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Chapter 427: Rebellious Officials and Traitors
After hearing Dian Wei's words, Su Yao immediately became alert.

He didn't expect that the situation in Liaodong was more complicated than he had imagined, and that a rebel force lurking in the dark had become so rampant.

Moreover, the spies that Dian Wei mentioned also made him very concerned.

Not to mention the looting of horse farms across counties and prefectures, the situation of the reinforcements coming from Luoyang this time was basically known to only the officials of the county magistrate's office.

If this wasn't a randomly refreshed wild monster that just happened to run into Song Xian, Guo Huai and the others.

So, it is clear that there is a big fish providing intelligence support to the rebels.

You are really brave.

Is it because of the previous purge of corrupt officials?
Or is it because they are worried that their previous crimes will be exposed and they will be held accountable?

I am still confused now.

Dian Wei is unable to provide more information for the time being.

But that's it.
"No matter what their purpose is, what we have to do remains the same - wipe out these bandits!"

"Let these traitors pay with blood!"

After that, Su Yao immediately named the generals:

"Brother Lu and Zilong, immediately mobilize all the cavalry in the county to follow me into battle."

A hint of excitement flashed in Lu Bu's eyes when he heard this.

He had already felt angry at the arrogant behavior of these Hu cavalry when he was just listening. Song Xian was an old acquaintance of his, so he naturally wished to be able to personally lead the attack this time.

Zhao Yun, on the other hand, was somewhat nervous.

The reason is also very simple.

He still had some doubts about whether the county soldiers he had were useful.

As the sergeant in charge of the county troops, his most important task recently was to check the troops.

As the saying goes, you don't know until you check, and you'll be surprised when you do.

Of the more than 2,000 registered men, nearly half were sparsely populated, and there was not even 200 of the 500 cavalrymen who were supposed to be the main force.

The former sergeant who was demoted to a clerk of the sergeant kept babbling about the matter and could not give a reasonable explanation. In the end, Su Yao simply beheaded him as a warning to others.

This incident also gave Su Yao a better understanding of these Liaodong insects.

"Dian Wei, you must close the city gates immediately and blockade Xiangping. When we go to war, monitor the inside and outside of the prefectural governor's mansion. Make sure that the spy does not escape and leak military information!"

Dian Wei bowed in agreement, then turned and left, quickly going to find the city gate officer to seal off the city.

Finally, Su Yao turned to Liu Bei and Qian Zhao:
"Xuan De and Zi Jing will stay in Xiangping to take charge of the overall situation and ensure stability in the county."

"Yes, my lord, rest assured. We will do our best to ensure the stability of the county." Liu Bei and Qian Zhao responded in unison with firm expressions.

Su Yao nodded. He had great confidence in the abilities of these two people.

Now Xiangping is his main city. Since he knows that there is a traitor, he must guard against the possibility of luring the tiger away from the mountain.

With them guarding Xiangping, I can go to the battlefield with peace of mind.

"In addition, Zijing, you must pay close attention to the developments in the county, especially those possible spies. If they reveal their tracks, we must catch them all in one fell swoop and never let them continue to cause trouble in Liaodong." Su Yao reminded again.

"Don't worry, my lord. I will do my best to get to the bottom of this." Qian Zhao promised with a bow.

“Damn it, who is so bold as to let those Wuhuan people ambush Marquis Su’s reinforcements?!”

Just when the city gates of Xiangping were blocked and an emergency mobilization was underway.

In a mansion in the Liaodong vassal state, a tall man in the shadows was roaring in a low voice:
"Aren't you afraid of the consequences?"

"The head of the sergeant is still hanging on the flagpole in Xiangping." "If you don't want to live, don't implicate others!"

The tall man in the shadow was none other than Gongsun Zhao, the commander of the Liaodong vassal state.

His face was livid at the moment, and his eyes were flashing with anger and anxiety.

How could he not know the methods and determination of Lord Su?

From Pinggang to Liaodong, the new governor swept across the country on the battlefield, and off the battlefield he rectified the administration of officials with thundering force and severely punished corruption, causing panic among the people in the county.

As the top aristocratic family in Liaodong and the most powerful family, the Gongsun family naturally could not stay out of it.

Especially in the internal affairs operation launched by Dian Wei, in addition to the soldier who was executed for dereliction of duty, a large number of people related to them were implicated, dismissed from their posts, or exiled.

However, Gongsun Zhao had not expected that his subordinates would be so bold as to provide information to the Wuhuan people and directly ambush the imperial reinforcements. This was undoubtedly declaring war on Su Yao and also pushed him to the forefront.

"Captain, calm down."

A sinister middle-aged man walked out from the darkness and whispered:

"This was not planned by us. I think the Wuhuan people are afraid of the reputation of the Lord of the Mansion. In order to protect themselves, they took this risky move."

"Self-protection?"

Gongsun Zhao sneered:
"They are courting their own death!"

"Don't they know that once the Lord of the Mansion learns of this, he will fight back with all his might, and by then it won't just be a matter of one family or one department."

After saying that, Gongsun Zhao snorted coldly:

"Besides, don't fool me."

"Without a message sent to them, how could their ambush be so accurate?"

However, in the face of Gongsun Zhao's accusations, the officials below all remained silent.

"Captain, it's no use talking about this now."

The middle-aged man shook his head and said:
“It has happened, and now we have no way out.

Since the Wuhuan people have already taken action, we can only work together with them and make plans together."

"Conspiring for a great cause?" Gongsun Zhao glared at the middle-aged man. "The great cause you're talking about is to join forces with these barbarians, betray the imperial court, and betray the Han Dynasty?"

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then slowly said:
"Captain, this is a different time than that."

"The court is now corrupt, the eunuchs are in power, and the people are living in misery."

"My Gongsun family can be said to be loyal and righteous for generations, but we have been suppressed repeatedly and have never left Youzhou."

"And now, the imperial court has sent such a brat to stir up trouble here."

"If we continue to be loyal to such a court, I am afraid we will eventually be doomed."

"You..." Gongsun Zhao was so angry that he was speechless. He didn't expect that this confidant who had always been submissive would have such a rebellious idea.

"Sir, you also know that Su Yao is a tough guy. Once he gains a foothold, he will definitely settle accounts with our aristocratic family."

The middle-aged man continued:

"He has now found a reason to send Tian Gongcao to the Hu people's territory. I'm afraid he is in great danger."

"And his hawk dog Dian Wei has an even sharper sense of smell and has almost figured out the connection between us and the Wuhuan people."

"If you leave it alone, you will inevitably be guilty of dereliction of duty in the future."

"Just like you said, the blood of this soldier has not yet dried. Instead of waiting to die, we should fight hard and perhaps we can find a way out."

(End of this chapter)