In the evening, Chang'an, the former Zhou Dynasty Palace, and now in Yongzhou Prefecture School, Li Li and Huang Gui climbed the original palace walls and walked slowly along the path as a walk after supper.

Li Li looked at Chang'an City in the twilight and felt a lot of emotion.

The Chang'an you see in front of you is the Chang'an City of Han and Wei dynasties, but it is different: after hundreds of years of continuous reconstruction, destruction and reconstruction, the Chang'an City of each era has a different appearance.

The Three Kingdoms returned to Jin, but soon the world was in chaos. Many years passed, and the imperial court in the north became Wei, controlling the Guanzhong area.

The imperial court in the south changed from "Jin" to "Song", then "Qi" and then "Liang".

Chang'an is still Chang'an, but it has lost its status as the capital and is the capital where the chief officials of Fangzhen are in charge of Guanlong.

One year, a large-scale rebellion broke out in Longyou area and soon spread to Guanzhong. Weiting sent generals to lead troops to quell the rebellion in Guanlong area. This general had a very unusual life experience.

Li Li leaned against the battlements and told Huang Yan a historical story that took place in Chang'an.

The general of Wei who led his army into Guanlong to suppress the rebellion was still the son-in-law, but his other identity was the royal family of Qi.

This man's surname is Xiao Baoyou, and he is the same mother brother of Xiao Baojuan, the last emperor of Qi.

Once a rebellion broke out in Jiankang City, and someone supported (hijacked) the emperor and his mother's brother Xiao Baoqiu to be the emperor. The rebellion was quickly quelled. Xiao Baoqiu cried and explained to his brother, saying that he didn't know what was going on, so he was taken into the car, saying that he wanted to enter the palace to be the emperor.

Xiao Baojuan, who killed people and did whatever he wanted, did not make things difficult for his own brother, still lived a carefree life as a sect king.

But the good times did not last long. Xiao Yan, the governor of Yongzhou, rebelled and supported the royal family as a pseudo-emperor.

The rebels advanced east along the Yangtze River and took a year to attack Jiankang, and Xiao Baojuan was defeated.

So Xiao Baojuan became the Marquis of Donghun, and the pseudo-emperor became the true emperor. Xiao Yan made contributions to protecting the country and took charge of the government.

At this moment, Xiao Baojie was no longer the fool who was fooled by someone who was carried into the car and entered the palace to become the emperor. He realized that something was wrong, so one day he escaped from the palace, crossed the river and headed north to Wei.

His identity was soon verified by the Wei State, so as a royal family member who lost his country (Xiao Yan was appointed as the emperor by Chan, established Liang State, and destroyed Qi State), he became a distinguished guest of Wei State.

Xiao Baojie did not forget the hatred of the country's destruction and the hatred of killing his brother. He always wanted to restore the country, so he actively asked for battle and became a general of the Wei State. He almost participated in all the wars between Wei and Liang.

Xiao Baojie was determined to take revenge and restore the country, so even though he was "fighted repeatedly", he still "fighted repeatedly". His tenacious will is truly admirable.

When Huang Yan heard this, he subconsciously glanced at Li Li because she felt that there was something in Li Li's words.

Li Li continued to talk.

Rebellion broke out in Longyou, and the Wei Ting sent Xiao Baowei, who had been on the battlefield for decades, to enter Guanlong to quell the rebellion. Xiao Baowei continued to perform his "true character" as usual, "fighted repeatedly after defeat", and was indomitable.

The battle to combat the rebellion was not going well, and the government army (Wei army) was defeated in various ways. As they fought, Xiao Baojie became restless:

The imperial court sent ambassador Li Daoyuan to Guanzhong, and it seemed that he wanted to raise an army to question him.

"Li Daoyuan? Is Li Daoyuan, the author of "Shui Jing Zhu"?" Huang Yan asked, and Li Li nodded: "Yes, it's him."

The story continues, Xiao Baojie, who is restless, feels that he is about to face a disaster because the political enemies in the court will not miss this opportunity to find fault.

So he did not stop and sent someone to kill Li Daoyuan halfway, and then proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an.

Xiao Baoyou was a royal family member of Qi State. Since he was called emperor, he was of course called "Emperor of Qi State", which means restoring Qi State in Guanzhong.

He was born in the Xiao family of Lanling and had a clear identity as a clan of Qi. He became emperor and restored the country in Guanzhong. He thought that the people (heroes) of Guanzhong would inevitably support him actively, so...

Therefore, Xiao Baojie, who had been defeated repeatedly, was defeated repeatedly. The Han tycoons in Guanlong area did not help as he had expected before.

Xiao Baoyou could not stop the Wei army's attack and soon lost Chang'an. He had to flee in a hurry and fled to be a "mass boy" for his former target of suppressing the rebellion.

However, this time, the ruthless person who entered Guanzhong to suppress the rebellion was the ruthless person: Erzhu Tianguang, the clan brother of the powerful minister Erzhu Rong.

Erzhu Tianguang arrived in Guanlong with the tiger and wolf army, and kept winning battles and defeating the rebels. Xiao Baojie was defeated and captured, ending his tortuous life.

However, it was probably because Xiao Baojie was too obsessed with it. He took Erzhu Rong away not long after leaving:

When Erzhu Rong entered the palace to meet the emperor, he was assassinated by the emperor himself, and the legitimate son who entered the palace also died together.

As soon as Erzhu Rong and his son died, the situation in Wei State suddenly changed. While taking revenge, the leading figures of the Erzhu family also began to fight for power and profit.

Erzhu Tianguang rushed back to the capital to participate in the decentralization of power and handed over Guanzhong to deputy general Hebayue, but Erzhu's fortune dissipated with the defeat of Hanling to Gao Huan in the Battle of Hanling.

Hebayue, who was in charge of Guanzhong, was incompatible with Gao Huan, and was quickly plotted by Gao Huan and assassinated.

Hebayue died suddenly, and his subordinates had no leader. Gao Huan was preparing to take advantage of the situation. It was already a critical moment when he "going home by splitting his luggage".

Hebayue's subordinates elected Hebayue's old friend, confidant, and Xiazhou Governor Yuwen Tai as the leader.

Yuwen Tai quickly avenged Hebayue, stabilized the situation, and then defeated Gao Huan's attacks with weak defeats the strong one after another.

As a result, the powerful people in the Guanlong area supported Yuwen Tai, which was in sharp contrast to the scene when Xiao Baojie was elected as emperor.

Li Li raised a question: Xiao Baojie proclaimed himself emperor and restored the country in Guanzhong, but was eventually defeated and captured. It was only a few years after Yuwen Tai gained a foothold in Guanzhong. Why did the wealthy families in Guanlong area treat such obvious differences?

Huang Yan shook his head: "Because Xiao Baojie is a mediocre general who has been defeated repeatedly, no one is optimistic that he can gain a foothold in Guanzhong, so he will naturally not invest in gamble."

"In times of trouble, it depends on who can win a battle, not on the good background, and the high level of family life. This kind of thing is useless on the battlefield."

"Only relying on the name of the Xiao family of Lanling and the clan of Qi State, others will not bet on their wealth and life for Xiao Baojie to be a front pawn. Unless he can withstand the first round of attacks of the Wei army, perhaps others will look at him differently."

"Yuwen Tai is different. He can fight and defeat the strong with the weak. Such people are worthy of the local tyrants' bets."

Li Li nodded: "Yes, so if the court wants the people in Guanlong area to rely on it, it must use both soft and hard."

Huang Yan looked at Li Li: "So, can a large-scale artillery exercise make them obey?"

"No, local snakes won't be convinced, they just put away their thoughts for the time being." Li Li shook his head, walked forward, and said as he walked.

"Since the Later Han Dynasty, the Longyou area, or Liangzhou area, was a bit awkward for the Central Plains court."

"At the beginning of the establishment of the Later Han Dynasty, Liangzhou did not stop. To be precise, the Qiang people did not stop. In order to solve the rebellion problem of Liangzhou every now and then, the court spent countless military salaries."

"But the territory of Liangzhou still remains unrest. Many Qiang tribes surrendered and rebelled again and caused trouble all day long. In the huge Liangzhou area, the income brought to the court was very small, but every year the court had to invest a lot of money and food to 'extinguish the fire'."

"Just like a large abscess on a person's body, it can't be cured after spending countless medicines. It always hurts, causing people to sweat coldly, and they always keep bleeding, making people weak."

"So, in the early years of the Later Han Dynasty, there was a proposal to abandon the eight counties of Liangzhou to move all the population of Liangzhou into Guanzhong, give up this barren land, and stop spending money on this broken place like a bottomless pit."

"Isn't this a poison to quench thirst?" Huang Gui retorted, "Abandon Liangzhou, the Qiang people occupied Liangzhou. When their wings gradually grew, they moved towards Guanzhong. Isn't Guanzhong the next Liangzhou?"

"Besides, the Liangzhou area has been war and chaos for many years, so the people must be strong. The court dares to force them to leave their hometowns and go to Guanzhong?"

"Once forced migration stimulates civil rebellion, local snakes will directly join forces with the Qiang people to harm Guanzhong."

Li Li was very satisfied with Huang Gui's knowledge: "So this proposal was not implemented, and the court was just consuming it, and hundreds of years have passed."

"In the late Han Dynasty, during the rebellion of Emperor Ling, because the expenses spent too much in Liangzhou to suppress the rebellion were too high and the finances could not be sustained, so someone raised the old story and wanted to give up Liangzhou."

"But he was still desperately stopped by the knowledgeable people, because the serious court could do something to take the initiative to give up the country?"

Huang Yan probably thought about Li Li’s intention to talk about Xiao Baojie’s story, so he asked:

"It is certainly understandable not to give up on the country, but if the cost of maintaining a land is too high, it may even cause a large abscess to appear on the body, which is also an unavoidable problem."

Li Li rubbed the battlements beside him and looked at Chang'an in the twilight: "So I can't avoid it. I want to come to Guanzhong, go to Longyou, and go to Hexi Corridor."

"By the way, let the local tyrants see how strong I, the emperor of Chu and the new imperial court are."

"What then?" Huang Gui asked again, "What should I do if I just use force to intimidate, treat the symptoms but not the root cause. If I live one or two generations, my old disease will recur, what should I do?"

Li Li asked back: "What is the book you are talking about?"

"I haven't read the relevant works carefully, so I don't know how chaotic the Qiang in Liangzhou was in the Later Han Dynasty."

Huang Gui decided to accompany Li Li to talk about the topic of Liangzhou (Longyou), even though she actually had no idea of ​​interfering in politics.

"But I think that if a place is raging with thieves, there is no doubt that either the Youjun collude with the thieves, or the Youjun himself pretends to be a thief and a fishing people."

"The Qiang Rebellion in Liangzhou in the Later Han Dynasty lasted for hundreds of years. I thought that local snakes were inevitably provoking trouble on purpose, and adopted bandits were inevitably respected, and they took the opportunity to gain benefits, so they helped the fire."

"If there are constant wars in the local area, the court will probably often reduce taxes to appease the people's hearts, so it is not bad for local snakes."

"During the war, the people of small families cannot protect themselves and can only rely on the powerful dock owners. For dock owners, isn't it appropriate to take advantage of the troubled waters, take the opportunity to merge land, and control more people?"

"The more chaotic the better!"

"For generals, every time they send troops to put down the rebellion, it is a good opportunity to make military achievements. Moreover, before the troops move, food and grass will come first. Every time they suppress the rebellion, every time they allocate food and grass, money, is a good opportunity to make money in all aspects."

"And, in order to raise military expenses and raise food and grass, we have to share them with the local government. After allocating them one by one, how many people can take the opportunity to make money?"

"You've finished fishing, I've finished fishing, I've finished fishing, he's done fishing, everyone takes turns to make a fortune. After the seniors have finished fishing, the juniors have to continue fishing. How can the 'money-making project' of Liangzhou's rebellion be cancelled easily?"

Listening to Huang Gui's analysis, Li Li felt that Huang Gui's knowledge was good.

Why can't the Liangzhou problem in the Later Han Dynasty be solved for hundreds of years?

He felt that one of the reasons was similar to the Liaodong issue in the late Ming Dynasty analyzed in historical novels: How many people did the Liao salary support?

The court would collect Liao pay from all over the country, and local officials and even minor officials could take the opportunity to make money.

The imperial court had to pay Liaodong every year, so officials in relevant links could make money again.

When military pay, called Liaofu arrived in Liaodong, generals at all levels in Liaodong could take the opportunity to make money.

Therefore, Liaodong is always uneasy, and the official army always "fights repeatedly and defeats repeatedly and fights repeatedly."

The generals who were full of energy by eating empty wages and eating were "annihilated" again and again, erasing old accounts, and establishing new accounts, asking the court for money and food to "recruit soldiers and horses."

The court had to send additional Liao pay, otherwise the situation in Liaodong would be corrupt and the consequences would be serious, so civil and military officials at all links would be full of food.

Liaosheng has become a money cow that countless people use to make profits, so it cannot be stopped. Liaodong must be in chaos.

But after the burden was transferred layer by layer, it was all the people with yellow faces and skinny faces. With the natural disasters, the people really couldn't survive, so Li Zicheng appeared.
To be continued...