Three Kingdoms: I choose to assist Sun Jian

Bailiming heard this, shook his head lightly and said:

"It's inconvenient to talk about it outside, we'll talk about it after we enter the city!"

"Now at least people are expressing their welcome to us. This is at least good news!"

"As for other matters, we will discuss them in detail after entering the city!"

"That's the only way!"

Sun Jian nodded slightly after hearing this, and then continued to move forward.

Not long after, as the chariots and horses arrived, a group of officials from outside Nawu County hurriedly saluted and said:

"I'm waiting to welcome the governor!"

"Okay!"

Seeing this, Sun Jian smiled and said:

"Everyone is free, please get up!"

With that said, he got off his horse and followed the procedure with a smile:

"Why are you here!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the officials in the city bowed again, and the first one carried the wooden plate with the county guard's seal and bowed:

"I'm making a contribution to Cao Zhang's doubts, and I will report back to Lord Inspector."

"I'm waiting here because I know that Lord Inspector is coming, so I'm here to welcome you!"

"I don't think last night, the governor of our county, Sheng Xian, committed suicide in the governor's mansion for some reason."

"The lower officials don't dare to make decisions without authorization, and now I present the county guard's seal letter, please make a decision, Lord Inspector!"

"I see!"

Sun Jian heard this, although he already knew the reason, he still pretended to be sad and said:

"I led the army here this time because I wanted to see Prefect Sheng, but I didn't want to be on the way to eliminate thieves. Prefect Sheng has already passed away!"

"What a misfortune for the country!"

"That's the case, anyway, I know about it!"

"I just don't know if Prefect Sheng has a family member in the city?"

The meritorious Cao Zhang Yi listened to Sun Jian lamenting Sheng Xian's death, first showed a sad look, and when he heard the last sentence, he wiped away his tears and said:

"Reporting to the governor, Taishou Sheng still has a wife and two sons in his family. The eldest son is eleven years old, and the second son is nine years old. They both live in the city!"

"Oh!"

Sun Jian listened to this, pondered for a while, and then said:

"Since this is the case, send someone to make arrangements, and don't neglect the prefect Sheng's family!"

As the saying goes, death is like a lamp going out. Now that Sheng Xian committed suicide, he, Sun Jian, would naturally not kill them all.

Upon hearing this, Gongcao Zhang suspected hastily said:

"Lord Inspector, don't worry, I will send someone to arrange it!"

"it is good!"

Sun Jian listened, looked at the officials again, and said with a smile:

"Since that's the case, everyone, stop standing here!"

"Let's all go back. After our army enters the city, the position of prefect will be dealt with!"

"I'll obey!"

When the officials heard this, they naturally didn't dare to talk too much, and stepped aside one after another.

Seeing this, Sun Jian naturally got on his horse again, turned around and shouted loudly:

"The whole army obeys the order and enters the city with me!"

Amidst the loud shouts, the army marched towards the city again. The huge army marched on the streets, causing the people on both sides to look sideways and point and point.

In this way, Sun Jian's army officially entered Wu County.

After arriving at the Sheriff's Mansion, Sun Jian changed out of his military uniform and arranged for the generals to settle down. At the same time, he asked Bai Liming to come and hold a small meeting.

As for the participants, there were only four people including Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Bai Liming, and Zhou Yu.

Obviously, for Sun Jian, this meeting was completely a meeting of cronies, and even Bai Liming's secretary Wang Can was excluded.

As soon as everyone arrived at the meeting, Sun Jian couldn't wait to ask Bai Liming:

"Ruo Zhong, continue to talk about what happened during the day today!"

"What do you think about today's events?"

Not only Sun Jian, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked at Bai Liming for a while and said:

"Please advise sir!"

Facing the questions from the three of them, Bai Liming did not smile this time, but stood up slowly and said:

"Everyone, the problem this time is not as simple as it seems on the surface!"

"If it is not handled well, the troubles of these aristocratic families may be far more harmful than that of Xu Gong, Yan Baihu and others!"

"The trouble of the family?"

Seeing Bai Liming showing such a dignified expression for the first time, Sun Jian and others couldn't help frowning.

Only Zhou Yu, after a little meditation, said to Baili Ming:

"The hidden danger that Mr. said, could it be the four surnames in Wuzhong?".

095 Chapter Han is the source of strong death, the biggest trouble for the family

Four surnames in Wuzhong!

When they heard these four words, Sun Jian and Sun Ce were startled.

Sun Ce lived in Lujiang for a few years, but it was fine.

However, Sun Jian has been wandering in other places for more than ten years. When he heard these four words suddenly, he couldn't help being stunned and said:

"Gongjin, what are the four surnames in Wuzhong?"

As soon as Zhou Yu heard this, he knew that Sun Jian was still in a daze, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said:

"Uncle has been away from Jiangdong for a long time, so he may not be familiar with the changes in Jiangdong!"

"The four surnames in Wuzhong refer to the four families of Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang!"

"These four families were originally native gentry families in central Wu. Among the four families, except for the Lu family and the Gu family who have been eunuchs for generations, the Zhu family and the Zhang family have been around for nearly ten years~ they have just emerged!"

"Among the four families, the Lu family is the most, with hundreds of children and thousands of servants in the family, and because Lu Kang has been the guard of Lujiang County for nearly ten years, it has become the largest family in this Wu County."

"After the Lu family of the first family, among the four surnames, the most prominent is the Gu family!"

"It's a coincidence that the current head of the Gu family, Gu Yong and Gu Yuantan, is Cai Zhonglang's disciple."

"When this person was weak, he was praised by Mr. Cai, and after he was crowned, he was elected as the head of the Gu family by the young and old."

"As the governor of Hefei and the magistrate of Lou County, he has achieved remarkable achievements in every place he goes."

"It also makes the Gu family stronger and bigger!"

"Now there are hundreds of children in the family, tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, and countless servants!"

"The last ones are the Zhu and Zhang families. Although they are not as good as the previous two families, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, as the family's children have continued to become officials, they have also begun to spread everywhere!"

"The letter that greeted uncle today is the current Patriarch of the Zhang Family!"

Having said that, Zhou Yu said in a deep voice:

"In addition to the family backgrounds of these four families, with the continuous marriage of several families over the years and mutual exchange of needs, it has become intertwined so far. One prospers and all prospers, one loses all."

"That's why in this Jiangdong, the titles of the four surnames in Wuzhong have just been given!"

"I see!"

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Sun Jian frowned and said:

"I didn't expect that Wuzhong has undergone such a big change after I've only been outside for so many years!"

After speaking, he asked Baili Ming:

"Is the trouble of the family mentioned by the military adviser the trouble of the four surnames in Wuzhong?"

"Yes, but also no!"

Hearing this, Bai Liming shook his head and said with a smile:

"Although the four surnames in Wuzhong are big, they have not yet become popular, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"

Although what Zhou Yu said was perfectly fine, he knew that it was just the embryonic stage of the four surnames in Wuzhong.

In terms of history, it was actually the Soochow period that really made the four surnames in Wuzhong rise.

Because Sun Quan had no one to rely on, and the only reliance was on these aristocratic families, which led to the growth of these four families at once, and the children of the family spread all over Jiangdong.

After the fall of Soochow, it was even more out of control, and it was not until the Tang and Song Dynasties that it gradually weakened.

However, although the four surnames have hidden dangers, there are still ways to restrict them now!

Thinking this way, he said to Sun Jian:

"My lord, what Ming is concerned about is not for these four surnames, but for these big families in marginal places!"

"These big families are the hidden dangers of our army!"

"And among these great families, the four Wuzhong surnames are just a representative!"

"A big family in a fringe place?"

Hearing Bai Liming's conclusion, Sun Jian, his son and Zhou Yu couldn't help being stunned again.

Sun Jian hurriedly said:

"How did Ruo Zhong say this?"

"Why are the big families in these fringe places hidden dangers?"

"Could it be that the lord hasn't discovered what happened today?"

Bai Liming said in a deep voice:

"Compared to the aristocratic families in the Central Plains, the aristocratic families in this remote place are deeply rooted and have a more significant impact on the people!"

"Think about it, all of you, any remote place in the world must have a strong and strong folk custom, because these places are either poor mountains and bad waters, or thieves are everywhere!"

"And in places like this, the court often rotates officials in order to prevent officials from becoming bigger!"

"In this way, officials will not love the people, and the people will not know the officials. To the people, the officials are far less prestigious than those from these deep-rooted families!"

"Once there are any major issues that are unresolved, if you invite the three elders to come forward, or invite people with high morals and prestige, please come and invite them. In the eyes of the common people, these people are actually more authoritative than the imperial court!"

"The more authoritative these families are, the more they can grow, and the stronger they are, the more authoritative they are."

"Over time, the people in the frontier only know the name of the family, but not the name of the imperial court, and the officials appointed by the imperial court are not as prestigious as a noble family."

"In this way, if one day these aristocratic families want to rebel, wouldn't they raise their arms and respond to all calls?"

"First there was Zheng Bao from Chaohu, and then there was Yan Baihu from Wu County. Wasn't that from a wealthy family?"

"Similarly, although our army has obtained Jiangdong now, if we don't take certain measures, our army will be controlled by these aristocratic families in the future!"

Having said that, he still has a part to say.

That is, in his opinion, all the aristocratic families in the late Han Dynasty are actually disasters.

Since all dynasties and dynasties, countries have all perished because of the decline of the last dynasty, but the Han Dynasty was the only one that perished because of its strength. Why?

It is because of these aristocratic families!

It can be said that the root cause of the demise of the Han Dynasty, and even the root cause of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, was that the aristocratic families annexed land everywhere, resulting in the displacement of farmers.

And, as a result, a cycle of generation after generation.