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Chapter 62: Confiscation, All Confiscated

Chapter 62: Confiscation, All Confiscated
Next morning, inside the Suo Family residence
"Chao'er, have we found the new prefect who just arrived?" The head of the Suo Family carried a basket on his back, with gray hair on his temples, and asked Suo Chao who was dressed in armor and had his hands behind his back.
"Father, last night I mobilized the elite forces of the entire city, along with the Suo Family soldiers, and turned Donghuang upside down. We caught several guards who entered the city with Xu Han, but Xu Han seems to have disappeared into thin air and is still nowhere to be found." Suo Chao now stood aside, with his hands hanging down and his head lowered. It seemed as though he had made a great mistake, illustrating the authority of the old master of the Suo Family.
"What's the use of catching a few small shrimp, what about the Prefect's Mansion? Is there any news?" The old master of the Suo family's eyes shimmered with cunning.
"The informant in the Prefect's Mansion hasn't reported any news yet. If Xu Han and Zhao Qi have made contact, there should be some movement at the Prefect's Mansion today."
“哼,赵岐,我看他是在太守位置上坐的有些舒服了,昨夜听说还敢出来管我索家的事?他不是想回洛阳吗?让三危山的人做了他。把他的头送回去。如今洛阳可抽不出手管理这偏远的地方。”索老爷子虽然年迈,但却是个狠角色,年轻时是敦煌郡三危山的土匪头子。近些年汉廷在敦煌的威慑越来越小,索老爷子先是安排长子索超到敦煌参军,再一步步暗地用些手段让其掌握敦煌郡兵,再后来官匪联合吞并了原敦煌世家张氏,索老爷子虽然下山坐镇敦煌郡城,但三危山却留下了一支千人的彪悍的山匪。
Xu Han and others hide in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion. This is where the Zhao family's women usually stay, and it is not appropriate for outsiders like Xu Han to enter. However, due to the importance of the matter, Xu Han and Guo Jia are convinced that there must be a spy from the Suo family in the Governor's Mansion. Chen, Xu Chu, and more than ten guards who were eventually found also hide in the backyard.
However, at Xu Han's request, everything in the magistrate's office remained the same, even meals and water were not sent to Xu Han and others.
Therefore, no matter how Sui Chao searched in the city, he could not imagine that Xu Han and others were in the place he considered least likely.
One day, the search was in vain, but Xu Han's army arrived at the foot of Dunhuang City.
"Father, although Xu Han was not found, his 20,000 troops are already outside the city. Should we engage them in battle?"
"Fight, fight, fight, what a load of nonsense. Xu Han can hold off 20,000 Qiang people with just 1,000 men, and with 5,000 county soldiers and 5,000 home soldiers, we can scare the common people. How can we possibly fight against the soldiers as fierce as tigers and wolves? Pack up quietly, don't make a fuss. Let's secretly leave the city and return to Sanwei Mountain, which has steep terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. When Xu Han first arrived in Dunhuang, the four counties and two gates under the jurisdiction of Dunhuang County were all not under the control of the prefecture. There are local forces in each place. Xu Han has a lot to do when he takes office. We should keep a low profile by going up the mountain, and Xu Han probably won't pay attention to us." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand to let Suo Chao prepare.
The withdrawal of the Sajia tribe resulted in no resistance in Dunhuang, and Xu Huang led his army into the city smoothly. After the army entered the city, Xu Han no longer needed to hide and came out from the prefect's mansion to join the army.
"Suojia intends to plot against the official of the court. Yuan Jian, you lead the team to raid Suojia. All of Suojia's property shall be confiscated."
"Understood." Liao Hua immediately went to carry out the order.
Xu Han's army entered the city, and immediately handed over the official position to Zhao Qi, who was already anxious to leave. After the handover, he immediately took more than 100 people from the Zhao family, including their belongings that had been packed a few days ago, and left the city to return to Beijing.
Xu Han also successfully moved into the Prefectural Residence.
The next day, Guo Jia was arranged to count the various properties in Dunhuang County, Xu Huang led the army to control the city gates, and managed the grain depot and supplies important areas. Chen Dao went to organize the county soldiers and servants left behind by the Suo family after their departure. Although the county soldiers and servants participated in the siege against Xu Han the previous night, he did not punish them.
Du Yuan is still assigned to manage the public security in Dunhuang.
Meanwhile, Xu Chu followed Xu Han and arrived at the Suo family early in the morning. Liao Hua stayed up all night and searched through the Suo family. When Xu Han came with his men, Song Yue, who was searching the house together with Liao Hua, quickly walked over.
"My lord, when General Liao Hua and I arrived at the Suo mansion yesterday, the Suo family had already fled. Only a few servants were left, and most of the gold, silver, and valuables had been taken away. However, we found two grain depots within the Suo residence, containing a total of sixty thousand stones of grain, enough to sustain my twenty thousand army for a year. There is also a military arsenal with countless armors and weapons. We also discovered a considerable amount of gold, silver, porcelain, silk, and satin."
"Register one by one, without missing anything, and confiscate them all. In addition, the soldiers are warned not to hoard them privately. If discovered, they will be severely punished without mercy." Looking at the courtyard filled with objects, Xu Han knew exactly how influential the Suo family was in Dunhuang City.
"Master, we have some information. The servants of the Suo family confessed that the members of the Suo family have fled to the Three Perilous Mountains, a hundred miles outside Dunhuang City. It is said that the head of the Suo family is a former mountain bandit. Three Perilous Mountains used to be the stronghold of the Suo family, and there are still more than a thousand fierce bandits on the mountain. Unlike ordinary criminals, the bandits on the Three Perilous Mountains are ruthless and wicked."
"Let's ignore him for now. We'll first establish a foothold in Dunhuang Station and then inform Fengxiao, Duyuan, Yuanjian, Gongming, Zhongkang, Shuzhi. We'll have a meeting at the Prefecture Mansion tonight."
(End of this chapter)
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