Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

That night, in the main hall of the Dunhuang County Government.

Duan Yu sat upright in the main seat.

Standing to his left, right, and behind him were Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu.

Zhao Yun and Zhao Feng stood in front of the door outside the hall.

The entire county government is now occupied by Duan Yu's personal guards.

Outside the hall, Gai Xun was leading a group of people toward the main hall.

The group following Gai Xun were all dressed in gorgeous clothes, with their hair neatly combed and even their beards meticulously groomed.

The belt, the jade pendant, and every detail of the shoes have been perfected.

It felt like we were about to enter the palace to meet the emperor.

But everyone's face was filled with worry and anxiety.

Duan Yu.

Today, everyone in Liangzhou knows this name.

A tiger general of the world, Marquis of Ji, with a fief of ten thousand households.

A true Marquis of Ten Thousand Households in the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, since Duan Yu became famous, he has been invincible in every attack and battle.

And now, another item is to be added to this title.

That is brutality.

Although everyone following Gai Xun knew why Duan Yu wanted to slaughter the Huang, Cao, and Suo families.

But knowing is knowing.

No one expected that Duan Yu would actually dare to do it.

And they dared to go to such extremes.

In just over ten days, Duan Yu had slaughtered all ten clans and eight families.

The number of heads of direct relatives alone exceeded ten thousand.

This does not even include those who were implicated.

Genocide.

Duan Yu's actions were practically tantamount to wiping out his entire clan.

The brutality of the methods was unprecedented.

Therefore, although they were not involved in sponsoring Beigong Boyu, they knew about it to some extent, and no one dared to open the gates of the mansion.

They knew perfectly well that Duan Yu was in the county government.

They didn't even dare to beg for mercy.

Until Gai Xun arrived.

This is a signal.

This is a relatively friendly signal for Dunhuang.

As members of the Dunhuang gentry, they were bound to have some connections with each other, both large and small.

The Gai clan of Guangzhi was the largest aristocratic family in Guangzhi and one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Dunhuang.

So, on the second day after Gai Xun arrived in Dunhuang.

Then everyone found Gai Xun.

When Duan Yu first entered Liangzhou, Gai Xun was still under Liang Hu's command.

In order to rescue Duan Yu's family, Gai Xun disobeyed Liang Hu's orders.

Although at the time, Gai Xun's actions seemed somewhat unwise.

But looking back now...

Gai Xun's actions back then can be described as farsighted.

Gai Xun, Yang Fu, Jiang Xu and others became the first group of people appointed by Duan Yu after he came to Liangzhou.

They are arguably the most trusted people under Duan Yu's command in Liangzhou.

The main purpose of the Dunhuang gentry's visit was to inquire about Duan Yu's situation, starting with Gai Xun.

It was only after receiving a definite answer from Gai Xun that these people dared to meet Duan Yu.

Otherwise, who knows if he might become the next Huang Jun who willingly offers himself up?

Dressed in official robes, Gai Xun, looking as radiant as if bathed in a spring breeze, smiled and led the way for everyone.

"Please don't be so formal, my lord is usually very approachable."

Gai Xun laughed as he said, "Your Excellency is also from Liangzhou, so you are one of us. As for the Huang and Cao families, it was something Your Excellency had no choice but to do."

"If the Huang and Cao families hadn't crossed your bottom line, why would you have done this?"

"Besides, my lord, you are simply following His Majesty's orders."

"In the future, when Your Majesty treats cold, you will still use cold to treat cold, so you don't need to worry too much."

Gai Xun smiled and reassured everyone.

"Yes, yes, Lord Gai is right."

"That's right, it's the Cao family's own problem, and you, my lord, had no choice but to do this."

"We still need Lord Gai to put in a good word for us."

The group of people following behind Gai Xun all spoke up.

Gai Xun smiled and nodded in agreement: "No problem, no problem at all."

Soon, the group arrived at the front of the county government building.

But as soon as they entered the county government hall, the crowd, who had just begun to calm down, were too frightened to approach.

There is no other reason.

This was because at this moment, on the steps on either side of Duan Yu's feet, lay two enormous black tigers, their eyes as big as copper bells.

White stripes run across its shiny black fur.

The enormous head was turning to look at the crowd walking in from outside the hall.

Upon seeing the black tiger, the group was so frightened they nearly fled the main hall.

The details of Huang Jun's death had already reached everyone's ears.

Huang Jun, who thought he had already dealt with Duan Yu, welcomed Duan Yu in Guzang.

However, it was devoured by Duan Yu's mount, the Black Tiger, right in front of countless people.

No need to ask, the one that devoured Huang Jun must be one of these two black tigers.

Huang Jun greeted Duan Yu, only to be devoured by the black tiger.

And when they meet Duan Yu, will they also be devoured by the Black Tiger?

This is far more painful than being beheaded.

Just thinking about it makes me feel a chill creep up from my feet and spread throughout my body.

“Don’t be afraid, everyone. This is the Lord’s mount, and it’s quite obedient,” Gai Xun said to the crowd.

"roar~"

Seemingly dissatisfied with Gai Xun's claim that they were obedient, the increasingly intelligent Big Black and Little Black opened their blood-red mouths and growled at Gai Xun.

"Let's go out and have some fun."

Sitting in the main seat, dressed in a black robe with a black fur cloak draped over his back, Duan Yu spoke to Big Black and Little Black.

Big Black and Little Black, who had been lying at the bottom of the steps, lazily stood up and then slowly moved towards the outside of the hall.

When Dahei and Xiaohei crossed the threshold of the main hall and looked at the crowd huddled together in fear, the air in the hall seemed to freeze.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief only after watching the two imposing black tigers leave.

Gai Xun led everyone into the hall and then came to Duan Yu.

"My lord." Gai Xun was the first to bow to Duan Yu.

Following closely behind, everyone bowed to Duan Yu.

"My lord, this is Zhang Zhi. His father is Ranming, one of the Three Luminaries of Liangzhou, and the General Who Crossed the Liao River."

Gai Xun introduced Duan Yu to him.

Zhang Zhi quickly stepped forward and bowed to Duan Yu: "I am Zhang Zhi, greetings to Marquis Ji."

Duan Yu nodded slightly, then looked Zhang Zhi and his two brothers, Zhang Chang and Zhang Meng, up and down.

Of Zhang Huan's three sons, the other two, besides Zhang Meng, were all engaged in academic research.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was known as the "Sage of Cursive Script" and the "Second Sage of Cursive Script".

His reputation was comparable to that of Liang Hu, the previous governor of Liangzhou.

If Duan Yu remembered correctly, his youngest son, Zhang Meng, later became the governor of Wuwei County. He was killed by Han Sui when Han Sui and Bian Zhang wreaked havoc in Liangzhou.

"Please sit down. I have often heard of General Du Liao. The old general did a lot for Liangzhou in his life and is someone I admire."

"What I did before was all out of necessity."

"You shouldn't feel any psychological burden."

"I am not a bloodthirsty person, but I have no other choice."

With Duan Yu's personal admission, everyone in the hall finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gai Xun then introduced the people behind him to each of them.

They were all prominent local families in Dunhuang Prefecture.

Duan Yu also tried to appease these people.

After everyone was seated, Duan Yu raised the first glass of wine.

The people kneeling in the hall also quickly straightened their knees and held up their wine cups with both hands.

Duan Yu glanced at everyone in the hall, then slowly began to speak:

"You should all have heard that I, the Marquis, am implementing new policies in Hanyang, Longxi, and Jincheng."

"Therefore, we should be concerned about whether we will suffer losses in terms of benefits. Don't be too quick to deny it."

"The Huang family and the Cao family, along with these ten clans and eight families, are all because of this."

"But I can tell you clearly that the purpose of implementing the new policies is to make Liangzhou more prosperous."

"Immediate benefits are always small gains. Only those with true foresight can see who will benefit a hundred or even several hundred years from now."

"Your generation may not see it, but your children and grandchildren will benefit from it."

Those who are complacent and live by outdated ideas will eventually be eliminated by the times.

"Perhaps you do not understand what I am doing now, but one day you will not regret your choice today."

"This toast is to the people of Liang, and also to your choice today."

"Gentlemen, drink this cup to the brim," Duan Yu said.

"As Marquis Ji commands."

The dozen or so people in the hall all raised their wine cups and drank them down in one gulp.