The people in the audience were silent, watching Pei Yan leave with an incredible face, the ten charges were still in their ears, you know, most of the wealthy families will make some of the same mistakes more or less, if the court does not pursue it, it will be safe.

But if the Governor of Yongliang chases after him, they are likely to follow in Pei Yan's footsteps.

For a while, all the people in the audience were panicked and uneasy, and now no one pleads for Pei Yan anymore, they are all mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, and they are all difficult to protect, who will really care about the life and death of others.

After a while, the soldiers came back with a human head and presented the human head to Xiahou Xuan.

Everyone looked at it, and sure enough, Pei Yan's head couldn't help but sigh, and there was a feeling of sadness for the rabbit and the fox.

In fact, between the families, it may not be a monolith, in order to compete for power and profit, these families are often in constant contradictions, especially those families with higher rankings, the open and secret battles between each other are even more powerful, and even do not hesitate to fight each other, so they are willing to give up.

However, Pei Yan was suddenly killed today, but it gave many families a feeling of being caught off guard, everyone fought in the past, it was nothing more than calculating each other, you made a profit and I lost, it didn't hurt, and it couldn't move the foundation of the family.

But now it's completely different, the new Yongliang Governor has an iron-blooded hand, and he will kill if he doesn't agree with him, so the change in the rules of the game has made many families suddenly have a sense of powerlessness.

In the face of absolute power, all intrigues and tricks seem to be pale and powerless, and in the moment of the knife in the hand, a fresh life is over.

Since he can kill Pei Yan, how can he care about other people's opinions, but he doesn't know who will follow in Pei Yan's footsteps and become the second victim.

The heads of all the families looked at each other, because no one knew who Xiahou Xuan's next target would be, and it was precisely because of this that they were uneasy, especially those who were quite suitable for putting Pei Yan's ten crimes on their heads, it was simply a torment at this time.

Cao Liang looked at the turned head, and instructed Shi Bao Deng Ai behind him: "Shi Sima Deng Sima, you immediately take people to Pei's mansion and confiscate all their family property to the public. ”

Shibao Deng Ai immediately bowed down to receive the order and roared away with the men and horses.

It's not that Cao Liang is really black-hearted and ruthless, but it's completely based on need, if there is no bit of tough means, how can he shock so many families.

Killing a Pei Yan is only one head at most, the Pei family is so big, it is completely possible to re-elect one to be the head of the family, Pei Yan will die if he dies, maybe there will be people who clap their hands behind him.

But Cao Liang's next hand was much more violent, and he directly completely confiscated the Pei family, the men's match, the women's music workshop, and all the family property was confiscated.

It's over, the Pei family is completely finished, from today onwards, there will be no Pei family in Chang'an City anymore!

Those families who originally had a glimmer of hope saw this scene, and their hearts suddenly cooled and they were completely desperate, this is too ruthless, killing people is not enough, but now it is going to bring disaster to the whole family, and there is no one left.

But they don't even have the slightest intention to resist, what is called a knife, what is called a fish and meat, now I am afraid it is the truest portrayal.

Now the remaining wealthy families, at this moment, are like fish on the board waiting to be slaughtered.

Cao Liang's gaze slowly scanned the restless crowd, he was indeed catching the next target.

The heads of the family who were swept by his gaze were dripping with cold sweat and their souls were not possessed, but fortunately, Cao Liang's gaze left quickly, and they were able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Cao Liang's eyes were fixed on Old Lady Du's face, and he didn't leave for a long time.

The surrounding heads of the family also had a look of schadenfreude when they breathed a sigh of relief.

The Du family and the Pei family are the top two clans in Chang'an City, and now that the Pei family is finished, if they focus on the Du family again, then the pattern of Chang'an City will change dramatically.

Old lady Du came to Cao Liang tremblingly, and said respectfully: "See Cao Changshi. ”

Cao Liang smiled slightly and said, "What did Old Lady Du see?" ”

Old lady Du said: "Cao Changshi, our Du family is willing to offer all the grain and grass in the family to fund the military, and I hope Cao Changshi will not dislike it." ”

Cao Liang smiled and said: "Old lady Du is really an understanding person, it is naturally better to be able to deal with people who understand, now the imperial court is about to cut down Shu, and the military food is scarce, it is rare that Old Lady Du can understand the righteousness, and thank the old lady Du on behalf of the general, and the military rations borrowed today will be repaid in the coming day!" ”

Old lady Du was relieved, and said in a loud voice: "How dare you, since you are the people of Wei, you should serve the imperial court, not to mention that the imperial court's expedition to Shu is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and we should help with all our might." ”

The surrounding family heads were dumbfounded, this divine operation is simply too slippery, don't look at the old lady Du is nearly eighty years old, but this mind is not at all careless, and he can judge the situation and do the most beneficial thing for the family.

What is some grain and grass, compared with the rise and fall of the family's glory and disgrace, it is simply a drop in the bucket, the Du family occupies the top position of the Chang'an family, that is not covered, let alone by any luck, it is precisely because of the shrewdness and calculation of the old man Du that the Du family has an unparalleled advantage.

In this way, Pei Yan died even more humiliated, he was so stingy that he didn't want to spend a dime, but the result was that he lost his life and a huge family in vain, it is estimated that he saw the Du family food in exchange for peace under Jiuquan, and even his intestines would regret it.

In fact, Pei Yan was also unlucky, he happened to be the chicken that Cao Liang killed and set an example of, when Xiahou Xuan intended to let the family donate food, he was ridiculed in exchange for a place, their inherent thinking is that the family is the foundation of the world, and no one dares to shake it easily, but Cao Liang is not afraid, he doesn't take them seriously at all.

It turns out that these families are purely bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and they are indifferent at all when they say a good word, but as long as they give them some color to see, they are faster than anything else.

With the example of the Du family, the next thing became much simpler, these family heads rushed to offer their hoarded grain and grass, for fear that they would be late to offer the same, and others would not want it.

The military rations of 500,000 Hu, after bothering Xiahou Xuan for two months, were finally raised.