Lord Yuan

Chapter 178 Yuan Shao’s methods are endless

Everyone present was startled when they heard the words, looking at the man standing up angrily and planning to leave immediately.

Most of them have the same idea in their hearts, why do you treat us like toys when you clearly show up for your appointment on time and never leave any embarrassment for you?

You should be the one who acts wantonly, Yuan Changshi. If it weren't for Gongsun Du's faulty tendons and his hot face pressed against his cold butt for nothing, they wouldn't have stayed here to sit here for so long, even if it wasn't for that. Yan Liangwen and Chou were watching from behind.

Is it possible that Yuan Changshi dared to take action in public in the Duwei Mansion?

He dare not.

When the man saw him standing up, Yuan Changshi didn't show much expression, and then he sneered in a loud voice: "Changshi must have thought that we are easy to bully. Could it be that I really think that everyone in my Sun family is the best? Not to mention the other families. , even Zhao Que, who is only a few steps away from the Duwei's Mansion, and has never even been there in person, has made false remarks about my Sun family several times, how can he convince others?"

As soon as this statement came out, several powerful gentry members who were already angry immediately stood up to support him.

"Master Sun is right. Chang Shi treats us as playthings in his hands, so don't blame us for not giving Chang Shi face."

Several people looked at each other, then turned around and walked away like meteors.

Gongsun Du was eager for these people to leave. He had spoken out before just to show the determination of his Gongsun family in front of Yuan Changshi and to obey Yuan Changshi unconditionally.

At the moment, those blind guys are extremely stupid. Chang Shi's remarks are just to test the minds of these people, and they are somewhat disobedient to the obedience arrangements of the Duwei Mansion.

If you are not willing to give up even a little bit of benefit, how can you achieve great things?

Everyone knows that beyond the Great Wall is the foundation of the foreign race, how could Yuan Changshi not know about it.

The Battle of Liaodong he led is regarded as a classic by countless people to this day. The weak defeated the strong, and despite the adversities, Yuan Changshi could still become the final winner. How could a master strategist do this with such an overall view? Such a stupid move.

It was just what he thought, testing the methods of these local powerful people.

Then he would naturally be happy to see it happen. The more these people leave, the better. In that case, the Yuan family's legitimate son will be more inclined to him. If the Gongsun family wants to rise, this is an excellent opportunity.

Yan Liang Wen Chou was about to step forward to stop him, but Yuan Shao smiled and shook his head, and continued: "But if there are still people who feel that this long history's request is too much, they can just get up and leave."

The people who had already stood up had made up their minds, but the people still sitting at the table looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Li Xun thought about it and found out that the Gongsun family had a great business and even made bold promises to provide the Duwei Mansion with the needs for free. As long as Gongsun Du was not a fool, he would definitely not do such a stupid thing that harmed himself and others.

Obviously, he's not a fool.

There must be insider trading!

I follow!

Li Xun immediately stood up and said solemnly: "My Li family is not as big and powerful as the Gongsun family. According to the long history, there are three hundred private soldiers, and the Li family also has 1000 people. But the food, salary and salary are best provided by the Duwei Mansion. As for horses and ordnance, the Li family can only supply them in accordance with Chang Shi's requirements."

Gongsun Du looked at the head of the Li family who suddenly followed his steps and suddenly showed a look of surprise. Could it be that he also knew Yuan Changshi's background?

One more competitor.

Yuan Shao nodded calmly and said: "But if there is anyone who doesn't want to stay here, I will never force them."

Everyone's hearts tightened. The current situation has made it difficult for them to leave or stay. For them, Chang Shi is no longer considering it. The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is how these two families can be in good health. Ming Knowing that this was a trap aimed at their powerful gentry, they still foolishly jumped in.

Suddenly an idea lingered in everyone's mind.

These two families had colluded with Chang Shi a long time ago and were waiting to harvest these unreasonable people.

Simply express your attitude.

"I admire Chang Shi for such an ambitious feat. However, there are many important things and troubles at home. I want to spend 50 yuan to replenish the military. This is already my greatest ability. There are more than [-] people in the family every day. They are all waiting for food. If they all contribute to Chang Shi, these hundred or so people will be hungry and begging on the streets."

"Yes, yes, I am also willing to offer 50 yuan to express my feelings."

"I would too."

Except for the Gongsundu and Li Xun families, as well as the four families who planned to leave the meeting at the beginning, the remaining few families also quickly expressed their attitude.

There are no important people, no horses, no ordnance and supplies.

There is only 50 yuan, which is the maximum tolerance.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Huang Zhong and Han Dang's expressions all darkened, and when they were about to explode, Yuan Shao pointed at the two houses in front of him with a smile, then looked at the people who were already standing at the door, lightly touched the mat with his fingers, and made a "dong dong" sound. After hearing the news, he said calmly: "You all have your own affairs to worry about, and it is human nature not to want to contribute to the Han army. However, let's let this matter go. After passing this village, there will be no such store."

"If you have any use for this long history in the future, maybe I will have to consider whether it is worth taking the risk."

Sun Li, who was short in stature but had a fierce look on his face, smiled disdainfully: "Chang Shi is a man who does big things. I am just a small commoner with no ability. I think I won't be able to trouble Yuan Changshi in the future, so there is no need for Chang Shi to worry about him." ”

Zhao Ke, who was full of joy, unexpectedly came out of the door at this time. He saw many people starting to walk out of the door one after another, and his expressions showed an expression of indignation. Although he was a little confused, he thought that he would be able to give this right away. The image of Chang Shi showing off his power and asking him to let go of him obediently made him feel relaxed instantly.

"Zhao Que has come to pay homage to Chairman Shi!" Before Zhao Que entered the door, he had already taken the lead and was full of momentum.

Entering the house, he saw Yuan Shao standing on the main table, followed by four burly men with exposed muscles and bones. At first glance, they were not easy to get along with. Two of them were what Zhao Jian said. Yan Liangwen and Chou duo.

The remaining two people closest to the chairman's seat are Gongsun Du and Li Xun. The remaining few are also one of the powerful Liaodong people, and they usually argue with each other openly or covertly.

Seeing that Zhao Que had just arrived, Yan Liang asked in a loud voice: "Why did the head of the Zhao family come so late? Could it be that Xu Chong failed to deliver the news in time?" Zhao Que shook his head mysteriously. Shaking his head, he showed his intention in front of these powerful men. At the same time, he also wanted to force Yuan Shao to release all his people and return them to their original positions as soon as possible.

"No, no, it's really a difficult journey, which is why I was delayed. I hope Chang Shi can forgive me."

Yan Liang sneered and said: "Could it be that you are busy with Xianbei's smuggling of arms and horses, so you are so late?"

Zhao Que's heart skipped a beat and he looked at this well-known strong man in disbelief. He didn't know where he knew it. Then he looked at Yuan Shao, who had a calm face. He felt inexplicably flustered.

Fortunately, he adjusted his mood in an instant and said with a laugh: "Yan Sima, I don't know where to start with these words. I, Zhao Quewei, have been working hard for many years. There is no credit but hard work."

He used a heavy accent to emphasize the word "hard work", hoping to make Yuan Shao remember what happened a few days ago.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao smiled and shook his head. Without giving him a chance to explain, he doubled the conditions previously imposed on other powerful people and told him.

Hearing this, Zhao Que finally understood why those people had such sad expressions on their faces when they went out, as if someone had robbed his things. When he looked at it, he realized that this was not the case. It's obvious that they want to rob people, money, and things.

Feeling that he had grasped Yuan Shao's handle, he snorted coldly, took out a key from his arms and gestured with it from time to time as if nothing had happened.

"I think Chang Shi seems to have said the wrong thing. Our Zhao family has paid enough for Liaodong, and we can no longer use any spare money to support Chang Shi. Even the horses Chang Shi needs, the Zhao family has never sold them to anyone." How about horses? How about supplying two hundred war horses, let alone those hidden contraband that are easily beheaded."

Zhao Qi looked aggrieved, almost describing himself as being in an extremely miserable situation.

It really made those who heard it sad and those who heard it shed tears. The remaining few thought deeply that compared to Zhao Que, who came late, they had already voluntarily contributed 50 yuan to support Chang Shi for free.

Yuan Shao did not answer, but suddenly sneered with the corner of his mouth raised: "I don't know whether the Zhao family has any surplus wealth, but I know that the Zhao family has done a lot to help the development of Liaodong over the years."

He waved his hand and asked someone to carry out several dying prisoners from behind. He said with a cold face: "I think the Zhao family leader should recognize these people."

Zhao Que looked at those people, and his expression suddenly changed. He no longer concealed his anger, and immediately pointed at Yuan Shao's face and yelled: "Why is Chang Shi doing this? Could it be that I, Zhao Que, am easy to bully? These few days Everyone is doing their duty and forgetting to eat and sleep for the development of Liaodong, why would Chang Shi torture them like this?"

Yuan Shao continued to ask: "In this way, the Zhao family leader admitted that he recognized them, so it will be easier to handle." After saying that, he asked someone to bring several more confessions, all with a blood-red fingerprint on them, and sent them to Angry Zhao Que, who was in the middle, continued: "The Zhao family leader can read the content on this and understand whether people like this are developing for Liaodong or for your Zhao family?"

After hearing this, Zhao Que suddenly frowned in anger, and the veins on his neck popped out. He gasped for several breaths and looked at each other angrily: "Don't you know how to be merciful and merciful? What will you do if you do this?" What’s the benefit? Don’t forget the keys from the past few days!”

Yuan Shao smiled and nodded: "When I mentioned this, Ben Changshi really remembered it. A few days ago, the head of the Zhao family seemed to have given me a key. You may not know it, but there is a thousand catties of gold in it, and there is even more money. Too many to count.”

As soon as this statement came out, even Gongsun Du looked at him sideways. He thought that Zhao had discovered Yuan Shao's true identity in advance, so he spent so much money. The rest of the people mistakenly thought that Zhao was using this method to capture Yuan Shao. Use it to gain more benefits.

I just didn't expect that something like this should be discussed behind the scenes in a place where no one is around. How come this long history was directly put on the table? This is not common sense.

Zhao was also suddenly shocked by Yuan Shao's words. He also planned to use this as his final trump card to threaten the other party into succumbing to his control. He also imagined what kind of methods he would use way to proceed.

As a result, the opponent did not play according to the routine, causing his subsequent calculations to scatter on the ground in an instant.

"You, you! Since you have accepted my things, why are you targeting me like this? Aren't you afraid that I will file a complaint against you to the Liaodong Prefect? ​​I will fire you from your post!"

Zhao Kese roared fiercely and cowardly, the confidence in his heart was dissipating little by little. Yuan Shao's move took away all the power, leaving him completely without the initiative in the situation. He could only use incompetent rage to cover up the throbbing in his heart.

When everyone saw this, their expressions became even weirder. Yuan Changshi was unreasonable. The head of the Zhao family had been led astray, and it had reached this level. He actually dared to threaten the other party. Even if you file a complaint, Aren't you even able to get away with it? If you bribe a court official in public, you should be severely punished according to the law.

Yuan Shao didn't give him a chance to continue to argue, and took out another letter from his body.

"Let's take a look at this again. I think the Zhao family master should be more familiar with it."

As soon as Zhao Que read this letter, he felt as if he had been hit hard. His whole body began to tremble, and even his thighs began to tremble.

His face was as pale as tofu, and he raised his head tremblingly and stared at the devil in front of him. He didn't know how these fell into the hands of the other party. He could only suppress the throbbing in his heart and whispered: "I I think Chang Shi has made a mistake, the Zhao family in this letter is not my Zhao family, and I hope Chang Shi will understand clearly."

Zhao Que's expression was very panicked, and his unstoppable trembling body spoke of his restless heart.

Gongsun Du really wanted to see what was written in the letter, which would frighten Zhao Que, who occupied almost half of Changli County, and almost fall to the ground.

The remaining people also squinted their eyes and looked at Zhao Que with all their strength, with a lot of thoughts in their hearts. From the arrogant demeanor at the beginning, to now they became lost in an instant, which made people sigh.

Yuan Shao smiled and took out another letter from his body and said calmly: "This was found on the body of your Zhao family. You said it was a coincidence that the handwriting of the two letters was exactly the same. I don't know what the Zhao family's explanation was. ?”

Of course, Yuan Shao would not give Zhao Que a chance to breathe. His continuous plans were originally designed to destroy the Zhao family. If he had not acted domineeringly and showed no mercy, he would even be able to dig people's graves. It can be concluded that Yuan Shao may still be able to leave some money to the other party for retirement.

However, providing a series of contraband items such as iron tools, ordnance supplies, and even war horses to the Xianbei aliens was a naked challenge to the authority of the Han Dynasty, and at the same time, it did not take the lives of the frontier soldiers who fought bloody battles at all.

The sharp weapons passed through his hands to Xianbei's hands will eventually turn into death blades that harvest Han soldiers, using Han people's things to turn around and destroy Han people's lives.

It is enough to show how sinister his heart is. If he is allowed to continue to develop, even if Yuan Shao goes out one day, there is no way that the entire Liaodong will sell him to the Xianbei people.

No matter what, Yuan Shao could not tolerate such behavior.

Coincidentally, the appearance of the Zhao family also made them the best target to scare the monkeys, and they were used as experimental subjects by Yuan Shao.

Obviously, Zhao was a little embarrassed by this series of blows. His eyes widened crazily, as if they were about to fall out of the frame, and he was holding on to the letter with both hands.

"This is slander, slander." But his voice became lower and lower, so low that only he could hear it.

(End of this chapter)