Liu Hong looked at this scene and sneered in his heart, but he also pretended to be a pity and comforted everyone.
"This matter is my fault. Dian Wei has always been reckless, but he is quite loyal to me. I don't want others to insult me. I will apologize to you all for him today."
The Qingzhou nobles below saw Liu Hong's behavior and didn't understand.
Liu Hong was ready to protect Dianwei.
Among the Qingzhou nobles, Cui Hao of the Cui family was the leader, and everyone looked at Cui Hao.
Seeing Liu Hong's attitude, Cui Haoden felt bad. He originally thought that the nobles were united to exert pressure.
Liu Honghui was forced to kill Dian Wei.
Unexpectedly, Liu Hong would not hesitate to make enemies of the Qingzhou nobles for this reckless man.
After weighing the pros and cons, he knew that Liu Hong was already acting pretentious. If he still didn't know how to advance or retreat, I'm afraid the matter would be difficult to resolve.
Although Cui Zhen was an only son, the green hills he left behind were even without firewood.
He immediately put away his sad posture and stood up to express his gratitude.
"Since the Lord has spoken, let this matter be dropped."
"Yes, yes, this kid insults you, it would be a shame to die!"
Seeing Cui Hao like this, several nobles woke up and quickly stood up to agree.
Looking at Cui Hao and others who suddenly rebelled.
The other heads of the noble families couldn't believe it and immediately stood up and objected sternly.
"My lord, this is absolutely impossible. My son's death cannot be in vain. Just because he was killed for no reason because of drunken remarks, how can there be any royal law?"
"You must pay with your life, otherwise we and the Qingzhou nobles will unite together and never give up!"
"That's right, sir, you are the shepherd of Yanzhou, and you should beg for your life for the people. If you don't kill Dian Wei, then kill us!"
Liu Hong smiled slightly, but there was a chill in his smile.
Taking advantage of favors and forcing her into the palace?
good, very good, excellent!
However, the heads of the Qingzhou gentry clan thought in their hearts that they would risk being executed by Cao Cao to seize Qi County for Liu Hong.
If Liu Hong doesn't agree to them, he will definitely chill the hearts of the nobles and celebrities all over the world.
As for why you turned your back on Cao Cao, is it important?
The important thing is that they took over Qi County for Liu Hongbing without any blood, but they did not get promotion or the treatment they deserved.
Even those officials with mud-legged backgrounds dare not take the Qingzhou gentry in their eyes, let alone those Yanzhou gentry.
What they did today was for revenge.
Secondly, to establish their authority, they want the Yanzhou nobles to know that they, the Qingzhou nobles, are not easy to mess with.
This can also be regarded as a test for Liu Hong, testing his bottom line.
As for the death of a few direct heirs, it doesn't matter. It is their honor to sacrifice for the family's great cause.
When the time comes, you can just continue to have heirs.
"You, the nobles, insulted me in the street. Dian Wei may have been a little rough, but there was nothing excessive!"
Liu Hong looked at the nobles expressionlessly.
The faces of several noble family heads changed immediately, and they were about to say something.
Outside the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion, the sound of neat footsteps and the clanging sound of gold and gold made the Qingzhou nobles present suddenly startled.
The heads of the opposing noble families turned pale instantly and looked at Cui Hao for help.
Cui Hao lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
"Since you just said, if I don't kill Dian Wei, I will kill you."
Liu Hong grinned as he spoke, and the coldness in his eyes made everyone in the hall dare not look directly at him.
"Dian Wei is my favorite general and I can't bear to kill him, so I can only wrong you and give you a death sentence."
"Zi Man, drag these righteous people down and behead them."
After speaking, he waved his hand.
"Yes, my lord!"
Dian Wei took the order and directly dragged down several Qingzhou noble family heads and killed them all!
Blood stained the ground red. Cui Hao and several heads of noble clans knelt on the ground tremblingly.
Liu Hong's smile remained unchanged, he looked at the remaining heads of the Qingzhou noble families and spoke slowly.
"You are all heroes who helped me win Qi County. I will treat you with courtesy and kindness."
The voice suddenly changed and became cold.
"However, as a minister, you must understand respect and inferiority. If you dare to threaten me even if you have made some small achievements, do you think that my sword is not good for you?"
Cui Hao and others were trembling all over, lowering their heads and saying they didn't dare.
Liu Hong didn't take it seriously. If he retreated this time, given the temperament of these Qingzhou nobles, they would intensify their efforts to force him into the palace.
So let's kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and give these Qingzhou clansmen some memory.
In this regard, the Yanzhou nobles are very sensible.
After being killed by him several times, all of them are now so honest that they don't even dare to show their heads.
Just give them some courage and let them rebel and force the palace.
Do they dare?
"This happens only once, and there will be a next time, for the clan!"
Liu Hong looked around and said in a deep voice.
The nobles in the hall lowered their heads and remained silent.
Cui Hao's mouth was bitter.
I thought that Liu Hong had a good reputation and was a benevolent and righteous man, but he didn't expect that he treated the nobles even worse than Cao Cao.
His benevolence and righteousness are only for the common people.
"We know, thank you for your forgiveness."
Cui Hao led everyone to express gratitude.
When his heir was killed, he still had to thank Liu Hong for not killing him. What kind of thing is this?
"Back off!"
Liu Hong snorted coldly and waved them away.
Not long after, Cheng Yu returned to the Zhou Mu Mansion with Xi Zhicai.
On the way back, I also heard about the incident between the Qingzhou nobles and Dian Wei.
After meeting Liu Hong, Xi Zhicai looked a little strange and asked.
"Sir, aren't you afraid that the nobles in the world will turn against you with this move?"
Liu Hong looked at Xi Zhicai calmly.
"How do you know that I didn't mean to turn them against me?"
In Xi Zhicai's stunned eyes, Liu Hong continued.
"I can kill the nobles in Yanzhou, why not Qingzhou?"
After a day of observation, under the leadership of Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai was able to see the true heritage of Yanzhou.
Now that I have seen Liu Hong's ability to control people, I am immediately impressed.
As he said before, courage, strategy, and other means are the qualities of a hegemon!
Now he took a step back and bowed to Liu Hong from a distance.
"Xi Zhicai, meet my lord!"
Liu Hong stepped forward to help Xi Zhicai up and said with great joy.
"I am as talented as a fish in water!"
Previously, Xi Zhi had called him your lord, but now he completely returned to his heart and changed his name to lord.
This can be regarded as sincerely convinced.
"Zhicai, I want to hear your opinion on something."
Liu Hong looked at Xi Zhicai and asked.
"A letter from Cao Cao of Qingzhou, inviting me to visit Xuzhou together. What do you think of this?"
Xi Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then he spoke after thinking for a moment.
"My lord can send troops to join forces with Cao Cao and take half of Xuzhou. When the time comes, Lu County of Yuzhou can also take it."
"Lu Commandery penetrates deep into the border between Xuzhou and Yanzhou. Yuzhou Yuan Shu can't reach it with his whip. The lord takes it like a bag."
"As for Cao Cao, this matter is of great benefit to him, and he will definitely not break his promise."
After Xi Zhi finished speaking, he looked at Liu Hong, observing the changes in Liu Hong's expression, trying to figure out what he was thinking.
Liu Hong looked calm and nodded slowly.
"I think so too, so I'll leave this matter to you!"
Xi Zhicai's expression froze, a little surprised.
He just became an official and was reused?
After reacting, he immediately took the order.
"A person with great ambition will live up to his mission."
Liu Hong rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.
Since he was plotting against Xuzhou, he couldn't be too stingy.
With a wave of his hand, he directly dispatched all the remaining 25,000 elite soldiers in Yanzhou, and the 3,000 elite Wei soldiers also went there.
He conspired with Cao Cao to conquer Xuzhou.
The troops were sent to Beihai County. When the time came, Cao Cao pretended to be defeated and led Tao Qian's troops from Xuzhou out of the city to reinforce Qingzhou.
With Tao Qian's character, it was absolutely impossible for him to go north to start a war with Yanzhou.
Then there is only one way out: surround Wei to rescue Zhao, capture Mount Tai, and force Yanzhou to withdraw.
Therefore, Xuzhou soldiers and horses will inevitably enter from between Lu County and Taishan County.
Based on Xuzhou's strength, there are only 30,000 to 50,000 fighting soldiers, among which the most elite are none other than the Danyang soldiers in Tao Qian's hands.
Danyang Mountain is dangerous, the people are fruitful and vigorous, good at martial arts, a place of high strength and elite soldiers.
Danyang County can be said to be one of the elite sources of soldiers of the Han Dynasty. The reputation of Danyang soldiers has been established since ancient times.
Tao Qian was born in Danyang, and these Danyang soldiers were the basis for him to gain a foothold in Xuzhou.
If it were a head-on battle, he might still feel that he would be in some trouble.
However, Taishan County has a dangerous terrain and is in desperate situations.
As long as they ambush in advance, Xuzhou's soldiers and horses can be wiped out in one battle.
If this battle is successful, Xuzhou will be captured, but it will be taken casually.
