Xuchang was originally a small county town, but because it was close to Luoyang, located in the plain, there were a lot of merchants at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and a few of them were close to Yingchuan, a place where scholars gathered, so Xuchang had already developed with various favorable conditions comparable to the scale of some county towns.

When Cao Cao gained a foothold here, especially after moving the capital here, he built it on a large scale, although it is now not as prosperous as some capitals of Luoyang and Chang'an, it is also one of the largest cities in China. On weekdays, merchants gather, bustling all day long, the land price in the prosperous area is comparable to gold, it can be described as an inch of land and an inch of gold, and it is priceless in the market, not that you can get it with money, there is no tough background behind you, if you want to gain a foothold here, don't even think about it.

Xuchang City is mainly divided into four major areas, the north of the city is the imperial city area, the Han Emperor's Qionglou Yuyu was built here, and the royal people lived here.

Outside the palace gate is a vacant isolation zone, and the area to the east of the city belongs to the residences of important officials of the imperial court. Due to the regulations of court etiquette, these mansions built in strict accordance with the establishment system are not large, but they are indeed a symbol of status, and the meaning is extraordinary, and they are all places that everyone wants to live in.

The so-called purple qi comes from the east, and most of these dignitaries and nobles are aiming for this, occupying here, and hoping that one day, they will go one step further and be able to soar and reach the peak of their lives.

In the west of the city, due to the close proximity to some cold palaces and remote places in the imperial city, the management is not so strict, because the cold palace is mostly a place where the cold palace is not favored and punished, waiting for death and torture, so no one wants to live in the west of the city, and there are only some peddlers and pawns and people of three religions and nine streams of people gathering, so it has become the most complex area in the whole city and social relations.

The rest of the southern part of the city is the mansion of some wealthy merchants, and the mansion here is also the most luxurious and extravagant in the city, except that the height and width are limited by regulations, the others are full of their ability, and the decoration of each house is resplendent and varied.

As long as you have money, you can build it according to your own mind and will, and as long as it is within the scope of regulations, you can build whatever you want. High-door households, pink walls and tiles, abound here. Most of the wealthy merchants in the city built their mansions here.

Those who see it can only sigh: there is no richest, only richer!

During this time, everyone, whether rich or poor, was panicking, and they didn't know if they could survive this period of war.

Throughout the night, the sound of "knocking knock" on the door in Xuchang City mixed with the sound of shouting reprimands spread throughout the city, and no one could sleep peacefully, waiting until dawn, not only did they find nothing, but aroused the fierce opposition of some famous clans, which made Cao Hong and Cheng Yu's faces very ugly.

"These people are really too bold, thinking that they can confront the court by relying on some famous families, it seems that it is difficult to teach them how to do things without blood! Which families dared to openly confront each other last night? Cheng Yu's face was pale, he hadn't been so angry for a long time.

He Kui said: "General, killing people at this time, I'm afraid that there will be chaos, can't we postpone it a little?" ”

Cheng Yu said angrily: "Troubled times use heavy codes, don't you know this?" The reason why Qin was able to dominate the world was because of the harsh legal code and military orders, and now Xuchang is in danger, if everyone can't be obediently obeyed by the arrangement, then Xuchang may soon be breached! ”

He Kui looked at Cheng Yu's cold eyes, his heart was cold, and finally said: "Last night's search, there were a total of four families obstructing, the Chang family in the east of the city, the Wei family in the south of the city, the Guo family, and the Wu family in the west of the city. ”

Cheng Yu said: "The Chang family is the outer force of the Hongnong Yang family, and it seems that there must be someone from the Yang family behind it. The Yang family is huge, and its protégés and officials are all over the country, even more prosperous than the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes. Especially the current head of the family, Yang Biao, when the Han Emperor moved eastward, because of his meritorious service, he was even more pampered and spoiled, and he was even more opposed to the Duke of Wei to set the capital of Xudu. Although Duke Wei sent him to prison, he couldn't move him because of the power of the Yang family, and then ordered him to be Taichang, but he falsely claimed that he had a foot disease and ignored the world, so it seemed that he had a different intention.

The Chang family has always been cowardly, but this time they dared to disobey their orders, and they would not dare to say that they would not dare without the instructions of the Yang family behind them. It must be the bottom line that the Yang family wants to use the Chang family to explore us. ”

Cao Hong and He Kui glanced at each other but did not speak, they knew some of these things, but they did not know as much as Cheng Yu knew, and they knew even less about the inside story, and they did not interrupt Cheng Yu with interest.

Cheng Yu continued: "The Wei family is a foreign clan of the Xun family in Yingchuan, since Xun Wenruo was snubbed because of his opposition to Duke Wei's entry into the public, the Xun family has fought against each other in many ways, which is reasonable. The Guo family is a branch of the Yingchuan Guo family, with Guo Fengxiao in the court, with the current prestige of the Guo family, arrogance is inevitable, but it will not be rebellious. As for the Wu family in the west of the city, that is a ruffian, full of reckless people, not to be afraid! ”

Cheng Yu told the details of several families little by little, which made He Kui's heart even more chilly, it seems that nothing can hide from this ruthless and talented Fenwu general, and his heart is cold.

Cheng Yu looked at He Kui, as if he had seen through what he was thinking, and suddenly smiled slightly, patted him on the shoulder and said, "As long as it is a person who is loyal to Duke Wei, everything is fine!" ”

He Kui hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The He family must be loyal to Duke Wei, and they will not give up!" ”

Cheng Yu nodded and said to Cao Hong: "Zilian, immediately send someone to raid the Chang family, take it all over, and cut it all over the market!" I want to see what the Yang family has to say! ”

Cheng Yu's eyes were cold, although Cao Hong said that he was murderous, but when he saw Cheng Yu's gaze at this moment, he was also slightly cold in his heart.

"No!"

In less than two hours, the entire Chang family of 153 people was beheaded, and even the youngest child, who was only two years old, was not spared.

Suddenly corpses were everywhere at the entrance of the vegetable market, and the blood flowed like a river, and the blood filled the air, which was disgusting.

"Cheng Yu is really ruthless, he dares to openly attack the Chang family, this is to attack my Yang family, cough cough cough cough ......"

In a secret room in Yang's mansion, Yang Biao heard the news, his face was blue with anger, and his snow-white beard was shaking, obviously he didn't expect Cheng Yu to be so ruthless, and directly slapped the Yang family hard.

"Family master, you take care of yourself, although the Chang family is finished, it is just an outer family, and it will not have much impact on the Yang family. Changfu is close to our Yang Mansion, and they all do it, so it can be seen that they have long wanted to attack our Yang family. However, in this way, it also made me see Cao Cao's attitude towards my Yang family more clearly. Since Cao Cao is unkind, don't blame me for the injustice of the Yang family! Yang Qi said coldly.