The Nameless of the Common Clans

Chen Mo stayed in Yecheng and never went back. Yuan Shang retreated to Youzhou. Jizhou had great potential for Chen Mo, but it was in a mess at the moment.

Thanks to Chen Mo's butchering in Yecheng, after Chen Mo captured Jizhou, the county magistrates and prefects of various counties were dismissed one after another. At the same time, the new county magistrates arranged by Chen Mo were strongly rejected by the locals and were almost sidelined. In the eyes of outsiders, Chen Mo must be in a state of panic at this moment.

Yecheng, the general's mansion, Chen Mo was not as worried as he imagined. When he first took the butcher's knife, Chen Mo could probably think of this result. He sent these new officials to various counties, and Chen Mo did not expect these people to calm the situation, but just let them get familiar with the situation.

Of course, this is the case when the gentry of Jizhou do not jump out of the circle. If they jump out of the circle drawn by Chen Mo, don't blame Chen Mo for using tricks.

But Chen Mo's indifference was obviously misinterpreted.

"My lord, something happened!" Xun You walked in quickly, looking a little ugly.

"What's the matter?" Chen Mo was practicing calligraphy. Hearing this, he looked up at Xun You with some doubt and smiled, "Gongda, take a look at my calligraphy first, how is it?"

"Powerful and vigorous... No, my lord, something big has happened." Xun You looked at it subconsciously. Chen Mo's calligraphy is indeed good. It has the spirit of iron and steel, but also has a sense of elegance. Chen Mo's calligraphy can also be called a master of calligraphy. Even if his identity is excluded, he can stand out among the scholars with this calligraphy, but this is not the most important thing.

Something really happened.

"The new Anping magistrate was assassinated on his way to take office!" Xun You looked at Chen Mo seriously.

Chen Mo's face became serious. Killing officials is a provocation to the court, and even more so to Chen Mo. You must know that Chen Mo has just taken charge of Jizhou. The officials he sent out were killed halfway. No matter who did it, the consequences are very serious. On the one hand, it will make the officials sent by Chen Mo to Jizhou panic. On the other hand, if this matter cannot be handled properly, it will also encourage the arrogance of those behind the scenes.

Before this, the gentry of various counties had been trying to trip up the new officials and undermine their power, but Chen Mo could ignore it because everyone followed the rules and the means were also trapped in the officialdom. It was just a good lesson for these officials that being an official was not that easy.

But now, probably because Chen Mo had no way to deal with it, some people began to swell and break the rules, and the nature of the situation was completely different.

"Got it, ask Zhang Yan to see me." Chen Mo's expression quickly calmed down. This matter was within his expectations, and it could even be said that Chen Mo deliberately promoted it. His inaction made these people think that they were weak and could be bullied, and thus became more unscrupulous, but they didn't know that Chen Mo was waiting for them to break the rules. It was just a pity for Anping Ling.

"Yes!" Xun You nodded. He knew that this matter would be a blow to the Jizhou gentry, but there was no way. This was what these people asked for. What was the reason for Chen Mo to stay in Yecheng and delay returning to Luoyang? Xun You knew it very well. Although he wanted to help, there were always some fools who made things worse. Xun You was very clear about his position, which was why his position under Chen Mo became more and more stable. He was first a minister of Chen Mo, and then a scholar. As long as he recognized this, Chen Mo would never deliberately make trouble for him. In fact, although Chen Mo was not very friendly to the gentry, he always had a reason for his actions.

"The family of Anping Ling should be treated well!" Chen Mo added. The most innocent person in this matter was probably the Anping Ling. He came here with great ambitions, but ended up dying in a foreign land.

"Yes!" Xun You nodded and bowed to leave.

"Old Dian, go call the people from Skynet." After Xun You left, Chen Mo shouted to the outside of the door.

"Yes!" Dian Wei agreed and turned to leave.

After a while, a man dressed in a tight suit came in and bowed to Chen Mo: "Tianwang Luo Jin, meet the lord."

"Bring the evidence of all the gentry in Anping County that you have collected during this period of time. Make sure the guilty ones are quick." Chen Mo looked at Luo Jin and ordered.

"Yes!"

Tianwang has been in Jizhou for more than a month. They have all walked to various counties to collect evidence of gentry's crimes. However, after all, it is not local, so collecting evidence is definitely not as easy as Guanzhong, but after such a long time, there are naturally some results.

Chen Mo doesn't know who killed Anping Ling, but the entire Anping County will be rectified because of this, and I think no one will object.

Shortly after Luo Jin left, Zhang Yan came in quickly and bowed to Chen Mo, saying, "My Lord, are you looking for me?"

"Yes." Chen Mo nodded, handed the written order to Zhang Yan, and said, "Lead all your troops and immediately enter Anping County on the pretext of suppressing bandits. If there are bandits, destroy them. If not, stay in Xindu and wait for new orders."

"Yes!" Zhang Yan nodded, took Chen Mo's order, and left quickly.

In the next few days, Jizhou was calm, as if the killing of officials had been left unresolved. This made officials in various counties in Jizhou feel insecure and even dared not go out. Even the government offices were unmanned for a long time, for fear of being assassinated suddenly.

A few days later, Luo Jin brought a large number of files to the general's mansion.

"My Lord, this is the evidence of the crimes of the gentry in various counties of Anping County that has been collected so far. The evidence is conclusive, and there are many witnesses." Luo Jin bowed to Chen Mo.

"Very good!" Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction. After letting Luo Jin leave, he called Yang Xiu. After the war, Yang Xiu was promoted by Chen Mo to be the deputy governor of Jizhou, responsible for the civil affairs of Jizhou.

"My lord, what did you call me for?" Yang Xiu bowed to Chen Mo.

"Take a look at these files." Lu Bu pointed to the cart full of bamboo slips.

Yang Xiu picked up a scroll of bamboo slips in confusion and looked at it. After a while, his face gradually became gloomy.

"I want you to handle the evidence of crimes of the gentry and clans of various ethnic groups in Anping County. Under the pretext of clearing up the Anping administration, these evidences of crimes will be made public one by one and severely punished according to law." Chen Mo looked at Yang Xiu and said.

"This..." Yang Xiu looked up at Chen Mo after hearing this, and was a little embarrassed. There were also many students and former officials of his Yang family in Jizhou, or relatives and friends. If he was asked to handle this matter, wouldn't it offend people?

"Is there a problem?" Chen Mo looked at Yang Xiu and asked.

Yang Xiu sighed. He vaguely understood that the lord was warning him. The reason... When he was guarding Yecheng, although he had good intentions, he did not get Chen Mo's permission and privately recruited soldiers from various ethnic groups in Yecheng, which violated Chen Mo's taboo. For such a thing, even if Chen Mo directly killed him, he would have no place to complain.

"I understand, but I am alone. Even if there is evidence, I am afraid..." Yang Xiu looked at Chen Mo with some embarrassment. Even if there is evidence, these local gentry dare to kill officials, so they may not surrender.

"I have ordered Zhang Yan to enter Anping in the name of suppressing bandits, but I can't give you the order. This time, Youruo will hold the order, and you two will go together." Chen Mo looked at Yang Xiu and said.

It's not that I don't believe Yang Xiu. Yang Xiu is indeed smart, but sometimes he can't understand the situation, and he is a little soft-hearted. Xun Chen is different. Chen Mo is familiar with the factional disputes between the scholars of Yingchuan and Jizhou under Yuan Shao, and Xun Chen has experienced many ups and downs, so he knows what he wants to do better.

"Yes!" Yang Xiu nodded bitterly and bowed to leave.

However, Chen Mo did not give the command to Xun Chen, but to Yang Ping. Yes, it was Yang Ping. Confiscating the property and exterminating the family was his specialty. This time, Chen Mo mobilized the Skynet, and Yang Ping was the leader. However, Skynet could not be shown in public. Even if everyone knew that there was such an organization, Skynet had no law enforcement power. Yang Ping came here to mobilize Zhang Yan's troops. He cooperated with Xun Chen, and the troops could not be transferred without Yang Ping. More importantly, if the command was not in their hands, they could not release people for personal reasons. Since Chen Mo took action in the Anping incident, he had to have a deterrent effect, and Yang Ping was Chen Mo's knife to deter the Jizhou family.

For the Anping gentry, Zhang Yan's entry to suppress the bandits did not cause them panic. After all, Zhang Yan was really suppressing the bandits. In the eyes of many people, Chen Mo just wanted to use Zhang Yan to deter them.

As for the killing of officials, they did it cleanly. Even if Zhang Yan killed all the bandits in the Anping area, it would be impossible to find any clues.

However, Xun Chen and Yang Xiu came to Anping with a large amount of evidence, starting from Xindu, and questioned the crimes in each county. The family members listed on the evidence of the meal all made their evidence public and were quickly arrested.

There was resistance, of course, but as soon as they started, Yang Ping's appearance gave these Anping gentry a cold shower. Yang Ping asked Zhang Yan for 5,000 troops. Once they resisted, they would immediately gather troops and confiscate their homes and destroy their ancestors for treason.

Within half a month, Yang Xiu and Xun Chen swept eight of the thirteen counties in Anping. In each county, one or two families at least, and five or six families at most were brought to justice.

But those who dared to resist were immediately convicted of treason by Yang Ping, and their families were arrested or even killed on the spot, and their property was confiscated.

Within half a month, the number of local gentry who died under the sword of the Black Mountain Army, together with the servants and collateral relatives who resisted, was as high as more than ten thousand.

At this point, some smart people finally reacted. After Yang Xiu and others arrived, they did not mention the killing of officials, but they took their anger out on the entire Jizhou gentry. Moreover, the evidence of their crimes was real. As long as their names were on the bamboo slips, the lightest punishment would be to slash their heads, and the worst punishment would be to confiscate their property and destroy their ancestors. Yang Ping was known for his evil deeds, but Yang Ping did not care about these.

Coincidentally, Xun Chen and Yang Xiu went to eight counties, but did not go to Anping County. It was not until they had gone through twelve counties that Yang Ping led his men to Anping. The gentry of Anping had all come to the outside of the city to greet them, and brought several heads of the murderers who killed the Anping magistrate, hoping to be exempted from the crime.

However, as the main place where the official-killing case was located, even if Yang Ping wanted to let him go, Chen Mo would not let him go. Anping was the place with the most evidence, and the gentry of Anping had almost been massacred. However, countless people in the entire Anping County cheered on that day, as if it were New Year's Day, because Yang Xiu also brought a new decree from the court. After this official-killing case was settled, the new decree from the court would begin to be promoted in Anping County, and then radiate to the entire Jizhou with Anping and Weijun as the center.