"What happened?" Xia Tian looked at the two of them in confusion.”
Zhang Hu said angrily,"We posted a notice of conscription, but the gentry in the city spread the word that whoever dared to sign up would have their entire family killed."”
Xia Tian frowned. No wonder no one had come to register after standing there for so long.
He had been very puzzled before, but now it seemed that it was all the work of the local gentry.
"Why did they do that?" Xia Tian asked.
Zhang Hu snorted." They're not happy with you being the county head. One of them is called Hu Wansan. I heard from my subordinates that this guy wants to plot against you and replace you as the county head.”
Xia Tian clenched his fists tightly."Are you serious?"
Natasha nodded." That's what we found out together. Hu Wansan was originally the candidate for the county head, but Yan Laoxi suddenly asked you to be the county head, which made him very unhappy."”
"That's why he gathered all the gentry and united them to plot against you. Right now, the gentry are plotting in Hu Wansan's mansion.”
Xia Tian exhaled and stood up with a sneer."I originally planned to deal with them after a while. Since they want to die so much, I'll fulfill their wish.”
"Natasha, Zhang Hu, gather the troops and go to Hu Wansan's house.”
.....
At the same time, Hu Wansan's mansion was very lively.
Tonight, Hu Wansan invited all the gentry in the county town. It was a gathering in name, but it was actually a plot to replace Xia Tian.
The gate of the Hu Mansion was tightly shut, and Hu Wansan's subordinates were guarding all the passages.
The courtyard of the Hu family was very lively. Hu Wansan and his son toasted table by table.
After three rounds of wine, Hu Wansan stood on the stage and said,""Everyone should be clear about the purpose of inviting everyone here today, right? I've decided to take action tomorrow. I hope everyone can support me.”
A gentry stood up and shouted,"Brother Hu, don't worry. I won't accept anyone else's position in Wenshui County except you."”
" Hmph!" Another gentry scoffed." Who does that brat Xia Tian think he is? How dare he steal Brother Hu's position as the county head?" As long as Brother Hu says the word, I'll skin him alive tomorrow.”
"I don't know which rich family's little brat he is. He dares to come to our Wenshui and be arrogant just because he has two pieces of money. Is this where he can be arrogant? Without Brother Hu's agreement, he was nothing!”
"I don't care which family he is from. If he dares to behave atrociously in Wenshui, I'll be the first to disapprove.”
"I firmly support Brother Hu as the county head.”
Hu Wansan was so pleased with himself that he couldn't close his mouth.
"Thank you for your support. I, Hu Wansan, promise you. When I become the county head, you guys will definitely live better than before.”
An older gentry asked worriedly,""Brother Hu, even though Xia Tian is just a kid, he was sent by Officer Yan. How are we going to explain this to Officer Yan?”
"Isn't that easy?" Hu Wansan snorted. We told Officer Yan that he didn't have the money to recruit soldiers. In the end, too many people came and he felt that he had been fooled, so he rushed to the county magistrate's yamen and killed him. Officer Yan wouldn't care about these things!"
The gentry below laughed."Brother Hu is still brilliant. I admire you, I admire you!”
Hu Wansan laughed coldly." This kid is unlucky. He didn't take the path to heaven and insisted on coming to Wenshui." Tomorrow morning, we'll go kill them."
"Bang!"
Before he could finish, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Two Hu family servants fell to the ground with their faces covered in blood. A large number of soldiers with guns rushed in from outside.
The gentry in the courtyard stood up in fear and retreated to Hu Wansan's side.
Hu Wansan mustered his courage and shouted," Who are you? Do you know where we are? Do you want to die?"”
"This is Wenshui County. Every inch of the county is mine. Who gave you the courage to shout in front of me?”
Xia Tian walked in with his hands behind his back and a cold expression on his face. Even though he looked like a ten-year-old child, his murderous aura did not lose out to an adult's.
Hu Wansan was relieved when he saw Xia Tian. He had thought it was bandits or the Japanese who had sent people into the city.
"So it's County Head Xia." "What did you just say?" Hu Wansan snorted. This county is yours? Aren't you being too arrogant? This is my Hu family's ancestral home, my family lives here."
"There's no land here that belongs to you. Hu Wansan is plotting a rebellion. Arrest his entire family and the conspirators.”
Zhang Hu roared and the soldiers rushed forward like wolves and tigers. They kicked Hu Wansan down and dragged him into the yard by his hair.
Hu Wansan's son, nephew, and the few gentlemen who had shouted the loudest were also dragged to the middle of the courtyard.
"Sir, how should we deal with this?" Zhang Hu asked murderously.
"Kill him," Xia Tian replied coldly.
All the gentry present were so scared that their legs went weak. Some of the timid ones even peed on the spot.
Hu Wansan lay on the ground and shouted,""Xia Tian, how dare you kill me? My big brother is Commander Yan's subordinate. Who do you think you are? If you dare to kill me, my big brother!"
Before he could finish his sentence, Xia Tian snatched the pistol from Zhang Hu's hand and blew his head off.
"What are you waiting for? Shoot!" Zhang Hu shouted at the other soldiers.”
"Bang bang bang"
A series of gunshots rang out, and Hu Wansan's family members and conspirators were all shot in the head. Blood flowed all over the ground.
Xia Tian tossed the gun to Zhang Hu and turned around to look at the remaining gentry. They were all scared witless and were begging for mercy.
"From today onwards, every inch of land in this county belongs to me.”"Those who submit to me will prosper and those who oppose me will perish. Do you understand?" Xia Tian said coldly.”
The gentry knelt down collectively and kowtowed to Xia Tian with pale faces.
" I'll give you five hundred men in an hour," Xia Tian said coldly." I'll teach you a lesson if you miss one!"”
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