Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 224 Killing Four Birds with One Stone! (Thanks to the monthly ticket support from book friend 2023…6918~)

The strong smell of blood quickly spread through the air.

As Chen Gui fell to the ground and twitched continuously, the other noble families who still relied on the Chen family suddenly became panicked!

Lu Bu said to Ji Ling, the guard at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion:
"General Ji, you must go to the military camp immediately, and Pan Zhang and I will each lead 10,000 troops to Huaipu County to capture all the members of the Chen family!

“As for those serfs and militiamen who are willing to join us, let them come back together.

"Those who don't want to join will be allowed to disperse on the spot! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot!

"Also, confiscate all of the Chen family's property and bring it back to me without missing a penny. I will have great use for it!"

"Here!"

Ji Ling responded.

He did not participate in the previous battle and has always felt quite regretful.

Now that he had the opportunity to use his troops, he immediately rode his horse excitedly towards the military camp.

Hundreds of soldiers in the City Lord's Mansion surrounded all the children of noble families who came with Chen Gui.

Don't let anyone go out to pass on the message.

Of course, Chen Gui was not the only one from the Chen family who came. He was also followed by his other son: Chen Ying!

Chen Ying looked at his father who had fallen to the ground, and kept shaking his body and crying.

Chen Ying was so angry that he suddenly yelled:
"Lu thief! You killed my father, I will fight you to death!"

As he said that, he drew the sword from his waist and rushed straight towards Lu Bu.

However, Lu Bu just swung the sword in his hand forward casually and instantly cut off Chen Ying's sword.

At the same time, the opponent's head was also cut off!
"Pfft!"

The adult's head fell to the ground with a horrifying thud.

Lu Bu killed two people in a row, making the rest of the children from noble families even more terrified!

They were the ones who always abused and killed the serfs and servants in the family.

Have they, the noble masters of aristocratic families, ever been treated like cattle and horses and slaughtered at will?
Lu Bu looked at the frightened expressions of these people and smiled at them gently:
"Don't panic, everyone. The only ones causing trouble today are the Chen family.

"You guys are just here to watch the fun, am I right?"

Looking at Lu Bu's smiling face, some of the quick-witted people nodded and smiled:

"Yes, yes, what Wen Hou said is absolutely right!
"We are just passing by, just passing by..."

Following this man's suggestion, other children from aristocratic families also nodded in agreement.

Lu Bu couldn't help sneering in his heart at the rapid separation of these aristocratic families from the Chen family.

Is this what Chen Gui meant by uniting all the noble families within his sphere of influence to rebel?
Even the Xia Pi County alone could not unite against the common enemy, let alone other counties that had less close ties.

In the final analysis, Chen Gui just wanted to use other aristocratic families to put pressure on him.

From the beginning to the end, it was all about protecting the interests of his own family.

Of course, other families had the same idea.

When faced with a life-and-death crisis, these people will immediately distance themselves from the Chen family.

Lu Bu looked at the two bodies lying on the ground and ordered their burial.

Even if you kill someone, you still have to give him the dignity he deserves.

After all, their death will bring a big enough shock to those "monkeys", and it can be regarded as a great contribution!

In the following time, Lu Bu invited all the children of noble families at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion into the City Lord's Mansion for tea.

These people have no chance of leaving until Ji Ling and the others come back.

When Ji Ling came back, it was already noon the next day.

Lu Bu was chatting with the disciples from aristocratic families who stayed for lunch.

At this moment, Ji Ling suddenly walked in with a sullen face.

After handing the three-pointed double-edged sword to the soldier beside him, he immediately clasped his fists towards Lu Bu and said:
"My lord, I don't know who leaked the news, or whether Chen Gui had already made arrangements in advance.

"By the time we arrived at the Chen family, almost all of the Chen family members had left, and almost all of the serf soldiers had been dismissed..." According to the information we learned in Huaipu County.

"Before Chen Gui set out for Xia Pi City, they arranged for the carriage to retreat to Pengcheng at night..."

Hearing this, Lu Bu was not surprised. Instead, he said to those anxious children from noble families:
"Did you hear that? Chen Gui, that old fox, came to negotiate with the attitude of being certain of death.

“He is not afraid of death because he has already made arrangements for his funeral.

"But you haven't arranged your own funeral affairs yet, right?

"You want to use the Chen family to seek benefits, but in fact, you are the tools used by the Chen family!"

There was no need for Lu Bu to explain it too clearly, as the faces of the young men from the noble families who had already reacted were filled with resentment.

If they hadn't been in a position to show their anger in front of Lu Bu, they would have cursed on the spot.

Lu Bu looked at Ji Ling again:

"What about the Chen family's property?"

Speaking of this, Ji Ling became excited:

“Because of the tight time schedule, they only had time to relocate people but not all their properties.

"We seized more than one million dan of grain and fodder, as well as countless amounts of gold, silver and jewelry from the Chen family's warehouse!
“There are also thousands of livestock, as well as the deeds to some tea estates and farmland.”

After hearing these reports, Lu Bu suddenly smiled and comforted Ji Ling:
"General Ji, you have worked hard."

Then, he looked at the dozens of noble family disciples sitting in the courtyard:

“Okay everyone, I’ve kept you for more than a day, so it’s time to give you some compensation.

"I will distribute all the property I have seized from the Chen family to you all!"

The moment they heard this, all the children from the noble families present were stunned!
Originally, they were still worried about whether they could leave here alive.

However, they didn't expect that Marquis Lu Wen not only planned to release them, but also divide all the Chen family's property among them!
This surprise of escaping death and gaining unexpected gains immediately made them ecstatic!
Lu Bu looked at the excited expressions of the crowd, raised his hand and made a downward motion:
“Of course, these things are not given to you for free.

"I hope that you can help me promote it after you go back.

"Let's say the head of the Chen family deliberately rebelled and was killed by me. Then the Chen family moved to join Liu Bei's army.

"In addition, I would like to trouble you to promote the three policies that I have promulgated."

How could those people, who had already received such great benefits, dare to say "no"?

They all nodded their heads like Xiao Kun pecking at rice!
You must know that the Chen family, as the current largest family, can be said to have monopolized nearly half of the industries in Xia Pi County.

Half of the remaining half is controlled by Lu Bu, and the other quarter is the total amount of other families combined.

And now, this Marquis Wen actually gave all of the Chen family's assets to them!
Several major families, led by Pihong and Zhao, immediately knelt on the ground and expressed their loyalty to Lu Bu.

Upon seeing this, the other noble families also hurriedly knelt on the ground.

Lu Bu looked at this group of fence-sitters and laughed at them in his heart, but on the surface he happily helped them up:
"The future development of Xia Pi will depend on you.

“In fact, you aristocratic families no longer have to worry about food and clothing.

“The ability of money to make money is something that ordinary people cannot achieve in several lifetimes.

“Give up some of your wealth appropriately to help the poor.

"Not only can it bring you a good reputation, but it can also accumulate virtue for yourself and your descendants, don't you think?"

"Yes, yes, Lord Wen is absolutely right..." The children of the noble families responded in unison.

Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction.

Let Ji Ling and Mi Fang, who was brought back from the East Sea Kingdom to work for him, divide the assets equally among these children of aristocratic families.

After everyone left, Lu Bu smiled at Lu Su and said:

"Zijing's method of 'killing the chicken and giving the meat to the monkey' really impresses me!
“Not only did it shock the other noble families, it also made them unable to complain and made them more loyal to me.

"At the same time, it can also allow them to actively promote policies for us...

"This is a brilliant plan that kills three birds with one stone!"

Just as the two of them were laughing, Zhou Yu came over with a serious expression:
"I'm afraid it's not three birds with one stone, but... four birds with one stone!"

(End of this chapter)