When Bai Xiaowen was free, he ordered Kitts to chop off the heads of Gongsun Du and Gongsun Kang.
Delifa's spiritual spear pierced through the air and displayed the two heads.
When Yan Rou saw this, she was shocked. So the second young master came prepared. Not only did he not die, he even killed the Gongsun father and son!
Although she was shocked, Yan Rou's reaction wasn't slow. She immediately ordered her soldiers to spread the news of the Gongsun father and son's death.
The shout spread from the main hall to the marquis' mansion and then into the city.
The city was bustling. Gongsun Du's subordinates didn't have the heart to fight and were in a daze.
Bai Xiaowen quickly dealt with the battle at the entrance of the main hall.
Yan Rou led five hundred soldiers and took down Yang Yi, who was still stubbornly resisting. At the same time, a few of Yang Yi's personal guards were also killed.
After Bai Xiaowen took over the Marquis' mansion, he immediately ordered Yan Rou to put out a notice to pacify the people. His intention was: He killed the Gongsun father and son and only took out the main culprit. The officials of Xiangping City were to immediately come to the marquis' mansion to pay their respects to the provincial governor. All of their positions were to be kept. Those who came first would be rewarded.
In fact, before the notice was posted, there were already some courageous officials who came to pay their respects to the second young master.
Bai Xiaowen sat on the main seat of Gongsun Du in the main hall of the marquis' mansion. He comforted the officials who came to show their loyalty.
After seeing Bai Xiaowen, the officials of Xiangping City couldn't help but praise him. The second young master of the Yuan family was truly a dragon among men.
With such a son, people looked forward to what kind of person the great general was. Following such a lord would have a much brighter future than following Gongsun Du.
In fact, this was the effect of Bai Xiaowen's high charm. One had to know that he was always equipped with the Emperor's Crown. Moreover, the charm of Zhen Mi's Flowing Goblet Dance would last for 72 hours.
The Gongsun father and son weren't very popular. They didn't have the charisma of Cao Cao or the noble background of Yuan Shao. They weren't the ideal lords in the eyes of knowledgeable people.
Even decades later, after three generations of the Gongsun family had worked hard in Liaodong, they still hadn't been recognized by the Liaodong family. For example, Guan Ning, Feng Yuan, and the other famous people had declined the recruitment of the Gongsun family many times, which infuriated Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Yuan, and the other leaders, but there was nothing they could do.
In just half a day, all the officials of Xiangping City had gathered in front of the hall. Bai Xiaowen ordered his men to do a headcount. Only Chief Scribe Wang Lie was missing.
Bai Xiaowen ordered his men to search for Wang Lie. The new general, Liu Yi, volunteered to go. He was familiar with the place and soon brought Wang Lie over.
Bai Xiaowen sat in the main hall and asked, "I am the Governor of You Province. I have come to Xiangping City to eradicate evil and bring order to the chaos. Now that Xiangping has been settled, why hasn't Elder Wang come to pay his respects? Could it be that he harbors resentment? "
Wang Lie bowed and said, "Governor, the Gongsun father and son ruled over a region and didn't respect the laws of the general. They were courting death. However, I have received the kindness of the Gongsun father and son. My heart is grieving, so I didn't come to congratulate you earlier. I know that I have sinned, but please allow me to collect the Gongsun father and son's remains. Even if I die, I will have no regrets! "
When Bai Xiaowen heard this, he straightened his body and said, "The Gongsun father and son are loyal and righteous. What sin have you committed?" He then promised Wang Lie to collect the Gongsun father and son's remains and personally went down to recruit Wang Lie.
Wang Lie was grateful for the kindness of the Second Young Master Yuan. He bowed again and agreed to be recruited.
Bai Xiaowen's action seemed like he didn't give any face to the officials who surrendered, but in reality, it was a normal operation in the Three Kingdoms. As a leader, he had to follow the 'rules of the game'.
The Three Kingdoms emphasized loyalty and righteousness. No matter what, he had to do it on the surface. For example, Cao Cao had always tried to persuade captives who were slightly capable to surrender.
If the other party insisted on not surrendering, Cao Cao would send him off with tears in his eyes and give him a proper burial.
If the other party expressed that he wanted to collect the Lord's remains before surrendering, Cao Cao would definitely show admiration and let his subordinates learn this loyalty and righteousness.
The Qing court relied on many traitors to take over the central plains. Once their rule stabilized, they would write a book, 'Records of the Traitors', to nail these traitors to the pillar of shame. This was to prevent the Qing court officials from ever being a traitor to the Qing court.
After Bai Xiaowen comforted the Xiangping officials, he asked them to return to their posts. Only Wang Lie was left.
"Wang Lie, how much money and grain do we have in the Xiangping treasury?"
Wang Lie stood up and bowed, "Governor, please report. Now that we have just restored order, the four prefectures of Liaodong have no leader. This is the best time to calm the people down. Provincial Governor Daren asked about Xiangping's grain and money as soon as he opened his mouth. Is this what the people of Liaodong's four counties are looking forward to? "
F * * k, I've been educated.
Bai Xiaowen cursed in his heart.
I'm just asking about money and grain!
My family's Cecilia is waiting for rice in Beiping!
In the time it took you to say so many words, you can answer me several times!
However, for Wang Lie to say this, he was at least a knowledgeable person.
Bai Xiaowen stood up and helped Wang Lie up, "It's my fault. We should have stabilized Liaodong first. In your opinion, what should we do? "
Wang Lie stroked his beard and said, "Young master is the son of a great general and one of the three dukes of the Yuan family. The four prefectures of Liaodong have looked up to you for a long time. Young master, why don't you write a recruitment notice and send it to the various prefectures to recruit talents and win the support of the famous people of Liaodong. This way, the people and civilians of the four prefectures will definitely want to submit. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded, "Your words are good."
In this era, what kind of people were the famous people?
Basically, they were all scholars from famous families and aristocratic families! Winning the support of these people was the same as winning the support of the Liaodong aristocratic families. With the support of the aristocratic families, the people and civilians of the four prefectures would definitely submit. This was inevitable.
Of course, Bai Xiaowen would also improve the plan proposed by Wang Lie and add some content. For example, the positions of the officials in the four prefectures of Liaodong would not change. Everyone would still take benefits as before.
All in all, Bai Xiaowen wanted to show that he did not come to Liaodong to flip the table, but to take a share of the profits.
Where would this share of profits come from?
Of course, from the Gongsun family's bowl.
The interests of the other families and races were not affected, but the Gongsun family had to eliminate the root of the problem to prevent them from reviving and causing trouble again with resentment.
Bai Xiaowen was not in the mood to make drastic changes to Liaodong. Such a thankless task was not worth it. After all, the time he stayed in the Three Kingdoms plane was very short. He would not be able to wait until after the changes and the benefits under the new order.
Gongsun and his son, you may not believe me, but I came to Xiangping mainly to investigate the clues of the dragon-patterned gold box and to get some money for my family's Cecilia …
Bai Xiaowen thought to himself.
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