“That’s right.”

Kang Qian suppressed the fear in his heart and said in a deep voice.

"very good."

Li Laiheng snorted coldly, "You dare to act and take responsibility, you are a man."

He paused for a moment and then continued: "Drag Kangqian out and chopped him up. All the others were detained and put them in the capital to wait for His Majesty to leave."

"Why do you kill me!"

At this moment, Kang Qian finally panicked and shouted loudly.

"You are taking personal revenge!"

"Revenge private revenge? Just because of the dirty things that your Kang family has done, what's wrong with me killing you? It's not an exaggeration to kill your whole family on this charge, right? The Duke of my country has taken them into custody for the time being, which is already the greatest grace. What else do you have to refuse?"

Li Laiheng waved his hand and said, "Drag it down and chop it!"

Two personal soldiers immediately rushed to the scene and dragged them out.

But after hearing a scream, Kang Qian became a dead soul under the knife. Then the personal soldiers lifted his head up and sent it to Li Laiheng for his inspection.

Li Laiheng just glanced and nodded with satisfaction, "Treat the head with quicklime and escort the Kang clan to the capital. The eight great masters of Shanxi merchants' treason are unforgivable, so make sure that people all over the world see their fate."

"Get orders!"

The personal soldiers took the order and left.

For a moment, there were constant crying and begging for mercy in Kang's mansion, but the Ming soldiers ignored these.

They were originally doing things on orders, and they despise the actions of the Kang family from the bottom of their hearts, so they did not have any psychological barriers to their actions.

Soon, the men, women, young and old of the Kang family were tied up by them, and even the servants were no exception.

The Kang family is a well-known figure in Linfen City, Pingyang Prefecture. After such a big disturbance, many people rushed to watch.

The Kang family often bullies the people. Seeing that the Kang family is in trouble, the people applaud.

"If you catch it well, you should arrest all these guys who are bullying others and are unscrupulous!"

"Yes, put them all in prison and see if anyone dares to oppress the good in the future, and it is impossible to tell."

"Execute them all to serve as a warning!"

The Kang family was tied up and pushed out, and the people threw rotten vegetables and leaves at them one after another.

In the past, they were afraid of the Kang family's family's power, even if they were bullied, they could only break their teeth and swallow them. Now it is time to take revenge and revenge.

"Kill them all and see if they dare to be arrogant!"

Of course, Li Laiheng would not kill all the Kang family members on the spot. Only the emperor has this right. All he can do now is to escort the Kang family to Nanjing to wait for the emperor to give up.

As the leader of the eight major merchants of Shanxi, the Kang family was investigated by the king's army, which also represented a signal that the Ming Dynasty had zero tolerance for betrayal of the enemy.

Although the Tartars are hateful, these traitors who surrender to the enemy and treason are even more hateful.

They should be subject to the sanctions of the Ming law.

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After Pingyang Mansion was conquered, the news that the Kang family was raided, and for a moment, the rest of the Shanxi merchants were in a panic.

Major Shanxi merchants basically have industries in Beijing, but they refused to move away because their ancestral property was in Jinzhong.

But now it's a blazing fire. The Ming army is about to attack, and it will be too late if it doesn't leave.

The Qiao family, Qu family in Qiaojiabao, Qi County, Jinzhong, Chang family in Yuci County, Jinzhong, Cao family, Kong family, Jiexiu Hou family in Taigu County, Jinzhong, and Fan family without exception all chose to pack their bags overnight to prepare to enter Beijing.

After all, the capital was at the foot of the emperor, and the strength of the Qing army was beyond doubt.

When they get there, they will be safe for the time being. As for these ancestral properties... the key is to save their lives first. Take away those who can be taken away, and give them to Mingjun if they can't be taken away.

They were really not optimistic about the Qing army being able to defend Jinzhong. If they really waited for the Ming army to attack, they would probably surrender.

It is better to believe in others than to believe in them. They should make plans early when they are in trouble.

As long as you follow the Qing court, even if you leave the customs, it will be easier to wait for death in the customs.

But as soon as they left, the officials in Jinzhong couldn't sit still.

The eight major Shanxi merchants are their money tree. Who do they ask for to make money when the money tree leaves?

So the officials of the Qing government came forward to try to stay, hoping that the eight major Shanxi merchants could stay, and at the least, some of them would be left, so they would not leave.

The major Shanxi merchants then came forward to explain the situation, saying that they would definitely move everyone, but some money could be kept, even if it was to compensate the government.

As for this house, they can control it at will if they want to use it. The major Shanxi merchant families will give it to the government.

As a result, these Qing government officials were embarrassed.

People have said everything to this point, but if they still don’t let it go, it will be a bit unreasonable.

Besides, although these Shanxi merchants are just merchants, which family does not have a great relationship with the court.

This is something they can't afford to offend.

Forget it, just treat this money as a way to buy money.

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After taking Pingyang, Li Laiheng continued to lead his troops to advance towards Taiyuan.

There is a Fenzhou between Pingyang Prefecture and Taiyuan.

If you want to reach Taiyuan, Fenzhou cannot avoid it.

Of course, Li Laiheng had no intention of going around.

Because there are many counties including Xiaoyi, Pingyao, Jiexiu and other small Fenzhou, these are the gathering places of the eight major Shanxi merchants.

Isn’t it beautiful to conquer Fenzhou by taking over more than half of the eight major Shanxi merchants?

With the experience of the Kang family, Li Laiheng will not hesitate when operating again.

There is a majestic pass from Pingyang to Fenzhou called Lingshikou, which is a natural danger.

To go to Fenzhou, you must capture the Lingshikou.

Li Laiheng was still very cautious and ordered Liu Xingming to fly the hot air balloon first to investigate.

Repay immediately once the message is found.

Liu Xingming naturally did not reject this.

He now wishes he has more opportunities to achieve success.

Without his father's control, he has no scruples at all and can let go.

He wanted to prove to his father that Liu Xingming could still make achievements without his protection.

Of course, Li Laiheng would be more careful and sent Hao Yaoqi to Qinzhou east of Pingyang Prefecture.

Although Qinzhou is far less important than Fenzhou, it is likely that the news will be leaked because it is closer to Jingji, which will lead to reinforcements from the Green Camp Army of Jingji.

Now Li Laiheng only hopes to successfully win Shanxi, and does not want any trouble in this process, so he must be determined.

As long as the Green Camp in Jingji does not come to reinforce, it will only be a matter of time before he takes over the entire Shanxi area. When the success news is placed in front of His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely focus on rewarding the Kuidong Army.

In this way, Li Laiheng's goal was achieved.

He must strive for the most important contribution of the Northern Expedition. As long as he can defeat Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo, the Kuidong Army's position in the court will be stabilized in the future. Li Laiheng has not let down the trust of all the uncles and uncles of Kuidong and the expectations of his deceased father Li Guo.

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Chapter completed!