Chapter 289: Temptation
Bao Chengxian enjoyed a strange look all the way, everyone knows the words "righteous annihilation", but the one who can really do it is either the best scumbag or the best saint. But Bao Chengxian is neither, he was "killed by righteousness".
When the soldiers and horses broke the gate of Xujiabao, Du Qing, the big man next to Zhang Ke, found him.
Two ways, kill the Xu family, please be rewarded, and be buried with the Xu family!
Bao Chengxian was completely stunned, it was cruel enough to let him siege the city, and let him kill people, it was almost life-threatening.
"No, I never!" Bao Chengxian shook his head firmly, looking like he was going home.
Du Qing didn't care at all, for him, it was the same thing whether Bao Chengxian agreed or not. Sure enough, just a quarter of an hour later, a troop of cavalry galloped in, and the leader carried a hideous and terrifying human head, which belonged to his father-in-law.
Bao Chengxian screamed in pain and almost fell under the horse.
"Master Bao, we have all done it for you, do you still want to shirk it!"
Du Qing's voice was like thunder, exploding in his ears, although Bao Chengxian didn't understand what Zhang Ke was doing, but he knew that he had completely become a marionette, and if he dared not listen to the command, there was only one way to die!
Bao Chengxian silently carried his father-in-law's head, endured strange eyes, and came to meet Zhang Ke.
He was warmly received by Zhang Ke, and soon he got a new task, and continued to suppress and destroy other troublemakers. And Zhang Ke also offered a very generous price.
Three-seven open!
Don't you want the fields, then do it, kill, kill, kill!
Kill them all, that's yours!
What, is there a hesitation?
You even killed your father-in-law, what else are you pretending!
I didn't kill my father-in-law!
What's the use of arguing. Everyone believes that you killed it, and that's you!!
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Whether Bao Chengxian wants to admit it or not, he was locked in a dead end, and there was only one way to run to the dark.
Sure enough, he became Zhang Ke's pawn to deal with the rebellion, and everywhere he went, chickens flew and dogs jumped. After all, he is a general who leads the army, if he is really iron-hearted, how can ordinary people be his opponents, not to mention Zhang Ke's support.
After half a month, all the rebellions in Quang Ninh and other places were resolved. More than a dozen gentry and landlords, more than 500 people, all lost their heads.
The bloody human head was sent to various exhibitions in eastern Liaoning in the name of committing chaos, but those who understood a little bit knew that this was the end of the confrontation against Zhang Ke, and they were silent for a while.
No one thought that Zhang Ke would use the method of fighting poison with poison, and the Yizhou soldiers didn't have to do it at all, and the rebellion around Guangning was suppressed.
Quang Ninh. Yizhou and Jinzhou are all under Zhang Ke's control, only Ning Yuan. There are still troubles in Shanhaiguan and other places.
Zhang Ke generously called Zu Kuanzhi and Wu Xiang and others over, and after half a month, their momentum was much weaker than before. Zu Kuanzhi seemed to be more than ten years old, and wrinkles were piling up on his face. Hunched over, humble as a slave.
These days, they can see the battle report every day, and one by one the landlords have been killed. As the so-called rabbit dead dog cooks, things hurt it! Some people wanted to set off a larger-scale resistance, but no one dared to face the Yizhou soldiers. They wanted to wait for the attitude of the imperial court, but the capital seemed to have forgotten about Liaodong and let Zhang Ke toss it.
Finally, these guys are desperate, and since they can't fight and can't be defeated, they can only compromise, surrender, and pray for a humble life.
"Zhang Shaobao, are you bent on killing us, if so, I beg your lord to reward you with a knife, kill the old man, and save yourself from suffering in the world!"
Zu Kuanzhi trembled and knelt on the ground, and everyone else followed, Wu Xiang watched everyone else kneel, and he looked particularly abrupt. Reluctantly, he endured his anger and knelt down.
Zhang Ke pretended to be surprised and asked, "Mr. Zu, why do you want to be like this?" This official hasn't embarrassed the big guy these days, it's good to eat and drink, is there any inconsiderate hospitality? ”
"No, the hospitality of the adults is so good, I remember it even more!" Zu Kuanzhi cried and said with a sad face: "My lord, little old man dares to ask, how long will you stop killing?" ”
Zhang Ke crossed Erlang's legs and said with a smile: "It's not that the official wants to kill, but these people rebelled against the court and looked for death by themselves!" What's more, General Bao Chengxian Bao has just sent an official document, do you want to see it! ”
The gang took it tremblingly, and at a glance, two or three people fainted directly on the spot.
It turned out that Bao Chengxian asked Zhang Ke to go to Ningyuan and other places to quell the rebellion, and he was bound to kill those who dared to resist the imperial court. Behind Bao Chengxian, there were more than 20 officers who signed their names.
Through a thin piece of paper, they clearly saw a group of knife-sharpening and insatiable villains!
Every time Bao Chengxian extinguished a rebellion, he could get thirty percent of the land, and most of the floating wealth was also his. After a few votes, he simply broke the jar and broke it. What can he do without his father-in-law and daughter-in-law, it's a big deal to marry another one, how many beautiful girls are at his disposal, why hang himself on a tree.
The rest of the generals who retreated to Liaodong also had red eyes, why should Bao Chengxian make a fortune alone, how could they miss it.
And behind these people, there are also a group of gentry and big families, who seem to have taken refuge in Zhang Ke, so they can keep their original treatment and rob the money of the landlords.
Friends of the dead road do not die in the poor way, the rich and the dangerous are sought, so let's fight for it!
Under Zhang Ke's deliberate manipulation, the situation finally evolved into an infighting among the gentry, and Zhang Ke had almost no pressure.
"General Bao has made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, and I have already played the imperial court and appointed him as the chief soldier of Ningyuan." Zhang Ke smiled narrowly, "Specially responsible for Ningyuan's suppression of bandits, what do you think?" ”
Don't!
These days, Bao Chengxian has gone from the initial rejection, to acceptance, and then to the later madness, both forced and attracted by the rich results, such a person can imagine what he can do when he arrives in Ningyuan.
Even if there is no rebellion, they will find ways to create a rebellion, so that they can kill and make a fortune!
Ning Yuan is the foundation of the ancestral family, and there is no room for loss, Zu Kuanzhi knelt on the ground, begging bitterly.
"My lord, you can't let Bao Cheng go to Ningyuan first, he is already crazy and incorrigible!"
Zhang Ke smiled and said: "Okay, Mr. Zu, I can not let Bao Cheng go first, but there must be manpower to counter the rebellion, are you willing?" Would you like to? ”
is still forced to kill each other, if the old man agrees, he will become Bao Chengxian's second. The ancestral family, several generations of generals, how can they be fooled!
Zu Kuanzhi refused without hesitation, but he peeked at the people around him and was immediately dumbfounded. Many of the boys' eyes were red, like a pack of hungry wolves. Fame is worth a few dollars, and the benefits that can be seen and touched are real!
Why did the ancestral family take so many benefits, if they had anything to do with the rebellion, wouldn't it be that thirty percent of the ancestral family's wealth would be mine!
Selfishness is human nature, and in the face of practical interests, the original alliance inevitably falls apart. Everyone instantly became vigilant, for fear that the person next to them would be the first to win Zhang Ke's favor. But when they opened their mouths, they were worried that they would fall into notoriety and be poked in the back.
Unprecedented embarrassment, dilemma, tormenting everyone scratching their ears and cheeks, at a loss!
Zhang Ke looked at these people and couldn't help but feel proud in his heart. To be able to force the family to this stage is definitely enough to be proud. Of course, Zhang Ke has the intention to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, kill them all, and there will be only one person left in Liaodong to have the final say.
But after all, the reality can't let him do whatever he wants, yesterday Jinyiwei sent the news, the difficult Liaodong Jingluo finally has a candidate, that is, the left servant of the military department Lang Wang Zaijin!
Zhang Ke studied this person's resume overnight, and found that Wang Zaijin was by no means simple, he was a Jinshi in Wanli for 20 years, served as a scholar in the middle school, and worked in all the ministries and supervisors, served as the political envoy of Jiangxi, the governor of Shandong, and the governor of the river and Caoyun.
Most of the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty came from the Hanlin Cichen, and they spent their lives in the capital mixing materials and reaching the peak. Most of the characters cultivated in this way do not eat the fireworks of the world, so there is nothing to worry about.
However, Wang Zaijin has rich local experience, served as a political envoy and governor, and his administrative ability and vision are definitely far beyond ordinary bureaucrats.
Thinking of the famous public case in the previous life, Sun Chengzong and Wang Zaijin argued, who asked whom was speechless! Intuitively, most of the unlucky ones are Mr. Sun who came out of the ivory tower!
With such a capable person running to Liaodong, it is equivalent to an extra tight spell on his head, and Zhang Ke does not dare to toss too much.
He originally wanted to drive Bao Chengxian and others to kill more big households, and when the people's grievances boiled, he would kill Bao Chengxian and others to quell the people's grievances. In this way, the ownerless fields have become Zhang Ke's, and he can divide the land and enrich his strength.
In Zhang Ke's eyes, Bao Chengxian and others are toilets, and they are thrown when they are full, and there is no need to pity them at all. But Wang Zaijin is coming, and he can't help but restrain one or two, and he must do his best to restore peace to Liaodong.
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Zhang Ke silently took out a few contracts from his arms, put them in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh: It's cheaper for you!
"Mr. Zu, this official is not too difficult to force others, but there is only one point, you must give up the fields, and the tenant farmers must let them flow freely."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces were like eating bitter melon, not to mention how ugly it was.
"Everyone, when I'm done, I won't ask for your field in vain, and this official will pay for it!"
Zhang Ke said and held up a contract, and said with a smile: "Although the official has no silver, he has some salt in his hands, and half of the benefits of the world are in salt." An acre of land is just a few buckets of rent, and how much money can actually be made by taking the land as the root of life? None of you run a lot of shops, and none of you can make a fortune just by digging in the fields! ”
was told the secret by Zhang Ke, and everyone present did not dare to refute it, and their eyes all fell on the salt lead. Who doesn't know the benefits of salt, if they can really get involved, even if they sell their fields, it seems that they can also consider it, and unconsciously, their attitude will loosen.
Seeing that they stretched their necks and coveted their virtues, Zhang Ke chuckled and said: "I not only have salt, but also the share capital of the textile workshop, which is a weaver, how profitable it is, you know in your hearts!" Choose for yourself! ”
"Ahh Even though some people's mouths are wide open, they can no longer close them