Han officials

Chapter 57 Follow the clues
"Who dares to kill me?"

"I want to see the Lord of the Mansion, I want to see..."

The next day, Gaoshiwu in Zengdi County was visited.

Before Gao Peng finished speaking, the head flew high into the sky.

Even when the head fell into the dust, his face was still filled with disbelief.

He never expected that Wei Zhe would take action just as he had instigated other families to rebel.

They didn't even go through the procedures and handled it on the spot.

Of course, there's no point saying anything at this moment.

After Zhong Hu made the evidence provided by Wang public, the other two powerful families in Zengdi County immediately applauded.

No matter what they were thinking, at this moment they could only praise the Lord's wisdom.

Didn't you see Gao's Wu couldn't even hold on for a quarter of an hour? Coming out at this time is simply courting death!
For a moment, many people were secretly glad that they had not been bewitched by Gao Peng before, otherwise they would be the ones to die!
However, Zhong Hu didn't bother to care what they thought. After counting Gao's property, he immediately sealed it up.

"Master Xi, I'm leaving these things in your hands. Please don't make any mistakes."

Because the magistrate of Zengdi County was found to have committed abuse of power by the Eastern Inspector Kuang Sheng a few days ago, he had been dismissed by Wei Zhe.

The county magistrate and the county lieutenant were also imprisoned in the county prison. At present, the power in the county is in the hands of Gongcao Xi Ying.

However, Xi Ying did not dare to show any arrogance, and immediately said solemnly: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhong, I will never let anyone use even a single cent."

Faced with a powerful governor like Wei Zhe, Xi Ying really didn't dare to play any tricks anymore.

After all, if you keep playing tricks, your head will really slip away!

Seeing this, Zhong Hu nodded.

At the same time, the Eastern Inspector Kuang Sheng, who led 500 county soldiers to cooperate with Zhong Hu's operation, also came over.

With a grim face, he handed a letter he had found in the study to Zhong Hu.

"Zhong Changshi, colluding with Goguryeo to sell Han people into slavery was not done by the Gao family alone."

Kuang Sheng never thought that there were more than one such shameless tyrants.

Judging from this letter, in addition to the Zengdi Gao family, the Peishui Ma family was obviously also involved.

When Zhong Hu finished reading the letter, murderous intent suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"Let's go to Peishui County!"

Without any nonsense, Zhong Hu immediately organized his troops and rushed away in a few moments.

After all, Wei Zhe had already given him instructions before he left, so he could act according to the situation.

Based on Zhong Hu's understanding of his master, this kind of traitor usually has only one end.

The so-called "Peishui" in the Han Dynasty is actually the upper reaches of the Cheongcheon River in Korea in later generations.

It’s just that in later times, the upper reaches had already dried up.

Compared to Zengdi County, Peishui County was actually closer to Goguryeo. This was why Zhong Hu had to set off immediately, because once the Zengdi Gao family's plight reached Peishui County, the Peishui Ma family would certainly not sit idly by.

Fortunately, everything was done in time. When Zhong Hu and Kuang Sheng led their troops to Peishui County, Ma had not yet learned about it.

So facing a sudden attack, the Peishui Ma family became history in less than half an hour.

The head of the Ma family was trampled to death by a horse, and no one in the entire family escaped, and they all became VIPs of the county prison.

……

Half a month later, Wangshiwu.

It was still the familiar hall, but there were obviously fewer people in it.

"Prince, please say something!"

"Prince, I heard that you have old friends in Luoyang? I wonder if you can..."

"I have a daughter who is quite pretty. I would like to offer her to the prince as a maid."

In the luxurious and elegant hall, one could only hear a group of powerful family heads talking in panic.
There's no way, these past few days have been really scary.

Although the previous five inspectors had caused some trouble, it was still a more or less routine procedure, and most of the unlucky ones were county officials.

But this time it was different. After destroying the Zengdi Gao family and the Peishui Ma family, Zhong Hu went on a killing spree.

He raised the banner of collusion with Goguryeo and slaughtered powerful people everywhere.

Gongsun Zhao, that lackey, completely rebelled, leading two thousand county soldiers to serve as the vanguard. With such an offensive, almost no powerful family in Lelang County could withstand it.

In just half a month, ten powerful families were destroyed.

During this period, there were people who tried to cause trouble, but before they could make any noise, the officials from the counties who had been purged notified the county government in advance.

As a result, these people are often even more miserable.

The Yi people are fully qualified to collude with the Hu people and rebel.

However, these powerful people have their own opinions on this.

The head of the Zhanchan Ma family complained to Wang Duan with a look of grievance, "Lord Wang, we are truly wronged. We have been fellow villagers for many years, and it is normal for us to have some business dealings with each other. How can this be counted?"

In other words, the head of the Ma family did not know that there was a "瓜種查" in later generations, otherwise he would definitely run away overnight.

But Wang Duan, who was in the lead, was not moved at all, because it wasn't his family that died anyway.

Besides, Wei Zhe didn’t massacre local clans for no reason.

Whenever he thought of this, Wang Duan couldn't help but sigh at Wei Zhe's sophisticated methods.

Perhaps because he was annoyed by everyone, Wang Duan finally spoke slowly: "Don't worry, everyone. The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid. The Lord has his own rules and regulations, and he will definitely not wrongly accuse a good person."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was choked and speechless.

Because they are really dirty, they are definitely not good people, and it would not be unfair to kill them.

Seeing everyone's unhappy expressions, Wang Duan, the old fox, finally felt happy.

Of course, while having fun, we still have to do our work.

The patience of the group of people in front of him seemed to have reached its limit, so Wang Duan slowly stood up.

"Well, I'll shamelessly help you find out the truth!"

Upon hearing this, the powerful family heads in the hall were overjoyed and began to offer flattery.

……

The next day, at the prefectural residence.

In the study, Wei Zhe and Wang Duan were sitting opposite each other.

"I would like to establish a large-scale military farm in Lelang to resettle the refugees. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Hearing this, Wang Duan immediately understood Wei Zhe's implication.

The old man hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively, "How much good farmland does the Lord need?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhe laughed heartily: "Not much, not much. Each county only needs two thousand hectares."

After hearing this, Wang Duan didn't know how to respond.

After thinking for a moment, he chose to tell the truth.

The old man shook his head helplessly and said, "If only a thousand hectares were needed, it would be possible, but two thousand hectares is too much."

If we really follow this standard, the remaining powerful people will have to rebel even if they don't want to.

If it is only a thousand hectares, the remaining powerful people in each county can barely fill it up by joining together.

However, seeing Wei Zhe's indifferent expression, the old man immediately suggested, "Why not ask each family to donate half of their craftsmen? This might put an end to the trafficking of weapons to the barbarians."

It’s true, as soon as he made this suggestion, Wei Zhe’s eyes lit up.

Indeed, for the current local tyrants, the number of craftsmen represents the level of original industrial production capacity.

With fewer craftsmen in the hands of the powerful, the area will be more stable in the future.

This is indeed a good idea to strengthen the trunk and weaken the branches.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhe finally nodded slightly.

"That's all right then. I'll have to trouble you again, Your Excellency. It would be best if this could be done before the spring plowing."

Seeing that Wei Zhe finally gave in, Wang Duan also felt relieved.

From any perspective, he did not want civil unrest to occur in Lelang County.

If war breaks out, even the noble family of the Lelang Wang clan will be destroyed...

(End of this chapter)