The Three Kingdoms: I asked you to save Guan Yu, not to destroy Sun Quan.

A new day has begun.

As dawn broke and the sky began to lighten, Guan Xing led Xie Chong and Qian Yun to the countryside to distribute land.

On my way to the countryside, I passed by Feng Tiezhu's house and stopped in as a guest, where I was warmly received by Feng Tiezhu.

Feng Tiezhu's house was a two-courtyard siheyuan, all newly built with blue bricks and tiles, which made Guan Xing feel very emotional.

He finally understood why Yan Zhen was able to so quickly annex other bandits and unify the Wushang bandit community. This bastard really fed his subordinates meat; he was far better than those unscrupulous capitalists of later generations.

Feng Tiezhu led Guan Xing around, saying, "General, my wife has passed away and my son is an adult. I have nothing to worry about. I can bring my second son to serve in the army with you, but my eldest son must stay at home to carry on the family line."

He had three sons. His youngest son was just coming of age and was not yet stable, so he was worried about leaving him alone at home and had to leave his eldest son behind.

As for him and his unmarried second son, they had nothing to worry about, so they decided to go all out with Guan Xing and maybe they could create a brilliant future together.

Guan Xing smiled and said, "Then thank you very much for your support, Uncle Feng. It will still be some time before we set off. You can rest at home for the next few days and settle things at home. I will call you when it's time to leave."

"If there's anything else you need at home, just let me know, and I'll do my best to help you. I'll make sure you have no worries. We have other things to do, so we'll be leaving now."

Feng Tiezhu quickly urged, "No, please have a meal before you leave."

Guan Xing laughed and said, "No, I'm really in a hurry."

After leaving the Feng family, Guan Xing, Xie Chong, and the others rode their horses to the nearest Yangjia Village.

The villagers, having somehow gotten wind of the situation, had been waiting at the village entrance for some time. They were immediately surrounded as soon as they arrived.

"General Guan, you've finally arrived! We were all so worried, we thought you weren't coming!"

"General Guan, thank you for rescuing my daughter from the bandits' den. You are truly a great benefactor to my family."

"General Guan, are you really going to allocate land to us? Is it really tax-free this year?"

The villagers surrounded Guan Xing, chattering away, making him feel overwhelmed with their enthusiasm.

At the same time, Guan Xing finally understood what it meant to be completely overshadowed by his peers.

He knew that the reason he was welcomed was not because he had done anything particularly good, but because those two bastards, Zhu Hong and Yan Zhen, were too wicked.

If Zhu Hong and Yan Zhen hadn't completely offended all the people in the county, would the villagers even know who Guan Xing was?

There's a saying that goes something like this: your enemy is your true benefactor.

Faced with the villagers' enthusiasm, Guan Xing didn't launch into a long speech. Instead, he shouted, "Fellow villagers, time is limited, so let's skip the nonsense and get straight to distributing the land!"

The villagers were overjoyed and excitedly ushered him into the village.

On the way, Guan Xing sought out the village chief and elderly villagers to understand the situation, and only after finding out the total amount of land and the number of people in the village did he take action.

Distributing land is not difficult; the difficulty lies in handling the conflicts among villagers caused by the land distribution, since everyone wants a larger share and a better share.

Since it was Guan Xing's first time allocating land and he had little experience, it took him a full four hours to complete the land allocation.

In the fields, Guan Xing held an old farmer's hand, pointed to the ground beneath his feet, and said, "Uncle Wang, this land is yours from now on. If anyone dares to openly rob it, just tell me, and I'll take care of them for you."

Old Wang said excitedly, "Thank you, General! Thank you, General! You are truly a great benefactor to my family!"

After saying this, he rushed to the middle of the land, lay down, grabbed a handful of soil, smelled it for a long time, and then burst into tears, saying, "Father, grandfather, ancestors, can you see this? Our Wang family finally owns its own land, and we no longer have to be tenants for others."

Seeing him like this, the villagers couldn't help but shed tears. The people of the Han Dynasty had a deeper affection for the land than for their own sons. They dreamed of owning their own land, and now that their dream had finally come true, who wouldn't be excited?

Seeing that the villagers were all immersed in joyful tears of excitement, Guan Xing quickly told Xie Chong and Qian Yun to leave.

The villagers were too hospitable; once they came to their senses, they would definitely invite them to stay for a meal, and after the meal, they might even invite them to stay overnight. Time was of the essence, and Guan Xing didn't have time to waste, so it was best to sneak away.

"Hey, where's General Guan?"

Some villagers turned around unintentionally and found that Guan Xing's spot was empty, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The villagers, awakened by the commotion, quickly turned around to search. They saw that Guan Xing had already climbed the mountain, and was now just a tiny black dot. They hurriedly chased after him, shouting, "General Guan, don't go! At least have a meal to celebrate and let us thank you!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Xing ran even faster.

The villagers failed to catch up and stood at the foot of the mountain, looking at each other in silence for a long time before someone finally sighed, "General Guan is such a good official. Officials under the King of Hanzhong are truly benevolent and righteous."

The villagers chimed in, "Who can argue with that? If the King of Hanzhong could really defeat the Marquis of Wu and unify Jiangdong, how wonderful that would be!"

The villagers returned to their village with sighs of joy, their words filled with longing for a happy life.

Guan Xing then rushed to the neighboring village and continued to distribute land in the same way. With the experience from Yangjia Village, the land distribution was much faster this time.

Despite this, Guan Xing still felt it was too slow. He only slept for two or three hours a day, and spent the rest of his time either dividing land or traveling. In just over ten days, he wore out two pairs of shoes.

……

On the official road leading to Wushang, a Wu army unit bearing the banner with the character "Zhang" was advancing at full speed in a long, serpentine formation. The length of the unit was so great that it could not be seen from any high vantage point.

This team was the pacification army led by Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng and Zhuge Ke walked at the forefront, looking anxiously towards Wushang.

Zhuge Ke frowned and said, "General, the spies I sent out have just sent back news that Guan Xing publicly tried and killed Magistrate Zhu Hong in Wushang City, and then set up an ambush to annihilate the bandit Poison Bee and capture everyone, including the Bee Queen Yan Zhen, and seized countless grain and supplies."

"After finishing, Guan Xing did not leave. Instead, he actually started to redistribute land from the local tyrants. He distributed all the land belonging to Zhu Hong and the three major families to the people of the county. I heard that he has been busy redistributing land recently, so busy that he has not even been able to go back to the county town."

Zhang Cheng's brows furrowed into a deep frown as he said speechlessly, "Damn Guan Anguo, he's determined to oppose our aristocratic families."

The Zhang family were also major landowners in Wu County, and were among those targeted by Guan Xing, so naturally they had no goodwill towards him.

Zhuge Ke said with a wry smile, "Don't worry about that for now. Let's think about the present. The land allocation is a tricky matter."

"Guan Xing has won over the hearts of the people by dividing the land. Not only can we not win the battle, but we also cannot confiscate the land he has divided. If we forcibly confiscate it, the people of Wushang will hate us even more."

"That damn Guan Xing is using our land to curry favor with the people, and we can't do anything about it. It's so frustrating!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng frowned even more deeply and asked hesitantly, "What about the Wushang gentry? Can we gain their support?"

You can't fight a war without local support. If you want to gain a foothold in a place, there are only two ways: either win over the local gentry or win over the local people. You have to win over either the gentry or the people.

Previously, Wu's army relied on the gentry, but now...

Zhuge Ke said with a wry smile, "The minor aristocratic families in Wushang County have all been ruined by Zhu Hong and the three major families. Zhu Hong and the three major families have also been dealt with by Guan Xing. Now there are no aristocratic families left in Wushang County."

"Damn it..." Zhang Cheng cursed, gritting his teeth as he said, "We can't give Guan Xing any more time to divide the land. Once he finishes dividing it, we'll be completely finished. Order the army to speed up and get to Wushang City within two days."