"Well said." Liu Zhang lifted up his robe and sat on the chair of the prefect: "Wuling is already a city under my administration, and the people of Wuling are already my subjects. Come and pass on the order. If the barbarian army wants property
, I will reward you based on your merits. If you want a woman, I will give it to them tomorrow. Whoever dares to rob the people of the city after half an hour will be punished as a mutiny. No matter who it is, he will be killed immediately."
"yes."
The reporting soldier was about to leave when Xiao Furong stepped forward with a cold face and said, "I'll go with you. If anyone dares to rob people or property, I'll cut off their heads first."
After Xiao Furong left, Liu Zhang turned to Fa Zheng and said, "Continue to talk about the battle situation."
Liu Zhang did not condone the plundering of the barbarians. Fazheng was a little reassured and continued: "Liu Pan is powerful and Huang Zhong has the courage that no one can match. We have come from thousands of miles away. We should avoid his sharp edge and stick to Wuling, and send another army to garrison here."
The mountains are like horns to each other, Wuling City is strong, and the barbarian army is good at mountain warfare. They will be able to retreat and resist Liu Pan, holding back Liu Pan's tens of thousands of troops. If Liu Pan cannot fight for a long time, Zhang Yi will definitely cause trouble in the rear. We can take the opportunity to send troops
If we go out and attack You County, we will definitely cut off Liu Pan's return route and wipe out his entire army."
"It's safe, but how long will the fight last?" Liu Zhang said coldly: "I want to go out with all our troops, first destroy the reinforcements sent by Liu Pan to Wuling, then attack You County, and then capture the entire county of Changsha."
"This..." Fazheng stopped talking.
"Do you think my plan is inappropriate?"
Fazheng nodded, and what he was thinking was that it was not only wrong, but also unreasonable. "My lord, we only have eight thousand troops. Although the five thousand Wuxi barbarian army is strong individually, it cannot form a formation. For a head-on confrontation, it is definitely not Jingzhou."
The military rivals, not to mention that Wuling surrendered under the force of the lord, if the army were to come out, Wuling officials and wealthy officials would not be able to control them, and they would definitely rebel."
"Then let's stabilize the internal situation first." Liu Zhang said in a deep voice.
"Zhang Ren, Samoko, Leng Bao, Gao Pei."
"The end will be here." The four generals came out at the same time.
"After gathering the barbarian army, each of you will lead a thousand troops and arrest all the wealthy families in Wuling according to the civilian registration list provided by Liang Qiao."
"yes."
"Wang Xu."
"The end will be here."
"Lead the soldiers, gather all the officials in Wuling, and keep them under strict supervision."
"yes."
After the generals left, Fazheng asked in confusion: "What do you want, my lord?"
Liu Zhang said calmly: "Since you can't control it, then don't control it." Liu Zhang only had 8,000 troops. If he wanted to go to war with Liu Pan, how could he control the huge Wuling City? The only people who could rebel were officials and wealthy families.
The Dongting Lake wind blows towards Wuling with the cold air, and there is a killing in the morning. Wuling officials were all gathered in one place like prisoners last night. They have just been released now and are being held hostage by a group of Dongzhou tiger and wolf soldiers towards the official dam. Here
It is a piece of white stone land, usually a place where Wuling city residents gather to have fun.
Liu Zhang sat high on the throne, and Wuling officials stood aside tremblingly. A table of wine and food was placed in front of each official. Liu Zhang took advantage of the gap between the officials to take their seats, pulled Xiao Furong to sit next to him, and said softly: "Hurry up and eat.
Order something, I won’t be able to eat anymore later.”
"Oh." Xiao Furong responded without being polite at all.
The two of them acted as if there was no one around, and the generals in Yizhou turned a blind eye. The Wuling officials felt contempt in their hearts. Regardless of whether Xiao Furong was a concubine or a general, Liu Zhang was lowering his status when sitting with him, but he did not dare to say so. He had to look straight ahead and pretended not to see anything.
Liu Zhang raised his wine glass high and said loudly: "You are all ministers of the Han Dynasty and have been favored by the emperor. Now there is a giant thief Cao Cao, who kidnaps the emperor and persecutes the imperial concubine. I originally wanted to use Jingzhou to plot against him, but because of Liu Biao's insensitivity
, for the sake of one's own selfish interests, if one rejects the king's master, his intentions can be punished.
This shepherd is fighting for the emperor against his subordinates. Everyone, come this New Year's Day and have a drink in order to slay Liu Biao."
"Do it, do it." The Yizhou military generals and the Nanman generals all raised their glasses, and the Wuling officials could only follow suit and shout awkwardly: "Do it, do it."
Liu Zhang finished a drink, blinked and said, "It's the end of the year, and it's the day when Wuling abandons darkness and turns to the light. It's really a double happiness. I have prepared not only a banquet, fine wine, but also bonfires, dances, and people's entertainment for all the ministers."
Let’s have fun together and celebrate together, but before that, there is a more exciting program that must be staged immediately.”
Liu Zhang clapped his hands, and the flag soldiers next to him raised their flags, and the sound of trumpets resounded melodiously through the sky.
The officials followed the sound. Thousands of soldiers outside the official dam escorted thousands of men into the dam. They all knelt on the ground. Liu Zhang's reputation was spread far and wide. Of course these people knew what consequences were waiting for them, and they suddenly shouted.
From all sides, Wuling officials changed their colors one after another.
Liu Zhang smiled brightly and said to the officials: "Liu Biao resisted the king and became a sycophant. These people secretly communicated with Liu Biao and funded the rebellion. They should be punished for their crimes. What do you think?"
None of the Wuling officials dared to say anything. They wanted to say "should, should" perfunctorily. The shouts of thousands of people echoed in their ears, but they found that the words were stuck in their throats and could not come out. In the end, they could only swallow them with saliva, some
As soon as the official picked up the chopsticks, he couldn't move his hands and the chopsticks slipped unknowingly.
Zhang Ren raised his arm, and Dongzhou soldiers immediately dragged a group of wealthy children forward. As his arm fell, hundreds of heads fell to the ground.
Groups of old and weak men from wealthy families were dragged forward. The white rocks were soaked with blood and it was a mess. The officials looked at the food in front of them. Not to mention eating, they just barely vomited out last night's food. Only Liu Zhang underestimated it.
Xiao Furong's endurance.
Liu Zhang left his seat and walked down the steps slowly. Every step he took could cause the heartbeat of Wuling officials. Liu Zhang stopped in front of the officials, and the officials' hearts suddenly rose to their throats.
"These children of wealthy families have sins that cannot be pardoned, and among you are their accomplices."
As soon as Liu Zhang finished speaking, the Wuling officials' nerves collapsed. Liang Qiao was the first to kneel down and said: "My veteran is loyal to the lord. The sun and the moon can reflect this, and the heaven and earth can express it."
"We are willing to follow the emperor's uncle and swear to destroy Liu Biao, Cao Cao and other traitors. We will do our best to die."
All the officials rushed to show their loyalty. Liu Zhang waved his hand back, and Yang Huai immediately took out a bamboo slip and read: "After investigation, the attendant Zhang Cong, the guard Liao Buo, and the Dongcheng gate captain Xue
Yi... the wealthy family had an affair with Liu Biao, and all the people in this group are internal collaborators, and they should be punished for their crimes."
A group of tiger and wolf sergeants immediately stepped forward and dragged the officials they had thought of alive towards the dam. Liu Zhang calmly said to the remaining officials: "These are what I found out, but I think there are still some that have slipped through the net."
Zhiyu, tell yourselves, who acted as the insider for the wealthy family's affair with Liu Biao?"
The remaining Wuling officials looked at each other in fear. Many of them were still struggling with the crime of Liu Zhang and Luo Zhi. They were originally officials under Liu Biao, but now they have become internal collaborators. Only Liang Qiao, who had been an official for decades, instantly understood Liu Zhang.
intention.
The officials who were taken away were all from Wuling wealthy families, but none of the officials from common people, poor families, and foreign wealthy families were taken away. In addition, those kneeling men were all descendants of Wuling wealthy families. How could Liu Zhang be blaming private individuals?
Through Liu Biao, it was clear that he wanted to completely eradicate the Wuling tycoon.