With Niu Ben cutting off Liu Yuan's head with a knife and landing on the ground, the matter of Hongyun Castle can be regarded as settled.

Wu Yanzhang, the assassin of Suizhou, was ordered by Xue Shao to lead the army into Hongyun Fort, and helping the war was only secondary, and the main task was to deal with the aftermath.

Liu Yuan was sentenced for the crime of treason, and there is evidence everywhere this matter is spoken, and there is absolutely no objection or possibility of overturning the case. However, the two Yangliu families have been crisscrossing Suizhou for so many years, and their roots are deep and their prestige is extraordinary, and if they want to calm the public's suspicion and suspicion, they must carry out a big liquidation of the two Yangliu families.

Xue Shao handed over this important task to Wu Yanzhang. First, he is the newly appointed assassin of Suizhou, and he has nothing to do with the local powerful class in Suizhou, and with the support of Xue Shao, he can do the liquidation work freely and boldly. Second, Xue Shao also hopes that through this brown case, Wu Yanzhang will accumulate enough prestige to really sit on the throne of Suizhou's assassination history and act as Xue Shao's spokesperson in Suizhou.

Xue Shao's move was done in accordance with Liu Youqiu's advice -- the first priority was personnel work, and it was necessary to train trustworthy and competent subordinates to take charge of local prefectures and counties. Only in this way can Xue Shao be freed from the complicated government affairs and focus on the military.

Wu Yanzhang's ability to do things is still very strong.

After he entered Hongyun Castle, he first issued a notice in the name of the government, announcing Liu Yuan's ten heinous crimes of treason and Yang Tong's many crimes, and pacified other good people in the fort. Then he was responsible for confiscating all the property of the Liu Yang family, and first divided all the land, property and slaves they had seized over the years, and began to return them to the people.

Wu Yanzhang had already made sufficient preparations, and his work efficiency was quite high.

In this way, the good people in the fort were no longer afraid of Liu Yuan's death, but on the contrary, they clapped their hands and celebrated. Even many of the good families of the two families with the surname of Yangliu have taken back the wealth of the land that once belonged to them in such a liquidation, and welcomed back their relatives who were forced to sell themselves into slavery. People of the same race also fall in love with each other and exploit each other, which shows that the thing of "although there is a gap between the high and the low in a surname" is indeed common among famous surnames.

Wu Yanzhang did all these things, of course, all of them followed Xue Shao's explanation.

After sitting in Hongyun Fort for five days, Xue Shao decided to leave when he saw that Wu Yanzhang was enough to execute the rest of the aftermath.

Before leaving, Xue Shao returned to the stone temple alone and came to the grave of Liu Nu.

There was no one around, and Xue Shao personally put a stick of incense on Liu Nu.

Unlike the previous sacrifice, Xue Shao was sincere this time.

In any case, the dead are dead.

Xue Shao stood in front of the grave and said: "I'll tell you the truth today, I'm very short of money and food now, but I never thought of fighting local tyrants to earn capital. If your father is only greedy for money and commits some minor evils, I will not take his life. Because I am also a child of a family, I know that Datang is such an era that belongs to a family and nobility. But your father is so flamboyant and rampant that he dares to ignore my authority and the existence of the government. ”

"He's really stupid."

"Since I can cross through, maybe there is really a place in this world for the existence of the underworld. If you meet your father below, you can convey my words to him truthfully. ”

"Although I am just borrowing this skin, and the previous dewy couple has nothing to do with me, I don't want to shirk any responsibility. If your father and daughter have hatred for me, come against me. In this life and in the next, I am willing to bear this retribution. ”

"I'm done, take my leave."

When he walked out of the stone temple, Xue Shao felt a sense of relief. The phone call he said in front of Liu's grave just now was not so much an explanation to the Liu family's father and daughter, but an explanation that Xue Shao gave himself.

This time in the Hongyunbao incident, Xue Shao's personal ideas and the ideas of this era had a violent conflict. Xue Shao is not without looking ahead, not without hesitation and worries. He knew that he would definitely build a group of enemies because of this, and maybe be talked about.

But after careful weighing, Xue Shao decided that it was worth it. The so-called "famous families" like Liu Yuan, who have been corrupted and degenerated to the point of being a mess, and who rely on the merits of their ancestors to run rampant in the countryside and national strategies, should have been thrown into the garbage heap of history for environmental protection, and they did not even deserve the opportunity to leave a stench for thousands of years.

Fighting local tyrants and dividing the land, Xue Shao didn't expect that he would make such a move in the Tang Dynasty. Looking back now, Xue Shao felt that if he didn't have a soul in his body, he would definitely not be able to do this kind of thing. He even thought that even if Hongyunbao's case fell into the hands of Di Renjie, he would not deal with it decisively and simply like himself. Because even an upright and upright official like Di Renjie can't jump out of the rules and regulations of this era.

In the final analysis, Xue Shao is not a native of the Tang Dynasty, and the concept of "family origin, family politics" in his mind is far less strong than the sense of responsibility as a soldier and the sense of historical mission of a modern person.

"Now that you've made a choice, let's go down this path! -- I should always bring something special to this era! ”

The fireworks in Baonan Liangtun had already dispersed, just like the gloom and worries in Xue Shao's heart.

Fast horses and whips galloped, and Xue Shao and his party rushed out of Hongyun Fort with a momentum like thousands of horses.

Two century-old famous families fell behind them.

The next day, Xue Shao and his entourage still only arrived in Suizhou with only more than 20 horsemen. Xue Chuyu and the jumping army under his command returned to Shuofang, just like a world-shattering soldier who killed people and saw blood.

Wu Yizong was still in Suizhou, and Xue Shao came for him.

The matter of Hongyun Castle was so earth-shattering, Wu Yizong was neither deaf nor stupid, of course he had known it for a long time. In fact, from the first moment he escaped from Hongyun Castle, Wu Yizong had already expected that it would be such an ending, otherwise, as the minister of the Qin Mission, he would not have fled so badly. Although people are not smart, Wu Yizong's "sense of smell" is still more sensitive than that of a frog at the bottom of a well like Liu Yuan.

But Wu Yizong still didn't expect that Xue Shaohui would be so ruthless, and he directly took down Liu Yuan's head with a single knife, and even escorted him to the capital for the three divisions to interrogate - he is also an earl!

When he heard the news, Wu Yizong only felt a cold swishing on his neck. He made an extremely "wise" decision at the moment, and hurriedly followed the original plan to buy the military rations that he forcibly sold!

This time, Wu Yizong's work efficiency was extremely high, and in a few days, he had already recovered more than 100,000 stone of corn and military rations, and every money and grain exchange was recorded quite clearly. Wu Yizong even asked the "seller" to write a handwritten letter to prove the "bright" way of his military rations.

After Xue Shao arrived in Suizhou, he found a strange thing - he actually saw a "donation fever". Many people in Suizhou spontaneously rushed to the government to donate grain and grass with great enthusiasm, with the purpose of "funding the royal division to defend against Turkic foreign enemies".

Xue Shao was a little puzzled, it stands to reason that the people of Suizhou were not rich after experiencing the Bai Tieyu Rebellion. Later, after experiencing Wu Yizong's forcible stall selling grain and grass, everyone was full of resentment, how could he still take the initiative to raise donations?

This is a strange thing.

In order to find out the whole story, Xue Shao decided not to enter the Suizhou official mansion for the time being, and went to Xuanyunzi to inquire first. Having close contact with the civilian believers in Suizhou every day, Xuan Yunzi must know the inside story.

The group stepped on the sunset and arrived at Sanqingguan.

The moon slave leaned on the door every day, and finally saw Xue Shao's return, and instantly ran out of the mountain gate like a fly, and came to Xue Shao.

"Childe, the moon slave is in charge for you!"

Xue Shao nodded with a slight smile, and the moon slave's eyes suddenly turned red, and he quickly turned his head.

"You are also a general, why do you cry your nose at every turn, and act like such a little daughter?" Xue Shao reprimanded softly without reproach and asked, "Is Xuanyunzi here?" ”

"Yes! ――I'm waiting for Childe! ”

Xue Shao was a little curious, "She knows I'll be here today?" ”

"She waits every day." Yuenu said unintentionally quickly, "She said that Gongzi will definitely come to Sanqingguan after finishing his work!" ”

Xue Shao blinked and was a little depressed, she just ate me like this?

Later, Yue Nu led Xue Shao into the Taoist temple, and Xuan Yunzi was making tea and tasting tea, and playing a game of chess with himself.

The two saluted, Xue Shao sat down opposite Xuanyunzi, and fragrant tea was served.

"Shengying is good Yaxing." Xue Shao couldn't help but smile and said, "Can you be fun playing against yourself?" ”

"To tell you the truth, I'm pretending to be a son and playing against me." Xuan Yunzi replied with a smile.

"Oh?" Xue Shao was even more curious, and couldn't help laughing: "Is this possible?" ”

"It's really hard." Xuan Yunzi smiled mysteriously, "But I've been trying to try. ”

"Impossible, forget it!" Xue Shao smiled, "Everyone has their own unique thinking and special habits, how can you know what is going on in my head?" ”

"It's because it's difficult, so I'll try my best to make myself and imagine you as a son." Xuan Yunzi replied with a smile, "Gradually, I found that you are becoming more and more like a mystery. ”

"Phew!"

Xue Shao took a more exaggerated breath and said with a wry smile: "Why do I feel a little chilling?" ”

"Is that because Childe is afraid of being spied on?" Xuan Yunzi smiled, still smiling with his eyes, "These are just poor jokes to entertain themselves, and the son doesn't have to take it seriously." If you are offended, please forgive your son! ”

After that, Xuanyunzi bowed his head.

Xue Shao smiled disapprovingly and said, "I came to you to ask why there are so many people in the city who take the initiative to go to the government to donate grain and grass?" ”

"Who else can there be besides Wu Yizong?" Xuan Yunzi said with a smile.

"Is him again?" Xue Shao frowned and was a little annoyed, "This guy must not stop!" ”

"He was already frightened by one of Liu Yuan's heads. So this time, I didn't dare to harm anyone again. Xuan Yunzi said, "Didn't Wu Yizong smuggle out more than 100,000 stone grains from Hongyun Castle before? Seeing that the matter was leaked, Wu Yizong was anxious to get rid of his relationship with Hongyun Castle. So he asked his henchmen to give these grains and grasses to some gentry and people in Suizhou, promising them some benefits, and then asking them to donate these grains and grasses back to the government. In the name of funding, it was to finance the army under the command of Xue Dudu. In this way, Wu Yizong will not be implicated by Hongyun Castle, and he has done something beneficial to Shuo Fangjun, which can somewhat alleviate the contradiction between him and his son, and may be regarded as a credit after returning to the dynasty. With so many birds in one fell swoop, Wu Yizong worked quite hard because of this! ”

"Ho!" Xue Shao was suddenly surprised, and immediately clapped his hands and laughed, "This guy has become smarter?" ”

Xuan Yunzi smiled slightly and bowed, "Please also ask the son to forgive his sins!" ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, then shook his head and smiled, "I said!" - It turned out that there was a Shengying who gave advice! ”

"Poor Dao has no intention of helping Wu Yizong." Xuan Yunzi looked at Xue Shao's eyes and said seriously: "I just don't want to, Gongzi has too many enemies." I don't want it to be too stiff in the relationship between Childe and the samurai family! ”

Xue Shao breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile, "Thank you!" ”