I saw a group of stern infantrymen, holding shields and steel knives, reflecting the cold light under the moonlight. Their steps were uniform. The military formation majestically entered the house and surrounded Dong Chi.
Dong Chi's face turned pale with fear.
"Dong Chengyuan!" Zhang Xiu was still sitting in his position, looking at Dong Chi. "Just when you went out to greet me, the swordsmen and axemen hiding on the left and right had been cleared away."
Dong Chi pretended to be calm and said: "Prince Jing, you... you can't kill me. Although my Dong family is not a big family in Yizhou, it is still a middle-class family. If you kill me, there will be no place for you in Yizhou." !”
"hehe!"
Zhang Xiu smiled disdainfully, "Whether there is a place for me is not up to you," he said, standing up and walking towards Dong Chi, "Do you know why I dare to attack you?"
Dong Chi looked at Zhang Xiu and felt even more guilty: "Why?"
Zhang Xiu asked: "If I kill you, the entire Yizhou nobles will unite to resist desperately. At that time, it will be difficult for me to conquer Yizhou. I may even capsize in the ditch and be driven out by the united powerful, right?"
Dong Chi: "Since Prince Jing knows how powerful it is, why is he doing this?"
Zhang Xiu's calm tone revealed cold murderous intent: "Because... this is the result I want."
Dong Chi was suddenly startled.
He looked at Zhang Xiu in disbelief.
"Only in this way can I eradicate the troubles of Yizhou's gentry; only in this way can I completely control Yizhou without being influenced by gentry like you." Zhang Xiu said, "The land should be owned by the state, and then Jingguo can become stronger, and Yizhou's Only then can the Kingdom of Abundance belong to the lonely king!"
Dong Chi's face turned as pale as the moon. Only then did he realize that Zhang Xiu's entry into Sichuan would be the end of the gentry.
The Yizhou gentry are finished.
"Tug away!" Hu Che'er next to him waved his hand.
The soldiers on the left and right immediately picked up Dong Chi and dragged him out of the Dong Mansion. Afterwards, the entire Dong family, men, women, old and young, were imprisoned one after another.
At three quarters of noon the next day, he was beheaded outside the city.
All assets of the Dong family were confiscated.
After Wu Xun learned about this, he suddenly jumped up from the chair in shock and thought: "It's over!" Suddenly, his vision went dark and he became a little unsteady. He reached out to hold the chair behind him but failed. He sat on the ground all of a sudden.
"Master!"
The slave in front ran over in a hurry, knelt down and supported him with one leg.
Wu Xun trembled his lips and murmured to himself with dull eyes: "It's over! The Yizhou gentry is over!"
At this time, Wu Xun's younger brother Wu Zhang came out of the side door, rushed to Wu Xun's side, and supported Wu Xun from the other side.
Wu Xun regained consciousness and struggled to stand up. Wu Zhang and Jia Nu helped him stand up, and then helped him sit on a chair: "Brother, it seems that Prince Jing has come with bad intentions. Many families below are waiting for you to make an idea."
Wu Xun: "What do they mean?"
Wu Zhang: "We are not willing to give up our own land. This is the lifeblood of our noble clan and cannot be cut off."
"Life or land is more important?" Wu Xun looked deeply at Wu Zhang, "Are we combined to be the opponent of Zhang Xiu's tens of thousands of iron troops? Once we fail, we will lose more than just land."
"Are we going to give away the inheritance of our ancestors like this?" Wu Zhang let go of Wu Xun's hand and asked in a strong tone.
"How did the nobles in Nanyang and Guanzhong survive after losing their land?" Wu Xun asked.
"How else can we live?" Wu Zhang said coldly, "Zhang Xiu has a loose trade policy. Except for salt, iron, and silk, all other things are left to the nobles to manage. But how can we nobles become despicable businessmen? We are a scholarly family..."
"What a scholarly family!" Wu Xun slammed the table next to him, "You know a few words and you dare to claim that you are a scholarly family. Now that Zhang Xiu is so iron-blooded, how can we fight him?"
Wu Zhang was anxious: "This won't work, that won't work either, what should we do?"
Wu Xun calmed down, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and asked Wu Zhang: "Do you think all the Yizhou gentry combined can withstand Zhang Xiu's iron-blooded wrist?"
Wu Zhang thought for a while and then got serious: "It is not impossible if the tribes in Yizhou can unite as one, but it is almost impossible to unite all the tribes in Yizhou. Even most of them can't do it. .”
"So..." Wu Xun looked at Wu Zhang seriously, "Do you think our resistance is necessary?"
Wu Zhang was speechless.
Looking at Wu Xun.
Wu Xun said openly: "We don't need to be pessimistic. If Zhang Xiu wants to take over the land, let him do it. Don't let our people stop him. If he can really establish a foothold in Yizhou, our resistance will be in vain; if he is captured by Chengdu, If the nobles were driven out, then we can still get back the land we lost, so why do we have to show off for a while?"
Wu Zhang nodded.
…
The incident in Luocheng soon spread throughout Yizhou, and all the nobles became panicked. If Zhang Xiu takes control of Yizhou, will the nobles still have a way to survive?
As a result, nobles from various counties and counties sent representatives to Chengdu to discuss strategies to fight against Zhang Xiu.
In a short period of time, Chengdu became as prosperous as Chang'an.
After Liu Zhang learned about what happened in Luocheng, he was overjoyed and his previous panic was swept away. To him, what Zhang Xiu did in Luocheng was simply a divine assist for him! Such a move would arouse resistance from all the nobles, and these nobles would spare no effort to use their family wealth to fight Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Yu said with a smile: "I thought Zhang Xiu was so wise and powerful, but I didn't expect him to be such a short-sighted person. He offended the entire Yizhou gentry just for the Dong family's hundred acres of land. It's really stupid."
Liu Ba narrowed his eyes: "Isn't it good? Now, representatives of the gentry from all over the country have gathered in Chengdu. They are just waiting for the king to summon them and make a unified decision. They will definitely drive that Zhang Xiu out of Yizhou, and even It is possible to recapture Hanzhong."
"Hahaha!"
Just as the two were talking, there was a burst of laughter in the hall, and then the curtain was opened, and Liu Zhang came out with a smile on his face, "Zichu (Liu Ba's word), Nanhe, tell me, are you all alone now?" I don’t know whether to hate Prince Jing or to thank Prince Jing. With his help, I have united the noble people of Shu, which is really a wonderful thing! Hahaha!"
"Kings!"
Liu Ba smiled and said: "I think I should thank you."
Liu Zhang said happily: "Oh! I love you, please give me a try."
Liu Ba: "Your Majesty, if Zhang Xiu hadn't attacked Keluo City and killed the Dong family, how could our Shu nobles unite to resist foreign enemies? With these experiences, we can unite again next time there is an invasion from outside. The nobles sent out troops to fight. Although it was only one battle, there were many benefits, so I think I should be grateful."
"Well said! Well said!" Liu Zhang smiled while stroking his hands.
Zhang Yu said: "Your Majesty, the representatives of the noble clan have been waiting outside for a long time."
Liu Zhang immediately said: "Quick! Invite me quickly!" Then he said to the waiter next to him, "I'd like to have a good chat with them."
"Here!"
The waiter withdrew.
Not long after, hundreds of representatives of the noble clans lined up in two rows and entered the Shu Palace in a mighty manner. Tables and chairs have been prepared in the hall. After everyone knelt down and bowed, they took their seats.
The meeting of hundreds of tribes in Shu officially opened.
