"Hehe, the Duke of Qin knows everything, but he just does nothing?"

Fine, now that you've killed me, you already have a way to defeat my brothers.

"Do it, you sinner Huang Shao, all I ask for is a swift death!"

Gong, standing to the side, became a mere background figure. He was utterly shocked by the way the two were talking and didn't know how to interject.

"Hehe, everyone can die, and everyone will die."

But you will not die here today.

Go back, for we must fight each other eventually. Let me see if you are qualified to follow the same path as Guan Hai.

As for the affairs of aristocratic families, it's neither your place nor your right to concern yourself with them.

Now, get out of here!

Huang Shao was stunned for a moment, then calmly stood up and took a deep look at Zhao Hao's back.

"Brother, let's go back!"

"oh oh.."

Only after watching the two leave did Zhao Hao give the order.

"Chengdu, you, Gongyu, and Yanyi should go there!"

"yes!"

...

"Gongtai, this Zhao Hao is indeed no ordinary person. Should we really gather people for him?"

In Zhang Miao's residence, Chen Gong and a group of leaders from the powerful families of Yanzhou were gathered.

"That's right, Brother Gongtai, you're the smartest among us, can you give me a definite answer?"

"Gongtai, we're all counting on you."

Chen Gong felt immense pressure and closed his eyes to ponder for a long time before finally speaking.

"People must be provided, but they can't be too bad or too good."

"Someone of average quality is just right."

They were fairly satisfied with what Chen Gong said.

Aren't there enough of those half-dead peasants?

Only Zhang Miao frowned slightly, "Gongtai, without the Yellow Turban rebels as our lackeys, we have lost a lot of our support."

Now they're handing the person over...

Chen Gong suddenly flashed murderous intent in his eyes and swept his gaze across the people present.

"From now on, don't say those words again!"

They could all see that Chen Gong was truly angry, so they quickly shut their mouths and remained silent.

"Meng Zhuo, we've known each other for many years. You should know what to say and how to say it."

If there were eavesdroppers, we'd all lose our lives here!

Zhang Miao's lips twitched, and he cupped his hands in apology.

Seeing this, Chen Gong continued speaking.

"We definitely have to give it to him. Zhao Hao is a decisive and ruthless man. We've invited the god here, so don't even think about fooling him."

Upon hearing this, a local tycoon surnamed Tian quickly nodded in agreement.

"Yes, it's easy to invite a god in, but hard to send him away!"

Chen Gong simply nodded at the landlord, then spoke in a deep voice.

"That's right. Although Zhao Hao only brought 15,000 naval troops, you saw them yourself."

Armed to the teeth in armor, even the horses were clad in heavy armor. At the very least, there were only five hundred of them, as we saw. At most…”

At this point, everyone understood.

If Zhao Hao brought more than 10,000 soldiers, wouldn't they be courting death if they opposed Zhao Hao?

Even if we take a middle value, they can't afford to offend elite troops like seven or eight thousand.

"So, everyone, be smart. Let's invite him over properly, wipe out the thieves, and then send him away. That'll settle things. So don't even think about tampering with this little thing. If we offend Zhao Hao too much, things will get complicated for us."

In my opinion, their army has come from afar, and with 30,000 troops going to Yuzhou, they didn't even ask us for supplies or provisions; that's already quite generous. Since they've come to rid our Yanzhou of evil, we should not only give them something in return, but also send them some money and provisions.”

Zhang Miao remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he didn't take it seriously.

“Gongtai, but he won’t come even if we host a banquet for him. I’m afraid he won’t accept our gifts.”

Chen Gong's lips twitched. Had his old friend lost his mind, or was he just used to being aloof and superior?

If they don't give it to you, won't you continue to offer to give it to them?

Even if it's just a gesture, and the other person doesn't need it, you can't just not offer it to them!

Ultimately, we'll only know if we try.

That's all for today. I'll go back and gather whatever we can offer. Everyone else should do the same; let me know tomorrow, and we'll make a list together and give it to Zhao Hao.

"All right..."

...

The night was dark and the wind was high; crows cawed sharply.

"Who is this general, and why is he leading troops to surround our Bian family?"

The Bian family's large mansion outside the city is now heavily surrounded by the army.

"You are not worthy to speak to me. Go and have your patriarch, young patriarch, and oh, mistress all come out to see me!"

The gatekeeper dared not neglect the general, whose gleaming armor, illuminated by the night, gave him an even more eerie and divine air.

After thinking it over, the servant scrambled and rolled to inform his master.

Soon, many people helped elderly men and women in their forties and fifties, and young men in their thirties, to the door to pay their respects to Zhao Hao.

"May I ask which military lord you are? I am Bian Rang, the head of the Bian family!"

Zhao Hao nodded. He had originally thought that the younger one was Bian Rang, but now that he thought about it, Bian Rang was someone who had been recruiting staff during the time when He Jin set up his office. He should be about the same age as Wang Lang, and he should be around the same age now.

"Hehe, I am Zhao Hao, Duke of Qin. I have long heard of the elegant writing style of Master Bian, so I have come to pay you a visit!"

"Visitors need to wear armor... Hmm!"

Bian Rang quickly covered his mouth. The other party was obviously up to no good. Did he want to expose the truth? Did he want to die even faster?

Not to mention, millions of Hu people died at Zhao Hao's hands, and hundreds, if not thousands, of aristocratic families also perished at his hands!

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