Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 140

[Chapter 140]

“Gao Junshou, what should I do?”

Shanggucheng.

The nobles of Shanggu County gathered in the government office, and at this moment they all focused their attention on the governor of the county, Gao Yuanshen.

The Yuan family sent news that the eunuchs of the imperial court passed through Fanyang County and went to Yancheng.

It is an ironclad fact that Shanggu County was merged into the land of King Yan.

This made them very nervous.

They saw what King Yan did in Yan County.

The three families of Zhang, Huang and Du are gone, and the other powerful families have also lost their land, and now they have become the vassals of King Yan.

If King Yan entered Shanggu County, how would they have a good life.

“What are you afraid of? Yan County is Yan County, and Shanggu County is Shanggu County. The nobles in Yan County are intriguing and let King Yan take advantage of the loopholes. But we, the rich people in Shanggu County, are of one mind. As long as we are united, what can King Yan do to us?” Gao Yuan shouted loudly.

He got a message from Yuan Li, ordering him to stick to Shanggu County.

Even if the imperial court makes this place the land of the King of Yan, it still needs to make the King of Yan in name only.

This matter does not need to be ordered by the Yuan family, even if it is based on the interests of his Gao family, he will not let King Yan do whatever he wants.

“What the county guard said is that the three families of Zhang, Huang and Du in Yan County were at odds with the three families of Dong Yang and Lu, and King Yan took advantage of this loophole. If you can all deal with King Yan together, perhaps Shanggu County will not be reduced to the state of Yan County. ” said a wealthy family.

Others echoed, “We listen to the Sheriff.”

Gao Yuan nodded.

Yuan Li said that if he encounters difficulties, he will provide assistance.

This made him more confident, he wanted to see how the King of Yan could stand him?

…

Yan County.

Zhao Xu inspected the troops that were about to depart, and nodded to Chang Wei.

Even though he has completely controlled Yan County, he still remembers the aggrieved feeling when he was bullied by Yan County’s rich family at first.

When Yan County was like this at the beginning, he believed that there would be no difference between the nobles in Shanggu County.

He sees it through.

All the governors of the seven counties of Yan County are inextricably linked with the Yuan family.

Although Shanggu County has been incorporated into his fiefdom, without a fierce struggle, he does not want Shanggu County to be as obedient as Yan County today.

It’s just that the method used in Yan County is obviously not suitable for Shanggu County in his opinion.

After all, when he was in Yan County, he was weak, so he could only divide and disintegrate the wealthy clan, and treat those who voted for him gently.

But it is obviously unnecessary to treat the wealthy family in Shanggu County.

Because it takes too long, and there is no need to spend too much time intrigue.

This time, he went to Shanggu County with only one purpose: Those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish!

“Let’s go!” Zhao Xu waved his hand, and the mighty army marched along the road from the west of the city to Shanggu County.

A day later, they entered Shanggu County.

Not long after leaving the land of Yan County, a strong sense of bleakness came to him.

Because it has already entered autumn, there are sparse withered yellow leaves hanging on the trees on both sides of the official road, and a gust of wind sweeps them, rustling and falling.

Passing through the village, Zhao Xu only saw broken walls and no people inside.

“Your Highness, these are all villages that were burned by Beidi people, and Shanggu County was really hit hard.” Chang Wei pointed to a blackened earth wall and said that it was burned.

“Look ahead!” Liu Fu suddenly pointed to a ditch ahead.

Hearing this, Zhao Xu and Chang Wei rode their horses and took a few steps forward. When they saw what was inside, their complexions turned blue.

“Ouch…” Liu Fu vomited directly.

There is nothing else in the ditch, but corpses one after another.

At this time, these corpses have been soaked to death, presenting a terrifying view of giants.

There are hundreds of such corpses, including men, women and children, and they should be the people who were killed by Beidi people in the nearby villages.

“Son of a bitch.” Chang Wei clenched his fist fiercely, “Beidi will never be destroyed in this life, I Chang Wei swears not to be human!”

The soldiers on the march saw the sight of the ditch as they passed by.

While a burst of anger ignited in their hearts, they were also thankful that they were born in Yan County.

Otherwise, the people lying in this ditch might be their wives and children.

The team moves on.

They also encountered the corpses of many common people, either in the village or by the roadside.

Until noon, they finally saw a living person.

This is a group of ragged people, either naked or naked, pulling the bark from the trees to satisfy their hunger.

Their eyes are numb, and they don’t dodge when they see the army, as if they don’t care about death anymore.

“Where are you from?” a commoner asked a passing soldier.

“We are the army of King Yan.” The soldier replied proudly.

“Why did you come here? The people from Beidi have already left.”

“The emperor issued a decree that Shanggu County will be the fiefdom of King Yan from now on.”

“What…” The smiles of the people gnawing on the bark froze.

A tear rolled down his stained face from the corner of his eye.

He threw down the bark and shouted to the other people: “The king of Yan is here. Shanggu County is the land of King Yan. Did you hear that? Shanggu County is the land of King Yan, hahaha…” The

numb people We seem to come alive in this sentence.

They were stunned for a while, then rushed to the road, scrambling to ask questions.

After getting a unanimous answer, they burst into tears.

King Yan’s kindness had already spread to Shanggu County, and the group of them originally planned to gnaw on the bark and flee to Yan County.

Now Shanggu County has become the fiefdom of King Yan, so they don’t have to escape.

Zhao Xu had already noticed them.

Stopping in front of them, he said: “From now on, you are the subjects of this king. Go back and wait. You will get the land soon.”

“Thank you, Your Highness.” The people wept with joy.

Zhao Xu asked Chang Wei to distribute some food and grass to the people and continue on the road.

Along the way, they encountered many miserable people.

At the same time, he also saw Wubao in the countryside.

There, the rich still lived a life of singing, dancing and drinking.

It seems that the suffering outside has nothing to do with them.

The next day, the army arrived at Shanggu City.

He sent someone to pass the news to the city, and after a while, an official in green robe led the officials from Shanggu County to welcome him out.

“Gao Yuan, governor of Shanggu County, sees Your Highness.” Gao Yuan led the officials to salute Zhao Xu.

“Excuse me.” Zhao Xu gestured to Liu Fu.   At this time, Liu Fu took out the imperial decree and read it loudly in front of Gao Yuan and other officials

, “…from the date of receiving the imperial decree, Shanggu County has become the land of King Yan, hereby!”

turn.

After seeing the imperial decree, Shanggu County has become the land of King Yan.

“Welcome Your Highness to come to Shanggu County, Your Highness please.”

After a while of silence, Gao Yuan was the first to react, with a fake smile on his face.

Zhao Xu nodded, and said to Chang Wei: “Take over the defense of Shanggu City immediately.”

Then, he and Liu Fu walked towards the government office, and Xu Lie led the five hundred soldiers temporarily dispatched by Chang Wei to accompany him for protection.

After entering the government office, Zhao Xu sat down at the main seat, while Gao Yuan and other officials from Shanggu County stood below.

Zhao Xudao: “Gao Yuan listened to the order and immediately issued a decree to the counties of Shanggu County to gather the displaced Shanggu County people, allocate acres of land, recuperate, and pay taxes one out of ten.”

“Your Highness, Shanggu County may not have idle land for these people.” Gao Yuan said loudly.

After the arrival of Beidi, the people of Shanggu County who were unwilling to attach themselves to the Hao family died and fled.

By the way, they occupied the land of these people.

King Yan wanted them to spit out what they ate, how could it be possible?

Zhao Xu’s face remained unchanged, and he said to Liu Fu: “From now on, you will immediately inspect the land and acres in Shanggu County, and anyone who steals or usurps privately will be severely punished.” When

he said that, all the officials below changed their expressions.

The plateau was extremely angry, and the king of Yan had just arrived, which would harm their interests.

He still had a smile on his face, and said: “Your Highness, the inspection of the fields is tedious and tedious, and it does not take one day, and Beidi will go to Beidi, and the officials of the whole county need to inspect the losses, so they cannot get out.”

“Are you teaching me what to do?” Zhao Xu’s gaze Turned cold, “This king’s order is not for you to question, but for you to carry out.”

Gao Yuan felt chills after being stared at by Zhao Xu, so he could only murmur, “Yes.”

(End of this chapter)