Three Kingdoms: I will return it ten thousand times, my lord, I will never keep it for myself

The next day, Liu Yao made a prompt decision and sent his elite cavalry to sweep through the counties like a gust of wind, vowing to find out the true veins of this land.

Within a few days, as the scouts returned one after another, Liu Yao gradually drew a clear picture of the general situation of Liaoxi in his mind.

In general, the unrest in Liaoxi is deeply rooted in those complicated and intertwined aristocratic families.

They are like a group of wild horses without reins, trampling on the peace of the people in an unrestrained manner, especially the Han family, who still do not know how to restrain themselves in their old age. Last month, they forcibly plundered a woman as a wife, arousing public resentment.

Liu Yao narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking in his heart: How can the position of the prefect fall into the hands of the aristocratic family so easily and become a shelter for them to continue to do evil?

At this moment, Wang Yue walked into the hall with a white-haired old man.

"My Lord! This old man is a native of Liaoxi. I met him when I was exploring this place. He offered to provide us with important information."

Liu Yao carefully looked at the old man in front of him. He was dressed in tattered clothes, thin, and his white hair was messy in the wind. At first glance, he was no different from an old man begging on the street.

Liu Yao gently raised his hand, signaling the old man not to be polite and sit down peacefully.

"Old man, please don't be anxious, tell me slowly, what kind of changes Liaoxi has experienced in these years."

The old man nodded slightly when he heard it, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

This place was not like it is now. The death of the Liaoxi governor was not caused by natural disease, but by the complicated aristocratic families who colluded with the defeated soldiers around and the bandits who were rampant in the countryside, and raided the governor's mansion at night, causing the governor to die on the spot and the mansion to be stained with blood.

Afterwards, a group of aristocratic families, led by the Han family, colluded with the bandits.

For those who were unwilling to submit to their iron-fisted rule, these aristocratic families were like hungry wolves in the shadows, driving the bandits as their minions to confiscate the homes of those "rebels" and exterminate their families.

We, the powerless civilians, live under this haze, like a candle in the wind, with no end in sight. Once we are unfortunately robbed by bandits, the old and young in the family will inevitably die, and even the food they rely on for survival will be ruthlessly plundered by them.

In the end, they are in a desperate situation, either starving to death or surrendering to the command of those aristocratic masters and becoming ants under their power.

However, in just over a year, these aristocratic families have gathered the military forces of the entire Liaoxi area, like local tyrants, deeply rooted and unshakable.

What's more, anyone who dared to reveal even a little bit of the truth would be killed. In Liaoxi County over the years, it was not uncommon for officials' families to be slaughtered. The whole family was executed and the streets were stained with blood.

As for the rest of the officials, most of them followed the trend and joined the Han family to protect themselves.

After that, the old man's words slowly settled in the air, and Liu Yao's eyes turned to Wang Yue beside him involuntarily.

Wang Yue nodded.

"My lord! I have also inquired about these things from many sources, and they are basically consistent."

"The Han family has at least 5,000 private soldiers and colluding bandits."

Liu Yao gently stroked the brand new Bailian Tang horizontal sword in his hand, and its sharp aura seemed to flow with his thoughts, never stopping.

Facing the 5,000 soldiers in front of them, if it were Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, they might put the overall situation first and turn a blind eye to the wrong choices made by the children of the noble families. In the end, they would just wipe out the past guilt with a light touch.

Worse, they might dismantle the team into pieces and transfer the soldiers from the famous families to distant cities one by one in an attempt to calm the storm. .

However, this is Liu Yao's territory, and all rules and order are dominated by him alone.

In this land, only one voice is allowed to echo, and that is Liu Yao's firm and powerful voice. He will never tolerate those children of the noble families who enjoy exploiting the people to continue to hold official positions and enjoy the wealth and glory that should not belong to them.

When the old man washed his face with tears and told the injustices one by one, Liu Yao had already made up his mind.

He knew very well that the actions of these children of noble families had touched his bottom line and the dignity of every citizen on this land.

"Alas, I didn't expect that such a problem would occur in Youzhou. Old man, you and your family will live in the prefecture for the next few days. After a while, I will deal with all these termites."

"I will send soldiers to protect your family."

"Thank you, General Liu!"

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In the following days, the children of the Han family and other major noble families closed their doors, pretending to be ready for battle but staying at home, just likeCautious turtles curled up in their shells.

With Liu Yao's order, the two armies quickly assembled like awakened lions and were ready to go.

Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, two brave and incomparable generals, each led their elite soldiers and generals, from two different directions, like two sharp swords, pointing directly at the bandits that were rampant in the countryside.

Liu Yao himself seemed to be outside the storm. He would visit the aristocratic families when he had nothing to do with him. His behavior was calm and unhurried, as if the upcoming changes had nothing to do with him, but just an insignificant topic of conversation after dinner.

Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun led their main forces to suppress the bandits from two directions respectively.

Liu Yao was chatting and laughing with those aristocratic families, as if all this had nothing to do with them.

The head of the Han family also repeatedly invited Liu Yao to banquets, and repeatedly hinted at Liu Yao's position as the governor of Liaoxi.

But Liu Yao evaded all of this.

Liu Yao was clear in his mind now.

What he had to do now was to buy time, collect evidence for them, and finally force him to rebel.

Liu Yao would not choose to take the initiative. He was waiting for the Han family to unite with those aristocratic families to rebel together. At that time, he could directly work together to wipe out the family.

Xun Yu would arrive in Liaoxi in a few days, and these people would be anxious at that time.

What the Han family wanted most was the position of Liaoxi governor, but Liu Yao would not give it to him! On the contrary, he wanted to help his own people take the position of governor. After the bandit suppression was completed, the next step would be to confiscate the military power. Then he would see what excuses they had to refuse him.

He kept forcing them. If they could finally take the initiative to hand over the military power, they could still keep their lives.

If they really wanted to take risks, then sorry, I would just give them a nine-family package.

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