I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 266 The cheerful atmosphere filled the entire military camp
Ding Xi was already kneeling here, obviously not intending to struggle. When Yuan Shu asked him, he just admitted defeat obediently.

"The official is guilty."

Ding Xi said earnestly, "Please ask Captain Yuan to report to the court that I am the only one who made the mistake. The other officials and civilians in the county were forced to do so and are innocent. I hope the court will not hold them accountable for their mistakes."

Yuan Shu glanced at the group of people kneeling behind Ding Xi and shook his head slowly.

"This is not something I can decide. It should be decided by the emperor, the three dukes and the nine ministers after consultation. Whether someone is guilty or not can only be determined after the court interrogates him. We will not forgive the sins of others just because you are willing to bear the responsibility alone. Anyone involved in the rebellion will be held accountable, no matter who they are!"

When Ding Xi heard this, he was shocked, then trembled all over and burst into tears.

"Please also inform Captain Yuan that Wang Ji is a tyrannical man. He has killed countless people since he took office. He would beat and jail any subordinates or clerks who disobeyed him. He would jail and try civilians even for minor crimes such as theft. His sentences were extremely severe, and many people died. This is one of them.

Secondly, after Wang Ji started the rebellion, he sent soldiers to various counties to threaten them. If they did not obey, he would attack them first after the rebellion started. After breaking the city, he would massacre everyone in the city, leaving no one alive. Feng County was poor and weak and could not resist. For the sake of the lives of the county's elders, they had no choice but to submit.

If the court wants to punish me, please only sentence me. This matter was decided by me. The other officials and elders in the county had no choice but to obey. They have no intention of rebelling against the court. Please forgive them!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu shook his head and sighed.

"You are a responsible person, but you are really foolish in this matter. As a county magistrate, you have the responsibility to defend the territory. You eat the salary of the emperor, and you should share the worries of the emperor. It would be fine if you didn't share the worries of the emperor, but you actually succumbed to the bandits. Not only did you harm yourself, I am afraid that more people will pay the price. Why can't you figure it out?"

Ding Xi just cried and couldn't say a word.

Yuan Shu sighed again, ordered the army to station outside the city, and led a small number of soldiers into the city.

First, control all the officials here, and then order them to report all the people in the county who have a relationship with the eunuchs, and report everything they have done before, without any omissions.

The next step was to act according to the list, and not a single family on the list that had any connection with the eunuchs would be spared. Soldiers would be arranged to capture all of them. If they resisted, they would be killed immediately without mercy.

All their properties were seized and compiled into a book, which was then examined by Yuan Shu. After the examination, a portion was given as a reward to the soldiers, and the rest was put into the "public account."

Well, in fact, it just went into Yuan’s pocket.

Yuan Shu's plan was quickly implemented, and all the families in Fengxian County who had connections with eunuchs were attacked by the army.

The aggressive Han soldiers came to the homes with weapons, broke into the houses, and arrested all the people in the house, regardless of gender, age or status. If there was any resistance, they would be killed directly.

Then they would conduct strict investigations, interrogations, floggings, and house searches, and after squeezing out every last bit of profit, they would execute them on the spot.

The liquidation must be thorough, leaving the eunuch group no chance of turning over, just as the eunuchs treated the party group in the past.

You kill me, I kill you, and this cycle repeats itself over and over again. This is how good and evil will eventually be rewarded, isn't it?

Yuan Shu stayed in Feng County for five days and dealt with all the officials, merchants, and powerful landlords related to the eunuchs. Those who should be killed were killed, those who should be imprisoned were imprisoned, and all the wealth that should be confiscated was confiscated.

Then he took out about half of the cash, silk, gold, silver and other valuables to distribute to the officers and soldiers under his command. Every one of them received one, and all of them were presided over and distributed in person by Yuan Shu himself.

Money is naturally a good thing. No one doesn't like money. No matter how idealistic you are, you still need money to live. Since those who work hard win, they should get the rewards they deserve.

So the officers and soldiers were overjoyed, and the atmosphere of joy filled the entire camp.

The subordinates were happy, and Yuan Shu was of course happy too, so the remaining half of the cash and real estate such as land and houses were accepted by Yuan Shu with a smile.

These properties will become resources for him to expand the power of Liangzhuang and Yixinhui, and will become the foundation for him to manage the world in the future, so of course the more the better.

After dealing with the matter in Feng County, Yuan Shu continued to lead his troops to Pei County and continued the previous operations. Unlike Feng County, the magistrate of Pei County ran away directly. According to the few officials who stayed behind, the magistrate of Pei County was a confidant of Wang Ji. When Wang Ji started a rebellion, Pei County fully supported him. Therefore, after the rebels were defeated, the magistrate fled overnight and disappeared.

A large number of local tyrants who had unclear relationships with the eunuchs also fled with their families and their whereabouts are also unknown.

Yuan Shu was very unhappy about this, and at the same time felt that he could not act too slowly, otherwise those who could escape would choose to escape. Not to mention the land and houses, a lot of gold and silver jewelry would be lost.

So Yuan Shu called Fan Li, Lian Da and Shao Yuan, and ordered them to lead a thousand troops each to Xiao County, Fuli County and Jianping County respectively, and work with him to liquidate local officials and powerful people.

Anyone who resists will be labeled as a remnant of eunuchs and killed immediately!

And the processing speed must be fast!
The processing in any one county cannot take more than three days and must be completed within three days before moving on to the next county.

Following Yuan Shu's command, the three men each led a thousand men and set off with murderous intent.

Then, Yuan Shu arranged for Xu Chong to lead a thousand people to quickly move south to Xiang County and take control of the county seat.

Xiang County is the seat of Pei State and Wang Ji's old nest. It must have the most criminals and the most wealth. Yuan Shu said that he must not let the people of Xiang County escape.

So Xu Chong took the order and led a thousand cavalrymen to march south quickly.

Yuan Shu stayed in Pei County to deal with those who did not escape and conducted some interrogations. In the end, except for two powerful people who could be held accountable, there were indeed no problems with the others.

Naturally, those two powerful families became the place where Yuan Shu could vent his dissatisfaction, and Yuan Shu attacked them and killed their entire families.

Afterwards, Yuan Shu did not stay for too long and led his army to Zhuqiu County. Zhuqiu County probably had not received the relevant news yet, so when Yuan Shu sent his army to rush directly into the county, the entire county was in chaos.

However, the county town was also quickly taken control of by Yuan Shu, and the county government was quickly controlled by Yuan Shu, and all officials from the county magistrate down were arrested.

After interrogation, Yuan Shu found that the situation in Zhuqiu County and Feng County was similar. The county magistrate was not Wang Ji's confidant, but was afraid of Wang Ji's power and cruelty, so he was forced to assist Wang Ji in the war. However, he did not expect that Wang Ji would be defeated so quickly.

Yuan Shu did not waste time talking, but adhering to the principle that time is money, he conducted a cleanup inside and outside the county, mobilized the troops into several groups, and with the mentality of a wild beast, he quickly dealt with several large families in the county and several powerful families outside the county, killing a group of people and capturing a group of people.

Moreover, although the population of Zhuqiu County was not as large as that of Feng County, the property confiscated was more than that of Feng County, and serial corruption from the county magistrate to the county's petty officials was also uncovered.

This was a bit of an unexpected gain, so Yuan Shu also raided the entire county government.

The whole process took Yuan Shu less than two days. He basically killed and captured people quickly, left some soldiers to guard, and continued to lead his troops south to Xiang County, the capital.

When Yuan Shu arrived at Xiang County, Xu Chong had been waiting here for several days. A few days ago, Xu Chong, following Yuan Shu's order, rushed to Xiang County with light cavalry. After arriving, he quickly broke into the city, completely controlled Xiang County, killed hundreds of defenders left by Wang Ji, and took control of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the County Magistrate's Office.

A large number of officials and clerks were taken into custody, and the county seat of Xiang County was closed.

In order to better help Yuan Shu wipe out the remnants of the eunuchs, Xu Chong also followed Yuan Shu's method to interrogate the officials in the county, forcing them to confess the names and locations of a series of people who cooperated with Wang Ji.

Then he arranged for his subordinates to lead some soldiers out of the city and first cleared out three local tyrants. They killed or captured all the people from these three families, and brought them all back to Xiang County, regardless of gender, age or status. They also found a huge amount of grain, gold and silver, and a batch of iron weapons that had been forged but not yet used.

This further confirmed the conspiracy of these families to collude with Wang Ji and plot rebellion.

Xu Chong wanted to continue processing it, but Yuan Shu came quickly. Seeing that Xu Chong had made some achievements, Yuan Shu was very happy. He patted Xu Chong on the shoulder and praised him, thinking that his brain, which had not been polluted by knowledge, finally showed signs of awakening.

Then Yuan Shu continued to expand what Xu Chong had done. He tortured the bureaucrats in the city, forcing them to say more and confess more. Then two thousand soldiers scattered out and captured and killed the local tyrants who cooperated with and curryed favor with Wang Ji throughout Xiang County.

(End of this chapter)