Li Cunyi went out to salute Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty is as thirsty for talents as Duke Zhou, so he keeps sending people to persuade Wang Baobao to surrender. It's a pity that Wang Baobao is stubborn and ungrateful."
Lao Zhu pursed his lips: This is also true. Fei Ju was not the only one who failed to persuade Wang Baobao to surrender. Even Wang Baobao's biological sister Wang Xiaoyue was helpless, wasn't she?
Li Cunyi saw that Lao Zhu's expression softened a little, and then continued: "Sage Kong once said, 'There are people in the world who can be used for their talents.' I heard that Lord Fei was brave and good at fighting, but not good at words. If he failed to persuade Wang Baobao to surrender, I would punish him." , I'm afraid it will hurt the general's heart. It's better to send him to fight and let him use his own strengths to repay the emperor's kindness."
Yes, it is better to send him to kill the enemy and quell the chaos for us than to keep him in the world of entertainment and debauchery.
No matter whether he works or not, he will have to eat our salary.
Lao Zhu thought for a while and said, "Since Mr. Li is interceding for you, we will spare you this time. Just stay at home and reflect, and wait for me to give you another job."
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Over there, Zhao Qian set out from Yingtian and walked for a month, but he had not yet reached Huguang.
The relief food he brought was also stuck on the road.
The chief envoy of Huguang and the commander-in-chief of the capital used this as a reason to ask the government and dental bureaus to provide food and medicinal materials to relieve the victims.
At this moment, two groups of people were confronting each other in front of the Guanya Bureau.
They all commanded and led guards, followed by many people who did not know the truth and were filled with righteous indignation.
All the commanders smiled half-heartedly: "How much money does the Guanya Bureau make from the people on weekdays? It's only natural that it should be used for disaster relief now."
Wang Litong said coldly: "The Guanya Bureau has sent all the food and medicinal materials to nearby temples to provide porridge and medicine."
Commander Du: "The little money donated in the temple is probably not even half a month's profit for the official tooth bureau. I want to go in and search."
Wang Litong said: "From the end of last year to July this year, the profit of the Huguang First-level Government Bureau was less than 30% of the normal level. The reasons are clearer to the commanders than me. You clearly have a guilty conscience and want to find an excuse to go in and collude with Chang Quan before destroying it." Evidence. This official bureau was set up by the emperor’s order. The emperor also issued a decree that without his permission, other local officials are not allowed to interfere with and search the official bureau. Could it be that you have forgotten it?”
The commander was exposed, but he didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed: "I'll pretend I didn't hear the nonsense you said, and I won't care about you. Moreover, the emperor will sympathize with my eagerness to provide disaster relief, and will not blame the minister for coming to Guanya." Please ask for help."
He waved his hand: "Come on."
The guards on both sides raised their weapons.
The head of the guard of the Guanya Bureau said: "Although I am here, the official establishment is still the same as the hundred households of the Yingtian Guards. Your Excellency, please think twice."
The attack on Guanya Bureau can be said to be for disaster relief, but the attack on the soldiers at Yingtian Guards Station can be said to be treason.
The commander gritted his teeth for a long time, then waved his hand angrily: "Forget it. Let's let them go for now. I don't believe they can stay here forever."
Wang Litong rushed to the hundred households and cupped his hands: "Thank you, sir, for your wit."
Baihu smiled bitterly: "When the King of Xiang left, I told you to tell me. If the commander wants to fight hard, just use these words to retreat from the enemy. There must be no fighting."
Wang Litong was stunned for a moment and sighed: "Your Highness is indeed a god at predicting events."
In fact, Zhu Bai's explanation to Baihu is the same as his explanation.
Zhu Bai must have dispatched guards from Yingtianwei to defend various official bureaus at that time, and kept their establishment at Yingtianwei, just to prepare for such a day.
Wang Litong did not dare to delay, so early in the morning he asked people to hurry up and deliver the letter to Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai replied: "Don't be afraid, he won't dare to come again."
As expected, the conductor from Huguang Capital never came again.
Lao Zhu heard about the Huguang Du commander's attempt to force his way into the Guanya Bureau. He did not punish the commander, but only asked someone to send a letter urging Zhao Qian to speed up.
Zhao Qian, however, took his time and took three months to arrive in Huguangcheng to announce his administration.
It's winter now, and the floods in Huguang have ended.
Lao Zhu was so angry that he asked people to capture Zhao Gan.
This time it was very fast, less than half a day by boat and we would arrive at Yingtian. Then Lao Zhu scolded Zhao Qian in the court hall and ordered people to push Zhao Qian out and behead him immediately.
The commander and chief envoy of Huguang City were relieved when they saw that Lao Zhu had no intention of punishing them.
As a result, the people who came to replace them had already arrived, and they brought an imperial edict from Lao Zhu, telling them to go directly to Lingnan to plant lychees without having to answer the question.
The family property was confiscated and the family members were brought into the officialdom.
Lao Zhu originally wanted to send Zhu Bai to search his house to let him vent his anger, but considering that Zhu Bai had only been back for a few days, he really couldn't bear it, so he ordered Hu Mei to search the homes of the commander and chief envoy of Huguangdu on Zhu Bai's behalf.
"Family members entering the officialdom" means that the wives, concubines, children, parents of these two adults have become slaves registered in the official register and have been granted low status.
Unless the emperor expresses his grace and gives permission to escape his lowly status, he will remain a slave for generations to come.
The young and beautiful female relatives will be selected to be official prostitutes in the "Jiangnan Sixteenth Floor".
Those who are old and lose their luster can only do menial jobs in places like the Clothing Bureau.
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Hu Mei first sent the prisoner's family to Yingtian, and handed over the seized items to the Guanya Bureau for escort, and they were still on the way.
The Ministry of Punishment took in the prisoner's family and reported them to Hu Weiyong.
Hu Weiyong reported to Wang Guangyang for inspection.
Wang Guangyang was scolded by Lao Zhu that day. He did not dare to delay now and immediately went with Hu Weiyong to check the number of official slaves.
Men and women were divided into rows. Hu Weiyong took the list and counted as he walked. Wang Guangyang followed silently.
Mr. Chen, the chief envoy to Huguang, was also a man who enjoyed happiness and had four concubines.
Moreover, Mr. Chen was very generous when he married his concubines and spared the bride price, so the concubines were all young and beautiful women who were good at chess, music, calligraphy, and painting.
Wang Guangyang secretly sighed: What a pity. These women are quite innocent. They should have enjoyed wealth and splendor in a wealthy family and the love of their husbands. But now they are being sent to brothels to be raped, or sent to the palace to work as coolies.
Someone quietly grabbed the corner of his clothes. Wang Guangyang turned around and saw an extremely pretty little face.
The woman whispered: "Sir, save me. Please save me. I am willing to be a cow or a horse."
This woman was only sixteen or seventeen years old, as beautiful as a flower, with a slender waist and skin like gelatin.
With tears in his eyes at this moment, he looked even more pitiful.
Wang Guangyang was stunned as he stared at that face. He wished he could hold her in his arms and thought to himself: It would be a pity to send such a stunning beauty to a brothel. If I wanted to kiss Fangze, I would have to spend a lot of money to repay her hard work. It's so unfair that all the money earned by Zhu Na should be returned to him.
Lao Zhu said that he valued civility over military affairs, but in fact all the princes who were granted the title were military generals, and there were very few civil servants.
Even when these women who were admitted into the government were distributed to the ministers, they were only given to military generals with military merit, and civil servants were not allowed to get involved.
