To Cao Cao, these officials were not scary either because they were stupid, but because they were bad.

Stupid, at most, means that things are done badly; bad, it means that things can be done well, but in the wrong place!

Xiahou Dun's soldiers quickly arrived at Yingyin and quickly took control of various arteries.

The sudden arrival of soldiers shocked all the officials in Yingyin, and then they arrived at the city gates to greet Xiahou Dun tremblingly.

Xiahou Dun did not dismount, but looked at these Yingyin officials coldly, and then signaled to the guards around him.

"Who is in charge? Come forward!" Xiahou Dun's personal guards shouted.

Zhong Hong trembled and took a few steps forward, then knelt down on the ground with a thud, "I'm the official, uh, I'm here to pay my respects to the general!"

Xiahou Dun was too lazy to talk nonsense and asked directly: "There was a previous order that strictly prohibited the creation of clever names and restricted people's travel! Why are checkpoints set up on the official road in Yingyin, widely spread to block horses, and block traffic?!"

Zhong Hong swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "General, please report back... this, this... because the celebration is very important, if some ignorant people run around and interfere with the celebration,

I ruined the prime minister's important affairs, wouldn't it be... Therefore, I have suspended the traffic, it is just a temporary delay... There is no prohibition..."

"Haha, what a "pause"..." Xiahou Dun glanced at Zhong Hong and asked again, "Then the surrounding villages are already ripe, why don't you organize the people to harvest it? There are also people from the surrounding villages who are going there again."

Where?"

"Ah? How can this happen?" Zhong Hong suddenly had emotions on his face, "It must be the country officials who are lazy! The subordinates also give orders repeatedly, not to neglect, but what about these..."

“A country official is slacking off?”

The country clerk "Come and confront me!"

"Wei!" Xiahou Dun's guard suddenly shouted, and then jumped out on his horse, "Where is Ying** Cao?"

"Ah...this...ha...humble job..." Ying** Cao staggered and came out of the crowd. She didn't know whether it was because she was too crazy last night, or accidentally kicked a stone, or for some other reason.

, he almost fell to the ground after taking a step, he quickly supported himself with his hands, and with a sad face, tried to delay and muddle through, "A humble job, a humble job... I can't ride a horse..."

"Can't ride a horse? No problem!" Xiahou Dun's guard sneered, stretched out his hand and said, "Sanlang, take it with you!"

"Obey the order!" Immediately, a man jumped off the horse, walked to Ying Cao's side, grabbed his neck, and then dragged him to the side of the horse. He and another soldier worked together to lift the cross up, facing both sides.

He lowered himself onto the horse and said, "My watch is moving around! It's my fault for falling to death!"

Hu Cao screamed twice, and then a group of people kicked away.

Zhong Hong wiped his sweat and laughed twice, "General, this... how about... General, please go into the city and rest?"

"No need!" Xiahou Dun said coldly.

"Then..." Zhong Hong's eyes rolled around, "Xiaguan... Well, Xiaguan will go to the city to help the general arrange a residence... In addition, he will also prepare some labor gifts for the general and soldiers, and gifts of cattle and wine..."

Xiahou Dun couldn't help it and sneered, "No need! Just wait and see!"

Among the children of the Yingchuan gentry clan, there has always been an idea. These people think that they are different from the Xiahou clan of the Cao clan. They think that they are more "civilized" than the Xiahou clan of the Cao clan. This strong feeling

A sense of superiority. Because Yingchuan not only hosted the new capital of the Han Dynasty like Xu County, but also had a very important position for the current Han Dynasty in terms of culture and economy.

But the problem is that the current ruler of the Han Dynasty is Prime Minister Cao!

And it was Prime Minister Cao who asked the children of the Yingchuan gentry to make "concessions" and "set an example"!

Without Yingchuan, where would the rise of Cao Cao come from?

Without the descendants of the Yingchuan gentry, where would the money, grain, and taxes come from?

Okay, now Cao Cao actually asks the Yingchuan disciples to give up some positions and give up some benefits?

Why didn't the Cao family and the Xiahou family give in?!

Therefore, this group of Yingchuan disciples are thinking that since they are not doing well and are forced to give up their benefits, then don't blame everyone for dragging them into the water!

Zhong Hong's face finally darkened, and he stopped kneeling on the ground. He stood up on his own, waved his sleeves and patted the soil on his knees. He looked at Xiahou Dun with a sneer, "General, don't push too hard, or you will lose face in the end."

!』

Obviously, at this point, confrontation is not important anymore.

When you can't hide, you don't have to keep pretending.

"Face?" Xiahou Dun looked at Zhong Hong in surprise. He couldn't imagine that Zhong Hong had the nerve to say such words. "Is this too much coercion?"

"The most important thing about Yingchuan is that it is the first among the Han Dynasty!" Zhong Hong raised his chin and said loudly, "The annual tax collection of Yingchuan is 100 million yuan! It is the first among all prefectures and counties in the Han Dynasty! If there is no money and grain taxation in Yingchuan, I dare to ask the general, this big man

Up and down, where do the salaries of officials come from? Where do the soldiers, armor, and pay come from?!"

Xiahou Dun nodded and said, "The taxation of Yingchuan is indeed the highest among the Han Dynasty, so you are doing evil, obeying the law and violating the law in vain, without caring about the life and death of the people?"

Zhong Hong sneered and said: "Why, General Xiahou is a veteran on the battlefield, but he can't see the life and death of the people? I wonder if General Xiahou felt as deeply as he does today when he was conquering Xuzhou?"

Xiahou Dun frowned, then waved his hand and pointed at Zhong Hong, not wanting to continue arguing with Zhong Hong, "Get it!"

Several soldiers and guards rushed forward and captured Zhonghong.

Zhong Hong was still laughing, "Xia Hou! You can hold me, but can you hold everyone in Yingchuan?! If you touch me today, it will definitely be chaos in Yingchuan! Hahahaha! The chaos in Yingchuan is the chaos of the Han Dynasty!"

!If the soldiers in Guanzhong pour down, there will be no support from Yingchuan. Let’s see how you can resist it!』

After hearing this, Xiahou Dun pondered for a moment, then jumped off his horse, and then walked to Zhong Hong who was pushed down and kneeling on the ground. He looked down at Zhong Hong, frowned slightly and said, "If we hadn't resisted the soldiers,

Could it be that it’s better for you to go?」

Zhong Hong shouted at the top of his lungs, "The swords, guns, armor, and horses you are wearing were all bought by the people of Yingchuan. If you didn't have these swords, guns, and armor, what would you use to go into battle? What a joke!"

Xia Hou shook his head, "You don't have to shout so loudly, you can hear me. I just have a doubt... Yingchuan paid for and provided food to provide us with these swords, guns, and armor... This makes sense."

It's true, but... I dare to ask Yingyin County Lord, among the money and grain taxes in Yingchuan, is there a grain of grain or a piece of money that was collected by you... I mean, it was you who took it from the ground with your own hands.

What you get from farming?"

"Ah? Ah..."

Zhong Hong was stunned for a moment. He was still arguing, but Xiahou Dun kicked him to the ground and stepped on his neck. He couldn't say any complete words and just screamed hesitantly.

"If all the money and food in Yingchuan are tied to you, all the money, food and taxes will come from you alone..." Xiahou Dun slowly took out the sword from his waist, then put his fingers together and gently wiped the snow.

Sharp blade, "Then I really can't kill you... What a pity, the money and food in Yingchuan are obtained by the hard work of the people of Yingchuan! They are the result of the hard work of the people of Yingchuan day and night, all four seasons! What does it have to do with your life and death?"

』

"First there were the people of Yingchuan, and then there were the scholars of Yingchuan! First there were the great men who relied on them, and then there was the wealth of Yingchuan!"

You just go to the underworld and think about it carefully!"

The sword comes down!
Chapter completed!