Chapter 81 I am not doing it for the money, I am doing it to uphold the law!
"A true horseman knows how to choose the right time."
Arriving at the front hall, Fang Wenshan saluted with a respectful expression, "General, the Lord of the Palace is back."
As he said this, Li Yunze couldn't react for a moment: "What kind of palace master?"
Fang Wenshan had no choice but to explain, "The prefect of Guiyang Prefecture has returned and is waiting outside the city to enter the city."
"Oh." Li Yunze suddenly realized, "The one who escaped from the battle."
Fang Wenshan, who was a little embarrassed, explained in a low voice, "Master Huang said that he went to Chongqing Mansion to ask for reinforcements."
"Ha~~~" Li Yunze said without comment, "Let's go meet the reinforcements from Chongqing Prefecture."
Outside the city, tens of thousands of prisoners were working day and night.
After the two wars, a large number of prisoners were captured. Although Li Yunze could afford to feed them, he could not let them eat for free, so work became inevitable.
There is plenty of work for them to do, including digging mountains and building roads, rectifying water conservancy, digging wells and building cities.
Because the food was so good and injuries and illnesses could be treated promptly, even though many people could take advantage of the opportunity to work and escape into the mountains, no one wanted to leave.
The life of the mountain people is so hard that they have never eaten rice or meat buns with enough salt and oil.
As for being rewarded with cans for good work, I was so excited that I couldn't contain myself.
Most of the furs and meat obtained by the mountain people from hunting were taken away by the chiefs, and their own living standards were very poor.
Huang Keshang, wearing an official robe, stood on the side of the road with his back straight, watching many prisoners of war working, with a look of annoyance on his face.
"If I had known I could win, I wouldn't have run away."
I had known that money was hard to buy, but Magistrate Huang, who had spent a huge sum of money on the Governor, was now upset that he would have to spend money to buy military merit from Li Yunze later.
All the tens of thousands of taels of silver he had saved during his years as an official had to be spent.
"Master." Wang Youde, the magistrate of Guiding County, stepped forward and saluted, "I don't know how big General Jia's appetite is."
The upstart county magistrate Yang Ming gritted his teeth and slapped his legs: "No matter how much he asks for, I have to give it to him. As long as he can get a share of the credit, we will be promoted and maybe transferred to him and leave this poor and poor place!"
These words made Huang Keshang and Wang Youde nod their heads in agreement.
It's so poor here that you can't even make much money.
As long as you can share your military merits and do some activities in Shenjing City, you will have the opportunity to transfer to a stable and prosperous place to continue making money. It is much better than being here.
While talking, Li Yunze had already rode out of the city and came over there.
There are only three people under one government official and two county magistrates, but there are more than a hundred people accompanying them with their families to protect them.
Li Yunze, who was on horseback, looked at them condescendingly, "Masters, where did this come from?"
Huang Keshang, the head of the palace, was dissatisfied with Li Yunze's support, but he suppressed his dissatisfaction and stepped forward and handed over his hand: "General Jia, we are waiting for the reinforcements to return from Chongqing."
Li Yunze raised his eyes and looked at the carriage with the family members and the servants leading the mules and horses driving the cart full of boxes. Li Yunze burst into laughter, "Such elite reinforcements are really rare."
As a veteran, Huang Keshang will naturally not get angry due to verbal sarcasm.
He smiled and said, "The general defeated the enemy chieftain and made an unparalleled contribution. We congratulate the general. I have some small matters that I would like to discuss with the general."
"put."
"General." Huang Keshang coughed and cleared his throat, "In the victory memorial sent to Shenjing, it was written that I and two county magistrates were stationed in the city, arranged for local soldiers to detect the camp of the bandit chiefs, and planned strategies to dispatch grain and grass supplies to support the general in sending troops to exterminate the bandits.
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Hearing these words, even Li Yunze, who was used to the market, was shocked.
He knew that the lower limit for bandanas was very low, but he never imagined that it could be so low.
The eyes looking at the three people were like looking at a shark eagle, the kind that had just been fished out.
"Of course we won't make it difficult for the general." Huang Keshang clapped his hands, and immediately a servant came forward holding a long wooden box with exquisite workmanship.
"General." Huang Keshang opened the wooden box and carefully took out a scroll painting, "This is a painting of flowers and birds painted by Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty. It is priceless. We are willing to give it to General."
Zhao Ji's calligraphy and paintings are considered antiques in this era.
"...Song Huizong's flower-and-bird paintings?" Li Yunze looked strange. Was he scolding me? Or did he know that I might travel through Song Huizong in the future and was cursing me in advance?
Moreover, antiques from before the Ming Dynasty cannot be traded.
Li Yunze knows very well that the antique business in the modern world is a very small circle, and the water inside is simply unfathomable, much deeper than the Mariana Trench.
He doesn't need a small amount of income. If it's a large amount, it's basically just for that.
There is simply no way that you can quietly make billions by bringing back some antiques from ancient times.
Whether it's from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties or last week, as long as you take action, countless people will definitely pay attention and search for you, and they will dig out your roots.
It cannot be said that this thing is useless when you hold it in your hand. It can only be said that it has no other use except to look at it.
Seeing Li Yunze's expression, Huang Keshang thought he didn't dislike him enough.
He secretly cursed his insatiable greed, and then discussed a few words with the two county magistrates, then turned around and said with heartache, "We are willing to offer fifteen thousand taels of silver to the general. I just hope that the general can show his noble hand in the memorial and share the wealth."
I'm looking forward to some military glory."
"Fifteen thousand taels, does that mean you still have more money with you?"
“The price can be further discussed.”
"Idiots." Li Yunze suddenly cursed, causing the smiles on the chubby faces of the three adults to freeze instantly. "If I kill you, the money, calligraphy, and painting, as well as the credit, will all be mine."
Huang Keshang and the others were stunned for a while before they came to their senses. Wang Youde pointed at Li Yunze in disbelief, "Are you crazy? We are the imperial officials!"
"The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty state that the officials ordered by the imperial court are responsible for guarding the land, and those who escape from battle must be killed."
Li Yunze, who was filled with awe-inspiring righteousness, scolded righteously, "I'm not doing it for money, I'm doing it to uphold the law!"
"Jia, Jia Lian!" Seeing many sergeants surrounding him from both sides, the upstart county magistrate Yang Ming jumped to his feet and shouted angrily, "You are crazy, are you planning to rebel?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lifting his hand to pick out his ears, Li Yunze flicked his fingernails towards Yang Ming.
Huang Keshang shouted to the soldiers around him, "You are soldiers of the imperial court. Killing imperial officials without permission is a serious crime against the clan! Jia Lian is going to rebel. If you take him down, you will have done a great service."
The sergeants sneered, and stepped forward to push him to the ground, just like slaughtering a pig during the Chinese New Year. "Whatever the Lord says, let's get on with it!"
"I have sorted out all their things, and divided them half among the whole camp, and sent the rest to the back house." Li Yunze, who had made a lot of money again, turned his horse around and kicked Fang Wenshan, who was completely dumbfounded.
Go write the memorial and send it to Shenjing with their heads. Also, all those in the city who colluded with these three guys to sell grain have been copied by me."
More than a month later, a court meeting was being held in the Daming Palace in Shenjing.
The theme of this court meeting is the Southwest Chieftain Rebellion.
"Long live, your department has completed the inspection. The heads of the thieves chief An and She have been authenticated."
As a member of the army, Liang Erhe, the Minister of War, went out to report without hesitation: "Prefectures in the southwest have sent memorials one after another, saying that the bandits and bandits everywhere have dispersed and fled, and it is no longer possible."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately jumped out to lead the rhythm: "The chieftains in the southwest have been in trouble for many years. It is really a blessing for the country to be overthrown at this moment. It is all thanks to Long Live's discerning eyes and strategizing. I wish you long live congratulations~~~"
With such a correct move, naturally no one will fall behind.
"Long live my congratulations~~~"
To say he is happy, the emperor must be happy.
Tusi Chaos, who had brought down countless officers and soldiers in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, finally won a decisive victory, and even its leader was captured and beheaded.
The investment in food and salary materials over the years can be regarded as a relief, which is of course a good thing.
only...
The emperor with a strange look sighed softly, picked up a memorial and waved it in his hand, "This is the memorial sent by Jia Lian, saying that Huang Keshang, the magistrate of Guiyang Prefecture, Wang Youde, the magistrate of Guiding County, and Yang Ming, the new magistrate of Guiyang County, escaped from the battle. Bandits."
After he was destroyed, he shamelessly asked for military honors, and he was already executed according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. My beloved ministers, please discuss this."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall.
Jia Zheng, a member of the Ministry of Industry, was even more swaying, and his face turned pale with horror.
Everyone was in disbelief. Jia Lian must be a fool. If he asks for military honors, he will definitely not get them in vain. He must have paid for his hard work. This is an established rule.
But he actually killed him directly, and it was a military general who killed a civilian...
Immediately, a censor jumped out and said, "Long live! Jia Lian kills ministers without permission, which is a crime of deceiving the emperor and treason! His entire family should be executed!"
Jia Zheng staggered even more and almost lost his balance.
Many people around looked with disdain on their faces, how could it be so easy to kill the entire Jia family, let alone Jia Lian who had just made an immortal contribution.
If he really wanted to kill him, he would never bring it up to the court.
This Jia Zheng is really a waste.
Then many people jumped out to follow suit, and for a while the hall was full of shouts and shouts of killing.
Only those with a discerning eye can see that the nobles did not speak, and the elders did not speak either.
"It's simply ridiculous!" What Jia Zheng didn't expect was that the person who came forward to help and put in good words was actually Liang Erhe, who had a grudge against the Jia family.
He took a step forward and saluted the emperor, "Long live the Great Zhou Dynasty. There are laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and local ministers have the responsibility to guard the territory. Huang Keshang and the other two have committed a capital crime by escaping before the battle, and asking for military honors afterwards is an unpardonable crime. Jia Lian dealt with it according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and
There is nothing wrong with it.”
The censor immediately retorted, "The governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Zhou Wenhe, told Yan Huang Keshang that the three of them were going to ask for reinforcements..."
Liang Erhe rolled his sleeves and sneered, "Only a fool would believe such ridiculous theories!"
The emperor's face also darkened.
Zhou Wenhe is a member of the Supreme Emperor. He has been the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou for many years. He has spent countless money on food and troops but has never been able to quell the chieftain rebellion. He is such a waste that he has long been wanted to get rid of him, but he is a subordinate of the Supreme Emperor...
Amid the commotion, the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhang Chu, saluted, "Long live Huang Keshang, the three of them are guilty of unpardonable crimes and should be executed."
As soon as these words were spoken, the quarrel and noise immediately subsided.
Zhang Shen belongs to the Emperor, and his words represent the Emperor's wishes.
Liang Erhe is the emperor's man, and his words represent the emperor's meaning.
Both of them expressed their support for Li Yunze, and no one would be stupid enough to continue the quarrel.
"Long live." Liang Erhe saluted again after Zhang Shen returned to the queue, "Jia Lian has made extraordinary contributions and deserves a heavy reward."
Jia Zheng, who finally regained his composure, looked at Liang Erhe gratefully.
There was a good friend beside him, but he really couldn't stand it. He leaned over and whispered, "Jia Lian was originally recommended by Liang Erhe, and he is also a soldier. Naturally, he deserves credit for his great achievements. He must be standing here with your Jia family."
It's not for the Jia family, it's for himself. Long Live must have explained it long ago, and today it's just for everyone."
Jia Zheng was confused and obviously did not understand.
The friend sighed slightly, and after going back, he said to himself, "Fortunately, there is a Jia Lian from the Jia family, otherwise in ten years at most, there will be no more Jia family members in the court. But Jia Lian, he is breaking the rules."