In fact, during the time when Li Jing defeated Xiao Xian, something happened in the Central Plains that shocked Qin Hu even more, that is, Liu Heitai rebelled.

Originally, after Dou Jiande failed, important generals such as Liu Heitai, Liu Ya, Gao Yaxian, and Wang Xiaohu all fled and lived in anonymity.

Because Qin Hu wanted to launch a general attack on the south and unify the world as soon as possible, he needed a large number of talents, so he ordered the recruitment of Gao Yaxian, Wang Xiaohu, Liu Ya, as well as civil servants Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, and Cao Zhan to take up their posts in Chang'an.

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This could not be said to be a bad thing at first, or even definitely a good thing, but unexpectedly it triggered a rebellion among Dou Jiande's old men.

After Li Jing went to the south to command the army in battle, Qin Hu issued this order. Within half a month, everything in Hebei was in chaos.

At the beginning, Gao Yaxian and Wang Xiaohu found Liu Ya and asked him to step up and take charge of the overall situation and reunite Dou Jiande's old troops to fight Qin Hu.

But Liu Ya was unwilling and felt that the situation was over and there was no possibility at all, so Wang Xiaohu and Gao Yaxian killed him in order to keep it secret.

Then they found Han Donggong Liu Heitai. Liu Heitai was not willing at first, but after hearing that they had killed Liu Ya, he didn't dare to be unwilling.

Therefore, Liu Heitai succeeded Dou Jiande's position half-heartedly, and he really cheered.

It didn't matter at this moment. The whole of Hebei was suddenly turned upside down. Countless Dou Jiande's old subordinates all killed local officials and announced that they would follow Liu Heitao.

In just half a month, Qin Hu lost most of Hebei.

Fortunately, Qin Shubao, Sun Xuanya, Gao Shida, Qian Jie and others stayed behind in some important towns in Hebei and took charge. They might even have Shandong taken over.

And according to Qin Hu's understanding, their offensive was very fierce, even far exceeding Dou Jiande's original attack. This situation puzzled him.

Because Qin Hu felt that he had done nothing unethical in his treatment of the people of the generation in Hebei and Shandong, and he did not pursue and attack Dou Jiande's old troops. How could the officials force the people to say otherwise?

And if they didn't have any resentment in their hearts, how could they fight so hard? They captured the whole of Hebei in half a month. What kind of tiger and wolf army are they?

Even Dou Jiande can't do it.

So he immediately appointed Wei Zheng as Hebei Province's pacification ambassador and rushed to Hebei to learn the details. As a result, the news Wei Zheng came back shocked him and made him regret it.

It turned out that, just as Li Mi had foreseen, Qin Hu should not have used Zhang Xutuo to stay in the Eastern Capital and let him be responsible for the pacification of Henan, Hebei, and Shandong, because he would not pacify at all, and not only would he not, but he would also stir up trouble.

Because Qin Hu forgot one thing, Zhang Xutuo hated the peasant army the most since his debut. Basically, all the peasant troops who fell into his hands were slaughtered. Even if they wanted to surrender, he would not accept it.

We must kill them all. Now this old habit has happened again.

Moreover, Zhang Xutuo loved his subordinates, but he was also a little greedy for money, so he had the wrong idea that the world was in a stable state and his brothers should get rich.

So where will this wealth be made?

So he thought of Dou Jiande's men.

Because almost all of Wang Shichong's men, Qin Hu, were killed and their property was confiscated, he could only turn his attention to Hebei. So, liquidation and massacre began in Hebei.

The local officials did not dare to report this matter to Qin Hu. As time went by, everyone in Dou Jiande's old army was in danger and was forced to have no way out.

Liu Heitai raised his arms and shouted, and a single spark immediately started a prairie fire.

A great chaos is inevitable.

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