The Liaodong Army's entry into Xiangguo City marked the end of its large-scale military campaign north of the Yellow River. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the future, the focus of its military strikes will be on both sides of the Huai River, and it will launch a final blow against the remnants of the Qianghu who are entrenched in Huainan.

To deal with Kui'an, Wei Shuo did not need to go out in person, he appointed Xie Ai as the governor of the conquest, and supervised Yao Yizhong, Jia Jian, Ji Tang, Duan Wenyang and other generals, and commanded the 80,000-foot cavalry coalition army to the south to support Mao Bao and Sun Wei, while he himself sat in Xiangguo City to deal with post-war affairs.

In the palace of the former Hou Zhao Wang, Wei Shuo met with batch after batch of seekers, including the heads of major families in Hebei, as well as the officials of the former Hou Zhao, and countless celebrities and scholars who sought to see them.

"My lord, Wang Zhuo of Jinyang asks to see you." I saw Guo Yu, who had just been transferred to the post of secretary and supervisor, walk in to report.

Looking at the energetic Guo Yu, Wei Shuo was very satisfied, and he asked with a smile: "Shu Zhi is still suitable for the work of secretary and supervisor?" ”

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Huangfu took care of me, and I am basically familiar with the secretarial work."

"Well, that's good, do a good job, I'm very optimistic about you! Alright, go and invite the head of the Wang family in. ”

"No!" Guo Yu hurriedly left as soon as he gave up his hand, and after a while, there were footsteps again, but he saw Wang Zhuo walking in. Wang Zhuo is the head of the Wang family in Jinyang and has been in Liaodong for several years. The Jinyang Wang clan once again shined in his hands, and the losses suffered by Liaodong in the year have basically been recovered.

"I don't know what happened when Wenxuan came all the way to Xiangguo?"

"Huh?" Wang Zhuo didn't expect Da Sima to be so direct, and he was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer. The reason why Wang Zhuo rushed from Jinyang to Xiangguo to visit Da Sima today was mainly because of Guo's arrest.

With the capture of Xiangguo City by Liaodong, the liquidation of Hulu and traitors gradually unfolded, and typical representatives like Guo naturally did not have good results. Hundreds of Guo's people have been taken into custody in Liaodong and are only waiting to be taken to Luoyang for punishment in the future. But after all, the Guo family is the top family in the world, and the connections are all over the place, and even the Wang family has to be entrusted to intercede.

"What? Is there anything hard to say? ”

"This ...... This, I heard that the entire Guo family has been taken into custody? ”

Looking at Wang Zhuo, who wanted to speak and stopped, Wei Shuo suddenly realized that this was another person who came to intercede for Guo's family. Since the detention of the Guo family, there has been an endless stream of people who come to intercede for the Guo family every day, especially the families from all over the country are the most active. Among them, there are not only new Hebei families, but also other families that have long joined Liaodong.

Although Wei Shuo was very disgusted that everyone pleaded for Guo's family, because everyone had not violated any laws and regulations, he couldn't scold everyone, so he could only keep explaining to everyone the reason why Guo's family could not be pardoned.

"Hehe, it seems that Wenxuan is also here to intercede for Guo's family, I have explained many times, Guo's crime is extremely heinous, and there is no possibility of being pardoned."

Seeing that Wei Shuo didn't get angry, Wang Zhuo couldn't help but be a little bolder, and he spoke fluently, so he defended Guo's defense: "Lord, Guo's sins are serious and should be punished heavily, especially for Guo Tai, Guo Xiang, Guo Yin, Guo Ao and other people who are on the list of "Traitors", they should be beheaded for public display. ”

"But after all, God has the virtue of a good life, and the heirs of the absolute are detrimental to the virtue of yin, and I hope that the lord will be merciful and spare the women, children, and children of the Guo family."

"Alas!" Wei Shuo sighed and put down the official business in his hand, and couldn't help but say: "Recently, many people have come to intercede for the Guo family, and the various reasons are strange. Now I'm a little skeptical, do you have other plans? You don't still think about 'not being a doctor', do you? You must know that no one in Liaodong is above the law. ”

"No, no, no, the lord is too worried, and the minister has no other thoughts, just to return the favor."

Seeing Wei Shuo's big hat buttoned down, Wang Zhuo hurriedly shook his head and denied it. Although he has never entered the official career, there are many children in the Wang family who work in Liaodong and know a lot about the policies of Liaodong. The biggest difference between Liaodong and the previous dynasties is that no matter the nobles of the family or the common people, they must pay grain and taxes, and at the same time, there is no saying that they cannot be punished by doctors.

"There is no best, no one in my Liaodong can escape legal punishment, just like this punishment of Guo and other traitors, as long as he is a traitor, I don't care what his background is, he will be dealt with according to the extermination of the clan. If I just open up to Kuok's, what will others think? Will some powerful people think that Liaodong is no longer the Liaodong it used to be? Start breaking the law and doing whatever you want? ”

Seeing that Wei Shuo linked the punishment of Guo with the concept of ruling the country by law promoted by Liaodong, Wang Zhuo no longer dared to say a good word for Guo, so he could only retreat.

As soon as Wang Zhuo left, Wen Qiao walked in, and as soon as he came in, he smiled and teased: "Lord, has someone come to intercede for the Guo family again?" ”

Hearing this, Wei Shuo couldn't help but complain to his henchman Wen Qiao: "Yes, since the beginning of the fight against Liaodong, the traitors and the Qianhu have been liquidated, and there is an endless stream of people who come to intercede for all walks of life every day, which makes my head bigger." ”。

"Hahaha, this is also a helpless thing, this time the land of Hebei is subject to the liquidation of Liaodong, more than seventy percent of them are families, and the rest are mostly the families of Hanmen eunuchs. Such a family will naturally have all kinds of relationships, and it is inevitable that there will be all kinds of people who are forced to intercede due to human feelings. ”

Wen Qiao was born in a family and has a very deep understanding of the family's huge network. Take the Guo family as an example, as a first-class wealthy family in the world, they not only have close ties with major families, but even Liu Kun is also related to the Guo family, and Guo Yi, the nephew of Cao Wei's famous general Guo Huai, is Liu Kun's uncle.

Guo didn't find someone to ask Liu Kun to come forward, but Liu Kun was heartbroken by the betrayal of the family back then, and he also agreed with Liaodong's liquidation of the major traitors, so in the face of Guo's invitation, Liu Kun refused without hesitation.

"Is there security everywhere?"

Although the overall situation of Hebei has been decided, with the large-scale implementation of liquidation, it is inevitable that there will be those who are unwilling to take risks, so Wei Shuo is a little worried that the local situation is unstable, which will affect the implementation of various policies in Liaodong.

"Please rest assured, with the operation of the Jizhou Assassin's Mansion and the Governor's Mansion, the situation in various places is changing for the better."

"Phew! This is the best, Hebei and the Central Plains have suffered the most serious troubles, and they urgently need to recuperate, and if anyone dares to commit crimes against the wind, they must be severely punished. ”

"Lord, is there too many people in this liquidation?"

"Oh? Is it? I don't know how many people are determined to be dragged to Luoyang to be tortured? ”

"According to preliminary statistics, there are about 6,000 people, and when Yan, Henan, and Xu are recovered in the future, I am afraid that this number will increase. According to the minister's estimates, the final number may exceed 20,000. 20,000 people is almost equivalent to the population of a county, but now they are going to be slaughtered at once, and the minister wants to come......"

Listening to Wen Qiao's words, Wei Shuo was also uncomfortable in his heart, but he couldn't give up the liquidation of the traitor because of this, he smiled bitterly and said to Wen Qiao: "20,000? Hehe, 20,000 people! Indeed, there are quite a few, as Taizhen said, almost equivalent to the total population of a county. But in order to prevent future generations from being traitors, I had to sacrifice them painfully. ”

"Alas, beautiful woman, why is she a thief?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about what is going on in the south, let's talk about the war in the south, how is it going now?"

"Back to the lord, the current situation in Huainan is a bit complicated, since Liaodong announced that he would not accept Kui'an's post of Xuzhou assassin, Jiangdong's reaction is very fierce. The general Wang Dun not only demanded that Kui'an resolutely resist, but also once again expressed Guo Mo, Su Jun, and Zu Yue as the Taishou of Huainan, Linhuai Neishi, and Guangling, obviously to rebuild the Huaihe defense line and prevent Liaodong from advancing into Huainan. ”

"Humph! Wishful thinking, I didn't expect that Su Jun, Zu Yue, and Guo Mo, who bet on the wrong treasure last time, actually took refuge in Wang Dun. Alas, Zu Zhenxi I's reputation was completely ruined on his brother Zu Yue. Zu Yue, Su Jun, and Guo Mo are not very capable, but they are not very ambitious, and they will not die sooner or later. ”

This is not that Wei Shuo is cursing the three of them, but in fact, the fate of the three people in history is so similar, they all have contributed to the counterinsurgency (among them, Su Jun, Zu Youping Wang Dun, Guo Moping Zu You, Su Jun), but in the end, they all embarked on the road of rebellion because of their ambitions, and died one after another.

"It seems that Liaodong is going to have a fight with Jiangdong!"

Wei Shuo muttered to himself, maybe after this battle, Liaodong and Jiangdong will part ways, or they will continue to break the connection, but in any case, Liaodong and Jiangdong will inevitably fight for the territory of Huainan. (To be continued.) )