The energy of the Jizhou family is undeniable.

Their power is strong enough to influence people at the level of state pastor and governor.

For example, Han Fu, the former governor of Jizhou, is an example.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jizhou was the hardest hit area by the Yellow Turbans. Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army wreaked havoc in Jizhou.

The imperial court had no choice but to change the governor's position to that of Zhou Mu, allowing Jizhou Mu to have military power. Jizhou Mu, in turn, ordered powerful families to freely recruit troops to prevent the Yellow Turbans.

As a result, Jizhou's aristocratic families began to rise, and they had enough capital to compete with Zhou Mu.

After Han Fu was promoted to the position of Jizhou Mu due to his military merits, the powerful family in Jizhou had already become the most powerful one.

Later, Yuan Shao fled to Jizhou because Dong Zhuo took control of Luoyang and became the governor of Bohai.

At that time, Han Fu was a disciple and former official of the Yuan family, so he respected Yuan Shao very much.

At that time, Yuan Shao was very high-spirited, and because he led the army to attack Dong Zhuo as the leader of the alliance, he gained great reputation.

From that time on, Yuan Shao's name was very popular in Jizhou.

The aristocratic family in Jizhou felt that Yuan Shao was more suitable to be the shepherd of Jizhou than Han Fu, so under the conspiracy of the aristocratic family, Han Fu voluntarily gave up his position in Jizhou and finally died in Yecheng.

And did Han Fu really give up Jizhou voluntarily?

According to the rumors among the aristocratic families, Han Fu felt that he was a disciple of the Yuan family and felt that Yuan Shao was a hundred times better than him, so he took the initiative to give up his position as Jizhou Mu.

But the actual situation was not like this. Even if Han Fu was ignorant, he would not want his men to surrender.

At that time, Han Fu was the shepherd of Jizhou, and Yuan Shao could only be regarded as the prefect under Han Fu.

Therefore, Han Fu was Yuan Shao's leader. Even after Yuan Shao became Han Fu's benefactor, Han Fu could only support Yuan Shao in the officialdom, so why would he take the initiative to give up his position as state pastor?

This makes no sense either emotionally or rationally.

But the real situation is that at that time, the Jizhou family had been won over by Yuan Shao and had taken refuge with Yuan Shao.

At that time, Han Fu could no longer command the various noble families and governors in Jizhou.

Rather than being driven out of power by Yuan Shaoxing's troops and being in a state of embarrassment, it is better to take the initiative and give up the position of Zhou Mu. In this case, Yuan Shao can at least give himself a good ending based on whether he took the initiative to give up Jizhou or was a disciple of the Yuan family.

But he underestimated the ruthlessness of the Jizhou family. In their view, if Han Fu was ousted by them, he would definitely resent himself.

If Han Fu gets a chance to stand up again in the future, will Han Fu let people like him go?

When people from aristocratic families do things, Zhongkai doesn't like leaving trouble, so as long as Han Fu is alive, he will be a threat to people from aristocratic families.

Therefore, people from the aristocratic family framed Han Fu for treason, so Ju Yi directly led a team to kill Han Fu's entire family, and then reported the incident to Yuan Shao.

At this time, Han Fu was already dead, and it was impossible for Yuan Shao to fall out with the noble family over a dead man. He could only follow the noble family to confirm Han Fu's rebellion.

From then on, Yuan Shao also understood that the aristocratic families in Jizhou were not easy to deal with, so he discussed everything with the aristocratic families.

This in turn fueled the arrogance of the aristocratic families, making the aristocratic families in Jizhou even more arrogant.

Let them feel that Jizhou belongs to their world, and Jizhou cannot function without them.

But, unfortunately, this time, Jizhou's aristocratic family miscalculated. What they encountered were Liu Xie, who wanted to eliminate the family, and Yuan Xi, who wanted to make something happen and prove himself. There was also someone who was not afraid of heaven and earth.

Lu Bu is not afraid and is very powerful.

It can be said that among these three people, except for Yuan Xi who is somewhat afraid of the power of the aristocratic family, the other two people have no fear and understanding of the aristocratic family.

And with the support of the two of them, Yuan Xi's respect for the aristocratic family was not much left.

In the sixth year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, 201 AD, it was the first month of the first month.

Now is the Spring Festival, and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival in the Han Dynasty is not as strong as that in later generations. However, the imperial court stipulated that we should rest for fifteen days and wait until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month before going to court and government offices.

However, Yuan Xi of Jizhou did not seem to want to take a rest. He hoped to stabilize Jizhou as soon as possible and finalize the New Deal.

Therefore, he set the time agreed with various aristocratic families on the third day of the first lunar month.

On this day, Yecheng, which had been shrouded in the clouds of war, regained its vitality.

As the acting governor of Jizhou, Yuan Xi wanted to let the people of Yecheng know about the new policy of the imperial court. During this period, he sent small officials to promote the new policy in the city.

At the same time, in order to let the people of Yecheng remember him as the new governor and keep the people supportive of his new policies, he also asked people to distribute some new year's goods in the city, which were actually some things like rice and grain.

By doing this, Yecheng still has a lot of rice and grain, plus the grain and grass harvested in last autumn, Yecheng will not have to worry about the grain and grass problem for at least more than a year.

In addition to the Yang family, the Zhao family also sent some food and grass, saying that it would help the imperial army to suppress the rebellion.

Therefore, there is no shortage of food in Yecheng now, so Yuan Xi has the confidence to use rice grains to buy off the people in Yecheng and win their hearts and minds, so that they also support the court's new policy.

After Yuan Xi's set of procedures, the people in Yecheng happily accepted the fact that Yuan Xi became the governor, and at the same time they were full of interest in the court's new policies.

"Family heads, I would like to thank you for coming to Yecheng on this occasion of the New Year. I will prepare a glass of thin wine for you to taste." Yuan Xi sat on the main seat and looked at the heads of the aristocratic families who were present.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." The head of the Zhao family was the first to speak to Yuan Xi.

Other family heads also followed Patriarch Zhao's words and thanked Yuan Xi.

In fact, the families who are able or willing to attend now are all business families, and they have already made arrangements with Zhen Yao.

They came to Yecheng today, and it can be said that they feel the most relaxed. The purpose of their coming is just to go through a process. Therefore, their attitude towards Yuan Xi is very good.

After all, the information, or promises, learned from Zhen Yao were all private and had no official endorsement.

Now I come to see Yuan Xi. On the one hand, I want to visit Yuan Xi, the governor, and on the other hand, I hope to get assurance from Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi's guarantee and Zhen Yao's guarantee have different meanings. Yuan Xi's promise represents the official Han Empire and Liu Xie.

It can be said that Zhen Yao's promise is to draw a cake for them, and Yuan Xi's promise is to turn the cake into reality.

After a while of drinking and drinking, everyone was 70 to 80% drunk. They knew that they could not drink any more. If they continued to drink, they would become drunk.
Chapter completed!