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Chapter 854 Bullying goes too far
"It's too much to bully others! It's too much to bully others!"

It is said that when Ju Su returned to Gaoyi City, he went straight to Cui Lie's mansion.

At this time, the core figures of the aristocratic families had been waiting for a long time, but when they heard the news brought back by Ju Shou, there was an uproar at the scene.

Some were shouting and cursing, some were sighing, and some were pacing back and forth in panic, not knowing what to do. Cui Lie, who was at the head of the group, had a face so gloomy that it looked as if water could drip out of it.

He never expected that even though he was willing to surrender, the general would not let him go.

"That's right!"

"This Su guy is really going too far!"

"Mr. Cui has already lowered himself and submitted a letter of surrender, but he is still pressing on. Does he really want to kill me?"

Cui Lie's son-in-law let out a roar, and then everyone at the scene echoed him. For a while, the hall was filled with curses.

But soon, their focus was no longer on Cui Lie, but shifted to what really involved their own interests.

"Oh my god! What a bastard!"

He Tong wailed:
"Splitting up and relocating, won't this destroy the foundation of our family? My He family has been operating in Jizhou for generations, and we have accumulated this little family business and connections with great difficulty. Once we leave this place, what will be left?"

"Humph, what does your family business of just a few generations mean?"

Shen Pei on the side clenched his fists:
"My family has lived in Wei since the time of Emperor Gao, and has survived the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, so our roots are deep. How will our family temple be relocated after this migration? Are we expected to carry the tablets of our ancestors around with us? Once the family heritage is interrupted, how will we face our ancestors in the underworld?"

Then, Tian Feng also shook his head and sighed: "Isn't this obvious? Su Yao wants to take this opportunity to cleanse Jizhou."

Tian Feng was shocked when he heard the news.

To be honest, he is quite innocent here.

Han Fu was a man with great ambitions but little talent, and he was jealous of talented people. Although Tian Feng and Shen Pei were well-known, they were not valued here at all, and were not as important as Geng Wu, Min Chun and others. They only held sinecure positions in the governor's mansion.

However, this time, Su Yao waved his pen and all the participants were involved. Even though Tian Feng and Shen Pei had not been deeply involved in Han Fu's military and political affairs before, they could not stay out of it.

"How can we agree to such conditions? He has implicated us so much, isn't he afraid that we will fight to the death?!"

Shen Pei stared at Ju Shou, his eyes turned red, veins bulged on his forehead, and he roared angrily.

Obviously, this harsh condition angered everyone. Most of the people present believed that they were innocent and should not be treated like this. For a moment, they looked down on Ju Shou, who had brought back this humiliating condition.

Facing the angry eyes of the crowd, Ju Su gave a bitter laugh:
"Everyone, things have come to this point. Being angry and complaining will not help."

"Su Yao has a large army under his command and is determined to do this. Can we still resist him?"

"Even an army of 200,000 is no match for him. With only the 10,000 or so frightened soldiers in the city, what can we do to fight to the death?"

"When the time comes, we will be left with nothing, as both sides will be destroyed together."

"At least we still have some backbone!"

Shen Pei slammed the table and shouted angrily:

"Even if I die, I will die gloriously!"

"Yeah yeah!"

Cui Lie's son-in-law also started shouting:

"Ju Gongyu, I think you are either frightened by Su Yao, or you are a spy sent by him."

"Could it be that if I don't agree, that Su guy really dares to kill all of our Jizhou noble families?"

"Impossible!" "With such a ruthless hand, Su Yao is not afraid that people will poke his spine and infamy for eternity?"

As the saying goes, people die for wealth and birds die for food.

With their own interests damaged, and led by the two men, the crowd became excited and denounced Ju Su, with the mentality of hoping for the best prevailing.

Looking at this crazy crowd, Ju Su felt a chill in his heart.

At this moment, Cui Lie stood up and said, "Okay, stop arguing."

Seeing that everyone's quarrels were gradually dying down and their eyes were focused on him, Cui Lie took a deep breath and announced:
"I have decided to go to Su Yao's camp tomorrow and offer my and Han Fu's heads, hoping that the general will forgive the people of Jizhou. As for you, please cooperate with the general's arrangements to protect your family and the future of Jizhou."

"what?!"

"Father-in-law?!"

"Mr. Cui, are you going to sacrifice yourself?!"

When everyone heard this, there was an uproar, with shock and disbelief on their faces.

Cui Lie's son-in-law fell to his knees, hugged Cui Lie's legs with both hands, and burst into tears: "Father-in-law, you must not do this! If you go, you will be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, there is no possibility of survival. How can we let you die for us?"

Shen Pei's eyes were red and his voice was choked with sobs: "Mr. Cui, you have been famous for your whole life and have worked hard for the noble families of Jizhou. Now you are going to end in such a tragic way. How can I bear it?"

"Yes, Mr. Cui."

He Tong said anxiously:
"If you leave, my Jizhou family will be like a group of dragons without a leader, and it will be even more difficult to resist Su Yao's oppression. Let's think of another way out."

"That's right, Mr. Cui, don't be impulsive."

Tian Feng also frowned and took a step forward:
"Su Yao's intention is definitely not just to take your and Han Fu's heads, but to completely control Jizhou and destroy my family's heritage. Even if you go, I'm afraid you may not be able to keep everyone safe as you wish."

"But if I don't go, we will surely die!"

Cui Lie sighed, his face full of vicissitudes:

"You don't understand. I have dealt with him in the capital. Why am I against Su? It's because I know too well that this great general cannot be bound by worldly rules!"

"Today, he has both the righteous cause and a large army at his disposal. If we cannot give him a satisfactory explanation, he will really turn Jizhou upside down."

"But Lord Cui," Shen Pei gritted his teeth and said unwillingly, "Are we just going to sit there and wait for him to bully us? Is the hundreds of years of inheritance of our family going to be destroyed in this generation?"

"It may not be destroyed in one day."

Cui Lie shook his head:

"Do you remember the mausoleum town system during the Western Han Dynasty?"

"At that time, in order to enrich the capital and weaken the power of local tyrants, the imperial court relocated the powerful families in the counties and states to the vicinity of the emperors' mausoleums. Those families who were forced to relocate complained at first, thinking that the foundation of their families was shaken. But in fact, after several generations of management, many families still prospered in the new places."

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned. Tian Feng's eyes flashed, and he said thoughtfully:

"Mr. Cui means that we can regard this split migration as a new opportunity? But the difficulties involved are not just talk."

"Under the mausoleum system, the imperial court still provides a lot of support to the migrating families. Now why would Su Yao care about our lives?"

"Besides, Guanzhong and the Central Plains have not only experienced wars and are in need of reconstruction, but also have mixed forces from all sides. If we go there rashly, how confident can we be of gaining a foothold?"

"Yuan Hao, now that things have come to this, do we have more choices?" Cui Lie gave a bitter smile.

(End of this chapter)