Liu Cheng didn't wait until the butterflies came in August before taking action.
On the 25th, he received a formal document seal from Jincheng, and wrote a document on the spot and sent it to Department of State Affairs through his formal superior, Central Army Commander Fan Wang, requesting that Gao Heng be transferred to Army Provisioning Officer of the Archers Commandant's Unit.
On the 26th, he called Chief Registrar Chang Qu, who usually only studied at South Garden and occasionally went to school to go to Jincheng. He formally entrusted the county affairs and received Department of State Affairs's approval on the Gao Heng schedule.
In the afternoon of that day, he took Gao Heng, who had been brought over in advance to be in charge of "pig hunting", to the military camp on the west side of Palace City. He made arrangements first, then met with all the officers above the rank of the headquarters, and invited them to eat duck outside Stone City. In the evening, he took four Qu Army Commander who had a retro style of the Han and Wei dynasties, plus Chief Clerk and Chief Registrar went to the house of their immediate boss's immediate boss, that is, Fan Family by the Royal Road. They even met Fan Wang and asked him face to face to properly deal with Army Provisioning Officer, who was originally Commandant of Archers’ Unit, and give him a good future.
Who did Fan Wang recognize? He didn't recognize the group of people who crowded into his home.
But he could only nod perfunctorily.
Anyway, your son was not afraid of not admitting his fault if he pinched me, so Liu Cheng took these people and stayed at Fan Wang's house that night.
On the 27th, Liu Dage was ordered to bring some simple money and silk into the city. Because the people in the building also wanted to accept the reward, Liu Acheng temporarily called Stone City from Liu Zhu, who was already said to be Banner Chief. They were extremely careful to bring two hundred people over to act as temporary bodyguards. Then they started to call names and give rewards on the small school ground to the west of Palace City and northeast of Stone City. At the same time, they counted Military Weapons, positions, warehouses, and inquired about military pay.
In the middle, it was inevitable that Liu Zhu would kill Army Commander, the song that was the most effective in flattering yesterday, and show it to the public. Then, they would not use their own and Gao Family's children, but only let them push Squad Commander (fifty master) in the song.
The other four lieutenants and other departments surrounding the school grounds were all horrified.
As I said before, Five Commandants inherited the system of the Han and Wei dynasties, which is very retro. It is still the central recruitment system under the Qu candidate system. Generally, there will be four to six Qu, but now Commandant of Archers’ Unit has moved one to make room for the people of Gao Heng, leaving four Qu, totaling one thousand people.
This is actually insignificant in the Imperial Guards army of 20,000 to 30,000 people. In addition, the Archers unit itself participates in the Palace City garrison rotation, and will even directly go to Eastern Studio where Young Emperor is attending class, and will also have some senior officials standing guard in front of the door. This is extremely critical. In theory, there is no reason to not have enough troops.
But in fact, it was not the case. On paper, the number of posts was more than 900, which was not bad. After the count was completed that day, there were only more than 600. After quickly calling back those who participated in the garrison of the minister's residence, by the evening, they were all counted, which was more than 700 people.
It is unavoidable to eat empty wages, and people are killed, but empty wages are really not just for eating. After asking, I found out that the biggest direction of loss is to stand guard for high-ranking ministers. If you stand still, you will inexplicably end up in the family Slave Retainers and never come back.
This is reasonable. How can Young Emperor be Slave Retainers while hanging out in Jiankang city, and Second-Rank Great Clans be Slave Retainers?
In fact, according to this idea, Liu Acheng can start trouble now and directly ask for people from these high-ranking families based on the missing records.
When the above outline is online, it is also a ready-made idea to engage in melon copycats... What do you mean by privately taking in Imperial Guards? Why did your family take in Imperial Guards, a person with hundreds of people? You don't need to search to know, you must be relatives, right?
However, the current political climate does not allow it.
There is still a big earthquake over there. According to the habits of these people, it is estimated that it will take until mid-to-late August for Wang Biaozhi, Xun Xian and even Sun Chuo these South of the Yangtze peripheral troops The responses of the towns and counties caught up, and looking at their specific reactions, Sima Yu would then tolerate or respond harshly to some of them, saying that no specific personnel adjustments were allowed, and at the same time deal with his wife and children. This was the climax.
Then Huan Wen went back, spent the same time shaking it, and then gave Lower Reaches feedback. It was considered an aftershock, and this political earthquake was finally over.
If you force yourself to do big things at this time, you will easily become the target of public criticism. You don't have the body to do such big things, so it's better to do things with peace of mind and not alarm these big shots.
So, Liu Cheng didn't ask any more questions, and just asked all the members to come back for the big gathering tomorrow. Then he left Chief Registrar, who was said to be Yu Shao, a descendant of the inferior noble family, and wrote a formal document to his immediate superior, Fan Wang, step by step.
It was to explain the fact that standing guard for ministers led to the loss of Imperial Guards's post, to kill Army Commander, who was embezzling military pay, and to replace him, and then on the grounds that he was about to leave the country, he requested that next month Three months' military pay was advanced on the fifth day, and Military Weapons supplies were replenished. In addition, enough Long Spear were required, as well as long bows, Powerful Crossbow and sufficient arrows.
Since it is Archers, it must have a special specialty, right? In the future, when someone makes a high-end game of the Three Kingdoms, if anyone is interested in creating an Easter egg script for this era when no one cares about it, he or she will be able to allocate a special unit based on the two characters Archers.
Speaking of which, there is still little entertainment these days.
There was a musical show, and everyone watched it over and over again. Those who didn't get it the first time crowded to watch it, and officials came back from other places to watch it again. No matter how many times it was repeated, the two actors who played Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi became as famous as their predecessor Song Yi.
"Spring and Autumn Musical Performance" sandwiched between Sun Sheng, which is a short paragraph from the history book, is still discussed by a lot of people, and they will be debated based on it afterwards.
It has only been a few shows, and Central Hall has become a new natural gathering place, and there are already political dangers. If Huan Wen joins Jiankang one day, Young Emperor will take the opportunity to jump on the stage and shout "Huan Wen's heart will be known to everyone passing by." That will be great fun.
Therefore, "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" needs to be speeded up, mainly because the battle of Red Cliffs is not finished, and the skills of Legends of the Three Kingdoms are not good enough to be copied.
But at least we have to finish the big job right now.
While he was thinking wildly, Yu Shao had already finished writing the document and handed it over carefully. Liu Acheng took a look at it and found nothing to say. He directly signed his name, used the seal and ribbon, and kept it by himself. He was planning to continue staying at the Fan Family tonight, so he asked Fan Kang to take care of it.
When Yu Shao saw this, he really couldn't hold it back. "Lord, aren't we the internal army in Imperial Guards? Why are we leaving the country? Are we going to Shouchun?"
"You are overthinking." Liu Cheng heard this and quickly smiled to appease him. "The main thing is to wander around in Danyang Commandery. You will know what to do specifically tomorrow."
Yu Shao only breathed a sigh of relief, and did not dare to ask any more questions. He could only go home worriedly with today's share of the reward that everyone had, but first he hid the entire set of "Wei lue" manuscripts passed down by his ancestors, and prepared to copy them when he came back.
His ancestor, Yu Guan, was a famous historian, but he served in the Wei Dynasty all his life, and never served in the Wei, Jin, and Zen dynasties, so the family declined drastically. His grandfather's generation, who traveled south, can still maintain an official position until now, relying on this Wei strategy. There are always high-ranking families who need knowledge and like to compile history, so their ancestors and grandchildren copied some and presented them to others for the convenience of others.
But he didn't dare to give it all, because he was reluctant to part with it; secondly, given his ancestor's political stance, it was strange that he could offer it well to the Sima Clan.
However, just like all the sub-gentry who are inferior to each other, if even Chief Registrar in the army of the captain's department can't be saved, how can this manuscript be stored? Even if you want to submit the manuscript, no one will be able to reach it.
Meeting such a rare "noble man" who was beyond his social scope today, Yu Shao was naturally moved, especially since he had known before that the other party was working on a "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Although he was not a serious historian, he definitely had this need, and he entered his hunting target early... But, who knows what this person's attitude towards the Sima Clan is?
Don't dare.
Yu Shao had a sleepless night.
Early the next morning, he got up with bloodshot eyes. His wife had steamed wheat rice early. They had no children yet, so they sat across from each other and ate. Two domestic slaves, a man and a woman, ate on small stools outside the door, and they also ate wheat rice.
My wife was extremely happy because of the piece of silk and a few pieces of silver she brought back the day before yesterday. She was also happy about the copper coins and linen cloth yesterday. She had been saying that she would exchange them for copper coins quickly while the silver price was high, but she also said that silk was precious and should be kept at the bottom of the box for storage in case of emergencies. After all, our family here is a noble family. What if we need to be promoted and give gifts? Do we need a suitable set of clothes to meet a noble person?
While Yu Shao agreed, he was thinking about things in his heart. He even recalled yesterday's duck because of the hardness of the wheat rice.
After bidding farewell to his wife, he went out and came to his senses again. He hurriedly came back and warned that since those Western Command deserters came, the security of Changgan Lane has become worse and worse. You must be careful when exchanging silver. If it is not possible, don't exchange it for the time being. Just use copper coins to prepare more food.
The wife quickly agreed.
When we got out of Changgan Lane, there were no mules or horses, so we carried a cloth bag with pens and paper on our backs and walked up Central Avenue, passed Vermilion Bird Bridge, then turned westward along Qinhuai River, and soon saw Stone City following us, and then we turned around and headed towards the school grounds.
This was the reason why he had to get up early. Jiankang City was not big, but he didn't have any carriages or horses. It would take him half an hour to walk all the way from Changganli at the south end to the west to the school field in the northwest, and take the shortcut to Zhuque Bridge, which was a full seven or eight miles.
Coming to the school grounds in the military camp, maybe because of the rewards and killings yesterday, everyone came early today, and the colleagues in the other four departments were jealous, and they seemed to have forgotten the heads that were still hanging.
It didn't take long for Liu Langya to arrive. This time, there was no fellow sect named Stone City. Only Mounted Slaves, who was riding home, appeared to be a guard. However, there were three more teenagers and young men in order of age. Almost all of them came. Seeing this, the sergeant below became even more overjoyed. Yu Shao looked at Chief Clerk Zheng Shengzhi, who usually looked down on him, and the three Army Commander were a little nervous.
Without him, they went to the Fan Family the day before yesterday and recognized that the boy in the middle, who was neither big nor small, but whose movements were stiff and his face did not change when looking at the head, was Fan Ning, the second son of Fan Wang. It is said that he worked as Officer of the Five Offices at Langya Commandery.
And if their inquiries in the past two days were correct, the young man next to him who had trouble dismounting but did not notice the head on the door, was not Wang Linzhi from the Langya Wang Clan? The youngest boy who stood on the horse and looked at the head in a daze, was Xie Xuan from the Chen Commandery Xie Clan?
What is this going to do? Is this where these people should come?
"Go down with the order, open the warehouse, take out the equipment, and go to Changgan Lane first to search out the deserters hiding inside." Liu Cheng saw the crowd gathered and simply ordered. "Tell them, even if Changgan Lane is far away to the south of the Qinhuai River, and we cannot easily engage in war. We must strictly abide by the discipline and do not enter private homes without our military orders! Otherwise, we will follow the example of yesterday's song Army Commander!"
After hearing the military order, most people couldn't help but be overjoyed.
This is a good job!
To put it bluntly, even if they are not allowed to enter private houses, those deserters have been hiding for so long. They should have some potential in them, and they should belong to their own families. Moreover, even if they are not allowed to enter private houses, if there are already married people, wouldn't it be reasonable to extort something?
On the contrary, Yu Shao was surprised, happy and fortunate at the same time.
It turns out that this is the job, no wonder he only works in Danyang. But his home is in Changgan Lane? It's worth a lot of money to break the family, not to mention that he still has a wife and that set of books at home, so he has to take care of his house no matter what.
As a result, they had to use their walking skills on the spot, and one person should lead the way to Changgan Lane.
As for that Liu Langya, he saw at a glance that his Chief Registrar actually had no horse. When he asked again, he found that the public house did have horses. Chief Clerk Zheng Shengzhi, several Qu Army Commander and even several Squad Commander were all riding public horses. He guessed what was going on, and got angry on the spot and yelled, "My colleagues in the army will be ostracized. How can we expect you to help each other when there is a war in the future? Please remember the kindness I have with you today. If I were Duke Huan, you would all be deserters today! If I were Liu Bo, my brother from the same clan, I would definitely humiliate you one by one!"
Then he quickly asked someone to bring over a mule, because he was afraid that the fish Chief Registrar wouldn't know how to ride a horse.
This small episode shocked everyone, and everyone quickly grabbed their weapons and set off towards Changgan Lane. Then Wang Linzhi passed by the gate of the school ground, and raised his head along with Xie Xuan next to him. He lost his soul on the spot and almost fell off his horse, triggering another episode.
Fortunately, he had just started riding horses, and there was an advantage. As soon as he got on the horse, his legs tensed up, and he managed to hold on. Fan Ning and Xie Xuan who were watching next to him were all impressed.
After wandering around, we finally arrived at Changgan Lane. As soon as we arrived and dismounted, the new Archery Colonel directly ordered the killing.
It was a chief who took the previous words as a joke and stared at the position of one of the obviously rich households. He couldn't help but rush in, but was ordered by Liu Cheng to play Army Commander called back, and then only waved to the people in the half building behind Gao Heng who had just stood there. After saying a few words, people rushed up, killed the chief, chopped off his head, and raised it high with a bamboo pole.
"There will be a mass killing today." Liu Cheng turned around and gave instructions to these officers and subordinates. It was also a warning. "Otherwise, if you don't know what military discipline is, how can you dare to use it in the future? I have already told you not to disturb the people and not to enter easily. I completely forgot about it after walking seven or eight miles."
It's not that everyone has never seen someone kill someone before, but they also know that this person is serious about it. They are naturally awe-inspiring and say they want to listen to Lord's assignment.
Liu Cheng found a bed and sat down, and officially started to distribute:
"Four soldiers and horses are surrounding the road and ferry. Entry and exit are prohibited. Wait for notification and go quickly!"
The four songs Army Commander were quickly assigned and set off.
"Officer of the Five Offices Write a notice now, write it immediately, eight copies out of ten, and only say two things. One is to tell the people, telling them that they will only catch Western Command deserters and gangsters. Let the people open the courtyard door, but they are not allowed to leave the hospital. But if they come to inquire, they must inform themselves and their neighbors. Are there deserters and thieves in the three places? If they are found but do not report them, they are guilty of the same crime as deserters; secondly, tell them as long as they come out on their own without any unnecessary punishment and will only reorganize the army or colonize. If they are found, I will kill one out of ten and then fine them Guannu."
"No." Fan Ning responded seriously, with some momentum.
"I heard people say that Chief Registrar is Changgan Lane?" At this point, Liu Cheng suddenly came to ask Yu Shao who was a little nervous.
"Exactly." Yu Shao was surprised and quickly saluted.
"Are there many Changgan Lanes living in the military? Approximately how many?" Liu Cheng asked.
"There are always forty or fifty."
"Okay, now go pick people. Changgan Lane locals who are in the army will be given priority, and then we will pick some honest and loyal people, and make up a hundred people. When the writing is done here, you will bring the people in with the notice, and post it first with Proclamation, Proclamation arrive everywhere, Proclamation three times, call the door and make sure it is open, otherwise I will knock on the door..." Liu Cheng said seriously. "Your job is the most critical, can you do it well?"
"Yes!" Yu Shao gritted his teeth and said, his home was inside, he didn't dare to fail.
"Go quickly!"
"No."
"Attendant Secretariat Supervisor Xie Xuan, Zhang Zhong!"
"Here."
"You two will take away all the knights who are accompanying me today, split them into two, and then select fifty soldiers each from behind me, and then patrol the outside and inside to help collect the surrendered soldiers. If you encounter disputes and noisy, don't deal with them, just escort the person over here. However, if you encounter robbery, rape, or attack, regardless of which side, soldier or thief, you will be executed on the spot." Liu Cheng continued to order.
"No." Xie Xuan and that Zhang Zhong were obviously very excited.
However, the former was excited by the thrill of the behavior in this book, while the latter, as the nephew of Zhang Bandit Office in Langya Commandery, knew that he had escaped from Jiangcheng as Attendant Clerks.
"King Chief Clerk, Zhongchan..." Liu Cheng turned around and continued to give instructions, but was surprised to see Wang Linzhi still riding on the horse. "Why don't you dismount?"
Wang Linzhi is not embarrassed. "Master Fu, I... saw the murderer, my legs became tight and I couldn't get off."
"Help him come down." Liu Cheng didn't feel there was anything to be ashamed of. He just gestured with his lips. "You and Zheng Chief Clerk will be responsible for recording the captured deserters later... If I were you, I would draw a form first and prepare for disposal."
"Yes." Wang Linzhi got off the horse, feeling relieved.
"Finally, no matter where you are, whether it is the analysis of deserters or the damage of supplies by sergeants, they must be reported to me." Liu Cheng finally gave the order. "Wuzi, don't be idle after you write the notice. Go patrol the perimeter and make sure that the intersections on all sides are tightly sealed. The sergeants neither indulged in favoritism nor took the opportunity to blackmail."
"No." Fan Ning, who was writing as fast as he could, didn't even raise his head.
Liu Cheng arranged everything in an orderly manner. However, half an hour later, violence and chaos, including casualties, emerged as expected.
The two most direct things are that many people are afraid and unwilling to open the door, so they can only hit it; some obvious deserters and bandits try to escape, triggering pursuits and conflicts.
However, it is obvious that under the established state violence machine, both the former and the latter quickly succumbed. After hitting a door but not rushing in, the entire alley immediately opened up. After killing seventeen or eighty people without leaving any injured, surrender and prosecution soon became the mainstream.
By mid-afternoon, a small Changgan Lane, even though it is known for its dense population, found 413 registered deserters, which is still an exaggeration. Liu Cheng couldn't even imagine how many deserters there must be at the Stone City ferry and outside the city, as well as in the entire North of the Yangtze?
No wonder after a defeat, casualties are casualties, and missing personnel are missing personnel.
It's just that Changgan Lane has the greatest impact on Jiankang's public security, so it bears the brunt and became the introduction to this operation.
Liu Cheng looked at the deserters kneeling on the ground, was silent for a while, then turned around and ordered beside a dozen heads, "Issuing another notice. If there are female relatives and elderly people over forty years old who are willing to claim these deserters, then each of them can take one back, but the old man must recognize the father and son, and the female relatives must make a marriage agreement."
Judging from the smoothness of his words, he was clearly prepared. Fan Ning, who had already picked up his pen next to him, was stunned for a moment, and looked at his benefactor, counting his breaths before hurriedly writing.
------I rushed to write the dividing line------
At the end of the Yonghe period, the Northern Expedition was defeated. The soldiers of the Xifu and the Chinese army fought and died. Many of the recent ones fled to the boats under Nantang. For a long time, they moved to the foot of Shitou City and Changqianli to survive. Taizu was ordered to capture and arrest. The military law was strict. Those who resisted were killed and those who hid were punished. They were also searched. After that, call the local residents and ask for someone to return home. Or they may remonstrate because they are unable to respond to the order. Taizu said to him, "Deserts, prostitutes, and beggars have existed since ancient times. There are many rulers. Now I have been ordered to make them live in peace. Even though they are few, why should the rulers not do it?"
-- "Chronicle of Jiangzuo".Qi Pei Songzhi