In front of the Dingxiang military camp, everything was quiet except for the whirring sound of the flagpole blown by the north wind, mixed with the sound of sporadic firecrackers far and near.
All the Imperial Guards were stunned. Zhou Shilang, a third-rank official in the imperial court and the Minister of War, all apologized, but the governor did not even give him face.
There was the sound of horse hoofbeats in the long street. Li Qing, wearing a purple robe, turned over and dismounted, and asked Su Lu:
"What happened? You came to me so urgently?"
Li Qing said, holding on to the armrest of Su Lu's car, trying to push him into the military camp.
Su Lu patted Li Qing's finger: "Just wait here. Do you know that my soldiers were deprived of their pension money?"
Li Qing looked around in surprise: "Has your pension money been swallowed up?"
The surrounding Imperial Guards shook their heads hastily. Their rewards had all been paid out, and those who were devoured were those who died.
Su Lu patted Li Qing's hand and told her to calm down.
Only then did Li Qing notice that Su Lu's fingers were pressing on his palm, his cheeks turned red instantly, his eyebrows were lowered, and his voice was soft and waxy:
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Not long after, the chaotic sound of horse hooves rang again, and Zhao Pu, Li Lin and Li Dazhuang each led a group of forbidden troops and came on horseback.
The three of them arrived at the gate of the camp, dismounted, handed the horses to the soldiers behind them, and came over to salute Su Lu and Li Qing.
"Meet the Governor"
"I've met the Grand Governor."
Su Lu waved his hand to excuse himself and asked, "Have you brought everything?"
The three of them stood up straight and looked respectful.
"Bring them here. All 924 people in our patrol camp were swallowed up, and half of 734 people were swallowed up."
"Our Zuogong Guards were basically not swallowed up. People from the Ministry of War did not dare to reach out to the Palace Guards."
"The same goes for my right palace guards."
Su Lu nodded and told Zhao Pu to tell Li Lin: "Then it has nothing to do with you two. Get out of here now."
"Dazhuang is staying here. I'm going to the Ministry of War to see if Li Gan is lax in guarding his subordinates, or he has come to drink my soldiers' blood himself."
Su Lu told Little Niba: "Come on, push me into the car and go to the Ministry of War."
Zhao Pu stopped Su Lu's car and said: "Captain, this is not a trivial matter. If you make a big fuss at the Ministry of War, you may be demoted in a minor case, but in a serious case you may be thrown into jail."
Su Lu smiled: "It's okay. You palace guards will be watching me when I enter the prison. You will be the one to protect me then. Don't look so sad. The Ministry of War can't do anything to me."
Li Lin grabbed Zhao Pu and whispered:
"My grandma told me last night that no matter how much trouble the governor makes now, no one dares to offend the governor."
Zhao Pu realized that the governor had just made a great contribution to the rescue. Two of the four camps in the capital guarding the capital under the control of the Ministry of War had rebelled. His Majesty and the three provinces were angry with the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War had come to His Majesty at this time, and there was no way to get rid of it.
good.
When a group of people arrived at the Ministry of War, Su Lu pointed his finger, and a group of forbidden soldiers rushed up and sealed the door of the Ministry of War.
Seeing that everything was ready, Su Lu ordered:
"Go, hand over my official credentials, and tell me that I, Su Lu, are looking for Li Shangshu, Li Shilang, and the principals of various departments who are responsible for managing this pension matter."
Xiao Niba went away with his official certificate in hand. He Chongxin, the gatekeeper, looked confused. When he looked at Su Lu who was getting out of the car, his head almost swelled.
"Captain, just go in. There is no need to wait here. You are wasting your energy here."
Li Qing raised his slender eyebrows and said in an annoyed voice: "Go if you are told. There are too many things to do."
He Chongxin didn't dare to neglect and left in a hurry.
Without much effort, Li Shangshu led Li Gan and a group of officials from the Ministry of War to come out of the Ministry of War in a mighty manner.
Arriving in front of the door, Li Shangshu bowed slightly and saluted Li Qing: "I have seen the princess. I wonder why she comes to my military department?"
Li Qing looked at Su Lu.
Li Huaiyuan ignored Su Lu and continued: "If nothing happens to the princess, I will leave first."
Su Lu clapped his hands, and two groups of forbidden troops rushed up the steps from both sides and took a stand at the entrance of the military department.
Li Huaiyuan's face darkened, and he looked at Su Lu with a calm expression:
"General Su, please respect yourself. This is the Ministry of War, not your school grounds."
Su Lu sneered: "I'm here to make money, I'm so self-respecting."
"Li Huaiyuan, your Ministry of War swallowed up the pension money of the soldiers who died in my patrol camp and Dingxiang Army. What do you say about this?"
"Swallowing the pension money?"
Li Huaiyuan's expression changed instantly. He looked to Li Gan to one side with a cold expression.
Li Huaiyuan did not expect that someone would have the guts to embezzle the pension money allocated by the three provinces and His Majesty's inner treasury at the same time. There were too many eyes on this money, and one careless move would result in losing one's official position or rank.
Li Gan sneered: "It's a joke. It's a waste of pension money. The Ministry of War won't do such things. All the principals of the departments under me are here. General Su, feel free to ask and see if you can get anything out of it."
Su Lu looked at Li Huaiyuan: "Li Shangshu, do you really want me to ask?"
Li Huaiyuan looked cold and said without pretense: "You can just ask."
Li Gan was also beside him, adding more and more jealously: "Yeah, just ask, if you can find out anything, then count me as loser."
Su Lu struggled to get up, and Li Qing hurriedly took his arm, supported him, and walked towards the chief officers of the Ministry of War.
"Are you Mr. Zhao Dian Zhao, who is in charge of the distribution of pension funds?"
Su Lu asked in front of a middle-aged official with a long beard and a thin face.
Zhao Dian's face was full of sneers: "Yes, General Su, I don't even know what you want to ask."
"Hahaha"
The household managers behind Zhao Dian laughed heartily and looked at Su Lu as if they were looking at a clown.
"Get him."
Su Lu gave the order lightly.
Several forbidden soldiers rushed up and tied Zhao Dian into a rice dumpling with three strokes, five divided by two.
Su Lu squatted next to the stunned Zhao Dian, took a knife and scratched Zhao Dian's face, and bright red blood flowed out immediately.
All the officials from the Ministry of War were stunned.
In front of the Minister and the Minister, Su Lu dared to force the head of the Ministry of War with a knife. He was really brave.
"Su Lu, you are too arrogant!"
Li Huaiyuan's face turned pale and he pointed at Su Lu:
"Let Mr. Zhao go. I think you are young and frivolous. You can pretend that this incident has never happened. Otherwise, I will give you a copy in front of His Majesty."
Su Lu ignored Zhao Dian at all, spinning the small knife in his hand while looking at Zhao Dian's evasive eyes.
"You have the right to choose not to say anything, but I will tear you to pieces here today and then ask you one by one. I believe there are one or two officials in your department who are not so tough-minded."
"Now that I have said it, I am just punishing you. If you don't tell me, and someone else does it in the future, I will report to Your Majesty to punish multiple clans. For all the officials who participated in the embezzlement of pension money, if you kill one person, you will still punish the clan or the barbarians.
The three tribes, it’s up to you.”
Zhao Dian was shivering all over, whether because he was cold or frightened. He looked at the two senior officials Li Huaiyuan and Li Gan for help.
Su Lu patted Zhao Dian's face:
"Don't worry, you don't need to be afraid of them. If any of them dares to participate in this matter, I will go to His Majesty to intervene today. If the mastermind is one of them, I will take them down now."
There was a commotion at the entrance of the military department. Pang De, who had resigned as the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army, came out with Zhou Shilang. Seeing the situation at the door, Zhou Shilang's face changed slightly, his eyes rolled around a few times, and he hurried over.
"Master Marquis, please calm down and don't lose your temper because of small things. It's not advisable to offend our military department with a few big soldiers."
Su Lu frowned, it seemed that this matter involved a lot.
When Li Huaiyuan saw Pound, he seemed to have seen a savior.
"General Pang Pang, capture Su Lu. He is causing trouble to the military department. You capture him."