"Mr. Gao, what should I do?"

Shanggu City.

The wealthy families of Shanggu County gathered in the government office, and at this moment they all focused their attention on the county magistrate Gaoyuan God.

The Yuan family sent news that the eunuchs from the court passed Fanyang County and went to Yancheng.

It is already an ironclad fact that Shanggu County was incorporated into the title of King Yan.

This made them very nervous.

They saw what the King of Yan did in Yan County.

The three families of Zhang, Huang and Du were finished, and the other wealthy families also lost their land and have now become vassals of the King of Yan.

If the King of Yan entered Shanggu County, how could they have a good life?

"What are you afraid of? Yan County is Yan County, Shanggu County is Shanggu County. The intrigues of Yan County let the King of Yan take advantage of the loopholes, but our Shanggu County family is united. As long as we are united, what can King of Yan do to us?" Gao Yuan shouted loudly.

He received Yuan Li's oral message, and made him stand firm in Shanggu County.

Even if the court made this place a title for the King of Yan, it would still make the King of Yan a name without realism.

There is no need for the Yuan family to remind him of this matter. Even based on the interests of his Gao family, he would not let the King of Yan do whatever he wants.

"What the county magistrate said is that the Zhang, Huang and Du families of Yan County were in conflict with Dong, Yang and Lu families. The King of Yan took advantage of the loophole. If you can work together to deal with the King of Yan, perhaps Shanggu County would not have become like Yan County." A wealthy family said.

Others agreed, "We listen to the county magistrate."

Gao Yuan nodded.

Yuan Li said that if he encounters difficulties, he will provide him with assistance.

This made him more confident. He wanted to see how good this King of Yan was?

...

Yan County.

Zhao Xu looked at the army that was about to set off and nodded to Chang Wei.

Even though he had completely controlled Yan County, he still remembered the aggrievance he felt when he was initially bullied by the wealthy families of Yan County.

When Yan County was like this, he believed that there would be no difference between the wealthy families in Shanggu County.

He saw through it.

The county magistrates of the seven counties of Yan County are all closely related to the Yuan family.

Although Shanggu County has been included in his fiefdom, he will not want to make Shanggu County as obedient as Yan County today without a fierce struggle.

However, the method used in Yan County was obviously not suitable for him to use in Shanggu County.

After all, when he was in Yan County, he was weak and could only divide and disintegrate the rich and treat those who were casting him gently.

But it is obviously unnecessary to treat the wealthy families in Shanggu County.

Because it takes too long to do so, there is no need to spend too much effort on intrigue.

This time, he went to Shanggu County with only one purpose: those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish!

"Set out!" Zhao Xu waved his hand and the mighty army marched along the road leading to Shanggu County in the west of the city.

One day later, they entered Shanggu County.

Shortly after leaving the land of Yan County, a strong and bleak feeling came towards us.

As autumn has begun, sparse withered leaves hanging on the trees on both sides of the official road. A gust of wind swept through and fell down.

When passing by the village, Zhao Xu only saw the broken walls, and there was no one inside.

"Your Highness, these are villages burned by the Beidi people. Shanggu County was indeed seriously affected." Chang Wei pointed to a black earth wall and said, it was burned by fire.

"Look at the front!" Liu Fu suddenly pointed to a ditch in front.

Zhao Xu and Chang Wei rode forward a few steps when they heard this. When they saw what was inside, their faces turned blue.

"Vomit..." Liu Fu vomited out directly.

There is nothing else in the ditch, but corpses.

At this time, these corpses had been soaked, presenting a terrifying view of giants.

There are hundreds of such corpses, both men, women, young and old. They should be the people killed by the Beidi people in the nearby village.

"It's a bitch." Chang Wei clenched his fist violently, "I will never die in this life, and I swear that I will never be a human being!"

The marching soldiers passed by and saw the scene of the ditch.

While a burst of anger arose in their hearts, they were also glad that they were born in Yan County.

Otherwise, the one who is lying in this ditch now may be their wives, children, and children.

The team continues to move forward.

They also encountered many corpses of people, either in the village or on the roadside.

Until noon, they finally saw the living person.

This is a group of ragged people, either naked or naked, plucking the bark on the trees to satisfy their hunger.

Their eyes were numb and they didn't dodge when they saw the army, as if they didn't care about death anymore.

"Where are your troops?" a commoner asked the passing soldiers.

"We are the army of King Yan." The soldier replied proudly.

"Why are you here? The people of Beidi have left."

"The emperor issued an order, and Shanggu County will be the founding of King Yan in the future."

"What..." The smiles of the people who were gnawing on the bark froze.

A tear slid down the stained face from the corner of his eyes.

He dropped the bark and shouted to the other people: "The King of Yan is here. Shanggu County is the king of Yan. Have you heard of it? Shanggu County is the king of Yan, hahaha..."

The numb people seemed to have come alive in this sentence.

They were stunned for a while, rushed onto the road, rushing to inquire.

After receiving a consistent answer, they burst into tears.

The benevolence of the King of Yan had already been passed down to Shanggu County. Their group originally planned to flee to Yan County by gnawing on the bark.

Now Shanggu County has become the founding of the King of Yan, so they don’t have to escape.

Zhao Xu had already noticed them.

Stopped before them, and he said, "From now on you will be my people. Go back and wait, and you will soon be divided into land."

"Thank you Your Highness, thank you Your Highness." The people cried with joy.

Zhao Xu asked Chang Wei to distribute some food and grass for the people and continue on the road.

Along the way, they met many miserable people.

At the same time, he also saw the fort in the countryside.

There, the rich people still live a life of wine, meat, singing and dancing.

It seems that the suffering outside has nothing to do with them.

The next day, the army arrived at Shanggu City.

Someone was sent to convey the news to the city, and soon a green robe official led the officials from Shanggu County to greet them.

"Gaoyuan, the governor of Shanggu County, see His Highness." Gaoyuan led the officials to salute Zhao Xu.

"No gift." Zhao Xu signaled Liu Fu.

At this time, Liu Fu took out the imperial edict and recited it loudly in front of officials such as Gaoyuan, "... From the day of receiving the imperial edict, Shanggu County has become the title of King Yan, I'm honoring this!"

Plateau and the officials lowered their heads and their eyes turned left and right.

After seeing the imperial edict, Shanggu County became the king of Yan.

"Welcome to the palace to Shanggu County, Your Highness, please."

After a moment of silence, Gao Yuan first reacted with a false smile on his face.

Zhao Xu nodded and said to Chang Wei: "Take the city defense of Shanggu City immediately."

Then, he and Liu Fu walked towards the government office, and Xu Lie led the five hundred soldiers temporarily dispatched to him to accompany him to protect him.

After entering the government office, Zhao Xu sat down in the main seat, and the Shanggu County officials were standing below the plateau.

Zhao Xu said: "Plateau obeyed the orders and immediately issued government orders to the counties of Shanggu County to gather the displaced Shanggu County people, allocate land, recuperate, and take one of the ten taxes."

"Your Highness, Shanggu County is afraid that there will be no idle land for these people." Gao Yuan said loudly.

After the Northern Di came, Shanggu County was unwilling to rely on the people of the wealthy clan to die or escape.

They took over the land of these people.

How could the King of Yan want them to spit out what they eat?

Zhao Xu's expression remained unchanged and said to Liu Fu: "From now on, you will immediately check the fields of Shanggu County. Anyone who has robbed or robbed them without any robbery."

He said that the officials below all changed their colors.

The plateau was extremely angry. The King of Yan just came, which would harm their interests.

He still smiled and said, "Your Highness, checking the land is complicated and heavy, not overnight. Moreover, the Beidi side goes, and all the officials in the county need to check the losses and cannot get out of the family."

"Are you teaching me to do things?" Zhao Xu's eyes became cold, "My orders are not something you question, but something you want to execute."
Chapter completed!