Tie Mo stood up, walked around with a relaxed expression, looked at the trembling officials, and said slowly, "I came to Suzhou Mansion to wipe out the bandits and restore peace and prosperity to the people of Jiangnan. I am the governor.
No matter what you did before, in short, from now on, with the orders of my supervisor, none of you dare to neglect me. I don’t care about sending an extra swordsman. Do you understand? Huh?"
With cold eyes, just a light look, all the state officials stood up, cupped their hands and said, "I will obey the commander's order. We will do our best to do our best in state affairs and we will not be negligent in the slightest."
"That's good. As long as you are doing well and doing well, I will never make things difficult for you. Those who have merit will be promoted and those who are guilty will be demoted. Under my rule, mediocre people will never be allowed. Of course, no talented people will be buried.
Okay, I have already ordered some food to be prepared, so just make do with it and eat some!"
Eating? It is estimated that there are sea cucumbers and abalones in front of them at this moment, and these officials cannot eat them, but the Iron Supervisor has orders, who dares to disobey them?
Yang Sichang sat on the chair expressionlessly, with a complex look flashing in his eyes. I have to admire Tie Mo. This young man really has the means and courage to control Ning Xiaochen without saying a word.
When he came to Suzhou Prefecture, he captured Zhu Yan, Han Yingyuan, and more than a dozen government officials in one fell swoop, and directly gave the officials of Jiangnan states a show of strength. Now that the prestige has been exercised, the next step is to reward them. Otherwise, how can we call it a combination of kindness and power?
Zhu Yan is dead. Now that Suzhou soldiers are under the control of Tie Mo, who can save Zhu Yan? So Yang Sichang will not save Zhu Yan anymore and forcefully save people. In the end, he cannot save Zhu Yan and has to involve himself. If it weren't for Tie Mo,
Mo Taboo was concerned about his identity as Yang Sichang. His prestige in the military was not low, and he had a large army of close followers near Changzhou. I am afraid that Yang Sichang would also become a stepping stone for the Iron Governor to take control of Jiangnan, right?
The next day, there was an uproar in Suzhou Mansion because of an official document. The pig diggers who had caused trouble in Jiangnan for nearly ten years collapsed, and it was the young iron supervisor who ordered the arrest of pig diggers.
At this time, Tie Mo did not stay in Suzhou Mansion. That morning, he led people to Meili Town. Along with him was Zhu Yan, who looked dejected.
Meili Town is a memorable place for Tie Mo. Tie Mo came to Meili Town this time just to pay homage to Xiao Yushan. He has always felt a deep sense of guilt in his heart for this old man. If he pays homage to him, he might feel better.
Some.
Hearing that officers and soldiers came to Meili Town again, all the Xiao clan members in the town became nervous. Due to what happened a few years ago, the Xiao clan people did not have a good impression of the officers and soldiers. After Xiao Yushan's death, the person who succeeded the Xiao clan chief
It was Xiao Lingye, the third son of Xiao Yushan. When he heard that the Suzhou soldiers had come to Meili Town again, heading for the clan's ancestral graves, Xiao Lingye immediately became angry and called all the young men of the clan to head towards the town.
He ran away. But when he arrived at the cemetery, Xiao Lingye was stunned.
The officers and soldiers did not dig ancestral graves like they did last time. Instead, they set up an incense table. In front of the incense table, more than a dozen monks sat meditating and chanting sutras. One of them, an older monk, was not an ordinary person. He was actually the Master of Propaganda in Shaolin Temple.
Hongbo Daishi is a well-known eminent monk, and there are countless people who want to ask him to do the practice to save the souls of the dead. However, Hongbo Daishi rarely goes down the mountain to actually perform the practice. This time he came to Meili Town.
In addition to Hongfa Master, there are many acquaintances, two of whom are Tie Mo and Zhu Yan. Xiao Lingye will never forget these two people in his life. They were the two people who led the army back then. My old father
How could he be so angry to death? Xiao Lingye's eyes were cold, and a man in his fifties next to him also had an indignant look on his face. He clenched his hatchet and was about to rush over, but Xiao Lingye stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Brother, please be safe.
Don't worry, let's see what these people are going to do."
Near noon, Master Hongfa finished his practice. As soon as he stood up, Tie Mo walked over, looked at each other closely and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master!"
"Master Supervisor, you're welcome. Mr. Xiao is a well-known figure in the south of the Yangtze River. He has done many good deeds. To do a ritual for him is what I should do!"
Tie Mo smiled faintly. Now that the ritual had been completed, Master Hongfa refused to stay any longer. He bowed and led his disciples out of Zhendian. Tie Mo asked people to remove the incense table and walked to a tombstone. On the stone tablet was written "
The Tomb of Xiao Taigong Guicheng".
Arriving in front of the tomb, Tie Mo lifted up the hem of his brocade robe and knelt in front of the tomb. With a solemn look on his face, he kowtowed three times respectfully.
After getting up, Sanxu Meiling personally escorted Zhu Yan to the tomb. At this time, Zhu Yan knew very well what Tie Mo was going to do, so he knelt and crawled to Tie Mo's feet and cried, "Supervisor, please spare the little one.
I will serve you like a cow and a horse...please..."
"Zhu Yan, do you think I will let you go? If you are alive, how can I feel at ease?" The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, and he just said something softly, took Xu Meiling's knife, and slashed at Zhu Yan at his feet.
.The cold light flashed across, and the knife was so fast and fierce that Zhu Yan didn't even have time to scream. The head fell to the ground, blood spurted out, and the splattered brocade robe was covered with blood stains.
"Old Xiao, now that Zhu Yan is dead, I hope you have knowledge and can be safe!"
After killing Zhu Yan with one knife, Tie Mo felt much relieved. Over the years, he had dreamed of that stubborn old man countless times. In him, he saw the character of the Ming Dynasty. It was this stubborn old man who made Tie Mo believe that there were still men from the Han family.
spine.
Zhu Yan's body was left behind, and he kowtowed to Xiao Yushan's grave again. Then Tie Mo did not plan to stay any longer and went directly back to Suzhou Mansion. The group of people marched slowly, and when Tie Mo came to the intersection, he saw an over-year-old man.
A fifty-year-old man came over. This man had a healthy complexion, a strong figure, and his eyes were shining. Afraid that Tie Mo would not recognize this man, Sha Diao whispered, "Supervisor, this man is the current member of the Xiao family.
Patriarch Xiao Lingye."
"Haha, it turns out that the tiger father has no dog sons. Old Mrs. Xiao is strong and wise. This descendant will not lose his reputation!"
Soon Xiao Lingye came to Tie Mo. He bowed his hands and said with a half-hearted smile, "Supervisor, do you know what it means to win people's hearts with false feelings?"
To win people's hearts? Tie Mo smiled when he heard this sentence. If it wasn't to win people's hearts, why bother?
Of course Tie Mo would not admit it. He stared at Xiao Lingye and snorted with disdain, "Does this governor need to win people's hearts? The reason why I came here is just to admire Mr. Xiao and pay my respects.
.Buy people's hearts? Haha, do I need to do this? Xiao Lingye, please listen clearly. I don't care what you think. As for you Xiao family, if you dare to stand in my way, you will die!
"
There was overwhelming confidence in his tone, and his dazzling gaze made Xiao Lingye dare not have the slightest doubt.
Not long after, Tie Mo led the people out of Meili Town, and Xiao Lingye also frowned. He thought for a while, and said to Xiao Lingxiang behind him, "Eldest brother, second brother, send someone to tell you.
Xin, please let Shiro and Liuro come back."
"how?"
"The Iron Governor is extraordinary. I'm afraid no one can stop him. It's too late. Not counting the deaths of Shiro and Liuro, I'm afraid that I, the Xiao family, will also be annihilated!"
Xiao Lingye looked solemn, not even joking. He had just watched the scene where Tie Mo killed Zhu Yan. Zhu Yan was a close confidant of the official family and was deeply rooted in Jiangnan official circles, but Tie Mo did not hesitate to join the previous generation of Xiao family elders.
His head was chopped off in front of him. Tie Mo said he was not trying to win people's hearts, but in fact he was already trying to win people's hearts. At least most people in the Xiao family no longer hate him, and some just admire him. If the Xiao family is like this, what about other Jiangnan big families?
I just had a conversation with Tie Mo, and I can better understand this person's character. It can be said that he did it by the way, because his purpose is not at all. He is willing to make friends with the Xiao family, but he is not afraid of the Xiao family. If the Xiao family
If you insist on going against him, then the knife that killed Zhu Yan will fall on the heads of the Xiao family in the future. Faced with this young man who has many tricks and is ruthless and decisive, it is impossible to refuse to accept it.
Just as Xiao Lingye thought, Tie Mo did have some intention of buying people's hearts. Since he wanted to kill Zhu Yan and pay homage to Mr. Xiao, why not buy people's hearts by the way?
Zhang Xianzhong brought trouble to Jiangnan, was able to quickly occupy several states, and was able to find internal agents in each state capital. Is it because Zhang Xianzhong was extremely capable?
Zhang Xianzhong is naturally capable of recruiting so many people quickly, but without the support of the Jiangnan clan, he would not be able to progress so smoothly. Based on what Sha Diao knows now, some people secretly acquiesce or even support Zhang Xianzhong
The Xiao family in Lanling and the Xu family in Huzhou. Many of them are tacitly approved by some people. Some Qingliu people have already given up their bottom line in order to kill the forces of the Northern Shanxi Party, and even colluded with the bandits. But these things are just
It's so secretive that you'll never find evidence.
Tie Mo wanted to deal with Zhang Xianzhong's forces as soon as possible, so he had to drive these Jiangnan big families out of Zhang Xianzhong's forces first. Without the secret support of these Jiangnan big families, it would be like breaking an arm of Zhang Xianzhong.
The influence of the Jiangnan clan is invisible and intangible. It is estimated that even Zhang Xianzhong himself does not know how much.
Tie Mo is somewhat afraid of these big families in the south of the Yangtze River. Since Wu Zhou, the power of the big families in the north has dissipated, but there are still a lot of power of the big families in the south of the Yangtze River. If these big families really fully support Zhang Xianzhong, it will be the iron governor.
With three heads and six arms, it is also wishful thinking to defeat Zhang Xianzhong in a short time.
However, Tie Mo has never had any intention of completely eliminating the aristocratic families. From this point of view, there is no need for the Lanling Xiao family and the Huzhou Xu family to become mortal enemies. It is not clear that the aristocratic families have other reasons. The aristocratic families have gathered forces.
It is indeed not a good thing, but it is not entirely a bad thing. At least, if the power of the family still remains, there will not be the disaster of the Five Generations, which caused the rise of barbarians and the near-extinction of the descendants of the Han family.
The aristocratic family is the source of turmoil, and it is also the seed for the continuation of Han civilization. If there are such existences as the Fan Yanglu family or the Qinghe Cui family, why did the Khitan rise?
The most important thing for aristocratic families is to maintain balance. It can be reduced or limited, but it can never be completely eliminated. In terms of resisting foreign aggression, why do aristocratic families only have advantages and no disadvantages? Because most aristocratic families are rooted in the land with their surnames. Invading the land is invasion.
They want their homes, so the aristocratic families will fight tooth and nail to resist. But merchants cannot, because merchants are not after their homes for survival, but gold and silver profits. Gold and silver have no land boundaries, so they will go wherever there is profit.
Therefore, Tie Mo will not destroy the Xiao family and the Xu family. He will also re-cultivate various northern aristocratic families. The more aristocratic families there are, the easier it is to control them. In this way, it will only benefit the court and the Han civilization.
Returning to Suzhou Mansion, Sha Diao asked solemnly, "Supervisor, are you really not going to arrest Xiao Lingye?"
"No, wait, if Xiao Silang and Xiao Liulang return to Meili Town, don't worry about it. If these two people are still working under Zhang Xianzhong within ten days, you can go to General Niu to mobilize troops. Since you can't serve as the governor,
If it is used by the master, it is better to keep it clean."
"Here!"
The sand sculpture breathed a long sigh of relief. He was decisive in killing and extremely courageous. This was the real Iron Governor.
A few days later, the streets of Funan City in Suzhou were crowded with people. Under the scorching autumn sun, Suzhou people gathered in Nan City because today Suzhou Magistrate Han Yingyuan and more than a dozen officials were beheaded, which was really satisfying. The people of Jiangnan have made Zhu Yan
, Han Yingyuan and other officials caused serious harm. Now that these big tigers of the imperial court are going to be killed, the people have to set off firecrackers to celebrate.
The execution was personally supervised by General Zhou Dingshan of the Northern Shanxi Army, accompanied by Yang Sichang, the governor of the three provinces. At noon, Zhou Dingshan issued the execution order, and then more than a dozen executioners came down with their swords, and the heads of more than a dozen state officials rolled to the ground.
On the ground.
The streets of Nanshi were dripping with blood, scaring a group of Jiangnan officials from thinking too much. On the same day, Suzhou weaved an official document from Peng Kui on behalf of the Suzhou magistrate, which also gave the frightened Jiangnan officials a hope. It turned out that what the Iron Superintendent had said
It’s true. As long as you work hard, you can really get promoted. I didn’t see Peng Kui, a fourth-grade weaver, suddenly become a second-grade official. What kind of promotion speed is this? It’s not so fast in your dreams, right?
Of course, you have to work hard for the Iron Supervisor. If you work for the cabinet, you will end up like Manager Zhu.
There is a long way to go to rectify Jiangnan's officialdom, and Tie Mo never thought that Jiangnan's officialdom would be transformed in just a few days.
On the 21st of the month, just when Tie Mo was thinking about how to deploy troops from various departments in the south of the Yangtze River, an accident happened. I don’t know what Fang Jiushan’s subordinate Hu Xi was thinking. He actually massacred Tonghui Town in the north overnight, directly killing people.
The connection between Meizhu Town and Suzhou Prefecture was cut off. The retreat was cut off. I don’t know who suggested it that night. All the officers and soldiers evacuated Meizhu Town. Since then, Meizhu Town, which had been holding on for more than half a month, was declared to have fallen into the hands of the bandits.
Meizhu Town is the gateway from Guangzhou to Suzhou. To the north of Meizhu Town is Songjiang. It can be said that if you occupy Meizhu Town, you will have the capital to fight against the imperial army.
Tie Mo was somewhat angry when he learned that Meizhu Town had fallen. Shi Song gathered 40,000 troops to besiege Meizhu Town. It was only a matter of time before this ancient town fell. But Meizhu Town fell too quickly. According to the plan, Meizhu Town fell too quickly.
The town should have been lost in mid-August, so that there would be enough time to arrange for all the troops to gather in Hezhou. Of course, there were other reasons why Tiemo was confident that he could protect the town of Meizhu for half a month, but he just couldn't let outsiders know.