"Big brother, what's wrong?" Luo Cheng looked dazed.

Chen Gong wanted to speak.

Lu Bu rushed ahead of him and said: "The families of these two counties collude with each other, raise prices, disregard national law, and harm the interests of the people, which is tolerable. ”

"Lord, I still have to persuade you to focus on the overall situation!" Chen Gong's expression was solemn.

"Isn't this just for the sake of the big picture? Do you want me to ignore the people of the two counties and make friends with those lawless clans? ”

"But has the lord ever thought about the consequences of doing so?"

"Of course I thought about it!"

Lu Bu glanced at Chen Gong, got up and said, "Mr. Gongtai, I don't understand, what are you afraid of?" Isn't it that Cao Cao and Yuan Shu will call, which will make Xuzhou the target of public criticism. Let me tell you, even if there is no family behind the scenes, Cao and Yuan will also call, this is the trend of the times, and it is unavoidable. ”

Chen Gong said: "Does the lord know the influence of the family in the local area?" How many troops do they have? ”

"Does the family have troops?"

"Absolutely."

Chen Gong said: "Since the Second Emperor Huan Ling, the people of the world have all been shrouded in the shadow of the family, and the decrees and favors of the imperial court cannot be seen by the people at all. If the family is good to them, they will thank the family, and if the family is not good to them, they will be afraid of the family. In the eyes of the people, there is only a family, not a court. What's more, most of the people are tenant farmers of the big families, and as long as the big families give an order, they can call up tens of thousands, or even more, of troops. The lord thinks about it, can such a family with huge influence and collusion be underestimated? ”

"The humble position is not to ask the lord to make friends with the family, but to tell the lord that once the war with the family starts, the consequences are unpredictable, and it is very likely to evolve into Cao and Yuan uniting the family to fight, and the Xuzhou we just won will be overturned."

"It seems that this family is really a difficult bone to gnaw." After listening to Chen Gong's words, Lu Bu was shocked in his heart, with a look of hesitation on his face.

Before that, he only felt that the big families were all businessmen who only knew how to play with power, and at most there were hundreds of private soldiers in their hands, and it was difficult for them to become a climate. But now it seems that the influence of the family is indeed beyond imagination.

"No wonder the princes of the world are all enveloped by the family..."

Chen Gong hurriedly said: "Yes, so the lord must not be an enemy of them." ”

"Then you can't let them do anything, can you?"

Lu Bu pondered for a while, secretly made up his mind, and said: "Listen, all the princes share the world with the family, and I share the world with the people. I believe that no matter how powerful a family is, it is not as strong as thousands of people. ”

"You will write a battle plan to exterminate the families in Xuzhou, and early tomorrow morning, I will read it out in public, transfer troops to the counties, and completely clean up Xuzhou. All the families who are unkind to the rich, oppress the township, collude and collude, raise prices, and harm the interests of the people will be killed! ”

"My lord..."

"Don't say it, I've made up my mind!" Lu Bu waved his sleeves and walked out of the military tent.

Luo Cheng looked at Chen Gong and said with a smile: "Mr. Gongtai, you are good at everything, but you are too timid." Isn't it a big family, what is there to be afraid of? When my cavalry arrived, they had to kneel and beg for mercy. ”

"It's the same with you, it's okay, it's just too arrogant." Chen Gong dropped a sentence and left the military tent.

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Next.

When the sun rose, Xiao He, Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Luo Cheng, and Fan Lihua entered the hall of the Assassin's Mansion together.

Lu Bu walked in with two bamboo slips in his hand, sat down and said, "I'll say one thing today." ”

"Since the pacification of Xuzhou, we have successively exterminated the family headed by Mi Lan, and dealt a heavy blow to the Xuzhou family; Even if it is to strengthen our strength, it has also shocked other families, and I think that Xuzhou is in my hands. But what I've learned in recent days is not the case. Take Pengchengguo and Guangling County as examples, the local families controlled the market, raised prices, and sold a stone of corn for 3,000 yuan! One stone of salt was sold for 10,000 yuan! If this continues, the people will not be able to eat a full meal after a year of labor. ”

"If the people don't have enough to eat, then the consequences will be very serious, they will take risks, attack the government, or even revolt, and then we will be in great trouble. Therefore, since I am in charge of Xuzhou, I should be responsible for the people under my rule and resolutely put an end to this kind of thing that is against the interests of the people. ”

"Since the Xuzhou family doesn't know what to do, I don't need to be polite to them. I decided to mobilize 50,000 to 60,000 troops to carry out a major purge of the six counties of Xuzhou, and all the families who were unkind to the rich and oppressed the people were all killed! ”

"I'm done, do you think it's possible?" Lu Bu's eyes looked at everyone.

originally thought that someone would stand up against it, at least Chen Gong should oppose it, but the strange thing is that Chen Gong was expressionless and didn't say a word, as if he was frozen. And the other generals were eager to go out to make contributions, so they didn't bother to say much.

"Lord Xiao, what do you think?" Lu Bu asked.

Xiao He stepped out of the queue and said, "I very much agree with what the lord said just now. The establishment of a new regime does require some means. Especially when dealing with a deep-rooted behemoth like a family, it is necessary to have a drastic posture. ”

"Uh-huh, well said!" Lu Bu nodded with great satisfaction.

He knew that Xiao He would definitely agree, because once the family clan was exterminated, it would be much easier for Xiao He to govern, and he would no longer be stumped by the family clan like before.

"Mr. Gongtai, haven't you always been against it, why didn't you speak today?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong and asked.

"Divine decree ruling, there is nothing to say about the lowly office." Chen Gong was still expressionless, perhaps discouraged by Lu Bu.

"I asked you to write the battle plan, have you written it?"

"It's been written, please take a look at it." Chen Gong took out a bamboo slip and handed it to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu opened it and took a look, and said with a smile: "Okay, sir's strategy is very appropriate. ”

After reading the content on the bamboo slip, Lu Bu agreed immediately.

"This operation, unlike the past, is focused on quick and quick resolution, and there will be no mercy. Before the families could react, they had to wipe it out in one fell swoop. If it is delayed for a long time, the families will be prepared for war, and they will incite the people to rebel, and then the situation will be complicated. ”

"Therefore, we have six counties in Xuzhou, so we march in six ways. Those who are far away from Xiapi City will set off first, and those who are close to Xiapi City will leave two days later. Make an appointment at the time, strike together, and completely eliminate the enemy. ”

"Mr. Gongtai, the battle plan was written by you, so you will give the battle order." Lu Bu handed the bamboo slip back to Chen Gong.