More than a month has passed since the great war in the Central Plains, but the remaining problems after the war have not been eliminated in a short time.
Jia Xu sat in the Central Plains as the governor and stayed in Yanzhou. Gao Fei entrusted him with all major military and political affairs in the entire Central Plains.
In Changyi City, in the former palace of King Wei, Jia Xu was sitting in the hall reviewing official documents. Scouts were constantly coming and going. From morning to night, his hand holding the pen never rested.
At this time, Bian Xi walked in from outside the hall. As soon as he entered the hall, he immediately pushed away everyone, walked straight to Jia Xu, clasped his fists and said, "I have reported to the governor, the matter has been settled."
Jia Xu immediately put down the pen in his hand and hurriedly asked: "How many families are there in total?"
"There are thirty-seven stores in the entire Yanzhou, distributed in different counties." Bian Xi reported.
Jia Xu thought for a moment and said no more.
"Captain, what should we do next?" Bian Xi asked.
"Kill! Kill them all, leaving no one behind!" Jia Xu's eyes shot out two rays of light, and his deep eyes were full of murderous intent.
"No... no one left?" Bian Xi asked in surprise.
"Cut the grass and roots. Yanzhou is the foundation of Cao Cao. All the great families support him. If we don't use extraordinary measures, Yanzhou will have future troubles. In order to eliminate these troubles, we can only do this." Jia Xu said cruelly.
Since the Yan army occupied Yanzhou, for more than a month, all the wealthy gentry in Yanzhou have adopted an indifferent attitude towards the Yan army, and the wealthy families have publicly made things difficult for the Yan army. They knew that Cao Cao had fled to Guanzhong, and they kept thinking of it in their hearts.
I thought and looked forward to the day when Cao Cao would lead an army to appear in front of them again.
However, all this was seen by Jia Xu, who then asked Bian Xi to lead scouts to various places to investigate those people in Yanzhou who secretly supported Cao Cao.
Bian Xi said: "But these thirty-seven families add up to at least more than 10,000 people. If we kill them all, wouldn't it be too harsh? Otherwise, all the servants, maids, children, etc. should be let go?"
"Those who achieve great things can even kill their relatives! I think it is worthwhile to exchange the lives of more than 10,000 people for the long-term peace and stability of the entire Yanzhou. If we don't do this, how can we stabilize Yanzhou? If Yanzhou is not stable, how can the Central Plains be stable?"
Jia Xu showed his fierce look, with a proud smile on his evil face.
Bian Xi continued to persuade: "Captain, my subordinates are worried that Yanzhou will become the second Xuzhou. The people of Xuzhou still have a grudge against Cao Cao! I think..."
"I know what you are worried about. You are worried that doing so will be counterproductive, right?" Jia Xu interrupted Bian Xi.
"Yes." Bian Xi nodded.
"Don't worry, what I'm doing is different from Cao Cao's massacre of hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou. What I'm doing is pulling out all the stops. What's more, I'm asking you to investigate the most influential families or wealthy families in the area, and kill those who support Cao Cao wholeheartedly.
It will inevitably affect the choices of other people, so in a sense, this strategy can also show the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. Anyone who dares to have anything to do with Cao Cao will definitely be severely punished." Jia Xu explained.
After hearing this, Bian Xi suddenly understood and said to Jia Xu: "Captain, the thirty-seven families are distributed in thirty-seven different cities. It will be very difficult not to let the news leak out."
"Haha, I have thought about this for a long time. The officials from various places sent by the Lord will arrive soon. When they arrive, I will ask the soldiers to follow the officials to take office on the pretext of escorting the officials to take office, and then agree on a time
, worked together overnight to kill everyone on the grounds that they were in contact with foreign enemies, then Yanzhou would be safe." Jia Xu said.
Bian Xi said: "Then leave this matter to me. After all, to achieve consistency in time, only the scouts I trained can achieve such a tacit understanding."
"Well, you go down and get ready, and wait until tomorrow to meet those officials."
The next day, Jia Xu personally welcomed the officials who came from Hebei to take office in the Central Plains. He first held a banquet in Changyi, and then he assigned them to the place where they took office and allowed these officials to rest temporarily in the post house for a day.
On the third day, Jia Xu sent a thousand soldiers each to follow these officials to take office.
Three more days later, Bian Xi acted according to his plan, and with the force of thunder, he broke into the homes of thirty-seven large clan households and wealthy squires distributed in various counties in Yanzhou at almost the same time, and bloodbathed the homes of the thirty-seven households.
People, big and small, and animals were not spared. It was really cruel.
Overnight, all the wealthy gentry and aristocratic families in Yanzhou were wiped out, causing the whole Yanzhou to be shaken.
In the following period, Jia Xu successively implemented several things to govern Yanzhou with an iron fist, which made his reputation great in Yanzhou, and the false praises of poisonous people also spread.
However, Jia Xu was not ruthless or cruel. He did not collect the properties of the thirty-seven families into the treasury, but reasonably distributed the properties and redistributed them to the hands of the people. That's right.
Because of this, Jia Xu gradually won over many people for Gao Fei and laid the foundation for his long-term rule of the Central Plains.
However, some officials did not agree so and sent a flying pigeon letter to Gao Fei to inform Jia Xu.
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Youzhou, Jicheng.
Gao Fei would run to the Hanlin Academy from time to time these days. Government affairs were basically left to Tian Feng and others, so he had free time to explain the benefits of bearings to the craftsmen.
This day, Gao Fei was no exception. Early in the morning, when he left the palace, he bumped into Sima Fang. Seeing Sima Fang's panic, he said, "What's going on, you're so flustered?"
Sima Fang hurriedly took out the Flying Pigeon Letter, handed it to Gao Fei, and said: "The Military Governor Zhongyuan governed Yanzhou with an iron fist and brutally killed more than 10,000 innocent people. This is the secret letter written by the Changyi Order of Yanzhou to his lord.
letter."
Gao Fei took it and took a look at it, and said with a smile: "Very good, go to the treasury to prepare some generous gifts, and have someone bring them to the county magistrate, saying that this is a reward from the king. In addition, prepare a gift for the military advisor."
It's a generous gift, just let him continue without any influence."
"Huh?" Sima Fang was stunned. He didn't expect that Gao Fei would reward not only the informer, but also the informant.
Seeing the confusion on Sima Fang's face, Gao Fei hurriedly explained: "The commander of Changyi is not afraid of the high position of the military advisor and speaks out. He should be rewarded. It is difficult to find such a person. And the military advisor is just taking money from the bottom of the cauldron. Although
It's a bit extreme, but because of this, I am proud to attack those restless people in Yanzhou, causing a huge impact on their hearts, thus intimidating the whole state and keeping them away from Cao Cao. Therefore, both of them must be rewarded!"
"No, I understand, I'll do it right now after I go to sleep." After hearing this, Sima Fang suddenly realized and resigned.
"Wait... In addition, let Chen Lin write a letter to Jia Xu in my name and ask him to promote this Changyi magistrate to be his second deputy. Such a person should not be eliminated." Gao Fei remembered an important thing.
Something happened, so he shouted hurriedly.
"No!" Sima Fang responded.
Gao Fei asked again: "Wumaru, the Huns are closest to Jicheng. Do they have any news?"
"My lord, the great chanyu of the Xiongnu has been replaced by Huchuquan. He is currently leading the right and left virtuous kings and the royal nobles of the Xiongnu towards Jicheng. Qiu Liju, the great chanyu of Wuwan, has already arrived in Yecheng.
It is currently arranged to rest in the post house."
"Very good, let's wait a few more days for Qiu Liju and his son Lou Ban to be reunited. When everyone comes, I will receive them together."
For the next half month, Jicheng has been actively preparing for the enthronement ceremony. Gao Fei also drafted some talents to attend the ceremony, and asked people to build a hero in the central square of Jicheng.
The monument engraved the names of all the soldiers who died in the Central Plains War, and further comforted the families of the deceased.
On the seventh day of September, two days before Gao Fei officially proclaimed himself emperor, the leaders of the Xiongnu, Karasuma, Fuyu, Goguryeo, and three Han Dynasties, as well as the princes and ministers summoned by Gao Fei, all arrived.
Officials from all over the country were selected to come to Beijing to attend the grand ceremony. The entire Jicheng was bustling with activity. Among them, many ordinary people continued to come from surrounding counties and counties just to watch the grand ceremony, which brought a huge boost to the business in Beijing.
Business opportunities.
In the main hall, Gao Fei sat there and looked around at everyone present. Some of them he knew, some he didn't know, but no matter what, these barbarians all presented different gifts after hearing his call. It can be seen that
Gao Fei's influence is by no means ordinary.
"Dear Chanyus, kings, city lords, and leaders, I welcome you all to come to Jicheng. Some of you have a long way to go, and some have a short way. Those who came early may have been impatient to wait, and those who came late may still be here.
Complain about why I don’t give you a chance to breathe. But no matter whether you came early or late, today is the first time I have officially received you all at the same time, and it is also the time when I have issued an imperial edict to you.”
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, wondering what kind of person Gao Fei would reward them. Then they were attracted by the words he immediately gave to Gao Fei, and they all looked at Gao Fei intently.
"I am about to proclaim myself emperor. Once I proclaim myself emperor, you will all be my subjects. You are all members of our Yan country. You have the same rights as the Han people. You will not be discriminated against and will not be discriminated against. So
, I want you all to give up your old customary titles and serve as officials according to the official positions I, Dayan, provide you, I wonder if you are willing?" Gao Fei asked.
Qiu Liju was the first to stand up, gave a Han salute to Gao Fei, and said: "Wuwan has already integrated with Yan State, advancing and retreating together, and is willing to accept the reward."
Immediately afterwards, Yi Yimo, the former prince of Goguryeo, also expressed his willingness to obey Gao Fei's orders.
Later, only the Xiongnu clan in Huchuquan were still hesitant.
"Huchuquan Da Chanyu, have you thought about it?" Gao Fei asked impatiently.