Wei County was one of the five major counties in the Han Dynasty, and its capital was in Yecheng.

Yecheng is the prosperous capital of this era, with merchants gathering and the market is prosperous.

In today's chaotic and chaotic world, this place is also a rare paradise.

Today, the four gates in the city were wide open, and everyone was nervously looking at the direction of the city gate.

Han Fu, the Muslim of Jizhou, was frightened by the battle at Hulao Pass. He returned to Jizhou and watched Yuan Shao annex the Jizhou forces.

When Wang Xiao personally led his army from Guandu to cross the Yellow River and entered Wei County, Han Fu did not resist, but chose to surrender directly.

Han Fu is a man with little ambition and is a kind person recorded in history books. He has no resistance to re-submission to the court.

Wang Xiao agreed to let him continue to serve as the governor of Jizhou, which would be even better.

What people in the city are most worried about now is Wang Xiao’s fierce means of treating powerful families.

The first one is to confiscate and confiscate the house and arrest people.

Second, sell more than 90% of the land you have at the current price, which can be exchanged for a life of silence.

No matter which one it is, it is difficult for the powerful families who live on land.

It’s a pity that Wang Xiao doesn’t give them any other choices.

The powerful men thought that Wang Xiao wanted to cut their flesh and bones, but they didn't remember how the land in their hands was obtained, because it was stained with the blood of many people.

It can be said that it doesn't matter, only those who don't have much land and focus on doing business.

The army finally entered the city, and rows of armored soldiers held their shields and raised their blades, and marched forward with heavy steps.

The soldiers were followed by the cavalry formations of the Yulin Army and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

These knights riding tall horses were the glory of the Han Empire.

They destroyed the Xiongnu in the north, expanded the Western Regions in the west, sealed the wolf's Juxu, and tied the stone Yanran, spreading the reputation of the Han family's sons all over the world.

Seeing thousands of knights joining the city side by side, the people in Yecheng finally felt the power of the great man who had lost for many years again.

In the governor's mansion, Wang Xiao sat upright on his head.

On the left are many civil and military officials in Jizhou led by Han Fu. On the right are powerful families in Wei County who were willing to accept Wang Xiao's conditions and lose to him.

Those who don’t want to accept it no longer need to come.

Those people either fled to Yuan Shao's side or stayed at their own fort to prepare to fight the beasts.

"Do you think I'm too ruthless?"

Wang Xiao, sitting cross-legged, glanced at the powerful men who were willing to hand over 90% of the land.

"I dare not, I dare not."

These people said they didn't dare, but their expressions directly exposed their thoughts.

Wang Xiao shook his head. These people still lack cultivation. Even if they are not even in a different way, they are really disgraceful of Confucianism.

"You must have all read books. Do you know about Emperor Xiaowu?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion and didn't understand what Wang Xiao suddenly mentioned about Emperor Shizong.

Wang Xiao smiled and said, "Do you know how Zhang Tang, Zhao Yu, Yi Zong, Ning Cheng and others deal with local tyrants back then?"

After he said this, everyone finally understood.

In fact, since the Liu Bang period, they have known the dangers of local tyrants.

At the beginning, the Wenjing era was still using relatively mild means to deal with them. It was to migrate all the powerful people who stood out from all over the country to the nearby mausoleums and gather in a prosperous market.

But in the Liu Che era, those cruel officials had to deal with the powerful people more cruelly.

The first thing these people had to do when they arrived at local counties was to ask who was the most famous local tycoon. Then they sent troops to seal the door and kill them all, and their property was confiscated as military resources to fight against the Huns.

At that time, the battle between the Han family and the Huns was at a critical moment, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty were in urgent need of material support.

Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and others on the front line kept reaching out to Emperor Wu of Han and shouting loudly, "Get money! Get money!"

After Bai Luskin could no longer deceive anyone, Emperor Wu of Han simply started to search the house.

The powerful family at that time was truly miserable.

"It seems you know."

Wang Xiao smiled and said, "I still think I'm too cruel to do it?"

Indeed, compared with the Han Wu period, Wang Xiao was really gentle to the powerful families.

Theoretically, if these powerful families continue to develop like this, the final result will be no different from the Warring States Period in Fusang.

At that time, local tyrants will be everywhere, and all the places will be in chaos.

Instead of being south of the tribe on the grassland to drink horses from the Yellow River at that time, it would be better for him to eliminate these cancers first.

Those present recalled the methods of the cruel officials in the Han Dynasty and immediately felt that Wang Xiao was too kind.

The previous battle at Hulao Pass had completely defeated the confidence of the powerful people in the Kanto counties.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Wang Xiao to convince these people by his mouth.

If your fists are not hard, no one will listen to your words.

Wang Xiao stayed in Yecheng for nearly a month.

His intention is to give Kanto counties a chance to unite again.

The essence of the Han Dynasty was still in the Yellow River area. As long as the powerful coalition forces here were defeated, all the places would only need a military force and a document to handle it.

As for Jiangnan, although it has been developed for many years, it has become the most important place for grain production and wealth income in the world. It still has to wait until the introduction of Chameng rice and the large-scale planting of mulberry and hemp begins.

But what Wang Xiao did not expect was that not only did the heroes from all over the country did not form a coalition again, but many people secretly sent envoys to contact him, hoping to return to the court.

For example, Gongsun Zan was knocked down by Wang Xiao with a gun in front of Hulao Pass, he was the first to send someone to ask for a return to the court.

In fact, among the eighteen princes, only Gongsun Zan and Dong Zhuo were the real border troops. The others led militia teams with county soldiers as backbone, and powerful children and servants as the main ones.

Gongsun Zan saw that it was impossible for the Yuan family to promote King Chenliu to take office, so he couldn't wait to change jobs to Wang Xiao.

In addition to his unwillingness to rebel, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, was also a huge threat to Gongsun Zan.

After that, there were Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, Kong Yichang, the governor of Yuzhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, and others who wanted to change jobs to Wang Xiao.

As for the reason, of course, it was because Wang Xiao pardoned Han Fu and asked him to continue to serve as the governor of Jizhou.

In the eyes of these people, Wang Xiao supported Liu Bian and promoted King Chenliu to be the same as Yuan Shao. When they competed for power, these people naturally chose to stand on the side with a big chance of winning.

Zhang Miao, Kong, Liu Dai and others are actually members of the Yuan family. The Yuan family has four generations and three masters, and its power is spread all over the world, which is not a joke.

With Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Yuan Yi, the so-called Guandong Alliance Army can actually be called the Yuan Family Army.

Now these people have seen that the Yuan family cannot beat Wang Xiao, so changing jobs is naturally the wisest choice.

As for Cao Cao, his strength is very weak now. He has only a few thousand soldiers and horses under his command, and he doesn't even have a stable territory, so he can only be entrusted to Yuan Shao's command.

It was not until Wang Xiao understood this that he suddenly realized that he was not as powerful as he had imagined.

During the period of staying in Yecheng, the powerful men of Wei County kept inviting Wang Xiao to establish a relationship.

At the banquet, beautiful singers and unmarried women from various families flashed by in front of Wang Xiao, hoping that someone would be attracted by Wang Xiao.

Such things were regarded as natural in the Han Dynasty, otherwise how could there be any dictatorship of foreign relatives?

Now it is just shifting the target from the puppet emperor to the powerful general.

Wang Xiao has always been a righteous rebuke for these temptations.

He is not such a person!

Then he would attend every banquet. However, he did not go to see the beautiful singer, but just drank.

On this day, Wang Xiao attended a banquet at the Zhen family, a famous wealthy merchant in Yecheng.

While drinking, Wang Xiao took the initiative to ask Zhen Yan, the head of the Zhen family, if there is a girl named Zhen Mi in your family?

A poem about the Goddess of Luo River has allowed Zhen Mi to pass on her name for thousands of years. Wang Xiao also wanted to meet this goddess who made Cao Zijian fascinated.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing the strange gaze of the Zhen family, Wang Xiao also felt confused.

There is, there is, there is no, there is no. What does your eyes look at XX mean?

"It's a blessing for my younger sister to be favored by the general in three lives."

Zhen Yan hurriedly called someone to call Zhen Mi over.

When Zhen Mi came over, Wang Xiao understood why the Zhen family had always looked at him with that expression before.

Before Zhen Yan could speak with a smile, Wang Xiao took a deep breath and stood up.

"Military affairs are in hand and there is still something to do, so I'll say goodbye first."

Wang Xiao stepped away without looking sideways, and he didn't dare to look at Zhen Mi's puzzled gaze.

"XX, this misunderstanding is a big deal."
To be continued...