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Volume 4 Hu Han Cang Qiong Chapter 294 Descending the Stairs

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    A law enforcement team entered Wuqing City, and only one team came. The leader was a school lieutenant. Although he was unknown, he was a veteran of Anxi. There was also a law cao who joined the army and was a veteran in making military decisions.  The Tiance Tang Army's Facao system, although his position is not obvious at ordinary times, he is the King of Yama in the army, and anyone who sees him will be afraid of him.

    Fan Yanguang did not dare to neglect and welcomed the captain into the city, entertaining him well all the way.  When the law enforcement team was ordered to conduct an inspection, they met with a senior official and did not need to salute when they saw Fan Yanguang. The leading military officer said: "When we go out to conduct inspections, the expenses are set. I dare not accept General Fan's kindness. I only hope that the general can cooperate."  Let’s, let’s investigate this matter.”

    Fan Yanguang said: "This is natural. In fact, you don't need to tell me. I have already investigated this matter clearly. Come on!"

    Someone then brought up a bunch of wooden plates, and on the wooden plates there were a bunch of heads!  There are as many as three hundred!

    Fan Yanguang smiled and said: "I had already eliminated the three hundred black sheep who violated military regulations when you arrived. I was planning to report them to the marshal, but unexpectedly you all came."

    The leading captain and the military commander Fa Cao looked at each other, both surprised by this result.

    Fa Cao joined the army and said: "It turns out that General Fan has already implemented the military law, but according to the regulations, now that we have been dispatched, we must conduct an investigation according to the regulations."

    Fan Yanguang smiled and said: "This is natural, this is natural."

    This team settled in Wuqing and conducted an investigation. From this day on, the more than 30,000 generals who came from Yedu were also a little scared. Fan Yanguang did not dare to act rashly. The entire army huddled in the city and did not dare to set foot in the city.  Half a step to the door.

    The law enforcement team is still investigating in Wuqing County. Three hundred heads have been delivered to Zhang Mai. Zhang Mai looked at the three hundred heads and said to Xue Fu, "What do you think? Is this the truth?"

    Xue Fu said: "I haven't done anything before, so I don't dare to speak nonsense."

    Zhang Mai asked Li Bin again, and Li Bin said the same thing.

    Zhang Mai asked Fu Yanqing again. When Fu Yanqing was about to speak, Zhang Mai shouted: "Xue Fu and Li Bin are both from Hebei! It's understandable that they don't know the situation in Hebei. But you are a veteran of the military here. You have been in the Central Plains for generations."  General! Regarding the habits of warriors in Hebei and the Central Plains. I don’t believe you can’t penetrate into the depths. I hope your answer will not disappoint me!”

    ??Fu Yanqing hesitated to speak, but did not dare to stop. After a while, he said: "The last generalthe last general has not seen the truth"

    "What about your speculation!" Zhang Mai interrupted him!

    Fu Yanqing finally made up his mind and said: "If we are speculating, I will not believe it. This may not be the case, but it should be Fan Yanguang giving the marshal a step down."

    He knelt down as he spoke and said, "Marshal, does it really matter what the truth is? Aren't these three hundred heads enough to give the world an explanation?"

    ——————————

    At this moment.  Tiance Datang's "Operation Autumn Harvest" also began.

    Operation Autumn Harvest is also a peaceful operation, but peace is mixed with domineering and intimidation.

    During the autumn harvest, the war in the Central Plains has ceased!  Anyone who dares to use weapons rashly, no matter what the reason is, will be punished by Zhang Mai after the autumn harvest is over!

    ——This is for the outside.

    All armies under my control must try their best to protect the autumn harvest.  Anyone who dares to invade farmland.  cut!

    ——This is for internal purposes.

    Autumn harvest is originally the most important season in China. It is related to the livelihood of the coming year. Historically, the emperors, kings, generals and ministers often avoided this time when they launched wars. Now coupled with Zhang Mai's strength, the entire eastern land has suspended the smoke and entered the  In total peace.

    Along with the no-war order for the autumn harvest, there is also a tax-free order - east of Tongguan.  All prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Guitiance will be exempted from agricultural taxes this year!  If you are a tenant farmer, you can also get the landowner to rebate the agricultural tax you pay.

    When the news came out, the whole Central Plains was boiling.  In the past few years, Shi Jingtang has imposed excessive taxes, and the endurance of various places in the Central Plains - especially the endurance of farmers - is actually close to the critical point, Zhang Mai's tax exemption order.  Although it had little impact on the powerful gentry, it was a timely rain for the lower-class farmers. Therefore, as soon as the order was issued, it was praised by Hebei Shilin - as for the farmers.  Although they are the biggest beneficiaries, in this era of lack of voice, their voices are negligible.

    The reaction in northern Shanxi was relatively calm, because Zhang Mai had exempted them from land tax for three years before, and they were overjoyed when they should have been.  There are only three or four household registrations in Yan land, especially in the most elite land of Youzhou, where the market is almost empty. Therefore, this tax exemption order is only a little comfort for the land of Youji after it is broken.

    Hebei and Shandong are very excited.  Those prefectures and counties that had surrendered could not imagine that Zhang Longxiang could carry out the plan under such difficult circumstances.Such benevolent government, and those prefectures and counties that have not yet surrendered are envious of this tax exemption order, and they all praise Zhang Mai as a benevolent king.

    However, there were also some discordant noises during this period.  In-depth inspections throughout Hebei revealed that some powerful, gentry and cunning officials in towns and counties deceived Zhang Mai's tax exemption order and still ordered farmers to pay taxes, and all the collected taxes fell into their own pockets.  .

    Faced with this shameless behavior, Zhang Mai's attitude was "zero tolerance". He sent Anxi veterans to go to the places where problems occurred. The inspectors would provide evidence, and the judges would make the judgment, which would be executed by the Anxi veterans.  Detect them together and deal with them together.

    Li Bo, the governor of Yedu, was worried that this move would harass the local area, so he wrote to Zhang Mai, hoping that he would take a more tolerant attitude towards the matter and not harm the "peaceful atmosphere" brought by the tax exemption order, nor harm the Hebei gentry because of it.  From Dragon Heart.

    Zhang Mai looked at it and sneered: "Peaceful atmosphere, what kind of peaceful atmosphere! What I want is that farmers can get benefits, not a superficial face-saving project! From Long Shizi? Those who think that they can continue after following me  The gentry who exploit the people are not following the dragon, they are cheating this country!"

    After Zhang Mai's reaction came out, Li Bo's old face couldn't help but turn red. In fact, many gentry had a similar attitude. Although they praised Zhang Mai's benevolent government, they only praised Zhang Mai for fame.  Preventing them from taking action against the loopholes in the tax exemption order.  In the eyes of many people, Zhang Mai issued this tax exemption order, didn't he just want to be known as a "benevolent king"?

    You asked for your name, and we gave it to you, but if we continued to make profits, you just turned a blind eye and everyone got what they needed. Wouldn’t everyone be happy?

    However, Zhang Mai’s words revealed these people’s intentions!

    Li Ma then read another book.  I advise Zhang Mai to be lenient in his actions since he is a light corvee and a low endowment, so that the world's gentry can see hope and not to do anything excessive. Otherwise, if a popular uprising is provoked, the society may be shaken.

    Zhang Mai will get angry on the spot after getting the letter!

    Fan Zhi next to him advised: "Marshal, Li Bo has no ill intentions. Although his words are different from the marshal's political views, they are loyal to the marshal! Otherwise, he can just stay silent. There is no need to make the matter so obvious! He is afraid of us  Acting too hastily and violently will cause turmoil! Now that Luoyang has not been taken, Hedong has not been taken, Chang'an is still there, and Wu and Shu in the south have not been pacified, we cannot cause chaos."

    Zhang Mai was silent for a moment and then understood what Fan Zhi meant.  But he still said coldly: "He was thinking about me, but it's a pity that he went in the wrong direction! I want to lighten the corvee and pay less to the bottom peasants, and to the local tyrants and gentry, I use heavy taxes in troubled times! As for the turmoil hum  ! I’m afraid of the unrest that will sweep the world when the peasants don’t have enough food to eat! Those heartless gentry will rise up and cause chaos. The sooner the better!”

    Therefore, Zhang Mai not only did not act leniently according to Li Bo's advice, but instead issued a more severe temporary decree:

    After the tripartite inspection personnel arrived at the place.  Many powerful gentry from all over the country surrendered. Those who surrendered only paid three times the fine of grain and returned it to the farmers. Those who did not surrender but were eventually found out were fined ten times. Half of the grain was returned to the farmers and half was confiscated. The eldest son of the family was exiled to the Western Regions. Anyone who dared to commit crimes committed a crime.  Otherwise, the family property will be confiscated.  The whole family was exiled.

    When the temporary order came out, Hebei was immediately in an uproar!

    However, there was silence after the uproar. Now there are 300,000 troops gathered in Youzhou. Gao Xingzhou is in Pingyou, Yang Guangyuan is in Yedu, and Tiance's troops can reach any prefecture and county in Hebei within three days. Under such a situation  .  Who dares to openly cause chaos?

    But although the gentry did not dare to resist openly, they responded with silence.  Except for a few who are timid and fearful, and except for a very few who have discovered it due to their conscience, most of the gentry who concealed the tax exemption order were carrying it on.

    Zhang Mai sent out only thirty judges.  If divided evenly, there is less than one county!  The scholars who produced evidence could not check every village. Even if they heard something, it would be difficult to obtain conclusive evidence due to the interference of local snakes!  If Zhang Mai still raids his house without evidence, he will not be a benevolent king, but a tyrant!

    As for the soldiers, they are mainly responsible for the execution after the case is determined. They are a deterrent and most of the time do not affect the investigation of the case.

    At this time, no one in the world could defeat Zhang Mai on the frontal battlefield, but on a more complicated battlefield, the gentry did not think Zhang Mai could defeat them at all!

    From ancient times to the present, which monarch has not been able to rely on the gentry as the middle class to rule the world?

    Even if Zhang Mai wants to conduct a thorough investigation, does he have the people to carry it out?  There are thirty judges and more than one hundred prosecutors, and there is less than one cross-river dragon on average in a county. How can it fight against dozens of local snakes?

    ?? Can the so-called tax exemption order finally be regarded as a "benevolent policy" that is only superficial?

    The gentry tried to soften their superiors and frightened their subordinates.Farmers, ten days have passed, and there are only thirty gentry in Hebei who have surrendered themselves to pay grain. On average, there is less than one household in a county!

    These gentry who surrendered themselves were unanimously condemned by the scholars in Hebei, scolding them for taking advantage of the common people, scolding them for violating the teachings of the saints, scolding them for being unfaithful, unfilial, and unkind!  Scold them for having no conscience and heartlessness!  There is a strong tendency to expel them from Shilin.

    At the same time, Li Bo wrote for the third time. This time, instead of admonishing, he admitted his mistake to Zhang Mai, admitted that his previous judgment was wrong, and believed that Zhang Mai's current judgment was justified.  The second half of the letter is almost a congratulatory statement, praising Zhang Mai in a high-profile manner and congratulating the success of the tax exemption order in beautiful words.

    Under his leadership, Hebei Shilin also showed similar gestures.

    After Zhang Mai received the returns from various places, he looked at Li Bo's petition and said to Fan Zhi: "In the huge Hebei, only thirty-five households of gentry surrendered! I don't believe that the conscience of the local tyrants in Hebei is so good! But Li Bo believed it.  , he also praised me, Wen Su, what do you think he meant by this!"

    Fan Zhi was silent. He knew that Zhang Mai didn't believe it, and he didn't believe it either.

    With things developed to this extent, what else can be done?

    We need to continue the thorough investigation, there is no way to investigate!

    This is not a war, you can use the Mo Dao Battle Ax Formation to push through it roughly!

    This is a government affair that is constantly being cut down and chaotic!

    Li Bo knew the difficulty of this matter from the beginning, so he has been admonishing Zhang Mai, but Zhang Mai insisted on going his own way. Originally, the tax exemption order could have become a benevolent policy recorded in history with the praise of the gentry.  Today, it's almost turned into a joke, but it's okay.  It's not too late to look back now. Li Bo's third petition cleverly resolved this embarrassment. He once again gave Zhang Mai a choice. As long as Zhang Mai nods, benevolent government will still be benevolent government, Hebei will still be Hebei, and the world will be a gentry.  You will see Zhang Mai's compromise.  The area ruled by Tiance will quickly settle down, and then the areas that have not yet been surrendered will gradually be unified under this general trend.  With Zhang Mai's force as an endorsement, no one can stop this trend, whether it is An Chongrong, Liu Zhiyuan or Shi Chonggui.

    This is not the people's heart, but the "scholar's heart" which is more powerful than the people's heart - the heart of the scholar, the heart of the scholar, the heart of the scholar, and the heart of the gentry!

    Zhang Mai looked up at the dome.  After a long time, he said: "Another step down!"

    After a long, long time, Zhang Maicai said to Fan Zhi: "Wen Su, let me tell you that Li Mo has come to Youzhou!"

    Fan Zhi became a little worried and shouted: "Marshal, Li Bo's political views may be different from those of the marshal. But he is indeed loyal, please marshal"

    "What are you talking about!" Zhang Mai said: "Do you think I want to kill him?"

    Fan Zhi was stunned: "Isn't it?"

    "Of course not, why should I kill him!" Zhang Mai said: "He has not broken the law! Even if he has different political opinions, I will at most spare him, but now this person can still be fought for, I have to convince him!"

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    History has undergone huge deviations due to the arrival of Zhang Mai.

    “ Putting aside the major events happening in Hebei for the moment, great changes are also taking place in the south at this time.

    these years.  The Shu Kingdom was the first to bear the brunt. As Tiance's power grew, Meng Shu's monarchs and ministers became more and more negative about the future of the country. The leader of the country, Meng Chang, ended the stage of his life that should have made a difference ahead of time and entered a period of negative enjoyment ahead of schedule.  After the defeat in Guanzhong, Meng Chang returned to Chengdu and no longer had the fighting spirit. He was addicted to wine, beauties, dog fighting and polo.  The politics of Shu became increasingly corrupt.  Although the people at the bottom are living in poverty, due to the development of the Silk Road, the business in Bashu has become increasingly prosperous, and the prosperity of Chengdu has also reached a higher level.

    Nanping Kingdom, which occupies Jiangling Prefecture, has never had the strength to expand outward.  He has always professed vassalage to the surrounding powerful countries. During Li Congke's period, he professed vassalage to the Later Tang Dynasty. During Shi Jingtang's period, he professed vassalage to the Later Jin Dynasty. As Tiance's power shocked the world, Cao Yuanzhong sent envoys to arrive. The leader of Nanping immediately submitted his vassalage to Zhang Mai, who was still in the northwest at the time.  Lowered his status and promised to protect the interests of Tiance merchants within the territory.  With the recent changes in the situation, seeing that Shi Jin's regime would collapse at any time, the leader of Nanping made a decisive decision and quickly announced the severing of relations with Luoyang. Only Tiance and the Tang Dynasty followed suit.

    The Ma Chu regime occupied Jingnan. The Ma family took Changsha as its capital and controlled the land of thousands of miles south of Jingnan. Its national strategy was to "serve the emperor at the top, guard the people at the bottom, dominate the states internally, and resist the strong vassal externally." The so-called strong vassal  , that is, apart from other separatist regimes other than the Central Plains dynasty, Ma Chu never dared to have the will to compete with the Central Plains. The imaginary enemies were only Wu and Shu, and he tried his best to resist the military threats from Jinling and Chengdu.  Because of his economic construction of water conservancy and emphasis on commerce, Cao Yuanzhong's envoys were also criticized when they arrived.The warm reception of the Chu regime. After that, as Meng Chang became demoralized, the Shu Kingdom no longer had the ambition to open up to the outside world. With the mediation of Cao Yuanzhong, the Chu-Shu border was opened for business, and the Silk Road soon came here.  , however, Ma Chu has always had reservations about political issues. It was not until recently that he changed his mind and sent an envoy via Bashu to declare his vassalage to Tiance.

    The Silk Road did not end at Changsha. It extended southward through the Lingqu Canal, and its influence reached the Southern Han Dynasty, which ruled the land thousands of miles south of Lingnan.  Further east, there is the Fujian State, which in later generations has Fujian Province as its general territory, and the Wuyue regime, which in later generations has Zhejiang Province, southern Jiangsu, and Shanghai as its basic territory.

    In addition, there is the Qi State, which occupies two thousand miles of Huainan, Jinling, and Jiangxi, and is known as the most powerful country in the southeast.  The current leader of the Qi Kingdom is Xu Zhigao. He was originally a general of Yang Wu. He ascended the throne after deposing Wu and proclaiming himself emperor four years ago. The country was named Da Qi.  The following year, Xu Zhigao changed his name to Li Min and moved the capital to Jinling. In history, the Later Tang Dynasty was destroyed in this year, and Qi State also changed its name to Tang Dynasty, which was called Southern Tang Dynasty in history.  However, in this dimension, due to the strong presence of Tiance Datang, Qi State did not change its name.

    Qi State in the southeast is a powerful country that threatens other countries and has the best hope of unifying the south. But for the Central Plains, it is just a stronger vassal. People in the Central Plains use their self-superiority mentality and do not pay much attention to the changes of the southeastern countries.  The country's name has changed back and forth, and the person who occupies Jinling is always called Wu, and the person who occupies Hangzhou is called Yue - just like Liu Bei's self-named country is Han, and the people on Cao Wei's side have always called it Shu.  And scholars from other countries.  It always changes with the trend of Luoyang.

    After Xu Zhigao changed his name, Shi Jingtang never called him Li Min when it came to him verbally, but always called him Xu Zhigao.

    The Southern Han Dynasty and the Min Kingdom lived in remote areas and were never taken seriously by the Central Plains regime. The Qian family of Wuyue also tried to protect themselves and always connected north to the Central Plains to compete with Jinling. As for Li Min.  Since the usurpation of the throne had not taken place long ago, he did not dare to use troops wantonly after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In the past three years, his national policy has always been to protect the country and the people.

    But now with the strong rise of Tiance Datang, Li Min began to think about whether it was necessary to change the national strategy.

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    Penglai Island.

    Zhao Zan looked at the account books cleared by his subordinates and calculated the money and food he had.  Thinking about the way forward.

    When Zhao Dejun was defeated, Zhao Zan was brought to Dengzhou by his grandfather's remnants, where he became the young master, seized the ships and went to sea, and occupied the islands to resist Shi Jin.

    Zhao Zan did not go to sea voluntarily at the beginning. He was from a famous family, and his mother was Princess Xingping, the jewel in the eye of Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty Li Siyuan.  Because Zhao Zan was smart since he was a child, Li Siyuan liked him very much, so he raised him together with his grandchildren.

    Born as the son of a princess, raised by the side of an emperor, and in and out of the palace, Zhao Zan's pursuit of a stable and wealthy cultural life exceeded his desire for power, but he couldn't help it when things got pushed to his head.  Fortunately, the troops who supported him were very loyal to the Zhao family, and he himself was quite talented in governing affairs. After taking over the military affairs, he used the power of the sea to develop trade, reaching Wu, Yue, Fujian, and Han in the south, Goryeo in the east, and Korea in the north.  Khitan.  Within two years, huge profits were made. As Shi Jin was busy dealing with Tiance, he gradually penetrated into the Shandong Peninsula and gradually controlled Deng and Laizhou.

    But Zhao Zan did not continue to use troops.  He didn't even officially raise the flag to rebel against the Jin in Deng and Laizhou. He just bribed the powerful and subordinate officials in the whole state to sideline the officials sent by Shi Jingtang. Shi Jingtang knew that the entire Shandong Peninsula had fallen into the hands of Zhao Zan, but when the pressure from the northwest came,  It was too big for him to take action against the east side. Secondly, Zhao Zan neither raised his flag nor expanded, so Shi Jingtang turned a blind eye and let him go for the time being.

    After Zhao Zan stabilized his position, he gradually penetrated his business tentacles into most of Shandong and Hebei. Scholar-officials and powerful officials in Qi, Lu, Yan and Zhao were also happy to do business with Zhao Zan. Although Shi Jingtang's expropriation was heavy, most of it was passed on to  In spite of the common people, the powerful gentry from all over the country still have great families and businesses. The west is welcoming the opening of the Silk Road, and the east is investing in Zhao Zan's endless sea trade. Up to now, Zhao Zan has established five large-scale  fleet and fifteen small fleets, becoming a veritable hegemon in the East China Sea.

    But no matter how powerful the maritime power is, those who wander overseas, live on ships and islands, and have not been canonized by the Central Plains regime are considered "pirates" in the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrats!

    Not only that, because he had lived in the imperial capital since childhood, cities like Dengzhou and Laizhou were actually rural places in Zhao Zan's eyes - not to mention more remote islands. He dreamed of returning to Luoyang, but Zhao Zan also felt that in his heart  It is clear that he can dominate the sea and rely on the promotion of the current situation, but it is a delusion to fight back to Luoyang. No matter who is in charge of the Central Plains, as long as the general trend is certain and the troops move eastward, it will not take much effort to drive him back to the sea.  .

    Therefore, although Zhao Zan has built a comfortable manor in Dengzhou in the past two years, as soon as he heard that there was a police officer in Hebei, he immediatelyBack to the Penglai Island strain.

    The development of the situation in the north this year was half as expected by Zhao Zan and half as unexpected.

    Zhao Zan's grandfather, Zhao Dejun, had been dealing with the Khitans for many years and was always afraid of the Khitans. Under the influence, Zhao Zan's fear of the Khitans was eradicated at an early age. After he gained control of the sea power, he often did business with the Khitans and witnessed it with his own eyes.  How powerful the Khitan was, but such a powerful Khitan actually lost consecutive battles against Tiance!  Not only was Mobei lost, but now even Kyoto was attacked!

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    Since he had never had the ambition to stand on his own overseas, and he had clearly seen the success or failure of the Central Plains, Zhao Zan did not hesitate and sent an envoy to Zhang Mai immediately.

    The envoy came back faster than expected, and an envoy was also sent - it turned out to be Fu Yanlin.  Zhao Zan and Fu Yanlin knew each other, and they were relatives.

    Fu Yanlin's father, Fu Cunshen, and Zhao Zan's grandfather, Li Siyuan, were both adopted sons of Li Keyong. Before the end of the Later Tang Dynasty, the Fu family had always used the surname "Li". From a calculation, Zhao Zan should treat Fu Yanlin as his uncle.

    Of course, at the dock, after exchanging identities, Zhao Zan also called out in this way. Although the relationship between the two parties is far away, since they have desires, a cousin who is not actually related by blood can become closer than a biological uncle.

    It’s just that he is deeply puzzled as to why Fu Yanlin became Zhang Mai’s messenger.

    That day, Zhao Zan held a banquet in honor of Fu Yanlin on a beautiful mountain near the sea on Penglai Island.  From here, you can have a panoramic view of the main port of Penglai Island. There are five giant ships moored in the port, more than 20 large-scale ships, more than 30 oar warships, as well as various types of sub-boats, fishing boats, and three-board boats, shuttled back and forth.  , no less than hundreds, it is spectacular!

    After Zhao Zan knew that the Tiance envoy was coming, he immediately mobilized all the ships that could be mobilized in the nearby waters, not for defense, but to show his strength.

    However, Fu Yanlin just gave a few words of approval and didn't have any big reaction.  The civil and military ministers of this era, especially the northerners, did not pay much attention to this kind of maritime power. In Fu Yanlin's heart, no matter how brilliant these fleets are, they are just rootless roots and trees without roots.  , it is still the Central Plains continent that can only be reached by cavalry.  He was not the only one who had this thought, even Zhao Zan had the same thought deep in his heart. He was not surprised when he saw that Fu Yanlin was not frightened by the battle he put out.

    After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Zhao Zan asked: "Isn't my uncle always in Luoyang? Why did he go to sea? He also became Marshal Zhang's envoy."

    Fu Yanlin smiled and said: "Yuanfu, you are at sea, so you are quite well-informed about the news in the Central Plains." The two of them are not very far apart in age. Zhao Zan calls him uncle out of respect, but Fu Yanlin can't really show off.  It’s money from the elders.

    Zhao Zan smiled and said: "My nephew is at sea, but he cares about Luoyang! My mother is still trapped there. Fortunately, Shi Jingtang probably wanted to use my mother against me, so he didn't harm her. Just thinking about it  My mother is living alone in Luoyang, and as a son of a human being, I just I just" At this point, I couldn't help crying.

    Fu Yanlin quickly comforted her and said, "Since you care about me, why don't you come home early?"

    Zhao Zan said: "It's not that I won't return. It's just that I have no way to return. Secondly" He pointed to hundreds of ships in the port and said: "Now Zhao Zan, I am not alone. I am also involved with these brothers at sea. The seaside depends on me.  There are no less than hundreds of thousands of survivors, if I can't find a safe way for them to survive, how can I safely return to Luoyang to serve my widowed mother?"

    The first sentence is a complaint, and the second sentence is a tentative attempt to ask for conditions.  At this point, the words finally got to the point.
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