Jiang Pengji noticed everyone's strange expressions and coughed to ease the awkwardness.
"Is the evidence conclusive?"
"I'm sure it's the Nan family of Fen Zhou."
The Nan family of Fen Zhou was a large clan in Nansheng. They had money, food, and manpower. Even Yang Tao had to give them some face and respect. In layman's terms, the Nan family of Fen Zhou was a sponsor and an investor. They were a proper financial backer.
Who wouldn't show some respect to a financial backer?
Jiang Pengji didn't play by the rules. She offended the Nan family of Fen Zhou as soon as she arrived. She used force to snatch half of their family's wealth. The fertile land they took away was confiscated. Even their ancestors' graves were repeatedly raided. Even a clay figurine would have some anger, let alone the Nan family.
The Nan family was furious. Naturally, they planned to kill Jiang Pengji.
They checked Jiang Pengji's schedule in advance, bribed their spies, and arranged more than a hundred kamikaze warriors along the way.
Jiang Pengji didn't know about all this beforehand.
No matter how clear she was, she couldn't control every Tom, Dick, and Harry. It was inevitable that there would be omissions. The Nan family could set up this ambush without alerting her. Her arrogance was partly to blame, but it was mostly due to the Nan family's calculations.
If Jiang Pengji didn't have the ability to fight a hundred, it would be a dead end for any other feudal lord.
Of course, on the other hand, she dared to be so reckless because she had such strength.
If others imitated her, they would most likely die without a trace.
If it was another feudal lord, the Nan family's plan would have succeeded.
Wei Ci asked, "How do you plan to deal with them?"
"The words of the kamikaze warriors can't be trusted. Send someone to investigate again. If it's really the Nan family … "Jiang Pengji suddenly laughed softly. Her lips opened slightly, revealing a few white teeth. There was an inexplicable white killing intent." If we don't kill them, are we going to keep them alive for the New Year? "
If she didn't let the people of Nansheng see the consequences of trying to kill her, they wouldn't learn their lesson.
"Exterminate the clan?"
"Exterminate them!"
No one objected to Jiang Pengji's decision.
Even if some people felt that the decision to exterminate the entire clan was too harsh, they would not make their lord unhappy because of this reason.
Jiang Pengji's officials, other than the few who surrendered with Yang Tao, were mostly from Dongqing. There were fewer gentry families than commoners, especially those who were trusted by the higher-ups. The commoners had an overwhelming victory. The landowning households had the upper hand in the middle and lower levels, but they also didn't have much say.
The similarity between these landowning families and the landowning families of Nansheng was that they were landowning families. Just based on these connections, it was not enough for them to plead for mercy and risk Jiang Pengji bearing a grudge against them. In terms of benefits, the Nansheng aristocrats were not on the same side as them.
To sum up, if the clan was exterminated, then so be it. They weren't the ones being exterminated anyway.
The Nan family's ending was decided in a few words. Next, it was time to settle the debt of Jiang Pengji's solo activities.
Wei Ci and the others did not say anything harsh. They did not even criticize Jiang Pengji. Instead, they reprimanded her until she hung her head low like a teacher. If it weren't for the fact that she was the lord, Jiang Pengji really doubted that these people would ask her to write a guarantee …
"Why do I feel that in their eyes, my solo activities are more serious than the assassination this time?"
When Jiang Pengji's stomach was rumbling with hunger, she ate the cold dishes that she had not finished before. Including dinner and supper, there were a total of three big buckets of rice. It was already very late. She rarely streamed until so late. The salted fishes had watched her make a fool of herself the whole night, so she forced them to watch her eat.
The guys in the streaming room were always full of golden sentences.
Oh Xishu: "If you were obedient and didn't stray from the group, the assassination would only happen once. However, you've always been unrestrained. In the future, you'll definitely encounter more than one assassination. Comparing the two, it's naturally more important to control you. Although the streamer is skilled and bold, Wei Ci and the others won't condone you endlessly if you act so recklessly, right? As time goes on, there might be people who can't stand it and become dissatisfied. "
The salted fishes joked around, but they were also very serious in their suggestions.
Ancient strategists were a group of impenetrable goblins. They were very good when they were good, but if something did not go their way, they would simply turn their backs on you. The thinking of strategists was different from that of ordinary people. It was not impossible for them to rebel because they could not stand Jiang Pengji's actions.
For example, there was a certain strategist in history who had a bad temper with his boss. He could not stand the boss's actions, so he jumped ship and trampled on her.
There was often only a thin line between true fans and haters.
If Jiang Pengji continued to court death, it was hard to guarantee that there would not be fans who would turn against her.
In fact, many salted fishes in the streaming room had fans who turned against her. They used to love Jiang Pengji very much, but later, because of some unforeseen events, they hated her very much. These salted fishes were like this even across dimensions, let alone people who were in close contact with Jiang Pengji's bad habits every day.
Jiang Pengji asked, "Is it that serious?"
Many salted fishes who had entered the workplace told her with certainty that it would!
If they had such a casual boss, even if the boss was powerful enough to defy the heavens and the earth, they would still jump ship after a long time.
It was true that Jiang Pengji was the lord, but she could not let her subordinates accept her unconditionally.
The salted fishes' words made sense. Jiang Pengji sighed and scratched her head in frustration. In the end, she chose to calmly reflect.
One of her strengths was that she was not stubborn. If she was wrong, she was wrong. She would not make trouble out of nothing and insist that she was right.
As she reflected, she realized that Wei Ci was really angry.
The crowd dispersed. He did not look for her like he usually did, nor did he help her sort out the documents for the next day. He did not even look at her.
Even though such awkwardness would not last long, Jiang Pengji was still not used to it.
You Abba: "You should …"
Jiang Pengji knew that the old chief was lurking in the streaming room. She could not help but cover her face and say, "Am I that bad?"
You Abba: "What do you think?"
Jiang Pengji lay on the porch, her limbs spread wide as she basked in the moonlight.
"I'm quite suspicious now. Why did you choose me as your successor back then? After all, I do have a lot of problems. "
You Abba: "It's rare that you, who always defy the heavens and the earth, would have doubts about yourself."
Jiang Pengji choked.
You Abba: "Because the flaws do not obscure the gems. You do have a lot of problems, but the Seventh Legion is a combat legion, not a logistical legion. The main role of the legion leader is to command and motivate the troops. Didn't you do that well? I didn't ask you to become one with the soldiers or love them like your own children, right? You just have to lead them to victory on the battlefield. " But …
Jiang Pengji said, "That way, I can be the commander of a combat legion, but I can't become the marshal, right?"
Your Abba: "Thank God. At least you know your place."
Jiang Pengji could not help but facepalm.
"I suddenly realized something … You once said that this was a test for me to inherit the position of marshal. If I only captured the System and made a great contribution, but my personality didn't change, I would only be rewarded with a great contribution at most. Wouldn't the position of marshal still be mine?"
You Abba: "Congratulations, blind student. You've discovered something."
Jiang Pengji was speechless.
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