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Chapter 129 Shock (more updates)
"Home, Master, have you heard?"

Two days later, in the Pengjia Wubao, less than twenty miles away from the Gengjia Wubao, the heads of the Peng family gathered in the ancestral hall, their faces pale.
"The Geng family, so big, didn't last even one night!"

"It's so miserable, it's so miserable!"

"I heard that not a single man named Geng was left behind, and even those with in-laws were killed together!"

"There are really heads rolling in and blood flowing like rivers!"

"At the gate of Wuyuan City, the heads are piled up into a small mound!"

"What's more important is that the Geng family's land was also given to those untouchables!"

"It's too cruel, too barbaric, and too unreasonable!"

"They are worse than barbarians!"

In two days, Su Yao's thunderous operation and the public execution of the Geng family for treason outside the county quickly escalated and spread widely among the powerful families in Wuyuan County.

Especially those families whose family members participated in the previous county rebellion and played a disgraceful role in this incident are even more trembling.

because
"Captain Nasu issued an ultimatum, requiring the family heads who participated in the rebellion to surrender themselves in the city early tomorrow morning."

Surrendering oneself means only punishing the first culprit.

"But what the hell, how can we be considered participating in the rebellion? At most we can only say that we did not resist the traitors."

"What's more, weren't all those who possessed thieves had their heads chopped off by him in the city? What do they have to do with us in the country?!"

"Yes, yes, what does it have to do with me!"

"Complain, let's complain!"

Complain and complain, but it cannot solve the problem:
"Now that the knife is in his hands, the governor has given him a time limit."

despair.

This is exactly what people use to be swordsmen and fish.

As soon as he thought of this, a junior member of the clan looked at the head of the family who was sitting alone in front of the ancestral hall and asked carefully:

"What if you don't go?"

"When the heavenly soldiers arrive, they won't stay."

Everyone shrank their necks.

Now no one dares to doubt the determination of this sentence, let alone the ability of the heavenly soldiers.

The Geng family's Uburg is the largest and strongest Uburg here. Even the Geng family can't survive a day. How can any of them think they can last long?

So, either voluntarily or passively, the heads of each family gathered in front of the governor's mansion in Wuyuan City.

Especially the Peng family, the Lin family, and the Ma family, who were once one of the four most powerful families in Wuyuan County along with the Geng family.

No matter who rules, it cannot do without their support.

No matter whether it is King Zuo Xian or the governor of the Han Dynasty, they must give them a lot of face.

However, now they are as humble as ants, hunched over and cautious, glancing at the closed gate of the Sheriff's Mansion from time to time, but if there is any movement, they will be like frightened birds.

It was as if there was a destructive beast behind the door that would come out and bite them at any time.

The sun rose higher and higher, and the tense atmosphere became more and more intense. Everyone tensed up, and finally...
Su Yao walked out.

"Meet Governor Su——"

Facing all the salutes, Su Yao didn't care at all. He just asked someone to come forward to verify the identities of the three family heads in a business-like manner, and nodded:

"Okay, quite on time."

Su Yao glanced at the three of them with a calm expression on his face.

"So, are you ready to hit the road?"

"Captain, Governor Su——"

The head of the Peng family, Peng Hui, knelt on the ground with a bang, wailing and begging for mercy without any concern for his image.

"The sinner was confused for a moment and believed the slanderous words of that thief.

But we are just doing nothing, not going against the governor!

I beg the Governor to have mercy and forgive me for waiting. "

Good guy, this kneeling made everyone else confused, especially the nephew of the Peng family. As the head of the family, this old thief wanted to be a coward before, but he was pulled out by the elders of his family.

Who would have thought that when death is imminent, it would be so embarrassing!

I'm not ashamed, I really pissed them off!
So, these young people apologized and tried to drag Peng Hui away.
However, who knew, Su Yao chuckled slightly and waved his hand
"The heavens are good at living, the earth is thick enough to carry things, and it is human nature to seek for survival."

Su Yao paused, seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, and nodded with satisfaction:
"Since you sincerely seek to live, it doesn't mean that I can't spare your life."

"what?!"

All the disciples were shocked.

They had seen Su Yao's blood flowing down the river, and the ultimatum he had issued, and they had become desperate, thinking that there was no room for maneuver.

After all, everyone could clearly see the bloody warning at the city gate.

But listen to this.
puff puff puff-

With a crash, a large number of people knelt down and begged for mercy.

Except for Peng Hui, the other two family heads were quite responsible and took the initiative to come. Therefore, their nephews also respected him very much and helped to plead for mercy.

Su Yao was still very satisfied with this scene.

That's right, he didn't intend to actually kill the three family heads.

What does this symbolic punishment mean?
For these guys who have been uncooperative in the countryside and even secretly causing trouble, I finally have a reason, and I must make them bleed.

This requires the scalpel to be more precise.

But before that, a sweet hook needs to be given.

As the saying goes, after thunder there must be rain. Su Yao's purpose is to restore the stability of the area as soon as possible so that it can be used and not interfere with his subsequent march plan.

To kill the blind Geng family is to show thunderous wrath and establish authority with force, telling the world the fate of traitors and the price of opposing them. As for the families who use these three to understand current affairs, they will bring rain and dew, be kind to others, stabilize the people's hearts, and restore local administration and production life as soon as possible.

This was a decision made by Su Yao after killing the rebels in the city the day before yesterday and paying attention to the internal affairs.

And the reason why he took the trouble to make a roundabout way is also very simple.

It was after he received the report from Wang Ling that he discovered a major problem.

Unless he could transfer new people from the Central Plains, he really had to make use of these powerful people from aristocratic families.

The literacy rate of the Han people is so low!

It is in sharp contrast to the situation in later generations where if you don’t do it, others will do it.

The aristocratic families monopolized the spread of knowledge, leaving ordinary people with few opportunities to read and become literate.

In this chaotic place in the county, only the big families who live in groups have room for survival. Common people and children from poor families have almost no chance of independent survival here.

So there was an embarrassing situation where after killing people, Wang Ling, who was doing the most basic copywriting work in the county magistrate's office, couldn't find a pair of people to do it.

On Su Yao's panel, the administrative efficiency of the entire Wuyuan County was directly reduced by more than 90% as a result.

If the anarchy in the county can still be tolerated by the self-governance of the sheep-herding residents.

But it's quite disgusting that the logistics of his expedition, the liquidation of loot, and the sale of prisoners have all come to a halt.

Of course, if Su Yao had enough time, he wouldn't mind taking care of the situation here.

However, the governance of this area has nothing to do with Su Yao yet.

The goal of his mission is to counter the rebellion and reap military glory and reputation, rather than to govern local affairs.

Time is tight.

The Xianbei people in the west not only did not listen to his advice, but began to plunder in a vengeful manner.

Su Yao must cut through the mess as quickly as possible and end the chaos as soon as possible.

Therefore, when dealing with the local area, Su Yao also adopted the same method as he had previously dealt with the Huns, selecting obedient and well-behaved collaborators and entrusting them to trustees.

However, this also made Su Yao feel the importance of education for the first time. Maybe in the future, the military can properly carry out the task of popularizing education?
Of course, that’s all for later.

Now Su Yao is just going around in a roundabout way, using their participation in the rebellion to not only explore their value, but also make them obey orders and work hard.

As the saying goes, death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be escaped.

"what?!"

"Let Hu soldiers garrison our Wubao??"

"You still have to recruit half of your family members to join the army???"

"And these... atonement silver?!"

The faces of these disciples from aristocratic families who were kneeling on the ground were ashen, this was simply digging out their lifeblood.

"Why, Mo Feier and others still want to defend themselves against the imperial court?"

Cheng Lian glared and scolded angrily.

"This...don't dare."

"Of course, if you perform well, we will see that you are committed to the imperial court, and we will provide you with an official position in the governor's mansion."

Since we have to employ people, we naturally have to check them.

Wang Ling held such a directory in his hand.

The above is a list of candidates recently collected through inquiries in the city.

There are either those with good character and reputation, but who cannot be reused due to their background, or those who are young and have not yet had time to be polluted.

But even so, it was a surprise to these wealthy families.

Although they knew that the governor was just a slap in the face, how could they dare to say no now?

So, Su Yao took advantage of this incident to launch a wave of rectification movements.

But seeing Su Yao training these wealthy families, Yuan Shao felt a little cold in his heart, as if he felt a cold wind blowing:
"General Wang, by the way, do you, the subordinate governor, have the right to recruit officials for the county governor's mansion?"

"This is an extraordinary time, so do something extraordinary."

Wang Rou paused and tugged at his beard.

"If Yuan Yushi feels that there is anything inappropriate, let's just count these people among my shogunate staff."

Yuan Shao shook his head and stopped worrying about these things.

It has to be said that Yuan Shao was shocked when he saw Su Yao's combination of punches.

When he first heard the rumors, he thought he was just a rare warrior.

Then when he was trapped in Wu Bao, the bizarre liberation made him even more outrageous.

Yuan Shao did not doubt that they would win in the end, but... overnight? Was there any mistake? !
Such a strong Wubao, surrounded by the river and backed by mountains, is where the Geng family's century-old foundation lies. No matter who comes to attack it, it will be difficult to achieve success within a few months.

Yuan Shao even thought that if Governor Su outside was sensible, he would quickly spread the news of their kidnapping to the capital and let his Yuan family run the business.

Therefore, that night, although he listened to the noise outside, he didn't take it seriously at all.

He drank until he was drunk.

When he woke up, the king's flag changed at the top of the city, and when he saw the old general Wang Rou happily waiting for him at the door, Yuan Shao's expression was wonderful.

This guy, what kind of tricks have they become?
Could it be that you come to play my role?

It wasn't until he came down and was invited to see the rolling heads and witness the end of the Geng family's execution that Yuan Shao came back to his senses. This was true.

However, this is not over yet!
Killing traitors is a common thing, and it doesn't surprise Yuan Shao. What really surprises him is that Governor Su, a warrior known for his killing power, actually knows such a method? !
After the thunder, he also knew how to send rain and dew, showing both kindness and power, catching the big ones and letting go the small ones, and quickly calmed down the situation in the region in a short period of time!
It is difficult for Yuan Shao to ensure that he can do this.

I never thought, how could that boy still be such a capable minister?
This is the method, isn't it a bit too ruthless and sophisticated?
Not a good person to get along with.

Looking at the confused and shocked Yuan Shao next to her, Wang Rou stroked her beard and once again determined to lie down.

There is hope for counterinsurgency, there is hope for counterinsurgency!
I just don’t know what this kid is going to do next?
Should we cross the river or go to Shuofang?
Or have some new ideas?
Wang Rou thought for a moment and shook her head, deciding not to guess anymore and just lie down.

(End of this chapter)