"Father..."

"Master Liang, you can't die..."

When Liang Hao died, everyone suddenly lost their backbone.

Liu He waved his hand, and hundreds of Anmin troops surrounded him. They took down the weapons of the hundreds of people, tied them up, and then surrounded the people of the major families in the middle.

A few dozen people from various major families were surrounded by hundreds of Anmin Legions led by Liu He himself. The pressure from this momentum alone made them break out in cold sweat, almost out of breath, and each of their faces turned blue and purple.

Forget about making excuses or begging for mercy.

Guan Yu cupped his hands and said, "Brother, how should we deal with these thieves?"

"These people have committed a serious crime of treason and should have their families confiscated and exterminated. But now that the situation is urgent, we must first put them in shackles and put them in prison. After defeating the enemy, their crimes will be listed one by one and publicly executed!"

When everyone heard this, some begged for mercy, some were paralyzed with fear, and some even lost control of themselves, causing waves of stench to hit their faces. However, Guan Yu and others paid no attention to them and dragged them all away.

At this time, there was a man who looked to be about the same age as Liang Hao, but he was not as scared as the others. He actually forcibly shook off the Anmin Army soldiers and stood up on his own, with his back straight, although his face was slightly pale.

But the voice is still loud.

"County Magistrate Liu, I advise you to stop it and don't touch our Hong family!"

Liu He looked at the person in front of him with great interest and asked jokingly: "Oh? Why? This county really doesn't see what else you have to negotiate terms with me, let alone threaten me."

The man who claimed to be the head of the Hong family ignored the ridicule in Liu He's tone.

"Hmph! Our Hong family is different from them. I am the brother of Lieutenant Gao Mang of Yu County. Our Hong and Gao families are related by marriage for three generations. Our relationship is extraordinary. The Gao family is the largest family in Yu County. I

I might as well tell you that Magistrate Geng of Yu County was just because he, a mere outsider family, dared to snatch a piece of land and dozens of servants from the Gao family. When the Taiping Army came, the Gao family united with several families to seize him.

He was forced out of the city, so he was so easily defeated by the five deer owl, and even the Geng family's property was divided up by each family."

"Now that my younger brother has temporarily assumed the post of county magistrate, with his family's tribe, the county soldiers in the city, and several other families united, the strength may not be inferior to yours. If you let my Hong family go, we are willing to move our family there.

Yu County, from now on the water in the well will not offend the river. If you offend us today, you can just expose it. If you want to break up, it will be a dead end at worst. I guess this is not the outcome you want to see, Magistrate Liu!"

With these words, Liu He's actions today were first classified as sinful, then he pretended to be magnanimous and willing to give in, and finally he threatened forcefully, which can be described as aggressive.

At first glance, Liu He was a little surprised by the strength he said. After all, if the other party could really gather such an army, they would probably have two to three thousand people. If he fought with them, he would definitely suffer some damage.

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However, after hearing the words "Gao Family in Yu County", he, as well as Zhang Yong and others behind him, couldn't help laughing.

When the head of the Hong family saw such a scene, it was completely different from what he had imagined, and he was so angry that his beard almost stood up.

"Little Liu He! Don't be so arrogant, you can't afford to offend the Gao family in Yu County!"

Liu He looked around him as if he were a fool, and looked at him until the head of the family became frightened.

"Head of the Hong family, do you know that Gao County Lieutenant has a nephew named Gao Mian?"

The head of the Hong family did not expect that he would ask this suddenly.

"I naturally know that he has been to Langtiao County before. It was my eldest son who personally accompanied him to play and travel in the city. Unfortunately, he made a mistake later when he went out hunting..."

But when he said this, the head of the Hong family seemed to suddenly remember something, and his face became very frightened.

"That drugstore shopkeeper named Xu! He is now in charge of the medicine garden in your Anmin Army! I know, my nephew of the Gao family did not accidentally fall off the cliff while hunting, but you..."

Liu He smiled, but in the eyes of the Hong family leader, this smile was like a devil.

"Mr. Hong is worthy of being the head of the family. He is really smart and guessed it so quickly. Hehe, yes, we killed Gao Mian's son. When I was just a country rough man, I was not afraid of the Gao family.

Do you think I will still be afraid today?"

After saying that, Liu He's face suddenly darkened.

"Come on, pull them down!"

Amidst all kinds of abuse and begging for mercy, the members of the Hong family, who had been extremely arrogant just now, were tied up tightly by the Anmin army and dragged down.

At this time, Cui Jun suddenly came over.

"My lord, the Hong family is not in a hurry to execute them. In Jun's opinion, they still have value."

Liu He looked doubtful: "What value can such a shameless villain have?"

Cui Jun smiled: "Haha, if he was an ordinary powerful family head, he would naturally have no value now, but since he is an in-law of the Gao family, and the Gao family is the largest powerful family in Yu County, hehe, that can't be done

It’s the same story.”

Liu He was stunned when he heard this, and then quickly understood what he meant.

"Hahaha, the military advisor is so considerate!"

After saying that, he waved to Zhang Yong: "Third brother, come here, my eldest brother has a confidential and important matter for you to handle."

When Zhang Yong heard this, he put his ear to Liu He's mouth.

After Liu He explained something to him, Zhang Yong's expression changed and he seemed a little confused. Then he seemed to understand and turned to look happy.

"Don't worry, big brother, I'll take care of it now, little brother!"

After saying that, he hugged his fists and left with a few close soldiers.

Liu He turned back and said to Zhu Ye: "Fifth brother, you and Xiangzi, together with two hundred soldiers, will search all their mansions. The most important thing is, you must not let go of the Taiping Taoist god who is hiding in Liang Mansion.

Oh, this person has a vicious heart and we must not let him go!"

This was Zhu Ye's favorite thing to do. He happily accepted the order and left with Ye Xiang and his troops.

"Others, follow me back to the city tower and continue to defend the city. Don't slack off!"

Just when Liu He and others were immersed in joy, outside the west gate of Langtiao County, two people walked in a hurry until they came to a dense forest, and then stopped to take a breath.

"Damn it, Liang Hao and this bunch of losers saw their great work accomplished, but they actually fell short of it! It's really abominable!"

A person next to me comforted him: "Sir, there is nothing we can do now. Let's leave here quickly. If they don't find you and chase you out, we will be in trouble."

The man nodded: "That's fine, but that bastard in Wulu is unreliable. He always looks down on me, so I can't go to his place. Well... Go over the mountain to the east and enter Anping County in Jizhou. The man named Li Damu

Commander Qu is stationed there with his troops. Wulu is from Ma Yuanyi, and Li Damu is from Tang and Zhou Dynasties. The two sides have always been at odds with each other. Let's just go to Li Damu. That guy is so stupid that he may be able to be controlled by me."

After saying that, he took off the beard sticking to both sides of his cheeks, revealing his true colors.

If Liu He and others were here, they would immediately recognize that the envoy sent by Taiping Dao was none other than Yan Chi, a good friend and aide of the former County Magistrate Yang Zhe!

Zhang Yong and Ye Xiang searched the entire city, but could not find the divine envoy. Finally, they had to give up with regret and return to the tower to guard.

However, after they searched the major families, the total number of properties they counted really shocked everyone.

In total, these families counted more than 97,000 acres of paddy fields, more than 124,000 acres of dry fields, 23 large and small mansions, more than 10 million coins, more than 30,000 dan of grain, dozens of cattle, and other livestock in total.

Thousands of items, more than two thousand sets of ordnance, which is several times richer than the entire county government of Langtiao County!

This huge wealth made Liu He almost unable to restrain his emotions.

"Get rich, get rich! This time I really made a huge fortune! If you have the opportunity in the future, you will do more of this kind of thing!"

In the end, all these properties and mansions were re-registered and put under the name of the county government, and the money and grain were collected into the government treasury. The cattle and various livestock were sent to Huangshui Township for captivity. The ordnance was of course handed over to the three blacksmiths.

Let them be recast.

The logistical problems that were weighing on Liu He's head were completely solved at this time. Although the Zhang and Su families had previously given a total of six million yuan in dowry, Guan Yu and Cheng Liang also donated it to the treasury.

Magistrate Yang also left a large amount of money, but now that food prices are high, Liu He still felt very distressed to exchange money for food.
Chapter completed!