The several Jiaonan elders headed by them all appealed to everyone not to be fooled. Regardless of whether they buy Han official positions or not, they will definitely be given to them in the future.
As long as this deal fails, the Jiaonan people will finally get a bargain.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room immediately agreed in unison.
"We need to let those Han people know that in this land of Lingnan, if there are no people who eat like us, they would have been fed to wild wolves."
In the unanimous agreement of everyone, they all wanted to wait and see what would happen.
However, as soon as the big guy on the front foot left, the horse on the back foot headed towards Lingnan Pingzhou City non-stop.
These envoys secretly sent by the nobles of Jiaonan were all going to test the price of official positions in front of Cui Ao.
Regardless of the official position and preventing the Han people from completing their tasks, it is all a trick to deceive children.
Lingnan County is such a big place. If a family buys the fertile land or official positions in the position, the rest will have to go into the ravine.
Therefore, the sales of official land in the three counties of Lingnan soon entered an extremely hot state.
Regarding this matter, Cui Ao and Cui Shijun, the envoy of Chijie, were of course having a headache.
Every Jiaonan nobleman's bids were similar, and it was difficult to tell the difference.
In the end, Cui Ao and Cui Shijun could only say that according to the first-come-first-served rule, whichever Jiaonan noble family escorted the grain, grass and money to Pingzhou City first would get the right to choose first.
This is not simply a matter of whoever pays the highest price, but whoever is quick.
In an instant, the nobles of Jiaonan, who were originally harmonious, fell into fierce competition with each other.
Because the Han emperor required that the grain and grass should fall into the treasury, the powerful nobles tried their best to escort the grain and grass themselves.
A large number of livestock, slaves, etc. were also used, the only purpose was to hope to reach Pingzhou first.
Under such circumstances, it took the Jiaonan nobles and powerful men almost only one month to transport the "redemption money" from more than thirty counties to Pingzhou.
Cui Ao, who was very happy, told the people sent by his old friends in Jiaonan to go back and wait for the documents of canonization from the imperial court.
When the edict is issued, there will be various rewards, and a large number of chariots and horses will definitely be needed to carry them.
Therefore, this time, the chariots and horses from each family escorting the 'money' did not have to go back. They had to wait in Pingzhou for some time before returning with the rewards from the court.
Upon hearing this, everyone was naturally overjoyed and excited. They immediately prepared to have a good rest. Tomorrow they will go to Pingzhou to wait for the imperial edict.
However, at this time, a piece of news came, causing everyone's smiles to freeze at the corners of their mouths.
Because the leader of Cui clan, Cui Hu and Cui Shijun, sent a message, asking them to go to Pingzhou City to visit the Han Dynasty official Liu Bian.
Cui Hu's order could not be refused, so the people in Jiaonan immediately set off and rushed to Pingzhou City.
In the Cui Manor in Pingzhou City, Cui Hu and his wife were sitting in the main hall, waiting for the Jiaonan nobles to come and prepare to receive them.
A sound of footsteps echoed throughout the main hall.
"I have met Cui Shijun. Cui Shijun is a thousand years old."
A group of people walked in, and the leader, the old man Jiaonan, saluted respectfully.
After taking a look, this old Jiaonan man was not from their Jiaonan family, nor was he a Jiaonan nobleman from Lingnan County, but just an ordinary wealthy businessman from Lingnan.
Cui Hu couldn't help but frown. These people were a group of guys who had never seen the world and didn't understand anything at all.
When these people come to see them, they must be talking about official land.
When he thought of this, Cui Hu's face darkened.
Although he also knew that this kind of thing was simply inevitable, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
"Everyone, we came to you today to discuss the official land in Lingnan County. We, the Jiaonan people, have purchased three counties from Pingzhou and are now waiting for you to collect them. As you know, Although I, Cui Hu, am from Jiaonan, I am just a martial artist, so you can only handle this matter yourself."
Cui Hu said with a serious face.
"Hahaha!"
When the nobles in Jiaonan heard this, they laughed loudly.
"Cui Shijun is so polite. To be honest with Cui Shijun, we have heard of Cui Shijun's name a long time ago."
"Cui Shijun, please stop being so modest."
"You are a leader among Lingnan people. In Lingnan, you are a hero of a generation!"
"Hahaha......"
After hearing Cui Hu's words, these Jiaonan people all smiled and said.
"In this case, please come with me."
Cui Hu smiled slightly and waved his hand.
"Let's go and take a look with Mr. Cui."
Cui Hu spoke and took the lead towards the door of the main hall.
The mission Cui Hu sent to Pingzhou City this time was to 'buy and sell official land', but this time, they did not buy or sell official land, but went straight to the matter of official land.
In Cui Hu's view, all official land in the three counties in Lingnan belongs to Pingzhou City. Therefore, his trip to Pingzhou City was just to receive rewards, not to purchase official land.
However, when Cui Hu led these people to the door, he was suddenly intercepted by guards again.
"Cui Shijun, please wait a moment. Our king said that he is still busy and does not want to meet outsiders for the time being. I hope you can understand." A guard bowed and said to Cui Hu.
Upon hearing this, Cui Hu's face immediately became very embarrassed.
These guys from Jiaonan actually dared to block their own way. They were really audacious.
"I am your king's biological brother. Why can't I go to see your king? As your biological brother, why don't I know what your king is busy with?"
Cui Hu's face was livid, he glared at the guard and asked.
"Brother Cui doesn't know, but we know it very well."
"The king is currently negotiating with Li Mu and Li Shijun, hoping that he can trade all the land in Lingnan to us Jiaonan people. The king has specifically ordered this matter, and no one is allowed to disturb him."
"If you want to visit the king, please wait for a while."
"However, if Cui Shijun wants to seize the land, then we can only ask you to leave Pingzhou City first. We will report it to the king and then decide how to deal with your matter."
"If Brother Cui doesn't want to leave, it doesn't matter. Just wait for news from our king."
The nobles in this southern province were not afraid of Cui Hu's threat at all. Instead, they looked confident and did not take them to heart at all.
"You bastards, you despicable people, how dare you use your Majesty to suppress me?"
"Someone is coming!"
"Kill all these damn Jiaonan dogs."
Cui Hu was so angry that he yelled and ordered people to kill this southerner.
As soon as he finished speaking, several Jiaonan people standing aside immediately rushed forward and grabbed the Jiaonan noble, then pierced his heart with a knife and fell into a pool of blood.
Seeing how arrogant these Jiaonan people were, Cui Hu became even more angry.
These Jiaonan nobles are too arrogant and disrespectful. They simply don't take Cui Hu seriously!
"Hmph, you Jiaonan people are really becoming more and more ignorant of the world."
"Today, I, Cui Hu, am going to teach you a lesson and let you know what it means to be high and low!"
Cui Hu said through gritted teeth.
These people were so arrogant and arrogant that they didn't take Cui Hu seriously at all.
"Cui Shijun, please calm down. We servants, how dare we get rough with Cui Shijun?"
"That's right, Commander Cui, please don't be angry. We are doing this for our sake."
When they heard that Cui Hu was going to kill them, some Jiaonan nobles immediately panicked.
These people were indeed a little arrogant and did not take Cui Hu seriously at all.
However, they are not stupid. They naturally know that Cui Hu is very powerful. People like themselves are not Cui Hu's opponents at all.
If it weren't for the numerical advantage, Cui Hu might have been wiped out long ago.
The reason why these people dared to deal with Cui Hu so unscrupulously was because the Jiaonan people were relatively strong, so they dared to be so unscrupulous and not afraid of offending Cui Hu at all.
But now, if Cui Hu gets angry, they will be in trouble.
"If I, Cui Hu, don't deal with you little bastards today, my surname will not be Cui!" Cui Hu snorted coldly, and then shouted: "Get them all and teach me a lesson. No one left alive, understand?"
"yes!"
Upon hearing Cui Hu's order, Cui Hu's guard immediately agreed, and then led a group of guards into the Jiaonan nobles and arrested them all.
These Jiaonan nobles never thought that Cui Hu would actually take action against them. They didn't expect it.
Suddenly, they were besieged by hundreds of people. Everyone was frightened, and they quickly screamed for mercy and wanted to escape.
It's a pity that Cui Hu had already made preparations. How could he let these Jiaonan untouchables escape? He immediately ordered his men to tie up these Jiaonan untouchables.
For a moment, the entire hall became a mess. The Jiaonan people begged for mercy and cried one after another, and everyone was frightened.
Cui Hu stood there with his long sleeves fluttering, looking at the Jiaonan people kneeling on the ground, snorted coldly, and then said coldly: "I tell you, I, Cui Hu, am not that greedy little guy. People, I disdain to be a slave to Jiaonan people like you, so I will never agree to hand over the land of Lingnan to you, Jiaonan."
"I don't need your land in Jiaonan, and you don't have to beg me here hypocritically. I will never agree."
"Today, I am here to warn you. If anyone dares to break into my tent, I will kill you all!"
“If you don’t believe it, just give it a try.”
As Cui Hu spoke, he pointed the sword in his hand at these Jiaonan nobles. His posture was obviously saying that if they dared to step into his tent, they would definitely die.
"Brother Cui, calm down. Brother Cui, calm down. Brother Cui, we Jiaonan people don't dare anymore, so don't be angry."
"Brother Cui Hu, we are forced to have no choice this time. You must forgive us."
Upon hearing Cui Hu's threat, these Jiaonan nobles all knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, fearing that Cui Hu would be impulsive and kill them.
They knew that their lives were in Cui Hu's hands.
If their lives were really threatened, even if Cui Hu would not kill them, he would still have many ways to make their lives worse than death.
"Brother Cui Hu, please spare us just once."
"Brother Cui Hu, we will never do it again, we will never do it again. Just bypass us this time, we swear."
For a moment, all the Jiaonan nobles cried out for fear that Cui Hu would take action again.
Seeing this scene, a disdainful smile suddenly appeared on Cui Hu's lips, and he said with a sneer: "Humph! You also know that you are wrong? Then, let me ask you, do you know who I, Cui Hu, am?"
Hearing Cui Hu's words, the Jiaonan nobles present were stunned and couldn't help but glance at each other, with expressions on their faces full of confusion.
They didn't know who Cui Hu was at all. Naturally, they had never heard of Cui Hu's name.
Cui Hu didn't find this strange at all.
Cui Hu was an important minister of the Han Dynasty. How could these ordinary nobles know about it?
Although these nobles all have extremely high status in Jiaonan Kingdom, not all of them have the right to see the emperor, and it is impossible for them to stay in the palace every day.
Therefore, these Jiaonan nobles had no chance to meet Cui Hu.
Although Cui Hu's strength is also very powerful, these Jiaonan nobles have never seen Cui Hu's true strength, so their understanding of Cui Hu is very limited. They have no idea what Cui Hu's specific strength is. How strong.
Therefore, after hearing Cui Hu's words, these Jiaonan nobles all looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what Cui Hu was talking about.
Seeing the expressions of these Jiaonan nobles, Cui Hu sneered and said lightly: "You don't know who I am, so how dare you come to my Daxia Dynasty to cause trouble? Do you think your life is too long? ?"
As soon as Cui Hu's words came out, all the Jiaonan nobles were startled, and they all lowered their heads.
At this time, they finally remembered Cui Hu's identity.
Cui Hu is a warrior!
Cui Hu was a military commander of the Han Dynasty.
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty had four generals under his command, namely Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Pang De, and Lu Bu.
But at this time, they actually provoked the general Cui Hu. Naturally, they were scared to death, trembling all over, and not even daring to breathe.
"How about it? You guys are still not honest and hand over the land in Lingnan quickly, otherwise, I will kill all of you immediately." Cui Hu looked at these Jiaonan nobles and said with a sneer.
"Brother Cui, calm down, we will hand over the land immediately, hand over the land immediately."
"General Cui Hu, your Excellency has a large number of people. You must not argue with us. Don't argue with us."
"General Cui Hu, we will hand over the land immediately, hand over the land immediately."
"..."
These Jiaonan nobles kept kowtowing
