Juhao looked at these fortifications in Shangdang County, as if he was seeing the wails of the noble families in Bingzhou. How many noble families had to be slaughtered before Lei Gong had the financial resources to build so many fortifications, even the water conservancy facilities in Shangdang County.

There are actually more than the entire Jizhou. Looking at these fortifications, you can see how heinous the sins of Lei Gong were! These are all condensed with the blood and tears of the noble families in Bingzhou!

In Juhao's view, Bingzhou is a devil's cave, and Lei Gong is a great demon king even more evil than Dong Zhuo. If the situation did not allow it, he would even suggest Yuan Shao to lead an army to attack Shangdang County to end Lei Gong's sins!

Xinpi didn't say much when he heard Juhao's venting. He had some years of political experience, so he naturally knew that it was impossible to feed so many people and build so many infrastructures just by massacring the noble families in Bingzhou.

Moreover, Lei Gong did not slaughter all the noble families in Bingzhou, and even most of the wealth of the noble families in Bingzhou was retained. He only took away the land of the noble families in Bingzhou. Only those noble families who did not want to give up their land were massacred by Lei Gong!

Hundreds of thousands of people work together to build infrastructure. This requires extremely strong organizational power. Even the court of the Han Dynasty could not do this. Only the Han Dynasty and Qin Dynasty hundreds of years ago were able to do this. However,

Now that people all over the world are scolding Lei Gong is already politically correct, so he can't say anything.

He just lamented that he didn't know if he could meet Thunder God this time. This transaction should be completed as soon as possible, otherwise it would be a long night and a dream.

Cao Cao and the others have been besieging them for more than 10 days. All the cities near Zizao were captured by Dong Zhuo. The method Dong Zhuo used was also very simple. He asked King Hongnong led by Lu Bu and Jia Xu to come under these cities, and then asked King Hongnong to attack them.

Yuan Shao and the others complained, telling the soldiers guarding the city that Yuan Shao and the others were the traitors, and Dong Zhuo was the defender of the Han Dynasty.

Generally speaking, the city's defenders will surrender under such circumstances. Even if they don't surrender, the soldiers will have no morale. Lu Bu and the others can conquer a city with just one charge!

Then he conquered Chenliu, Yongqiu, Weishi, Fugou, Yuxian, Xiangyi, Jiwu, Kaocheng, Waihuang, Jiyin, Donghun, Xiaohuang, etc. at an average rate of one city a day.

There are 16 cities including Junyi, Fengqiu, Pingqiu and Changyuan.

For a time, Lu Bu became the most powerful general of the Han Dynasty. People in the Central Plains were spreading rumors that Dong Zhuo had a Bingzhou God of War, who could conquer all battles and conquered 16 cities in 10 days!

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed by the powerful effect of King Hongnong. If he brought this to King Hongnong, it would be a long time to pacify the Central Plains. So Dong Zhuo stepped up his attack on jujube, intending to pull out this nail and completely capture the entire Yanzhou!

Cao Cao and the others could only guard the isolated island of Suanzao alone, which became in danger under Dong Zhuo's attack. They kept asking Yuan Shao for support. But Yuan Shao was more afraid of the fact that the few mobile troops in his own hands would be destroyed by Dong Zhuo, and even

It would be better if we fight together and die together.

After he understood what Dong Zhuo had done, Yuan Shao was now worried that King Hongnong would call him a traitor in front of his army, and his army would be destroyed by Dong Zhuo in one blow!

At this time, Yuan Shao discovered that the prestige of the Han Dynasty was still there. Although the top nobles and nobles like them did not care, it was the Han court that convinced the lower-level sergeants.

So he is still in Hanoi, stalling, and wants to increase the combat effectiveness of the army by trading iron armor with Lei Gong, and at the same time recruit more troops!

But one thing is that they are lucky, because Xu Wei is really in Shangdang County at this time.

Since the transaction with Dong Zhuo in Shangdang County, Xu Wei led the top brass of the Tengjia Army to Shangdang County. Although Shangdang Army is a relatively prosperous county in Bingzhou, its population is only close to 100,000. It can be said that

A large amount of land has not been developed. For the Tengjia Army, which has many people but little land, they will naturally not waste the land in Shangdang County.

As soon as the transaction was completed, Xu Wei summoned the entire Shangdang County noble family to the County Sheriff's Mansion on the order of Commander Qu of the Tengjia Army!

Xu Wei looked at the wealthy nobles who came here and smiled and said: "I didn't expect to see old friends here. It's really rare!"

There are not as many noble families in Bingzhou as there are in Jizhou, but there are still three major families.

The largest clan among them is the Wang family. According to legend, the ancestor is Wang Jian, and now the most famous member of the Wang family in Taiyuan is Situ Wang Yun. Of course, Wang Yun is not Situ yet. History has changed here. Dong Zhuo is now in alliance with the Kansai clan. Now

Yang Biao of the Guanxi clan was still a Situ, so now Wang Yun is still a servant of the imperial court, but he is also one of the nine ministers.

The other two powerful families in Bingzhou are the Linghu family and the Guo family. The Linghu family is passed down from the Warring States Period, and the Guo family has a large number of elites, with several 2,000-stone riches, and some even became state shepherds.

These three families are the largest noble families in Bingzhou. They are all related by marriage to each other. The three families are very powerful in Bingzhou. Half of the officials in Bingzhou are students and former officials of these three families!

But now they have all been violently destroyed by Xu Wei. Only Shangdang County in Bingzhou is still in the hands of the imperial court, and now even this Shangdang County has been sold to Lei Gong by Dong Zhuo. It can be said that these three families have lost their foundation.

You must know that before Xu Wei became successful, although the three of them were not as good as the Yuan family, the top noble family in the Han Dynasty, they were still considered to be first-class noble families.

There are countless high-ranking officials below, including their disciples and former officials. These are the conditions for forming a powerful family.

Although Xu Wei has not yet killed all the members of the three major families, his disciples and former officials have been wiped out by Xu Wei. It can be said that the foundations of the three major families have been cut off by Xu Wei, and the decline of their families has already begun.

It’s inevitable!

The patriarchs of the three major families hate Xu Wei deeply. It was Lei Gong who drove them out of Taiyuan County, and now they even want to occupy Dang County, their only foothold. The hatred is as deep as the sea is no longer enough to describe this hatred.

, but they still dare not show this hatred!

When the three major families heard Xu Wei's words, they only dared to whisper: "Shuai Qu has been promoted!"

Other noble families saw Xu Wei like a quail. In Bingzhou, Lei Gong was so famous that it was said that he would massacre a family every day. In this way, the entire Bingzhou noble family was slaughtered by Lei Gong, and the entire Shangdang Party.

More than half of the families in the county fled from other places in Bingzhou. One can imagine their fear of Xu Wei!

But Xu Wei didn't pay attention, but looked at them and smiled: "More than half of them are old friends. I think everyone knows my habits, so I won't say anything more. Hand over the fields and the rest."

I don’t care. If you are willing to go away, just leave, and if you are willing to stay, stay! But if you dare to take advantage of the situation and resist, then don’t blame Lao Lei, I will hang them!"

At this time, Wang Ze, the head of the Wang family, said: "Shuai Qu, you are now the leader of a state in the world. Judging from the current situation of the Han Dynasty being torn apart, there is no one more powerful than you in the world. It is said that you are the No. 1 state in the world."

It’s not an exaggeration to say that one prince is one!”

When Xu Wei heard this, he laughed and said: "If we still work hard, we still have 10 million tribesmen. We are not the number one princes in the world. When I capture the entire north of the Yellow River, I should be able to almost live up to my name!"

By capturing the north of the Yellow River, Yuan Shao has almost occupied his territory in history. At this time, he can be regarded as the number one prince in the world.

Wang Ze continued: "But what you did was not like a prince who wants to dominate the world!"

Xu Weidao: "Why do you say that? My territory keeps expanding!"

Wang Zedao: "To strive for hegemony in the world, you need to win the hearts of the people, you need talents to govern the world, and you even need talents to help Qushuai lead his troops to fight. It is said that Qushuai has been lacking talents since the growth of Mayi. After occupying the three counties of Heshuo, he could only use the former Han Dynasty.

The Litian system was used to maintain local rule. This is a manifestation of Qu Shuai's unpopularity. If Qu Shuai kills the gentry, no talents will join him.

Now Qushuai can only occupy the entire 10 counties and hundreds of counties in Bingzhou. He cannot find officials who can govern the place. He wants to occupy the entire 4 states north of the Yellow River, more than 40 counties, and more than 500 counties. Where can Qushuai find more than 40 counties?

Prefect, there are more than 500 county magistrates, do they just rely on these outstanding farmers to serve as county magistrates and county guards?"

Xu Wei looked at the head of the Wang family and hesitated: "It sounds like you want to take refuge in me?"

Wang Zedao: "Commander Qu has now occupied a state, has 300,000 elite soldiers in his hands, controls Mayi City, the richest city in the world, and is the most powerful prince in the world. However, the Han Dynasty is now divided, and the world is in chaos.

In these troubled times, even the most powerful Dong Zhuo only has a few hundred thousand people. Judging from the current situation, as long as Qu Shuai gives up the policy of killing the gentry, the one who is most likely to unify the world is you, Qu Shuai.

I choose my master, so naturally we want to take refuge with him!"

Others also said: "Yes, I also want to follow Jiwei, so I ask Commander Qu to give me a chance!"

Xu Wei laughed loudly when he heard their words and said: "Easy to say, easy to say, you can take refuge in me if you want. I will only believe in your sincerity if you take out all your land!"

Wang Ze looked at Xu Wei in surprise. What he just said was in vain. Could it be that this Lei Gong was like Dong Zhuo, an unworthy warrior?

Seeing them, Xu Wei sneered and said: "Talent is of course important when competing for hegemony in the world. It is even equally important to have talent in the world!"

Wang Ze asked strangely: "Since Qu Shuai knew this, why did he still implement the policy of letting talents escape? You must know that all the talents in the world are among the gentry. It has been several years since Qu Shuai's uprising, but he is a gentry."

None of them took refuge in Qu Shuai, hasn't Qu Shuai thought about why?"

Xu Weidao: "Of course I know that talents are those trained by your noble clan. If I kill your people and confiscate your land, how can you have a good impression of me? Naturally, you will not be able to seek refuge with me! But for me and

Our Tengjia Army is either a one-minded person or a poisonous snake, and we cannot have such a person!

Just look at the Kwantung Allied Forces currently fighting Dong Zhuo. Which one of them is not a celebrity, and that one is not a talented person who governs the place, but they are not of the same mind as Dong Zhuo. The more important positions Dong Zhuo puts them in, the greater the harm to him.

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"To tell you something funny, most of the governors of the Kwantung Allied Forces that are attacking Dong Zhuo were appointed from Dong Zhuo. Do you think Dong Zhuo would have appointed these governors if he had known that it would be like this?"

Wang Ze retorted: "Dong Zhuo has brought disaster to the country and the people. Can't the Kwantung Allied Forces attack him?"

Xu Wei stopped Wang Ze and continued: "There is no need to tell lies here. How did Dong Zhuo come to power in the first place? We all know that Yuan Shao was not loyal to Dong Zhuo, even if he was not loyal to Dong Zhuo, but he was loyal to He Jin? To the Han Dynasty? I only saw

He tore the Han Dynasty into pieces, Yuan Shao was the one who disrupted the Han Dynasty!"

"Yuan Shao and the others dare to split the Han Dynasty for their own family. I don't dare to use such talents! So if you want to gain the trust of the Tengjia Army, you have to hand over the land, because it is the policy of our Tengjia Army to state the land, because we want

To ensure the survival of hundreds of millions of people in the world, if you block my way, I will hang you. If the nobles and nobles of the world block my way, I will hang the nobles and nobles of the world! I will not compromise on this point.

Yes, because compared to the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of you nobles and nobles, I am more willing to win the hearts and minds of the 50 million people of the Han Dynasty. Compared with the power of the 50 million people of the Han Dynasty, your power is vulnerable."

Then Xu Wei smiled and said: "Okay, that's all I want to say. I'll give you 3 days to hand over the land. If you can't still hand it over after 3 days, I will lead my soldiers to attack your fortress! You should do this

You know I can do it. Of course if you want to leave, I won’t stop you. I just want the land and don’t want to do more killing!”

Guo Ting, the head of the Guo family, asked: "Shuai Qu lets us go so easily. Aren't you worried that we will lead others to conquer Bingzhou? You know, if your words today spread, you, Shuai Qu, will become the public enemy of the entire Han Dynasty!"

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Xu Wei smiled and said: "Not only do I say this, but I have always done this. We are our own enemies, so naturally we are not afraid of becoming your enemies. Have you forgotten what I just said? I want to get the big man's 50 million yuan."

The heart of the surname, this force is the most powerful force of the Han Dynasty. Compared with this force, you nobles are like a mantis. When you hear what I said today, you should be the one who is afraid!"

After saying this, Xu Wei left here. To him, the powerful gentry in Bingzhou were no more threatening than the wail of a defeated dog!

After Xu Wei left, the place instantly became lively. All the family heads present looked at Wang Zedong and said, "What should we do now? Are we going to be driven out of Bingzhou by Lei Gong like this?"

Although Lei Gong did not kill them, he dug up the foundation of their family. They were originally a noble family in Bingzhou. If they moved to other states and counties, their family background would be gone. Even the family property might be lost to the noble families in other places.

Keep an eye on.

This is also the reason why Wang Ze and others do not leave Bingzhou. If they stay here, they may make a comeback, but if they leave Bingzhou, their family will definitely decline.

Wang Ze said helplessly: "Even if we want to leave, the Central Plains is no longer safe. Do you want to carry hundreds of carts of treasures past hundreds of thousands of troops? I'm afraid that my whole family will be massacred by the rebels!"

(Wang Ze was very far-sighted in this regard. Cao Song passed through Xuzhou with hundreds of carts of treasures, but Zhang Kai killed his entire family! In troubled times, don’t use treasures to seduce people!)

At this time, they remembered that the entire Central Plains was still at war, and that the Yellow Turban Army in the Central Plains was in trouble again. They even knew more about Yuan Shao and the others in Shangdang County, because the Tengjia Army and the Yellow Turban Army had always been allies, and Yu Du and the others

After the uprising, Xu Wei often came to Bingzhou to ask for help, and Xu Wei was also willing to help the Yellow Turbans help him clear out the powerful noble families in the Central Plains. Therefore, the two parties had close trade, and they had a relatively deep understanding of the current situation in the Central Plains.
To be continued...