The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 119 Seizing Power
"All right."

Just when Xiao Linta's mind was in turmoil and his expression changed color, Xiao Simo's scolding voice came from above.

He glanced around the tent with a serious look.

Especially towards Li Xiao and Xiao Linta, he glared at them fiercely.

These two troublemakers never let me have a moment of rest.

Xiao Simo didn't dare to imagine whether these two people would beat his brains out in Jinzhou when he returned to Dongdu.

wrong!

It is very likely that Li Xiao unilaterally beat Xiao Lin's brains out.

Then, Xiao Simo stood up, slowly walked to Li Xiao and stretched out his hand.

Li Xiao immediately handed the token in his hand to Xiao Simo.

He took it in his hand and weighed it, then looked at Xiao Linta and asked in a faint voice, "Is this token from one of your personal soldiers?"

Hearing Xiao Simo's question, Xiao Linta seemed to understand something.

Xiao Simo's position.

Then, he calmed down instantly, crossed his chest and said, "Reporting to the King."

"This token indeed belongs to one of my personal guards, but not long ago, one of my personal guards was killed in battle with the Naiman people."

"His token is also missing."

"I think it must have been taken by the high priest of the Wuliji tribe. He used it as a token of his subordinate and used the subordinate's name to deceive other members of the Wuliji tribe to kill Wuliji with him."

"Thus conspiring to seize power."

"Your Majesty, I am guilty of losing my personal guard token and causing harm to Captain Wuliji."

As he said this, Xiao Linta knelt down, looking heartbroken.

When these words came out, everyone was dumbfounded.

However, Xiao Simo nodded slightly and said softly, "That's possible."

Then he looked at Li Xiao and said, "Commander Li, what do you think?"

"Is this token the one that Commander Xiao's personal guard lost?"

When Xiao Simo spoke, his tone became slightly heavier.

It seemed to be telling Li Xiao that he already knew the origin of this token.

It was you, kid, who bewitched Xiao Yanyan and stole it from the central army warehouse.

Li Xiao himself has a dirty trick, and he used a token without any identity to wrongly accuse Xiao Linta.

Xiao Simo can choose not to tell this matter, but don't expect Xiao Simo to pretend not to know and help him deal with Xiao Linta.

Li Xiao, who understood the meaning, twitched his lips unconsciously and sighed helplessly.

Xiao Simo really protects that bastard Xiao Linta.

Although Li Xiao never expected that he could completely bring down Xiao Linta with this little thing.

But we can't let Xiao Simo just gloss over this matter.

So, he nodded gently and said, "I think what you said is absolutely right."

"It must be the high priest of the Wuliji tribe, who took the token of Commander Xiao's personal guard and pretended to be Commander Xiao's order to deceive the Wuliji people."

A very standard political tactic.

When it is impossible to completely bring down the other party's big shot, both sides must take a step back and exchange interests.

Instead, they pushed out that little guy who was no longer useful as a scapegoat.

Therefore, the final result can only be that the high priest of the Uliji tribe has to take the blame and become the one who is killed in the end.

This was what Xiao Simo meant, and Li Xiao could only agree.

"Ah."

"It seems that the death of Captain Wuliji was not directly caused by Commander Xiao Linta."

"But, after all, it is related to it."

As he spoke, Xiao Simo shouted with a serious expression: "Xiao Linta."

"The general is here!"

Then Xiao Linda half-knelt on the ground.

"You failed to manage your troops strictly and ignored the tokens of the guards who died in battle. This gave ambitious people an opportunity and harmed Captain Wuliji."

"I hereby punish you with one hundred lashes and confiscate one thousand sheep as compensation to the Wuliji tribe."

"Are you convinced?"

This can be considered a small punishment for Xiao Linta.

After all, Wuliji was really killed by Xiao Linta's conspiracy.

It's just that Xiao Simo didn't want to punish Xiao Linta too much.

After all, he is still needed to check and balance Li Xiao.

It's just a small punishment but a big warning.

Among them, Wuliji's life was only worth a thousand sheep.

The one hundred lashes were because Xiao Linta had planted sorcerers in Xiao Yanyan's personal guards.

When Xiao Linta learns that the three nails have lost contact, he will immediately understand that these one hundred whips are actually Xiao Simo's warning to him.

Don't cross the line and don't do things that you shouldn't do.

"I am convinced."

"Deserved punishment!"

Xiao Linta immediately said loudly, but in fact he was secretly relieved.

He was careless in this matter and was caught by Li Xiao.

This is the best result now.

If Xiao Simo hadn't defended him, it wouldn't have been as simple as flogging and paying for the sheep.

"it is good!"

Xiao Simo nodded slightly, and was quite satisfied with Xiao Linta's attitude of admitting his mistake.

Then, he issued another order: "The high priest of the Wuliji tribe falsely passed on the order, committed treason, and killed an important official of our Northern Frontier."

"He deserves to be punished for his crime!"

"Order that the entire family of the high priest of the Wuliji tribe, all male members, shall be beheaded, and the female members shall be exiled as slaves."

On the grassland, population represents wealth, and women are wealth that can reproduce population, so no one will easily kill women.

A living woman is worth more.

"As ordered!"

Gu Zizhong, who was not far away, echoed softly and prepared to issue an order.

At this time, Li Xiao stood up and said, "Sir, although Captain Wuliji was killed."

"However, his position as a thousand-householder is still vacant." "Please decide, sir."

Although Xiao Simo let the matter go, Li Xiao could not leave it without any benefit.

This thousand households were in his pocket.

Xiao Simo naturally understood what Li Xiao meant, although he didn't want Li Xiao's power to continue to expand, so as to avoid absolute suppression of Xiao Linta.

However, the position of this thousand households cannot be decided casually.

So, Xiao Simo looked at Amo and said in a calm voice, "Amo, listen to my orders."

"exist!"

Amo instantly became alert and saluted and shouted.

"You are Wuliji's son, and his official position should be inherited by you."

"From now on, you will be the chief commander of Jinzhou." Xiao Simo said in a faint voice.

In the end, the position of captain was given to Amo.

Because Jinzhou had just completed the household registration of all citizens.

The power that originally belonged to the fortress and tribe was initially taken back.

At this time, everyone was watching.

Now that Wuliji is dead, what will others think if someone else becomes the captain?
Qianbaihu is unable to pass on his property to his descendants. Once he dies, it will be taken away by the garrison and passed on to others?

As a result, the leaders who had ruled the forts and tribes for generations would inevitably feel extremely unbalanced.

They will think that this reform will eventually leave them with nothing.

Therefore, in order not to challenge the sensitive nerves of these interest groups, Xiao Simo could only follow the established rules and let Amo inherit the position of the thousand households.

This will help calm the hearts of thousands of households in Jinzhou.

Although Xiao Simo did intend to turn thousands of households into itinerant officials.

But the time is not right now, so we can only wait until later.

"Thank you, sir."

"From now on, I will uphold my father's wishes and serve you wholeheartedly."

Amo said loudly, his voice becoming excited.

Become!

He really inherited the position of a thousand households.

At this moment, his gratitude and admiration for Li Xiao were simply beyond words.

If it weren't for Li Xiao, let alone becoming a thousand households, his life would probably have been killed by Xiao Linta and the high priest.

Li Xiao smiled in his heart and got a satisfactory result.

Just based on this little thing, he never thought he could overthrow Xiao Linta.

The ultimate goal is just to seize power.

After this incident, Xiao Linta was not only the murderer of Amo's father, but also a threat to his life at any time.

Therefore, from now on, the only person Amo can rely on is Li Xiao.

The Jinzhou Xia Qianhu Suo, which is composed of the Uliji tribe and several other hundred households, will become part of Li Xiao's forces.

Of the eight great captains of Jinzhou, Li Xiao has obtained five.

This time, I made a profit.

Afterwards, Xiao Simo used the excuse of being tired to drive everyone out of the tent.

After leaving, Li Xiao took Amo and walked towards Wumeng and another nomadic captain.

"A thousand households in Wumeng, a thousand households in Huli."

Upon hearing this, the two men immediately stopped and shouted, "Commander Li."

At the same time, the two of them looked at Xiao Linta in front of them with some guilt.

"Don't worry about him." Li Xiao laughed.

Now that things have come to this point, Li Xiao no longer cares whether he will fall out with Xiao Linta.

Nowadays, the most important thing is to strengthen our strength.

"I know what happened today. Both of you were coerced."

"You didn't mean to make things difficult for me, Li Xiao." Li Xiao chuckled.

Then, he said with a hint of meaning, "Besides, you have also been deceived by some people with ill intentions."

"Some people don't treat their brothers as human beings."

"How many contributions did Captain Wuliji make on the Naiman battlefield? He was a very famous man."

"It's a pity that he died just like that."

"Haha~"

Li Xiao laughed and said with a solemn oath: "I, Li Xiao, am not that kind of person."

"Everyone knows that I, Li Xiao, have always put loyalty first. The most important thing in life is to be worthy of my brothers."

"Two captains, we can keep in touch in the future. With more opportunities to spend time together, you will naturally understand my character, Li Xiao."

"It just so happens that I, Hexi Fort, have just recently brewed the fine wine Xifeng Lie. If you have time, you two can come and have a drink with me anytime."

After listening to Li Xiao's words, Wu Meng and Huliji felt even more guilty.

I could vaguely feel the evil aura emanating from Xiao Linta in front of me.

So, I could only smile awkwardly and say, "Okay, okay."

"When I have time, I will definitely bother Governor Li."

Afterwards, Li Xiao chuckled in the face of Xiao Linta's almost murderous gaze, and strode back to his own military camp with Amo.

This time, the harvest was very fruitful.

Taking in Amo as his younger brother is equivalent to taking down a thousand nomadic cavalry households.

Secondly, Xiao Linta's act of killing Wuliji will definitely make Wumeng, Huliji and others wary.

He was even more afraid to trust Xiao Linta, for fear that one day Xiao Linta would kill him and let his men become the commander of the thousand households.

I will definitely be on guard.

At the same time, Li Xiao had just shown goodwill to the two of them, although it might not have much effect.

But it will definitely make Xiao Linta feel very uncomfortable.

I couldn't help but wonder whether these two captains would betray me and defect to Li Xiao?
Once the seed of doubt appears, it is only a matter of time before it takes root and sprouts.

Therefore, Li Xiao successfully created a rift between Xiao Linta and the two thousand households.

Now, the only person Xiao Linta can truly trust and mobilize is a thousand households.

That captain was a Khitan and also Xiao Linta's confidant.

It’s not Li Xiao’s cup of tea at all.

(End of this chapter)