The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 462: The Emperor's Rage
On the official road, Mi Wei pulled the spear out of a corpse, with a hint of cruelty on his face.

The corpses on the ground were wearing cloth, without even leather armor, and they were holding broadswords in their hands. There were also some bows and arrows discarded on the ground. At first glance, they were a group of guerrillas.

He has killed three waves of such stragglers today.

There was a sound of horse hooves, and a young man with a maroon face and a sword in his hand came running towards them. He was Wei Yan's eldest son Wei Chang, who followed Wei Yan to fight against Zhou Yu.

"Wei, these local tyrants are really not afraid of death. This is the nth batch of them." Wei Chang said with a cold snort as he looked at the corpses on the ground.

"This is the sixth batch of Sanri Tian. They started when they entered Jiangxia territory." Mi Wei said calmly, "Humph, if they want to rob our food and grass, it depends on whether they have the courage to do so."

"Let's go! These guys are easy to kill, but they also slow down our speed." Wei Chang urged.

These young generals could only transport food and fodder. However, in recent times, the entire Jiangdong region was in turmoil, and all the food transport teams were harassed, and some were even annihilated.

Some of them were local bandits, robbers, etc., and some were local wealthy and powerful families. Although they did not have much impact on the overall situation, this method was too disgusting and the speed of the army's grain transportation was affected.

"It's not just like this on our side. I believe it's the same for other grain routes as well. His Majesty must have received the news by now, and an order will come soon." Mi Wei gently held the warhorse, led the soldiers, and guarded the grain and grass, heading towards Xiakou.

As long as we are careful and cautious with these bandits, there won't be any big problems. But these guys are really disgusting and make people angry.

In Xiakou, Wei Yan, Fa Zheng and others also received reports from various grain transport teams and were very depressed.

"These guys deserve to die, they should all be killed completely." Wei Yan's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He walked back and forth in the big tent, wishing he could kill all the bandits.

Fa Zheng chuckled when he heard this.

"Cao Cao has mobilized all the people to fight! Whether they are bandits or noble families from various places, Cao Cao is standing behind them. He just wants to delay our actions and delay our demise."

Fa Zheng's voice was calm, and it was obvious that he had seen through it all.

"Xiaozhi, we have to find a way to solve all this! If we continue like this, there will probably be a big chaos." Wei Yan couldn't help but frowned and said.

"We should just wipe out the bandits in various places. With the help of Qin Feng, we can find the bandits in various places and wipe them out. But as for those noble families, I'm afraid we have to ask the king for orders." Fa Zheng explained: "These noble families dared to collude with Cao Cao. In fact, they are testing the king's bottom line. After all, there are many people involved in this matter, and the law cannot punish everyone!"

"Humph, if that's the case, I'm afraid these people have made a wrong calculation. In front of the king, there is only the country and the people, nothing else. The person who dares to plot against the king has not yet been born! When the king is furious, he will definitely start a massacre." Wei Yan said gloatingly.

He had followed Qin Shou for a long time, so he naturally knew what kind of person Qin Shou was. Topics like "the law cannot punish the masses" were useless in front of Qin Shou. "I'm afraid this is what Cao Cao wants." Fa Zheng sighed, "He wants Jiangdong to become a ruin. If all those aristocratic families are wiped out, wouldn't Jiangdong be a river of blood?"

Wei Yan's face tightened when he heard this. He didn't know what to do. In the end, he could only curse: "This damn Cao Aman, he wants to die with us! He has already failed, and he wants us to fail too. It's really hateful."

"The general is right. He is testing the king and letting him make a choice. What's more hateful is these aristocratic families. I'm afraid they also know the reason behind this, so they attack us so blatantly." Fa Zheng's eyes gleamed with anger.

This anger was not directed at Cao Cao, but mainly at those aristocratic families. Compared with Cao Cao, these aristocratic families were the most hateful, as they were actually threatening the Cavalry Army.

"Who is the king? How could he be threatened by these people? I believe that in the near future, the king will find a way to deal with these hateful guys." Wei Yan clenched his fists. It was because Wei Yan had no power. Otherwise, he would have taken action against these aristocratic families long ago.

In fact, Qin Shou also realized the problem at this time. Not only was Wei Yan's food and grass affected, but Qin Shou's main force was also threatened.

"Have you found out clearly? Where did these bandits come from? How dare they attack my food supplies? How did Cao Cao gather a group of people so quickly?" Qin Shou was a little unconvinced.

"They are the aristocratic families in Jiangdong. They accepted rewards from Cao Cao and were either colonels or generals. They have dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of soldiers under their command. Relying on their familiarity with the surrounding terrain, they attacked our grain routes." Jia Xu said quickly.

"Aren't these people afraid of my thundering wrath?" Qin Shou laughed angrily.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that the law does not punish the masses? In the eyes of these unruly people, all the Jiangdong noble families are standing together. Is the lord going to kill all of them? As long as there is a compromise, these people will force the king to accept the conditions for the Jiangdong noble families to raise private soldiers."

"And, once this becomes popular in Jiangdong, the whole world will follow suit, and it will be difficult for Your Majesty to change it. As for Cao Cao, I'm afraid he hopes that the lord will kill all the noble families in Jiangdong and stir up a bloody wave in Jiangdong."

Jia Xu immediately explained the reason.

"So, I'm the one who suffers the most, right?" Qin Shou chuckled.

After hearing this, Jia Xu just smiled and said nothing. There are some things he can say, but there are some things he would never say even if he was beaten to death. This is Jia Xu.

"Pass the order down. The noble families in Jiangdong must follow the Central Plains rules and reduce the number of private soldiers in their families. Each family should not exceed 30 servants. Those who violate the order will be charged with treason." Qin Shou said with a cold expression, sneering, "I want to see how capable these noble families are and how many soldiers they can gather to attack my grain team. Let's see who is tougher, their necks or my sword."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the aristocratic families in Jiangdong will not agree to this." Xun You hurriedly persuaded.

The maximum limit for aristocratic families in the Central Plains is fifty people, but now it has been reduced to thirty people in Jiangdong. How could these aristocratic families agree to this?
"Then rebuild Jiangdong. I would rather Jiangdong be filled with smoke and blood." Qin Shou sneered, "When the emperor is angry, millions of people will die."

(End of this chapter)