After listening to Chen Xiufan's words, Wei Ran also began to think about it in his heart, what Chen Xiufan said was not unreasonable, so it seems that this matter of Daqi Qianzhuang has to be discussed from top to bottom and in the long run.

At this time, the family came to report that someone was outside the government and wanted to ask to see Wei Ran.

When Wei Ran asked who it was, the family general only said that the person who came called himself Cui Huan.

Wei Ran was suspicious in his heart, there was no Cui clan in this Yuzhang County, but Chen Xiufan said: "Cui He is the Cui clan of Qinghe County, and he is a wealthy family in the north, and his father and brother are all in Northern Qin, Cui He is unwilling to go out in Northern Qin, so he crossed south to our dynasty and lived in seclusion in Yuzhang. ”

Wei Ran sneered, it was another family trick of betting on both ends, so the general of the family replied: "Let's just say that my father is busy and has no time to meet guests." ”

Chen Xiufan looked at Wei Ran in surprise at this time, and then hurriedly said: "Cui He, this person has the talent to go through the heavens and the earth, why did Qin Gong leave the door?" ”

"His father and brother both served in the Northern Qin, but he came to the Southern Dynasty, what does Lord Chen think he means? It's nothing more than a two-headed bet inside and out of the family's tricks. Wei Ran said disdainfully.

"I am in the middle of the court, Yuan Muzhi, Zhang Zemao, Hengxian are all talented, Liu Renye, Zhang Gui are also unborn generals, although my father has no talent, but he also has the name of a million enemies. If this person has the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, why didn't he come out earlier? Wei Ran said sarcastically: "If you think about it, it's just a person who sells fame and reputation." ”

Wei Ran then walked out of the mansion and was about to go to the prison, when he suddenly saw a young man blocking his way outside the door.

This young man was six feet tall and was angry, but Wei Ran smelled a hint of a tiger's wolf. Wei Ran looked at him, and then popped out two words: "Cui Huan? ”

"Exactly."

"My father-in-law has told you that my father-in-law has something important today, and he will not be a guest."

"Why does Gong Qin think that Cui is a guest, not an enemy?"

"If it's an enemy, how can you come to visit? Now in the territory of Daqi, the only way to be the enemy is conspiracy, how can there be a conspiracy? ”

"Gong Qin is so conceited, should he really have no fear?"

"If you don't have the heart to look at the world, how will you unify the mountains and rivers in the future? Only when there is no fear in the heart, can we be fearless in the future. ”

Cui He looked at the Great Qi Qin Gong in front of him, who was a few years younger than himself, and suddenly had a feeling of confidant.

Cui He took a step forward and said: "Duke Qin deliberately set up a bureau to lure the Yu Zhangshi clan into the pit, but he didn't put everyone in prison, it only weakened its strength, but it left the fire of revenge, and Duke Qin had a big plan." ”

Wei Ran looked at Cui He seriously at this moment, and saw that Cui He's eyes were as sharp as a sword, and he couldn't help but pay attention to it.

Cui Huan said again: "I watched what the Duke of Qin did, and the next step was to gradually weaken the strength of the vassal king, and finally to do it in the northern clan. The ultimate goal is to persecute the people who rebel against the whole country. ”

Although Wei Ran was surprised in his heart, he still said quietly: "Mr. Cui is serious, my father has no such intention, the sword is together, the victory or defeat is still unknown, wouldn't it be in vain to increase the trouble by acting so risky?" ”

Cui He just smiled and didn't speak, and Wei Ran saw that it was inconvenient to speak outside, so he chose to introduce Cui He into the inner hall.

"What Qin Gongzhi did was nothing more than boiling frogs in warm water to slowly weaken the influence of the scholars in the local area. But if you want to completely wipe out the warriors, it is impossible to succeed without a battle. At this time, in the inner hall, Cui Huan said slowly.

Cui Huan looked at Wei Ran, and continued: "Yesterday, Duke Qin took advantage of the chaos of the Shi clan to install his own people to direct and act and cause the Shi clan to storm the mansion, so he took the opportunity to put the Shi clan elder in prison, but he did not confiscate all the land and property of the Shi clan, did not arrest all the descendants, and allowed them to plant the seeds of hatred in their hearts. ”

Wei Ran sighed, and then said solemnly: "This prince also wants to use thunderbolt methods, but it is not easy to do it, the territory of Daqi is vast, Jiaozhou and Yuezhou are like separation, the eastern counties are full of scholars, and the western vassal kings are different. If the matter is done in Yuzhang, the notoriety will spread all over the world, and the prince may not be able to weaken the strength of the states. ”

"Why should Duke Qin care about Jiaoyue? The two states were both southern barbarians, and the local scholars and the southern barbarians were in constant conflict, and there was no time for the imperial court. The Han people and the local natives competed for control, and the Duke of Qin only needed to fan the flames and help the barbarians at a critical moment, so that they would be grateful. The two states are mainly dominated by Vietnamese people, and if you make good friends with Vietnamese people, you can stabilize Vietnam. ”

Seeing that Wei Ran's heart was moved, Cui Huan said again: "Although there are many scholars in the east, among the six counties in the east, Huiji, Linhai, Wujun, and Danyang have all been purged, and the scholars have been unable to respond to all calls in the local area. ”

Wei Ran lowered his head and pondered at this moment, his fingers couldn't help but tap the table, and Cui He said again: "And Jingzhou, Yongzhou, Xichuan and other places, if the civil strife in the Southern Dynasties will start, Northern Qin will have a plan, and then Northern Qin will definitely swallow Xichuan, although Xichuan is lost, but Yongzhou will also be contained." At that time, the Duke of Qin will face nothing more than Jingzhou, Yingzhou, Jiangzhou and Xiangzhou. It is only necessary to send a fierce general to enter Baling in advance. ”

After hearing this, Wei Ran looked at the map and unconsciously analyzed: "Baling City is small and strong, and there is enough grain and grass. It is not several times that the defenders can not be overcome, and the waterway is guarded, and Xiangzhou and Jiangzhou are cut off. All I have to do is let the enemy go to Jiankang and cut off the waterway. ”

Cui Huan couldn't help but applaud at this time, and praised: "Duke Qin is worthy of being a famous general in the world, and he has already seen the clues. ”

Wei Ran was also convinced at this moment, and said to Cui Huan: "Mr. Cui is worthy of being born in the Qinghe Cui family, the Cui family is a wealthy family in the north, Mr. is really extraordinary, but I don't know why he didn't want to be a member before?" ”

Cui Huan said calmly: "I am a northerner, although I can be guaranteed to enter the office, but the Cui family is a rootless clan in the south of the Yangtze River, not the Heng clan and the Kou clan and other northern wealthy families, it must be inconvenient everywhere, and it is like this, why bother to enter the office." I have watched Qin Gong for a long time, Qin Gong is a hero in the world, if I enter the door of Qin Gong, I can show my long-cherished wish. ”

Wei Ran was suddenly curious and said, "I don't know what Mr. Cui's long-cherished wish is?" ”

"Although I was born in the Qinghe Cui clan, I am not a son-in-law. It was born of my father's favored concubine, and my mother was killed by Mrs. Cui, and I was resentful in my heart, and I only wanted to kill back to the north one day and kill my mother's enemy with a sword. Speaking of this, the killing intent in Cui He's eyes was even worse.

When Wei Ran heard this, he nodded and said, "Ranye, life is in the world, and I am happy to be revenge." Many people laugh at my impermanence, but how do they know that my husband has done something and not done something, and he follows the rules everywhere, isn't it tying his hands and feet. ”

Then Wei Ran took Cui He to the prison, where the main figures of the Yuzhang clan are currently being held.

This group of people is like the emperor of the soil in Yuzhang, even if they enter the prison cell, they are also clothed and fed, as if they are on vacation.

Wei Ran looked at the people in the prison, a sneer couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth, and then asked Cui Huan: "Mr. Cui, how do you deal with these people?" ”

"Kill their sons, and then remember that they are scholars, and let them all go." Cui He said without thinking.

This is exactly what Wei Ran wants, and this is a desperate plan. This group of scholars stormed the government, and now most of the property has been confiscated by Wei Ran, the fields have been divided, and they have a grudge against Wei Ran in their hearts.

As for killing their son, it is even more reasonable for Wei Eryan. This group of people usually bully men and women, do evil, and it is not a pity to die.

But Wei Ran thought for a moment and said, "You can put all the people who have evidence to death, and let the rest go."

Because Wei Ran suddenly considered that when he first entered Yuzhang, he had caused too many killings, which would be unfavorable in the future.

So on that day, the entire Yuzhang City was full of people, Chen Xiufan's son Chen Yan, Yang's sister-in-law Yang Wei and other eight people were beheaded in public, Wei Ran also displayed the head in Yuzhang County, and the people all cheered.

But with it came the boundless hatred of the Yuzhang clan towards Wei Ran, but they didn't dare to attack, but Wei Ran knew that this group of people would not give up, they were just waiting for an opportunity, which could be three or five years.

Chen Xiufan, the Taishou of Yuzhang County, was escorted to Jiankang by Wei Ran and handed over to Yuan Muzhi.

However, Yuzhang Taishou is now vacant, so Wei Ran ordered Zhang Da to lead Yuzhang Taishou on his behalf and wait for the imperial court to appoint.

Wei Ran didn't want to get too involved in the appointment of local personnel now, so as not to be left behind.

Nowadays, there are also a lot of interesting things in the court of the Southern Qi Dynasty.

Wang Tanzhi and others were dismissed and demoted to commoners, and then let them return to their hometowns.

Shopkeeper Zhao was released and sorted out Daqi Qianzhuang with Zhang Zemao, but Shopkeeper Zhao was also keenly aware of the shortcomings of the royal money village at this moment, but there was no actual evidence, so he and Zhang Zemao carried out targeted reforms on the money bank.

Dozens of ruffians and hooligans connected with Shopkeeper Qian and Shopkeeper Zhang, all of whom were executed on Zhuque Street in Jiankang City. The money shopkeeper and the Zhang shopkeeper died decently, just beheaded to show the public. But for bullies and ruffians, Wei Ran's principle has always been to kill coolly, so some were beheaded in half, and some were killed in the early morning, and the death was cruel.

But the people of Jiankang all cheered, and some people ate its meat, and many people took the meat back and hung it outside, made it into bacon, and spit it on it every time.

The most ridiculous thing is those second ancestors, because Wei Ran only provides half of the rations for each meal every day, many fox friends and dog friends who used to have a good relationship fight for food, and they form gangs and factions to get along with each other.

After Yuan Muzhi released them, everyone returned home to complain about their grievances, and suddenly there was a burst of chickens and dogs jumping above the court of the Southern Dynasty, and the powerful Southern Party had been divided into two factions because of the relationship between their children and attacked each other.

And Wei Ran, the initiator of everything, has now appeared above the boundary of Xiangzhou.