Chapter 648 Liquidation(1/2)
When the news came out, the entire Jiangdong officialdom was shocked. Who is Sun Ce? That is the little overlord of Jiangdong? In this Jiangdong, there are still people who dare to attack him? And with the martial arts of the little overlord? If you want to assassinate him, how many soldiers will you have to use.
"Zuo Taishou, have you heard of it? The lord was assassinated!" Outside Wu Hou's mansion, many officials from Jiangdong gathered here. Such a big thing happened in Jiangdong, and everyone couldn't sit still.
"I heard that, I just don't know whether this is true or not. Someone dared to assassinate the lord? In my Jianye City, how did the defense of Jianye City let the enemy come in? Why didn't the garrison troops notice such a big noise? It was really a dereliction of duty and a dereliction of duty. We should investigate immediately." The Zuo Taishou said with a hint of anger on his face.
"Zuo Taishou, this is not the assassination of the lord in Jianye City, but outside Jianye City." Someone said to the Zuo Taishou, "I heard that the lord went to hunt, which gave the little one a chance."
"Lord, I was still going out to hunt at this time. I was exhausted in Jiangdong. Now I personally eliminated the shortcomings in time and clarify the world as soon as possible." This Zuo Prefect is also an old antique. He has been in Jiangdong for a long time. It is precisely because he has a great reputation in the local area that he became the prefect of a county.
"My lord is just going to relax." A middle-aged man spoke next to him. He was over eight feet tall. He was not a general but a civil servant. He was wearing the clothes of a scholar and looked righteous on his face, looking a bit like a mature version of a person.
As mentioned earlier, Zuo Taishou is an old scholar who is extremely stubborn. Such an old man is willing to interrupt someone and refute himself. Although this middle-aged scholar is just unintentional, he will not care so much when he is stubborn.
"Oh, who do you think it is? It turns out to be Mr. Zhuge. Mr. Zhuge is still in my Jiangdong, why haven't you crossed the river?" Zuo Taishou's words were full of irony.
"You!" The middle-aged scholar was speechless for a moment.
"That's right. Zhuge Sima, I can only give Zhuge Sima a position as a Sima, but it will be different when it comes to the north bank of the Yangtze River. It should be less of a position as a prefect."
"You! Humph, I, Zhuge Ziyu, have my own ethics, Zhuge Ziyu, why do you need to say too much? The lord is absolutely unparalleled in my Zhuge Ziyu." This person is Zhuge Jin. Zuo Taishou and others used the north bank of the Yangtze River to squeeze him out because he had a great relationship with Mr. Zhuge Liang's brother and brother. Zhuge Liang sent the Yangtze River naval army from Jingzhou to the bottom of the river to feed the turtle. This record made Zhuge Jin extremely embarrassed. Zhuge Jin was a minister of Jiangdong. He also liked the wise ruler of Jiangdong, but now his younger brother, most of Jiangdong's foundation has been destroyed. This is a slap in the face.
So Zhuge Jin is not a human being in Jiangdong. You say you hate Zhuge Liang and a group of colleagues in Jiangdong cursed Zhuge Liang. That is his own brother. Isn’t scolding Zhuge Liang the same as scolding himself?
If you say you don’t want to be with your colleagues in Jiangdong, that’s just a traitor. After all, his boss is Sun Ce from Jiangdong. He is receiving Sun Ce’s salary, so Zhuge Jin has never spoken much or participated. This time he spoke unintentionally, but was caught by the Zuo Taishou.
"Oh, then what you mean is that if your lord is not there, you want to sentence me to Jiangdong? OK, okay, I'm afraid that this attack will be unrelated to your Zhuge Jin. You want your lord to die, so you can go to the north of Jiangbei!" Okay, okay, this time, Sun Ce's attack was involved again, and Zhuge Jin was really unjustly killed.
"I, I, you, you!" Zhuge Jin is a simple person and good at practical things. He is really not good at quarrels. He is able to get run by these two people, so he doesn't know what to say.
"Enough is enough! I'll say less." Another person next to me spoke, and he said to everyone with a gloomy face.
"What are you Gu Yong?" The people next to the Zuo Prefect originally thought that they were stopping them, because there were voices of scolding. When they saw that it was Gu Yong, Gu Yong was just the current magistrate of Jianye County.
"Hmph, Gu Yong is nothing, but now your lord's life and death are uncertain. You are so noisy before your lord's mansion. If your lord knows, I see who you can get better?" Gu Yong said to the two sides.
After saying this, the people on both sides stopped talking. Indeed, the news about the Lord Gongsun Ce has not been heard, which is shocking. You will have an internal strife, and in the end, they will definitely be the rhythm of each hitting the 50-pin. So each stopped talking.
After a long time of sinking, some people still couldn't help it. They stopped making noise, but instead asked the person with the largest official position next to them. "This kind of silence is really unbearable.
"Zhang Changzhi, what's wrong with this lord? Who is this assassination man?"
This Zhang Changzhang was naturally the leader of the civil officials in Jiangdong, and Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu were the ones.
Zhang Zhao looked solemnly, and he looked at the people below. "No one of the soldiers brought out by the lord came back with him, and the lord was also stained with blood." Zhang Zhao was the leader of the civil servants in Jiangdong and the leader of the gentry in Jiangdong, so he naturally knew a little more than others. When Sun Ce and others walked through Jianye City, they were told by Zhang Zhao that they had not seen Sun Ce completely. The carriage among the carriage was very slow. It is said that someone was seriously injured, and none of the soldiers brought by Sun Ce came back.
"What! Who is so cruel that he can actually hurt his lord? Our lord's martial arts are superb!"
Although Zhang Zhao was very awe-inspiring on the surface, his little thought was about to be considered. He was a little angry, that was, these bandits could sneak into Jiangdong, and people didn't notice it and knew the behavior of the Lord Gongsun Ce. What if this was done to deal with the rest of them.
But Zhang Zhao was also a little happy, that was the money Zhou Yu asked them to take out. If the lord had a hard time this time, Zhou Yu would not make things difficult for them. What's more, if the lord really died, then this heir should be the second young master.
The attitude of the second prince to treat the gentry is really the kindness of the Jiangdong gentry.
Sun Ce did not trust the gentry. Although he gave preferential treatment to the gentry, he still did not trust the gentry. Therefore, he basically had many poor scholars under his command. Although there were many children of the gentry, he did not occupy important positions. For example, Gu Yong in front of him, these individuals were all poor families. Even Zhuge Jin was a child of the gentry, but he was not a Jiangdong gentry who was an outsider.
If Sun Quan was sovereign, he would naturally use the Jiangdong gentry as he needed to get the support of the Jiangdong gentry and also needed to remove the image of his elder brother's reign.
However, Zhang Zhao was a little hesitant again. If Sun Ce was gone, Sun Quan ascended the throne and his power was reshuffled, Zhang Zhao was afraid that he would not be able to achieve his current status. You must know that Zhang Zhao is now the leader of the civil officials in Jiangdong.
The Zhang family is not the only one who has a good relationship with Sun Quan. If other gentry members are considered by Sun Quan, then the Zhang family will be annoyed.
Just when Zhang Zhao was still hesitating everywhere, a voice suddenly came from over there, "Here's here, come!"
"Come?" What's coming? Zhang Zhao raised his head in confusion. However, when he raised his head, he glared at the master.
Because Zhang Zhao naturally knew who this person was, and he rubbed his eyes and read it right.
That's right, it's not someone else who came out, but their master of Jiangdong, Sun Ce and Sun Bofu.
"I'm shocked, are you?" Sun Ce walked out of the backyard. He looked at the people below, and a chill appeared in his eyes.
"I don't dare." Zhang Zhaoba lowered his head.
"What's the point of not daring? You all looked at me. You were all disappointed, right? I didn't die, I didn't die in that dense forest. You were very unhappy, because those who wanted to ascend the throne did not ascend the throne, you were very disappointed, right?" Sun Ce had a strong murderous intent to the gentry in Jiangdong for the first time. That was because although the Jiangdong gentry was not the main messenger here, they were not a good thing. With the arrival of Cao Cao's envoy, he believed that some people must know about this group of gentry, especially Zhang Zhao, who was sent by Sun Ce, was the head of the Zhang family and the head of the Jiangdong gentry. He would not know if Xu had sent anyone?
At least there were some clues, but Zhang Zhao didn't say a word, which led to Sun Ce's incident in the end.
"Get up!" Sun Ce waved his hands to everyone below.
"Although I'm not dead, I was indeed attacked. If Gongjin hadn't pushed me, maybe the one who was lying on the bed today would be my Sun Ce Sun Bofu." Sun Ce's sharp eyes swept towards everyone over there.
"What? The Grand Governor was injured, is it serious?" Everyone was shocked. Zhou Yu was injured. You should know that Zhou Yu's status in Jiangdong is second only to Sun Ce. Sun Ce is not here, basically Zhou Yu is in command, and even the pensions in the army are all done by Zhou Yu. This is something that wins people's hearts. If Zhou Yu has a second heart, then Sun Ce will be finished.
But now Zhou Yu is injured.
"Serious? Gongjin can no longer get up. Tell me if it is serious." Sun Ce almost shouted at the people below with a roar.
Only then did everyone realize Sun Ce's anger. Zhou Yu is Sun Ce's confidant and Sun Ce's right-hand man. Zhou Yu is seriously injured. How can Sun Ce not be in a hurry?
"Who is this murderer and the traitor who is the rioter who is involved in this incident will definitely be severely punished."
"Yes, this traitor must be broken into pieces."
"Split up the corpses, okay, this is what you said." Sun Ce sternly said to everyone, "I'll tell you who this traitor is, and Xu Gong is the first one!"
"Xu Gong?" The civil and military officials in Jiangdong were in an uproar below.
"It turned out to be Xu Gong? How is that possible?"
"No way, this Xu Gong is the original Xu Gong?" Someone knew that Xu Gong was naturally shocked.
But some people don’t know who “Xu Gong is” among them, because Zhuge Jin is a new member of Jiangdong who is not a member of Jiangdong. It turns out that the gentry who is not Jiangdong naturally doesn’t understand.
"This Xu Gong was originally the head of the Xu family and was a prefect in our Jiangdong." Someone explained to Zhuge Jin.
"Lord, isn't Xu Gong dead?" Gu Yong walked out and asked Sun Ce over there. The Jiangdong gentry basically didn't know about Xu Gong's case. Xu Gong wanted to connect with Xu Du Cao to support Sun Ce and Jiangdong when Jiangdong was unstable.
In this case, Jiangdong would be over. How could Sun Ce let such a thing happen? That's why Xu Gong's family was taken down there.
"Xu Gong is dead? Then what did I, Sun Ce, see? Is it a ghost!" Sun Ce scolded sternly.
"This, this, Xu Gong's case," someone turned his head to the Jiangdong gentry over there, because Xu Gong's case had the responsibility for their review, because killing Xu Gong requires a clear verification, because it is because they are afraid that these gentry may have substitute guests, which is not without. These substitute guests will die on their behalf.
There were also substitute emperors during the Warring States Period.
"Pu.Pu!" Suddenly, the heads of the Jiangdong gentry knelt down and said, "Lord, please spare me, please spare me!" Xu Gong's case was the responsibility of these Jiangdong gentry, including the Zhao family in Kuaiji and the Cao family in Jianye.
"Take your life? Xu Gong can let you go, okay, okay!" Sun Ce sneered. If these individuals had not dereliction of duty, how could the scene of today appear? How could Gongjin be seriously injured and unconscious? Sun Ce's murderous intent became stern. "Come on. Take this Cao Ying and Zhao Kai for me. I'm imprisoned, and then send someone to Zhao and Cao's family to take down the whole family." Sun Ce was really angry.
"Lord, please spare me," he begged for mercy with the heads of the Cao family. "We were just dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty!"
Zhang Zhao took a look and stood up, "Lord, this Cao Ying and Zhao Kai just made a small mistake, so why not confiscate the family and destroy the clan?"
"Small mistake? OK, then I'll ask Mr. Zifang what a big mistake is. Who is Xu Gong? Such a serious criminal can actually let him escape. This is called a small mistake? After letting such a prisoner go, Gu Yong, tell us Mr. Zifang, what crime should he be!" Sun Ce was angry and started to be polite to Zhang Zhao.
"Report to the lord, Mr. Zifang, letting go of heavy prisoners is a serious crime and should be punished with the prisoners." Gu Yong is responsible for the criminal law in Jiangdong.
"Ahhhhh!" The heads of the Cao family and the Zhao family were both scared and fainted. This was the same crime as Xu Gong, which was to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan. They could not bear it, and Zhang Zhao next to them had no choice.
"Why don't you think about mercy when you let Xu Gong go?" Sun Ce had made up his mind and had to kill several Jiangdong gentry.
"Lord, please spare me. It's not that we let Xu Gong go, that's it, that." The head of the Jianye Cao family could not bear it anymore and shouted.
"Cao Ying, you want to die. You dare to say it out loud, that person!" Zhao Kai next to him was a little sane.
"Zhao Kai, I don't want my life? I'm just saying it. If I don't say it, it's going to be scouted and the clan will be exterminated. If you don't say it, I'll say it!" Cao Ying shouted loudly, and Zhao Kai next to him also remembered it. If he said it, it might be lifeless, but it's better than being scouted and exterminated.
"Master, lord, it wasn't that we didn't kill this Xu Gong at the beginning, it was that the second young master, the second young master did not let us kill it. The second young master said that this Xu Gong is of great use to you, so the second young master casually found a death row prisoner from the death penalty to replace Xu Gong." Cao Ying said everything like he was pouring beans.
OK! This Xu Gong is not the substitute he found, but the other person is going to live his life.
Xu Gongzhi is almost several years away from now. A few years ago, Sun Quan was going to live Xu Gong's life, just for today.
"Shut up! How could the second young master do this!" Zhang Zhao sternly said to the two of them.
These two people directly gave Sun Quan. Zhang Zhao didn't know that Sun Quan had been exposed. He thought that Sun Quan had found someone to assassinate Sun Ce on his behalf. This person was Xu Gong. Although Xu Gong did not succeed, as long as Sun Quan was not exposed, there would be nothing wrong.
But these two people who were greedy for life and fear of death actually spoke to Sun Quan. Isn’t this a scam? If they don’t say it, Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao and others can help them escape. After saying this, everyone will be done together.
"Why do you want them to shut up? Mr. Zifang, this is my mansion, this is my Jiangdong, you can't help but have too much control." Sun Ce slapped the table and spoke to Zhang Zhao.
"Lord, my lord, my lord, are brothers in my own hands, just like brothers, and there are no brothers and feet! These two thieves must have colluded with Xu Gong. Unable to say that these two people joined Xu Gong and their lord, and they had the act of assassinating the lord. Please ask your lord to investigate." These two people were looking for death, but they dared to bite the lord. Then Zhang Zhao didn't need to protect them. It would be better to step on them directly. The dead would not speak. The second young master was stunned at the beginning. If he were to Zhang Zhao, the Cao family and the Zhao family, would slowly disappear into Jiangdong.
"Mr. Zifang, you are really commendable for your conscience to speak for my second brother like this." Sun Ce looked at Zhang Zhao with a smile.
"Lord, the second prince must be loyal to the lord."
"Come on, drag Cao Ying and Zhao Kai out to kill him on the spot, and the Cao Zhao family won't leave any of them." Sun Ce issued a decisive order.
"Lord, please spare me. Lord, please spare me. We are innocent, the second son, the second son!" Cao Ying and Zhao Kai shouted at the sky and the earth, but no matter how much they exchanged, they would not be able to escape the ending of being killed.
Zhang Zhao breathed comfortably. Cao Ying and Zhao Kai were killed well, and no one spoke again after the killing.
"The lord, Xu Gong, should have been killed with Cao Ying and Zhao Kai!" Zhang Zhao also wanted to kill Xu Gong so that Xu Gong would not even speak and bite people.
"Xu Gong doesn't need Mr. Zifang to worry about it. We have long been dismembered by our lord. The ancestral tomb of the Xu family has also been thrown out." Lu Meng, who was next to him, said.
Digging out the ancestral tomb? This really makes people die without a burial place.
"Okay, we have also executed this Xu Gong's accomplice. Then let's deal with another thief!" Sun Ce said to everyone.
"There is another thief?" Xu Gong was enough, and the two Jiangdong gentry were confiscated and their families were exterminated. If another one came, everyone would start to feel a little uneasy.
"Come out!" Sun Ce shouted to the people in the backyard.
"Baoba!" A man with a very outstanding appearance came out of the backyard, carrying iron chains on his body, walking on the ground, the iron chains collided with each other and made a sound of striking.
"This, this, this!" Zhang Zhao's eyes were about to crack, because the person who walked out had blue eyes and purple hair, wide head and big ears, and full of nobleness, but he was completely destroyed by the shackles on his body.
"Second, the second young master!" Zhang Zhao's voice was almost stuttering. This person came was not someone else, the rich man from Jiangdong, or the younger brother of the Lord of Jiangdong, Sun Quan and Sun Zhongmou.
To be continued...