A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 677: Treat, behead, accept as a dog
In addition to their official power, the aristocratic families also control a large number of manpower and farmland, as well as a large number of relatives who follow them. It is precisely because of this that they can be so powerful.

In real history, in the Battle of Chibi, Xu Chu cried heartbrokenly when three thousand soldiers were killed in the battle. Three thousand of these soldiers were his relatives.

Basically, they were all his elders and fellow villagers. They originally thought that the Battle of Chibi was the last battle to unify the world. They wanted to gain some military exploits and let the elders in their hometown get some noble positions, but they didn't expect that they would be wiped out in one battle.

Xu Chu no longer had these relatives, and after his death, the family quickly declined.

In the Central Plains region, the power of noble families has not been over-expanded due to the suppression of the imperial court. However, in the border areas, the imperial court not only cannot suppress these powerful nobles, but even allows them to maintain a high combat effectiveness and give them strength. To resist the attacks of Turks, Zahu and other barbarians.

However, doing so will also cause the wealthy families in the border areas to lose their tail.

When the imperial court's control was weak, these wealthy families could even develop to the point where they could connect counties across states and have tens of thousands of bankers. He almost became a local emperor.

Those who have grown in strength no longer take the imperial court seriously, and may even take advantage of the imperial court's weakening strength to take control of the center.

The court could only use it while imposing restrictions. And before using these people, they must be shocked.

To put it simply, treat him, behead him, and treat him like a dog.

These Tang troops were all elites selected from the Xuanjia army. At this time, each of them was wearing a helmet and armor and was fully armed.

This is the most convenient place for transportation in the land of Hehuang. It is also blessed with the help of Huangshui water transportation. When Daqian built the city here, hundreds of years later, the old city is still dilapidated even after several repairs. .

On the bank of Huangshui River, Jincheng.

After all, except for King Haotianwen, there is no law that can last for ten thousand years.

Subconsciously, he pulled the reins, and the galloping horse immediately stood upright. The horse's hooves kicked several times before it came to a dangerous stop.

The next second, the surrounding soldiers immediately formed a formation and stepped forward. Each of these soldiers had experienced hundreds of battles and had excellent armor. They were the most elite soldiers. Facing the charge of thousands of cavalry, they showed no fear at all, and only took a few breaths. In just a few seconds, the formation has been completed.

Everyone in the military formation immediately shot arrows forward, and those arrows instantly landed a few feet in front of the cavalry. The leading cavalryman was shocked when he saw a field of arrows suddenly sprouting in front of him.

At this time, the city became extremely solemn, and Wang Xuanji received the wealthy and distinguished families of Hehuang Land here. Outside the gate of Jincheng, there were three hundred Tang troops guarding the area.

Of course, this approach can only be maintained for a while. After a few decades, who knows what it will develop into. Wang Xuanji can only control it while he is alive. As for his death, it depends on his successor and the court.

At this time, a sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the distance. The dull sound of horse hooves was like thunder, approaching here quickly.

Then the leader gave the order: "Fire the arrow!"

Wang Xuanji did not hesitate and immediately ordered his personal guards to take action.

Seeing this situation, Wang Xuanji's face immediately darkened. It seemed that not only did he want to demonstrate to these local snakes, but these local snakes also wanted to weigh in on him.

It only took about a quarter of an hour to see at least a thousand cavalry appearing several miles ahead. These cavalry did not stop and kept running towards them. Judging from their posture, they seemed to be rushing directly into the city.

However, before these people could take a breath, they saw a cavalry rushing towards them. When they saw the man charging towards them, the leading cavalryman laughed ferociously, waved his arms, and tried to knock him away with a long swipe.

As a result, the man reacted faster and hid in a stirrup to avoid the sweep. The next second, he turned over from the other side and rushed in front of the leading cavalry. He saw the iron mace in his hand sweep across and hit him on the back. , and hit him so hard that he almost fell off his horse.

Then, before anyone could react, the knight who rushed up stretched out his arms, grabbed the man's belt, lifted him onto his horse, and then rode away. This series of actions is said to be quite long, but in fact it was completed in the blink of an eye. By the time the others reacted and went to catch up to save the general, it was already too late. The man and horse were extremely fast and were already back in front of the formation in the blink of an eye.

Shan Xiongxin threw the man from his horse in front of Wang Xuanji's horse, crossed his hands and saluted Wang Xuanji: "Your Majesty, the general has brought the enemy chiefs who dare to attack the army!"

"General Shan bravely defeated the three armies and rode into battle alone. This is the worst evil in ancient times!" Wang Xuanji praised loudly.

"Thank you for your praise!" Shan Xiongxin said modestly, but the slightly raised corners of his mouth showed that he was very grateful.

Two guards nearby stepped forward, pulled up the enemy chieftain Shan Xiongxin had captured, and then forced him to kneel on the ground regardless of his struggle.

"You're such a bold traitor, you dare to attack the military formation, push him left and right in front of the formation and behead him in public!" Wang Xuanjing looked at the person in front of him and shouted in a deep voice.

"Wei!" The two guards immediately escorted the man to behead him.

"Please spare your life, please spare my life. I am the legitimate son of the Han family in Xiliang, not a thief!"

"I beg you to spare your life. I beg you to spare your life"

After hearing Wang Xuanji's words, Han Yan panicked and struggled to shout, fearing that his head would fall to the ground if he shouted too slowly.

It was at this time that the chasing cavalry behind him rushed over. As they ran, they shouted: "Please spare your life and show mercy with the sword!"

When they were about twenty steps apart, they immediately rolled off the horse, rolled and crawled up to Wang Xuanji, kowtowed desperately and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is my husband. He doesn't understand the rules. Please forgive me!"

"Please forgive me!"

The two of them kept kowtowing and did not dare to stop even if their foreheads bled.

Wang Xuanji waved his hand and said, "Okay, stop knocking. I want to kill him, so it's useless for you to knock him to death here!"

"If you attack the military formation, you should be killed according to the law. But because you are young, I won't kill you."

"Thank you so much, envoy! Thank you so much, envoy!"

"Thank you so much, envoy!" Several people quickly thanked him.

Wang Xuanjing waved his hands and said, "You can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the living crime!"

"Come here, take him out and give him thirty army sticks!"

After speaking, he directly ordered the guards to do it. The guards immediately picked up Han Yan, took off his clothes, and started fighting directly in front of the military formation.

Hit him with a wave of military sticks, and then ask the military doctor to take him down to treat his injuries.

Wang Xuanjing severely beat the legitimate son of the Han family, the biggest local snake in the land of Hehuang, in front of everyone. For a while, everyone present was silent and did not dare to show any slights.

(End of this chapter)