Chapter 268: Encouraging Cai Mao to offer his sister?

The candlelight flickered, and elongated shadows moved on the wall.

It seemed that the Kuai brothers were quite excited at the moment.

But the next moment the smiles on their faces froze because Ye Feng's voice rang out again.

"Don't worry, you don't understand what I said."

"Ok?"

"My Lord, what does this mean?"

Ye Feng smiled and said, "The policy I'm talking about is for after the empire is established, not for now."

The smiles on the faces of the two brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue froze: "My Lord, you want more."

Ye Feng said: "Don't worry, I won't completely wipe out the family, let alone kill them all."

"But the price to be paid must be paid."

"All those who are on the right side and willing to welcome me to Jingxiang will be fined 80% of their family wealth."

"All other families who are fence-sitters need to hand over 90% of their assets."

"If you resist, you will be killed without mercy."

"Do you understand?"

Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue hesitated briefly and nodded slowly: "My lord, please give them a way out. If they still refuse to repent, they deserve to die."

"This money is just like life-saving money. I believe they can understand."

Ye Feng continued: "Not only the wealth, but also the houses and servants can only keep 20%. Don't let them bargain."

"Understand?"

Seeing the two nod, Ye Feng stepped forward and patted the brothers on the shoulders: "I am very optimistic about you two brothers, don't let me down."

"You three go!"

After the three left, Guo Jia, who had been in the ear room, walked out slowly: "My Lord, do you think they can understand your good intentions?"

“I’m afraid.”

Ye Feng smiled and said, "You should know my temper. I will never be soft-hearted to those who think they are smart."

"I've been called a butcher, what am I afraid of?"

"The world is in chaos now, and all laws are meaningless. Severe punishments must be used to make people fear them."

“There’s nothing we can do about it.”

After leaving the governor's mansion, Xu Shu kept frowning and said nothing.

After getting on the carriage, Kuai Liang couldn't help but ask, "Yuanzhi, what are you worried about? Is there anything we can't talk about?"

Xu Shu lowered his voice and said, "I wonder why the lord is so kind."

"kindness?"

Kuai Yue's eyes widened: "Asking the Jingxiang family to hand over 80% or 90% of their wealth, is this considered merciful?"

Xu Shu said: "You should also be aware of what happened in Hebei. When facing the noble families, they did not give them a chance to bargain. Instead, they were defeated and their families were destroyed."

"But the land of Jingxiang,

"I'm thinking, what's the reason? Is it a test?"

"test?"

Kuai Yue showed a hint of disbelief: "How is this possible?"

Kuai Liang also said solemnly: "Yuanzhi, do you think this is a test?"

Xu Shu nodded: "For the noble families who followed us, it is natural to give them a way to survive, but for those fence-sitters who did not follow us, why should we give them a chance?"

"Most of these noble families have oppressed the people, done things that were harmful to the world, and are insatiable. The wealth handed over today will be taken back in the future, and they may even be clever enough to hide their wealth."

"What was the result then?"

Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue were stunned and silent. After a moment, they seemed to have thought of a possibility, and a hint of shock appeared in their eyes: "The Lord wants to give them to..."

Having said that, he wiped his neck.

Xu Shu said: "Human greed determines that they will not accept good intentions. This behavior of making enemies must be completely eliminated."

"If we don't do it properly, we may not be in danger, but we will definitely not be reused."

"Therefore, we can only add fuel to the fire in this matter and not let those evil families escape punishment."

"It also depends on whether we have the ability to do things."

Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue were silent for a long time, then breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect that this is what the lord intended."

"Alas!" "But it is precisely because of this kind of mentality that a prosperous era can truly come."

"But living with the emperor is like living with a tiger. How can we bear it for a long time?"

Xu Shu smiled and said, "It's best not to have any factions."

"You are familiar with history books, and you should know that the emperor does not want his subordinates to unite and fight for power. This will only lead to his death faster."

"In fact, as long as the Kuai family can live up to the four words 'a clear conscience', they will definitely be able to remain rich and prosperous without having to take risks."

Kuai Liang said: "I have had this realization since Liu Biao started to exclude me."

"How can you be so ungrateful?"

"I mean, there are better ways."

"A good idea?"

"What do you mean?"

Kuai Liang said: "I heard that the lord is quite picky about matters between men and women, and the women around him are all beautiful and charming."

"If there are people we recommend around him, then we should have some favor to each other, right?"

"There's someone inside, so there'll be an extra life in the future, isn't that right?"

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed: "Great, great."

"But the lord has traveled all over the world, so his vision must be high. If it is an ordinary woman, I am afraid she will not be in his eyes, and it will make the lord unhappy, which is not worth the loss!"

Kuai Liang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I already have the right woman."

"Is Jingxiang's most beautiful woman enough?"

"Ok?"

"Cai Jue?"

"Ha ha!!"

"Wonderful."

"This girl is both talented and beautiful, and is highly sought after. She will definitely catch the lord's eye."

"But hurry up, who knows when the lord will leave?"

"If you miss this opportunity, there won't be a next time."

"Haha, I'll do it right away."

Soon, Kuai Yue left alone and came to Cai Mao's home.

Cai Mao, who was waiting for the judgment of fate at this moment, was in a very complicated mood. He did not expect that Ye Feng's terror was completely beyond his expectations. One man conquered a city, this kind of thing that only appeared in legends actually existed.

His eyes were full of bitterness, and he was pacing back and forth, shaking his head.

"Brother Degui, no one will trouble you after you come back, right?"

When Cai Mao heard the familiar voice, he quickly turned around and looked at Kuai Yue with a very complicated expression.

"Brother Yidu, you've caused me so much pain."

Kuai Yue shook his head: "Even if I told you at that time, would you listen to me?"

"You feel like you have a sure win, so you won't listen to any reason."

"But now we have delivered Jingxiang without bloodshed, and your Cai family has saved their lives. Isn't this the best?"

"Otherwise, if the lord gets angry, how many of the 200,000 people in Jingxiang will survive?"

Cai Mao sighed: "I know that, but..."

"forget it. I'm done here."

"Can my Cai family be saved?"

"Can you tell Lord Zhenbei that my Cai family is willing to surrender?"

Kuai Yue smiled and said, "I came here tonight to show the Cai family a clear path."

“A road to wealth and honor.”

"Ok?"

"The road to wealth?"

Kuai Yue lowered his voice and said, "Send your little sister to the lord. With her beauty and talent, she will definitely have a place. Then we will have someone to rely on."

"Brother Degui, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)