"Bring Wei Wen and two hundred soldiers to intercept Zhangsun Xiong and capture him alive!”
Li Xiao said slowly.
"Yes, Your Highness! What if Zhangsun Xiong resisted? Swords and spears had no eyes.
"It is said that Zhangsun Xiong is quite strong and is a general of Zhangsun Wuji's gang.”Xue Rengui said.
"Kill without mercy!" Li Xiao waved his hand without hesitation.
"Understood!"
Xue Rengui didn't waste any time, he held the halberd in one hand.
With his other hand, he picked up Wei Wen from the ground like an eagle catching a chick and strode out of the hall.
He saw Wei Wen being dragged away by Xue Rengui like a dog.
The commoners were so excited that tears streamed down their faces.
These were tears of happiness that he had never seen before!
Li Xiao didn't know when Xue Rengui would be able to capture Zhangsun Wuba, and it was already late.
Li Xiao stood up and walked down the hall. He said in a clear voice,"
"Fellow villagers, don't worry. This king will definitely pursue the matter of Kuang County to the end.”
"Tomorrow, you will continue to come here. It is already late, so you should go back and rest for the night.”
After hearing Li Xiao's words, the commoners had already knelt down in a row.
He was constantly grateful.
They were happy to have a great lord like Li Xiao to bring order out of chaos for them.
"Your Highness has worked hard. Your Highness has made decisions for us commoners, and we are extremely grateful. Your Highness is the reborn parents of us commoners.”
The tearful commoners were reluctant to leave. They did not want to leave. They only wanted to thank their heaven, their land, their support, and their warmth.
Li Xiao called Wang Bo over and said,"
"All the women and their families must be protected. They must live in the military camp and eat the best food.”
"Also, lead your troops to Wei Wen's house and confiscate all the property. Give it to the women and their families, as well as the people who are oppressed by the government.”
"All the soldiers of Kuang County will be imprisoned and the other criminals will be released.”
"After the selection, those who are found guilty will continue to go to jail and be killed.”
"If there are any who oppose Wei Wen, release them all and give them compensation and important positions!”
Wang Bo was overjoyed.
"Your Highness is thoughtful. I will do it immediately.”
The sky darkened rapidly. The territory here was already close to Tuyuhun.
This was the case in the northwest.
Two hours later, Wang Bo returned.
At this moment, Wang Bo's face was still stained with blood. His appearance and temperament had completely changed.
He bowed to Li Xiao and said,"
"Your Highness, among the 868 soldiers, 60 of them colluded with the enemy and 80 of them participated in the kidnapping of women. I have already executed all of them!”
Li Xiao nodded in agreement.
The army must have iron-like discipline.
Without iron-like discipline, there would not be an iron-like army.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves could be heard outside the county office.
Xue Rengui jumped down from his horse with his halberd in hand. A corpse was on the horse's back.
He dragged the corpse down and threw it on the ground. He bowed to Li Xiao and said,"
"Reporting to Your Highness, I was ordered to go to the county to capture Zhangsun Xiong. I saw him forcefully snatch eight women on the official road and was about to commit violence when I was furious.”
"I killed him with my halberd, but I felt that it was inappropriate and should be brought back for justice. Please forgive me, Your Highness.”
Actually, Li Xiao had expected such an outcome because Zhangsun Wuba was domineering.
Xue Rengui was just a nameless general at the moment, so both sides would definitely fight.
And based on Xue Rengui's martial strength, Zhangsun Wuba was definitely at a disadvantage, so the probability of Zhangsun Wuba's death was very high.
So what if he died? He had already offended Zhangsun Wuji's faction in the imperial court.
As long as Zhangsun Xiong didn't die, the battle wouldn't stop.
Killing Zhangsun Xiong might cause a strong backlash from Zhangsun Wuji.
However, what he received was the hearts of the people in Bingzhou.
Overall, the advantages far outweighed the disadvantages.
Li Xiao helped Xue Rengui up in admiration.
"Benevolence is not guilty. Killing a trash like Zhangsun Wuba in the army is to eliminate evil for the people.”
Outside the county office, Zhangsun Xiong's soldiers were tied up. Li Xiao waved his hand.
After making a beheading gesture, Xue Rengui left.
Soon, a series of wails came from outside.
Such a beast soldier who helped the wicked should accompany Zhangsun Xiong to the netherworld.
The days when Zhangsun Xiong trampled over the people of this land would never come back.
Whether it was Kuang County or Guangfeng County. A new historical period was about to begin.
An unprecedented clean government, great economic development, and no corrupt officials.
Zhangsun Xiong's head was packed up and handed over to the courier station along with the complaint papers that the villagers had filed against him. They were sent to Chang 'an.
Li Xiao had a plan and didn't send the head and the complaint directly to Shangshu Province.
Instead, it was given to the Ministry of Justice first, and Fang Xuanling, who was also the Minister of Justice, would take over first.
According to the analysis of Chang 'an's officialdom, Fang Xuanling would contact Wei Zheng first.
He would not let Zhangsun Wuji know about this first.
Looking at Zhangsun Xiong's head, his expression was filled with terror. His beard was unkempt, and he died with his eyes wide open.
It was very clear that Zhangsun Xiong did not know what was going on even until his death.
Xue Rengui's Heavenly Halberd was very powerful, and Zhangsun Xiong's head was tilted.
Li Xiao was clear about Xue Rengui's strength.
Even the stars of the Great Tang were dazzling, so what was Zhangsun Xiong?
He was just a cruel clown.
If a general were to abuse the daughter of a citizen of his own empire…
Then, he would be no different from an external enemy. It would be within reason to torture and kill him.
After dealing with these matters, Li Xiao ordered them to return to Bingzhou.
Wang Bo and Xue Rengui were left behind to handle all the matters.
This included Kuang County, Guangfeng County, and other counties.
Li Xiao knew that he had to handle many things lightly.
One person's energy is limited, so he must make full use of his subordinates.
He would let them gain experience while he would be the hands-off manager. Wang Bo would be in charge of the government and Xue Rengui would be in charge of the army.
They had a clear division of labor and cooperated with each other.
To let the civil and military handle matters alone without his own helm.
Just like how the best place to train soldiers was the battlefield, it was the same for civil officials and generals.
In the future, his stage would become bigger and bigger.
Wang Bo and Xue Rengui quickly familiarized themselves with the military and political affairs.
It would help him gain full control over the entire fief.
It was extremely necessary and urgent!
After leaving Kuang County, Li Xiao rode his horse back to Bingzhou City.
The sun was setting in the west, and the night was closing in.
After dinner, Luo Binwang came to see Li Xiao. He bowed and said,"
"Your Highness is so fast."
"There's no need to be so polite.”Li Xiao said with a smile.
King Luo Bin: " Your Highness, gentlemen from more than twenty counties in Bingzhou will come to Bingzhou City tomorrow to pay their respects to Your Highness. What do you think?"”
"If Your Highness doesn't want to see him, I can do it for you. If you want to see him, do you have any specific instructions?”
Hearing this, Li Xiao nodded and said,"
"This is something that I must see. This king wants to make a deep reform of the entire Bing Province and even Dai Land!”
"Correct the rules of the officialdom, reform the legal system, ease customs and trade, develop the economy, and let the people of Bingzhou live a good life!”
After Luo Binwang heard Li Xiao's words, he hurriedly kowtowed and said,"
"Your Highness is truly thinking for the people of Bing Province. This lowly official admires your magnanimity!”
Li Xiao smiled and said,"
"Among these people, there are gentlemen, aristocratic families, and wealthy landowners. They are the foundation of the people in Bing Province under the current law.”
"This king must rely on them and then change them so that they can be used by this king.
"This way, This King will have enough power to fight against the outside world.”
Upon hearing Li Xiao's words, Luo Binwang couldn't help but ponder over Li Xiao's words.
It was obvious that this was a huge ambition and boldness.
His Highness lived in Bingzhou, but he had the great spirit of a tiger looking down on the world.
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