Wang Yan ate and drank with the heroes for two days, and everyone knew what kind of person he was. Gradually, they were less afraid and even had the courage to laugh and joke with Wang Yan.

Of course, it wasn't like what was said at the beginning, that they had to wait for these people for half a month. No one really dared to leave.

The heroes still had some sense. They could laugh and joke with Wang Yan because Wang Yan didn't put on airs for them, not because they were so awesome. Even if Wang Yan asked them to leave, they didn't dare to move.

They could sense that Wang Yan was not threatening them or joking with them. If they dared to run, they would be tortured to death if they were caught!

All of this was done by Shan Xiongxin. He sent people to various places to pick up the families of these people and bring them over to live a good life together with Lao Wang's family.

After staying here for a week, Wang Yan and this group of heroes continued on their journey to take up their new posts.

In fact, he had stayed here for a week, and the people who were watching him all the time were already trembling. They were afraid that Wang Yan would be so angry that he would start killing people himself. They didn't have the courage to mobilize troops to surround and kill Wang Yan, not to mention the previous experience, where three to five thousand people were chased and killed by Wang Yan. Needless to say, they were a bunch of surviving second-tier families, and they were not enough for Wang Yan to kill.

After all, only a few people have the courage and ability to gather troops. Moreover, many large families have been wiped out before, and there are even fewer such families now.

Wang Yan was not in a hurry, so he leisurely led the large group to travel around with his wives and children. As for the expenses of eating and drinking for such a large group of people along the way, of course it was impossible for the old Wang family to spend a penny, let alone spend a penny more from the Sui Dynasty.

They were a burden to the surviving wealthy families wherever they went. Wang Yan led his troops like bandits, stepping on their faces and threatening them, saying that if they gave them money they would be safe, but if they didn't, they would be punished.

Wang Yan was in charge personally, with many reasons to kill them.

No one criticized him in the court, and no one opposed him locally. Yang Guang remained silent and allowed Wang Yan to act without restraint.

They knew that Wang Yan was holding his breath, and Yang Guang also knew that Wang Yan was unwilling to give in, so he kept forcing them to continue their rebellion. No local official dared to say anything, and Wang Yan chopped off more than one official's head along the way.

It's lawless.

People thought Wang Yan had gone crazy.

The heroes who followed Wang Yan along the way were already numb, for no other reason than that he was too majestic and awesome.

Nowadays, the legendary deeds of Wang Yan are spread all over the world, and they are of course aware that Wang Yan is definitely an inspirational role model. He started out at the age of 18, and became powerful at the age of 32.

None of the various legends they had heard were more shocking than the journey they had taken with Wang Yan. He was so domineering, so stubborn, and so courageous that he would never turn back.

Don't leave yourself any way out, just go ahead and do it.

At the same time, they were really good to the people around them. They received gifts from local wealthy families along the way, and the money they received was much faster than what they had earned from robbery before, and it was safer and the amount was even larger. Even the most basic soldiers could go home with this money to build a new house, buy a few acres of land, buy a cow, marry a wife, and have children.

Wang Yan was really generous. He took all the blame and let the people around him enjoy all the benefits.

They also understood why they always heard of mutinies in the army during the previous disasters of the wealthy and powerful families. It was because the local officers did not listen to Wang Yan's words, and the soldiers chopped off the officers' heads and killed the wealthy and powerful families.

What was the motivation of the soldiers? Wang Yan promised that they would kill here and their brothers would kill them at home, and then the good land of the rich family would be divided among them first.

He also promised that whoever dared to steal their land would be killed, and if anyone came to him to complain, he would take charge.

With his good reputation in the past, the soldiers believed what he said because he fulfilled all his promises.

This time was no exception. Although he was taken down, who dared not listen to what he said? He was holding his breath at this time, and no one dared to make him angrier, including those arranged by Yang Guang.

Everyone was in tacit agreement and completed the task according to Wang Yan's established plan.

Of course, on the other hand, this matter had been promised long ago, and it was promised by Wang Yan on behalf of the Great Sui Dynasty. If it was not carried out, it would probably cause greater chaos, and the local troops would become disunited and return to their previous collusion with the local tycoons. Then, it would be completely meaningless to start this struggle.

Except for those who died unjustly, everything returned to the way it was before.

That's not what people like to see...

On the rest of the journey, Wang Yan did not encounter any more ambushes or attacks. The journey was supposed to take more than a month, but Wang Yan walked for nearly four months. It was not until various post-war measures, pensions, etc. were basically implemented that he arrived in Peiping happily.

Luo Yi, the King of Peking, who had received the news long ago, led a group of civil and military officials from Peking out of the city to greet them respectfully.

Wang Yan was the general manager of Youzhou's army. After he took office, he was in charge of all military and political affairs of Youzhou. So even though Luo Yi was a prince and the military leader here, with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, he had to obey Wang Yan's orders.

Or to put it another way, Luo Yi dared not disobey. Wang Yan was now extremely notorious and had a high prestige in the army. Even the soldiers under Luo Yi's command respected Wang Yan very much. Luo Yi had no doubt that if he disobeyed and caused trouble, Wang Yan would kill him without hesitation.

And his death would be in vain, no one would speak for him.

The current situation is that everyone is afraid of Wang Yan, and no one wants to provoke him. Their common wish is that Wang Yan will honestly fight Goguryeo in Youzhou, preferably for decades. When Wang Yan is old and weak, and loses his spirit, he will not be able to achieve anything.

"Luo Yi, meet the prince."

Wang Yan greeted him with a smile: "Greetings, King Beiping. You have guarded Youzhou and resisted Goguryeo. You have made great contributions. I am not a person who does not distinguish right from wrong. Why are you so polite?"

"I respect the prince. The prince dares to do what others dare not do. He is truly the first person in history."

"You're praising me too much. Your Majesty is the greatest person in the history. When Your Majesty becomes the greatest person in the history, I will become the greatest person in the history."

As he was speaking, Wang Yan saw Luo Yi staring behind him with an unpleasant expression. He turned his head and saw Luo Cheng standing there with an unnatural expression, looking at a loss.

"Do you know him?"

Luo Yi glared at him unhappily, then bowed to Wang Yan and said, "To be honest with you, my lord, it is my son."

"Oh~" Wang Yan said with a long "oh", "I've heard of the cold-faced and cold-gunned handsome Luo Cheng. You're hiding really well, I was wondering why you were hiding."

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, Prince."

"Brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you should have told me earlier that you had such a father." Cheng Yaojin once had his pants picked off by Luo Cheng, and he still holds a grudge against him, so naturally he would say a few bad things when he gets the chance.

Luo Cheng glared at Cheng Yaojin with murderous intent on his face.

"Hey, brother, you can't play anymore. It's just a few words." Qi Guoyuan on the side joined in.

"That's right, we are all brothers, look at you..."

A bunch of scoundrels, one after another, were teasing and insulting Luo Cheng. In fact, they didn't like Luo Cheng very much. Before his identity was exposed, they thought Luo Cheng was too pretentious. What kind of style was he in? Now that they know his identity, they are relieved.

To use Wang Yan's words, he was from a noble family and looked down on everyone with a humble origin. And Wang Yan used his own experience to prove that he had made it to the peak of the Sui Dynasty, but he was still not respected by the wealthy and powerful. It was only after he took a knife and chopped someone that everyone started to respect him. No one dared to talk to Wang Yan about his family background.

Because Wang Yan had slaughtered many noble families.

Luo Cheng was a man of honor, so he naturally couldn't stand being bullied by this bunch of scoundrels. He snorted coldly and stood next to his father with his gun in hand.

So a bunch of scoundrels started laughing and making fun of Luo Cheng, which made Luo Cheng so angry that his hand holding the gun turned white. He squeezed the gun with great force.

While everyone was laughing, the civil and military officials in Beijing were naturally dissatisfied. They thought it was really rude and that Wang Yan had no way of managing his subordinates. However, they did not dare to speak loudly, or even show any sign of disapproval.

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Wang Yan has such a great deterrent power, and his reputation is earned through killing.

After meeting with the civil and military officials of Peking, he arranged a group of entourage. The soldiers and horses would of course live outside the city, but some would stay in the city to protect Wang Yan. None of the heroes were officers, and they all had to start as soldiers, so naturally they all went to the barracks.

Wang Yan moved into the county mansion prepared for him by Luo Yi. He didn't care about the various matters related to living there. As they had mature experience in this matter, the women and servants in the house could handle it well.

That night, he went to Luo Yi's banquet and interacted with the civil and military officials of Peking.

Of course, it was also to find out the bottom line, to see what kind of people they were, to distinguish who was our own and who was the enemy, and then to deal with all the irrelevant ones, and completely unify the team here, so that we could raise an army and attack Goguryeo.

There was singing and dancing in the place, and Wang Yan and Luo Yi were sitting together.

"Tell me about the situation here."

"We have 50,000 soldiers and horses stored in Beiping... In the area, Goguryeo has more than 60,000 soldiers and horses, often invading our Great Sui, and there is no peace. In addition, fourteen years ago, the princes set up a market in the Turks, which was very effective. Later, we also set up a market here and traded with Goguryeo. We gained a lot, and everyone involved made a lot of money.

In general, the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo are now fighting and making peace. The main force of Goguryeo is in the northern Shiwei. They seem to have the intention of annexing Shiwei in one fell swoop, and then preparing to invade the Sui Dynasty.

Also, my lord, Goguryeo may have heard that you are here to take charge, so they have recently increased their troops. I think they are afraid of you and are taking precautions.”

Wang Yan nodded: "It's more than just a precaution. Maybe they have colluded with some big family and prepared some traps, waiting for someone to fall into it and kill me."

"Your Excellency is joking. It won't come to this."

"Not really?" Wang Yan shook his head with a smile, "That's because the King of Beiping has seen too little. The wealthy and powerful families hate me for not being dead, and their remnants are roaming around the world, using any means possible.

To put it more seriously, if I start a big war with Goguryeo, the Central Plains will raise the banner of rebellion and will not stop until I am killed."

Luo Yi wanted to say something comforting, but when he thought about the powerful strength and courage displayed by those families when Wang Yan slaughtered the wealthy and powerful families in a spectacular way, and then thought about the deep blood feud between Wang Yan and those big families, it was possible that what Wang Yan thought might really happen.

Thinking of this, the old man began to sweat. If that scene really happened... it would be too crazy! He didn't even dare to think about it too deeply.

"Are you scared?"

Wang Yan glanced at him and said with a smile, "If they really rebel, what can they accomplish? They are all parasites of our Great Sui Dynasty. Not only do they want to be local emperors in their own little piece of land, but they also want to extend their hands to the entire Great Sui Dynasty and control the government. This has been going on for hundreds of years."

"My Lord, they can't be killed off."

"Yes, we can't kill them all. There will always be people who want to ride on the heads of others. If we kill them all, there are still people like you and me. With the status of a certain family today, if the family continues to exist, it will be a powerful family that dominates the area for a hundred or eighty years. However..."

Wang Yan took a big sip of wine, "We have to do things. If we can't kill them all, then we won't kill them all? Besides, we haven't killed them all yet, so how do we know we can kill them all? As long as they are not dead, I will kill them. I want to see if I can kill them all."

"Your Highness is very courageous." Luo Yi could only praise him, he had nothing to say.

"Drink to victory!"

Wang Yan laughed and raised his glass.

After a few rounds of drinking, Luo Yi started asking about serious matters.

"I wonder what the prince is planning for Goguryeo?"

"No hurry. Let's first check the combat effectiveness of the army, coordinate the military resources, and find out the situation of Goguryeo. Then we can make a decision. But don't worry, this battle must be fought. It's March now. We must prepare and organize the troops. The war must start before winter at the latest. If we don't fight, what is the point of coming here?"

Wang Yan patted Luo Yi on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, King of Beiping. His Majesty doesn't doubt you. You are loyal and have guarded the border for more than ten years. You have worked hard and made great contributions. Even if His Majesty is suspicious of someone, he will not be suspicious of you. Be down-to-earth and follow my orders. Let's fight peacefully for a few years and strive to destroy Goguryeo."

Seeing Wang Yan speaking bluntly, Luo Yi also moved closer and said carefully: "Prince Wang, you should also consider yourself."

"You're a good person." Wang Yan chuckled and said, "I know what's going on. Thank you very much. Come, drink to win!"

Wang Yan invited everyone in the room to drink together, chatting and laughing with each one, and started the original purpose of this game.

When a new official takes office, everyone gets to know each other and mingle. Some surrender to show their loyalty, some resist and refuse to cooperate, and some wait and see and do not express their opinions.

In summary, we need to classify these people into categories: accept those who show loyalty, win over those who do not express their opinions, and deal with those who do not cooperate.

In less than two months, they were united, working together, and concentrating on attacking Goguryeo...

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