"Come here! Take Jiaoliyan and Shaodong under strict guard!" Liu Ziqiu pondered for a long time, but decided to find out the matter clearly, and ordered, "Tumulu, you rush to Linqiang County immediately and take over the county government office.
Bring everyone here and the soldiers who were present here, I want to personally examine it!"
Linghu Zhengxing stood aside and sneered: "You're hypocritical, who will believe you!"
"It's up to you whether you believe it or not, and it's up to me whether you do it or not." Liu Ziqiu said calmly, "Linghu is doing it, you are not willing to surrender, and Liu will not force you. From today on, your whole family will be reduced to common people, and all your property will be confiscated.
.However, Liu will not kill them all and will allocate you fifty acres of land, so you can make a living on your own."
Linghu Zhengxing has been refusing to surrender. He originally thought that he would die, but after hearing this, he was surprised and said: "You won't kill me?"
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "You are loyal to Yang You, and Liu helps Yang Tan. We have different opinions and do not conspire against each other. But this crime does not lead to death. What will Liu do to kill you? However, Liu will not do anything to return the tiger to the mountain."
It's a stupid thing. Although you are not a tiger, Liu still has to set a rule for you. You are not allowed to leave Xiping County within three years. Otherwise, Liu will kill your whole family and destroy all the Linghu clan.
common people!"
The reason why aristocratic families become aristocratic families is because their children can serve as officials for generations. If they are all demoted to common people, then they will be just a large family with a relatively large population. In fact, in many villages, villagers are often related to each other.
, but they can only be regarded as a big family, not aristocratic family, because they do not have enough power, and these powers come from the official positions held by the family members.
Linghu Zhengxing can ignore his own life or the safety of his family, but he cannot ignore the future of the entire Linghu family. It is not easy for a second-rate family to develop. If it dies because of him, then his sin will be great.
Linghu Zhengxing gritted his teeth with hatred, but he could only sigh and bowed his head to accept his fate.
At dawn the next day, Liu Ziqiu ordered people to bring Jiao Liyan and Shao Dong and his wife in front of them, and asked them to tell each other what happened that day. In fact, before that, Liu Ziqiu asked the maid in the county government office and the maid who was hiding outside the door respectively.
The other soldiers learned that just after Shao Dong left, Jiao Liyan came out of the tent. The short time was not enough for him to "commit the crime." This was not only the testimony of Jiao Liyan's soldiers, but also the maids who were driven out of the house.
After confirming the situation at that time, Liu Ziqiu basically understood the whole story. Although Jiao Liyan's actions were inappropriate, they did not violate military discipline. Liu Ziqiu was completely relieved, and then he interrogated the three of them.
As expected, there was no discrepancy between what Mrs. Shao and Jiao Liyan said, and there was no chance or possibility of collusion between them.
Shao Dong pointed at his wife and said: "You are a free-spirited bitch, and you actually help him speak when you see something different! My lord, you don't want such a woman to be demoted. I just ask my lord to strictly observe military discipline and execute this couple of bitches!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "choking" sound. Fan Lihua, who was standing next to Wen Hao, actually pulled out his sword and stabbed Shaodong in the chest with the sword. Fan Lihua was superb in swordsmanship. When she used it, even Liu Ziqiu
There was no time to dodge, and how could Shao Dong escape? The sword had already penetrated from the chest, straight through the back.
"You, you killed innocent people indiscriminately. My lord, my lord, I want to uphold justice for my subordinates." Shao Dong pointed at Fan Lihua, his eyes filled with resentment.
"Huh! I'm not a soldier. I'm not bound by military discipline. So what if I kill you, a heartless man!" Fan Lihua kicked Shaodong in the chest and pulled out the sword. Blood splattered everywhere, and Shao Dong fell unwillingly.
Go down.
When Liu Ziqiu asked the soldiers and maids yesterday, all the generals were listening. Fan Lihua was also present, so she knew what happened. After hearing what Shao Dong said, she was so angry that she drew her sword and killed Shao Dong. Liu Ziqiu knew that her nature was like fire,
He had no choice but to wave his hands and said, "Drag him out."
Fan Lihua did not give up, she turned her wrist, pointed her sword directly at Jiao Liyan, and shouted sternly: "You stinky men will do whatever it takes to achieve your goals, but how can a weak woman live? Jiao Liyan, you either marry her."
, or I will kill you!"
Liu Ziqiu was a little dumbfounded, and advised: "Mrs. Wen, this kind of thing should be between you and me. How can we mess up the relationship?"
Fan Lihua pointed at Jiao Liyan reluctantly and said, "I want him to speak for himself!"
Wen Hao hurriedly advised: "Yu'er, don't be rude to your lord."
Jiao Liyan was also tough, and he puffed out his chest and said: "Put down your sword first, and then I'll talk!"
Several people were noisy and the office was in chaos. Wen Hao tried to persuade her again, and then Fan Lihua lowered her sword.
Jiao Liyan secretly glanced at Mrs. Shao and whispered: "Even if I want to, I have to ask the girl."
Fan Lihua turned to the young woman and asked, "Are you willing to marry him?"
Seeing the blood all over the floor, Mrs. Shao's face turned pale. She could only nod her head and couldn't say a word.
Fan Lihua turned to Jiao Liyan again: "What else can you say?"
Jiao Liyan chuckled and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Wen, for being the matchmaker. Of course I am willing."
In the past, although Jiao Liyan was the leader of a small tribe, he was not much nobler than ordinary herdsmen. He also had to participate in heavy labor. Therefore, if Jiao Liyan wanted to marry a wife, he must marry a tribal woman who could endure hardships and stand hard work, while the Han family
Women are too delicate, so they are not his first choice. However, with the change of status, Kakurenobu no longer needs to herd horses and sheep by himself. He eats military rations and receives salary, so he can support his family, and his mentality naturally changes.
After a change, he fell in love with a Han woman. Shaodong's wife was young, beautiful, small and exquisite, which was exactly the type he liked. As for whether she was a yellow flower girl, these prairie men never cared.
But Fan Lihua said again: "Jiao Liyan, from now on, you can't let her down! Otherwise, I will never forgive you!"
"That's it, that's it." Jiao Li said repeatedly, looking at Wen Hao with a somewhat sympathetic look.
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Although it is a messy match, it can be regarded as a happy marriage. Send an order to the three armies to have a day off and let everyone drink Jiao Liyan's wedding wine! By the way, we don't know the name of the bride yet. Jiao Liyan
, you don’t even ask.”
Jiao Liyan scratched his head and only smiled stupidly. The woman was a little shy and said with a red face: "My lords, the maiden name of the civilian woman is Du and her nickname is Yue Lian."
"Du Yuelian?" Liu Ziqiu frowned and asked, "What is the relationship between An Ding and the Du family?"
Ever since he established a relationship with the Xie family in Jiangnan, Liu Ziqiu knew that if he wanted to dominate the world, the big family would be a hurdle he couldn't get around, unless he used iron-blooded means to carry out a brutal killing. Liu Ziqiu was not a good person, but let him destroy him
Losing one or two aristocratic families is not a problem, but if you want to eliminate all the aristocratic families in the world, how many lives must be taken. Such a thing is absolutely impossible for Liu Ziqiu to do. Therefore, when Xihai County gradually calmed down, Liu Ziqiu began to
Collect information about aristocratic families in various places. However, it was not until the arrival of the fifteen caravans that Liu Ziqiu gained an understanding of the strength and distribution of aristocratic families in various places.
For example, the Linghu family is just a second-rate family, but their sphere of influence is limited to Xiping County. After Liu Ziqiu occupied Xiping County, destroying them was like crushing an ant, so Liu Ziqiu did not lie to Linghu.
The Du family is the leading aristocratic family in the Guanlong area, and one of the fifteen caravans was sent by the Du family. The influence of these aristocratic families often penetrates into all aspects of social life, but Liu Ziqiu has to be cautious.
.
Du Yuelian said softly: "Sir, the women of the common people are from Anding."
Although she said it clearly, Liu Ziqiu had an intuition that Du Yuelian was the one who stabilized the Du family, but he was more likely to belong to a certain branch. Most people from aristocratic families were arrogant by nature, and Linghu Zhengxing was just a child of a second-rate family, and he looked down on Liu Ziqiu.
, let alone a first-class family like the Du family. If Du Yuelian is really the one who stabilizes the Du family, then her marriage to Shaodong is considered a downfall. But now she has to marry a man from the prairie. It is normal for her to be ashamed to say it. Since she doesn't
Even though he was willing to reveal his identity, Liu Ziqiu stopped asking questions and just kept ordering a banquet. It would be another sleepless night.
…
Thousands of miles away, in the Xie family compound in Moling Town, Danyang County, brothers Xie Wengshan, Xie Wengming, and Xie Wengda gathered in the back house again. Xie Yun still stood by the side and said: "Father, second uncle,
Third uncle, Wang Shichong sent someone again to propose marriage with gifts."
Yang Guang liked to travel and built many palaces all over the country, each with concubines and maids, ranging from a hundred to three or four hundred. The palace also had a palace supervisor who was responsible for management and guarding. Wang Shichong was
One of them, the Palace Supervisor of Jiangdu Palace, was in charge of more than a thousand imperial guards. In his early years, when Yang Guang was the general manager of Yangzhou, he was stationed in Jiangdu and had a special affection for this place. Therefore, this Jiangdu Palace is the largest of all palaces.
There are more than 1,200 palace concubines, more than 1,200 maids, and more than 500 eunuchs. The palace treasury is filled with all kinds of jewelry and curios. There are also as many as 3,000 guards outside the palace. These guards are all elites in the army.
It was under the command of Wang Shichong. When turmoil broke out in the north, Wang Shichong led his guards to suddenly attack, killed the governor of Jiangdu, took over military and political power, and recruited troops from all over the place.
From ancient times to the present, military expenditures have been a very huge expense. Although there was a lot of money in the Jiangdu Palace, it could not support Wang Shichong's massive expansion of armaments. When he first occupied Jiangdu, Wang Shichong set his sights on the wealthy households in Jiangdu County.
However, Zhang Jiuling, the richest man in Jiangdu, moved his family to another place a year ago and disappeared without a trace. Therefore, Wang Shichong moved his target to Danyang, which is only across the river from Jiangdu.
The wealthiest person in Danyang is the Xie family. A few months ago, Wang Shichong sent people to Moling to extort a sum of money and food from the Xie family. This was the direct reason why the Xie family proposed to Hua Yun to deploy a thousand soldiers to garrison Moling.
. Later, Wang Shichong sent people here several times, and the Xie family was overwhelmed and had to cut off its support for Changshan Village. Unexpectedly, the Xie family's patience time and time again was actually exchanged for Wang Shichong's extravagance.