Beiping City.

The sky was overcast, the clouds were oppressing, the wind was blowing, and the pedestrians on the road were also in a hurry, and they hurried to their homes, and it was going to rain.

A powerful mansion, in the study, although a candle is lit, the study is still very dim, and two figures are reflected on the wall, slightly gloomy.

A low, thin old man kept rubbing his hands, a little uneasy, raised his head, looked at the strong man opposite, and stopped talking.

The strong man remained silent, his voice was low, and he asked, "Wan Gong, how is it?" Have you thought about it for a long time? ”

Wan Gong's face was embarrassed, and he asked cautiously: "Don't hide it from the general, all the soldiers of my family have been recruited by Na Yannan to defend the city, and there is really no manpower in the mansion, how can this help the general seize the city?" ”

"Wan Gong, you have to think about it, think about Yuan Gong, Yuan Gong is not cold now!" The strong man's words made the temperature of the study drop a few points, and Wan Gong couldn't help but shudder.

Yuan Gong is the head of the Yuan family in Beiping City, controlling the grain shop in Beiping Jiǔ Chéng, and has a daughter who is also married to Yang Tianlong as a concubine, but because he united with other families to oppose Liu De, he has been exterminated by Liu De.

If the family is also divided into grades, then there are a total of seventeen high-class families in Beiping, a real century-old family, but since the Yuan family was wiped out, it has become sixteen.

This also made other families wake up in an instant, no matter how glorious your family was in the past and how much wealth you control now, in the face of a powerful army, you are vulnerable and slaughtered.

As soon as the Yuan family was punished, the other families suddenly quieted down, and they cooperated very much with Liu De's control of Beiping, but secretly there were still families to strengthen their own strength, recruit guests, build dock forts outside the city, or send their descendants to other states, so as not to finally cut off the family heirs.

The same is true of the Wan family, but the background of the Wan family is not too outstanding among the sixteen families, but the head of the Wan family has a weak personality, which has become the object of Yang Tianlong's lobbying.

The head of the Wan family smiled awkwardly, "What did the general say?" The old man really doesn't know very well, then the Yuan family took the lead in resisting the Han Gong, and it was also their own fault to be killed, the old man is quite responsible, how could the Han Gong attack the old man's family? ”

"Wan Gong still has the mentality of luck?"

The strong man approached the head of the family and said, the stench in the mouth of the strong man made the head of the family frown and lean back.

The strong man grinned and didn't care, "All walks of life in Beiping that are occupied by the family, not to mention eight jiǔ chéng, six or seven percent should always be there, and there are a lot of fields, if there is no operation of the family, this Beiping City can hardly run, do you think that with Liu De's strong character, he will be willing to stay in the uncontrollable Beiping City?" But Your Majesty is different from Liu De, how Your Majesty treats you, you should know that you will never make a move against you, but need you to continue to serve under Your Majesty. ”

"Many powerful families in Jizhou are still serving as officials in the county, how can the Han Duke move, the general is too exaggerated!" Wan Gong wiped the sweat from his forehead and retorted.

"Now it is not moving, but there is a shortage of officials under the command of the Han Duke, as long as the Han Gong establishes the school and the imperial examination is held a few more times, and when it is then, it will be the time for Liu De to liquidate you!"

The strong man's words pierced Wan Gong's heart like a sharp blade, Wan Gong's back was a little cold, and he remembered Liu De's grand wish to Hua Tuo at the banquet:

Learn to teach, get medical treatment for the sick, take care of the elderly, and live in a house!

This is a hoe digging the foundation of the family!

The head of the Wan family was really unwilling to give up his existing power, so he was ruthless and nodded to the strong man, "Then according to the general's words!" ”

The strong man nodded with satisfaction, "When you take Beiping, you will have a share of the foundation of the Gao family!" ”

"Is what the general said true?"

The head of the Wan family stood up in surprise, his face full of disbelief, "Your Majesty wants to do something to the Gao family?" ”

"The Gao family is a group of ungrateful people, whether it is Gao Shicheng or Gao Xi Gaolin, they have failed to live up to Your Majesty's expectations of them, and Your Majesty hates them deeply! If it weren't for their Gao family, how could Liu De be so easy to grasp this Beiping City? ”

The strong man obviously hates the Gao family to the core, and as soon as he raises the family, he grits his teeth, and he can't wait to divide the five horses of the Gao family, and then get rid of them quickly!

The head of the Wan family has long coveted the foundation of the Gao family, and now when he heard the strong man say that he would deal with the Gao family after he captured Beiping City, his mind was suddenly lively, and he was hesitant just now.

When the strong man heard this, he was full of disdain in his heart, but he didn't show any of it outside.

The head of the Wan family took the strong man's hand, still a little worried: "How many families has the general contacted, and what is the chance of victory?" ”

The strong man said: "Wan Gong, you can rest assured, now everyone in Beiping City thinks of Zhao, and there is no one who thinks about Han!" ”

"The general still has to be very careful, the Gong Wei Division under Liu De is very powerful, this Beiping is full of their people, and if you are not careful, you may be exposed!" The head of the Wan family was still not at ease, and continued to advise.

The strong man said: "Of course I know the strength of Gong Weisi, but how long has Gong Weisi been in Beiping, how long have we been in Beiping, if Gongwei Si wants to find us, it is impossible!" ”

The strong man said that, and left in a hurry.

The head of the Wan family looked at the figure of the strong man leaving, sat down on the seat dejectedly, and sighed in his heart: "I really don't know if it's a blessing or a curse!" ”

Dai Zong hurriedly visited Jian Yong in the middle of the night, and in Jian Yong's study, Dai Zong said to Jian Yong: "My lord, I found that there are several families that have changed..."

"Is there any definite evidence?"

"The people who are watching found that someone visited those families, but that person is very sharp, and my people are lost, so I guess that that person is Yang Tianlong's person!" Dai Zong said.

Jian Yong's hand kept tapping on the desk, and his head searched quickly, and asked Dai Zong: "What if you take down all these families?" ”

Dai Zong hesitated a little, and said bluntly: "It may cause panic in the city, after all, we have not caught the exact handle of the family, and it is likely that some originally neutral families will completely fall to the puppet emperor Yang Tianlong, and it will also damage the reputation of our lord." ”

"You're right!"

Jian Yong nodded and agreed.

"Continue to monitor these families, their clan soldiers are under the control of General Chen Qi, if you want to cooperate with the puppet emperor, you can only take the opportunity to open the city gate, there is no other way, we can take advantage of the time they open the city gate, let's close the door and beat the dog, let the enemy army taste our power!" In this way, we also have evidence to solve this group of families! ”

"Your Excellency has a point!"

"That's it!" Jian Yong took a piece of cloth, took a pen and walked the dragon snake, wrote a whole piece of cloth, folded it, and handed it to Dai Zong, "Give this to General Yan immediately, let him cooperate!" ”

"The last general is going now!"

Dai Zong hurriedly responded, and quickly walked out of Jian Yong's study and entered the thick night.

......

Changge City, Yang Mansion.

The head of the Yang family is also the county guard of Changge County--[Yang Xiang], pacing back and forth in the lobby.

On the side, Yang Xiang's wife shouted to Yang Xiang: "What do you want to do when you walk around here?" ”

The head of the Yang family bent over, hunched over, his face was full of depression, and he said to his wife with a bitter face: "Madam! Disaster is coming! ”

Mrs. Yang rolled her eyes and said disdainfully: "You are good here, what disaster can come?" Besides, you are the county guard, in this Changge County, you are the emperor of the soil, if you don't let other disasters come, who would dare to let you come to a big disaster? ”

"O my lady! Don't you know, I, the county guard, also dominate in this Changge City, who treats me as a dish outside! ”

Yang Xiang didn't go back and forth, but sat directly on the seat, pouring bitter water at his husband, "Now that the Han King Liu De, except for Changge County, other counties in Beizhou have been recovered by him, and 50,000 Hu people have been eliminated, that is, the Hu people who are surrounding our city, maybe it won't be long before we are waiting for Liu De's soldiers to come to the city, and then it will be when our heads land!" ”

"It's... Why did Liu De kill you? ”

Mrs. Yang's arrogant appearance just now completely changed color, and she asked in horror.

"He Liu De wants to kill someone, where does it matter! It is rumored that in Liaocheng, he Liu De almost slaughtered the entire family in Liaocheng, it was really a river of blood and corpses all over the field! ”

Mrs. Yang's face turned from blue to white, obviously frightened, and asked again: "Liu De is so brutal, the soldiers under your command can't stop him?" ”

Yang Xiangqi thumped his chest angrily: "How are my gang of wine bags and rice bags the opponents of Han Gong, don't you see that the Hu people surrounding our city have been wiped out by Han Gong!" Even the Tian family in the northern plains is not the opponent of Han Gong, how can I stop it? ”

Mrs. Yang gritted her teeth and said ruthlessly: "Then let's surrender!" ”

"Surrender? You're crazy! ”

Yang Xiang exclaimed, "Let's surrender, won't the foundation of the Yang family be handed over?" ”

"So what if you don't surrender? Since you can't beat it, it's better to surrender, maybe Liu De will not only spare us for the sake of our surrender, but maybe he will continue to let you be this Changge Taishou, after all, in Changge City, your Yang Xiang's prestige is still quite high! ”

"Is this possible?"

Yang Xiangyi sat down in his chair, thinking deeply about what his wife had said to him.

Mrs. Yang said at this time: "What is impossible about this! The concubine asked you, have you ever targeted Han Gong, or have you used small tricks behind your back? ”

Yang Lianlian shook his head repeatedly: "How is this possible, I have neither a deep enmity nor a great hatred with Han Gong, and I don't even have any conflict of interest, so how can I target Han Gong?" ”

"The concubine is asking you, has there ever been a county Taishou who surrendered to Liu De?"

Yang Xiang continued to shake his head and replied: "According to Weifu's understanding, there is no county that is too guarded by the Han Gong!" ”

"Isn't that the end of it! If you surrender to Han Gong, you will be the first person, how will Han Gong treat you badly in order to buy the hearts of the people in the world? So what are you afraid of? ”

Yang Xiang muttered: "Han Gong treats the family very well... Kindness... Not friendly, just in case..."

"But there are also a large number of families serving under the command of the Han Gong, such as the Gao family!" Mrs. Yang continued to retort, "If you don't surrender now, you will definitely die, if you surrender, it is possible to continue to maintain the wealth of the Yang family, why not surrender?" ”

"What Madame said is reasonable, what she says is reasonable!"

Yang Xiang nodded frequently, but there was still a trace of doubt.

Mrs. Yang saw Yang Xiang's doubts, "Does Husband feel a little unstable?" ”

"That's right!"

Yang said to Mrs. Yang: "When we just surrendered, we were entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the Han Gong, but if it didn't take long for the Han Gong and the others to digest the long song, what should we do after settling accounts with the Autumn Queen?" Let's think about it for the future! ”

"Then the concubine asked you, do you know what hobbies Han Gong has? Or rather, what are the weaknesses? Mrs. Yang asked.

"Hobbies? Weakness? ”

Yang Xiang thought for a long time, and then said with some hesitation, "I heard that Han Gong married at least seven or eight concubines... Does this count? ”

"Count! How not! It's good if you have weaknesses! ”

Mrs. Yang smiled lightly, "What's the big deal about a man being lustful, it's normal for a young hero like Xiang Han Gong to have a few concubines!" ”

"What do you mean?"

Mrs. Yang took a sip of tea and shouted towards the door: "Someone, call Daxiao Jie over!" ”

"Yuhuan? Are you going to give the jade ring to Liu De? No way! Absolutely not! ”

Yang Xiang subconsciously objected.

"What's not to do!" Mrs. Yang tugged at the corners of Yang Xiang's clothes, and rebuked quite angrily: "The girl will marry sooner or later, and marrying Han Gong as a concubine is not more beautiful than the main house of the rest of the people?" When it comes to the Han Gong or something, our daughter will be the concubine and the concubine, and she can't compete for the position of the master of the harem. ”

Yang Xiang didn't refute, obviously agreeing with his wife's statement.

"Father and mother, are you looking for a child?"

A crisp voice came from outside the door, and it turned gracefully.

"Yuhuan! In! ”

Yang Xiang tidied up his clothes, sat on a chair, and shouted to his own daughter outside the door.

Now that he has decided to surrender to Liu De, Yang Xiang has nothing to hesitate about, if he can exchange his daughter for the wealth of more than 100 members of the Yang family, it will be worth it.

And the opinion of his own daughter, is it important?

......

Liu De led the army to the direction of Beiping in a hurry, Zu Li hurried to Liu De's side, and said to Liu De: "Qiyu Lord, a certain friend, named Liu Kun, quite a military talent, good literature, proficient in music and law, martial arts gāo qiáng, willing to serve the lord, a certain hereby to introduce!" ”

"Oh, Liu Kun?"

Liu De didn't expect Liu Kun to come in this way, and yes, Liu Kun and Zu Di were friends in history, and the "Book of Jin" also put the two on the same biography, and the evaluation of Liu Kun is also very pertinent.

Liu De said to Zu Di: "Where is Liu Kun? ”

"It's in the middle of an army!"

"Let him come!" Liu De said to Zu Di.

"Yes!"

Zu Di arched his hand, and after a while, Zu Di brought a strong man to Liu De.

The man's words completely shocked Liu De.

"Lord, do you know your clan?" 11