"Lord, we have lost tens of thousands of people under our command this month." Xu You suppressed the worry in his heart and said cautiously with his head lowered.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu You felt a terrifying aura coming over him. Although it was not directed at him, Xu You still felt a depression in his heart and cold sweat covered his forehead. Xu You kept his head lowered and did not dare to move at all.

, as if if I move even a little bit, all the momentum will be poured out on me.

At this time, he deeply regretted why he had to stand up, and at the same time, he cursed Feng Ji and Guo Tu who were in the queue of counselors not far from him.

You two bastards are definitely no less greedy than me, but you still want me to bear this pressure!

Feng Ji and Guo Tu watched Xu You's thoughts with their eyes, nose and nose, and they couldn't help but sneer in their hearts.

Xu You is one of the best in the world in terms of resourcefulness and ability. In a certain situation, he can even surpass all the counselors under Yuan Shao's command. He was also Yuan Shao's disciple. He followed Yuan Shao at the beginning and gained his trust.

Xu You, with his extraordinary abilities and qualifications, has always been regarded as a thorn in the side by Feng Ji and Guo Tu, who wanted to occupy a high position under Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao hadn't made a fortune yet, they would have started fighting among themselves.

However, although the two of them knew that they could not fight among themselves now, it was still okay to cause Xu You a little trouble and make him feel disgusted from time to time.

Although Xu You has extraordinary abilities, his shortcomings are also very obvious, and he is greedy for money. Normally, at their level, money and other things are just passing smoke, and power is everything, but Xu You is a strange person who is greedy for money. This is why Xu You has such ability

and qualifications, but he is still not the number one counselor under Yuan Shao.

The flaw is so obvious, why did he just fall into the trap casually? How could this grassroots member from a small family in Jingzhou be able to fight against local snakes like them? He casually gave away a few hundred gold, and this guy was used as a weapon by them obediently.

On the main seat, Yuan Shao's face was expressionless, and he glanced at the civil and military personnel under his command calmly.

Ordinarily, Yuan Shao should be happy that he had just captured half of Bingzhou, and it was basically without a fight, but the fact was exactly the opposite. Bingzhou was captured, but not by Yuan Shao, but by the noble families.

When Wen and Wu on both sides saw Yuan Shao in this state, they couldn't help but tremble in their hearts. From time to time, drops of sweat fell on the ground. Even if he was as careless as Wen Chou, he stood there seriously at this time, not daring to say a word. This kind of

If he talks casually under the circumstances, I am afraid that even if he is deeply loved by Yuan Shao, he will have his skin peeled off.

At this time, Yuan Shao seemed to have turned back into the man who scolded Fang Qiu at Hulao Pass and was a powerful model for the world. However, at this time, he was not as majestic as leading dozens of princes to conquer Dong Zhuo. He was now fighting alone.

And he was facing the backbone of his command, the aristocratic families of Jizhou.

All the people from the old Yuan family were arrogant and arrogant, and they would not tolerate uncontrollable power among their subordinates. If you think about Ju Yi and Lu Bu in the original history, you will know how petty Yuan Shao was, and he would not tolerate it.

He has power beyond his control.

Originally, Yuan Shao was a little wary of the aristocratic families under his command, but fortunately, with the reputation of the fourth and third sons of the old Yuan family, these people were quite obedient and easy to use, so Yuan Shao selectively ignored them for the time being. After all, this is the time.

In troubled times, it is completely impossible for Yuan Shao to break away from the aristocratic family in his current situation, otherwise it would be a complete joke to dominate the world.

In history, Yuan Shao only started to restrict aristocratic families after he unified Hebei. But now Yuan Shao has just made his fortune. Not to mention anything else, Yuan Shao is still having a headache with the two hungry wolves Gongsun Zan and Lu Bu next to him!

You definitely can't fall out with the aristocratic family at this time.

The aristocratic families also knew this situation and acted so unscrupulously. There was no way, the temptation of the fiefdom was too great! Yuan Shu played such a skill, even the scheming family couldn't bear it anymore.

Since the capture of Bingzhou, the population under Yuan Shao has been decreasing, and the rate of decrease is getting faster and faster. This month there are tens of thousands fewer people. So many people have disappeared inexplicably, and Yuan Shao can guess who it is with his toes.

Dry.

Thanks to Yuan Shu, people are being arrested all over the world now. The aristocratic families can sell them for money even if they don’t need them. Especially during this period, the Hebei aristocratic family and the Jiangdong aristocratic family are about to fight over their population. Hebei used to be full of refugees.

The bandits and bandits disappeared quickly in this short period of time, which was not too clean at all.

Even the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in the dangerous Black Mountain dare not come out now, because there are spies and ambushes from aristocratic families everywhere around Montenegro. These remnants of the Yellow Turbans are huddled in the mountains and do not dare to move at all, for fear of being killed by these crazy aristocratic families.

Take away.

For a time, the whole environment in Hebei quickly became peaceful, and it felt like people were not picking up lost things on the road and were not closing their doors at night.

There is no way, even criminals have been "stolen" secretly by aristocratic families, and even petty thefts may be "disappeared". There are still many officials from aristocratic families who are fishing for law enforcement. Who dares to commit a crime!

Driven by profit, these aristocratic families burst out with unparalleled power, which was simply jaw-dropping. Within a few months, the entire Jizhou looked like a peaceful and prosperous age. Even Yuan Shu was shocked when he learned about this.

I can't laugh or cry.

As for Yuan Shao, his mood was even more complicated. It was okay at first. Yuan Shao felt that although the aristocratic family did this a bit too much, it was also beneficial to him, so he turned a blind eye. After all, Yuan Shao's power relied heavily on the aristocratic family.

But he far underestimated the greed and courage of the aristocratic families.

For the sake of population, these people will do anything. Especially since the aristocratic family is not monolithic. If you took a sidestep and intercepted a few prisoners secretly, then I will also hide a few tenants. After this,

Under the deliberate ignorance and even cover-up of counselors such as Yuan Shao and Xu Youfengji, the aristocratic families took more and more actions, and finally reached the point where they are today.

"How do you think this matter should be handled?"

Yuan Shao's voice sounded without any emotion.

There was silence in the hall, and the civil servants seemed not to have heard anything. They all looked at each other, standing in place like statues.

Xun Chen, who was standing at the forefront of the civil servants, frowned and struggled in his heart. As smart as he was, he already had an idea of ​​the matter in his mind, but as a descendant of the Xun family, his status meant that he could not completely consider the issue from Yuan Shao's standpoint. Although he had

It was against his original intention, but Xun Chen still stood there and closed his eyes without saying a word.

Yuan Shao's empty gaze swept over the quiet civil servants on the left, a self-deprecating and angry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his heart was filled with ice.

This is the counselor I rely on for important tasks!

Especially Xu You and Xun Chen, one is a young man whom he relies on for important tasks, and the other is a noble and famous person whom he respects. Under such circumstances, they both chose to deviate from the overall situation for the sake of fame and fortune, regardless of the overall situation.

he!

"My lord, what these corrupt officials have done is really hateful, and death is not a pity. As long as my lord just says a word, I will send troops to kill all the officials who stole people!" Wen Chou shouted with an angry look on his face. Look at his posture.

As long as Yuan Shao speaks, this guy really dares to lead his soldiers to attack this guy.

In this weird atmosphere, no one even among the generals dared to stand up. In other words, most of the generals were unwilling to stand up, and the remaining small number were unwilling to be such because of various considerations.

The one who stood out. At this time, Wen Chou, a fool who was loyal to Yuan Shao but also outspoken and violent, stood up.

"That's right, Lord, this kind of thing must not be tolerated. Even if all these people cannot be killed, they must be severely punished and never tolerated!"

Seeing Wen Chou stand up, Yan Liang, who was a brother and sister to him, immediately gave up the hesitation in his heart and said equally seriously.

Although his personality is also very irritable, Yan Liang is relatively calm compared to Wen Chou. He understands what the aristocratic family represents and must not offend him to death. If Wen Chou really does this, even if he is not tricked by the aristocratic family, he will probably not be able to accept it in the future.

Soldiers, who knows which captain is bent on killing himself.

Following Yan Liang Wen Chou's words, many grass-roots generals among the military generals also expressed their agreement. Although there were not many of them, Yuan Shao still felt a little relieved in his heart. At the same time, an idea that had been hidden for a long time suddenly burst out.

There were a lot of thoughts in his mind, but Yuan Shao remained expressionless on the outside. He took a deep breath, calmed down his mood, relaxed, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay! It's just some refugees who have strayed. It's not...

What a big deal, why do you care so much?"

"But, lord!" Wen Chou was very puzzled and wanted to say something else.

Yuan Shao glanced at Yan Liang lightly, and Yan Liang understood instantly and grabbed Wen Chou to stop him from continuing.

The overall situation is more important! Although Yuan Shao now has the urge to remove all these civil servants and generals who pretend to be deaf and dumb, he knows the consequences of doing so.
Chapter completed!