The Wang family in Bangzhou was exterminated, and the news about Wang Li's head spread throughout Qianzhou, which had jurisdiction over more than 40 Jizhou prefectures, and the southwest was immediately frightened.

If Sandu, Dushan, Xunzhou, and Nanping Prefecture have been revoked from their status as custodians and turned into Tianwu Army, which has not made these tribal chiefs of all sizes feel personally intimidated, then the Wang family, which is the strongest in the Qiannan region

Under Xiao Cheng's attack, the fact that it disappeared in just half a month finally made these feudal lords feel scared.

Comparing their own strength with that of the Wang family, they suddenly discovered that if they were attacked, they would be defeated even faster.

The only way to confront Xiao Cheng is to unite all the Jizhou states.

But there's a problem here.

In the past, there were no external threats, and everyone competed for interests. You hit me, and I hit you. Many people even formed a blood feud. They would fight to the death when they met. How can you let everyone unite with confidence? It's really forceful.

If they are kneaded together, don't you worry about the enemy stabbing you in the back?

When these officials were thinking about things and couldn't agree on what to do, Xiao Cheng's invitation letter also arrived.

Qianzhou signing Xiao Cheng invited everyone to Bangzhou to discuss important matters.

Seeing a few signatures on the invitation, these lords finally gave up their thoughts of resistance.

Because in addition to Xiao Cheng's signature, this invitation also contains Sizhou Tianchou and Bozhou Yang Qing.

The two magistrates of Sizhou and Bozhou, who were also the heads of the two families, actually came to Bangzhou in person.

What else is there to say?

I am giving you an invitation to give you face. If you really want to be shameless, the next moment, I am afraid that the army will be here. If these lords are still unconvinced by Xiao Cheng, who represents the imperial court, but

For the two family heads of Sizhou and Bozhou, they both respected and feared them.

Because the imperial court still had some rules at times, officials often loudly called on these Jizhou prefectures to be influenced by virtue, instead of threatening them with force. Moreover, when resorting to force, they often paid more and got less, almost always losing money.

Business. And the officials of the Song Dynasty, without exception, were very sensitive to this.

But the Yang family and Tian family are different.

If you offend them, they will never stop taking revenge.

But what these lords find difficult to understand is that the Yang family and the Tian family, just like them, are lords of one side and the emperor of their own territory. They can do whatever they want and no one dares to control them. The laws of the Song Dynasty are in their hands.

Our territory is just a piece of waste paper. Why do these two companies want to dig into their own corners?

These dozens of families in Jizhou were really turned into a piece of iron by Xiao Cheng, and all their rights were deprived by Xiao Cheng. Can they be as good as the Tian family and the Yang family in the future?

I'm just afraid that we'll have to deal with them next, right?

No matter how confused these people are, but now, form is stronger than people. These two families have joined forces with Xiao Cheng. If they don't come, they will destroy themselves.

When dozens of lords, large and small, with their own guards, were marching cautiously towards Bangzhou, the two people at the center of their discussion, Tian Chou and Yang Qing, had already arrived at Bangzhou.

The two big families, Bozhou and Sizhou, have controlled Bozhou and Sizhou longer than the founding of the Song Dynasty. They are serious and powerful families in the world.

But it is precisely this kind of big family that can see further because it stands tall.

And the big family that was too long ago did not bring them more strength, but because of the lush branches and leaves and too many roots, they faced countless problems, and many of them did not seem to be big problems. If you are not careful, they will be destroyed.

Naturally, they cannot understand the fact that it will affect the main trunk, the embankment of thousands of miles, and be destroyed by ant nests.

What worries them even more is that as the Song Dynasty ruled longer and longer, the Song Dynasty's silent penetration has permeated the two places.

The earth's control becomes increasingly diminished.

In recent decades, more and more people have gone out from Bozhou and Sizhou to become officials of the Song Dynasty.

These people who are going out are not the help of the Tian and Yang families. On the contrary, they are the biggest enemies of the Tian and Yang families. What most of these people who are going out want to do is to abolish the rule of these two families.

Broadcast and think about the privileges of the two states.

Outsiders cannot see it, but as the heads of the family, Tian Chou and Yang Qing have already felt the imminent crisis.

Maybe it will be a few years later, maybe ten years, maybe even longer. The crisis in Bozhou and Sizhou will inevitably break out. Whether it can be delayed a little longer depends on the wisdom of the head of the family, but it will not eliminate the crisis.

The two family heads have long been thinking of ways to eliminate this crisis.

But under the general environment, the two of them found that they had nowhere to start.

Compared to the two of them, the Song Dynasty was really too powerful.

Not to mention the entire Song Dynasty court, if Li Fang, the transfer envoy of Kuizhou Road, really wanted to fall out, it would be enough for them.

In recent years, as the imperial court has become more and more powerful in ruling Jinghu Road and other places, these places are slowly becoming the granary of the Song Dynasty and becoming more and more important places in the Song Dynasty.

Tang's power was completely wiped out by the imperial court, like Mu Zhan, Blind Yao became a lost dog, and Yu Zanghuama directly became the thug of the imperial court. Tian Chou and Yang Qing's thoughts became more and more urgent.

They vaguely discovered that a huge encirclement was forming.

Maybe this was not the intention of the rulers, but such a large strategic plan still made them feel suffocated.

It was under such a situation that he was eager to solve the family's long-term crisis that Tian Chou noticed the Xiao family.

Xiao Ding's strength in the northwest has grown so fast that it is so eye-catching that even if you cover your eyes, you can still see his shining light through the fingers.

Tian Chou sent people to the northwest to get to know Xiao Ding.

When I go there, I find something terrible.

Xiao Ding is in the northwest, almost the second Li Xu. And he is more powerful than Li Xu, because he regained the Hengshan Dangxiang, because he defeated the Qingtang Tubo, and now his power is still advancing strongly towards the Western Region.

After careful investigation, the Tian family finally discovered the vague shadow hidden behind Xiao Ding.

Xiao Cheng.

Just when Tian Chou, Yang Qing and others were discussing the Xiao family's success model in the northwest, Xiao Cheng arrived in Qianzhou.

The heads of the two families immediately brightened up.

The Xiao family can advance westward, but the Tian family and the Yang family are not without room for development!

There are nearly fifty Jizhous in Qianzhou, thousands of miles of land, and millions of people. These are all within reach. If they can control this vast land like Xiao Ding, then the crisis faced by the two families will be

, it can be easily solved.

The reason why I didn't dare to do this before was because the court was watching them closely!

Guarding Sizhou and Bozhou were both tabooed by others. If he dared to use troops to expand his territory, wouldn't it give the imperial court an excuse to use troops against him?

But now that Xiao Cheng is here, it's different.

As soon as Xiao Cheng arrived and made some tentative contact, the two families were overjoyed. Xiao Cheng, the signer, was indeed unwilling to be left alone, and what Xiao Cheng planned was much bigger than they thought.

To be honest, Tian Chou and Yang Qing are still doubtful about the prospects described by Xiao Cheng. The cake is so big that they can't believe it.

But this does not prevent them from working together with Xiao Cheng.

The first step is to knead the entire Southwest into a whole.

The whole that Xiao Cheng wants is not limited to Qianzhou.

Instead, we will explore the south without limit.

Just like his eldest brother did in the northwest.

As a result, the Qianzhou Business Federation was formed. Just like Hengshan Commerce was Xiao Ding's organization to control the major forces in the northwest and mediate conflicts among all parties, the Qianzhou Business Federation fulfilled the same function.

Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce has three major shareholders.

Xiao Cheng, the Yang family, and the Tian family accounted for more than 50% of the shares of the Qianzhou Business Federation. The rest was naturally left to the large and small lords of Qianzhou.

Originally, from the perspective of the Yang family and the Tian family, it was not necessary for these people to exist. They were only qualified to be thugs and receive a salary. If they were not convinced, they would be destroyed.

In the past, I didn't dare to fight because I was afraid of attracting the attention of the court and possibly getting burned. Now that Xiao Cheng, a genuine Qianzhou signer, is taking action on behalf of the court, it is naturally a big difference.

But Xiao Cheng firmly disagreed.

"Under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou, there are dozens of different tribes scattered across this vast land, but they are constantly connected with each other. Too much killing can easily lead to too much hatred." Sitting down.

On the platform on the third floor of the Wang family mansion, holding an exquisite tea cup, Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Why make it so tense when everyone can work together for a small benefit? Killing chickens is just to scare monkeys.

, but we don’t have to kill all the monkeys!”

"What the signing said is absolutely true! But I was wrong!" Tian Chou said with a smile. "Once the joint conference is held this time, everyone will be a family. If you don't hear about it in the future, it's a good rule.

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"Yes, these people are quite honest this time. No one dares to shirk. If there are really ignorant people, I think it's okay to kill a few more chickens!" Yang continued.

Tian Chou was in his early forties, and Yang Qing was older, already over fifty, but when these three people sat together, they were led by eighteen-year-old Xiao Cheng. This could be seen from the manner in which the three people spoke.

He was able to achieve such a status, firstly, because of the power of the Xiao family that Xiao Cheng relied on behind him, and secondly, and more importantly, because of Xiao Cheng's own abilities. In less than a year after arriving in Qianzhou, Xiao Cheng

Cheng has turned Qianzhou upside down.

If you don't look at anything else, you can get the clue just by looking at the thousand so-called Xiang troops brought by Han Yu.

Only when they arrived in Bangzhou did the two family heads truly understand the relationship between Tianwu Army Yang Wanfu and others and Xiao Cheng.

After doing it for a long time, we become a family.

"Yes, we will be a family from now on!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Next, we have to slow down for a while. To be honest, our family is too poor and we want to do big things but have no capital. We must plan well.

Let’s make some money from this.”

"For signing, my Tian family and Yang family still have some savings. If the cave master forces these clan rules, it will be no problem for each family to have tens of thousands of guan or even more." Yang Qing said with a smile: "A few million guan can be easily obtained.
To be continued...