The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 73 What are you?
Only a few days later, the leading figures of the major families in Qingzhou came to Qingzhou City one after another, and all of them went to the Zheng family.

The Jiang family in Jinan, the Guo family in Chengyang County, the Wang family in Le'an County, the Xi family in Beihai County, and the Cheng family in Donglai County have large families participating in each county.

Now the decree of confiscating unclaimed land and organizing farmland has begun to be implemented in all counties and counties of Qingzhou. Almost all people can't sit still, which seriously damages the interests of big families. These big families have become parasites of the whole society. Not to mention the life and death of ordinary people, even the rise and fall of the court is none of their business, as long as the interests of the family can be preserved, they don't mind changing the monarch in the court, as for the governor of a state, what a fart?It's really not in their eyes.

"Brother Boxuan, what's going on, King Qi, why didn't you see King Qi?"

Guo Kai from Chengyang County asked suspiciously.

Zheng Xuan snorted coldly, and replied: "King Qi? Now King Qi is hugging Liu Xiao's thigh tightly, don't count on him, we can only rely on ourselves now, more than ten big families are connected together, We have no less than 2 private soldiers in our hands, enough to beat Liu Xiao to the ground!"

Beihai Xi Chunhua snorted angrily: "It's okay for you other counties and countries to say that in Beihai, Kong Wenju also turned to Liu Xiao, clearing up the land in Beihai wantonly, extremely arrogant, once someone resists, that murderous god Gao Chong will lead the cavalry to the door Before, when the knife was raised and fell, the heads were rolling. At least dozens of people had died tragically under Gao Chong's knife. In Beihai County, everyone was silent and did not dare to happen. Hey, how can they be allowed to stay in Qingzhou for a long time with such viciousness and viciousness?"

"Get rid of Liu Xiao? How can it be so easy?"

The Patriarch of the Jiang Family smiled wryly and said, "Liu Xiao didn't come to Qingzhou alone, but he brought thousands of elite troops. Even Yuan Shao suffered a big loss from him. Now Yuan Shao's army is attacking Bingzhou , For a moment, it is difficult to focus on Qingzhou. At this time, if we resist stubbornly, I am afraid that we will not be able to take advantage of it. I mean, we can first show courtesy and then fight. Several big families meet Liu Xiao together and make a statement to him Good or bad, if he wants to garrison the fields, we will give the imperial court some unowned land. If he wants to pay for the army, then we can take out a thousand or eight hundred shi of grain to make sense of it. It is not impossible, but it cannot hurt our foundation. Stabilize him first, and when Yuan Benchu ​​slows down, we will fall directly to Yuan Shao, lead Yuan Shao's Jizhou army into Qingzhou, cooperate from inside to outside, and put Liu Xiao to death in one fell swoop, nothing could be safer..."

The others also nodded. Patriarch Jiang's opinion is undoubtedly the best policy. Now, to resist Liu Xiao head-on, although the strength of the several big families is strong, but after a battle, they will still be hurt. It is impossible!
"Okay, let's do it this way. Let's take a break today and discuss how to deal with Liu Xiao. Tomorrow, we will go to the governor's mansion together to meet Liu Xiao. As long as we hug each other, Liu Xiao will never do anything to us! Today, we will work together. Write a letter to Yuan Benchu ​​and explain our plan to him, once the Bingzhou war is over, we should cooperate internally and externally to drive Liu Xiao away!"

Zheng Xuan said harshly, "Old man, you can put your ugly words to the fore. When you get on this boat, you don't even think about getting off. Whoever is double-faced and double-edged, all families will punish him!"

Everyone agreed. In everyone's mind, the interests of the family are above all else. No matter who is the emperor, our family's interests cannot be shaken. Everyone wrote the letter, put their fingerprints on it, and handed it over to his confidantes. Immediately sent to Balhae County.

At noon of the next day, under the leadership of Zheng Xuan, everyone arrived at the Governor's Mansion.

"Hehe, you are all rare visitors. The former official wrote a book and ordered someone to invite you. You are all so busy that you have no time to spare. How come there are so many people here today?"

In the hall of the Governor's Mansion, Liu Xiao ordered someone to offer tea, hehe laughed.

Zheng Xuan said coldly: "Master Shijun, we Ming people don't speak dark words. We didn't visit the former, and we were wrong first. We are willing to admit our mistakes to Lord Shijun. However, Lord Shijun set fire to Qingzhou as soon as he arrived. This matter has seriously violated the interests of our major families, if we don't come to the door again, I am afraid that the major families will drink the northwest wind in the coming year!"

"Not bad!"

The head of the Guo family, Guo Denglin, echoed and said: "My lord, put the rest aside. If your lord is planning to build an army and lacks money and food, you only need to say something from your lord. It's not a big deal for each of us to donate one or two thousand stones of food and grass. But what is the reason for Shijun to order people to clear the land and take the land that has already belonged to the big families back to the court? This is to cut off the lifeline of our big families. The big families are the foundation of the court's rule, so Isn't Mr. Jun afraid of offending the heavens by acting against the law?"

Liu Xiao smiled and said: "Jiang Gong, if I ask you for some money and food, prepare to build the Qingzhou Army, and stabilize the place, I think you will not make things difficult for me. Of course, Liu Xiao knows that, but to stabilize the place, you must first Those who cultivate have their fields, and those who live in their houses, so that the people of the Li people have a way to live. Now in Qingzhou alone, there are hundreds of thousands of refugees. Tolerant? When an official does not decide for the people, it is better to go home to plant rice and millet, and farm the fields. It is a good strategy to stabilize the place once and for all. As for the land, the confiscated land is all ownerless, so it is natural to It belongs to the imperial court, doesn’t it belong to the imperial court, but to you?”

Zheng Xuan shouted: "Why? Isn't it okay to belong to us? Most of the unowned land was originally the land of the gentry. Now some gentry are destroyed by the Yellow Turban rebels, destroying their families and clans. Naturally, Liu Xiao's land belongs to the gentry. Is it necessary to take them back to the court and give them to the rebels to cultivate? In that case, I am afraid that those noble children who died will not be able to rest in peace! My lord, please don’t be a pawn for tigers, and do the opposite. With the support of the big family, it is impossible for you to gain a foothold in Qingzhou!"

Liu Xiao's complexion changed, and he shouted: "Zheng Xuan, what are you? In terms of official position, I am the governor of Qingzhou, the governor of a state; in terms of title, I am the township of Hanchang; Clan, you are just a commoner, and you dare to threaten me that I will not be able to gain a foothold in Qingzhou?"

"Calm your anger, Lord Jun, calm your anger..."

Jiang Zhan saw that the two sides were full of anger, and quickly persuaded him: "My lord, what Bo Xuan said may be too much, but you have confiscated the fields with such a big fanfare, which has already caused complaints in Qingzhou. You don't want to just come to Qingzhou. Be cast aside by everyone, right?"

(End of this chapter)