I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 453 Yizhou Affairs

Compared to Jingzhou and Yangzhou, which are particularly hot because of immigration issues, the people of Yizhou, who have just experienced war, are quietly licking their wounds.

After the former Anxi General Huan Dian was dismissed, the court did not send a successor immediately. Instead, the person who temporarily took over Huan Dian's power of military farming was Zhao Jin, who was sent to quell the rebellion.

There were even rumors among the people that the post of General Anxi, which had been established for several years, was going to be abolished because it had not played a role.

People like Shen Pei naturally didn't believe this.

The purpose of General Anxi was to appease the barbarians in Yizhou, to attract them to learn farming through the method of military farming, and to further register them as civilians. How could it be abandoned?

Moreover, although he had just arrived in Shu County, he still wanted to compete for the position of General Anxi.

But on this day, a letter completely shattered his thoughts.

"Pigs and dogs have ruined my big plan!" After reading it, Shen Pei could not help but slam the table and curse loudly.

"Please calm down, my Lord. What happened?"

Looking at the County Gongcao Zhao Ning who was speaking, Shen Pei suppressed his anger and said, "It's okay, it's just some family affairs, it has nothing to do with the overall situation."

He immediately sat down and read the letter again to make sure he had not missed any details because of his anger.

After reading it, he couldn't help but curse again - "Beast!"

Although Zhao Ning was very curious about what kind of family troubles Shen Pei had encountered, the veins on Shen Pei's forehead were visible due to anger. He was not a strong-willed person, so he dared not ask.

After calming down his anger, Shen Pei asked, "Have all the people from those powerful families come?"

"Yes!" Zhao Ning answered. After thinking for a while, he said, "My Lord, these people are dissatisfied because the wasteland under their names was allocated to the Qiang barbarians for cultivation. In fact, it is understandable. Giving them less cultivated land should be able to appease them."

Shen Pei did not answer, but looked at a big man sitting on the other side of him and asked: "Zi Yang, what do you think?"

"If we show weakness, I'm afraid they will take advantage of us."

At this time, Shen Pei said to Zhao Ning: "That's exactly the truth."

"Yan Yan, listen to my orders!" Shen Pei suddenly shouted.

Yan Yan, also known as Yan Xing, was startled when he heard this and quickly stood up and said, "Please give your orders, my lord."

"You accompany Zhao Gongcao to meet those people..."

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At the same time, in another room in the prefectural government, representatives from many powerful groups gathered together.

One person said, "What do you think the governor means? He just drags his feet and refuses to see us. Does he think this will solve the problem?"

"Who cares!" Another person said comfortably while drinking the tea served to him, "Since he is not afraid of us coming to his house, then we will come every day."

As he said this, he shouted outside, "The tea is cold. Change it. This is the governor's mansion after all. Don't you even know this little etiquette?"

The people around him advised, "Although we are here to claim the land, he is the governor after all, so we shouldn't be so arrogant. And I see that he has recently attached great importance to Yan Yan and Cheng Ying who led the Qiang people to surrender, so we should quit while we are ahead. Otherwise, I am afraid that something unbearable will happen."

"What are you afraid of? Xun You was once a close minister to the emperor. When he first came to Shu County, he killed several county officials. But even he didn't dare to do anything to us when he left. Now he is just a small Shen Pei... They can't afford to cause chaos in the local area."

As they were talking, the lookout reminded them that Zhao Ning was coming. Everyone in the room immediately stopped discussing anything irrelevant. Only the voice that was still talking analyzed, "Since Zhao Ning is here, it means that our Lord can't stand the pressure."

"Yan Yan is here too."

The voice paused for a moment, then continued, "It's to give Zhao Ning courage!"

Soon, Zhao Ning came in and politely bowed to everyone present. After receiving the return of the greeting, Zhao Ning said, "In recent times, you have come to the mansion every day, and the mansion has treated you with courtesy. It has been more than a month now."

"The Lord of the Mansion has already said that those wastelands were taken by the previous governor due to corruption. He is showing mercy by not pursuing the past. Now that more than a month has passed, even if you have resentment in your hearts, it should be mostly gone."

"Please don't continue to make trouble. Don't say I didn't warn you."

After saying this, Zhao Ning made way for him to leave and said, "I'm sorry I can't see you off!"

Someone immediately became dissatisfied and shouted, "Can't we just take our own land? What's the logic behind this?"

Someone took the lead and the scene suddenly became noisy.

"Enough!" A roar suppressed everyone in the room, and there was a moment of peace. Yan Xing glanced at everyone in the room, his unscrupulous eyes seemed to be sizing up prey, "Leave now, otherwise... you will all die!"

Such a blatant threat aroused everyone's disdain.

"You were still playing in the mud when Nai Gong was practicing sword!" They would seem to have seen some kind of joke. How dare he kill so many people?
But there were two people who were really afraid. They ignored the contemptuous looks of other powerful people and left under the guidance of Zhao Ning.

After leaving the room, the two seemed to have seen something and ran away in a hurry without even looking back.

Only the powerful people in the house laughed at their cowardice.

Yan Xing heard all of this. After watching the two men leave, he turned back to look at the group of powerful men, but the words he said to Zhao Ning were - "Gong Cao, please leave now. Leave this to me."

"Wait, what do you mean?" The powerful men finally realized that something was wrong.

But... it was too late.

Yan Xing had already drawn his sword, and the soldiers who had been prepared came from outside the house and rushed into the room with Yan Xing.

On the other side, the two people who escaped collapsed to the ground as soon as they ran to the corner of the yard. Here they also saw the soldiers blocking their way.

"They can be let go," Zhao Ning, who arrived later, ordered.

These words sounded like heavenly music to the two of them.

"Remember, don't covet things you shouldn't have."

The two of them thanked him quickly and left.

Not long after, Zhao Ning and Yan Xing appeared in front of Shen Pei again.

Although Yan Xing washed his hands and face, the blood stains were still on his clothes, and Shen Pei didn't care.

He is still lamenting.

Originally, Shen Pei thought that he had a chance to be promoted to General Anxi by organizing military farming in Shu County. In his opinion, the southern part of Yizhou was full of barbarians and there was a lot of potential for him.

It’s a pity that all of this was dragged down by the pigs and dogs in his clan.

Now, the fact that he can continue to serve as the governor of Shu County is already a sign of tolerance from the emperor.

When Zhao Ning left, Shen Pei kept Yan Xing behind. Just when Yan Xing was confused, Shen Pei suddenly asked, "Zi Yang, should I call you Yan Xing or Yan Yan?"

Yan Xing's heart tightened and he instinctively reached for his sword.

But he soon realized that this was Shen Pei's home turf. After a little thought, he asked Shen Pei openly, "So what if it is, so what if it is not? Is the Lord planning to cross the river and destroy the bridge?"

(End of this chapter)