Gong Jiu never likes others to go against her will. --

The good words at the beginning have exhausted what little patience he has.After all, strictly speaking, these chieftains are all his subordinates, and he ordered his subordinates to do things well, so he still needs to be coaxed?

It's just that the imperial court raised their appetite before, so Gong Jiu wasted some effort and means.At this time, Gong Jiu represented the imperial court, and he did not need the consent of these chieftains to promulgate local decrees—especially after he specially wrote a memorial to the current emperor and talked about the tragic situation in the local area. [-]. Implementation of these policies.

It is because Gong Jiu is busy with these things that he only came to trouble them now. ——How should I put it, just came here, and on the surface, King Taiping is still "retiring" in the palace, so I must be clear about my son's attitude, right?

Gong Jiu's sudden elevation shocked Mu Wang who was present, and instantly rounded his small eyes: It seems that this prince is no more gentle than his father Taiping Wang?

Back then, when he first met King Taiping, he felt the aura of killing and killing.The murderous aura that this Lord Qingning made him feel just now was different from that of Prince Taiping, but it also gave him a chill down his spine, and he felt a war between the two.

After expressing her opinion, Gong Jiu returned to her previous calm look, with the corners of her mouth raised, without speaking, just looking at the few in front of her.

Here Tang Hao discovered that her husband had removed the barriers from the wives, and now they could clearly hear what the man was saying.Just after recovering from such a grand gift like Dong Zhu, Mrs. Mu saw her husband sitting there with a very bad face, and Mu Wang's forehead was even sweating.

Mu Wang's mood at this moment is extremely complicated.

As the head of the Mu family, he has practiced superficial kung fu, so he naturally knows what the masters of the world mean by murderous aura.What Gong Jiu revealed in an instant just now is definitely the aura of a master of the rivers and lakes.

It turns out that this Prince Qingning is actually a man from the Jianghu, and it’s okay to think about it. He has such a young but powerful housekeeper by his side, and he married a wife who is also a daughter of the Central Plains sect—and then think about it. Shaved hair.

Mu Wang twitched the corners of his mouth, subconsciously stroked his fake beard, calmed down slowly, and felt anxious again involuntarily.

According to Gong Jiu, in fact, they can consider compromising on taxes and so on, but the private soldiers...

You know, the fundamental reason why they can run rampant here is these private soldiers!Once the number of private soldiers is reduced, it means that his power will be directly weakened, and then he will be slowly eroded.

Decades ago, these chieftains were dissatisfied with the imperial court.After all, in the eyes of the locals, the imperial court has an oppressive and controlling attitude towards them.But the disparity in strength, coupled with the trade with the Central Plains, slowly subsided their resistance.

To quell does not mean that all are wiped out.

Over the years, in order to strengthen his power, Mu Wang worked hard to establish a good relationship with the local county magistrate, and even let his own son marry the county magistrate's daughter-in-law.It's all right now, Gong Jiu's request to restrict private soldiers is the opposite of his will.

resist?Mu Wang's eyes were gloomy. Judging from the current situation, Gong Jiu was clearly well-prepared, and thinking of those people in the rivers and lakes who could go in and out of his own home like no one, Mu Wang felt that things were really getting more and more complicated. .

"My lord, we can consider everything else, but this private soldier?" He still wanted to try harder.

"No, I'm not thinking about it for you." Gong Jiu played with the teacup in his hand, although he had returned to his polite appearance, his eyes and movements were not the same. "I want you to do it right away. Of course, I know what Master Mu is worried about. It's nothing more than the fact that the court has reduced the number of your private soldiers, which makes you feel insecure. But don't forget, you are still the Emperor's courtier. , What qualifications do we courtiers have to say no to something the emperor decides?"

In the last sentence, Gong Jiu spoke very slowly, but the implication made Feng Lin and Master Zuo, who were frowning a little, tremble suddenly.

For so many years, they seem to have forgotten that the court that made them miserable at the beginning gave them a chance to grow.Similarly, it may make them embarrassed again.

Compared with the local prefect and county magistrate, someone like Gong Jiu is the most threatening to them.In particular, Gong Jiu has soldiers in his hands, and they are still elite troops.

After the matter was exposed in this way, the members of the three major families fell silent.Their wives also looked nervously at Tang Hui who was sitting there.

Even the Feng family, who had communicated with Gong Jiu before, felt a little uneasy at this moment. For so many years, it seemed that the three major families were in charge of the Southwest, but in fact it was the Mu family who really called the shots. A little resentment is fake.The chieftain who was also sealed by the imperial court, how can the Mu family become big by one person?Even shouting at them?

If it was decades ago, the three families could still get along harmoniously, but in the past ten years, the Mu family suddenly had a big appetite and kept devouring the power of the other two families.It's okay for the Zuo family to say that they are still in-laws. If the Feng family hadn't always known how to maintain their strength, there would probably only be two remaining chieftain families.

Feng Lin's eyes were dark. His eldest son is very talented, but if he continues to be oppressed by the Mu and Zuo families, the end of the Feng family will not be far away.And this Prince Qingning, although he seemed to be overbearing, directly stated that he wanted to weaken their troops, but Feng Lin felt that this was an opportunity for the Feng family.

To die and then to live.

What is needed in the dilapidated and corrupt Southwest is a thorough reshuffle by the strong.As far as he knew, the Mu family had long colluded with Myanmar.And the lives of the people in the vicinity are getting more and more difficult, and the exploited resources are used by the Mu family to make deals with the Burmese.

The Feng family is not a great kind person, but somehow they still have a kind heart.In addition, in recent years, the Tusi family has gradually lost popular support, and they are not so happy because they are of the same root. In the past, they were all their own fathers and fellow villagers, but now some people have died tragically because of hardship.

Therefore, after Gong Jiu contacted the Feng family a few days ago, he directly told him that he wanted to take over the southwest land and contain the power of the three major families. Although he was a little shocked, he was not so repulsive in his heart.

I don't know if he is possessed by an evil spirit, but Feng Lin thinks that although Gong Jiu will contain the power of the three major families, he is definitely not the master who will not let his subordinates have a way out.

In fact, one only needs to observe his butler Wang Lianhua's clothes, demeanor, and way of speaking, to know that this Prince Qingning has always been very generous to the people he approves of.Fortunately, he seems to be optimistic about his eldest son, Feng Ju.

After a few days of thinking, Feng Lin made a bold decision. Under such circumstances, if they attached themselves to Prince Qingning, would they be able to gain another life?Attaching to the absolute strong is also a way.

"My lord, if I..." Mu Wang was really unwilling to compromise on the issue with private soldiers.It's too simple. For a hegemon, military power is always important.

However, his enemy is Gong Jiu, he is not the kind of person who will compromise and let the enemy grow bigger.He doesn't like letting things go beyond his control, especially after he has experienced failure in his previous life and has a happy family in this life.

"Hmph." After seeing Mu Wang's eyes, Gong Jiu decided to continue to use some strong medicine, "Master Mu, the imperial court sent this king here not only to manage the southwest, but also to deal with the Burmese. You also You know, in the past few years, Myanmar has always been obsessed with our things. Originally, there is nothing wrong with the weak eating the strong, but at critical times, which side you stand on is very important to the future... "

Mu Wang was taken aback for a moment, for the matter between him and Myanmar, he always thought that even if he was discovered, he could just use the excuse of business contacts, but now from Gong Jiu's tone, it is not difficult to see that this prince wants to make trouble big.

"Collaborating with the enemy requires killing everyone." Gong Jiu continued to add leisurely, and by the way, gave Tang Hao who was sitting at another table a look.

Tang Hao saw the look in his husband's eyes, and immediately understood the meaning.Said to Mrs. Mu, who was showing a disturbed look, "Don't panic, our prince is still very reasonable. What the Holy One means is that collaborating with the enemy will kill the whole family, but the prince never likes such bloody and cruel things. When the time comes, the younger generation in the family will also Give a way out as appropriate."

Those who listened to these comforting words felt even more uncomfortable, but the Zuo family on one side immediately felt relieved. She was worried that because they were in-laws, the affairs of the Mu family would affect their family. The woman who came to Mu's house - this is fate, no one can do it.

But according to Wang Hao's wishes, if the Mu family's affairs are taken care of by themselves, they are safe.

At this moment, this is what the left lady immediately thought of.It's not that she doesn't take things lightly, but that the prince is obviously not kind, and people still have an instinct for strong enemies, especially women.

"..." Tang Zhu looked at Mrs. Mu with a smile, but secretly kept putting pressure on her.Sure enough, after a while, Mrs. Mu's head was covered with beads of sweat, and she fainted with a bang.

This woman in the back house is really easy to faint.Before Mu Wang could express anything, Tang Hu clapped his hands, and a thin figure came from the dark place and knelt down directly to Tang Hu.

"Owner."

"Find someone, bring Mrs. Mu to the private room to rest, and treat her with delicious food and drinks. It's all my fault, and Mrs. Mu was surprised."

As soon as the voice fell, the figure was about to move, but was stopped by Mu Wang, "Wait a minute, lord, don't push too hard. I haven't seen the emperor's imperial decree, how can you let go of military power casually?"

The big deal is that the fish will die and the net will be broken. Now that the war with Myanmar is imminent, he may not be able to deal ruthlessly with this prince.

"What kind of military power is the imperial court's soldiers. When did you get the military talisman?" Gong Jiu tapped the table with his fingers, "It seems that you are not going to have a serious talk with this king. Then, the other two?"

"Listen to the lord." Feng Lin, who had been keeping his head down in silence, suddenly raised his head and said this.It made Mu Wang's eyes turn red with anger.

"Feng Lao San, you!"

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"I also listen to the prince." Zuo Jin also echoed in a low voice, he did not dare to look up at Mu Wang's expression.Because this old master Mu was really frightened.It never occurred to him that at the last moment, apart from himself, the other two patriarchs of the family would all be killed by knives.

Fighting alone, nothing more.In Gong Jiu's view, this can be regarded as a final decision.

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