I saw Zeng Xian smile confidently and said: "We don't need them to express their support clearly, as long as the outside world thinks that they are supporting us, it is enough, and an ambiguous attitude can also play a role in stabilizing people's hearts." ”

"Oh? What do you mean? Li Yun couldn't help but be a little puzzled when he heard this.

Zeng Xiangao immediately replied: "My lord, those wealthy families are indeed difficult to deal with, and their subordinates have all shirked for various reasons when they come to the door these days, and I haven't even seen their family master." But even so, his subordinates still visit him three times a day! ”

"Why are you? Do you want to visit the thatched house twice? Li Yun became even more curious when he heard this.

"Yes and no, my subordinates have been visiting in full view of everyone every time these days, just to make outsiders think that I am looking at the thatched house. But actually, I don't expect any promises from those families, as long as they can let me stay at home for a cup of tea. ”

Then I saw Zeng Xiangao laugh and continued: "Because as long as my subordinates have done enough of Corporal Lixian's article, and they don't dare to oppose it clearly, then my goal will be achieved." In addition, I requisitioned the descendants of those families into the government and led them to inspect the state capital every day to recruit troops and raise food, so in the eyes of the people and the court, they are already standing with us. ”

Li Yun couldn't help but glance at Zeng Xiangao when he heard this, thinking that this guy really deserved to be a scholar, and he could even think of such a shady and shameless trick.

"Aren't you afraid that those big families will be mad when you do this?" Li Yun asked with interest.

"Don't be afraid!"

Zeng Xiangao didn't worry about this at all, but proudly puffed up his chest and said, "My Vermilion Bird weapons are extremely sharp, if those big families don't say anything, we won't deal with them!" But if they don't know each other, then our guns are not vegetarian! ”

Li Yun also nodded secretly to Zeng Xiangao's words, because if you want to convince the public, you must pay equal attention to grace and power!

Grace is to protect their personal and property safety and safeguard their interests. Wei is the decision to kill, and for those who dare to resist, they must be ruthlessly exterminated!

And one of the very important reasons why the Vermilion Bird Army was able to successfully control Ruzhou was that it relied on its strong military strength to carry out a strong deterrent to those wealthy families.

After the capture of Ruzhou, the Suzaku Army imposed martial law, and at the same time hung the corpses of those Jianghu masters who resisted the Suzaku Army during the siege on the city wall.

Because Nangong Wuxue and Qin Menglong are both famous super masters in Ruzhou. Since even they died at the gunpoint of the Suzaku Army, the others were naturally even more silent.

At the same time, in order to set an example for chickens and monkeys and win the hearts of the people, Li Yun deliberately chose a family with great resentment from the people. The thunderous attack of the super martial army uprooted it overnight gave those families a great psychological deterrent.

Therefore, although those big families will not clearly express their support for the Suzaku Army, they will not dare to offend the Suzaku Army.

Then Li Yun stood up, patted Zeng Xiangao on the shoulder and said, "Governor Zeng, you are very good, do a good job, I promise that you will have a bright future in the future!" ”

"Thank you, Lord! The subordinates swore to follow the lord to the death to repay the lord's kindness! Zeng Xiangao couldn't help but be excited when he heard this, because with Li Yun's words, he really integrated into this collective.

After encouraging Zeng Xiangao, Li Yun went back, and today he went out to the street and watched the play, and he also found a talent, so it was time to go home.

After receiving Li Yun's commendation, Zeng Xiangao quickly gained a trace of status in the Ruzhou Military Management Commission, and he got some rights that belonged to him. And using these rights, Zeng Xiangao gradually began to show his prominence.

However, unlike the proud spring breeze that was once high, the atmosphere in Ningfu was not so harmonious.

Looking at a letter in his hand, Ning Zhiyuan frowned and couldn't make up his mind for a while. Because this is a letter from the Governor's Palace, let him secretly cooperate with the imperial army to recover Ruzhou. But the destruction of the Han family was just around the corner, and he really didn't dare to risk the safety of the family.

Seeing that Ning Zhiyuan was slow to make a decision, Ning Feiyu said with some anxiety: "Father's imperial army is about to quell the rebellion, this is a rare opportunity!" If we can help the imperial court quell the rebellion and make great contributions, then my Ning family's soaring prosperity is just around the corner! So I hope my father will make a decision sooner! ”

"No!"

Different from Ning Feiyu's blind optimism, Ning Zhiyuan's younger brother, Ning Zhixian, the second room of the Ning family, has some different opinions.

I saw Ning Zhixian's sad face, "Big brother, although the counterinsurgency army of the imperial court is coming, but now that we are under the rule of the Vermilion Bird Army after all, if this matter leaks out, I'm afraid my Ning family will also follow in the footsteps of the Han family!" ”

When it came to the Han family, the faces of the three people sitting there all changed, because the Han family relied on the fact that the head of the family was the same master, and he was rampant in Ruzhou and did not take other families in his eyes at all. But in just one night, the once glorious family vanished.

Although the collapse of the Han family made those who had been oppressed by the Han family a little happy, it was followed by a sense of sadness about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

Ning Feiyu was also a little hesitant after hearing this, but after hesitating, he still said: "Although my father is a bit risky, Cousin Feiyang has become a thief, which is already a well-known thing in Ruzhou. Therefore, if we don't cooperate with the imperial court, when the imperial army arrives, then my Ning family will not be able to recover! ”

Saying that, Ning Feiyu glanced at his second uncle Ning Zhixian with dissatisfaction, because the one who was the thief was his son Ning Feiyang!

But Ning Zhixian next to him immediately retorted, because he couldn't afford to bear the charge of being a thief, "Who said that Feiyang was a thief, he was just coerced by a thief!" ”

"We believe that my cousin was coerced by thieves, but will the court believe it?" Ning Feiyu replied coldly.

"This ......, alas, ......! Evil obstacles! Ning Zhixian had nothing to say when he heard this, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of regret for the son of evil who brought disaster to Ning Mansion.

Listening to the argument between the second brother and his son, Ning Zhiyuan's head became bigger. Now they are dumb and difficult to distinguish between eating Coptis chinensis, neither daring to offend the Vermilion Bird Army, but also afraid that the imperial court will settle accounts in the future, which is really a dilemma.

In fact, this dilemma did not only happen in Ningfu, but also in the situation of several other major families in Ruzhou City.

Because of Zeng Xian's high yin damage tricks, they all poured a basin of dirty water from thieves. Let them have words of suffering, which can neither be washed away nor wiped clean, looking forward to the success of the court to quell the rebellion, but also afraid of the court liquidating the charges.

So when they received the letter, they all found themselves in a dilemma.