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Chapter 416: Eliminating Dissidents, the Power of the Lord

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Su Yao's firm but ruthless words made the county officials whose brains had just crashed gasp.

It is totally unexpected that the first thing the new Lord of the Mansion did after taking office was to eliminate dissidents and place his own cronies in his place.

Gongcao is the head of all Caos and the top official in the county.

Such positions are basically monopolized by the most prominent and powerful families in the local area.

After all, if the county magistrate wants to get things done, he cannot do without their support and assistance.

This is a very normal exchange of rights and is a common practice.

But who could have imagined that this new Lord of the Mansion was actually a fool who wanted to knock down their prestigious Tian Gongcao.

And he didn't even bother to find a decent reason.

Tian Shao's face was naturally livid. He stared at Su Yao deeply and asked with a trembling voice:

"My Lord, I have been diligent and responsible during my tenure and have never failed to do my job. I wonder why you suddenly want me to resign?"

"Diligent and conscientious?"

Su Yao snorted coldly:
"Bold Tian Shao, let me ask you, where is the former Lord?"

Tian Shao was stunned when he heard this.

The previous Lord of the Mansion was killed on the battlefield along with the Chief Secretary because of the rebellion of the bandits a few years ago.

At that time, the roads had not been completely blocked, and their battle reports should have been sent to the imperial court, otherwise there would have been no new lord taking over.

When Tian Shao was thinking about what the new Lord meant, Su Yao continued:

"When the master humiliates the minister, the minister dies. This is the way of the ancient loyal ministers."

Su Yao's voice echoed in the hall, with unquestionable majesty:
"The previous Lord was killed by the bandits. As the chief official of the county and a close confidant of the Lord, you failed to detect the rebellion in time and prevent it. You failed to fulfill your duties as a subject and watched your Lord suffer. You failed to avenge the Lord and quell the rebellion and protect the people. Instead, you caused the situation in Liaodong to remain unstable. The people suffered terribly and the court's taxes were in arrears for years. How could this not be dereliction of duty?"

When Tian Shao heard this, his face suddenly turned pale and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He didn't expect that the new governor was so domineering at such a young age, and directly questioned him about the previous governor.
Should we say that he is worthy of being a general who walked out of a pile of corpses?

No, it's more than that.

Although this new Lord is overbearing, he is actually quite capable.

I think it was his staff who came up with the idea. Instead of dismissing him directly without reason, they wanted him to resign voluntarily.

This guy clearly wanted to drive me away, but he didn't want to be branded as a good person.

This is really unreasonable!

Tian Shao stood in the hall, thinking over and over.

He absolutely did not want to resign voluntarily.

After all, Gongcao is a real power holder.

Although in name Gongcao was only in charge of personnel matters, in reality in the politics of the Later Han Dynasty, he was involved in government affairs, selecting filial and honest officials, criminal law, military affairs, etc., and was the de facto head of all Caos.

Especially when the prefect was away, he was the number one person in Liaodong County.

With such a status and such power, how could he be willing to give it up easily?
However, having served as an official for decades and being adept at handling all matters in the county, he was helpless at this moment.

No, it wasn't that he couldn't find a reason.

If we really want to argue, the bandits were very powerful back then. Not to mention that countless prefects and captains died in Youzhou, even in the Central Plains, Hebei and other places, which place had fewer officials and generals died?

How could he alone reverse such a great trend?
However, he did not argue passionately. He was not a fool.

Although it is true that the new Lord is from outside the area.

But according to Captain Gongsun, this guy is a real character who came from the battlefield.

Moreover, he forcibly opened up the Pinggang Road that no one had opened up for hundreds of years and killed his way through.

There are even thousands of troops behind them.
At this time, to put it bluntly, the Lord is giving you face and letting you resign voluntarily.

If you don't care about your face and continue to resist, didn't you hear what others said?
Lord humiliate to death!

When the time comes, when the army arrives, I will find a reason for you to die and atone for your crime, even if you can't even have a complete body.

However, he was neither willing nor brave enough to hand over the power so obediently.

Without the protection of power, can he still maintain his family's status?
What the hell should I do?

Seeing Tian Shao trembling and standing in a daze for a long time without any response, Su Yao's face showed a hint of displeasure.

Getting rid of this Gongcao was the first step in his Liaodong plan.

My subordinates made a lot of plans and suggestions yesterday, but the most crucial one was to select talented people and rectify the administration of officials.

It takes three helpers to be a hero. To govern such a huge Liaodong, it would be nonsense if we don't bring up our own capable confidants.

Moreover, so many talented people followed me, and they were all powerless clerks in the general's mansion. Now that I have obtained the territory, it is natural that they should be rewarded and their talents should be put to the best use.

Qian Zhao was born into a family of famous teachers and was proficient in both civil and military affairs. He made a lot of contributions this time, and the strategies for governing Liaodong this time were basically based on his suggestions. Naturally, he should take over the position of Gongcao and give better play to his talents.

Since Qian Zhao had done this, Su Yao would naturally not forget the others.

Cheng Lian will take up the post of Sima and will go to Liaoyang to recruit soldiers and garrison there later.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei entered the city together and went to the county government office in Xiangping with Liu Bei.

In response to this, Su Yao planned to let Qian Zhaoji, who took over as Gongcao, report his merits and discuss the matter first, and then reward him with some money, servants, etc.

Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, both of whom had performed brilliantly in previous battles, completed the task of escorting Qiu Liju together.

It is reasonable for Su Yao to give them some real work and not let them stand guard outside the door every day.

In addition to these entourage, there is also Guo Huai who is about to arrive, and those trusted backbones who initially followed him in the army. Su Yao will naturally not treat the grassroots soldiers badly.

As such, he certainly had no intention of being polite to these ordinary people who were doing nothing but occupying the seats.

Please give up your seat quickly and cooperate with me. I don't want to argue with you too much.

If you are really blind.

Hey, I don't mind pulling him out and chopping him down as a sacrifice to try out my new abilities.

Yes, new abilities.

The moment Su Yao took office, he unlocked a special ability belonging to the prefect in the system.

He can arbitrarily designate red names, issue wanted notices, etc. within his jurisdiction!
Even if there is no reason, as long as you don't like someone, you can spend reputation points and bear the corresponding tyranny favorability penalty to turn anyone into a red name and chop off their head.

This is the power of the prefect under the county-state system of the Han Dynasty. A prefect of a county is like the king of a country, holding the power of life and death.

If I say I will kill your whole family, then I will kill your whole family. Now I ask you whether you accept it or not.

"Tian Shao—are you so greedy for power?"

Su Yao's eyes gleamed:
"How much benefit did you get from this Gongcao???"

(End of this chapter)