Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

As for the ending that awaits them, I'm afraid it won't be very good... Since ancient times, the surrendered families have not had a good life, and they are basically slaughtered every once in a while.

Forget it, as long as I'm still alive.

At worst, he would be like the head of the Yao family, lying dormant for more than twenty years, and when this evil star leaves, he would become a hero again.

"If any of the Zheng family members want to return home, they will be let go. If they want to remarry, they will be given money. If they want to continue to enjoy the splendor and wealth, they will be thrown into the mines to dig."

"If you encounter anyone who resists violently, you will kill them on the spot without mercy. The identities of the remaining servants and servants of the Zheng family will be verified. If they have legitimate identities, they will be allocated good farmland. If their identities are tainted, they will be sent to the border to repay their debts."

"The remaining direct and collateral branches of the Zheng family..."

Liu Bei looked at the trembling Zheng family members, paused for a moment, and then said: "No matter whether they are young or old, all direct and collateral descendants of the Zheng family will be executed in the streets."

"?!"

Immediately, the expression of a member of the Zheng family changed drastically, and they hurriedly shouted: "Sir, our Zheng family is willing to submit to you, please don't kill us."

"Yes, I am willing to donate money to the government!"

"And me, I can dedicate my entire house to this gentleman..."

Liu Bei listened to these pleas for mercy, and a very speechless expression appeared on his face: "You are so stupid! Even if I kill you, these things are still mine... You want to bribe me with my things? What a joke."

"???"

"Devil, I'm going to fight you!"

Immediately, an angry member of the Zheng family got up, took out a dagger from his waist, and stabbed Liu Bei in the heart.

Unfortunately.

"Clang."

The visitor didn't even see Liu Bei draw his sword before he was horrified to find that his entire wrist had been cut off and fell to the ground.

“Monster…monster…!”

The violent screams made the scene even more chaotic.

"All quiet."

Liu Bei raised his hand, ignoring the Zheng family members who were clamoring for their lives, and said calmly: "This instant, drag all the Zheng family members out and execute them in the street."

"..."

The officials looked at each other. Most of them were from other families, and a small number were locals.

At first they didn't want to obey Liu Bei's orders, but after the leader turned around, they followed Liu Bei's lead.

At the moment, he could only show an apology on his face, but he took the Zheng family members away in a very forceful manner.

In a short while, Liu Bei was the only one left in the Zheng family mansion, which had been noisy just now.

No, there is one more person.

"Have you thought clearly about the consequences of your actions?"

A cold and childish voice sounded from the eaves.

Liu Bei looked up.

A petite figure had sat down on the eaves at some point, and was now sizing him up with her blood-red eyes.

"Ah…"

Liu Bei exerted force with his feet and instantly jumped up, landing next to the petite figure. He sat down next to her and replied while sniffing the fragrance:

"What's there to be clear about? The purpose of studying is to reduce the number of bad people in this world. If I let them go easily, then my studies would be in vain."

Master Lu was stunned when he heard this: "...When did I ever teach you this?"

"I figured it out myself."

Liu Bei placed his hands behind his head, then fell backwards, saying, "Master, you also know that what I pursue is a world of great harmony, also known as a world of benevolence."

"Yes, I've known this for a long time, and that's why I'm extending a helping hand to you."

I'm afraid it's far more than that.

Liu Bei didn't open his mouth to expose the shameless teacher. Instead, he nodded and said, "I've been thinking a lot lately about universal peace, benevolence, righteousness, and morality... These words are all beautiful but unattainable."

"If everyone were united, then the government wouldn't exist. But if I want everyone to be united, I have to rely on the government first. Without the government, it would be difficult to achieve unity."

Master Lu knew Liu Bei was discussing the Dao with her, so she replied, "There were people in ancient times. At that time, everyone was naked, ate wild grass, and revered fire. I have never heard of any government at that time, but didn't they live well?"

"In ancient times, there were no government offices, but there were hierarchies and ranks. The strongest were the leaders, and the leaders were in charge of distribution. This created differences between people, and differences inevitably led to differences."

"So, Master..."

Liu Bei's tone was less confused: "There's no need to worry about whether the government is government or not. If we want to achieve universal peace, then the first thing we need to do is to get rid of the insects in this world."

"Over the course of thousands of years, many heroes were born in the land of Han. But with these heroes came not fine horses and fine wine, but insects."

"Only by utterly annihilating these insects and shedding rivers of blood can we usher in a new era."

Master Lu frowned slightly upon hearing this, but did not object. He simply said calmly, "The road ahead is up to you to decide. I will only escort you for a short period of time. Be prepared early."

"The disciple understands."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Then let's talk about something more practical. First, I will arrange for personnel to develop in the neighboring counties, and strive to integrate the entire Jiujiang County before the end of the year."

"Also, there seems to be traces of Mohists in the Yao family. I invited Sun Jian from next door in the name of the master. He seems to know something about the Mohists here."

"As you have arranged, let go and do it, and protect the Master."

Mohist Chapter: Chapter 6: The assassin who came from afar was blocked outside the door as soon as he arrived

A month later, outside Shouchun County.

Several rangers who came from afar stopped and looked at this small town with solemn expressions.

"After half a month's journey, we've finally arrived..."

"But how did this new governor offend the Governor of Yangzhou, so that we could assassinate him?"

"Shut up."

An old ranger immediately frowned and said, "This matter is not for us to speculate recklessly. We should just focus on doing what we should do."

"only."

"But, Boss, this is your hometown, right? I heard there were natural disasters recently, and the harvest was poor, so many people were forced to leave."

"There are actually such things. Don't the government care about it?"

"What's the use of the government these days? It's good enough that they don't force you to pay taxes."

"But I heard that the new governor has recently introduced many new rules, and he himself is a world-renowned scholar..."

"Great scholar? Haha, these days, both great scholars and government officials are the same—they treat the common people like grass."

"As for the new rules, they're just a clever trick to make money. What's so surprising about them?"

"Too."

The rangers walked forward while talking and soon arrived at the city gate. However, before they could enter, they were stopped by two soldiers.

"Please show me some identification."

"?"

The older ranger looked confused. "What identification?"

"Oh, it's from outside."

The soldier shrugged. "To maintain order, the new governor has mandated that all residents obtain numbered identification. If you're from outside, follow me to the security detachment to obtain a temporary ID."

"???"

Identity proof is not a rare item. It has been implemented a long time ago. Now all the household registrations in the world are compiled into books and sent to the palace every year.

But who would carry this thing around for no reason? And from what the other party said, it seemed that he was not referring to this thing, but a very new thing?

That would be even more incredible.

This is the territory of the Yangzhou governor. You are making household registration records on his territory and even making your own identity documents.

This behavior is no less than going to someone else's house to use the toilet and not flushing it.

Extremely bad in nature.

But even though the new prefect's actions were no different from those of a "mountain lord", the governor of Yangzhou really couldn't do anything about this "great scholar".

If he wrote a memorial to the emperor, it would be almost New Year's Day by the time it was submitted. However, the current emperor would never read memorials at the beginning of the year, and the entire world was operating at the minimum standard.

After the new year, whether the emperor can see it or not is one thing, but the eunuchs around him will definitely be the first to see it.

At that time, Lu Zhi only needed to write a letter by hand, and then ask his colleagues to give him some money, and then use her reputation as a guarantee, and the matter would be over.

It is even possible that they could turn the tables and accuse him of killing loyal officials as the governor of Yangzhou.

In fact, to put it bluntly, if the governor of Yangzhou played this trick openly, there would be a hundred ways to drive Lu Zhi out of Yangzhou, but the problem is that he doesn't play this trick at all.

What Liu Bei did in Shouchun County was reported to the Yangzhou governor a long time ago, but he saw nothing but a sentence: "This man single-handedly slaughtered the entire Yao family."

Ha ha.

If he had used the tactics of the officialdom and really driven Lu Zhi and others out of Yangzhou, Lu Zhi might not have acted rashly for some reasons. However, this young man named Liu Bei had no ties to the officialdom and could act recklessly.

If he got angry and squatted in the house of the Yangzhou governor and twisted his head off, wouldn't that be the end of him?

However, the rules of this young man's "reform" have gradually expanded to the entire Jiujiang County. If we don't take action to stop it, I'm afraid the whole Yangzhou will fall.

Yes, he, the governor of Yangzhou, did know that Jiujiang County was now extremely wealthy, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, everyone had land to farm, and everyone was happy and content.

But the question is, what is the cost?

There are more than a hundred aristocratic families in Jiujiang County, with tens of thousands of children. Where did all these people go?

The answer is Shouchun County.

The assets of all the noble families, big and small, were incorporated into the government, which then distributed them to the common people according to need. As for the children of the noble families who disobeyed, they would all be sent to Shouchun County, beheaded in the street, and their heads would be hung on the city gates.

Such behavior naturally frightened the noble families in other places. Those who could send assassins and retainers did so, those who could spend money to avoid disaster did so, and those who could profit did so as quickly as possible.

Some aristocratic families also united and issued an ultimatum to him, the governor of Yangzhou - if Liu Bei was not dealt with by the end of the year, they would deal with the governor of Yangzhou first.

The governor also thought about directly declaring that Lu Zhi and others were in rebellion, and then dispatching a large army to physically flatten Shouchun County.

But the problem is that Lu Zhi's reputation was accumulated through hard work. She often gave free public lectures in Zhuo County, and she had many registered disciples all over the world.

In addition, several of her classmates are not ordinary people and have their own social circles, so the resistance here is the greatest.

You, the governor of Yangzhou, dare to kill my fellow Confucian scholar today, and you may slaughter all the Confucian scholars tomorrow. In any case, Lu Zhi cannot be touched.

Therefore, the governor of Yangzhou could not deal with Lu Zhi, nor could he give an explanation to the aristocratic families. Finally, he came up with a solution that was not really a solution - killing Liu Bei.

Yes.

Today, Shouchun County is prosperous from top to bottom, and even the heads of wealthy families have fallen. All of this is done by this young man.

As long as she killed this man, even if Lu Zhi got furious in the end, she would definitely not lose her mind and attack him directly because of the interests in the court.

As long as he could deal with this young man named Liu Bei, Lu Zhi would be like a lone tree unable to support himself, and he could use his official skills to drive him back to the mountains to teach.

These knights were recruited by the governor of Yangzhou.

They all have their place in the Yangzhou martial arts world, such as the Yangzhou Three Swords, Yangzhou Magic Spear, Magic Palm, etc. Although their martial arts skills are not as powerful as those of gods, they are more than enough to deal with Liu Bei in a one-on-one situation.

Not to mention.

In order to be on the safe side, the governor of Yangzhou even contacted the Mohists in the dark.

As the governor of a state, he was naturally very aware of the existence of the Mohists, but when he saw that the other party was not very strong, he didn't bother to pay attention to them.

But nowadays, those "little gadgets" of Mohists have become very good knives.

Even if the plan was exposed and failed in the end, the governor of Yangzhou could just throw the blame on the Mohists who were unable to come forward to reason.

However, such a team that brought together the elite of Yangzhou was stopped at the door because of an "identity certificate".

"Can you guys please hurry up, I need to get in quickly!"

"Yeah, yeah, it's ridiculous that a few foreigners who don't know anything come here and embarrass themselves."

The noisy sound coming from behind brought the rangers back to their senses.