Prince Li You of the Great Tang Dynasty begs the noble families to their deaths!

Li You rode his horse, and together with the soldiers around him, quickly approached the ancestral home of the Langya Wang clan.

To ensure the horses' stamina and prevent them from exhausting themselves, the overall speed of the group was not fast, and they would rest after walking for a while. However, this speed was much faster than the entire group moving forward at the same time.

Due to the prolonged horseback riding, Li You felt a dull ache in his inner thighs, but it wasn't very intense. He figured this was because the original owner of this body was physically stronger than him; if he were riding like that, he definitely wouldn't have been able to last even half a day.

Judging from this, although the historical King of Qi was unruly, lawless, and fond of playing around, and his cultural refinement was a complete mess, he was physically fit and must have inherited the excellent genes of that emperor who rode on horseback.

As for the Xi clan of Gaoping and the Wang clan of Langya, who were about to face annihilation, Li You could only apologize to them.

In reality, Li You himself had no hatred for the powerful families, but given the circumstances, in order to save his own life, he had no choice but to send them to their deaths.

Since we've decided to do this, let's see it through to the end.

At dawn, they finally arrived at the territory of the Langya Wang clan.

Li You and his soldiers dismounted, stretched their legs, ate some dry rations, and then took a short nap.

Before the big battle, we must rest and recuperate to adjust the condition of our machines.

Then, the hunt began.

They didn't launch a large-scale attack because there was no need to.

The Wang clan of Langya had lived peacefully here for a very long time, unaffected by the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty. After peace was restored, their family members became officials, teachers, and their daughters married into official families. Their intricate network of relationships and the transfer of benefits made their lives even more comfortable than before.

Li You led his troops through the fields outside the Wang family residence. The farmers standing in the fields stood up, looked at them strangely, and asked questions.

"Who are you people?"

Li You smiled and asked, "Old man, are you a tenant farmer of the Wang family of Langya?"

The old man nodded: "That's right. And young master? Are you a friend of the third young master of the household? I heard that the third young master is going to hold another literary gathering, and quite a few people have come these days."

"Wenhui... old man, how much land do you own? Is the grain you harvest each year enough to eat?"

"Alas, my family only has ten acres of poor land. Last year's harvest was only 60% of a good year's, not enough to eat at all. We had to rent land from the Wang family to cultivate. Alas, this damned heaven that won't rain. If this year's harvest is also poor, we'll really be starving."

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment. In a little while, your family will have several dozen more acres of land."

The old man laughed: "Young master, are you joking?"

"Are you joking, old man? I'm very serious."

After exchanging a few words, Li You walked straight to the gate of the mansion.

The old man found it strange, stopped what he was doing, and looked at the group of uninvited guests.

What happened next left the old man speechless.

They knocked on the door, drew their weapons, and rushed into the Wang family's residence.

The old man then realized that the young man who had been chatting with him was not a refined scholar at all, but a terrible bandit.

He quickly grabbed his hoe, called to the farmers working alongside him, and ran away.

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During the attack on the Langya Wang clan, they encountered fierce resistance from their servants.

Liang Mengbiao and Zan Junmo led their soldiers out from the left and right, respectively. Yan Hongliang stayed by Li You's side, holding a knife and on guard.

Comfortable days can make people lower their guard, and their physical functions may decline slightly.

The Wang family's servants were no match for Liang Mengbiao and his men in terms of daily training, so their resistance was quickly quelled, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.

"Tell them we're only going to arrest members of the Wang family; those who aren't part of the Wang family shouldn't come here to die!"

Amidst the shouts of the soldiers, the servants and slaves finally gave up resistance.

The Wang clan members rushed out, wanting to confront Li You.

Li You was too lazy to waste words with them, and there was no need to say anything more. He waved his hand, and the soldiers below, as fierce as tigers and wolves, stepped forward, tied up the Wang clan members one by one, and stuffed rags into their mouths.

The others in the house watched in horror at what they were seeing.

But then, Li You's outrageous remarks about the golden-armored general and the division of land and wealth filled these servants with ecstatic joy.

"Now, I want you to go out and tell the surrounding people this news: everyone will be entitled to a share of the royal family's land!"

Upon hearing this, several members of the Wang clan, their eyes wide with fury, struggled incessantly.

Li You whispered a few words to Liang Mengbiao, who understood and stepped forward to kill the men.

The fear intensified with the death, and people dared not delay, immediately following Li You's orders.

Soon, people from the surrounding villages were summoned.

In front of the people, Li You directed his soldiers to escort the members of the Langya Wang clan to a small ditch, where they were lined up neatly in a row.

"The powerful families are guilty, but their rebellion is justified! Kill them!"

Blood stained the ditches red, and the people stared wide-eyed at the scene.

The call to equally divide the Wang family's lands drew cheers from the surrounding people, including the old man Li You had just encountered.

He felt like everything that happened today was a dream.

Many people share the same thoughts as him.

It wasn't until they saw the Wang family's land deeds burned and their clansmen cut down that the people realized that what they were seeing was real, and that the King of Qi really intended to divide up the precious land equally.

"These lands are not given to you for free! Families that wish to receive land and houses must send a able-bodied young man to accompany me to rescue more people, to distribute the lands of all the noble families in the land, and to free everyone from hunger and cold. This is the ultimate wish of the Golden-Armored God!"

The surrounding people were encouraged and responded one after another.

Of course, some people are timid, some value their lives, and some have more land, so they are unwilling to risk their lives to follow King Qi.

You have to understand, this is, after all, a rebellion!

Rebellion will cost you your head!

Li You didn't expect everyone to follow him; that was impossible. He merely issued a call to action, stirring up thoughts of resistance among the surrounding people, and then left the rest to them to make their own choices.

"According to the imperial decree on equal land distribution, 80 mu were allocated as per capita land, and 20 mu were designated as permanent land. Assuming each household has four members, anyone who occupies more than 400 mu of land is a landlord! Their excess land must be distributed!"

"You must remember, whatever land belongs to you, you must guard it firmly!"

"If anyone tries to steal your land, you must fight them to the death!"

"This is your only guarantee of survival!"

Li You added a few more sentences at the end, aiming to make the whole situation even more chaotic.

Unexpectedly, these few patched-up words spread far and wide and influenced many, many years to come.

Li You killed someone, but he did not set fire to the Wang family's ancestral home.

This courtyard looked quite well-maintained; it's a real shame it burned down. If it could have been preserved, it could have become a protected cultural relic for future generations to enjoy and visit.

Of course, Li You had no intention of traveling at the moment. He wanted to mobilize as many young and strong men as possible to follow him to the next destination as quickly as possible.

As evening fell, news of the destruction of the Langya Wang clan spread to almost every nearby village, and more and more restless people gathered around Li You. Meanwhile, the collateral branches of the Langya Wang clan, upon receiving the news, hastily fled with their elderly and children. Li You had no time to concern himself with these matters. He led the agitated people, loaded the grain stored in the Wang family's residence onto carts, and with a single command, marched towards Gaoping.

This time, Li You did not take a headcount, nor did he select any able-bodied young men from among them.

After the large group of people left, the remaining people were silent for a moment, then began to discuss, argue, and fight. The old production framework had been broken, the temptation of land redistribution was spreading, and a vacuum of power and order began to drive these ordinary poor people mad.

As for how to divide the hundreds of thousands of acres of land left by the Wang family, and how much each household and each person should receive, it would require many arguments before a decision could be made. This process was filled with all sorts of chaos, but one thing was certain: those who ultimately received land would have more food this year.

Thus, following Qizhou Prefecture, Langya Prefecture also fell into chaos.

Chaos began to unfold in Gaoping. When Li You arrived with his mob, the Xi clan had already been dealt with, and the surrounding people had started arguing and fighting, some of the fights were quite fierce.

Li You licked his lips, observing the chaos around him with a cold eye.

Stir it, stir it!

The more chaos you create for me, the better!