Chapter 162 Jin Mao: Don’t force me to rebel!

Huaiyin County, Xiapi County, Xuzhou.

During this period, Jin Mao has been cultivating his character, because if he doesn't do so, there will be rivers of blood in Xia Pi and Guangling counties.

These noble families were so rampant that they created all kinds of obstacles in order to slow down Jinmao's march.

The most outrageous thing was that they pretended to be the Yellow Turbans, creating the illusion that the two counties had not yet been pacified, forcing Jin Mao's troops to run around in a hurry.

Later, Jinmao also learned his lesson.

Since you won't let me go, then I won't leave!
First, he sidelined Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling County, and took over the governance of Guangling County.

Then infiltrate the counties and gather the refugees.

However, the last step, freeing up land for the refugees to cultivate, was stuck.

Because it affects the interests of the nobles and powerful families, this is the bottom line that they will never give up.

Jin Mao wanted to go back to his old business but was stopped by Xun You.

It's not for any other reason, but because he is now a governor, and doing so would lose his status and integrity.

We cannot kill all the nobles and powerful people. In the future, when we want to govern the local area, we will inevitably have to deal with these people.

Jinmao's reputation is only useful in Yangzhou, and the wealthy families in Xuzhou are not afraid of it at all.

Each of them is a royal family member, and wherever they go, they are descendants of a certain king for several generations. They are much stronger than Jin Mao, the Prince of Wushang who is many generations away.

Jinmao can only focus on training its troops.

Then he was pleasantly surprised to find that this batch of new recruits was very strong. Both the Danyang soldiers and the Kuaiji soldiers were very adaptable to training.

The rest is easy, just put physical training and formation training on the agenda.

When the time is right, we will conduct some actual combat exercises.

New recruits instantly become veterans, and after one or two major battles, the veterans become elite soldiers.

perfect!

but!

April.

Bad news continued to come from various counties in Yangzhou.

Jiujiang County was the first to be hit. Wuqiu Yi took out the documents of General He Jin and took over Jiujiang County. He imposed heavy taxes and levied heavy taxes. The foundation that Jin Mao had laid with great difficulty was wantonly destroyed.

Kuaiji County followed closely behind.

News came from the Nursing Army that Wang Lang, with the help of Liu Bei, had secured his position as prefect.

The first thing he did after taking office was to change the system, destroying the order that Jinmao had worked so hard to establish.

Zhou Xin, the governor of Danyang County, was not satisfied with his own county and wanted to extend his tentacles into Yuzhang County.

Wu Jun Sheng Xian came out to make a fuss again, and some people from Gu and Lu families couldn't help but jump out to respond. Together with the powerful people of Wu Jun, they soon launched a wave of offensive.

Except for Qu'a and Dantu counties, all other counties lost control and returned to the arms of the gentry and powerful families.

As always, Lujiang County neither participated nor opposed and remained neutral.

Of the six counties in Yangzhou, four suffered, one became independent, and only Yuzhang County was able to maintain part of its power, but it was too far away from Jinmao and could not support the other.

April twenty-fifth.

Shocking news came from Yongning County, Kuaiji Prefecture.

Jinmao’s uncle, Liu Ye, passed away!

He died at the age of 58, an age that is neither long nor continuous.

Although Liu Ye was not his biological grandfather, Jin Mao treated him like a family member. He no longer had the heart to argue with these people in Xuzhou and wanted to return to Kuaiji County to attend the funeral.

At this time, no one dared to bring bad luck, and everything was prepared smoothly.

however!
On April 26, just as Jinmao was about to set off, he received even more shocking news!
On this day, a group of strange guests came to the Huaiyin County wharf.

Someone from Jinmao's side recognized that among this group's guards there were elite soldiers from Danyang.

When the fellow villagers met, they were extremely jealous of each other and both sides drew their weapons and confronted each other.

This incident alarmed Jinmao.

When he arrived at the dock, the two sides were on the verge of a fight, and it was obvious that the elite Danyang soldiers on the opposite side were a little afraid.

Not all soldiers in the army can be as fearless as Jin Mao's men in the face of such a sudden attack by Zhang Fei.

"Who is coming?"

Jin Mao signaled his men to put away their spears and use bows and crossbows to attack.

There were only a dozen ships on the opposite side. With the power of the more than a thousand archers under Jin Mao, most of them could be killed with one volley.

"The new governor of Xuzhou, Tao Qian, greets Envoy Jin."

Tao Qian wanted to salute Jin Mao respectfully. If the enemy was not too powerful, Tao Qian was confident that the hundreds of elite soldiers from Danyang under his command would be enough to defeat the enemy.

"The new governor of Xuzhou?" Jin Mao frowned and asked, "Why haven't I heard any news?"

Before Tao Qian could finish his words, another person behind him said, "It is only natural that you are isolated from the news when you are in the countryside."

Jin Mao asked unhappily, "Fuck your mother! Who the hell are you?"

"Yuzhang County Magistrate Liu Dai!"

"Have not heard!"

Jin Mao was even more unhappy and said, "If you have nothing else to do, just get out!"

"Bold!" "Bold!"

Another unfamiliar person appeared and shouted together with Liu Dai.

Jin Mao didn't want to say anything more. He raised his hand and all the archers drew their bows and loaded their arrows.

The newcomer's face turned green, and he shouted, "I am Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu!"

"Jin Mao! Now you are just a commoner, do you want to kill the officials and rebel?"

Jin Mao laughed angrily: "Why haven't I heard of this? Do you have any evidence?"

Zhang Miao took out an imperial edict and was about to read it, but Jin Mao interrupted him and said, "Send it here. I want to see for myself whether it is real or not."

Under pressure from force, Zhang Miao obediently handed the imperial edict to his personal guards.

Jin Mao took the imperial edict and looked at it carefully, and asked even more puzzledly: "The reign title has been changed?"

"Zhicai, Gongda, tell me, when will the reign title be suddenly changed?" Behind Jin Mao, Xi Zhicai and He Xunyou both changed their expressions, and Xunyou motioned Xi Zhicai to speak.

"My lord, the emperor has passed away, and the new emperor has ascended the throne, so naturally he should use the new reign title."

In fact, Jinmao also knew about this matter and just wanted to confirm it.

"Oh." Jin Mao nodded, then handed the imperial edict to Bai Shi and said, "I only obey the orders of the late emperor. This edict has no effect on me. Burn it."

"How bold!" Liu Dai, Tao Qian and Zhang Miao shouted together.

"You are so bold!" Jin Mao turned the tables and said, "How dare you forge an imperial edict? I didn't shoot you rebels on the spot, which is already a great favor. How dare you make a noise?"

"Catch them all!"

Seeing that Bai Shi was really going to burn the imperial edict, Jin Mao snatched it away and said to the three people, "I'll give you a chance. Let the new emperor send someone with weight again."

"Otherwise, you all stay here and are not allowed to go anywhere!"

After saying that, no matter how the three men called out to him, Jin Mao returned to the central military tent without looking back.

“Woo~” “Boom boom boom”

The sounds of trumpets and drums resounded throughout the camp. Generals from all over, whether they were training their troops or about to go out to suppress bandits, all put down their work and came to the central military tent for a meeting.

In the big tent.

Jin Mao ordered the entire army to enter a state of combat readiness and strictly ordered all units to restrain their subordinates and not leave the camp without orders.

Those troops who were still on duty outside asked others to pass the message.

The generals were ordered to leave.

There were only three people left in the big tent: Jin Mao, Xun You and Xi Zhicai.

Although he didn't know that all this was Yuan Shao's fault, Jin Mao had already sensed that something was wrong.

"My two military advisors, what I said at the dock was just a delaying tactic. One day, the truth will come out."

Jin Mao came to the conclusion directly: "I have decided to set off and return to Yangzhou immediately. I cannot stay in Xuzhou any longer."

Emperor Ling of Han had already died, and Jin Mao believed that a chaotic era had begun, so there was no need to worry about many things, so the decision he made was very rash.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, and they both understood that Jin Mao was upset.

Xun You was not good at calming down anxiety, so Xi Zhicai had to do it: "My lord, please be calm."

"You once said that the more dangerous the moment, the calmer we should be."

"Now is a moment of life and death, you must stay calm!"

Jin Mao suddenly jumped up and shouted, "Calm down? How can I calm down?"

"The enemy has a sword at my neck, and I still want to stay calm?!"

Xi Zhicai looked straight at Jin Mao and did not speak.

"impossible!"

"I will never sit still and wait for death!"

Jin Mao was getting crazier and crazier as he spoke: "I finally understand. These people first want me to leave Yangzhou, and then mess up Yangzhou!"

"This is an attempt to kill me completely!"

"Even if I die, I will take them with me!"

Xi Zhicai seized the opportunity and asked, "May I ask, sir, who are they?"

"Are they the three men on the dock?"

"If that's the case, it would be easy for you to destroy them now."

"So what's next?"

Xi Zhicai asked back: "My lord, are you really going to lead us in rebellion?"

Jin Mao really wanted to say yes, but think about it, Dong Zhuo was so domineering and tough, and he didn't have a good ending in the end.

The power of the nobles is stronger than one can imagine.

The reason why he was able to confront the powerful aristocrats today was not because of his military strength, but because of his title of governor.

Once a rebellion breaks out, without the protection of these titles, 50,000 soldiers will be of no use. Even if they are 50,000 elite soldiers, the united nobles can wipe them out without leaving a single one alive.

Xi Zhicai's tactic of retreating to advance is very effective.

Jin Mao calmed down completely and bowed to Xi Zhicai: "Thank you, sir, for your enlightenment."

Xi Zhicai quickly stood up to return the greeting, bending even lower and saying, "It is the duty of a minister to share the king's worries."

Jin Mao took a deep breath for a while before sitting back in his original position and said, "Then please ask the two military advisors to give me some advice."

"Let me first reveal my bottom line. No matter what happens, I will not sit still and wait for death."

Xun You and Xi Zhicai bowed to show that they understood.

Next it is Xun You’s turn to perform.

"My lord, this matter has been a conspiracy against you from the very beginning."

Xun You apologized first: "Please forgive me, I was not so sure at the beginning, but I am sure now."

Jin Mao waved his hand and said, "Why would I care about such a thing? Please don't worry. If you have anything to say, just speak up."

After expressing his thanks, Xun You began to analyze the context of this incident.

From being transferred from Yangzhou to the obstruction of suppressing the rebellion in Xuzhou, and then to the riot in Yangzhou.

It seems that multiple forces are causing trouble, but in fact, the shadow of the nobles and powerful families are all involved.

And who is the most powerful aristocratic family?

The answer is self-evident.

The Yuan family represents the gentry!

Combined with Zhou Xin, the prefect of Danyang who had always been unwilling to surrender, he was Yuan Shao's man.

Wuqiu Yi seemed to be a man of General He Jin, but in fact he had a close relationship with Yuan Shao.

There is no need to say much about Wang Lang Shengxian. As a famous scholar, he must have known Yuan Shao.

Therefore, when all the criticisms were directed at Yuan Shao, the purpose was no longer important.

The important thing is that Jin Mao knows who the enemy is this time!
(End of this chapter)