei Zeng was reluctant, Qi Weilun lowered his head and took a sip of tea and asked.
"Those robbers have been defeated by me, and the rest cannot be considered robbers."
Wei Qiang said.
"Then what's the difference between defeating robbers with benevolence and righteousness, and defeating robbers with swords?
Since the defeated robbers are no longer robbers, then the wise brother will take this opportunity to defeat all the Yushan robbers."
Qi Weilun put down the teacup and said. .
"Okay, I will listen to my elder brother and go to Yushan.
But if those bandits don't want to surrender, they can't blame me."
Wei Zeng said.
"Today, it will take at least a month to defeat the Jingnan Army, the Iron Blood Army and the Guanbei Army to reach here.
We will take advantage of this to subdue some of the bandits at the southern foot of Yushan Mountain, which will naturally be a big help then.
Come with me, dear brother.
I will take you to meet those who have surrendered and learn more about the Yushan bandits."
Qi Weilun immediately got up and took Wei Zeng to a house near the city lord's palace.
This house was occupied by dozens of bandits from Yushan who had defected.
When they saw Qi Weilun and Wei Zeng coming, they immediately came over to pay their respects.
When they heard that Qi Weilun was standing next to Wei Zeng, the commander of the Shifeng City rebels, the bandits had different reactions.
Some people had long heard the news that Wei Zeng defeated more than a hundred people by himself.
Now when they saw Wei Zeng's expression gloomy and silent, they were immediately frightened and speechless.
Some people cried to Wei Zeng about their tragic experiences, hoping that Wei Zeng could take them in or let them go home to farm.
Another person said nothing after seeing Wei Zeng.
He just walked up to Wei Zeng, knelt down on one knee and said, "Huang Yufei is willing to follow the general An Qian Qian Qian and Hou, even if he dies, he will have no regrets."
"Why do you want to follow me?"
Wei Zeng said expressionlessly.
"The general defeated more than a hundred wealthy people in Guanbei alone.
He is a worthy warrior.
Now he has defeated the Jingnan Army, which is famous for its brutality.
He is a man of righteousness.
I, Huang Yufei, admire heroes and am willing to die for them."
Huang Yufei said emotionally.
"Death is just a talk.
Survival is the real goal."
Wei Zeng said with a smile.
"Of course it's not just talk."
Huang Yufei was a little at a loss when he saw Wei Zeng behaving like this.
"There is a pillar over there.
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If I let you hit it head-on, will you really die?"
Wei Zeng still chuckled.
"The general has said something, and Huang dare not disobey it."
Huang Yufei said as he really stood up and hit the pillar.
Qi Weilun knew that Wei Zeng was unhappy because he subdued the bandits, but he did not expect that one person would be killed immediately.
If this person really died, then the plan to use these surrendered people to conquer the Yushan bandits would be in vain.
Qi Weilun was shocked for a moment.
But when Huang Yufei was about to be hit and killed, Wei Zeng grabbed him and dragged him back.
Then he said to Huang Yufei seriously: "Since you are really willing to follow me, it doesn't matter.
No.
But you have to show your sincerity first, tell me everything you know, and then help me defeat the Yushan bandits, and then I won’t treat you badly.”
"Everything is subject to the general's orders."
Huang Yufei immediately agreed after escaping from death.
Seeing this, the other robbers also expressed their sincerity
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