Using the knife

"They will definitely not be peaceful!" Zhao Aqi said.

"Of course." Yang Zheng was also mentally prepared.

Now my sword is sharp. If I don’t solve the problem now, it will be even more difficult in the future.

What can the Central Plains gentry do?

Could it be that they can still break the sky?

This world is originally the world for the people of the world, not theirs.

"Wei Lingjun..." Zhao Aqi stopped talking.

Wei Guan was born as a guard in Bingzhou.

Yang Zheng said calmly: "Bo Yu clearly understands Qing Yun, can understand my difficulties, and can also consider the long-term plan of the country."

In history, Wei Guan originally advocated restraining the powerful, and even wrote to Sima Yan to abolish the nine-level Zhongzheng system, but Sima Yan was good at it, and he could not change it.

Secondly, Wei Guan was not a stubborn person and was flexible. His family had already been taken to Chang'an.

"Wei Lingjun is in Hongnong..."

Of course Yang Zheng understood what Zhao Aqi was thinking, "I will send a letter to Wei Guan right now."

The king and his ministers have known each other for so many years, so saying hello in advance can also show respect for Wei Guan.

After waiting for two days, the nobles not only received no reply, they were also actively preparing for war, strengthening forts, saving food, gathering men and horses, and forging weapons.

"These killers don't know what death is! I will lead an army to wipe them out!" Liu Heng was very interested in anything involving killing people and arson.

"Don't worry, I want to see how big a splash they can make!"

It would be best to instigate the powerful nobles in Bingzhou, Hongnong, and Nanyang. Yang Zheng doesn't mind plowing these areas again.

The Qin army is also actively preparing.

When they heard that they were going to confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans, the soldiers' eyes gleamed.

The powerful nobles are much richer than the barbarians from Qiang and Mobei.

This is exactly what Qin Jun did for so many years.

Many Qin troops were robbed and later joined Da Qin.

On the fifth day, the first compromiser appeared.

The Wei family listened to Wei Guan's words and chose the second path, moving the family to Chang'an.

Where there is the first, there is the second.

The Pei clan in Hedong was the closest to Anyi. When he saw Anyi's troops and horses, he was full of murderous intent and gave up.

Sima Yan's 200,000-strong army was defeated. What could they do with thousands of troops?

Don't be afraid of taking any serious action in this world.

Yang Zheng was not the first to attack the powerful nobles, nor was he the last.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was even more ruthless with his sword, but these people did not unite and raise troops to resist.

Next is the Taiyuan Wang family.

However, there is something strange about Taiyuan. Some people are cowed, while others continue to hold on.

The members of the gentry clan are not monolithic, otherwise the Zhuge family would not be able to spread its branches everywhere.

Those who did not surrender were close to Wang Hun, Wang Shen and others, so of course they would not join Great Qin.

These people became the main force in resisting the Qin Dynasty. Together with the Jia family in Pingyang, they secretly colluded with many small and medium-sized powerful people, and organized more than 30,000 people to form a stronghold in the Taihang Mountains to defend themselves.

"You are so damn hopeless." Yang Zheng was angry and funny.

I have the courage to raise the flag, but I don’t have the courage to start a fight.

Even if I go to the Taihang Mountains, I don’t know what kind of rebellion is being created.

But looking back, these people are actually quite sensible.

A head-on confrontation is tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone. If you move to the mountains, you can get in touch with Hebei and get the support of the Sima family.

Just when the fire was almost ready, Chang'an sent many letters pleading for mercy.

The news in Bingzhou has attracted the attention of many people both internally and externally.

The leaders are Yang Xiao, Du Kuan and Yang Jun.

The butt determines the head. The three of them are all from the noble family. Yang Xiao is from the Hongnong Yang family, so he naturally wants to speak for the noble family.

Yang Xiao and Yang Jun were quite tactful. The letter talked a lot about the way of being gentle. If they could win the support of the gentry, they would be able to unify the world within four or five years, and then they could "slowly plan for it".

Du Kuan's letter was not tactful at all, "...the gentry has been passed down for hundreds of years and is the backbone of China. Your Majesty's move is no different from Dong Zhuo's..."

Yang Xiao and Yang Jun considered the issue from Da Qin's point of view.

Du Kuan's position is very problematic.

Yang Zheng admitted that the gentry in the early years did produce many well-known figures, such as Xun Yu, Zhuge Wuhou, Jia Kui, Zhong Yao, etc.

But now, what has become of their descendants?

Xun Xu of the Xun family, Jia Chong of the Jia family, Zhong Hui of the Zhong family...

I have to say that the Sima family has taken a good lead. Looking at the Central Plains, how many nobles are there like this?

Yang Zheng felt that the biggest reason was that after the implementation of the Nine-Rank Officials Law, the life of the nobles was too good. They were all pampered and did not know the sufferings of the people.

It has long been out of touch, and each generation has become worse than the last.

"Send troops!" Yang Zheng ordered. The monks who can escape cannot escape from the temple. These people, who have a great cause, will definitely not be able to take them all away in such a short period of time.

As for Du Kuan, Yang Zheng wrote back to reprimand him and ordered him to reread the Three Biography of Spring and Autumn Period.

The generals were overjoyed, this was considered a blessing.

Especially generals with Qiang and Hu origins have long been hungry and thirsty.

Yang Zheng also wanted to resolve the matter calmly, but since ancient times, whenever interests are involved, things have become difficult to handle.

Fortunately, the foundation of the Qin Dynasty was not the tyranny of the gentry, and the tyranny of the gentry in Yongliang was not that strong.

The Qin army took action and destroyed everything.

The powerful nobles are not worth mentioning in front of them, let alone vulnerable.

Thirteen families of powerful men and women were massacred.

Except for a group of people who fled into the Taihang Mountains, the Wang family in Taiyuan suffered heavy blows.

The worst thing was the Jia family in Pingyang, which was almost uprooted. The branch that was related to Jia Chong was given special care and had a large number of people. The other families were exiled to Juyan.

It can be regarded as a bad breath for Cao Mao.

Some nobles can still see the situation clearly, but the powerful are short-sighted and only focus on their own one-third of an acre. Just like the powerful powerful in Longyou back then, they knew that Yang Zheng's knife was fast and cruel, but they still committed crimes against the wind.

"Your Majesty is so decisive, I'm afraid that the Central Plains nobles and Da Qin will fight to the death." Zhao Aqi said with lingering fear.

In fact, people in this era generally looked up to and awed the noble families.

However, Yang Zheng was not affected at all and said with a smile: "You think too highly of them. I will kill them just to show the Central Plains nobles. Those who obey the Qin Dynasty will live, and those who rebel against the Qin Dynasty will perish!"

For thousands of years, no noble family members with backbone have been seen.

The weaker you are, the more they will ride on you.

So what if Cao Pi instituted the ninth-grade official law?

So what if Sima Yan conferred a great title on the gentry?

Will the nobles be obedient and take the world as their own responsibility?

No, they will only long for higher power.

"The nobles are dogs, not tigers. I will tame them!" Yang Zheng said coldly.

If you are too good to the dog, the dog will treat you as its master.

Within a month and a half, nearly 70,000 slaves were cleared out, a wave of powerful men and women in Bingzhou had their heads shaved, and the Qin soldiers also made a small fortune.

Five hundred thousand dan of grain, 210,000 head of livestock, and nearly 5 million taels of money and silk were obtained.

This has been turned over, and there may be even more that have not been turned over.

Yang Zheng was speechless and Bingzhou was at war, but it did not affect these powerful and popular drinkers.

Although some people are not guilty enough to die, this kind of thing is inevitable.

They stood on the opposite side of Da Qin, and no matter whether they were passive or active, they had to bear the price.
Chapter completed!