Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 529 Notorious
Huang Gai escaped and the project was stopped. Naturally, the news could not be concealed, and it soon reached Sun Quan's ears.

"What? Huang Gai ran away? Why? Didn't he speak well before? Why did he run away suddenly now?"

When Sun Quan heard the news, he was shocked and angry, and roared loudly.

"My lord, this, this is actually related to a rumor..." Jia Hua, the commander of the personal army, knew that the fire could not be contained, so he could only hesitate to tell the reason.

"Rumors? What rumors?" Sun Quan couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words, and then asked strangely.

"That's right, it's about the lord..." Although Jia Hua hesitated, he still carefully spoke out the rumor that was circulating among the people.

Jia Hua hadn't finished speaking when Sun Quan slapped the table and said with a livid face, "Who is this? They have such sinister intentions to gossip behind their backs and tell tales? Jia Hua, go and send someone. Let me thoroughly investigate this matter! Also, immediately order that anyone who spreads rumors will be severely punished! Depending on the seriousness of the situation, they will be punished with a cane, exiled into the army, and dispatched!"

"But, my lord, there are such rumors in almost the entire Jiangdong. Millions of people are saying this. If we really want to punish, I am afraid there will be no one in Jiangdong..."

"What? Why is this happening? Who is this deliberately spreading rumors to ruin my event? Yu Zhongxiang, tell me, is this what Qin Gong said? Didn't he say before that this is just a rumor spread by his generals, and he is not responsible for the rumors Has the person been punished? Why are rumors spreading all over Jiangdong now?"

At this moment, Sun Quan couldn't help but growl in a low voice, his blue eyes exuded a terrifying light, cold and menacing, like the eyes of a poisonous snake.

At this time, Yu Fan shook his head and said: "This matter may not be the work of Qin Gong, it may be a rumor that Cao Cao sent people to go for a walk. Before everything is found out, we still can't easily draw conclusions. Besides, even if it is true It was a rumor spread by people sent by Duke Qin, we can't do anything to him, we can only find a way to pick him out."

Sun Quan was also a scheming man. When he heard this, he understood what Yu Fan meant. He immediately nodded and said, "Zhong Xiang is right. All of this is Cao Cao's conspiracy. We can't be fooled by him. Even though Huang Gai fell into the trap and escaped." But Stone City still needs someone to take charge of its construction, Zhongxiang, do you have a suitable candidate?"

Yu Fan was silent for a moment, and then said: "Lv Yi, the schoolmaster of Zhongshu, is quite capable and can preside over the construction of Stone City."

Lu Yi was a young talent recently promoted by Sun Quan. Sun Quan relied on him as his confidant. Now when he heard Yu Fan's recommendation, he was overjoyed. He slapped his forehead and laughed loudly and said: "How could I forget him? Zhong Xiang Yi Reminding me with words, I can see the sun through the clouds, and suddenly I am enlightened."

Then Sun Quan ordered Jia Hua to invite Lu Yi over, and then entrusted him with a heavy task, asking Lu Yi to preside over the construction of the Stone City, and must complete the task within two months.

However, Lu Yi agreed without hesitation, patted his chest and assured Sun Quan that he would definitely complete the task within the specified time, and then he did not even return home, and went directly to Stone City to take up his post.

Although Lu Yi is talented, he is a cruel official who has been famous in history. After he took office, he first gave both kindness and power to make those officials obedient, and then issued a strict order to those officials to complete the construction of the stone city within fifty days. There will be rewards for those who fail to complete the tasks, and all will be punished with felonies.

Seeing that Lu Yi was so serious, those officials could only get busy and work overtime to urge the migrant workers to work even though they secretly complained.

At the same time, Lu Yi also announced: "After verification, the rumors slandering the lord are Cao Cao's conspiracy. Anyone who spreads rumors must be agents and accomplices sent by Cao Cao."

Later, Lu Yi instructed the officials under his rule to strictly monitor the public opinion of the migrant workers, and anyone who dared to speak and slander the lord Sun Quan would be killed with a stick!

Originally, the people didn't care about this, but dozens of people were killed that day for talking about Sun Quan in private. As a result, the people dared not speak out, and no one dared to talk about Sun Quan publicly anymore.

Later, due to Lu Yi's personal supervision, the process of building Stone City gradually accelerated. Only a month later, it was in the final stage, and the rumors about Sun Quan were now much less. After Sun Quan heard about it, he was very aggressive towards Lu Yi. He praised Yu Fan for his ability to recognize people and ordered him to be rewarded.

Yu Fan accepted the reward with a smile on his face, and was very grateful to Sun Quan, but secretly sneered in his heart, because Yu Fan had already seen through physiognomy that Lu Yi was a cruel official, as long as he was allowed to preside over the construction of the stone city, the people would definitely suffer disaster , as time goes by, the people's dissatisfaction with him will definitely become more and more intense. At that time, if someone secretly stirs up the flames, a riot will break out in Jiangdong. At that time, the lord Liu He will take the opportunity to announce Sun Quan's charges The army launched a conquest, and Sun Quan had no choice but to surrender.

In fact, although it seems to be stable in form now, Sun Quan's slander has made him even more notorious.

"Why did that person desperately suppress us? This is obviously a guilty conscience, and I'm afraid that his charges will eventually be confirmed."

"That's right, the more he suppresses, the more it proves that the rumors are true."

"I didn't expect him to be such a person..."

"It's no wonder. Have you ever seen what kind of people he is using now? He is simply a cruel official who does everything possible. Now that I think about it, the old General Huang was really a rare good person."

"It's just because he is a good person and he can't bear to make things difficult for us anymore, so he just hangs up his hat and leaves, right?"

……

Although all kinds of rumors dare not spread blatantly, but the speed of spreading the rumors is no less than the speed of the previous rumors, which makes the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the people more and more intense. People used it, and finally triggered a conflict.

In the autumn of the tenth year of Jian'an, on August 70th, when the people in Danyang County and Jing County were busy with the autumn harvest, Lu Yi once again sent someone to call for corvee, asking the people to go to Stone City early the next morning, except for children under the age of ten. , Except for the elderly over [-] years old, the rest of the people must all be dispatched.

When the news came, the people were furious. Dozens of people shot out in anger and beat the little official who called for the recruitment to death. Even Li Zheng and the Baochang who called for the recruitment were also outraged. They scolded Lu Yi He was cruel and ruthless, and threatened those petty officials that if they dared to come again, they would have their legs broken.

The petty officials fled quickly and reported to Lu Yi in a jealous manner. Lu Yi was furious after hearing this and immediately ordered the army to be dispatched to suppress the unruly people to prevent the common people from following suit.

Unexpectedly, however, the suppression by the army aroused even greater anger. Under the instigation of some thoughtful people, a large-scale peasant uprising broke out there. More than [-] people rose up and besieged the government. The situation in Jiangdong fell into an unprecedented shock.

(End of this chapter)