Chapter 131 Countermeasures

"General Gu, we are all well-known good people. How can we, the gentry, protect those evil people? There must be some misunderstanding! Please General Gu, please look into the details and clear our name." A thin old man said with a righteous face.

"Yes, yes, General Gu, we, the gentry, are all good people. We are willing to contribute to the rule of Liaoyuan Hou, but please General Gu, please restrain the soldiers and give us, the gentry, a guarantee of safety.

You also know that once the city is in chaos, it will not be good for all of us. And General Gu, you have no way to explain to Liaoyuan Hou, right?" A fat old man said with a smile.

While talking, several servants ran in: "Master, it's bad. The army of Liaoyuan City has rushed into our house and said that we are harboring criminals."

"Ah?" The fat old man's face turned ashen in an instant. The army of Liaoyuan City has already rushed into his house. This clearly shows that they don't take him seriously.

Soon, servants from other gentry families came over, and someone also broke into their mansions and killed people.

For a moment, these gentry were excited.

"General Gu, you said that my mansion harbored criminals, please show evidence? It's simply lawless. If you just kill people in my mansion without evidence, I'm afraid everyone in the city will be in danger." The fat old man said to Gu Peng dissatisfiedly.

Other gentry, whether they received the news or not, also followed suit.

Gu Peng was also confused. Most of the troops in Liaoyuan City were guarding the four city gates, and a few followed him to receive the various government vaults in the city. He didn't send anyone to clean up the public security.

At this moment, the only force in the city that was not under his control was the iron and wooden puppets commanded by the lord Liaoyuan Hou himself. Needless to say, the people who cleared the criminals in the city at this moment must be commanded by the lord.

"Evidence? No evidence is needed. It seems that you don't understand the current situation.

Lawlessness? The knife handle is in my hand. My master, Liaoyuan Hou, is the sky. Liaoyuan Hou's order is the law." Gu Peng held the handle of the knife and said to these gentry very arrogantly.

When have the gentry been treated like this? They were so angry that their faces turned blue, but they had no way to deal with Gu Peng.

If they had enough strength, the army of Liaoyuan City would not be able to break in. Since they broke in, it means that they did not have enough strength.

"General Gu, Liaoyuan Hou can't be unreasonable, right? We are all civilians and are willing to abide by Liaoyuan Hou's rules. Please give us a break and evacuate the soldiers in our mansion!" The thin old man was much more respectful.

Obviously, there are still many people who understand. No matter how angry they are in their hearts, if they want to fight Gu Peng in the future, they have to get through this hurdle first. If they provoke Gu Peng and the whole family is killed, there will be nothing left.

"I'm sorry, everyone. I've advised you before not to shield those criminals who took advantage of the situation, but you didn't listen. Now you're suffering the consequences, right?

To tell you the truth, the soldiers who cleaned up the city's security were all commanded by my lord, Liaoyuan Hou, and I have no right to control them.

No matter what they did, no matter who they killed, you have to bear it." Gu Peng said gloatingly.

"It's too much~!

This Liaoyuan Hou is clearly suffering from his old illness. Ten years ago, he killed all the gentry in Liaoyuan City and looted their property. He confiscated the gentry's land.

He lives a life of luxury and extravagance. Over the years, he should have squandered all the gentry's property.

Now Liaoyuan Hou is going to attack us. Everyone, if we don't resist, the gentry in Liaoyuan City will be a lesson for us." The fat old man said indignantly.

Before the fat old man finished speaking, Gu Peng raised his hand and stabbed him. He dared to say bad things about his master in front of him. He simply didn't know how to write the word death.

The fat old man's head fell to the ground, and the blood sprayed all over the heads and faces of several gentry nearby, but these gentry didn't even dare to wipe it off.

At this time, they missed the rule-abiding Great Xia court very much.

"Bandits, just bandits." The thin old man complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, for fear of becoming the next one to lose his head.

"Don't worry, my master has great magical powers and will never wrongly accuse a good person. Killing into your mansion can only mean that your mansion really harbors criminals." Gu Peng said in an admiring tone.

The faces of all the gentry were not good. The feeling of being a knife and a chopping board was really uncomfortable.

"Come here, check which gentry's homes are harboring criminals. All these people's homes will be confiscated, their property will be confiscated, and all the land will belong to the lord." Gu Peng ordered.

Several gentry who had just received the news from the servants collapsed on the ground. The family's wealth for several generations will be ruined today, and maybe even their lives will not be saved.

"General Gu, we are willing to surrender, and please give us a way out. If all of us gentry are confiscated, then from now on, the reputation of Liaoyuan Hou will be really notorious in the hearts of the gentry.

From now on, whenever the Liaoyuan Hou army attacks a city, the gentry in the city will definitely fight with all their strength to resist.

It is also not good for the long-term development of Liaoyuan Hou." The thin old man stood up and persuaded.

"So what?" Gu Peng asked lightly.

"How did you know that my lord has great supernatural powers and boundless magic power? Countless thunders can be born and destroyed with just a raise of his hand. You mortals can't even imagine that kind of power.

To my lord, your resistance is as weak as ants and poses no threat. Gu Peng said enthusiastically.

"Hahaha! Arrogant. Since you don't want to give me a way to live, then let's all die together! Fire!" A gentleman who was paralyzed on the ground suddenly got up from the ground and shouted crazily.

Following his order, several places in the city started to burn. The fire was very strong, and it was obvious that this person had been prepared to die together.

Those houses have long been covered with dry firewood and kerosene. As long as there is a little spark, they will soon burst into flames.

"Put out the fire, put out the fire quickly, order the troops to enter the city and put out the fire." Gu Peng also didn't expect these gentry to have such a crazy side.

"Hahaha, it's too late, it's too late. We discussed it before the city was destroyed. If he, Feng Tianzong, doesn't give me and other gentry a way to survive, we will burn down all the granaries.

We have already filled our granary with kerosene. Now the whole city is on fire. Even if the army moves over now, it is too late. "The thin old man said with a sad smile.