Feng Zhen, who was far away in Chongzhou, did not know that his darling had been harmed by Jiang Pengji.
After settling the matters in Wanzhou, Jiang Pengji prepared to return to Chongzhou to preside over the overall situation.
Wanzhou recruited many middle-level talents. These people had clean backgrounds and were not of high birth. They were hardworking and easy to manipulate.
Jiang Pengji met them one by one. She praised Xu Ke and Feng Jin again and gave them a bonus.
Oh … As for Feng Jin's indirect questions about the break, she pretended to be deaf and dumb.
The situation in Wanzhou was stable, but there was trouble in Chongzhou.
The gentry clans in Chongzhou had learned their lesson after being bullied by her. But not long after she left, they returned to their old ways and wanted to cause trouble for her.
"Haha, a bunch of idiots." Jiang Pengji laughed coldly. "Do these people think the coffins are not placed long enough and the corpses are not rotten enough?"
Her words were vicious. If the gentry clans in Chongzhou heard them, they would definitely vomit blood in anger.
Last winter, Jiang Pengji entered Chongzhou and killed several senior gentry clans in Chongzhou. She even used the military to suppress and intimidate them.
She gathered one group of people to suppress another. Her clean and efficient methods scared the gentry clans so much that they did not dare to let out a fart.
She even sent troops to surround their mansions, forcing them to be unable to bury their relatives' corpses in their ancestral graves. They could only stay in the mourning hall.
This stop lasted until summer. The corpses had already decomposed into white bones. The stench of corpses filled the air.
The gentry clans finally could not resist anymore. They gave in to Jiang Pengji and unwillingly spat out a portion of the land deeds.
However, Jiang Pengji was a ruthless person. She refused to withdraw her troops even after receiving the land deeds.
They had to spit out all the land they had seized from the people.
After a stalemate, the gentry clans in Chongzhou could only bear with the pain and swallow their resentment.
They swallowed their resentment, but the death grudge was also settled.
When they buried the corpses of their relatives in their ancestral graves, Jiang Pengji ran off to Wanzhou. They had nowhere to vent their anger.
However, they could not kill Jiang Pengji, but it did not mean that they could not get back at them.
What were the gentry clans?
They were a group that placed their personal and family interests above the interests of the country. As long as their families did not fall, the carnage outside had nothing to do with them. In order to take revenge on Jiang Pengji, a few families formed an alliance in private and planned to join forces with the North borderline to betray their teammates.
Of course, this matter was exposed to Jiang Pengji, which showed how bad their confidentiality measures were.
In fact, the ancients did not seem to have any sense of secrecy.
In the history of the previous dynasty, how many coups were stifled because of leaks?
Xu Ke also saw the secret report and couldn't help but be speechless, "These people are really …"
Even if the lord was too ruthless, wasn't the cause because they forcibly occupied the fertile land, oppressed the good people, and trampled on the common people?
They had done such a heinous thing, and now that their lord had forced them to spit it out, did they still feel that they had been wronged?
Not only did they suffer grievances, they even allied with the forces of the Northern Borderline and prepared to open an opening at the border to let the cavalry of the Northern Borderline break in?
"Fortunately, the northern border has yet to recover from the horse plague two years ago. Even if we send the cavalry to kill and pillage, there won't be many of them. "Xu Ke furrowed his brows and said," Otherwise, wouldn't we be inviting a wolf into the house? Those people actually dared to do such a thing! "
Jiang Pengji laughed coldly. She crushed the secret letter, her eyes filled with a cold murderous intent.
"I originally wanted to keep them for a while, but I didn't expect them to be tired of living and take the initiative to hand over their weaknesses."
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that they had colluded with the enemy and committed treason was enough to consign them to eternal damnation.
Previously, Jiang Pengji falsely accused them of colluding with the enemy and committing treason, but she didn't have concrete evidence in her hands. She could only rely on her mouth to distort the purpose of their annexation of land.
Now that she had concrete evidence in her hands, she didn't believe that she couldn't kill these vermin.
"Does my lord want to catch them all in one fell swoop?"
Jiang Pengji said, "They are playthings that cause endless harm. It's better to squash them to death as soon as possible."
According to the original plan, she wanted to deal with them before the war with the Northern Borderline.
She didn't expect them to be even more anxious than she was, taking advantage of the time when she was not in Chongzhou to plot to take away her assets.
These people were still too impatient.
Jiang Pengji left Chongzhou, how could she not send people to keep an eye on them?
At such a time, they should be even more cautious, tuck their tails between their legs, and not let the cat out of the bag. However, they couldn't swallow their anger and had to stir up trouble.
However, they couldn't be blamed for being stupid, Jiang Pengji was really too ruthless. If they didn't take advantage of the time when Jiang Pengji was not in Chongzhou, according to the trend of her development in Chongzhou, the longer they delayed, the more powerful she would be. Their hopes of revenge would become smaller and smaller.
It was a pity that they underestimated Feng Zhen and Qiguan Rang's abilities.
How could the combat power of the two of them be as simple as one plus one?
It was estimated that before Jiang Pengji reached Chongzhou, these jumping clowns would have already been caught by their inescapable net.
Reality proved that Jiang Pengji's guess was not wrong.
"My lord, you look radiant. Wen Zheng and I, on the other hand, have been restless for more than a month."
Feng Zhen had a pair of dark circles under his eyes. He looked like he had been sucked dry by a demoness.
"Why are you all acting like this?"
Jiang Pengji rushed to Chongzhou without stopping. Along the way, she didn't have time to take a detour to see Wei Ci.
When she reached Chongzhou, she saw that her two right-hand men looked like they hadn't slept for a long time. Wen Zheng's left arm was even tied with a white cloth.
"Those people are planning to fight to the death. Previously, they sent men to assassinate Wen Zheng. When the assassination failed, they instigated others to cause trouble. Sigh, fortunately, Hanmei and Wen Zheng were discussing the matter of farming and recruiting soldiers. That was how I managed to survive … "
When Qiguan Rang was assassinated, Jiang Pengji was still on the road, so she didn't receive the news.
"What? Haven't these people been arrested? "
Jiang Pengji glanced at Qiguan Rang. When his eyes met hers, he winked. His gaze carried a hint of meaning.
She was so angry that her whole body was trembling.
She thought more than Feng Zhen. Why did Qiguan Rang have to be the one who was assassinated?
One had to know that Qiguan Rang's position was impartial. In comparison, Feng Zhen's hatred was greater.
She was afraid … that someone was trying to fish in troubled waters!
Jiang Pengji snorted. Feng Zhen thought she didn't understand and explained, "Although those people were arrested, my lord, the relationship between the aristocratic families in Chongzhou is very complicated. They are either relatives or friends, or they are students and former officials. Not only are they friends, but they are also bound by blood ties that cannot be severed. Previously, they could still bear with it when they only locked up people. Now it's different. Lives are at stake. How can they sit still? Wen Zheng's danger is just the beginning. We don't know what will happen in the future … "
Jiang Pengji took a deep breath. She said calmly, "You're wrong. They will betray the country for their personal and family interests and collude with the northern borderline. Of course, they will also get close to me and abandon those abandoned children for the sake of making others jealous …"
Feng Zhen asked, "Then what does my lord mean?"
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