Hu Zong is still unaware of the changes outside the city.
But since Zhu Huan left, he felt a faint uneasiness in his heart.
This uneasiness stems from his understanding of Han Zong.
Having guarded Yong'an with Han Zong for many years, Hu Zong may have a deeper understanding of Han Zong's banditry than others.
Hu Zong believed that when what Zhu Huan said reached Han Zong's ears, there would definitely be a lot of trouble due to his arrogant character.
In fact, Hu Zong, who had always been aloof, was very scornful of Han Zong's illegal behavior.
It was not like he had never reported this matter to Sun Quan in the past.
However, his memorial was instead scolded by Sun Quan.
Sun Quan was not ignorant of Han Zong's behavior, but compared to the boiling public resentment, Sun Quan was more concerned about the unity of the Huaibei political group within Soochow.
As we all know, since the time of Sun Ce, the head of the Sun family has had a political tradition of supporting officials in Huaibei and checking and balancing officials in Jiangdong.
This tradition has not changed even as Huaibei officials are declining.
On the contrary, it was precisely because the older generation of Huaibei officials kept passing away, which strengthened Sun Quan's desire to support the second generation of Huaibei.
In Sun Quan's opinion, political balance is more important than anything else.
It was this kind of thinking that made Sun Quan have a trust in Han Zong that ordinary people could not understand.
As Sun Quan's confidant, Hu Zong could easily guess Sun Quan's thoughts.
Everything about Hu Zong comes from Sun Quan.
Therefore, he knew that Han Zong might be a hungry wolf, but he still could only sit back and watch him continue to grow.
Thinking of this, Hu Zong sighed deeply.
After sighing, Hu Zong shouted outside:
"Come here, summon all the county officials quickly."
Although Hu Zong had doubts about Han Zong, it was impossible for Hu Zong to just think about this and ignore his own business.
Hu Zong, who was grateful for Sun Quan's kindness in knowing him, would summon county officials to discuss government affairs almost every day.
In the past, when Hu Zong's shout came out, a response would quickly come back from outside the room.
But today, after waiting for Hu Zong's voice to fall for a long time, the outside world remained silent.
It was too quiet. This weird silence made Hu Zong panic.
Hu Zong quickly realized that something was wrong. There was no way his subordinates would dare to ignore his orders.
Hu Zong quickly stood up and went to the sword stand nearby to take off his sword, and then he walked towards the door with the sword in hand.
But just as Hu Zong walked to the door, his door was suddenly knocked open by a strong force.
As the sunlight from the outside invaded, Hu Zong squinted his eyes and saw a familiar figure.
"Han Zong?"
Hu Zong's voice was full of doubts.
In the past, Han Zong knew that he didn't like him, so he would never come to the county government office if nothing happened.
When doubts arose in his heart, Hu Zong's eyes fixed on the bloody long knife in Han Zong's hand.
The blood on the long knife seemed to have just been stained, and now it was falling drop by drop at Han Zong's feet.
This bloody scene made Hu Zong's face immediately become serious.
"What are you doing here?"
If Hu Zong didn't know at this moment that Han Zong came with malicious intent, then he would be too stupid.
Facing Hu Zong's inquiry, Han Zong first shook off the blood on the long knife in his hand, then showed a proud smile and replied to Hu Zong:
"Master Hu is not strict with his subordinates. Some people dare to disobey the master. I can't stand it and have already taken care of it for the master."
As soon as Han Zong said these words, Hu Zong's expression suddenly changed.
Hu Zong had guessed that Han Zong's arrival had bad intentions, but he never expected that Han Zong would be bold enough to kill county officials.
Such behavior is different from treason!
"Are you crazy!
Your plundering behavior in the past has made His Majesty dissatisfied.
Now you are so bold that you dare to kill an official of the imperial court. Once this matter reaches His Majesty's ears, aren't you afraid of the thunder and wrath?"
Hu Zong, who sensed danger, subconsciously wanted to bring out Sun Quan to scare Han Zong, who was "fainted".
But what Hu Zong didn't expect was that it was a good thing that he didn't mention Sun Quan. When he mentioned Sun Quan, Han Zong's eyes revealed a ruthless look.
"The man who humiliated his master and abandoned his son dares to steal the throne?"
Now that everyone has decided to abandon the dark side and join the bright side, Han Zong no longer has any scruples in front of Hu Zong.
Han Zong's words made Hu Zong take a few steps back in fright.
Dare to say these words in front of him, isn't Han Zong's intention today already obvious?
Han Zong is really crazy!
Hu Zong had thought before that Han Zong would do something extraordinary because of Zhu Huan's words.
But no matter what Hu Zong thought, he would never imagine that Han Zong was brave enough to dare to rebel.
This is in Yongan!
Hu Zong was frightened and took a few steps back. Then he saw several generals from the Jiefan Army following Han Zong.
Seeing them, Hu Zong seemed to have seen a life-saving straw. He immediately took out a tiger charm from his arms and ordered to the generals of the Jiefan Army:
"Han Zong and the following have committed treason, so why don't you take him down quickly!"
Those generals of the Jiefan Army were under the command of Hu Zong.
However, after Hu Zong's words fell, the generals of the Jiefan Army did not take any action.
At the same time, they looked at Hu Zong and became more and more playful.
In their eyes, Hu Zong now looks like a clown.
Is the prince in front of me a fool from studying?
Do you really think you can command them with just a tiger talisman?
Facing Hu Zong's naivety, Han Zong couldn't hold back and laughed sarcastically.
"Thanks to you, you are still called Wei Ze, and thanks to you, you are still called one of the Four Heroes of Huaibei.
Even a stupid person like you can be in a high position, how can the Wu Kingdom survive?"
After mocking Hu Zong, before Hu Zong could react, Han Zong directly ordered the generals behind him to capture Hu Zong.
Although Hu Zong had learned some self-protection techniques, he had never been on a battlefield. How could he be a match for an experienced general in such a hurry?
In just a moment, the weapon in Hu Zong's hand was removed, and he was pinned to the ground by several Jiefan Army generals.
After capturing Hu Zong, Han Zong ordered his subordinates to search Hu Zong's body for his official seal.
After holding Hu Zong's official seal in his hand, Han Zong's eyes flashed with a hint of madness.
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Today, all the major wealthy families in Yong'an City suddenly received letters from the prefect Hu Zong.
In the letter, Hu Zong, in the name of the Grand Administrator, invited the heads of major wealthy families to the county government for a banquet.
Although Hu Zong's sudden invitation today was a bit unusual, looking at the bright red official seal on the letter, the clan leaders did not become suspicious.
So when it got dark, the chiefs of the major clans gathered at the governor's mansion at Hu Zong's invitation.
After arriving at the governor's mansion, the clan leaders became more and more aware of something strange.
They found that the number of guards in the county magistrate's mansion was several times more than usual.
There was no fighting going on at the moment, so why did Hu Zong call so many Jiefan troops into the city?
With doubts in their hearts, the clan leaders sat down at the banquet and prepared to watch the development of the situation.
But when the time came for the banquet to begin, they did not see Hu Zong appear.
Instead, they saw a figure that they least wanted to see in the past appeared in the banquet.
Han Zong!
To be honest, since Han Zong came to Yong'an City, which family's caravan has not been robbed by Han Zong?
For this reason, it is surprising that the clan leaders have a good attitude toward Han Zong.
After Han Zong sat down, a clan leader stood up and asked Han Zong in a cold tone:
"Where's Mr. Fu?"
This patriarch is a branch of the Zhu family in Wujun in Jiangxia.
With the support of Zhu Huan behind him and the old grudge with Han Zong, the patriarch had the courage to become the first person to directly ask Han Zong about the whereabouts of Hu Zong.
When the Zhu clan leader asked, the atmosphere of the banquet instantly became noisy.
Someone took the lead, and naturally many people no longer suppressed their inner doubts and started asking about Hu Zong's whereabouts.
Of course, just like Hu Zong, the clan leaders have not yet thought about Han Zong's rebellion. They think today's banquet is a trap set up by Han Zong and Hu Zong.
One person is a good person and the other person is a bad person, trying to gain benefits from them.
Looking at the increasingly noisy scene, Han Zong was not sloppy at all.
He clapped his hands gently.
After Han Zong clapped his hands, the tied-up Hu Zong was brought in by several Jie Fan soldiers.
When they saw Hu Zong appearing in such a mess, every clan leader at the banquet couldn't help but widen their eyes.
That’s Hu Zong!
He is not only the governor of Jiangxia, but also Sun Quan's confidant and the embodiment of Sun Quan's will in Jiangxia County.
Han Zong actually tied him up and made him a prisoner?
Such behavior...
The clan leaders don’t know what words to use to describe it.
The patriarch of the Zhu family was hit the hardest.
He looked at Hu Zong who was tied up, and then at Han Zong who looked proud. After holding it in for a long time, he finally said something to Han Zong in disbelief:
"Are you crazy?
You are treasonous!"
When the words of the Zhu clan leader fell into the ears of Han Zong, Han Zong couldn't help but reach out and pick out his own ears.
If I remember correctly, this was the second time today that someone said he was crazy.
But so what if I’m crazy?
It was all Sun Quan who forced him.
If he wants to go crazy, then he will drag the entire Yongan City to go crazy!
Han Zong directly asked Hu Zong to be brought to him.
Hu Zong's mouth was blocked by a piece of rag and he couldn't say anything.
But when he came to Han Zong, he let out strong sobs from time to time, as if he was accusing Han Zong of being treasonous.
Facing Hu Zong's accusation, Han Zong stood up and held Hu Zong's arm. Then he turned Hu Zong around and faced the patriarchs present.
Under the watchful eyes of the clan chiefs, Han Zong first carefully tidied up Hu Zong's messy clothes and crown.
Han Zong's behavior was very gentle, as if Hu Zong was his good friend.
After seeing Han Zong's behavior, not only the clan leaders, but also Hu Zong gradually calmed down.
Could it be that they all misunderstood Han Zong?
But just as this thought emerged in everyone's minds, the next moment Han Zong took a few steps back, then suddenly drew out the long knife from his waist and slashed hard at Hu Zong's neck.
Han Zong's sword is a rare steel sword, extremely sharp.
In addition, Han Zong slashed with all his strength, so when the steel knife drew a beautiful arc, Hu Zong's head was separated from his body in an instant.
A large amount of blood sprayed out from the fracture of Hu Zong's neck, splashing on Han Zong and the nearest clan leaders.
This sudden scene frightened all the clan leaders present and fell to the ground.
When Hu Zong's body fell to the ground like a kite with its string cut off, the thoughts of the clan leaders had not yet recovered from the shock and fear.
Apparently Han Zong was still doing Hu Zong's makeup just a moment ago...
Han Zong arranged makeup for Hu Zong and actually wanted to send Hu Zong off.
When asked about the strong smell of blood in their noses, all the clan leaders were frightened and speechless.
For the first time, they truly realized the madness of Han Zong.
His sword directly cut off all escape routes!
Looking at a clan leader who fell to the ground, Han Zong showed a satisfied smile on his face.
"Sun Quan was unethical and the political affairs of Wu State were darkened. I want to follow the righteousness and submit to General Tiance.
Admiral Tiance and I are strangers to each other. When we meet for the first time, we must give him a meeting gift.
It just so happens that Admiral Tiance wants Yong'an City. As a minister, I can only plan with all my heart to satisfy Admiral Tiance.
You are all the celebrities in Yongan City. Without you, Yongan City is incomplete.
Don’t you know that you are willing to throw yourself into the light with me?”
Han Zong tried his best to keep his tone gentle, so as not to frighten these fat-hearted patriarchs.
After the "gentle" persuasion, Han Zong, who didn't want to wait too much, said directly:
"Those who wish to join me, stand on the left.
I will only give you ten breaths to think about it."
After finishing speaking, Han Zong really started counting.
"one three....."
What the clan leaders didn't expect was that after Han Zong finished counting one, he jumped directly to three.
Han Zong's move almost made them vomit blood.
"Four, six!"
And when Han Zong counted to six out of common sense, the clan leaders knew that they didn't have much time to think about it.
Thinking of this, most of the clan leaders hurriedly crawled to the left for the safety of themselves and their families.
Yes, just climb.
Han Zong's behavior just now scared all the clan leaders to the point of losing their strength.
"eighty!"
When Han Zong counted to ten, the clan leaders in the field were clearly divided into two groups.
Most of the clan leaders are standing on the left, but there are still a small number of clan leaders who are standing still.
This small group of clan leaders are not afraid of death.
It's just that like the patriarch named Zhu, they are branches of the major families in Wu County in Jiangxia.
For the sake of their master's family, they can only choose to sacrifice themselves.
Facing these clan leaders, Han Zong didn't even blink.
With a slight wave of Han Zong's hand, all the soldiers at the banquet stepped forward and swung the butcher knives in their hands towards them.
For a moment, all kinds of screams sounded from the banquet.
Seeing the friends who were chatting and laughing with me a moment ago, now slowly falling into a pool of blood, the clan leaders standing on the left were almost scared to death.
What they fear most is this kind of soldier who is completely unreasonable and uses his power wantonly.
But Han Zong was very satisfied with the massacre scene in front of him.
Before turning to the light, you always have to go through some bloody darkness.
Soon after, when the screams in the banquet gradually stopped, Han Zong directly issued an order:
"Passed to Xizhou County.
I, Han Zong, have rebelled!"
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