Han officials

Chapter 184: Sunset, Return to the West [22]

"Pass on my order. The shogunate will move to Ji County first, followed by the marquisate, and then the provincial capital..."

As Wei Zhe passed down his orders one after another, Shi Yi couldn't help sweating on his forehead as he wrote.

After Wei Zhe signed and sealed the document, Guo Yuan and others also took the order and left with a solemn expression.

Everyone knew that their lord was serious this time.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

The next day, Wei Zhe led more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry across the Liaoze Lake and headed towards Ji County at a leisurely pace.

After all, the Andong Protectorate, Liaodong vassal state, Xuanshou County, Dongming County, and Liaodong County west of Liaoze are all their own territories, and the only ones standing in their way are a small group of ignorant people.

Fortunately, Wei Zhe’s years have not been lived in vain, and most of the people in Youzhou still obey him.

……

A few days later, in Guzhu City, Liaoxi County.

Before the army arrived at the city, Wei Zhe saw from afar a group of nobles in gorgeous clothes kneeling on the official road outside the city.

Even though the dust created by the marching army rushed towards them like a yellow dragon, these people still did not dare to dodge.

No, they didn't even dare to wipe the dust off their faces, allowing themselves to become miserable.

Soon, Wei Zhe heard Zhao Yun come to report: "General, order Zhi Gongsun to apologize on the official road."

"Lingzhi County?" Wei Zhe immediately shook his head upon hearing this: "Haha, they are quite obedient."

It's just that they are so sensible that I feel no sense of accomplishment.

So when Wei Zhe passed by, he rarely spoke up and asked, "Why is the head of the Gongsun family so arrogant at first and respectful later?"

An old man's heart trembled upon hearing this, and he immediately bowed respectfully and said, "I dare not hide it from the general. My son is immoral and has caused the Gongsun family to make mistakes. Therefore, I come here to apologize."

Although Gongsun Zan came from the Lingzhi Gongsun clan, he was never valued because of his mother's humble origins.

The root of the problem is simply because he was born to a maid.

If it weren't for the support of a good father-in-law, Gongsun Zan would never have achieved his current status.

It was also for this reason that Gongsun Zan had a bad relationship with his family after he came to power.

To be precise, he was very nervous, especially towards his father, and he could only show filial piety in front of his father.

Therefore, in order not to delay the development of the family, Gongsun Zan's father Gongsun Peng has basically not been in charge of affairs in recent years.

With his deliberate indulgence, Gongsun Peng, the head of the family, has basically been sidelined by Gongsun Zan.

There is no way, because Gongsun Zan, a talented son, is the hope for the future of the Gongsun family.

But this time Gongsun Zan gambled too big, so the Gongsun family did not dare to continue to follow him.

So Gongsun Zan's father came out again and led the family to make a choice.

He kowtowed before Wei Zhema with great solemnity, confessing, "I will accept the punishment without complaint."

However, Wei Zhe just smiled when he heard this.

This sounds nice, but if it really comes to confiscating property and exterminating the family, I guess this won’t be the attitude.

Of course, Wei Zhe wasn't that cruel. After a moment's hesitation, he said simply, "Well, for the sake of your ancestors, I won't kill you. There will be a group of refugees coming over soon, so you should be careful about where to place them."

As soon as these words came out, Gongsun Peng's heart trembled again.

Now everyone knows that General Zuo likes to recruit immigrants to settle in the fields, often in the tens of thousands.

After being taken care of by this wave of refugees, it was probably lucky that the Gongsun clan was not seriously damaged.

However, even knowing this, Gongsun Peng still excitedly led his tribesmen to express his gratitude.

After all, good farmland and houses can be earned again, but when people die, they are gone forever.

However, the matter of Gongsun family was just an episode. After the seven cities in Liaoxi voluntarily expressed their submission, Liaoxi County was also incorporated into Wei Zhe's command at any time, and the same was true for Youbeiping County.

He was like a giant python that had been dormant in Liaodong for a long time. Every time he moved forward, the surrounding land was imbued with his breath.

At the same time, as Wei Zhe got closer and closer to Ji County, the pressure on the Youzhou counties increased.

……

Yuyang County, Yongnu County.

In the Xianyu family's fortress, Xianyu Fu, who looked so bright and handsome a few days ago, now had anxiety in his eyes.

To be honest, Wei Zhe's decisiveness was completely beyond his expectations.

The most important thing is that Wei Zhe's strength far exceeded his imagination.

East of Liaoze, he actually managed to conquer the area with just a single order.

Facing the relentless pressure from Wei Zhe, Xianyu Fu was already in a state of panic.

But the more he did this, the more uneasy Xian Yuyin became.

"Brother, the Liaodong army is almost at our doorstep. Should we fight or surrender? Please give us your opinion!"

Hearing this, Xian Yu Fu, who had been struggling for a long time, finally shook his head and said, "We can't fight... but we can't surrender either. Let's talk first!"

Hearing him say this, Xian Yuyin was a little surprised and asked, "Can we continue the discussion?"

"Yes!" Xianyu Fu gritted his teeth and said, "Since he didn't kill Gongsun, then we can talk." As the largest county in Youzhou after Zhuo County, Yuyang County has a total of more than 450,000 people in its nine counties. It can be said that it is densely populated and has a large number of households, not to mention the benefits of salt and iron. Xianyu Fu didn't believe that Wei Zhe would not be jealous of such a precious land.

You must know that the Yuyang cavalry made a great contribution to Emperor Guangwu's unification of the country.

Thinking of this, Xianyu Fu finally strengthened his belief.

In contrast, similar conversations were taking place in Quanzhou County, not far from Yongnu County.

As a well-known family in the county, the Yang family of Quanzhou naturally received a lot of news.

However, compared to Xianyu Fu, Yang's decision was much more cowardly.

In the study, Yang Hu, the head of the Yang family, had a look of relief on his face.

"If the Gongsun family can be saved, why should we worry about our family?"

"Quick, prepare the land deeds and food, and follow me to Wuzhong County to comfort the troops and apologize."

It was clearly the same action, but the two parties interpreted it differently.

As a result, the endings will naturally be different.

……

The first year of Chuping, the day of Renxu in October.

The seat of Yuyang County, Yuyang County.

As the Liaodong army arrived at the city gate, they saw it open and a group of people rushed out.

Rao Bin was actually not a very competitive person, otherwise he would not have been bullied so miserably by Gongsun Zan.

After seeing the momentum of the Liaodong army, he no longer had the desire to resist.

When Wei Zhe gets hard, he gets soft. It's that simple.

So without waiting for Wei Zhe to approach, he brought officials from the county government and waited by the official road early.

When Wei Zhe saw the uneasy look on Yuyang Prefect Rao Bin's face, he took the initiative to dismount and help him up.

"Thank you for your courtesy, Lord Rao. I came here to quell the rebellion, and I am very pleased that you can restore order."

Hearing this, Rao Bin felt a little relieved.

Seeing this, Wei Zhe had an idea, and then he laughed heartily and said, "I heard that you are particularly good at internal affairs. Dongming County is now in need of a wise governor. I wonder if Lord Rao would be willing to take on the position?"

After hearing this, Rao Bin finally felt relieved.

That's right. Rao Bin was a little uncomfortable with Wei Zhe's politeness just now.

But now it's all good. With the result of the handling, he can finally move on from this matter.

Although Dongming County is far inferior to Yuyang County, it is still the position of prefect after all.

If only he could climb back up in the future thanks to his achievements in governance.

Thinking of this, Rao Bin immediately thanked him sincerely: "Thank you for your trust, sir. I will definitely live up to your trust."

Rao Bin agreed readily, and Wei Zhe naturally felt more satisfied.

Unfortunately, his happy mood did not last long and was ruined by the news from Yongnu County.

In the county government office, looking at Xian Yuyin in front of him, Wei Zhe suddenly laughed speechlessly.

Xian Yuyin felt relieved when he saw this, thinking that his brother had guessed it right.

But Wei Zhe immediately said with a cold look in his eyes: "How dare you, a coward, bully me!"

After saying this, without waiting for Xian Yuyin to beg for mercy, Wei Zhe waved his hand and ordered his men to drag him away and behead him.

Hua Xiong

"exist"

"I'll give you a battalion of soldiers. Before sunset, I want to see the entire Xianyu family die!"

"Here!"

Hua Xiong took the command and immediately led his troops away with a murderous look on his face.

He may not have the talent of a commander, but as a general Hua Xiong is definitely above average.

At least Wei Zhe didn't think there would be any problem in dealing with local clan bandits like the Xianyu clan.

If Hua Xiong can't even handle such a small matter, then his value is gone.

At the same time, Yang Hu, who was watching all this, had cold sweat all over his back.

At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he had not been greedy before and followed the steps given by Wei Zhe.

Now it seems that this is not a step at all, it is clearly a life-saving straw.

Wei Zhe's treatment of the Quanzhou Yang family was no different from his previous treatment of the Lingzhi Gongsun family.

For Wei Zhe, killing is not what he wants.

What he really wanted to do was to cut off the flesh of the nobles and powerful families bit by bit, resettle the refugees, and build military farms.

Boil the frog in warm water; when the water boils, the frog is ripe...

(End of this chapter)