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    After admiring Liu Liniang and Sima Xuan'er's dance together, Liu Yu also felt that this trip was not in vain. It was a pity that he could not get what he wanted and could embrace the two beauties for a while, and he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.  Back in the palace, Sima Xuan'er was still recalling the scene where she competed with Liu Liniang during the drum dance. In her opinion, this day was the most meaningful day after learning dance for so many years.  Playing chess with a stinky chess basket, it¡¯s more about whose chess is smellier.  As for dance, everyone naturally wants to compete with the dance masters to prove that what they have learned in their lives is not in vain.  Although Sima Xuan'er had already guessed the relationship between Liu Yu and Liu Liniang, she was very sensible and didn't say anything.  She remained silent even when she returned to the palace, even concealing the truth when Li Zheer asked her.  The time soon came to late November. Ever since Liu Liniang became the nominal leader of the Three Puritans Sect in Xiaohua Tower, the new teachings written by Liu Yu had spread within the Three Puritans Sect.  For more than half a month since the purge of the Three Puritan Sect, Liu Yu has been observing the changes in the situation, and will also give him feedback on the internal situation of the Three Puritan Sect.  By the end of November, peace had returned to Chang'an City, the original martial law had become a curfew, and the lives of the people in Chang'an City tended to be normal.  In Chang'an City, contempt for "evil cults" is everywhere. Even beggars can tell the great harm of cults. Liu Yu knows that this is the credit of Jingzhao Mansion. Wang Hu has done a good job in publicizing this matter.  , everything that needs to be done has been done.  Starting from late November, the first batch of officials assigned to the six local ministries have also returned.  The group of people who came back basically went to the place for a formality.  After looking at the local customs and customs, he said that he wanted to eliminate the Three Puritans.  Many officials had already returned home without even seeing the shadow of the Three Puritans.  However, Liu Yu obviously did not let them go so easily. As soon as the first batch of people from the Six Divisions returned to their homes in Chang'an City, before their buttocks were still hot, Liu Yu had already summoned them in Yaqian Hall and ordered them to clear the place within one day.  Write down the experience and summary of the Three Puritans and submit it to the court meeting the next day.  Liu Yu also made it clear.  If someone's writing is not good or perfunctory, he does not need to be an official.  When these officials heard this, they were all in danger. They were also really afraid that Liu Yu would take the opportunity to eliminate the hostile political parties in the DPRK, and they were afraid of getting themselves into trouble.  Among the people who came back, there were no ministers from the six departments. The leaders were all ministers and adjutants.  Liu Yu also specially asked the leaders of the Six Ministries to stay in the local area for more time and learn more about people's livelihood.  Since Li Yannian left Chang'an City, Li Zhe'er has never asked about her father's affairs. It seems that she doesn't care about her family at all. However, Liu Yu discovered that in private, Li Zhe'er received a letter from her family.  It seems that it is about Li Yannian.  Li Yannian had to escape death and his wife and children were separated. After he became an official in the court again, he married several concubines, and some of them had already given birth to children for him.  In other words, Li Zheer now has half-brothers and sisters.  Now the head of the Li family is gone, and the talent of the Li family is withering.  If anything happens to the Li family, they will naturally turn to Li Zheer, who is already a woman in the palace.  At the dinner table, Liu Yu also asked Li Zheer if there was anything going on at home. Li Zheer said it was fine. However, in private, Li Zheer also showed him his family members. Only then did Liu Yu know that Li Yannian had lost contact with his family after leaving Chang'an City.  , she didn¡¯t even write back a letter. Her aunts were worried that her husband would not come back, so they asked her about Li Yannian. However, because the palace was deep in the palace compound, Li Zheer¡¯s aunts could only write a letter and rely on the relationship.  Then he sent the letter to the palace.  "After your father left Chang'an City, he had no contact with his family?" Liu Yu felt a little surprised after reading Li Zhel's family letter.  Li Zheer nodded and didn't say much. Although on the surface she pretended not to care about her family, in fact, she really couldn't break the family ties between the Li family.  No matter how messed up Li Yannian was before, he was still her father.  Li Yannian's father usually loved the women in his family. There were rumors in the court that he took great care of the women in his family in order to continue the family lineage. Some veterans also joked that after all, Li Yannian was an old man who took advantage of the young.  Grass.  After Li Yannian left Chang'an City, he gave many reports to the court. These reports were not written by the minister himself, so Liu Yu did not know whether they were written by Li Yannian, or whether Li Yannian had "defected".  "Look back, I'll find someone to meet your father somewhere and ask him to bring peace to the Li family so that they don't have to worry for the time being." Liu Yu came out with the letter from home and went directly to Qu, who was in charge of intelligence work.  Zhu asked him to investigate whether Li Yannian was still there.  Let him find out and report back as soon as possible.  Liu Yu also knew the dangers of defection by court ministers. Before, he had no idea that Yang Lie, whom he trusted, suddenly disappeared without a trace. At that time, he kept a cautious mind and could not trust outsiders too much.  In any case, he is conducting intelligence operations to investigate other people's unknown secrets, and others must be counter-investigating him. He must do these things.?Do it carefully.  For example, when investigating intelligence, he assigned characters to Qu Zhu, Qu Shu and Liu Liniang, and then analyzed the situation based on comprehensive intelligence.  Among the three lines of information regarding the internal affairs of the Three Puritans, Liu Liniang's is the most accurate.  On the day after Qu Zhu started investigating whether Li Yannian had defected, on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Liu Yu suddenly received a tip from Liu Liniang, saying that there were unusual gatherings within the Sanqing Sect, which had started two days ago, and the direction of the gathering was,  It is the county seat of Lang County where Liu Yu once visited.  In Liu Liniang's residence, Liu Liniang passed on the first-hand information obtained from the Sanqing Sect to Liu Yu. In fact, people from the Su Zhe faction of the Sanqing Sect were keeping this news secret. The order from above was to let the victims  The Catholics who were oppressed by the imperial court followed God's guidance and headed west.  At first, Liu Liniang just analyzed that this was Su Zhe's faction's attempt to divert the believers away from Chang'an City. She never thought that on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Liu Liniang got the latest news, saying that these believers were actually heading towards Lang County.  gather.  "Approximately how many people are there?" Liu Yu asked directly.  "There are probably tens of thousands of people around Chang'an City. If you include the Guanzhong believers, there are about 30,000 to 40,000 people." Liu Liniang said with lingering fear, "Fortunately, we got the news early, and the slave family has the identity of the leader, and asked some people below to inform the lowest level  The believers stopped their pilgrimage, but even so, tens of thousands of people went to Lang County. The Nu family estimated that these people were going to Lang County to rebel against the court.  " Liu Yu thought to himself, and he nodded at the same time.  Liu Liniang's analysis was basically based on what he thought, because the court's purge action was too fast and violent. From top to bottom, the Three Puritans had reached the point where they could no longer accommodate themselves. Su Zhe felt that the end was imminent.  Such a gathering for worship had to be launched in advance to accomplish the purpose of gathering to rebel against the imperial court.  Liu Yu sighed: "Poor these believers, they thought they were going to worship and seek refuge, but they were actually being used without knowing it. If they took the road of rebelling against the imperial court by force, they would have no way out." Liu Yu did not immediately mobilize troops to Lang.  When he went to the county, it wasn't that he was worried about Liu Liniang's information, but that Liu Yu was afraid that this was a smoke released by Su Zhe.  Deliberately letting him know is enough to sway the tiger away from the mountain.  Su Zhe definitely has comrades in the court, and he may not have them in the military.  If he transfers the elite troops of the imperial court to Lang County, it will create a military vacuum in Chang'an City. Although Lang County is not far from Chang'an City, the garrison troops around Chang'an City are closer to Chang'an City.  Once the rebels entered the city for some reason and took control of Chang'an City, even if Liu Yu was in Lang County, he would not be able to open the gate of Chang'an City for a while.  Once Chang'an City falls into Su Zhe's hands, the issue of legitimacy will change.  It¡¯s hard to say who the world is facing.  Liu Yu held a military meeting to discuss the gathering of the Three Puritans to rebel.  These days, it is the New Army that has maintained martial law in Chang'an City, but this time Liu Yu did not want to send the New Army, which was absolutely close to him, to quell the chaos in Lang County.  "After careful consideration, I will use the southern Chang'an Camp and Dongshui Camp troops as my backing, heading towards Lang County. If I encounter refugees making trouble or there is any armed confrontation, they will be dealt with as bandits!" Those who participated in the military meeting  Not only Liu Yu's direct descendants are included, but also some of them are direct descendants of the generals of the old dynasty, or direct descendants of the frontier troops. Although they are nominally Liu Yu's subordinates, they have always been inseparable from Liu Yu. Which army will Liu Yu send?  It was Liu Yu who had the final say in countering the rebellion.  However, any order given by Liu Yu, these people will also try to figure out whether it is a matter of intimacy or another purpose.  This time Liu Yu mobilized the two garrison troops of Chang'an City. Although it seemed normal, after all, Lang County was seventy miles away from Chang'an City and was within the patrol range of these two armies. However, after all, it is now well known to everyone in Chang'an City that  The elite army is the new army.  Is leaving the elite behind and sending lower-level troops to quell the rebellion a high priority or a disdain?  Liu Yu said that the atmosphere at the meeting was not very good.  Some generals from the old dynasty seemed to be in a mood, but they did not dare to make a fuss publicly. They only raised some opinions, such as questioning whether there would be banditry this time.  Furthermore, they also made some demands on weapons, such as upgrading some weapons, or insufficient training, etc. In short, they were raising difficulties and conditions with Liu Yu.  The three armies went ahead without using food and grass, but this time they went to Lang County, less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an City, and a fast horse could run back and forth in a day.  In Liu Yu's opinion, these many conditions meant that these generals were ignorant.  Liu Yu had also expected that some people would have objections. No matter which army Liu Yu transferred, other armies would think of things that were not good for them. Soldiers these days are very sensitive. They pursue ease and do not want to be cannon fodder.  , I want to make great achievements but I am afraid that I will go to the battlefield and be wrapped in horse leather and never come back.  Generally speaking, soldiers these days are self-contradictory, and it is no wonder that they are satisfied with whatever they do.  "Whether there is banditry or not, I don't need you to worry about it." Liu Yu said, "This counterinsurgency is not a small fight."Nao Nao, although what he faced was not the fierce Turkic cavalry nor the elite division of the rebel king, they were all ordinary people in Guanzhong.  If you can be kind, be as kind as possible and don't attack your fellow citizens. Maybe your parents and brothers will be there in public.  " When Liu Yu said this, the generals of all armies felt that this was a hot potato and they couldn't take it. If the counterinsurgency failed, it would be dereliction of duty. If the counterinsurgency succeeded, it would harm the people of Guanzhong. Anyway, it is an unpleasant thing on both sides. Who will do it?  Don¡¯t do it yourself. People who have this idea account for the majority of the participants. ¡°This time we must issue a military order to counter the rebellion. If any army fails to complete the established strategy, something goes wrong during the counter-insurgency.  , then they will all be dealt with according to military law. Whether they are soldiers or generals, they will be treated equally and punished as they should!  " After all, not all Liu Yu's direct descendants were present at the meeting, and such a meeting also lost the solemnity of the previous direct descendants' meetings held by Liu Yu. Some generals even felt disdainful, thinking that Liu Yu was making a fuss out of a molehill. But there was a group of refugees who wanted to go to the southwest.  Liu Yu thought he was going to rebel against the imperial court? Could it be that the regular army of the imperial court couldn't even deal with a mob? Only Liu Yu knew that even though the Guanzhong believers gathered,  Even if they rebel, they can only fight with flags and cut down trees as soldiers. Their fighting ability is not strong. There are even many women, children, old, weak, sick and disabled among the believers. But behind these people there is a well-trained regular army. Liu Yu still remembers the first time.  When I visited the Prince of Chu's Mansion, I saw that Su Zhe was as strict as a morbid maniac. Under this background, Su Zhe would cultivate a team that was completely loyal to him and capable of fighting against the imperial court.  It is not impossible that once these vanguard troops win, the believers behind them will think that they are invulnerable. Liu Yu has long heard that a group of refugees can defeat an entire regular army.  There are some "rebels" in the society who put yellow paper on their chests and think they are copper-walled bodies. Their fearlessness of death is not just an act, it's because they really believe that people will die if they are not afraid of death.  Fear. Liu Yu called a person to the front and asked him to express some of his thoughts on putting down the rebellion. When the person came to the front, everyone looked curious, because this person was none other than the usual high-minded person.  Yu Ding, Yong Hou Huo Bing, who doesn¡¯t take anyone seriously, ¡°Why me?  I have never fought with them, so how can I feel about it?  Huo Bing shouted to Liu Yu. Liu Yu sneered and said, "You are really forgetful."  I forgot that I was in Yuzhou City.  I was trapped for more than three months and could not enter Lingnan.  There is no way to retreat back to Jiangyou!  How long has it been and you still don¡¯t remember anything?  " Huo Bing immediately jumped up, Lao Gao: "You mean it's those bastards who are going to level up this time?  "Liu Yu didn't answer, but said to everyone: "Did you see that Huo Erhu, who thought he was invincible, had one day when he was beyond his power, and he also knew that there are people outside the world and mountains beyond the mountains.  Ask this general whether it is that group of people this time. I can definitely tell you that they are the mysterious armed forces that made Huo Erhu hide in Yuzhou City for several months!  " When Huo Bing heard this, his face was a little impatient. Liu Yu was using his sad story as a negative lesson to let the people under his command know not to take credit and be arrogant, and to know that they should not put their eyes too high. Huo Bing curled his lips and returned to  In the team, although he said nothing more, he had already decided in his heart that he would go to suppress the rebellion no matter what, and avenge the three months of suffering he suffered in Yuzhou City. The military meeting did not last long.  Because the gathering of the Three Puritans is already happening, if we want to solve it as soon as possible, we must send troops immediately, and go to Lang County quickly, so that we can stop it before Su Zhe uses these people to gather together.  At the end of the day, nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses from the South Chang'an Camp and Dongshui Camp set off immediately to arrive outside Lang County before the early morning of the next day. The generals issued military orders and felt a little uneasy when they learned about Huo Bing's experience.  After that, he suddenly lost his confidence and became a little timid. As for Huo Bing, he went to Liu Yu immediately after the meeting and expressed his desire for revenge, but Liu Yu choked him back:  "You think you haven't shamed me enough, so you plan to do it again?  " "Iwhy am I embarrassed?  I was in Yuzhou City at that time. Although I didn't destroy them, they didn't destroy me either. I waited in the city every day for them to come out and fight me, but they never came" Liu Yu listened to Huo Bing  This tone is about feeling good about yourself and making excuses for your failure. ¡°Let me ask you, what if you go and fail again this time?  " "What else can we do?  Huo Bing thought that Liu Yu was going to use provocation, and said, "If it doesn't work out, you can chop off my head. My head is very strong and I won't give you anything to chop it off with."  " "When should I cut it?Your head?  Liu Yu said angrily, "Have you never thought that if you go again this time and fail, it will not only disgrace you, but also make it impossible for the New Army to hold its head high in the future?"  At that time, the entire Dashun Dynasty's external military advantage will be discredited because of your failure. The soldiers will have no confidence, and the Dashun Dynasty's future territory will also be divided by those foreign enemies" Huo Bing frowned.  He asked, "Why don't we just have a fight? Is it that serious?  You say that because you don't want me to go, right?  But even I can't guarantee that I can win. Are you sending those people to die?  "Liu Yuxin said, you are going to die, but others are not necessarily going to die. Liu Yu understands Huo Bing's character. He is the kind of person who likes to pursue victory. Once Huo Bing encounters some setbacks, he will live better than a homeless mouse.  Wimpy. Even Liu Yu thought that when he was in Yuzhou City, it wasn't that Huo Bing had no chance of winning, but that he was afraid of being beaten and didn't even dare to leave the city. "So you just wait.  Wait for the soldiers and horses from the South Chang'an Camp and Dongshui Camp to go first. If the situation cannot be pacified, then let everyone in the world know the ferocity of these rebels, and then you can lead the troops.  It will be good for you to win when the time comes and it will enhance the prestige of our country, but even if you lose, no one in the army will look down on you.  It's better than you to go first and lose face after defeat.  " Huo Bing was quite resolute at first. When he heard what Liu Yu said, even he couldn't help but nodded and said: "This is a good thing to pay attention to.  The young master just waits for them to be beaten into a drowned dog, and then leads the troops to clean them up.  Hehe, I've always been so capable.  Liu Yu sighed. Although the Huo Bing in front of him was a little older, in the final analysis he still couldn't be a marshal and could only be a vanguard. He was brave but lacked a brain.
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