Transmigrated into the book to become the villain prince, the son of the plane to destroy

As soon as Xiao Jie led the army back to Yongning, the prefecture of Xiangjun, a man who called himself Zhang Gao came to visit Xiao Jie without invitation.

Zhang Gao is also a chieftain from Yue, but unlike ordinary chieftains, he favors the imperial court and advocates Han culture. During the rebellion, they all chose to stand on the side of the imperial court without hesitation. They have been praised by the government many times, and they are also the objects that the imperial court has been actively wooing.

Now that Xiao Jie had just defeated the rebels in Feihu Gorge, he came to visit, and Xiao Jie somewhat guessed his reason for coming, nine out of ten he was pleading for mercy for the rebellious chieftain and the Yue people.

Maybe it was because Zhang Gao wanted something from others, Zhang Gao didn't come empty-handed, but brought a few big boxes, and put them full in the living room.

Xiao Jie opened the box casually, and sure enough, it was full of gold, silver and jewels.

Xiao Jie pretended to be stupid on purpose, and asked with a smile, "Chief Zhang, what do you mean?"

Zhang Gao lowered his eyebrows and smiled, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness led the army to come all the way and worked hard. These are all the wishes of our chieftains. I hope His Highness will not refuse."

Xiao Jie smiled lightly and took the time to say: "I heard Chieftain Zhang has always been familiar with the culture of our Han family. You should know that we Han people have a saying that you don't get rewarded without merit. I haven't done you any favors. I'm afraid it's inconvenient to accept such a heavy gift. "

Zhang Gao laughed dryly, and said with an unnatural expression: "Your Highness came here to suppress the rebellion, and also to keep our side of Jiaozhou safe. This can be regarded as a great favor to us chieftains, so he is naturally qualified to accept our thank you gift."

Xiao Jie could hear his insincere words, smiled slightly, and said, "Does Chieftain Zhang really think so? You must know that we led our troops to quell the rebellion of your Yue people, and killed your rebellious Yue people."

Zhang Gao looked a little embarrassed, sighed, knelt down towards Xiao Jie, bowed heavily and said: "This old man came here for this purpose, please Your Highness, please be lenient with us and stop killing more people."

Xiao Jie looked at him coldly, and said in a cold voice: "According to Chieftain Zhang, is he accusing Gu of killing innocent people and harming Yue people?"

Zhang Gao shook his head hastily, and tried to defend himself: "Your Highness misunderstood, this old man has no such intentions, it's just the battle of Feihu Gorge, our Yue people have shed enough blood, please show mercy, Your Highness, don't drive us all to death .”

"Since Chieftain Zhang valued the lives of the Yue people so much, why didn't he persuade them to turn back when they rebelled that day, but why he had to spare the rebels alone when they sent troops to suppress them today? Isn't it ridiculous?" Xiao Jie said. His face darkened, and his tone was clearly sarcasm.

Zhang Gao shook his head and sighed: "When they rebelled that day, the old man tried to persuade them not to oppose the court, but..."

"It's just that they didn't listen and insisted on going their own way to rebel against the court, right? If so, then they asked for everything. Since they made a choice, they have to bear the corresponding consequences." Xiao Jie sneered and spoke mercilessly.

Zhang Gao sighed again, and begged bitterly: "The old man also knows that their crime of betraying the imperial court is unforgivable, but now they have repented and are willing to change their past mistakes and never betray the imperial court again. I only hope that Your Highness can forgive me. , give them a way out."

"Repentance?" Xiao Jie shook his head and said with a sneer, "Chief Zhang said that they were repentance. I think it's because the general situation is over. If I hadn't defeated most of the rebels in the battle at Feihu Gorge, I'm afraid they would have died too." I wouldn’t think of changing my past, would I?”

Zhang Gao's face was ashamed. It was obvious that Xiao Jie's words touched his pain. He also understood that what Xiao Jie said was true. With vitality, those rebellious chieftains would not think of asking themselves to intercede, hoping that Xiao Jie would raise his hand and let them live.

Although Zhang Gao's heart is towards the imperial court, he is a Yue people after all, and he doesn't want the imperial court to kill them all, so he and several other chieftains put together a few boxes of generous gifts, hoping to persuade Xiao Jie to treat the rebellious chieftain and the Yue people Let's be open-minded.

But seeing Xiao Jie being so decisive, Zhang Gao had no choice but to ask again: "Since this is the case, I dare to ask His Highness how he plans to deal with those chieftains and Yue people who participated in the rebellion."

Xiao Jie looked at him calmly, and smiled faintly: "It's very simple. Every chieftain who rebelled must be arrested and sent to the capital, where my father will send him down. As for the villages that participated in the rebellion, they must hand over all the land in their hands. I have said something to my Yue soldiers, the land of the rebellious villages is all the spoils of war I gave them."

Zhang Gao was stunned for a moment. He came to see Xiao Jie this time. Firstly, he was entrusted by someone to ask for favors. Second, he also came to test Xiao Jie's tone to see how Xiao Jie planned to deal with them. He did not expect Xiao Jie conditions would be so harsh.

You must know that it is common for Yue people to rebel against the court. Generally, the court's attitude towards them is to punish the culprits, but to ordinary Yue people, it is generally lenient to show the court's leniency.

But Xiao Jie also knew that it was just a helpless act of the imperial court. After all, these Yue people lived deep in the mountains and forests, and it was difficult to completely eliminate them, so they had no choice but to choose to let them live.

This is actually one of the reasons why the Yue people rebelled repeatedly. It is nothing more than knowing that in the end the court will choose leniency most of the time, so they have nothing to fear.

But now, Xiao Jie wants everyone in Yue to know that there is no way out for rebelling against the imperial court. Since he chooses to rebel against the imperial court, he has to bear the consequences of being desperate.

Without completely breaking Yue people's illusions, how will he forcefully implement reforms in the entire Jiaozhou in the next step?

Another important reason is that his next step is to vigorously develop industry and commerce in Jiaozhou, which requires a lot of labor. In other words, he needs a lot of labor who lost their land, and these village people who participated in the rebellion are the best source of labor.

In short, he wants to use this Yue chieftain rebellion to completely change the entire Jiaozhou.

"Your Highness, please think twice. God has the virtue of loving life. Although their clansmen are guilty, the crime does not warrant death. If His Highness takes away their land, he will force them to a dead end. I am afraid that the entire Jiaozhou will never have peace. "Zhang Gao gritted his teeth and continued to persuade.

Xiao Jie smiled faintly, shook his head and said, "I still say the same thing, no matter if it is Han or Yue people, as long as they make mistakes, they have to pay the price. Confiscating their land is the price they pay for rebelling against the imperial court. But chieftain Zhang, don't worry, I As long as they own their land, I will not kill them, after all, I, Xiao Jie, is still the governor of Jiaozhou, and they are still the people under my rule, I will take them to Panyu for resettlement."

Zhang Gao was stunned for a moment, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Xiao Jie's gourd.

You must know that the villages involved in the rebellion are no longer a minority, but there are 10,000+ mouths. How can Xiao Jie settle them?