Lord Yuan

Chapter 179 The Zhao family is destroyed, the strong and timid

Zhao Qiu's powerless resistance was like a joke, but it was impossible to make anyone laugh at all.

After hearing Yuan Shao's many remarks to him and the vague threats, he really didn't understand how he, who had absolute power in Changli County, could be caught so many times in these matters. handle.

Yes, he took it for granted that Yuan Changshi had made so many preparations just to exploit some more money from the Zhao family. Although this might be enough to break the Zhao family's muscles and bones, compared to any If it continues, the scandal of the Zhao family will reverberate throughout Liaodong, but Zhao still wants to cut off his own arm in order to save himself.

At this time, he still missed Zhao Jian's advice. He was too negligent about the importance he paid to Yuan Shao. He was always worried that the other party would use this as an excuse to ask for benefits one after another, but at this time, he was already being roasted on the fire, and his whole body He didn't have much room to maneuver since his private parts had not been roasted.

"My Zhao family is willing to comply with Chang Shi's request. Thousands of people from the tribe rushed to the Duwei Mansion on a certain day. The Zhao family will bear all the salary, food and wages. We have 1000 war horses, [-] pieces of armor and weapons, and [-] million in money. Chang Shi feels that how."

Zhao Que's heart was bleeding. This was the money he had worked hard to save for countless years, but now he gave it away so easily.

He thought that Yuan Shao would give up, but as he lowered his head in despair and was at a loss, he heard Yuan Shao's sneer, and his mind could not help but be affected again.

"I think the Zhao family leader seems to have forgotten one thing." Yuan Shao's face was expressionless, but everyone present could see the anger in his eyes, unspeakable anger.

Zhao Que quickly asked: "What's the matter? I hope Chang Shi will forgive me!"

He no longer expects any miracles to happen, he just hopes that nothing will happen again in this last step. The feeling of powerlessness when facing Yuan Shao can never be dissipated, just like a mouse meeting a cat, the feeling that comes from the depth of his soul. The panic everywhere is the most realistic portrayal of Zhao Que now.

Without waiting for Yuan Shao to explain what was going on, he made a full gesture and lowered his body very low, hoping to get Yuan Shao's forgiveness, no matter what.

Yuan Shao looked at Zhao Que: "I wonder if you still remember your predecessor, Chang Shi?"

Zhao was startled, and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "Remember."

"Do you still remember that he once borrowed ten thousand yuan from the Zhao family?"

"It seems there is something going on."

"Ten thousand dollars can kill someone, dig someone's grave?"

"Ah?" Zhao was really struck by a sudden wave of fear, and his whole body began to panic. He wanted to explain.

Yuan Shao didn't give him a chance, and immediately called the pockmarked man from the backyard, as well as several big men who had been kidnapped by Wen Chou Han as if they were five-talented.

Seeing these people appearing in front of him, Zhao could only turn his head and try his best not to let himself see them.

"I think the Zhao family leader should recognize these people, and I don't plan to continue to be arrogant with the Zhao family leader."

Yuan Shao simply spread out his cards on the table.

"I called you here today to see if you are sincere in your confession. Maybe you can still keep your body intact to protect the clan."

As the conversation changed, his face became even colder: "But what you have done today shows your true intentions. If you are not eliminated, God will not do it. Those soldiers who died in the bloody battle will not be at ease. This country belongs to you. The resentment of Li Shu, who was exploited to death, is hard to quell."

Zhao Que immediately roared crazily, his eyes were blazing, and he cursed angrily: "You have only been around for a long time, and you have the leverage in my hands, how dare you get rid of me? You are so whimsical that you can't go through the trial of the Captain's Mansion. You just set up the crime privately, and the blame will be yours. When I go to the county magistrate's office to complain, if I fail to ask for a bribe and commit another crime, you are the one who deserves death!"

"Don't forget that you secretly accepted thousands of kilograms of gold. It would be enough to kill you ten thousand times for such a crime."

Yuan Shao smiled and said: "That gold, I have already exchanged it all for money and silk, purchased military supplies and put them into the military treasury."

"What!" Zhao was shocked and speechless by these words, as weak as a heavy punch on cotton.

"Why is Yan Liangwen ugly? Take him down quickly and hand him over to the Duwei Mansion for trial."

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, who had been waiting for a long time, was gearing up. Looking at the arrogant and domineering Zhao Que, who didn't know why, they couldn't bear it any longer. Even if they threw their weapons to Han Dang and Huang Zhong, the two of them pounced, moving left and right. In no time, he had been caught in his crotch.

The people gathered around had cold expressions on their faces, looking at Zhao Que in front of them, as if he had been criticized as a vicious person who could not be punished. One could imagine how complicated the emotions in the hearts of the people were, and they were stunned and speechless for a long time.

Gongsun Du was the first to turn around. He could see that Chang Shi was serious about cleaning up the Zhao family without leaving any room.

In order to show his loyalty, he immediately stood up and said that he was willing to be driven by Chang Shi. If the Zhao family dared to resist, he was willing to personally lead the tribe of the Gongsun family to arrest and quell the rebellion.

Li Xun's reaction was not slow. He knew that this was the time to show his loyalty, so he quickly followed up and said that if Changshi had any needs, it would be fine, and my Li family would definitely support it with both hands.

The rest of the people are still watching. They don't understand that it's just the head of the Zhao family who has been caught. Whether he will be convicted in the end is not something Chang Shi can say. What's more, this is the base where the Zhao family has been rooted for many years. His power was misaligned, and even many officials in the Duwei Mansion were controlled by him. How could they be executed just because they were unwilling to contribute money to use as military equipment?

This is impossible.

Yuan Shao smiled and shook his head and said: "No need to trouble you, I have personally sent soldiers to the Zhao Mansion to kill anyone who stands in the way. I think we are on our way back now. Please sit down and continue." "

As soon as Zhao Que came out, Yuan Shao had already sent envoy Xu Da and others to take his Chang Shi Ling and dispatch nearly a thousand fortress soldiers.

Facing the tenacious resistance of the Zhao family, these soldiers did not say anything, but served them with strong bows and crossbows. Their combat experience was far beyond that of these ordinary private soldiers. With just one volley, the opponent had already stopped and surrendered. .

At this time, Xu Da had already begun to personally lead his direct cavalry to investigate, search for evidence everywhere, and grasp important assets. These would be used to enrich the small treasury of the Captain's Mansion in the future, and there was no room for sloppiness.

Zhao was so shocked by the sudden news that he fainted and Yuan Shao ordered him to be thrown into prison together with the officials.

Even though just under his order, a top tycoon who occupied half of Changli County was wiped out in an instant, Yuan Shao still stretched out his hand as if nothing had happened and motioned for the remaining people to continue tasting the food.

These powerful gentry, who were much weaker than the Zhao family, were not in the mood to eat. Only Gongsun Du and Li Xun lowered their heads and tasted the food with relish. They understood that their previous gamble was a good one. .

Yuan Shao suddenly raised his head and said, "Do you know what crime the Zhao family committed?"

Everyone shook their heads again and again, like a rattle.

Just because the other party is unwilling to submit and distribute some of its own interests, you will be treated like a genocide.The Zhao family may resist, but facing the frontier soldiers with extremely rich combat experience, they have no power to fight back.

They were not surprised by this. Private soldiers were just private soldiers after all. Compared with soldiers who had actually been on the battlefield, they were as small as a witch and couldn't be compared to the same.

The destruction of the Zhao family was imminent, and besides, he had only donated 50 yuan in good name. Compared with Zhao, it was only a little better.

Someone couldn't sit still. In order to prevent his family from going down the same path as the Zhao family, he didn't dare to gamble. He could only stand up in panic and apologized: "Just now, I was a little unreasonable and ruined the good things of the long history." Putting all the intentions behind, in order to express my apology, I, the Xu family, agreed to everything Chang Shi said before and gave me an additional tens of millions of dollars so that Chang Shi could expel Xianbei and restore peace and tranquility to the border of the Han Dynasty."

When this person spoke, the next person was annoyed why he hadn't come to his senses. Immediately, the remaining people stood up in unison and expressed the same opinion as Mrs. Xu.

Yuan Shao pretended to be angry and said: "I am not a wolf or a leopard. This is all done voluntarily. You don't have to go against your will."

Everyone shook their heads with a wry smile.

Not against my will, not at all.

Those who went against your will have been killed by you, and the instigator has also been imprisoned.

Such lessons are right in front of them. They can clearly distinguish what is right and what is wrong.

Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction: "In this case, since you are so sincere, I can only say thank you for the time being."

Suddenly, he spoke again: "It's just that due to the insufficient financial supply of the Duwei Mansion, your contribution to the Duwei Mansion can only be regarded as a selfless contribution, and I cannot give you any additional rewards."

The meaning of Yuan Shao's words was very clear. He was very unhappy because you did not have the same hesitant attitude as Gongsun Du and Li Xun before. Although he finally stopped at the cliff, he had missed the original path after all, so he could only do it in this way. Express support for the Duwei Mansion.

Everyone's expressions did not change when they heard this, and they waved their hands repeatedly, doing things for the Duwei Mansion and Chang Shi without asking for anything in return.

Gongsun Du smiled happily. As the first powerful man to fall to Yuan Shao, he had enough decision-making power and the right to take care of himself.

Although Li Xun, who followed closely behind, was slightly worse, he was already remembered by Yuan Shao.

The status of the remaining few is even worse.

Of course, there are others who will be treated worse.

Presumably, if those powerful gentry who walked out of the gate of the Duwei Mansion at this time learned the news of the destruction of the Zhao family, they would no longer be as arrogant as before, thinking that being powerful could force Yuan Shao to bow his head.

As everyone knows, a mouse will always be a mouse. He cannot change into a cat, and he will be afraid of the cat's roar for the rest of his life.

"Look, this is a crime committed by the Zhao family. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is treason. However, a small Zhao family can do so many shocking and inexplicable things. It is enough to see what their true intentions are. How sinister.”

Yuan Shao distributed these evidences one by one.

After everyone looked at it, their expressions changed greatly, and they comforted each other again: "I know that you are in this situation, and you are ultimately unable to do anything. Therefore, from now on, I will not ask anything about your past. .”

Everyone's expressions suddenly softened, and they were secretly glad to be on Chang Shi's boat.

"But in the future, we are not allowed to do this again. No matter who dares to cross this red line, the end will be the same as that of the Zhao family. When the time comes, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"It all depends on Chang Shi's arrangement!"

This banquet, which could be called the Hongmen Banquet or an exhibition, ended in a way that was considered a victory for Yuan Shao.

With the help of these powerful men, there is no shortage of money. Although the war horses are far from meeting the standards for forming a crossbow riding battalion, they can still be trained first. The power of a crossbow riding battalion with thousands of people cannot be underestimated.

This time he attacked the powerful Qiufeng not only to suppress the powerful people so that they would not dare to act recklessly again, but also to cut off some of the marrow from their bones to enrich his armaments.

In the past, when the powerful were mentioned, everyone would be afraid of them. Holding a powerful position, with nearly a thousand subordinates, and countless money, it was enough to stir up the local situation.

But at the moment, it seems that it is different from the way Chang Shi handled it in the past. In fact, the evidence did not play a big role at all. It was just used to break Zhao Que's mind.

As for the real reason that determines whether his family is destroyed or not, it is his constant collaboration with the enemy, his continuous casting of iron tools, and his tempered armor and sold to Xianbei at a high price. For this alone, Yuan Shao must completely cut off his ideas, and at the same time, for Dispel the idea of ​​other powerful people learning from the Zhao family.

He didn't want to be fighting in the front and suddenly find that the weapons and armor used by the opponent were exactly the same as what he was wearing. Such a joke was not allowed.

After everyone left, Yuan Shao called Gongsun Du and Li Xun and said, "As for the Zhao family's assets in this county, you can choose the opportunity to make up for your losses."

It was such a simple sentence, but it instantly shocked Gongsun Du and Li Xun. They stared at the picture of Chang Shi who looked like a boy giving money, and asked in disbelief: "Is this what Chang Shi said true?"

Yuan Shao smiled and said: "A gentleman's words are hard to follow."

Gongsun Du was uncharacteristically different. Faced with the huge wealth he was about to receive, he chose to give it away.

"Chang Shi may not know the value of those shops and warehouses, so he came up with the idea of ​​​​rewarding the two of us. In fact, if my prediction is correct, the shops in this county alone are enough to be worth [-] million yuan. Money, not to mention those warehouses where many belongings are stored privately. Such a huge amount of money has not helped Chang Shi at all. Du is already extremely guilty, how dare he covet these extraneous things."

Li Xun is always one step behind. Even if these assets are enough to make the entire Li family move up a big step, but for the current situation, as Gongsun Du said, they actually did not give Yuan Shao a little help at all. .

Even if today's powerful identity were replaced by another person, or even if everyone present left the table, it would not have the slightest impact on the eventual destruction of the Zhao family.

For the two of them, attending the banquet today was precisely the recognition of Chang Shi, which was more gratifying than receiving a huge sum of money from heaven.

Yuan Shao had a serious look on his face and said solemnly: "You two taking the lead in expressing your stance are already the greatest help to this long history."

(End of this chapter)