Chen Gong waved his hand, "This matter is a small matter, but now there is a big matter, I'm afraid we have to face it."
Zhang Miao was taken aback and asked hurriedly, "Gongtai, what's the big deal?"
Chen Gong raised his hand to Lu Bu and said, "Marquis Wen, Chen Jiang is a local wealthy family and a descendant of the Chen family in Xuzhou. I heard that Marquis Wen has replaced the land for him, and the land replaced is the lowland in the west of the city. Is there any About this?"
Lu Bu nodded and sneered, "Chen Jiang wants to take advantage of the reputation of the Chen family in Xuzhou to occupy more land in Xiaopei, but I will let him have no land at all."
Hearing these words, Zhang Miao's expression changed, "Marquis Wen, have you really taken over all the land in Chen Jiang?"
Lu Bu nodded, "There's not even a cent left, it's all public property."
Zhang Miao clapped his hands and said, "Oh no, if you do this, you will offend the Xuzhou Chen family."
Chen Gong smiled bitterly and nodded, "Meng Zhuo, this is what I'm worried about. Once the Chen family in Xuzhou is offended, it will be very detrimental to our army here."
At this point, Chen Gong paused and sighed, "The last time we went to borrow iron ore, we only received 100 kilograms. If my prediction is correct, this must be related to the Chen family."
Hearing this, Lu Bu frowned and said, "Gongtai, do you mean to say that the Chen family was the one who stood in the way of Liu Xuande not lending us the iron ore?"
Chen Gong smiled bitterly and nodded, "Xuzhou is a wealthy place. There are no accidents. How could there be only 100 kilograms of iron ore? So I dare to say that the Chen family must be involved in this."
Snapped!
Lu Bu slapped the table and snorted coldly, "How dare you go against me."
Zhang Miao waved his hand hurriedly, "Marquis Wen, you must not be reckless. If something happens, our army may not be able to gain a foothold here?"
Lu Bu snorted coldly, "Meng Zhuo, do you think the Chen family will drive us away?"
Zhang Miao nodded affirmatively, "If the Chen family is offended, he will definitely interfere with it and be detrimental to our army."
Lu Bu nodded, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Zhang Miao hesitated for a moment, then handed over his hand and said, "It is better to return Chen Jiang's land, and then send someone to send a letter to Xuzhou to explain the matter clearly and claim that it was a misunderstanding."
Lu Bu frowned, "Meng Zhuo, you mean that we apologize to the Chen family, right?"
Hearing this, Zhang Miao felt a little embarrassed and waved his hand, "Marquis Wen, this is a temporary measure just to gain a foothold here. It is not an apology."
Chen Gong said calmly, "Marquis Wen, since what happened has happened, we can only find a way to make up for it, whether it is an apology or compensation. In short, our army has to be careful about everything when it comes to Xiaopei for the first time."
After reaching this point, Chen Gong sighed, turned to look at the north, and said slowly, "Marquis Wen, Cao Mengde may be raising food now, and may attack Xiaopei at any time. If we offend Xuzhou, Cao Mengde will really lead us in the future. When soldiers arrive, how should our army respond?
Therefore, the reason for showing goodwill to Xuzhou now is just to hope that when Cao Mengde calls, they can lend a helping hand and tide over the crisis together. "
Zhang Miao nodded, "Yes, Cao Mengde is eyeing him, we have to guard against him!"
Lu Bu said slowly, "So I have to apologize to a mere Chen family. Is that what you mean?"
Chen Gong frowned and said, "Marquis Wen, although it is an apology, it is only a temporary measure and cannot be taken seriously."
Lu Bu shook his head, "However, I feel very uncomfortable."
Zhang Miao waved his hand hurriedly, "Marquis Wen, you don't need to come forward in this matter. Why don't you go ahead and explain the matter, which should ease the deadlock, and then return Chen Jiang's land. At the worst, give him a few acres as compensation." , the matter should be over, Marquis Wen, what do you think?"
Lu Bu frowned, turned to look at Chen Gong, and asked slowly, "Gongtai, what's going on with Chen Jiang now?"
Chen Gong sighed, "I heard that Chen Jiang has been traveling frequently with other gentry during this period. I'm worried that they will do something detrimental to us!"
Zhang Miao's face changed, "These local gentry, in order to protect their own safety, have many servants at home. If they unite, I'm afraid things will go wrong!"
The two of them were worried for good reason. The powerful gentry had thousands of servants at home, so they were quite powerful.
After hearing what the two said, Lu Bu frowned.
When General Li Dian of Cao's army surrendered to the army, his family sent more than 1,000 servants to give him a direct position in the army.
And Li Dian took away more than 1,000 people, and the Li family could easily gather more than 1,000 people. You can imagine how powerful they are in reality.
The Chen family in Xuzhou has been famous for a long time, and the family's strength is naturally strong, and this strength refers not only to money, but also to manpower.
Mi Zhu had thousands of servants and countless money, but he still couldn't become the number one family in Xuzhou. You can imagine the strength of the Chen family.
The local gentry in Xiaopei are naturally so powerful, but if they unite together, they are also a powerful force.
It is for this reason that when Chen Gong heard the news, he became extremely anxious and came to discuss with Lu Bu.
Lu Bu nodded, "You mean to return Chen Jiang's land and compensate him, right?"
Zhang Miao hesitated for a moment and nodded, "This is the best. If we can get their support, it will be quite beneficial to us."
Lu Bu frowned, "But if Chen Jiang's land is returned, will other people also return the land and compensate it?"
Gao Shun's action this time targeted not only Chen Jiang, but all the gentry in Xiaopei.
Large tracts of land were confiscated, and many disobedient gentry rushed to the lowlands to the west.
Chen Gong frowned, sensing something was wrong in Lu Bu's tone, "Marquis Wen, in your opinion, how should we act?"
Lu Bu nodded and said slowly, "In the past, I didn't want to care about what this place was like, but now that I'm here, I have the final say here.
My words are the rules. If anyone doesn't abide by them, they have only two choices. One is to be obedient, and the other is to get out of Xiaopei. "
"What?"
When the two of them heard these words, they were immediately surprised, "Marquis Wen, you must not make a big deal out of this."
At this moment, there were hurried footsteps outside the door.
"Reporting to Marquis Wen, there are a large number of gentry outside the door, coming to ask for an audience."
When Chen Gong and Zhang Miao heard this, their expressions suddenly changed, "Marquis Wen, no, they have united."
Lu Bu waved his hand, "You don't have to panic, follow me to see them."
"Let them go to the hall, I will be there soon."
After saying this, a sneer appeared at the corner of Lu Bu's mouth.
A group of ignorant people actually dare to cause trouble, huh!
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Chen Jiang stood on the side of the hall, looking at the dozens of people around him, with a sneer on his lips.
These people are all local gentry in Xiaopei, and they are all well-known people. No matter which county magistrate comes to take office, they will try their best to appease them and will never dare to make mistakes.
Wait a minute, mainly to see how Lu Bu's son will make a fool of himself when he sees so many gentry!
Don't think that just because you have a few soldiers under your command is a big deal. If you offend these gentry, it will be easy to raise a few thousand soldiers and horses.
The most important thing is that Master Gongyu sent a letter asking everyone to ask Lu Bu for an explanation for this action.
Just when Chen Jiang was thinking about how Lu Bu would behave, there were rapid footsteps outside the door.
Soon, a tall figure appeared in front of everyone. Although he was only dressed in casual clothes, his tiger-like aura shocked people and made them subconsciously bow and salute.
"I've met Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu ignored these people, strode to the table, sat down, and then asked slowly.
"Everyone, what do you have to say to me this time?"
Chen Jiang looked at Lu Bu's proud face and sneered in his heart, "Let's see how long you can keep pretending!"
"Marquis Wen, we are here to ask for an explanation. I hope Marquis Wen can make the decision for everyone and restore peace to the local area."
Lu Bu frowned and said, "Tell me what it is."
Chen Jiang hurriedly stepped forward and raised his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, everyone's land has been taken away for no reason, so I want to ask for an explanation."
Lu Bu nodded and turned to look at Chen Gong, "Gongtai, is it true? It's so outrageous to take away everyone's land for no reason!"
Hearing this, Chen Gong was stunned and speechless.
Everyone was talking about this just now, and you just pretended not to know. That's a little too much!
However, in front of everyone, Chen Gong could only hold up his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, the lands of everyone present have been expropriated, but they will be given corresponding compensation."
After hearing this, Lu Bu nodded, "In that case, what else is there to say?"
Chen Jiang was immediately furious, "Marquis Wen, you are occupying our fertile land, but in the end, you are giving us low land, how can we people live!"
Lu Bu slapped the table and said, "Gongtai, is this true? You actually gave them a depression. Whoever did it will be severely punished by me."
This time, before Chen Gong could speak, Chen Jiang hurriedly said loudly, "Marquis Wen, the way of a villain is that general named Gao, who stole our land. Marquis Wen, you have to make the decision for us. "
When everyone behind him heard this, Fenfen held up his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, this general named Gao also stole our land. Marquis Wen must get it back for us."
A gentry with some gray hair said tremblingly, "Not only must he return the land to us, Marquis Wen, but we must also punish the general named Gao. Otherwise, if the people cannot be angry, Xiaopei will be in chaos."
"Yes, we must deal with that person named Gao. We must not let him go easily."
"That general named Gao is too evil. It's best to kill him to relieve the hatred in your heart."
Everyone thought of Gao Shun's hatefulness, and all made suggestions, hoping to ask Lu Bu to punish him.
Chen Gong's Natural Way Gao Shun was Lu Bu's favorite general. His expression changed and he waved his hands hurriedly, "Everyone, calm down first. General Gao is at fault. Marquis Wen will definitely punish him. Please rest assured."
Zhang Miao also waved his hands hastily, "Everyone, please go back first. Marquis Wen will handle this matter properly and will not let everyone down."
When Chen Jiang heard this, a subtle sneer suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Sure enough, there is strength in numbers. As long as everyone comes together to ask for an explanation, it doesn't matter if it's Lu Bu. They still have to be obedient.
"Marquis Wen, that general surnamed Gao is lawless. We should deal with him as soon as possible in order to give justice to Xiaopei's father and fellow villagers."
Lu Bu nodded, "I know about this matter and I will handle it properly. You don't have to worry."
Chen Jiang was overjoyed when he heard that Lu Bu had relented. He hurriedly raised his hands and said tentatively, "Marquis Wen, in this case, shouldn't our land be returned?"
After finishing speaking, Chen Jiang hurriedly took out the documentary voucher Gao Shun gave her and said, "Marquis Wen, this is the evidence."
The gentry behind him also hurriedly took out the land deed and said loudly, "Marquis Wen, we have also brought ours. I hope Marquis Wen will punish Gao and make the decision for us."
Chen Jiang waved the land deed in his hand and gritted his teeth and said, "Marquis Wen, what's even more annoying is that there are many overlapping areas in our land deeds. This is like a piece of land being sold to several companies. The situation is really bad and lawless. ah!"
Although the depression to the west of Xiaopei is very large, it cannot be divided among these people!
Therefore, Gao calculated the entire dug area by the way, and then you took one piece and I took another piece, and if there was not enough space, we divided it from others.
No one wanted that depression anyway, so even if the drawing was accurate, it would be of no use.
Chen Jiang didn't know it at first, but after he joined forces with everyone and compared everyone's land deeds, he discovered the secret. He was so angry!
Lu Bu nodded and winked at Zhang Hu next to him, "Take everyone's land deeds and let me take a look."
Zhang Hu responded hurriedly, stepped forward, took the land deeds from everyone's hands, and presented them to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu took a closer look and almost laughed out loud when he saw that the land deeds really overlapped.
I didn't expect that Gao Shun, a guy like wood, could do such a ridiculous thing.
However, this is what Lu Bu wants, so Gao Shun dares to execute it like this. Otherwise, how could such a funny thing happen?
Chen Jiang thought that Lu Bu was reading the land deed carefully, so he hurriedly said, "Marquis Wen, this is the evidence. That man named Gao randomly distributed the land and let everyone's land overlap. This is simply lawless and should be beheaded!"
When everyone heard this, they all said loudly, "You should be beheaded, and you must not be lenient."
Thinking of Gao Shun's hateful appearance, Chen Jiang shouted louder and louder, "Marquis Wen must kill that general named Gao. Someone is willing to donate 500 shi of grain."
The people around him were stunned for a moment, and then shouted.
"I am willing too. As long as the general named Gao is killed, I am willing to donate 300 shi of food."
"I am willing to donate 100 loads of grain. I just hope that I can kill the man named Gao."
Lu Bu was stunned. He didn't expect that Gaoding was so valuable and could be exchanged for food at a critical moment.
However, it seems impossible for him to kill Gao Shun. What's more, Gao Shun is just following orders, and the person he wants to kill is probably himself!
When Chen Jiang saw Lu Bu's hesitation, he thought he thought the donation was too little, so he gritted his teeth.
"Marquis Wen, as long as I kill the general named Gao, I am willing to donate 1,000 shi of grain."
Chapter 96 Indignation
