Good Man Operation Guide

The reason for Lin Shiheng’s rebellion was that ‘the government forced the people to rebel’.

So, his image for himself has always been very precise: ‘an old peasant forced to rebel’.

Because he was forced to rebel, he generally didn’t take the initiative to attack, but waited for the government to call him out. Then, used a small number of people to defeat these many government soldiers.

Because he was an old farmer, he would send his men to cultivate the fields even after the uprising.

It was better because most of the people in his hands were ordinary people before, and all of them were good at farming. In addition, they laid a city. Now, hi not only has land and cattle, but there was also grains, vegetables and silver. In an instant, a group of people whose main job was supposed to be farming became more and more determined to follow Lin Shiheng’s wishes.

Under Lin Shiheng’s tireless brainwashing, no… ‘declaration’, the people under his command, who had been converted from civilians to soldiers, held on to the idea that it was not us who wanted to rebel, but you, the court, who forced us to rebel!

As long as you don’t beat us poor people, we certainly wouldn’t beat you.

We rebelled in order to be able to have enough to eat. So, now that we occupy a city, we will not expand outward. Instead, we will cultivate land and vegetables with peace of mind, and treat it as a peach garden without strife.

They not only thought so themselves, but also under Lin Shiheng’s leadership, they would spread it outside.

Gradually, many people who were forced to live in these troubled times also knew that there was such a good place. As long as they sincerely took refuge, they would be sheltered and accepted it. Although they couldn’t eat and drink for free, they could definitely feed themselves as long as they worked.

Word of mouth had attracted more and more refugees who want to live, and Lin Shiheng has also took them in one by one. Although, he would still choose mature men to join the army and practice every day, their main job was farming.

The other three rebel groups that had been concerned because of the sudden emergence of a civil rebel group were gradually relaxing.

Compared with this ‘colleague’ who devoted himself to farming even if he rebelled, of course, those who rebelled just to ascend to the throne and expanded their territory all the time, were much more threatening.

The three major rebel groups, that had let down their guard because of his small number of people, now didn’t take him seriously. But of course, at least this was power, and all three parties had sent letters expressing their intention to recruit.

Of course, none of the rebels in either side of Zhou City got a positive answer.

This was also expected by the three parties.

They thought that the newcomer felt it was better to be the master of their own family, than to take refuge in others. What’s more, the Imperial court was still alive, and the three parties confronted each other, expanding while acting as people that were cleaning up the government. No one knew who would be the final winner.

At this time of reform, standing in the ‘right’ would take you up, and standing in the ‘wrong’ would be the end of your life.

It’s not as if you just live your life behind closed doors, although it looks a little humiliating. But as long as the new Lord ascends to the throne, the rebels who had never fought against the new Lord and had a lot of people under their hands would definitely be able to obtain a position.

The three parties’ strategists had similar conclusions, deciding that the rebels who had occupied Zhou City only wanted to wait for the new Lord to appear and then pay homage immediately. They didn’t worry about Zhou City, a peer with few people and no ambition. Like them, they only needed to see how it would be at the end of the game. It was better to be alert to those peers who were strong in numbers and liked to expand their territory everywhere.

It was precisely because the new Lord was undecided, and the three other rebel parties were all equal in strength, they had to fight each other at the same time. In addition, Zhou City, a poor, weak, helpless old city, sent letters to all three parties; Saying that although we can’t take refuge in any of you now, Zhou City will certainly do its best to cooperate.

Once the letter was received, the news that the Lord of Zhou City was a timid and fearful man also made the three parties completely relax.

But thinking about it, too. It was said that the guy who took the lead was a peasant, who has always been righteous and not rebellious. It was also because the villagers killed some officials and came to him for help. Usually, he wouldn’t take the initiative, but he could command a war when officials banged on the door. What was there to fear from a person who was just pushed a step too far?

Zhou City was temporarily excluded from the list of candidates competing for the world, and the three rebel parties began to fight with each other again, occasionally beating the government to seize a territory. They were amicable to Zhuo City.

And Zhou City, that cultivated land with all its heart, seemed to be really at ease, living as a safe haven.

At first, there were officials who thought Zhou City was a soft persimmon and sent soldiers to grab it, only to be defeated. Half died and half were captured.

(TNote: Soft persimmon = something easy to pinch/ easy to bully.)

They were lucky! They must have just been lucky!

The unbelieving government sent some more soldiers this time.

This time, most of them were left behind as prisoners. According to the information revealed, those prisoners were forced to cultivate land, and they were miserable every day.

Didn’t they say that Zhou City was full of people who couldn’t fight?

The government sent troops for the third time, and after once again being left with most of them as prisoners, it also gave up on Zhou City, a tough bone to chew.

After all, Zhou City was easy to protect and difficult to attack. If those people hid inside, what could they do? Since the rebels didn’t think about going out to do other things, they stayed there quietly, it was better to leave some troops to deal with those rebels who really had ambitions.

The court didn’t care about Zhou City, the three rebel forces despised such a difficult bone to chew, it wasn’t delicious. So, Zhou City survived.

It’s just that Zhou City gradually met some problems.

Perhaps because of the benevolent name of the Lord of Zhou City previously, it was said that he had a soft-hearted temper. He lived well in the village at the beginning. When the mountain bandits went down the mountain and he was aware, he could have run for his life. But he preferred to go to other villages to report the news, regardless of life and death.

At that time, the villagers could have avoided the mountain bandits, but because there was no good hiding place near the villages, they knelt down and begged. He really couldn’t stand the pleading, gave the villagers some advice, and stayed to face the mountain bandits himself.

After that, some corrupt officials covet the property that was taken from the mountain bandits’ den, and he turned over all his property with a good temper. Later, if someone in the village hadn’t had an argument with an official, such a good-natured person wouldn’t have chosen to rebel.

Even the rebellion was made by a group of people kneeling on the ground and begging him.

This silly benevolence was able to reassure other forces, they were just a little wary of him. This also made some refugees who couldn’t survive, gain some hope, and thought of defecting.

Since Lin Shiheng claimed to be the city lord, Zhou City’s daily life had been like this.

“City Lord, there are 300 refugees coming to join us.”

“City Lord, another 500 people have come.”

“City Lord, more than 100 refugees …”

Every time, at this time, Lin Shiheng would wear his simple coat and put on a decent benevolent face.

“Receive.”

“Receive.”

“Receive them all!”

He was just like a greedy snake. Seemingly peacefully nestled in the city, but came out to eat a person without thinking about stopping.

For other forces, these hungry refugees who couldn’t even march properly were useless. First of all, these people have been hungry for so long, they were all skin and bones, and they couldn’t even pick up weapons. What’s the use of collecting them? Feeding them in vain!

Secondly, there weren’t only men in the refuge groups, but children and old people who could only eat and women who couldn’t even fill the barracks.

Where these people were housed was a problem, and where to get food for them was also a problem. If they are accepted, and it created a precedent, more and more refugees would come. How could they deal with that?

But who made Lin Shiheng a kind city lord?

If one came, he accepted one, if two came, he accepted the pair. In short, he accepted everyone!

This situation provoked the ridicule of those forces.

After all, he was born in a peasant family. He doesn’t understand that once the flood gates were opened, there was no blocking the rush.

Once the news of Zhou City’s acceptance of refugees came out, there would only be more and more refugees who couldn’t even carry swords or fight, coming. When the time came, what would a small city like Zhou have to support them, and how would they be fed?

Not enough to eat, no place to live. Who knew if these hungry refugees would form groups to cause trouble?

After Mo Chenke knew about it, he also went back to the camp and spoke freely with the subordinates with a mocking tone. Then, he took it as a fresh joke and told the General’s daughter, Murong Xiao.

Murong Xiao was the flowers of her peers and was born with a beautiful appearance. It was only because she studied martial arts since childhood and personally led the troops after the chaos in the world, her brows became a little sharper.

Although she was a woman, she was absolutely no less talented than men, and even better than most people. She could always see the situation and bring new insights.

Murong Xiao’s father had regretted more than once that Murong Xiao wasn’t born a man. When the first rebellion broke away from the government, he definitely wouldn’t look for a new Lord to follow, but set himself up as a Lord.

She was rather dashing. Not to mention, as long as she has the ability, she could still have a good future with the new Lord. So, why did he have to go against all the rebels?

After all, at that time, they were in a situation where if he made himself a Lord, they would surely become a target of public criticism.

Because of the Third Prince’s matchmaking, she and Mo Chenke were now engaged to be married, and were only waiting for the ceremony to commence after she turns 20.

Murong Xiao felt quite good about Mo Chenke before. Although he was an illegitimate child, he had talent for leading the troops, and in addition to the Third Prince, her father didn’t favor other forces. When the two sides marry, her Murong family was Mo Chenke’s only reliance. The more ferocious his other brothers were, the more Mo Chenke was tied to the Murong family’s boat.

In terms of appearance, he was good-looking and had a good temper. He has always been someone she could talk to. Although he was rude to his brothers, she could understand. As for talent, although he didn’t like to study, he had talent in military arts and fighting. He would win nine out of ten battles. Compared to the old Emperor who already had one foot in the grave, Mo Chenke was indeed a good prospective husband.

Just today, when listening to Mo Chenke’s slightly contemptuous mention of ‘Zhou City’s opening of their gates’, Murong Xiao unnoticeably frowned.

She suggested, “If Zhou City keeps taking in refugees like this, according to the current number of refugees, I’m afraid the number will soon increase by leaps and bounds.”

Mo Chenke didn’t take her words seriously, but waved his hand with contempt and said, “Zhou City is small. People in the city never go out to fight, and there’s no rice and food input. No matter how many refugees were taken in, there was no place to put them. They can’t provide food. The best thing for them is to stop accepting refugees. The worst case, there would be a few riots.”

Murong Xiao smiled but was still uneasy. She said a couple of more words about it, but Mo Chenke said that she was thinking too much. The words were insinuating that she was overly sensitive because she was a woman.

This was stepping on Murong Xiao’s nerves.

She has been intelligent since childhood, but she has always been restricted because of her female body. From childhood to adulthood, except for what her father said, the last thing she wanted to hear was someone saying, ‘It’s a pity that she’s a woman’, and ‘in the end, it’s a woman, different from a man’.

Although she had a good impression of Mo Chenke before, this sentence also made her lose her interest in talking with her fiancé.

Reluctantly, hiding her displeasure, she offered her farewell and returned to her tent.