Chapter 76: The unwilling family is strong
"Brother Yang, are we just letting the surnamed Wei take away all the land and slaves for nothing?"
In the secret room of the Yang family, more than a dozen powerful family heads in the county gathered together to discuss how to deal with the Juntian order and the slave release order imposed by the county government.
Yang Wengan frowned and looked bitter, anyone who was forcibly cut off most of his property would probably not be in a good mood. He glanced at everyone and said, "Now that Wei Shuo is strong, and our strength is weak, it is definitely not a good strategy to confront it head-on!" ”
"But we can't be indifferent! These days, those untouchables are very arrogant! Every day in the middle of the night, he threw stones into the old man's yard, and almost hit the old man's head the day before yesterday. An old man with a white beard grumbled angrily.
"That's it, that's it, my house is still being splashed with feces!"
"Brother Yang, Brother Hu, you have to think of a way, if we continue like this, we are really going to finish the game."
"Master Yang, you make a statement to everyone, if you really don't plan to conflict with Wei Shuo, then we have to go to Jiangdong to avoid trouble, and the province will stay and be insulted by the untouchables."
Hu Zhao saw that the room was a little boiling, and hurriedly stood up and comforted: "Everyone, everyone, don't worry, don't worry!" Brother Yang will give everyone an explanation, but please give Brother Yang a little time. That Wei Shuo played his cards so unreasonably, and Brother Yang also had a headache! ”
"Wait? Brother Hu, wait any longer, our land and slaves are all gone, what are you waiting for! ”
"Yes, yes, I can't wait, I have to let the surnamed Wei know how powerful our family is!"
"You have to give the surname Wei a little color!"
"Why don't we tell King Langya about this matter?"
All of a sudden, the scolding in the house became noisy, and many of the heads of the house were flushed, their eyes were wide open, and they were obviously extremely angry in their hearts.
Boom! Suddenly, there was a loud noise, which interrupted everyone's complaints, and everyone followed the reputation, only to see Yang Wengan smashing his fists on the case, his eyes were full of fierce light, and he said hatefully: "Do you think that Yang doesn't want to seek revenge from the surnamed Wei?" But now that all of our subordinates have been taken away by him, what are we going to do to fight with the tiger Ben under the command of Wei Shuo? ”
"If Wei Shuo is provoked, and in a fit of anger, he sends troops to encircle and suppress us, will he let the whole family die with us at that time?"
Hiss! Listening to Yang Wengan's words, everyone suddenly gasped, and cold sweat soaked their underwear all of a sudden. Looking at the heads of the families with blank faces, Yang Wengan continued: "That Wei Shuo was born at the bottom and started his family by being a fugitive. In Pengcheng, he fought with thousands of Hu people several times, but he was a killing god who came out of the sea of corpses and blood. ”
"He will never be merciful at critical moments, and the reason why he hasn't been ruthless to us now is that everyone hasn't challenged his patience head-on? If you do what everyone says, huh! Yang believes that the surnamed Wei will not hesitate to uproot all of us. When it's over, he'll wipe his bloody lips and mock at our corpses: A bunch of fools! ”
Yang Wengan's words suddenly made everyone present red-faced, and their faces were blank. Sure enough, the ginger is still old and spicy! Yang Wengan seemed indifferent on the surface, but in fact, he had been planning a counterattack for a long time, but he didn't expect other heroes to be so impatient.
Hu Zhao saw that the atmosphere was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly stood up and said, "I don't know what Brother Yang has planned?" Let's say it to everyone, so that everyone can rest assured, right? ”
Yang Wengan sighed and said, "So it's not Yang, which makes you anxious." ”
"Don't dare, don't dare, it's really that I don't know what to do, and I misunderstood the kindness of the Yang family master."
"It's not that Yang can't believe everyone, it's really that there is no good way to do it before, but fortunately, I finally have some clue recently. Just now, someone proposed to tell the king of Langya in Jiangdong about this matter, but Yang thought that although this discussion was good, he was afraid that the distant water would not quench his thirst! If the world is peaceful, King Langya can play an edict from the imperial court to remove the official position of the surname Wei and vent his anger to everyone. ”
"But if there is chaos today, the smoke is everywhere, and the heroes are fighting. The binding force of the imperial court and the family on various places has been reduced to a minimum, and countless rebels and bandits have occupied land and claimed to be kings. In this era of martial arts, do you really think that the person surnamed Wei will obey the orders of King Langya? ”
"This person once broke three thousand Hu cavalry in Liuxian, presumably the prestige of the tiger under his command has spread to Jiangdong, with the mind of Corporal Langya Wang Lixian, coupled with the critical situation in Xuzhou, he will never turn his face with a general with elite soldiers for a trivial matter in the county."
"Well, Brother Yang is right, but we didn't think it through." Sure enough, everyone listened to Yang Wengan's words and praised him for his thoughtfulness.
"In Brother Yang's opinion, what should we do next?" Hu Zhao got up and asked.
Yang Wengan touched his beard under his chin, and said after a moment of silence: "Don't confront Wei Shuo head-on for the time being, you still have to pretend to be low and small in front of him, it is best to make Wei Shuo feel that we have given up resisting, and leave everything else to the old man and the Hu brothers." ”
Hu Zhao arched his hand around and explained: "It's not that Brother Yang looks down on everyone, it's really that this matter is related to our lives, so we have to be careful." If a person leaks the news and goes out, won't he miss the big thing and harm all the family heads present? ”
"Well, Brother Hu is reasonable, I'll leave this matter to the two of you, I'll just wait for good news." Saying that, everyone got up and left, and after a while, only Hu Zhao and Yang Wengan were left in the study.
"This time, thanks to Brother Hu's help, otherwise I really don't know how to appease everyone." Yang Wengan took a sip of tea and thanked Hu Zhao.
"What are we two talking about? I don't know what Brother Yang is planning? ”
Yang Wengan can hide it from others, but he can't hide it from Hu Zhao, Hu and Yang have been friends for many years, which can be described as both prosperity and loss.
I saw Yang Wengan put down the teacup, tilted his head slightly, leaned in front of Hu Zhao and whispered: "Some time ago, Sima Ao sent someone over, and at that time, because Wei Shuo was powerful, I didn't pay attention to his solicitation. But now that Wei Shuo doesn't give our family a way to live, don't blame Yang for being ruthless. ”
"What? Does Brother Yang want to learn from Wang Junyin? Hu Zhao's face suddenly changed when he heard this.
But seeing Yang Wengan's vicious face, he said, "Hmph! What about the chaos of China? Whoever has the strength in this world can be invincible. Although Wang Jun committed a monstrous disaster, didn't the court treat him? Isn't it because he has Xianbei Iron Cavalry under him? ”
"Let's see if Sima Ao can return to Xuzhou, doesn't it depend on those Hu Qi? If you and I join forces with Sima Ao, we can drive Wei Shuo out of Zhuqi County in one fell swoop. Then we'll be able to regain everything we lost today! ”
"Yes, yes, yes...... But those Hu people are not easy to mess with! What if they turn their backs and don't recognize them? Hu Zhao still didn't dare to believe too much in the Hu people, in his opinion, the Hu people did not have Wei Shuo's reputation, Yang Wengan's proposed method was completely to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, but he was afraid that the wolf would be driven away, and the tiger would turn its face again.
"This move is indeed a bit risky, but it is more reliable than the king of Langya in Jiangdong. The person sent by Sima Changshi said that this Wei Shuo had attacked the Hu people repeatedly and five times, and he had already become the person who Zhao Gu and Wang Sang wanted to get rid of quickly. Besides, there are very few civil officials under the command of the Hu people, and if they want to control the localities, they must rely on our local powers. ”
"Don't you see the neighboring Qingzhou? Cao Wei only sent some soldiers and horses to various places, and the local government affairs were basically handled by the original officials. They are completely different from Wei Shuo, Wei Shuo wants to break the monopoly of the family on local power, but the Hu people will not. ”
"Besides, isn't there still a long history of Sima? I don't think this Sima Ao is a simple person, if he doesn't want to become a puppet in the hands of the Hu people, he must win the support of the local heroes. With Sima Changshi maneuvering around, presumably the risk will be minimized. ”
Hu Zhao nodded when he heard this: "Well, it makes sense, everything is at the command of Brother Yang, but this matter has to be discussed in the long run." ”
"Don't worry, if you are not completely sure, you will never make a move." Yang Wengan smiled freely, looking confident, as if everything was under his control.
For a while, the situation in Zhuqi County was particularly strange, after those powerful families were robbed of their fields and slaves, they did not make a fuss, but the gates were closed, as if they had accepted their fate. But Wei Shuo didn't dare to be careless, and still let people carefully monitor the other party's every move.