Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 171 Taking Charge of Yu County
After capturing all these people, Liu He did not take them to prison, but took Gao Mang and others into the city and made them kneel on the street under the city gate. The other more than a thousand people knelt on both sides of the street.

At the same time, Liu He also asked Guan Yu and Cheng Liang to capture all the important members of the major families in Langtiao County who had been captured before, and let them enjoy the same treatment.

As soon as Gao Mang saw the patriarch of the Hong family, who was also his relative, he couldn't help but curse even though his hands were tied.

"You are such a good old fellow. How could my Gao family treat you badly? You actually colluded with Liu He's son and framed me!"

The head of the Hong family also looked aggrieved.

"Hey, father-in-law, if I really colluded with him to harm you, would my family still be tied up here like you? That was all Liu He's evil plot!"

"Yes, father-in-law, that was the letter of help that Liu He, the traitor, forced my father to write. If we didn't obey, he would beat us up and not give us food!"

Gao Mang was furious: "Assholes! He forced you, and you just listened to him and came to harm me? My Gao family has helped your Hong family over the years, and this is how you repay me! No wonder my poor daughter passed away just a few years after getting married. She must have been pissed off to death by you guys!"

When the eldest son of the Hong family saw that his father-in-law was so angry, he was afraid that his father-in-law would pounce on him and bite him, so he could not help but shrink back, muttering to himself.

"Who knew you were so useless? You always brag about how powerful you are. I thought you could really save us, but I didn't expect that you still couldn't beat him..."

"What! You are so rebellious, you little brat! I...I will bite you to death!"

Gao Mang was so angry that he threw himself on his useless son-in-law.

"What are you doing? You are about to die, why are you still arguing here?"

A soldier from the Security Army forcibly separated them.

Another family head in Yu County seemed to have heard the key point in this sentence and his face turned pale immediately.

"You...you actually want to kill us? How dare you!?"

"Do you know who we are? We control everything in Langdiao County and Yu County. How dare you do this to us!"

At this time Liu He heard the noise and walked over.

"You are wrong. That was in the past. From now on, you beasts who used to bully the people and even dared to collude with the traitors to rebel when things went wrong are nothing. "

"How dare you! Do you know who I am? Do you know my family and..."

The patriarch was interrupted by Liu He before he could finish his words.

"That's enough! I don't want to hear about your family head's relationship with those families or how powerful you are! I only know one thing!"

Liu He turned around and looked at the many people who had gathered around to find out what was going on.

"I, Liu, only know that the country has its own laws. Your family holds local power and controls a large amount of land, but you have no intention of serving the country. You only know how to act tyrannically, exploit the people, use public resources for your own benefit, and often bully the weak. You regard the lives of the people as worthless. I don't know how many innocent lives you have killed and committed countless crimes!"

"Even so, you are still not satisfied! Now you even dare to collude with the Taiping Dao and conspire with the traitor Zhang Jue to usurp the throne. Such a notorious crime will never be tolerated by heaven and earth!"

"it is good!"

"Well said Magistrate Liu!"

"These evil thieves should all be killed!"

"My ancestral home was taken away by the Liang family!"

"My poor daughter was forcibly taken home by the second son of the Hong family and tortured to death!"

"Those in Yu County are not good people either. My nephew who lives in Yu County was doing odd jobs in Gao's family. But just because a young master in Gao's family was in a bad mood, he beat him to death..."

Seeing these "untouchables" around them, whom they had disdained in the past, daring to curse and even spit at them, the people of these families were extremely angry. They were about to curse back, but were intimidated by the weapons pointed at them by the security soldiers around them. In the end, they could only open their mouths, not daring to make a sound, and their veins bulged and their faces turned red.

Seeing that the people had vented their anger enough, Liu He waved his hand and the scene soon quieted down.

He walked up to the people from these families and waved, and Zhang Yong came over with a few things.

"You have oppressed the people and taken their lives lightly. Now you are plotting a rebellion. Here are the messages and letters from the Taiping Dao messengers, as well as the confessions of the heads of the various families. The evidence is irrefutable. What else can you say?"

Those family heads really wanted to argue a little, but firstly, the matter was indeed irrefutable, and secondly, the Anmin Army soldiers were standing next to them with weapons in hand, eyeing them covetously, so even if they had something to say, they dared not raise it.

Obviously this result is what Liu He wanted.

"Well, since you have nothing to say, this county will pronounce the verdict!" "You are disloyal to the country and unkind to the people. Your crimes are heinous and unforgivable! All of you will be executed on the spot to serve as a warning to others!"

The family heads turned pale with shock.

"Mr. Liu, how dare you..."

"County Magistrate Liu, I know I was wrong. I will definitely turn over a new leaf in the future. Please spare my life..."

Liu He was too lazy to argue with them anymore and just waved his hand.

"Execution!"

The soldiers of the Anmin Army around them raised their swords and swung them down, and in the blink of an eye, heads rolled down one after another.

This scene made the surrounding people applaud, but frightened the more than 1,000 Yu County soldiers kneeling on both sides, and many of them collapsed to the ground in fear.

Liu He looked at them randomly.

"As for you..."

After he said these four words, some people immediately started to kowtow.

"Please spare our lives, magistrate! We were coerced by Gao Mang and did not mean to go against you! Please spare our lives!"

"Please spare our lives, sir! We will definitely change our ways in the future!"

"We are just trying to support our family. We really have no choice!"

More than a thousand grown men cried in unison, and it was unclear how many of them were truly repentant and how many were just pretending.

Liu He said to Zhang Yong: "Let's do everything as before."

When the thousand people heard "Do as before", they thought it meant to be beheaded in the street like the many family heads did, and a group of them fainted on the spot.

Who knew that Zhang Yong sent people to take them all to the parade ground, and then without any explanation, registered them and entered them into the military rolls of the Anmin Army.

Although some of them were not very happy to stay in the Anmin Army, after all, everyone had heard about the strict military discipline of the Anmin Army, but think about it, it is better than being beheaded, so no one raised any objections, and the vast majority of people felt extremely fortunate to have survived the disaster.

When Zhang Yong said that they could also enjoy the food and salary benefits of the Anmin Army, the only group of people who were not very happy about it also changed their worries into joy.

You know, the food and salary treatment of the Anmin Army is much higher than that of the Gao family! Not only did the Gao family not provide subsidies, but they also often deducted and delayed the food and salary that should have been paid. Now that they can enjoy better treatment, it doesn't matter who they work for? Even if the training is a little strict, it doesn't matter.

After finishing all this, Liu He ordered Guan Yu, Cheng Liang, Zhang Yong, Zhu Ye, and Ye Xiang to lead an army of 3,000 to march into Yu County, while he and Cui Jun stayed behind to defend the city.

The battle in Yu County was led by the Gao family, and followed by three other powerful families. They took away almost 70% to 80% of the armed forces in the county. The remaining family private soldiers, as well as the retainers and guards of several small and medium-sized families, were no match for the Anmin Army.

Guan Yu and his men almost didn't actually use any force before they scared open the city gate of Yu County. Without any delay, they directly occupied the county government and controlled the four city gates. At the same time, they arrested the Gao family and the three families who followed him to attack Langtiao County, and confiscated their property.

Such a thunderous force frightened the other small families so much that they dared not have any disloyal thoughts and offered large amounts of money and food in exchange for peace.

In a short time, Liu He made a fortune.

On the second day after he took control of Yu County, early in the morning, Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, was sorting out the memorials submitted by various counties and prefectures, preparing to send them to Luoyang and present them to the emperor.

"Hmm? This little magistrate of Langdiao County is actually so capable and has such good methods. He is really a figure."

Zhang Yi looked at a memorial and became more and more frightened.

He was not interested in how Liu He rose from a commoner to power, or how he captured Yu County. To him, the governor of Bingzhou, these were just the affairs of a few small families in two counties and did not concern him at all. In his eyes, all people were divided into those who were useful to him and those who were not.

"Those few small powerful families deserved their bad luck. However, they served as a touchstone to test the quality of Liu He. Now that the Yellow Turbans are rising, if we can make good use of this person, perhaps it will be an opportunity for Bingzhou to gain great merit in this chaos..."

Just as he was looking at these recommendation chapters and thinking hard, someone walked in from outside the door.

"Sir, there is someone outside the house who wants to see you. He claims to be the nephew of Lord Wang Yun, and his name is Wang Chen."

Governor Zhang showed joy on his face and quickly put down the recommendation letter in his hand.

"Oh? Nephew Wang Chen is here? He has been transferred to Luoyang by Senior Brother Zi for a few years. I didn't expect him to come back today. Yesterday, I received news that Senior Brother Zi was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou and was going to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Yuzhou. I thought that Nephew would also follow him to take up the post and then go back to Taiyuan to do some business. Come on, invite him to the side hall to meet him."

(End of this chapter)