The World of Yellow Sky

"We have already done what should be done, so why should we be buried for the Han Dynasty?"

"Could it be that the former party has been forgotten by the world?"

The red-robed old man sitting in the first seat stared at the green-striped elder with his eyes narrowed.

"We have never obstructed the reform, and everything is carried out according to the emperor's will."

"We need food for food, people for people, but the situation is irreversible now."

"Xun Zhongyu, don't forget, we are not alone, behind us are our respective clans..."

The man who wears the green ribbon and has half a hundred hair and beard is none other than Xun Yue and Xun Zhongyu.

During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the eunuch was in power, and Xun Yue lived in seclusion. After Liu Xie entered Chendu, he re-entered the official career and was promoted to be the servant of the Huangmen. middle.

The red-robed old man sitting in the first seat is the current Patriarch of the Changshe Zhong family.

But at the very beginning, they spoke tit for tat. The person wearing the iron crown was an elder of the Wuyang Han family, and the other person in the purple robe was from the Chen family of Xu county.

Xun Yue's face froze, and he clenched his fists.

Just as the red-robed old man said, they were not alone, and they were all from their own clans. He came here this time because of the orders of the clans.

"Anyone who is rebellious and stubborn, confiscates all property, fields, forest farms, mines, etc..."

"The Ming army will not listen to any explanations. Those who are unwilling to submit will be dealt with as resistance forces."

"Even if you surrender, if you don't have meritorious service, you still need to hand over [-]% of your furniture, [-]% of your land, all forest farms and mines, and forcibly abolish all slaves."

"The Ming army is powerful, Xu An no longer cares about our choice."

The red-robed old man paused, glanced at Xun Yue, and continued.

"What's more, Xu An didn't want us to surrender at all, as if he wanted to force us to resist, to force us to fight them."

"From Xu An's point of view, no matter what we think or what we choose, it will not change the overall situation."

"Xu An has decided...they will win the final victory..."

"Now, it is very rare to have a chance to surrender."

……

"Ninety percent..."

The old man with the iron crown shook the lacquerware in his hand.

"It's really too much..."

"Is there any way to keep more?"

The purple-robed old man condensed his eyes slightly and reminded.

"I advise you not to play tricks."

"Jizhou's Zhen family is in front, and those eagle wolf guards are like wild dogs that smell rotten meat. The so-called secret vault is no longer a secret vault."

"I suggest handing over all the money and land, and don't liquidate the Eagle Wolf Guard and exile the family directly, confiscating all the family wealth."

The old man in purple robe shook his head.

He is not alarmist.

Just in Jizhou, because of private possession of furniture, there are no less than [-] powerful families exiled to the northernmost province of Beijiang.

Some of them were even moved to the territory of the Anbei Protectorate, and exiled to the northernmost tip of the country - the extremely cold place!

The Zhen family gave up all their wealth and land, and with their three-inch tongue, they obtained the status of an official and businessman and were able to survive.

"The only way to leave more private property is to make meritorious service."

"About meritorious service... I believe you should understand without me saying what is considered meritorious service in the Ming army."

"Everyone has more or less been in contact with Eagle Wolf Guard in the past two years, and even established contact."

Xun Yue looked around the house, but there was no strange expression on anyone's face.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the situation is stronger than people, as family members, they really don't have many chances to live alone as individuals.

This time the clan sent him here and made it very clear that no matter how he thought about it, he needed to fulfill the clan's order.

The Xun family did have contact with the Eagle Wolf Guard, but it was a one-sided connection. They knew that someone was the Eagle Wolf Guard, but they didn't expose it, and they didn't take the initiative to contact him. They just locked that person and waited for the right time to use it.

Now it seems that not only them, but the other three families are also inextricably linked with Eagle Wolf Guard.

The extent of the relationship between the other three families and the Eagle Wolf Guard is intriguing.

"Now is the best opportunity to make meritorious deeds and reduce crimes."

And now is undoubtedly the most suitable time.

The emperor's personal conquest, the entire Han court put all its attention on Pengcheng, and the embroidered clothes envoys were fully mobilized, gathering in Pengcheng, and there was no time to take care of too many things.

Xun Yue took a deep breath, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, he thought of a terrible thing.

If the four of them are like this, in the Han court, what are the other aristocratic families thinking in their hearts, and what is the situation.

Regarding Xuzhou, he heard a rumor.

Before the Ming army's proclamation arrived, the original fiery red Han army flag above the city had been lowered and replaced by the Ming army's ochre-yellow battle flag.

It stands to reason that it is impossible to dye the banner in such a short period of time, but things are so magical.

The changing of the king's flag at the top of the city was only a matter of a blink of an eye, as if the yellow flag had been prepared in advance, just waiting for the arrival of the Ming army.

In some places, there is even a situation of "eating pots of pulp to welcome the master of the king". Ironically, those who greet the master of the king are the powerful local families.

Xun Yue's body is slightly stiff, but his heart is like this, how can he be undefeated?

The survival of the country is not the first in the eyes of the aristocratic family, but the last.

How to preserve the clan and continue the inheritance is the most important thing for the aristocratic family.

When Qin died in the Han Dynasty, it was Da Qin who died, not the aristocratic family.

Betting separately is nothing more than a normal thing for aristocratic families. No matter which side wins, they will be able to preserve the clan in the end.

Betting separately is a nice way of saying it, but it's actually the two ends of the first mouse.

Xun Yue let out a long sigh. Between the righteousness of the country and the interests of the clan, he finally chose the clan, otherwise he would not have come here.

"Even if you make meritorious service, you still need to pay [-]% to [-]% of the furniture, and the property that can be left is extremely limited..."

"Enough is enough."

The red-robed old man sitting in the first seat spoke in a low tone.

"For us, money is actually not important, and land is actually not important..."

"You should understand what is most important to us..."

Xun Yue suddenly raised his head and looked at the old man in red robe.

He already had the answer in his heart.

"that power……"

The old man in red robe nodded slightly.

"The official selection system implemented in the Ming Court, as they said, is a 'test-based system'."

"There are government schools in various parts of the country, and local taxes are directly intercepted to fund the running of schools."

"Beginner studies, county studies, and national studies, one level after another, from bottom to top."

"Those who pass the exam will go up, and those who fail will go down, regardless of family status, family background, background, or even character, only ability."

"The biggest difference between active attachment and passive attachment is not the amount of family property that needs to be paid."

"It's about the right to education and the right to test."

"The right to education and the right to test?"

"good."

The old man in the red robe took a sip of his tea and continued speaking.

"Ming Ting preached that those who actively belonged have equal rights to education and examinations with others, while those who passively belonged, within three generations, were not allowed to participate in official schools, nor were they allowed to take any form of examination."

"That's why I said, we should really think about the way out..."

"You all know in your hearts that the overthrow of the Han Dynasty is inevitable, and there is no point in taking chances."

"and……"

The red-robed old man's eyes flickered and his expression was cold.

"After I carefully reviewed Ming Court's system, I discovered a major flaw in its system, which is extremely beneficial to us."

"Even if the land and property are handed over now, we will be able to get them back slowly in the near future."

"We have something that those ordinary people in Guizhou Province don't have now..."

Chapter 881 The lion and the elephant fight the rabbit with all their strength

Although the weather is getting colder and colder every year, the winter time is getting longer every year.

But no matter how long the winter is, spring will come eventually.

No matter how long the ice age is, it will eventually come to an end.

When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, the things in the world that were originally covered by ice and snow will be revived, and everything will be revived and beautiful.

It's just that at that time, it also means that the roads that were originally affected by snow will resume smoothness.

After spring, there is no cold weather that affects the body temperature of marching soldiers, nor is there any accumulation of ice and snow that will slow down the marching pace of the army.

Now on the land of Huaxia, with the melting of ice and snow and the gradual change of weather in Han Dynasty, the war between the two courts of Ming Dynasty is imminent.

In the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty (198), in the third year of Zhangwu, February [-]th.

The eastern suburbs of Pengcheng State and Lu County in Xuzhou.

The snow on the road still hasn't melted, and it's silted up on the official road.

During this period of time, no one went to clean the official road, and no one dared to walk on this road.

A large number of Han troops were converging towards Pengcheng, while all ministries of the Ming army were marching towards Xiapi. Lu County was sandwiched between Pengcheng and Xiapi, which was extremely embarrassing.

Because it is located on a plain, it can be defended infinitely, and the city wall is extremely low, so it has not been reinforced at all.

The Han army had already abandoned the city here, and took the first step to withdraw the people of the entire Lu County to the west of Pengcheng.

Lu Bu led his war horse up to a hill in the eastern suburbs, Cheng Lian and Wei Yue followed closely behind them, and behind them was the cavalry from the Xiaoqi Battalion. They followed Lu Bu and fought all the way from Shangjun So far, it has not changed for more than ten years.

Time flies, time flies.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed quietly.

Lu Bu tightened his grip on the reins. He used to be a military marquis in Shangjun County, and Xu An just occupied a county in Shangdang County.

But now Taipingdao has long been the founding system of the country, and he is already a champion.

Unknowingly, it has reached the age of forty.

Although the fiery red banners of the Han Army were flying over the city of Lu County, there were no generals of the Han Army in sight, and the city seemed dead silent.

Although he didn't know what the Han army's plan was, Lu Bu sent someone to check inside from the east gate.

The city wall in Lu County is not high, and even stairs are not needed, and it can be climbed in with some skills.

The scouts who entered the city first opened the city gate, and then more generals entered the city with the scouts who entered the city earlier, and began a wider search, and finally determined that Lu County had been abandoned by the Han army.

Lu Bu was not surprised by this result.

Abandoning Lu County was the right move for the Han army. From Xiapi to Lu County, it can be said that there is no obstacle.

The city of Lu County is low, and there is no favorable terrain around it. If you choose to defend Lu County, it will undoubtedly be a waste of troops.

"laugh--"

A puff of white air spewed out of the nostrils of the horse under the seat, and shook its head.

Lu Bu withdrew his gaze from looking at the interior of Lu County, and turned to look at the outskirts of Lu County.

At this time, in the outskirts of Lu County, more than a dozen Ming troops with yellow flags had dispersed. As the vanguard of the army, they needed to investigate the forests and settlements along the way.